Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Honoring and celebrating Reverend Frank M. Davis : 15th pastoral anniversary.
- Booklet created by Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado celebrating fifteen years of service by Reverend Frank M. Davis.
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); Davis, Frank M.--pastor.; Clergy--Colorado--Denver.; Community churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 2008 July
- Western History Subject Index
- GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO SHOPPING CENTERS
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Western History Subject Index
- Lender, G
- Western History Subject Index
- Lender's mortgage corporation
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-02261-013-00
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05313-003-00
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-02261-013-00
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-01293-028-00
- Pedro y Rumalda Trujillo
- Studio portrait of Pedro and Rumalda Trujillo. Pedro wears a pinstriped suit and a print tie. His dark wavy hair is parted on the side. Rumalda wears a silk dress decorated with embroidered braid. She has a flower in her hair which is pulled back...
- Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Trujillo, Pedro--Pictorial works.; Trujillo, Rumalda--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [beween 1940 and 1945?]
- Pablo C. de Baca and family
- Pablo C. de Baca poses with his extended family, men women and children, in front of a large wooden house probably in Colorado. Pablo stands center with his hands on his hips, he wears a long sleeved shirt and has white hair and a mustache.
- Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Families.; C. de Baca, Pablo, 1874-1940--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American...
- [between 1935 and 1940?]
- Children of Antonio Teodoro Lobato and Maria Epemenia Córdova
- Studio portrait of the adult children of rancher and farmer Antonio Teodoro Lobato and his wife Maria Epemenia Cordova de Lobato. They are identified Left to Right: Front row: Rosavel and José Julián "J.J." Lobato. Back row: Refugio,...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Families.; Women.; Lobato, Antonio Teodoro--Family--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Antonio Teodoro--Family--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1890
- Adobe house
- View of an abandoned adobe house near San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows an adobe brick building with a sod roof and door and window openings. Sagebrush and trees are nearby. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the distance.
- Adobe buildings.; Houses.; Adobe houses--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Costilla County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Costilla County (Colo.)--2000-2010.
- [between 2005 and 2006?]
- José Gaspar and Eligio Manzanares
- Hispanic American brothers José Gaspar and Eligio Manzanares stand in the snow on the side of a hill probably near San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Jose wears a cap, shirt and jeans and smokes a pipe. Eligio wears a shirt, jacket and pants...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Families.; Manzanares, Eligio--Pictorial works.; Manzanares, José Gaspar--Pictorial works.; Brothers--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1920
- José Gaspar Manzanares and fellow railroad workers
- Hispanic American José Gaspar Manzanares and two unidentified railroad workers pose on the front of Union Pacific Locomotive 3978 in Rawlins (Carbon County, Wyoming. Jose sits, an African American and another man stand. They wear coveralls and...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1940-1950.; African Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Railroad employees.; Manzanares, José Gaspar--Pictorial works.; Union Pacific Railroad...
- 1946
- Excelso Manzanares and his family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Excelso Manzanares, his wife Senaida Roybal de Manzanares , his sons José Gaspar and Zacarías and his daughter, Aurelia. Excelso has a full mustache and wears a suit and tie. His wife, Senaida wears a long...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Families.; Manzanares, Excelso--Family--Pictorial works.; Manzanares, Senaida Roybal de--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1906
- Major Rafael Chacón and Juanita Páiz
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Major Rafael Chacón and his wife Juanita Páiz de Chacón. Major Chacón served in the U.S. Army in New Mexico during the Civil War. He wears a uniform and has a mustache, his wife wears a long dress with a...
- Hispanic Americans--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--1860-1870.; Spouses.; Chacón, Juanita Páiz de--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Rafael, 1833-1925--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1858
- Eusebio Chacón and Sophia Barela
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Eusebio Chacón, son of Rafael Chacón, and his wife, Sophia Barela de Chacón. They are dressed in their wedding clothes. Eusebio sits in a chair, he wears a suit and a white bow tie, he has a mustache and...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Spouses.; Chacón, Eusebio--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Rafael, 1833-1925--Family--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Sophia Barela...
- 1891
- Railroad workers
- View of a railroad work crew in New Mexico. A group of men and teenage boys stand with tools that include crowbars. The men are dressed for cold weather and wear hats, caps, suits, overcoats and jackets. Farmers from southern Colorado would travel...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Railroad construction workers.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Railroad construction workers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.
- 1905
- Students from Martínez School
- Anglo American and Hispanic American school students from the Martínez School pose in Martínez Plaza near the village of Plaza de los Martínez (Las Animas County), Colorado. The boys and teenagers, one on horseback, sit on the ground or...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Martinez Plaza (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children.; Students.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Martinez Plaza--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Martinez...
- 1910
- José de la Cruz Páiz and daughter María
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American José de la Cruz Páiz and his teenage daughter María Dolores Páiz, Apishapa (Las Animas County), Colorado. An elderly José wears a jacket, and matching vest and pants. He has thick gray hair and a...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Apishapa (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Families.; Older people.; Teenagers.; Páiz, José de la Cruz--Pictorial works.; Páiz, María Dolores--Pictorial works.; Fathers and...
- ca. 1860
- Rivera School
- Hispanic American students and their male teacher, who holds books and a ruler, pose in front of their school in Rivera (San Francisco Plaza, Glenham), Las Animas County Colorado. The brick school house has a wooden belfry. A plaque over the door...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Rivera (Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children.; Students.; Teachers.; Teenagers.; Córdova, Juan R.--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Adelina A.--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- El Heraldo
- View of the adobe newspaper office for El Heraldo del Valle, a Spanish Language, Republican newspaper in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The two story adobe house next to El Heraldo belongs to José Ramos Valdéz, (8th from left), a school...
- Heraldo del Valle (San Luis, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; African Americans--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; San Luis (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; Musicians.; Newspapers.; Heraldo del Valle...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- José Amarante Garcia family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American José Amarante García and his family. José served as sheriff and county judge in Conejos County, Colorado. Family members are identified as, front row L to R: José Victor García, Sofia García,...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children.; Families.; Judges.; Sheriffs.; Women.; García, José Amarante--Family--Pictorial works.; García, Teodora Espinoza...
- 1912
- Gallegos Mercantile and Hotel
- View of the Gallegos Mercantile and Hotel on the plaza in San Luis, (Costilla County), Colorado. The two story stone building, owned by José Presentación "J.P." Gallegos, was also the telegraph and post office. The front of the building has a...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; San Luis (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; General stores.; Hotels.; Gallegos, José Presentación--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Gallegos, José Presentación--Homes and...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Francisco and Raymundo Gallegos
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American brothers and ranchers, Francisco and Raymundo Gallegos from San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The men wear suits and ties. Francisco is seated in a chair and Raymundo stands beside him with his hand on his...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; San Luis (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families.; Ranchers.; Gallegos, Francisco--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, Raymundo--Pictorial works.; Brothers--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1895
- The Cordova house
- Hispanic American José Benito Córdova and his wife Marina Rivera de Córdova pose with their families at their two story, Territorial style, adobe house in Las Córdovas, near El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. The house has a balcony and...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings.; Families.; Houses.; Women.; Córdova, José Benito--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Marina Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Adobe...
- ca. 1895
- Erinea García
- Studio portrait (profile) of Hispanic American Erinea García (later Erinea García de Gallegos). She served as the Postmaster for San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado from 1934 to 1973. She wears a dress with a V-neck and a stone and metal...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; San Luis (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Women.; Gallegos, Erinea García de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--San...
- 1925
- Erinea García
- Studio graduation portrait of Hispanic American Erinea García (later Erinea García de Gallegos). She is seated on a stool and wears a white dress trimmed in lace, white stockings, white shoes and has an oversized bow in her hair. She holds her...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Antonito (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Alumni & alumnae.; Women.; Gallegos, Erinea García de--Pictorial works.; High school graduates--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1922
- María Odila Lobato and Diego Antonio Gallegos
- Hispanic Americans Diego Antonio Gallegos and his wife María Odila Lobato de Gallegos pose for their wedding portrait. She wears a plain white dress with a low waist and flounced, lace over skirt. She wears a long veil, her hair is bobbed and she...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Gallegos, Diego Antonio--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, María Odila Lobato de--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Conejos Junior High School, class of 1926
- Hispanic American teacher Erinea García (later Erinea García de Gallegos) poses with her students from the Junior High Class of 1926 on the steps of Conejos Junior High School, Conejos, Colorado. She wears a jumper with a checked pattern and a...
- Costilla Junior High School (Conejos, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Conejos (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Teachers.; Gallegos, Erinea García de--Pictorial works.; García, Castelar--Pictorial...
- 1910
- Costilla Co. Court House
- Hispanic American men pose in front of the first permanent Costilla County Courthouse built in 1884, San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe building has a cross gable roof and a wooden cupola. The courthouse on the National Register of...
- Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courthouses.; Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1910
- María Salomé Córdova
- Studio portrait of a Hispanic American woman, María Salomé Córdova. She wears a dark dress with a tight bodice with two rows of buttons, a bustle, pleated skirt and striped trim. She has curly hair and wears a broad brimmed hat with an...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Pedro Lobato and Esperanza Córdova de Lobato
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Pedro Lobato and his bride Esperanza Córdova de Lobato, maid of honor Odila Lobato and best man Conrad Córdova. The groom, Pedro Lobato wears a suit, vest and tie, his hair is parted in the middle....
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Lobato, Esperanza Córdova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Pedro--Family--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1925
- José Julián Lobato and touring car
- Hispanic American José Julián "J.J." Lobato poses beside his Ford Model T touring car near San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a white shirt, tie and coveralls. He smokes a cigar. Jose Lobato served as Costilla County Treasurer and...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; San Luis (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles.; Judges.; Lobato, José Julián--Pictorial works.; Automobiles, Convertible--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1927 and 1930?]
- Córdova sisters
- Studio portrait of the Córdova sisters, daughters of Juan Bautista Córdova, and his wife María Quirina Sánches Córdova, from Hoehne, Las Animas County, Colorado. The young women are identified: Front row l to r: Antonia and Benigna...
- Hispanic Americans--1850-1860.; Mexican Americans--1850-1860.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Women.; Córdova, Juan Bautista--Family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1855 and 1860?]
- María Salomé Córdova spinning wool
- Hispanic American María Salomé Córdova sits in a chair and spins yarn in her yard in Hoehne (Las Animas County), Colorado. She holds a wood spindle in one hand and the wool in the other. The spindle rests in a wood bowl in her lap. The...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Weavers.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867---Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Road crew, Costilla County
- Hispanic American men. employed on a WPA road project, pose near a tractor and a road grader on a dirt road probably in Costilla County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes and broad brimmed hats. The man who stands on the road grader is...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Costilla County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dirt roads.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery); Laborers.; Road construction.; Tracklaying vehicles.; Gallegos, Diego Antonio--Pictorial works.; Blue...
- [1935?]
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos
- Hispanic American men pose at a meeting of the S.P.M.D.T.U. or Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (Society for Mutual Protection of United Workers) in their building in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The men sit or stand near...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--People--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Antonito (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fraternal organizations.; Interiors.; Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores...
- [1935?]
- María Virginia Juana Montoya and María Encarnación Quintana
- Portrait of Hispanic American women María Virginia Juana Montoya de Duran and María Encarnación Quintana de Gallegos, residents of southern Colorado. María Duran wears a blouse with a gathered neck and three quarter length sleeves, a skirt...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Women.; Duran, María Virginia Juana Montoya de--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, María Encarnación Quintana de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1900?]
- María Isabel Manzanares and José Estevan Vigil
- Portrait of Hispanic American husband and wife, José Estevan Vigil and his wife María Isabel Manzanares de Vigil, Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. They pose on the front steps of their adobe house. María stands next to her husband. She...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Farmers.; Spouses.; Women.; Vigil, José Estevan--Pictorial works.; Vigil, María Isabel Manzanares de--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1903?]
- Damiana Rivera de Barela
- Hispanic American Damiana Rivera de Barela, wife of Colorado State Senator Casimiro Barela, poses for a portrait in an embroidered cape trimmed in fur and a hat decorated with feathers, a bow and a veil. She wears a pin in the shape of a cross.
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Capes (Clothing); Hats.; Women.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Cloaks--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- ca. 1890
- 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
- Los Cordovas Church
- View of Los Cordovas Catholic Church in Los Cordovas, a settlement located along the Purgatory River, approximately two miles east of El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. The adobe building has a gable roof, wooden, shingled bell tower with a...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Las Animas County (Colo)--1890-1900.; Catholic churches.; Older people.; People.; Córdova, José Benito--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Marina Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Catholic...
- ca. 1895
- Juan J. Valdéz and Reyes Maes
- Studio portrait of Hispanic Americans Juan J. Valdéz and his wife Reyes Maes de Valdéz. Juan is balding, he is seated in a chair and wears a suit, silk tie and watch fob. His wife stands beside him. She wears a long dress with puffed sleeves, a...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Valdéz, Juan J.--Pictorial works.; Valdéz, Reyes Maes de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- ca. 1896
- Francisco Rivera and Benigna Rivera family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Francisco Rivera, his wife Benigna Córdova de Rivera and their children, a boy and three girls. Identification: Front row Adelina. Back row, left to right: Francisco, Tobias, Lucinda, Cidelia, and Benigna...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Children.; Spouses.; Women.; Rivera, Benigna Cordova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Francisco--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1887