Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Exhibition boxing match
- James A. Maestas (Jimmie) and three unidentified boys pose at a boxing exhibition for U.S. Military personnel at Lowry Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. The boys wear boxing trunks and gloves. A balding man and a man in a kilt, sporin, coat and...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boxing.; Boys.; Bagpipes.; Soldiers.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1943?]
- Our Lady of Victory Mission
- Boys and girls pose for their first communion portrait in front of Our Lady of Victory Mission, a small chapel located at 12th Avenue and Umatilla Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The girls wear white dresses, most of the...
- Our Lady of Victory Mission (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acolytes.; Children.; Our Lady of Victory Mission (Denver,...
- [1942]
- Morey Junior High School, Oct. 1940, voting
- Boy and girl students cast ballots at Morey Junior High School at 840 East 14th (Fourteenth) Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A bookcase serves as the voting booth. Shows wooden desks and a blackboard with a map of the...
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940 Oct. 16
- January class, 1921, Ashland School, Denver, Colo.
- Students and teachers pose in front of Ashland School at West 29th (Twenty-ninth) Avenue & Firth Court in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Names inked on the back of the photoprint read: "Teachers. Lelah C. Starr, Ann Tierney,...
- Ashland School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921, January
- Judge Ben Lindsey far left, unid. boys
- Group portrait of Judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey in Denver, Colorado, with boys.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Judges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lindsey, Ben B. (Ben Barr), 1869-1943.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Boys from Byers' Home at their summer camp
- Boys from the E. M. Byers Home for Boys stand in front of a cabin at their summer camp in Pike National Forest between the towns of Shawnee and Grant in Park County, Colorado. One boy sits on a donkey. The donkey wears a flat cap. An automobile is...
- Byers Home for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Park County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Park County--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Park...
- 1930 April 15
- Beaver ditch
- Three boys examine the contents of St. Louis Creek, which runs along a two-track road near Fraser, Colorado. The boys are guests at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Streams--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Graham School for Boys, Denver
- A group of young boys in football uniforms pose on the steps of the Graham School for Boys in Denver, Colorado. Some boys hold leather football helmets and pads. One boy holds a football with the year "1907" lettered on it. A man in a suit and tie...
- Graham School for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Boys in front of classroom of Denver Boy[s Club]
- Young members of the Denver Boys Club stand in front of their building at 1329 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. They wear short pants, jackets, and flat caps. A sign above the door reads: "Denver Boys Club. 1329 Fifteenth Street. An...
- Denver Boys Club (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Asylums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Ute group portrait
- Studio group portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) men and a girl with two white boys. The Ute men's costume includes shirts, vests, leggings, blankets, jackets, chokers, and headdresses. Some of the men hold bows, arrows, a shield, and...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Children of the Cherry Tree Home, working on irrigation project
- Boys in overalls and straw hats use hoes to enlarge an irrigation ditch near the Cherry Tree Home (Amity Colony Children's Home) in Amity (Prowers County), Colorado. The home sits behind the boys. Shows a two-story structure with mansard roof, a...
- Cherry Tree Home (Amity, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Digging--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Orphanages--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1905?]
- Two little braves, Sac and Fox
- Studio portrait of two Native American (Sauk [Sac] and Fox) boys. The smaller child on the left wears a roach with a feather, a shirt, leggings, and a beaded bag over his shoulder. The older boy wears a print shirt, leggings, breechcloth, and a fur...
- Fox Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Sauk Indians--1890-1900.; Boys--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Boy's Home
- Composite of seven photographs shows boys in custody of the Denver Juvenile Court in Denver, Colorado, posing in uniforms.
- Juvenile courts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Boy's Home
- Composite of two photographs shows boys in custody of the Denver Juvenile Court in Denver, Colorado, posing in uniforms.
- Juvenile courts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver Juvenile Court - juvenile detention facility
- Composite of five photographs shows exterior and interior views of the Detention Home School at 2844 Downing Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, and a group of boys. Captions read: "Sitting Room," "Dining Room," "Juvenile...
- Detention Home School (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Byers Home for Boys
- The boys of the Working Boys Home and School (later the Byers Home for Boys) pose with their patron, Elizabeth Minerva Byers, and the school superintendent in the back yard of their home at 11th (Eleventh) and Bannock streets in the Civic Center...
- Working Boys Home and School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Orphans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth M.
- 1895
- The Lariat Trail
- A dirt road has been cut into a mountain side on the way to the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado. Two cars are parked near one of many hair-pin curves in the road.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1930]
- Longs Peak
- The sheer face of the Diamond on Longs Peak, and Chasm Lake, are the backdrop for an individual hiker who stands on a rock on the shore of the lake. The area was used by youth staying at the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys near Fraser, Colorado.
- Chasm Lake (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Hiking--Colorado--Fraser--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Mitchell School students counting money
- Photograph shows six students from Mitchell Elementary School located on 32nd and Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. The students are standing behind a table counting money for stamps and bonds. There are three girls and three boys. One of the...
- Mitchell School (Denver, Colo.); Five Points (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; War bonds and funds.;Students.
- undated
- Baker Junior High Better Living Class
- Photograph of four unidentified boys during a Better Living class at Baker Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. Pictured are four unidentified boys. One sites in a chair while a second shines his shoes. A third sits in a barber chair with the...
- Baker Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938
- Pablo C. de Baca with Sacred Heart College baseball team member of grade 8 class (1890-1891).
- Group portrait of the baseball team at Sacred Heart College (later College of the Sacred Heart) in Denver, Colorado. The teenage boys wear white shirts, bandannas, caps, knee length pants, and long stockings. They pose with bats, baseballs and a...
- Sacred Heart College (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Teenagers.; C. de Baca, Pablo, 1874-1940--Pictorial works.; Sacred Heart College (Denver,...
- 1891
- Byers Peak
- A man, identified as the Director of the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys, sits atop his horse, Judy. Byers Peak, near Fraser, Colorado, is in the background.
- Byers Peak (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.; Men--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Boys playing on a tractor, Keenesburg, Colorado
- Two unidentified young boys pose on a tractor at a family farm in Keenesburg (Weld County), Colorado. A house is in the distance.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Keenesburg (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Tractors.; Boys--Colorado--Keenesburg--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;Tractors--Colorado--Keenesburg--Pictorial works.; Keenesburg...
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Berthoud Pass
- A single automobile is parked at a hair-pin curve on the north side of Berthoud Pass, prior to its being paved. The Continental Divide is to the east.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Fraser--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- The Snowy Range
- Mountains identified as the Snowy Range, part of the Continental Divide, stand behind the town of Fraser, Colorado, as seen from the Byers Peak Ranch for Boys.
- Fraser (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- Boy Scouts baseball team
- A group of African American (Black) Men, women, and boys pose in front of the T.S. Williams Rental Agency probably in the Five Points neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Some of the boys are dressed in baseball uniforms, others are dressed in...
- Boy Scouts of America--Branches, chapters, etc.--1960-1970.; African Americans--Sports--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Youth...
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Boy Scouts baseball team
- A group of African American (Black) Men, women, and boys pose in front of the T.S. Williams Rental Agency probably in the Five Points neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Some of the boys are dressed in baseball uniforms, others are dressed in...
- Boy Scouts of America--Branches, chapters, etc.--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Columbian School Kindergarten traffic problems
- Photograph of a kindergarten class at Columbian Elementary School during a traffic safety lesson dramatic play exercise. One unidentified boy stands towards the right front of the photograph dressed as a traffic policeman. He has a whistle in his...
- Kindergartens.; Traffic police.; Traffic signs and signals.; Columbian School (Denver, Colo.); Berkeley (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1934
- Exhibition boxing match
- James A. Maestas (Jimmie) and an unidentified boy fight in a boxing exhibition for U.S. Military personnel at Lowry Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. Shows the two boys and Army Air Force spectators.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boxing.; Boys.; Soldiers.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1943?]
- Ray & Fred
- Mexican Americans Ray Baca, age two, and his brother Fred, age three, sit in a toy wagon in front of 1118 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The boys wear lace dresses, one wears a bonnet. A sign on the front of the...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys.; Carts & wagons.; Play (Recreation); Baca, Fred--Pictorial works.; Baca, Ray--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1928
- Manuel Olguin and Bobby Herrera
- Manuel Olguin and Bobby Herrera, pose outside 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The boys pose in T-shirts, jeans and tennis shoes. They have their arms over each others shoulders.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Herrera, Bobby--Pictorial works.; Olguin, Manuel--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Auraria...
- 1953
- Aspen High School track team
- Male members of the Aspen High School track team in Aspen, Colorado pose in three rows in their uniforms on a grassy lawn. One row sits on the ground, second row kneels, and the third row stands. Except for two boys, they wear their tank tops and...
- Track and field athletes--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Deday and Chuckie Baca
- Brothers Deday Baca and Chuckie Baca pose in front of a telephone pole near their house at 1118 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The boys appear to be twins and wear matching shirts and cowboy hats. A brick commercial...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Baca, Deday--Pictorial works.; Baca, Chuckie--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1949]
- Auraria's Camp Malo
- Two boys identified as Gary and Mike, stand outside a building at Auraria's Camp Malo, south of Evergreen on Turkey Creek Road, in Jefferson County, Colorado. The camp was sponsored by the Auraria Community Center and West Side Youth Development...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Camps.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Camps--Colorado--Jefferson County--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Jefferson...
- 1973
- Methodist Indian mission at Farmington, N. M.
- Native American (Navajo) children pose in front of the Methodist Mission, in Farmington, New Mexico. A group of boys, in shirts and pants or overalls, stand on the front steps; a group of girls, in dresses and aprons, stand at the corner of the...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Farmington (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Church schools--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Missions--New...
- [1910?]
- Sunday school classes of the Methodist church
- Children from the Sunday School classes at the Methodist Episcopalian church pose with their elders in front of their church in Montrose, Colorado. The children hold a variety of signs, including: "Win One - Stand by Methodist Sunday School,"...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1930.; Sunday schools--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Deming, New Mexico
- View of Deming (Luna County), New Mexico, the town is surrounded by a desert landscape with scant vegetation and probably the Florida Mountains in the distance. A church, residences and commercial buildings are seen in the town.
- Deming (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--New Mexico--Deming--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Stevens School flag raising
- Photograph of the flag raising ritual at Stevens Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Pictured are six boys. They all wear light shirts and slacks. One boy raised the American flag up the flag pole, one plays the bugle, and the others salute...
- Flags--American.; Flag salutes.; Flagpoles.; Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938 September
- Stevens School flag raising
- Photograph of the flag raising ritual at Stevens Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Pictured are seven boys. They all wear light shirts and slacks. One boy raised the American flag up the flag pole, one plays the bugle, and the others salute...
- Flags--American.; Flag salutes.; Flagpoles.; Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1938 September
- Portrait of boys
- Studio portrait of boys. One boy (sitting) wears a pleated outfit with a wide belt and metal buckle, a yoke on the shoulders and a full skirt, leather buttoned shoes and holds a soft cap with a plaid rim. The second boy (standing) wears a sailor...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Boys
- Studio portrait of a group of boys. They pose on a chair covered with a fur blanket and wear coats and knickers.
- Boys--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Friends, Auraria neighborhood
- Five young friends, Paul Coleman, Robert Rosales, Manuel Olguin, Reuben Salazar, and Bobby Herrera stand at 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Commercial buildings, a crane and trucks are in the distance.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1955]
- Two boys dressed as Huck Finn
- Larry Gallegos and Jack Smith participate in the 10th annual Huck Finn Day in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. One boy wears a straw hat, short sleeved shirt and jeans, rolled up and tattered. He holds a fishing pole. The other boy wears...
- Finn, Huckleberry (Fictitious character)--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Gallegos, Larry--Pictorial works.; Smith, Jack--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- First Hoffman Heights Fire Engine
- Black and white print of two small boys on first Hoffman Heights fire engine. Boy identified as Kirk Nicholls seated on left side of print, and boy identified as Reggie Wortham standing on right in cowboy hat. Parts of fire engine visible behind...
- Fire engines--Colorado--Aurora.; Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1952
- J.M. Olguín Mercantile store
- View of the J.M. Olguín Mercantile owned by Jesús María Olguín in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The adobe building has a wooden facade with a cornice, show windows and a recessed entry. The windows have roll down shades and the...
- J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys.; General stores.; J.M. Olguín Mercantile (San Luis, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1910
- Fairmont School Lion's Club play
- Photograph of six students on stage during a play at Fairmont Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. In the middle of the stage are two unidentified boys. One stands next to two students in a cow costume, the other boys sits next to the cow as if...
- Lion's Club International.; Fairmont School (Denver, Colo.); Baker (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- Couple 5 children portrait
- Studio portrait of a family in Colorado. The woman holds a baby and the man holds two boys.
- Families--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- New brick station building erected by D&RG at Canon City, Colorado, in 1911
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot at Canon City, Colorado, a brick building with terra cotta roof; also shows men, women, and children, a lawn sprinkler, and a water-wagon with lettered umbrella: "The Tyler Stockton Watson Mercantile...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.
- 1913?
- Owl Club, Jim Ward, Little American Football
- View of an Owl Club function. A group of African American (Black), white, and Hispanic boys try on football uniforms for the Little American Football League in a gym in Denver, Colorado. A few men help the boys. A basketball hoop is attached to the...
- Owl Club (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Balls (Parties)--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Yellow Creek round up
- Cowboys sit on horses and pose in a row near Yellow Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The men wear cowboy hats, vests, and boots and carry lariats. A herd of steer is on a hillside behind men on horses.
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cattle herding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.
- 1911