Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Charles S. Stobie
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, stands near his paint horse in a field in Colorado. He points with one hand and holds the saddle horn with the other. He wears a leather shirt with a decorated bib, a gun belt with bullets,...
- Artists--Colorado--1860-1900.; Guides & scouts--Colorado--1860-1900.; Horses--Colorado--1860-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--1860-1900.; Stobie, Charles Stewart, 1845-1931.
- [between 1860 and 1900?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, poses in a high back saddle on his paint horse in a field in Colorado. He wears a hat, a leather shirt with fringes and a decorated bib, a gun belt with bullets, and leather boots. He has a quirt...
- Artists--Colorado--1860-1900.; Guides & scouts--Colorado--1860-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1860-1900.; Stobie, Charles Stewart, 1845-1931.
- [between 1865 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill (Hon. W.F. Cody)
- Studio portrait (standing) of Buffalo Bill, (the Honorable W.F. Cody). He wears decorated buckskins with leather hip riding boots, leather gauntlets (gloves), spurs, a cowboy hat, and a large belt buckle. He holds a riding quirt at his side.
- Celebrities--1880-1900.; Costumes--1880-1900.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1887 and 1892]
- C.S.P. personnel riot officials
- F. E. Crawford, warden at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, hat in hands, is flanked by men dressed in suits, jodhpurs, leather gaiters, kneepants and a bow tie. One holds goggles, another a rifle. A uniformed man with a leather...
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- Ouray + wife
- Studio portrait of Native American (Ute) Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta. Chief Ouray wears braids, a choker necklace, a fringed buckskin shirt with probably beaded details, pants, leather boots, and a woven blanket attached at the waist. Chipeta...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Spouses--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Chipeta.; Ouray.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Jimmy James and Joe "Awful" Rutofsky Coffee
- Signed photograph of Joe "Awful" Coffee and Jimmy James, identified as a Commander at Buckley Air Field in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Joe Coffee poses and wears a leather aviator's jacket with a sheepskin collar, slacks with cuffs, and a...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Admirals--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Fighter planes--American--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Coffee, Joe Awful.; James, Jimmy,...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Maria Mitchell graduation class
- Students sit and pose on a staircase at Maria Mitchell School at 32nd (Thirty-second) and Lafayette Streets in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Girls wear dresses with rounded collars or wide lapels, camisoles, skirts with box pleats,...
- Mitchell School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School principals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1923
- Mr. Mason
- Mr. Mason, an African American man, poses on rocks in a stream probably near Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. He wears a jacket, cap, shirt, bow tie and possibly leather gaiters on his boots. There is a leather bag or pouch...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1920-1930.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1928
- Red Fish & sons
- Full length studio portrait of Red Fish, seated, and his two sons, in front of painted backdrop. Red Fish is wrapped in blanket and wearing leather shirt, necklace with medallion and one feather in hair. One son wears leather jacket, other wears...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Red Fish.
- [188-?]
- Red Fish & sons
- Full length studio portrait of Red Fish and sons, Dakota, in front of painted backdrop. Red Fish, seated, wears fringed leather shirt and medallion and is wrapped in blanket. His sons wear breastplates, one wears leather shirt and other wears...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Red Fish.
- [188-?]
- Apache squaw and pappoose
- A Native American (Apache) woman sits and poses with a baby in a cradleboard. The mother carries the cradleboard by a leather strap over her forehead. She wears a dress with wide sleeves and a gathered waist, and leather moccasins.
- Apache Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--1870-1880.; Infants--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- Carlos Miles
- Carlos Miles, a cowboy with Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stands near the wall of a tent. He wears leather chaps with metal ornamentation and fringe, a cowboy hat, leather gloves, a bandana and cowboy boots. He holds probably...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.; Miles, Carlos.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Buffalo Bill seated in a field
- William Frederick Cody (Buffalo Bill) sits in a folding chair in a pasture. He wears boots, spurs, and embroidered leather pants and a leather jacket with fringe.
- Celebrities--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Col. W.F. Cody, (Buffalo Bill,) & his old war horse "Charlie"
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on the back of his horse "Charlie," probably in England during the first European tour of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1887. Several pieces of a mural depicting large mountains are in the background....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.; Murals--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Actors at the Central City Opera House
- Photograph of two actors in a scene from a play. The taller actor on the left is wearing a top hat, a waitcoat, a light-colored jacket with dark lapels, checkered trousers, and black, leather shoes. He has a full, graying beard, is holding a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1939?]
- Colt initiation, Gravey Graves, Tim Tyler, Joe Dekker, Rocky Rockiever, Dick Dickson
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies participate in an initiation for new members, "Colts." The men are identified left to right as: Claude "Gravey" Graves, Tim Tyler, Joe H. Dekker, Rocky Rockiever, and Dick Dickson. The men stand around a...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hazing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Initiation rites--Colorado--1940-1950.; Joking--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.
- 1949 July
- Ride vice president Joe Dekker
- Joe H. Dekker, vice-president of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, sits on wooden stairs in Colorado. He wears a western shirt with a brand pattern and leather fringed chaps. He has a leather ribbon on his shirt that reads: "Joe H. Dekker 'Joe'...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Dekker, Joe H.
- 1952 July
- Denver City Home Guard
- Men, members of the Denver City Home Guard organized to fight in the Civil War, pose in front of the Rocky Mountain House, a bar and restaurant in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Rocky Mountain House," "Lager Beer Saloon and Restaurant," "Storage &...
- Denver City Home Guards (Colo.)--Facilities--1860-1870.; Rocky Mountain House (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; United States--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- [between 1861 and 1862]
- Louise D'Angelo Met star here
- An actress holding a small open book in her hands poses during the Central City Play Festival in Central City, Colorado. She wears a long, satin dress with a gathered collar, three appliques across the chest, and puffed, embroidered material...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Actresses--1940-1950.; D'Angelo, Louise.
- 1940
- Shop on Larimer Street
- View of The Denver Leather Company at 1455 Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building is between three-story brick buildings. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Draperies," "Silvey & Webster," "H. Phillips House...
- Denver Leather Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Leather goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business Leather goods
- 1980 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- Charles S. Stobie
- Studio portrait of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He stands in front of a painted backdrop of trees and rocks with his arms folded. He has a beard with a large waxed mustache. He wears a large brimmed cowboy hat, a fringed...
- Artists--American--1870-1880.; Leather garments.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1872 and 1875?]
- Patterson's Harness Shop, Longmont, Colo.
- Interior view of the James Patterson Harness Shop, Longmont, Colorado, shows "Jimmy" on the left and another man, both wearing overhalls at the rear to the shop filled with leather harnesses and assorted tack, bridles, horse collars, hames, whips...
- Patterson, James E.--Homes & haunts.; Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Leather industry--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1910.; Saddlery--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Salida Harness Co. Salida, Colo.
- Interior view of the Salida Harness Company, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, inlcudes saddles, horse collars, harnesses, tack, steamer trunks, suitcases, leather valises, trunks, glass display cases with belt buckles, gloves, and feed bags.
- Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Leather goods stores--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Saddlery--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Annual outing for Colorado Tire & Leather, Co. later to become Gates Rubber Co.
- Men, women, and children pose by a railroad passenger coach in Denver, Colorado, at the Colorado Tire and Leather Company annual employee outing. Three African-American men hold musical instruments.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Recreation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917 or 1918
- Shwayder Trunk Mfg. Company interior
- Men and women work with pieces of leather and machinery at the Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company at 1553 Platte Street in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Completed trunks are stacked nearby.
- Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Leather industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Deline Manufacturing Company
- Men and women pose outdoors near the Deline Manufacturing Company at 1075 Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has arched windows and doorways, decorative trim, and signs that read: "All...
- Deline Manufacturing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lincoln Park (Denver Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Box industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Leather...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Forrest A. Heath Clothing Company
- Interior view of the Forrest A. Heath Clothing Company, in Denver, Colorado; shows women and a man working with leather and scissors.
- Forrest A. Heath Clothing Company (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clothing industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Leather industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Forrest A. Heath Clothing Company
- Interior view of the Forrest A. Heath Clothing Company, in Denver, Colorado; a woman shows fringed leather jackets.
- Forrest A. Heath Clothing Company (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clothing industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Leather industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Forrest A. Heath Clothing Company
- Interior view of the Forrest A. Heath Clothing Company, in Denver, Colorado; shows women working with sewing machines and leather.
- Forrest A. Heath Clothing Company (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clothing industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Leather industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Red and green tooled leather on walls
- Interior view of the William Church house at 10th (Tenth) Avenue and Corona Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The walls have decorative leather work and the ceiling has ornate trim.
- Church, William, cattleman--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Gall, Dakota Chief, leaning against rock, wearing leather jacket, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing leather jacket and crucifix, seated on rock.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, seated, wearing leather jacket
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing leather jacket and crucifix, seated on bench.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, seated, wearing a leather jacket
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing leather jacket and large crucifix, seated on bench in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing leather jacket and crucifix around neck, full length
- Gall, Dakota Chief, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; wearing one feather in hair, braids wrapped in fur, large crucifix around neck, buckskin leather coat and pants.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.
- [188?]
- Annual: North Side High School 1907
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1907
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1907
- Denver Public Schools Senior High School Guidance Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all High Schools within Denver.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1960
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business Leather goods
- Western History Subject Index
- Lobenstein, W C and company
- Western History Subject Index
- Leather
- Western History Subject Index
- Leather
- Skip Lucero, Ernie Salazar and Skip Herrera
- Three young friends, Skip Lucero, Ernie Salazar, and Jim "Skip" Herrera, stand in front of St. Cajetan's School in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Skip Lucero wears pleated pants and a suede leather jacket. Ernie Lucero wears a suit...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys.; Teenagers.; Herrera, Jim--Pictorial works.; Lucero, Skip--Pictorial works.; Salazar,...
- [1953]
- Córdova brothers
- Studio portrait of Benito Córdova, Juan Córdova, Eduardo Córdova. and two unidentified men. Three men stand, they hold or smoke cigars, wear jackets or vests, two have mustaches and two have hand cuffs hanging from one arm. Two men sit on the...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Families.; Córdova, Benito--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Juan--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Eduardo--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rueben Pacheco
- Portrait of Rueben Pacheco, a student in the General Vocational Program at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He stands beside a workbench, he wears a welding mask and leather gloves and holds a...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; Pacheco, Rueben--Pictorial works.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and...
- [1953]
- Vocational students
- Two students sit at a desk in a classroom in the General Vocational Program at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The unidentified men fill out forms or study. Both men wear leather jackets, one...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--People--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; Clothing & dress.; Interiors.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1953]
- Delfino Salazar
- Studio portrait of Delfino Salazar, a student at Jarvis Hall, a liberal arts, grammar and military college in Denver, Colorado, and a resident of the San Luis Valley. Delfino wears a uniform with a jacket with brass buttons and a flat cap with a...
- Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Cadets.; Boys.; Salazar, Delfino--Pictorial works.; Jarvis Hall (Denver, Colo.); Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Military...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Concepción Escobedo
- Concepcion Escobedo, an elderly Hispanic man and former sugar beet worker waves on Rigden's farm in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. He wears a jean jacket, dress shirt and leather cap.
- Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Older people.; Agricultural laborers.; Escobedo, Concepción--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1976?]
- Arcenio C. de Baca, Emilia Rudolph C. de Baca & Don Pablo C. de Baca honeymoon at El Porvenir, N.M.
- Pablo C. de Baca, his wife Emilia Rudolph C. de Baca, and a nephew, Arcenio C. de Baca pose in a grove of pine trees near Porvenir (San Miguel County), New Mexico. Pablo wears a hat, suit and tie and has a mustache. Emilia wears a long dark dress...
- Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Porvenir (N.M.)--1890-1900.; C. de Baca, Pedro, 1874-1940.; C. de Baca, Emilia Rudolph, 1879-1908.; C. de Baca, Arcenio.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1897
- Herman and his team of good horses
- A farmer, Hilario Herminio Paiz (Herman) sits on a horse-drawn plow on his ranch in Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a cowboy hat, overalls, a jacket and leather gloves. The plow has 2 blades. A cow and calf and hills are in the...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farmers.; Paiz, Hilario Herminio, 1898-1983--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American farmers--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1915]