Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Juan Antonio Córdova family
- View of a commercial certificate entitled: "God Bless Our Family" and filled in by Emelia Elíz Gutierrez Córdoba. Individual photos are cut out and applied to the certificate, and handwritten entries are in a section entitled "Family Record." ...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Families.; Family trees.; Córdova family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American families--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Unidentified family
- Informal group portrait of an unidentified family and their servants. The family are seated. An elderly woman wears a dress with puff sleeves and a high collar, she has a blanket or shawl over her lap. A man in a suit and has a mustache. Another...
- Families.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Older people.; Women.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- West Side Recorder Volume 6 No 8
- Lobato family
- Studio portrait of the Lobato Family from San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows men, women, older people, boys and girls. They are identified as: Front row, left to right: Adela and Eufelia Espinoza, Manuelita Jaramillo, María Odila,...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Families.; Lobato family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American families--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1908?]
- Verner Reed, Sr entertained the Bakers of the Ventura Co. (London, England) on a coach part from Cripple Creek to the El Paso Coach Club of Colorado Springs
- Men and women who include Verner Reed, Sr, members of the Baker family of London, England, members of the George J. Bancroft family, members of the T. A. Packard family, and members of the Forbes Rickard family sit in and on a horse-drawn...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1899
- William D. Evans
- A photo of William D. Evan. He has a mustache and wears a suit, bow tie and dress shirt. This photo is part of a complete family album that includes the families of Morgan and Evans. The photo is mounted on an album page that has a gold border and...
- Evans, William D.; Men--1850-1900.
- [between 1850 and 1900?]
- Miss Catherine E. Lewis
- A portrait of Miss Catherine E. Lewis. She wears a dark colored dress with a high collar and a scarf. This photo is part of a complete family album that includes the families of Morgan and Evans. The photo is mounted on an album page that has a...
- Lewis, Catherine E.; Women--1850-1900.
- [between 1850 and 1900]
- The new baby
- Informal portrait of the George D. McLaughlin family. George D. McLaughlin sits beside his wife and admires his new baby. He wears a suit and has a mustache. General D.M. Frost, the baby's grandfather stands behind him, he wears a suit, is balding...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Families.; Infants.; Women.; Fordyce family.; Frost family.; Hardin family.; McLaughlin family.
- 1898
- First Baptist Church Worship Program 1937
- Worship program for First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado for Sunday February 28, 1915.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1937 March 28
- Policarpio Córdova family
- Group portrait of the Policarpio Córdova family from Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Front row left to right: Policarpio Córdova, Gumucinda Chacón, Isabel Córdova. Back row left to right: Rosa, Amadeo and Policarpio Córdova, Jr. ...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Families.; Córdova, Policarpio, 1857-1924--Family--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Gumucinda, 1884-1942--Family--Pictorial works.; Córdova family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Captain José Julián Espinosa family
- Portrait of Captain José Julián Espinosa, his daughter Teodora and her family. They are identified left to right: Front row: Erinea García and Amarante García, Middle row: José Victor García, Jr. and José Amarante García, Teodora...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Children.; Families.; Espinosa, José Julián--Family--Pictorial works.; Espinosa family--Pictorial works.; García family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca 1909?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; a man and woman pose with teenage boys and girls.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1920-1930.
- 1923, November 18
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family; a man and woman pose with teenage boys, girls, and babies. Outfits include plaid, ties, and lace yokes.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1920-1930.
- 1925, May 20
- Family
- Studio portrait of a family; a man and woman pose with teenage boys.
- Families--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family possibly from Grand Valley (Parachute, Garfield County), Colorado; a man and woman pose with boys, girls, and a baby.
- Families--1920-1930.
- 1924, June 1
- The Parker family at the Parker Monument unveiling
- View of the crowd gathered for the unveiling of the Parker Monument, Post Oak Mission Cemetery, near Cache, Oklahoma, includes Native American Comanches, some of the wives and other family members of Quanah Parker, and white people.
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Cache (Okla.)--1920-1930.; Post Oak Mission Cemetery (Comanche County, Okla.)--1920-1930.; Children--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.;...
- [1926?]
- Sloan place and family
- Two children, Ray and Lottie Sloan sit in a buggy behind horses in Prairie Divide (Larimer County), Colorado. A woman, Mrs. Sloan stands by the horses and her husband, Billie Sloan, sits on horseback. Shows a chinked log cabin house with a plank...
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Homesteading--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Sloan, Billie.; Sloan, Lottie.; Sloan, Ray.; Sloan...
- [between 1882 and 1893?]
- John Nelson, Squaw man and family
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands leaning against a tree behind his Sioux wife and their five children. The group is gathered in front of a teepee in a camp for the show at Erastina in Staten Island, New...
- Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- John Nelson with his family
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a group portrait with his Sioux wife and their five children. The group is gathered in front of a teepee. Nelson has a full gray beard and long hair. Nelson guided...
- Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887]
- Padilla family
- Sixteen members of the Padilla family stand in front of an automobile in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows men, women and children. One man wears a t-shirt that reads: "Colorado State."
- Padilla family--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Families.; Padilla family--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1940?]
- José Amarante Garcia family
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American José Amarante García and his family. José served as sheriff and county judge in Conejos County, Colorado. Family members are identified as, front row L to R: José Victor García, Sofia García,...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children.; Families.; Judges.; Sheriffs.; Women.; García, José Amarante--Family--Pictorial works.; García, Teodora Espinoza...
- 1912
- Gonzales family outside Casa Mayan restaurant
- Members of the Gonzales family pose outside their restaurant and cultural center the Casa Mayan located at 1020 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right, on the front stoop: Ramon and Carolina...
- Casa Mayan (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families.; Restaurants.; Alcaro family--Pictorial works.; Gonzales...
- [1958]
- Oscar Coulter family
- Studio portrait of a the Coulter family, man, woman, teenage boys and girls are identified as (top row, left to right): Harold, Otto, Ray, and Guy; middle row (left to right): Oscar, Teddy, and Carolyn (Mrs. Oscar Coulter); and (bottom row, left to...
- Families--Colorado--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family; a man and woman pose with boys and girls.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1920-1930.
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family, possibly the J.H. Thomason family. The man wears dark pants, a jacket, white high collar shirt, and a striped tie, he sits on an upholstered chair with a child on his lap. His wife is standing at his side; she wears a...
- Families--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- "Big Alec's" wife and her garden
- A Native American (Paiute) woman, identified as the wife of Big Alec, stands in a cultivated garden, Deep Creek, Nevada. She wears a scarf over her head, and a print blouse and skirt, and holds a garden tool. Family members stand in the background.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Paiute Indians--Women--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Deep Creek (Nev.)--1910-1920.; Gardening--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Women--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Big Alex--Family.
- 1913
- No Neck and family, Spotted Tail and family
- Sioux leader No Neck and his family sit with Spotted Tail and his family on a wood platform in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. No Neck sits in the left foreground wearing a feather headdress and...
- No Neck--Family.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; No Neck.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- W.S. Jackson, Jr., family members
- Group portrait of members of the W.S. Jackson, Jr. family. The men and women pose on and behind a sofa in an unidentified living room. Top row, left to right: Stephen Jackson, son of William S. Jackson, Jr. (1920- ), and his wife Pamela. Grandson...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Families.; Women.; Jackson family.
- 2004
- Cheyenne Canyon, mtns. near Colorado Springs
- Members of the William S. Jackson family pose with a boy on a bicycle on a path probably near South Cheyenne Canyon in El Paso County, Colorado. From right to left: Possibly Aunt Mamie, Edith, William (1889-1981), on the bicycle, Roland, Mary C....
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children.; Families.; Women.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919--Family.; Jackson family.
- 1902
- William S. Jackson, Jr. wedding
- Patricia McLaughlin Jackson, her groom, William S. Jackson, Jr. (1920- ), and members of the McLaughlin family pose for a wedding portrait in Lake Forest, Illinois. Members of the wedding party are identified from left to right as: George...
- Lake Forest (Ill.)--1940-1950.; Brides.; Families.; Grooms (Weddings); Wedding clothing & dress.; Weddings.; Jackson, Patricia McLaughlin--Family.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Jackson family.
- 1946 December 14
- Family checks out books at Englewood Public Library, 3345 S. Bannock St.
- A family with their arms full of books and each wearing a heavy coat poses at the Englewood Public Library in Englewood, Colorado. They are, left to right: Mrs. James F. Taylor, Greg Taylor, Anne Taylor, James F. Taylor, and Susan Taylor. Titles on...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Families--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.
- February 17, 1964
- The women's auxiliary to Western States Baptist Convention : Colorado, Wyoming.
- Booklet produced by the Western States Missionary Baptist Convention honoring Trail Blazers Mrs. Emma Ruth Rogers from Mount Sinai Baptist Church, and Ruby Nell Parks from the Zion Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado.
- Parks, Ruby Nell.; Rogers, Emma Ruth.; Western States Missionary Baptist Convention. Woman's Convention Auxiliary.; African American Baptists--West (U.S.); Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 2008 May 3
- East High School Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all students and parents of East High School in Denver, Colo.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1955
- Sam Maestas Jr., home on leave
- Group portrait of the Maestas family and friends in Ocate (Mora County), New Mexico. They pose in front of a large wooden cabin or house. Identification from left to right: Samuel Maestas, Jr., Rosie Maestas, Henry West in uniform), Ben Maestas...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Ocate (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Families.; Maestas, Samuel--Family--Pictorial works.; West, Henry--Family--Pictorial works.; Maestas family--Pictorial works.; Families--New...
- 1941 July 25
- Gonzales family outside Casa Mayan restaurant
- Members of the Gonzales family pose on the porch of their restaurant and cultural center the Casa Mayan located at 1020 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right: Top row: Celia, Arnold, Marta, Ray...
- Casa Mayan (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Restaurants.; Gonzales family--Pictorial works.; Casa Mayan (Denver,...
- [1958]
- McLearn family
- Studio portrait of the McLearn family, men and women pose in suits and dresses with pleats and a sash.
- Families--1910-1920.; McLearn family.
- 1915, February 13
- Issuing supplies
- White men, some in military uniform, stand around bundles of supplies to be distributed to Native American (Brule ?)prisoners of war, Fort Randall, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--Capture & imprisonment--South Dakota--Randall--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--South Dakota--Randall--1880-1890.; Randall (S.D.)--1880-1890.; Clothing relief--South Dakota--Randall--1880-1890.; Food...
- 1882?
- Family of Jesse W. Nelson
- Outdoor family portrait of men and women at a 50th (Fiftieth) wedding anniversary gathering in a fenced yard in Rising Sun (Ohio County), Indiana. An elderly man and woman sit in wooden and wicker chairs. John W. Nelson wears a suit with a vest, a...
- Nelson, Jesse W.--Family.; Nelson, Sabra--Family.; Rising Sun (Ind.)--1900-1910.; Aged persons--Indiana--Rising Sun--1900-1910.; Anniversaries--Indiana--Rising Sun--1900-1910.; Families--Indiana--Rising Sun--1900-1910.
- 1908
- The Walter[s] family on a picnic
- Picnic scene shows the Charles Orville Walter's family and Maurice and Redich Homes. Charles Orville Walters, Sr. wears an undershirt and holds a beer bottle. Jeanette Walters kneels next to Charles Orville Walters, Jr. and Virginia Walters stands...
- Children--1920-1930.; Families--1920-1930.; Walters, Charles Orville.; Walters, Marie Elizabeth.; Homes family.; Walters family.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Aunt Helen, Harry, Debbie, Nancy, Ella Doyle, Ned, Billy, and Anne
- Members of the William S. Jackson family and friends, pose on horseback in Woodland Park (Teller County), Colorado. They are identified, left to right, as: Aunt Helen (Helen Jackson 1890-1987), Harry McWilliams, Debbie Van Stone, Nancy, Ella Doyle,...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Woodland Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children.; Horseback riding.; Women.; Jackson, Helen, 1890-1987.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920-; Wilhelm, Anne Fiske Jackson, 1921-;...
- 1932
- Two women in yard
- Photograph of two women of the Wonder family standing in the family's yard in Globeville, Colorado. Sections of this neighborhood were demolished to make way for Interstate 70.
- Globeville (Denver, Colo.)
- 1945
- Felix Lopez family
- Studio portrait of the Felix Lopez family.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1970-1980.; Lopez, Felix--Family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Families--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [between 1975 and 1979?]
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family from Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The woman wears a dress with a lace yoke; a teenage man and girl are by a boy in knee pants.
- Families--Colorado--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914, September 26
- Family portrait
- Studio portrait of a family, the man and woman sit with teenage girls, boys, and a toddler.
- Families--Colorado--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1918, October 30
- Family
- Family portrait of a couple, a teenage boy and girl, children, and a dog in (probably) western Colorado; they pose in front of a a log house with a covered porch.
- Dogs--Colorado--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 October 5
- Graham Mesa Band
- Members of the Graham (family) Mesa Brass Band pose with musical instruments in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. They are identified as (top row, left to right): Elmer, Albert, Claude, Isem W., Henry and Jennie and (bottom row, left to right):...
- Graham, Isem W.--Family.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.;...
- 1911, October 16
- W. A. Watson family - Wetmore, Colo.
- The thirteen members, which include two women and six children, of the W. A. Watson family pose, with the family dog, around a table in their home in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. Older men sit in chairs, the younger men stand in a row behind...
- Watson, W. A.--Family.; Wetmore (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Wetmore--1890-1900.; Watson, W. A.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Henry Smith family on route to Meeker, Colorado
- Portrait of the Henry Smith family in camp, at head of Lay Creek, Moffat County, Colorado. Henry and his seven children pose under a canvas awning stretched over two covered wagons; standing left to right: John, May, Belle, and Maud; seated: Fred,...
- Smith, Henry, Meeker (Colo.) resident--Family--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--1890-1900.
- September, 1893
- Family photo - Harry's first wife, Julia Knapp, in second row of carriage, center; possibly the "Knapp family"
- Five men and five women pose with a dog, horse, and carriage for a family portrait, Denver, Colorado. Julia Knapp Rhoads' presence suggests the Knapp family.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Julia Knapp.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Santa Clara Pueblo, Tewa - "Butterfly Dancers," man - Gutierrez family, ladie [sic]- Naranjo family
- Standing portrait of unidentified Santa Clara Pueblo Native American man (Gutierrez family) and woman (Naranjo family) dressed in "Butterfly Dancer" costumes adorned with jewelry, feathers and bells.
- Butterfly dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1920.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]