Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Young girl standing
- Studio portrait of a young girl in Colorado. She wears a knit outfit with knit stockings and a hat.
- Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Park Hill Topics Volume 7 No. 37
- Children getting off bus
- Hispanic American school children get off a school bus in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The young girl near the gate in the sweater and jeans with a barrette in her hair is identified as Sally Chavez. The other boys and girls wear coats,...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Children.; Girls.; Chavez, Sally--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; School...
- [1970?]
- A family outing
- Men, a woman, and a boy pose in a car and a delivery truck in New Castle (Garfield County), Colorado; outfits include a knit sweater and cigar. Letters and signs read: "Shredded Wheat Biscuit and Triscuit The Shredded Wheat Co., Niagara Falls,...
- New Castle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--New Castle--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--New Castle--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--New Castle--1910-1920.
- 1915, March 6
- Portrait of a girl
- A young girl poses for a studio portrait on a fur rug. She wears a light colored dress with lace at the collar, cuffs, and hem. She wears a pair of knit gauntlet gloves.
- Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Exchange interior, operator's rest room
- Women read and knit in the lounge room for operators at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Colorado Springs (Teller County), Colorado. The room is decorated with oak mission style furniture. Magazines and an...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Lounges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1914
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a knit shawl around her shoulders held closed by a bar pin. Her thick, curly bangs are styled over her forehead.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a boy
- Full length studio portrait of a boy who lounges on a stone fence and pillar prop. He wears short corduroy pants, matching jacket with a belt, knit stockings, and high button boots.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio bust portrait of a man with a pointed moustache and a small beard. The man wears a vest, knit tie and has cigars in his coat pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio bust portrait of a man with wavy hair and a pointed moustache, in a suit with a crocheted or knit tie.
- Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man with short hair and a moustache in a probably wool sack suit with a knit tie, starched collar and a watch chain. The man holds a fedora.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man with short hair and a moustache in a probably wool sack suit with a knit tie, starched collar and a watch chain. The man sits on a chair covered by a fur rug.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of an infant
- Studio portrait of a baby in a knit tunic with capped sleeves and a ribbon tied around the neck. Shows a lace fabric covered pedestal and a lace curtain backdrop.
- Infants--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Group of young men standing before American flag backdrop
- Group portrait of teenaged boys by a United States flag in Denver, Colorado; costume includes duster hats, a knit sweater, and a cigarette.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Flags--American--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1925?]
- Mine in Boulder County, bldgs., man standing
- A man in an overcoat, knit cap, snow boots and dark glasses poses on a deforested hillside near an abandoned mine in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows a snow covered shaft house, mine and ore processing buildings, a smokestack, a tailings pile and...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Abandoned mines.; Mine buildings.; Snow.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Two women with infant in baby carriage
- Outdoor portrait of two women and a baby near a house in Denver, Colorado. The child is in a baby carriage and the women wear knit hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baby carriages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Woman standing on the banks of the South Platte
- Outdoor portrait of a woman near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress and knit hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Two girls seated together arm in arm
- Outdoor portrait of two girls near a house in Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and knit hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Girl standing on the banks of the Platte
- Outdoor portrait of a girl near the edge of the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress and knit hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Two women and two children seated on roots of tree by the river
- Outdoor portrait of women, a girl, and boy near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. One woman wears a knit hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Man wearing hat, heavy jacket, and leggings seated portrait
- Studio portrait of a man in Colorado. He wears a knit vest and a fur cap.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Two young men standing beside river - houses in background
- Outdoor portrait of teenaged boys by the South Platte River, in Denver, Colorado; costume includes knit sweaters and duster hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Girl in costume
- A girl poses in (probably) Denver, Colorado, in costume including a flowered hat, a knit or lace sleeved blouse, and a dress with ribbons and flounces.
- Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Matterhorn, Zermatt
- Ben and Maud Duke pose on the Matterhorn, in Zermatt, Switzerland, in ice climbing gear including gaiters, sunglasses, knit hats, and cleated shoes. Ben Duke was a businessman (President of Gates Corporation), outdoorsman, 10th Mountain Division...
- Snow and ice climbing--Switzerland--Zermatt--1960-1970.; Zermatt (Switzerland)--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Duke, H. Benjamin.; Duke, Maud.
- 1967
- Vail Mountain
- Duke family members pose on Vail Mountain, in Eagle County, Colorado, wearing down-filled ski clothes with poles, goggles, and knit hats. They are identified as (l to r): Peter, Benjy, Lester, HBD (H. Benjamin Duke), Maud, Jamie, and Charles. Ben...
- Vail (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Skiing--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Duke, H. Benjamin.
- 1974
- Ben Duke skiing
- Ben Duke skis in red boots and a shirt reading: "Moosehead Beer 90 '85 Masters Nat'l Alpine Champion," goggles, and a knit hat. Duke was a businessman (President of Gates Corporation), outdoorsman, 10th Mountain Division veteran, and community...
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Skiing--1980-1990.; Duke, H. Benjamin.
- 1985
- Photographed at Ironton, Colorado
- In Ironton, Ouray County, Colorado, people and a dog pose by a log business with signs: "B. Ware and I. Steele. Plain Sewing;" and "Pawn Brokers Co." The men are in suits with gold chains; the women wear flounced skirts with draped overdresses,...
- Ironton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.; Pawnshops--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.
- September 8, 1886
- Railroad workers, Salida, Colorado
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad workers pose in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, in soiled bib overalls, suspenders and suits. They wear duster, knit, and billed hats; one holds a dog; another mimes playing a violin with bits of wood.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- AdAmAn Club Colorado Springs, Colorado, leaving the "City of Sunshine" bound for the snow banks on the summit of Pikes Peak to hold its annual New Year's meeting a unique fireworks display
- The AdAmAn Club poses in winter clothes including laced boots, fur collared parkas, striped knit hats, and mittens, above Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The log house, base camp behind with the sign: "Barr's Camp."
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--People--1920-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Clubs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1940.; Log buildings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1940.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1925 and 1940?]
- AdAmAn Club
- Members of the AdAmAn Club put leggings onto a blanketed horse, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear laced boots and striped knit hats; a dog, sheds, and a trailer are in the background.
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1920-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Clubs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1950.
- [between 1925 and 1940?]
- AdAmAn Club hike
- The AdAmAn Club pose on their annual hike up Pike's Peak, above Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear laced boots, striped, knit hats, and tall socks; one holds skis and a dog; another has a bedroll on his back.
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clubs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- 1926 or 1927
- Ski girl
- Profile of a young woman on skis at the base of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; she holds bamboo poles and wears a knit cap, sweater, ankle-length skirt, gloves and boots; shows spectators along slope and ski jump platforms and trees...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski girl
- A young woman stands on skis at the base of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; she holds bamboo poles and wears ankle-length skirt, sweater, knit cap, gloves and boots; spectators line the slope and a jumping platform is at top.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski girl
- A girl stands on skis at the base of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; she holds bamboo poles and wears boots, stockings, knee- length skirt, sweater, knit cap, and mittens; spectators line the slope behind her; ski jump platforms and...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Possibly watching piggyback race
- Men and women sit on a bench, laughing; costume includes straw or ribboned hats, embroidery, knit sweaters, a handbag, and medals.
- Laughter--1910-1930.; Spectators--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Fay "Rusty" Cox Rogers
- Fay "Rusty" Cox Rogers, parachute jumper, rigger, and instructor, looks through her scrap book. She wears a knit sweater with flower designs.
- Parachutists--1940-1950.; Teachers--1940-1950.; Women--1940-1950.; Rogers, Fay Cox, 1907-
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- A part of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Red Cross Auxiliary Fort Duchesne, Utah
- Portrait of sitting unidentified Native American Uinta (Ute) women and a girl, Fort Duchesne, Utah. The women, who are part of the Red Cross Auxiliary, wear dresses and shawls and knit.
- Indians of North America--Children--Utah--1910-1920.; Uinta Indians--Utah--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Utah--1910-1920.; Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah)--1910-1920.; Knitting--Utah--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Main entrance & lobby, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
- Interior view of main entrance, lobby and reception area, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs (El Paso County) Colorado; shows desk with key/mail slots, chandelier, staircase with marble steps and bannister, ornate wallpaper, and poster: "Our Boys...
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Lobbies--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Loretto Heights, service camp, World War I
- Women trainees enjoy an ice cream cone and tea break under a tent awning, Loretto Heights service camp, a WWI training center for women, Denver, Colorado; some of the women knit with yarn and needles. The women wear military uniform skirts, blouses...
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Native American women cook outdoors
- Native American (Plains) women cook outdoors over a fire. One woman sits on a blanket and rolls a piece of dough with a jar. Another woman stands nearby. The woman, who sits, wears a knit hat and a dress; the other woman wears beaded moccasins, a...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Outdoor cookery--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Katherine 28 [sic] Lafayette Street
- Katherine Hildebrand stands outside with a Saint Bernard dog at 2840 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. She wears a coat and knit cap. Snow covers the ground.
- Saint Bernard Dog--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Front yards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hildebrand,...
- December, 1898
- Photographed at Ironton, Colo., Sept. 8th, 1886
- In Ironton (Ouray County), Colorado, people and a dog pose by a log building with signs that read: "B. Ware and I. Steele. Plain Sewing" and "Pawn Brokers Co." Men are in suits with bow ties and watch chains. Women wear box-plaited flounced skirts...
- Ironton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.; Pawnshops--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Ironton--1880-1890.
- 1886 September 8
- Jarvis Hall Military Academy - probably rugby football team
- Group portrait of Jarvis Hall Military Academy football team members in Montclair (Denver), Colorado. The men hold knit sweaters and hats; uniforms have letters: "JHMA."
- Jarvis Hall Military Academy (Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- DHS Jr. Champions
- Group portrait of football team members from Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. The men wear knit turtleneck sweaters; uniforms have letters: "DHS." One holds a football with letters: "D.H.S. Jr. Champions, 92-93."
- Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1893?]
- DHS Jr. Champions
- Group portrait of football team members from Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. The men wear knit turtleneck sweaters; uniforms have letters: "DHS." One holds a football with letters: "D.H.S. 93 Jr. Champions."
- Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1893?]
- Eagle, Colo. town views 5/12/78
- Buildings along Washington Street in Eagle, Colorado, include a plain two-story building with a sign reading "H & R Block Income Tax"; a brick building with two awnings which read "Serv-U-Shop," and a sign which reads "Allstate"; a false front...
- Eagle (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Eagle--1970-1980.
- 1978 May 12
- Fire Wolf
- Portrait of Fire Wolf, a Native American man on a saddled horse outside Barthelmess' studio, Fort Keogh (Custer County), Montana. Fire Wolf wears a feather headdress, fur wrapped braids, a choker and a hair pipe breast plate over a knit shirt, a...
- Indians of North America--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Fort Keogh (Mont.)--1890-1900.; Headdresses--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Warriors--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Fire Wolf.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Easter Parade at Immaculate
- A man and woman walk by the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The man wears a suit, the woman's outfit includes a straw hat, a cable knit sweater, and a corsage.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1941 Easter
- 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?
- Lucy in alcove
- Interior view of a Denver, Colorado home; shows a woman with a book on tuck and roll upholstered window seats. Her outfit includes a plaid blouse and knit dress.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Window seats--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]