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barry, d. f. (david frances), 1854-1934. (19)
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indians of north america -- clothing & dress -- 1880-1890. (16)
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a. t. lewis & son dry goods company (denver, colo.) -- 1990-2000.; dry goods stores -- colorado -- denver -- 1990-2000.; historic buildings.; historic preservation -- colorado -- denver.; historic buildings -- colorado -- denver.; architecture -- colorado (13)
west side historic district (denver, colo.) -- 1990-2000.; west side neighborhood (denver, colo.) -- 1990-2000.; historic buildings.; historic preservation -- colorado -- denver.; historic buildings -- colorado -- denver.; architecture -- colorado -- denve (13)
indians of north america -- women -- portraits -- 1880-1890. (11)
shooting star. (5)
yellow lark. (5)
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schleier, george c. -- homes & haunts.; north capitol hill (denver, colo.) -- 1970-1980.; historic buildings.; historic preservation -- colorado -- denver.; historic buildings -- colorado -- denver.; architecture -- colorado -- denver -- history. (4)

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- St. Agnes Mission Church, Saguache
- View of Saint Agnes Mission Church, a Catholic church on the Southeast corner of Gunnison Avenue and 6th Street, Saguache (Saguache County), Colorado. The mission-revival style church has art deco cross shaped ornamentation around the entrance, a...
- St. Agnes Mission Church (Saguache, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Saguache (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic churches.; Historic buildings.; St. Agnes Mission Church (Saguache, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Saguache--Pictorial...
- 2009
- The Colonnade
- View of The Colonnade (1902, architect-Charles Quayle) at 1212 East Colfax Avenue in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three story Classical Revival-style brick building with terracotta ornamentation. Projecting hipped...
- Colonnade, The (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Apartment houses.; Historic buildings.; Colonnade, The (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Apartment...
- 1976
- Smiley Middle School
- View of Smiley Middle School (1928 : George Williamson, architect; expanded 1949 : Raymond Erwin, architect) at 2500 Holly Street in the Park Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. This three-story Tudor Revival style building features red brick...
- Smiley Middle School (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historic buildings.; Schools.; Towers.; Smiley Middle School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2002
- Smiley Middle School
- View of details of the roof line of Smiley Middle School (1928 : George Williamson, architect; expanded 1949 : Raymond Erwin, architect) at 2500 Holly Street in the Park Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Tudor Revival style building...
- Smiley Middle School (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Doors & doorways.; Historic buildings.; Schools.; Smiley Middle School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 2002
- Basket
- Shows a Native American (Jicarilla Apache) coiled willow basket dyed with brown natural dye and red, green, blue and black commercial dye. The basket has a rim, loop handle and leg/foot shaped as a star. The foundation of the basket is rod and welt...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1920-1930.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1920-1930.; Baskets--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929]
- Nevadaville W. S. Richards Denver built in 90's Letcher St.
- The W. S. Richards' house on Letcher Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one story, L-shaped frame structure with a gable roof. The covered porch has a balustrade and jigsaw ornamentation on the frieze. The cross gabled end has a...
- Richards, W. H.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [between 1938 and 1940?]
- House, Silver Plume
- A single story residence in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado, features both cross gables and a flanged, hipped roof, gingerbread ornamentation, and a decorative arched window.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- June 2, 1940
- Trinidad biography, unidentified
- Portrait of an unidentified man in Trinidad, Colorado. The gentleman has long, gray chin whiskers, and the area around his mouth is clean shaven. He wears a vest and jacket with wide, trimmed lapels, and a bow tie.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Loma, his wife and family, a prosperous indian farmer
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Loma Joscum, farmer, poses with his wife and family. The women and girls wear print dresses and carry blankets over their arms, Loma and his boys wear pants, loose shirts, and breech cloths....
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Farmers--1900-1910.; Joscum, Loma.
- 1907
- Shee-Moo, Blackfoot squaw
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Salish) Flathead (possibly Blackfoot) woman, identified as Sheemoo. She is dressed in dark clothing which is accented by the hair pipe ornamentation around her neck.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Shee-Moo.
- 1907
- Grey-wolf, Indian policeman, Crow Indian Reservation, near Pryor, Montana
- A Native American (Crow) man, identified as Grey-wolf, a policeman, poses on the Crow Reservation near Pryor, Montana. He wears moccasins, a breech cloth, a belt with round ornamentation and similar side strap extending from the belt to the ground,...
- Crow Indians--Montana--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1880-1910.; Indian reservations--Montana--1880-1910.; Police--Montana--1880-1910.; Grey Wolf, Crow policeman.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Crow Indian chief
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an unidentified Native American (Crow) chief. He wears a stitched coat decorated with fur and bead fringe and feathers, chest decoration made of animal tails, a choker with a circular frontpiece, and an eagle...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Indians, Ute - Towee
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Ute man(?), identified as Towee. He wears a fringed hide shirt, squash blossom necklace, hair pipe choker, braid ornamentation, and an eagle feather headdress.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--1910-1920.; To-Wee.
- 1911
- Sulphur Springs, Manitou
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. In the left is the Soda Spring Pavilion, a cross gable roofed structure with a cupola and ridgecresting; latticework in the gable apexes forms sunbursts. The eastern half of the building is open...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cochiti Pueblo, arts and customs - dances
- Native American men and women dance in a circle in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. They are dressed in ceremonial costume, elements of which include: buffalo headdresses, decorative dresses, moccasins, bustles, and feather ornamentation.
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Cochiti Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Cochiti (N.M.)--1890-1920.; Ceremonial dancers--New...
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Breckenridge
- View of the entrance to the Valley Brook Cemetery in Breckenridge, Colorado; shows a wrought iron arch between stone pillars, with the name of the cemetery welded between two arched metal rods; tendril like ornamentation accents the top of the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Dakota Indians
- Two Native American (Dakota) women, a girl, and infant pose in front of a tepee with a stovepipe. Both of the women wear plaid print dresses and blankets around their shoulders; the younger woman holds the baby wrapped in blankets; the young girl...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Girls--1880-1910.; Infants--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Sioux Indians
- Two young Native American (Sioux) girls pose on a grassy plain. One wears moccasins, a dark dress with elk tooth ornamentation, and a beaded necklace. The other wears a full length hide dress with fringe and elk's teeth, a belt with round disk...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Girls--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Sioux Indian dance
- Native American (Sioux) men and women participate in a ceremonial dance in front of a crowd gathered beneath a shelter. Costumes include moccasins, leggings, fringed dresses, breechcloths, hair pipe ornamentation, beadwork decoration, and...
- Dakota Indians--Dance--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Aged persons--1910-1920.; Ceremonial dancers--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Tin Cup, Colorado
- Interior view of a defunct business in Tin Cup, Colorado; shows two large rectangular window bays on either side of a rectangular doorway, single leaf door with four panels leaning against large doorway, and an elaborate metal head-board with a...
- Tincup (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Beds--Colorado--Tincup--1930-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Bell tower, Star Hook and Ladder Company fire house, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the bell tower of the Star Hook and Ladder Company fire house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was built in 1866 on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The structure covering the bell is square in plan and has four corner columns with Victorian...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bell towers--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Community church at Fairplay - 1941
- View of the community church surrounded by a metal fence in Fairplay (Park County), Colorado; shows only the the arched-pointed double doors and windows of the church; decorative metal work fence includes tendril ornamentation; plank board porch...
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.; Fences--Colorado--Fairplay--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Elaborate archway between the parlor and diningroom
- Interior view of the John Owen house in Idaho Springs, Colorado shows semicircular archway between the parlor and dining room; filling the space from the top of the arch and down about two feet is an intricately carved wood piece that shows...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Owen, John--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1965 and 1980]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- View of a residence with three people in front (one man on a bicycle, two women standing on the porch) in Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a medium gable and "L" shaped floor plan, horizontal clapboard siding, and bays with rectangular openings...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado, residences
- View of the John Owen house in Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a single detached two story structure with cross gable roof and overhanging cornice, gable ornamentation under the overhang, first floor bay window, wooden quoins at the corners,...
- Owen, John--Homes & haunts.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1980.
- [between 1965 and 1980]
- Residence of John Owen, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- View of the two story John Owen house in Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a cross gable roof and overhanging cornice, gable ornamentation under the overhang, wooden quoins at the corners, horizontal clapboard siding, and rectangular bay opening...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1980.; Owen, John--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1965 and 1980]
- Thomas Cooper home
- View of the Thomas Cooper single story detached home in Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a rectangular floor plan, hipped roof and centrally located chimney, segmental bay openings with Queen Anne brickwork surrounds and double hung windows; door...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1980.; Cooper, Thomas--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1900 and 1980?]
- El Jebel Temple, interior, Denver
- Interior view of the El Jebel Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado; shows scalloped arches, pilasters, mirrors, marble, tile, and Arabic ornamentation.
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Freemasons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- Silver Plume
- The front doors of the Catholic Church in Silver Plume, Colorado, are centered on a front gable. They were hand carved in Italy and shipped to Father Volpez when the church was built in 1876. They have been painted a number of times over the years...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Silver Plume--1930-1950.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Silver Plume--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1945]
- Aspen residence
- View of the top half of the two story residence of Jacob Sandelowsky in Aspen, Colorado; features a Victorian building with a gabled roof with shingles, decorative ironwork, turret with a conical roof and shingles, finial, brick cornice, and a...
- Sandelowsky, Jacob--Homes & haunts.; Architecture, Victorian--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.; Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- House of Henry Gillespie, later known as Ghost House
- View of the dilapidated Henry Gillespie house in Aspen, Colorado; features a wood frame structure with towers with triangular dormers, pediments, finials, numerous gables, finials, gingerbread ornamentation, and clapboard siding; shingles falling...
- Gillespie, Henry B.--Homes & haunts.; Aspen (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Aspen--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Ghost house
- Evening view of the dilapidated, snow-covered Henry Gillespie house in Aspen, Colorado; features a wood frame structure with towers with triangular dormers, pediments, numerous gables, finials, gingerbread ornamentation, and clapboard siding; panes...
- Gillespie, Henry B.--Homes & haunts.; Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Pitkin County Court House
- The Pitkin County Courthouse, built in Aspen, Colorado in 1890, is a rectangular-shaped, two story building with Italianate and Richardsonian influences. It has a hipped roof, a central tower with roof ornamentation, and a pediment style structure...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.); Courthouses--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Peck House, Empire, Colorado
- Men, women and children pose on the front porch and in an automobile in front of The Peck House in Empire, Colorado. Famous for its elaborate ornamentation and excellent service, it hosted many of Colorado's most famous persons. Features include...
- Peck House (Empire, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Empire (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Empire--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Hyman's Club, Leadville saloon
- Four men pose in front of the two double door entry doors of the Hyman's Club at 316 Harrison Street in Leadville, Colorado. The wood frame false front building has large pane windows. Three of the men wear suits, vests and hats and the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Rio Grande County, Del Norte
- A bronze plaque is set in sandstone in front of the library on Del Norte, Colorado in Rio Grande County. Architectural features of the one-story building include a gabled roof and porch, window ornamentation, and a chimney. Hedges grow around the...
- Del Norte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Del Norte--1960-1970.; Plaques--Colorado--Del Norte--1960-1970.
- July, 1966
- Suriap, Utah
- A studio portrait (standing) of Suriap (Su-ru-ipe), a Native American (Yampah) warrior, son of Lodge Pole, a prominent chief and warrior. Suriap wears his long hair secured in ties. He has small metal hoop earrings, wears a deerskin tunic with...
- Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Yampa Indians--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Warriors--1860-1880.; Suriap.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1869 and 1874.]
- Administration Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Administration Building at the Chicago World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The edifice, designed by Richard M. Hunt, is an octagon with four pavilions at the four corners. The pavilions are Greek Revival...
- Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pavilions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- c1894
- Administration Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Administration Building at the Chicago World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The edifice, designed by Richard M. Hunt, is an octagon with four pavilions at the four corners. The pavilions are Greek Revival...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pavilions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Photograph of a tomahawk, portion of handle near blade ornamented
- Tomahawk, handle with ornamentation near blade.
- Tomahawks--1870-1930.
- [between 1874 and 1930]
- Two Bear, son and daughter, Dakota, full length
- Two Bear, seated, Dakota, with son and daughter standing beside him, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; Two Bear wears scarf tied at neck, vest, long shirt, pants and moccasins; his son wears suit jacket, vest and pants; his...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Two Bear.
- [188-?]
- Group of unidentified Indians, Sioux, full length
- Group of unidentified Native Americans, Dakota or possibly Crow, full length studio portraits with painted backdrop; group of three, two men and one woman; Native American man standing behind seated pair with two feathers in hat, muffler around...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian man and woman, Crows, seated, full length
- Unidentified Crow man and woman, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop; man with feathers in hair, necklace, shirt, muffler around neck, blanket wrapped around waist, pants with fringe, and moccasins; woman with ornamentation on...
- Crow Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Shooting Star, Dakota, seated, ornamental beads, full length
- Shooting Star, Dakota female, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing braide hair, ornamentation in hair, necklace, beads as a sash and down front of dress, wrist bands, rings on fingers, and moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Shooting Star.
- [188-?]
- Shooting Star, Dakota, similar view
- Shooting Star, Dakota female, full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing braided hair with ornamentation, necklace, beads as sash and belt, wrist bands, rings on fingers, and moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Shooting Star.
- [188-?]
- Shooting Star, Dakota, similar view
- Shooting Star, Dakota female, full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing braided hair with ornamentation, necklace, shawl wrapped around shoulders, beads worn as sash and belt, wrist bands, rings on fingers, and moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Shooting Star.
- [188-?]
- Shooting Star, Dakota, similar view
- Shooting Star, Dakota female, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing braided hair with ornamentation, necklace, beads worn as sash and belt, wrist bands, rings on fingers, and moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Shooting Star.
- [188-?]
- Shooting Star, Dakota, similar view
- Shooting Star, Dakota female, full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing hair ornamentation, necklace, beads used as sash and belt, wrist bands, rings on fingers, moccasins, and shawl wrapped around shoulders.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Shooting Star.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's son, a Dakota, and David F. Barry Sitting Bull's son in Indian clothing with elaborate headdress, full length.
- Sitting Bull's son Louie and David Frances Barry, full length studio portraits; Sitting Bull's son seated with four feathers in hair, hair ornamentation, fur vest with shiny metal adorments, seashells, and sheriff badge attached, loin cloth over...
- Dakota Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.
- 1926
- Unidentified Indian woman, similar view, bust
- Unidentified Crow female, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing braided hair with ornamentation, dentalium shell earrings and necklaces, and wide leather studded belt around waist.
- Crow Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]