Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of a woman in profile
- Profile studio portrait of a woman beside a stone studio prop. The woman has curled bangs and her hair pulled back and wears a dress with a fitted basque with ruffles, a pleated, full skirt and drop earrings.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman and an infant
- Studio portrait of a woman and a baby. The woman sits in front of a painted studio drop, she wears a narrow-brimmed hat decorated with ribbon and tied under the chin and a dress with a matching scarf. The young boy has a side-parted hairstyle and...
- Boys--1890-1920.; Infants--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- between 1891 and 1913
- Portrait of two women
- Studio portrait of two women in front of a plain backdrop. The women wear curled bangs and their hair pulled back. They wear patterned dresses with cummerbunds, loose bodices, and fingerless gloves. Shows backdrops and props in the photographic...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man and a woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman. The man has his hair parted on the side, he wears a suit with a watch chain and a starched, upright collar. The woman has curled bangs, she wears a probably wool basque and skirt with puffed sleeves, lapels,...
- Couples--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Woman portrait [and] young child portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. Studio portrait of a toddler in Colorado.
- Children--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Woman holding baby [and] baby
- Studio portrait of a infant in Colorado. Studio portrait of a woman who holds a child in Colorado.
- Infants--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mothers & children--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Adolf Muhr
- Studio portrait of Adolph (Adolf) Muhr, an employee of the Alfred Brisbois photography studio in Leadville (Lake County) Colorado. He wears a fez hat.
- Brisbois, Alfred--Staff.; Muhr, Adolph F., d. 1913.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1890, November 26
- Cripple Creek - biog.
- Full-length studio portrait of young man in three-piece suit from Cripple Creek, Colorado; possibly J. W. Rich of 337 Golden Avenue; painted forest backdrop; man's hand rests on ornamental stone pedestal.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rich, J. W.
- May 1881?
- Attorneys of the Cripple Creek district
- Composite photograph of twenty individual studio portraits of various attorneys of the Cripple Creek district, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of male lawyers identified on front of print from left to right, top row: Daniel A. Ferguson, James L....
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Blackmer, Chauncey W.; Brinson, J. M.; Butler, James C.; Clark, Henry H.; Cole, J. C.; Consaul, Charles F.; Crump, S. D.; Emberson, A. L.; Ferguson, Daniel A.; Hangs,...
- [1901?]
- Olga [i.e. Ola] Garrison
- Studio portrait of Olga Garrison in Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado, wearing a lace, puff shouldered blouse.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Garrison, Ola Aftinson.
- [between 1903 and 1913?]
- Graduating class of Wolfe hall
- Studio portrait of Wolfe Hall graduates in Denver, Colorado; three women wear corsages pinned to their white dresses and hold diplomas. Seated is the mother of Cornelius Otis Skinner, Miss Blanche M. Davis stands on the right, the woman on the left...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bouquets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Davis, Blanche M.; Skinner, Cornelia Otis, 1901---Family.
- 1890
- Male photographer
- A man poses in a photography studio. He wears an apron, dress shirt, tie and vest. A photographer's spotlight is in the background. This may be Harry Rhoads' studio.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Mrs. J. J. Brown
- Studio portrait of Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown. She wears a dress, elaborately decorated jewelry, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- The last governor of the old Pecos Pueblo (Sajumpe)
- Sitting studio portrait of Sajumpe, last Native American governor of the old Pecos Pueblo, New Mexico. He wears moccasins, leggings, a heavy overcoat, and has a heavy woven blanket in his lap. In his left hand, he holds a bow and arrows. A studio...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Sajumpe, Governor, old Pecos Pueblo.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Evans Block - photo taken on Sunday
- View shows the Evans Block on the Eleven-hundred block of Fifteenth (15th) Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs: "Evans Block," "The Post Studio," "Morovit Coffee 30 [cents]," "Big fresh roasted peanuts, 1 for 15 [cents], 2 for 25 [cents]," "Hurlbut's,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- May, 1913
- Hump and favorite wives
- Studio portrait of a Native American ( Sioux Miniconjou) man, identified as Hump, and two of his wives. Hump wears leggings and a print shirt and holds a fur and war club in his hands; a hat with his name on the band rests on his knee. One of his...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Miniconjou Indians--1890-1910.; Spouses--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Hump Dakota and Miniconjou Indian.
- [between 1896 and 1905]
- Mrs. Enos, Pima
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Pima) woman, identified as Mrs. Enos, Sacaton, Arizona. She wears a woven blanket wrapped around her waist, a light colored, short sleeve shirt, a bead choker, bracelets, and long straight hair. She...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--Sacaton--1890-1920.; Pima Indians--Arizona--Sacaton--1890-1920.; Sacaton (Ariz.)--1890-1920.; Women--Arizona--Sacaton--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Temple Emanuel - Shearith Israel
- View of Congregation Shearith Israel (Emmanuel Chapel) at 10th (Tenth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows an ashlar stone building with buttresses and a round window. Originally Emanuel Episcopal Church,...
- Pogzeba, Wolfgang, 1936---Homes & haunts.; Congregation Shearith Israel (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Artists' studios--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1969 January
- Norville James Jenke, Leadville, Colorado
- Standing three-quarter view studio portrait of Norville James Jenke, Leadville, Colorado. James wears a wool coat with matching vest, pin stripe pants, silk cravat, and a gold band on his little finger. He holds his hat in his left hand and rests...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Jenke, Norville James.
- [1884 July 31]
- With best wishes from Jane
- Studio portrait of Jane Bernoudy, an actress and trick roper born in New Castle, Colorado. She wears cowgirl clothes, spurs, boots, an embroidered pouch, leather gauntlets, and a cowboy hat.
- Cowgirls--1900-1910.; Bernoudy, Jane.
- 1909 September 4
- Portrait of a man, Leadville, Colorado
- Three-quarter standing studio portrait of a man, taken in Leadville, Colorado. The man wears a wool coat with the top button fastened, a vest with collar, a ribbon tie, and has a mustache. His right arm rests on a pedestal covered in ivy. A tree is...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Portrait of a man, Leadville, Colorado
- Studio portrait of the head and shoulders of a mand in Leadville, Colorado. The man wears a wool overcoat with velvet collar. His hair is short, neatly parted and slicked down. His mustache is long and covers the outer portions of his lips.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Samuel Moffat
- Studio portrait of Samuel Moffat, brother of David Halliday Moffat, Jr. He poses in a Denver studio, his elbow leans on a pedestal. He wears a dark, double-breasted coat, cravat with stick pin, high-collared shirt, vest and a ring.
- Men--1860-1880.; Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911--Family.; Moffat, Samuel, Colorado resident.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Mrs. William N. Byers
- Studio portrait (standing) of Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Mrs. William N. Byers). She wears a dress with a full skirt trimmed with ruffles and a bodice of velvet. She stands near an animal pelt and a studio prop.
- Women--1870-1880.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Family.
- 1872
- Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota, similar view
- Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota Chiefs, seated full length studio portraits with painted backdrop; shows feather headdresses, breastplates, blankets wrapped around waists, and a beaded bag; photograph probably taken at Barry's studio after...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Red Oakes
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Reverend Frederick Warren Oakes, Episcopal clergyman; founder of Oakes Home in Northwest Denver, a sanatorium.
- Clergy--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Oakes, Frederick Warren, 1860-1951.; Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.)
- 1903
- W. N. Byers
- Seated 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. Chair back is visible.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1896 and 1901]
- Mushrooms, Garden of the Gods
- Close view of the Mushrooms sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Needle Rock, Monument Park
- Close view of Needle Rock sandstone rock formation in Monument Park, north of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Within the Gates, Garden of the Gods
- Southward view between the Gateway sandstone rock formations at Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- D. W. Brinton
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of D. W. Brinton, Denver resident.
- Brinton, D. W.
- 1902
- David H. Moffat
- Three-quarter length, seated studio portrait of David Halliday Moffat, banker, capitalist, and railroad builder; president, First National Bank of Denver; president, Denver & Rio Grande railroad; built Denver Pacific railway from Denver to...
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911.; Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company.; Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company.; First National Bank of Denver.
- c1898
- The Colonnades, Monument Park
- Close view of the Colonnades sandstone rock formation in Monument Park, north of Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Zang
- Profile studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Adolph Joseph Zang, Denver capitalist and philanthropist; business interests included Philip Zang Brewing Company, insurance companies, banking, mining, farming, livestock breeding, and real estate;...
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1920-1920.; Zang, Adolph Joseph, 1856-1916.; Philip Zang Brewing Company.
- [between 1902 and 1915]
- Ah-Ne-Pitch, Tom-as Cita, Ma-rez
- Full-length, seated studio portrait of a Ute Native American family; from left to right: wife--Ah-Ne-Pitch, baby--Tom-As Cita, and husband--Ma-Rez; the baby is in a cradleboard.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ah-ne-pitch.; Ma-rez, Ute Indian.; Tomas-cita.
- c1899
- Armstrong, Arapahoe
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Armstrong, an Arapahoe Native American man.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Armstrong.
- c1899
- Buckskin Charley, Ute Chief and To-Wee, His Squaw
- Full-length, studio portrait of Buckskin Charley (chief of Moache Ute tribe) and To-Wee, husband and wife, Ute Native Americans; he is seated and holding pipe, she is standing; painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Moache Indians--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- c1899
- Butcher Jim, Ute
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Butcher Jim, a Ute Native American man.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Butcher Jim.
- c1899
- Buckskin Charley, Ute Chief
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Buckskin Charley, a Ute Native American Chief (Moache tribe of Utes).
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Moache Indians--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.
- c1899
- Charley Washakie, Shoshone
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Charley Washakie, a Shoshone Native American man; subject wears a headdress.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Washakie, Charley.
- c1899
- Ce-Gie-Che-Ok Ute squaw
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Ce-Gie-Che-Ok, a Ute Native American woman.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ce-Gie-Che-Ok.
- c1899
- Geo. Shakspear, Arapahoe
- Half-length, seated studio portrait of Geo. Shakspear, an Arapahoe Native American man; subject has three pierced earrings on earlobe.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; George Shakspear.
- c1899
- Heebe-Tee-Tse, Shoshone
- Half-length studio portrait of Heebe-Tee-Tse, Shoshone Native American man, He wears a headdress and holds a tomahawk decorated with bells and feathers.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1890-1900.; Tomahawks--1890-1900.; Heebe-Tee-Tse.
- c1899
- Ignacio, Chief of the Weeminuches
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Ignacio, Chief of the Weeminuches (southern Utes).
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Wiminuche Indians--1890-1900.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.
- c1898
- Jui, and His Squaw Tan- nah
- Full-length studio portrait of Jui and Tan-Nah, husband and wife, Ute Native Americans; he holds a pipe, she holds a piece of cloth or kerchief; they stand in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Jui.; Tan-Nah.
- c1899
- Jui, Ute
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Jui, a Ute Native American man; he holds a pipe.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Jui, Ute Indian.
- c1899
- Ma-Rez, Tomas-Cita, Ah-Ne-Pitch
- Full-length studio portrait of a Ute Native American family; Ma- Rez, the husband, stands holding a hat; his wife Ah-Ne-Pitch sits beside him with the baby Tomas-Cita in a cradleboard in front of her.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ah-ne-pitch.; Ma-rez, Ute Indian.; Tomas-cita.
- c1899
- Ne-Ge-Ri-Ta, Ra-De-A, Pio Pinos, Utes
- Group, full-length studio portrait of Ute Native American man, woman, and child; man is standing, woman is seated with small child bound to her back.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Negerita.; Pio Pinos.; Ra-De-A.
- c1899
- Ne-Ge-Ri-Ta, Ute
- Full-length studio portrait of Ne-Ge-Ri-Ta, a Ute Native American man; he stands in front of painted backdrop
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Negerita.
- c1899
- Parrum, Ute Brave
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Parrum, a young Ute Native American man.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Parrum, Ute Indian.
- c1899