Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Dancers, Cinco de Mayo, Denver
- Girls, members of Jeanette Trujillo-Lucero's Fiesta Colorado Dance Company pose near Civic Center Park during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear traditional Mexican style dance costumes in bright colors decorated with...
- Fiesta Colorado Dance Company (Lakewood, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dancers.; Girls.; Fiesta Colorado Dance Company...
- [2009?]
- Manual High. Masquerade
- Boys and girls in costumes pose in Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-Seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows cowboy and Native American costumes, soldiers and sailors, clowns, and a pilgrim....
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- St. Cajetan's School play
- Interior view of a play at Saint Cajetan's School, in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Girls in caps, blouses and skirts stand in a row next to a sign that reads: "? St." and "Lawrence." Magdalena Gallegos poses at the end of the line in...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls.; Students.; Teenagers.; Theatrical productions.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Drama--Pictorial...
- between 1947 and 1948
- Owl canyon School
- Girls, Hispanic students, pose in and near the doorway at Owl Canyon School in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. They wear winter coats.
- Owl Canyon School (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Students.; Schools.; Girls.; Owl Canyon School (Fort Collins, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1937 November 18]
- January class 1921, Ashland School, Denver, Colo.
- Students and teachers pose in front of Ashland School at West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue & Firth Court in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. They are identified as: "Teachers. Calla McCausland, Florence E. Lyon, Ann Tierney, Lelah...
- Ashland School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921 January
- January class, 1921, Ashland School, Denver, Colo.
- Students and teachers pose in front of Ashland School at West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue & Firth Court in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Names inked on the back of the photoprint read: "Teachers. Lelah C. Starr, Ann Tierney,...
- Ashland School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921, January
- Sacred Heart School
- A group of young girls stand near a bus in Denver, Colorado. The girls are probably students at Sacred Heart Catholic School. Many of the girls wear hats and leather shoes. Some girls have bobbed hair cuts. An older woman, possibly a teacher, and a...
- Sacred Heart School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Church Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Group of women and girls
- Outdoor portrait of a group of girls that includes a set of twin sisters near Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Some of the girls wear corsages. A bridge on Alameda Avenue over a canal is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Twins--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Daniel C. Oakes Family
- A portrait of Daniel C. Oakes family, shows two women and two girls. The two girls wear dresses with jackets. The two women wear dresses with lace collars and jackets.
- Oakes, Daniel C.--Family.; Families--1850-1890.; Girls--1850-1890.; Women--1850-1890.
- [between 1850 and 1890]
- Brownies
- A group of African American (Black) girls in Brownie uniforms pose near bushes in a yard Denver, Colorado. The girls wear dresses and beanies. Patches on their uniforms indicate that they may belong to different troops including Troop 844 and Troop...
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America--Branches, chapters, etc.--1960-1970.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Smiling--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1965?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a man, woman, and girls. The woman wears a dress and hat decorated with feathers. The girls wear dresses decorated with lace.
- Families--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.
- [1897]
- The crop that's never scarce in Utah
- Photomontage of faces of children, babies, boys and girls.
- Boys--1860-1890.; Girls--1860-1890.; Infants--1860-1890.; Mormons--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- 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?]
- Family
- Studio portrait of a man, woman, and two girls. Outfits include bangs, lace collars, shoes, and a silk tie.
- Families--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Indian children, Port Coldwell, Ontario, Canada
- View of a group of Native American Chippewa (Ojibway) children dressed in Euro-American clothing;shows straw hats on the boys and scarfs on the girls.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Ojibwa Indians--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.; Children--1900-1910.; Girls--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Gillespie house
- Three men and three girls gather in front of a clapboard house in Aspen, Colorado; features two men crouched on the ground and one leaning against a hitching post; girls sit on a bench wearing plaid dresses with bows in their hair; two girls hold...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Recreation - boating - City Park
- View of people in a boat at City Park lake, Denver, Colorado; shows a man, woman, and teenaged girls.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boats--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Portrait of three girls
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of three girls. All the girls wear dresses and brooches. Two girls wear necklaces.
- Girls--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Dancers, Cinco de Mayo, Denver
- Men, women, girls and teenagers, members of Jeanette Trujillo-Lucero's Fiesta Colorado Dance Company pose on Broadway during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Denver, Colorado. The girls and women wear traditional Mexican style dance costumes in bright...
- Fiesta Colorado Dance Company (Lakewood, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dancers.; Girls.; Fiesta Colorado Dance Company...
- [2009?]
- Ballet Chicano de Aztlán
- Teenage boys and girls, members of the Ballet Chicano de Aztlán, a Chicano dance troop and part of the Crusade for Justice, dance in Mexican costumes on a stage, in front of a painted drop in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear print dresses...
- Ballet Chicano de Aztlán--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Dancers.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Ballet Chicano de Aztlán--Pictorial works.;...
- [1970]
- Ballet Chicano de Aztlán
- Teenage girls, members of the Ballet Chicano de Aztlán, a Chicano dance troop and part of the Crusade for Justice, dance in Mexican costumes on a stage, in front of a painted drop in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear white blouses, long print...
- Ballet Chicano de Aztlán--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Dancers.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Ballet Chicano de Aztlán--Pictorial works.;...
- [1970]
- Building pyramids in 8th grade gym class
- An eighth grade girl's gym class forms a human pyramid at the Central School in Alamosa, Colorado. The girls wear white, short sleeved blouses, belted dark shorts, socks and white tennis shoes. Four girls are on their hands and knees in the center....
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acrobatics--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Ballet Chicano de Aztlán
- Teenage girls, members of the Ballet Chicano de Aztlán, a Chicano dance troop and part of the Crusade for Justice, dance in Mexican costumes on a stage, in front of a painted drop in Denver, Colorado. The girls are in two rows, the front row...
- Ballet Chicano de Aztlán--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Dancers.; Girls.; Rifles.; Teenagers.; Ballet Chicano de Aztlán--Pictorial works.;...
- [1970]
- Family
- Studio portrait of a man, woman, and girls. The woman and girls wears dresses. The man wears a suit.
- Families--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Georgetown, Catholic School
- School portrait of students, nuns (Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet) and a priest at the Catholic School in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The nuns are identified as Sister Dominic and Sister Virginia. Father Nicholas C. Matz poses...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Church schools--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Nuns--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Priests--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; School children--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Kismet Club Members. Group photo of girls standing in a line.
- Kismet Club Members. Group photograph of unnamed girls. They are turned to the side standing in a line.
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Kismet Club (Denver, Colo.)--Archives.; Greek letter societies--Colorado--Denver--Archival resources.; Clubs.
- circa 1926
- Ann Aguayo Laguna, Linda Aguayo
- Studio portrait of Hispanic girls Ann Aguayo (later Laguna) and her sister Linda Aguayo, Denver, Colorado. Both young girls wear ribbons and bows in their hair and patterned dresses with oversize collars.
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls.; Aguayo, Linda--Pictorial works.; Laguna, Ann Aguayo--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- ca. 1934
- Serapio Miera, Gloria Montez and Connie Montez
- Serapio Miera poses with two young girls, Gloria and Connie Montez. Mr. Montez, an older man, wears a tie and hat. The girls are dressed in their first communion dresses. He holds Connie's hand.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress.; Girls.; Older people.; Miera, Serapio--Pictorial works.; Montez, Connie--Pictorial works.; Montez, Gloria--Pictorial...
- [1950]
- Ballet Chicano de Aztlán
- Teenage boys and girls, members of the Ballet Chicano de Aztlán, a Chicano dance troop and part of the Crusade for Justice, dance in Mexican costumes on a stage, in front of a painted drop in Denver, Colorado. The boys stand behind the girls,...
- Ballet Chicano de Aztlán--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Dancers.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Ballet Chicano de Aztlán--Pictorial works.;...
- [1970]
- Pauline Gallegos Chavez's daughters
- The daughters of Pauline Gallegos Chavez pose outdoors for a portrait probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. They are identified, (left to right): Teenagers, Racheal Chavez and Helen Chavez; Ida Chavez, who holds a dog; and Lucy Chavez and Emma...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Women.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Families.; Interiors.; Chavez, Pauline Gallegos, 1887-1986--Family--Pictorial works.; Chavez...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Unid. family portrait
- Studio portrait of an unidentified family including a man and a woman with two boys and two girls. The girls and woman all wear dresses. The boys wear dress shirts and bow ties; the man wears a suit and tie.
- Families--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- The White Rabbit
- Women work on the front porch of "Estamere" (or Estemere), in Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. It is a lodge dedicated to teaching handicrafts to unemployed girls. The women are using looms and spinning wheels.
- Estamere (Palmer Lake, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Handicraft--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1930-1940.; Vocational education--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Bathing at Palmer Park
- A group of children stand on the shore of a pond in Palmer Park near Detroit (Wayne County), Michigan. One boy wears a white tank top, suspenders and knickers. Two girls wade in the water and another girl, wearing a white dress stands on the bank. ...
- Detroit (Mich.)--1890-1900.; Palmer Park (Detroit, Mich.)--1890-1900.; Children--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1900.; Parks--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1900.; Wading--Michigan--Detroit--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Broadway Theatre Denver Colo.
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Hit the Deck," a musical presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. A parrot in a cage sits in front of men and women who sit and stand in front of the theater. Klieg lights that read "Hit...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Birdcages--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parrots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1928, Apr. 11
- Hit the Deck at the Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast of the musical comedy "Hit the Deck," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men dressed in sailor whites and women dressed in white middy blouses, short white skirts and gob hats pose in...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1928, Apr. 14
- Hit the Deck at the Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast of the musical comedy "Hit the Deck," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men dressed in sailor whites and women dressed in white middy blouses, short white skirts and gob hats pose in...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1928, Apr. 14
- Woodworking Project at Wyman School
- Woodworking project at Wyman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Four children work together on a woodworking project, two boys and two girls. The first boy uses a hammer to attach two pieces of wood together, while the second boy holds one of...
- Woodwork.; Wyman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938 January
- Fairmont School westward movement panorama
- Photograph of five students from Fairmont Elementary School gathered around a class project of a panorama of the Westward Movement. Two unidentified girls stand to the side of the table with one girl holding a pointer and pointing at an object. ...
- Fairmont School (Denver, Colo.); Baker (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Kids
- Studio portrait of girls. They wear dresses with ruffled collars. One girl wears a necklace.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [1894]
- Girls
- Studio portrait of girls. They sit on a chair covered with a fur blanket. They wear dresses and jackets trimmed with lace.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Girls
- Studio portrait of girls. They pose on and near a chair covered with a fur blanket. They wear dresses with lace collar.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Girls
- Studio portrait of girls. They pose on a chair covered with a fur blanket and wear dresses.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Girls
- Studio portrait of girls. One girl sits in a chair covered with a fur blanket. The other girl stands nearby and wears a dress with lace collar.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 2nd grade at Central, 1941, Miss Monroe
- Boys and girls sit around rectangular tables and weave hot pads in Miss Monroe's second grade classroom at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado. Striped shirts are popular among the boys and floral print dresses are worn by most girls. A long coat...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Monroe, Miss.
- 1941
- Jovita Ortega Aguayo immigrated to the United States in 1915 during the Mexican Revolution.
- Studio portrait of Jovita Ortega (later Aguayo). She sits in a chair and holds a doll. She wears a dress with a satin collar and a pleated front, a pearl necklace and a pin. Her hair is pulled back into a braid.
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Girls.; Immigrants.; Aguayo, Jovita Ortega--Pictorial works.; Girls--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Immigrants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1921
- Portrait of young girls
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of two girls. They wear dresses.
- Girls--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1865]
- Iliff, Colo. St. Catherine's Church [graphic]
- A procession of little girls hold baskets and follow an altar boy holding a cross as they walk down a path in Iliff, Colorado. Boys and a woman follow the girls. American flags are strung overhead and are on a pole by the path, where two women,...
- Iliff (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Iliff--1920-1930.; Church dedications--Colorado--Iliff--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Aroya school house
- View of the abandoned school house in Aroya (Cheyenne County), Colorado. The building is a clapboard building with a hipped roof. The paint on the sides of the building is peeling and windows are boarded up.. A small cupola is in the center of the...
- Aroya (Colo.)--1980-1990.; One-room schools.; Abandoned buildings.; Rural schools--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Aroya--Pictorial works.; Aroya (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1981
- Lobato family
- Studio portrait of the Lobato Family from San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows men, women, older people, boys and girls. They are identified as: Front row, left to right: Adela and Eufelia Espinoza, Manuelita Jaramillo, María Odila,...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Families.; Lobato family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American families--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1908?]
- The Factory
- View of The Factory at 3100 East Colfax Avenue in the Congress Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. It is a single story brick commercial building that is painted gray with black and red stripes on the facade. A sign above the door reads "The...
- Factory (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Nightclubs.; Factory (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1976