Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Rodeo, the Precision
- The Precision Riding Troop of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. This view shows four uniformed riders with flags attached to their stirrups.
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Royal Canadian Mounted Police--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mounted police--Canada--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Uniforms--Canada--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Rodeo
- A cowboy flies through the air as a bronco bucks him off, Pike's Peak or Bust Rodeo, Penrose Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Broncos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Cowboys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Rodeos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- August 8, 1968
- Women's dress
- A women's afternoon dress ensemble with cape. The bodice is semi-tailored with Empire? style waist, sleeveless, patterned white silk faille, a high rounded neckline, a spread collar, shoulder pads, blue piping at the armhole and waistline; down the...
- Dresses--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1945]
- Art display, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of an art exhibition, possibly a classroom in a Georgetown, Colorado, school built in 1874. The room has high ceilings with picture moulding, three suspended lightbulbs, long blackboards over wainscotting, and a large window in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Art--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Nathan Salsbury at about age 30
- Nate Salsbury, at about age 30, poses for a bust portrait. Dressed in a formal suit with a pin in his tie, Salsbury's hair is slicked down and he has a moustache. Salsbury was an actor and managed the Salsbury Troubadours before taking over as...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Actors--1870-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Jennie E. Shiland
- Studio bust portrait of Jennie Edwards Shiland, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Shiland's bangs are layered and curled, and her hair is pinned back. She wears a brocade or damask lappet pinned to the collar of her dress bodice,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Shiland, Jennie E. (Jennie Edwards); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Ethel P. Hamer
- Studio bust portrait of Ethel Price Hamer, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hamer's bangs are layered and curled and she wears her hair pulled back. Her checkered dress bodice has lapels and a flounce at the bust line. A ruffled...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Hamer, Ethel P. (Ethel Price); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Bust portrait of Celedonio Mondragon
- Bust portrait of Celedonio Mondragon, founder of la Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos, this portrait hangs in the Concilio Superior Hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows a man in a suit and tie, he has a full mustache,...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Antonito (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fraternal organizations.; Portrait paintings.; Mondragon, Celedonio,...
- [1993?]
- Pike's Peak or Bust
- A cowboy contestant ropes a calf with the aid of his saddled horse, Pike's Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Spectators watch from grandstand, as the rope turns the calf upside-down.
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Calf roping--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cowboys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Rodeos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- August 8, 1968
- Pike's Peak or Bust
- A cowboy contestant ropes a calf with the aid of his saddled horse, Pike's Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Spectators watch from the grandstand.
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cowboys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Rodeos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Calf roping--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- August 8, 1968
- Pike's Peak or Bust
- Contestant number 28 rides a bucking bronco in front of the corral pens, Pike's Peak or Bust rodeo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. He wears chaps, boots and a cowboy hat.
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Broncos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Cowboys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Rodeos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- 1968 August 8
- Bust portrait of a man
- Studio bust portrait of a man with a thin moustache and short hair, in a coat and a tie with a vine and leaf pattern.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Pikes Peak or bust
- An oil painting of a covered wagon on a prairie landscape under a gray sky. Two oxen stand by, a body of a dead man lies on the ground next to the wagon. The words: "Pikes Peak or bust" are written on the wagon cover. The frame is gilded, gessoed...
- Covered wagons--1870-1880.; Dead persons--1870-1880.; Ox teams--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Happiness or bust (originally untitled)
- An oil painting by Denver, Colorado artist Paul Gregg. The painting is of a young boy in a wagon pulled by oxen, with the words "Happiness or Bust" painted on one side; in the background is a landscape of shrubbery. A large yellow sun is behind the...
- Boys--1930-1940.; Carts & wagons--1930-1940.; Ox teams--1930-1940.
- 1932 January 1
- NORAD's fire breathing dragon won theme prize at Colorado Springs parade
- NORAD's fire breathing dragon float passes spectators on sidewalk in front of the First National Bank, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The dragon has a long snout, horns, back plates and wings. A sign on the float reads: "North American...
- North American Air Defense Command--1960-1970.; Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dragons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Parades &...
- 1966 August 11
- Miniature Antlers Hotel and 1890 fire team won award for Air Force Academy
- The Air Force Academy's float passes in front of the First National Bank, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float depicts a fire hose team, wearing helmets, with their cart in front of the Antlers Hotel, lettering on the side reads, "...
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- 1966 August 11
- Colorado Yesterday and Today
- Float with sign, "Colorado Yesterday and Today", Colorado Springs, Colorado. Shows a large hand created mountain with Native Americans, mountain men, and mountain rescue climbers. The parade, Pageant of the Rockies, is part of the festivities of...
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1965
- Broadmoor, a perennial winner, took another prize with animated gunmen
- The Broadmoor Hotel's float passes in front of the First National Bank, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The prize winning float decorated with crepe paper shows two cowboys drawing guns over a card game. Lettering reads: "Fast Draw At...
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Public relations--1960-1970.; Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Parades &...
- 1966 August 11
- Pikes Peak or bust
- View of men camping in (probably) Colorado, with a covered wagon, tent, dogs, horses, and liquor bottles. Lettering reads: "Pikes Peak or Bust 1860."
- Camping--Colorado--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Colorado--1860-1870.; Dogs--Colorado--1860-1870.; Men--Colorado--1860-1870.; Transportation--Colorado--1860-1870.
- 1860?
- George Washington Clayton bust
- Close-up view of a bust of George Washington Clayton, founder of the Clayton College.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1930.; Sculpture--1910-1930.; Clayton, George Washington, 1833-1899--Statues.
- [between 1911 and 1930?]
- Bust!
- View of a covered wagon with a torn cover that reads: Pikes Peak or Bust. Oxen, one dead and the other wounded with arrows are hitched to the wagon. A man lies beside the wagon, two rifles, a feather, a bull whip and a boot are near his body. A...
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--1870-1880.; Ox teams--Colorado--1870-1880.; Violence--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1873 February
- Aaron Gove bust
- Photograph of a bust of Aaron Gove Superintendent of School for Denver, Colorado from 1874 to 1890. Later Gove Junior High School was named in his honor.
- Gove, Aaron--1939-1919.; Gove Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Woman sculpting bust of Aaron Gove
- Photograph of a woman sitting in a studio sculpting a bust of Aaron Gove. Gove was Superintendent of School for Denver, Colorado from 1874 to 1890. Later Gove Junior High School was named in his honor.
- Gove, Aaron--1939-1919.; Gove Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Wm. H. Smiley Junior High School (Middle School) Memorial Bust
- Fabiana and Albelardo Mata
- Studio portrait (bust) of Fabiana and Abelardo Mata, Mexican immigrants that married and lived in Fort Collins, Colorado. Fabiana wears a dress with a pearl necklace and earrings.
- Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Spouses.; Mata, Fabiana, 1911-1978--Pictorial works..; Mata, Abelardo, 1899-1981--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1951?]
- Pauline Apodaca, Cadet Nurse
- Studio bust portrait of Pauline Apodaca, a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps. She wears a uniform with brass buttons and a sleeve patch that reads: "Cadet Nurse" and a beret with a metal insignia.
- United States. Cadet Nurse Corps--People--1940-1950.; Nurses.; Apodaca, Pauline--Pictorial works.; United States. Cadet Nurse Corps--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American nurses--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1945
- Maria C. Martinez and Arthur Martinez
- Studio portrait (bust) of Arthur and Maria C. Martinez. Maria wears a dress with a scoop neck and her husband, Arthur, wears a suit and tie. The couple were residents of San Pedro (Costilla County), Colorado.
- Mexican Americans--1960-1970.; Hispanic Americans--1960-1970.; Martinez, Arthur--Pictorial works.; Martinez, María C.--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1962
- Covered wagon, Ghost Town Museum, Colorado Springs
- View of a covered wagon located at the Ghost Town Museum, 400 South 21st (Twenty-first) Street, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The 19th century wagon has a modern white cover that reads: "Pikes Peak or Bust.".
- Ghost Town Museum (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Covered wagons.; Ghost Town Museum (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Colorado Springs...
- 2000
- Leandro Gomez
- Studio bust portrait of Leandro Gomez of Weston (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a jacket with wide lapels, a decorated silk tie and a broad brimmed hat. He has a full, waxed mustache.
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Jackets.; Gomez, Leandro, 1870-1952--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Jackets--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [ca. 1900?]
- Leandro Gomez
- Studio bust portrait of Leandro Gomez of Weston (Las Animas County), Colorado. The elderly man wears a jacket, tie and a broad brimmed hat.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Older people.; Gomez, Leandro, 1870-1952--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older...
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Odila Lobato
- Studio portrait (bust) of María Odila Lobato. She holds a bouquet of roses, wears a dark dress, and her hair is styled with marcel waves.
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Women.; Lobato, María Odila, 1899-1993--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Ray Roybal
- Studio portrait (bust) of Ray Roybal of Denver, Colorado. He wears a dark shirt and has his dark, wavy hair parted on the side. The image is leaf shaped.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Roybal, Ray--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [1946]
- José "George" Lopez
- Studio (bust) portrait of Corporal; José "George" Lopez, a resident of the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. He poses in a United States Marine corps dress uniform. He wears a tunic with two stripes, epaulets, and bar and two medals and...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Marines (Military personnel); Lopez, José--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Marines--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1953]
- Bonifacio "Lee" Morales
- Studio (bust) portrait of Seaman Bonifacio "Lee" Morales, a resident of the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. He poses in a United States Navy service dress uniform with a neckerchief ad wears a sailor cap.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Sailors--American.; Lopez, José--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1952]
- Profile portrait of Orra Coulter
- Orra Coulter poses in a profile, bust portrait. The woman has an upswept hairstyle and wears a shawl draped around her back.
- Hairstyles--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Coulter, Orra.; Coulter family.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a girl
- A girl poses for a studio bust portrait. The girl wears ringlets, a headband and bows in her hair, a shawl across her shoulders and a necklace.
- Girls--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Profile portrait of a woman
- A studio bust portrait of a woman. She has an upswept hairstyle and wears a dress with a gathered, scoop neck and ruffled, short sleeves.
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Portraits of a woman
- Double exposed, studio bust portraits of a young woman. The woman sits and poses, she wears a dress with a scoop neck, gathered short sleeves and a gathered waist.
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Man in tails
- Studio portrait of a teenager in a tuxedo. A bust sculpture of a Roman soldier is on a brocade rug.
- Men--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Portrait of a woman who wears a dress with a sheer scarf collar and bows on the shoulders. A rose is pinned at her bust line. Her thick hair is pulled back into a bun and her short bangs are styled over her forehead. He head is tilted and she looks...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait (bust) of a girl who wears a light colored dress with a bodice, a lace neck and puffy sleeves. She has long, wavy hair.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Teenagers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man (bust), he wears a jacket, vest and necktie. The man has muttonchops and a moustache (Franz Joseph style).
- Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait (bust) of a man who wears a plaid suit jacket, a vest with a watch fob, a shirt and a patterned necktie. The man has a moustache and parts his hair to the side.
- Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (bust) of a woman who wears a dark colored dress with puff sleeves and a choker necklace. Her collar is trimmed with white lace and her hair is pulled into a bun.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man (bust) who wears a dark colored suit jacket, a vest, a shirt and a bow tie. The man has a moustache and parts his hair.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman (bust) who wears a dark colored dress with puff sleeves and a ruffled bodice. She wears a pin. Her hair is pulled back into a bun.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait (bust) of a man who wears a dark colored jacket, a vest, and a patterned necktie. He has a moustache and parts his hair to the side.
- Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait (bust) of a man who wears a dark colored jacket, a vest, shirt and a dotted necktie. A watch fob is fastened to the man's vest. The man has a moustache and parts his hair in the middle.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait (bust) of a man who wears a dark colored jacket, a vest, shirt and a bow tie. The man has a moustache and a crew cut hairstyle.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (bust) of a woman who wears a dark colored dress with puff sleeves and an embroidered neckline. She wears earrings and pulls her dark hair into a bun.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]