Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Necklace
- Shows a Native American Sioux necklace made or purchased in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It features braided red, blue and white beadwork and a multicolor bead loop pendant.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1910-1930.; Necklaces--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Necklace
- Shows a Native American Northern Plains necklace, it is oblong and is made with string, black, clear and red beadwork and yellow tubular beads.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Necklaces--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Necklace
- Native American (Dakota Sioux) necklace made of horse teeth and beads, possibly brass.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1900.; Necklaces--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Necklace
- Native American (Osage) bear claw necklace with rawhide and glass beads.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1900.; Osage Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1900.; Necklaces--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Pouch necklace
- A Native American (Ute) beaded pouch necklace. Multi-color glass beads are sewn and wrapped around a tube of buckskin. At one end of the piece is a tassel. The subject matter of the bead design is the Morningstar flower.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Pouches--1890-1900.; Necklaces--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Four pairs of moccasins and necklace
- Display of Native American (Ute) bear claw necklace and four pairs of buckskin moccasins. Top pair with fully beaded soles and sides with zigzag pattern, two pairs with border and floral design, bottom pair is heavy beaded with a geometric pattern.
- Indian beadwork--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Moccasins--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Embroidered shawl Navajo belt & necklace and 2 decorated bridles
- Display of Native American handmade objects include; fully beaded shawl with triangle and diamond designs and fringe (Ute); bridles with silver conchas; silver concha belt; necklace with silver beads and crosses (Navajo).
- Bridles--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1930.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1930.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1930.; Belts (Clothing)--1890-1930.; Handicraft--1890-1930.; Jewelry--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1925?]
- The present of a necklace
- A young Native American Ute boy, wearing a leather fringed and beaded outfit, sitting on rocks in the middle of a small stream, hands a gift necklace across the water to a young Ute girl, western slope Wasatch Mountains, Utah. The girl holds a...
- Indians of North America--Children--Utah--1870-1880.; Uinta Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1870-1880.; Boys--Utah--1870-1880.; Gifts--Utah--1870-1880.; Girls--Utah--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1875]
- The necklace
- A group of Native Americans (Paiute), four girls and two boys, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. The girls wear fringed dresses and thin headbands; the boys wear feather headdresses , fringed shirts and leggings. The girl in the center holds up a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Girls--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, wearing elaborate necklace, bust
- Studio portrait of head and shoulders of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, wearing necklace and fringed shirt.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1888.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.
- [1888?]
- Curly, Crow scout, wearing necklace, bust
- Studio portrait of head and shoulders of Curley, Crow male, wearing necklace. Curley was a scout for General George Custer and fought at the battle of Little Bighorn.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Curly.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Goose, Dakota Chief, wearing necklace, bust
- Seated studio portrait of head and shoulders of Goose, Dakota Chief, wearing necklace and fur piece and holding peace pipe.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Goose.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing necklace and holding rifle, seated next to David F. Barry
- Studio portrait of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing necklace and holding rifle, seated next to photographer David F. Barry, who is mostly cropped out of the picture.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- 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?]
- Ilse Velásquez
- Ilse Velásquez, a young girl, poses in a traditional Mexican regional costume at the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe at Holy Family Church in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. She wears a hand woven dress decorated with ribbon, a bead...
- Mexican Americans--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--1990-2000.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Girls.; Clothing and dress.; Velásquez, Ilse--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1993 December 16]
- Antonita García (Tonie), José García
- Studio portrait of Antonita (Tonie) García and her brother José García. They pose on a prop railroad car platform in front of a painted drop of a railroad lounge car. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves and a gathered V neck, a necklace, a...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; García, Antonita, 1907---Pictorial works.; García, José--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Brothers and...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Erinea García
- Studio portrait (profile) of Hispanic American Erinea García (later Erinea García de Gallegos). She served as the Postmaster for San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado from 1934 to 1973. She wears a dress with a V-neck and a stone and metal...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; San Luis (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Women.; Gallegos, Erinea García de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--San...
- 1925
- Francisco Rivera and Benigna Rivera family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Francisco Rivera, his wife Benigna Córdova de Rivera and their children, a boy and three girls. Identification: Front row Adelina. Back row, left to right: Francisco, Tobias, Lucinda, Cidelia, and Benigna...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Children.; Spouses.; Women.; Rivera, Benigna Cordova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Francisco--Family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1887
- Mrs. Sanchez and child
- Studio portrait of a woman identified as Mrs. Sanchez of Sugar City (Crowley County), Colorado. She sits in a long, dark colored dress with a V-shaped bodice and pleated skirt decorated with buttons. She wears a lace blouse and a necklace. Her dark...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1880.; Mexican Americans--1870-1880.; Studio portraits.; Boys.; Families.; Women.; Sanchez family--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Sugar City--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Sugar City--Pictorial works.;...
- 1875 October 19
- 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
- Luz Lujan Torres
- Studio portrait of Luz Lujan Torres of New Mexico. She wears a lace blouse, flowers, and a necklace. Her hair is waved and parted in the middle. After the death of her first husband, José Juan Silva Torres, she remarried and moved to Colorado.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Women.; Torres, José Juan Silva--Family--Pictorial works.; Torres, Luz Lujan, d. 1933--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.;...
- [1900?]
- Louise Campa in Mexican reboso
- Louise Campa, Lucille Campa, a well known dancer and teacher of Mexican, Spanish classical dance and flamenco, poses in a Mexican dress with woven decoration and a striped reboso over her head. She wears a silver bead necklace and oversized...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Clothing & dress.; Dancers.; Campa, Arthur L. (Arthur Leon), 1905-1978--Family--Pictorial works.; Campa, Louise, 1919-2005--Pictorial works.; Clothing and dress--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1946 and 1950?]
- Rifle, "Apple Pie Day"
- A woman and a girl hold pendants that read: "Apple Pie Day, September 22-23 1914., Rifle, Colo." and pose on horseback in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A woman wears a fitted, long sleeved blouse, a skirt and a wide brimmed hat. A girl holds a...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- 1914
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Portrait of a woman
- A woman sits and poses for a studio portrait. The woman wears eyeglasses, a necklace, a watch pin, a pleated skirt and a lace, two-piece blouse with buttons and a ribbon and bow.
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a fitted bodice with ornate beaded applique. Lace covers the open neckline. A thick choker necklace with a large locket hangs around her neck. Her short bangs are curled around the front of her head.
- Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a child
- A naked baby poses for a portrait. The child wears only a necklace and holds a book in one hand.
- Infants--1890-1900.; Nudes--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of two women
- Photograph of a studio portrait of two women who sit on a bench and lean toward each other with their heads touching. Each has an armed wrapped around the waist of the other. One woman wears a dress with a pleated skirt, and fitted bodice with...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl who wears a plaid dress and large feather and fur hat. The collar of the dress is finely pleated and held in place by a bar pin. She wears a necklace around her neck and her straight hair hangs to her shoulders.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Ute Chief's (Buckskin Charley) [sic] Squaw
- A portrait of a Native American (Ute) woman, identified as Buckskin Charlie's wife, probably in Colorado. The woman stands in front of a tepee and wears a full length, animal hide dress with hemline fringes, a decorative belt, a hair pipe choker,...
- Smith-Hassell Co.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1890-1900.; Tipis--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Family.
- 1899
- Portrait of a woman and a man
- Full length studio portrait of a woman and a man who lean on a classical stone column. The woman parts her hair in the middle and wears a pleated dress, bodice, high collar and a necklace. The man wears a fastened suit jacket, vest, boots and a...
- Couples--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl who wears a dark colored dress with puff sleeves, earrings and a necklace. Her hair extends to her shoulders and she has bangs.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl who wears a dark colored dress with puff sleeves, earrings and a necklace. She leans on a chair with a lace covering and crosses her arms. Her hair extends past her shoulders and she has bangs.
- Girls--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 baby
- Studio portrait of a baby who sits in a chair and wears a white gown, boots and a necklace.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a striped dress with a light colored bodice with puff sleeves and a high collar; she has on earrings, and a necklace shaped like a star.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a light colored dress with puff sleeves and lace, earrings and a choker necklace. Her dark colored hair is pulled back into a bun.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dark colored dress with puff sleeves, a ruffled bodice and a high collar. She wears a choker necklace and has dark colored hair that is pulled back into a pompadour.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a child
- Studio portrait of a young girl in a lace dress with a scalloped hem and bows on shoulder straps, a necklace and a bracelet. She poses on a bale of hay and sits by prop rocks and a painted backdrop. She holds an apple.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs in a dress with a ruffled, pleated front, upright puffed sleeves, a two-strand pearl choker necklace and probably a feather and cross pin.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with short, curled bangs and braids pulled back. The woman wears a choker necklace of beads and a dress with oversized folds on the shoulders.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs and a choker necklace with a charm. The woman wears a fringed shawl draped over her shoulders and a dress.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a white dress with a bodice with spherical buttons, earrings and a necklace in the shape of a cross. She wears pins in her curly, dark hair.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a dress with a fitted bodice, a bustle, puffed sleeves and a necklace. A man sits and wears a suit with a tie.
- Couples--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio bust portrait of a girl in probably a dress with a rounded, oversized lace collar and a beaded necklace. The girl poses with a doll on a surface draped with lace fabric.
- Dolls--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Bust portrait of a girl with a choker necklace, bangs and hair swept back in a curl.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Bust portrait of a woman with curly hair in a fitted shirt or dress with gathered sleeves, a rounded collar, a panel of vertical pleats, a broach and a choker necklace.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs in a shawl closed with a pin and a choker necklace.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs, a choker necklace and hoop earrings in a fitted dress or blouse with upstanding puffed shoulders, pleats, a pin and a bow.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]