Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Twin Lakes camp scene
- Frank Palmer and his family camp near the edge of Twin Lakes (County unknown), Colorado. Shows wagons, tents and horses.
- Camping--Colorado--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1870-1880.; Families--Colorado--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1870-1880.; Palmer, Frank, Colorado resident--Family.; Palmer, Frank, Colorado resident.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Spotted Tail's family
- Spotted Tail's wife and family, Native American (Sioux) woman, boys, girls, and baby pose outdoors, possibly at Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. Each person is wrapped in a blanket. The boys wear hair pipe chokers.
- Brulé Indians--1870-1890.; Dakota Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Boys--1870-1890.; Families--1870-1890.; Infants--1870-1890.; Mothers & children--1870-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881--Family.
- [between 1875 and 1885]
- White Face and family, Dakota, seated, in Indian clothing, full length
- White Face and family, Dakota, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop; White Face wears feather headdress, earrings, breastplate, metal bands around wrists, beaded sash laying on lap, blanket wrapped around waist, and moccasins;...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; White Face--Family.
- [188-?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- Five women, probably members of H. H. Lake's family, sit on steps in front of a house, probably in Central City, Colorado, where Lake worked at the First National Bank for 47 years.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- H. H. Lake sits on the steps of a porch with members of his family, two women and one man, possibly his wife, Theodora, and their son, W. R. Lake, and daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Breed. The house is probably in Central City, Colorado, where Lake worked...
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Porches--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Breed, Marjorie, Mrs.; Lake, Theodora.; Lake, W. R.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- H. H. Lake sits in a chair outside next to a woman, probably a member of his family. Both wear spectacles. The woman holds a magazine on her lap. Lake wears a bow tie with his suit.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- H. H. Lake sits on the steps of a porch with three family members, possibly his wife, Theodora, and their son, W. R. Lake, and daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Breed. The house is probably in Central City, Colorado, where Lake worked at the First National...
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Porches--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Breed, Marjorie, Mrs.; Lake, Theodora.; Lake, W. R.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- A woman, probably a member of H. H. Lake's family, sits in a chair sewing, probably in Central City, Colorado. A small dog lies near her feet on an oval rug.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Sewing--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- A man and two women, probably members of H. H. Lake's family, stand next to a car, probably in Central City, Colorado. The man holds the ends of his tie and wears jodhpurs. The woman in front of the car wears a polka dotted dress.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- Two women, probably members of H. H. Lake's family, sit on the steps of a porch, probably in Central City, Colorado. One woman wears a striped dress while the other wears a long skirt and blouse. The latter may be Lake's wife, Theodora.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Porches--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.; Lake, Theodora.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- Two women, probably members of H. H. Lake's family, sit on the steps of a wood platform next to a large tree. One woman wears a long skirt while the other wears pants. Both wear sailor shirts and hats.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- H. H. Lake sits in a chair outside next to a woman, probably a member of his family. The woman has a magazine open and resting on her lap. Lake wears a bow tie with his suit.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- A man and a woman, probably members of H. H. Lake's family, sit in a buggy drawn by two horses. The woman holds a small dog in her arms. The two are probably near Central City, Colorado, where Lake worked at the First National Bank for 47 years.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Horse teams--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- Two women, both probably members of H. H. Lake's family, sit on a rock outside, probably near Central City, Colorado.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- A man and a woman, probably members of H. H. Lake's family, stand next to a car, probably near Central City, Colorado.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- H.H. Lake & his family
- Two women, probably members of H. H. Lake's family, sit on a bench on a porch sewing. A dog stands next to the bench. The house is probably in Central City, Colorado, where Lake worked at the First National Bank for 47 years.
- Lake, Harry H., 1860-1952--Family--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Porches--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.; Sewing--Colorado--Central City--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Scoonay and family
- Scoonay, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands with his family in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears his hair in long braids that rest on his shoulders. Strips of ermine fur hang next to...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Families--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Scoonay--Family.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Crow Dog and family at home
- Jerome Crow Dog poses with his family for a group portrait in front of a teepee. The group includes three women and a young girl in the back row, each wearing blankets wrapped around their shoulders, and four small children in the front row. Crow...
- Crow Dog, Jerome--Family--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Crow Dog, Jerome.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1891
- Crow Dog and family at home, taken in hostile Indian camp, Jan. 16, '91, near Pine Ridge, S.D.
- Jerome Crow Dog poses with his family for a group portrait in front of a teepee. The group includes three women and a young girl in the back row, each wearing blankets wrapped around their shoulders, and four small children in the front row. Crow...
- Crow Dog, Jerome--Family--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Crow Dog, Jerome.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891]
- John Nelson and family no. 31B
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a group portrait with his Sioux wife and their five children. Their eldest son stands at the far right wearing a feather headdress. Nelson has a full gray beard and...
- Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- N.L.P. Bjork family
- Studio portrait of the N.L.P. Bjork family. The family members are identified as: left to right. back row: "Clara Mildred Bjork, Marie Frederike Hjelm Bjork (mother), Lillian Bjork." Left to right front row: "Roy or Albert Bjork, Elvira "Vivi"...
- Families--1910-1920.; Girls--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.; Bjork family.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Jean Rhea O'Donnel, Mrs. William S. Jackson
- Studio portrait of Jean Rhea O'Donnel (later Mrs. William S. Jackson). She wears her hair back and a blouse with a wide, loose collar. She has on pearl earrings.
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1889-1981--Family.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Women.; Jackson, Jean O'Donnel.; Jackson family.; McLaughlin Family.
- ca. 1935
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Pauline Gallegos Chavez and family
- Pauline Gallegos Chavez and her family pose near their chicken coop at 672 Canosa Court, in the Sun Valley neighborhood, Denver, Colorado Identification (left to right): Manuel Adolph Steve Moya, born March 31, 1929, Pauline with baby Gloria Donna...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Women.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Infants.; Families.; Chavez, Pauline Gallegos, 1887-1986--Pictorial...
- [1940?]
- Lee Martinez family
- Studio portrait of the men, women and girls and boy in the Lee Martinez Family from Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. They are identified left to right: Front row: Ascención "Shonita" Martinez, and Nestor P. "Ned" Jr. Middle Row: ...
- Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Families.; Martinez family--Pictorial works.; Martinez, Nestor Porfirio--Family--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [1910?]
- Reed family mausoleum, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
- View of the Reed family mausoleum located in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, 12801 West 44th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colo. Carved of Carrara marble by Raffaello Romanelli in Florence, Italy, the mausoleum is a small scale, late Gothic style interpretation...
- Mount Olivet Cemetery (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--2000-2010.; (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--2000-2010; Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Tomb.; Mount Olivet Cemetery (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- c.2000
- Frances Montez family
- Unidentified members of the Frances Montez family gather around a table filled with food in Denver, Colorado. Shows an older woman, middle aged women and a young girl. The girl reaches for the hand of a young boy who hides in the doorway of the...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Children.; Families.; Women.; Montez, Frances--Family--Pictorial works.; Montez family--Pictorial works.;...
- [1987?]
- Family group
- Studio portrait of a family. The man wears a suit, the woman wears a long dark dress, one of the boys wears knee pants and a matching shirt with a lace trimmed collar and a scarf.
- Families--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a man, woman, boys, toddler, and teenage girls.
- Families--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- 1914, October 30
- Family, Rifle area
- Men, women and girls pose for a family portrait. The men wear suits with bow ties. The women and girls wear dresses with pleated collars or scarf ties. The girls and young women have short bob or pageboy hairstyles.
- Families--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The Vidal family
- Members of the Vidal family, seven women and one man, pose in front of a wood cabin on the set of a western movie. The women wear overalls and the man wears work pants and suspenders.
- Motion picture industry--1900-1910.; Westerns--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1902 August 2
- Ute Indians, Chief Severo & family
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Ute) family identified as Chief Severo and his family. Women sit and wear shawls (mantas) over dresses and beaded moccasins; one woman holds a leather purse with a chain handle. Babies in cradleboards made with...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Severo, Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Utes, Jose Romero and family
- Studio portrait of a Native Americans (Ute) identified as Jose Romero and his family. Jose Romero stands, has braids, and wears a shirt with buttons, a leather breechcloth over pants, a neckerchief, a choker necklace, and beaded moccasins. A woman...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Families--1880-1900.; Infants--1880-1900.; Romero, Jose, Ute.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Family group photo man, woman, boy, & baby
- Outdoor portrait of a family, a man, woman, boy, and baby probably in Denver, Colorado. A baby carriage is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Chief Sevara [sic] and family
- Studio portrait of Chief Severo and Native American (Ute) men, women and children identified as Severo family members. Chief Severo stands and wears probably a military or law enforcement uniform, a hat, jacket, vest and neckerchief. Men beside...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Severo, Chief.
- 1899
- Davis/Bicknell/Easley family portrait
- Four generations of the Davis/Bicknell/Easley family from Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado pose for a portrait. They are identified, from eldest to youngest, as: Elizabeth Garratt Davis, Elizabeth Davis Bryant Bicknell, Charlotte (Lottie) Bryant...
- Families--Colorado--1900-1910.; Bicknell family.; Davis family.; Easley family.
- [ca.1904]
- Meeker, Colorado; the old Paradice [sic] mine owned by the Fairfield family
- View shows the Fairfield family, of Meeker (Rio Blanco County), Colorado, and owners of the Paradise mine, on a picnic outing. The men and women are gathered under a trestle with their horse-drawn carriages and dog.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt and family
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt and family in the official touring car at Fort Francis E. Warren near Cheyenne, Wyoming, during his 1936 political campaign. In the rear seat from left to right, President Roosevelt, his daughter-in-law, Mrs. James...
- Fort Francis E. Warren (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Convertible automobiles--Wyoming--Fort Francis E. Warren--1930-1940.; Military officers--Wyoming--Fort Francis E. Warren--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Wyoming--Fort Francis E. Warren--1930-1940.;...
- October 11, 1936
- Family of 5
- A portrait of a family. The husband and wife stand behind their three children outside of a stone building. All family members wear coats and hats. The woman's coat has a fur collar. A small suitcase and bag is on the ground next to the husband....
- Buildings--1920-1940.; Families--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Chief Ignacio, wife, and child at tepee
- Chief Ignacio, a Native American (Weeminuche Ute) poses with his family outside a tipi in probably Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. Ignacio wears a dark vest with a badge and a knife holster. He holds a wooden pipe and tobacco bag. His wife...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Wiminuche Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.;...
- 1890
- Indian family on the move
- A Native American (Sioux) family move their camp. The family walks near a group of tepees as the man leads a horse that is hitched to a travois.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Travois--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- The Copper Commander Mine
- Miners, who include the Williamson family, pose near the windlass of the Copper Commander Mine near Turret (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Copper Commander Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Turret (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Williamson--Family.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- The Svendt home, Upper Creede
- The Svendt family stands outside their home on a steep mountainside in the town of North Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. The building is a one-story, narrow, rectangular building with a flat roof, several doors and rectangular windows. Three...
- Svendt family--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; North Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--North Creede--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--North Creede--1890-1900.
- September, 1892
- House at 615 31st Avenue Hildebrand family gathered around piano
- Members of the Hildebrand family pose in a house at 615 31st Street in the Curtis Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The girls and father read while the mother sits at a piano.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children reading & writing--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Pianos--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Hildebrand...
- [between 1899 and 1905]
- Luby family plot, Leadville cemetery
- The Luby Family plot is covered with fresh flowers in the larger cemetery in Leadville, Colorado. Roses, chrysanthemums and other flowers are stacked in bundles and wreaths. A framed portrait of Mrs. Luby is surrounded by a wreath and one bunch of...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1930?]
- Weze's family
- Members of Weze Hopkins' family, who include her mother, brother Bob, sister Anne, and George Leitch pose outdoors on a wooden swing probably Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gliders (Outdoor furniture)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Anne, Denver, Colo. resident.; Hopkins, Bob.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Weze's family
- Members of Weze Hopkins' family who include her mother and her sister Anne pose outdoors probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Anne, Denver, Colo. resident.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Luby family plot, Leadville cemetery
- The Luby Family plot is covered with fresh flowers in the larger cemetery in Leadville, Colorado. Roses, chrysanthemums and other flowers are stacked in bundles and wreaths. A framed portrait of Mrs. Luby is surrounded by a wreath and one bunch of...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1930]
- Kemp Cabin - Happy Valley 1894
- A group of men, women and children poses in front of the Kemp family log cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Photographer Donald C. Kemp's father John H. Kemp sits with young Don and his brother Robert on the steps to the cabin. Kemp was...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Family.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Collins, Edgar.; Collins, Margie Becker.; Kemp,...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Kemp Cabin - Happy Valley 1894
- A group of men, women and children poses in front of the Kemp family log cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Photographer Donald C. Kemp's father John H. Kemp sits with young Don and his brother Robert on the steps to the cabin. Kemp was...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Family.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Becker, Margie.; Collins, Edgar.; Kemp, John H.;...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]