Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dark colored lace dress and looks to the side. The dress has a high, gathered neckline with a partial collar that stands at the back of her neck. A small bunch of lilacs are pinned to her dress. Her hair is...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit, vest, and neck tie. He has a full moustache and short hair parted on the side. He looks to the side.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a child
- Studio portrait of a girl who smiles and looks to the side. She wears a wool dress accented with plaid fabric. She has short curly hair.
- Girls--1890-1900.; Smiling--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who looks to the side. He wears a buttoned suit jacket, bow tie, and high collar. His hair is parted in the middle and combed flat. He has a full moustache.
- Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who looks to the side and tilts her head slightly. She wears a loose bodice with a yoke and high collar made from striped fabric. Her hair is styled in a full loose Gibson-girl style.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who looks down and to the side. She wears a loose bodice with a yoke and high collar decorated with striped fabric. Her hair is pulled back in a loose, full, Gibson-girl style.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- 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 woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who looks to the side. She wears a checked dress with a high collar held together by a bar pin. Her hair is pulled back from her face and her short bangs are styled over her forehead.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who looks to the side. He wears a plaid suit with a jacket, vest, and neck tie. His hair is parted on the side and combed in a slight wave.
- Men--1890-1910.; Suits (Clothing)--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who looks to the side and tilts her head slightly. She wears a loose bodice with a pleated yoke bordered with lace. Her hair is pulled back loosely.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl who sits and looks over the arm of a wicker chair. A tapestry is draped over the chair and the girl rests her hand on the fabric. She wears a light colored dress decorated with ruffles at the yoke and shoulders. Hair...
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Yellowstone - Buffalo herd near Fort Yellowstone
- View of a herd of American Bison (American buffalo) near Fort Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows bulls, cows and calves. A group of tourists looks on. A ridge with limestone cliffs is in the distance.
- Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Bison.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Charles S. Stobie
- Studio portrait of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He kneels in front of a painted backdrop and artificial rock. He holds a rifle and looks at the camera. He wears a brimmed hat, a shirt, bandanna, and striped pants. He has a...
- Artists--American--1860-1870.; Military scouts.; Rifles.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [1869?]
- Livestock - goats
- View of a yard with goats and rabbit hutches, in Denver, Colorado; a woman looks on, and houses are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Goats--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1925?]
- Man holding up a treat for a small dog who is begging
- A man holds a treat for a dog, as it begs, in a yard in Denver, Colorado. A girl looks on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Little girl sitting in a window
- Portrait of a girl who looks through a window in a house in Denver, Colorado. The window frame is surrounded by climbing greenery.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- The Vedette
- An oil painting of a Native American on a horse on a bluff who looks out over a valley. An encampment of tepees are in the valley below and mountains are in the background. The painting is on an unframed rectangular stretched canvas.
- Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Man (side view) standing portrait
- Studio portrait of an unidentified man. The man looks to his side. He wears a hat, tie and striped suit. In one hand he holds a billfold or briefcase.
- Men--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Headdress
- Native American (Sioux) headdress found at the Custer battlefield at Little Bighorn; made of red wool, buckskin, fur, twill fabric, and feathers.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Headdress--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Antlers Hotel fire
- A crowd looks at the charred debris of the Antlers Hotel following a fire that destroyed the hotel on October 1, 1898. Only the smoke stack and burned debris from the walls are left standing. The town of Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Swimming pool at Glenwood Springs
- A child slides into the water at the swimming pool at Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. A man stands nearby and looks on.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Water slides--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Line drawings cartoons a story in six scenes and another cartoon
- View of a cartoon sequence that depicts a man as he sabotages a woman's bundle of lumber and a single panel cartoon the depicts a woman spanking a child while a crowd looks on titled "The Lick Observatory."
- Cartoons and comics--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Little Indian girl
- Portrait of Native American girl in (probably) Colorado, standing by a bottle shaped basket. A man looks out from a tipi.
- Indians of North America--Girls--Colorado--1900-1910.; Baskets--Colorado--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Small boy & girl in park
- A boy and girl stand together on a tree lined path in a park, probably in Denver, Colorado. The boy wears a striped sailor suit, the girl wears a checkered dress. She looks very sad, he comforts her with his arm around her shoulder.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sadness--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Small boy & girl in park
- A boy and girl stand together on a tree lined path in a park, probably in Denver, Colorado. The boy wears a striped sailor suit, the girl wears a checkered dress. They hold hands, the girl looks very sad.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sadness--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Small boy & girl in park
- A boy and girl stand together on a tree lined path in a park, probably in Denver, Colorado. The boy wears a striped sailor suit, the girl wears a checkered dress. She looks very sad, he comforts her with his arm around her shoulder.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sadness--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Before the rehearsal by R. T. Zimmerman
- A photograph of a painting by R. T. Zimmerman. A group of male musicians sit at a table, other musicians and a young boy sit and stand nearby. The young boy holds a horn instrument. A woman stands at another table and pours a liquid (water?) into...
- Musical instruments--1890-1900.; Musicians--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Toddler
- A baby looks in a mirror on the floor probably in Colorado.
- Infants--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rocky Mt. News composing room typesetting linotype machines
- Men work at at linotype machines in the composing room of the Rocky Mountain News newspaper building in Denver, Colorado. A supervisor looks on.
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Katherine Buckwalter looks into an automobile at a campsite in Colorado. A group of tents are nearby.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Windy Gap
- View of the Buckwalter encampment at Windy Gap (Grand County), Colorado; shows Harry Buckwalter operating radio equipment. A dog looks into the speaker.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Windy Gap (Grand County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Radios--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Harry H.
- 1922, August 19-27
- Windy Gap
- View of the Buckwalter encampment at Windy Gap (Grand County), Colorado; shows Katherine Buckwalter operating radio equipment. A dog looks into the speaker.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Windy Gap (Grand County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Radios--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- 1922, August 19-27
- Windy Gap
- View of the Buckwalter encampment at Windy Gap (Grand County), Colorado; shows Katherine Buckwalter operating radio equipment. A dog looks into the speaker.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Windy Gap (Grand County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Radios--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- 1922 August 19-27
- Windy Gap
- View of the Buckwalter encampment at Windy Gap (Grand County), Colorado; shows Katherine Buckwalter operating radio equipment. A dog looks into the speaker.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Windy Gap (Grand County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Radios--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- 1922 August 19-27
- Windy Gap
- View of the Buckwalter encampment at Windy Gap (Grand County), Colorado; shows Katherine Buckwalter operating radio equipment. A dog looks into the speaker.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Windy Gap (Grand County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Radios--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- 1922, August 19-27
- Woman and dog in front of residence
- A woman looks at a dog in front of a brick house with shingle imbrication and an arched window in Denver, Colorado. Addresses read: "435," and "437."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Sopris School
- Boys and girls dance outdoors to the music of a record player at the Sopris School in Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. A teacher stands nearby and looks on.
- Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children dancing--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- Boy on roof of building teasing dog below
- Outdoor portrait of a boy on the roof of (probably) the Charles S. Lillybridge home by Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado; a dog looks up. Alameda Avenue spans a wood suspension bridge.
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Suspension bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Revenue Tunnel at Porters
- A man sits on a dead tree and looks at the Revenue Mine in Porters (Sneffels) in Ouray County, Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings and tailings. Mount Sneffels is in the distance.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Revenue Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Loch Ivanhoe from Hagerman Tunnel, Col. Midland R.R.
- A man looks at Ivanhoe Lake and Colorado Midland Railway tracks from Hagerman Pass in Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ivanhoe Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Pitkin...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Street scene, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of a building located on the corner of Commercial Street and Plum Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man looks at shovels and a wagon displayed on the sidewalk. Signs on the building read: "Cash Bargain Store, 2nd Hand Goods,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly J.J. Hendrix (or Hendrick). The baby looks up and is surrounded by an animal pelt.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Clear Creek Canyon
- View of the Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company tracks. A man looks at Clear Creek; a telegraph pole sticks out of the rock formation.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Boiling Sulphur Springs, Crater Hills
- A man on horseback looks at a hot spring identified as Boiling Sulphur Springs in Crater Hills (Sulphur Mountain), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Sulphur Mountain (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- The Lady of La Jolla, San Diego, Calif.
- Two men stand inside the mouth of a cave which looks like the silhouette of a woman in La Jolla, San Diego, California. Shows large rocks on the floor of the cave.
- La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.)--1890-1900.; San Diego (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Caves--California--San Diego--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Wichita, Leighton Farm, 240 acres of wheat
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, a man in a bow-tie stands in a field of bundled wheat in a field near Wichita (Sedgwick County), Kansas. He looks at a child who sits on top of a wheat bundle.
- Wichita (Kan.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Children--Kansas--Wichita--1900-1910.; Farming--Kansas--Wichita--1900-1910.; Farms--Kansas--Wichita--1900-1910.; Wheat--Kansas--Wichita--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Indian boy with bow
- A small Native American boy (tribe unknown) holds a bow and looks at an arrow he has just shot into the dirt. A woman with unbound hair dressed in a skirt and shawl stands in a doorway and smiles at him; another woman carries a baby on her back in...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Bows (Archery)--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.; Pueblos--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Columbia River Highway, Multnomah Falls
- A woman looks up at Multnomah Falls on Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Multnomah County, Oregon. Benson's Footbridge spans the falls.
- Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Or. and Wash.)--1910-1920.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1910-1920.; Multnomah Creek (Or.)--1910-1920.; Multnomah Falls (Or.)--1910-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Oregon--Multnomah County--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- San Francisco from Russian Hill
- A man stands on Russian Hill and looks over San Francisco, California; shows houses and businesses. A sign on a building reads, "Palace Baths, warm sea water". San Francisco Bay and probably the observatory on Telegraph Hill are in the distance.
- Russian Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- West Lake Park, Los Angeles
- A woman sits on a park bench an looks at the lake at Westlake Park (MacArthur Park) in Los Angeles, California. Shows a pavilion, sailboats, and palm trees.
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; MacArthur Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.; Parks--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.; Pavilions--California--Los Angeles--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]