Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- A picture in which Mrs. Brown envisioned herself in one of the roles made famous by Sarah Bernhardt
- View of a painting depicting Sarah Bernhardt in one of her more famous roles. This image was a picture in which Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown envisioned herself. As a joke, she had an article published in a Denver newspaper that claimed this was her...
- Actresses--1950-1960.; Women--1890-1920.; Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923--Portrayals.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Associated objects.
- 1959 January 21
- Straight-Crazy Arapahoe
- Portrait (sitting) of Straight-Crazy, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a shirt decorated with feathers, fur pelts over his braids, face paint, and a feather in his hair.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Straight-Crazy.
- 1898
- Chief Wets It Assinniboine [sic]
- Reproduction of a head and shoulders portrait of Chief Wets It, Native American man (Assiniboine) wearing a headdress and face paint, wrapped in a blanket and holding a shield.
- Assiniboine Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Wets it, Assiniboine Chief.
- 1898
- Baby Doe Tabor
- Portrait of Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor, second wife of millionaire Horace Tabor. Her hair is curled in an upsweep style. She wears earrings, a necklace with a matching broach, and a yellow dress with a low neckline.
- Baby Doe, d. 1935.
- 1935
- Jim Baker
- An oil painting (portrait) of Jim Baker. He has blond hair, moustache and goatee and he holds a rifle in one hand. Baker wears buckskin clothing, a beaded rectangular pouch and holds a hat. In the background are mountains, trees and sky. The frame...
- Baker, Jim.; Clothing & dress.; Men.; Rifles.
- 1938
- Jim Baker
- A bust portrait of Jim Baker by Lansdale Fox. He has brown, wavey and curly hair, a white stubble moustache and goatee; he wears a blue shirt and jacket. The background is brown.
- Baker, Jim.; Men--1920-1930.
- 1924
- Portrait of Caroline Bancroft - age 25 [art original].
- Bancroft, Caroline--Portraits.; Pastel drawing, American.; Pastels (Visual works)
- 1926
- Bishop John Franklin Spalding
- An oil portrait of the side profile bust of Bishop John Franklin Spalding. He has white hair, a mustache and a beard. He wears a black robe with white, gathered and full sleeves. The frame is gilded and molded wood shaped in an oval.
- Bishops--1880-1902.; Men--1880-1902.; Spalding, John Franklin, 1828-1902.
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- D.C. Bristol, "Omaha Charlie"
- An oil portrait of D.C. Bristol "Omaha Charlie". He has long wavy hair, a mustache, a pendant earring and wears a beaded and fringed tunic and a hat. The frame is rectangular varnished wood.
- Bristol, D. C. (D. Charles); Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches.; Indian traders.
- 1891
- WHJ as he reached Salt Lake in the fall of 1866
- Portrait of William Henry Jackson as he appeared upon his arrival in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a season as a bullwhacker on the Overland Trails. He is dressed in a ragged hat, coat and pants. He has on high boots and holds a bullwhip. Lettering...
- Bullockies--1860-1870.; Photographers--1860-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Whips--1860-1870.; Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Byron Carr
- An oil portrait of the bust of Byron Carr. He has black and gray hair, moustache and beard; he wears a white collar shirt, black suit with a vest and jacket and a gold collar pin. The frame is gilded, gesseoed, carved and molded wood.
- Carr, Byron.; Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- The Cheyenne type
- Portrait (profile) of a Native American (Cheyenne) man. He wears a feather in his hair.
- Cheyenne Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.
- [1892]
- Chief Wolf Robe Cheyenne
- Painted portrait of Chief Wolf Robe, a Native American (Cheyenne) man. He wears a shirt with fringe and quillwork, medal, and a feather in his hair.
- Cheyenne Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Wolf Robe.
- 1898
- Push-ma-ta-ha, Chactan warrior
- Reproduction of a lithograph of a painting depicts Pushmataha, Choctow Native American tribal chief, wearing a military jacket with epaulets and ruffled shirt and short cropped hair. Pushmatah (also known as Apushamatahubib, Warrior's Seat Is...
- Choctaw Indians--1830-1840.; Indians of North America--1830-1840.; Military officers--1830-1840.; Pushmataha, ca. 1764-1824.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Austin M. Clark
- An oil painting portrait of Austin M. Clark. He has black and gray hair and beard, a white collar shirt, gray bowtie, and blue and gray vest and jacket. The painting is unframed.
- Clark, Austin M.; Men.
- 1963
- Mrs. Trayer's dog, [portrait of a collie]
- Collie--Pictorial works.;
- ca. 1940
- Governor Job G. [ie A.] Cooper
- An oil portrait of Governor Job A. Cooper, governor of Colorado from 1889-1891. He has black hair and moustache and he wears a white collar shirt, black necktie and dark jacket. The background is green and gray. The frame is gilded, gessoed and...
- Cooper, Job Adams, 1843-1899.; Governors--Colorado--1880-1900.
- 1901
- Charles Curtis [art original].
- Curtis, Charles, 1860-1936--Portraits.; Sketches.
- 1929
- Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands
- Posed Native Americans depicting Barry's interpretation of Hiawatha, sent to Mr. Landry of Cincinnati who used them to paint his conception of "Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands" which took first place at National Photographers' Convention;...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Iroquois Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hiawatha, 15th cent.
- [188-?]
- Chief Sitting Bull
- An oil portrait of Chief Sitting Bull by Charles S. Stobie. Chief Sitting Bull wears a headdress with feathers, necklace, sash, fringed tunic and hold a smoking pipe in his hands. The painting has a rectangular varnished wood frame.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Chief Gall, Sioux
- An oil portrait of Sioux Chief Gall. He wears a feather in his long braided hair, a pelt, robe, red shirt with an open collar and he holds a fan. A lodge is in the background. The rectangular frame is varnished wood.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Gall, Dakota Chief.
- 1900
- Chief Little Wolf, Sioux
- An oil portrait of Sioux Chief Little Wolf by Charles S. Stobie. He wears a feather headdress, shirt, breastplate and sash; in the background is a landscape of trees. The frame is rectangular and varnished wood.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Little Wolf, Dakota Chief.
- 1900
- Frederick (Eric) Douglas
- Douglas, Frederick--Pictorial works.;
- 1955
- Portrait of a girl
- A profile portrait painting of a girl. She has long brown hair with a red and brown bow, a white lace collar and wears a brown dress. The background of the painting is brown. The painting is unframed.
- Girls--1880-1890.
- 1888 June 29
- A. W. Greely [art original].
- Greely, A. W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935--Portraits.; Sketches.
- 1929
- Mr. Charles Humburg
- An oil portrait of Mr. Charles Humburg by Albert Salzbrenner. Mr. Humburg is seated in a chair; he has a moustache and wears a white shirt, gray cravat, tan vest, black jacket and gray trousers. The frame is plain wood.
- Humburg, Charles.; Men--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Joseph Walker on left, Arapeen on right
- Reproduction of a sketch shows head and shoulders portrait of mountain man Joseph Walker and Arapeen (Arrapeen,) Native American Ute.
- Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Ute Indians--1850-1860.; Arrapeen.; Walker, Joseph, Mountain man.
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- Timothy, chief of the Nez Perces
- A portrait of a Native American (Nez Perce) chief, identified as Timothy. He wears fringed hide clothing, a pouch, and holds a pipe in his hands.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Nez Percé Indians--1860-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1870.; Timothy, Nez Perce Chief, 1800-1891.
- [between 1950 and 1980?]
- Chief Black Tail Deer
- An oil portrait (three quarters view) of Chief Black Tail Deer. He wears a necklace, red tunic and pendant. The rectangular painting is unframed.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Black Tail Deer, Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Colorow
- Reproduction of head and shoulders portrait painting of Colorow, Native American, (White River Band) Chief of the northern Utes; he wears a hair pipe breastplate and choker.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Colorow, ca. 1810-1888.
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- Red Cloud, Ogalalla Sioux Indian
- Portrait of Red Cloud, (Makhpia-sha, or Maqpeya-luta) Native American Oglala Sioux (Lakota), wearing a feather headdress and buckskin coat with fringe.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Oglala Indians--1890-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1910.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mary Elitch Long
- A portrait of Mary Elitch Long. Her dress is brown and red velvet and has a wide gathered white lace collar, square neckline, standing square collar, bustle, gold and brown brocade, stomacher, cuffs, half sleeves with ruffle and frill cuffs. She...
- Long, Mary Elitch.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1896
- George Davis Begole
- Portrait of George Davis Begole, Mayor of Denver, Colorado. He holds a book and poses near a desk with telephone, paperweight, and a vase of flowers on it.
- Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Oil paintings--1930-1940.; Begole, George D. (George Davis), 1877-1956.
- 1932
- Colonel John M. Chivington
- An oil portrait painting of Colonel John M. Chivington. He stands next to a brown pillar. He is bald and has a white moustache and beard. He wears a white shirt, dark suit and two ribbon medals. The painting is unframed.
- Men--1870-1880.; Chivington, John M. (John Milton), 1821-1894.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Portrait of a man
- A bust portrait of a man; he has brown hair and beard and wears a white shirt, black stock and black suit. The frame is gilded and molded wood.
- Men--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Mr. Henry P. H. Bromwell
- An oil portrait of the bust of Mr. Henry P. H. Bromwell by Henrietta Bromwell. He has short gray hair and a white beard; he wears a standing collar, black stock, vest and jacket with lapels. The frame is gilded, gessoed and molded wood. The...
- Men--1870-1890.; Bromwell, Henry Pelham Holmes, 1823-1903.
- [between 1876 and 1886]
- Mr. P. T. Barnum
- A bust (3/4 view) portrait of Mr. P. T. Barnum. His hair is white, curly and bald at the very top; he wears a pleated shirt, black bowtie and jacket. The background is dark green, brown and black; the painting itself is on rectangular linen canvas...
- Men--1880-1890.; Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.
- 1889
- [Portrait of a young man] [art original].
- Men--Caricatures and cartoons.; Pen drawing.
- 1927
- General George A. Custer, photo of painting including frame, bust
- Photograph of a painting of General George A. Custer. Painting appears to be based on photograph of Custer taken by Mathew Brady in 1865. Photograph includes frame of painting.
- Military officers--United States.; Military uniforms--United States.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1934]
- General George A. Custer, photo of painting in an album, bust
- Photograph of a painting of General George A. Custer. Painting appears to be based on photograph of Custer taken by Mathew Brady in 1865. Photonegative shows another picture frame in the background and table covering.
- Military officers--United States.; Military uniforms--United States.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1934]
- Beany Malone [art original].
- Portrait of Beany Malone (used for cover image), a fictional character in the books of Lenora Mattingly Weber. The girl holds a dog.
- Painting, American.; Oil paintings.
- [n.d.]
- Frances Sophia Pierce
- A portrait oil painting of Frances Sophia Pierce. She is seated and wears a black dress with buttons and a white lace collar, earrings, a cameo broach. Her hair is gray.
- Pierce, Frances Sophia.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895]
- Running Crow
- An oil portrait of Native American Running Crow. He rides a white horse. Mountains are in the background, large rocks are on the landscape and the sky is filled with white and gray clouds. The rectangular frame is gessoed and gilded wood.
- Running Crow.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.
- 1896
- City Council
- Satirical portrayal of nine City Council members: Harry W. Risley; Arvell A. Blakley (with gavel in hand); Harry Rosenthal; Louis Straub; C. Paul Harrington; Oskar N. Anderson; Louis Staford; Harold M. Webster; William Knight; Miss Cox, and a face...
- Speer, Robert Walter, 1855-1918--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.). City Council--Pictorial works.; Political satire--Pictorial works.
- c1938
- Carla Denison Swan
- Swan, Carla Denison, 1884-1943--Pictorial works.
- 1949
- Stage Tabor Opera House Leadville
- Interior view of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House stage on opening night, November 20, 1879. The first show was "The Serious Family," a Jack S. Langrishe production. In the foreground are Andrews' ornate cast iron and upholstered opera...
- Tabor Opera House--1870-1880.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Interiors--1870-1880.; Opera houses--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Augusta Tabor
- Portrait of Augusta Tabor, first wife of Horace A. W. Tabor; she wears eyeglasses, earrings, a broach, g gold chain, and a lace collar over a black fitted bodice with gold buttons. The painting has a gilded framed.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Chief Standing Bear
- An oil painting portrait (profile) of Oga-Lala Lakota Chief Standing Bear by Charles S. Stobie. Chief Standing Bear wears a tunic and beaded necklace. The rectangular frame is varnished wood.
- Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Standing Bear, Luther, 1868?-1939.
- 1891 May
- Indian Chief
- An unfinished oil portrait of a Native American chief. He wears a feather headdress, necklace and beaded tunic. The rectangular painting is unframed.
- Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- George Wallace portrait [art original].
- Wallace, George M., (1918-1996)--Portraits.; Painting, American.; Oil paintings.
- 1985