Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl with bangs and shoulder length hair, in a probably linen or cotton dress with a lace bertha collar, wide cuffs, a cummerbund, a necklace and a full skirt. She poses in front of a lace fabric drop.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of two girls and a boy on a faux carved stone prop in front of a lace fabric backdrop. The girls wear identical hairstyles with bangs and long hair pulled back, necklaces, lace dresses with v-necks, high yokes and capped sleeves....
- Boys--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Girls--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?]
- Portrait of an infant
- Studio portrait of a baby with curly hair parted on the side, the infant wears a dress with a front lace panel and a lace underskirt. The baby is posed on a high backed chair covered by a fur rug.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of a girl with ringlets and a white dress over a lace petticoat. The girl's hand supports a baby who wears a lace dress and sits in a chair.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl in a chair in front of a lace backdrop. The girl has her hair in ringlets with a bow; she wears a dress with a lace collar, puffed shoulders and a necklace.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby in a white dress with a lace covered bodice, cuffs, and hem, and leather shoes or boots. The baby sits and poses on a chair draped in lace fabric.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of an infant
- Studio portrait of a baby in a dress with a lace collar, hem, bodice and sleeve details. Shows a lace curtain backdrop.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl with bangs and long hair in a long dress with puffed sleeves and a lace collar and cuffs. The girl stands in front of a lace curtain.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of girls and a boy
- Studio portrait of children. A girl with long hair stands in a dress with a cross over bodice and ruffled trim, three-quarter length sleeves, a long train, and a gauze skirt apron. A girl seated in a chair wears a dress with a ruffled collar, a...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl with bangs and long hair. She wears a dress with a low waist and lace details, a chain and locket around her neck, and leather boots. Shows a faux carved stone platform and a lace curtain backdrop.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of an infant
- Studio portrait of a baby in a dress with lace cuffs, a cape embroidered with flowers, and a hat with probably gathered tulle ruffles on the brim. Shows a lace curtain backdrop.
- Hats--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- 2 women & 1 child
- Portrait of two unidentified women seated in front of lace curtains, one holds a boy on her lap, the other holds a rolled up magazine, probably in Denver, Colorado. The women wear long skirts and blouses with large sleeves and lace.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Girl and boy
- Baby in lace gown poses atop girl lying on grass. The girl wears a dress trimmed with lace.
- Girls--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Central City home interior
- A dining room table in a Central City dining room has a white tablecloth with a brocade stripe criss-crossing it. A tea service and other silver pieces sit on a breakfront, which has a mirror and a marble top. In front of the lace curtained window...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Interiors--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Central City residence interiors
- Daylight streams through the lace curtains of a dining room in Central City, Colorado. A lazy susan is covered with a lace cloth and has a vase of flowers, fruit, salt and pepper shakers, and a sugar bowl on it. It sits on a rectangular table with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a dancing couple attending the convention in Trinidad, Colorado. The womam wears a lace dress, with overlapping flounces from waist to floor, and a wide, ruffled lace collar. She wears a sprig of ostrich feathers in her hair. Spectators...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dancing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Beauchamp, Sara Grace.; Davis, Jefferson Hayes.
- August, 1939
- Portrait of Miss Firth
- Miss Firth poses outside of a house, probably Colorado. She wears a long ruffled dress, with a ruffled and lace bodice, long sleeves and a hat with flowers and lace. She has dark hair and may wear a cameo necklace or broach. The building behind her...
- Clothing & dress--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Louise Marshall
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Louise Marshall. She wears lace gloves, a lace collar, and a brooch.
- Marshall, Louise.; Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1854 and 1865]
- Store interior, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a store in Georgetown, Colorado. People pose by table covered with white fabric and an arrangement of lace in the middle. Identified men include Tom Rodda, Sam and Howard Strausse; women wear dresses, short capes, and hats....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Interiors.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 to 1910?]
- Byers residence interior
- Interior view of the William N. Byers home in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a vanity with mirror, lace curtains, and carpet. A woman poses in a dress with a lace yoke.
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Guest chamber at Nast Hotel
- Interior view of guest room at Nast Hotel, Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; painted rustic log furniture including bed, dresser with mirror & brass handles, chair, settee or loveseat, & stand-alone closet with drape; log beams...
- Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Portrait of a baby
- Full-length portrait of a baby wearing a long-sleeved christening gown with lace around the bottom of the skirt and ruffles on the breast and cuffs, Aspen, Colorado; ring on baby's left hand; shows baby sitting on a chair covered with a print...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Infants--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1887]
- Portrait of a baby in Leadville, Colorado
- In this portrait of a baby, taken in Leadville, Colorado, the young child wears a long-sleeved dress with a long skirt, bands of lace, and a stand-up lace collar.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Infants--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1887]
- Group of 6 girls wearing dresses they made
- Students model dresses they made in sewing class at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows six girls in shirtwaist style dresses of silk, sprigged muslin,...
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dresses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Black Hawk - 1941
- View of the Lace House, Black Hawk, Colorado, an example of Victorian Carpenter Gothic architecture with board and batten siding, steep pitched roof with finials, arched-pointed windows, elaborate one-story veranda with balustrades, and decorative...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1941
- New temperance leaders
- Officers of the Southern Colorado Women's Christian Temperance Union pose near a wall. A woman identified as Mrs. Harry Friend, corresponding secretary, wears a dark color dress with a lace collar. Recording secretary, Mrs. E. F. Davisson wears...
- Southern Colorado Women's Christian Temperance Union--People--1940-1950.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Pueblo--1940-1950.; Temperance--Colorado--Pueblo--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Pueblo--1940-1950.
- 1940 June 20
- 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 Poley and his children
- Studio, bust portrait of a man, a boy and a girl. Horace Swartley Poley has a moustache and wears a shirt with a starched, straight collar, and sits between his son and daughter. Frank Ferguson Poley wears a shirt with probably a rounded lace...
- Children--Colorado--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, Frank Ferguson.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Schrader, Elizabeth Ferguson Poley.
- 1894?
- Unidentified Moffat woman
- Studio portrait of an unidentified woman from the family of David H. Moffat. She sits on a chair and wears a plaid blouse with a ribbon bow tie, and has a lace skirt with a lace shawl around her arms.
- Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911--Family.; Women--1880-1890.; Moffat family.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- 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
- Antoinette Perry
- Studio profile portrait of Antoinette Perry, an actress, who stands and poses with her arms extended over a large, ceramic vase with painted flowers. She wears a long two piece lace dress with a slim skirt and pleats midway down the thigh. Her...
- Actresses--1900-1920.; Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Young woman
- Studio portrait of a teenage girl; her blouse has a lace collar and lace cap sleeves
- Girls--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sisters
- Studio portrait of girls. The younger girl stands and holds an ostrich feather fan, she wears a dress with a lace collar and button shoes. The older girls is seated, she wears a dress with a lace collar and a tie, she wears button shoes.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1880.; Families--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1880.; Girls--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Blackhawk, Colorado, 1900's
- Houses in Blackhawk, Colorado, include the Lace House and one with a mansard roof.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- North Clear Creek, wide angle
- View to the west, perpendicular to North Clear Creek, in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows Lace house, Colorado Central Railroad tracks following Clear Creek, State Ore Sampling Works, the Toll Gate Saloon (with balcony) on west side of creek, and...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; North Clear Creek (Gilpin County-Jefferson County, Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [187-?]
- Elizabeth Byers
- Studio bust portrait of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers). Byers wears her wavy hair pulled back and poses in a fitted dress with a high collar, a lace front panel and a lace cravat, and diamond earrings.
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.; Women--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- M. Adella Condit
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Adella Condit, salutatorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Condit's hair is pulled back and tied with a ribbon in back. She wears a dark lace scarf fastened at the throat, and her dark dress has a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Condit, M. Adella (Mary Adella); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Lillian U. Arnold
- Studio portrait of Lillian Urania Arnold, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Arnold's long hair is pulled back and she wears a white dress with a lace bodice, pearl drop earrings, and poses with her arms on the back of a chair. Her...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Arnold, Lillian U. (Lillian Urania); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Eva J. McBroom
- Studio bust portrait of Eva J. McBroom, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. McBroom's wavy hair is worn in a braid. Her dress has narrow, pleated panels on either side of the button enclosure. She wears an upright lace collar, a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; McBroom, Eva J.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Celia F. Osgood
- Studio portrait of Celia Frances Osgood, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Osgood has tight, curled bangs, and wears her hair pulled back. Her dress has velvet panels and she wears an upright lace collar and a lace scarf pinned...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Osgood, Celia F. (Celia Frances); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Kate G. Eastwood
- Studio bust portrait of Kate Gowdey Eastwood, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Eastwood wears her wavy hair pulled back in a braid, and neatly curled bangs. Her bodice is gathered at the shoulder and the front enclosure is...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Eastwood, Kate G. (Kate Gowdey); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Pattie H. Field
- Studio portrait of Pattie Hockaday Field, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Field's bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back and pinned in a braided twist. She stands behind a chair and poses in front of a classical building...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Field, Pattie H. (Pattie Hockaday); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- A. Gertrude Miller
- Studio bust portrait of Annie Gertrude Miller, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She has curly bangs and hair pulled back. Her dress, possibly brocade, has a front button enclosure with an asymmetrical ruffled lace panel. The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Miller, A. Gertrude (Annie Gertrude); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Fa[nn]ie Rice
- Studio bust portrait of Fannie Rice, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Rice's bangs are tightly curled, and her hair is pulled back in a bun or twist. She wears a lace blouse with a two-tiered ruffle collar, and a layered, lace...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Rice, Fannie.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Delia Miles
- Studio portrait of Delia Miles, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Miles wears her wavy hair pulled back. She wears a lace basque over a fitted corset. The basque has three-quarter length sleeves with lace cuffs, and a pleated...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Miles, Delia.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Anna S. Bishop
- Studio bust portrait of Anna Sophia Bishop, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Her bangs are curled and tousled, and her hair is drawn back and arranged on her head in two rows of braids. Bishop wears a lace dress and probably a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Bishop, Anna S. (Anna Sophia); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Hedgcock & Jones
- Interior view of the Hedgcock & Jones Store on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows display cases filled with gloves, lace lappets, and women's hosiery. Boxes are stacked on shelves behind the cases. Rolls of wrapping paper are on the...
- Hedgcock & Jones Specialty Store Co. (Denver, Colo.) 1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Interior
- View of a dining room decorated with garlands of artificial leaves, and artificial plants and flowers. Shows a round claw-foot table, with a lace tablecloth and a large rose center piece and small basket table decorations, and chairs. A brick front...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Dining tables--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1912?]
- Rose garden
- Women in hats and long summer dresses pose in a rose garden in a park. They wear dresses, loosely fitted blouses, skirts with ruffles, lace, pleats, and buttons. The hats include ostrich or egret feathers, lace, and artificial flowers; most have...
- Gardens--1900-1910.; Parks--1900-1910.; Roses--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]