Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 45, 1910 November 5
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dark colored dress with lace, puffy and ruffled sleeves. She wears a ribbon with a cross around her neck, and a circular brooch pinned near her neckline. Her hair is tightly pulled back into a pompadour style.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with facial wrinkles. The woman wears her hair pulled tightly back, a dress with a buttoned bodice, probably velvet lapels, puffed sleeves, a high collar and a bow with a broach attached to it.
- Aged persons--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly C. M. Webb. She wears a tightly fitted black silk bodice trimmed with jet passementerie. Her bangs are short and puffed in the front.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly Mrs. Jenny Davis. She wears a tightly fitted black silk bodice with straight sleeves and closely set small buttons up the front. Her skirt is constructed with layers of black cloth with scalloped edges. Her...
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Pueblo, Colo. The Old Town
- View of the Old Town area (also called Goat Hill, Smelter Hill, and Old Mexico) in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a hillside community of tightly clustered one-story adobe residences and shacks with sod & metal roofs. Yards are divided by...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe houses--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Huts--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Kate Lee
- Standing portrait of Kate Lee, a Black woman, daughter of Jeremiah Lee; she props a book up on a tall table beside her; her dark dress is tightly belted high on her waist; she wears a bow in her hair and drop earings.
- African Americans--Women--1890-1900.; Lee, Kate.
- [between 1860 and 1868]
- Shorthaired dog
- This shorthaired, light colored dog has a tightly curled tail and pointed ears. A man's hand offers him a treat; a cardboard barrel has a label: "A Blue Label Product."
- Dogs--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Ute indian cradleboards
- Studio portrait of an unidentified Native American baby (Ute) tightly secured in its leather cradleboard. A woven blanket is draped over the top of the board.
- Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Ute Indians--1870-1900.; Cradleboards--1870-1900.; Infants--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Ute indian cradleboards
- Studio portrait of an unidentified Native American baby (Ute) tightly secured in its cradleboard. The board is fringed with leather and decorated with beads.
- Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Ute Indians--1870-1900.; Cradleboards--1870-1900.; Infants--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Garden of the Gods, Ignacio or southern Ute
- A Native American woman (Ute) stands holding a cradleboard with a tightly secured baby, Garden of the Gods, Colorado. A bonnet protects the baby's head; the board is made of a branch doubled back on itself and bound by a stretched animal skin.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--1910-1920.; Infants--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Sioux braves in war paint, South Dak
- Possibly Emma Sickels (or Sickle,) a teacher, poses with Native American Sioux men and women on the porch of a Pine Ridge Agency building in South Dakota. The men wear breechcloths, roaches, headdresses, moccasins, legbands with bells and hold...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Domestic life, Chippewa Indians
- Hand colored outdoor portrait of a Native American (Chippewa) woman and child. The woman wears a long skirt, a shirt, and a blanket around her shoulders. The child is tightly wrapped in a cradleboard.
- Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Ojibwa Indians--1870-1890.; Cradleboards--1870-1890.; Infants--1870-1890.; Mothers & children--1870-1890.; Women--1870-1890.
- [between 1872 and 1890?]
- Pasqual, the Yuma chief
- Head and shoulders portrait of Pasqual, a Native American (Yuma) man. His hair is unkempt on top with tightly woven braids drape down past his shoulders. He wears a shirt with buttons and grizzled facial hair.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Yuma Indians--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Pasqual.
- 1883?
- The Belden mine, Eagle River Canon
- View of the Belden mine, buildings, loading chute, and tailings along the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company's line through Eagle River Canyon, Eagle County, Colorado. The mine buildings themselves are tightly wedged between vertical cliff...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Belden Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1891 and 1897]
- Apex, Colorado, after the forest fire
- Group of children pose in the remains of forest of burned trees, Apex, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The girls wear dresses, dark stockings, shoe boots and hats consisting of tams with pompons, wide brim, and...
- Apex (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.
- [August 1990]
- Soldier with mule
- A Tenth Mountain Division soldier with closely cropped hair poses holding a mule's bridle tightly to bring its head close to his face. He is wearing a kakhi anorak. Behind him is a wooden building and a hill at Camp Hale Colorado. The ground...
- Mules--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- Old Town, Pueblo
- View of "Old Town" (area also called Goat Hill, Smelter Hill, or "Old Mexico"), Pueblo, Colorado, a hillside community of tightly clustered one-story adobe residences and shacks; shows make-shift houses with sod & metal roofs, yards divided by...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Pueblo, Colo. - The Old Town
- View of "Old Town" area (also called Goat Hill, Smelter Hill, or Old Mexico), Pueblo, Colorado, includes one-story wooden frame houses tightly clustered below Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad embankment; shows business and commercial area of...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Ada P. Lockwood
- Studio bust portrait of Ada Platte Lockwood, valedictorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Lockwood's hair is pulled back and she wears a gauze scarf gathered tightly at the throat with a clasp, and a dress with an upright,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Lockwood, Ada P. (Ada Platte); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Elizabeth B. Gillette
- Studio bust portrait of Elizabeth Brown Gillette, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Gillette's hair is pulled back and her bangs are tightly curled. Her dress has a standing frill collar, a front closure and diagonal striped...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Gillette, Elizabeth B. (Elizabeth Brown); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Annie N. Haskell
- Studio bust portrait of Annie Nelson Haskell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Haskell's hair is worn back in a braid or twist, and her bangs are tightly curled. Her dress has a v-shaped velvet panel, and she wears a lace band...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Haskell, Annie N. (Annie Nelson); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- M. Alice Ramstein
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Alice Ramstein, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Ramstein wears a dress with a tightly gathered and pleated front panel. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back in a bun. She wears a bow in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ramstein, M. Alice (Mary Alice); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Jesse L. Colby
- Studio bust portrait of Jesse Lillian Colby, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Colby wears her hair pulled back and tightly curled bangs. Her bodice is gathered at the shoulder and she wears an elaborate collar of faceted beads...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Colby, Jesse L. (Jesse Lillian); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Fa[nn]ie Rice
- Studio bust portrait of Fannie Rice, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Rice's bangs are tightly curled, and her hair is pulled back in a bun or twist. She wears a lace blouse with a two-tiered ruffle collar, and a layered, lace...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Rice, Fannie.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Emma E. Thompson
- Studio portrait of Emma Eleanor Thompson, valedictorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Thompson's hair is parted in the middle and pulled tightly back in a bun or twist. Her dress has a fitted bodice with round, probably...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Thompson, Emma E. (Emma Eleanor); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1884
- F. Hazeltine Ammons
- Studio bust portrait of Farita Hazeltine (or Haseltine) Ammons, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Ammons wears curled, layered bangs, and her hair is pulled tightly back and pinned. Her striped dress has a frilled lace and band...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ammons, F. Haseltine (Farita Haseltine); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Carrie M. Clough
- Studio bust portrait of Carrie May Clough, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Clough wears curled, layered bangs, and her hair is pulled tightly back and pinned. She wears drop earrings and her dress has puffed sleeves, fine pleats...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Clough, Carrie M. (Carrie May); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Carrie L. Crandall
- Studio bust portrait of Carrie Lucinda Crandall, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Crandall has tightly curled bangs, and her hair is pulled back in a braid or bun. She wears a dress with shoulder pleats, some bead work on the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Crandall, Carrie L. (Carrie Lucinda); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1882
- M. Josephine Cooper
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Josephine Cooper, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Cooper has tightly curled bangs, and her hair is pulled back in a bun. She wears a dress with lapels and a front closure with round buttons. Around...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Cooper, M. Josephine (Mary Josephine); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Mary H. Mills
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Havens Mills, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears her hair pulled back in a braided bun with tightly curled bangs. Mills wears a lace collar affixed with a bar pin, and a pearl necklace.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Mills, Mary H. (Mary Haven); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1882
- John Barrows residence, bedroom
- Interior view of a bedroom at the John Barrows residence, a modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 4000 S. Gilpin Street in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Twin beads with rectangular headboards and matching reading lamps...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Beds--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Boudoirs--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Dressers...
- 1938
- Anna S. Blake
- Studio bust portrait of Anna S. Blake, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Blake has curled bangs and she wears her hair pulled tightly back. Her dress bodice has a square neckline adorned with lace and a silk cord swag draped...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Blake, Anna S.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Alice Rooney
- Studio bust portrait of Alice Rooney, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Rooney wears her bangs layered and curled, and her hair pulled tightly back. Her dress bodice has narrow, vertical pleats and she wears a band collar over a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Rooney, Alice, b. ca. 1868.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Dora L. Ish
- Studio bust portrait of Dora Longfoote Ish, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows her layered, curled bangs, her long hair pinned tightly down and arranged in long, careful ringlets down her back. She wears a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ish, Dora L. (Dora Longfoote); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Rosa Kruse
- Studio bust portrait of Rosa Catherine Kruse, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Kruse's bangs are layered and curled and her hair is pulled tightly back in a coronet twist. Her dress bodice is made of a sheer fabric, and neat rows...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Kruse, Rosa Catherine.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Minnie M. Bell
- Studio bust portrait of Minnie May Bell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Bell's bangs are tightly curled, and her hair is pulled back. Her dress has a loose fitting, flounced collar with a bar pin, and an embroidered leaf...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Belle, Minnie M. (Minnie May); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Mariza Ann Clay
- Studio bust portrait of Mariza Ann Clay, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Clay's bangs are tightly curled and her hair is pinned back in a bun. Her dress has a crossover bodice with loose pleats, a band collar with silk cord...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Clay, Mariza A. (Mariza Ann); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Georgina Miller
- Studio bust portrait of Sadie Georgina Miller, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Miller's bangs are curled, her hair is pulled back and adorned with a rose. Her dress has a lace collar and is tightly gathered at the neckline. She...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Miller, Georgina (Sadie Georgina); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Ivah L. Anderson
- Studio bust portrait of Ivah Louise Anderson, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows Anderson's tightly curled bangs, and her hair pinned back in a twist. Her dress bodice has a lace frilled, v-neck collar,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Anderson, Ivah L. (Ivah Louise); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Belle Bayless
- Studio bust portrait of Kate Belle Bayless, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Bayless has wispy, curled bangs, and her hair is pulled back. Her dress bodice has puffed sleeves, wide, pleated panels down the front, and an oversized...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bayless, Belle (Kate Belle); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Myrtle C. Cole
- Studio bust portrait of Myrtle Charlotte Cole, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Cole's bangs are tightly curled, and her hair is pulled back. Her dress bodice has a frilled lace collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cole, Myrtle C. (Myrtle Charlotte); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Mabel G. Cory
- Studio bust portrait of Mabel Gertrude Cory, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Portrait in profile shows Cory's curled bangs, and her hair pulled tightly back and pinned in a braided bun. Her dress has puffed sleeves, and a fitted...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cory, Mabel G. (Mabel Gertrude); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Frances McCarthy
- Studio bust portrait of Frances Maude McCarthy, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. McCarthy wears her bangs curled and her hair pulled back. She wears a string of choker pearls, and her dress has puffed sleeves, and a row of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; McCarthy, Frances (Frances Maude); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Edna F. Messinger
- Studio bust portrait of Edna Frances Messinger, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Messinger's bangs are curled and layered, and her hair is pinned back in a braided bun. Her dress bodice has a tightly gathered and puffed front...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Messinger, Edna F. (Edna Frances); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Genevieve Ghost
- Studio portrait of Genevieve Ghost, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Ghost's hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. She sits in a wicker chair and wears a dress cinched tightly at the waist with a wide ribbon. The linen...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ghost, Genevieve.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Clara A. Peterson
- Studio bust portrait of Clara Aleda Peterson, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Peterson has curly bangs and her hair is pulled tightly back. Her dress bodice has puffed sleeves and cross pleats with embroidered trim over a panel...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Peterson, Clara A. (Clara Aleda); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Rachel E. Peters
- Studio bust portrait of Rachel Ellen Peters, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Peters has curled bangs and her hair is pulled tightly back. Her dress bodice, possibly made of taffeta, has puffed sleeves and wide puffed pleats from...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Peters, Rachel E. (Rachel Ellen); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Mabel Patton
- Studio bust portrait of Sara Mabel Patton, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Patton has wavy bangs and wears her hair pinned back. Her dress bodice has tightly gathered ruffles on the bodice, velvet lapels and velvet collar, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Patton, Mabel (Sara Mabel); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Iva M. Shepard
- Studio bust portrait of Iva Mae Shepard, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Shepard has curly bangs and her hair is pulled back. Her dress bodice is gathered and tightly ruffled around the collar, and has a matching jacket with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Shepard, Iva M. (Iva Mae); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892