Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sam Hoffman Supervising Bricklayers
- Black and white print of Sam Hoffman supervising a bricklayer in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Bricklayer at left side of print holding level and trowel to spread the mortar. Hoffman watching him work with leg up on ledge. Another worker...
- Hoffman, Sam--fl. 1950.; Builiding--Design and construction--Colorado--Aurora.; Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 26, 1909 August 14
- Chicano theater group
- Members of a Chicano theater group identified as the National Chicano Theater, directed by Enrique Montano, stand on a stage in an unidentified theater in Denver, Colorado. The young men and women have their legs spread, their arms raised and...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Actors.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican American...
- [1981?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family who pose in front of a painted backdrop. The man sits in a chair, he wears a dark colored suit, has a moustache, and holds a baby. The baby wears a white dress and a hat. The woman wears a long dress with a lace trimmed...
- Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Women's dress
- A women's afternoon dress ensemble with cape. The bodice is semi-tailored with Empire? style waist, sleeveless, patterned white silk faille, a high rounded neckline, a spread collar, shoulder pads, blue piping at the armhole and waistline; down the...
- Dresses--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1945]
- Coverlet
- Woven jacquard coverlet, made of blue wool and cotton wefts with cotton warp threads in the double weave technique. American spread eagle in each corner, overall geometric floral pattern and words: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall", "Eve Nellis,...
- Bedspreads--1850-1860.
- 1858
- Woman and baby in papoose board in front of tipi
- An unidentified Native American woman poses probably in southern Colorado, with a baby in a cradleboard. A blanket is spread on a tipi
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Stake drivers
- A group of men works to pound a large, log stake into the ground to support the large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men stand in a circle and take turns pounding a stake with sledgehammers. Two men stand slightly apart from the group...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Show tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Ed Arnold, Nancy Jane Arnold, Frank Arnold
- Standing portrait of Ed, Nancy Jane and Frank Arnold, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The boys wear sack suits and flank Nancy who is sits in a long dress with velvet collar and cuffs. A painted landscape drop serves as the background and dry...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Families--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1900.; Arnold, Ed.; Arnold, Frank.; Arnold, Nancy Jane.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Central City residence interiors
- A double bed in the Prosser house is illuminated by the light streaming in through the lace curtains of the window behind it. The brass headboard against the window is decorated with spindles and curved brass. The brass footboard is arched and has...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Central City residence interiors
- Image of a dark bedroom in the Prosser house that is illuminated only by the sunlight from the window. The twin bed has a quilted spread and pillows. The window has lace curtains, and a birdcage with a bird in it hangs in front of the window....
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Central City residence interiors
- A double bed with a quilted spread, wood headboard and baseboard with carved spindles and railings is in the corner of a room. The wallpaper has a floral print, and pictures hang on the wall. Two of the pictures are on either side of a lit wall...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Mesa Verde - distant view of groups in and above cliff dwellings
- Visitors at the Square Tower ruin, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, are spread out in Navajo Canyon.
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Square Tower House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Corner of General Grant Room at Teller House, Central City, Colo, 1933
- General Grant's bed is in the corner of a room in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. The bedstead has carved woodwork and paneling with a finial on each side of the headboard. The bed is covered with a quilted spread. A dresser is next to...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bedrooms--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Ute camp scene in reservation near Ignacio
- Native American (Ute) man and girl pose in a camp of three tepees on a reservation near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. The tepees stand near a group of trees. Blankets are spread out on tripods and bushes. A woman sits behind a large pile of...
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Tipis--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Teller House, Central City
- View of a drawing room that looks into another room in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. The hardwood floor is covered with a patterned carpet. A rococo revival, round, mirror hangs above a sofa covered with a tasseled spread. A rococo...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Drawing rooms--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men and women sit in two and four wheel buggies near a parade float that features a carving of an eagle with its wings spread. The women hold parasols and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1896.]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A fire wagon decorated with bunting and greenery makes its way down a dirt street as part of the Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The wagon is hitched to a team of two horses with decorated tack. A carving of an eagle...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1896.]
- Sunflower Carnival
- Men and women sit on a float as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is hitched to a team of four horses that are draped in cloth that resembles medieval armor. The float is decorated with a carving...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- Creede
- View of a gravestone at the cemetery in Creede, Colorado; shows a cut stone with a rounded top, inside of which is the raised image of a bird with it's wings spread; inscription reads: "Charley E. son of H. A. & J. A. Shumway. Died May 17, 1878....
- Creede (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Creede--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Creede--1930-1970.
- [betwen 1933 and 1966]
- Ute boy
- A Native American (Ute) boy poses near a tepee. Blankets are spread out on the ground and on the tepee. The boy wears beaded moccasins, leggings, breechcloth, hair pipe breast plate, and a bead necklace with a shell pendant. A hat on the ground...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--1880-1910.; Boys--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Tipis--1880-1910.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- West bedroom of the doctor in Dr. F. J. Bancroft residence 1755 Grant, Denver
- Interior view of the F.J. Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a bed with a lace spread, lamps, a dresser, framed art, crystal, and a porcelain lion.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890-1900
- Fourth view east bedroom of Mary McLean Bancroft Dr. F. J. Bancroft residence 1755 Grant, Denver
- Interior view of the Bancroft house in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a bed with a lace spread, lamps, a fireplace, framed art, a tea set, a porcelain clock, and portraits including Jesus.
- Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- between 1890-1900
- Buena Vista
- Frame dwellings and commercial buildings line Lake Street in Buena Vista, Colorado, and extend into the surrounding area. Peaks of the Collegiate Range are in the background.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Great Hostile Camp, largest Indian camp in the world, near Pine Ridge, S.D., Jan. 16, 1891
- Numerous teepees are set up, spread out across a large field, in a Native American camp near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Several of the teepees have wagons stopped next to them. A group of young children is in the right midground. Several log...
- Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890- 1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Tipis--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Archaeology, dwellings Utah (Nusbaum)
- A man wearing overalls stands in a hole, possibly a grain storage area, underneath a steep rock cliff, possibly in DuPont Cave in Utah. Several similar holes are spread around the area. The holes are lined with slabs of sandstone and some have...
- Archaeological sites--Utah--1900-1920.; Caves--Utah--1900-1920.; Cliff dwellings--Utah--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Utah--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- Picnic near a river
- Two couples picnic near a stream. One man fishes at the rivers edge while the other reads a letter. One woman prepares food at a camp fire while the other woman sits near a tree with bottles and boxes of food spread on a cloth.
- Couples--1910-1920.; Fishing--1910-1920.; Picnics--1910-1920.; Streams--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Picnic
- A man, women, girls, and a boy picnic in Colorado. A cloth is spread on the ground covered with food and eating utensils. The women wear long dresses and the girls wear short dresses. The man wears a dark suit with hiking boots. They sit under...
- Eating & drinking--Colorado--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--1890-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Picnic
- A man, women, girls, and a boy picnic in Colorado. A cloth is spread on the ground covered with food and eating utensils. The women wear long dresses, one wears a hat, and the girls wear short dresses. The man wears a dark suit with hiking boots....
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--1890-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Site of Bailey Mill Dam, Eldora 1900
- began operating in the summer of 1899 but was forced to close down a few months later when Bailey's main financial backer in New York City was killed in a fire. In desperation, Bailey turned to his family for financial backing. The treatment...
- Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eldora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colorado water supply
- Court, four of the nine men were released for lack of evidence. The remaining men were found not guilty. The Bailey Mill was never operated for any extended periods of time after Bailey's death. Several different owners tried varying ore treatment...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dams--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Kemp, John H.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Gilman, Colorado
- Mine tailings line the steep, rocky hill below the town of Gilman in Eagle County, Colorado. A train is stopped on the tracks in front of the complex of shafthouses at the bottom of the hill in the left foreground. The town is spread out at the...
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1910-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilman--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Gilman, Colorado
- Mine tailings line the steep, rocky hill below the town of Gilman in Eagle County, Colorado. Mine shafthouses stand at the top and bottom of the hill. The town is spread out at the top of the hill. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1910-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Gilman, Colorado
- Mine tailings line the steep, rocky hill below the town of Gilman in Eagle County, Colorado. Mine shafthouses stand at the top and bottom of the hill. The town is spread out at the top of the hill. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gilman (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Gilman--1910-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Watertown, New York
- A plowed field stands near a large farm complex near Watertown, New York. Several other farms are spread out through the area. A river, probably the Black River, winds through the background.
- Watertown (N.Y.)--1900-1930.; Farming--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.; Rivers--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1925?]
- Stanford University campus, Palo Alto, California
- An Ames Iron Works machine stands in the foreground in the interior of a large building, probably the mechanical engineering building, on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Additional work tables are spread throughout the...
- Stanford University--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Universities & colleges--California--Palo Alto--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Louis Charlemain
- Louis Charlemain, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands with a young girl and a young child in front of a teepee on the reservation. Charlemain, also known as Louie Molman, holds a long knife in his...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North...
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Marie and Juan Pierre
- Marie and Juan Pierre, two Native American children on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stand on a striped blanket in front of a teepee on the reservation. A patterned, wool blanket is unfolded and spread out on the side of the...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 adn 1907?]
- Sin-se-la amd Hi-hi in Warchoke (sp?) Lodge
- Sin-se-la and Hi-hi, two Native American men on the Flathead Indian Reservation, sit inside a large teepee on the reservation. They each wear dark vests and have strips of fur wrapped around their long braids. They also wear roaches on the tops of...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Indian girls
- Four unidentified Native American girls stand in front of a teepee on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Each of the girls has her hair in braids. The two smaller girls in the middle wear dark dresses and two strands of beads...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1906?]
- Manitou on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Manitou Springs, Colorado, from Colorado Midland Railway; shows wooden and brick residences and buildings spread across valley and a distant wooden trestle.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Cody in his tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in his tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sprinkling salt or pepper on his food. He is wearing a striped shirt and vest and no hat. His food is spread out on a trunk covered by a small...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cutting up Jim Russell (radio station manager) and Gravey Graves (theater owner).
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies joke around on a trail ride in Colorado. James D. "Jim" Russell, in a hat with a feather plume, is near Claude (Gravey) Graves, who wears a wig with ringlets and sits in a bathtub. Shows a canvas tent...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Bathing--Colorado--1950-1960.; Bathtubs & showers--Colorado--1950-1960.; Joking--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Graves, Claude.; Russell, James D., radio station...
- 1952 July
- Drying rugs in Mineral Park
- Rugs are spread out on the grass to dry in Mineral Palace Park after the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo, Colorado. Shows Oriental rugs, trees and gardens and a building in the distance.
- Mineral Palace Park (Pueblo, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rugs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921 June]
- Drying white goods, Mineral Park
- Clothing is spread out on the grass to dry after the Arkansas River flood, in Mineral Palace Park, Pueblo, Colorado. Two men stand on the grass and an automobile is parked in the distance.
- Mineral Palace Park (Pueblo, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clothing--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921 June]
- Picnic party on the Fryingpan, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Men, women, and a girl picnic near the Fryingpan River, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows a large blanket spread out on ground with foodstuffs, wicker basket, tin cups, plate of bread, cast iron pot, and mason jars.
- Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Fryingpan River--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Independence, Colo. (Teller county)
- Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is spread out on a bowl- shaped hill; the Midland Terminal railroad and station are below, Bull Hill and Altman are at the crest of the hill, and modest wood buildings, mines, mine tailings, and a tent are on...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Independence, Colo. 2 miles north of Victor, ghost town file.
- Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is spread out on a bowl- shaped hill; the railroad tracks are below the main street, which is lined with false-front business buildings; modest wood residences, numerous mines, and large piles of mine tailings...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Wolhurst fete
- Bunting drapes a table at a Wolhurst party in Littleton, Colorado. Flower garlands, a pitcher, and cups are spread on the cloth, in front of well dressed ladies. A sign on a tree reads: "Lunch," and in the background, people are crowded around a...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Garden parties--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Byers Junior High students at work
- Photograph of students working on a group assignment at Byers Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. Six unidentified students sit at a large writing desk. They have books, papers and envelope spread out in front of them.
- Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938