Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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]
- Leni Stewart in back, Mary Stewart in front with their father
- Studio group portrait of the George Stewart family, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. George Stewart wears a sack jacket, a vest and striped pants. He wears a loose silk tie and a watch fob. His hair is parted to the side and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Stewart, George, resident Georgetown, Colo.; Stewart, Leni.; Stewart, Mary, resident Georgetown, Colo.
- Fred Paiz
- Four men pose in a corral probably on a ranch in Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. Two of the men are on horseback, one in a checked cap and jacket is identified as Fred Paiz who aims a rifle, the other wears a cowboy hat and has a rifle on...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding.; Paiz, Silfredo, 1904-1919--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Shooting--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1918]
- 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
- Charles S. Stobie, Chief Piah and Antelope
- Studio group portrait of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist and North American Indian men, Wanzito or Antelope (White River Ute) and Chief Piah (Middle Park Ute). The men sit in front of a painted backdrop, Stobie has long hair and...
- Indians of North America.; Ute Indians.; Artists--American--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress.; Military scouts.; Tribal chiefs.; Piah, Ute chief.; Wanzito.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1869 and 1875?]
- Poley Family
- Women, a man and children sit and pose beside a canvas and timber tent in Colorado. Sue J. Fr[e?]y wears a patterned dress and wire rimmed glasses and sits on a bench made of logs and arched sticks. Mary E. Ferguson sits on a wooden porch and wears...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, Frank Ferguson.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Poley, Margaret Ferguson.;...
- 1890?
- Buffalo Bill Cody, standing, Gordon Lillie, seated & probably, Charles Jesse (Buffalo) Jones, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Buffalo Bill Cody, standing, wearing hat, decorated jacket, high boots and holding rifle, Gordon Lillie, seated, wearing hat, fringed jacket and books, and Charles Jesse "Buffalo" Jones (?), standing, holding rope,...
- Entertainers--1890-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.; Jones, Charles Jesse, 1844-1919.
- [between 1897 and 1926]
- Miss Gracie Roberts
- Studio portrait of Miss Gracie Roberts, a resident of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The young woman wears a dress that buttons up the front with metal ball shaped buttons and has ruching at the bottom of the bodice. She wears a light...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Roberts, Gracie.
- Josephine MacCare
- Studio group portrait of Josephine MacCare, and probably unidentified members of her family from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. One woman wears a dress with a tight, buttoned basque style bodice and a long loosely pleated skirt. She has...
- McCare, Josephine--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Women.; McCare, Josephine.
- Picture writing Yellow Jacket Canyon, Colo.
- View of a rock face with carved North American Indian (Ancestral Puebloan) pictographs in Yellow Jacket Canyon, probably in Montezuma County, Colorado. Includes anthropomorphic figures, animals and designs.
- Indians of North American--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rock art.
- [1900?]
- Picture writing Yellow Jacket Canyon, Colo.
- View of a rock face with carved North American Indian (Ancestral Puebloan) pictographs of anthropomorphic figures in Yellow Jacket Canyon, probably in Montezuma County, Colorado.
- Indians of North American--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rock art.
- [1900?]
- Skip Lucero, Ernie Salazar and Skip Herrera
- Three young friends, Skip Lucero, Ernie Salazar, and Jim "Skip" Herrera, stand in front of St. Cajetan's School in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Skip Lucero wears pleated pants and a suede leather jacket. Ernie Lucero wears a suit...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Herrera, Jim--Pictorial works.; Lucero, Skip--Pictorial works.; Salazar,...
- [1953]
- Jim Herrera, Father Pete Garcia, and Bobby Baca
- Jim Herrera (Skip), Father Pete Garcia and Bobby Baca (Nimbo) stand near the steps of St. Cajetan's church in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Jim Herrera wears a white jacket and bow tie. Father Garcia wears eyeglasses, a cassock and...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Priests.; Herrera, Jim--Pictorial works.; Baca, Bobby--Pictorial works.; Garcia, Pete--Pictorial...
- [1968 June 8]
- Fidel & Natividad Roybal and Aurelio & Salomé Manzanares
- Aurelia and Salomé Manzanares stand behind Natividad and Fidel Roybal near an adobe house probably in Colorado. Aurelia wears a coat with lapels and eyeglasses. Her husband Salomé wears a denim jacket and pants. Natividad wears a long dress, a...
- Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Manzanares, Aurelia--Pictorial works.; Manzanares, Salomé--Pictorial works.; Martinez, María C.--Family--Pictorial works.; Roybal, Fidel--Pictorial works.; Roybal,...
- [beween 1940 and 1950?]
- Erinea Trujillo Vigil and grandchildren
- Group portrait of Erinea Trujillo Vigil and her grandchildren in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. They are identified as Front row L to R: Jususita Romero, Tonita Romero, Adelia Vigil; Back row L to R: Luis Romero, Magdalena Vigil, Erinea...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children.; Families.; Older people.; Women.; Vigil, Erinea Vigil--Pictorial works.; Grandparent and child--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1918
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who poses near a backdrop. He wears a suit jacket, vest, neck tie, and high collar shirt. A handkerchief is arranged in his suit coat jacket pocket.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who rests his hand on the back of an upholstered chair. He wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button, a necktie, and high collar. A thick watch chain hangs from his vest and a cigar is in his jacket pocket. He has...
- Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1891?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a checked suit jacket, high collar, and patterned neck tie. A handkerchief is in his jacket pocket. His hair is parted near the center and he has a moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.; Suits (Clothing)--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, vest, and neck tie. A handkerchief is in his jacket pocket and a pin holds his tie in place. He has short curly hair.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who poses in a wool suit jacket, vest, and neck tie. A handkerchief is tucked in his jacket pocket. His hair is parted on the side and his moustache is neatly trimmed.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a wool suit, and neck tie. The top button of his jacket is fastened. A handkerchief is tucked in his jacket pocket and he rests his elbow on a carved stone pillar prop.
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a buttoned suit jacket and neck tie. A handkerchief is in his jacket pocket. His hair is parted in the middle and he wears a moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of two men
- Full length studio portrait of two men who pose near an ornate studio backdrop. One man wears checked pants, a suit jacket, and vest. He has a full moustache. The other man rests his hand on the shoulder of the seated man. He wears a suit jacket...
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man and a boy
- Studio portrait of a seated man and a boy. The man wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button, a vest and neck tie. One hand rests in his lap. The young boy is perched on the arm of the chair and his hand rests casually on the man's shoulder....
- Boys--1890-1910.; Fathers & children--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a young man and woman
- Full length studio portrait of a young man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The young man sits on a rustic bench. He wears striped pants and a jacket fastened at the top button. His arm rests on the back of the bench. The young woman...
- Couples--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button and a neck tie. A handkerchief is tucked into his jacket pocket. His short hair is parted on the side.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears an unbuttoned suit jacket, a vest, a watch chain, a high collar shirt and a necktie. The man has a moustache and has his hands in his jacket pockets. An ornate backdrop is in the distance.
- 1901
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a plaid suit jacket, a vest, white shirt and a checkered bow tie. The man has a moustache and a crew cut hairstyle. A handkerchief hangs from his jacket pocket.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who wears a dark colored jacket, a vest and watch fob, trousers, boots, a shirt and a striped necktie. The man has a moustache. A handkerchief is in his jacket pocket. His hat is on top of a studio prop that...
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who a plaid suit jacket, shirt and a striped necktie. The man has a moustache and parts his hair. He has cigars in his jacket pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a dark colored jacket, a shirt and bow tie. He has a moustache and short, dark hair. A handkerchief is in his jacket pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs in a jacket with upstanding puffed sleeves, passementerie on the bodice and a high collar edged with feathers or fur. Shows a basque with possibly brass buttons under the jacket.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family shows a woman with her hair pulled back in a twist, she wears a dress or blouse with a jacket clasped in the front, a loose, ruffled bodice and a banded collar with a bar pin shaped like a pair of scissors. The woman...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family shows a woman with hair pulled back in a twist, in a dress or blouse with a jacket clasped in the front, a loose, ruffled bodice and a banded collar with a bar pin shaped like a pair of scissors. The woman supports a...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Dogs--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- 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?]
- Children sitting on the porch of a log cabin
- African American (Black) children and a man sit in front of a log cabin in an unknown location. The man wears a jacket, short pants, and sits on the porch near wood buckets and chairs. One boy sits on a pile of rocks that serve as steps. He wears a...
- Afro-Americans--Children--1870-1900.; Children--1870-1900.; Log cabins--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Winter sport
- Three nordic skiers on a flat of a well-tracked slope with sparse treesin Colorado; two women dressed in skirts, jacket, sunglasses and hats use poles, a man in a stocking cap and jacket is without poles.
- Cross-country skiing--1930-1930.; Skiers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Winter sport
- Three nordic skiers on a flat of a well-tracked slope with sparse trees in Colorado; two women dressed in skirts, jacket, sunglasses and hats use poles, a man in a stocking cap and jacket is without poles.
- Cross-country skiing--1930-1930.; Skiers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Central City Play Festivals
- Two people buy tickets from a woman behind a counter at the ticket office in Central City, Colorado. The woman, who has her back toward the camera, wears a jacket and print shirt, and the man wears a suit jacket, a white shirt with a pointed...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Theater audiences--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Georgetown store
- Exterior view of a store front in Georgetown, Colorado. Possibly the owner wearing a jacket, vest and watch chain stands in the open double door entry, a boy with suspenders and flat top hat is next to him. Two dark skinned men flank them on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Platte Canyon Community Church, gift to Bailey, Colo.
- A man and an elderly woman stand outside a building with a modified Dutch, gambrel roof with eaves that extend to the ground, large windows with square panes, and a large cross cut through the wall and filled with glass bricks in Bailey, Colorado....
- Bailey (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Bailey--1950-1960.; Failing, Grace.; Tripp, Gordon.
- 1958 December 15
- The Ninomiya family in their barracks room at the Amache Center
- Interior view of the Ninomiya family's barracks at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, southeastern Colorado; shows Tosh Ninomiya at a folding card table reading a newspaper with a pipe in his mouth, Mrs. Ninomiya across the table from him,...
- Ninomiya family--Homes & haunts--1940-1950.; Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention...
- 1942 December 9
- William Cody and Gordon Lillie, seated at a table, both wearing western clothing, full length
- Full length studio photograph of Gordon Lillie and William Cody seated at a table. Lillie wears hat and fringed jacket and is writing; Cody wears embroidered jacket.
- Wild west shows--1880-1890.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1880 and 1899]
- Poley family portrait
- Studio bust portrait of the Poley family. Margaret Ferguson Poley has short bangs and wears a pince nez, a blouse and jacket with puffed sleeves and a ruffled lace collar with a flower or heart charm. Frank Ferguson Poley has short hair and wears a...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, Frank Ferguson.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Poley, Margaret Ferguson.; Schrader, Elizabeth Ferguson Poley.
- 1893?
- Horace Swartley Poley, Margaret Ferguson Poley and Sue J. Frey
- Women and a man sit and pose on a rope hammock. Margaret Ferguson Poley wears a pince-nez, a skirt, a printed blouse under a striped fitted jacket with puffed sleeves and lapels, and a scarf or tie around the collar. Sue J. Fr[e?]y wears wire...
- Hammocks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Poley, Margaret Ferguson.
- 1890?
- Jimmy James and Joe "Awful" Rutofsky Coffee
- Signed photograph of Joe "Awful" Coffee and Jimmy James, identified as a Commander at Buckley Air Field in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Joe Coffee poses and wears a leather aviator's jacket with a sheepskin collar, slacks with cuffs, and a...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Admirals--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Fighter planes--American--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Coffee, Joe Awful.; James, Jimmy,...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Family in Georgetown, Colorado
- A man, a woman, and children pose for a portrait on a porch beside a clapboard house in probably Silverdale (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Mr. Sam Bruce has a pipe and wears a derby hat, a vest over a shirt, and probably a fabric watch chain. A...
- Silver Dale (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Families--Colorado--Silver Dale--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Dale--1880-1900.; Bruce, Arabell.; Bruce, Mary Alberta.; Bruce, Murray.; Bruce, Sam.; Bruce, Will.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- John Grass, Dakota Chief, and McLaughlin, similar view
- John Grass, Dakota Chief, and James McLaughlin, Indian Agent, standingfull-length studio portrait with painted backdrop; John Grass wears feather headdress, breastplate, fringed leather jacket, blanket wrapped around waist, moccasins; Faribault in...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indian agents--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Grass, John.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.
- [188-?]
- John Grass, Dakota Chief, and McLaughlin, full length
- John Grass, Dakota Chief, and James McLaughlin, Indian Agent, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; John Grass wears feather headdress, breastplate, fringed leather jacket, blanket around waist, and moccasins; McLaughlin in suit...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Grass, John.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.
- [188-?]
- Gen. George A. Custer and Grand Duke Alexis, in hunting clothes, "Original by Scholter"
- General George Armstrong Custer and Alexis, (Alexandrovitch) Grand Duke of Russia, both full length studio portraits with painted backdrop; Alexis seated with hat, jacket, belt with sheathed saber, pants tucked in boots; Custer standing with hat,...
- Generals--1870-1880.; Rulers--Russia--1870-1880.; Alekseĭ Aleksandrovich, Grand Duke of Russia, 1850-1908.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
- 1872