Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Unidentified mariachi musician and teenager
- An unidentified mariachi musician and a teenage boy pose in a house probably in Denver, Colorado. The musician wears an oversized straw sombrero, and a shirt and pants decorated with buttons, metal braid and piping and holds a guitar. The teenage...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Musicians.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mariachi--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, bust
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, head and shoulders studio portrait; two feathers in hair, short beaded necklace, fur wrapped around one braid, scarf tied on other braid.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hairy Chin. Dakota Indian.
- [1889?]
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 B
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Denver Public Library fiche obituaries 1975 –1979
- Index to obituaries that appeared in the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post from 1975 to 1979. Information includes last name, first name, date, page and newspaper.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.;Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado.
- undated
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- Pedro y Rumalda Trujillo
- Studio portrait of Pedro and Rumalda Trujillo. Pedro wears a pinstriped suit and a print tie. His dark wavy hair is parted on the side. Rumalda wears a silk dress decorated with embroidered braid. She has a flower in her hair which is pulled back...
- Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Trujillo, Pedro--Pictorial works.; Trujillo, Rumalda--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [beween 1940 and 1945?]
- Juanita Girardot Gomez and Benina Gutierrez Girardot, Vigil, Colorado
- Juanita Girardot Gomez, and elderly woman, poses with Benina Gutierrez Girardot against a wooden building in Vigil (Las Animas County), Colorado. Juanita wears a headscarf, a light colored patterned blouse and a long, full skirt decorated with...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Vigil (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Older people.; Women.; Gomez, Juanita Girardot, 1874---Pictorial works.; Girardot, Benina Gutierrez, ca. 1840---Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [ca. 1900?]
- Roberto Torres, Jr.
- Roberto Torres, Jr. carries the flag in the opening event of the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza during the 100th anniversary of the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Roberto rides a horse, wearing a traditional Mexican cowboy (charro)...
- National Western Stock Show--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Flag bearers.; Flags--American.; Horseback riding.; Rodeos.; Torres, Roberto, Jr.--Pictorial works.; National...
- [2006 January 1]
- Jovita Ortega Aguayo immigrated to the United States in 1915 during the Mexican Revolution.
- Studio portrait of Jovita Ortega (later Aguayo). She sits in a chair and holds a doll. She wears a dress with a satin collar and a pleated front, a pearl necklace and a pin. Her hair is pulled back into a braid.
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Girls.; Immigrants.; Aguayo, Jovita Ortega--Pictorial works.; Girls--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Immigrants--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1921
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of young girl. She wears her hair pulled back in a braid and short straight bangs. Her dress has a light colored apron that is gathered with a twined rope-like drawstring.
- Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of young girl. She wears her hair pulled back in a braid and short straight bangs. Her dress has a light colored apron that is gathered with a twined rope-like drawstring.
- Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a fitted bodice with pleats and buttons up the center. The dress has slightly puffy sleeves and the collar is held together with a pin that reads "Bertha." Her hair is pulled back into a braid and her short...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of women
- Studio bust portrait of women in dresses with ruffled yokes worn off the shoulder, cap sleeves and loose, gathered bodices. Shows an upswept hairstyle and a long braid. Necklaces include a charm on a chain and a large beaded choker. One woman wears...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs and her hair pulled back in a bun and wrapped with a braid. The woman wears drop earrings and a blouse with puffed sleeves, probably a lace collar and a bar pin.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs, a braid and hair combs. The woman wears a shirtwaist with a bow, lace trim, and a broach above a bertha collar.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Sargents tank 7
- Men, women and children pose in front of a tent probably near Sargent in Saguache County, Colorado. An older woman stands near a wicker baby carriage, she wears a blouse with a large ruffled bertha collar. A teenage girl, in a dark dress with...
- Saguache County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Camping.; Families.; Teenagers.; Tents.; Women.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Lance
- A Native American (Plains) lance. The point is constructed of metal and the handle is a rake handle. It is decorated with a rawhide band painted red, a braid of black hair wrapped in rawhide painted red, eagle feather and buffalo fur.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Lances--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Portrait of two women
- Studio portrait of two women, perhaps members of the A. Unfug family. They wear black silk bodices with pleats. The sleeves of one woman's dress have several tucks, giving it a fullness at the shoulder, the bodice and cuffs of this dress are...
- Families--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Flower Carnival Parade
- View of the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows traps, buggies, horses draped in flowers, women wearing large flowered hats, one with a long braid, men in kneepants, bowler and straw hats, bicycles, man with...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1897 and 1906?]
- Ute warriors, Uintah Reservation, Utah
- Native American Utes, including warriors, a Chief and a boy pose with possibly Agent Lafayette Head and Col. Berr, Uintah Reservation, Utah, next to an earth and log structure. The Utes clothing includes hair pipe breastplates and chokers and skin...
- Indians of North America--Children--Utah--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Structures--Utah--1880-1890.; Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah)--1880-1890.; Indian agents--Utah--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--Utah--1880-1890.; Berr, Colonel.; Head,...
- 1887 August 20
- Returning from a bath in a cold mountain stream
- Six Native American Flathead children pose in a clearing. They wear loose clothing, animal hide braid decorations, and necklaces. One of the children is wrapped in a blanket and wears a hat.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Children--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth Street. The parade is coming down the street towards the photographer. The mounted police, three men in suits wearing bowler hats and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Mounted police--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Antoine - Flatheads
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Antoine. He wears a woven blanket over a plaid shirt, earrings, a wide brimmed hat with peacock feathers in the band, beaded braid decorations, and holds a bow and...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Salish Indians--1890-1900.; Antoine, Salish Indian.
- 1898
- Hil-E-Nee-Kuhm [?], docter [sic]
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a Native American (Crow) doctor, identified as Hileneekuhm (?). He wears a fringe shirt with decorative stitching, a multi-string necklace, braid wraps, and plumage. He holds a ceremonial object in his hands.
- Crow Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.
- 1871
- Santa Clara Pueblo, Pedro and two boys
- Native American (Tewa) man, Pedro Cajete, holds hands with two his grandsons, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Pedro wears a choker, beaded vest over a shirt, pants, and long fur braid attachments. The boys wear hats, shirts, pants and suspenders....
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Children--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1910
- Utah Indian
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows head and shoulder portrait of a Native American man, identified as a Utah (Ute) Indian. He wears a shirt, a choker, and braid decorations (?).
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Ute Indians of southern Colorado
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows two Southern Utes, one sitting, one standing. The man sitting wears leggings, a coat, and a decorative necklace. The man standing wears a full length cape, leggings, and decorative emblems on his braid which is as...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.
- 1876
- Ute Indians - Parrum
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Ute man identified as Parrum. He wears a hair pipe breastplate and choker, braid decorations, a kerchief, and a loose print shirt.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--1880-1910.; Parrum, Ute Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Ute Indians
- Sitting studio portrait of a Native American Ute man, Pawnee. He wears a suit, kerchief, animal hide braid decorations, hoop earrings, and rings on both hands. In his lap he holds a cowboy hat with a beaded hat band, and into which is stuck a dark...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--1880-1910.; Pawnee, Ute Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Indians, Ute - Towee
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Ute man(?), identified as Towee. He wears a fringed hide shirt, squash blossom necklace, hair pipe choker, braid ornamentation, and an eagle feather headdress.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--1910-1920.; To-Wee.
- 1911
- Washington, Chief of the Utes, and his wife
- Sitting studio portrait of two Native American Utes, identified as Chief Washington and his wife. Both have blankets wrapped around their waists. Washington wears a loose shirt, pants, and braid decorations. His wife wears a print dress.
- Indians of North America--1850-1870.; Ute Indians--Women--1850-1870.; Washington, Ute Chief.
- [between 1850 and 1870?]
- Poor Elk, Ogallala Sioux
- Portrait of Poor Elk, Native American Oglala, Teton Sioux man, (Lakota) wearing a cotton shirt, quilled vest with fringe, armbands, neck scarf, and a small braid.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Poor Elk.
- 1899
- Ute
- Studio portrait of Native American Ute Chiefs Ouray and Ignacio. Ouray stands and wears a beaded, fringed hide shirt, a blanket around his waist, leggings, and boots. Ignacio is sits and wears a suit, hoop earrings, and braid decorations.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.; Ouray.
- [1880]
- Chief Grant Richards, Tonkawa
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Chief Grant Richards, Native American Tonkawa, member of what once was a plains nomadic tribe, later settled on a reservation on the Ponca River in Oklahoma. He wears a shirt, vest, hair pipe breastplate,...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tonkawa Indians--1890-1900.; Richards, Grant.
- 1898
- John Williams, Tonkawa
- John Williams, Native American Tonkawa, member of what once was a plains nomadic tribe in Texas and Oklahoma. He wears a vest, a hair pipe breastplate, fur braid wraps, bead headpiece, and is wrapped in a blanket; he holds a feather fan.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tonkawa Indians--1890-1900.; Williams, John, Tonkawa Indian.
- 1898
- Pahute brave
- Profile studio portrait of a young, unidentified Native American (Paiute) man. He wears a bead necklace; his hair is in ponytails and has a single thin braid from the middle part.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--1870-1880.
- [1870?]
- Big Bow
- Studio portrait of Big Bow (Zepko-eete), a Native American (Kiowa) man. He wears a vest, a medal on a ribbon around his neck, and scarf over a braid.
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Kiowa Indians--1860-1880.; Big Bow.
- [between 1869 and 1874]
- Antonio Romero
- Antonio Romero, a Native American (Taos Pueblo) man, poses by a scaffold at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; his attire includes beaded moccasins and braid wraps.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.;...
- 1917
- Antonio Romero
- Antonio Romero, a Native American (Taos Pueblo) man, poses by a scaffold at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; his outfit includes beaded (Apache?) moccasins and braid wraps.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Historical. Indian scalp. Colorado State Museum
- Reproduction of a framed newspaper article, dated December 17, 1864, that reviews the campaign led by John Chivington against the Native Americans (Cheyenne) camped along Sand Creek, Colorado. Accompanying the article in the frame is a braid of...
- Colorado History Museum--1920-1960.; Cheyenne Indians--Exhibitions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1960.; Indians of North America--Exhibitions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1960.; Scalps--Colorado--Denver--1920-1960.
- [between 1920 and 1960?]
- Nau-Nooh
- Seated studio profile portrait of Nau-Nooh, Native American Comanche, wearing a shirt and leggings with fringe, animal fur skin flat top cap and braid covers; he holds a feather fan.
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Nau-Nooh.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pebo, Comanche
- Three-quarters standing outdoor portrait of Pebo, a Native American Comanche man, wearing a shirt with neck scarf and animal fur braid covers and holding a feather fan, probably Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1910-1930.; Fans (costume accessories)--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Pebo.
- [between 1911 or 1926?]
- Yah-Vi-Ny, Comanche leader
- Yah-vi-ny, a Native American Comanche man, poses on horseback wearing leggings, shirt with neck scarf, animal fur cap and braid covers probably Fort Sill, Oklahoma. An automobile and canvas tents show behind him.
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1911 and 1926?]
- Oscar Yellow Wolf, Comanche
- Oscar Yellow Wolf, a Native American Comanche man, poses on horseback wearing leggings and shirt with fringe, neck scarf, an animal fur cap, and braid covers, probably Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Spectators watch from the background.
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Yellow Wolf, Oscar.
- [between 1911 and 1926?]
- Comanche Leaders, Millet and Quasiah
- Native American Comanche leaders, Millet and Quasiah (Quassiah), pose on horses wearing headdresses, leggings and shirts with fringe, neck scarves, animal fur braid covers, probably Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Automobiles show in background.
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1910-1930.; Headdresses--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Horseback...
- [between 1911 and 1926?]
- Shoshones Codsiogo
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Codsiogo, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He holds a picture frame near his lap. He wears a fur blanket, a vest decorated with metal beads, armbands, beaded necklaces, a fur pelt over one braid, and a feather in his...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Codsiogo.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Shoshones, Moragootch
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Moragootch, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He holds mirror framed in metal. He wears a vest decorated with metal beads, metal arm and wrist bands, beaded necklaces, and one braid.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Moragootch.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Pug-o-nah-gi-shuck, Hole in the Day, Chippeway Chief, prominent man among the Indians, a great warrior, as was his father-quite intelligent an
- Seated studio portrait of Pug-o-nah-gi-shuck (Hole in the Day) Native American man and Chippeway (Chippewa, Ojibway) Chief (1825-1868), wearing a jacket, shirt, and necktie, moccasins, loose side hair with a long braid, and a blanket around his...
- Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Ojibwa Indians--1850-1860.; Tribal chiefs--1850-1860.; Hole in the Day.
- [1858 or 1859]
- Hard Chief [full-face]
- Standing studio portrait of Hard Chief a Native American (Omaha) man. He is shirtless and wears a breech cloth, leggings, ornate necklaces, a choker, earrings, armbands, bracelets, face paint, and a feather in his hair. Attached to the pipe...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Body painting--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Tomahawks--1880-1890.; Hard Chief.
- [1883]