Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of three men
- Three men, two seated and one standing, pose for a studio portrait near an ornate backdrop. One man wears high button shoes, a striped suit jacket, and striped vest. He rests one hand on his cheek and holds a broad brimmed hat in the other. One of...
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family who pose in front of a painted backdrop. The man sits in a chair, he wears a dark colored suit, has a moustache, and holds a baby. The baby wears a white dress and a hat. The woman wears a long dress with a lace trimmed...
- Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait of a couple. The woman (standing) wears an overcoat with a fur collar and cuffs and a hat decorated with probably feathers. The man (sitting) has a handlebar moustache and wears a fur or wool Russian hat and a suit with a banded...
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Couples--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with a rolled hairstyle under a hat of gathered silk tulle and flowers. The woman wears a dress with a high collar, a lace jabot and broaches on the collar and hat.
- Hats--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a man, woman and children. The man has short hair, a moustache, and wears a suit with a watch chain. The young girls wear dresses with lace collars; one has a lace-trimmed short jacket over the bodice. An older girl wears a hat...
- Families--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man, a girl and a dog
- Studio portrait of a man, a girl, and a dog. The man (sitting) wears a hat and a tweed suit with a tie and a boutonniere. The girl has ringlets and wears a white dress. She smiles and poses, with her hand on the man's knee, beside a small brown...
- Children & adults--1890-1910.; Dogs--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio family portrait of a possibly Hispanic man, woman and child. The man sits on a wicker chair and wears a sack suit with a belt, a scarf tied around his neck and a wide brimmed cowboy hat. The woman stands and wears a dress with puffed...
- Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio bust portrait of a man and woman. The woman wears a hat decorated with probably flowers, a shirtwaist with a high collar, a broach and puffed sleeves. A man has a handlebar moustache and wears a derby hat, a coat and striped tie.
- Couples--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman with a flat-brimmed hat and hat pins, in a corseted dress with puffed sleeves, embroidery on the sash, hip and cuffs, a bar pin, a broach and a rosette on the shoulder. The woman wears leather gloves and holds an unopened...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Group portrait
- Studio portrait of a man, women and children. A man wears a wide brimmed hat, a suit and tie, and poses with arms around two women in corseted dresses with fitted sleeves and full skirts with bustles or box pleated flounces. The boys sit on the...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women
- Studio portrait of two women with dark, fitted dresses and puffed sleeves. One woman wears a small hat decorated with sculpted lace and a face veil, and an embroidered floral sash over her shoulder. The other woman wears a hat with a peaked, fabric...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Greulich, Lund, Loftus
- A man identified as Loftus and two families, probably the Greulich and Lund families, are seated on a mine dump at the Dew Drop Mine in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Mr. Greulich wears a hat and suit and holds a cigar. Mr. Lund wears a vest and...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County)--1890-1900.; Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families.; Mining.; Tailings embankments.; Tipples.; Greulich family.; Loftus family.; Lund family.
- 1895 May 11th
- 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
- Mine in Boulder County, ore wagon, two men
- Two men pose in front of a wooden wagon loaded with ore at an unidentified mine in Boulder County, Colorado. One man wears a soft felt hat and a straight cut jacket, the other wears a suit and a hat. Both men have goatees. Snow covers the ground.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons.; Miners.; Mining.; Winter.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Family near house
- An unidentified family poses near a brick house and roses in a yard in Denver, Colorado. A young woman poses next to a woman in a large hat, she stands with a young girl in a baby carriage and a young boy. A older couple is nearby. The man wears a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909?]
- Couple in buggy
- A man and woman sit in a horse-drawn buggy probably on the San Carlo Ranch near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. The man wears a wide-brimmed hat and the woman wears a dress and hat decorated with flowers.
- San Carlo Ranch (Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Couples--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Advertising photo; woman with stove
- A woman leans against a wood burning stove in this studio created advertisement for the stove. She wears a long skirt, blouse and a top hat. A pot is on the top burners and the oven door is open to display a dish.
- Advertisements--1890-1910.; Stoves--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- 2 unid. men in front of tipi
- Two unidentified Native American men pose in front of tipi. One man wears a wide brimmed hat, long shirt tied with a beaded belt, pants with beadwork down the sides, a scarf and beaded moccasins. The other man wears a long print shirt with beaded...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Tipis--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Rodeo
- Spectators watch a rodeo competitor as he rides bucking bronco horse at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. He wears a stripped shirt, cowboy hat and fur (?) chaps. A man dressed in a suit, bow tie and hat stands off...
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Man & woman in costume
- A woman and a man dressed in costume link arms as they pose for a photo in front of a wood house. He wears a baggy suit, pants and holds a hat in his hands. The woman wears a tattered full length dress, vest, white blouse and a hat.
- Houses--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Man & woman in costume
- A woman holds a screen door open as she turns to talk to a man. Both are dressed in costume. He wears a baggy suit, pants and holds a hat in his hands. The woman wears a tattered full length dress, vest, white blouse and a hat.
- Costumes--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Cokedale
- A man and woman stand near a road in Cokedale (Las Animas County), Colorado. The woman wears a dress and hat decorated with feathers. The man wears a hat and coat. Two-story brick buildings are nearby.
- Cokedale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Cokedale--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Cokedale--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Cokedale--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of possibly Andrew Hanghley and his family. The man wears a morning suit and is seated on an upholstered chair with his hat resting on his knee. The woman stands behind the chair. Her black dress has straight sleeves and is...
- Boys--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Clear Creek Canyon, Green Lake
- A man and woman pose at a rocky shore in a canoe on Green Lake near Guanella Pass and Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The man wears a suit, hat, and holds two oars. The woman wears a hat. Across the lake are two cabins and a boating...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cottonwood grove, Platte Valley near old Ft. St. Vrain, Col.
- A man and woman gather sticks in a meadow next to a Cottonwood grove near Fort Saint Vrain (Weld County), Colorado. The man wears a shirt and vest, pants and a hat. The woman wears a dress and a hat. Cottonwood trees are nearby.
- Cottonwood--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.; Weld County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Couples--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.; Fuelwood gathering--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.; Trees--Colorado--Weld County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Brookings, S.D. harvesting on the Oleson farm
- Men and women are in a wheat field on what is identified as the Oleson farm in Brookings (Brookings County), South Dakota. Women wear cotton bonnets and dresses and hold bundles of wheat. A man with a beard wears suspenders and a hat without a...
- Brookings (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Agricultural laborers--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Croplands--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting machinery--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Harvesting on the Oleson farm, Brookings, S.D.
- Men and women pose in a wheat field on what is identified as the Oleson farm in Brookings (Brookings County), South Dakota. Women wear cotton bonnets and dresses and stand beside bundles of wheat. A man wears a suit and hat and stands beside a man...
- Brookings (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Agricultural laborers--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Croplands--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting machinery--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The old caretaker, Mission San Juan Capistrano
- Two men and a girl stand under an arcade at Mission San Juan Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano (Orange County), California. One man wears a corduroy suit, woven cummerbund, and wide brimmed hat. A young girl in a dress and straw hat leans on a...
- Mission San Juan Capistrano--1880-1900.; San Juan Capistrano (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Juan Capistrano--1880-1900.; Catholic churches--California--San Juan Capistrano--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Butler children
- Two children stand side by side in front of a house in Keota, Colorado. The boy, who is taller, wears a sailor suit, straw hat, striped socks, and leather sandals. The girl wears a knee-length dress with a ruffle around the bottom, and a hat.
- Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
- 1923
- Cowboys and broncs Johnny St. John making pick-up
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears sheepskin chaps and a cowboy hat. Another man, possibly Johnny St. John, holds the horse's rope in the right midground. He jumps into the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Silverton brass band
- An outdoor portrait of a brass band in Silverton, Colorado; they wear sack suits with vests, gold chains and a variety of hats; all hold their instruments (including tubas, trombones, cornets, and a large bass drum with "Silverton" lettered on it)....
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Luby family?
- A man and children pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado. He wears a suit and has a soft hat with a Montana peak in his lap; a boy wears bib overalls and holds a domed hat. The girls wear bonnets and hold flowers; one sits in a wicker baby...
- Luby family--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Baby carriages--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- First building in Montrose, Colo erected Sept 1881 by Evans Wilrup
- Children pose in front of a log and mud cabin, in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado. A boy has a planter hat and wagon, a girl wears a print dress and wide brimmed hat. A barrel is nearby; rooms extend from the original structure on both sides.
- Wilrup, Evans--Homes & haunts.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barrels--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885?]
- Wild Horse, Colorado
- In Wild Horse, Cheyenne County, Colorado, people celebrating Norwegian Independence crowd a frame business. A band poses; identified people include: Otto Goldberg (in profile behind bass drum), Don Collins (center boy on balcony), Judith J. Holt...
- Wild Horse (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Independence Day (Norway)--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.
- 1910 May 17
- Hotel, Seibert Colo.
- View of people by a frame hotel in Seibert, Kit Carson County, Colorado: Kate Hutchen is identified with an X, Doctor Bloomberg wears a straw hat; letters read: "Hotel." A bell is on the porch roof.
- Hutchen, Kate--Homes & haunts.; Seibert (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Seibert--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Seibert--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Seibert--1900-1910.; Bloomberg, Dr.
- 1908 July 4
- Cripple Creek vicinity
- Man and woman seated in a horse-drawn pony surrey in front of residence, Cripple Creek, Colorado; woman, seated in the front seat wearing a hat and overcoat holds reins while the man seated in the back also wears hat and overcoat; residence is a...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- 1st, W. McK. Barbour
- View of the first Prize winner in the Sunflower Carnival Parade Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a wagon and team decorated with flowers. William McK. Barbour, business manager of the "Gazette," in a white suit and straw hat, holds...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Dr. Webb ?
- A man in straw hat and a woman in a flowered, feathered hat with a veil pose in a Sunflower Carnival Parade buggy decorated with greenery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. She holds a banner: "First Prize." A surrey roof draped in...
- 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.; Horses--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Miss Crosby
- The first prize entry in the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, consists of a pony and buggy decorated with roses and peonies. Miss Crosby grins and wears a large white hat and loose hair; a boy with white...
- Crosby, Nina.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Mrs. Trimble
- View of Mrs. Trimble's Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a wagon with an overhead canopy and team covered with white flowers and crepe paper butterflies. Mrs. Trimble wears white with dark ribbons...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Mr. and Mrs. Hawood
- A Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows Mr. Hawood with a moustache, white suit and straw hat, Mrs. Hawood in a smocked organdy blouse, veil, flowered hat, with a parasol, in a two horse carriage covered...
- 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.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Mr. & Mrs. C. S. Sprague 1st prize, proprietor Evening Telegraph
- View of the First Prize winner in the Flower (Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a horse drawn cart draped in fronds of Pampas Grass (?) with Charles Sprague, proprietor of the Evening Telegraph...
- Sprague, Charles, Mrs.; Sprague, Charles.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- Six men pull a hose reel up the hill past the Williams' Stables building and Washington Hall in Central City, Colorado. The reel has wrought iron decoration and is being guided by a fireman dressed in fireman's coat and hat. Four other men, two...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Washington Hall (Central City, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Stables--Colorado--Central City--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Harry M. Rhoads and others taking pictures of passing parade
- Harry M. Rhoads, in a hat and bow tie and loading film into his still camera, stands with other photographers with still cameras and movie cameras during a parade in Denver, Colorado. Spectators look on, several young boys stand near the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Motion picture cameras--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Christmas pageant at Boyd School, 1941
- A group of children performs a Christmas pageant on the stage of Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Children in the center wear a uniform of pants, jackets and hats with round brims. They hold flashlights and stand on risers with one child in the...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Pageants--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Christmas pageant at Boyd, 1941
- A group of children performs a Christmas pageant on the stage of Boyd School in Alamosa, Colorado. Children in the center wear a uniform of pants, jackets and hats with round brims. They stand on risers with one child in the top row, and rows...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Pageants--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Halloween Costume Party at Gates' Rooftop Garden
- A woman (possibly a Gates' employee), poses in a doorway with three children. They are all dressed in Halloween costumes. She wears a clown costume with a pointed hat and the three children, also wear clown costumes. Two of the children wear...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Halloween--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Sadie Rhoads, wrapping a blanket around a female friend
- Shows the Rhoads family and others on a camping trip. Sadie Rhoads seated, to the left, wraps a blanket around a female friend. The little girl with the hat is Harry's daughter "Mitzi".
- Camps--Colorado--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harriet.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Ute camp note Severo's Chesterfield coat
- Outdoor portrait (standing), Native American (Ute) men and woman, near a tepee, old Zoo Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; men wear pants, shirts, and hats; unidentified man wears coat with medal, tie, scarf around neck, and wide brimmed hat; Severo...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Severo, Chief.
- 1906