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- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930 November 26
- Snuff box
- Shows a silver snuff box used by William F. Cody to hold his hair pins; it may have been given to him as a snuff box. The lid is engraved, the base is made of bone.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Associated objects.; Snuff boxes and bottles--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Miss May Lillie with Pawnee Bill's Wild West Compliments of E.A. Robey - Agt. Harvest Moon
- May Manning Lillie, a shooter in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, poses for a side-angle, bust portrait. She wears a wide-brimmed hat and has long hair that rests on her shoulders. She wears a vest over her blouse and has several pins pinned to her blouse...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooters--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Lillie, May Manning.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 March 4
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 March 26
- Brakeman John Coker
- View of John Coker, a Brakeman on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad in Conejos County, Colorado. He smiles, wears a Brakeman's cap, with several pins attached to it, and eyeglasses.
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--People--1970-1980.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Railroad employees.; Coker, John--Pictorial works.; Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--Pictorial works.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos...
- 1973
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 30, 1910 July 23
- Fire Department Headquarters
- Firemen stand and pose in front of the Denver Fire Department Headquarters with Hook & Ladder No. 1 and Hose No. 4 in the first floor of the City Hall Building at 14th (Fourteenth) and Market Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a rusticated...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1890-1900.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fire...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Trinidad Fire Department
- Firemen pose with a fire wagon drawn by three horses in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Uniforms include ties, jackets with metal buttons and caps with hat pins. Shows a ladder and a dog on the wagon.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- 1915
- La Cruz Azul Mexicana
- Men and women pose with a banner for the "Cruz Azul Mexicana, Brigada No. 68, 3 Division, Brighton, Colo." on a stage or possibly an alter in Brighton (Adams County), Colorado. Members of La Cruz Azul Mexicana, a women's charitable organization...
- Cruz Azul Mexicana. Brigada No. 68. 3 División (Brighton, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Brighton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1930.; Meetings--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1930.;...
- [1927 September 16]
- Comision Honorifica Mexicana de Brighton, Colo.
- Men and women pose with a banner for the "Cruz Azul Mexicana, Brigada No. 68, 3 Division, Brighton, Colo." on a stage or possibly an alter in Brighton (Adams County), Colorado. Members of La Cruz Azul Mexicana, a women's charitable organization...
- Cruz Azul Mexicana. Brigada No. 68. 3 División (Brighton, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Brighton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Charitable organizations--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1930.; Meetings--Colorado--Brighton--1920-1930.;...
- 1927 September 16
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl who sits and looks over the arm of a wicker chair. A tapestry is draped over the chair and the girl rests her hand on the fabric. She wears a light colored dress decorated with ruffles at the yoke and shoulders. Hair...
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a white dress with a bodice with spherical buttons, earrings and a necklace in the shape of a cross. She wears pins in her curly, dark hair.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of men and women
- Studio portrait of two couples. The men wear sack suits with vests, ties, boutonnieres, and hold wide-brimmed felt hats. The women wear corsets, dresses with long, fitted jackets, puffed sleeves, bar pins, and flowers or corsages. One woman wears a...
- Men--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman with a flat-brimmed hat and hat pins, in a corseted dress with puffed sleeves, embroidery on the sash, hip and cuffs, a bar pin, a broach and a rosette on the shoulder. The woman wears leather gloves and holds an unopened...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of women and a man
- Studio bust portrait of women and a man. The man has a full moustache, short, parted hair, and wears a suit with a narrow lapel and a bow tie. The women wear dresses with pleats and ruffles on the bodices, puffed or ruffle-capped sleeves, bar pins...
- Men--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Photograph of a cabinet card of a woman in a studio bust portrait. The woman has curled bangs and wears a dress with probably velvet lapels, narrow pleats and bar pins on the bodice. The portrait is pinned to a board and "Boston Railroad Photo Car"...
- Cabinet photographs.; Photographic prints.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- The regimental team trophy
- Group portrait of members of the Colorado National Guard with a silver cup that reads "The Regimental Team Trophy." The soldiers are in uniform; one man, with a moustache, wears an arm band that reads: "Rang[e] Offic[er]." Men sit or stand, pose...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Trophies--Colorado--1900-1910.; Awards--Colorado--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1903?]
- Couple seated portrait
- Studio portrait of a husband and wife in Colorado. The man wears a suit, tie, and lapel pins. The woman wears a watch on a necklace chain.
- Spouses--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Couple portrait
- Studio portrait of a husband and wife in Colorado. The man wears a suit and lapel pins. The woman wears a dress decorated with lace.
- Spouses--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A man pins probably a ribbon or prize on a cowboy in an arena at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The cowboy wears woolies and a hat. Other cowboys and spectators are nearby.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Women
- Studio portrait of women. They wear dresses and pins.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pee Viggi and squaw, Utes
- Native Americans (Ute), one identified as Pee Viggi, sit and pose for a studio portrait. They wear braids, earrings, choker necklaces, cotton shirts, leather leggings, beaded moccasins and hold woven blankets. The woman wears a bone breastplate and...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.; Pee Viggi.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Indian Band, Ft. Lewis School
- The Fort Lewis School Indian Band poses outdoors with their instruments near Fort Lewis, La Plata County, Colorado. One boy holds a drum major's baton. The Native American (tribe unknown) boys wear uniforms with hats. Pins on their hats read:...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Fort Lewis--1890-1910.; Fort Lewis (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Fort Lewis--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Fort Lewis--1890-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Fort...
- [between 1892 and 1910]
- Fort Lewis Indian School Band
- The Fort Lewis School Indian Band poses outdoors with their instruments, part of the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. One boy holds a drum major's baton. The Native American (tribe unknown) boys wear uniforms...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896]
- Mr. and Mrs. Spotted Weasel
- Native American (Sioux) Spotted Weasel and his wife, members of "The Red Man spectacle and Red Indian camp," stand in front of a painted backdrop of Yellowstone Falls in the dirt arena in Empress Hall, at the Golden West and American Industries...
- Dakota Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--England--London--1900-1910.;...
- 1909
- Indian woman with striped blanket.
- Outdoor seated portrait of a Native American (Navajo) woman. She wears a striped shawl with fringe over her shoulders; several beaded necklaces; silver and turquoise pins, bracelet and ring; a burgundy blouse, and a blue skirt. Her hands are...
- Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Navajo Indians--Women--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Groceries and provisions store
- View of a storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The wood false front building has "Groceries and Provisions" written the width of the building above the door. The front door is recessed and "Chas. W. Pollard,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Window displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Barrett, George.; Strouse, Sam.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- A Navajo type study
- Seated studio portrait of a young Native American (Navajo) woman. She wears a striped blanket over one shoulder and a scarf around the other; a dark blouse with a silver studded collar and studs and silver pins down the front; several beaded...
- Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Navajo Indians--Women--1930-1940.; Jewelry--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- [1931?]
- Henry Wilson and wife, Mojave (Apache)
- Studio portrait of Native Americans (Yavapai) Henry Wilson and his wife. He wears a cloth turban, necklaces, a shirt, a vest with several pins and a ribbon, pants, boots, and leather gloves. She wears several necklaces and a wool blanket with...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Yavapai Indians--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.; Wilson, Henry--Family.; Wilson, Henry.
- 1898
- Little Bird Arapahoe
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Little Bird, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a wooden pipe and a beaded tobacco bag. He wears a jacket with pins on his lapel, a shell pendant around his neck, and a feather in his hair.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Little Bird, Arapaho Indian.
- 1898
- Gourd Clan dance banner
- Close-up view of fabric or a blanket on the Native American (Kiowa) Gourd Clan's (some of whom are descendants of the Kiowa Chief Satanta or White Bear Person), dance grounds in Carnegie, Oklahoma. The fabric is decorated with beaded buttons, pins,...
- Clans--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Kiowa Indians--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Carnegie (Okla.)--1960-1970.; Medals--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.;...
- [July, 1969]
- American Woodmen member
- Studio portrait of an African-American man, a member of the American Woodmen's Association. He wears uniform which includes a double breasted jacket with epaulets and pins that read "A. W." and a peaked cap with a decorative pin.
- American Woodmen--People--1900-1910.; African Americans--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Girl Scouts
- A group of African American (Black) girls and women in Girl Scout uniforms stand in formation to receive badges. A white woman in a dress uniform pins a badge reading: "Be Prepared," on a young girls sash. Other badges indicate that the girls...
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Troop 657 (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Youth Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Denver Orphans' Home
- Girls in aprons and caps and their teacher stand before tables with cooking implements at the Denver Orphans' Home (later the Denver Children's Home) at 1501 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows metal tables...
- Denver Orphans' Home (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children cooking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Woodmen of the World convention
- Montage of a group of women attending the Woodmen of the World Convention (World Order of Woodmen) in Denver, Colorado. The women wear pins that read: "Denver, Guest, WOW." Some women wear sashes and ribbons printed with the names of their home...
- Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Co.--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916 July 18
- Mount Massive Peak trip
- Men and women sit or stand and pose at a picnic in Lake County, Colorado. The men wear suits with starched collars, or vests, jackets, lapel pins and ties; one man holds a walking stick. The women wear eyeglasses and fitted shirts; one woman wears...
- Lake County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Lake County--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Lake County--1900-1910.
- 1903 August 13
- 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
- Denver Polo Club
- Men stand or sit on a platform and pose for an interior, probably team photograph of the Denver Polo Club, probably in Denver, Colorado. Men wear long-sleeved shirts with the letters "DPC" sewn on the front, knicker-length fitted leggings over knee...
- Roller polo--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Montrose, Colo. first city band
- Members of the Montrose marching band pose in Montrose, Colorado. Band members hold tubas, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, french horns, a snare drum and a bass drum. The members wear plain, dark uniforms and billed caps with pins on them. The...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1920.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Bratt brothers
- Studio portrait of the Bratt brothers (railroad pioneers) shows the four men in sack coats and vests standing around a decorative prop concrete ballustrade with a painted landscape backdrop behind them. Two children sit in front of the ballustrade.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1883]
- Sterling
- Two men associated with Lions Club, Sterling, Colorado; one wears bowtie, vest with Lions International emblem, & cap with award or service pins on brim.
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- between 1963 and 1965
- May Lillie
- May Manning Lillie, a shooter in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, poses for a side-angle, bust portrait. She wears a wide-brimmed hat and has long hair that rests on her shoulders. She wears a coat with small, embroidered flowers buttoned up to her neck....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooters--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Lillie, May Manning.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Charles Pollard Grocery Company, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a store in Georgetown, Colorado. The owner, Charles Pollard, was a pioneer groceryman in Georgetown and ran the Barton House hotel from 1874 to 1876 and from 1884 to about 1896. The man on the left in the photoprint is George...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1910.
- [between 1870 and 1910?]
- Colorado School of Mines gymnasium
- Sunlight comes through tall windows of the gymnasium at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Interior view includes gymnastic equipment, pommel horse, mats, uneven bars, rings, weights, juggling pins and a stage with an...
- Colorado School of Mines. --Buildings--1900- 1910.; Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [1903?]
- Emma Hansen
- Studio bust portrait of Emma Hansen, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hansen wears her bangs layered and curled, and her hair pulled back in a twist. She wears spectacles and a dress with a front enclosure, a band collar over a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Hansen, Emma.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Elizabeth R. Shotwell
- Studio bust portrait of Elizabeth Rachel Shotwell, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Shotwell has wavy bangs, and her hair is fastened with pins in a twist. Her dress bodice has a front button closure flanked with possibly knit...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Shotwell, Elizabeth R. (Elizabeth Rachel); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Mabel Padelford
- Studio bust portrait of Mabel Padelford, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Padelford's bangs are layered and curled and her hair is pulled back and affixed with a comb. Her fitted dress bodice has a front enclosure, a band collar...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Padelford, Mabel.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Lizzie R. Blessing
- Studio portrait of Lizzie Rachael Blessing, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a blouse with ruffles and pins on her collar and lapel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Blessing, Lizzie R. (Lizzie Rachael ); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1894