Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The family: me at 7 yrs, mother, dad
- Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), an African American child of seven years poses with her parents, Joseph Anderson (a Creole from Louisiana) and Sarah Garrett Anderson (from Texas) on a porch of a house. Marie wears a print dress, socks,...
- African Americans--1920-1930.; Families--1920-1930.; Anderson, Joseph; Anderson, Sarah Garrett.; Greenwood, Marie L.
- 1920
- Olin T. Ward and Clarence Watkins
- Olin T. Ward (left) and Clarence Watkins pose for a studio portrait in Honolulu, Hawaii. The African American men wear uniforms, award ribbons, and garrison caps.
- African Americans--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--African Americans.; Soldiers--1940-1950.; Ward, Olin T.; Watkins, Clarence.; United States. Army.--People--1940-1950.
- between 1940 and 1945
- Daddy Bruce Randolph
- Portrait of Daddy Bruce Randolph, African-American restaurateur and philanthropist, in (possibly) Denver, Colorado.
- African Americans--1980-1990.; Men--1980-1990.; Philanthropists--1980-1990.; Randolph, Bruce, 1900-
- 1980
- Indian sisters
- Studio portrait of Native American (Ute) sisters, an infant and a Black girl. Kitty Cloud Taylor has her hand on the shoulder of her African American daughter, Enterpe Taylor. Her sister holds an infant.
- African Americans--Children--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1880-1900.; Infants--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.; Taylor, Enterpe.; Taylor, Kitty Cloud.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Picnicing [sic] in the mountains
- People pose during a picnic in Colorado; men, women, and a girl sit by wicker baskets, jugs, and kegs. A Black woman is by a buggy.
- African Americans--Colorado--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--1880-1890.; Picnics--Colorado--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Children
- Four unidentified girls (two are African-American) pose with their arms around each other at a park or camp, probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Children
- Two unidentified girls (one is African-American) sit on porch steps with their arms around each other, probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Children
- Four unidentified girls (two are African-American) sit on porch steps with their arms around each other, probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Children
- Four unidentified girls (two are African-American) sit on porch steps with their arms around each other, probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Children
- Three unidentified girls (one African-American) sit on porch steps with their arms around each other, probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.; Hugging--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Blues Brothers impersonators
- Richard Castro, civil rights leader and Colorado legislator, and Michael Simmons perform as the "Blues Brothers" at a fund raiser for Federico Peña, candidate for Mayor of Denver, at the Denver Hilton Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Both men sing in...
- African Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Entertainers.; Politicians.; Castro, Richard Thomas, 1946-1991--Pictorial works.; Simmons, Michael--Pictorial works.; African...
- [1983?]
- Rev. and Mrs. Ollie Brown Colorado Springs
- Reverend Ollie Brown and his wife, pose near a rock formation in Colorado Springs. Mrs. Brown wears a dress, stockings and ankle-strap shoes. Rev. Brown wears a suit, tie, stiff-collared shirt, vest with a watch fob that has a cross on it and a...
- African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clergy--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Spouses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Brown, Ollie.
- 1929
- Employees of U.S. Mint, Denver
- Men and women employees of the Denver Mint, who include two African Americans (Blacks), pose on the steps of the entrance to the United States Mint at Cherokee and Colfax Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows friezes over the arched windows and...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; United States Mint (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Annual outing for Colorado Tire & Leather, Co. later to become Gates Rubber Co.
- Men, women, and children pose by a railroad passenger coach in Denver, Colorado, at the Colorado Tire and Leather Company annual employee outing. Three African-American men hold musical instruments.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Recreation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917 or 1918
- Police officers
- Five police officers stand on the sidewalk near a large glass window in Denver, Colorado. The men wear uniform jackets with two rows of buttons. One of the men is an African American (Black) officer. Signs on the window read: "Chas. [?] Mus[?],"...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Sacred Thirty Six - Denver Country Club
- Group portrait of guests and African American (Black) waiters at a dinner party at the Denver Country Club in Denver, Colorado; decor includes nouveau borders, light fixtures, and a taxidermied fish. Legible identification reads: "Right hand wing,...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Country Club (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Fancy dress
- An African American (Black) woman and girl pose by a fence on Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado; outfits include lace and a straw hat.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Soup kitchen for unemployed
- Interior view of a soup kitchen for the unemployed in Denver, Colorado; African American (Black) and white men and boys sit or stand at tables with bowls of soup and bread. Shows a coffee urn and cafeteria employees.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cafeterias--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Food relief--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Unemployed--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921?
- Yvonne; It won't bite, Sherman
- Yvonne Belle and Earl Sherman, two African American children pose together. Yvonne wears a dress and has a bow in her hair. Earl Sherman wears short pants and a long-sleeve shirt.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Belle, Yvonne.; Sherman, Earl.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- What a class!!
- African American teenage girls, who include Margaret Mackey, June and Charlotte, and a young girl sit on the steps of the house of Virginia Woodward, their Sunday School teacher. They wear dresses, stockings and "pump" shoes with ankle straps; one...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Porches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mackey, Virginia, Denver resident.; Woodward,...
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Me, Charlotte, Margie, aren't we hot stuff?
- Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), Margaret Mackey, and Charlotte, three African American teenage girls pose in front of the house of Virginia Woodward, their Sunday School teacher. They wear dresses, stockings, and shoes with either a bow...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Greenwood, Marie L.; Mackey, Margaret, Denver resident.; Woodward, Virginia--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Bet it was Charlotte's idea
- Margie, June and Charlotte, three teenage African American girls, pose in front of the home of Virginia Woodward, their Sunday School teacher, in Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and stockings; one wears a jacket; they stand in a circle and hold...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Woodward, Virginia--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Remember those good old days, Margie and Eleanor?
- Two African American teenage girls identified as Margie and Eleanor, sit atop a slide at Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Denver, Colorado. One wears a "sailor" style blouse and skirt; the other wears a "sailor" hat, shirt and overalls.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sliding boards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1930 May
- What's the matter Evelyn? It can't be that bad, Margie. Is Edna May happy?
- Three African American teenage girls, identified as Evelyn, Margie and Edna May, pose together at Rocky Mountain Lake in Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Denver, Colorado. Two wear overalls and a blouse; one wears a "sailor" style blouse and skirt.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1930 [May 26]
- Now, ain't love just too grand, Sheba and Mr. Player? Who is the third party?
- An African American teenage man sits on a swing while he holds an African American teenage woman next to him at Rocky Mountain Lake Park, Denver, Colorado. A third person peeks out from behind the two. The man wears a suit, tie, vest and hat; the...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Swings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1930 May
- Studio Portraits of Dr. Clarence Holmes and Fairfax Holmes
- Family Photo of Dr. Clarence Holmes, Fairfax Holmes, and Child
- Photo of Dr. Clarence Holmes and Family
- Snow tunnel on Ouray and Silverton toll road
- Men and a Black woman on a horse pose by the entrance of a snow tunnel along the Otto Mears toll road on Red Mountain Pass near Ironton Park (Ouray County), Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Red Mountain Pass (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Toll...
- [1888?]
- Quincy Bldg., 1014 17th, Denver, Colo.
- Seven white men, one white woman, and two African American men pose in front of a barber shop in the Quincy Building, 1014 Seventeenth (17th) Street, Denver, Colorado. Shows two barber poles.
- African Americans--Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Barber poles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Barbers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Barbershops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- The Black members of Company K of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors and aim rifles at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand in front of pitched tents. Two men hold U. S....
- African Americans--Military service--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller...
- 1894
- Men at a club function
- A group of African American (Black) men sit on wicker furniture and pose in a large, opulent room at an unknown location in Denver, Colorado. Each man wears a sash under his tuxedo jackets. Heavy curtains cover the windows in the distance. The men...
- African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Group photo of men in costumes
- Men dressed in costumes pose on a stage. Some are dressed as women with dresses and women's hats, others wear suits and ties. One man wears a belly dancer costume. A man seated on the stage floor wears a bell hop costume and his face is blackened...
- African Americans--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Joe tells snake stories
- Men, probably Yale students, laugh and pose in a campground in Trinity Texas; two hold a snake skin. A Black (African-American) man sits at the center of the group.
- African Americans--Texas--Trinity--1910-1920.; Trinity (Tex.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Texas--Trinity--1910-1920.; Snakes--Texas--Trinity--1910-1920.; Storytelling--Texas--Trinity--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- At Howard
- Black men who include Clarence F. Holmes pose for a studio portrait at Howard University in Washington, D. C. They wear tuxedoes.
- African Americans--Washington (D. C.)--1910-1920.; Students--Washington (D. C.)--1910-1920.; Holmes, Clarence F., 1892-1978.
- [between 1913 and 1917]
- Public School, Agate, Colo. 1/19/21
- In this group portrait of the first students and teachers to move into the new Agate Public School in Elbert County, Colorado, the high school and primary students wear jackets and caps. The girls wear dresses and there are a few men in suits on...
- Agate (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Agate--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Elbert County--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Mrs. N. J. Campbell
- Studio portrait of Mrs. N. J. Campbell, an elderly woman in a beaded blouse with puff shoulders, high collar, and a brooch.
- Aged persons--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1898?]
- Group at Weze's parent's farm
- Members of Weze Hopkins' family, with her mother and father, pose outdoors on a farm possibly in Illinois.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Children--1900-1910.; Families--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Father & mother
- Weze Hopkins' mother and father pose outdoors at their farm possibly in Illinois. The woman wears a dress with high collar and holds a basket.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Spouses--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Father & mother
- Weze Hopkins' mother and father pose outdoors at their farm possibly in Illinois. The woman wears a dress with high collar and holds a basket.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Spouses--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Charlie Russell
- Portrait of artist Charles M. Russell.
- Aged persons--1920-1930.; Artists--1920-1930.; Russell, Charles M. (Charles Marion), 1864-1926.
- 1926 October 17
- Older woman
- An older woman sits in a garden as she holds a small bunch of flowers. She wears a dress, blouse and a broach.
- Aged persons--1920-1950.; Gardens--1920-1950.; Women--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- Old man
- Portrait of an unidentified man, probably in Colorado; he wears a vest, shirt, tie, and a hat with fishing lures on the band.
- Aged persons--Colorado--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- To "Buffalo Bill" whom we all love, yours truly, Art Smith
- William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) laughs and poses with a man, probably Art Smith, on a biplane. He wears a long overcoat and a cowboy hat.
- Air pilots--1890-1910.; Biplanes--1890-1910.; Celebrities--1890-1910.; Entertainers--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Louis Paul "Gus" Quinn
- Louis Paul "Gus" Quinn, pilot and educator, poses by an airplane; his outfit includes goggles and a flight cap.
- Air pilots--1920-1930.; Teachers--1920-1930.; Quinn, Louis Paul, 1895-1964.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Will "Billy" Parker
- Portrait of Will "Billy" Parker, pilot, at the wheel of a 50 horse power 2 cycle Roberts engine airplane; he wears goggles and a helmet lettered: "13." P. B. Belt stands alongside.
- Air pilots--American--1910-1920.; Airplanes--1910-1920.; Inventors--1910-1920.; Belt, P. B.; Parker, Will.
- [between 1912 and 1920?]
- John "Jack" Swigert
- John "Jack" L. Swigert, pilot, astronaut, and public servant, points at a cryogenic oxygen tank at Beech Aircraft, Boulder Division, Boulder, Colorado; Keith E. Helart (sunglasses) and Howard E. Mers look on.
- Air pilots--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Astronauts--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Politicians--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Test pilots--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Helart, Keith E.; Mers, Howard E.; Swigert, John L. (John Leonard),...
- [between 1969 and 1971?]
- Governor Thornton campaigning
- Colorado Governor Daniel Thornton poses with his wife Jessie and political supporters at a general aviation airport in Colorado. The people are gathered near an airplane hanger, a single engine airplane, automobiles and a sound van. Governor...
- Airports--Colorado--1950-1960.; Governors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Political campaigns--Colorado--1950-1960.; Spouses--Colorado--1950-1960.; Thornton, Daniel I. J., 1911-1976.
- [1950?]
- Cage scene, Ajax mine
- Interior view of a large group of miners posing in and around the cage at the Ajax mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Day shift at Ajax Mine, Cr. Creek
- Miners pose outdoors near a smokestack at the Ajax Mine near Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. The men wear miner's lamps on hard hats.
- Ajax Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- April, 1939