Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Troops aboard the Marine Fox return to New York Harbor
- Hundreds of Tenth Mountain Division Troops fill the U.S.S. Marine Fox as it enters New York Harbor. All are wearing light khaki uniforms. Most of the men are face the camera. Two other ships are in the background.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--New York--1940-1950.; Troop movements--New York--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945
- Fashion models at Goodro Ford 2650 E. 45th Av.
- Women fashion model pose with Ford automobiles for a public relations photo shoot at Goodro Ford located at 2650 E. 45th (Forty-fifth) Avenue in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. One woman wears a blouse and flared skirt with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Elyria Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fashion models.; Fashion shows.; Interiors.; Station wagons.; Goodro Ford (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1960-1970.
- 1968 Sept. 25
- City Park Sundries
- View of the exterior of City Park Sundries at 2101 York Street in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The two story commercial building has shaped parapets, an oversized cornice and brackets and small iron balconies on the second...
- City Park Sundries (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ice cream parlors.; City Park Sundries (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Ice cream parlors--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1976
- Casimiro Barela and Damiana Rivera Barela
- Studio portrait of Colorado State Senator from Las Animas County, Colorado, Casimiro Barela and his wife Damiana Rivera de Barela. Senator Barela wears a suit with an oversized celluloid collar and necktie. He has a trimmed, gray mustache and his...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Women.; Spouses.; Legislators.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1915?]
- Sopp & Truscott Bakery Silver Plume
- View of the Sopp & Truscott Bakery at 1010 Main Street in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The one and a half story building has wooden siding and a large square tower with two pediments and decorative brackets that houses the public...
- Sopp & Truscott Bakery (Silver Plume, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Bakeries.; Sopp & Truscott Bakery (Silver Plume, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bakeries--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume...
- 2010
- Unidentified children
- Studio portrait of three unidentified children, a young boy and two girls. They pose in front of a painted backdrop beside a prop balustrade. The boy wears a loose, pleated shirt with an oversized collar and knickers. His dark hair is parted on the...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1880-1890; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- José B. García
- Studio portrait of a young boy, José B. García of Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. He stands beside a chair in front of a painted drop. He wears a suit and an oversized bow tie, he has a carnation in his lapel. His hands are together as...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1910-1920; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; García, José B., ca. 1892-1972--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [ca. 1915]
- Colfax Elementary School
- View of Colfax Elementary School (1951; Richard Perry) at 1536 Tennyson Street in the West Colfax neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Modern features of this building include a flat roof, stepped parapet, glass block, oversized column pilasters and...
- Colfax Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; West Colfax (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Schools.; Colfax Elementary School (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Elementary schools--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1994
- The Cactus Club
- View of the Cactus Club (1990, architect-Peter Dominick), a private literary and social club, at 1621 Blake Street, in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a two-story Neo-Victorian building constructed of gray brick with...
- Cactus Club (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Clubs.; Cactus Club (Denver, Colo.); Private clubs--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- ca. 2000
- Closeup of the William W. McLellan Gateway to City Park
- Partial view of the south portion of the McLellan Gateway (1904, Architect-Edwin H. Moorman) located at one of the entrances to City Park, Twenty-first (21st) Avenue and York Street in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The gateway is...
- McLellan, William W.--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Gates.; Lamps.; McLellan, William W.--Monuments.; Gateways--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Lamps--Pictorial works.; City Park (Denver,...
- 1978
- Unidentified mariachi musician and teenager
- An unidentified mariachi musician and a teenage boy pose in a house probably in Denver, Colorado. The musician wears an oversized straw sombrero, and a shirt and pants decorated with buttons, metal braid and piping and holds a guitar. The teenage...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Musicians.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mariachi--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- 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
- Mrs. Sanchez and child
- Studio portrait of a woman identified as Mrs. Sanchez of Sugar City (Crowley County), Colorado. She sits in a long, dark colored dress with a V-shaped bodice and pleated skirt decorated with buttons. She wears a lace blouse and a necklace. Her dark...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1880.; Mexican Americans--1870-1880.; Studio portraits.; Boys.; Families.; Women.; Sanchez family--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Sugar City--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Sugar City--Pictorial works.;...
- 1875 October 19
- Emanuel Martinez and statue of veteran
- Sculptor Eduardo Martinez poses in his studio beside the clay model for his oversized bronze sculpture of Joe P. Martinez, the first Hispanic to receive a Congressional Medal of Honor in World War II. The sculpture was a commission for the grounds...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Interiors.; Monuments & memorials.; Sculptors.; Sculpture.; Martinez, Eduardo, 1947---Pictorial works.; Martinez, Joe P., 1920-1943--Monuments--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [2006?]
- Alberto "Albert" Lobato and María Odila Lobato
- Studio portrait of a young Alberto "Albert" Lobato and his sister, the infant, María Odila Lobato. He wears a velvet Little Lord Fauntleroy suit with elbow length sleeves and knickers, an oversized lace collar and a shirt with puffed sleeves. His...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Girls.; Infants.; Lobato, Alberto, 1895-1976--Pictorial works.; Lobato, María Odila, 1899-1993--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Clothing...
- [1899?]
- Simon Montez family
- Simon Montez and his wife Emma Valdez Montez pose with their two children. Jose A. Montez sits on his fathers lap. (6 months, born February 13, 1895) and Santiago Montez stands in front of his mother. (2 years old). Simon sits in a chair, wears a...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Children.; Infants.; Spouses.; Women.; Montez, Emma Valdez--Family--Pictorial works.; Montez, Simon--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1895]
- Frank Herrera
- Frank Herrera, a teenage man poses in a double breasted sports coat and shirt with an oversized collar near Cherry Creek in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. An embankment and storm drain are in the distance.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streams.; Teenagers.; Herrera,...
- [1942?]
- Louise Campa in Mexican reboso
- Louise Campa, Lucille Campa, a well known dancer and teacher of Mexican, Spanish classical dance and flamenco, poses in a Mexican dress with woven decoration and a striped reboso over her head. She wears a silver bead necklace and oversized...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Clothing & dress.; Dancers.; Campa, Arthur L. (Arthur Leon), 1905-1978--Family--Pictorial works.; Campa, Louise, 1919-2005--Pictorial works.; Clothing and dress--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1946 and 1950?]
- 1340 Quebec Street
- View of 1340 Quebec street in the East Colfax neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The cottage structure has an oversized false front reminiscent of a commercial style building. The false front facade has a cornice with brackets and dentils and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; East Colfax (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; False fronts.; House.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; East Colfax (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1987
- "The Yearling" sculpture, outside Denver Public Library
- View of the sculpture "The Yearling" outside of the Children's Library of the Central Library branch of the Denver Public Library, 10 West Fourteenth (14th) Street, in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a fiberglass horse...
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Public libraries.; Sculpture.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Public libraries--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2007
- Apex, Colo
- A woman and a dog sit on a hill overlooking the town of Apex (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows wood frame houses, commercial buildings, log cabins and clear cut land strewn with logs.
- Apex (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Confirmation?
- Men, women, children and teenagers pose in front of a church in (probably) western Colorado; the boys wear suits, the girls wear lace dresses, and flowers. A man wears a clerical collar, and a woman wears an oversized hat.
- Clergy--Colorado--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle boardwalk crowd
- Men, women, teenage boys, girls and dogs pose on 3rd (Third) Street in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, by a horse drawn wagon and oversized sack of flour. Signs and awnings read: "Bakery & Confectionery," and "Hampson Bros & Valdez;" a boy is on...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- 1914?
- Circus performers
- Circus performers pose in front of a canvas tent at probably the Dokey Circus in Denver, Colorado. Men dressed as clowns wear costumes that include: knickers, bow ties, hats or caps and a polka dotted clown suit with oversized feet. Clowns balance...
- Dokey Circus--People--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- Circus clowns
- Clowns pose in front of a canvas circus tent at probably the Dokey Circus in Denver, Colorado. A clown pretends to spank a clown with a straw broom. Men circus performers' costumes include: face paint, caps, knickers, a ruffled pants suit decorated...
- Dokey Circus--People--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Show tents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- Pueblo Exchange Bldg. front
- View of the Colorado Telephone Company exchange office in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; sign reads "Long Distance Telephone," (bell logo) and "Pay Station." Features include a tile roof and stepped pediment; adjacent duplex has corbeled brick...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Duplexes--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.
- 1910
- Portrait of boys
- Studio portrait of boys. One boy (sitting) wears a pleated outfit with a wide belt and metal buckle, a yoke on the shoulders and a full skirt, leather buttoned shoes and holds a soft cap with a plaid rim. The second boy (standing) wears a sailor...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with short, curled bangs and braids pulled back. The woman wears a choker necklace of beads and a dress with oversized folds on the shoulders.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio bust portrait of a girl in probably a dress with a rounded, oversized lace collar and a beaded necklace. The girl poses with a doll on a surface draped with lace fabric.
- Dolls--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio bust portrait of a young girl with short bangs in a soft hat tied under the chin with an oversized bow and a dress with sleeve caps. She poses in front of a lace fabric backdrop.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in an asymmetrical, wide brimmed, feather hat and a long coat with upstanding, oversized puffed sleeves, passementerie on the bodice and a high collar edged with feathers or fur. Shows a basque and skirt under the coat.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of a boy and a baby girl. The boy wears a buttoned jacket and an oversized bow around his neck. The girl wears a lace dress with an overskirt, flared cuffs and a bertha collar.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Children--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 curly hair, in a dress with a rounded gathered collar and gathered puffed sleeves and an oversized ribbon bow at the neck.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl, with bangs and curly hair, in a dress with a rounded gathered collar, a full skirt, gathered puffed sleeves and an oversized ribbon bow at the neck. Props are lace fabric and a stone carved wall.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portraits of a woman
- Two studio bust portraits (one inverted) of a woman with a wavy, upswept hairstyle in a blouse with a gathered bosom and a square neckline. In one image she wears a flat brimmed hat with an oversized bow tied in front.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of three women
- Studio portrait of three women. The hair styles include curled bangs, with the hair pulled back, or short layered hair. Two of the women wear simple, dark dresses with puffed sleeves; one has a cross over bodice. The other woman wears a dress with...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait of a boy with short hair parted on the side. He wears a plaid dress suit with a skirt, a buttoned vest under a jacket with wide lapels, an oversized bow around his neck, and leather shoes. The boy holds a riding bat and poses beside...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women
- Studio portrait of two women; one sits on a wooden bench. The woman who stands beside the bench wears a corseted dress with a bow, a basque with a hip flounce, a full skirt with knife pleats, and a small hat with a wavy brim and a long attached...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman and a boy
- Studio portrait of a woman and a boy. The woman has curled bangs and her hair is parted down the middle. She wears a shirtwaist with piping trim and puffed sleeves, and a full, probably damask skirt. The boy wears an oversized sack suit and a...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Reynolds
- A photo of criminal Reynolds. He is an elderly man and wears an oversized jacket and dress shirt. An unidentified man stands next to a doorway behind Reynolds.
- Criminals--1900-1910.
- 1902?
- Reynolds
- A photo of criminal Reynolds. He is an elderly man and is posed in a chair with his hands folded in front of himself. Reynolds wears a hat, an oversized jacket and dress shirt. An unidentified man stands next to a doorway behind Reynolds.
- Criminals--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Mrs. Rena Dalla Antonelli, propr. Silverton American Legion (formerly Miners Union Hall)
- Interior view of the American Legion tavern in Silverton, Colorado. A gray haired woman in a print dress sits behind the wooden bar on a chrome stool. On the backbar are: a rack of bagged snacks topped by a Schlitz beer advertisment in the form of...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Silverton--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Elks convention held in Walsenburg
- Fisheye view of Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, shows stone commercial buildings draped in bunting and United States flags. Pedestrians, bicycles, a barber pole, and an oversized pocketwatch advertisement are on the sidewalk....
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 1086 (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Fraternal...
- 1913
- Elks convention in Walsenburg
- Fisheye view of Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, shows stone commercial buildings draped in bunting and United States flags. Pedestrians, bicycles, a barber pole, and an oversized pocketwatch advertisement are on the sidewalk....
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 1086 (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Fraternal...
- 1913
- Mildred & Mary at Masonville
- In Masonville, Clear Creek County, Colorado, two young women wade in a stream. They lift their skirts, eat apples, and laugh; one wears an oversized, soft, billed cap.
- Masonville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Masonville--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Mildred & Mary at Masonville
- In Masonville, Clear Creek County, Colorado, two young women wade in a stream. They lift their skirts; one wears an oversized, soft, billed cap. This double exposure has a third, ghostlike wader in it.
- Masonville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Masonville--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Mildred & Mary at Masonville
- In Masonville, Clear Creek County, Colorado, two young women wade in a stream. They lift their skirts and eat apples; one wears an oversized, soft, billed cap.
- Masonville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Masonville--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Minturn, Colo
- Well dressed men, women, and children pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, on the steps of a frame schoolhouse (with belfry). The women wear oversized, feathered hats.
- Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Freighting out-fit, Rico, Colo.
- View of Main Street, Rico, Dolores County, Colorado; shows yoked oxen, Conestoga wagons, an oversized pocketwatch advertisement, and a boy on boardwalk. Signs read: "Louis Clark One Price Clothing House Hats, Boots, Shoes, &c.," "Restaurant," "The...
- Rico (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Rico--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Rico--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Walden, Colo.
- View of Main Street, Walden, Jackson County, Colorado; shows people, cars, a buggy, boardwalks, frame businesses, a barber pole, an oversized pocketwatch advertisment, and signs: "C. E. Mosman, General Merchandise, Groceries, Post Office,...
- Walden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Walden--1910-1920.
- 1910