Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Theater stage actors
- A photo of a group of actors, four women and six men, on stage. The props include an upholstered chair and couch, the back props are walls with tapestry/indian designs.
- Actors--1890-1910.; Stage props--1890-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who wears a dark colored suit, vest, watch chain, boots and necktie. The man parts his hair to the side. Studio props include an ornate backdrop with artificial grass, palm trees and a stone fence column.
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who leans against a stone fence column. The man wears a dark colored suit with vest, a watch chain, necktie, light colored shirt, boots and a handkerchief in his jacket pocket. Studio props include artificial...
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of two men
- Full length studio portrait of two men who wear suits and hold bowler hats. One man sits on rock and wears a dark suit. The second man, who has a moustache, wears a light colored suit and places his hand on the other's knee. Both men part their...
- Friendship--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Hotel Princeton, Buena Vista, Colo. A.L. Roeder & Co. Props.
- View of the four story, Hotel Princeton in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The frame hotel has brick chimneys, dormer windows, and a front rounded turret with windows, a conical dome and finial. A lake at City Park is next to the hotel...
- Hotel Princeton (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1890-1900.; St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Princeton, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Buena Vista--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Outdoor arena - mountain scenery
- View of an outdoor theater set; shows lawn, "mountain" props, and a ramp.
- Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--.; Stage props--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Set for "Children of the Moon" E. B. Sargent, director
- View of a stage set in Denver, Colorado for a production by the Denver Community Players. Props include a telescope and a fireplace.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Stage props--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 January 13 - 15
- Actors from A doll's house
- Two actors, a man and a woman, act out a scene from "A Doll's House" during the Central City Play Festival in Central City, Colorado. She wears a long skirt and a blouse with long, puffed sleeves. The man wears a suit. Props on the set include a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--1930-1940.; Stage props--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Portrait of a man
- A man poses for a studio portrait near carved stone fence props. He wears a suit, neck tie, and leans with his arm on a stone pillar. A derby hat rests nearby.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of four girls
- Studio portrait of four girls who pose near carved stone props and ornate backdrops. One girl wears a cap-like hat and rests her gloved hand on a stone column. Another girl wears a broad brimmed hat and dress that laces up the front, she sits on a...
- Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Teenaged girl
- Studio portrait of a young woman in a dress with print fabric, lace, pleats, and a puff shoulder blouse with ruching. Props include a stone railing with a dragon motif, and a painted backdrop depicting a town street.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand
- Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company workers position a pole near a dirt road and field probably in Colorado. Two men stand on either side of the work area monitoring the alignment of the pole. Four men use wooden props to hold the pole...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Portrait of a family
- Full length studio portrait of a family who pose amidst ornate studio props that include artificial grass and a stone wall. A bearded man wears a buttoned suit, boots and a vest. A woman holds a baby in a light colored dress. The woman wears a...
- Children--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl, with bangs and curly hair, in a dress with a rounded gathered collar, a full skirt, gathered puffed sleeves and an oversized ribbon bow at the neck. Props are lace fabric and a stone carved wall.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of two women
- Studio portrait of two women in front of a plain backdrop. The women wear curled bangs and their hair pulled back. They wear patterned dresses with cummerbunds, loose bodices, and fingerless gloves. Shows backdrops and props in the photographic...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Denver Fire Clay Company display
- View of a Denver Fire Clay Company display on a wagon in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows kiln props, pottery, and crates with letters: "Bone Ash," "Borax Clay." Pinstriping reads: "Denver Fire Clay Co.," and "Photograph Supplies."
- Denver Fire Clay Company--Equipment & supplies--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ornate wagon
- Shows an ornate wagon from Gentry's Famous Trained Animal Show parked in front of the Broadway Carriage Works, Wright and Olcott proprietors, located at 716-718 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The wagon features carved floral and curved designs, a...
- Gentry's Famous Trained Animal Show--Equipment & supplies--1900-1910.; Circus wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Tom Hughes, early day photographer in Meeker
- Seated portrait of Tom Hughes, taken in Mrs. William A Keller's front room of the ranch house outside of Meeker, near Coal Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. A ornate rug serves as a backdrop, other props includes a small marble top table with a...
- Keller, William A.--Family--Homes & haunts.; Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hughes, Tom.
- between 1897 and 1898
- Kate Lee
- Standing portrait of Kate Lee, a Black woman, daughter of Jeremiah Lee; she props a book up on a tall table beside her; her dark dress is tightly belted high on her waist; she wears a bow in her hair and drop earings.
- African Americans--Women--1890-1900.; Lee, Kate.
- [between 1860 and 1868]
- Palm Theater, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Exterior of Palm Theater, 320 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; five small dogs on show pedestals and five men in three piece suits stand in front of theater; one man props a dog on his palm with dog standing up on its hind paws;...
- Palm Theater (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Charter members, Neighbors of Woodcraft, Park View Circle, at Walden, Colo.
- Neighbors of Woodcraft (formerly Women of Woodcraft) members, Walden, North Park, Colorado, are (back row - l to r): Mrs. Evaline Langholf, Floyd Norris, Pearl Holdredge, Parmelia (Meda) Williams, Harry Holdredge, Miss Jennie Green (organizer);...
- Neighbors of Woodcraft--1900-1910.; Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.
- April 12, 1906
- Flower Carnival
- Posing at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival Burlesque Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, E. R. March, Jamie Platt and Frankie Poley are by a horse. Props include a ballet dress, a fan, a clown costume, mask, and top hat. A dog...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- Manitou House, Colorado Springs
- Interior view of the Manitou House Hotel office, in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; decor includes taxidermy mounted squirrels, a lynx, a beaver, birds, a rabbit, and deer. A Regulator clock, rifles, pistols, a safe, and a kerosene lamp...
- Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotel front desk personnel--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Interiors--Colorado--Manitou...
- 1874 August 31
- Outdoor theater performance at University of Denver's stadium
- View of the set for a stage production at the University of Denver, in Denver, Colorado; shows props and painted backdrops.
- University of Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Elias Pueblo Indian from Tesuque N.M.
- Standing portrait of Elias, a Native American man from Tesuque Pueblo wearing a Navajo blanket and feather headdress in front of an adobe brick wall. He poses with a bow and arrow and pottery props.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1880-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1880-1910.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1880-1910.; Tesuque Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1910.; Elias, Tesuque Pueblo Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Ute Chief and medicine men
- Reproduction of a book page shows a portrait of three Native American Ute men, including Canalla (Johnson), the medicine man, with props: scalp on a pole, guns, pipe, bow and arrows and a beaded bag.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Canalla.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 15th & Wazee
- Workmen walk near an office, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site, on the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Wazee Streets in Denver, Colorado. Prominent signs read: "J. M. Moore's Sons Office And Salesroom Corner 15th and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Temporary buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Dining room the Manitou House
- Interior view of the dining room at the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Decorated for Christmas, this wooden floor dining hall with its Windsor chairs is ready for guests. The tables are set with Moroccan weave tableclothes,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870- 1890.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Interiors.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou...
- [between 1874 and 1887?]
- Manitou House
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roofed frame structure features chimneys, central dormer, and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. A diamond shaped...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Louise
- Louise, a Native American Spokane woman wearing a floral skirt, abalone disks, beads, an embroidered bag, and two feathers in her hair poses with a man wearing leggings, breechcloth, an embroidered bag, and fur skin hat with feathers. Props include...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Louise, Spokane Indian.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Office, Manitou House
- Interior view of the Manitou House Hotel office, in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; decor includes taxidermy mounted squirrels, a lynx, a beaver, birds, a rabbit, and deer. A Regulator clock, rifles, pistols, a safe, and a kerosene lamp...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Sioux Indians, portrait of woman
- Standing studio portrait of an unidentified Native American Sioux woman wearing a plaid dress with a woven blanket, hair pipe necklace, earrings, leather belt with metal disks (conchas) and moccasins. Props include a painted backdrop of a...
- Dakota Indians--Women--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1891?]
- Unidentified Dakota children
- Standing studio portrait of two Native American Dakota Sioux boys on a woven blanket with props; beaded bags, rattles and headdresses. They wear leggings, moccasins, wrapped braids, hair feathers, hair pipe breastplate and choker, a beaded vest and...
- Dakota Indians--Children--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Boys--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Dolls House, Ruth Gordon, Walter Slezak?
- Two actors, a man and a woman, perform a scene from "A Doll's House" during the Central City Play Festival season in Central City, Colorado. The woman, dressed in a velvet blouse with frogs, and a long, dark skirt, hands an object to a man, who...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Margaret Wallen
- An actress from the Central City Play Festival poses on the set of "A Doll's House" in Central City, Colorado. She wears a patterned blouse with puffed sleeves and ruffles and a long, checkered skirt. Her hair is pulled away from her face in a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Sam Jaffe & Ruth Gordon
- Two, a man and a woman, actors perform a scene from "A Doll's House" during the Central City Play Festival in Central City, Colorado. The actress wears a long, striped dress with puffed sleeves and ruffles. The actor wears a long coat, a shirt,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Unidentified Comanche man
- Seated studio portrait of an unidentified Native American Comanche man in front of a painted backdrop with tree props, wearing braids, a buckskin shirt with decorative bib, striped pants covered with a waist cloth, and a ammunition belt with a...
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Firearms--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denham theater
- Interior view of a play at the Denham theater in Denver, Colorado; shows actors, actresses, and stage props including wicker furniture, potted palms, and curtains painted with meander borders.
- Denham Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denham theater
- Interior view of a play at the Denham theater in Denver, Colorado; shows actors, actresses, and stage props including a fireplace, taxidermied animals, and curtains painted with meander borders. A man is tied up as a hostage.
- Denham Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denham theater
- Interior view of a play at the Denham theater in Denver, Colorado; shows actors, actresses, and stage props including wicker furniture, potted palms, a pistol, and curtains with a painted meander border.
- Denham Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denham theater
- Interior view of a play at the Denham Theatre in Denver, Colorado; shows actors, actresses, and stage props including wicker furniture, potted palms, and curtains with a painted meander border.
- Denham Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Painted boy
- Seated studio portrait of a Native American Mescalero Apache boy, he holds a quiver and wears body paint, a long shirt, breechcloth, head band, neck scarf, bead necklace, and earrings. A basket, pot, woven blanket and painted backdrop serve as...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Mescalero Indians--1880-1890.; Body painting--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Tonto, Apache warrior
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American Yavapai (Mohave Apache) man wearing a breechcloth, war cap with owl feathers; he holds a quiver case. Props include baskets, cactus and brush.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Yavapai Indians--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Quivers--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Chiricahua Apache
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American Apache man wearing a banded jacket, leggings, moccasins, concho belt, necklaces, bracelets, rings and a woven blanket over one shoulder. He holds a painted buckskin quiver; other props include baskets,...
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Quivers--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- San Carlos Apache woman
- Standing studio portrait vignette of a Native American San Carlos Apache woman posed in profile carrying a pitch covered basket jar with a head strap and wearing patterned blouse and skirt; props include baskets, cactus and brush.
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--1880-1890.; Apache baskets--1880-1890.; Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Lifting & carrying--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Unidentified Apache women
- Standing studio portrait vignette of two Native American Apache women; one seated holding a basket, one standing in profile wearing a buckskin poncho with fringe and tin cones. Props include cactus, brush, baskets and a pitched basket jar.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- George Bancroft and Stanford fraternity group
- Group portrait of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity men from Stanford University at Palo Alto, California. The man in the center is George J. Bancroft; props include a wicker chair.
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon--People--1890-1900.; Stanford University--People--1890-1900.; Palo Alto (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Fraternities & sororities--Colorado--Palo Alto--1890-1900.; Bancroft, George Jarvis.
- 1894 or 1895
- Colorado State College of Education buildings
- A somber Helen Langworthy, Theater Director, appraises the damage done by the fire in Cranford Hall in March, 1949, on the campus of the Colorado State College of Education (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly the State Normal...
- Colorado State College of Education--1940-1950.; Greeley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Langworthy, Helen.
- 1949 March 12
- Barry's photographic studio, different view
- David F. Barry's photographic studio and gallery in Superior, Wisconsin, 1312 Tower Avenue; numerous Native American artifacts (many were gifts to Barry), props used in his photographic portrait work and framed images by Barry covering walls.
- Photographic studios--Wisconsin--1890-1930.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.
- [between 1898 and 1934]
- Barry's photographic studio, different views
- David F. Barry's photographic studio and gallery in Superior, Wisconsin, 1312 Tower Avenue; numerous Native American artifacts (many were gifts to Barry by Native Americans), props used in his photographic portrait work, and framed images by Barry...
- Photographic studios--Wisconsin--1890-1930.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.
- [between 1898 and 1934]