Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #483 Ice cutting scene
- Two men cut ice with an ice cutter pulled by two horses on a pond in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. A third man stands by and watches. Snow blankets the ground.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Ice industry--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- January 13, 1911
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1:30 P.M. A.T.S.F. tr. 31, SF eng. 2889, C&S eng. 816 & 817 at Wolhurst, Colo.
- View of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad train 31 pulled by A.T. & S.F. diesel locomotive 2889 in tandem with Colorado and Southern diesel locomotives 816 and 817 near Wolhurst (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The consist has boxcars and a...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Colorado and Southern Railway--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Wolhurst (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Wolhurst--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Wolhurst--1950-1960.
- 1955 July 18
- 1st Inf. breaking camp at P.R. S.D. Agency, S.D.
- First Infantry of the United States Army breaks camp at the Native American Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The men load sacks filled with gear into wagon pulled by a team of horses; wooden crates on the snow covered ground read:...
- United States. Army. Infantry.--People--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government...
- 1891 February 26
- Bliss House
- McNulty House
- 9:35 A.M., Santa Fe ballast tamping machine at work near Tomah, Colo.
- View of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad ballast (gravel) tamping machine at work near Tomah (Douglas County), Colorado. Men stand or sit on the machine which has a storage tank and large pistons. The machine is pulled by a diesel...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Tomah (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Tomah--1950-1960.; Machinery--Colorado--Tomah--1950-1960.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Tomah--1950-1960.;...
- 1955 July 18
- [Sixteenth] 16th St. down from Curtis
- Rooftop view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and trolley cars are on the street. The Tabor Opera House is nearby. Signs read: "Teeth Pulled Without Pain Crown and Bridge Work" and "Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- "Mitzi" Rhoads in donkey cart on a family trip to Calif.
- Mary Elizabeth Rhoads and other children ride in a small cart being pulled by a goat, California.
- Children--California--1920-1930.; Goat carts--California--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- "Shoot-out" staged as event
- View of a staged shoot-out between outlaw cowboys on 6th (Sixth) Street during the Centennial festivities in Georgetown, Colorado. Three men wear cowboy hats, boots, leather vests, and holsters. One outlaw doubles over from gunshot; the other two...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Centennial celebrations--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Cowboys--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Historical reenactments--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.
- 1968 July 14
- A Navajo woman and her blanket
- A Navajo woman poses with a large woven fringed blanket with a diamond pattern. She wears a blanket wrapped around her body, a necklace and a bracelet. She has on moccasins and has her hair pulled back. She stands on a woven blanket, and another...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indian textile fabrics.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Navajo Indian women weavers.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- A. Gertrude Miller
- Studio bust portrait of Annie Gertrude Miller, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She has curly bangs and hair pulled back. Her dress, possibly brocade, has a front button enclosure with an asymmetrical ruffled lace panel. The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Miller, A. Gertrude (Annie Gertrude); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Abandoned Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot, Gunnison, Colorado, from the southeast after Rio Grande Motorways which had used the depot after the railroad was scrapped, went out of business
- Afternoon view of the abandoned Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger and freight station depot, Gunnison, Colorado; shows the long brick and stucco structure with hipped roof, two large garage doors on end and railroad tracks pulled.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gunnison--1980-1990.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Gunnison--1980-1990.
- 1982 November 4
- Abandoned Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot, Gunnison, Colorado, from the southwest after Rio Grande Motorways which had used the depot after the railroad was scrapped, went out of business
- View of the abandoned Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger and freight station depot, Gunnison, Colorado; shows the long brick and stucco structure with hipped roof and railroad tracks pulled. Cirrus clouds span the sky.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gunnison--1980-1990.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Gunnison--1980-1990.
- 1982 November 4
- Ada B. Brown
- Studio portrait of Ada Beatrice Brown, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a lace blouse and has her curly hair pulled up in a topknot.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brown, Ada Beatrice.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Ada Dwelle
- Studio bust portrait of Ada Dwelle, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Dwelle wears her bangs layered and curled, and her hair pulled back in a twist. She wears a band collar with a pin, and her dress bodice has piping on either...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Dwelle, Ada.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Ada H. Burchard
- Studio bust portrait of Ada Herbert Burchard, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Burchard's bangs are curled and her long hair is pulled back and tied with a ribbon. Her dress bodice has a ruffled, v-shaped yoke, puffed sleeves and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Burchard, Ada H. (Ada Herbert); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Ada Haffey Kuhlenbeck
- Studio bust portrait of Ada Haffey Kuhlenbeck, senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Kuhlenbeck's wavy hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. She wears a patterned blouse or lappet with a band collar, affixed with a "DHS" pin....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Kuhlenbeck, Ada Haffey.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Ada May Shrock
- Studio bust portrait of Ada May Shrock, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Shrock's bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back. She wears a lace lappet probably affixed with a bar pin, and a blouse with a band collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Shrock, Anna May.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Ada P. Lockwood
- Studio bust portrait of Ada Platte Lockwood, valedictorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Lockwood's hair is pulled back and she wears a gauze scarf gathered tightly at the throat with a clasp, and a dress with an upright,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Lockwood, Ada P. (Ada Platte); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Adaline M. Havens
- Studio bust portrait of Adaline Maria Havens, salutatorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Havens wears her wavy hair pulled back in a braided twist. Her dress bodice has a front enclosure with flower buttons and she wears a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Havens, Adaline M. (Adaline Maria); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Adelaide Aurora French
- Studio portrait of Adelaide Aurora French, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. French's hair is pulled tightly back. She wears a checkered fabric dress with a side button enclosure, puffed sleeves, and a velvet band collar tied in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; French, Adelaide Aurora.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Adelaide Price
- Studio portrait of Adelaide Price, a resident of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The young woman wears a dress that buttons up the front, it has loose vertical pleats and slightly puffed sleeves. The dress has a velvet collar decorated...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Price, Adelaide.
- 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]
- Adeline Ervilla Brown
- Studio bust portrait of Adeline Ervilla Brown, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Brown's wavy hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves, and gathered, frilled tulle or netting along the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brown, Adeline Ervilla.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Adeline L. Goodnow
- Studio bust portrait of Adeline Louise Goodnow, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows Goodnow's straight hair pulled back in a bun. Her dress bodice has probably a damask collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Goodnow, Adeline L. (Adeline Louise); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Agnes Dorothy Ivers
- Studio portrait of Agnes Dorothy Ivers, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows Ivers's hair curled above her ears, and pulled back in a bow or comb. Her dress has oversized puffed sleeves, and is adorned with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ivers, Agnes Dorothy.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Alamosa yard
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western freight train pulled by locomotives 490 and 484 in the railroad yard at Alamosa, (Alamosa County), Colorado. Tank and gondola cars are in the train. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- 1953 January 18
- Alexandra P. Fay
- Studio bust portrait of Alexandra Platte Fay, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Fay's wavy hair is pulled back. Her two-toned silk dress bodice has a gathered collar, puffed sleeves and a dark pinafore.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fay, Alexandra P. (Alexandra Platte); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Alice Bliss
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Blake Bliss, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Bliss has curled bangs and her hair is pulled back. Her dress bodice has tight pleats and a standing frill collar enclosed with a bar pin. Buttons adorn...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Bliss, Alice Blake.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Alice Eastwood
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Eastwood, valedictorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Eastwood wears her hair pulled back. She has a cord necklace with a round pendant, and a lace ribbon collar affixed at the throat with a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Eastwood, Alice, 1859-1953.; Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Alice Ethyle Bailey
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Ethyle Bailey, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Bailey's wavy hair is parted down the middle and pulled back. Her dress has frilled lace around the square neckline and a ribbon bow at the shoulder....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bailey, Alice Ethyle.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Alice Grace McVey
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Grace McVey, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. McVey's curly hair is pulled neatly back and fastened on top with combs. Her dress has a lace bertha collar, ribbon bows on the shoulders, and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; McVey, Alice Grace.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Alice L. Fulham
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Loretto Fulham, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows Fulham's curled bangs and her hair pulled back in a braided twist. Her dress has a gathered rib down the center of the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fulham, Alice L. (Alice Loretto); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Alice Maud Woods
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Maud Woods, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Woods' bangs are curled and layered and her hair is pulled back. Her dress bodice has a front closure of pearl buttons, and brocade fabric on lapel panels...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Woods, Alice Maud.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Alice Rooney
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Rooney, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Rooney wears her bangs layered and curled, and her hair pulled tightly back. Her dress bodice has narrow, vertical pleats and she wears a band collar over a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Rooney, Alice, b. ca. 1868.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Amelia Helander portrait
- Portrait of Ms. Amelia Helander. She sits in 3/4 profile her hair pulled into a top knot on her crown of her head. She wears a dark dress, with a large bow at her collar. Her bodice has puffed sleeves and wide lapels with decorative stitching. ...
- Helander, Amelia.; Central School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1880
- American Nettie Mine Ouray
- Miners sit on a log pulled by a horse-drawn two-wheel wagon near the shafthouse of a mine in Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Logs--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Pulling--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- An Established Community with a Proud Future: Park Hill
- Anna Grace White
- Studio bust portrait of Anna Grace White, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. White's bangs are layered and curled and her hair is pulled back. She wears a dress with a velvet, rounded collar affixed with a circle pin, and a ruffled...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eyeglasses--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; White, Anna Grace.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Anna S. Blake
- Studio bust portrait of Anna S. Blake, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Blake has curled bangs and she wears her hair pulled tightly back. Her dress bodice has a square neckline adorned with lace and a silk cord swag draped...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Blake, Anna S.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Anna Skinner
- Studio bust portrait of Anna Skinner, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Skinner wears her bangs curled and her hair pulled back. Her dress bodice has a lace collar and a yoke.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Skinner, Anna, ca. 1867-; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Anna Thompson
- Studio portrait of Anna Thompson. She wears a dark dress with lace cuffs. She has a lace collar and a scarf tied around her neck. Her hair is pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Women--1860-1880.; Thompson, Anna, fl. 1845-1875.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Annie A. Best
- Studio portrait of Annie Amanda Best, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Best has curly bangs and her hair is pulled back. Her dress has a fitted bodice with a standing frill collar, a row of round buttons, and a bar pin.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Best, Annie A. (Annie Amanda); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Annie Coughlin
- Studio portrait of Annie Coughlin from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Her dress has a tight fitting bodice and puff sleeves, she wears a short lace over-blouse with a ruffled collar. She has a wide velvet ribbon around her neck. Her...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Coughlin, Annie.
- Annie M. King
- Studio bust portrait of Annie Mabel King, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. King has curled bangs and her long hair is pulled back. Her dress has a loosely fitted, pleated bodice, puffed sleeves, and a collar adorned with faceted...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; King, Annie M. (Annie Mabel); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Annie Ragland
- Photograph of Miss Annie Ragland a teacher at West Denver High School. Ragland wears a calico print dress with a high dark collar and mutton sleeves. Her hair is pulled into a knot on the top of her head.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- circa 1897
- 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
- Antoinette Perry
- Studio profile portrait of Antoinette Perry, an actress, who stands and poses with her arms extended over a large, ceramic vase with painted flowers. She wears a long two piece lace dress with a slim skirt and pleats midway down the thigh. Her...
- Actresses--1900-1920.; Perry, Antoinette, 1888-1946.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Antonio Gonzales family
- Studio portrait of the Antonio Gonzales family. Shows a Hispanic man seated in a chair, in a sack coat, a partly buttoned vest, striped pants and leather boots. A young man stands and wears a plaid sack coat and vest, a watch chain and a tie. A...
- Gonzales, Antonio, resident, southern Colorado--Family.; Families--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- 1891 July 28