Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Death Valley Scott, with mustache
- A group of men, including "Death Valley Scott," rides horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The group includes an American cowboy (Scott), a Mexican vaquero, a Native American, and a Russian Georgian Cossack. They are members...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Death Valley Scott.
- [1901]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 21, 1911 May 20
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Croatian Hall, Crested Butte, Colo.
- View of Croatian Hall located at 512 2nd Avenue in Crested Butte, Colorado. The simple, two-story meeting hall has corrugated sheet metal siding on its false front with original decorative cornice and central half rondel containing the words,...
- Croation Hall (Crested Butte, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Halls--Colorado--Crested Butte--2000-2010.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Croatian Fraternal Union of America Sub Assembly No. 26 (Crested Butte, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Croatian Hall...
- 2007
- Tom Vigil
- Tom Vigil poses in front of the Foundry near 12th (Twelfth) and Curtis Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The teenage boy wears a dark shirt and pants with the cuffs rolled up. His dark, curly hair is parted on the side.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Vigil, Tom--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1941
- Hank Enrique Roybal 11th Street.
- Hank Enrique Roybal sits on the front steps of the porch at his home on 11th Street, in the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. He has his hair cut short and wears a polo shirt and jeans with the bottoms rolled into cuffs. The wood frame...
- Porches.; Teenagers.; Roybal, Hank Enrique--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American teenage boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria (Denver,...
- [1953?]
- Two boys dressed as Huck Finn
- Larry Gallegos and Jack Smith participate in the 10th annual Huck Finn Day in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. One boy wears a straw hat, short sleeved shirt and jeans, rolled up and tattered. He holds a fishing pole. The other boy wears...
- Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character)--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Gallegos, Larry--Pictorial works.; Smith, Jack--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Cipriano Gallegos and Mayor Hickenlooper
- American GI Forum Mile High Chapter Commander Cipriano Griego and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper set fire to rolled up papers during the AGIF Mortgage burning ceremony at AGIF headquarters at 1717 Federal Boulevard in the West Colfax neighborhood, ...
- American GI Forum (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver.; Veteran's organizations.; Griego, Cipriano--Pictorial works.; Hickenlooper, John W.--Pictorial works.; American GI Forum (Denver,...
- 2008 February 29
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a young woman dressed as a cowgirl. Her hair is pulled loosely under a cowboy hat. She wears a low buttoned work shirt with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows. A Colt shotgun is in a holster at her hip.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- Mrs. Huntington in kitchen
- A woman identified as "Mrs. Huntington" works at counter with a mixing bowl. Cooking supplies include dishes, rolled oats, "Chicken of The Sea," and "Maxwell House Coffee."
- Cookery--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.; Kitchens--1940-1950.; Women--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- London Mine, women working
- A woman worker leans over and works on a conveyor belt at a mill building for a London Mine near Alma (Parker County), Colorado. She wears blue jeans rolled up to her knees, a cap, and eye glasses.
- Women employees--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Kramer Mines Inc.
- A man works in an assay office at the Kramer Mine in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Test tubes and chemistry equipment sit on a counter top. The worker wears his shirt sleeves rolled up.
- Kramer Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Salida (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Assayers--Colorado--Salida--1930-1950.; Assaying--Colorado--Salida--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Salida--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Publicity, old window display, Kohler-McLister Paint Co.
- Cans of paint and candle stick telephones are arranged in a display at the Kohler McLister Paint Company at 1623 Arapahoe Street in Denver, Colorado. Paint cans are stacked in columns and pyramids. Signs in the window read: "Main 4747," "This Store...
- Kohler-McLister Paint Co.--Public relations--1910-1920.; Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Products--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paint industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Paints &...
- 1916
- Auto equipment, old trucks, white, construction, used at Pueblo
- View of a truck used by the Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The truck has a hand brake, sirens, and plastic windshield rolled and attached to the roof of the automobile. Words painted on the side...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Portrait of men who celebrate
- Studio portrait of a group of men who raise glasses and bottles in a toast. The men are in various stages of dress. One man wears an overcoat with a fur collar and cuffs. A cigar dangles from his lips. Another man wears a pair of pants with...
- Men--1890-1900.; Smoking--1890-1900.; Toasting--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 woman
- A woman poses for a studio portrait resting her hands on the back of a upholstered couch. She wears a fitted bodice embroidered with flowers and leaves. The shoulders of the dress are puffy and gathered by bows. A diploma or rolled document rest on...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Portrait of a woman with rolled hair under a hat of gathered silk tulle and flowers. The woman wears a dress with a high collar and lace jabot, puffed under sleeves and a flared skirt.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- between 1891 and 1901
- Portrait of a woman
- Two studio bust portraits (one inverted) of a woman with a rolled hairstyle and a hair ribbon. The woman wears a dress with a high collar, broach, and a lace jabot. In one image, the woman wears a hat of gathered silk tulle and flowers.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with a rolled hairstyle under a hat of gathered silk tulle and flowers. The woman wears a dress with a high collar, a lace jabot and broaches on the collar and hat.
- Hats--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with an upswept, rolled hairstyle. She wears a lace blouse with a high neck, a broach and a multi-tiered bertha collar.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Co. E, 1st, Colo.
- Group portrait of members of Company E, 1st (First) [Infantry] of the Colorado National Guard in the Cripple Creek Mining District at probably Camp Goldfield in Victor (Teller County), Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. The...
- Colorado. National Guard.--People--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners'...
- [1903]
- Man standing portrait
- Studio portrait of a man in Colorado. He wears a tuxedo jacket and holds a rolled magazine.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Man seated young [sic] woman standing portrait
- Studio portrait of a husband and wife in Colorado. The man poses with a rolled magazine. The woman wears a dress decorated with embroidery.
- Spouses--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- 2 women & 1 child
- Portrait of two unidentified women seated in front of lace curtains, one holds a boy on her lap, the other holds a rolled up magazine, probably in Denver, Colorado. The women wear long skirts and blouses with large sleeves and lace.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Agriculture - ranching - woman in work clothes standing in doorway
- A woman stands in the door of a log house in (probably) Colorado; one of her pants legs is rolled up.
- Log cabins--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Actress
- An unidentified actress sits by the door of a log house in (probably) Colorado; her pants legs are rolled up and her hair is loose and frizzy.
- Actresses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Willard basketball team, Willard High School
- The high school boy's basketball team poses in Willard, Logan County, Colorado. Lester Knowles is third from left; Nels Anderson is at the right end. Uniforms are V-neck tops with "W," belted shorts and rolled knee socks.
- Willard (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Basketball players--Colorado--Willard--1920-1930.; Anderson, Gus.; Knowles, Lester.
- [between 1924 and 1930]
- Windsor Fire Dept.
- Windsor Fire Department engine No.1, built by Julius Pearse, is displayed in front of the pavilion in Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado. The open cab truck has a bell, rolled hose, lanterns, and fire extingushers.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Windsor--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Windsor Fire Dept.
- Windsor Fire Department engine No.1, built by Julius Pearse, is displayed in Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado. The open cab truck has a bell, rolled hose, lanterns and fire extingushers.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Powell House
- Interior view of Powell House dining room, Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows tables, linen, china, silverware, goblets, rolled napkins, potted plants, floral wall paper, cabinets and buffets. Art hangs on the walls.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Wild West Show butcher
- A butcher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show butchers an animal on a wood block in a camp for the show. He wears a long apron with blood stains on it. The man's saw rests on the side of meat. A young man drags something in the background behind the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Meat cutting--1900-1910.; Slaughtering--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Denver and Rio Grande Depot at Alamosa, Colorado, May 1893
- The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot in Alamosa, Colorado, is a two-story wood fram Victorian structure with intersecting gables with decorative aprons, cresting roof, octagonal shingles, bracketed overhanging lower eave, and clapboard siding...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- 1893
- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. A laughing woman in pinstriped overalls, a white blouse, straw hat and sandals squats holding a Coke bottle. A small crying boy wears a cowboy outfit. People in the background include a man wearing a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad-- 1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A man in a double breasted uniform with medals, brass buttons, and a felt hat holds a cane. A gentleman standing next to him is in a light colored suit and tie, white shoes and a straw hat, and has a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Baugh, L. N.; Whitney, A. F.
- August, 1939
- Harry holding his daughter with the Gates' children
- Harry Rhoads, his daughter Mary Elizabeth, and the Gates children wade in a stream in Colorado. The girls wear swim suits, Harry has his pants legs rolled up.
- Children playing in water--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961--Family.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1923?]
- Navajo sheepherd [sic] boy at tree
- A Native American (Navajo) boy, possibly a shepherd, sits on a donkey in the shade of a tree; a young donkey and dog stands nearby; boy wears pants rolled up to below his knees, dark shirt, and a loose scarf around neck and shoulder.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--1890-1910.; Shepherds--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Old Gray Mare
- A Colorado State Penitentiary guard in uniform looks on as a man bends over the "Old Gray Mare," a device used in Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado, at the prison, for disciplinary beatings. Rolled United States flags are on an interior shelf.
- Colorado State Penitentiary--1920-1930.; Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Beating--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- House construction
- View of a construction site in (probably) Colorado; a teenage girl and boy pose by boards, rolled tarpaper, and trees.
- Building construction--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Trio in front of jail
- Three men stand outside of the Denver City Jail during the Brown Palace murder trial in Denver, Colorado. They wear suits, vests and hats. One man holds a cigar. The man in the center, with a rolled piece of paper in his hand, is the defendant,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Jails--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Henwood, Frank.
- [1913]
- Couple posed in swimsuits
- A man and a woman pose for a photo inside of a tent. The woman wears a swimsuit, bathing cap, stockings and shoes. The man wears a swimsuit, rolled down socks and shoes.
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Couples--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Ute Brave & squa [sic]
- Standing studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) man and wife. The woman has her hair rolled and wrapped, she wears face paint, a fringed buckskin dress, beaded necklace, moccasins, and a paisley shawl. The man wears fur wrapped...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Couple posed in swimsuits
- A man and a woman pose in their swimsuits in a tent, possibly at a beach. The woman wears a swimsuit that has small beads that hang from the bottom of her suit, ballet shoes and a checked hat. The man wears a swim suit that has a rose printed in...
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Couples--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Car wreck
- People crowd around a rolled over automobile, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Wild West Show butcher
- A butcher for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show butchers an animal on a wood block in a camp for the show. He wears a long apron with blood stains on it and holds a saw in his right hand. A young man stands in the right background watching the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Meat cutting--1900-1910.; Slaughtering--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Utes Making of a tepee
- Native American (Ute) women erect a set of tepee poles near a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Two women hold onto the poles while a third stands near the rolled tepee cover. A group of men sit and stand...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indian encampments--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.;...
- September 1, 1913
- Utes building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) women construct a tepee at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. One woman pulls an erect wooden pole away from the center of the tepee frame. Another woman stands near the rolled tepee canvas and looks on. A girl sits...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Utes Building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) woman stands near a pile of wooden tepee poles at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. The woman wears a dress, a wide belt from which a round pennant hangs, and a fringed shawl. Other tepee supplies including the...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Utes Building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) women stand near a tepee frame and arrange the canvas covering at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. One woman holds a large sheet of canvas while others look on. A pile of rolled canvas stands nearby. The women are...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Utes building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) women drag wooden tepee poles toward a pile of rolled canvas at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Trees and bushes dot the grassy landscape. The women are probably in Colorado Springs to attend the Shan Kive...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1