Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of two women and a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man and two women. The man sits in an upholstered chair; he wears a suit with the jacket fastened at the top button and has a full beard and moustache that obscure his mouth. The women pose on either side of the...
- People--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of women
- Studio bust portrait of women. One woman has wire-rimmed glasses and curly hair, she wears a fitted blouse with puffed sleeves, earrings and flower broaches pinned to a ribbon bow. The other woman has wavy gray or white hair and wears a fitted...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Family portrait
- A family poses for a studio portrait. The woman wears a fitted basque top with puffed sleeves and a full, pleated skirt. The girl sits on the arm of a chair beside her father and wears a fitted dress with a satin neck bow and leather boots. Mother...
- Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women
- Two studio portraits (one inverted) of two women in dresses with shiny, solid and checkered fabrics, loose fitting or front fastening bodices, fitted waists and full skirts. A dress has puffed shoulders and fitted sleeves.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women and a man
- Studio portrait of two women and a man. The man has a handlebar moustache and a frock suit, and sits on an upholstered chair. The women both have their hair pulled back in buns, they stand in corseted dresses with puffed sleeves and fitted...
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Principal and staff, 9th St. School
- Principal and staff pose on the steps of the Ninth Street School, between Poplar and Hemlock, in Leadville, Colorado. Seven women in long dresses with fitted sleeves and high collars, some with bows and fitted buttoned bodices sit around a man in...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Teachers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Cast and stage
- Women and men, probably cast members for a play, sit or stand and pose on a stage in the post hall at Fort Keogh (Custer County), Montana. Some of the men wear tuxedos; officers of the 22nd (twenty-second) infantry wear military uniforms and...
- Fort Keogh (Mont.)--1890-1900.; Actors--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Interiors--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Military officers--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895]
- Fishing trip on the Pine River
- Men, women and a boy pose on logs and boulders in Los Pinos (Pine) River in La Plata County, Colorado. Colonel Peter T. Swaine, commander of the 22nd (Twenty-second) Infantry at Fort Lewis, reclines on a log and wears a hat and an unbottoned...
- La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rio de los Pinos (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Military officers--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.;...
- [1887]
- Mary Virginia King
- A bride, Mary Virginia King, poses for a studio portrait, probably at Willets Point (Queens County), New York. She wears a long wedding dress with draped lace over a box pleated underskirt, long fitted sleeves, a fitted bodice, gathered or layered...
- Hale, Irving, 1861-1930--Family.; Queens County (N.Y.)--1880-1890.; Brides--New York (State)--Queens County--1880-1890.; Women--New York (State)--Queens County--1880-1890.; King, Mary Virginia.
- 1887 June 14
- Georgia Ruth Jackson
- Studio portrait of Georgia Ruth Jackson, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Jackson's hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. She poses seated in an upholstered armchair. Her dress bodice is finished with a loosely fitted...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Jackson, Georgia Ruth.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Mrs. Geo. Mills
- Studio group portrait of Mrs. George Mills and two unidentified women from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Mrs. Mills sits on the lower right, she wears a striped silk dress with a fitted, buttoned bodice. She has on a lace collar and a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Mills, George, Mrs.
- Castle Gate, UT, from west showing D&RGW double track main line fitted w/automatic block signals at bridge 632A over Price River
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks at Castle Gate, Utah; shows bridge 632A over the Price River, fitted with automatic block signals.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Castle Gate (Utah)--1920-1930.; Price River (Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Castle Gate--1920-1930.; Railroad signals--Utah--Castle Gate--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- 1929?
- 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
- Unidentified family
- Studio portrait of an unidentified family. The husband wears a jacket and vest and has short hair. His wife wears a long plaid dress with a fitted bodice, a ribbon belt and her hair is curled and pulled up. Their children sit in front. An infant ...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Spouses--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Infants--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [beween 1890 and 1900?]
- Damiana and Casimiro Barela
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American State Representative Casimiro Barela and his wife Damiana Rivera de Barela. Damiana stands, she wears a long, black silk dress with a fitted Basque and a bustle, the bodice is decorated with black lace. She...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Spouses.; Women.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- ca. 1885
- Dobson's Hotel, Squaw Gulch
- Men and women stand and pose in front of a one-story log building with a low pitched roof in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear vests, suits, hats and overcoats and stand beside a woman who wears a fitted dress. Men are identified as...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Dobson, Doyle.; Guyot,...
- 1892 February
- First school house, Steamboat Springs
- A teacher and students stand beside a one-story log school house in Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. The one-room school has a low-pitched timber and sod roof. The teacher, identified as "Mrs. Pritchett (Lulie Crawford Pritchett)," wears...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1880-1890.; Teachers--Colorado--Steamboat...
- 1886
- Trinidad residents
- Women wear fitted dresses, aprons, and boots and pose in front of a stick fence and a one-story adobe house in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A woman wears a scarf around her head and holds a baby who wears a ruffled cap and a dress. A boy...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Adobe houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Twin Lakes summer home
- People pose on the porch of the Dexter Cabin at the Interlaken Resort in Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado. Identified people include: "J.V. Dexter's wife, twin daughters, and James Dexter." The log house has a mansard, shingled roof with dormer...
- Dexter, James V.--Homes & haunts.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Families--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.; Log houses--Colorado--Twin Lakes--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Trinidad Advertiser office, Trinidad, Colorado
- Men, a woman, and a boy stand and pose in front of the Morning Advertiser newspaper office in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Mrs. Sam Schuyler wears a pleated dress, a fitted shirt with a bow, and a decorated hat. S.H. Stevens, the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.
- 1892
- San Acacio, Co.
- Men and women stand near a rusticated stone, two-story commercial building in San Acacio (Costilla County), Colorado. The men wear suits, and the women wear long skirts with fitted jackets. Dogs and a horse-drawn wagon are near a crowd of people.
- San Acacio (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--San Acacio--1910-1920.
- 1910 April 14
- Creede, Colo.
- Men and women pose in front of a canvas tent in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The women wear fitted, calico dresses, and the men wear suits and felt hats. Iron stoves are outside the tent. Tents and trees are on the hillside in the distance.
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Stoves--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Restaurant in Creede
- Men and women sit or stand and pose in front of a canvas tent restaurant in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. A banner on the tent reads: "Restaurant, Meals At All Hours." Nearby structures have log foundations and canvas roofs. Women wear fitted...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- William Richle's homestead
- Men stand and pose outside a log cabin identified as William Richle's homestead in probably Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Men wear suspenders, hats and ties. A woman wears an elaborate hat and a fitted dress. A man holds a copy of "The...
- Richle, William--Homes & haunts.; Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Couples--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Group at Egry's, Pyramid
- Men, women and children pose for a group photograph at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Boys, girls and babies sit in adults' laps. Women wear striped, fitted dresses. Men wear suits or suspenders.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Group at Egry's, Pyramid
- Men, women and children pose for a group photograph at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Boys, girls and babies sit in adults' laps. Women wear striped, fitted dresses. Men wear suits or suspenders.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Rifle, "Apple Pie Day"
- A woman and a girl hold pendants that read: "Apple Pie Day, September 22-23 1914., Rifle, Colo." and pose on horseback in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A woman wears a fitted, long sleeved blouse, a skirt and a wide brimmed hat. A girl holds a...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Tweed House, Glen Cove
- Men and women stand and pose in front of a log and board and batten house in Glen Cove (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear suits with vests, ties and hats. Women wear long fitted dresses. The house has a shingled roof and exposed rafters.
- Glen Cove (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Glen Cove--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Glen Cove--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Irwin school house
- Men, women and children pose on the stairs of the Irwin school house building in Irwin (Gunnison County), Colorado. Men, teachers, and probably students wear fitted dresses or pinafores. Children and a dog sit on a step. William S. Hinkley stands...
- Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1900.; Hinkley, William S.; Shaw, Charles N.
- [between 1882 and 1895?]
- Bebee [sic] House, Idaho Springs
- People pose on the porch of the Beebee House hotel in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two-story clapboard hotel has decorative brackets beneath a second story balcony with a railing. Men wear flat brimmed hats and suits. Women...
- Beebee House (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1860-1890.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1890.
- [between 1869 and 1881]
- La Jara, Colo.
- Men and women pose outside the frame "D.R. Smith General Merchandise, Post Office" building in La Jara (Conejos County), Colorado; some are identified: Aunt Ella, Uncle John and Mrs. Bancroft. The women wear hats with feathers, gloves, and dresses...
- La Jara (Colo.)--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--La Jara--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--La Jara--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--La Jara--1880-1890.
- [between 1887 and 1888?]
- WPCD, man car
- View of a train car fitted for people near the West Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project located in Grand County, Colorado. Shows tracks, pipes, a gabled shed, a barrel, and possibly a...
- Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a fitted bodice with pleats, cloth buttons, and a high collar. Her hair is pulled into a loose bun on her head.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a fitted bodice that laces up the front, a lace collar, and small hoop earrings. He hair is pulled back and short bangs curl at her forehead.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of three young women
- Studio portrait of three young women who pose near a carved stone fence prop. One girl wears a fitted bodice with pleats, high collar, and slightly puffed sleeves; another wears a plaid dress and straw hat. The third girl leans with her elbow on a...
- Teenagers--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- A woman and man pose for a studio portrait near a carved stone column prop. The woman wears an ornate skirt with ruffles and a fitted bodice. A scarf is tied around her neck and she wears her hair pulled back into a bun. She rests her hand on the...
- Couples--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a fitted bodice with slightly puffed sleeves and a scarf tied into a bow at her neck. Her hair is pulled back and short bangs curl at her forehead.
- Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who poses near an ornate backdrop. She wears a fitted bodice with puffy sleeves and high collar. Her hair is pulled back and her short bangs are curled on her forehead.
- Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man wears a suit and neck tie and sits in a chair. The woman stands near a table and rests her hand on a book. She wears a fitted bodice and her hair is pulled back in a bun.
- Couples--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman. The man wears a striped jacket, bow tie, and is seated in a chair. The woman rests her hand on his shoulder. She wears a dress with a fitted bodice, slightly puffy sleeves, and gathers. Her bangs hang in ringlets...
- Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man wears a suit and neck tie and is seated in an upholstered chair. The woman rests her hand on his shoulder. She wears a fitted bodice and scarf around her neck. Her hair is...
- Couples--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a family
- A family poses for a studio portrait near an ornate backdrop. The man sits in an upholstered chair and holds a toddler who stands on the chair next to him. A woman who wears a dress with a tight fitted bodice with puffy sleeves rests her hand on...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a fitted bodice with ornate beaded applique. Lace covers the open neckline. A thick choker necklace with a large locket hangs around her neck. Her short bangs are curled around the front of her head.
- Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a fitted grosgrain dress. A pin holds the high collar in place. Her short bangs are curled around the front of her head.
- Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man is seated and rests a hat on his knee. The woman stands with her hand on his shoulder. She wears a skirt with pleats on one hip, fitted bodice, puffy sleeves, and high...
- Couple--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who poses near an ornate backdrop and rests her hand on a fur rug that is draped over a chair. She wears a fitted bodice with pleats, and a bow at her neck. Her hair is pulled back and her short curly bangs...
- Studio props--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dress with a fitted bodice, pleats, and close-set, cloth buttons. Her hair is pulled back from her face and her short curly bangs are styled over her forehead.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a fitted bodice with pleats. Her high collar is held together with a bar pin and an decorative charm in the shape of a boot is attached to her bodice. Her short curly bangs are styled over her forehead.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a fitted bodice with pleats, applique decoration, and collar. A bar pin holds her collar together. Her hair is pulled back straight and tight.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man sits in an upholstered chair and rests his elbow on a table. He wears a suit, vest, and neck tie. The woman stands near the table and rests her hand on a leather bound...
- Couples--1890-1900.
- 1891