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- Moises Vialpondo at Chama cemetery
- Two men stand at the grave of Maria Ursulita Vialpondo in the cemetery in Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. An elderly Hispanic American man stands with his hat in his hand. Beside him stands possibly his son, Moises Vialpondo. A large cross is...
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Chama (Costilla County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Vialpondo, Maria Ursulita, 1877-1940--Tomb--Pictorial works.; Vialpondo, Moises--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1950]
- Carlos Lopez at ferris wheel
- Carlos Lopez, and elderly Hispanic American man, looks up at ferris wheel at a carnival in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a hat, striped shirt and suspenders. He has a full mustache. Children ride the ferris wheel, women and teenage...
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lopez, Carlos--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--San...
- 1950 September
- Making elderberry jam
- An elderly Hispanic American woman, Eloisa Esquibel Gallegos and her teenage granddaughter Rafaelita Gallegos prepare elderberries for jam probably in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Mrs. Gallegos stands by two enamel pots that contain...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Women.; Teenagers.; Girls.; Cookery.; Preserves.; Gallegos, Eloisa Esquibel--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, Rafaelita--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1970?]
- José Ramos Valdez
- José Ramos Valdez, an elderly Hispanic American, former postmaster of San Luis and owner of the Heraldo newspaper stands by a chair in the auditorium of the San Luis Institute in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He is balding, has a...
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Valdez, José Ramos--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older...
- [1950]
- Santa Ana Fiesta, San Luis, Colo.
- Women pose by a fence probably at the Santa Ana Fiesta carnival in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Cenaida Roybal Manzanares in a dark dress and her head covered with a manta leans on the fence. To her left is Francisca Manzanares Quintana,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Manzanares, Cenaida Roybal--Pictorial works.; Quintana, Francisca Manzanares--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- 1950 September
- That hurt!
- A young Hispanic American girl cries as an unidentified physician gives her an injection at the San Luis Health Center in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. His nurse holds the girl's hand and comforts her.
- San Luis Health Center (San Luis, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clinics.; Injections.; Crying.; San Luis Health Center (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1950]
- Carlos Lopez watches dice game
- Carlos Lopez, and elderly Hispanic American man (back row, center), watches a dice game at a carnival in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a hat, striped shirt and suspenders. He has a full mustache. One man holds dice as a group of...
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lopez, Carlos--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--San...
- [1950 September]
- Josephine Cardenas Lucero delivers mail
- Josephine Cárdenas Lucero, a mail carrier, leans our of her truck window to put a letter in a mailbox in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She wears glasses. The metal mailbox is on an piece of wood.
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lucero, Josephine Cárdenas--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1950]
- Elderly man shaving, Chama, Colo.
- An elderly Hispanic American man, identified as Mr. Atencio, sits at a table in his kitchen and shaves in Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. A coffee cup with a shaving brush and a small mirror are on the table. Kitchen cabinets are on the wall.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Chama (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--Chama--Pictorial works.;...
- 1950 September
- Rosenda Valdez and Emma Vigil Maes
- Two Hispanic American Women, Emma Vigil Maes (left) and Rosenda Valdez (right) sit at an event in the auditorium of the San Luis Institute in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Emma wears a scarf over her head and striped jacket with a pin on...
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Maes, Emma Vigil--Pictorial works.; Valdez, Rosenda--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1950]
- San Pablo Cash Store
- View of an abandoned store in San Pablo (Costilla County), Colorado. The deteriorating, wooden false front building has a wood porch, steps, partially boarded up display windows on either side of the entrance and a single second story window. A...
- San Pablo Cash Store (San Pablo, Colo.)--1950-1960.; San Pablo (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Stores & shops.; San Pablo Cash Store (San Pablo, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Pablo--Pictorial works.; Stores,...
- [1950]
- Children getting off bus
- Hispanic American school children get off a school bus in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The young girl near the gate in the sweater and jeans with a barrette in her hair is identified as Sally Chavez. The other boys and girls wear coats,...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Children.; Girls.; Chavez, Sally--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; School...
- [1970?]
- Elderly Hispanic man near coyote fence
- An elderly Hispanic American man, probably Mr. Atencio, walks on a dirt road near a coyote fence (stick fence) near Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. He wears a shirt, ragged pants and a hat.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Chama (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--Chama--Pictorial works.; Wooden...
- [1950]
- Elderly man eating lunch
- An elderly Hispanic American man, probably Mr. Atencio, eats his lunch in his home in Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. he sits at table in front of a plate of beans and holds a spoon. He wears a denim shirt. His hat, an enamel cup, and a tortilla...
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Chama (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Eating & drinking.; Interiors.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Dinners and...
- [1950]
- Elderly woman in headscarf, San Luis, Colo.
- Portrait of an unidentified elderly Hispanic woman, probably of Native American descent from either San Luis or Chama in Costilla County, Colorado. She has a checkered headscarf over her gray hair.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Costilla County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial...
- 1950 September
- Moises Vialpondo walks towards Chama cemetery
- An elderly Hispanic American man (right) and Moises Vialpondo, possibly his son, walk towards the cemetery in Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. In the distance are the gate to the cemetery, crosses, tombstones and mountains.
- Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Chama (Costilla County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Vialpondo, Moises--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1950]
- N.W. Anders
- Studio bust portrait of Nannie Winettle Anders, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Her hair is upswept; she wears a brocade blouse and satin jacket.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Anders, Nannie W. (Nannie Winettle); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- John Atcheson
- Studio bust portrait of John Atcheson, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears a jacket, silk cravat, and watch chain.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Atcheson, John.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Frances M. Morrison
- Profile studio portrait of Frances Martha Morrison, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a sheer overblouse with applique, buttons, and a high collar. Her upswept hair includes a bun and curled bangs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Morrison, Frances M. (Frances Martha); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Bertha Feldwisch
- Studio portrait of Bertha Wilhelmina Feldwisch, a senior (Salutatorian) at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a jacket with pleats and a pointed lace collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Feldwisch, Bertha W. (Bertha Wilhelmina); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Caroline Nelson Ballard
- Profile studio portrait of Caroline Nelson Ballard, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dark wool jacket; her hair is upswept with curled bangs and a bun.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ballard, Caroline N. (Caroline Nelson); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Cora Lee Hughes
- Studio portrait of Cora Lee Hughes, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a jacket and blouse with puff shoulders and lace insets. Her hair is upswept; she wears earrings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hughes, Cora L. (Cora Lee); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Antoinette Th. Pels
- Profile studio portrait of Antoinette Therese Pels, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a v-necked blouse with striped silk trim and a corsage.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Pels, Antoinette Therese.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Sola Mays
- Studio portrait of Marguerite Loviola (Sola) Mays, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a lace collar and earrings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mays, Marguerite Loviola.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Nanie A. Sherwin
- Studio portrait of Nanie (Marie) Annette Sherwin, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears light colored blouse with lace, pleats, puff shoulders, and a bow.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sherwin, Nanie A. (Nanie Annette); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Frances Wilkins
- Studio portrait of Frances Elizabeth Wilkins (Wilkens), a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a dark jacket with a pin, and a lace inset. Her hair is upswept with curls.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Wilkins, Frances Elizabeth.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Harriet A. Woods
- Profile studio portrait of Harriet (Hattie) Anna Woods, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a light colored lace blouse with a collar pin. Her hair is upswept with a pearl comb.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Woods, Harriet A. (Harriet Anna); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Fannie B. Fulham
- Profile studio portrait of Frances (Fannie) Bartholomew Fulham, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a lace blouse and pearl choker; her hair is upswept with a bun.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fulham, Frances Bartholomew.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Jane I. Travelli
- Studio portrait of Jane Irwin Travelli, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a light colored blouse with puff shoulders and ruching.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Travelli, Jane I. (Jane Irwin); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Laura E. Bates
- Studio bust portrait of Laura Eva Bates, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Bates has curled bangs and her hair is styled up in a coronet twist. She wears drop earrings, and a lace or brocade shawl draped in a swag between her...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Bates, Laura E. (Laura Eva); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Ralph W. Botler
- Studio bust portrait of Ralph Warland Botler, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Botler's short hair is parted in the middle. He wears a wool coat, a tie, and a shirt with a band collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Botler, Ralph W. (Ralph Warland); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Mary Janette Conine
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Janette Conine, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Conine has layered, curled bangs and her hair is pulled back. Her dress bodice is fitted in the shoulders and has a lace ruff panel in the front.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Conine, Mary Janette.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Mary Evalyn Corwin
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Evalyn Corwin, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Profile view shows her layered, curled bangs and her coronet twist hairstyle. Corwin wears a multi-strand pearl choker necklace.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Corwin, Mary Evalyn.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Helen Turner Creswell
- Studio bust portrait of Helen Turner Creswell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Creswell's bangs are curled and her hair is done in a coronet twist on top of her head. Her dress bodice has ribbon panels on either side of the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Creswell, Helen Turner.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Charles Harrington Hanington
- Studio bust portrait of Charles Harrington Hanington, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hanington's short hair is parted on the side and he poses in a coat, a striped cravat, and a shirt with an upright collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Hanington, Charles Harrington.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Clara Illius
- Studio bust portrait of Clara Anna Illius, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows her curled bangs and her hair pinned up in a twist. Her dress has a lace ruff, a silk ribbon tie and a rosette. She wears...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Illius, Clara Anna.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Lenore Lemen
- Studio bust portrait of Laura Lenore Lemen, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Lemen wears her bangs curled and her hair in an upswept hairstyle. Her dress bodice has a striped fabric panel with a band collar under a jacket with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Lemen, Laura Lenore.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- William Norris Moore
- Full length studio portrait of William Norris Moore, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Moore is a young African American (Black) man, he poses beside a square pillar in front of a painted backdrop. He wears a morning coat and a...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Moore, William Norris.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Alice Rooney
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Rooney, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Rooney wears her bangs layered and curled, and her hair pulled tightly back. Her dress bodice has narrow, vertical pleats and she wears a band collar over a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Rooney, Alice, b. ca. 1868.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Hattie Underwood Roworth
- Studio bust portrait of Hattie Underwood Roworth, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Roworth wears her bangs layered and curled, and her hair pinned up. Her dress bodice is made of plaid probably wool, and she wears a leaf pin to...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Roworth, Hattie Underwood.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Mary Helena Wanless
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Helena Wanless, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Wanless has short hair and curled bangs. Her dress bodice has a buttoned front closure and matching buttons on the lapels. She wears a bar pin over her...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Wanless, Mary Helena.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Katherine Lorraine Woodruff
- Studio portrait of Katherine Lorraine Woodruff, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Woodruff has curled bangs and wears her hair pinned in a bun twist. She wears a standing ruff collar under her brocade corseted dress bodice, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Woodruff, Katherine Lorraine.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Young woman in a hat
- Studio bust portrait of an unidentified young woman, possibly either Marian Beatrice Miller or Edith Pleasance Miller, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a hat with a warped brim, topped with flowers and ribbon. Her dress...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Dora Marion Heckendorf
- Studio bust portrait of Dora Marion Heckendorf, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Heckendorf's bangs are layered and curled and she wears her hair pulled back. She has a lace ruffle and a band collar affixed with a bar pin. Woven...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Heckendorf, Dora M. (Dora Marion); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Jennie Francis Hendrie
- Studio bust portrait of Jennie Francis Hendrie, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hendrie wears puffed bangs, and her hair is pulled back. Her fitted dress bodice has a front button enclosure flanked with panels of serpentine silk...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Hendrie, Jennie Francis.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Evelyn May Jacobs
- Studio bust portrait of Evelyn May Jacobs, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Jacobs' hair is pulled loosely back. Her plaid, wool dress has a front enclosure flanked on either side with passementerie loop designs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Jacobs, Evelyn May.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Young woman in a hat
- Studio bust portrait of an unidentified young woman, possibly either Marian Beatrice Miller or Edith Pleasance Miller, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a hat with a warped brim, topped with flowers and ribbon. Her...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888