Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Miss Wallace
- Studio portrait of Emma Wallace, of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She stands in front of a painted backdrop and rests her arm on a faux rock. She wears a light colored dress with a tight bodice decorated with loose pleats and a basque...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Wallace, Emma, resident of Georgetown, Colo.; Hancock family.
- Skip Lucero, Ernie Salazar and Skip Herrera
- Three young friends, Skip Lucero, Ernie Salazar, and Jim "Skip" Herrera, stand in front of St. Cajetan's School in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Skip Lucero wears pleated pants and a suede leather jacket. Ernie Lucero wears a suit...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Herrera, Jim--Pictorial works.; Lucero, Skip--Pictorial works.; Salazar,...
- [1953]
- 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?]
- María Virginia Juana Montoya and María Encarnación Quintana
- Portrait of Hispanic American women María Virginia Juana Montoya de Duran and María Encarnación Quintana de Gallegos, residents of southern Colorado. María Duran wears a blouse with a gathered neck and three quarter length sleeves, a skirt...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Women.; Duran, María Virginia Juana Montoya de--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, María Encarnación Quintana de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1900?]
- Juanita Girardot Gomez and Benina Gutierrez Girardot, Vigil, Colorado
- Juanita Girardot Gomez, and elderly woman, poses with Benina Gutierrez Girardot against a wooden building in Vigil (Las Animas County), Colorado. Juanita wears a headscarf, a light colored patterned blouse and a long, full skirt decorated with...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Vigil (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Older people.; Women.; Gomez, Juanita Girardot, 1874---Pictorial works.; Girardot, Benina Gutierrez, ca. 1840---Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [ca. 1900?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who wears a dress with a skirt pleated in the center. Her fitted bodice buttons up the center and is pleated up the center panel. She wears a bow around her neck and a square pin holds her collar shut. She...
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family. The woman stands and wears a dress with a pleated full skirt, a paneled bodice with pleats, buttons and puffed sleeves. The man (sitting) holds a baby and wears a suit, tie and gloves. The baby wears a pinafore over a...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women and children
- Studio portrait of women seated beside young children. The mothers have short curled bangs, and hair pulled back and wear basques, neck scarves and full skirts. A woman with a pleated dress and overskirt is beside a girl in a pleated blouse and...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.
- between 1891 and 1901
- Women's wedding dress
- Wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with appliqued bands of ivory and cotton lace and ivory silk. The front edge is velvet with appliqued...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Women's wedding dress
- Shows the top portion of a wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with applique bands of ivory and cotton lace, ivory silk. On the front edge...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Family of Jesse W. Nelson
- Outdoor family portrait of men and women at a 50th (Fiftieth) wedding anniversary gathering in a fenced yard in Rising Sun (Ohio County), Indiana. An elderly man and woman sit in wooden and wicker chairs. John W. Nelson wears a suit with a vest, a...
- Nelson, Jesse W.--Family.; Nelson, Sabra--Family.; Rising Sun (Ind.)--1900-1910.; Aged persons--Indiana--Rising Sun--1900-1910.; Anniversaries--Indiana--Rising Sun--1900-1910.; Families--Indiana--Rising Sun--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Mrs. Harding & Arline & Harlowe
- Mrs. Harding, her daughter Arline, and her baby Harlowe, pose for a studio portrait. Mrs. Harding has her hair pulled back and secured with a comb; she has on pince-nez, a tailored blouse with two rows of buttons and a high collar, and a wool coat...
- Girls--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.; Mothers & children--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1898]
- M. Grace Brown
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Grace Brown, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Brown wears her long hair pinned back, and long ringlets to her shoulders. Her dress bodice has a pleated front panel with pleated ruffle trim, and a lace...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Brown, M. Grace (Mary Grace); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Kate P. Lennon
- Studio portrait of Kate Pauline Lennon, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Lennon's bangs are curled and she wears a belted basque with a straight pleated hem, lace cuffs and a pleated and gathered ribbon panel adorned with a bow....
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Lennon, Kate P. (Kate Pauline); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- E. Caroline Kettle
- Studio portrait of Eliza Caroline Kettle, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves, a tightly pleated neckline and a loosely pleated bodice. Her hair is pulled back in a braided bun. She wears a bar...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Kettle, E. Caroline (Eliza Caroline); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Leni Stewart in back, Mary Stewart in front with their father
- Studio group portrait of the George Stewart family, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. George Stewart wears a sack jacket, a vest and striped pants. He wears a loose silk tie and a watch fob. His hair is parted to the side and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Stewart, George, resident Georgetown, Colo.; Stewart, Leni.; Stewart, Mary, resident Georgetown, Colo.
- Josephine MacCare
- Studio group portrait of Josephine MacCare, and probably unidentified members of her family from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. One woman wears a dress with a tight, buttoned basque style bodice and a long loosely pleated skirt. She has...
- McCare, Josephine--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Women.; McCare, Josephine.
- Mr. & Mrs. Jose Benito Córdova
- Studio portrait of José Benito Córdova and his wife Marina Rivera de Córdova of Rivera of Los Córdovas (Las Animas County), Colorado. Marina wears a dark dress with a basque decorated with bugle beads and lace, a bustle and a pleated...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Córdova, José Benito--Family--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Marina Rivera de--Family--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Donaciano Córdova family
- Studio portrait of Margarita Santistevan Cordova, baby Delia Cordova and Donaciano Cordova. Margarita wears a dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves, she has a bow and ribbon around her neck. Delia wears a pleated dress with a lace bertha collar....
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Spouses.; Infants.; Families.; Córdova, Donaciano, 1861-1941--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Delia--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Margarita Yasabel Santistevan de,...
- [1889?]
- Casimiro Barela, his wife Damiana Rivera Barela and daughter
- Studio portrait of Colorado State Senator Casimiro Barela from Las Animas County, Colorado, his wife Damiana Rivera de Barela and his second daughter by his first wife, Juanita Barela. They pose in front of a painted drop. Damiana wears a black...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women.; Families.; Legislators.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Barela, Juanita--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Vitalia Trujillo, Magdelene Lujan, and Lucia Trujillo
- Studio portrait of sisters Vitalia Trujillo and Magdelene Lujan. Magdalene holds baby Lucia Trujillo; the family were residents of Fort Collins, Colorado. Vitalia wears a dark dress with a low waist line and a loosely pleated collar, her hair is...
- Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Families.; Infants.; Trujillo, Vitalia--Pictorial works.; Trujillo, Lucia--Pictorial works.; Lujan, Magdalene--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Cipriano Montoya and Crisanta Montoya
- A man identified as Cipriano Montoya sits in a chair outside an adobe building in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. His wife Crisanta Montoya stand beside him with one hand on her hip. She wears a pleated blouse, a scarf and a skirt trimmed...
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Montoya, Cipriano--Pictorial works.; Montoya, Crisanta--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mother of Sam Melendrez
- Studio portrait of two young women. They pose in long dresses with pleated skirts and wear bows in their hair. One of the woman is identified as the mother of Sam Melendrez, a worker in the Fort Collins area.
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Women.; Melendrez, Sam--Family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Arcenio C. de Baca, Emilia Rudolph C. de Baca & Don Pablo C. de Baca honeymoon at El Porvenir, N.M.
- Pablo C. de Baca, his wife Emilia Rudolph C. de Baca, and a nephew, Arcenio C. de Baca pose in a grove of pine trees near Porvenir (San Miguel County), New Mexico. Pablo wears a hat, suit and tie and has a mustache. Emilia wears a long dark dress...
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Porvenir (N.M.)--1890-1900.; C. de Baca, Pedro, 1874-1940.; C. de Baca, Emilia Rudolph, 1879-1908.; C. de Baca, Arcenio.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1897
- Children of Antonio Teodoro Lobato and Maria Epemenia Córdova
- Studio portrait of the adult children of rancher and farmer Antonio Teodoro Lobato and his wife Maria Epemenia Cordova de Lobato. They are identified Left to Right: Front row: Rosavel and José Julián "J.J." Lobato. Back row: Refugio,...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Families.; Women.; Lobato, Antonio Teodoro--Family--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Antonio Teodoro--Family--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1890
- Frank Herrera
- Frank Herrera, poses in front of his home at 1126 12th (Twelfth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He is bare chested and wears pleated pants. His wavy dark hair is parted on the side and combed back. His brother, Skipper (Jim)...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Herrera, Frank--Pictorial works.; Herrera, Joe--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1941
- María Salomé Córdova
- Studio portrait of a Hispanic American woman, María Salomé Córdova. She wears a dark dress with a tight bodice with two rows of buttons, a bustle, pleated skirt and striped trim. She has curly hair and wears a broad brimmed hat with an...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Juan J. Valdéz and Reyes Maes
- Studio portrait of Hispanic Americans Juan J. Valdéz and his wife Reyes Maes de Valdéz. Juan is balding, he is seated in a chair and wears a suit, silk tie and watch fob. His wife stands beside him. She wears a long dress with puffed sleeves, a...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Valdéz, Juan J.--Pictorial works.; Valdéz, Reyes Maes de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- ca. 1896
- 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
- Jovita Ortega Aguayo immigrated to the United States in 1915 during the Mexican Revolution.
- Studio portrait of Jovita Ortega (later Aguayo). She sits in a chair and holds a doll. She wears a dress with a satin collar and a pleated front, a pearl necklace and a pin. Her hair is pulled back into a braid.
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Girls.; Immigrants.; Aguayo, Jovita Ortega--Pictorial works.; Girls--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Immigrants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1921
- Ballet Chicano de Aztlán
- Teenage boys and girls, members of the Ballet Chicano de Aztlán, a Chicano dance troop and part of the Crusade for Justice, dance in Mexican costumes on a stage, in front of a painted drop in Denver, Colorado. The boys stand behind the girls,...
- Ballet Chicano de Aztlán--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Dancers.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Ballet Chicano de Aztlán--Pictorial works.;...
- [1970]
- Magdalena Martinez Arellano, center with her adoptive parents, Porfirio and Teodora Trujillo.
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Magdalena Martinez Arellano with her adoptive parents Porfirio and Teodora Trujillo, in, probably, Southern Colorado. Magdalena wears a pleated dress with slightly puffed sleeves and a high waist. Her father...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Families.; Girls.; Arellano, Magdalena Martinez--Pictorial works.; Trujillo, Porfirio--Pictorial works.; Trujillo, Teodora--Pictorial works.; Adoptive parents--Colorado--Pictorial...
- ca.1912
- Trinidad Advertiser office, Trinidad, Colorado
- Men, a woman, and a boy stand and pose in front of the Morning Advertiser newspaper office in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Mrs. Sam Schuyler wears a pleated dress, a fitted shirt with a bow, and a decorated hat. S.H. Stevens, the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Portrait of a woman
- A woman sits and poses for a studio portrait. The woman wears eyeglasses, a necklace, a watch pin, a pleated skirt and a lace, two-piece blouse with buttons and a ribbon and bow.
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Family, Rifle area
- Men, women and girls pose for a family portrait. The men wear suits with bow ties. The women and girls wear dresses with pleated collars or scarf ties. The girls and young women have short bob or pageboy hairstyles.
- Families--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Woman with fruit
- A woman poses and holds two apples in a studio portrait. The woman wears a dress with pleated sleeves and a star shaped pin, a lace collar and a large bonnet.
- Apples--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Industrial Art Dept.
- Interior view of a classroom at the State Normal School of Colorado (later University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Students sit at wooden desks and hold pencils and paper. Ceramic pots, urns, vases or teapots are on...
- State Normal School of Colorado (Greeley, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Art education--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Teachers'...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Women friends
- Studio portrait of women in puff shoulder bodices and pleated dresses.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Wife and husband
- Studio portrait of a man and woman; she wears a pleated bodice and a dress with applique.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Spouses--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Married couple
- Studio portrait of a man and a woman; she wears a puff shoulder bodice with a pleated inset, pince-nez, and a jeweled sash buckle. He has a goatee and watch fob jewelry.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Spouses--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Full length studio portrait of a man and woman. The man wears a suit, neck tie, boutonniere and sits in an upholstered chair. He rests his foot on a cushion. The woman stands to the side of the chair. She wears a pleated skirt and laced bodice....
- Couples--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dress with a pleated front. Her hair is pulled back from her face and her short curly bangs are styled over her forehead.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who stands between two heavy drapes. She holds on to the fabric and rests her face on the edge of a tapestry. She wears a pleated skirt, loose bodice, and choker. Her hair is pulled back on top of her head. A fur rug...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of two women
- Photograph of a studio portrait of two women who sit on a bench and lean toward each other with their heads touching. Each has an armed wrapped around the waist of the other. One woman wears a dress with a pleated skirt, and fitted bodice with...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a young woman
- Studio portrait of a young woman who wears a dress with a fitted bodice and puffy sleeves. A pleated panel runs down the center of the bodice at a slight angle and is gathered at her waist with a broad buckle. A pin holds together the high...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who poses in front of a set of heavy drapes. The woman holds a rolled diploma or document in her hands. Her skirt is pleated on one side. The bodice of the dress is decorated with embroidered flowers and...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl who wears a plaid dress and large feather and fur hat. The collar of the dress is finely pleated and held in place by a bar pin. She wears a necklace around her neck and her straight hair hangs to her shoulders.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a loose bodice with a pleated yoke boarded with lace. The dress has a high collar. Her hair is pulled back loosely.
- Women--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 two women and a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man and two women. The man sits in an upholstered chair; he wears a suit with the jacket fastened at the top button and has a full beard and moustache that obscure his mouth. The women pose on either side of the...
- People--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891