Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Pancake race, Alamosa, Colo.
- Women participants in the annual Alamosa Colorado pancake race pose with frying pans and numbers pinned to their aprons in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. A woman dressed as Aunt Jemima, in black face, a checkered dress, headscarf and an apron,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Blackface entertainers.; Women.; Jemima, Aunt--Pictorial works.; Zamora, Elizabeth--Pictorial works.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Alamosa--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1958
- Women's Christian Temperance Union convention
- Officers of the Women's Christian Temperance Union pose at the annual convention in Pueblo, Colorado. A few of the members identified include: Anna E. Keenan, Adrianna Hungerford, and Marie B. Nichols.
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Temperance--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1928, October
- Women's physical education class
- Women in a physical education class pose in a large room at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Conejos County), Colorado. The women are identified (left to right) as: Margie Cordova, Josephine Prezzia, Lucille Ortega, Sally...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--People--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; Women.; Physical education.; Interiors.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and...
- [1953]
- Mother of Sam Melendrez
- Studio portrait of two young women. They pose in long dresses with pleated skirts and wear bows in their hair. One of the woman is identified as the mother of Sam Melendrez, a worker in the Fort Collins area.
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Women.; Melendrez, Sam--Family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Concilio Superior, Antonito, Colorado
- Group portrait of members of the Concilio Superior of the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (S.P.M.D.T.U) pose in the office of the Concilio Superior hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows middle aged and older men and...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--People--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Antonito--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fraternal organizations.; Women.; Older people.;...
- [2004]
- Winter Carnival, St. Cajetan's School
- Women and a teenage man pose around a desk inside St. Cajetan's Catholic School in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified (left to right) as: Sister James Marie, Anita Garcia, Frank Ankele, Sister Reginald, and Magdalene...
- St. Cajetan's School (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Nuns.; Teenagers.; Women.; St. Cajetan's School...
- [1961]
- Morales family members
- Women, members of the Morales family, pose inside 1057 8th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified, left to right , as Guadalupe "Lupe" Morales, Gabriela Francisca "Gail" Morales, Felipa María "Phyllis" Morales...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Families.; Women.; Morales family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1955 and 1960?]
- Ute Indians, Chief Severo & family
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Ute) family identified as Chief Severo and his family. Women sit and wear shawls (mantas) over dresses and beaded moccasins; one woman holds a leather purse with a chain handle. Babies in cradleboards made with...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Severo, Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Hot pool after division
- The hot pool at Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, has a waterfall of naturally hot water which comes from outside and over a large rock into the pool, which is surrounded by stone walls. The stream was divided and a wall was built to make a pool for...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Interiors.; Resorts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1940.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1940?]
- Swimmers picnicking
- Women dressed in swimsuits gather around a blanket for a picnic in a park. Some of the women wear swim caps. On the blanket are food, dishes, and cups. A young girl and young boy stand next to one of the women.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Boys--1920-1940.; Girls--1920-1940.; Parks--1920-1940.; Picnics--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Six women and one girl
- A portrait of six women and one girl. The women stand and sit and they all wear dresses. A young girl kneels on the floor next to one of the women. Tintype is mounted on a page inside of the Morgan and Evans album.
- Girls--1850-1900.; Women--1850-1900.
- [between 1850 and 1900?]
- Campers fireplace, Echo Lake
- People gather around a stone fireplace at Echo Lake Park in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The women, with bobbed hair, wear shirts, ties, long blazers or cardigans, and jodhpurs and high laced boots. The man wears a jacket with slacks. Food...
- Denver Mountain Parks--1920-1930.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Echo Lake Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Clear...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- car stop in front of the hotel.; Two women, one possibly H.H. Lake's wife, Theodora, stand on a brick sidewalk in front of the adobe Hotel Alvarado in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Hotel Alvarado was completed in 1902 to serve lunch to train...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Sidewalks--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Telecommunication lines--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900- 1920.;...
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs
- Two women, one possibly H.H. Lake's wife, Theodora, stand in the garden in a courtyard at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. A stone sidewalk cuts through the grass in the foreground. Vines grow around the arched windows behind the...
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Vines--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Lake, Harry...
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- Chicano leaders
- Two women and two men are seated at a table, one man speaks into a microphone. The two women wear buttons that have a photo of Chicano civil rights leader Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales. Two men, possibly Brown Berets, stand behind group of men and women.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Portrait of three women
- Studio portrait of three women. One woman is seated and the others stand behind her and rest their hands on each others shoulders. The women wear their hair in loose Gibson Girl styles.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901?]
- Men and women
- Studio portrait of a men and women. They pose near decorative plaster pedestals. The men wear suits, vests, and ties. The women wear dresses with high collars and hats decorated with flowers.
- Men--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family who pose near an ornate backdrop and tapestry. Four of the women are seated and they hold books on their laps. One young woman stands and poses near the break in a tapestry curtain. A young man stands behind the group of...
- Families--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of two women and a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man and two women. The man sits in an upholstered chair; he wears a suit with the jacket fastened at the top button and has a full beard and moustache that obscure his mouth. The women pose on either side of the...
- People--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Ute man and women
- Studio portrait (standing) of Native American (Ute) man and women. He wears leggings, a breechcloth, leather belt, and bead necklaces. The women wear moccasins, blankets, and hair pipe necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Two females sunbathe
- Two women sunbath on a lawn, possibly in a park. They both wear swimsuits, one wears a swim cap. A beach ball is on a towel in front of the women.
- Bathing suits--1920-1930.; Sun bathing--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Alaska, U. S., Indian mat-makers
- Three Native American women and a baby pose near a tent somewhere in Alaska. The eldest woman is outside, working on a mat she is making. The two younger women and the baby are under the shelter of the tent. A log cabin and a second tent flank the...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Alaska--1880-1890.; Children--Alaska--1880-1890.; Tents--Alaska--1880-1890.; Weaving--Alaska--1880-1890.; Women--Alaska--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Girls guard Wounded Knee trading post
- Native American (Sioux) women stand near the doorway of the Wounded Knee Trading Post during the 1973 AIM occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. One woman holds a broom, the other holds a cigarette. Both women wear pants, shirts, and sunglasses....
- American Indian Movement--1970-1980.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--History--Indian occupation, 1973.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1970-1980.;...
- [1970 or 1973], May 2
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque
- street in front of them. A sign reading: "Street Cars Stop Here" hangs from one of the poles in front of the hotel. Street car rails line the street. A horse- drawn wagon is being led up the wide dirt road in the right background.; Two women step...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Sidewalks--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Street railroads--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Swine--New...
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Trinidad residents
- Women wear fitted dresses, aprons, and boots and pose in front of a stick fence and a one-story adobe house in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A woman wears a scarf around her head and holds a baby who wears a ruffled cap and a dress. A boy...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Adobe houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Women in the plaza in Las Vegas, New Mexico
- Two women with shawls wrapped over their heads and shoulders walk on a stone walkway from a dirt road on the plaza in Las Vegas, New Mexico. A man leans against the corner of a building near the women. The building has an advertisement for "West...
- Las Vegas (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Advertisements--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Buildings--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Men--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Plazas--New Mexico--Las...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Women
- Studio portrait of Hispanic women. They wear pleated dresses decorated with embroidery and brooches. One woman holds a letter.
- Hispanic Americans--Women--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a man and women
- Full length studio portrait of a man who sits in a chair and two two women. One woman wears a dress with a floral pattern, earrings, a scarf and holds a hat. The man wears an unbuttoned suit jacket, a vest, boots, a necktie and has a moustache. The...
- Men--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Profile portrait of Orra Coulter
- Orra Coulter poses in a profile, bust portrait. The woman has an upswept hairstyle and wears a shawl draped around her back.
- Hairstyles--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.; Coulter, Orra.; Coulter family.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Brushing Against and Little Squint Eyes San Carlos Apaches
- Studio portrait of Brushing Against and Little Squint Eyes, Native American (San Carlos Apache) women. They wear beaded necklaces and medal pendants.
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--1890-1900.; Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Jewelry--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.; Brushing Against.; Little Squint Eyes.
- 1898
- Late Chiricahua renegade captured at South Fork
- Studio portrait (sitting) of two of Geronimo's wives, Native American (Chiricahua Apache) women. One woman wears a blanket on her shoulder while the other woman wears another section of the same blanket on her head.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Spouses--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888]
- Native American women, Yosemite National Park
- Two Native American (Miwok) women pose near a dilapidated wooden shack in Yosemite National Park, California. One woman, wearing a striped dress, sits holding a basket she is weaving. The other woman stands behind, wearing a long dress with leg o'...
- Indians of North America--California--1890-1910.; Miwok Indians--California--1890-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.); Basket making--California--1890-1910.; Bears--California--1890-1910.; Huts--California--1890-1910.; National parks &...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Italian mining families
- A group of Italian families pose near a shop in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. One woman holds a baby in her arms and smiles. The children, dressed in sweaters, coats, and dresses also smile. The men stand behind the women.
- Italian Americans--Colorado--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt arriving at Union Station
- Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt arrives at Union Station, Denver, Colorado, probably during her husband's 1936 campaign. She is accompanied by a group of women.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents' spouses--United States--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1960.; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Frances Melrose on Harry's left
- At a party, Frances Melrose (with corsage) laughs while Harry M. Rhoads is kissed on the cheek by other women. Elizabeth "Liz" Wyner with glasses is behind Harry. Denver, Colorado.
- Parties--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Melrose, Frances.; Wyner, Elizabeth.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [ca. 1953]
- Damiana Rivera de Barela
- Hispanic American Damiana Rivera de Barela, wife of Colorado State Senator Casimiro Barela, poses for a portrait in an embroidered cape trimmed in fur and a hat decorated with feathers, a bow and a veil. She wears a pin in the shape of a cross.
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Capes (Clothing); Hats.; Women.; Barela, Damiana Rivera de--Pictorial works.; Cloaks--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- ca. 1890
- Congresswoman Pat Schroeder and State Representative Federico Peña
- United States Congresswoman Pat Schroeder and State Representative and candidate for Denver Mayor, Federico Peña pose in a booth at a church fair in Denver, Colorado. Congresswoman Schroeder laughs as Representative Peña points. A man in the...
- Hispanic Americans--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Legislators--Colorado.; Women.; Peña, Federico--Pictorial works.; Schroeder, Pat--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American legislators--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1982?]
- Buckskin Charlie and two Indian women
- Ute Chief, Buckskin Charlie poses in front of a tepee in Ignacio, Colorado with two Native American women. He wears fringed shirt, corduroy, a feather headdress and a medallion. A shaggy dog sleeps next to the tepee. The Native American woman to...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1910.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- 1901
- Salida, Colorado
- Facade view of one-story brick terrace apartments in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, features porches, awnings, an incised panel reading: "The Swell - 1903," and four women.
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- Morning visit
- View of a Native American Sioux tepee camp in a grove of box elders, near Fort Randall and the Missouri River, Dakota Territory, includes Sioux families and white soldiers in uniform with white women.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Fort Randall (S.D.)--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military officers--Dakota...
- 1882
- Loretto Heights, Service camp, World War I
- Female trainees pose with a United States flag outside a canvas tent at Loretto Heights service camp, Denver, Colorado. They wear military uniform skirts, belted jackets and wide brim hats with Montana creases. The sisters of the Academy used their...
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Loretto Heights, service camp, World War I
- Female service trainees pose in uniform between canvas tents, with United States flags, at the Loretto Heights service camp, Denver, Colorado, a WWI training center for women.
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- North of Big St
- Portrait of a UMWA coal miner's family by a stone house during the strike against CF&I in Tioga (Huerfano County), Colorado; shows a man, a boy, and women. Mrs. Tombling holds a drinking glass.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Tioga (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Tioga--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tioga--1910-1920.;...
- 1915 July 20
- Prize Shorthorns, J.P. Schermerhorn's Ranch
- Group of prize Shorthorns on J.P. Schermerhorn's Ranch, Colorado; group of cattle with three horseback riders at back of herd, two riders are women.
- Cattle ranches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Joe "Awful" Coffee playing host to Denver Bears
- Interior view at the Ringside Lounge in Denver, Colorado; shows Joe "Awful" Coffee (with glasses), members of the Denver Bears baseball team, and women. Photographs of boxers, a comic strip, and a juke box selector are on the wall.
- Denver Bears (Baseball team)--1950-1960.; Ringside Lounge (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1954
- Interior Brown mercantile company, 1409 Pearl
- Hardwood shelves of crockery and tins line interior walls of this mercantile in Boulder, Colorado. Stacked, wood tables are crowded with canning jars, dinnerware, and cooking utensils. Tin buckets and lamps hang from the ceiling; crates in the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Teresa Vigil
- Portrait of Teresa Vigil, an expert in medicinal herbs (curandera) in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. She poses in her kitchen in a blouse and sweater. A stove, cutting board and pots and pans are nearby.
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; San Luis (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Healers.; Interiors.; Older people.; Women.; Vigil, Teresa--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [2005 April 16]
- Students at St. Cajetan's School
- Young women students and Theatine priest, Father John Ordinas, pose on the steps of Saint Cajetan's School, located at Lawrence and 8th (Eighth) Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Magdalena Gallegos is in the front row, she...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Priests.; Students.; Teenagers.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Ordinas, John, Father--Pictorial works.;...
- 1949
- St. Cajetan's School play
- Interior view of a play at Saint Cajetan's School, in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Girls in caps, blouses and skirts stand in a row next to a sign that reads: "? St." and "Lawrence." Magdalena Gallegos poses at the end of the line in...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls.; Students.; Teenagers.; Theatrical productions.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Drama--Pictorial...
- between 1947 and 1948
- Women students dancing
- Unidentified dance two-by-two at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Conejos County), Colorado. The couples are in a line and one woman in each couple has her arm over her partners shoulders and holds her hand.
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--People--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; Women.; Dance.; Interiors.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1953]