Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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
- Poley family portrait
- Studio bust portrait of the Poley family. Margaret Ferguson Poley has short bangs and wears a pince nez, a blouse and jacket with puffed sleeves and a ruffled lace collar with a flower or heart charm. Frank Ferguson Poley has short hair and wears a...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, Frank Ferguson.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Poley, Margaret Ferguson.; Schrader, Elizabeth Ferguson Poley.
- 1893?
- Excelso Manzanares and his family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Excelso Manzanares, his wife Senaida Roybal de Manzanares , his sons José Gaspar and Zacarías and his daughter, Aurelia. Excelso has a full mustache and wears a suit and tie. His wife, Senaida wears a long...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Families.; Manzanares, Excelso--Family--Pictorial works.; Manzanares, Senaida Roybal de--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1906
- Horace Poley and his children
- Studio, bust portrait of a man, a boy and a girl. Horace Swartley Poley has a moustache and wears a shirt with a starched, straight collar, and sits between his son and daughter. Frank Ferguson Poley wears a shirt with probably a rounded lace...
- Children--Colorado--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, Frank Ferguson.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Schrader, Elizabeth Ferguson Poley.
- 1894?
- Family in Georgetown, Colorado
- A man, a woman, and children pose for a portrait on a porch beside a clapboard house in probably Silverdale (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Mr. Sam Bruce has a pipe and wears a derby hat, a vest over a shirt, and probably a fabric watch chain. A...
- Silver Dale (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Families--Colorado--Silver Dale--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Dale--1880-1900.; Bruce, Arabell.; Bruce, Mary Alberta.; Bruce, Murray.; Bruce, Sam.; Bruce, Will.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- 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]
- Mr. Murphy (plant mgr), Linnie, North American Mine, Summit County, Colo.
- A man, woman, and child pose for a studio portrait in Frisco, Colorado. The seated woman wears a dark lace dress with a high ruffled collar and has a chain around her neck; the man wears a checked jacket, a shirt with a high collar, a tie with a...
- Frisco (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Frisco--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Frisco--1900-1910.; Murphy, Mr.
- between 1906 and 1909
- 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.
- Jackson children
- Studio portrait of three children of William S. Jackson (1889-). William S. Jackson, Jr. (1920- ), wears a suit with short pants, a tie and a shirt with an over-sized collar. His brother, Richard O'Donnel Jackson, sits on a stool. He wears a loose...
- Boys.; Families.; Girls.; Infants.; Jackson, Anne Fiske, 1921-; Jackson, Richard O'Donnel, 1925-; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920-; Jackson family.
- 1927
- Casimiro Barela and Damiana Rivera Barela
- Studio portrait of Colorado State Senator from Las Animas County, Colorado, Casimiro Barela and his wife Damiana Rivera de Barela. Senator Barela wears a suit with an oversized celluloid collar and necktie. He has a trimmed, gray mustache and his...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Women.; Spouses.; Legislators.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1915?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Quirina de la Luz Espinoza and Teodoro Lobato
- Studio portrait of Quirina de la Luz Espinoza and her cousin, Teodoro Lobato. Quirina wears a modified pinafore with pleats, ruffles, and wide straps that go over the shoulder connected with a large, flat bow and a blouse with smocking on the puff...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1900.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Group portraits.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Girls.; Espinoza, Quirina de la Luz, 1898---Pictorial works.; Lobato, Teodoro, 1892-1955--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1904]
- Alberto "Albert" Lobato and María Odila Lobato
- Studio portrait of a young Alberto "Albert" Lobato and his sister, the infant, María Odila Lobato. He wears a velvet Little Lord Fauntleroy suit with elbow length sleeves and knickers, an oversized lace collar and a shirt with puffed sleeves. His...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Girls.; Infants.; Lobato, Alberto, 1895-1976--Pictorial works.; Lobato, María Odila, 1899-1993--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Clothing...
- [1899?]
- Simon Montez family
- Simon Montez and his wife Emma Valdez Montez pose with their two children. Jose A. Montez sits on his fathers lap. (6 months, born February 13, 1895) and Santiago Montez stands in front of his mother. (2 years old). Simon sits in a chair, wears a...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Children.; Infants.; Spouses.; Women.; Montez, Emma Valdez--Family--Pictorial works.; Montez, Simon--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1895]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a fitted bodice with pleats, applique decoration, and collar. A bar pin holds her collar together. Her hair is pulled back straight and tight.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who is seated in an upholstered chair. She wears a dress with a fitted bodice that buttons up the front and is decorated with applique around the cuffs, collar, and both sides of the body. A bar pin holds her...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of a brother and sister. The girl wears a plaid dress with a lace ruffled collar and sleeves and sits on a coyote fur blanket. The boy wears a suit with a sailor collar, a pleated skirt, stockings and buttoned boots.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a couple
- Studio portrait of a couple. The woman (standing) wears an overcoat with a fur collar and cuffs and a hat decorated with probably feathers. The man (sitting) has a handlebar moustache and wears a fur or wool Russian hat and a suit with a banded...
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Couples--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a mother and baby
- Studio bust portrait of a woman and a baby, probably a little girl. The mother has curled bangs and wears a dress with a high collar, upstanding puffed shoulders and beaded cuffs. The baby in the woman's arms wears a dress with capped sleeves and a...
- Infants--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- 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 boy and an infant
- A boy with bangs and curled shoulder-length hair in a jacket with satin lapels, a shirt with a high collar, and leather boots, stands beside a baby in a white dress with a ruffled lace hem and collar.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family. The man stands, he holds a derby hat and wears a tweed suit with a tie and a boutonniere. The woman is seated and wears a hat with possibly gathered silk tulle and flowers, a patterned blouse with a high collar, and a...
- Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a baby and portrait of a girl
- Two studio portraits (one inverted) one of a girl and one of a baby. The girl has long wavy hair and poses in a dress with a bertha collar and ruffled oversleeves. The baby wears a dress with a bertha collar and a lace underskirt.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- 1901?
- Portrait of a family
- Studio family portrait of a possibly Hispanic man, woman and child. The man sits on a wicker chair and wears a sack suit with a belt, a scarf tied around his neck and a wide brimmed cowboy hat. The woman stands and wears a dress with puffed...
- Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl and an infant
- Studio portrait of a girl and a baby. The baby, probably a boy, wears a dress with puffed sleeves, a high yoke and a frilled collar. The girl has wavy long hair with ribbons and wears a dress with a bertha collar. The girl stands on a wicker chair...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of four children. Shows a young girl and probably an infant boy in white dresses with puffed sleeves and lace hems. A girl with ringlets wears a dress with a lace collar and a gathered waist and yoke. A boy wears a shirt patterned...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portraits of women
- Studio portraits (one inverted) of two women with upswept, loose hairstyles in wool fitted skirts with fabric belts. One woman wears a blouse with a bertha collar and ruffled sleeves. The other woman wears a plaid blouse with a high collar,...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of a young girl, a young boy and an infant. The girl smiles and wears a dress with a lace collar and cuffs, bows tied on the shoulders and a full skirt. The boy wears a sailor shirt with a ribbon tied around the neck. The infant,...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man and an infant
- Studio portrait of a man, probably a father, and a baby. The balding man has a goatee and wears a suit and a starched collar affixed with a stud pin. The baby wears a plaid dress with lace cuffs and collar, and a ruffled bodice. The man and baby...
- Baldness--1890-1910.; Beards--1890-1910.; Fathers & children--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- 1891
- Portrait of girls and a boy
- Studio portrait of children. A girl with long hair stands in a dress with a cross over bodice and ruffled trim, three-quarter length sleeves, a long train, and a gauze skirt apron. A girl seated in a chair wears a dress with a ruffled collar, a...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- 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?]
- Mary Elitch Long
- A portrait of Mary Elitch Long. Her dress is brown and red velvet and has a wide gathered white lace collar, square neckline, standing square collar, bustle, gold and brown brocade, stomacher, cuffs, half sleeves with ruffle and frill cuffs. She...
- Long, Mary Elitch.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Byron Carr
- An oil portrait of the bust of Byron Carr. He has black and gray hair, moustache and beard; he wears a white collar shirt, black suit with a vest and jacket and a gold collar pin. The frame is gilded, gesseoed, carved and molded wood.
- Carr, Byron.; Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Young boy portrait
- Studio portrait of a boy in Colorado. He wears a shirt with a broad collar and a scarf under his collar.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- 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
- When the sweet peas are in blossom
- Miss Mathey tends to the sweet pea plants in a garden. She wears a long dress with a ruffled hem, long sleeves and a high collar. Her dark hair is tied back in a bun, and she wears a small broach on her dress collar.
- Sweet peas--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Portrait of two men
- A portrait of two men. One man stands next to another who is seated. The man who stands has a mustache and wears a suit, cravat and collar. The man who sits wear a suit and a dress shirt with collar.
- Men--1850-1900.
- [between 1850 and 1900?]
- Ready for a climb
- Tourists prepare for a hike in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Women sit on railing of the Ruxton Creek footbridge, holding walking sticks; one wears a light colored sateen bodice with velvet rope knotting, a ribbon collar, and capote hat; the other...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Governesses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Sightseers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Chas Levy family
- Portrait of the family of Charles Levy, a prominent Jewish clothier of Breckenridge, Colorado. Men, women, and children's costume includes suits, topcoats, fedora hats, a pince- nez, applique, puff sleeves, a lace jabot collar, pearls, a silk tie,...
- Levy, Carrie.; Levy, Charles.--Family--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Three-quarter length portrait of a man with a mustache in a heavy wool coat with a fur collar and cuffs, shirt with high collar, and a suit, Aspen, Colorado; shows a watch fob attached to the buttonhole in his suit; holds a bowler hat in his...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [about 1900]
- Portrait of two women
- Three-quarter length studio portrait of two women standing in front of a chair made of tree branches, Aspen, Colorado; curly haired woman wears a print dress with embroidery, high collar, and earrings; other woman wears a dress with embroidery down...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885?]
- Howling Hyena, from Cunundrum Gulch!
- In this portrait of the miner nicknamed "Howling Hyena", taken in Leadville, Colorado, he wears a coat with short collar lapels and a cravat with a stiff collar. His hair is thick and neatly combed and he has a long mustache with a small...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Howling Hyena.
- [1880]
- 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
- Poley Family
- Women, a man and children sit and pose beside a canvas and timber tent in Colorado. Sue J. Fr[e?]y wears a patterned dress and wire rimmed glasses and sits on a bench made of logs and arched sticks. Mary E. Ferguson sits on a wooden porch and wears...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, Frank Ferguson.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Poley, Margaret Ferguson.;...
- 1890?
- Thomas Martin Stobart and wife Elizabeth (Lizzie)
- Studio bust portrait drawing of a man and a woman. Elizabeth Stobart stands and wears a blouse with a high collar, button and pleat details, a necklace, a pocket watch, and a bonnet. Thomas Martin Stobart, a carpenter, has a moustache, sits, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carpenters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Stobart, Elizabeth.; Stobart, Thomas Martin.
- 1908
- Mother and daughter
- Studio portrait of a woman (seated), a girl( standing) in front of a prop balustrade and potted plant. The girl holds a doll and wears a pleated skirt and a long top with a lace collar and a bow at the waist, her hair is in ringlets and she has a...
- Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.; Girls--1880-1900.; Mothers & children--1880-1900.; Studio props--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Sisters
- Studio portrait of girls. The younger girl stands and holds an ostrich feather fan, she wears a dress with a lace collar and button shoes. The older girls is seated, she wears a dress with a lace collar and a tie, she wears button shoes.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1880.; Families--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1880.; Girls--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Mr. and Mrs. John B. Outcalt
- Studio portrait of Mrs. Outcalt standing next to Mr. Outcalt, who sits in a chair. Mrs. Outcalt wears her dark curly hair up in a bun, her dress has center-front trimming with a bow around collar and flowers on bodice; horizontal and vertical...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Spouses--Colorado--Gunnison--1870-1890.; Outcalt, John B.; Outcalt, John B. Mrs.
- [between 1875 and 1885]