Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of men and women
- Studio portrait of couples, they pose in front of a painted backdrop. The men sit on chairs; they wear dark colored suits, vests and have flowers pinned to their lapels. The women stand next to the men. They wear dresses, one wears a jacket, they...
- Couples--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- May Lillie
- May Manning Lillie, a shooter in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, poses for a side-angle, bust portrait. She wears a wide-brimmed hat and has long hair that rests on her shoulders. She wears a coat with small, embroidered flowers buttoned up to her neck....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooters--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Lillie, May Manning.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- M. Grace Brown
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Grace Brown, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Brown wears her long hair pinned back, and long ringlets to her shoulders. Her dress bodice has a pleated front panel with pleated ruffle trim, and a lace...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Brown, M. Grace (Mary Grace); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Pattie H. Field
- Studio portrait of Pattie Hockaday Field, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Field's bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back and pinned in a braided twist. She stands behind a chair and poses in front of a classical building...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Field, Pattie H. (Pattie Hockaday); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Jennie E. Shiland
- Studio bust portrait of Jennie Edwards Shiland, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Shiland's bangs are layered and curled, and her hair is pinned back. She wears a brocade or damask lappet pinned to the collar of her dress bodice,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Shiland, Jennie E. (Jennie Edwards); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Mamie Vaughn
- Studio bust portrait of Mary St. Clare Vaughn, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows Vaughn's curled bangs and her short hair pinned back. She wears a lace fichu pinned with a pendant on a small chain.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Vaughn, Mary St. Clare.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 February
- Governor Roy Romer and Tim Sandos
- Colorado Governor Roy talks with Tim Sandos, Denver City Councilman at a political event, probably in Denver, Colorado. Governor Romer wears a suit, tie and eyeglasses. Councilman Sandos wears a cowboy hat, a dark shirt and a bolo tie. He has a...
- Hispanic Americans--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; City council members.; Governors--Colorado.; Romer, Roy, 1928---Pictorial works.; Sandos, Tim--Pictorial works.; City council members--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- [1994?]
- Frances Miera Montez makes tortillas
- Frances Miera Montz stands at table in her small kitchen and mixes dough for tortillas in Denver, Colorado. Her hair is pinned up and she wears a plaid dress and an apron.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cookery.; Women.; Montez, Frances Miera 1905---Pictorial works.; Cooking--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Pancake race, Alamosa, Colo.
- Women participants in the annual Alamosa Colorado pancake race pose with frying pans and numbers pinned to their aprons in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. A woman dressed as Aunt Jemima, in black face, a checkered dress, headscarf and an apron,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Blackface entertainers.; Women.; Jemima, Aunt--Pictorial works.; Zamora, Elizabeth--Pictorial works.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Alamosa--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1958
- Giacomo Toller's home in Tollerburg
- A family poses in a car beside a two-story frame and brick house in Tollerburg near the Toller Mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Girls wear dresses and hair bows or braids pinned up on their heads. Boys wear hats, knickers, and leather boots....
- Tollerburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Tollerburg--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Tollerburg--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Tollerburg--1910-1920.; Toller, Giacomo--Family.
- [between 1910 and 1920.]
- Idaho Springs
- Firemen pose in front of the fire department in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Some pull their hand-drawn fire wagon, others pose in front of the wagon; a boy sits on top of the hose cart. They wear uniforms with spiked shoes. Some...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Fires stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Idaho Springs
- Firemen pose in front of the fire department in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. they stand and sit beside and on top of their hand-drawn fire wagon. They wear uniforms with spiked shoes. Some have ribbons pinned on them probably for...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who poses with her head tilted to the side. She wears a dress decorated with shear material around the neckline and bows at her shoulders. Roses are pinned to the dress. Her hair is pulled back and short bangs curl on her...
- Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, she poses seated and looks down and to the side. She wears a dress decorated with a shear scarf at the neckline and bows at the shoulders. Roses are pinned on the front of the dress. Her hair is pulled back and short...
- Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Portrait of a woman who wears a dress with a sheer scarf collar and bows on the shoulders. A rose is pinned at her bust line. Her thick hair is pulled back into a bun and her short bangs are styled over her forehead. He head is tilted and she looks...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a fitted bodice with close-set buttons that run partially up the front of the dress. Flowers are pinned at her neckline. He hair is pulled back from her face.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dark colored lace dress and looks to the side. The dress has a high, gathered neckline with a partial collar that stands at the back of her neck. A small bunch of lilacs are pinned to her dress. Her hair is...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Full length studio portrait of a man and woman. The man wears a suit, neck tie, boutonniere and sits in an upholstered chair. He rests his foot on a cushion. The woman stands to the side of the chair. She wears a pleated skirt and laced bodice....
- Couples--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a member of a fraternal order
- Full length studio portrait of a man dressed in probably a knights of Pythias uniform. He wears a long, dark colored jacket, a belt with an attached sword and a hat with a feather plume. A pinned floral arrangement is on his chest. Crosses decorate...
- Knights of Pythias--People--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--1890-1910.; Uniforms--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dark colored dress with lace, puffy and ruffled sleeves. She wears a ribbon with a cross around her neck, and a circular brooch pinned near her neckline. Her hair is tightly pulled back into a pompadour style.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family. The man sits on a chair and rests a baby in a dark colored gown on his knee. The man wears plaid trousers, a jacket, a vest, shirt, necktie, and boots. He has a moustache and parts his hair down the middle. A star...
- Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a dark colored jacket, a vest, a shirt and a dotted necktie. A medal is pinned to the man's vest. He has a moustache and short, dark hair.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with wire-rimmed glasses and curly hair who wears a fitted blouse with puffed sleeves, flower earrings and a flower broach pinned to a ribbon bow.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women
- Studio bust portrait of women. One woman has wire-rimmed glasses and curly hair, she wears a fitted blouse with puffed sleeves, earrings and flower broaches pinned to a ribbon bow. The other woman has wavy gray or white hair and wears a fitted...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with wire-rimmed glasses and curly hair who wears a fitted blouse with puffed sleeves, flower earrings and flower broaches pinned to a ribbon bow.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman in a dress or blouse with a pleated panel in the front, upstanding puffed sleeves and a lace collar fastened with a bar pin. The woman has wavy bangs and her hair is pinned back.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs and her hair pulled back in a twist. She wears a formal dark wrap or dress, pinned to form loose pleats, a lace collar and a choker necklace with a locket.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs and her hair pulled back in a twist. She wears a formal, dark wrap or dress pinned to form loose pleats, a lace collar and a choker necklace and locket.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Photograph of a portrait of a woman
- Photograph of a studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs and pulled back hair, she wears a dress with puffed sleeves, an embroidered sash, a bar pin, a broach and a rosette on the shoulder. The photograph is pinned to a wooden easel.
- Photographic prints.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a mother and infant
- Studio bust portrait of a woman and a baby. The woman has an upswept hairstyle and wears a striped shirtwaist with a bertha collar and a broach pinned to the high neck. The baby smiles and wears a white dress with a lace band on the full skirt, and...
- Infants--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio profile portrait of a woman with curled bangs and her hair pulled back in a twist and pinned with a clip. She wears a dress with lace puffed sleeves and a ruffled collar, and earrings.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- View of a studio bust portrait pinned to a wooden easel. The portrait shows a woman with curled bangs in a dress with tucked pleats on the bodice, a broach at the neck and puffed sleeves.
- Photographic prints.; Portrait photographs.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Photograph of a cabinet card of a woman in a studio bust portrait. The woman has curled bangs and wears a dress with probably velvet lapels, narrow pleats and bar pins on the bodice. The portrait is pinned to a board and "Boston Railroad Photo Car"...
- Cabinet photographs.; Photographic prints.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Photograph of a studio portrait pinned to probably and easel. The bust portrait shows a girl with long hair and her bangs brushed back,. She wears a patterned pinafore dress over a blouse with a ruffled collar.
- Girls--1890-1910.; Photographic prints.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- [Three] 3 girls one boy graduation portrait
- Studio portrait of young women and a young man in Colorado. They pose for their graduation portrait and wear ribbons pinned to their clothes.
- Alumni & alumnae--Colorado--1910-1930.; Students--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Woman portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress with a high collar decorated with embroidery, glasses, and a medal pinned to her dress.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Woman portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress, glasses, and a medal pinned to her dress.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [betwen 1910 and 1930?]
- Woman seated portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman in Colorado. She wears a dress with a medal pinned to her blouse.
- Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Man, woman & baby
- A Native American (Ute) man and woman stand with a baby in a cradleboard, Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. The man wears a strip of cloth pinned to his coat. The woman wears a wool shawl over her dress.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Pueblo girl in front of bldg.
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta, dress, apron, and wrapped boots.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl in front of bldg.
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta,dress, apron, and wrapped boots.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta, a dress, apron, and wrapped boots. She holds a bowl of fruit with one hand.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta, a dress, apron, and wrapped boots. She carries a bowl on her head.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl in front of building
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a scarf over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta, dress, apron, and wrapped boots. She holds a small mirror in one hand.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo girl
- A young Native American (Pueblo) woman stands next to a railing, probably in New Mexico. She wears a shawl over her head, necklaces, ribbons pinned to her manta, a dress, apron, and wrapped boots.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Unid. man
- A man (possibly Jim Bush) is seated in a chair. He wears a hat, coat, boots and a star badge pinned to his vest. On the wooden floor is a steel bear trap.
- Animal traps--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Woman
- Interior of a room, an unidentified woman is seated, she wears a "Delegate" ribbon pinned to her blouse. Partial view of a fireplace and a man with a cloth.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 2 men
- Two unidentified men stand in a field next to a silo, probably in Colorado. One man wears ribbons pinned to his shirt and a cowboy hat.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1910.; Silo--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of possibly the family of Tridor Gavordi. The mother wears a simple cotton dress with a high collar and sits in a chair with a child on her lap. Her four other children surround her. All of the girls wear simple cotton dresses. Two...
- Families--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]