Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Graduation composite
- Montage of Rifle High School students in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; they wear marcel hairstyles and are identified as: "1. William Coney, 2. Russell McDaniels, 3. Elizabeth Casey, 4. Leo Wells, 5. Zoe Marshall, 6. Lafe Butler, 7. Mattie...
- Students--Colorado--Rifle--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Portrait of women
- Women, possibly a mother and daughter, look at a book and pose for a studio portrait. The women have short, upswept hairstyles, wear narrow waisted skirts and puffy blouses. The young woman rests her arm on the older woman's shoulders and wears a...
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Portrait of women
- Women, possibly a mother and daughter, pose for a studio portrait. The women have short, upswept hairstyles, narrow waisted skirts and puffy blouses. One woman wears a sailor blouse and scarf.
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Family, Rifle area
- Men, women and girls pose for a family portrait. The men wear suits with bow ties. The women and girls wear dresses with pleated collars or scarf ties. The girls and young women have short bob or pageboy hairstyles.
- Families--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Longmont Exchange - operator's rest room
- Interior view of a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company lounge in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado; women by lockers and a spindle table have upswept hairstyles and wear crosses on chains.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Longmont (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Family portrait
- A family poses for a studio portrait. The woman wears a fitted basque top with puffed sleeves and a full, pleated skirt. The girl sits on the arm of a chair beside her father and wears a fitted dress with a satin neck bow and leather boots. Mother...
- Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portraits of women
- Two studio bust portraits (one inverted) of women in dresses with ruffled yokes worn off the shoulder, cap sleeves and loose, gathered bodices. Shows upswept hairstyles. Necklaces include a charm on a chain and a large beaded choker. One woman...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905?]
- Studio portrait of men
- Studio portrait of two men with moustaches and side-parted hairstyles, they wear sack suits with ties and watch chains. One man poses with his arm on the shoulder of the man seated on a wooden bench. Shows a painted backdrop.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of men
- Studio bust portrait of three men with side-parted hairstyles, moustaches and pompadours. The men wear suits with vests, starched collars and bow ties. Shows a painted backdrop.
- Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of men
- Studio bust portrait of three men with side-parted hairstyles, moustaches and pompadours. The men wear suits with vests, starched collars and bow ties. Shows a painted backdrop.
- Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portraits of women
- Studio portraits (one inverted) of two women with upswept, loose hairstyles in wool fitted skirts with fabric belts. One woman wears a blouse with a bertha collar and ruffled sleeves. The other woman wears a plaid blouse with a high collar,...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of two girls and a boy on a faux carved stone prop in front of a lace fabric backdrop. The girls wear identical hairstyles with bangs and long hair pulled back, necklaces, lace dresses with v-necks, high yokes and capped sleeves....
- Boys--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portraits of women
- Two studio portraits (one inverted) of women seated in front of a painted backdrop. The women have upswept hairstyles and wear blouses with loose bodices, pleats or ruffles, high necks, cummerbunds and full skirts.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of men
- Studio portrait of two men, they both have moustaches and side parted hairstyles. One man sits on a wooden bench and wears a sack coat, tie, and wide striped slacks and boots. The second man stands, he wears a morning coat with a handkerchief,...
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Oraibi, thanksgiving dance
- A group of Native American (Hopi) men, women, and children watch and perform probably the Butterfly Dance, an autumn harvest dance, at Oraibi, Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. Women and girls have hair wraps or butterfly whorls hairstyles, stand...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Salvation Army String Band, Silverton, Colo.
- Studio portrait of the Salvation Army String Band in Silverton, Colorado. Eleven young ladies and one little girl with instruments are in front of a painted backdrop of an open, hexagonally parqueted door and window. They are in matching uniforms...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Stringed instruments--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Horse race, Pitkin, Colo.
- People watch a horse race in Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado. Women in the foreground present a rear view of their hairstyles and outfits including black gloves, a bow, appliquee, pleats, and wide brimmed hats with flowers.
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse racing--Colorado--Pitkin--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Pitkin--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Oraibi girls grinding corn
- Native American (Hopi) girls grind corn with metates on a table, Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. Both have side whorl hairstyles and wear mantas with long sleeve shirts and shawls.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1930.; Metates--Arizona--1890-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--1890-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1930.; Home food...
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Hopi women
- Four Native American (Hopi) young women, all with sidewhorl hairstyles, sit together in front of a stone wall. Clothing includes plaid or printed shawls; dark wool mantas with small silver concha trim; lace petticoats, and wrapped boots. Shows a...
- Hopi Indians--Women--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Niman Kachina
- A line of Native American (Hopi) kachina dancers wear tablitas, feathers, evergreen branches and kilts. All hold shaker gourds in front of a line of seated young women. The women wear sidewhorl hairstyles and similar shawls over their dress. Some...
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Kachinas--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Ma-shom-na-vi Village, maids and matrons
- Hopi Native American women and girls of Mishongnovi, Second Mesa, Arizona, pose wearing mantas, bead and squash blossom necklaces, braided and side-whorled hairstyles.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1870-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1870-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1870-1900.; Mishongnovi (Ariz.)--1870-1900.
- [between 1879 and 1900?]
- Miss Robertson's scholars at the Mission School at Mus-ko-gee Indian Territory
- Group portrait of Native American (Creek) students, Muskogee Indian Territory, Mission School, Oklahoma. The girls of various ages wear Euro-American style dresses and hairstyles.
- Creek Nation--1880-1890.; Creek Indians--Children--Oklahoma--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1880-1890.; School children--Oklahoma--1880-1890.
- [1888]
- The laying of the cornerstone of the First Presbyterian church
- Spectators in Canon City, Colorado, watch a beam and pulley at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the First Presbyterian Church. Backs of women in the foreground show details of bodices, ribboned hats, fur coats, lace collars, and hairstyles...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cornerstones--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Manual High. Teachers on steps
- Teachers sit on steps in front of double doors at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The women wear shirtwaist style dresses and hairstyles swept up and back....
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Group portrait
- View of women, children and a dog in a posed group portrait probably in King County, Washington. The women wear dresses with lace or sailor collars, full pleated skirts and upswept hairstyles. A boy wears knickers and a sailor shirt with a scarf....
- King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Children--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Cross dressing--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; People--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Women--Washington (State)--King...
- [1917 July 6]
- Women beside passenger cars
- Two women pose beside Denver and Rio Grande Railroad passenger car number "702" in probably Colorado. The women have upswept hairstyles and wear blouses with loose-fitting bodices and sleeves, and long, fitted skirts.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ella Bell and Bess Moulton
- Two women, identified as Ella Bell and Bess Moulton, clerks for probably the Colorado General Assembly, type on typewriters in probably the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. The women work in a room with a large table and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clerks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Typewriting--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bell, Ella.; Moulton, Bess.
- 1909
- 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?]
- Profile portrait of Orra Coulter
- Orra Coulter poses for a studio portrait. The woman sits in profile, has an upswept hairstyle and wears a probably silk, patterned scarf and a necklace.
- Hairstyles--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Coulter, Orra.; Coulter family.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Little darling
- Studio portrait (profile) of a girl; her hair style has curly bangs, a pony tail, ribbons, and loose sections.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.; Hairstyles--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who looks to the side and tilts her head slightly. She wears a loose bodice with a yoke and high collar made from striped fabric. Her hair is styled in a full loose Gibson-girl style.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who looks down and to the side. She wears a loose bodice with a yoke and high collar decorated with striped fabric. Her hair is pulled back in a loose, full, Gibson-girl style.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a child
- Studio portrait of a young girl who sits in a tassel covered chair and holds a doll. The girl sits with her arms around the doll. She wears her hair in ringlets.
- Dolls--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.; Hairstyles--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a child
- Studio portrait of a child who wears a light colored gown with bows for straps. Her hair is curled on top of her head.
- Girls--1890-1900.; Hairstyles--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a child
- Studio portrait of a girl who wears a light colored gown with bows for straps. Her short bangs are curled on top of her head.
- Girls--1890-1900.; Hairstyles--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman seated near a backdrop. She wears a feather boa around her neck and long gloves. Her thick hair is styled on top of her head.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Standing--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of three women
- Studio portrait of three women. One woman is seated and the others stand behind her and rest their hands on each others shoulders. The women wear their hair in loose Gibson Girl styles.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a child
- Studio portrait of a boy who sits on a small rocking chair. He wears high button shoes, short pants, stockings, a light colored blouse, and bow. His hair is styled in ringlets.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Hairstyles--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman whose hair is pushed into a wavy pompadour with a bun at the crown. She wears an embroidered blouse, high collar and eye glasses.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dress with a lace yoke and puffy sleeves. The woman's hair is pulled back into a pompadour with a bun at the crown of her head.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a bodice adorned with vertical ruching, a broach and a decorative handkerchief. The woman's hair is pulled back away from her face into a pompadour.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a ruffled bodice with puffy sleeves. The woman has her hair pulled back into a pompadour.
- Hairstyles--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a light colored dress with ruffled trim around the shoulders. The woman has a Gibson Girl hairstyle. She wears decorations in her hair, possibly a feather.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a dark colored bodice, puffy sleeves and a high collar. The woman's hair is pulled back into a pompadour.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a dark colored dress, with a pleated bodice, puffy sleeves and a high collar. The woman's hair is pulled back into a pompadour.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a black suit jacket, a white shirt and a necktie. The man has closely shorn hair on the sides and top of his head.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a plaid suit jacket, a vest, white shirt and a checkered bow tie. The man has a moustache and a crew cut hairstyle. A handkerchief hangs from his jacket pocket.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a dark colored suit jacket, a vest, a white shirt with a high collar and a light colored necktie. A chain watch is fastened to the man's vest. The man has short hair, shorn on the sides and on top of his head. He...
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- 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 man
- Studio bust portrait of a man with a handlebar moustache who wears a suit with a neckerchief and a pocket watch chain.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]