Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Dog
- Bitterroot Jim (also known as "The Dog"), a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses on a horse in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears a patterned scarf tied around his forehead and has part of his...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Bitterroot Jim.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 February
- Portrait of children
- Studio portrait of a young girl, a young boy and an infant. The girl smiles and wears a dress with a lace collar and cuffs, bows tied on the shoulders and a full skirt. The boy wears a sailor shirt with a ribbon tied around the neck. The infant,...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Bag
- Shows a Native American (Ute) leather bag that belonged to Chipeta, wife of Chief Ouray. The bag is decorated with blue, lavender, red, yellow, white, silver, pink, green and brown beadwork. The beadwork designs are of arrow, people, triangles,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1903 and 1923]
- Horsemen trailing
- View of Native American (Ute) scout party; one man wears fringed leggings, blanket tied around waist, shirt, beaded arm bands, beaded hair pipe necklace, scarf tied around neck, and wrapped braids; a rifle rests across his lap; horses with saddles...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Woman weaving near Butler's Trading Post
- Interior view of a Native American (Navajo) woman and girl who sit on fringed blankets at a loom, and weave near Butler's Trading Post, possibly near Shiprock, New Mexico. The woman and girl are shaded by a dark cloth tied to wooden building...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Weaving--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- September, 1908
- Woman weaving
- View of a Native American (Navajo) woman and girl sitting on fringed blankets at a loom while the woman weaves near Butler's Trading Post, possibly near Shiprock Agency, New Mexico. The woman and girl are shaded by a dark cloth tied to wooden...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Weaving--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- 1908 September 22, 23, 24
- The Navajo Soda Spring, Manitou
- View of Soda Springs, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north west; shows the rustic, conical roofed gazebo with its branch uprights and benches with men, women and children gathered around it. The ring containing Navajo Spring is in the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, portrait, wearing headdress of two feathers, bust
- Rain in the Face, Dakota Chief, head and shoulders studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing two feathers in hair, scarf tied at neck, necklaces, scarf tied on hair.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain-in-the-Face, ca. 1835-1905.
- [188-?]
- Ute Indians
- An unidentified, Native American man poses in ceremonial dress for a full-length, studio portrait. He wears a feather headdress tied under his chin and a woven blanket draped over his shoulders and reaching the floor. A thin stick resembling an...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1910-1940.; Ute Indians--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1940.
- [between 1915 and 1937?]
- The Dog
- Bitterroot Jim (also known as "The Dog"), a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, sits on a horse in front of a teepee on the reservation. He is gathering packages which are tied to his horse. He wears a plaid...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.; Bitterroot Jim.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Walter Scotts, Gus Uhl
- Two cowboys pose with their horses in a dirt arena of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Walter Scott sits on his horse's side as it lies on the ground in the left midground. Scott wears sheepskin chaps and has a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Scott, Walter.; Uhl, Gus.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a woman, man and young girl. The woman stands, holds a book, and wears a dark colored dress with a sheer basque, a white blouse with a white bow; the overdraped skirt and underskirt are trimmed in velvet. She wears her hair up...
- Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Spouses--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Kate P. Mace
- Studio bust portrait of Kate Phillips Mace, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Mace wears her hair pulled back in a braid and tied with a bow. Her dress has a standing frilled lace collar tied at the throat with a ribbon bow and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Mace, Kate P. (Kate Phillips); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Mona Geist
- Studio portrait of Mona Geist, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Geist's hair is pulled back and tied with a bow. Her elbow rests on the arm of a chair. Geist's long dress, made with floral patterned fabric, has a bertha collar,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Geist, Mona.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 May 25
- 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
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10
- 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
- UFW rally, Center, Colo.
- United Farm Workers of America members and supporters hold a rally for the lettuce workers who are on strike against the Finerman Company in Center (Saguache County), Colorado. Men, an African American and a Hispanic American, stand on a stage and...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; African Americans--1970-1980.; Center (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Demonstrations.; Strikes.; Agricultural laborers.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.;...
- [1971?]
- Galloping Goose
- View of Galloping Goose No. 5 at the railroad depot in Dolores (Montezuma County), Colorado. Letters on the motor read: "The Galloping Goose" with a picture of a goose with a banner tied to its neck that reads: "The Galloping Goose." "Rio Grande...
- Dolores (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Railroad motor cars.; Railroad motorcars--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.; Dolores (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1998
- Celia Baca
- Celia Baca poses near 1118 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The teenage girl wears a wrap around coat tied with a belt. Her curly, dark hair is worn back.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teenagers.; Women.; Baca, Celia--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1943
- Frank Herrera
- Frank Herrera, poses on the steps of St. Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 9th (Ninth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears a suit and tie, has a ribbon tied on his arm and holds up his First Communion certificate in his...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys.; Herrera, Frank--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1930
- Mrs. Sanchez and child
- Studio portrait of a woman identified as Mrs. Sanchez of Sugar City (Crowley County), Colorado. She sits in a long, dark colored dress with a V-shaped bodice and pleated skirt decorated with buttons. She wears a lace blouse and a necklace. Her dark...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1880.; Mexican Americans--1870-1880.; Studio portraits.; Boys.; Families.; Women.; Sanchez family--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Sugar City--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Sugar City--Pictorial works.;...
- 1875 October 19
- An Alamosa business block
- View of a commercial buildings on Main street (formerly "Fifth Street") in the business section of Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Shows pedestrians, men in horse-drawn wagons, a horse tied to a post, utility poles and electric street lights....
- American National Bank (Alamosa, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Creede, Colorado
- Men pose beside frame and log cabins in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Miners wear vests or jackets, slacks, and felt hats. One man wears a waist apron. Horses are tied to a nearby tree.
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cabins--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Steer, Rifle area
- A man on a saddled horse poses in front of a frame building or depot, he has lassoed a young steer, the rope is tied to the saddle on a burro, possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men wear suits and ties or scarves and stand beside the steer...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cattle--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Hunting near Pyramid
- Hunters carry butchered deer tied to stakes near Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. They hold rifles and stand in snow.
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Deer hunting--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Prowers County Fair, Lamar, Colo.
- Men stand beside a fence at a race track and near a frame announcer's booth at the Prowers County Fair in Lamar, Colorado. Men and women spectators sit in a grandstand. A saddled horse is tied to a post.
- Lamar (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Grandstands--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.
- 1911 August 23-25
- Portrait of a man and woman
- A woman and man pose for a studio portrait near a carved stone column prop. The woman wears an ornate skirt with ruffles and a fitted bodice. A scarf is tied around her neck and she wears her hair pulled back into a bun. She rests her hand on the...
- Couples--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a fitted bodice with slightly puffed sleeves and a scarf tied into a bow at her neck. Her hair is pulled back and short bangs curl at her forehead.
- Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Young woman
- Studio portrait of a teenage girl; she wears a corsage of nasturtium flowers, earrings, and a tied back hair style with curled bangs.
- Girls--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a boy
- A young boy poses for a studio portrait with his hand resting on a rustic wooden fence. He wears a costume with knickers, high button shoes, and top decorated with bric-a-brac. A sash is tied around his waist and a lace collar around his neck.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who poses near a rustic wooden fence. She rests her hand on the fence and wears a light colored dress with eyelet lace at the sleeves. A ribbon is tied around her waist and pulled at an angle over her chest. Flowers are...
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of two women
- Photograph of a studio portrait of two women who sit on a bench and lean toward each other with their heads touching. Each has an armed wrapped around the waist of the other. One woman wears a dress with a pleated skirt, and fitted bodice with...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a young boy
- Full length studio portrait of a young boy who rests his arm on a stone fence prop. He wears short pants, leggings, and high button shoes. A bow is tied at his neck and he holds a cap in his hand.
- Boys--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a bride and groom
- A bride and groom stand on either side of an upholstered chair and pose for a full length studio portrait. The woman wears a light colored dress with a fitted bodice that buttons up the front. Ribbons are tied around her waist and flowers decorate...
- Brides--1890-1900.; Grooms (Weddings)--1890-1900.; Wedding costume--1890-1900.
- 1891
- 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?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman in a dress with a patterned high collar, a dark colored bodice and horizontal fabric tied in bows. The woman's hair is pulled back from her face.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Snow slide victims
- Men pose with the covered body of probably a dead miner killed in an avalanche near Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. The body is tied down to a sled. Snow covers the ground.
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dead persons--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Winter--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of an infant propped in a velvet upholstered chair. The baby wears a long dress probably of lace and linen or nainsook with a bow tied in the back.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait shows a girl in a bonnet with ruffled trim tied with a bow under her chin and a multi-colored possibly mohair dress or overcoat. The girl stands in front of a draped lace backdrop.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait shows a girl in a bonnet with ruffled trim tied with a bow under her chin and a multi-colored possibly mohair dress or overcoat. The girl smiles and holds a fabric doll. Shows a draped lace backdrop.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio bust portrait of a young girl with short bangs in a soft hat tied under the chin with an oversized bow and a dress with sleeve caps. She poses in front of a lace fabric backdrop.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman and an infant
- Studio portrait of a woman and a baby. The woman sits in front of a painted studio drop, she wears a narrow-brimmed hat decorated with ribbon and tied under the chin and a dress with a matching scarf. The young boy has a side-parted hairstyle and...
- Boys--1890-1920.; Infants--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- between 1891 and 1913
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with frizzy bangs and a rhinestone hair comb. She wears a dress with a loose bodice, decorative roping on the lapels, a rhinestone bar pin, a tied waist belt and puffed sleeves.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of an African American (Black) woman. She wears a corset under a fitted basque with buttons and flared sleeves, drop earrings, a ribbon tied around her neck with a bow to the side, a full skirt, and fingerless gloves. She stands...
- African Americans--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Group portrait
- Studio group portrait of women and children. The women and girls wear blouses with high collars in silk, lace, and polka dot fabrics and flared skirts. The women wear their hair pulled back in twists or buns tied with single ribbons. The girls wear...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Children--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio family portrait of a possibly Hispanic man, woman and child. The man sits on a wicker chair and wears a sack suit with a belt, a scarf tied around his neck and a wide brimmed cowboy hat. The woman stands and wears a dress with puffed...
- Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portraits (one inverted) of a girl in a polka-dot dress with puffed sleeves and a plaid bow tied around her neck. The girl smiles and poses on a pillow with tassels.
- Children--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.
- 1891 July 1