Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a dark colored jacket, a shirt and bow tie. He has a moustache and short, dark hair. A handkerchief is in his jacket pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Mr. & Mrs. Hill
- A couple identified as Mr. and Mrs. Hill and two young girls sit on a tailings pile at the Dew Drop Mine in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Mrs. Hill wears a dark dress with a velvet jacket with puff sleeves. She wears a velvet hat with a large...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls.; Mining.; Spouses.; Tailings embankments.; Tipples.; Hill family.
- 1895 March 10th
- Man, woman, child - family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family in Colorado. The woman wears a dress with a high collar and her hair is pulled up in a bun. The man wears a suit, tie, and dark dress shirt. The child stands in between the mother and father and wears a dark colored...
- Children--Colorado--1910-1930.; Families--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Moccasin
- Pair of Native American (Ute) men's moccasins painted yellow ochre with rawhide soles, thong laces, blue, gold, red, green, and white beadwork.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1920.; Moccasins--1890-1920.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait of a couple, possibly Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Meredith. He wears a dark checked suit and sits with his legs crossed in an upholstered chair. She stands at his side with her hand on his shoulder. Her dress is a black velvet bodice with...
- Couples--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of two men
- Studio portrait of two men, one possibly V. Abeyta. One man wears a dark wool suit and sits in a chair covered with an animal fur rug; a watch fob and chain are attached to his vest and he wears a gold ring and tie pin. The other man wears striped...
- Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man, possibly W.A. Wight. He wears a dark wool suit, white shirt and dark necktie. He has a lamb chop moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man, possibly Charles Power. He wears a dark colored wool suit, white shirt, and dark silk necktie.
- Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a thin Italian American man, possibly Vigilio Ruggera. He wears a new looking dark colored suit, white shirt, and dark colored necktie. An ornate watch chain with several gold strands is attached to a button hole on...
- Italian Americans--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a dark hat and a dark, striped suit. Gaiters cover the lower part of his pant legs. He looks down at the ground near...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Family portrait
- A mother in a dark dress poses for a family portrait with her five young children, Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Four of the children are girls in light colored dresses, one is a boy with a light colored shirt, dark pants, and a large...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
- [between 1897 and 1898]
- Leaving Camp Muir at the end of the Mount Rainier expedition, Washington
- Thirteen men, expedition team members, and porters from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) prepare to leave Camp Muir, also known as Camp One during the Mount Rainier expedition lead by Captain Albert Jackman to test field equipment...
- Camp Muir (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May 20, 1942]
- 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
- Julian, son of Buckskin Charlie, and family
- Native American (Ute) girl, woman, and man pose outdoors for a portrait (standing); unidentified girl wears beaded moccasins and pants, striped dress, beaded belt, dark clasped shawl with (possibly) medal, and metal earrings; woman wears beaded...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Julian, son of Buckskin Charlie, and family
- Outdoor portrait (sitting, standing) of Native American (Ute) girl, woman, and man; unidentified, girl wears moccasins and pants, striped dress, dark clasped shawl with possibly medal, and metal earrings; woman wears printed dress, and clasped...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Julian, Ute Indian.
- 1896
- Julian, son of Buckskin Charlie, and family - Ute
- Outdoor portrait (sitting, standing) of Julian and unidentified woman and girl, Native Americans (Ute); girl wears moccasins and pants, striped dress, and dark clasped shawl with (possibly) medal, woman wears printed dress, and clasped shawl with...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Julian, Ute Indian.
- 1896
- Men at teepee the father is proud of son's dance suit
- Outdoor portrait (standing), Native American (Ute) men near a tepee, La Plata County, Colorado; a young man wears beaded moccasins, pants, belt and vest, striped shirt, hair pipe breast plate, and striped tie; his father wears a dark three piece...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1910.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fathers & children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Moquette and Polonegro
- Two Native American men (Ute), pose outdoors with outspread blanket; one (possibly Moquette) wears moccasins, beaded leggings, breechcloth, striped long shirt, hair pipe breast plate, scarf around neck, earrings, fur pelt and feather headdress; one...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Moquette.; Polonegro.
- 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?]
- Pedro's daughter, baby in cradle
- Interior view, Native American (Tewa) Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Pedro's daughter sits on a bed near a cloth and wood pole cradle suspended from the ceiling. Shows five framed pictures, a wood bedframe with a pair of pants draped over the...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Tewa woman at Santa Clara
- View of a Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) woman walking through a field of rocks and piled adobe bricks with a dark, possibly Santa Clara Water Jar on her head, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Two piles of adobe bricks, and a low adobe brick wall...
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cajete, Pedro.
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- San Juan Indians- cliff dwellings at Manitou, Colo. family group
- A Native American (Tewa) man, woman, and children pose near the ruins of ancient cliff dwellings, (Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum) near Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Chief Juan Cruz wears beaded moccasins, leggings, and vest, a long...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Children--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cliff...
- 1915 September 14
- San Juan Indians at cliff dwellings in Manitou, Colo. family group
- Native American (Tewa) man, woman, and children pose near the ruins of ancient cliff dwellings (Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum), near Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Chief Juan Cruz wears beaded moccasins, leggings, and vest, a long dark...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Children--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cliff...
- 1915 September 14
- Navajo girl mixing fresh corn batter on sheep skin [sic] over her lap
- Interior view of a Native American (Navajo) woman who sits in a brush shelter, and prepares ground cornmeal; a pile of corncobs and husks and a pile of ground cornmeal lie on outspread blankets in front of the woman; above the woman's head is a...
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Home food processing--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Interior, Hotel, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the dining room at the Alpine Lodge, a hotel in Georgetown, Colorado; shows a large sideboard in the Renaissance Revival style (carved dark wood, backed with mirrors, and topped by an elaborate broken pediment), glass items on the shelves,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buffets (Furniture)--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Alpine Lodge (Georgetown, Colo.)
- 1942
- Navaho girl mixing fresh corn batter on sheep skin over her lap
- Interior view shows a Native American (Navajo) woman, shew sits in a brush shelter and prepares ground cornmeal; a pile of corncobs and husks and a pile of ground cornmeal lie on outspread blankets in front of the woman; a metal pan filled with...
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Home food processing--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth Street. The parade is coming down the street towards the photographer. The mounted police, three men in suits wearing bowler hats and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Mounted police--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Mourners at home of David Alford
- Group portrait of Native American (Quapaw) mourners at the home of David Alford. Five women are dressed in long skirts and dark shirts, five men wear pants and dark coats. The board and batten house behind the group has a broken window and an open...
- Alford, David--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Quapaw Indians--Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Juan Gonzales, governor of pueblo of San Ildefonso
- Native American (San Ildefonso Pueblo) governor Juan Gonzales wears a white shirt and dark tie, buckskin pants with beaded design and fringe, and a solid dark blanket with lighter trim wrapped around his chest and over one shoulder. He stands in...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; San Ildefonso (N.M.); Gonzales, Juan.
- 1910
- Cochiti Pueblo, groups (unident.)
- Standing portrait of an unidentified Native American family in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico, shows a man and a woman, each holding a young child. The man wears pants, dark shoes, a cotton shirt, suspenders, and a hat. The woman wears a plain, dark...
- Cochiti Indians--Women--New Mexico--Cochiti--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--Cochiti--1900-1920.; Cochiti (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Families--New Mexico--Cochiti--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Breckenridge
- This view of a snow tunnel in Breckenridge, Colorado, is from the winter of 1898-1899, which brought record snow to Breckenridge. This was one of many tunnels that were dug on Main Street to allow passage for the townfolk. A smiling girl in high...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Snow removal--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- 1898 or 1899
- Bailey, Colorado
- Mr. and Mrs. James Lamping's three children pose with them during their fiftieth anniversary party in Bailey, Colorado. The couple sit in chairs at a large table. Mrs. Lamping wears a dark dress with silver buttons up the front, and her husband...
- Lamping, Edward Posey.; Lamping, James A.--Anniversaries.; Lamping, James A.--Family.; Lamping, Joseph Anthony.; Seeley, Mary E.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1938 December 12
- Dolls House, Ruth Gordon, Walter Slezak?
- Two actors, a man and a woman, perform a scene from "A Doll's House" during the Central City Play Festival season in Central City, Colorado. The woman, dressed in a velvet blouse with frogs, and a long, dark skirt, hands an object to a man, who...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Four women and man seated
- Native American (probably Navajo) four women and one man are seated on a striped blanket at a fair in New Mexico. Behind the group, people stand under pine trees; two blanket looms hang from the branches. The women wear patterned wool blankets over...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Native Americans, Yosemite National Park, California
- A Native American (Miwok) woman sits on the ground in front of a dilapidated wooden shack as a white woman looks on in Yosemite National Park, California. The Native American wears loose clothing, the white woman wears a long, dark skirt, a dark...
- Indians of North America--California--1890-1910.; Miwok Indians--California--1890-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Huts--California--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--1890-1910.; Women--California--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Midwestern tribe
- Standing studio portrait of an unidentified Native American (Great Plains) man. He may be Ponca, Otoe, or Osage. He is decoratively dressed in dark leggings, dark vest with quill embroidery and sequins over a long sleeved shirt, bead choker, and...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1880?]
- Zanetell tent at Forbes tent colony
- Striking coal miners and their families pose near Joe Zanetell's tent during the UMW labor strike against CF & I. at Forbes Camp near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado The people are identified (left to right) as: 1) an unidentified man, 2)...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- 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]
- Luune Dure [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of Luune Dure a Native American (Plains) woman. Her hair is braided; she wears a dark skirt, a dark shirt with shoulder decoration and conchas, decorative bead necklaces, a choker, and earrings.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Luune Dure.
- [1883]
- Luune Dure [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of Luune Dure a Native American (Plains) woman. Her hair is braided; she wears a dark skirt, a dark shirt with shoulder decoration and conchos, decorative bead necklaces, a choker, and earrings.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Luune Dure.
- [1883]
- Mrs. Pattee and Mrs. Heister on a garden party tour
- Mrs. George L. Pattee (Isabelle) poses with Mrs. Heister at a garden party held at the Harry Davis house in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Pattee wears a flat hat with a large brim, a dark suit, polka-dot blouse and holds a pair of gloves; she wears...
- Davis, Harry, Denver resident--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Garden parties--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Pattee, Isabelle.
- 1941 May 29
- Mrs. J. M. Chesnut in her living room, Crested Butte, Colo.
- Mrs. Chesnut poses in her caned rocker, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. She wears a long plaid skirt, dark blouse and a corset. Two portrait photographs with unique frames show on the table next to her; one has a bent stick frame; the...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Living rooms--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.; Chesnut, Mary.
- 1896
- Novellettes [sic] Club
- View of a Novelettes Club function. An African American (Black) couple poses in front of a stage in a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a dark colored, double-breasted suit with a bow tie. The woman wears a dark colored dress with...
- Novelettes Club (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Dance...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Antero, Utah
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Antero, a Native American (Uinta Ute) war chief. He has a some facial hair, a high forehead and long straight dark hair with a top knot tied on his head. He is dressed in a dark suit jacket, vest and trousers. He wears...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Uinta Indians--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1880.; Antero.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1868 and 1874.]
- Nurse with a baby
- A nurse sits in a chair and holds a baby in her arms in Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a uniform and has her dark hair in a bobbed haircut. The baby has long dark hair and is wrapped in blankets. Hospital beds are in the...
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Nurses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Interior of home of A. J. Eaton, Eaton, Colorado
- An interior view of the home of Aaron J. Eaton in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, shows a small boy on a rocking chair decorated with horses, and a girl sitting on a chair. The boy wears dark stockings, and the girl has a bow in her long curly hair...
- Eaton, Aaron J.--Homes & haunts.; Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Twelve small shards of pottery are placed in three rows of four against a dark backdrop. Varying in size, the pieces are light-colored and painted with dark, decorative lines.
- Indian pottery--North America--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1931?]