Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Juan Ausencio Paiz
- Studio portrait of an Juan Ausencio Paiz. He wears a shirt with long collar points and a double-breasted jacket, is clean-shaven and is balding with gray hair.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Paiz, Juan Aucencio, 1864-1962--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [ca. 1930?]
- Fire Department Headquarters
- Firemen stand and pose in front of the Denver Fire Department Headquarters with Hook & Ladder No. 1 and Hose No. 4 in the first floor of the City Hall Building at 14th (Fourteenth) and Market Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a rusticated...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1890-1900.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Fire Station No. 2
- Men pose beside a horse-drawn water tank and the brick Denver Fire Department Station (Steamer) #2 at 900 W. Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Firemen wear uniforms with double-breasted jackets and caps with insignia. The building has arched...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1880-1900.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Fire...
- [between 1888 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a double-breasted jacket with wide lapels. A broad neck tie is knotted around his neck and held in place with a pin. His hair is parted on the side and he has a thin moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a heavy, double-breasted jacket. He has a receding hairline and his hair is parted on the side. He wears a moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait of a boy who wears a sailor suit, the double-breasted jacket is in the style of a naval uniform. The buttons are decorated with anchors, a patch depicting an eagle is sewn on the arm. A bow and mitty collar are around his neck.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of an African American (Black) man who wears a double-breasted jacket. A patterned scarf is wrapped around his neck and held in place with a pin shaped like a crescent moon.
- African Americans--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait of a boy with a double-breasted, tweed suit with knickers, stockings, boots, and a bow around his neck. The boy poses beside a carved stone railing prop and wall.
- Boys--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women and a man
- Studio portrait of women and a man. The man has a handlebar moustache and a double-breasted frock suit. The women, both with their hair pulled back in buns, stand and sit in corseted dresses with puffed sleeves and fitted forearms. The woman who...
- Men--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portraits of a man
- Two studio bust portraits (one inverted) of a man seated, in a jacket, a starched collar, tie and a double-breasted patterned vest. The man wears a narrow brimmed hat far back on his head.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Picnic in Clear Creek Canyon
- A woman and a teenage girl sit on the ground and have a picnic beside Clear Creek, probably in Jefferson County, Colorado. The woman wears a dark wool double-breasted jacket and a long skirt. She sits beside a leather case and a large straw sun...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls.; Picnics.; Streams.; Teenagers.; Women.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Picnic in Clear Creek Canyon
- An elderly man, a woman and a young girl sit on the ground and have a picnic in Clear Creek Canyon, probably in Jefferson County, Colorado. The man wears a jacket, vest and a hat; he holds a sandwich. The woman wears a wool suit with a...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls.; Older people.; Picnics.; Women.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Estes Park area trip
- Two women and a boy stand outside a clapboard house in Keota, Colorado. Both women wear suits and hats; the boy wears a double-breasted suit and a fedora.
- Keota (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1946?]
- John Milton Chivington
- Studio portrait of John Milton Chivington, United States Army officer; he wears a double-breasted uniform with brass buttons.
- Military officers--1860-1870.; Chivington, John M. (John Milton), 1821-1894.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- C. C. H. S. foot-ball team
- Cripple Creek High School football team of 1910 at Union Park, Cripple Creek, Colorado; two rows of young male football players with sweaters, knickers, cloth-padded helmet, lace-up boots, shin pads or thick wool socks, and turtleneck sweaters or...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- 1910
- Miss Ervay
- View of a Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a two horse team, carriage with foliage on wheels and the letter "M," Miss Ervay wearing a puff sleeved blouse, high collar, and straw hat, a man in a...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Military officers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Knights of Pythias Carnival display
- A team of horses pulls the Knights of Pythias float at the Flower (Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A king wears a crown; men in double-breasted uniforms with braiding, gloves, gauntlets, epaulettes, and metal...
- Knights of Pythias. Colorado Springs Lodge No. 34 (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Knights of Pythias Lodge #34 & Uniform Rank, Pikes Peak Co. # 10
- View of the Knights of Pythias float in the Flower (Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a team of horses with a platform draped in fabric, sheaves of grain and pampas grass, a crowned king, and men in...
- Knights of Pythias. Colorado Springs Lodge No. 34 (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Mrs. Claude (Edna) Boettcher
- Edna Boettcher wears a dress, double-breasted jacket, and hat; she holds a fur. A residence entry has carved and natural stone work; the roof is slate.
- Women--1920-1940.; Boettcher, Edna McElveen.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait (standing) of a young man. He wears a double-breasted jacket and rests his hand on a chair.
- Boys--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1870]
- Altruistic Club
- View of an Altruistic Club function. A group of African American (Black) men and women pose in front of a stage in Denver, Colorado. The women are dressed in white party dresses and the men wear dark colored, double-breasted tuxedos. Microphones...
- Altruistic Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Dance parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1956 June?]
- Kings and Queen Social Club
- An African American (Black) couple stands near an arbor in a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a dark double-breasted suit and bow tie. The woman wears a strapless party dress and cat eye glasses. A jazz band and dancers are in the...
- Kings and Queens Social Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- 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?]
- Novellettes [sic] Club
- An African American (Black) couple, members of the Novelettes Club, sit in a waiting area of the Cresthaven Club in Denver, Colorado. The woman is dressed in a light colored party dress with a mesh shawl and sits on the lap of a man dressed in a...
- 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.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Owl Club tea
- A group of African American (Black) men and women gather for an Owl Club event in Denver, Colorado. Several people applaud as one couple makes their way through the crowd. Many of the young wear mini dresses. One young man wears a turtle neck and...
- Owl Club (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [1971?]
- Owl Club debs
- View of an Owl Club function. A group of African American teenage debutantes and their escorts pose in a living room in Denver, Colorado. The young women wear light colored, strapless formal dresses and the young men wear double-breasted dark...
- Owl Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Debutantes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Manual High. Teachers on steps
- Teachers sit on steps in front of double doors at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The women wear shirtwaist style dresses and hairstyles swept up and back....
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pressing the search for James B. Sherbondy
- Responding to the 1947 break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, National Guardsmen surround a 1930's hardtop sedan. They wear helmets, double-breasted top coats, and carry automatic and semi- automatic machine guns. Snow covers...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Militias--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1947
- Porfirio Diaz
- Studio portrait of Porfirio Diaz, Mexican president and dictator who ruled from 1876 to 1911. He wears a double-breasted overcoat, a hard, stiff collar, a knotted tie with stick pin, and trousers.
- Dictators--Mexico--1900-1910.; Presidents--Mexico--1900-1910.; Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915.
- 1902 March 15
- State and city officials and members of the Colorado State Fireman's Association
- Panoramic view and photographic montage of members of the Colorado State Fireman's Association and city officials who pose near the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver, Colorado. Firefighters wear double-breasted dress uniforms and pose on...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Government officials--American--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Municipal...
- 1919 April 3
- Frank Ferguson Poley
- A boy leans against an animal skin prop in a studio portrait. Frank Ferguson Poley wears a brimless hat, boots and a checkered, double-breasted coat with oversized buttons, a rounded collar and matching horizontal tucks over sleeves.
- Boys--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, Frank Ferguson.
- 1894
- Samuel Moffat
- Studio portrait of Samuel Moffat, brother of David Halliday Moffat, Jr. He poses in a Denver studio, his elbow leans on a pedestal. He wears a dark, double-breasted coat, cravat with stick pin, high-collared shirt, vest and a ring.
- Men--1860-1880.; Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911--Family.; Moffat, Samuel, Colorado resident.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Philip St. George Cooke, Lieutenant-Colonel second dragoons, serving with the Army in Utah
- Bust portrait of Lieutenant-Colonel Philip St. George Cooke of the United States Army 2nd Dragoons. Cooke has a moustache, a goatee and mutton chops, and wears a military uniform with a belted, double-breasted jacket and epaulettes.
- United States. Army. Dragoons Regiment, 2nd--People.; Cavalry--1850-1860.; Military officers--American--1850-1860.; Cooke, Philip St. George, 1809-1895.
- 1858 June 12
- Major-General William T. Sherman
- Image on Harper's weekly title page shows a bust portrait of Major-General William T. Sherman. Sherman has a beard and wears a military uniform that includes a double-breasted jacket with a belt, an upright collar, a bow tie and officer's shoulder...
- Generals--American--1860-1870.; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891.
- 1864 June 4
- General Nelson A. Miles, photographed by E. Decker, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Studio bust portrait of General Nelson A. Miles. Miles has a handlebar moustache and wears a double-breasted military jacket with officer's shoulder boards.
- Generals--American--1870-1880.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.
- 1877 March 10
- General Nelson A. Miles
- Image on Harper's weekly title page is a portrait of General Nelson A. Miles. Miles has a handlebar moustache, stands with crossed arms and wears a military uniform with a cummerbund, a sash, fringed officer's epaulettes, probably velvet cuffs, and...
- Generals--American--1890-1900.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.
- 1891 April 18
- Sells Floto, Buffalo Bill Circus
- Panoramic, group portrait of members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, dressed in costumes and uniforms. Men, women and children performers include: clowns with face paint; North American Indians, one with a coup stick...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.; Cowgirls--1910-1920.; Zouaves--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill,...
- 1914
- Moyle Family, Silverton, Colo.
- Portrait of the Moyle Family Band in Silverton, Colorado, posing with tubas, cornets, and a bass drum on the balustraded deck in front of a gable-roof clapboard house. The men have soft hats, moustaches, and chin whiskers; one smokes a pipe. The...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Moyle family.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Hugh McLean
- Studio bust portrait of Hugh McLean, senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. McLean's hair is parted to the side and combed back. He wears a double-breasted wool coat and a striped, silk necktie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; McLean, Hugh, b. ca. 1877.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Colorado Governor Daniel Thornton and his wife
- Colorado Governor Daniel Thornton and his wife Jessie Willcox Thornton pose with an unidentified man probably in Colorado. Mrs. Thornton wears a dark dress, a fur cape, cloche and corsage. The governor wears a double-breasted overcoat and a cowboy...
- Governors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Spouses--Colorado--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--1950-1960.; Thornton, Daniel I. J., 1911-1976.; Thornton, Jessie Willcox.
- [between 1951 and 1955?]
- West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 11