Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mr. Boardman Robinson house
- A two story, clapboard house with rectangular windows and shutters is built above a retaining wall in Central City, Colorado. The house has a gabled roof, a chimney, a screen door, and steps leading up to the front porch. A picket fence encloses...
- Robinson, Boardman, 1876-1952--Homes & haunts.; Scott, Walter, Mrs.--Homes & haunts.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Students at High School
- Schoolchildren pose in two rows in front of the Basalt schoolhouse in Basalt, Colorado. Ten boys and girls sit on a bench; older boys and girls stand in a back row. A man in a dark suit and a bow tie stands in the background. The girls wear...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- Opening day celebration
- A man on a horse gallops down Main Street on a horse to celebrate the opening day of the Central City Play Festival in Central City, Colorado. He wears a long-sleeved, print shirt, chaps, boots, and a cowboy hat. The horse wears a western saddle...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- June 25, 1965
- Log Cabin at Maroon Lake
- Children stand in front of a log structure in Aspen, Colorado; older girl wears a skirt, sweater, shirt with buttons, and leather shoes; younger girl wears a long-sleeved dress with a scalloped collar, stockings and leather shoes; boy holding a...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Central City Opera House dancers
- Photograph of nine people, one is caller Larry Wylie, and the other eight are square-dancers. The caller is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, a vest, and a bolo tie. The male dancers are wearing black trousers, white long-sleeved, Western...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dancers--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Square dancing--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1968
- St. Mary's Glacier trip
- A woman and two children from Keota, Colorado, pose outdoors during a visit to the Mount of the Holy Cross. She wears a chiffon dress; the older boy wears trousers and a long-sleeved shirt; the smaller boy wears short pants and a long-sleeved shirt.
- Keota (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Keota--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Keota--1930-1940.
- August, 1930
- Doll
- Shows a Native American (Southern Plains (Ute?)) doll. The head is buckskin with buffalo fur for hair; the body is muslin and is covered with a blue wool dress trimmed with red cotton binding. The sleeves are long with purple stripes; the yoke,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Dolls--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Utes, group of chil[dren]
- Studio portrait of Native American (Ute) children, probably near Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. Boys wear wrapped braids, earrings, leather pants, beaded moccasins, and chokers or necklaces with medallions. A boy wears a bone breastplate, a...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Boys--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mojave runner & squaw
- A Native American (Mohave) man and woman pose by a brick wall and a strip of corrugated metal, probably in Arizona or California. The man wears a long-sleeved cotton shirt with arm bands and a fabric waist belt, a vest with a pocket watch chain,...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Mohave Indians--1880-1900.; Men--1800-1900.; Women--1800-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The horse trail, Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A man wears pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat and stands near a rock formation and a trail known as the Burro Trail at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. A stone wall is beside sandstone pillars.
- Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.
- 1899
- The horse trail, Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A Native American (Acoma) man wears pants, boots, a belt, a long-sleeved shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat and stands beside a rock wall and rock formations on a stone trail known as the Burro Trail at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Flat rocks form...
- Acoma Indians--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Rock formations--New...
- 1899
- Ute children
- Studio portrait of Native American (Ute) children. The boys wear wrapped braids, earrings, leather pants, beaded moccasins, and chokers or necklaces with medallions. A boy wears a bone breastplate, a long-sleeved shirt with a serpentine pattern,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Boys--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Julesburg, Colorado
- Elementary school students wearing costumes stand in a line in a classroom in Julesburg, Colorado in Sedgwick County. The boys wear breeches and waistcoats and two girls wear eighteenth-century period costumes with long skirts, long-sleeved...
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Julesburg--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Parker school
- Twelve Parker, Colorado elementery school children and their teacher pose on the front steps of their school in Douglas County. The boys wear coveralls and long-sleeved shirts. The girls wear print dresses.
- Bauldhauf, George--Childhood & youth--Colorado--Parker--1910-1920.; Clark, Mary--Childhood & youth--Colorado--Parker--1910- 1920.; O'Connor, George--Childhood & youth--Colorado--Parker--1910-1920.; O'Connor, James--Childhood &...
- 1910
- Mr. and Mrs. Wathen and granddaughter Nora
- Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wathen, the proprietors of Spring Canon Ranch, pose with their toddler granddaughter, Nora, in a studio portrait in Stout (also known as Petra), Colorado in Larimer County. Mrs. Wathen wears a print dress with a buttoned bodice...
- Stout (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Stout--1900-1910.; Grandparents--Colorado--Stout--1900-1910.; Wathen, Lydia Bardwell.; Wathen, S. A.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Tourtelotte Park
- Two men ("Uncle Joe" Sawyer, Greener) pose in a grassy slope with Queen Anne's Lace, Tourtelotte Park, Colorado in Pitkin County. They are dressed identically, wearing trousers, long-sleeved shirts, suspenders, and hats.
- Tourtelotte Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Frances Douglass, Union High school teacher
- In this standing protrait of Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Douglass, she wears a long dark skirt and a long-sleeved blouse with a pin on her collar. He wears a striped shirt, bow tie, and trousers with a leather belt and a waist watch chain. They stand in...
- Adams City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1920.; Douglass, Frances.
- [between 1909 and 1918]
- Piano player, Central City
- A woman in a long-sleeved blouse and a long skirt plays a piano in the Gilpin County Art Gallery in Central City, Colorado. The piano is against what used to be the judge's bench in this converted courtroom. Matted, labelled, prints hang on the...
- Gilpin County Art Gallery--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pianos--1940-1950.
- 1949
- Children of Jerome Dingerson
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Two little boys, the children of Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, who was an employee of the Courier, lie on their stomachs on top of printing type set into frames for printing;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry--Family.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Clifford Smith, Greta Pottenger
- Clifford Smith and Greta Pottenger of Basalt, Colorado, pose as they sit on the edge of the front bumper of a car. She wears a light- colored, short-sleeved, print dress with a long, ruffled collar, light- colored hose, and leather shoes. She...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pottenger, Greta.; Smith, Clifford.
- [1925]
- Gene Luby of Eagle & C.L. Danielson
- Gene Luby and C.L. Danielson of Basalt, Colorado, pose in front of a brick building. Luby wears trousers, a long-sleeved shirt, suspenders, and a tie. Danielson wears a suit, shirt, a t-shirt under the shirt, and a hat. Both men hold their arms...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Danielson, C. L.; Luby, Gene.
- [1955?]
- Float for 4th of July parade at Barr
- A man and children sit in a horse-drawn cart decorated as an automobile for a Fourth of July parade in Barr, Colorado. The man wears a vest, long-sleeved shirt, bow tie, driving goggles, and hat. The children wear stovepipe hats with stars and...
- Barr (Colo.)--1900-1908.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.
- 1908 July 4
- Genie Hyrup Murray
- Genie Hyrup Murray of Basalt, Colorado, poses in the shadows with her hands on her hips. She wears a long-sleeved, button-down shirt with a bow at the neck, a long skirt, and an apron. Her hair is parted down the middle of her head and pulled to...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Murray, Genie Hyrup.
- [1915?]
- Mary Haworth and some of her boys, Aurora public school
- Schoolboys in Aurora, Colorado, pose in a group on the three steps leading to the double-door entrance of the school building. They wear an assortment of outfits, including overalls, long-sleeved shirts with collars, trousers, ties, and jackets....
- Aurora (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.
- April 30, 1926
- Mildred Robinson and some of her boys, Aurora public school
- A group of Aurora schoolboys pose on steps in front of the double door entrance to a school building in Aurora, Colorado. They are dressed in an assortment of outfits, including overalls, blue jeans, trousers, long-sleeved shirts, ties, a sailor...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.
- April 30, 1926
- Leap Year Club
- Sixteen members of the Leap Year Club in Basalt, Colorado pose in two lines. Ten women are in the first row, and six women are in the second row. Characteristic of the early twentieth century, their clothing includes long-sleeved, high-collar...
- Leap Year Club (Basalt, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Central City Play Festivals
- Women and a man stand by a billboard at the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. Costume includes a long-sleeved, print dress, a white sweater, polka-dots, and a tie. They hold a program rading: "World-renowed Central City Festival."...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Machine Shop in Cushman Bldg. about 1952-3
- View of a man operating a lathe in the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop, Cushman Building, 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. He wears soiled trousers, a long-sleeved shirt with a patch on the sleeve, a cap, and eye glasses;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1982
- Little Moon
- Standing outdoor portrait of Little Moon, an elderly Native American Sioux man, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and sunglasses; holding his hat and walking stick.
- Dakota Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Aged persons--1930-1940.; Little Moon.
- [1936?]
- "Oke Doke" = Plenty Holes at Fort Peck Reservation, Montana
- Portrait of Plenty Holes, "Oke Doke", an elderly Native American Sioux man, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and soft hat, in front of a log cabin, Fort Peck Reservation, Montana.
- Dakota Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Fort Peck Indian Reservation (Mont.); Aged persons--Montana--1930-1940.; Plenty Holes.
- August 1936
- "Oke Doke" = Plenty Holes at Fort Peck Reservation, Montana
- Standing portrait of Plenty Holes, "Oke Doke", an elderly Native American Sioux man with a cane, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and soft hat, in front of a log cabin, Fort Peck Reservation, Montana.
- Dakota Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Fort Peck Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Aged persons--Montana--1930-1940.; Plenty Holes.
- August 1936
- Little Moon
- Standing three-quarters outdoor portrait of Little Moon, an elderly Native American Sioux man, wearing a long-sleeved shirt and trousers.
- Dakota Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Aged persons--1930-1940.; Little Moon.
- [1936?]
- Players at school play
- Ten children, cast members in a school play, pose standing side by side in front of a row of chairs on a stage in Basalt, Colorado. The children are dressed in an assortment of costumes, including breeches, long-sleeved shirts, aprons, suspenders,...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Child actors--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.
- [1897?]
- Aspen schoolroom
- Students at an elementary school sit in wooden desks in Aspen, Colorado. The girls wear dresses with puffed sleeves and high collars; boys wear long-sleeved shirts, jackets, and trousers. Several of the students hold open books in their hands. The...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Aspen--18801-1890.; School children--Colorado--Aspen--18801-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Aspen
- Three men, two boys, and a large dog sit and stand on a railroad handcart on the railroad tracks in Aspen, Colorado. The men are wearing trousers, overalls, long-sleeved shirts, and hats. A boy dressed in trousers, a jacket, and a cap stands on...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [about 1895]
- Aspen, Colorado railroad yards
- View of a large crowd of people standing on the railroad tracks waiting for the train, near Smuggler Mountain, Aspen, Colorado; railroad ties and rails visible in the foreground; most of the men, women and children wear hats; boys wearing knickers,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- 1887 October 27
- Eighth grade graduating class, Washington School, Aspen, Colorado
- Eighth grade class of Washington School in Aspen, Colorado pose in front of a brick and sandstone building. The girls are dressed in white, long-sleeved shirts with high collars and puffed sleeves. Several of the girls wear corsages, and many...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910 May 30
- Grand Junction, Colorado football game
- View of football players crouched in a position ready for a play, Aspen, Colorado; dressed in long-sleeved, collarless shirts, long socks, and boots; crowd of spectators on the sidelines.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Football players--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- [about 1910?]
- Aspen, Colo. fire department
- Fire fighters (dressed in shorts and sleeveless shirts) are harnessed to a hose reel ready for a race on an unpaved Aspen, Colorado, street. Four men stand behind the hose reel ready to push. A man in a white, long-sleeved shirt, a vest,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Racing--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Citizens Hospital razed in 1960's
- View of the Citizens Hospital of Aspen, Colorado, and lake surrounded by scrub oak, brush, and other vegetation. A man dressed in trousers, a long-sleeved shirt, and suspenders stands in a rowboat with his hands in his pockets. The three-story...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hospitals--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [1893?]
- Jerome pool
- Swimmers relax in lounge chairs next to the swimming pool at the Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Colorado. The swimmers wear swimming trunks and bathing suits; a woman in a plaid skirt and long-sleeved sweater walks next to the pool. The...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Hotel Jerome (Aspen, Colo.)
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Devil's Punch Bowl trip
- Men and women gather around a picnic table covered with food, near Aspen, Colorado. The women wear dresses or skirts and blouses and hats. The men wear trousers, long-sleeved shirts, and caps. A horse grazes in the meadow behind them.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Portrait of a baby
- Full-length portrait of a baby wearing a long-sleeved christening gown with lace around the bottom of the skirt and ruffles on the breast and cuffs, Aspen, Colorado; ring on baby's left hand; shows baby sitting on a chair covered with a print...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Infants--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1887]
- Portrait of a woman
- Head and shoulders portrait of a woman wearing a long-sleeved dress with a ruffled bodice and high collar, Aspen, Colorado; wearing a pin fastened to her throat and a pendant with a sliding piece with a stone in the center; curly hair pulled back...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885?]
- Portrait of a
- Full-length studio portrait of a baby wearing a long-sleeved, christening gown, Aspen, Colorado; gown includes eyelet around the bottom of the skirt and the bodice of the garmet; baby sitting in an upholstered chair with a floral print.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [about 1895?]
- Portrait of two boys
- Full-length studio portrait of two boys, Aspen, Colorado; features smaller boy sitting on a wooden swing attached to two ropes and larger boy standing next to him; boys wearing breeches, long-sleeved suit jackets, stockings, and leather shoes;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [about 1895?]
- Track meet at Glenwood Springs
- Four members of the Aspen, Colorado track team pose for a photo outside of a wrought iron gate in front of the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. They are dressed in long skirts, long-sleeved shirts with high collars, and large, broad-brimmed...
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Track and field athletes--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [about 1910?]
- Aspen High School athletic field football line-up
- Aspen High School football team members crouch in two rows in ready positions on the playing field of Aspen High School, Aspen, Colorado. They wear long-sleeved shirts, football trousers, and athletic shoes. A fence encloses the playing field.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Portrait of a baby in Leadville, Colorado
- In this portrait of a baby, taken in Leadville, Colorado, the young child wears a long-sleeved dress with a long skirt, bands of lace, and a stand-up lace collar.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Infants--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1887]
- Portrait of a baby in Leadville, Colorado
- In this portrait of a baby, taken in Leadville, Colorado, the young child with fine hair is propped in an upholstered chair that has a crocheted blanket draped over its back. The baby wears a long-sleeved dress with lace trim, a necklace and a bar...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Infants--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1887]