Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Governor John Love presents a proclamation
- Colorado Governor John Love presents a copy of an executive order declaring "Know Your America Week," to three members of the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary in his office in the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colorado. One woman wears a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Governors--Colorado--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Veterans' organizations.; Women.; Love, John A., 1916-; DAV Auxiliary--People--1960-1970.
- [1968]
- Portrait of three women
- Studio portrait of three women who pose near a plain backdrop. The women stand close together and wear fitted bodices. The center panel of one woman's dress is made from floral decorated fabric. A large pin anchors one woman's bodice to her skirt....
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family shows a woman with her hair pulled back in a twist, she wears a dress or blouse with a jacket clasped in the front, a loose, ruffled bodice and a banded collar with a bar pin shaped like a pair of scissors. The woman...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family shows a woman with hair pulled back in a twist, in a dress or blouse with a jacket clasped in the front, a loose, ruffled bodice and a banded collar with a bar pin shaped like a pair of scissors. The woman supports a...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Dogs--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family. A bald man with a long beard stands and wears a sack suit with a tie and watch chain. A woman, with her hair parted in the middle and pulled back, wears a dress with puffed sleeves, velvet lapels and a bar pin. The...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Mountain skating party taken in Park Co., at Chase near Cassells, May Bonnifield on the right and friends
- May Bonnefield, two young women, and a young man stand on frozen Chase Lake in the Platte Canyon, Colorado. The women wear flared skirts; the man wears a pin stripe suit; all wear ice skates. A wood frame structure and a low slope show in...
- Chase (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chase Lake (Colo.); Ice skating--Colorado--Chase--1900-1910.; Bonnefield, May.
- 1904
- Jennie E. Shiland
- Studio bust portrait of Jennie Edwards Shiland, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Shiland's bangs are layered and curled, and her hair is pinned back. She wears a brocade or damask lappet pinned to the collar of her dress bodice,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Shiland, Jennie E. (Jennie Edwards); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Ada Dwelle
- Studio bust portrait of Ada Dwelle, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Dwelle wears her bangs layered and curled, and her hair pulled back in a twist. She wears a band collar with a pin, and her dress bodice has piping on either...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Dwelle, Ada.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Hannah M. Curnow
- Studio bust portrait of Hannah Marie Curnow, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Curnow's bangs are curled and she wears her hair pulled back and affixed with a pin or bow. Her dress bodice has a light lace collar fastened with a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Curnow, Hannah M. (Hannah Marie); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- W. Scott Morrill
- Studio bust portrait of Walter Scott Morrill, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Morrill's short hair is brushed upright. He wears a pin striped coat and vest, a light colored necktie, a watch fob and a pin on his vest.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Morrill, W. Scott (Walter Scott); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Mirta Angie Carter
- Studio bust portrait of Mirta Angie Carter, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Carter's wavy hair is pulled back. Her dress has patterned fabric and a striped band collar with matching ribbon bows. The loosely fitted, pleated...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carter, Mirta Angie.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- On the divide, Doctor Harry Gorman
- Doctor Harry Arthur Gorman, veterinarian, inventor of the artificial (plastic) hip, and member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, poses on horseback above timberline on the continental divide in probably Boulder County, Colorado. Gorman wears...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Boulder County--1950-1960.; Veterinarians--Colorado--Boulder County--1950-1960.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Boulder...
- 1953 July
- Mrs. Geo. Mills
- Studio group portrait of Mrs. George Mills and two unidentified women from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Mrs. Mills sits on the lower right, she wears a striped silk dress with a fitted, buttoned bodice. She has on a lace collar and a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Mills, George, Mrs.
- Unidentified woman
- Studio bust portrait of an unidentified woman from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She wears a dark cut velvet dress that buttons up the front and has a tight waist. She wears a large pin with a medallion that hangs from it. The pin...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.
- Miss Wallace
- Studio portrait of Emma Wallace, of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She stands in front of a painted backdrop and rests her arm on a faux rock. She wears a light colored dress with a tight bodice decorated with loose pleats and a basque...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Wallace, Emma, resident of Georgetown, Colo.; Hancock family.
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- How we cook in Colorado : choice recipes
- Cookbook created with submissions from the Ladies of First Baptist Church.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1907
- East High spotlight: vol 28 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.)
- 1942 February
- 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
- 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?]
- Andy and Jose Trujillo
- Studio portrait of brothers Andy and José Trujillo, sons of Acacio Trujillo, of Fort Collins, Colorado. Andy stands and wears a flat brimmed, hat, a sweater and striped pants. A pin is attached to his sweater and he has a mustache. José sits...
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Families.; Trujillo, Andy--Pictorial works.; Trujillo, José--Pictorial works.; Trujillo, Acacio--Family--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Maria de la Luz Trujillo-Sandoval
- Portrait of María de la Luz Trujillo-Sandoval wife of Charles Archibald Metcalf, a trader, and pioneer in Pueblo, Colorado. She wears a dark dress with a pin and has her hair pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Women.; Trujillo-Sandoval, María de la Luz--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Pablo C. de Baca age 16 and a cousin.
- Studio portrait of Pablo C. de Baca and his cousin, possibly Hilario Delgado. Both teenage men wear flat brimmed hats. Hilario wears a plaid wool suit, tie, vest and watch fob. Pablo wears a plaid jacket with a vest, pin striped slacks and a watch...
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Teenagers.; C. de Baca, Pablo, 1874-1940.; Delgado, Hilario.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American teenage...
- 1890
- Juana María Paiz
- Studio portrait of Juana María Paiz of Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. She poses between prop rocks covered in ivy. She wears a dark dress with a basque trimmed in satin and a dark lace collar. Her dark hair is pulled back and parted in...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1880-1890; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1880-1890.; Paiz, Juana Maria, 1844-1927.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--Pictorial...
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Unidentified family
- Portrait of an unidentified family. They pose in front of a blanket that hangs on the wall. A man in a suit and tie and with a full mustache, poses next to a young woman. She wears a ruffled blouse and dark skirt and has her hair pulled back in a...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Spouses--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [beween 1890 and 1900?]
- Rosenda Valdez and Emma Vigil Maes
- Two Hispanic American Women, Emma Vigil Maes (left) and Rosenda Valdez (right) sit at an event in the auditorium of the San Luis Institute in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Emma wears a scarf over her head and striped jacket with a pin on...
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Maes, Emma Vigil--Pictorial works.; Valdez, Rosenda--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1950]
- Gloria Herrera and her grandmother
- Mexican Americans Gloria Rodriguez, née Herrera and her grandmother, Tillie Rivera, pose in front of a brick house at 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Gloria wears blouse, skirt, sweater, bobby-socks and tennis...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families.; Girls.; Grandparents.; Older people.; Rivera, Tillie--Pictorial works.; Rodriguez, Gloria--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1955
- Pedro Lobato and Esperanza Córdova de Lobato
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Pedro Lobato and his bride Esperanza Córdova de Lobato, maid of honor Odila Lobato and best man Conrad Córdova. The groom, Pedro Lobato wears a suit, vest and tie, his hair is parted in the middle....
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Lobato, Esperanza Córdova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Pedro--Family--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1925
- Damiana Rivera de Barela
- Hispanic American Damiana Rivera de Barela, wife of Colorado State Senator Casimiro Barela, poses for a portrait in an embroidered cape trimmed in fur and a hat decorated with feathers, a bow and a veil. She wears a pin in the shape of a cross.
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Capes (Clothing); Hats.; Women.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Cloaks--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- ca. 1890
- 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
- Francisco Gomez and Plácido Zamora
- Studio portrait of Francisco (Frank) Gomez and José Plácido Zamora. Francisco, Stonewall, Colorado, wears a dark jacket and has his shirt collar unbuttoned. He has a pin on his lapel and his hair is parted on the side. Plácido, Weston,...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Group portraits.; Gomez, Francisco, 1899-1944--Pictorial works.; Zamora, José Plácido, 1892-1955--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [ca 1920?]
- Casimiro Barela Colorado's Hispanic "perpetual senator" from Colorado.
- Studio portrait of Casimiro Barela, Colorado state senator for over 37 years. He poses in a suit with a morning coat and wears a top hat, a tie and stick pin and holds a walking cane with a decorated metal top. He has gray hair and a full, trimmed...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Legislators--Colorado.; Mustaches.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American legislators--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1910
- 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
- José Vivián Abeyta
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American José Vivián Abeyta, a barber, he represented Las Animas County in the Colorado General Assembly House of Representatives. He wears a jacket, upright collar and necktie with a stick pin. He has a full...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Barbers.; Legislators--Colorado.; Mustaches.; Abeyta, José Vivián--Pictorial works.; Barbers--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American...
- [beween 1883 and 1885?]
- Portrait of a woman
- A woman sits and poses for a studio portrait. The woman wears eyeglasses, a necklace, a watch pin, a pleated skirt and a lace, two-piece blouse with buttons and a ribbon and bow.
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Woman with fruit
- A woman poses and holds two apples in a studio portrait. The woman wears a dress with pleated sleeves and a star shaped pin, a lace collar and a large bonnet.
- Apples--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket and vest. A tie pin in the shape of a revolver holds his neck tie in place. His hair is parted in the middle and he has a handle-bar moustache.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit, vest, and neck tie with a tie pin. His hair is combed smooth and is parted on the side. He has a moustache.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a fitted grosgrain dress. A pin holds the high collar in place. Her short bangs are curled around the front of her head.
- Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Man with long moustache
- Studio portrait of a man with a silk tie and horseshoe chain pin. The man has a long moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Dapper young man
- Studio portrait of a man with a spotted silk tie and flower pin.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Gentleman with cravat
- Studio portrait of a man with a moustache and striped tie; the pin has an insignia.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Gentleman with cravat
- Studio portrait of a man with a moustache and striped tie; the pin has an insignia.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, vest, high collar, and neck tie with a pin. He has a moustache and his hair is parted on the side.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a double-breasted jacket with wide lapels. A broad neck tie is knotted around his neck and held in place with a pin. His hair is parted on the side and he has a thin moustache.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dress with a lace collar held in place with a pin at the neckline. Her hair is pulled back from her face and her short curly bangs are styled over her forehead.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a knit shawl around her shoulders held closed by a bar pin. Her thick, curly bangs are styled over her forehead.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a fitted bodice with pleats. Her high collar is held together with a bar pin and an decorative charm in the shape of a boot is attached to her bodice. Her short curly bangs are styled over her forehead.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a suit jacket, vest and neck tie with a pin. He has a full moustache and his hair is parted on the side.
- Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches--1890-1900.
- 1890