Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- J.M. Olguín Mercantile store
- View of the J.M. Olguín Mercantile owned by Jesús María Olguín in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe building has a wooden facade with a cornice, show windows and a recessed entry. The windows have roll down shades and the...
- J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys.; General stores.; J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1910
- Ness Olguin and Bernadine Herrera
- Ness Olguin sits behind Bernadine Herrera and holds a book for her to look at near the front door of a house at 1105 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Bernadine, an infant girl, sits in a child's rocking chair, she...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Infants.; Women.; Herrera, Bernadine--Pictorial works.; Olguin, Ness--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1958]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 41, 1910 October 8
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 1, 1909 February 20
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby who poses in an upholstered chair. The child wears a light colored dress with eyelet lace, and a scalloped hemline. The child smiles and rests a hand on the chair.
- Infants--1890-1900.; Smiling--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of family who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man sits on a stool and wears striped pants and a long jacket. His hair is parted on the side and he has prominent sideburns and a moustache. He rests one arm on a table where a baby...
- Families--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman and a baby
- Studio portrait of a child and an elderly woman. The woman reclines in a chair and holds a young child who wears a light colored gown with puffy sleeves. The woman wears a dark colored blouse, decorative bow tie in the shape of a butterfly, eye...
- Adults & children--1890-1910.; Aged persons--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of two children who stand on a stone block surrounded by a baluster and railing. The younger child who sits, wears a sleeveless dress with a horizontal design of lace and eyelets on the front. The older child stands and wears a...
- Children--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Girl holding the reins of a goat cart
- A girl holds the reins of a cart pulled by two goats on a path in Denver, Colorado. A child rides in the cart.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Goat carts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Mrs. "Spider" and "Fat Tobacco," Crows, Crow Agency, Mont.
- A Native American (Crow) man, woman, and child pose at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. The man, identified as Fat Tobacco, sits on a horse beside a tepee and wears a cowboy hat, a shirt and vest and has a lariat on a saddle. The woman,...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Children--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--Crow...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- New York Store of "Abraham Raehofsky"
- A man, a child, and women stand and pose in front of the brick, two-story New York Store Mercantile Company building on Main Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Possibly Abraham Raehofsky (?) wears a suit and holds a child. Women wear...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mesa community dinner gathering
- Group portrait of the Mesa community dinner gathering, about five miles from Meeker, at the Frank Harker homestead, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Left to right: Luke Devlin, Jennie Tomlinson (Mrs. Wes. Tomlinson), Mattie Harker (Mrs. Frank Harker),...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1909]
- Christmas pageant at Boyd School, 1941
- A group of children performs a Christmas pageant on the stage of Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Children in the center wear a uniform of pants, jackets and hats with round brims. They hold flashlights and stand on risers with one child in the...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Pageants--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Christmas pageant at Boyd, 1941
- A group of children performs a Christmas pageant on the stage of Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Children in the center wear a uniform of pants, jackets and hats with round brims. They stand on risers with one child in the top row, and rows...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Pageants--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- A "Stork" Party at Gates
- Members of the Gates and Rhoads family gather for a "stork" party at the Gates'. Front row of table: John Gates, second from left; Mrs. Addie Rhoads, fifth from right (holding a Gates or Rhoads child); and possibly Mrs. Sadie Rhoads, second from...
- Showers (Parties)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Severo, Capt. of Indian Police
- Outdoor portrait (sitting, kneeling) of Native American (Ute) man, woman, child and baby in a cradleboard; unidentified child wears moccasins, fringed pants and shirt, necklace decorated with beads and possibly teeth, metal earring, and braided...
- Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Natz-chi-ve-rat.; Severo, Chief.
- 1896
- Sevaro, chief of Indian police, and family
- Outdoor portrait of Native American (Ute) man, woman, child and baby (standing, sitting); unidentified child wears moccasins, beaded pants and fringed shirt, necklace decorated with beads and possibly teeth, metal earrings, and braided hair;...
- Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Natz-chi-ve-rat.; Severo, Chief.
- 1896
- Severo, Capt. of Indian police and family
- Outdoor portrait (sitting, standing) of Native American (Ute) man, woman, child, and baby; unidentified child wears moccasins, beaded pants, fringed shirt, necklace decorated with beads and possibly teeth to which a small pouch is attatched, scarf...
- Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Natz-chi-ve-rat.; Severo, Chief.
- 1896
- Baby and Navajo woman interior of summer hogan
- Native American (Navajo) woman and child sit inside a brush-covered summer hogan. The woman holds a large piece of cloth; the child looks at a sheepskin. Sheepskins, a blanket, and other fur pelts lie on the floor. Others hang from a wooden pole...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- summer, [1908?]
- Utes-Julian and family-oldest son of Buckskin Charlie
- Native American (Ute) family; man, woman and child, pose on blanket in front of house. Father (Julian) wears a headdress, hair and pipe bone breastplate, medals, shirt, breechcloth, and holds a pelt. His wife wears medals and a beaded necklace....
- Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Buck, Julian.
- 1896
- Mrs. Loma and papoose
- View of a Native American Flathead (Salish) woman, identified as Mrs. Loma, and her infant child. The child is on her lap as she fixes a roach on his head. The woman wears a print dress; the baby wears a print skirt, a dark shirt, and a necklace.
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Hairdressing--1900-1910.; Pierre Paul, Mrs.
- 1907
- Round Head and his papoose, Crow Indians
- Round Head, a Native American (Crow) man, stands holding his child in front of two men on horses. Round Head wears moccasins, leggings, a decorative necklace, and braids, and is wrapped in a blanket. The men on horses wear hats, shirts, and pants,...
- Crow Indians--Children--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.; Round Head, Crow Indian.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- San Juan group of women
- Native American (Tewa) women and children stand in the plaza of San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. Women wear dresses, shawls and wrapped boots. One woman sits on a ladder and holds a small child on her lap. An older child plays a tall drum. Two-story...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1910-1920.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New...
- [1906?]
- San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Native American (Tewa) men, women, and child pose outdoors at San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. The men wear blankets around their waists, shirts, and head bands. The women wear wrapped boots, mantas, and shawls. The child is wrapped in a woman's...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1890-1900.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1890-1900.; San Ildefonso (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Children--New Mexico--San...
- September, 1895
- The mother
- A Native American (Paiute) woman breast-feeds a child, another child stands behind her, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. She wears a fringed, buckskin dress with a beaded border and a twined basket hat. A cradleboard leans against a wikiup, a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.); Breast feeding--Arizona--1870-1880.; Children--Arizona--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Mill Foundation at Fall River Rd - 1955
- View of Fall River, Clear Creek County, Colorado, a town at the confluence of Fall River and Clear Creek, near Idaho Springs; features a small blond child in a striped t-shirt looking down from the top of the ruined natural stone foundation of a...
- Fall River (Colo. : Town)--1950-1960.; Mills--Colorado--Fall River--1950-1960.
- 1955
- Apache
- Seated outdoor portrait of a Native American (Apache) young woman and child. The woman wears a painted and fringed buckskin poncho over a print dress. She holds the small girl on her lap, her hands are placed in front of the child and hold a woven...
- Apache baskets--1900-1920.; Apache Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Baskets--1900-1920.; Girls--1900-1920.; Mothers & children--1900-1920.; Women--1900-1920.
- [between 1900-1920?]
- At Rosebud fair
- A Native American (Sioux) woman and child pose outdoors at the Rosebud Fair at the Rosebud Agency, South Dakota. The woman wears moccasins, a fringed dress, a beaded shawl and a hair pipe necklace. She holds a feather headdress. The child wears a...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Rosebud Agency--1910-1920.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Rosebud--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Rosebud--1910-1920.; Rosebud (S.D.)--1910-1920.; Infants--South...
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Chief Spotted Eagle and Red Cloud woman
- An elderly Native American man, woman, and child sit at a soda fountain, with ice cream sodas. The woman wears a fringed, beaded shirt and headband, the man wears a decorative vest over a plain shirt and a headdress. The child has its attention...
- Indians of North America--1960-1970.; Headdresses--1960-1970.; Aged persons--1960-1970.; Clothing & dress--1960-1970.; Eating & drinking--1960-1970.; Soda fountains--1960-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Indians, cradleboards
- Studio portrait of a Native American woman, she stands with her back to the camera to show her infant child in its cradleboard. The cradleboard consists of two planks of wood connected by a centerboard upon which is placed the intricately detailed...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Cradleboards--1880-1910.; Infants--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Pawnee Chief
- Sitting portrait of an unidentified Native American (Pawnee) man holding a small child. The man wears moccasins, leggings, a fur wrap around his waist, a print shirt, and a bead necklace. The child is obscured by the man's arms with the exception...
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Pawnee Indians--1860-1870.; Fathers & children--1860-1870.
- 1867?
- Osage Indians
- Sitting studio portrait of an unidentified Native American (Osage) man, woman, and child. The adults wear moccasins, leggings, blankets around their waists, and print shirts. The man wears a hat. The child is wrapped in swaddling clothes and sits...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Osage Indians--1880-1900.; Families--1880-1900.; Infants--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Domestic life, Chippewa Indians
- Hand colored outdoor portrait of a Native American (Chippewa) woman and child. The woman wears a long skirt, a shirt, and a blanket around her shoulders. The child is tightly wrapped in a cradleboard.
- Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Ojibwa Indians--1870-1890.; Cradleboards--1870-1890.; Infants--1870-1890.; Mothers & children--1870-1890.; Women--1870-1890.
- [between 1872 and 1890?]
- Cat [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of Cat, a Native American (Plains) woman, and a child. She wears beaded leggings, a dark colored shirt, bead necklaces, a decorative sash, armbands, bracelets, and a bandeau. The blurry view of the child shows a dark dress...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Bandeaux--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Cat, Omaha woman.
- [1883]
- Cat [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of Cat a Native American (Omaha) woman and a child. She wears beaded leggings, a dark colored shirt, bead necklaces, a decorative sash, armbands, bracelets, and a bandeau. The child wears a dark dress and necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Bandeaux--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Cat, Omaha woman.
- [1883]
- Southeast corner of 4th and River, home of Geo. R. Shaeffer
- This hewn log cabin in Canon City, Colorado, has snow on its sagging shingle roof. A man holds the reins of a horse with a child on it, and a woman and child look out the door. A power pole is by a bay window and a brick chimney; a box is mounted...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Log cabins--Colorado--Canon City--1850-1860.
- 1858
- Group of Zuni albinos
- Native American (Zuni) albino men, women and a child sit and pose in front of an adobe wall at Zuni, New Mexico. The men wear woven shirts, leather leggings, breeches and moccasins. The women and a child wear shawls on their shoulders. A man wears...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Albinos--1870-1880.; Children--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Women--New...
- [between 1879 and 1881?]
- Teachout's Ranch
- A view of Teachout's Ranch near Edgerton, Colorado, includes a two-story gable-roofed building with a porch with Victorian decorative woodwork, and a smaller building nearby; numerous people stand near a board fence in front, including a seated...
- Edgerton (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Edgerton--1860-1880.; People--Colorado--Edgerton--1860-1880.; Ranches--Colorado--Edgerton--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1878?]
- Auditorium Hotel
- Side view of the Auditorium Hotel at 1406 Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with decorative brackets, a barber pole, and a large roof sign. Signs read: "Firestone Tires. Auto Tire & Accessory Co.," "Hotel...
- Auditorium Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 Jul. 5
- A bath in the Little Big Horn
- View of a Native American woman and child by the Little Big Horn River probably in Big Horn County, Montana. The mother wears moccasins and a cloth wrap; the child is naked.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Little Big Horn River (Wyo. and Mont.)--1900-1920.; Children bathing--1900-1920.; Mothers & children--1900-1920.; Rivers--Montana--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Mary, Gros Ventre, standing behind two unidentified Indian women, full length
- Mary, Gros Ventre, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop standing behind two unidentified seated Native Americans (one holding a child); Mary wears necklace and seashell beading on shirt; two others wrapped in blankets around shoulders...
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Mary, Atsina Indian.
- [188-?]
- Crooked Face & family, Crow, seated, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Crooked Face, wife and child, seated in front of painted backdrop. Crooked Face wears hat, shirt, blanket over knees and holds a tomahawk; his wife wears a dress and holds child on her lap.
- Crow Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks--1880-1890.; Crooked Face.
- [188-?]
- Son of the Star
- Full length portrait of Son of the Star, unidentified man and child, Crows, in front of log cabin. Son of the Star, seated, is wearing fringed leather jacket, fur cap and beaded jacket and is holding rifle. Child wears decorated dress and is...
- Crow Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles--1880-1890.; Son of the Star.
- [188-?]
- Elliot Drug Store, Idaho Springs
- A man, woman, and child stand in front of a store in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The woman wears a long skirt with matching top (decorative stitching down the front), and gloves. The child is wearing knickers and a flat cap. The man wears a vest,...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915]
- Ne-Ge-Ri-Ta, Ra-De-A, Pio Pinos, Utes
- Group, full-length studio portrait of Ute Native American man, woman, and child; man is standing, woman is seated with small child bound to her back.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Negerita.; Pio Pinos.; Ra-De-A.
- c1899
- Central City 1891. Baxter House Eureka St.
- A man and young child, possibly John H. Kemp and one of his sons (either Robert or photographer Donald as a young boy), stand on a dirt road in front of a one-story house with a long front porch in Central City, Colorado. Another child sits on a...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Family--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hammocks--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Central...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eneas, Mat-a-lan and Isabelle
- Eneas, Mat-a-len and Isabelle, three Native Americans on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stand with a small child in a dirt area on the reservation. Each of the two women has a plaid, wool blanket wrapped around her. The man...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Louise
- Louise, a Native American woman on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands with two children in a dirt area on the reservation, possibly near the St. Ignatius Mission. Louise wears her long hair in braids. She also wears large,...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North...
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Women and children on horseback
- An unidentified Native American woman and two children sit on a horse in front of a wood cabin on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Another small child stands in the right background near the cabin. The woman wears a checkered...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Sioux Chief American Horse poses with a woman and child in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while touring at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. American Horse wears a feather headdress and a breastplate, possibly made...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]