Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Legal fraternity of Georgetown
- Men pose in front of a log building with a gabled roof and a sign that reads: "John H. McMurdy, Law Office" in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men wear tuxedos with silk hats or derby hats and sit on horseback or stand. Boys are nearby...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Law offices--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Lawyers--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Elks Club musicians, Grand Junction
- Men wear tuxedos and top hats, hold musical instruments, and stand beside a horse-drawn coach decorated with flowers, garlands, fabric bunting, and wheel covers in probably Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Horses have harnesses with attached...
- Elks (Fraternal order)--People--1880-1900.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1900.; Musicians--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Wedding
- Members of a wedding party pose indoors in a house in Colorado. The men wear tuxedos and boutonnieres. The women hold bouquets and wear dresses and headbands. The room is decorated with crepe paper bells that hang from the ceiling.
- Weddings--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Special event for Gates Rubber Company employees
- Gates Rubber Company employees pose for a photo at a formal dinner party. Women are dressed in formal dresses and the men wear tuxedos. Harriet Rhoads is seated at the head of the center table.
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Dinner parties--Colorado--1910-1940.; Rhoads, Harriet.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Mayor Stapleton & his wife on the right with an unid. couple
- Mayor Benjamin F. Stapleton and Mrs. Stapleton (on right) pose with an unidentified couple, Denver, Colorado. The men wear tuxedos, the women wear dresses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Broadway Theater
- Men and women in the Broadway Theater located at 18th and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The men are dressed in tuxedos and the women wear full length formal dresses.
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Group formal shot
- A group of men and women, with Charles C. Gates seated in front, pose at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. The women wear formal dresses and the men wear tuxedos; flower arrangements are on the floor.
- Gates Rubber Company--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Tuxedoes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Evening gowns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius,...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Altruistic Club
- View of an Altruistic Club function. An African American (Black) couple dances in a large dance hall in Denver, Colorado. Other couples dance nearby. The women wear white party dresses and the men wear tuxedos with white jackets.
- Altruistic Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Dance parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1956, June?]
- Altruistic Club
- View of an Altruistic Club function. A group of African American (Black) men and women pose in front of a stage in Denver, Colorado. The women are dressed in white party dresses and the men wear dark colored, double-breasted tuxedos. Microphones...
- Altruistic Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Dance parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1956 June?]
- Altruistic Club
- View of an Altruistic Club function. Three African American (Black) couples sit at a table in a dance hall in Denver. The women wear white party dresses and the men wear tuxedos and bow ties. Cocktails and an ashtray sit on the table that is...
- Altruistic Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Dance parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1955?]
- Ambassadors Club
- View of an Ambassadors Club function. A group of African American (Black) men in tuxedos stand in a line in a large public building in Denver, Colorado. The men wear sashes that read: "ambassadors" under their jackets.
- Ambassadors Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1955?]
- Ambassadors Club
- View of an Ambassadors Club function. Two African American (Black) men wear tuxedos and sashes that read: "Ambassadors," they stand in a house in Denver, Colorado. hors d'oeuvres and cocktails are on tables nearby.
- Ambassadors Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1957?]
- Escoolites club
- View of a Escoolites club function. A group of African American (Black) teenagers stand on a stage in Denver, Colorado. A girl places a tiara on the head of a seated girl as others watch. The girls wear white formal strapless dresses and the boys...
- Escoolites (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Teenagers--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1965?]
- Echo of Yath Club
- View of an Echo of Yath Club function. A group of African American (Black) teenagers stand on a set of steps in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear white formal dresses and high healed shoes with pointed toes. The boys wear tuxedos with striped and...
- Echo of Yath Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1965?]
- Escoolites Club
- Members of a teenage jazz band stand on a stage at a dance in Denver, Colorado. Some of the African American (Black) musicians have their hair styled in short Afros and wear thick framed black glasses. The saxophone players wear turtlenecks, suit...
- Escoolites Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1965 and 1975?]
- Fleur de Lis Club
- View of a Fleur de Lis Club function. A group of African American (Black) men and women sit at tables in Denver, Colorado. The women wear formal dresses and the men wear tuxedos. A champagne bucket sits next to a couple and filled glasses are on...
- Fleur de Lis Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Parties--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1965?]
- Futuristics Club
- View of a Futuristics Club function. A group of African American (Black) men in tuxedos pose in a hall in Denver, Colorado. One man kneels on the floor and the others have their hands on his shoulders. In the distance a banner reads: "[?]...
- Futuristics Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Gay Dutchess club
- View of a Gay Dutchess (The Gay Dutchess) club function. Two African American (Black) couples pose in front of an arbor, probably at the Rainbow Ballroom, 38 East Fifth Avenue (E. 5th Ave.), in Denver, Colorado. The women wear formal party dresses...
- Gay Dutchess, The (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Dance...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Gay Dutchess club
- View of a Gay Dutchess club (The Gay Dutchess) function. A group of African American (Black) men and women sit in booths in a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The women wear party dresses and the men wear tuxedos. Bottles of beer and glasses are on...
- Gay Dutchess, The (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Dance parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Gay Stars Social Club
- View of a Gay Stars Social Club function. African American (Black) couples dance on the parquet floor of a ballroom in Denver, Colorado. The women wear formal party dresses and the men wear tuxedos. Tables are arranged along the side of the dance...
- Gay Stars Social Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Dance...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Idle 12 Club
- View of an Idle 12 Club function. A group of African American (Black) men pose in front of a stage at a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The men wear tuxedos and bow ties. A jazz band is on the stage in the distance. On the wall near the stage a...
- Idle 12 Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Jazz--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1955?]
- Idle 12 Club
- View of an Idle 12 Club function. A group of African American (Black) men and women sit at tables during a club function in Denver, Colorado. The women wear dresses and corsages. The men wear tuxedos. Bottles of beer and empty glasses are on the...
- Idle 12 Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; People--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Kings and Queens Social Club
- A group of African American (Black) men and women pose at a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The women wear party dresses and the men wear tuxedos. Instruments are set up on the stage that is decorated with stars and stripes. A sign hanging from the...
- Kings and Queens Social Club (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; People--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Kings and Queens Social Club
- A group of African American (Black) men and women stand in a V-formation on the dance floor of a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The women wear identical strapless, light colored, full length gowns and stand on one side of the room. Them men wear...
- Kings and Queens Social Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ball gowns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- La Lampions Club
- Two African American (Black) couples, members of the La Lampions Club, sit at a table in a dance hall in Denver, Colorado. The men wear tuxedos, and the women wear party dresses. Drinks and cigarettes are on the table. A large script "A" is painted...
- La Lampions Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1950.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Novellettes [sic] Club
- View of a Novelettes Club function. A group of African American (Black) men and women gather around a table at an unidentified location in Denver, Colorado. The women wear party dresses and the men wear tuxedos. Empty glasses and a "7-Up" bottle...
- Novelettes Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Owl Club
- View of an Owl Club function. A large group of African American (Black) men and women pose in a room in Denver, Colorado. The women wear formal dresses and the men wear tuxedos.
- Owl Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Owl Club
- View of an Owl Club function. A group of African American (Black) men and women pose for a picture at a hall in Denver, Colorado. The women wear party dresses and the men wear tuxedos. Decorations including images of cupids, hearts, and a sign...
- Owl Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; People--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Owl Club debs
- View of an Owl Club function. A group of African American teenage debutantes and their escorts pose in a ballroom at the Denver Hilton, 1550 Court Place, Denver, Colorado. The young women wear light color formal dresses and the young men wear light...
- Owl Club (Denver, Colo.) 1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Debutantes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963
- Owl Club debs
- View of an Owl Club function. A group of African American teenage debutantes and their escorts pose in a living room in Denver, Colorado. The young women wear light colored, strapless formal dresses and the young men wear double-breasted dark...
- Owl Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Debutantes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Owl Club
- View of an Owl Club function. A group of African American (Black) teenagers stand in a circle on a ballroom floor in Denver, Colorado. The young women wear formal dresses and the young men wear tuxedos. Other couples crowd the room. Decorations in...
- Owl Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Dance parties--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1955 and 1965?]
- Tabor hose cart
- Firemen pose in front of a hose cart at West 5th Street at the Ball Park in Leadville, Colorado. The cart was given by H.A.W. Tabor and was decorated for the Labor Day parade in 1934 with a sign "Tabor Hose 1878" and paper streamers on the spokes....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- [1934]
- Post Hall audience and band, Fort Keogh
- View of men and women in formal dress, in front of a theater stage at the post hall at Fort Keogh (Custer County), Montana. The women wear gloves and long fitted dresses with puffed sleeves and pleats, lace details and silk fabric. The men wear...
- Fort Keogh (Mont.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Military bands--American--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Military officers--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Women--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Barthelmess,...
- [1893 July 12]
- Cast and stage
- Women and men, probably cast members for a play, sit or stand and pose on a stage in the post hall at Fort Keogh (Custer County), Montana. Some of the men wear tuxedos; officers of the 22nd (twenty-second) infantry wear military uniforms and...
- Fort Keogh (Mont.)--1890-1900.; Actors--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Interiors--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Military officers--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895]
- Annual banquet Fire Underwriters Association of the Pacific, Hotel St. Francis
- Panoramic view of a group of insurance underwriters seated at tables in a large dining room at the Hotel St. Francis in San Francisco, California. The men wear tuxedos and sit at tables set for dinner. The dining room is ornate and decorated with...
- Hotel St. Francis (San Francisco, Calif.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Banquets--California--San Francisco--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--California--San Francisco--1910-1920.; Hotels--California--San...
- 1914 February 4
- Queen of apple show
- Men, women and children pose in costume for a group portrait at probably the Albany Hotel parlor on 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Women and men wear seventeenth or eighteenth century court costume and wigs or...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Beauty contestants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910 January 6
- Greeley Opera House
- Members of the ensemble of a play pose on the stage of the Greeley Opera House in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County for a formal portrait. Costumes include: tuxedos, white suits with large bow ties, and military uniforms. The cast members wearing...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Actors--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Dinner celebration in Denver for opening
- Men in tuxedos and suits pose for a group portrait in probably the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado. A man in uniform wears a hat that reads: "Denver Fireman." A man in a suit poses in a "Pullman Conductor" hat, and a man in black face wears...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1928]