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- Mosca Alligator Farm
- A girl sits on the back of an alligator with the assistance of a ranch worker at the Colorado Gators Reptile Park located at 9162 County Road 9 North, Mosca (Alamosa County), Colorado. The girl has blond hair and is wearing black shorts and a blue...
- Colorado Gators Reptile Park (Mosca, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Mosca (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Alligators.; Girls.; Colorado Gators Reptile Park (Mosca, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Alligators--Colorado--Mosca--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Mosca--Pictorial...
- 2005
- Pete Baca, Bobby and Gloria Herrera, and Robert Marquez
- Children Pete Baca, Bobby Herrera, Gloria Rodriguez, née Herrera and Robert Marquez sit on the front steps at 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Pete wears a striped shirt and shorts and has curly hair, Bobby...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Girls.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria (Denver,...
- 1947
- Spectators watching Centennial events
- Spectators sit and stand on stone marker commemorating the importance of the Georgetown Mining Region as they watch the Centennial festivities on 6th (Sixth) Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The children wear blue jeans, plaid shorts and shirts, and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Centennial celebrations--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Historical markers--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.
- 1968 July 14
- Man and Young Child Eating at Mission Viejo
- Man with curly hair and sunglasses holding young blond child in front of long board. Man is wearing white tank top with red and blue ribbing with blue shorts. Child is holding a spoon to its mouth and wearing a napkin on front if its shirt while...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- 1930 Camp staff and visitors. White shorts! Why, Woody!!
- African American women, staff members and visitors pose together (includes "Mother" Gross the camp cook, and Mary Wood aka "Woody") at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County) Colorado. They wear dresses, pants, shorts, blouses; one wears a...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1920-1930.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1930
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 S
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Venice on the Creek
- View of punting boats from the company Venice on the Creek near 14th and Larimer in the Larimer Square Historic District in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A man in a green shirt and black shorts stands in the boat and punts with...
- Venice on the Creek (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Larimer Square Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--2000-2010.;...
- 2002
- Venice on the Creek
- View of punting boats, from the company Venice on the Creek, near 14th and Larimer Streets in the Larimer Square Historic District in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A man in a purple shirt and black shorts stands in a boat and...
- Venice on the Creek (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Larimer Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--2000-2010.;...
- 2002
- View of the Spire Building from Cherry Creek
- View of the Spire high-rise condominium building at 891 14th Street in the Central Business District of Denver Colorado. The Spire is a 41 story high rise condominium building eight floors with parking and retail space. It has a glass exterior...
- Spire Building (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver Center for the Performing Arts--2000-2010.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.;...
- 2009
- Bobby Herrera
- Studio portrait of Bobby Herrera, a resident of the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The 3-years-old, sits in a wooden high chair, he wears shorts, a short sleeved shirt, laced boots, and striped socks. He has curly hair.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Herrera, Bobby--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [between 1952 and 1960?]
- Girl and young boy in wagon
- Unidentified children, a boy and a girl, sit in a wagon in a backyard probably in Denver, Colorado. The girl wears a dress and saddle shoes. The boy wears a shirt and shorts. A brick row house is in the distance.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Children.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican American children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Lawrence Rivera and Skipper Herrera
- Lawrence Rivera sits on a tricycle and has his arm around Jim (Skipper) Herrera near 12th (Twelfth) and Curtis Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They pose in front of a brick wall. Lawrence wears a T-shirt, pants and...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bicycles & tricycles.; Boys.; Herrera, Joe--Pictorial works.; Rivera, Lawrence--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1941
- Laretta Gallegos
- Laretta Gallegos (right) and an unidentified friend are getting feed grain out of a box at a farm in Keenesburg (Weld County), Colorado. Laretta wears a print dress and holds a cup. Her friend wears a blouse and shorts. Farm equipment and a barn...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Keenesburg (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barns.; Girls.; Gallegos, Laretta--Pictorial works.; Barns--Colorado--Keenesburg--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Rifle Bachelor's Club Basketball Team
- Studio portrait of the Rifle Bachelor's Club Basketball team in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; teenage boys and young men wear jerseys, skullcaps, shorts, and striped socks, and canvas shoes. Letters on ball read: "RBC 15-16."
- Basketball players--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.
- 1915 or 1916
- Rifle Bachelors' Club basketball team
- Teenage boys pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; sports gear includes jerseys, shorts, a sweater, skullcaps, and a pennant: "Rifle Bachelors Club." A basketball reads: "RBC 17."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Clubs--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Circus performers
- Women circus performers stand and pose balanced on the shoulders of men circus performers in front of a canvas tent at probably the Dokey Circus in Denver, Colorado. Women wear tights and satin leotards with matching headbands. Men wear acrobat...
- Dokey Circus--People--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Acrobats--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Circus performers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man dressed in an actor's costume who poses in front of a painted backdrop. He wears striped shorts, knee high boots, a sword, light colored tights, a jacket with striped sleeves, a hat with feathers and a cape. The...
- Actors--1890-1910.; Costumes--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of boys
- Studio portrait of two boys with their hair combed forward and parted on the side. They wear matching striped sailor shirts with ties, tweed shorts, stockings and leather boots. The boys sit and pose on faux carved stone pillars.
- Boys--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Picnic in Clear Creek Canyon
- An elderly man, a woman and a young girl sit on the ground and have a picnic in Clear Creek Canyon, probably in Jefferson County, Colorado. The man wears a jacket, vest and a hat; he holds a sandwich. The woman wears a wool suit with a...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls.; Older people.; Picnics.; Women.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Contest between volunteer fire companies, Cripple Creek
- Volunteer firemen wearing shorts and undershirts race down the street pulling firehose apparatus, Cripple Creek, Colorado (probably Bennett Avenue); many spectators, men, women and children, line the streets; some spectators sit on bleachers and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Running races--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 4
- Willard basketball team, Willard High School
- The high school boy's basketball team poses in Willard, Logan County, Colorado. Lester Knowles is third from left; Nels Anderson is at the right end. Uniforms are V-neck tops with "W," belted shorts and rolled knee socks.
- Willard (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Basketball players--Colorado--Willard--1920-1930.; Anderson, Gus.; Knowles, Lester.
- [between 1924 and 1930]
- 8th grade gym class
- In a girls' eighth grade gym class at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado, the girls all wear white, short sleeved blouses, belted dark shorts, socks and white tennis shoes. Several girls stand on their heads while pairs of girls hold them up. The...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acrobatics--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Women dancers
- Women tap dancers, in midriff tops, shorts and tap shoes, pose on a stage probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tap dancing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Building pyramids in 8th grade gym class
- An eighth grade girl's gym class forms a human pyramid at the Central School in Alamosa, Colorado. The girls wear white, short sleeved blouses, belted dark shorts, socks and white tennis shoes. Four girls are on their hands and knees in the center....
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acrobatics--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Family on porch, man, woman, & boy
- A young boy, wearing shorts, stands on the front porch of his house between his mother and father, possibly in Colorado.
- Families--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Family on porch, man, woman, & boy - w/ hats
- A young boy in shorts stands on the front porch of his house between his mother and father, who are seated, possibly in Colorado.
- Families--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Confederate reunion
- Parade in Trinidad, Colorado, features a Boy Scout band with horns and two drum majorettes. Dressed in a brocade, sleeveless, short jumpsuit and white mesh pumps, a young lady holds a baton and marches on the bricks in front of the crowd. Another...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Shadford, Elaine.
- August, 1939
- Charles C. Gates (Jr.) with a sister
- Charles C. Gates Jr. rides a tricycle in a Denver, Colorado yard while one of his sisters walks along side him. He wears shorts, shirt and a cap. His sister wears a knee length dress.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1921-
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Group posed in costume
- Men pose in swimming suits including tank-top shirts, shorts, police badges, and cigars.
- Bathing suits--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Female model
- A woman poses, wearing shorts and a tank top.
- Women--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Shot put sport
- A man in shorts and tank top hurls a shot put; men with a bicycle look on from bleachers.
- Athletes--1920-1930.; Shot putting--1920-1930.; Spectators--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Male dancers
- Men in shorts and athletic supporters form a tableau.
- Dancers--1920-1930.; Men--1920-1930.; Underwear--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Female model
- A woman poses in shorts and a low cut blouse, she holds a small dog.
- Dogs--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Female model
- A woman poses in shorts and a low cut blouse, by a floor lamp with ornate shade. Another woman stands by mural wall paintings.
- Interiors--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- "Life Saver" and group of children in swimsuits
- A man in shorts and a tank top with letters: "Chief Life Saver" poses in a crowd of boys and girls wearing swimming suits by a lake.
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Boys--1910-1930.; Children--1910-1930.; Girls--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1910-1930.; Lifeguards--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Female posed
- A young woman poses in a costume that includes shorts, high heels, print fabric, and a stovepipe hat.
- Clothing & dress--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Female basketball players
- Women in shorts and tank tops pose with a folding chair; one woman holds a basketball.
- Basketball players--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Central City festival
- A fireman, wearing long underwear and shorts, scales a ladder suspended in mid air in the middle of Main Street in Central City, Colorado. People sit on the grandstand on Eureka street. Crowds line both sides of the street, look out the windows of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Female jumping fence
- View of a woman jumping a wire fence, Colorado. She wears a cap, blouse, shorts, and socks.
- Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Merry Widow cast, Central City
- Eight actors in the Play Festival look for gold in a creek on stage in Central City, Colorado. Three of the five men stand in the water wearing swimming trunks. Two other men stand on the banks of the creek. One man crouches by the creek, looking...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Bur-rodeo, 1st annual event in Leadville
- A female contestant and her burro on a gravel road compete in the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivities in Leadville, Colorado. The woman has on shorts, a sleeveless top with number "A&T 52" on it, running shoes...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Georgetown music
- Band made up of boys in uniforms pose with their instruments in front of a brick building, Georgetown, Colorado. They wear military style uniform jackets with contasting edge banding and caps with white pants. Center boy has on knee length shorts...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Elmer Peterson, Captain Pete
- Full lenth portrait of the captain of the Aspen High School basketball team in Aspen, Colorado. He wears a tank shirt, shorts, long knee socks, and leather shoes; the teenage boy holds a basketball that reads: "AHS Champions, Western Colo. 1911."
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Aspen, Colo. fire department
- Fire fighters (dressed in shorts and sleeveless shirts) are harnessed to a hose reel ready for a race on an unpaved Aspen, Colorado, street. Four men stand behind the hose reel ready to push. A man in a white, long-sleeved shirt, a vest,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Racing--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Birthday party at Ft. Lupton migrant camp
- Hispanic women, boys, and girls dance at a birthday party in a migrant worker's camp near Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado. The women and girls wear dresses. One boy wears shorts.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.; Labor camps--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Birthday parties--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.; Migrant agricultural laborers--Colorado--Fort...
- 1959 August 7
- Colo. City Vol. Hose Co. team
- Colorado City Hose Team pose in front of the diagonal batten door outside the brick fire station, South Twenty-sixth and Cucharas streets, El Paso County, Colorado. The men stand wearing dark underwear shirts and shorts with arms crossed and their...
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1910.
- September 1901
- Colo. City Vol. Hose Co. in running postion
- Colorado City Hose Team are harnessed to their hose cart with flexed muscles outside the fire station, South 26th (twenty-sixth) Street at Cucharas, El Paso County, Colorado. The captain in a light colored turleneck sweater and long pants stands in...
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Colorado City--1900- 1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado City--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Pull up and ride down
- Two barefoot young boys in shorts stand near the Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway horse car, Cherrelyn, (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe, County, Colorado. Two men lean out window and the horse is on the back platform. ...
- Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- 1916
- Aspen High School basketball team champions
- View of six members of the Aspen, Colorado basketball team sitting on steps in front of a building; features five men wearing the team uniform that includes sleeveless tank shirt, shorts, long knee socks, and athletic shoes; man in the last row...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Aspen High School track team
- The Aspen High School, Aspen, Colorado track team pose with their trophies standing in a vertical line on the grass. They are dressed in their team uniforms which include tank tops and long shorts.
- Track and field athletes--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1911