Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Geo. W. Von Ache
- Portrait of a man dressed in a western costume. He wears a hat, leather coat with fringe, beads and decorative stitching, a bandana, and a belt with holsters. He holds a gun in one hand. Possibly a photo of W. Von Ache?.
- Men--1850-1890.
- [between 1850 and 1890]
- Dandy
- A young man sits and leans on the arm of a chair which is decorated with rope tassels, in a studio portrait. He wears a hat with a high crown and a broad silk band, a sack coat with wide lapels and a velvet collar, and a shirt with buttons and a...
- Clothing & dress--1850-1860.; Men--1850-1860.
- [between 1855 and 1860?]
- Daniel C. Oakes
- Studio portrait of Daniel C. Oakes, Colorado lumber merchant, Ute Indian Agent, and U.S. Land Surveyor. Oakes wears a suit with a sack jacket with wide lapels, a flat bow tie, a vest and a watch fob chain. He has a full beard, mustache and his hair...
- Business people--1870-1880.; Indian agents--Colorado--1870-1880.; Oakes, D. C. (Daniel C.)
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Unidentified men
- Studio portrait of possibly Frank S. Byers and an unidentified man. They sit in chairs, a large dog sits in front of them. Both men wear Chesterfield sack jackets with velvet collars, vests, and bow ties, they have their hair parted and wear...
- Men--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Unidentified couple
- Studio portrait of an unidentified couple, possibly a relative of the husband of Mary Byers Robinson, Frank W. Robinson. The woman stands beside the man with her hand on his shoulder. She wears a long dark dress with darts at the waist, a ruffles...
- Byers, Mary Robinson--Family.; Robinson, Frank W.--Family.; Spouses--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Unidentified group portrait
- Group studio portrait of three unidentified men (sitting, standing). They pose in front of a painted backdrop. The men wear suits, vests, ties, hats and shoes or boots. One man holds a cigar, another has a watch fob chain on his vest.
- Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1895?]
- Unidentified man
- Studio portrait bust portrait of an unidentified man. He wears a wool sack jacket with a covered breast pocket and a silk tie. He has a long, bushy goatee and his short hair is parted.
- Men--1870-1890.
- [between 1876 and 1890?]
- Young man
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an unidentified man wearing a fur hat and a heavy coat.
- Men--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Young boy
- Standing studio portrait of an unidentified young boy, Denver, Colorado.
- Boys--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Girl with doll
- Sitting studio portrait of an unidentified girl holding a doll in her lap.
- Girls--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Young woman
- Sitting studio portrait of an unidentified woman. She rests her left arm on a table near a book, holds a handkerchief in her right hand, and has very long hair.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Portrait of a mother and son
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of a woman and a boy. She wears a dress with a collar and hat. He wears a suit.
- Boys--1860-1870.; Mothers & children--1860-1870.; Women--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears a suit and tie.
- Men--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1865]
- Portrait of a young man
- Studio portrait of a young man with sideburns. He wears a shirt and sack jacket with wide lapels. His hair is parted to the side.
- Men--1850-1860.
- [between 1855 and 1860?]
- John Thompson
- Studio portrait of John Thompson, a young boy. He sits in a chair and wears a checkered shirt and pants with a buttoned waist. His hair is parted on the side.
- Boys--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Anna Thompson
- Studio portrait of Anna Thompson. She wears a dark dress with lace cuffs. She has a lace collar and a scarf tied around her neck. Her hair is pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Women--1860-1880.; Thompson, Anna, fl. 1845-1875.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Julia L. Thompson, taken in Versailles, Ind.
- Studio bust portrait of Julia L. Thompson. She wears a dark dress with lace trimmed collar and a wide ribbon tied in a bow. Her hair is pulled back and braided and held with a hairnet.
- Women--1870-1880.; Thompson, Julia L.
- 1871
- D.C. Oakes
- Studio portrait of Daniel C. Oakes, Colorado lumber merchant, Ute Indian Agent, and U.S. Land Surveyor. Oakes wears a dark shirt or jacket. He has a full beard, mustache and his hair parted and combed back.
- Business people--1850-1870.; Indian agents--Colorado--1850-1870.; Oakes, D. C. (Daniel C.)
- [between 1858 and 1865?]
- Unidentified baby
- Studio portrait of an unidentified infant in a white, full dress trimmed with lace.
- Infants--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1880?]
- Willie E. Prindle
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a young woman, Willie Prindle. She wears a dark dress with lace trimmed fitted sleeves. The dress has a lace decorated open neck with a ribbon and a large bow. She wears a double strand necklace with a pendant. Her...
- Women--1870-1880.; Prindle, Willie.
- 1875
- Doane Thompson, Jim's baby
- Studio portrait (sitting) Doane Thompson. The little boy sits in his mother's lap and wears a patterned dress with a boat neck, and ribbon decoration. His mother wears a loose smock or dress.
- Boys--1870-1890.; Infants--1870-1890.; Thompson, Doane.
- [between 1870 and 1885?]
- Unidentified girl
- Studio portrait (sitting) of an unidentified girl. She wears a patterned dress with a lace bertha collar and a long ribbon tied around her neck. Her hair is pulled back and she wears a flat brimmed straw or wicker hat. She holds a ruler.
- Girls--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1885?]
- Jennie Skeen
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Jennie Skeen. She sites in front of a painted backdrop and wears a plaid dress with an open collar, matching polonaise, and dark trim. She wears earrings and a choker with a cross. Her hair is braided and pulled back...
- Women--1870-1890.; Skeen, Jennie.
- [between 1876 and 1880?]
- Grace Skeen
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Grace Skeen, a young girl. She wears a blouse with fitted sleeves and a string of oversized pearls. Her hair is pulled back and she has a hair ribbon with a bow.
- Girls--1880-1890.; Skeen, Grace.
- [between 1881and 1890?]
- May not be Augusta
- Studio portrait of (possibly) Augusta Louise Tabor; the teenaged girl wears a print dress, long hair and curls.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895.; Teenagers--Colorado--1840-1850.; Women--Colorado--1840-1850.
- [between 1840 and 1850?]
- Korah King, Poston, Ripley, Co., Indiana
- Studio bust portrait of Korah King of Dabney (Poston, Ripley County), Indiana. He wears a jacket trimmed in satin, and he has a stick pin in his shirt front. His hair is short and parted on the side with a wave in the front. He has a mustache.
- Men--1870-1880.; King, Korah.
- [1871?]
- Korah King
- Studio bust portrait of Korah King of Dabney (Poston, Ripley County), Indiana. He wears a jacket trimmed in satin, a vest, a stick pin in his shirt front, and a flat bow tie. A watch chain hangs from a button on his jacket. His hair is short and...
- Men--1870-1880.; King, Korah.
- 1871 August 31
- Wm. Gilley, Harrisburg, Ill.
- Studio bust portrait William Gilley of Harrisburg, Illinois. He wears a shirt with cloth covered buttons, a ragged bow tie, and he has a wreath made of fabric and dried plants.
- Women--1870-1880.; Gilley, William.
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Portrait of William Newton Byers
- Studio bust portrait of William Newton Byers, Denver journalist, founder of the Rocky Mountain News, civic leader, president of Festival of Mountain and Plain and postmaster. He wears a dark jacket and vest and a tie. His hair is parted on the side.
- Business people--1860-1870.; Newspaper editors--1860-1870.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1859 and 1863?]
- Julia L. Thompson, taken in Versay (i.e. Versailles) in 1868
- Studio bust portrait of Julia L. Thompson of Versailles, Indiana. She wears a dark dress with a lace collar. Her hair is parted and pulled back and secured with a hairnet.
- Women--1860-1870.; Thompson, Julia L.
- 1868
- Orgillis Thompson's wife, Mollie Cumliffe Thompson
- Studio bust portrait of a young woman, Mollie Cumliffe Thompson. She wears a dark dress with lace trimmed collar. She wears a wide ribbon around her neck with secured with a rose. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back.
- Women--1870-1890.; Thompson, Mollie Cumliffe.
- [between 1870 and 1885?]
- G.J.B., 2 1/2 yrs.
- Standing studio portrait of George Jarvis Bancroft. He wears a woolen suit with a jacket, skirt, matching bloomers, and striped stockings and boots. The skirt and bloomers have side stripes and the jacket has two rows of buttons and contrasting...
- Bancroft, Caroline--Family.; Boys--1870-1880.; Bancroft, George Jarvis.
- 1876 June
- Ada Knight
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a woman identified as Ada Knight.
- Knight, Ada.; Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Mrs. Ellen Hoar Severns
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a woman identified as Mrs. Ellen Hoar Severns.
- Severns, Ellen Hoar.; Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Evans family
- Studio portrait of two men, probably relatives of Governor John Evans. One sits and holds an umbrella, the other stands with a cane. They both wear light colored suits, vests, derbys and high-collared shirts. One has a watch fob (chain).
- Evans, John, 1814-1897--Family.; Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Portrait of a man, Leadville, Colorado
- A man seated for a studio portrait in Leadville, Colorado, wears a sack coat with matching vest and cravat. His hair is slicked down and he has a full beard and mustache.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Portrait of a woman
- A portrait of a woman, possibly Mrs. Evans or a relative. She wears a black dress with a cloak and her hair is tied back.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Elizabeth Minerva Byers (Sumner)
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Elizabeth M. Byers. She wears a gown with a pleated lace collar.
- Women--1860-1870.; Byers, Elizabeth M.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Studio portrait of a soldier
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a U. S. military soldier. He wears a uniform and a metal belt buckle.
- Men--1850-1870.; Military personnel--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1865]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a woman.
- Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1865]
- Ludlow massacre - demonstrations
- View of UMWA coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men atop a snow tower, waving United States flags.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows frame buildings, snow, and hills.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows canvas tents and snow.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows canvas tents, men, women, a boy, snow, and washtubs.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, canvas tents, snow, a frame building and water tower.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Ludlow massacre - tent colony
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, canvas tents, and snow.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Demonstrations - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA camp for coal miners on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows a man, a boy and girls, a snow tower, an effigy, and United States flags.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Tent colony - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA tent camp in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, for coal miners on strike against CF&I; shows snow, canvas tents, and people.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Tent colony - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA tent camp in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, for coal miners on strike against CF&I; shows snow and canvas tents.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914
- Tent colony - Ludlow massacre
- View of the UMWA tent camp in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, for coal miners on strike against CF&I; shows a woman, dog, snow, and canvas tents.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Mining camps--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- 1914