Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Pony rider passing outpost of telegraph construction
- A Pony Express rider waves at a telegraph line construction crew on possibly the Oregon Trail. The crew waves back. North American Indians, on horseback, are on a ridge nearby. A wagon train and snow capped mountains are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--1860-1870.; Linemen--1860-1870.; Pony Express--1860-1870.; Telegraph lines--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--1860-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--1860-1870.
- 1936
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Concepción Escobedo
- Concepcion Escobedo, an elderly Hispanic man and former sugar beet worker waves on Rigden's farm in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. He wears a jean jacket, dress shirt and leather cap.
- Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Older people.; Agricultural laborers.; Escobedo, Concepción--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1976?]
- Dilia Trujillo, Josephine Sandoval, Manuelita Santistevan
- Three well dressed women pose beside an automobile. They are identified as Dilia Trujillo, Josephine Sandoval and Manuelita Santistevan. The three women wear dresses with low waists and scarfs. They wear their hair short. One woman has marcelled...
- Trujillo, Dilia--Pictorial works.; Sandoval, Josephine--Pictorial works.; Santistevan, Manuelita--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Pictorial works.
- 1928
- Alexander Lake Lodge
- View of the historic Alexander Lake Lodge at 21221 Baron Lake Drive on Grand Mesa in Cedaredge (Delta County), Colorado. The log building has a steep pitched metal roof and a stone chimney. A full length porch is on the side of the building with a...
- Alexander Lake Lodge (Cedaredge, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Cedaredge (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Grand Mesa (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Alexander Lake Lodge (Cedaredge, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Cedaredge--Pictorial works.; Cedaredge...
- 1992
- Marie Wormington waving from her house
- Hannah Marie Wormington waves from the main entrance to her brick French eclectic-style house (ca.1920-ca.1940) located at 4600 East Seventeenth (17th) Avenue Parkway, in the South Park Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The entrance is set in...
- Wormington, H. M. (Hannah Marie), 1914-1994--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; South Park Hill neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses.; Wormington, H. M. (Hannah Marie), 1914-1994--Pictorial works.; Wormington, H. M. (Hannah...
- 1986
- Murder By The Book
- Professor Tom Noel waves from the front porch of Murder By The Book (1936), a book shop at 1574 Pearl Street, in the Platt Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The shop is in a Queen Anne style house with prominent front and side gables and...
- Murder By The Book (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bookstores.; Murder By The Book (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bookstores--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1998
- Erinea García
- Studio portrait (profile) of Hispanic American Erinea García (later Erinea García de Gallegos). She served as the Postmaster for San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado from 1934 to 1973. She wears a dress with a V-neck and a stone and metal...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; San Luis (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Women.; Gallegos, Erinea García de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--San...
- 1925
- Pedro Lobato and Esperanza Córdova de Lobato
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Pedro Lobato and his bride Esperanza Córdova de Lobato, maid of honor Odila Lobato and best man Conrad Córdova. The groom, Pedro Lobato wears a suit, vest and tie, his hair is parted in the middle....
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Lobato, Esperanza Córdova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Pedro--Family--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1925
- Santa Ana Fiesta parade participant
- A young, unidentified, teenage woman in a formal gown waves and carries a large umbrella decorated with flowers in the parade at the Santa Ana Fiesta in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She wears a rhinestone crown.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Beauty contestants.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Beauty contestants--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American teenage girls--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [2005 July 23]
- Odila Lobato
- Studio portrait (bust) of María Odila Lobato. She holds a bouquet of roses, wears a dark dress, and her hair is styled with marcel waves.
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Women.; Lobato, María Odila, 1899-1993--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Cactus Club
- View of the construction of the Cactus Club (1990; Architect-Peter Dominic), a private literary and social club, at 1621 Blake Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Tom Noel waves from inside the two story shell of the...
- Cactus Club (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Building construction.; Clubs.; Cactus Club (Denver,...
- 1990
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 1 and 2, 1927 January-February
- Cripple Creek
- Men stand and sit on a railroad bridge and rock formations in a small canyon beside Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado. They wear suits and ties. On man wears work clothes and another waves with his hat.
- Cripple Creek (Colo. : Stream)--1880-1890.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Surf at the Cliff House, San Francisco, Cal.
- A view of the surf near the Cliff House in San Francisco, California. Shows waves, the shore and a ship.
- Pacific Ocean--1900-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Seas--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Ships--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- c1901
- Charles S. Stobie
- Studio portrait of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He stands in front of a painted backdrop and artificial rock. He holds a rifle by its barrel, and wears a shirt with a buttoned bib, a bandanna, striped pants and leather...
- Artists--American--1860-1870.; Military scouts.; Rifles.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [1869?]
- Family posed on porch of house
- Outdoor portrait of men, women and boys in (probably) Denver, Colorado; costume includes ties, a lace collar, and hair in marcel waves.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Rodeo
- Three men hold up a victorious rodeo rider on their shoulders in celebration at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. The rodeo rider wears a dark colored shirt and fur (?) chaps, he waves a hat that he holds in one...
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Baby Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly J.J. Hendrix (or Hendrick). The baby is dressed in a simple cotton gown with a lace skirt and lies in a large clam shell. The backdrop is hand painted waves.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Baby portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly J.J. Hendrix (or Hendrick). The baby is dressed in a simple cotton gown and sits in a large clam shell. The backdrop is hand painted waves.
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Baby on the half shell
- Studio portrait of a baby, possibly the child of H.P. Mansfield. The baby is posed in a large shell in front of a backdrop painted to look like waves.
- Infants--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- North from Gaviota
- The sunset reflects on the breaking waves of the Pacific Ocean near Gaviota (Santa Barbara County), California. Shows a rocky shore and cliffs.
- Gaviota (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Pacific Ocean--1870-1900.; Cliffs--California--Gaviota--1870-1900.; Seas--California--Gaviota--1870-1900.; Sunrises & sunsets--California--Gaviota--1870-1900.; Waterfronts--California--Gaviota--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Seal Rocks, San Francisco, Cal.
- View of Seal Rocks in San Francisco County, California. Shows a cluster of jagged rocks and waves in the Pacific Ocean.
- Pacific Ocean (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Seal Rocks (San Francisco, Calif.)--1870-1900.; Islands--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Oceans--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- The Seal Rock
- Sea lions sun themselves on Seal Rocks island in San Francisco County, California. Shows jagged rocks and waves in the Pacific Ocean.
- Pacific Ocean--1880-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Seal Rocks (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Islands--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.; Oceans--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.; Sea lions--California--San...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- The Golden Gate near Fort Point
- Men stand on rocks as waves splash against the seawall at Fort Point at the Golden Gate channel in San Francisco Bay, San Francisco County, California. Shows the corner of a pillbox.
- Fort Point (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Golden Gate (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Golden Gate, Fort Point &c
- Waves crash against rocks where two men stand on the fortifications of Fort Point in San Francisco Bay, San Francisco County, California. Shows rock islands in Golden Gate channel.
- Fort Point (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Golden Gate (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1880-1900.; Capes...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Fort Point, Cal.
- Waves splash against the seawall at Fort Point located at the mouth of the San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California. The brick fortification features small slit windows and beveled corners decorated with contrasting white stone.
- Fort Point (San Francisco, Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Capes (Coasts)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Forts...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Fort Point
- A man stands on a seawall as waves crash near Fort Point on San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, California. The brick fort features small slit windows, beveled corners, and a lighthouse. Shows houses nearby and hills in the distance.
- Fort Point (San Francisco, Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1900.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1870-1900.; Forts & fortifications--California--San...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- San Diego, Point Loma
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, waves crash against the shoreline near Point Loma in San Diego (San Diego County), California.
- Loma, Point (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pacific Ocean--1900-1910.; San Diego (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Capes (Coasts)--California--San Diego--1900-1910.; Seas--California--San Diego--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Coast View, Gaviota Pass, Calif.
- View of the Pacific Ocean from Gaviota Pass in Santa Barbara County, California. Shows a rocky shoreline, a beach, steep cliffs, and waves.
- Pacific Ocean--1870-1900.; Santa Barbara County (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Beaches--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.; Cliffs--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.; Oceans--California--Santa Barbara County--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- San Francisco, looking across the Golden Gate
- Waves crash against the shore near the Golden Gate channel in San Francisco, California. Shows rocks and boulders along the shore and a beach. Hills are in the distance.
- Golden Gate (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Beaches--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Channels--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Coastlines--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Looking across the Golden Gate, San Francisco
- Waves crash against the rocks near the Golden Gate Channel in San Francisco, California. Shows hills in the distance.
- Golden Gate (San Francisco, Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Channels--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.; Seas--California--San Francisco--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Antero Reservoir and Dam
- View of the Antero Reservoir and Dam near Antero Junction, Colorado (built in 1910 by Antero & Lost Park Reservoir Company; acquired by City of Denver in 1924); waves lap shore in foreground; dam at right extends to horizon; Rocky Mountains in...
- Dams--Colorado--Antero Junction--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Antero Junction--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Local talent at the Dickens Opera House Third and Main, Longmont, Colo.
- Performers Jim McLellan (left wearing a cowboy hat) and Bud Rowen (dressed as a woman) pose on stage at the Dickens Opera House, Longmont, Colorado. The stage curtain drop has a painting of a rocky coast line with crashing waves, surrounded by...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Actors--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Advertisements--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 2nd & Grand Streets
- Two people stand in front of a water fountain at the intersection of Second and Grand Streets in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. The brick, commercial storefront has signs that read: "Richards Drug Co." and "Apteekki, Apoteka, Farmacia The...
- Richards Drug & Stationery Co. (Paonia, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Broadmoor, a perennial winner, took another prize with animated gunmen
- The Broadmoor Hotel's float passes in front of the First National Bank, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The prize winning float decorated with crepe paper shows two cowboys drawing guns over a card game. Lettering reads: "Fast Draw At...
- Broadmoor (Hotel : Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Public relations--1960-1970.; Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Parades &...
- 1966 August 11
- President Theodore Roosevelt
- President Theodore Roosevelt stands in a touring car in a motorcade, and waves to spectators as he travels down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows Secret Service agents, Union Station, the Mizpah Arch, and a policeman on horseback.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motorcades--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United...
- [1910]
- "Mitzi" Rhoads with Shetland pony
- Mary Elizabeth Rhoads, daughter of Harry M. Rhoads, holds the reins to a Shetland pony; her grandfather, Harry Fisher Rhoads, waves a hat. The pony has a child's saddle and blanket.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Grandparents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shetland ponies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Family.; Rhoads, Mary...
- [1921?]
- High water in Cherry Creek at 8th & Broadway - Castlewood flood
- View of Cherry Creek and the 8th (Eighth) Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. Waves arise from flood water resulting from the breach of the Castlewood Canyon Dam.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 August 3
- President Theodore Roosevelt greeting in front of Brown Palace
- President Theodore Roosevelt waves his hat to a group of uniformed horsemen, probably Rough Riders, in front of the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado.
- United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cavalry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- [1905?]
- Harry Rhoads on mountain road waving from a 1915 Maxwell
- Harry Rhoads waves from his automobile, a 1915 Maxwell, on a mountain road in Colorado. He is dressed in a fur coat and hat. Snow covers dirt road and landscape.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1910-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Teddy Roosevelt in front of the Brown Palace
- United States President Theodore Roosevelt waves to a crowd by the entrance to the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado.
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.; United States. President (1901-1909 : Roosevelt)
- [between 1901 and 1909?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of parade in Trinidad, Colorado. A white haired man with a walrus moustache waves his hat out the window of a early 1930's sedan with open windshield. The car is draped with fringed garland, and has a Stars and Bars flag mounted in the door...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Burrough, Margaret.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads waves off the camera as he works in his darkroom. Shows a camera on a tripod and prints being dried on a line above Harry. The hand of another man can be seen in the foreground. Rhoads was a photographer for the Rocky Mountain News...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Darkrooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 to 1940?]
- Ocean pier (?)
- A woman with a wicker perambulator stands at the rail of a ship or pier; waves break on rocks, and ocean is in the background.
- Baby carriages--1910-1930.; Oceans--California--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Car in parade
- An unidentified man waves to the crowd from the back of a convertible automobile in Denver, Colorado. Governor Edwin C. Johnson sits to the man's right. Business sign reads: "Uptown Salon."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Governors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Johnson, Edwin Carl, 1884-1970.
- 1936
- Group of females
- Well dressed women pose; costume includes brocade fabric, embroidery, ruffles, flounces, puff sleeves, a fan with feathers, beads, lace, tassels, brooches, and flowers. Some wear hats or hair in marcel waves; two have applique three-bar crosses,...
- Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Five women on stairs - staged shot
- Young women smile and pose on interior stairs and banister, Denver, Colorado; costumes include a wide belt, high heels, and hair with marcel waves.
- Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Ute Indians
- A Native American Ute waves his hat as he rides away across a field on a light colored horse.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Ute Indians--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Cliff House - Soda Springs - circa 1908
- Exterior view of Manitou Spring Pavilion and Cliff House looking north, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The Pavilion is a shingle style building with a knee-high rusticated stone foundation, a cross gabled roof, and cupola; a banner waves from a pole...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff...
- 1908