Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Vidal family
- Members of the Vidal family, seven women and one man, pose in front of a wood cabin on the set of a western movie. The women wear overalls and the man wears work pants and suspenders.
- Motion picture industry--1900-1910.; Westerns--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1902 August 2
- What's the matter, Andy, isn't Snippy doing it right? In case you don't know, I am "Andy"
- African American "Andy" (Marie Anderson, later Marie L. Greenwood) in overalls and sombrero, watches as "Snippy" (Mildred Parsons) in overalls, and a camper prepare breakfast at Camp Nizhoni campground in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- 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.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- Car #110 from right side at Cedar Rapids depot
- People crowd onto Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway electric interurban trolley car #110 at the depot in Cedar Rapids (Linn County), Iowa. Painted advertisements depict a workman in overalls and a house with cartoon bears. The signs read in part:...
- Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway--1940-1950.; Cedar Rapids (Iowa)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1940-1950.
- 1945 October 24
- Two girls in overalls standing in a field holding small shovel
- Outdoor portrait of two girls in Denver, Colorado. They hold small shovels and wear overalls and wide-brimmed hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Two young men wearing bib overalls, one holding a bicycle
- Outdoor portrait of teenaged boys in Denver, Colorado, wearing bib overalls. Men work on the Alameda Avenue - railroad underpass.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Man in overalls standing in front of residence
- A man poses near his house in Denver, Colorado. The one story frame house has a covered porch. A carriage house is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Young man seated wearing bib overalls - portrait
- Studio portrait of a young man seated on a wood fence in Colorado. He wears a pair of overalls, dress shirt, cuffs and a hat.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Man wearing bib overalls seated - portrait
- Studio portrait of a young man seated on a wood fence in Colorado. He wears bib overalls and dark color dress shirt. His hands are folded in his lap.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Herman and his team of good horses
- A farmer, Hilario Herminio Paiz (Herman) sits on a horse-drawn plow on his ranch in Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a cowboy hat, overalls, a jacket and leather gloves. The plow has 2 blades. A cow and calf and hills are in the...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farmers.; Paiz, Hilario Herminio, 1898-1983--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American farmers--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1915]
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith identified as Hilario Herminio Paiz (Herman), poses outside of a wood building on his ranch in Gulnare (Los Animas County, Colorado. He wears a cap, leather apron, leather gloves and holds a metal handle drift. A man beside him wears...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paiz, Hilario Herminio, 1898-1983--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.; Gulnare (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- [ca. 1915]
- Lourie and Stevie Herrera
- Lourie and Stevie Herrera pose outside a brick house at 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Lourie wears bib overalls and a short sleeved shirt, his brother wears jeans, suspenders and a short sleeved shirt.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Families.; Herrera, Lourie--Pictorial works.; Herrera, Stevie--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Brothers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1954
- Workers near coke ovens
- Two workers stand near a row of coke ovens in the coal camp of El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man wearing overalls holds a rake. The other man holds a pole that extends into the opening of an oven. The men may be Italian or Hispanic....
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--El Moro--1880-19110.; Coal mining--Colorado--El Moro--1880-1910.; Coke industry--Colorado--El Moro--1880-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--El Moro--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Miners on headframe
- A group of miners pose on the wood headframe of a mine probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes, overalls, and caps. A sign on the headframe reads: "Danger."
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Mining machinery
- A group of workers pose near a large piece of mining machinery probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and hats. Large piles of rocks are nearby. The mining machine is powered by electricity and has large belts, wheels, and...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Machinery--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Miners at Sopris
- A group of miners pose near a tipple at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Sopris Mine near Sopris in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men lean on a coal car and wear work clothes that include overalls, gloves, boots, and hats. Some of the miners...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--People--1910-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sopris Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Miners
- A group of miners pose near a house made of stone, mud, and wood possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men and a boy wear work clothes including: overalls, pants, boots, bandanas, and hats. One man balances a bottle of liquor on his knee. A...
- Boys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Primrose coal miners
- A large group of miners pose near the mouth of the Primrose Mine in Primrose (Huerfano County), Colorado. The miners wear work clothes including: overalls, pants, suspenders, and coats. Most of the men wear hats with Johnny Lamps and hold picks in...
- Primrose (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Primrose Mine (Huerfano County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primrose--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Primrose--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Miners at Rugby
- A group of miners pose near a mining structure in the coal camp of Rugby in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes, overalls, and boots. Some workers sit on a coal cart.
- Rugby (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rugby--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Miners at Rugby
- A group of miners pose near a corrugated tin structure at the coal camp of Rugby in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work overalls, and many have dirt smudged on their faces. Some men have johnny lamps attached to their caps.
- Rugby (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Workers at the Rugby mining works
- Men stand outside a mine processing building at the coal camp of Rugby in Las Animas County, Colorado. Most of the men wear work clothes, overalls, and hats. One man wears a suit. The structure is a corrugated tin building with smokestacks...
- Rugby (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Miners
- A group of miners pose near a mine entrance at either the Berwind Mine in Las Animas County or the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and work boots. Some of the men have electric mine lamps attached to their caps, and...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Coal miners
- Three miners pose outside a mine at either the Berwind Mine in Las Animas County or the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and work boots. Electric mine lamps are attached to their caps and battery packs are at their...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Karose
- Girls wear overalls or sailor shirts and knickers and stand beside a pond with a fountain at Ka Rose (Karose), a summer resort near Monarch Lake in Grand County, Colorado. The smallest girl is identified as Clara Keske. Shows a multi-story timber...
- Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fountains--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Log...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Trinidad residents
- Women wear fitted dresses, aprons, and boots and pose in front of a stick fence and a one-story adobe house in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A woman wears a scarf around her head and holds a baby who wears a ruffled cap and a dress. A boy...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Adobe houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Coke ovens and Italian coke pueblo at Tercio, Colo.
- Coal miners pose in front of brick and stone coke ovens at Tercio (Las Animas County), Colorado. Possibly Hispanic or Italian men wear overalls or work shirts and ragged slacks and caps. Wheelbarrows, shovels, a hose, and piles of stone are near...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company--1900-1920.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1920.; Tercio (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1920.; Coke...
- [between 1902 and 1913?]
- Children of the Cherry Tree Home, working on irrigation project
- Boys in overalls and straw hats use hoes to enlarge an irrigation ditch near the Cherry Tree Home (Amity Colony Children's Home) in Amity (Prowers County), Colorado. The home sits behind the boys. Shows a two-story structure with mansard roof, a...
- Cherry Tree Home (Amity, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Orphanages--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1905?]
- Oil shale near Grand Valley, Colorado
- Men wear overalls or work clothes and stand on a steep precipice on a mountain of shale near Grand Valley in probably Mesa County, Colorado. Men hold shovels and pose near saddled horses. A man works beside an anvil and possibly a crushing device.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Paper shale cliff, Battlement Mesa, facing Collbran
- A man wears overalls and a hat and holds a pick axe near the ledge of a layered shale cliff at Battlement Mesa area in probably Mesa County, Colorado. Shows a gorge and trees on steep slopes.
- Shale--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Battlement Mesa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Shale claim corner on Battlement Mesa, facing Collbran
- Men stand and pose beside a wooden claim marker pole on Battlement Mesa in probably Mesa County, Colorado. Men wear overalls or vests and felt hats. One man holds a pick axe; another man smokes a cigarette.
- Mining claims--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Battlement Mesa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Mesa...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- An Immense body of oil shale, near Grand Valley, Colorado
- Men wear overalls, jackets, and hats and pose on a rocky trail in probably Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Canvas tents are near scrub, trees, and talus. Shows steep, layered shale cliffs.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917]
- Pittsburg Mine, Central City
- A group of fourteen miners in work clothes, including overalls, pose near the Pittsburg Mine in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows a dog (with a miner's cap on its head). One miner holds a wrench, another holds a sledge hammer and a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pittsburg Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Geyser, Silver Cliff Colo.
- A group of miners at the Geyser Mine in Silver Cliff (Custer County), Colorado pose near the mill. Some men hold shovels, a pick axe, candles with lanterns, and hammers. They wear overalls, canvas coats and wide, slanting brimmed hats with high...
- Geyser Mine (Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- E.W. Robinson Lumber Co.
- Men in suits and in overalls pose around a newly constructed window frame at the E.W. Robinson lumber planing mill located at 201 West Iowa Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The factory is in the background.
- E.W. Robinson Lumber Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building materials industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Business people--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Coal miners
- A group of miners pose in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes including overalls, work pants, jackets, boots, and flannel shirts. The men wear oil wick caps with lamps. One man smokes a pipe.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle Odd Fellow's Hall
- Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men and teenage boys' outfits include bib overalls, suits, and military uniforms; a United States flag is to the side.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1910-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Rifle Odd Fellow's Hall
- Members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men and teenage boys' outfits include bib overalls, suits, and military uniforms; a United States flag is to the side.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1910-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Group of young men
- Studio portrait of young men, from possibly Rio Blanco (Rio Blanco County), Colorado, they wear bib overalls and hold cigars.
- Men--1910-1920.
- 1917, October 19
- Log cabin, Pyramid
- Men wear suspenders or overalls and hats and pose beside a log cabin in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. A gutted deer is suspended from a rafter beside the cabin.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Rifle school children
- Students (girls and boys) and their teacher, a woman, pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; outfits include eyeglasses, bib overalls, and print fabric dresses.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; School children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- CMA Veta Mines / clean-up
- A man cleans metal pans in (probably) Colorado; he wears bib overalls and industrial gloves. A scale is on a table.
- Interiors--Colorado--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Fort Lewis, utility room
- A man in overalls and boots poses beside dials and gauges in a utility room at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows probably belt-driven power generators on cement blocks.
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric generators--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Fort Lewis, generator
- A man wears overalls and works on probably a belt-driven power generator at Fort Lewis High School (later Fort Lewis College) in Hesperus (La Plata County), Colorado. The generator reads: "Ames Iron Works."
- Fort Lewis High School (Hesperus, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Hesperus (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Electric generators--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Hesperus--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1913?]
- Gold Prince Mill
- Men wear overalls, suits, hats and pose near a gable-roofed building, probably a boarding house at the Gold Prince Mill, in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. The building has dormer windows and tar paper siding. A horse-drawn wagon is parked...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Table floor, Gold King Mill
- Interior view of the Gold King Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Men in overalls and aprons pose next to an ore processing table.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Gold Prince Mill
- Interior view of Gold Prince Mill in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Men wear suits, overalls, hats and stand next to possibly a plain side crank engine. Lights hang from the ceiling.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Women in stream
- Outdoor portrait of girls as they wade in probably the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. They wear overalls.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1930.; Children playing in water--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Alex Cobsky
- Alex Cobsky has a beard, wears a cap and overalls, holds a rifle and poses beside two burros in probably La Veta (Huerfano County), Colorado. Burros carry packs and stand beside a frame building.
- La Veta (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Donkeys--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1940.; Pack animals--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1940.; Cobsky, Alex.
- 1937 March 1
- Corn field 4 1/2 miles west of La Junta
- Men pose beside tall corn plants and horses or mules hitched to a McCormick reaper harvesting machine in a corn field near La Junta (Otero County), Colorado. The workers wear overalls or suspenders, work gloves, button down shirts and hats. A man...
- Otero County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Otero County--1900-1910.; Corn--Colorado--Otero County--1900-1910.; Harvesting machinery--Colorado--Otero County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Miners
- Men wear jackets over trousers or overalls and hats and pose for a group photograph in front of a frame building. Miners hold candleholders and sit or stand in rows, probably in Colorado.
- Miners--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 13
- Green Mtn. Dam, loading rock
- Construction workers with overalls and hats pose near a crate of dynamite labeled: "Hercules Powder" and a boulder at the Green Mountain Dam site in Summit County, Colorado.
- Green Mountain Dam (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Rocks--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1943?]