Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Family residing in boxcar
- Portrait of a man (railroad worker), woman, boys, a parrot, goats, and a Colorado & Southern Railroad outfit car in Denver, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Alamosa, Colo., S.E.Cor. 6th & Hunt
- The first general store and outfit station along the new Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks at South 6th (Sixth) Street in Alamosa, Colorado. Two false fronts have large painted block letter signs: "Field & Hill, Schuttler Wagons" and "Field &...
- Broadwell House (Alamosa, Colo.)--1900-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1950.; General stores--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1950.
- [between 1907 and 1941]
- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. A laughing woman in pinstriped overalls, a white blouse, straw hat and sandals squats holding a Coke bottle. A small crying boy wears a cowboy outfit. People in the background include a man wearing a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad-- 1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- D&RGW car number W493 and car number 010145 and car number X55
- Engine Tender Water car, Outfit car, Baggage Outfit. Photographed: Chama, N.M., September 16, 1956.
- Railroads--Cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1956.; Railroad cars--New Mexico--Chama.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1956
- Camp Nizhoni - unidentified teenagers
- Two African American teenage campers stand near their camp building at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. One wears a one-piece pants outfit with a sweater and saddle shoes; the other wears a "culottes" type outfit.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- [between 1937 and 1938]
- USO show comedy skit
- his left hand. Beside him is another woman in a cowgirl suit looks at the man in uniform. Behind her and to the right is a man in an oficer's uniform who looks at the man in the GI uniform. On the far right is a man with an accordion who is looking...
- Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United Service Organizations (U.S.); World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- A pack outfit
- Pack outfit on mountain trail; a man with burros loaded with wooden boxes and bedrolls, the lead animal wears a saddle.
- Donkeys--1890-1930.; Packtrains--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1930]
- Louis Wyman pack outfit
- View of the Louis Wyman pack outfit, in Silverton, Colorado; shows men on horses, standing women and children, and men in surreys lined up in front of a two story, gable-roofed log cabin. Over its door, a sign reads: Store - Post Office. Wyman sits...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Wyman, Louis.
- 1880?
- W. O. Mosman's Overland freight outfit, Walden, North Park, Colo.
- View of W. O. Mosman's Overland freight outfit and store in Walden, Jackson County, Colorado; shows girls, women, men, horse teams, wagons, and a stone building with bracketed cornice, roof cresting, and signs: "Mosman & Galbraith," "1881 F. Miller...
- Mosman, W. O.--Homes & haunts.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Fort Collins--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Walden--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Grandpa [sic] freighting outfit
- Men pose near unloaded horse-drawn wagons possibly on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Boots and Shoes", "H. J. Hall", "Bank", and "McLaughlin's Livery Feed".
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Wagon trains--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [either 1872 or 1873]
- OM outfit running
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western work train leaves La Jara (Conejos County), Colorado. The train consists of rotary snowplow locomotive OM ("Old Maude"), locomotive no. 480, a flanger car, work cars and a caboose. Houses and a tank truck are to the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; La Jara (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--La Jara--1940-1950.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--La Jara--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--La Jara--1940-1950.
- 1949 February 23
- RGS narrow gauge outfit and stock cars numbers 2102, 7304 and 260
- Three-quarter, close view. Photographed: Coke Ovens, Colorado, September 5, 1952.
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Coke Ovens--1950-1960.; Coke Ovens (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Coke Ovens--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1952
- D&RGW Cebolla, Colo. westbound outfit car 04536 268 (2-8-0).
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 268 (2-8-0) with a coal tender and outfit car 04536, vents smoke near Cebolla (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows rock bluffs.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Cebolla (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cebolla--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Cebolla--1950-1960.
- 1954 October 5
- Young woman
- Studio portrait of a young woman; outfit includes a velvet dress, lace collar, and Marcel hair style.
- Women--1920-1930.
- 1924, December 22
- Rifle horseman
- A man poses on a horse in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; his outfit includes chaps and a bowler hat. Sign reads: "Rifle Hotel."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Teenaged girl
- Studio portrait of young woman in a puff shoulder blouse of brocade and needleworked fabric. Chain jewelry and an upswept hair style complete her outfit.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Young couple
- Studio portrait of a man and woman; her outfit includes a puff sleeved bodice, sash, cameo, and upswept hair style.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Spouses--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Young woman
- Studio portrait of a teenage girl; her outfit includes a puff sleeved bodice with buttons.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Married couple
- Studio portrait of a man and woman; her outfit includes floral print fabric, a wide brimmed hat with feathers, and a bodice with jockey points.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Spouses--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a boy, girl, baby, woman and man. Mother's outfit includes a puff shoulder bodice.
- Families--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of boys
- Studio portrait of boys. One boy (sitting) wears a pleated outfit with a wide belt and metal buckle, a yoke on the shoulders and a full skirt, leather buttoned shoes and holds a soft cap with a plaid rim. The second boy (standing) wears a sailor...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Costume - young woman wearing plaid skirt
- Outdoor portrait of a teenaged girl in Denver, Colorado; outfit includes a bob haircut, pleats, and a cape with fur collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Young girl standing
- Studio portrait of a young girl in Colorado. She wears a knit outfit with knit stockings and a hat.
- Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Dora Porter
- Portrait of Dora Porter, she wears a formal dress with a crown and holds a bouquet of long stem roses.
- Evening gowns--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Porter, Dora.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly the child of W.M. Riley, sitting on an animal fur rug. The baby wears an outfit that drapes over one shoulder and is trimmed with lace.
- Infants--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Forest Service unit in pageant 50th anniversary celebration
- A ranger in historic costume (coon skin hat with a pack outfit) followed by a modern ranger (with a pickup truck and horse trailor) depict fifty years of progress, in a parade celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest,...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Costumes--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Rangers--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
- October 11, 1941
- Nan Sunderland as Desdemona Central City
- Actor Nan Sunderland poses as Desdemona from Shakespeare's "Othello," in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Her costume is satin with a bodice and off-shoulder puffed sleeves. Earrings, pearls, and a mob cap complete the outfit; carved wood is...
- Sunderland, Nan--Performances--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Central City Nights - Kathryn Nelson
- Actress Kathryn Nelson poses in a full length gown with flounces and train, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. A sheer, brocade fabric overlays the outfit, which is completed by a corsage, dog collar, and long black gloves.
- Nelson, Kathryn--Homes & haunts--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Evening gowns--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Miss Ervay driving
- Miss Ervay holds the reins of her Sunflower Carnival Parade horse and trap covered with foliage, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. She wears a dark outfit with a large feathered hat; her companion wears a dress with puffed sleeves and...
- 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.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Ward
- A man in a riding outfit (jodhpers, riding boots, blazer, and vest) straddles a wooden saw-horse and is posed as though to whip the rear- end of the horse with a piece of wood that he holds in his hand. All of this fun is taking place in Ward,...
- Ward (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ward--1930-1970.; Sawhorses--Colorado--Ward--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Midland Terminal, Buena Vista, Colo.
- View northwest across Arkansas River Valley from Midland Hill; shows Buena Vista station and horse-drawn wagons, section house and bunk house, outfit car number 05172, sidings, Rio Grande Railway and Collegiate Range.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Midland Hill (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Buena Vista--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [1911]
- Woman on horseback
- A woman, in a riding outfit, poses outdoors on horseback, on an riding saddle, near her house in Colorado. An automobile and a windmill are nearby.
- Horseback riding--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Mary Elizabeth Rhoads
- Mary Elizabeth Rhoads, daughter of Harry M. Rhoads, tows a teddy bear in a wagon with her tricycle, Denver, Colorado. She wears a sailor outfit and her right hand is bandaged.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teddy...
- [1925?]
- Exotic dancer
- A woman poses in an "Egyptian style" outfit in Denver, Colorado; costume includes sequins, beads, and peacock feathers.
- Stripteasers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Dancers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Charles C. & Hazel's wedding day ceremony was at the Plymouth Congregational Church at E. 14th Ave. & Lafayette St.
- Charles and Hazel Gates pose on steps of Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado after their wedding. Her outfit includes a straw hat and a bouquet of flowers.
- Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Weddings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.
- April 4, 1910
- Little boy and girl
- Two children play by the front steps of a house in Denver, Colorado. The boy wears a cowboy outfit with boots and a hat. He holds a paint brush and a palette and paints on the back of a girl's coat. On the ground is a small saddle, a bottle, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Children drawing & painting--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Children playing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Couple in costume
- A teenaged boy and girl pose in swimming suits; her outfit includes fringe, high laced shoes, and a card reading: "Identification Tag."
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Couples--1910-1930.; Teenagers--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Iae-Lo-Ta-Tee and family
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Iaelotatee, poses with his wife and son in front of a tepee. He wears moccasins, leggings, breech cloth, fringed shirt, ammunition belt, necklace, hair pipe choker, and pony tails. The boy...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Families--1900-1910.; Iae-lo-ta-tee.
- 1907
- Chief Two Leggins, Crow Indian
- Sitting portrait of Native American (Crow) man, identified as Chief Two Leggins (Leggings). He wears a highly decorative outfit that includes a fringed shirt with beadwork and 0animal tails on the shoulders, various types of necklaces, a beaded...
- Crow Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Two Leggings, ca. 1847-1923.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Older female at desk
- A woman poses at a desk, by a letter opener and a pencil. Her outfit includes a bead necklace and eyeglasses, Denver, Colorado.
- Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Female portrait
- Portrait of a woman in Denver, Colorado, outfit includes a medallion on a long chain.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Float pulled by horses at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah with: cloth stretched over a frame represents two rock caves; sign reads: "Hope Of The Cave"; paper decorations of water, reeds, plants and flowers. A girl in a mermaid...
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Girls--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1897
- Ben Hodges - One of the earliest pictures of Ben Hodges. Ben had three ways of signing his name. B. J. Hodges, Benjmin [sic] Hodges, and just plain Ben Hodges.
- Benjamin J. Hodges, a Mexican Black man, poses in an outfit including cowboy hat and moustache.
- Hodges, Benjamin J., 1856-1929.; African Americans--1880-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1880-1920.; Racially mixed people--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Adele Voughle cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a woman in cowpuncher's costume; outfit includes woolies (chaps), a bull whip, pistol, bandana, bridle, and wide brimmed hat with Montana peak.
- Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Cowgirls--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.; Voughle, Adele.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Louis Paul "Gus" Quinn
- Louis Paul "Gus" Quinn, pilot and educator, poses by an airplane; his outfit includes goggles and a flight cap.
- Air pilots--1920-1930.; Teachers--1920-1930.; Quinn, Louis Paul, 1895-1964.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Charley the vet
- A man identified as Charley, a veterinarian, poses astride a horse at the Boston Ranch, Crowley County, Colorado, by a barn. He wears woolies (chaps).
- Boston Ranch (Crowley County, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Veterinarians--Colorado--Crowley County--1900-1910.; Crowley County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Crowley County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Crowley County--1900-1910.
- 1902, February
- 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]
- Ready for a climb
- Tourists prepare for a hike in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Women sit on railing of the Ruxton Creek footbridge, holding walking sticks; one wears a light colored sateen bodice with velvet rope knotting, a ribbon collar, and capote hat; the other...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Governesses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Sightseers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- A group of people in various costumes at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, in Colorado Springs, Colorado: a man in a clown suit with a cone shaped hat and face paint holds the reins of a pony; a man in a tutu holds a fan to his face; a man in...
- Pierrot--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ballerinas--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Sunflower carnival parade
- A group of people in costumes at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a man in a clown suit with a cone shaped hat and face paint holds the reins of a pony; a man in a tutu holds a fan; a man in a top hat, tails,...
- Pierrot--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ballerinas--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1898