Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cripple Creek, biography
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of elderly female, Cripple Creek, Colorado; portrayed with lace collar and ruffle.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Fort Collins classes
- Male and female students from Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado pose for a studio portrait.
- Colorado State University--1900-1910.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900- 1910.
- [between 1901 and 1905]
- Cripple Creek
- Studio portrait of two women, Cripple Creek, Colorado; full- length view, one female seated and other standing holding a straw hat wearing a brooch on high collar; includes small side table adorned with ceramic vase and pot.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895 or 1896]
- Bedrooms in the noted "Palace of Pleasure", the Homestead
- Interior view of second-story bedroom of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district operated for nearly 20 years until closed in 1916; later became a residence...
- Old Homestead ( Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums-- Colorado--Cripple Creek.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1969?]
- The Old Homestead, Cripple Creek, parlor
- Interior view of refurbished parlor of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor" or "sporting" house of red-light district that operated for twenty years and later became a residence until it reopened...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- View from parlor into dance hall, the Homestead
- Interior view from refurbished parlor into dance hall, the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district operating for nearly twenty years and later becoming a...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Gaming room of Old Homestead, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of refurbished gaming room of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district that operated until 1916 and later became a residence until reopened as a...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Gambling--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- The inevitable "parlor" where girls entertained in elegant splendor
- Interior view of refurbished parlor of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district that operated until 1916 and later became a residence until reopened in 1950's...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- 1969 September 16
- Victor Higgins Taos Artist Colony
- View of Victor Higgins with a palette and a painting on an easel, at Taos, New Mexico. His Native American female subject holds a branch-hoop nearby; she wears a print dress and hair bangs. The canvas depicts her, the hoop, necklaces, and a parrot.
- Artists' models--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Artists--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Taos--1900-1910.; Higgins, Victor, 1884-1949.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Thatcher Monument, City Park, Denver
- View of the Thatcher Monument in City Park, Denver, Colorado; sculpture designed by Lorado Taft of Chicago and donated by banker Joseph Addison Thatcher in 1917; central female figure symbolizes liberty; smaller figure symbolizes love; fountain...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1920]
- Thatcher Fountain, City Park, Denver
- View of the Thatcher Monument at the Esplanade in City Park, Denver, Colorado; sculpture designed by Lorado Taft of Chicago and donated by banker Joseph Addison Thatcher in 1917; central female figure symbolizes liberty or the State of Colorado;...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1920]
- Statue at Denver Art Museum
- View of sculpture at the Denver Art Museum; shows a Madonna and child, replicas of the Venus de Milo, and female nudes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Denver Art Museum.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Fire rescue next door to the Public Service building
- A fireman carries a female victim down a ladder as onlookers watch from windows in the adjacent Public Service building, Fifteenth (15th) and Champa Streets, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Victims--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Unknown murder in Denver
- Shows the body of an unidentified female murder victim, the woman lies on the floor of a room in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Homicides--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Victims--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.
- [between 1910 and 1950?]
- Woman with bouquet
- Men and a woman stand by interior wire grating in Denver, Colorado; she wears a fur coat and holds a bouquet of flowers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1950.
- [between 1910 and 1950?]
- El Jebel Shriners & party goers
- El Jebel Shriners (men) pose with female party goers in Denver, Colorado; costume includes shawls, tights, fringe, and short body suits.
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- We'wha weaving belt
- We'wha, a Native American (Zuni), sits and weaves a belt on a backstrap loom, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. We'wha is a berdache, a man who prefers women's work and adopts female dress; he is dressed as a woman and wears a woven manta, moccasins, and...
- Berdaches--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Zuni (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Cross dressing--New...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Early day musicians at Red Rock's pre-amphitheater site
- Four musicians stand at the Red Rocks sounding board in Morrison (Jefferson County), Colorado. One woman sits at a keyboard instrument and a man holds a string instrument, possibly a cello. A male and female stand in between the two musicians, they...
- Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Morrison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Musicians--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Swim group & possibly judges (?)
- Four men pose with two female swimmers in front of a pool in Denver, Colorado. The women wear bathing suits and caps. One man wears a badge that reads: "Denver Press Club", and holds a megaphone with "Spalding's" painted on it.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Swimmers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Heap of papers
- Office interior with a woman on the floor covered from her neck down in a large pile of magazines and papers; her high heeled shoes poke up from the pile. Shows file cabinets and drawers in background, Denver, Colorado.
- Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Woman in flapper dress
- A woman poses in front of a window. She wears a flapper-style dress with a sleeveless bodice and pleated bottom. Her hair is in a short bob style.
- Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Interiors--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Woman in swimsuit
- A woman leans against a tree; she holds a beach ball under one arm. She wears a bathing suit and bathing cap.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Women on pier
- A woman sits on the edge of a pier, she wears a bathing suit and has a short cropped hair style. Another woman leans against a post on the pier, she wears a bathing suit and swim cap.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Piers & wharves--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Women on pier
- A woman sits on the edge of a pier, she wears a bathing suit and has a short cropped hair style. Another woman leans against a post on the pier, she wears a bathing suit and swim cap.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Piers & wharves--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Woman in costume
- A woman poses in a 18th century men's waistcoat, buckled shoes and a hat with a feather. She holds a small axe.
- Costumes--1920-1940.; Cross dressing--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Portrait of a woman
- A portrait of a woman seated on a stool. She wears a knee length dress with a leaf pattern and loose bow on the front of the blouse, animal skin shoes, stockings and a cloch hat.
- Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Woman
- A woman smiles as she sits at a table. She wears a V-neck short sleeved blouse and her hair is shoulder length.
- Smiling--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Swimmers on pier
- Male and female swimmers sit and stand on a pier at a body of water possibly in Colorado.
- Bodies of water--1920-1940.; Piers & wharves--1920-1940.; Swimmers--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Monument
- View of an unidentified stone monument with palm branches and statues of female figures, probably in St. Augustine, Florida.
- St. Augustine (Fla.)--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Florida--St. Augustine--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Woman in chair
- A woman sits in a chair in front of a tri-fold screen. She wears a dress, a garter and her hair is past shoulder length.
- Women--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940]
- Portrait of a woman
- A portrait of a woman seated on a stool. She wears a knee length dress with a leaf pattern and loose bow on the front of the blouse, animal skin shoes, stockings and a cloche hat.
- Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Woman with monkey
- A woman poses with a monkey in Denver, Colorado. An ashtray / sculpture depicts a female nude.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Monkeys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Church dormitory
- View of (probably) Catholic institutional housing in Colorado; shows brick apartments with corbeling and wrought iron trim. A female statue is by steps; a bell tower is to the side.
- Bell towers--Colorado--1900-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--1900-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Religious dwellings--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Art display, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of an art exhibition, possibly a classroom in a Georgetown, Colorado, school built in 1874. The room has high ceilings with picture moulding, three suspended lightbulbs, long blackboards over wainscotting, and a large window in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Art--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado, built by Joseph Watson and acquired by mine owner William A. Hamill in 1874; shows a room with shuttered windows, elaborate decorative molding, painted ceiling, a square piano with small...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- A blue ribbon Denver horse show.
- Shows a female equestrian riding side saddle astride a show horse wearing a first place ribbon. The woman wears a jacket with the number "7" on it and a derby. Spectators watch from the grandstands. The state capital dome is in the background. This...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Awards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horse shows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Kickapoo school girls
- Native American Kickapoo school girls wearing cotton dresses pose in front of a frame building with two white female teachers.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Kickapoo Indians--1890-1900.; School children--1890-1900.; Teachers--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 an 1900?]
- Moqui dancers, Moqui pipe, Navajo cradle, and head dress.
- Reproduction of an engraving, shows a "Moqui pipe," a "Navajo cradle," a "Navajo head dress," a "Moqui dancing imp," and a "Moqui female dressed for the dance."
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1930.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1930.; Arizona--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Bur-rodeo, 1st annual event in Leadville
- A female contestant and her burro on a gravel road compete in the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivities in Leadville, Colorado. The woman has on shorts, a sleeveless top with number "A&T 52" on it, running shoes...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Thatcher fountain
- A view of the Thatcher fountain in City Park in Denver, Colorado. It was given as a gift to the city of Denver in 1918 by Joseph Addison Thatcher. In the center of the fountain is a bronze female figure which represents the state of Colorado, three...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Thatcher, John Addison--Monuments.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Camp Modoc, Indian Territory
- Group portrait of Native American (Modoc or Ottawa) young women and children with missionaries at the Quapaw Mission, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). In the top row stands four white women, and a white man, possibly A. C. Tuttle, who holds a small...
- Indians of North America--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Missionaries--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; School children--Indian Territory--1880-1890.; Tuttle, A. C.
- 1888 or 1890 March 6
- Deckers Springs, C. & S. Ry.
- Deckers Springs (fishing resort owned by Maurice Weinberger), Deckers, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows group of men and women seated amidst trees, log cabin buildings and structures around stream, picnic table, swing, and...
- Deckers (Colo.)--1900-1920.; African Americans--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Dakota Indian mission school
- Native American Sioux and white children and their white female teacher pose for a class portrait outside a school building. The girls wear dresses and the boys wear suits, possibly taken on the Ponca Reservation, Nebraska.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--1880-1900.; Ponca Reservation (Neb.)--1880-1900.; School children--Nebraska--1880-1900.; Teachers--Nebraska--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Elk in Routt Co., Colo.
- Male and female elk graze in Routt County, Colorado.
- Routt County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Elk--Colorado--Routt County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- D&RGW dining car "Mt. Peale" interior after installation of electric lights in 1924
- Interior view of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining car, Mt. Peale; shows male and female passengers, Black men (porters), tables, chairs, lamps, a fan, leaded glass, and lunette windows.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; African Americans--Employment--1920-1930.; Interiors--1920-1930.; Passengers--1920-1930.; Railroad dining cars--1920-1930.; Railroad porters--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- 1924?
- F. J. Wood's Book & Jewerly Store
- Interior view of F. Wood's Book and Jewelry Store in Georetown, Colorado. Possibly Mr. and Mrs. Wood behind counter wooden cases with glass flat tops filled with watches and jewerly; a variety of clocks are on wall shelves. Silver and glassware...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Marinello School of Beauty Culture, Denver
- Evelina Hedensky Pridy (middle row, third from right) and other female students of the Marinello School of Beauty and Culture pose for a portrait, Denver, Colorado.
- Marinello School of Beauty Culture (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Beauty culture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Beauty operators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1930
- Cooking Club, fifteen years later
- Studio portrait shows nine female members of a cooking club posing, Denver, Colorado. Each wears a decorative hat, blouse, and skirt.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Denver hospitals & sanitariums, Agnes Memorial
- Interior view of the Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (built by Lawrence Phipps; opened in 1903; closed 1932); a row of female patients sit on rocking chairs placed between beds on a sleeping porch.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1903 and 1920?]
- Lawrence Street, Denver, Colo
- View of Lawrence Street, Auraria in Denver, Colorado; shows office buildings and horse and buggy traffic. A female wooden model is by the McClelland (or McLellan?) Block; signs read: "Joslins," "Cigars."
- Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]