Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Little Church Billiard Hall token
- This view of a round token with "Little Church Billiard Hall" stamped on an raised oval in the center and surrounded by a narrow oval band shows the token much larger than life. Outside the oval band is a sparse decoration including a rose,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Billiards--Colorado--Leadville--1980-1990.
- [betwwen 1980 and 1990?]
- Major Marcus A. Reno, in uniform, bust (oval frame)
- Major Marcus Albert Reno, head and shoulders studio portrait in oval frame, wearing military uniform; engaged in Little Bighorn on June 25- 26, 1876, and set up a hospital during the hilltop fight to care for wounded.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Reno, Marcus A. (Marcus Albert), 1835-1889.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Flower beds at Del Monte
- View of planting beds and landscaping designed by Rudolph Ulrich at the Hotel Del Monte in Monterey (Monterey County), California. Shows an oval brick walkway surrounded by low ground cover. In the center of the oval are small palm trees and low...
- Hotel Del Monte (Monterey, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Monterey (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Gardens--California--Monterey--1880-1900.; Hotels--California--Monterey--1880-1900.; Porches--California--Monterey--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1891?]
- Silverton - Grand Imperial Hotel 9/21/78
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking north; shows storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, and the stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows. The mansard roof,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1970-1980.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- 1978 September 21
- Spokane Indians
- Native American Spokane men, women, and children pose in their camp, next to a tepee, Washington State. The men wear trousers, shirts and hats, while the women wear traditional Plateau-style dresses with square cut sleeves and abalone shell disk...
- Indians of North America--Children--Washington (State)--1900-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--Washington (State)--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Spokane portrait
- A Native American Spokane woman poses with her daughter; they wear Euro-American style dresses; the woman wears a head scarf; the young girl wears a bonnet and holds a toy cradleboard with a doll.
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Cradleboards--1890-1910.; Dolls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Cherrelyn horse car
- View of the Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway car, Cherrelyn, (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado, shows the horse on the rear platform as a man adjusts the wooden ramp board. Wood frame buildings and...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1905]
- Major Marcus A. Reno, similar view
- Major Marcus Albert Reno, head and shoulders studio portrait in oval frame wearing military uniform; second in command of the 7th Cavalry at Battle of the Little Bighorn, sent by Custer to attack the village and forced to go on defensive, he led a...
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Reno, Marcus A. (Marcus Albert), 1835-1889.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Luther S. Kelly, long loose hair & wearing buckskins, bust
- Luther Sage Kelly, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing scarf tied at neck, buckskin leather shirt with fringe; also called "Yellowstone Kelly", born 1849 and died 1928; scout and frontiersman.
- Kelly, Luther S. (Luther Sage), 1849-1928.
- [188-?]
- A line of carts and mules on the street of town
- Oval framed view of a line of oxen and mule carts on an unpaved street with boardwalk and business buildings; Lagerbeer Saloon, third brick building from right.
- Boardwalks--1880-1900.; Ox teams--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- American Horse, Dakota, seated, wearing Indian headdress, holding peace pipe, 3/4 length
- American Horse, Dakota, 3/4 length seated studio portrait with oval frame; wearing feather headdress, breastplate; holding straps to beaded bag; photograph of a portrait.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [188?]
- Brig. General Alfred Sully, standing in uniform, 3/4 length
- Brigadier General Alfred Sully, 1/2 length standing studio portrait in oval frame, wearing military uniform.
- Generals--1880-1890.; Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Sully, Alfred, 1821-1879.
- [188-?]
- Judge Gunnell
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Judge Allen Thomson Gunnell, Colorado attorney and politician; arrived in Lake City 1875; state legislator, 1878; County Judge in Leadville (1883-?); appointed to State Court of Appeals, 1889; arrived in...
- Lawyers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Politicians--Colorado--1880-1900.; Gunnell, Allen Thomson, 1848-1907.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Junius Flagg Brown
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Junius Flagg Brown, Denver wholesale grocer, businessman, and art collector.
- Grocers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Brown, Junius Flagg, 1827-1908.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- West of Kingston
- A tree with bare branches, possibly a Limber Pine, stands on a ridge near James Peak on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek Counties in Colorado. The image is framed in a dark oval as a result of its being retouched.
- Limber pine--Colorado--1930-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; James Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking southwest; shows close-up detail of the ornate acanthus capitals on the square pilasters fronting the ground floor of the Hotel, the stepped semicircular arches over the...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [1965?]
- Orchard near Grnd [sic] Junction, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Fruit orchard near Grand Junction, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; man standing amongst fruit trees.
- Fruit--Colorado--1890-1920.; Orchards--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Charlotte 4 or 5 yrs
- Full standing studio portrait of Charlotte at four or five years of age. Young girl stands with palms against wall in a drop waist dress and boots, has ribbons in curled hair.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902]
- Senenca Young
- Three-quarter seated portrait of Senenca Young in suit, vest, tie and hat.
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Young, Senenca.
- [between 1895 and 1902]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Central City, Colorado, taken from Central Hill shows mine tailings and a telephone post in the foreground. Landmarks in the background include Gambler's Row along Main Street, the Teller House, the Opera House, St. James' Methodist...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Proposed Civic Center, Biscoe and Hewitt, Architects
- Reproduction of a drawing depicting aerial view west towards proposed Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado; proposed drawing by architects Maurice B. Biscoe & Henry H. Hewitt, business located at 25 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1913]
- Castle Canon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Castle Canyon, Eagle or Pitkin County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows rocky walls with dry streambed and small waterfall, distant center.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 8, 1912 February 24
- Dakota group - Sitting Bull, Curley, Gall, John Grass, Rain-in- the-Face, oval portraits, busts
- Composite of reprinted photographs of four Dakota Native Americans and one Crow Native American involved in Battle of Little Bighorn, plus view of monument at the Custer Battlefield; head and shoulders studio portraits, oval framed of Gall, John...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (Mont.)--1880- 1890.; Curly.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- [188-?]
- American Horse, Dakota, seated, wearing Indian headdress, holding peace pipe, 3/4 length, (oval frame)
- American Horse, Dakota, 3/4 length seated studio portrait; wearing feather headdress, breastplate, holding straps to beaded bag; oval frame; photograph of a portrait.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [188?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, similar view, bust, (oval frame)
- Gall, Dakota Chief, head and shoulders studio portrait in oval frame with unbraided hair; open shirt.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.
- [188?]
- Chief Joseph, Nez Perce, wearing embroidered shirt, oval frame, bust
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Chief Joseph, Nez Perce, wearing embroidered shirt, in oval frame.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904.; Indians of North America--Portraits.; Nez Percé Indians.
- [188-?]
- Captain George W. Yates, in civilian clothes, bust (oval frame)
- Captain George Walter Yates, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing suit jacket and bow tie; died June 25, 1876 at Little Bighorn while commanding Company F, 7th Cavalry.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Yates, George Walter, d. 1876.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Plunge pool, 4UR Ranch
- View of the an abandoned plunge pool at the 4UR Ranch in Wagon Wheel Gap (Mineral County), Colorado, The oval shaped swimming pool has a concrete wall and metal railing around it.
- 4UR Ranch (Wagon Wheel, Colo.)--Facilities--2000-2010.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Swimming pools.; 4UR Ranch (Wagon Wheel, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--Pictorial works.; Wagon Wheel Gap...
- 2009
- Pagosa Bar
- Interior view of the Pagosa Bar at 460 North Pagosa Boulevard in Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. Men in cowboy hats and jeans drink around the bar. A woman bartender stands behind the bar. The backbar is dark wood. The bar has round...
- Pagosa Bar (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Bartenders.; Interiors.; Bars (Furniture).; Pagosa Bar (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1982
- LA Diner
- View of the facade of the LA Diner (Last American Diner) at 1955 28th Street in Boulder, Colorado. The one story Art Deco style building has a cornice, an ornate art deco parapet with abstract antennae, a clock and long oval front windows. A neon...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Parapets.; Last American Diner (Boulder, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Last American Diner (Boulder, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants--Colorado--Boulder--Pictorial works.; Parapets--Pictorial works.; Boulder...
- 1992
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage
- View of the Pearce-McAllister Cottage (1899; Frederick J. Sterner, architect) at 1880 Gaylord Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade (west elevation) and south elevation of a two-and-one-half-story Dutch...
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1985
- 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
- Celestino García
- Studio portrait of Celestino García, a rancher from Conejos (Conejos County), Colorado. For many years he served in the House of Representatives in the Colorado General Assembly. He wears a suit and tie, his gray hair is parted on the side and he...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Legislators--Colorado.; Mustaches.; Older People.; García, Celestino, 1861-1919--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American legislators--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1915 and 1918?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 34, 1912 August 24
- Planters House
- View of people, horses, and covered wagons on a dirt street in Denver, Colorado. Shows men, carriages, and wagons in front of the Planters' House building; a two-story, frame hotel and stage stop at the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Blake...
- Overland Stage Line--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864
- Woman's portrait
- Photo of a studio portrait of a woman with a loose hair style and flowered collar.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- The Tabernacle, Great Salt Lake
- View of the Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) Tabernacle on Temple Square, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows the oval domed roof, arched doorways and sidewalks.
- Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1880-1890.; Mormon tabernacles--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Mormon churches--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Mormon Temple and Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Utah
- View of the Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) Temple, Tabernacle and Assembly Hall in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows the arched and round windows and spires of the Gothic style Temple, the oval dome roof of the...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Buildings--1900-1910.; Salt Lake Temple--1900-1910.; Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1900-1910.; Mormon temples--Utah--Salt Lake County--1900-1910.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1900-1910.; Temple Square...
- Beckwith guest house room with an Oriental screen
- Interior view of the Beckwith residence in (probably) Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; decor includes an ornate rug and a vanity with oval mirrors. An embroidered silk screen with bamboo trim depicts egret birds, and is reflected in the glass.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Mirrors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Reflections--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Woman & infant
- Portrait of a woman and her baby in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Mr. Henry P. H. Bromwell
- An oil portrait of the bust of Mr. Henry P. H. Bromwell by Henrietta Bromwell. He has short gray hair and a white beard; he wears a standing collar, black stock, vest and jacket with lapels. The frame is gilded, gessoed and molded wood. The...
- Men--1870-1890.; Bromwell, Henry Pelham Holmes, 1823-1903.
- [between 1876 and 1886]
- Bishop John Franklin Spalding
- An oil portrait of the side profile bust of Bishop John Franklin Spalding. He has white hair, a mustache and a beard. He wears a black robe with white, gathered and full sleeves. The frame is gilded and molded wood shaped in an oval.
- Bishops--1880-1902.; Men--1880-1902.; Spalding, John Franklin, 1828-1902.
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- Serving tray
- Oval silver tray with raised border relief, pierced embossed grape pattern and two handles. The surface is etched with a filigree center and monogrammed. The bottom is copper color and etched, and there are four feet on the bottom. The tray was...
- Trays--1800-1910.
- [between 1800 and 1910]
- War club
- Shows a war club made by Native American Sioux White Whirl Wind from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The stone head is oval and is covered with horsehair dyed purple and an eagle feather is attached at one end. The handle is decorated with blue and black...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Clubs (Weapons)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Bag
- Shows an oval buckskin bag made by Native American Sioux, Lucy Knife, from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The bag features decorative multicolor and white beadwork, a flap, tin jingler, a chicken feather dyed red and a thong with green quillwork. The...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Pouches--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Tobacco pouch
- Shows a tobacco pouch (Native American Sioux) purchased or found in Lower Brule, South Dakota. The pouch is oval and it features decorative blue, red, green and white beadwork in geometric designs; a draw string is attached at the top opening of...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Pouches--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900]
- Burden basket
- Shows a Native American (Apache) coiled burden basket constructed of willow and devil's claw. The top rim of the basket is decorated with strips of leather fringe. The bottom has leather cloth. Bands, checkerboard, negative diamonds, and an oval...
- Apache baskets--1870-1900.; Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Baskets--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City
- View of the Mormon (Latter-Day Saints) Temple and the oval dome roof of the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. The temple is a granite Gothic style structure with round and arched windows and towers topped with spires; a statue...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints--Buildings--1880-1890.; Salt Lake Temple--1880-1890.; Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1880-1890.; Mormon tabernacles--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Temple Square...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- The Tabernacle
- View of the Mormon (Latter-Day Saints) Tabernacle in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Shows the oval dome roof, arched doorways and sidewalks; a lion sculpture sits by the sidewalk. Sign reads: "Please keep off the lawns."
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints--1880-1890.; Tabernacle (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1880-1890.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Temple Square (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1880-1890.; Mormon churches--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]