Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Frank Trumbull
- Seated, three-quarter length studio portrait of Frank Trumbull; president of Colorado & Southern railroad. Chair back and arms visible.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Trumbull, Frank, 1858-1920.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- In Elbow Canon, Eagle River. Glenwood Extension D.& R.G.R.R.
- A man stands near a tree beside the Eagle River in a place identified as Elbow Canyon, Eagle County, Colorado. Shows stratified cliffs, trees, rocks in water.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- In Elbow Canon, Glenwood Extension, D. & R.G.R.R.
- A man stands near a tree beside the Eagle River in a place identified as Elbow Canyon, Eagle County, Colorado. Shows stratified cliffs, trees, rocks in water.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Alberto "Albert" Lobato and María Odila Lobato
- Studio portrait of a young Alberto "Albert" Lobato and his sister, the infant, María Odila Lobato. He wears a velvet Little Lord Fauntleroy suit with elbow length sleeves and knickers, an oversized lace collar and a shirt with puffed sleeves. His...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Girls.; Infants.; Lobato, Alberto, 1895-1976--Pictorial works.; Lobato, María Odila, 1899-1993--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Clothing...
- [1899?]
- Littleton RTD light rail station
- View of the Littleton Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Depot (now the RTD Littleton downtown light rail station), Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The one story rhyolite depot has a retaining wall in the foreground. The wall has a mural of...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--History--2000-2010.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Littleton (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad stations.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad...
- 2001
- Littleton RTD light rail station
- View of the Littleton Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Depot (now the RTD Littleton downtown light rail station), Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The one story rhyolite depot has overhanging eves supported by elbow brackets with acorn finials, a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--History--2000-2010.; Regional Transportation District (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Littleton (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad stations.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad...
- 2001
- Portrait of three young women
- Studio portrait of three young women who pose near a carved stone fence prop. One girl wears a fitted bodice with pleats, high collar, and slightly puffed sleeves; another wears a plaid dress and straw hat. The third girl leans with her elbow on a...
- Teenagers--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of two men
- Studio portrait of two men who pose near a carved stone fence prop. One man sits on the fence and leans his elbow on a stone pillar, he wears a suit, necktie, and derby hat. The other man wears striped pants, a suit coat, vest, and bow tie and...
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man sits in an upholstered chair and rests his elbow on a table. He wears a suit, vest, and neck tie. The woman stands near the table and rests her hand on a leather bound...
- Couples--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a wool suit, and neck tie. The top button of his jacket is fastened. A handkerchief is tucked in his jacket pocket and he rests his elbow on a carved stone pillar prop.
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who wears a Salvation Army uniform. He leans his elbow on a carved stone pillar prop. Stripes are sewn to the sleeves of his jacket and a badge is affixed to the breast. He has a flat cap emblazoned with the...
- Salvation Army--People--1890-1900.; Charitable organizations--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses near a carved stone fence prop. He wears a diagonally striped suit and casually crosses one leg over the other. He leans one elbow on a stone pillar. His suit jacket is fastened at the top button. A...
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.; Suits (Clothing)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who leans his elbow on the back of an upholstered chair and poses near an ornate backdrop. He wears striped pants and crosses one leg casually in front of the other. A watch chain dangles from his buttoned vest. He wears a...
- Men--1890-1900.; Standing--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Charles S. Stobie and friends
- Studio portrait of Luther S. Kelly (Yellowstone Kelly), Indian scout, Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist and John Howard, Indian scout for the district of the Yellowstone. The men pose in front of a painted backdrop near a prop...
- Artists--American--1860-1870.; Military scouts.; Howard, John, army scout.; Kelly, Luther S. (Luther Sage), 1849-1928.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1869?]
- Women's wedding dress
- Wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with appliqued bands of ivory and cotton lace and ivory silk. The front edge is velvet with appliqued...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Women's wedding dress
- Shows the top portion of a wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with applique bands of ivory and cotton lace, ivory silk. On the front edge...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Full length studio portrait of a man and woman. The man is dressed in a morning suit, sits on a stone fence and leans his elbow on a pillar. The woman wears a black fitted bodice with buttons up the front center of the dress. Her sleeves have a...
- Couples--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Portrait of Joseph Barter and his accordion
- Full-length studio portrait of a man identified as Joseph Barter and his accordion. He wears a dark wool suit and stands with is elbow resting on a stone pillar. An accordion sits on top of the pillar.
- Accordions--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Barter, Joseph.
- San Juan abodes
- Shows Native American (Tewa) one story adobe cluster homes at San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico; the group of homes have one two story extension, six adobe chimneys, wooden vigas, paned windows and five doors, and flat roofs; an elbow shaped wooden rail...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--Structures--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Pueblos--New...
- [1908?]
- Libera by St. George Stanley, Central City, Teller House, 1932
- A fresco of Libera is painted in a corner of the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. The nude, partially covered by a cloth, stands on a pedestal and leans with her left elbow against a rock. She holds a cup in her left hand and looks down...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Libera (Roman deity)
- 1932
- Two men
- A portrait of two men. The man sitting is possibly Price Tevebough?. Another man stands next to him, he rests his elbow on P. Tevebough's? chair. They both wear suits, vests and bow ties.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Under the patronage of Royalty and the Marquis & Marchioness of Bute
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which was used in an act of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat decorated with beaded flowers and tassles. He holds a long whip...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Pahute brave
- Studio portrait of an unidentified Native American (Paiute) man leaning on one elbow. His hair is loose and he wears a printed cotton shirt with long sleeves and has a blanket around his waist.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--1870-1880.
- [1870?]
- Mustang Jack and Broncho Bob
- Portrait of Mustang Jack astride Broncho Bob, a black horse. His outfit includes a bandana. He holds a lariat. A brand shows on the horse's elbow.
- Cowboys--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.; Mustang Jack.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cow boys
- Group portrait of men on horses. A brand shows on the elbow of one horse.
- Cowboys--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Novellettes [sic] Club
- View of a Novelettes Club function. An African American (Black) couple stands in front of banquet tables in a hall in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a military uniform with a braid at his shoulder. He holds a cigarette in his hand. The woman wears...
- Novelettes 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.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Squaw of Little Soldier, Utah
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Ute) woman. Her hair is tied in short braids and she wears a gingham print blouse with elbow length sleeves. A blanket wraps her lower body, under which appear leather leggings and moccasins. A woven...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Women--1860-1880.; Little Soldier--Family.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1869 and 1874.]
- White Dog Saloon in 1898
- A bartender stands behind a bar in the White Dog Saloon probably in Colorado. A patron stands near the bar, waves a gun in one hand and a cigar in the other. Another man leans his elbow on the bar and holds a cigar to his mouth. Advertising signs...
- Bars--Colorado--1898-1900.; Bartenders--Colorado--1898-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--1898-1900.
- 1898
- Machine gun squad at Civic Center
- Members of the machine gun squad of the Denver Police Department pose with weapons at Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. Captain George Merritt lies on the ground and leans on one elbow near officers who demonstrate the use of a machine gun....
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Machine guns--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1921 March]
- Samuel Moffat
- Studio portrait of Samuel Moffat, brother of David Halliday Moffat, Jr. He poses in a Denver studio, his elbow leans on a pedestal. He wears a dark, double-breasted coat, cravat with stick pin, high-collared shirt, vest and a ring.
- Men--1860-1880.; Moffat, David H. (David Halliday), 1839-1911--Family.; Moffat, Samuel, Colorado resident.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Ailie "Dick" Smith shot in shootout with prison escapees
- Rancher Ailie "Dick" Smith, lies in a hospital bed after being wounded in the elbow during a shootout with prisoners at his ranch. The inmates, who included John Klinger, made an escape attempt from the State Penitentiary in Canon City (Fremont...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Crime victims--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Hospitals--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Smith, Ailie, 1902-1997.
- 1948
- Ailie "Dick" Smith, shot in shootout at ranch
- Rancher Ailie "Dick" Smith, grimaces as he lies in a hospital bed after being wounded in the elbow during a shootout with prisoners at his ranch. The inmates, who included John Klinger, made an escape attempt from the State Penitentiary in Canon...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hospitals--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Victims of crimes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Smith, Ailie, 1902-1997.
- 1948
- Michael
- Michael, a Native American young man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses for an informal portrait. He wears large, round earrings and numerous beaded necklaces. He wears a plaid shirt with metal armbands above each elbow....
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Pueblo, Colorado, business
- Interior view of liquor store, Pueblo, Colorado; shows wooden barrels or kegs of beer with taps or spigots and wooden shelves of liquor bottles; male business owner or employee poses with elbow on wooden counter; store includes: roll-top desk,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Interiors.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pattie H. Field
- Studio portrait of Pattie Hockaday Field, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Field's bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back and pinned in a braided twist. She stands behind a chair and poses in front of a classical building...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Field, Pattie H. (Pattie Hockaday); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Lillah L. Watkins
- Studio portrait of Lillah Lucy Watkins, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Watkins' bangs are layered and curled and her hair is pulled back. Her lace dress has a standing collar, a front enclosure tied near the collar with a satin...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Watkins, Lillah L. (Lillah Lucy); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Curtis - Muggers
- Ida Younger, a Denver Sheriff's Department Deputy Sheriff and judo expert, demonstrates a technique used to escape an assailant in Denver, Colorado. She smashes her elbow backward at 300-pound "attacker," Deputy Denver Sheriff Denis "Tiny"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Martial arts--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Self-defense--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Sheriffs--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Laughlin, Denis.; Younger, Ida.
- 1970 March 18
- Blair Street
- View of frame buildings in Silverton (La Plata County), Colorado, between 11th and 12th; shows onetime prostitution district, the "Green" house, the "Mayme Murphy" "Rose Lane" cribs, the "Florence- Zamboni Saloon," and "Fattor's Tremount Saloon."...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Brothels--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.
- [between 1948 and 1958?]
- Mona Geist
- Studio portrait of Mona Geist, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Geist's hair is pulled back and tied with a bow. Her elbow rests on the arm of a chair. Geist's long dress, made with floral patterned fabric, has a bertha collar,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Geist, Mona.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Mrs. Alberta Collicott
- Studio portrait of Mrs. Alberta Collicott, a resident of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She wears a dark colored dress with a bloused bodice decorated with a wide ribbon. The dress has puff sleeves tight from the elbow.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Collicott, Alberta.
- Amelia Helander portrait
- Portrait of Ms. Amelia Helander. She sits in a chair, leaning to her right. Her right elbow rests on the chair while her right hand is raised to her cheek. She wears a black dress with white ruffled lace cuffs. Helander was a teacher at Central...
- Helander, Amelia.; Central School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1892
- Western History Subject Index
- TRANSPLANTS. ELBOW
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 March 26
- Western History Subject Index
- Cowboys bendin' an elbow
- Western History Subject Index
- Black, L M
- Western History Subject Index
- Devil's elbow
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 27, 1910 July 2
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 9, 1918 November