Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Jesse May
- Studio bust portrait of Jesse J. May, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. May's short hair is brushed upright. He wears a coat and vest, a shirt with an upright collar and a light colored, silk necktie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; May, Jesse J.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- George Brierley
- Studio portrait of George Brierley, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears his hair short and combed upright, he wears a coat, a shirt with an upright collar, and a dark silk tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brierley, George.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Ruins in Montezuma Canon encircled by large stones set upright in the earth
- A view of Montezuma (Mancos) Canyon in Montezuma County, Colorado shows a line of stone posts in an upright position at the perimeter of Native American ((Ancestral Puebloan) ruins.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1870-1880.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Archaeological...
- between 1870 and 1878]
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- Casimiro Barela
- Studio portrait of Colorado State Senator (Las Animas County) Casimiro Barela. He wears a vest and jacket, a tie and stickpin and an upright wing collar. He has a full, bushy mustache and his dark hair has a cowlick and is parted on the side.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mustaches.; Legislators.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1895 February]
- Casimiro Barela
- Studio portrait of Colorado State Senator (Las Animas County) Casimiro Barela. He wears a vest and jacket, a bow tie and an upright collar. He has a full, waxed mustache and his dark hair has a cowlick and is parted on the side.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mustaches.; Legislators.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1891 and 1893]
- Donaciano Córdova
- Studio portrait of Donaciano Cordova, of Taos, New Mexico, and Trinidad, Colorado. He wears a coat, vest, upright wing collar and bow tie. He has a full mustache and his dark hair is combed back. He managed Juan Santistevan general merchandise...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ranchers.; Cordova, Donaciano, 1861-1941--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Sheep...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Casimiro Barela, tomado Marzo 4, 1911, 64 cumpliaños
- Studio portrait of Colorado State Senator Casimiro Barela from Rivera (Las Animas County), Colorado, made on the occasion of his 64th birthday. Senator Barela wears a jacket with piping, a bow tie and upright collar, He has a full, waxed mustache.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Legislators.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1911 Marzo 4
- San Luis Institute chorus
- Members of the San Luis Institute chorus pose around an upright piano at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Conejos County), Colorado. Chorus members are identified as (top row): Mitchell Medina, Herbert Cordova, Salomon...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--People--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; Women.; Choirs (Music).; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--Choral...
- [1953]
- Political cartoon of Casimiro Barela
- Political cartoon of State Senator Casimiro Barela with a studio portrait inset. The cartoon shows Senator Barela shaking hands with an unidentified senator near his desk. His desk has vases of flowers and letters that read: "Casimiro Barela Fourth...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Legislators.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1907]
- Donaciano Córdova family
- Studio portrait of Margarita Santistevan Cordova, baby Delia Cordova and Donaciano Cordova. Margarita wears a dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves, she has a bow and ribbon around her neck. Delia wears a pleated dress with a lace bertha collar....
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Spouses.; Infants.; Families.; Córdova, Donaciano, 1861-1941--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Delia--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Margarita Yasabel Santistevan de,...
- [1889?]
- Casimiro Barela, his wife Damiana Rivera Barela and daughter
- Studio portrait of Colorado State Senator Casimiro Barela from Las Animas County, Colorado, his wife Damiana Rivera de Barela and his second daughter by his first wife, Juanita Barela. They pose in front of a painted drop. Damiana wears a black...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women.; Families.; Legislators.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Barela, Juanita--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Indian Hot Springs, mineral water swimming pool
- View of the mineral water swimming pool at Indian Hot Springs, 302 Soda Creek Road in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Large tropical plants are near the pool, and the clear plastic roof has an arched section over the pool. Upright...
- Indian Hot Springs (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010. .; Springs.; Swimming pools.; Indian Hot Springs (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hot springs--Colorado--Idaho...
- 2002
- Checking the mailbox
- A Hispanic American man and a teenage boy ride their horse toward a mailbox on a dirt road near San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. A dog runs beside the horse. The metal mailbox is mounted on an upright logs. A wood and wire fence is along side...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Costilla County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American...
- 1950 September
- Benito Gonzáles, Francisca García, and Francisco García
- Benito Gonzáles poses with his sister in law, Francisca García and her father Francisco Garcia in front of a clapboard house in Greeley, Colorado. Benito stands, he wears a shirt with an upright collar, a vest, a plaid tie and holds his hat in...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Greeley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gonzáles, Benito, 1904-1980--Pictorial works.; García, Francisco, 1862-1928--Pictorial works.; García, Francisca, 1889---Pictorial...
- [1926?]
- Antonito fire
- View of the aftermath of a fire in the town of Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows smoking adobe buildings destroyed by the fire. Hispanic American men, probably firefighters, stand near a wagon loaded with three large barrels filled with...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Antonito (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; Business districts.; Fire fighters.; Fires.; Building, Adobe--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Central business...
- 1905
- José Vivián Abeyta
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American José Vivián Abeyta, a barber, he represented Las Animas County in the Colorado General Assembly House of Representatives. He wears a jacket, upright collar and necktie with a stick pin. He has a full...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Barbers.; Legislators--Colorado.; Mustaches.; Abeyta, José Vivián--Pictorial works.; Barbers--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American...
- [beween 1883 and 1885?]
- Cokedale Mine marshals Crecencio Vigil and Melitón Barela
- Crecencio Vigil and Melitón Barela, marshals at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Cokedale Mines in Cokedale (Las Animas County), Colorado. They pose near a dugout structure with a roof made from pine boughs. Crecencio (left) wears a hat, coat and...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cokedale (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Private police.; Barela, Melitón--Pictorial works.; Vigil,, Crecencio--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [1913?]
- Operator's rest room - 1421 Champa
- Interior view of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange operator's lounge in Denver, Colorado; women's outfits include upswept hair styles and high button shoes. Decor includes an upright clock, framed pictures, Oriental rugs,...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lounges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Switchboard operators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1914
- Operator's rest room - 1421 Champa
- Interior view of a staff lounge at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange in Denver, Colorado; decor includes an upright clock, framed pictures, a potted palm, Oriental rugs, and Arts and Crafts style furniture, rocking chair,...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lounges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Operator's rest room - 1421 Champa
- Interior view of a staff lounge at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange in Denver, Colorado; decor includes an upright clock, framed pictures, a potted fern, Oriental rugs, and Arts and Crafts style furniture, rocking...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lounges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby who sits upright and wears a white dress with eyelet lace at the hemline and pleats on the bodice. A tapestry hangs in the background.
- Infants--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs and hair pulled back in a bun. The woman wears a lace dress with upright puffed sleeves, a ruffled high collar and drop earrings.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs in a dress with a ruffled, pleated front, upright puffed sleeves, a two-strand pearl choker necklace and probably a feather and cross pin.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio bust portrait of a man with a side parted hairstyle, a wide, striped tie over an upright shirt collar and a coat with a handkerchief in the pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs in a dress with upright puffed sleeves, a high, turned collar and a pansy broach.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio bust portrait of a man with a side parted hairstyle, sideburns and a handlebar moustache, he wears a wool coat and vest, a white tie, and a starched, upright collar.
- Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man with a bicycle
- Studio portrait of a man in a cowboy style hat and a sack suit with probably grosgrain trim. The man stands in profile and poses with a bicycle, possibly a Sylph Spring-Frame model, with fenders and upright handlebars.
- Bicycles & tricycles--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio bust portrait of a man with a handlebar moustache and short hair brushed straight up, in a suit and tie with a starched, upright collar.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs and her hair pulled back in a bun. The woman wears drop earrings, a corseted dress with a pleated and ruffled bosom, upright puffed shoulders and a bar pin at the neck.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs in a patterned dress with an upright collar and cap sleeves.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man and a woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman. The man has his hair parted on the side, he wears a suit with a watch chain and a starched, upright collar. The woman has curled bangs, she wears a probably wool basque and skirt with puffed sleeves, lapels,...
- Couples--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Interior
- Interior view of possibly a hotel or gentlemen's club, probably in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows a table and chairs, back to back settees, upholstered arm chairs, an upright piano, a cast iron stove, and pool tables. A chandelier...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Furniture--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Rooms(Spaces)--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Los Angeles, Cal. Elysian Park, Fremont Gate
- View of the Fremont gate entrance to Elysian Park in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Shows a road and a steep path entering the park from a roadway adjacent to railroad tracks. An iron lamp post topped with an eagle is at...
- Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Boats.; Bridges.; Gardens.; Parks.; Trails & paths.
- [1905?]
- Hopi Indian blanket weaver, Ariz.
- A Native American (Hopi) man weaves a blanket on an upright loom at Oraibi (Navajo County), Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Lutes Drug Co.
- View of the corner E. E. Lutes Drugstore in Longmont, Colorado, show the one-story brick building with large store front windows with transoms. Merchandise is displayed in the windows and a upright scale stands outside the corner post of the entry....
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drugstores--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- December 1926
- High School band
- The Longmont High School band poses with instruments inside a classroom, Longmont, Colorado. They form two rows, first row sits; a student in the back row poses with a starfish in his breast pocket. Instruments include: bass and snare drums,...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- 80 pound watermelons
- Men pose in Rocky Ford watermelon field, Otero County, Colorado, with slices of watermelon balanced on upright melons. They wear duster hats and bib overalls.
- Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1910-1920.; Watermelons--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Hensley & Co. Bank
- Interior view the L. E. Hensley & Co. bank, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, includes a man in a suit with a gold watch chain leaning on a wood bank counter, a man at a desk, a woman by a typewriter and file shelves, a hanging oil lamp, an upright...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bankers--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Auditorium, El Jebel Temple, Denver
- Interior view of El Jebel Temple, Denver, Colorado; local Masonic order of El Jebel Shriners (building dedicated November, 1907); shows stage area of auditorium with chairs and bench on stage, backdrop, curtain draped open, wall mural painted by...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Eriksen, Jens.; El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)
- [1909 or 1910]
- Hotel Hartsel
- Interior view of Hot Springs Hotel, Hartsel, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; lounge area with tables, rocking chairs, upright piano, couch, double glass bulb lamp.
- Hartsel (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Hartsel--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Hartsel--1900-1910.; Lounges--Colorado--Hartsel--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.; Hot Springs Hotel (Hartsel, Colo.)
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Engineers rest behind a tank destroyer during an assult, Castel D'Aiano, Italy
- Ten Tenth Mountain Division 126th Mountain Enginers rest behind a tank destroyer on a mountain road while taking cover from German sniper fire. Those closest to the tank destroyer stand and sit upright while those farther from cover lie flat on the...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 3, 1945
- Laying of corner stone of Washington County Court House at Akron, Colo.
- Townspeople gather for the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington County Courthouse in Akron, Colorado. A large group of about 80 people are gathered around the upright wood framing. There is an outhouse in the foreground and one-story...
- Akron (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Washington County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Akron--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Akron--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Washington County--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Old Trinidad courthouse and group of men
- Men pose in front of the Trinidad courthouse, Trinidad, Colorado. This two story brick building has a rusticated stone foundation, stone quoins, gables topped by sharp finials and square mansard roof tower with widow's walk. The elaborate portico...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Garcia, Eugenio.; Hill, Orlando.; Jennings, John.; Maes, Edward.; Millikani, William.; Sipe, Burney.; Vaight, P. S.; Valdez, Caledonio.; Wallace, S. S.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mrs. Sade Rhoads - on the right, with unidentified family relatives
- Sade Rhoads and unidentified relatives pose while sitting at a picnic table, Colorado. The women sit on the car's running board, the man sits on an upright cushion.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--1910-1920.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Interior view of Trinidad Country Club, Trinidad, Colorado
- The Trinidad Country Club, in Trinidad, Colorado, has an open log beam ceiling; squared beams with corbel ends run the other direction at a lower level. An adobe fireplace fitted with andirons is in back, with trophies on its mantle; Navajo urns...
- Trinidad Country Club (Trinidad, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Navajo textile fabrics--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1925?]
- Woman
- A woman is seated upright on a bed, possibly at a hospital, Denver, Colorado. Shows patients in beds and flowers on a small table.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sick persons--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Sailors and soldiers
- A group of men, one African-American, in military uniforms (Navy and Army) relax around a Howard upright piano, probably in Denver, Colorado. Shows partial view of a Red Cross flag, sheet music, sign reads: "Free Shower Baths In Basement."
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pianos--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sailors--American--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Hopi Indians
- View of a Native American (Hopi) man and boys on the road to Second Mesa, Arizona. The man and a boy stand near a burro while another boy looks on. The man wears a metal concha belt and a hat. A wooden handled hoe lays near the burro. Two other...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Second Mesa (Ariz.)--1890-1900.
- August, 1899
- Denver, residential interior
- Interior view of an unidentified residence, Denver, Colorado, shows a fireplace and mantle, plants, decorative mirror, lamps, wicker chair, detailed wallpaper, and upright piano.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mantels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Mirrors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]