Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Catherine Vienna Flynn, Central City biog.
- Catherine Vienna Flynn poses for a portrait wearing a floor-length dress with a high neck and beading on the bodice and skirt in Central City, Colorado. She wears a choker with a pendant around her neck, earrings, a bracelet, and a ring. She holds...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Flynn, Catherine Vienna.
- [1890?]
- CMA-1942
- Interior view of signs, displays and easel, probably at a Colorado Mining Association convention in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "For Denver, For National Defense," "Power Plants-Transmission Lines-Equipment," "For Dependable Service," "The Mine &...
- Colorado Mining Association--Meetings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibit booths--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Photograph of a man and woman
- Two photographs (one inverted) of a portrait of a man and woman. The portrait, framed with matting, shows a man with a coat, tie and a handlebar moustache, and a woman with curled bangs and a frilled dress or blouse. The portrait sits in a wooden...
- Men--1890-1910.; Photographic prints.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Photograph of a portrait of a woman
- Photograph of a studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs and pulled back hair, she wears a dress with puffed sleeves, an embroidered sash, a bar pin, a broach and a rosette on the shoulder. The photograph is pinned to a wooden easel.
- Photographic prints.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- View of a studio bust portrait pinned to a wooden easel. The portrait shows a woman with curled bangs in a dress with tucked pleats on the bodice, a broach at the neck and puffed sleeves.
- Photographic prints.; Portrait photographs.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Photograph of a studio portrait pinned to probably and easel. The bust portrait shows a girl with long hair and her bangs brushed back,. She wears a patterned pinafore dress over a blouse with a ruffled collar.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Photographic prints.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, poses near a door in his Chicago studio. He has a full beard and curly hair and wears a round brimmed hat and a fringed buckskin shirt. with a quill worked yoke. He has on a wide belt with a...
- Chicago (Ill.)--1900-1910.; Artists--American.; Beards.; Clothing & dress.; Handguns.; Interiors.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, stands near a door in his Chicago studio. He crouches slightly and has a pistol in one hand and with the other grips the frame of the door . He has a full beard and curly hair and wears a round...
- Chicago (Ill.)--1900-1910.; Artists--American.; Beards.; Clothing & dress.; Handguns.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, stands near a door probably in his Chicago studio. He crouches slightly and has a pistol in hand. He has a full beard and curly hair, he wears a round brimmed hat and a fringed buckskin shirt....
- Chicago (Ill.)--1900-1910.; Artists--American.; Handguns.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- A. Swenson sign painter
- A. Swenson sits in his sign painter's shop in Denver, Colorado; shows an easel, painted Native American chiefs, George Washington, United States flags, and a sign: "A. Swenson Sign Painter."
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Graphic design--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Painters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores &...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- 1st grade art work at Central, 1941
- Boys and girls sit around rectangular tables making art with clay in a first grade classroom at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado. Some children stand at a blackboard painting on paper with a table of paint jars and brushes behind them. An...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Taos, artists colony
- View of a man painting a canvas on an easel, and his Native American subject, in Taos, New Mexico.
- Taos (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Artists' models--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Artists--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Taos artists colony
- View of a man with a palette and a painting on an easel in Taos, New Mexico. His Native American subject stands nearby; fields are in the background.
- Taos (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America in art--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Painters--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Victor Higgins Taos Artist Colony
- View of Victor Higgins with a palette and a painting on an easel, at Taos, New Mexico. His Native American female subject holds a branch-hoop nearby; she wears a print dress and hair bangs. The canvas depicts her, the hoop, necklaces, and a parrot.
- Artists' models--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Artists--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Higgins, Victor, 1884-1949.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Taos artists
- View of a man with a palette and a painting on an easel in Taos, New Mexico. His Native American subject stands nearby, wearing blankets and a scabbard.
- Taos (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Artists' models--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Artists--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a clock in the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. This free standing mantle clock has an elegantly curved cabinet of dark wood with filigreed metal ornaments, a Roman numeral face, and topped by a sculpture of Diana...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Clocks & watches--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Acoma, N M
- Native American Pueblo boys and girls with shawl covered heads stand by a white male artist with a sketch pad, canvas and folded easel, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. The deteriorating adobe walls have window openings partially filled with rocks.
- Acoma Indians--Children--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--11890-1920.; Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1920.; Artists--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Laguna N M
- Unidentified Native American Laguna Pueblo children gather around an artist, a white man, with an easel and canvas overlooking the pueblo.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.; Laguna Indians--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.; Laguna (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Artists--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.; Pueblos--New...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Artist and model
- Interior of a studio probably in Denver, Colorado; a model poses for an unidentified artist who smokes a pipe while seated at his easel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Artists' models--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Artists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Female model posed for artist
- Interior of a studio probably in Denver, Colorado; a model poses for an unidentified artist who smokes a pipe while seated at his easel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Artists' models--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Artists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Smoking--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Religious art
- Photograph of a print of a 19th century painting that depicts a scene with angels, knights, and a king. Shows easel.
- Art--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Maxwell Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Maxwell House, Georgetown, Colorado, at 409 Fourth (4th) Street. Construction began in 1870; house was acquired by B.F. Potter in 1891, who added the tower and decorative elements to the facade. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell...
- Maxwell, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Thomas Moran
- Studio portrait of Thomas Moran. He poses near a canvas on an easel and holds a cane.
- Painters--1910-1920.; Artists--1910-1920.; Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926.
- August, 1915
- 2nd pueblo Taos arts & crafts painting
- View of an unidentified Native American (Taos Pueblo) man painting on a canvas on an easel; his outfit includes a feather headdress. Adobe walls and an oven are to the sides.
- Headdresses--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Painting murals West High School
- A man and boy pose with a large painting of a cowboy and horse at West High School in Denver, Colorado. The painting is on an easel.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Artists--American--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1935]
- Irene 3026 Lafayette Street
- Irene reads a book in a sitting room at 3026 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. A fireplace, chair, easel, and studio couch are in the room.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Reading--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Stage Tabor Opera House Leadville
- Interior view of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House stage on opening night, November 20, 1879. The first show was "The Serious Family," a Jack S. Langrishe production. In the foreground are Andrews' ornate cast iron and upholstered opera...
- Tabor Opera House--1870-1880.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Interiors--1870-1880.; Opera houses--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Day nurseries
- Toddlers use crayons, paint brushes, an easel, and scissors at a W.P.A. nursery school in Denver, Colorado. Chairs are made from nail kegs.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children drawing & painting--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Nursery schools--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- The Gateway and Pikes Peak
- Panoramic view of the Gateway sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; horse-drawn buggy and rider in foreground, snow-covered Pikes Peak in background.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Hotel "The Colorado," Pool, Bath House, Glenwood Springs, Colo.
- Panoramic, northeastward view of the Hotel Colorado, hot springs pool (aka natatorium) and Stone Bath House in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; part of surface of Grand Avenue Bridge visible at left; fountain spurts water in front of hotel; drawn...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1902 and 1915]
- Logan County Fair Parade
- Logan County Realtors' parade float in Logan County Fair parade, Sterling, Colorado, is a confetti-decorated float shaped like an art easel with dabs of paint & paint brushes and lists members or Board of Realtors. background shows downtown...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floats (Parades--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.
- between 1963 and 1965
- Petrified Forest, Bad Lands, Arizona
- View of Petrified Forest, Arizona; shows a man sitting on stool with easel and canvas in front of him, pieces of petrified logs in foreground, and open expanse and barren ridge in background. The forest became a national monument in 1906, a...
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Artists--Arizona--Petrified Forest--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Arizona--Petrified Forest--1900- 1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Laguna, N.M. on the Santa Fe Ry.
- View of Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, reached via Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway railroad line. A man paints at an easel surrounded by six children; clouds fill the sky.
- Laguna (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Artists--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Laguna, N.M. on the Santa Fe Ry.
- View of Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, reached via Atchsion, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line; shows a man painting at an easel and children. Clouds fill the sky.
- Laguna (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Artists--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Beehives--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Street scene in Laguna, N.M. on the Santa Fe Ry.
- Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico; shows dirt street scene with man sitting on a stool painting a canvas on an easel, art supplies by stool, adobe and rock pueblo walls with log ladder extending up to second story.
- Laguna (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Artists--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Art display Northeastern Junior College
- Two men hold and examine a painting at an art exhibit at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colorado in Logan County. A landscape painting rests on an easel behind them in front of a curtain.
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Art exhibitions--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Northeastern Junior College (Sterling, Colo.)
- [between 1963 and 1965]
- Rosa Bonheur
- French artist Rosa Bonheur poses next to an easel with the canvas of her famous portrait of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback. She wears a dark cape over her dark dress and wears a dark bonnet tied under her chin. She sits in a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Artists--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Children in WPA day nursery
- Children read and draw in a day nursery, part of a Work Projects Administration program probably in Denver, Colorado. Boys and girls sit at a low table in chairs made from barrels. They draw with crayons, use scissors or read. A girl stands at an...
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--People--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Day care--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Drawing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1939 and 1943?]
- Arena erected for the Bull Fight, Gillett, Colo. August 24, 25, 26, 1895.
- The wood bullfight ring used for the Mexican bullfight on August 24 and 25, 1895, within the racetrack at Gillett, Colorado, is empty; snow is on the ground around it, and trees on the hills behind are leafless. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighting--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Fashion models at Goodro Ford 2650 E. 45th Av.
- Women fashion model pose with Ford automobiles for a public relations photo shoot at Goodro Ford located at 2650 E. 45th (Forty-fifth) Avenue in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. One woman wears a blouse and flared skirt with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Elyria Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fashion models.; Fashion shows.; Interiors.; Station wagons.; Goodro Ford (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1960-1970.
- 1968 Sept. 25
- Boulder, Co. courthouse built 1882
- Bunting drapes the stone portico of the Boulder County Courthouse in Boulder, Colorado. The three-story brick structure features a rusticated stone foundation, a bracketed cornice, mansard roofed towers, widow's walks, and a cupola. A bandstand and...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1885-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Parlor [sic]
- Interior furnishings at the Paterson residence near Littleton, Colorado, include sculpted human forms holding up a table. Pictures and a mirror are in ornate frames; one is on an easel with tasseled fabric. A fringed valance tops a curtain of...
- Paterson, C. B.--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Home of Absalom V. Hunter
- Absalom V. Hunter was a vice president at the Carbonate National Bank in Leadville, Colorado. In this interior view of his home, from parlor to dining room, we see that both rooms are ornately furnished and decorated in Victorian style. An archway...
- Hunter, Absalom V.--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Stevens School first graders making toys
- Photograph of several students making toys at Stevens Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two boys stand at a table hammering toys. One boy sits to their right putting a pole into the center of a square board. Three boys sit on the floor with...
- Toys.; Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Teller School Indian project
- Photograph of several students at Teller Elementary School in Denver, Colorado working on a project about Native Americans. One student stands at an easel painting. Six other students work at making paper Native American fringe wear. Two of the...
- Teller School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Asbury Elementary School unidentified girl
- Photograph of an unidentified kindergarten student at Asbury Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. She is standing at an easel with a paint brush wearing an apron. In the background are two other students sitting at a desk.
- Kindergartens.; Asbury School (Denver, Colo.); Denver Public Schools.; Denver (Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938
- Charles Boettcher School student painting
- Photograph of Charles Boettcher School student Clarence Sheedy, age 21, working on a painting on an easel at the Charles Boettcher School in Denver, Colorado.
- Charles Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.); City Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Denver Public Schools.; Denver (Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1948 June
- Boettcher School unidentified girl painting flag
- Photograph of an unidentified girl painting an American Flag on an easel while an unidentified boy stands by watching at the Charles Boettcher School in Denver, Colorado.
- Charles Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.); City Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Denver Public Schools.; Denver (Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1942 September
- High School students in art class
- Photograph of several students in an art class at an unidentified high school in Denver, Colorado. The students sit with their backs to the camera, with one male student sitting the corner with his back to the other students. Examples of...
- Students.; Artists.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1890
- Edison School kindergarten students painting
- Photograph of three unidentified kindergarten students during painting time at Edison Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. One girl and a boy stand at the easels painting. Their backs are turned to the camera and are wearing smocks. Another...
- Edison School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1949