Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mesa Verde - detail of mesa top structure
- Detail view of the walls of Sun Temple (?), Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, shows a bonding material capping the rock walls to ensure structural rigidity.; SUMMARY.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Rural town
- Birds eye view of a town, possibly in Utah; shows houses, orchards, and a mountain.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Male
- Portrait of an unidentified man wearing a suit and tie.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Portrait of a toddler
- Shows a toddler seated on a chair. She wears a quilt patterned dress with a lace collar. Tintype is mounted on a page inside of the Morgan and Evans album.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- A stereograph studio portrait (sitting) of a man. He wears a three piece suit, ascot, and a watch chain.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Photomontage of a man
- Photomontage of one man in five different exposures: in a rocking chair, as he reads, a portrait, as he stands, and as he holds a safety bicycle. In two exposures, the man wears a bowler.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait (standing) of a man. He stands near a wooden fence and a painted background. He wears a suit, a duster coat with fur collar and cuffs, and a hat.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears a velvet lapel jacket and a bow tie.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Portrait of a man
- Portrait (sitting, 3/4) of a man. He wears a suit, bow tie, and a soft peaked cap. He holds a cigar.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Buildings in trees
- Lawn, sidewalks, and cottonwood trees and residences, probably in Colorado or Utah. A brick house has a covered porch and fanlight.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Unidentified white man, wearing coat & tie, bust
- Unidentified male, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing suit coat, vest and bow tie.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Photographs of two studio bust portraits of unidentified men taken by other photographers. One of the portraits has the name "Anderson" stamped below it. The other portrait is in an oval frame with a floral pattern stamped on two opposite corners....
- [between 1907 and 1931?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- People have carved names into several trees that stand in the foreground near a dirt path. A large cliff formation stands at a distance at the base of a hillside. Trees line the surrounding terrain.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Pecos
- Large rocks lie scattered in the foreground in this landscape scene, possibly near the Pecos Mission in New Mexico or at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. The tops of several trees are in the background, and gray clouds line the sky.
- [between 1915 and 1931?]
- 5th Avenue Tavern
- View of 506 Santa Fe Drive, the abandoned 5th Avenue Tavern in the Baker neighborhood of Denver,Colorado. The two-story commercial style building has brick corbeling, a cornice and arched windows on the second story. A faded painted sign on the...
- 5th Avenue Tavern (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Commercial facilities.; 5th Avenue Tavern (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Abandoned...
- 1976
- Waterwheel
- View of mine processing facility ruins with a waterwheel and flume, in (probably) Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterwheels--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Old mining works Montgomery Spanish arastra
- View of an abandoned placer mine operation near Montgomery (Park County), Colorado. Wooden sluices and cabins are nearby.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Montgomery--1870-1880.; Sluices--Colorado--Montgomery--1870-1880.; Montgomery (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Mines s. of Ouray
- View of an abandoned mine south of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; shows Abrams Mountain.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Abbey Theatre Irish Players
- Group portrait of the Abbey Theatre Irish Players in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women in winter coats. The Broadway Theater entrance is in the background.
- Abbey Theatre--People--1930-1940.; Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1932 February 11-13
- Abbey Theatre Irish Players
- Group portrait of the Abbey Theatre Irish Players in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women in winter coats. The Broadway Theater entrance is in the background.
- Abbey Theatre--People--1930-1940.; Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1932 February 11-13
- C. M. Clay, KY.
- Studio portrait of Kentucky abolitionist Cassius Marcellus Clay. His hand rests on leather bound books.
- Abolitionists--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.; Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Million $ Hiwy
- View of the Million Dollar Highway (State Highway 550) Ouray County, Colorado; shows stone guardrails, a car, and Abrams Mountain.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Million $ Hiwy
- View of the Million Dollar Highway (State Highway 550), in Ouray County, Colorado; shows road grade and Abrams Mountain.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Million $ Hiwy
- View of the Million Dollar Highway (State Highway 550), Ouray County, Colorado; shows road grade, a car, stone guardrail, and Abrams Mountain.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Million Dollar Hiwy Tunnel
- View from a tunnel on the Million Dollar Highway (State Highway 550), Ouray County, Colorado; shows rough rock interior and Abrams Mountain.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Million Dollar Hiwy.
- View of Abrams Mountain and the Uncompahgre River valley in Ouray County, Colorado.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Miners
- Men surround an injured man (in shock?) in a mine in (possibly), Colorado. One holds a pitcher and a spoon, another has his eyes opened wide and holds a candle.
- Accidents--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1901?]
- Jose Angel Gutierrez
- A profile portrait of Jose Angel Gutierrez, he helped to form the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO), and in 1970, La Raza Unida (The United People).
- Activists--1960-1980.; Mexican Americans--1960-1980.; Gutierrez, Jose Angel.
- [between 1965 and 1980?]
- Miss Josephine Roche
- Josephine A. Roche reads a folded paper and has a book in her lap. Her hair is upswept, and her blouse has lace trim.
- Activists--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.; Roche, Josephine A. (Josephine Aspinwall), 1886-1976.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Joe Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle
- Studio portrait of Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle. He holds a walking stick.
- Actors--1860-1870.; Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905.; Van Winkle, Rip (Fictitious character)
- 1869
- Buffalo Bill
- Studio portrait of Buffalo Bill dressed as a young scout probably for his role in the dramatic play "The Scouts of the Prairie." He wears a cowboy hat and a (beaver) fur-trimmed, buffalo hide coat with fringe on the shoulders.
- Actors--1870-1880.; Celebrities--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Entertainers--1870-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1870 and 1873]
- Ned Buntline, Buffalo Bill & Texas Jack
- Studio portrait of Ned Buntline (E.Z.C. Judson), Buffalo Bill (W.F. Cody) and Texas Jack (J.B. Omohundro). They acted in a dramatic play entitled, "The Scouts of the Prairie."
- Actors--1870-1880.; Celebrities--1870-1880.; Entertainers--1870-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buntline, Ned, 1822 or 3-1886.; Omohundro, John Burwell, 1846-1880.
- [1872]
- Edwin Booth, seated, facing camera, bust
- Photograph of a portrait, with frame, of head and shoulders of Edwin Booth, actor, wearing suit and tie.
- Actors--1880-1890.; Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Charlie Chaplin
- Studio portrait of Charlie Chaplin. He wears a suit and tie.
- Actors--1910-1930.; Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Maude Fealy
- Maude Fealy poses for a studio bust portrait, possibly for the role of "Filiberta" in "The Cardinal." She has long, wavy hair; wears a bracelet, a pearl necklace, and a dress with gathered, sheer fabric and beadwork; and holds a bouquet of lilies.
- Actresses--1900-1910.; Fealy, Maude, 1881-1971.
- [1900?]
- Antoinette Perry
- Studio profile portrait of Antoinette Perry, an actress, who stands and poses with her arms extended over a large, ceramic vase with painted flowers. She wears a long two piece lace dress with a slim skirt and pleats midway down the thigh. Her...
- Actresses--1900-1920.; Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Jobyna Howland
- Full-length studio portrait of Jobyna Howland, stage and screen actress and comedienne; born in Indianapolis, educated in Denver; daughter of Joby A. Howland, minstrel man; made New York stage debut in 1899; original "Gibson Girl" (posed for artist...
- Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Gibson girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Howland, Jobyna d. 1936.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Antoinette Perry
- Studio portrait of Denver actress Antoinette Perry. She wears a white blouse, a laced, velvet bodice and a skirt with embroidered stripes. She wears her hair in a long braid and holds a rose.
- Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Antoinette Perry
- Studio portrait of Denver actress Antoinette Perry. She wears a woven straw hat with her hair down, a jumper with a pleated pinafore, and a striped blouse trimmed with lace. She is barefoot and pulls on a piece of gum that she holds in her mouth.
- Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Antoinette Perry
- Studio portrait (standing) of Denver actress Antoinette Perry. She wears a woven straw hat with her hair down, a pinafore with a pleated bodice, and a striped blouse trimmed with lace. She is barefoot and leans forward and pulls her skirt up over...
- Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Antoinette Perry
- Studio portrait of Denver actress Antoinette Perry. She wears a woven straw hat with her hair down, a pinafore with a pleated bodice, and a striped blouse trimmed with lace. She is barefoot. She smiles, and poses on a cast iron table with her legs...
- Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Smiling--1900-1910.; Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Frances Douglass, Union High school teacher
- In this standing protrait of Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Douglass, she wears a long dark skirt and a long-sleeved blouse with a pin on her collar. He wears a striped shirt, bow tie, and trousers with a leather belt and a waist watch chain. They stand in...
- Adams City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1920.; Douglass, Frances.
- [between 1909 and 1918]
- Marshall Reservoir and dam
- View of Marshall Dam and reservoir near Eastlake (Adams County), Colorado; snow dots the ground and front range mountains are in the background.
- Adams County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Marshall Dam (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Marshall Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1930.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Adams County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Adit Tunnel De Worop Mill, Camp Francis &c
- View of the mines near the Adit Tunnel and Camp Francis (Boulder County), Colorado.
- Adit Tunnel (Boulder County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Camp Francis (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Camp Francis--1880-1900.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Adobe house & oven
- This L-shaped adobe house has an oven in the yard, a ladder against the wall, and children in the doorway.
- Adobe buildings--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--children--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Gen. Palmer's Residence, Glen Eyrie
- Uphill view of General William Jackson Palmer's residence at Glen Eyrie (literally, "Valley of the Eagle's Nest"), north of Garden of the Gods, near Colorado Springs, Colorado; turret with porch at top is at center of image; first story obscured...
- Adobe buildings--Colorado.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 70 miles from railroad, Pellman's Wells, N.M.
- View of an adobe house with an attached wooden shed in a place identified as Pellman's Wells, New Mexico. Horse drawn wagons are near the house. A woman stands near a gate, and a wagon and chickens are nearby.
- Adobe houses--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Turkey plant
- View of an assembly line with dressed turkeys in Colorado. Shows the carcasses on a conveyor belt and hanging from hooks.
- Advertising--Colorado--1960-1970.; Food industry--Colorado--1960-1970.; Food processing machinery--Colorado--1960-1970.; Turkeys--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- [Ninth] 9th annual convention 11th district Advertising Federation of America Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of men and women, members of the Advertising Federation of America, 11th District, who pose near the Brown Palace Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. The men wear suits and coats. The women...
- Advertising Federation of America--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business people--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931 March
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a Black man possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- African Americans--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]