Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Doll
- Shows a Native American (Southern Plains (Ute?)) doll. The head is buckskin with buffalo fur for hair; the body is muslin and is covered with a blue wool dress trimmed with red cotton binding. The sleeves are long with purple stripes; the yoke,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Dolls--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Dress
- A Native American (Ute) buckskin dress used by Lauriano-I-You, Ignacio's wife. The dress is cape-like and has fringe on the bottom and the sleeves. The upper bodice is painted yellow and decorated with blue, red and green beads.
- Lauriano-I-You--Associated objects.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Dresses--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- 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
- Francisco Rivera and Benigna Rivera family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Francisco Rivera, his wife Benigna Córdova de Rivera and their children, a boy and three girls. Identification: Front row Adelina. Back row, left to right: Francisco, Tobias, Lucinda, Cidelia, and Benigna...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Children.; Spouses.; Women.; Rivera, Benigna Cordova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Francisco--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1887
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 1
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 September 30
- Family of the interpreter, Frank [i.e. Franc] C. Goings
- Julia Goings, wife of Franc C. Goings, a North American Indian (Sioux) interpreter for the performers in "The Red Man", poses with her children in front of a painted backdrop of Yellowstone Falls, in the dirt arena at the Empress Hall at the Golden...
- Dakota Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Children--England--London--1900-1910.; Clothing &...
- 1909
- Unidentified woman
- Studio portrait of an unidentified woman from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Her dress has a tight fitting bodice, tight sleeves and buttons up front with multiple small buttons. Her dress is decorated with crocheted accents on the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.
- Mrs. Geo. Mills
- Studio group portrait of Mrs. George Mills and two unidentified women from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Mrs. Mills sits on the lower right, she wears a striped silk dress with a fitted, buttoned bodice. She has on a lace collar and a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Mills, George, Mrs.
- Mrs. Hines
- Studio group portrait of Mrs. Hines, her two young daughters and baby, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Mrs. Hines wears a dress with a crocheted lace collar, a fabric pin and pleated skirt. She holds a baby on her lap and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Girls.; Infants.; Women.; Hines, Mrs., resident Georgetown, Colo.
- Mrs. Biglow
- Studio portrait of Mrs. Biglow and probably her daughter from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She stands beside her daughter who is seated. They pose in front of a painted backdrop of a house and trees. Mrs. Biglow wears a dress with a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Women.; Biglow, Mrs.; Bigelow family.
- Dress
- A wool dress (Native American Ute Indian) worn by Chipeta. The loose fitting dress has a cotton lining, binding, a round neck and a button closure at the back.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Dresses--1880-1910.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Dress
- Front view of a Native American (Sioux) buckskin dress with lazy stitch, fringe, royal blue, yellow, rose color, green and light blue beadwork. Images on the bodice of the dress are of a man on horseback, man walking, a isoscoles triangle and a...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Dresses--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Dress
- Back view of a Native American (Sioux) buckskin dress with lazy stitch, fringe, royal blue, yellow, rose color, green and light blue beadwork. Images on the bodice of the dress are of a man on horseback, man walking, a isoscoles triangle and a...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Dresses--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- New temperance leaders
- Officers of the Southern Colorado Women's Christian Temperance Union pose near a wall. A woman identified as Mrs. Harry Friend, corresponding secretary, wears a dark color dress with a lace collar. Recording secretary, Mrs. E. F. Davisson wears...
- Southern Colorado Women's Christian Temperance Union--People--1940-1950.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Pueblo--1940-1950.; Temperance--Colorado--Pueblo--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Pueblo--1940-1950.
- 1940 June 20
- Women's Christian Temperance Union
- Five executive board members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado pose near a desk. A woman identified as Mrs. Henry Bruce Teller is seated at a desk and holds papers in her hands. Other board members include: Grace C. Morey, in a...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Temperance--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942 December 29
- Frank [i.e. Franc] C. Goings, interpreter and family (not in programs)
- Native American (Lakota Sioux) Interpreter Franc C. Goings and his family, members of "The Red Man spectacle and Red Indian camp," stand in front of a painted backdrop of Yellowstone Falls in the dirt arena in Empress Hall, at the Golden West and...
- Dakota Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Children--England--London--1900-1910.; Clothing &...
- 1909
- Unidentified women
- Studio portrait of two women from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. They stand in front of a painted backdrop beside a prop stone wall. The women wear long dresses with tight basque bodices. One woman's dress has a lace collar, a tucked...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.
- Florence Twining, sister of Warren Twining of Aspen.
- Studio portrait of Florence Twining of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She poses in front of a painted backdrop and leans on a faux boulder. She wears a full length dress with knife pleats, a silk sash with sawtooth edges, a silk basque...
- Twining, Warren--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Twining, Florence.
- Miss Gracie Roberts
- Studio portrait of Miss Gracie Roberts, a resident of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The young woman wears a dress that buttons up the front with metal ball shaped buttons and has ruching at the bottom of the bodice. She wears a light...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Roberts, Gracie.
- 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.
- Frank Potter
- Studio group portrait of the Frank Potter family, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The family poses in front of a painted backdrop of trees and houses. Mr. Potter wears a dark suit and a tie, his young daughter sits in his...
- Potter, Frank--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Women.; Potter, Frank.; Wold, E.
- Mr. and Mrs. George Mills, Mrs. Harvat and an unidentified woman
- Studio group portrait of Mr. George Mills, his wife (left rear), a woman identified as Mrs. Harvat (right) and an unidentified woman who sits beside him, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. They pose in front of a painted...
- Mills, George, resident Georgetown, Colo.--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Women.; Harvat, Mrs.; Mills, George, resident Georgetown, Colo.
- Unidentified woman
- Studio portrait of an unidentified woman from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She sits with her hands in her lap. She wears a dress with a tight, basque style bodice that is buttoned up the front. The dress has a lace collar and is...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.
- Senona Paiz, Herman Paiz, Corina Paiz, Emma Paiz
- Studio group portrait of (identified left to right), Senona, Herman, Corina and Emma Paiz of Colorado. They pose in front of a painted backdrop of a field and trees. They stand on a wooden plank near an Aspen tree trunk. Senona, an infant, wears a...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Paiz family--Pictorial works..; Boys--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Infants--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1894 and 1900?]
- Unidentified family
- Studio portrait of an unidentified family. The husband wears a jacket and vest and has short hair. His wife wears a long plaid dress with a fitted bodice, a ribbon belt and her hair is curled and pulled up. Their children sit in front. An infant ...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Spouses--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Infants--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [beween 1890 and 1900?]
- Pedro Lobato and Esperanza Córdova de Lobato
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Pedro Lobato and his bride Esperanza Córdova de Lobato, maid of honor Odila Lobato and best man Conrad Córdova. The groom, Pedro Lobato wears a suit, vest and tie, his hair is parted in the middle....
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Lobato, Esperanza Córdova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Pedro--Family--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1925
- Erinea Trujillo Vigil and grandchildren
- Group portrait of Erinea Trujillo Vigil and her grandchildren in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. They are identified as Front row L to R: Jususita Romero, Tonita Romero, Adelia Vigil; Back row L to R: Luis Romero, Magdalena Vigil, Erinea...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children.; Families.; Older people.; Women.; Vigil, Erinea Vigil--Pictorial works.; Grandparent and child--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1918
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dark colored lace dress and looks to the side. The dress has a high, gathered neckline with a partial collar that stands at the back of her neck. A small bunch of lilacs are pinned to her dress. Her hair is...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of two women and a girl
- Full length studio portrait of two women and a young girl. The girl wears a light colored dress with an embroidered collar. The woman who sits in a chair wears a dark colored dress, ruffled bodice and parts her hair down the middle of her head. The...
- Adults & children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- 1901
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family. A bald man with a long beard stands and wears a sack suit with a tie and watch chain. A woman, with her hair parted in the middle and pulled back, wears a dress with puffed sleeves, velvet lapels and a bar pin. The...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Unidentified family
- Informal group portrait of an unidentified family and their servants. The family are seated. An elderly woman wears a dress with puff sleeves and a high collar, she has a blanket or shawl over her lap. A man in a suit and has a mustache. Another...
- Families.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Older people.; Women.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Sargents tank 7
- Men, women and children pose in front of a tent probably near Sargent in Saguache County, Colorado. An older woman stands near a wicker baby carriage, she wears a blouse with a large ruffled bertha collar. A teenage girl, in a dark dress with...
- Saguache County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Camping.; Families.; Teenagers.; Tents.; Women.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Dress
- Shows a dress, Native American (Sioux), made from blue strouding a woolen fabric. The dress is decorated with cowrie shells, brass sequin, red, white and blue ribbon and a brass bell.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1900.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1860-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1860-1900.; Dresses--1860-1900.
- [between 1860 and 1900]
- Man, woman, child - family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family in Colorado. The woman wears a dress with a high collar and her hair is pulled up in a bun. The man wears a suit, tie, and dark dress shirt. The child stands in between the mother and father and wears a dark colored...
- Children--Colorado--1910-1930.; Families--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Dress
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) doeskin dress decorated with fringe, rhinestone and light blue, white, red, green, blue and orange beadwork. The sleeve is cape like and the beadwork design is in bands, hourglass design and geometric shapes.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1910-1960.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1960.; Dresses--1910-1960.
- [between 1915 and 1955]
- Dress
- A Native American (Lakota) dress made with animal hide and decorated with multi-color beadwork. It has fringe on the ends of the cuffs and at the bottom hem. The design pattern on the dress top is blue beaded background and multi-color geometric...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Teton Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Dresses--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- Teller House exterior details
- A crowd waits along the wood plank sidewalk in front of the Teller House before attanding a performance in the Opera House. The ushers of the Opera House, who are dressed in nineteenth century dress, walk along Eureka Street ringing bells to notify...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Ute group
- Native Americans (Ute), Buckskin Charlie, Towee and unidentified men, women, and baby, pose for a portrait (standing), possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; baby is in beaded cradleboard from which print scarf and key...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Group of Utes
- Native Americans (Ute), Buckskin Charlie, Towee and unidentified men, women, and baby, pose for a portrait (standing), possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; baby is in beaded cradleboard from which print scarf and key...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Mrs. Severo, Cerette, Severo
- Severo (Aaron Bear), Severo's wife (Natz-chi-ve-rat), and Cerette (Isareta), Native American man, woman, and child (Ute), sit outdoors for a portrait, possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs; Severo's wife wears beaded moccasins,...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Isareta.; Natz-chi-ve-rat.; Severo, Chief.
- 1894
- Camp in Monument Valley Park
- Native American (Ute) women and children pose outside a tepee at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. They are identified as, back row, left to right: Ruby (Stone) Kent and Amy (Kent) Snow. Front row, left to right: Amy Snow's daughters...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--Colorado--El Paso...
- August, 1912
- Camp in Monument Valley Park Amy Kent in dark shawl and her mother
- Native American (Ute) women and children pose outside a tepee at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. They are identified as, back row, left to right: Ruby (Stone) Kent and Amy (Kent) Snow. Front row, left to right: Amy Snow's daughters...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--Colorado--El Paso...
- August 29, 1912
- Ute Tribe Colorado Springs Carnival
- Panoramic view of Native American (Ute) dancers and white men at the Shan Kive (Colorado Springs Carnival) in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Ute men, women and children pose in front of tipis in a field. The Ute women wear dresses...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.;...
- 1912
- Theodosia G. Ammons
- Studio bust portrait of Theodosia Grace Ammons, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Ammons wears her wavy hair parted down the middle and pulled back. Her dress bodice has a narrow v-neck with shoulder pleats. Under the dress she...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ammons, Theodosia G. (Theodosia Grace); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Billy, Bus, Anne, Daisy, and Mattie at Woodland
- William S. Jackson (1920- ), Bus, a dog, his sisters Anne and Jean (Daisy), sit on a rustic railing on the porch of a cabin with Mattie Gammon, in Woodland Park (Teller County), Colorado. Billy wears a short-sleeved shirt and coveralls, his sister...
- Woodland Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children.; Women.; Gammon, Mattie.; Jackson, Jean O'Donnel.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920-; Wilhelm, Anne Fiske Jackson, 1921-; Jackson family.
- 1930
- Stella Andreva, Margit Boker, Anna Kaskas
- Three head and shoulder, studio portraits of actors are clipped to a board in Central City, Colorado. Two of the prints are clipped next to each other, the third is sideways under the other two. One actress wears a chiffon dress with a square...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Actresses--1940-1950.; Andreva, Stella.; Boker, Margit.; Kaskas, Anna.
- May, 1941
- Ilse Velásquez
- Ilse Velásquez, a young girl, poses in a traditional Mexican regional costume at the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Holy Family Church in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. She wears a hand woven dress decorated with ribbon, a bead...
- Mexican Americans--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--1990-2000.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Girls.; Clothing and dress.; Velásquez, Ilse--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1993 December 16]
- Press Club Ball dress
- View of a paper doll cut out in a copy of the dress worn by Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown to a Denver Press Club Ball. The dress is constructed of fur, lace, and jewelry and is displayed on a cut-out figure with the head of Margaret (Molly) Brown.
- Paper dolls--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Associated objects.
- 1927
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10