Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Frank Potter
- Studio group portrait of the Frank Potter family, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The family poses in front of a painted backdrop of trees and houses. Mr. Potter wears a dark suit and a tie, his young daughter sits in his...
- Potter, Frank--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Women.; Potter, Frank.; Wold, E.
- Mrs. Geo. Mills
- Studio group portrait of Mrs. George Mills and two unidentified women from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Mrs. Mills sits on the lower right, she wears a striped silk dress with a fitted, buttoned bodice. She has on a lace collar and a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Mills, George, Mrs.
- Unidentified family
- Portrait of an unidentified family. They pose in front of a blanket that hangs on the wall. A man in a suit and tie and with a full mustache, poses next to a young woman. She wears a ruffled blouse and dark skirt and has her hair pulled back in a...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Spouses--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Older people--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [beween 1890 and 1900?]
- Unidentified family
- Studio portrait of an unidentified family. The husband wears a jacket and vest and has short hair. His wife wears a long plaid dress with a fitted bodice, a ribbon belt and her hair is curled and pulled up. Their children sit in front. An infant ...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Spouses--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Infants--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [beween 1890 and 1900?]
- 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
- Portrait of two women and a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man and two women. The man sits in an upholstered chair; he wears a suit with the jacket fastened at the top button and has a full beard and moustache that obscure his mouth. The women pose on either side of the...
- People--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Teachout's Ranch
- A view of Teachout's Ranch near Edgerton, Colorado, includes a two-story gable-roofed building with a porch with Victorian decorative woodwork, and a smaller building nearby; numerous people stand near a board fence in front, including a seated...
- Edgerton (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Edgerton--1860-1880.; People--Colorado--Edgerton--1860-1880.; Ranches--Colorado--Edgerton--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1878?]
- Coudersport and Allegany R.R., 4-4-0 #6, and Pennsylvania RR, 2-8-0 #3092 Port Allegany, PA, railfan trip.
- View of Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad train pulled by locomotive number "6" and a Pennsylvania Railroad train pulled by locomotive number "3092" in the rail yard at Port Allegany (McKean County), Pennsylvania. Shows a glass and brick...
- Coudersport and Port Allegany Railroad--1940-1950.; Pennsylvania Railroad--1940-1950.; Port Allegany (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Pennsyvania--Port Allegany--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Pennsyvania--Port Allegany--1940-1950.;...
- 1941 June 15
- Group of men riding on a flatbed car being pulled by a streetcar [sic]
- A group of men pose on a flat-bed rail car that is pulled by a Denver City Tramway Company trolley car in Denver, Colorado. Some men carry lunch pails.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Flatcars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Mr. & Mrs. Jose Benito Córdova
- Studio portrait of José Benito Córdova and his wife Marina Rivera de Córdova of Rivera of Los Córdovas (Las Animas County), Colorado. Marina wears a dark dress with a basque decorated with bugle beads and lace, a bustle and a pleated...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Córdova, José Benito--Family--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Marina Rivera de--Family--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Damiana Rivera de Barela
- Studio portrait of Damiana Rivera de Barela. wife of Colorado State Senator Casimiro Barela. She wears a black lace dress with a high neck, pearl earrings and her hair pulled back and waved.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Women.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Barela, Casimiro--Family--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1910?]
- Maria de la Luz Trujillo-Sandoval
- Portrait of María de la Luz Trujillo-Sandoval wife of Charles Archibald Metcalf, a trader, and pioneer in Pueblo, Colorado. She wears a dark dress with a pin and has her hair pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Women.; Trujillo-Sandoval, María de la Luz--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Lena Marques
- Studio portrait of Lena Marques, sister of Crisanta Montoya of Fort Collins, Colorado. Lena poses beside a wicker corner chair, she wear a long dark dress a vertical stripe and belt. The dress has a lace Bertha collar and her dark hair is pulled...
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Women.; Marques, Lena--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Juana María Paiz
- Studio portrait of Juana María Paiz of Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. She poses between prop rocks covered in ivy. She wears a dark dress with a basque trimmed in satin and a dark lace collar. Her dark hair is pulled back and parted in...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1880-1890; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1880-1890.; Paiz, Juana Maria, 1844-1927.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--Pictorial...
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Pedro y Rumalda Trujillo
- Studio portrait of Pedro and Rumalda Trujillo. Pedro wears a pinstriped suit and a print tie. His dark wavy hair is parted on the side. Rumalda wears a silk dress decorated with embroidered braid. She has a flower in her hair which is pulled back...
- Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Trujillo, Pedro--Pictorial works.; Trujillo, Rumalda--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [beween 1940 and 1945?]
- María Jacinta Paiz
- Studio portrait of María Jacinta Paiz, a young woman. She wears a dress with a gathered scoop neck; her wavy hair is pulled back and parted on the side. She wears an over sized hair ribbon.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Teenagers.; Paiz, María Jacinta, 1888-1923.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.; Teenage girls--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Unidentified family posed against adobe house
- Women and children pose against and adobe house in Colorado. A boy wears a short jacket and a shirt with a lace Bertha collar. A teenage girl wears a white dress and has her hair pulled back and secured with a large bow. Three young girls wear...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Unidentified children
- Studio portrait of three unidentified children, a young boy and two girls. They pose in front of a painted backdrop beside a prop balustrade. The boy wears a loose, pleated shirt with an oversized collar and knickers. His dark hair is parted on the...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1880-1890; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Theresa, Felix
- Two young children identified as Theresa and Felix Lopez stand in the yard of a long adobe house probably in southern Colorado. Theresa wears a striped one piece jumpsuit with a blouse, her hair is braided and pulled up on her head. Her brother,...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Boys.; Adobe buildings.; Lopez, Felix--Pictorial works.; Lopez, Theresa--Picxtorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Railroad workers
- View of a railroad work crew in New Mexico. A group of men and teenage boys stand with tools that include crowbars. The men are dressed for cold weather and wear hats, caps, suits, overcoats and jackets. Farmers from southern Colorado would travel...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Railroad construction workers.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Railroad construction workers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.
- 1905
- José de la Cruz Páiz and daughter María
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American José de la Cruz Páiz and his teenage daughter María Dolores Páiz, Apishapa (Las Animas County), Colorado. An elderly José wears a jacket, and matching vest and pants. He has thick gray hair and a...
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Apishapa (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Families.; Older people.; Teenagers.; Páiz, José de la Cruz--Pictorial works.; Páiz, María Dolores--Pictorial works.; Fathers and...
- ca. 1860
- María Salomé Córdova spinning wool
- Hispanic American María Salomé Córdova sits in a chair and spins yarn in her yard in Hoehne (Las Animas County), Colorado. She holds a wood spindle in one hand and the wool in the other. The spindle rests in a wood bowl in her lap. The...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Weavers.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867---Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- María Isabel Manzanares and José Estevan Vigil
- Portrait of Hispanic American husband and wife, José Estevan Vigil and his wife María Isabel Manzanares de Vigil, Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. They pose on the front steps of their adobe house. María stands next to her husband. She...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Farmers.; Spouses.; Women.; Vigil, José Estevan--Pictorial works.; Vigil, María Isabel Manzanares de--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1903?]
- Juan J. Valdéz and Reyes Maes
- Studio portrait of Hispanic Americans Juan J. Valdéz and his wife Reyes Maes de Valdéz. Juan is balding, he is seated in a chair and wears a suit, silk tie and watch fob. His wife stands beside him. She wears a long dress with puffed sleeves, a...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Valdéz, Juan J.--Pictorial works.; Valdéz, Reyes Maes de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- ca. 1896
- Donaciano Córdova and Margarita Santistevan
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Donaciano Córdova and Margarita Yasabel Santistevan Córdova. Donaciano stands beside his wife, he wears a suit and tie, his hair is parted on the side, he has a full mustache and his hand rests on his wife's...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Córdova, Donaciano, 1861-1941--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Margarita Yasabel Santistevan de, 1865-1943--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [1890?]
- Juanita Girardot Gomez and Benina Gutierrez Girardot, Vigil, Colorado
- Juanita Girardot Gomez, and elderly woman, poses with Benina Gutierrez Girardot against a wooden building in Vigil (Las Animas County), Colorado. Juanita wears a headscarf, a light colored patterned blouse and a long, full skirt decorated with...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Vigil (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Older people.; Women.; Gomez, Juanita Girardot, 1874---Pictorial works.; Girardot, Benina Gutierrez, ca. 1840---Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [ca. 1900?]
- Dancers, Cinco de Mayo, Denver
- Girls, members of Jeanette Trujillo-Lucero's Fiesta Colorado Dance Company pose near Civic Center Park during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear traditional Mexican style dance costumes in bright colors decorated with...
- Fiesta Colorado Dance Company (Lakewood, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dancers.; Girls.; Fiesta Colorado Dance Company...
- [2009?]
- Dancers, Cinco de Mayo, Denver
- Men, women, girls and teenagers, members of Jeanette Trujillo-Lucero's Fiesta Colorado Dance Company pose on Broadway during Cinco de Mayo celebrations in Denver, Colorado. The girls and women wear traditional Mexican style dance costumes in bright...
- Fiesta Colorado Dance Company (Lakewood, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Dancers.; Girls.; Fiesta Colorado Dance Company...
- [2009?]
- 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
- Plácida Baca
- Studio portrait of Plácida Baca Gallegos from San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She wears a dress with puff sleeves and lace inserts on the bodice and sleeves. Her gray hair is pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans y 1880-1890.; Women.; Gallegos, Plácida Baca, 1852---Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--San...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Juan Bautista Córdova and family
- Studio portrait of Magdalena Córdova, daughter of Juan Bautista Córdova, and his wife, María Quirina Sánches. Magdalena wears a long dress with leg of mutton sleeves, and velvet trim. Her hair is curled and pulled back. She stands beside...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Families.; Pictorial works.; Women.; Córdova, Juan Bautista, 1830---Pictorial works.; Córdova, Magdalena, 1867---Pictorial works.; Sánches, María Quirina, 1836---Pictorial...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- María Eulogia Valdéz
- Studio portrait María Eulogia Valdéz, wife of Desiderio "Dario" Gallegos, a mercantile store owner in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She wears a dress with pleats and a velvet collar. Her hair is pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Hispanic Americans--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--1860-1870.; Spouses.; Women.; Gallegos, Desiderio--Family--Pictorial works.; Valdéz, María Eulogia--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Adelina Sandoval
- Studio portrait of Adelina Sandoval, a resident of Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. She sits in a chair, wears a simple light colored dress, and her hair is pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women.; Sandoval, Adelina, 1890-1982--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1907]
- Maria Ignacia Sanchez
- Hispanic American Maria Ignacia Sanchez was the second wife of Rumaldo Manzanares. They moved to San Pablo, Colorado to raise their family. Maria is buried in the San Luis de Fuetos Cemetery with Rumaldo. The elderly woman has her hair parted in...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Older people.; Spouses.; Women.; Manzanares, Rumaldo--Family--Pictorial works.; Sanchez, Maria Ignacia--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- ca.1900
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 41, 1911 October 7
- Penrose Mine
- Children stand on a dirt road near the Penrose Mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. A boy rides in a wagon pulled by a donkey. Shows the mine head frame, mill building, and tailing piles.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Penrose Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a young woman dressed as a cowgirl. Her hair is pulled loosely under a cowboy hat. She wears a low buttoned work shirt with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows. A Colt shotgun is in a holster at her hip.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- Wooton [sic] Land and Fuel Company
- A miner sits on a coal cart pulled by two mules at the Wootton Land & Fuel Company near Raton Pass in Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Wootton Land & Fuel Company (Las Animas County, Colo.)--People--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mules--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1906 and 1913?]
- Colorado City parade
- A parade float is pulled by teams of horses on a dirt street in probably Colorado City (El Paso County), Colorado. Men are beside a replica log cabin on the float with a banner that reads: "Colorado's First Capitol, Colorado City, El Paso County...
- Colorado City (El Paso County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado City--1870-1880.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado City--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Colorado City--1870-1880.; Parades &...
- [1876 July 4?]
- Sugar City
- View of the National Beet Sugar Company factory grounds near Missouri Pacific railroad tracks in Sugar City (Crowley County), Colorado. Shows a convoy of beet wagons pulled by a steam engine and storage buildings and houses. Railroad cars and the...
- National Beet Sugar Manufacturing Company (Sugar City, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Sugar City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Sugar City--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Sugar City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Ore transportation - Eagle District
- A man drives a horse pulled sledge or skid with bags of ore in Eagle County, Colorado; canvas bags of ore are by the dirt road.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Boys Warehouse on 13th Avenue
- Delivery trucks are pulled up to the loading dock at the Boys' Warehouse on Thirteenth Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Shows a gas pump and stacks of boxes. Men relax outside an open door.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Chamberlin Observatory, University of Denver
- A man poses on the steps of the Chamberlin Observatory at Fillmore Street and Warren Avenue on the Campus of the University of Denver, in Colorado. The Richardsonian Romanesque structure, designed by Robert S. Roeschlaub, is constructed from...
- Chamberlin Observatory (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; University of Denver (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Astronomical observatories--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a fitted bodice with pleats, cloth buttons, and a high collar. Her hair is pulled into a loose bun on her head.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a girl
- A young girl poses for a portrait near a carved stone prop. She wears a patterned dress with a crocheted collar and bow at her neck. The front section of her long hair is pulled back and gathered at the crown of her head.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a fitted bodice that laces up the front, a lace collar, and small hoop earrings. He hair is pulled back and short bangs curl at her forehead.
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- A woman and man pose for a studio portrait near a carved stone column prop. The woman wears an ornate skirt with ruffles and a fitted bodice. A scarf is tied around her neck and she wears her hair pulled back into a bun. She rests her hand on the...
- Couples--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a fitted bodice with slightly puffed sleeves and a scarf tied into a bow at her neck. Her hair is pulled back and short bangs curl at her forehead.
- Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890