Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams and New York Governor Al Smith
- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams on the left and New York Governor Al Smith, Democratic candidate for President, on the right, shake hands on the back platform of a train at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Smith is to the left of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Governors--New York--1920-1930.; Politicians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Adams, William...
- September 23, 1928
- Osage Indians
- An unidentified Native American (Osage) man poses shaking hands with an unidentified white man, possibly in Oklahoma. The Native American wears moccasins, leggings, a long sleeved shirt, a headband, and blankets. The white man has a mustache and...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Osage Indians--1890-1900.; Shaking hands--1890-1900.
- 1900?
- 11th U.S. Cavalry arriving at Trinidad
- A member of the 11th U.S. Cavalry, shakes hands with a man as the Cavalry arrives in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. The 11th Cavalry was called in at the request of Colorado Governor Ammons, to restore order in the coal fields after the...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cavalry--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- [1914]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- Political cartoon of Casimiro Barela
- Political cartoon of State Senator Casimiro Barela with a studio portrait inset. The cartoon shows Senator Barela shaking hands with an unidentified senator near his desk. His desk has vases of flowers and letters that read: "Casimiro Barela Fourth...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Legislators.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1907]
- Eddie and Ida Lopez, 50th wedding anniversary
- Elderly Eddie and Ida Lopez celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at St. Cajetan's Catholic Church in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Father Tomas is shown shaking hands with Eddie.
- St. Cajetan's Church (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1970-1980; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Spouses.; Older people.; Anniversaries.; Priests.;...
- [between 1970 and 1975?]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
- Group of Native American Lakota Sioux and white men pose in front of a log cabin, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. They include: center, Red Cloud Oglala chief, shaking hands with Major John Burke, general manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show;...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- [1890]
- Silver Dollar Tabor
- Rose Mary Silver Dollar Tabor shaking hands with Preident Roosevelt in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Leadville--1910-1920.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Journeys--Colorado.; Tabor, Silver Dollar, 1889-1925.
- 1910, August 29
- Georgetown
- View of a gravestone in the Alvarado Cemetery, Georgetown, Colorado. The slab has a arch top and a woman's hand shaking a man's carved in relief. Writting carved into stone reads: "In Memory Of My Dear Husband, Samuel Erickson, Died May 30, 1880."...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1950- 1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Joe "Awful" Coffee host to Father Jim Moynihan and his boxing champions
- Interior view of the Ringside Lounge in Denver, Colorado; shows boy boxers, Joe "Awful" Coffee shaking hands with Father Jim Moynihan, and a table set with food. Framed pictures of boxers and newspaper clippings cover the wall.
- Denver Post--People--1950-1960.; Ringside Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Boxers (Sports)--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1958
- Standing Too-ah-nipper, Neh-nah-co-ey
- Studio portrait of Native American Comanche men, Too-ah-nipper standing, and Neh-nah-co-ey seated in a wicker chair, posed shaking hands. They wear cotton shirts with neck scarves, trousers with white clothes tied around their waists and ribbon...
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Neh-nah-co-ey.; Too-ah-nip-per.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Nashota Mill Silver Plume
- Interior view of Wilfley shaking tables (mining machinery for milling ore) at the Nashota Mill, in Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows a man posing by equipment.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1920.; Milling machines--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Tom Mix in Denver
- People crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado, to see cowboy actor Tom Mix. Police on horses are in the crowd.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mix, Tom, 1880-1940.
- 1928 March 31
- Group - William Cody with Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota Indians wearing headdresses, all on horses, full length
- Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, on left, William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill" center, and American Horse, Dakota Chief, on right atop horses in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Madison Square Garden, New York; Red Cloud and American Horse wear feather...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Wild West shows--1880-1890.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Denver Zephyr, contestants boarding
- Female beauty contestants, fashionably dressed, board the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Denver Zephyr in Chicago, Illinois. "Queen Virginia Roper" wears a crown and shakes hands with Ralph Budd the president of the railroad. The other contestants...
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver Zephyr (Express train)--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940.; Chicago (Ill.)--1930-1940.; Beauty contestants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Business...
- 1936 Nov. 13
- Visiting Santa Claus at Mission Viejo
- Man dressed as Santa Claus in a red suit and hat with a white beard. He is surrounded by children and adults and is shaking the hands of a few children.
- Christmas.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Admiral Byrd in Denver, shaking hands (has on flying cap & goggles on his head)
- A crowd and photographers with cameras greet Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his plane the "Josephine Ford" in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Admirals--American--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- [1929 or 1930]
- Colonel Theodore Roosevelt shaking hands with heroes of '61 Denver, Colo.
- Former president Theodore Roosevelt shakes hands with a military veteran at a celebration in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand nearby.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Veterans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- 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
- NHSH The Annual: 1910
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1910
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1910
- W.D.H.S. Annual: 1916
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1916.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1916
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- James A. Maestas and Mayor William McNichols
- James Maestas and Denver Mayor William McNichols shake hands in the Mayor's office in Denver, Colorado. Mayor McNichols holds a piece of paper.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver.; Shaking hands.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; McNichols, William Henry, 1910---Pictorial...
- [between 1980 and 1985?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Denver & Rio Grande R. R. ticket office
- Two men shake hands in front of the Albany Hotel at the corner of Stout and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "The Albany", "Denver and Rio Grande Railroad", "Missouri Pacific Railway", "Barber Shop Down stairs", and...
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Facilities--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Ticket...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The white man and Indian at peace, shaking hands
- A Canadian in his World War I uniform shakes hands with Hopi Native American, an attorney from Seattle, adorned with beads and feather headdress in front of the Thornburgh Monument. The Canandian's wife sits on base below the men. The two part...
- Hopi Indians--1910-1920.; Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Meeker (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Meeker--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Meeker--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1918]
- Governor "Billy" Adams posed on rear of train
- Governor William H. "Billy" Adams shakes hands with a man on the caboose of a train possibly to commemorate the opening of the Moffat Tunnel near East Portal (Gilpin County), Colorado. Other men are on the train car platform.
- East Portal (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--East Portal--1920-1930.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.
- [February 1928?]
- Edward Costigan - elected senator 1930 died 1939
- Edward P. Costigan, a Colorado U.S. Senator, shakes hands near a caboose on a train at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Other men are nearby on the train car and on the platform. A Black porter stands nearby.
- African Americans--Employment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Legislators--United States--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costigan, Edward...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Charles Spaulding [sic] Thomas sitting on piano bench. Others unknown
- Interior view of Charles Spalding Thomas, Governor of Colorado from 1899-1901, he sits at a piano bench while he shakes the hand of an unknown man, probably Denver, Colorado. A unidentified woman stands behind the two men.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Thomas, Charles Spalding, 1849-1934.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Two unidentified men shake hands
- Two unidentified men shake hands, probably Denver, Colorado. One man wears a hat, overcoat, tie and vest. The other man wears a plaid shirt, cap and slacks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Mayor Ben Stapleton(right) greeting unknown man outside of Union Station
- Denver Mayor Benjamin Stapleton (on right) shakes hands with an unknown man at Union Station in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1937]
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt talking to a supporter
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt leans out of his touring car, during his campaign visit to Denver in 1936, to talk with a supporter. Four other men stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- President Theodore Roosevelt arriving at Union Station (Denver)
- President Theodore Roosevelt greets well wishers from his car on his arrival at Union Station, Denver, Colorado. He shakes hands with an admirer.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Charles Boettcher II (on right) with possibly John Andrew, well-known doctor from Longmont
- Charles Boettcher II (on right), shakes hands with (possibly) John Andrew in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Capitalists & financiers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Boettcher, Charles, 1902-1963.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd shakes hands with an unidentified woman while on a visit to Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Admirals--American--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- [1930?]
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt with the Rev. Charles A. Bennett, rector of St. Marks Episcopal Church
- United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt shakes hands with the Reverend Charles A. Bennett in Cheyenne, Wyoming; Police officers, men and women look on.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States.; Shaking hands--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1930-1940.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1930-1940.; Bennett, Charles A., Rev.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- 1936 October 11
- Jack Dempsey, heavyweight boxing champ
- Heavyweight boxing champ, Jack Dempsey, shakes hands with an unidentified man at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Estelle Taylor, Dempsey's wife, stands next to Jack.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Boxers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Dempsey, Jack, 1895-; Taylor, Estelle, 1894-1958.
- [between 1919 and 1926]
- Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Denver
- Colorado Governor William H. "Billy" Adams rides with Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt on his visit to Denver, Colorado on the campaign trail for the President. They are leaving Union Station in a automobile caravan or parade.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Governors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Governors--New York--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- September 15, 1932
- General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing
- World War I hero, General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing shakes hands with Army soldier Van Salantes of San Francisco, California, on the General's visit to the U.S. Army General Hospital No. 21 (renamed Fitzsimons) in Denver, Colorado. Reporters...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Military hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1920-1930.; Pershing, John J. (John Joseph),...
- January 13, 1920
- Couple
- A man and woman shake hands.
- Couples--1910-1930.; Shaking hands--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Gov. Morely (?) in cowboy hat and other westerners
- Governor Clarence J. Morley shakes hands with a woman as men look on, Denver, Colorado. Each one wears a cowboy hat and western wear.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Morley, Clarence J.
- [between 1925 and 1927?]
- J. Bradley Williams and Willie E. Anthony
- J. Bradley Williams, left, shakes hands with Willie E. Anthony. J. Bradley Williams was the former candidate for Colorado House of Representative for District 15 until he withdrew in favor of Willie E. Anthony on the right. Williams acted as the...
- African Americans--Men--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Campaign managers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Political elections--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Anthony, Willie E.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Jack Dempsey receiving the Foot Printers Award in Colo. Springs
- Jack Dempsey accepts the Foot Printers Award from Eddie Egan in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. They stand near a mural that depicts boxers.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Boxers (Sports)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Dempsey, Jack, 1895-
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- D&RGW movie train view of locomotive no. 1706 and men in Royal Gorge "Limited Mail" Warner Brothers
- Men from the Warner Brother's film "Limited Mail" shake hands in front of Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Locomotive number 1706 in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Warner Bros.--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Fremont County--1920- 1930.; Railroad...
- 1925
- Standard station 29th & Colo
- Two African American (Black) men shake hands in front of a Standard gas station at 29th and Colorado Boulevard in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- American Oil Company--Facilities.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Shaking...
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- White Bull, nephew of Sitting Bull, at Little Eagle Sun Dance, South Dakota
- A white man shakes the hand of White Bull, a Native American, Minniconjou Lakota Sioux man, wearing a buckskin shirt and leggings, long feather headdress, and a hair pipe breastplate, at the Sun Dance, Little Eagle , South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Little Eagle--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Little Eagle--1930-1940.; Little Eagle (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--South Dakota--Little Eagle--1930-1940.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.;...
- August 1936
- White Bull, nephew of Sitting Bull, at Little Eagle Sun Dance, South Dakota
- A white man shakes the hand of White Bull, a Native American, Minniconjou Lakota Sioux man, wearing buckskin shirt and leggings, long feather headdress, and a hair pipe breastplate, at the Sun Dance, Little Eagle, South Dakota,
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Little Eagle--1930-1940.; Hunkpapa Indians--South Dakota--Little Eagle--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Little Eagle--1930-1940.; Little Eagle (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--South Dakota--Little...
- August 1936
- Friendship- white and Indian
- A Native American (Cheyenne) man shakes hands with a white man on the Cheyenne River Agency in South Dakota. The Native American man holds a kerchief, wears scarves over his braids and feathers in his hair. Spectators stand and sit in hitched...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Cheyenne Agency--1900-1920.; Cheyenne Indians--South Dakota--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1900-1920.; Cheyenne River Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1900-1920.; Shaking hands--South...
- [between 1902 and 1916]