Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Coachman's waiting room
- Interior view of coachman's waiting room, Charles N. and Josephine Miller's former residence, 127 West Carr, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the arched hallway entrance has wood trim, paneling, and a buffalo coat hanging on accordion-style coat rack...
- Miller, Charles N.--Homes & haunts.; Miller, Josephine--Homes & haunts.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fur coats--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Waiting rooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Larrie K. Hawkins, Horace N. Hawkins
- Three children pose in costumes outside of the Central City Opera House near an evergreen tree and shrubs with a rock border in Central City, Colorado. The child on the left wears a patterned coat, long, leather, buttoned boots, mittens, and a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children performing in theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Rocky Mountain News reporters
- George Minot, Joe "Boots" Sharp, and a third man, reporters for the Rocky Mountain News, pose in front of a building in Denver, Colorado. Minot wears a suit coat, striped tie, and a felt hat. Another man wears a coat, vest, and a bowler hat. The...
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Minot, George S., 1893-; Sharp, Joe.
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- William F. Cody with "Pawnee Bill" and "Buffalo Jones"
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with Gordon "Pawnee Bill" Lillie and Charles J. "Buffalo Jones" Jones for a full-length, studio portrait. Cody is on the left and holds a rifle propped on its end. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles...
- Wild west shows--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.; Jones, Charles Jesse, 1844-1919.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- William F. Cody with "Pawnee Bill" and "Buffalo Jones"
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with Gordon "Pawnee Bill" Lillie and "Buffalo Jones" for a full-length studio portrait. Cody, on the left, holds a rifle propped on its end. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles, a large square buckle on...
- Wild west shows--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1926.; Jones, Charles Jesse, 1844-1919.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 March 26
- Coat
- Back view of a long sleeve ochre and yellow buckskin coat made by Native American Eastern Sioux. The coat features decorative blue and white beadwork, cowrie shells attached on fringe, brown buttons and a pocket.
- Buckskin--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Coats--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Coat
- Front view of a long sleeve ochre and yellow buckskin coat made by Native American Eastern Sioux. The coat features decorative blue and white beadwork, cowrie shells attached on fringe, brown buttons and a pocket.
- Buckskin--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Coats--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Ute camp note Severo's Chesterfield coat
- Outdoor portrait (standing), Native American (Ute) men and woman, near a tepee, old Zoo Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; men wear pants, shirts, and hats; unidentified man wears coat with medal, tie, scarf around neck, and wide brimmed hat; Severo...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Severo, Chief.
- 1906
- Juanita and Tony Ramos wedding party
- Juanita Ramos née Solano, poses with her husband, Tony Ramos and members of their wedding party in front of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 Ninth (9th) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The bride wears a wedding dress with...
- Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Ramos, Juanita--Pictorial works.; Ramos, Tony--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Brides--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--1960-1970.; Hispanic...
- 1960
- Lakewood High School
- Women employees of Lakewood High School stand on a staircase near an arched entrance to the school in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Irene Dunstan, supervising principal of Lakewood schools stands in a doorway and holds a veiled hat....
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; School principals--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Teachers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Dunstan, Irene.; Mathers, Laverne.;...
- 1948 November 21
- Houses in Lake City
- A woman, in a leather coat with fringe and possibly quill or bead work, poses in a yard at a house in Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. A man, possibly Mr. Haugh, sits on the front porch of a frame house. Shows a garden, a picket fence and...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Couples--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1900.; Yards--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in an asymmetrical, wide brimmed, feather hat and a long coat with upstanding, oversized puffed sleeves, passementerie on the bodice and a high collar edged with feathers or fur. Shows a basque and skirt under the coat.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Antonio Gonzales family
- Studio portrait of the Antonio Gonzales family. Shows a Hispanic man seated in a chair, in a sack coat, a partly buttoned vest, striped pants and leather boots. A young man stands and wears a plaid sack coat and vest, a watch chain and a tie. A...
- Gonzales, Antonio, resident, southern Colorado--Family.; Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- 1891 July 28
- Portrait of men
- Studio portrait of two men, they both have moustaches and side parted hairstyles. One man sits on a wooden bench and wears a sack coat, tie, and wide striped slacks and boots. The second man stands, he wears a morning coat with a handkerchief,...
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Ute camp
- Outdoor portrait (standing), Native American (Ute) men and women, near a tepee, old Zoo Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; men wear pants, shirts, and hats; two men wear metal rings; one man has braided hair partially covered with scarves and wears...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Severo, Chief.; Buck, Mary Tobias.
- 1906
- Mrs. J. J. Brown
- Studio portrait of Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown in Denver, Colorado. She wears a velvet coat with fox trim, a velvet hat, and holds a swagger stick.
- Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.; Brown, Margaret Tobin 1867-1932.
- [1927]
- Star Hook and Ladder Fire House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Star Hook and Ladder Fire House at the east end of Sixth (6th or Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado, built in 1886. The company was founded in 1874, the first in the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department. The building has a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Man and woman near a cliff
- A man and a woman stand on a mountainside above an unidentified mountain lake, probably in Colorado. The woman points into the distance. The man holds a hat and a rain coat. The woman wears a hat and holds a long coat.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1890-1920.; Women--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Inside of the community church
- Two women and a man stand at the back of a church in Bailey, Colorado. Individual chairs are lined up in rows to face the chancel. Sunlight streams through a large cross on the wall above the altar, which is between two, large, glass windows. One...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Bailey--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.; Taft, Russell L.; Thompson, Roy, Mrs.; Tripp, Gordon, Mrs.
- 1958 December 15
- One Bull and Black Prairie Chicken
- Two Native Americans (Dakota), identified as One Bull and Black Prairie Chicken, pose among tepees with a white man, woman, and child. One Bull and Black Prairie Chicken are wrapped in blankets and hides, the young white girl wears a long, heavy...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Military officers--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Black Prairie Chicken.; One Bull.
- 1882
- Henry W. Savage offers Mitzi (Hajos) and her "Pom-Pom" Company
- Panoramic view of the cast of the operetta "Pom-Pom," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Cast members stand in hats and coats at the stage door entrance; two tall men in hats and overcoats and a woman in a fur...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hajos, Mitzi, b. 1891.
- 1917, Nov. 28
- Group - William F. Cody with Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota Indians, Cody standing, Indians sitting, wearing elaborate headdresses, full length
- holding a feather pole.; Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, on left, William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill", center, and American Horse, Dakota Chief, on right in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Madison Square Garden, New York; Red Cloud sits, wearing...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild West shows--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Group - William F. Cody with Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota Indians, Cody standing and Indians sitting, Indians wearing headdresses, full length
- blanket wrapped around waist, moccasins, and holds a pole with feathers.; Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, on left, William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill," center, and American Horse, Dakota Chief, on right in Wild West Show taken in Madison Square Garden,...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild West shows--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Barrett, Ed
- Ed Barrett, a prospector from Wideawake, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado, poses for an informal bust portrait. Barrett wears a wool cap with its flaps up and a leather coat with a wool collar. He wears a corduroy shirt under his...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wideawake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Wideawake--1940-1950.; Barrett, Ed.
- [1942?]
- Ed Barrett 1942
- Ed Barrett, a prospector from Wideawake, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado, poses for an informal bust portrait. Barrett wears a wool cap with its flaps up and a leather coat with a wool collar. He wears a corduroy shirt under his...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wideawake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Barrett, Ed.
- [1942?]
- George W. Barrett 1865 and friend
- Two men (one possibly George W. Barrett, a Gilpin County miner) pose for a three-quarter length, studio portrait taken by an unknown photographer, possibly in Denver, Colorado. One man stands behind the other, who is seated. The standing man wears...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1860-1870.; Barrett, George W.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Ed Barrett 1942
- Ed Barrett, a prospector from Wideawake, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado, poses for an informal bust portrait. Barrett wears a wool cap with its flaps up and a leather coat with a wool collar. He wears a corduroy shirt under his...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wideawake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Wideawake--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Ed Barrett 1942
- Ed Barrett, a prospector from Wideawake, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado, poses for an informal bust portrait and looks directly at the camera. Barrett wears a wool cap with its flaps up and a leather coat with a wool collar. He...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wideawake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Wideawake--1940-1950.; Barrett, Ed.
- [1942?]
- Ed Barrett 1942
- Ed Barrett, a prospector from Wideawake, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado, poses for an informal bust portrait. Barrett wears a wool cap with its flaps up and a leather coat with a wool collar. He wears a corduroy shirt under his...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wideawake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Wideawake--1940-1950.; Barrett, Ed.
- [1942?]
- Ed Barrett 1942
- Ed Barrett, a prospector from Wideawake, a small mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado, poses for an informal bust portrait. Barrett wears a wool cap with its flaps up and a leather coat with a wool collar. He wears a corduroy shirt under his...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wideawake (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Wideawake--1940-1950.; Barrett, Ed.
- [1942?]
- May Lillie
- May Manning Lillie, a shooter in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, poses for a side-angle, bust portrait. She wears a wide-brimmed hat and has long hair that rests on her shoulders. She wears a coat with small, embroidered flowers buttoned up to her neck....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooters--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Lillie, May Manning.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the left center of a group of Native American chiefs. The group includes, from left, Brave Chief, Eagle Chief, Knife Chief, Young Chief, Buffalo Bill, American Horse, Rocky Bear, Flys Above and Long...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Brave Chief.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Eagle Chief.; Flys Above.; Knife Chief.; Long Wolf.; Rocky Bear.; Young Chief.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy
- Cowgirls Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy stand at the back of a covered wagon in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Ferrell, a native of Colorado, joined the cast in 1887 as one of the show's "Western Girls."...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy stand at the back of a covered wagon in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Ferrell, a native of Colorado, joined the cast in 1887 as one of the show's "Western Girls." She wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Lt. General von Senger (left foreground) discussing surrender terms with Maj. Gen. Hays and B.G. Don Carlton [sic], 5th Army, Verona, Italy.
- German Lt. General Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, commander of the German 14th Panzer Corps; 10th Mountain Division commander, Major General George P. Hays; and Brigadier-General Don Emerson Carleton, Chief of Staff 5th Army, Italy, discuss the...
- World War, 1939-1945--German--Surrenders.; Verona (Italy)--1940-1950.; Generals--American--Italy--Verona--1940-1950.; Generals--German--Italy--Verona--1940-1950.; Surrenders--German--Italy--Verona--1940-1950.; Carleton, Don Emerson, 1899-1977.;...
- 1945 May 3
- Unidentified woman
- Standing studio portrait of an unidentified woman from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The woman poses in front of a painted backdrop of a house beside a faux stone wall. She wears a full length wool coat with slightly puffed sleeves,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.
- Eustice
- Studio portrait of Mr. Eustice, a father, and his young son, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Mr. Eustice sits on a prop rock in front of a painted backdrop with his arm around his son. The man wears a sack coat and matching...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Men.; Eustace family.
- Unidentified man
- Studio portrait of an unidentified man from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He stands in front of a painted backdrop and leans on a prop rock. He has a mustache and wears a sack coat, matching vest, watch fob and bow tie. His coat is...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Men.; Mustaches.
- Seven Falls, Mrs. Enterman, Celia, Hans
- Mrs. Enterman, Celia Darlington (Wakefield), and Hans descend the wooden staircase at Seven Falls located on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Mrs. Enterman wears a dress and hat and carries a purse. Celia...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Stairways.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919--Family.; Jackson family.
- 1936
- Unidentified man
- Studio portrait of an unidentified man from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He stands in front of a painted backdrop of a house and a rock formation. He rests his arm on a pro rock, a wooden bench and potted plants are nearby. He wears a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Men.; Mustaches.
- Fort Collins street oiling
- Workers remove the windrowed material before applying a prime coat during the oiling of a residential street in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. Large trucks are parked in the middle of the street.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Road construction--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1945]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 43, 1910 October 22
- Woman wearing fur coat portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. She wears a fur coat, necklace with pendant, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Fur coats--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Woman in fur coat awaiting arrival ?, men's hats off
- A woman in a fur coat stands with men in Denver, Colorado. Flowers, men in military uniform, and hats held over hearts suggest a memorial service.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Unidentified white man, wearing coat & tie, bust
- Unidentified male, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing suit coat, vest and bow tie.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 8
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1931 January 14
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 March 4
- United Farm Worker's march
- Mike Wilzoch shouts into a megaphone as he leads a United Farm Workers of America grape and Gallo Wine boycott protest march through Denver, Colorado. He wears a coat and dark eyeglasses. A marcher in the distance carries a sign with the eagle...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Agricultural laborers' unions.; Demonstrations.; Boycotts.; Wilzoch, Mike--Pictorial works.; United Farm...
- [1975?]
- Peerless Printing Company employees
- A group of well dressed employees who include men and women and their children pose outdoors near the Peerless Printing Company, 20th Street and Broadway in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A maintenance man stands on the roof of...
- Peerless Printing Company (Denver, Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Women.; Printing industry.; Employees.; Peerless Printing Company (Denver,...
- [1950?]