Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Zuni Indians, bead driller
- A Native American man sits on a wood stool and drills a hole into a bead using another stool as his work table. He uses a long spindle with a needle on the end to pierce the bead. Another stool stands in the foreground. A fireplace is in the...
- Beads--1920-1930.; Zuni Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1920-1930.; Jewelry making--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- #316 Paonia Meat Market Phil Eisenkramer owner
- A butcher stands on a wooden stool next to a row of beef carcases hanging on hooks in Eisenkramer's Meat Market in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Items in front of the customer counter: a crate of apples, a stool, and a barrel. Items on the...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- April 28, 1909
- Doctor and nurse in a laboratory at Denver General Hospital
- A doctor sits on a stool and looks into a microscope at a laboratory at Denver General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. A nurse sits on a stool nearby and observes the doctor. A rack of test tubes, papers, books, and medicine bottles are on the table....
- Denver General Hospital--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Laboratories--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Nurses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Street scene in Laguna, N.M. on the Santa Fe Ry.
- Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico; shows dirt street scene with man sitting on a stool painting a canvas on an easel, art supplies by stool, adobe and rock pueblo walls with log ladder extending up to second story.
- Laguna (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Artists--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Woman posed on stool
- A woman wearing a cloche hat poses on a stool in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Mr. Days Beauty Salon
- Interior view of Mr. Days Beauty Salon located at 1600 West Evans Avenue in the College Park / South Platte neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Mr. Day, in black trousers, and his staff pose near a counter a display case. A woman sits on a stool near...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; College Park - South Platte (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Women.; Beauty shops.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; Mr. Days...
- [1955]
- Erinea García
- Studio graduation portrait of Hispanic American Erinea García (later Erinea García de Gallegos). She is seated on a stool and wears a white dress trimmed in lace, white stockings, white shoes and has an oversized bow in her hair. She holds her...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Antonito (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Alumni & alumnae.; Women.; Gallegos, Erinea García de--Pictorial works.; High school graduates--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1922
- Sam Maestas Sr. (without hat), about 17, playing poker in Ocate, NM
- Three men sit at a table and play poker in Ocate (Mora County), New Mexico. Sam Maestas, Sr. (on the left), sits in a chair and holds a hand of cards. He wears a suit and smokes a cigar. Two unidentified men play with him. One man wears a suit,...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Ocate (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Group portraits.; Poker.; Smoking.; Maestas, Sam--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial...
- 1904 May 2
- Portrait of a family
- A family poses for a studio portrait near an ornate backdrop. The man sits in an upholstered chair and holds a toddler who stands on the chair next to him. A woman who wears a dress with a tight fitted bodice with puffy sleeves rests her hand on...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of family who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man sits on a stool and wears striped pants and a long jacket. His hair is parted on the side and he has prominent sideburns and a moustache. He rests one arm on a table where a baby...
- Families--1890-1900.; Infants--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who poses near a back drop. She wears a feather boa around her neck and long gloves. She sits on a fringed stool perched on a platform. Other backdrops are in the distance.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Sitting--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of two women
- Studio portrait of two women who wear skirts and shirt waists with puffy sleeves. They sit casually on an upholstered chair and a stool. An ornate bow is tied around one of the woman's neck.
- Sitting--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Mrs. Chapin, mother of Mrs. Beckwith. She is buried in the Ula Cemetery.
- Mrs. Chapin poses at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; she wears an apron. Interior decor includes a "Hallet, Davis & Co." console grand piano and stool, chintz wallpaper, lace curtains, a spindle table, and a portrait of...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aged persons--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl who sits on a stool and holds an open book on a table. She wears a ribbon in her straight hair, a dress with ruffles, short sleeves, and tucked pleats on the bodice, a beaded necklace, and buttoned leather boots. Shows...
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Old man and 2 girls
- Outdoor portrait of a man, two girls and a dog in Denver, Colorado. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and sits on a wooden stool.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Animals & skins
- Shows animal skins on a desk and a stuffed animal on the floor below the desk, possibly in a taxidermist office.
- Hides & skins--1890-1910.; Taxidermy--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Interior of a miner's cabin
- Miners sit in a log cabin probably in Colorado. A table, chairs, and stool are in the one room cabin. Plates and food are on the table.
- Cabins--Colorado--1870-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1890?]
- Oldest house in Salt Lake
- Men and boys pose at the Pioneer Log Home in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a log cabin with a slab roof and a window; pots line an outdoor shelf. A boy holds a wheeled toy; a man sits on a three-legged stool.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Boys--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Men--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Mrs. "Spider" and "Fat Tobacco," Crows, Crow Agency, Mont.
- A Native American (Crow) man, woman, and child pose at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. The man, identified as Fat Tobacco, sits on a horse beside a tepee and wears a cowboy hat, a shirt and vest and has a lariat on a saddle. The woman,...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Children--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--Crow...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mrs. Rena Dalla Antonelli, propr. Silverton American Legion (formerly Miners Union Hall)
- Interior view of the American Legion tavern in Silverton, Colorado. A gray haired woman in a print dress sits behind the wooden bar on a chrome stool. On the backbar are: a rack of bagged snacks topped by a Schlitz beer advertisment in the form of...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars--Colorado--Silverton--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Part of First St. saved from the fire
- Destruction on First Street caused by second fire, April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; remains include stone or cement block foundations, clustered groups of high-backed chairs, tables, stool, wood commode and wagon wheels; man walks down dirt...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Cripple Creek, biography
- Studio portrait of two children, Cripple Creek, Colorado; young boy standing is dressed in knickers; toddler girl seated on a cloth draped stool is dressed in a pinafore with petticoat.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- #306 Paonia Meat Market Phil Eisenkramer owner
- A man sits on a stool in front of the customer counter in Eisenkramer's Meat Market in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. A man wearing an apron and a man in a suit stand behind the counter. Animal carcasses, including a pig, birds, and beef, hang...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Pork--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Poultry--Carcasses--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- November 22, 1909
- #319 Paonia Meat Market Eisenkramer's
- Interior view of the Eisenkramer's Meat Market in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Man holding wrapped package of meat sitting on stool in front of customer counter. Butcher behind counter wearing apron. Items on counter: scale and cash register...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- 1911?
- Salida sitting room
- Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, interior, furnishings include framed portraits or landscapes, a mirrored fireplace, ingrain carpet, a fur rug, a settee, dressing stool, lace, blown glass, china, sculpture, pillows, chintz wallpaper, and beaded...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floor coverings--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Mantels--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Tables--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads smiles while he sits in a on a stool in a workroom, possibly his darkroom. He wears an apron, shirt, vest and bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Back to frount (sic) room
- Interior view of a Denver, Colorado residence; decor includes brocade upholstery, a settee, chairs, tables, a foot stool, china pitchers, crystal, carpet, rugs, and a potted palm.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Frank G. Bloom residence, Trinidad, Colorado
- Interior view of a full length mirror in an ornate wood frame at the Frank G. Bloom residence, in Trinidad, Colorado. The frame has vegetal flourishes in the lower corners, and the entire top consists of cut through scrollwork, flourishes and a...
- Bloom, Frank G.--Homes & haunts.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Mirrors--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Boy & girl painting
- A girl sits on a stool in front of the porch of a home in Denver, Colorado. A boy is seated behind her and uses a paint brush on the back of the young girl's coat. On the ground is a palette with brushes, paint cans, and a bottle.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Children drawing & painting--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Children playing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Male portrait
- A portrait of man. He sits on a stool and wears a suit, tie and a handkerchief is in his lapel pocket.
- Men--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940]
- Portrait of a woman
- A portrait of a woman seated on a stool. She wears a knee length dress with a leaf pattern and loose bow on the front of the blouse, animal skin shoes, stockings and a cloch hat.
- Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Portrait of a woman
- A portrait of a woman seated on a stool. She wears a knee length dress with a leaf pattern and loose bow on the front of the blouse, animal skin shoes, stockings and a cloche hat.
- Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Grocery store
- Interior view of a grocery store, probably in Denver, Colorado. Grocers in white aprons and coats stand behind the counter; a girl sits on a stool. Shows displays of jars, bottles, fruit, dry goods, turkey and animal carcasses. Sign reads:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Caspar Collins family
- Studio portrait of Mary, Josephine and Caspar Collins (later an Army Lieutenant for whom Casper, Wyoming is named.) The the girls wear their hair parted in the center and pulled loosely back, and pinafores or tunics over their dresses. The younger...
- Collins, Caspar Wever, 1844-1865--Family.; Families--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1865]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait (standing) of a girl. She stands near a stool and wears a dress with a lace collar and ribbons.
- Girls--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1870]
- Ladies S.J.A. glee club 1897-1900 Breckenridge, Colo
- Members of the ladies' glee club in Breckenridge, Colorado, pose at the piano while Agnes Finding Miner plays the upright, sitting on a three legged stool. They wear high collared, puff sleeved blouses in various patterns and long gold chains, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Guitars--1890-1900.; Pianos--1890-1900.; Singers--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1897-1900?]
- Denver house interior
- View of a piano in a house in Denver, Colorado. Sheet music titled "Where the Silvry [sic] Colorado Wends Its Way" and vases are on the piano. Photographs and paintings hang on the wall. A piano stool and chairs are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pianos--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Pottery maker
- Maria Martinez, Native American potter of San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, a Native American (Tewa) woman with short cropped hair; seated on a wooden stool outside an adobe structure, she wears a plaid blanket on her shoulders and print skirt and...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1920-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso-- 1920-1940.; Tewa Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1920-1940.; Tewa women potters--New...
- [between 1925 and 1931]
- Auditorium, Denver Philharmonic Society
- Interior view of Denver Philharmonic Society auditorium, Denver, Colorado; shows folding wooden chairs, conductor's podium, drape with tassles partially covering piano, stool, hanging lamps, wallpaper, skylight, and wall furnace.
- Denver Philharmonic Orchestra--Facilities--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Mrs. Sharp Nail, Rosebud Ind.
- An elderly Native American (possibly Brule) woman, identified as Mrs. Sharp Nail, sips from a mug. She wears a print dress and is wrapped in a shawl and blankets. A saucer and donut are on a stool next to her chair.
- Brulé Indians--1880-1910.; Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Aged persons--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.; Sharp Nail, Mrs.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Comanche cradleboard
- Studio portrait of a Native American Comanche baby laced into a cradleboard propped against a stool; the wood frame boards are decorated with metal studs.
- Comanche Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Cradleboards--1920-1930.; Infants--1920-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Tent camp at Baldy, Colo., of plowing crew
- The town of Baldy, Colorado in Costilla County consists of five, white tents, and a one-story, wood-frame building with a gable. A small, wood shed with a flat roof is in front of the smaller tents and a windmill is in the background. In the...
- Baldy (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Baldy--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Baldy--1900-1910.
- [June, 1909]
- Pawnee Indians, Nebraska
- A Native American (Pawnee) man and woman on a grassy plain in Nebraska. The woman, wrapped in a blanket, holds the reins to a horse which trails a travois. The man sits on a stool near two tepees and holds a rifle between his legs.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Pawnee Indians--1880-1900.; Tipis--1880-1900.; Travois--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Ninomiya family in their barracks room at the Amache Center
- Interior view of the Ninomiya family's barracks at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, southeastern Colorado; shows Tosh Ninomiya at a folding card table reading a newspaper with a pipe in his mouth, Mrs. Ninomiya across the table from him,...
- Ninomiya family--Homes & haunts--1940-1950.; Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention...
- 1942 December 9
- Apache slaughter
- Studio portrait of a Native American Apache girl seated on a high stool; she wears a tattered dress and fringed shawl.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Mary Byers Robinson and William Francis Robinson residence
- Interior view of the Mary Byers Robinson and William Francis Robinson residence at 1225 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A window seat, chairs, stool, sewing machine, and portraits are in the room.
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Mary Byers Robinson and William Francis Robinson residence
- Interior view of a bedroom in the Mary Byers Robinson and William Francis Robinson residence at 1225 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A dressing table with mirror, a stool, an end table, rocking chairs, and...
- Robinson, Mary Byers--Homes & haunts.; Robinson, W. F.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Backdrop from theatre at Apex, Colo.
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with painted backdrop of a idealized 1900s Apex main street and a stool on wheels; businesses transformed from low wood and...
- Apex (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--Apex--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- May 2957 Humboldt St. interior
- May Leitch holds a dog on her lap and reads in the parlor of her house at 2957 Humboldt Street in Denver, Colorado. She sits in a rocking chair near a foot stool. Woven decorative cords hang from the ceiling near the entryway.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parlors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Leitch, May.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Rocky Mountain Lake Park
- A man sits on a stool near a car at Rocky Mountain Lake Park auto camp (motor camp) in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Tents and cars are on either side of a dirt road. Campers sit in the shade of trees and under tarp shelters. A...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tourist camps &...
- [between 1917 and 1920?]