Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sioux Indians at Frontier Park, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Two boys stand next to a bass drum at the front of a panoramic view of Native American (Oglala Sioux) men, women and children, and white men at Frontier Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Sioux men and boys wear beaded and fringed leggings, hair pipe...
- Dakota Indians--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1920-1930.; Oglala Indians--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1920-1930.; Cedar Rapids (Iowa)--1920-1930.; Children--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1920-1930.; Tipis--Iowa--Cedar...
- 1925, July
- Clayton College, Denver, Colo.
- Boys and staff members pose on the steps of the dining hall at Clayton College at 32nd (Thirty-second) and Colorado Boulevard in Denver, Colorado. The boys wear suits and ties and hold their hats. An arrow points to Angus (A.E.) Gowans, the first...
- Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Boys from Byers' Home at their summer camp
- A man, probably Superintendent Avery G. Hawbold, and boys from the E. M. Byers Home for Boys stand on a hillside above their summer camp in Pike National Forest between the towns of Shawnee and Grant in Park County, Colorado. Shows wood frame homes...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Park County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--Park...
- 1930 April 15
- Lowell School, Englewood, Colorado
- Boys and girls stand on steps and pose for a school picture in front of the brick Lowell School at 3500 S. Sherman Street in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Girls wear knee-length plaid or solid color dresses with high waists or no waists,...
- Lowell School (Englewood, Colorado)--People--1920-1930.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.;...
- 1924?
- Industrial School for Boys, Golden, Colorado
- Distant view of Lookout Mountain School for Boys (formerly State Industrial School for Boys), Golden, Colorado, an early state reformatory for juveniles; shows buildings, railroad track, and cut hay in field.
- Juvenile detention homes--Colorado--Golden--1890-1910.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1890-1910.; Golden (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1890-1910.; Colorado State Industrial School for Boys.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Lincoln School in Sterling, Colo.
- The Fifth Grade class from Lincoln Elementary School in Sterling, Colorado in Logan County harvest vegetables, including carrots, potatoes, and turnips. Several boys dig into the ground with shovels. The girls sit on the ground and sort the...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Harvesting--Colorado--Sterling--1940-1950.; Students--Colorado--Sterling--1940-1950.
- October, 1942
- Colo. State Indust. School, Xmas party
- Interior view of the auditorium at the State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) during the Christmas Eve party, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado; Santa Claus is on stage with a few boys and girls with an...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- 1928 December 24
- Mechanic in garage
- Boys at work in a classroom garage with wrenches, drill presses on automobile engine and parts, State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. The boys wear soiled work...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- [1928]
- State Industrial School
- A woman in a plaid dress leads a group of young, mostly white, with a few black boys on a gravel road at the State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. The teacher carries...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; State Industrial School (Golden, Colo.)
- [1928]
- Teller School Indian project
- Photograph of a Native American class project at Teller Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Several boys sit cross legged on the floor in front of a paper teepee. One boy stands in front of him with his hand raised. Another is pretending to...
- Teller School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Baker Junior High Better Living Class
- Photograph of four unidentified boys during a Better Living class at Baker Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. Two of the boys are standing at ironing boards ironing clothes. Two other boys stand at a counter brushing off hats.
- Baker Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938
- Western History Subject Index
- YOUTH
- J.M. Olguín Mercantile store
- View of the J.M. Olguín Mercantile owned by Jesús María Olguín in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe building has a wooden facade with a cornice, show windows and a recessed entry. The windows have roll down shades and the...
- J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys.; General stores.; J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1910
- Portrait of boys
- Studio portrait of four boys with short hair parted in the middle. The younger boys wear matching houndstooth check jackets and knickers, striped ties, wool leggings and leather laced boots. The older boy wears a wool suit with a vest, knickers and...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of boys
- Studio bust portrait of four boys with short hair parted in the middle. The younger boys wear matching houndstooth check jackets and striped ties. The older boy wears a wool suit with a vest and tie.
- Boys--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of boys
- Studio portrait of two boys in probably sack suits with knickers and flat brimmed straw hats. The boys pose with a bass drum, a mallet, a snare drum and drumsticks. Shows a painted backdrop.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Drums--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of boys
- Studio portrait of two boys with their hair combed forward and parted on the side. They wear matching striped sailor shirts with ties, tweed shorts, stockings and leather boots. The boys sit and pose on faux carved stone pillars.
- Boys--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of boys
- Boys in matching outfits pose for a studio portrait near a wooden fence prop. The younger boy sits on a wooden bench by a painted backdrop. The boys, probably brothers, have short hair and wear striped sailor shirts with bows, striped wool...
- Boys--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Three boys seated portrait
- Studio portrait of boys in Colorado. Two boys wear suits and knickers. One boy wears a bow tie.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Children--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Three boys 2 seated 1 standing
- Studio portrait of boys in Colorado. Two boys wear suits and knickers. One boy wears a bow tie.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Children--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Two boys barefoot near Alameda bridge
- Outdoor portrait of two boys near the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. The boys wear no shoes, knickers, suspenders, and caps.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Boys and girl
- Studio portrait of boys and a girl. The boys wear jackets and knickers. The girl wears a dress with ruffled shoulders.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Coal camp boys
- Four boys sit on rocks at a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The boys wear overalls, short pants, suspenders, and shirts. Each boy holds a hat in his hands. One boy may be missing a leg.
- Boys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Handicapped persons--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Group of males and 1 female, 2 white boys
- Studio group portrait of unidentified Native American(Ute) men, a Ute woman, and two white boys; the Ute costumes include hair pipe breastplates, leggings, a beaded vest and kilt, feathers, fur, earrings, and a flute. The white boys wear ruffled...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Group of males and 1 female, 2 boys
- Studio group portrait of unidentified Native American(Ute) men, a Ute woman, and two white boys; the Ute costumes include hair pipe breastplates, leggings, a beaded vest and kilt, feathers, fur, earrings, and a flute. The white boys wear ruffled...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Clayton College boys at Denver County jail
- Warden Tom Clennan gives a tour of the Denver County jail to boys from Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. The boys wear coats and hold their hats.
- Denver County Jail--1920-1930.; George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Correctional personnel--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1929 January 6
- Boys and commissioners at Clayton College
- Boys pose outdoors with Thomas F. Dolan, president of the Denver City Council, Mayor Benjamin Stapleton, and Clem W. Collins, manager for finance for Denver, ex-officio members of the Clayton Trust Commission, at Clayton College in Denver,...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trusts and trustees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Children & animals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City council...
- 1927 November 6
- Clayton School for boys
- Teachers and boys pose outdoors on the steps of Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. Some boys wear overalls and ties.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1925 February 1
- Portrait of two boys
- Full-length studio portrait of two boys, Aspen, Colorado; features smaller boy sitting on a wooden swing attached to two ropes and larger boy standing next to him; boys wearing breeches, long-sleeved suit jackets, stockings, and leather shoes;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [about 1895?]
- Boys with bird's nest
- Two boys look down at the ground in the schoolyard of Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One boy holds a bird's nest; the other holds the cut-out figure of a bird. Both boys...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Birds' eggs & nests--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Byers Home for Boys
- Men and boys stand on the side porch of the E. M. Byers Home for Boys at 64 West Alameda in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a square Italianate style brick two-story residence with a flat roof, dentils, and arched windows. A deck...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1905?]
- William N. Byers' Home for Boys
- View of the side yard and porch of the E. M. Byers Home for Boys at 64 West Alameda in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a brick residence with dentils and arched windows. Boys play in the yard under flowering bushes. A boy leaves a...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Boys of St. Vincent leaving home of J. K. Mullen after visit to his bedside
- Sisters of Charity and boys from Mount St. Vincent's Home stand on the steps at the home of J. K. Mullen at 896 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The boys wear white shirts, bow ties, short pants, and...
- Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul--1920-1930.; Mount St. Vincent's Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1929
- Don, Rob & Ned (2 boys on a horse)
- Two young boys sit bareback on a large, light-colored horse in front of a log building, probably in Colorado. Both boys wear hats and overalls. The two are holding hands.
- Boys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1899 and 1920?]
- Boys in Las Vegas, New Mexico
- A group of unidentified, young boys stands in a line in front of a stone building in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The boys all wear short coats and hats. Rocks are placed in two rows to form a makeshift path in front of the group.
- Las Vegas, (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Boys--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Buildings--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Coats--1900-1910.; Hats--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Young boys peeking under tent
- A group of young boys lies on the ground peeking under a tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several additional boys walk near them. They are wearing knickers and caps. One boy lying on the ground in the center midground has a hole near the top...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Boys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 February
- Western History Subject Index
- Youth
- West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 1
- Pablo C. de Baca with Sacred Heart College baseball team member of grade 8 class (1890-1891).
- Group portrait of the baseball team at Sacred Heart College (later College of the Sacred Heart) in Denver, Colorado. The teenage boys wear white shirts, bandannas, caps, knee length pants, and long stockings. They pose with bats, baseballs and a...
- Sacred Heart College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Teenagers.; C. de Baca, Pablo, 1874-1940--Pictorial works.; Sacred Heart College (Denver,...
- 1891
- Boys playing on a tractor, Keenesburg, Colorado
- Two unidentified young boys pose on a tractor at a family farm in Keenesburg (Weld County), Colorado. A house is in the distance.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Keenesburg (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Tractors.; Boys--Colorado--Keenesburg--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;Tractors--Colorado--Keenesburg--Pictorial works.; Keenesburg...
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Children of the Cherry Tree Home, working on irrigation project
- Boys in overalls and straw hats use hoes to enlarge an irrigation ditch near the Cherry Tree Home (Amity Colony Children's Home) in Amity (Prowers County), Colorado. The home sits behind the boys. Shows a two-story structure with mansard roof, a...
- Cherry Tree Home (Amity, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Orphanages--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1905?]
- Portrait of children and dogs
- Studio portrait of children and dogs. The boys wear matching shirts with rounded collars, loose bow ties, wool knickers, stockings and leather boots. The girl has long hair, she holds a dog and wears a dress. Two of the boys sit on a wooden bench,...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Dogs--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- 1891
- Group of kids on bridge with dogs
- A group of boys and girls pose with dogs on the Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. The boys wear knickers and caps.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Men and children
- Men and boys boys pose indoors, probably at school, in Colorado.
- Boys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Boy's Home
- Composite of seven photographs shows boys in custody of the Denver Juvenile Court in Denver, Colorado, posing in uniforms.
- Juvenile courts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Boy's Home
- Composite of two photographs shows boys in custody of the Denver Juvenile Court in Denver, Colorado, posing in uniforms.
- Juvenile courts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Industries construction fire scene at sulphur plant So. Denver
- Boys pose among the rubble of a sulphur and potash processing building destroyed by fire in Denver, Colorado. Some boys wear knickers and caps.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Sopris School
- Boys in costumes pose near a U. S. flag at the Sopris School in Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. The boys hold a lantern, hammer, saw, pick ax, and lunch pail. They wear overalls, an apron, and hats with miner's lights.
- Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Costumes--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- [1915]