Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 11th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1983 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- [A]llan B. MacNeill
- Studio bust portrait of Allan Benjamin MacNeill, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. MacNeill's hair is parted to the side, and he wears a morning coat, a necktie and a shirt with an upright collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; MacNeill, Allan B. (Allan Benjamin); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1886
- [A]melia L. Glaser
- Studio bust portrait of Amelia Louise Glaser, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Cooper poses in profile, with her long hair worn in a coronet twist. Her fitted dress bodice has a straight collar and a bar pin.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Glaser, Amelia L. (Amelia Louise); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1885
- [E]dwin S. Kassler
- Studio bust portrait of Edwin Stebbins Kassler, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Kassler's hair is parted in the middle and he has a moustache. He wears a morning coat, a cravat with a tie pin made to look like an insect, and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Kassler, Edwin S. (Edwin Stebbins); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1886
- A portion of West Denver
- A westerly view, probably from the tower of the Colorado Seminary building, of Larimer Street and the business district of Denver, Colorado. Shows commercial buildings and houses. Signs on commercial buildings read: "J.B. Doyle Co. Storage &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1865 Aug
- A. B. Sampson Springfield Mass
- Studio portrait of A. B. Sampson, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F, or "Fort Lyons Company J."
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Sampson, A. B.
- 1864 April 10
- A. Gertrude Miller
- Studio bust portrait of Annie Gertrude Miller, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She has curly bangs and hair pulled back. Her dress, possibly brocade, has a front button enclosure with an asymmetrical ruffled lace panel. The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Miller, A. Gertrude (Annie Gertrude); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- A. VanCamp Mountain City, cash market
- Printed advertisement from Mountain City, Gilpin County, Colorado, reads: "A. Vancamp. Mountain City, Cash Market C. P. Dupree's Sugar Cured Hams & Bacon. Dealer In Fresh & Salt Meats, Salt Fish, Butter, Lard, Eggs, Vegetables, &c. Central City,...
- Mountain City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Advertisements--1860-1870.
- [between 1866 and 1870]
- Ada P. Lockwood
- Studio bust portrait of Ada Platte Lockwood, valedictorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Lockwood's hair is pulled back and she wears a gauze scarf gathered tightly at the throat with a clasp, and a dress with an upright,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Lockwood, Ada P. (Ada Platte); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Adaline M. Havens
- Studio bust portrait of Adaline Maria Havens, salutatorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Havens wears her wavy hair pulled back in a braided twist. Her dress bodice has a front enclosure with flower buttons and she wears a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Havens, Adaline M. (Adaline Maria); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Adrian Houck
- Studio portrait of Adrian Houck, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Houck, Adrian.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a Black man possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- African Americans--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a black man in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He wears a suit and tie.
- African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Men--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.
- [between 1868 and 1875]
- African-American man
- Studio portrait of a Black man possibly in Denver, Colorado. He holds a peaked cap and wears a coat, suit, tie, and watch chain.
- African Americans--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Al Gooding
- Studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Albert L. Gooding, Colorado Volunteers, Second Cavalry Regiment, Company H. Uniform includes a kepi hat.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Gooding, Albert L.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Albert Sechrist
- Studio bust portrait of Albert Sechrist, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears his bangs brushed up and back. Sechrist has a pinstriped suit and a cravat with a tie stud.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Sechrist, Albert.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Alfred Frazier
- Studio portrait of Alfred Frazier with the Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F. Uniform includes a kepi hat and sword.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Frazier, Alfred.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Alfred G. Ebert
- Studio bust portrait of Alfred Grant Ebert, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He has short hair and wears a coat, a patterned cravat with a tie pin and a shirt with an upright collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ebert, Alfred G. (Alfred Grant); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Alice Bliss
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Blake Bliss, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Bliss has curled bangs and her hair is pulled back. Her dress bodice has tight pleats and a standing frill collar enclosed with a bar pin. Buttons adorn...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Bliss, Alice Blake.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Alice Eastwood
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Eastwood, valedictorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Eastwood wears her hair pulled back. She has a cord necklace with a round pendant, and a lace ribbon collar affixed at the throat with a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Eastwood, Alice, 1859-1953.; Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Anna E. Herr
- Studio bust portrait of Anna E. Herr, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Herr poses in profile, with layered, curled bangs and her long hair worn in a coronet twist. Her lace dress bodice has a standing frill collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Herr, Anna E.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Anna S. Bishop
- Studio bust portrait of Anna Sophia Bishop, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Her bangs are curled and tousled, and her hair is drawn back and arranged on her head in two rows of braids. Bishop wears a lace dress and probably a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Bishop, Anna S. (Anna Sophia); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Anna Skinner
- Studio bust portrait of Anna Skinner, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Skinner wears her bangs curled and her hair pulled back. Her dress bodice has a lace collar and a yoke.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Skinner, Anna, ca. 1867-; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Annie A. Best
- Studio portrait of Annie Amanda Best, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Best has curly bangs and her hair is pulled back. Her dress has a fitted bodice with a standing frill collar, a row of round buttons, and a bar pin.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Best, Annie A. (Annie Amanda); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Annie D. Schroter
- Studio bust portrait of Annie Doremus Schroter, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Schroter wears her bangs curled and her hair in a coronet twist. Her dress has a lace ruff lined with satin bows. The neckline is closed with a bar...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Schroter, Annie D. (Annie Doremus); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Annie N. Haskell
- Studio bust portrait of Annie Nelson Haskell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Haskell's hair is worn back in a braid or twist, and her bangs are tightly curled. Her dress has a v-shaped velvet panel, and she wears a lace band...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Haskell, Annie N. (Annie Nelson); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- August Sporleder
- August Sporleder poses for a studio portrait; he has a goatee and wears a suit, cravat, and spectacles. He holds a cigar in has hand.
- Men--1870-1890.; Sporleder, August, d.1889.
- B. L. Thomas, Elmira, Fulton Co, Ohio - Fort Logan
- Studio portrait of Benjamin L. Thomas, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Men--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Thomas, Benjamin L.
- 1864 March 23
- Baby in baby carriage
- Studio portrait of a baby in a baby carriage in Denver, Colorado.
- Baby carriages--1860-1880.; Infants--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Benjamin W. Jacobs
- Studio bust portrait of Benjamin Willard Jacobs, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Jacobs wears his short hair parted to the side and he has a moustache. He wears a plaid or tweed coat with a rounded collar, and a silk bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Jacobs, Benjamin W. (Benjamin Willard); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame and brick buildings on Gregory Street in Blackhawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows the Presbyterian Church with a spire, on a hillside, and commercial buildings with signs that read: "Wholesale & Retail Groceries, Commission...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.
- [1864]
- Blake Street, Denver
- View of Blake Street (south side), between F and G streets (later 15th - Fifteenth), in Denver, Colorado; shows business and signs: "Gallitan Saddlery," "Empire Bakery Restaurant," and "Cheesman Druggist." Horses and wagons are by a mortar and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Boy in cape
- Studio portrait of a boy in a coat with a cape and striped pants.
- Boys--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Boy toddler
- Studio portrait of a child in a lace dress and high button shoes.
- Boys--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Buckskin Cascades, Col. Riv. 400 ft. fall, walls 4500 ft.
- View of Deer Creek Falls (Buckskin Cascades) in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Water cascades over rock cliffs into the Grand Canyon near the Colorado River. Boulders are in the canyon.
- Deer Creek Falls (Ariz.)--1860-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1860-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1860-1880.; Waterfalls--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1860-1880.
- [between 1867 and 1880?]
- Buffalo Bill
- Studio portrait of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. He wears a suit and wide-brimmed hat.
- Entertainers--1870-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Buffalo Bill as young man
- Studio portrait of Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody). He wears a (beaver) fur-trimmed, buffalo hide coat with shoulder fringe.
- Celebrities--1870-1880.; Entertainers--1870-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1870 and 1873]
- Byers, William N., early years
- A portrait of William Newton Byers, Denver journalist, founder of Rocky Mountain News, civic leader, president of Festival of Mountain and Plain, and postmaster. He sits on a chair with tassels and holds a paper.
- Business people--American--Colorado--1860-1870.; Journalists--American--Colorado--1860-1870.; Postmasters--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1867 and 1868]
- 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?]
- California hunter and trapper
- A studio portrait of a man identified as Seth Kinman. The bearded man wears pants, boots, an animal hide coat with fringes, bear claw belt and a head band. He leans against a rifle.
- Hunters--1860-1870.; Clothing & dress--1860-1870.; Men--1860-1870.; Rifles--1860-1870.; Trappers--1860-1870.; Kinman, Seth.
- 1864
- Capt [sic] Theodore Dodd
- Studio portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Theodore H. Dodd, Colorado Volunteers, Second Cavalry Regiment.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Men--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Dodd, Theodore H.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Capt. [i.e. Col.] J. H. Ford
- Studio portrait of Colonel James H. Ford (Brevet Brigadier General), Colorado Volunteers, Second Cavalry Regiment.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Ford, James H.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Capt. E. D. Boyd
- Studio portrait of Captain Edward D. Boyd, Colorado Volunteer, Second Cavalry Regiment, Company G.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Boyd, Edward D.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Capt. Rouell
- Studio portrait of Captain Lyman D. Rouell, Colorado Volunteers, Second Cavalry Regiment, Company F (cashiered); uniform includes jacket and vest.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Men--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Rouell, Lyman D.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Capt. W. H. Green
- Studio portrait of Captain William H. Green, Colorado Volunteers, Second Cavalry Regiment, Company E; uniform includes a sword and tassles.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Green, William H., Captain, 2nd Colorado Cavalry regiment.
- [between 1861 and 1865?]
- Carrie A. Harter
- Studio bust portrait of Carrie Alma Harter, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows her curled bangs and her hair pinned in a coronet twist. Her wool dress has loose folds gathered at the collar and an...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Harter, Carrie A. (Carrie Alma); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Carrie E. Oatman
- Studio bust portrait of Carrie Ella Oatman, salutatorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Oatman's long hair is braided in the back, and she wears a bow on her head above wavy bangs. Her dress has a standing lace collar and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Oatman, Carrie E. (Carrie Ella); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Carrie L. Crandall
- Studio bust portrait of Carrie Lucinda Crandall, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Crandall has tightly curled bangs, and her hair is pulled back in a braid or bun. She wears a dress with shoulder pleats, some bead work on the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Crandall, Carrie L. (Carrie Lucinda); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1882