Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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
- Santa Cruz
- Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sit on bleachers inside a circus tent in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County), California. The young men wear dark jackets with lighter appliqued motifs on the arms and fronts of the...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Santa Cruz (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Bleachers--California--Santa Cruz--1910-1920.; Circus performers--California--Santa Cruz--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- 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]
- Headquarters of the Happy Valley Placer Company, Eldorado camp
- Men and boys stand or sit beside a horse-drawn buggy and a log cabin, possibly the home of John H. Kemp, in Eldora (Eldorado) in the Grand Island Mining District of Boulder County, Colorado. Men beside a wooden fence are identified left to right...
- Happy Valley Placer Company (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log...
- 1895
- Group portrait
- Men, women and children, probably passengers, pose on a dirt road in Washington State. The women wear hats with fabric or ribbon bands, loose fitting blouses, long skirts, and belted jackets. The men wear hats or caps and suits. The children wear...
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; Children--Washington (State)--1910-1920.; People--Washington (State)--1910-1920.; Women--Washington (State)--1910-1920.
- 1917 July 29
- Devlin's Zouaves
- Devlin's Zouaves with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose in front of a tent. The young men wear appliqued jackets and slacks. The jackets have the initials: "S F."
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Delmonico Restaurant
- Interior view of Lake City's Delmonico Restaurant, Colorado, nameded after the elegant New York restraurant. Shows two men in jackets, ties and hats in center, tables full of seated customers, and two waiters in long aprons and jackets. Features:...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Leaving for World War I
- Group portrait of men and women on a railroad station platform. The men wear World War I military uniforms with flat brimmed hats, buttoned jackets, jodhpurs and gaiters or tall boots. Women wear blouse and skirt outfits with belted jackets,...
- World War, 1914-1918--People.; Farewells--1910-1920.; Soldiers--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Old Mexican Rurales
- A group of Mexican vaqueros poses on horseback in front of a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sombreros and bolero jackets. Their jackets are elaborately embroidered. The man on the far left wears gauntlets with tassles.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- East High School Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all students and parents of East High School in Denver, Colo.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1955
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 24
- 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 November
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 10
- 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.)
- 1944 March 23
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- 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.)
- 1944 May 25
- Córdova brothers
- Studio portrait of Benito Córdova, Juan Córdova, Eduardo Córdova. and two unidentified men. Three men stand, they hold or smoke cigars, wear jackets or vests, two have mustaches and two have hand cuffs hanging from one arm. Two men sit on the...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Families.; Córdova, Benito--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Juan--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Eduardo--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Vocational students
- Portrait of students in the General Vocational Program at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The men crowd around the open hood of an automobile. The unidentified men wear jackets, hats and one...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- [1953]
- Vocational students
- Two students sit at a desk in a classroom in the General Vocational Program at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The unidentified men fill out forms or study. Both men wear leather jackets, one...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--People--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; Clothing & dress.; Interiors.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1953]
- Chicano theater group
- Members of a Chicano theater group identified as the National Chicano Theater, directed by Enrique Montano, pose on a rise looking over the skyline of Denver, Colorado. They lean against or stand near two automobiles from the 1940's. The men are...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Actors.; Automobiles.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican American...
- [1981?]
- Children getting off bus
- Hispanic American school children get off a school bus in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The young girl near the gate in the sweater and jeans with a barrette in her hair is identified as Sally Chavez. The other boys and girls wear coats,...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Children.; Girls.; Chavez, Sally--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; School...
- [1970?]
- Rafael Chacon
- Studio portrait of Major Rafael Chacón (retired). He is dressed in his United States Army uniform. His jackets has two rows of brass buttons, he wears a cap and has a sword at his waist. He stands in front of a painted backdrop.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Chacón, Rafael, 1933-1925--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Retired military...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- St. Cajetan's Holy Name Society
- Young men and teenagers pose on the steps of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The unidentified men are members of a St. Cajetan's Mens Sodality, the "Holy Name Society." They...
- Holy Name Society--1930-1940.; St. Cajetan's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Banners.; Organizations.; Teenagers.; Holy Name Society--Pictorial...
- 1933
- Railroad workers
- View of a railroad work crew in New Mexico. A group of men and teenage boys stand with tools that include crowbars. The men are dressed for cold weather and wear hats, caps, suits, overcoats and jackets. Farmers from southern Colorado would travel...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Railroad construction workers.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Railroad construction workers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.
- 1905
- Students from Martínez School
- Anglo American and Hispanic American school students from the Martínez School pose in Martínez Plaza near the village of Plaza de los Martínez (Las Animas County), Colorado. The boys and teenagers, one on horseback, sit on the ground or...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Martinez Plaza (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children.; Students.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Martinez Plaza--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Martinez...
- 1910
- Rivera School
- Hispanic American students and their male teacher, who holds books and a ruler, pose in front of their school in Rivera (San Francisco Plaza, Glenham), Las Animas County Colorado. The brick school house has a wooden belfry. A plaque over the door...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Rivera (Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children.; Students.; Teachers.; Teenagers.; Córdova, Juan R.--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Adelina A.--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Sugar beet workers
- Sugar beet laborers Pedro Arellano, Frank Gallegos, Felipe Arellano, Antonio Avan Arellano and Eulogio Arellano, probably in Denver, Colorado, wait to be transported to sugar beet fields near Fort Collins. The men wear hats or caps, jackets, pants,...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Agricultural laborers.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- ca.1929
- Trujillo brothers
- Studio portrait of the Trujillo brothers from Mora County, New Mexico, and Las Animas County, Colorado. They are identified as: bottom row, left to right: Celedón Trujillo, Francisco Trujillo, Leopoldo Trujillo, and in the back, Benigno Trujillo....
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Families.; Miners.; Trujillo family--Pictorial works.; Brothers--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Pictorial works.; Miners--Colorado--Las...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 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
- Guyot's Assay Office
- Men stand and pose in front of the log "Guyot's Assay Office" building in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear vests or jackets and hats. One man holds probably a canvas bag; another man holds probably a baseball bat. Shows log cabins,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Assaying--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1891?]
- Fire Department Headquarters
- Firemen stand and pose in front of the Denver Fire Department Headquarters with Hook & Ladder No. 1 and Hose No. 4 in the first floor of the City Hall Building at 14th (Fourteenth) and Market Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a rusticated...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1890-1900.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Fire Station No. 2
- Men pose beside a horse-drawn water tank and the brick Denver Fire Department Station (Steamer) #2 at 900 W. Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Firemen wear uniforms with double-breasted jackets and caps with insignia. The building has arched...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1880-1900.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Fire...
- [between 1888 and 1900?]
- The Cabins
- View of women, children, and a man beside two-story log cabins with gabled, shingled roofs and timber panels on the second story in Hahns Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Women and girls wear dresses with ruffles or puffed sleeves. Boys wear jackets...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Students at a Leadville school
- Children pose on a staircase and porch of a frame building, probably a schoolhouse, in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Boys wear knickers or long pants and jackets or suspenders. Girls wear knee-length dresses with gathered waists and hair...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; School children--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Main St. looking East
- Boys wear knickers, jackets, ties and caps, and stand near a dog on Main Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. A boy holds a hoop and a stick. Brick and stone commercial buildings have flat roofs or decorative pediments with overhanging...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
- 1896 April 3
- Main Street of the Town of Trinidad, Collorado [sic] Terr.
- Men stand and wear hats, jackets and boots, in a dirt road near parked covered wagons and horses in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man poses with a horse on a lead rope. A sign supported by a timber reads: "Lunch Hou[se] Meals at all...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Trinidad--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Trinidad--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- An Immense body of oil shale, near Grand Valley, Colorado
- Men wear overalls, jackets, and hats and pose on a rocky trail in probably Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Canvas tents are near scrub, trees, and talus. Shows steep, layered shale cliffs.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917]
- San Acacio, Co.
- Men and women stand near a rusticated stone, two-story commercial building in San Acacio (Costilla County), Colorado. The men wear suits, and the women wear long skirts with fitted jackets. Dogs and a horse-drawn wagon are near a crowd of people.
- San Acacio (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--San Acacio--1910-1920.
- 1910 April 14
- Creede, Colorado
- Men pose beside frame and log cabins in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Miners wear vests or jackets, slacks, and felt hats. One man wears a waist apron. Horses are tied to a nearby tree.
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Restaurant in Creede
- Men and women sit or stand and pose in front of a canvas tent restaurant in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. A banner on the tent reads: "Restaurant, Meals At All Hours." Nearby structures have log foundations and canvas roofs. Women wear fitted...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Coal miners
- A group of miners pose in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes including overalls, work pants, jackets, boots, and flannel shirts. The men wear oil wick caps with lamps. One man smokes a pipe.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle area students
- Teenagers, girls, and boys pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; the students wear suits, beaded or print fabrics, wool jackets with puff sleeves, eyeglasses, and large buttons. The teacher (a man) wears pince-nez eyeglasses.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area school group
- Teenagers, girls, and boys pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; the students wear suits, beaded or print fabrics, wool jackets with puff sleeves, eyeglasses, and large buttons. The teacher (a man) wears pince-nez eyeglasses.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Stage between Rifle and Meeker
- Men sit and pose on the Rifle-Meeker stage coach in Garfield or Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Men wear suspenders or jackets and hats and sit inside or on top of the stage coach. Identified men include: Leo Welch, Floyd Austin, Roy Marker (the...
- Horse teams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Austin, Floyd.; Marker, Roy.; Welch, Leo.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Trinidad Fire Department
- Firemen pose with a fire wagon drawn by three horses in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Uniforms include ties, jackets with metal buttons and caps with hat pins. Shows a ladder and a dog on the wagon.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Women in garden
- Outdoor portrait of two women in Denver, Colorado. They hold a bouquet of flowers and a sprig of greenery and wear dresses, jackets, and hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Cowboy band, Idaho Springs
- Men and a woman pose with musical instruments in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men wear wide-brimmed hats, scarves, jackets and fur woollies (chaps). A woman wears probably a buckskin skirt with fringe, a neck scarf, and a cowboy...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1910.; Cowgirls--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1910?]
- Baptist S.S., Lake City, Colo.
- Sunday school students and probably parents and teachers pose outside the Lake City Baptist Church in Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Women and girls wear ruffled dresses or skirts and decorative hats. Men and boys wear knickers and jackets...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1900.; Sunday schools--Colorado--Lake City--1890-1900.
- 1898 November
- Miners
- Men wear jackets over trousers or overalls and hats and pose for a group photograph in front of a frame building. Miners hold candleholders and sit or stand in rows, probably in Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 13
- Wolf Tongue
- A team of workers set charges at the Wolf Tongue tungsten mine in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. One man places explosives in bored holes and the other holds a tamping stick. Both men wear work overalls, jackets, hard hats, and carbide lamps.
- Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Explosives--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Metal committee, Silverton, Colo.
- Men wear suits and hats, jackets with zippers, and galoshes, and pose in a row in front of a pharmacy in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Signs in the window read: "Candy, Cigars, Red Cross Pharmacy." Portraits of servicemen and a United...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.
- [between 1941 and 1945?]
- Groups, warehouse office force
- A group of workers pose near the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company warehouse in Denver, Colorado. Most of the men wear suit jackets and ties, but a few wear overalls. A woman stands in the center of the group.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921 May 16
- Portrait of two men
- Two men pose for a studio portrait near an ornate backdrop. Both men wear suit jackets, vests, hats, and neck ties. One man sits in an upholstered chair. The other stands with one hand resting on the back of the chair and the other in his pocket.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891