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- An Ostrich at Pasadena ostrich farm
- An Ostrich identified as Mr. McKinley stands in a fenced enclosure at an ostrich farm in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Farm buildings and trees are in the distance.
- Ostrich farms--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Ostriches--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Cawston Ostrich Farm, South Pasadena
- View of ostriches at the Cawston Ostrich Farm on Sycamore and Pasadena Avenues in South Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California, in a reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Ostriches stand in a pasture enclosed by a wooden fence.
- Cawston Ostrich Farm (South Pasadena, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Ostrich farms--California--South Pasadena--1900-1910.; South Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Ostriches--California--South Pasadena--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A man and woman sit in a four wheel buggy decorated with flowers and greenery and hitched to an ostrich, Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Two men stand near the ostrich; the woman holds a parasol. A marching band and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ostriches--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 7 and 8, 1925 September-October
- Part of ostrich farm near Phoenix, Arizona
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, ostriches stand near a wooden fence under trees in a pasture, probably on the Josiah Harbert farm near the Arizona Canal Falls in Maricopa County, Arizona.
- Harbert, Josiah--Homes & haunts.; Ostrich farms--Arizona--Maricopa County--1900-1910.; Maricopa County (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Ostriches--Arizona--Maricopa County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Ostrich Farm - Mr. and Mrs. McKinley
- Two Ostriches identified as Mr. and Mrs. McKinley stands in a fenced enclosure at an ostrich farm in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Farm buildings and trees are in the distance.
- Ostrich farms--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Ostriches--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Ostrich farm, Pasadena, Mr. and Mrs. McKinley
- Two Ostriches identified as Mr. and Mrs. McKinley stand in a fenced enclosure at an ostrich farm in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Farm buildings and trees are in the distance.
- Ostrich farms--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Ostriches--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Ostrich farm, Pasadena, Calif.
- Ostriches stand in a fenced enclosure on an ostrich farm in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. A woman walks on a path near the fence, and trees are in the distance.
- Ostrich farms--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Ostriches--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Ostrich farm in California
- A woman holds a young girl in her arms as they both look at ostrich's at a farm in California. Shows a wood and wire fence and troughs. The woman may possibly be Mrs. Harry M. Rhoads with their daughter.
- Ostrich farms--California--1900-1920.; California--1900-1920.; Mothers & children--California--1900-1920.; Ostriches--California--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Harry M. Rhoads at ostrich farm in California
- Harry M. Rhoads hold a young girl in his arms as they both look at ostrich's at a farm in California. Shows a wood and wire fence and troughs.
- Ostrich farms--California--1900-1920.; California--1900-1920.; Girls--California--1900-1920.; Ostriches--California--1900-1920.; Photojournalists--California--1900-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Ostrich shelters
- A wire fence is in front of two rock ashlar shelters in the ostrich enclosure in the Denver Zoo at City Park in Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- María Salomé Córdova
- Studio portrait of a Hispanic American woman, María Salomé Córdova. She wears a dark dress with a tight bodice with two rows of buttons, a bustle, pleated skirt and striped trim. She has curly hair and wears a broad brimmed hat with an...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who stands. She holds a pair of gloves in her hands and wears a dress with puffy sleeves and ornate applique decoration. A bar pin holds her collar together and she wears a hat with ostrich feathers.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who reads a letter. She poses near a carved stone pillar and rustic wooden bench. She wears an overcoat and hat with ostrich feathers. Her gloves rest on the pillar.
- Reading--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Group of women and children; boy on pony has his thumbs in his ears
- Outdoor portrait of women, boys, a burro, and a dog in Denver, Colorado; costume includes winter coats and hats with ostrich feathers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Ruth Young as "The Duchess"
- Actress Ruth Young poses in courtier costume as the Duchess, in Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Gondoliers," in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Her dress has a wide sprawling hem; her jacket has flared cuffs and a lace yoke. Her broad-brimmed...
- Young, Ruth--Performances--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1936
- View from parlor into dance hall, the Homestead
- Interior view from refurbished parlor into dance hall, the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district operating for nearly twenty years and later becoming a...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- 10th Mountain Division 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment Company E
- Group portrait (standing, kneeling, sitting ) of the Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company E holding rifles. The four officers, seated on folding chairs, do not have rifles. Taken at Camp Hale, Colorado, June 1944. Most...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company E.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- June 1944
- Possibly an actress or dancer
- A woman poses in a hotel room probably in Denver, Colorado. She wears a decorated skull cap and blouse with ostrich feathers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Lee Taylor Casey, columnist at Rocky Mountain News
- Portrait of Lee Taylor Casey, columnist at the Rocky Mountain News, holds a large egg inscribed: "Presented To Lee Taylor Casey By Mayor Begole And Walter B. Lowry, Mgr. Imp. & Parks, First Ostrich Egg Laid In City Park Zoo, April 27th 1933."
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eggs--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Casey, Lee Taylor, 1889-
- [1933]
- Cu-ra-can-to, Muache Ute war chief
- Studio portrait of Cu-ra-can-to, a Native American war chief (Muache Ute), wearing a jacket with epaulets, a stovepipe hat with an ostrich feather, and a hand woven scarf around his neck.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Muache Indians--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Cu-ra-canto.
- 1873 July 4th
- Two women
- Women pose; one wears ostrich feathers.
- Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a dancing couple attending the convention in Trinidad, Colorado. The womam wears a lace dress, with overlapping flounces from waist to floor, and a wide, ruffled lace collar. She wears a sprig of ostrich feathers in her hair. Spectators...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dancing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Beauchamp, Sara Grace.; Davis, Jefferson Hayes.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly gentleman in a Confederate uniform holds the arm of a young woman wearing a gown with waist to floor flounces and possibly a hoop or bustle and a dogcollar necklace and cameo. A man in a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Burrough, Margaret.; Davis, Jefferson Hayes.; Frazier, Sarah Ruth.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Parade entry Flower Carnival
- A man and a woman holding an umbrella sit in a four wheel buggy decorated with greenery and flowers, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The buggy is hitched to an ostrich. Shows members of a marching...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ostriches--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1898]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A man and a woman drive a four wheel buggy, decorated with greenery and hitched to an ostrich, past grandstands near the old Antlers Hotel on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A man stands...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ostriches--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- McClintock building
- View of the Gothic ornamented McClintock Building with awnings at 16th (Sixteenth) and California Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Businesses include the "Colorado Ostrich Feather Co." and "Hedgcock & George, Hair Goods."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Denver business, Fontius Shoes
- View of the Fontius Shoe Store at 834-836 16th (Sixteenth) Street (Symes Building) in Denver, Colorado; shows shoes in window displays; second floor business, African Ostrich Feather Company, displays hats in windows.
- Fontius Shoe Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hats--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Shoes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- James Henry Adams and Lola Adams at Glenwood
- James Henry Adams and Lola Adams pose by train tracks in Aspen, Colorado. Mrs. Adams wears a long skirt with buttons up the center, long jacket with large buttons, high-collar shirt, and a broad-brimmed hat with an ostrich plume. Mr. Adams wears a...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Sisters
- Studio portrait of girls. The younger girl stands and holds an ostrich feather fan, she wears a dress with a lace collar and button shoes. The older girls is seated, she wears a dress with a lace collar and a tie, she wears button shoes.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1880.; Families--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1880.; Girls--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill, and group
- Group portrait of frontier celebrities; (L to R) probably Eugene Overton, Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill Cody, Texas Jack Omohundro, and probably Elisha Green. The men wear fringed buckskins and hats. Buffalo Bill has a hat with ostrich plumes. The...
- Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Cowboys--1870-1880.; Entertainers--1870-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Green, Elisha.; Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876.; Omohundro, John Burwell, 1846-1880.; Overton, Eugene.
- 1874?
- Three lower falls
- A woman, in a long dress and hat with ostrich feathers, stands on a wooden staircase next to the three lower falls of Seven Falls in South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. South Cheyenne Creek cuts through the sheer rock faces of the...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Alpine Troup [sic] sisters and brother, father
- Members of the "Alpine Troupe," with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose outside a tent. The performing troupe of brothers and sisters are in costume. The women wear turban-like headdresses with ostrich feathers over long...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Families--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Woman on horseback
- A woman equestrian with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sits on a white stallion in costume. She wears a small hat with an ostrich feather and a long dress with a fitted bodice. Sequins embellish the shoulders, bust and hem...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Women circus performers with an elephant
- Two women circus performers, in costume, pose beside an elephant at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Their costumes include turbans with ostrich feathers, baggy pants open at the sides and tapered at the ankle, chemises...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Elephants--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Rose garden
- Women in hats and long summer dresses pose in a rose garden in a park. They wear dresses, loosely fitted blouses, skirts with ruffles, lace, pleats, and buttons. The hats include ostrich or egret feathers, lace, and artificial flowers; most have...
- Gardens--1900-1910.; Parks--1900-1910.; Roses--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Portrait
- Studio portrait in profile of a woman; she wears a wide-brimmed hat with ostrich feathers, a lace blouse, and a fitted dress with frog closures at the side. She has an upswept hairstyle. She wears a watch pinned to her short, lace shawl.
- Women--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Fete-a-Tete at the Denver Art Museum
- Men shuck oysters probably for a fund raiser at the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado. Two of the men, possibly waiters, wear hats and sit and joke with paper plates full of shucked oysters. One has on a top hat, the other a hat with a large...
- Denver Art Museum--Facilities--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Galleries & museums.; Hats.; Joking.; Oysters.
- [between 1972 and 1973]
- 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
- Western History Subject Index
- Ostriches
- Western History Subject Index
- Southwest ostrich farm, Texas
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Manual Annual: 1909
- Yearbook for Denver Manual Training High School 1909
- Manual High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1909
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Western History Subject Index
- Ostrich lode. Chalk Creek DISTRICT COLORADO
- Western History Subject Index
- Ostriches
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 11 and 12, 1927 November-December
- History of Denver