Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy
- Cowgirls Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy stand at the back of a covered wagon in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Ferrell, a native of Colorado, joined the cast in 1887 as one of the show's "Western Girls."...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy stand at the back of a covered wagon in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Ferrell, a native of Colorado, joined the cast in 1887 as one of the show's "Western Girls." She wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Della Ferrell
- Della Ferrell, a native of Colorado and member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it in a dirt arena at Earl's Court in England. Ferrell joined the who in 1887 as one of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Duffy [i.e. Della Ferrell]
- Della Ferrell, a native of Colorado and member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses in front of a covered wagon at Earl's Court in England. Ferrell joined the show in 1887 as one of the "Western Girls." She was a trick rider and roper. She...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Ferrell and Duffy
- Georgia Duffy and Della Ferrell, both members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it in a dirt arena at Earl's Court in England. Both women joined the show in 1887 as two of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Young woman and girl in Wild West Show camp
- A young woman and girl stand near a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another larger tent is in the right foreground while another is in the left background. Several round, Native American shields hang from ropes behind...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Curtis: sosh cut
- Kathy Swiers, 16 talks to Tom Wither, 16, in Denver, Colorado. Kathy wears her hair short and Tom wears his hair combed forward with bangs, a style known as the "sosh cut." He has on a plaid madras jacket and dark tie. They sit at a table with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Conversation--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Hairstyles--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Swiers, Kathy.; Wither, Tom.
- 1963 September 2
- Keota
- This brick storefront in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, has signs: "Chain Red & White Stores," "Lucky Strike Cigarette Groceries," and "Eat Ralston Health Growth for Boys and Girls." A woman is inside, looking at china, silver, and potted plants. A...
- Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
- 1928 November 5
- Dora Moore School scrap metal drive
- Photograph of students at Dora Moore Elementary School in Denver, Colorado collection scrap metal for the War Effort. Pictured are two boys holding pieces of metal. One of the boys puts a metal disc into a wooden basket held by two girls. The...
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects.; Dora Moore School (Denver, Colo.); Corona School (Denver, Colo.); Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1943 April
- Loretto Heights Academy
- Exterior photograph of the Loretto Heights Academy located in Denver, Colorado. Founded by the Sisters of Loretto, under the direction of Mother Pancratia Bonfils, the college began as Loretto Heights Academy, a Catholic boarding school for girls....
- Loretto Heights College.; Universities and Colleges--Colorado--Denver.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- Undated
- Loretto Heights Academy
- Exterior photograph of the Loretto Heights Academy located in Denver, Colorado. Founded by the Sisters of Loretto, under the direction of Mother Pancratia Bonfils, the college began as Loretto Heights Academy, a Catholic boarding school for girls....
- Loretto Heights College--1990-2000.; Universities and Colleges--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1991 July
- Loretto Heights Academy
- Exterior photograph of the Loretto Heights Academy located in Denver, Colorado. Founded by the Sisters of Loretto, under the direction of Mother Pancratia Bonfils, the college began as Loretto Heights Academy, a Catholic boarding school for girls....
- Loretto Heights College--1990-2000.; Universities and Colleges--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1991 July
- Red Cross girls with Christmas wrapping materials.
- Teenage girls, student Red Cross volunteers, seated at a table probably in Denver, Colorado. The girls hold Christmas decorations and lights. The table is stacked with wrapping paper, decks of playing cards, packages of sequins, toys, and cans of...
- American Red Cross--People--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Community service.; Girls.; Students.; Teenagers.
- [between 1970 and 1975?]
- Mr. & Mrs. Hill
- A couple identified as Mr. and Mrs. Hill and two young girls sit on a tailings pile at the Dew Drop Mine in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Mrs. Hill wears a dark dress with a velvet jacket with puff sleeves. She wears a velvet hat with a large...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls.; Mining.; Spouses.; Tailings embankments.; Tipples.; Hill family.
- 1895 March 10th
- Newlon School girl's bathroom
- The photograph is of students from Jesse H Newlon Elementary School at 361 Vrain Street in Denver, Colorado. Four girls are in the bathroom. One girl is washing her hands, and two are combing their hair.
- Newlon School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Barnum West (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Students.; Bathrooms.; Girls.
- undated
- Children getting off bus
- Hispanic American school children get off a school bus in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The young girl near the gate in the sweater and jeans with a barrette in her hair is identified as Sally Chavez. The other boys and girls wear coats,...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Children.; Girls.; Chavez, Sally--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; School...
- [1970?]
- Mine, Idaho Springs District
- A woman and two girls sit on tailings in front of the shaft house of an unidentified mine in the Idaho Springs mining district in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The woman wears a dark skirt and blouse and holds an umbrella. The girls wear dresses...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls.; Mine buildings.; Mining.; Women.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Picnic in Clear Creek Canyon
- A woman and a teenage girl sit on the ground and have a picnic beside Clear Creek, probably in Jefferson County, Colorado. The woman wears a dark wool double-breasted jacket and a long skirt. She sits beside a leather case and a large straw sun...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls.; Picnics.; Streams.; Teenagers.; Women.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Picnic in Clear Creek Canyon
- An elderly man, a woman and a young girl sit on the ground and have a picnic in Clear Creek Canyon, probably in Jefferson County, Colorado. The man wears a jacket, vest and a hat; he holds a sandwich. The woman wears a wool suit with a...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls.; Older people.; Picnics.; Women.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- William S. Jackson, Jr. wedding
- Kitten McLaughlin sits with her grandmother, Mrs. George D. McLaughlin, as she chats with her sister Coco McLaughlin in the McLaughlin home in Lake Forest, Illinois. "Gran" wears a dark dress and a hat decorated with ostrich feathers. The girls...
- Lake Forest (Ill.)--1940-1950.; Families.; Girls.; Older people.; Wedding clothing & dress.; Weddings.; Jackson, Patricia McLaughlin--Family.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Jackson family.
- 1946 December 14
- Benedictine nun
- An unidentified Benedictine nun poses outside of probably St. Cajetan's Catholic Church in the Auraria Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. She wears a white coif and wimple and a black veil and tunic. A teenage girl is nearby.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls.; Nuns.; Teenagers.; Benedictine nuns--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Teenage...
- 1949
- 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]
- Dew Drop Mine, Frances, Colo.
- Men and girls pose near a mine building at the Dew Drop Mine near Ward in Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado. Shows a tipple, a shaft house, and tailings in a mine dump. Snow covers the ground.
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls.; Mine buildings.; Miners.; Mining.; Tailings embankments.
- [1895?]
- Making elderberry jam
- An elderly Hispanic American woman, Eloisa Esquibel Gallegos and her teenage granddaughter Rafaelita Gallegos prepare elderberries for jam probably in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Mrs. Gallegos stands by two enamel pots that contain...
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Women.; Teenagers.; Girls.; Cookery.; Preserves.; Gallegos, Eloisa Esquibel--Pictorial works.; Gallegos, Rafaelita--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1970?]
- 2519 California
- View of 2519 California Street in the Five Points neighborhood (Curtis Park) of Denver, Colorado. Shows a single-story vernacular Queen Anne cottage. The residence has a front -facing L plan and a cross-gabled roof. There are wood shingles in a...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Girls.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Secondhand sales.; African Americans--Children.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1978
- Dew Drop Mine, Frances, Colo.
- A man, in a long cloak and hat, and two young girls, in long coats and hats, pose on snow covered tailings at the Dew Drop Mine near Ward in Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado. A log and wood tipple, mine buildings and a man...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls.; Mine buildings.; Miners.; Mining.; Tailings embankments.
- [1895?]
- Prof. Weisbeck, Dew Drop Mine, Frances, Colo.
- A man in a suit stands next to a young girl mounted on a horse, in a dress and large hat, at the Dew Drop Mine near Ward in Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado. Two men in suits, one with a walking cane and identified as...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls.; Horseback riding.; Mine buildings.; Mining.; Tipples.; Weisbeck family.
- 1895 May 5th
- B.C. & G B motor car built by Four Wheel Drive Auto Co., Clintonville, Wisc. at Dundon, W. Va.
- View of Buffalo Creek & Gauley motor car "B" near Dundon (Clay County), West Virginia. A man and a young girl cross the tracks to approach the self propelled car.
- Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad--1940-1950.; Dundon (W.Va.)--1940-1950.; Girls.; Passengers.; Railroad motor cars.
- 1947 July 5
- Unidentified family
- Studio portrait of an unidentified family (a man, woman and young girl) from Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. They stand in front of a painted backdrop. The husband wears a suit with a sack coat, a vest and striped tie. He has a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Girls.; Women.
- Jenny Egan
- Studio portrait of Jenny Egan, a resident of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The young girl wears a velvet dress, it has a silk bodice decorated with ruching separated by tucked pleats. She has on a crocheted lace pointed collar, a chain...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Girls.; Egan, Jenny, resident, Georgetown, Colo.
- Leni Stewart in back, Mary Stewart in front with their father
- Studio group portrait of the George Stewart family, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. George Stewart wears a sack jacket, a vest and striped pants. He wears a loose silk tie and a watch fob. His hair is parted to the side and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Stewart, George, resident Georgetown, Colo.; Stewart, Leni.; Stewart, Mary, resident Georgetown, Colo.
- C.J. Chaffee, Empire
- Studio group portrait of the C.J. Chaffee family, residents of Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The family poses in front of a painted backdrop. Mr. Chaffee wears a suit with a sack jacket, a vest and a loose tie, he has a full beard. His...
- Chaffee, C. J.--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Girls.; Women.; Chaffee, C. J.
- E. Wold
- Studio group portrait of the E. Wold family, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Mr. E. Wold wears a single breasted suit and a bow tie. His hair is parted to the side and he has a mustache. His wife wears a dark dress with a...
- Wold, E.--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Girls.; Women.; Wold, E.
- Frank Potter
- Studio group portrait of the Frank Potter family, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The family poses in front of a painted backdrop of trees and houses. Mr. Potter wears a dark suit and a tie, his young daughter sits in his...
- Potter, Frank--Family.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Women.; Potter, Frank.; Wold, E.
- Mrs. Hines
- Studio group portrait of Mrs. Hines, her two young daughters and baby, residents of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Mrs. Hines wears a dress with a crocheted lace collar, a fabric pin and pleated skirt. She holds a baby on her lap and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children.; Clothing & dress.; Families.; Girls.; Infants.; Women.; Hines, Mrs., resident Georgetown, Colo.
- Colorado Dental Association, girl with toothbrush
- A girl dressed as a pixie holds an oversized toothbrush for an advertising campaign for the Colorado Dental Association, probably in Denver, Colorado. She wears a cap and cape decorated with bells and tights. She has her face painted with makeup.
- Colorado Dental Association--Public relations.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Advertising.; Costumes.; Girls.
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- Jackson children
- Studio portrait of three children of William S. Jackson (1889-). William S. Jackson, Jr. (1920- ), wears a suit with short pants, a tie and a shirt with an over-sized collar. His brother, Richard O'Donnel Jackson, sits on a stool. He wears a loose...
- Boys.; Families.; Girls.; Infants.; Jackson, Anne Fiske, 1921-; Jackson, Richard O'Donnel, 1925-; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920-; Jackson family.
- 1927
- McLaughlin
- Portrait of George McLaughlin and his daughter Patricia M. McLaughlin (later Jackson). He kneels on the ground and holds a book. His daughter, Patricia, sits on his knee. He wears a white suit and a tie. She wears a loose shift decorated with lace.
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Families.; Girls.; Jackson, Patricia McLaughlin.; Jackson family.; McLaughlin Family.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Patricia McLaughlin (Jackson) & sister Hollis (Patton-Shank) in Lake Forest, Illinois
- Patricia M. McLaughlin (later Jackson) poses in the snow with her sister Hollis McLaughlin (later Patton-Shank) in Lake Forest, Illinois. Patricia wears a knit hat, a winter jacket and a plaid skirt. She has on boots. Hollis wears a winter jacket...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Families.; Girls.; Snow.; Jackson, Patricia McLaughlin.; Patton-Shank, Hollis McLaughlin.; Jackson family.; McLaughlin Family.
- ca. 1935
- Kismet Club members. Group photo of girls.
- Kismet Club members. Group photograph of unnamed girls in front of a tree. There are five girls seated in the front row.
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Kismet Club (Denver, Colo.)--Archives.; Greek letter societies--Colorado--Denver--Archival resources.; Clubs.
- circa 1926
- Decker Branch Easter Bunny visit
- Photograph of the Easter Bunny visiting the Decker Branch library in Denver, Colorado. He stands in the corner of a room, facing three unidentified girls. The bunny has its hands to its face, the three girls mimic its actions.
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.
- 2003