Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver residence
- A view of a two story residence in Denver, Colorado. The home features a covered porch, gable roof, chimney, and fence. Trees line the paved sidewalk in front of the home. Other residences on are either side of the home.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Horse-drawn vehicles hauling sacks of unidentified material past residence
- Men drive flatbed horse-drawn wagons loaded with bags of sand past a brick house in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Mines - Unid.
- View of a mine, probably in Colorado. Shows head frame, smokestacks, trestle, water tank, and other wood frame mine buildings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mines - Unid
- Two men operate an automatic shovel at a mining site probably in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Lettering on the shovel reads: "Made by the Thew Automatic Shovel Co., Lorain, OH."
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1920.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Victor--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rugby
- Four men pose near a horse-drawn wagon and metal shed with a wooden headframe at a mine in Rugby (Las Animas County), Colorado. Three of the men wear work clothes, the fourth wears a suit and vest. Shows a wagon filled with supplies and or...
- Rugby (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.; Sheds--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Street scene, Elkton, Colorado
- Two men stand on a dirt road in probably Elkton (Teller County), Colorado. Mules are hitched to a post nearby. Shows a general store, possibly a boarding house or hotel, and pool hall. Signs on buildings read: "Mules For Hire," "The Bee," and...
- Elkton (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle area
- Men with a surveyor's tripod pose in a meadow near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; a path or trail leads to Gambel Oak trees (Buckbrush).
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Meadows--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle, Colo.
- Men pose with a horse drawn wagon filled with sugar beets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; posters on a shed read: "Pearline Cleanser," "Mesa County Fair," "Roy E. Fox's Lone Star Minstrels," "Old Dutch Cleanser," "Tar Tobacco," "K C Baking...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertising--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Rifle, Colo.
- Men pose with a horse drawn wagon filled with sugar beets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; posters on a shed read: "Pearline Cleanser," "Mesa County Fair," "Roy E. Fox's Lone Star Minstrels," "Old Dutch Cleanser," "Tar Tobacco," "K C Baking...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertising--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Group portrait
- Men and women pose in outfits including brocade fabric, suits, flowers, puff sleeved blouses, and paper Valentine hearts. Decor includes lace curtains and a framed portrait.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Couples--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Social group
- Men and women pose in outfits including lace and carnations. Some hold playing cards.
- People--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle are students
- Girls, boys, and teenagers pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; the students wear suits, and print fabric dresses with yokes and ruffles. The teacher (a woman) wears pince-nez eyeglasses and a blouse with ruching.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Children with teachers, evening party?
- Girls and boys pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; the students wear suits, and print fabric dresses with yokes, ruffles, and embroidery. The teacher (a woman) wears pince-nez eyeglasses and a blouse with ruching and beads.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area students
- Teenagers, girls, and boys pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; the students wear suits, beaded or print fabrics, wool jackets with puff sleeves, eyeglasses, and large buttons. The teacher (a man) wears pince-nez eyeglasses.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area picnic
- Women, men, boys, and girls pose near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; outfits include dresses with ruffles. Straw hats and printed fabric bonnets hang on a fence; food includes fruit, cake, bread, and a pie.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Group portrait
- Men and women pose in a house in (probably) Colorado; outfits include silk and lace.
- People--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Child
- Studio portrait of a boy in a sailor suit and knee pants.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1916 May 27
- Family group
- Studio portrait of a family. The man wears a suit, the woman wears a long dark dress, one of the boys wears knee pants and a matching shirt with a lace trimmed collar and a scarf.
- Families--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Oscar Coulter family
- Studio portrait of a the Coulter family, man, woman, teenage boys and girls are identified as (top row, left to right): Harold, Otto, Ray, and Guy; middle row (left to right): Oscar, Teddy, and Carolyn (Mrs. Oscar Coulter); and (bottom row, left to...
- Families--Colorado--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Large group
- People pose in (probably) western Colorado; shows men, women, children, boys, girls, babies, and teenagers, some wear feather, felt, turban, or duster hats.
- People--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Large group
- People pose in (probably) western Colorado; shows men, women, children, boys, girls, babies, and teenagers, some wear feather, felt, turban, or duster hats.
- People--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Family group
- A family poses outdoors in (probably) western Colorado; shows men, women, children, boys, girls, babies, and teenagers, clothes include suits and dresses.
- Families--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Confirmation?
- Men, women, children and teenagers pose in front of a church in (probably) western Colorado; the boys wear suits, the girls wear lace dresses, and flowers. A man wears a clerical collar, and a woman wears an oversized hat.
- Clergy--Colorado--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle Bachelor's Club Basketball Team
- Studio portrait of the Rifle Bachelor's Club Basketball team in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; teenage boys and young men wear jerseys, skullcaps, shorts, and striped socks, and canvas shoes. Letters on ball read: "RBC 15-16."
- Basketball players--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.
- 1915 or 1916
- Woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a sheer blouse and a string of beads.
- Women--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a sheer blouse and a string of beads.
- Women--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Group in costume
- Men and women in blackface pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; costume includes dresses of print or brocade fabrics, and hats with flowers. Some of the men are dressed as women. A man points at a cake.
- African Americans--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Child with flowers
- Studio portrait of a girl in a crepe dress with flared cuffs. Her hair is in ringlets, and she holds roses.
- Girls--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Girl wearing straw hat
- Studio portrait of a girl in a gingham blouse with lace cuffs, brocade fabric, and a straw hat.
- Girls--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Girl in straw hat
- Studio portrait of a girl in a gingham blouse with lace cuffs. She wears a straw hat and stands on brocade fabric.
- Girls--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle congregation
- People pose by an unidentified church in (probably) Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; women in hats with flowers, teenage boys, girls, toddlers, and men (one in clerical collar) pose by a frame building with shingle imbrication.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Clergy--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area
- A man and woman pose by a brick warehouse in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; a girl is on the dock by a freight car and a man with crates on a hand truck. Shows a team of horses.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area ranch
- View of a ranch probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; snow covers haystacks, barns, a house, and hills. Cattle are in a corral.
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Beef cattle
- View of a ranch probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; Texas longhorn and beef cattle eat hay, mountains are in the distance.
- Texas longhorn cattle--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area - group in front of house
- People pose by a ranch house near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; boys, girls, women, and men sit by fruit trees in bloom.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family; a man and woman pose with teenage boys, girls, and babies. Outfits include plaid, ties, and lace yokes.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1920-1930.
- 1925, May 20
- Soldier, sailor
- Studio portrait of a sailor and a soldier; the young men's uniforms include gaiters, a garrison cap, a sailor's jersey, and rank insignia.
- Sailors--1920-1930.; Soldiers--1920-1930.; Teenagers--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Family
- Studio portrait of a family; a man and woman pose with teenage boys.
- Families--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Girl holding flowers
- Studio portrait of a girl; she wears a lace dress, ribbons, and holds roses.
- Girls--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Woman's profile
- Studio portrait of a woman in a low cut dress and Marcel hair style.
- Women--1920-1930.
- 1920, November 27
- Young woman
- Studio portrait of a young woman in a chiffon dress. She holds roses and wears a heart shaped pendant.
- Teenagers--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- 1921, February 8
- Rifle area
- View of farm houses, hay fields, and mountains in the Rifle area, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ranches--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Young woman with roses
- A teenage girl poses in a (possibly) wedding dress with lace, pearls, high heeled shoes, and flowers.
- Teenagers--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Group at Egry's, Pyramid
- Men, women and children pose for a group photograph at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Boys, girls and babies sit in adults' laps. Women wear striped, fitted dresses. Men wear suits or suspenders.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Group at Egry's, Pyramid
- Men, women and children pose for a group photograph at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Boys, girls and babies sit in adults' laps. Women wear striped, fitted dresses. Men wear suits or suspenders.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Children playing with toys
- Children sit and play with toys on a table probably in Garfield County, Colorado. A girl holds a doll. A boy holds a wooden stick from a Tinkertoy set. Shows a metal roller-skate, a gyroscope, pictures of Santa Claus on the table, and a Tinkertoy...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- Children by Christmas tree
- A girl and a boy pose beside a table probably in Garfield County, Colorado. Christmas decorations on the table include: a Christmas tree with a popcorn chain, pictures of Santa Claus, a doll, a lantern and an animal figurine. The boy holds a ball...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Boy and girl on chair and boy with drum
- Studio portraits, one shows a boy and girl on a chair. The boy wears a suit and knickers; the girl wears a plaid dress suit and a hair bow. In the other, a boy stands, wears a suit and knickers and holds drum sticks and a snare drum.
- Garfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- Unidentified family group
- A woman and children pose for a group portrait on a porch in probably western Colorado. Probably the mother sits and girls and a boy stand nearby. Girls wear plaid or dogtooth patterned dresses with ruffled collars or ties. A boy wears a shirt with...
- Children--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]