Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- DHS Jr. Champions
- Group portrait of football team members from Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. The men wear knit turtleneck sweaters; uniforms have letters: "DHS." One holds a football with letters: "D.H.S. Jr. Champions, 92-93."
- Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1893?]
- Franklin Byers Robinson
- Studio portrait of William Newton Byers and his one year old grandson, Frank Byers Robinson. Frank sits on the shoulder of his grandfather and points as they smile.
- Boys--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Grandparents--1880-1890.; Smiling--1880-1890.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.; Robinson, Franklin Byers.
- 1886 Aug. 7
- William N. Byers
- A studio portrait (head and shoulders) of William Newton Byers, Denver journalist, founder of Rocky Mountain News, civic leader, president of Festival of Mountain and Plain, and postmaster.
- Business people--1870-1900.; Journalists--1870-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- William N. Byers
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of William N. Byers, Denver journalist, founder of Rocky Mountain News, civic leader, president of Festival of Mountain and Plain and postmaster. He wears a suit and tie and has a partially gray beard.
- Business people--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Street scene in Mexico
- People cross a brick commercial street beside possibly Chapultepec Park in Mexico City (Distrito Federal), Mexico. Shows two and three story commercial buildings or apartments, people and horse drawn wagons. Tree saplings in the park are protected...
- Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; City & town life--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Commercial streets--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Parks--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- Baby Tabor aged 19 months
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), in a lace dress.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1886, February
- Woman
- Studio portrait of a women possibly related to the McFadden family in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dress with a high collar and decorated shoulders.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1897]
- Chapultepec Park
- Men walk on a dirt path beside trees in probably Chapultepec Park in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. Shows wooden cages built around saplings, a wall, a gas lamp and trees in the park.
- Chapultepec (Mexico City, Mexico)--1870-1900.; Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Parks--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- View in Mexico
- View of a stone building with a square tower on a hill in a city in Mexico. Shows trees and shrubs and a low wall.
- Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Buildings--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- Yours truly, D. C. Oakes
- Studio bust portrait of Daniel C. Oakes, Colorado lumber merchant, Ute Indian Agent, and U.S. Land Surveyor. Oakes wears a wool jacket with a matching vest. and patterned tie. . He has a full goatee and mustache and his hair is parted.
- Business people--1870-1880.; Indian agents--Colorado--1870-1880.; Oakes, D. C. (Daniel C.)
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Studio portrait of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He stands in front of a painted backdrop of trees and rocks with his arms folded. He has a beard with a large waxed mustache. He wears a large brimmed cowboy hat, a fringed...
- Artists--American--1870-1880.; Leather garments.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1872 and 1875?]
- Jarvis Hall Military Academy, Montclair, Colorado
- Men and teenage boys of the Jarvis Hall Military Academy football team pose in Montclair (Denver), Colorado. Front row identified from left as: Pooler, Lockhart, Palmer; 2nd row: Ferguson, Colbran, Clay; back row: Newton, Clark, Frank Spaulding...
- Jarvis Hall Military Academy (Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Military education--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1893
- Tabor, Elizabeth McCourt (Doe)
- Profile studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor, wife of millionaire Horace Tabor. Her hair is pulled back into a bun and the top buttons of her collared garment are undone.
- Legislators' spouses--United States--1880-1890.; Baby Doe, d. 1935.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- Baby Doe Tabor
- Profile studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor, wife of millionaire Horace Tabor.
- Legislators' spouses--Colorado--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--1880-1900.; Baby Doe, d. 1935.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Baby Doe Tabor
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor, wife of millionaire Horace Tabor.
- Legislators' spouses--Colorado--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--1880-1900.; Baby Doe, d. 1935.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Mrs. H. A. W. Tabor
- Studio portrait of Augusta Louise Tabor, wearing a lace shawl, earrings, and ringlets.
- Women--1880-1890.; Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Silver Dollar Tabor
- Studio portrait of Rose Mary Echo Silver Dollar Tabor, in lace and goose down.
- Girls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Infants--Colorado--1880-1900.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.
- [between 1889 and 1892?]
- Silver Dollar Tabor
- Studio portrait of Rose Mary Echo Silver Dollar Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), in a lace baby dress and down bonnet.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.
- [between 1889 and 1891?]
- Silver Dollar Tabor age 19 weeks
- Studio portrait of Rose Mary Echo Silver Dollar Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), on a lace coverlet.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.
- 1890, April
- Baby Tabor aged 14 weeks
- Studio portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor), sitting in lace and fur.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1884, October
- Rocky Mountain News office - built in 1860, destroyed by the great Cherry Creek flood at 2 a. m., May 20, 1864
- Early view in Denver, Colorado, shows wooden commercial buildings, some with false fronts. Signs: "Rocky Mountain News, printing," and "Tremont House."
- Rocky Mountain News--Buildings--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1864]
- DHS Jr. Champions
- Group portrait of football team members from Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. The men wear knit turtleneck sweaters; uniforms have letters: "DHS." One holds a football with letters: "D.H.S. 93 Jr. Champions."
- Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1893?]
- C.D. Cobb
- Studio portrait of Charles D. Cobb, a member of the Arapahoe County Board of Education (School District Number 1) from 1878 to 1882. He wears a stiff high-collared shirt with a bow tie and a dark vest and suit.
- Arapahoe County (Colo.). School District, No. 1. Board of Education--People.; School board members--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; School boards--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Cobb, C. D.
- [between 1878 and 1882]
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Studio portrait (bust) of Elizabeth M. Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers); she wears diamond earrings and a dress with a high collar and a diamond clasp.
- Spouses--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of Elizabeth M. Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers). She wears a simple dress with a pleated panel at the breast and a cravat in contrasting patterned fabric, and diamond earrings.
- Women--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- William N. Byers
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of William N. Byers, Denver journalist, founder of Rocky Mountain News, civic leader, president of Festival of Mountain and Plain, and postmaster. He wears a coat, vest, shirt and tie and has a gray beard and...
- Business people--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1876 and 1897?]
- Boy
- Studio portrait of a boy dressed in a tailored wool pinstripe suit with a jacket, cut out at the waist, and a skirt. The jacket has decorative braided cord frogs. He wears stockings and high leather shoes with buttons. He holds a cane with a...
- Boys--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Dofflemyer family
- Head and shoulders family portrait of the Dofflemyres, shows James, an early Gunnison, Colorado, surveryor and later manager of the first telegraph and telephone, his wife Jennie, first telephone operator, and their two children; daughter, Lou and...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1901]
- Xochimilco
- A man in a sombrero runs along street car tracks near a canal at Xochimilco, the "floating gardens," in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. People stand beside the streetcar tracks and near trajineras (large decorated barge like canoes) that...
- Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Xochimilco (Distrito Federal, Mexico)--1870-1900.; Boats--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Canals--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Running--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Street railroad tracks--Mexico--Mexico...
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- Street scene in Mexico
- View of two and three story commercial or apartment buildings on a street in probably Mexico City (Distrito Federal), Mexico. A Second Empire style building has a mansard roof, dormers and roof cresting. Other buildings have Italianate elements,...
- Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Buildings--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Commercial streets--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- Chapultepec Park
- Men walk on a path at probably Chapultepec Park in Mexico City (Distrito Federal), Mexico. Carved statues of probably jaguars on pedestals are near a park entrance. Shows gas street lamps and trees in the park.
- Chapultepec (Mexico City, Mexico)--1870-1900.; Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Parks--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Sculpture--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- Church interior
- Interior view of a church in probably Mexico City (Distrito Federal), Mexico. People sit in wooden pews in the nave. Shows a pulpit and an ornamental altar in the sanctuary. Walls have elaborate fresco or mosaic decoration. Statues are in niches...
- Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Altars--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Catholic Churches--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Interiors--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Murals--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Pulpits--Mexico--Mexico...
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- El Catedral Metropolitana
- View of the baroque El Catedral Metropolitana and the Sagrario, a parish church with elaborate Churrigueresque carvings and pillars, in Mexico City (Distrito Federal), Mexico. The cathedral has arches and neoclassical iron bell towers and...
- Catedral de México--1870-1900.; Sagrario Metropolitano--1870-1900.; Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Cathedrals--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Catholic Churches--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- Woman beside a fountain
- A woman walks beside a fountain and trees in a courtyard in probably Mexico City (Distrito Federal), Mexico. Shows an arched arcade and a dome with oculus windows in the distance. A statue of a woman is in the courtyard.
- Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Courtyards--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Domes--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Fountains--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Women--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- Bells in a bell tower
- Bells ring in a stone bell tower in probably Mexico City (Distrito Federal), Mexico. Close up view shows the bells mounted inside arched niches.
- Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Bell towers--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Bells--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- Park in Mexico
- A woman and a man sit on a bench in a manicured park probably in Mexico City (Distrito Federal), Mexico. A church or civic building has a central clock and tower, elaborate relief carvings, armless bust sculptures mounted on the roof, and canons...
- Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Buildings--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Parks--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- Rooftop view in Mexico
- View of rooftops in a city in Mexico. Shows a cathedral with a central tower, a church or civic building with a dome, an arcade, colonial style buildings and flat roofed commercial buildings or apartments. Mountains are in the distance.
- Churches--Mexico--1870-1900.; Cities & towns--Mexico--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- Park in Mexico
- A woman in a dress and a shawl walks beside a fountain possibly in Chapultepec Park in Mexico City (Distrito Federal), Mexico. Shows trees and park benches, gas street lights and utility wires.
- Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Fountains--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Parks--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- Xochimilco
- Men navigate trajineras (large decorated barge like canoes) in a tree lined canal at Xochimilco (the"floating gardens) in Mexico City (Distrito Federal), Mexico. The men are blurred by motion.
- Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Xochimilco (Distrito Federal, Mexico)--1870-1900.; Boats--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Canals--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- El Catedral Metropolitana
- People and a man with a hand cart walk on Plaza de la Constitución or Zócalo in Mexico City, Mexico. Shows trees and El Catedral Metropolitana. The Baroque cathedral is beside the Sagrario, a parish church with elaborate Churrigueresque...
- Catedral de México--1870-1900.; Sagrario Metropolitano--1870-1900.; Mexico City (Mexico)--1870-1900.; Plaza de la Constitución (Mexico City, Mexico)--1870-1900.; Cathedrals--Mexico--Mexico City--1870-1900.; Catholic Churches--Mexico--Mexico...
- [between 1876 and 1897]
- Elizabeth Byers
- Studio bust portrait of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers). Byers wears her wavy hair pulled back and poses in a fitted dress with a high collar, a lace front panel and a lace cravat, and diamond earrings.
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.; Women--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Laura L. Baxter
- Studio bust portrait of Laura Lee Baxter, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Baxter wears her wavy hair pulled back. Her dress has a lace bodice with velvet panels and she wears a lace scarf, an upright lace collar and drop...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Baxter, Laura L. (Laura Lee); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Martha E. Cline
- Studio bust portrait of Martha Ellen Cline, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Cline wears her wavy hair parted in the middle and pulled back. Her dress bodice has a v-shaped line of gathered and puffed silk fabric. She wears a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Cline, Martha E. (Martha Ellen); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Minnie E. Clinton
- Studio bust portrait of Minnie Elizabeth Clinton, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Clinton wears her hair parted in the middle and pulled back. She wears a broad embroidery collar with a high lace frill and a bar pin over her...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Clinton, Minnie E. (Minnie Elizabeth); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Jesse L. Colby
- Studio bust portrait of Jesse Lillian Colby, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Colby wears her hair pulled back and tightly curled bangs. Her bodice is gathered at the shoulder and she wears an elaborate collar of faceted beads...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Colby, Jesse L. (Jesse Lillian); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Alfred G. Ebert
- Studio bust portrait of Alfred Grant Ebert, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He has short hair and wears a coat, a patterned cravat with a tie pin and a shirt with an upright collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ebert, Alfred G. (Alfred Grant); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Fannie B. Eppstein
- Studio bust portrait of Fannie Bessel Eppstein, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Eppstein wears her hair pulled back and neatly looped bangs. Her dress bodice has dense bead work with faceted beads and she wears drop earrings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Eppstein, Fannie B. (Fannie Bessel); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Kate G. Eastwood
- Studio bust portrait of Kate Gowdey Eastwood, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Eastwood wears her wavy hair pulled back in a braid, and neatly curled bangs. Her bodice is gathered at the shoulder and the front enclosure is...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Eastwood, Kate G. (Kate Gowdey); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Worthen Hood
- Studio bust portrait of Worthen Hood, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears his hair parted to the side, a coat, vest, cravat and a shirt with an upturned collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Hood, Worthen.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881
- J. Adele Gillette
- Studio bust portrait of Julia Adele Gillette, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Gillette wears her bangs curled and her hair pulled back. Her dress has a fitted bodice and a front closure with probably mother of pearl buttons, a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Gillette, J. Adele (Julia Adele); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881