Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- María Salomé Córdova spinning wool
- Hispanic American María Salomé Córdova sits in a chair and spins yarn in her yard in Hoehne (Las Animas County), Colorado. She holds a wood spindle in one hand and the wool in the other. The spindle rests in a wood bowl in her lap. The...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Weavers.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867---Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Portrait of three men
- Three men pose for a studio portrait near a carved stone fence prop. One man in a striped suit, bow tie, and hat rests his arm on a stone pillar. A watch chain and fob are attached to the vest of the man who wears a checked suit and hat, he rests...
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man sits in an upholstered chair and rests his elbow on a table. He wears a suit, vest, and neck tie. The woman stands near the table and rests her hand on a leather bound...
- Couples--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman and a boy
- Full length studio portrait of a woman and a young boy. The boy sits on a stone pillar prop and rests his feet on a tree stump. He wears short pants, wool leggings, high button shoes, and holds a cap in his hands. The woman stands nearby and rests...
- Mothers & children--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and a boy
- Studio portrait of a seated man and a boy. The man wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button, a vest and neck tie. One hand rests in his lap. The young boy is perched on the arm of the chair and his hand rests casually on the man's shoulder....
- Boys--1890-1910.; Fathers & children--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who sits in an upholstered chair and rests his cheek in one of his hands. His legs are crossed and he wears a long suit jacket. His other hand rests casually on the arm of the chair. His short hair is parted on the side and...
- Men--1890-1900.; Sitting--1890-1900.
- 1891
- 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
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family. The man sits on a chair and rests a baby in a dark colored gown on his knee. The man wears plaid trousers, a jacket, a vest, shirt, necktie, and boots. He has a moustache and parts his hair down the middle. A star...
- Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- The Dreamer, Santa Fe, N.M.
- A woman sits on a round cushion in front of a fireplace in an adobe house in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has her knees drawn toward her and rests her arms on them. She wears a dark dress. A wood cross rests on the mantle above the fireplace. Several...
- Adobe buildings--1910-1920.; Fireplaces--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Houses--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Interiors--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Native American man with children
- A Native American man kneels on the ground next to three small children. The man's left hand is bandaged and rests in a sling hanging from around his neck. He wears a blanket around his right shoulder. The man holds his right arm around a small boy...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Wounds & injuries--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Joe Dekker wins the President's Trophy
- Joe Dekker, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, sits on his horse "Scout" and holds a trophy in probably Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. The trophy is a statue of a horse mounted in a wooden base. Dekker wears a western shirt with...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Estes Park--Colorado--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--Estes Park--Colorado--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress--Estes Park--Colorado--1950-1960.; Horseback...
- 1955 July
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- Interior, Roslyn Grill
- View of the interior of the Roslyn Grill at 724 14th Street in the Central Business District, Denver, Colorado. Unidentified men sit at the bar, one holds a cigar and a glass of beer in on the bar. Glasses are lined up on the bar. A female...
- Roslyn Grill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Interiors.; Roslyn Grill (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1982
- Getting a haircut
- Hispanic American Grace Rodriguez Serna, wife of Xavier Serna, watches as her son Rodney gets a haircut from local barber Adonaise De Herrera, San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Grace rests her hand on Rodney's knee. She wears a long vinyl coat....
- Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Interiors.; Serna, Grace Rodriguez--Pictorial works.; Serna, Rodney--Pictorial works.; Herrera, Adonaise de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1970?]
- Anita Alire and some friends pose in front of a gas station
- Anita Apodaca Alire, in a long coat, poses with three men in front of a service station probably in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the building reads: "Joe Service Pat." Two of the men wear service station uniforms. The woman rests her hand on a...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations.; Women.; Alire, Anita Apodaca--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Service stations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- [1949?]
- Sons of Italy float Saint Patrick's Day parade, Civic Center, Denver
- Close-up view of the Sons of Italy float in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade as it passes in front of the Denver City and County Building, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. The float, decorated with crepe paper, shows a lion laying on its back, a...
- Order Sons of Italy in America--Public relations--1980-1990.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Floats (Parades); Fraternal organizations.; Parades & processions.; Order Sons of Italy in America--Pictorial...
- 1987
- Donaciano Córdova and Margarita Santistevan
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Donaciano Córdova and Margarita Yasabel Santistevan Córdova. Donaciano stands beside his wife, he wears a suit and tie, his hair is parted on the side, he has a full mustache and his hand rests on his wife's...
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Córdova, Donaciano, 1861-1941--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Margarita Yasabel Santistevan de, 1865-1943--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [1890?]
- Alberto "Albert" Lobato and María Odila Lobato
- Studio portrait of a young Alberto "Albert" Lobato and his sister, the infant, María Odila Lobato. He wears a velvet Little Lord Fauntleroy suit with elbow length sleeves and knickers, an oversized lace collar and a shirt with puffed sleeves. His...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Boys.; Clothing & dress.; Girls.; Infants.; Lobato, Alberto, 1895-1976--Pictorial works.; Lobato, María Odila, 1899-1993--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Clothing...
- [1899?]
- Juan de Jesús Páiz
- Studio portrait (standing) of Hispanic American Juan de Jesús Páiz, a farmer and rancher from Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a suit, patterned tie. watch fob, boots and a broad brimmed hat. He is clean shaven. He poses in front...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Ranchers.; Páiz, Juan de Jesús--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial...
- [1891 November 20]
- Cabin at curve station, Amethyst tramway near Creede, Colo.
- Men and women, who include Jim Grant and Mrs. J. Grand, pose near a log cabin, part of the aerial tramway of the Amethyst Mine, in Weaver, near Creede, (Mineral County), Colorado. The women wear dresses and coats. Two women sit on a wood bridge...
- Weaver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of women
- Women, possibly a mother and daughter, look at a book and pose for a studio portrait. The women have short, upswept hairstyles, wear narrow waisted skirts and puffy blouses. The young woman rests her arm on the older woman's shoulders and wears a...
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- London Mine, women workers
- A woman works in a mill building at a London Mine in Alma (Parker County), Colorado. She wears overalls, a cap, and eyeglasses. Her hand rests on a iron mechanism.
- Women employees--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- 1941
- TT, loading holes
- Miners load explosives into holes drilled in the wall of a mine in Colorado. The men wear coats and hard hats with electric lights. One man rests a box of explosives on drilling machines. Labels on the box read: "Gold Metal Explosives, Division...
- Blasting--Colorado--1930-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--1930-1950.; Miners--Colorado--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, refreshment stand
- Workers stand at a refreshment stand at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. One man leans on the counter near a box labeled "Herbert Tareyton, Modern...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Facilities--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Food vendors--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl who poses on a fur rug. She wears a light colored dress, dark vest and bow at her neck. Her slightly tilted head rests on one hand.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl who poses on a fur rug. She wears a light colored dress, dark vest, bow at her neck and rests her cheek in one hand.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- A woman and man pose for a studio portrait near a carved stone column prop. The woman wears an ornate skirt with ruffles and a fitted bodice. A scarf is tied around her neck and she wears her hair pulled back into a bun. She rests her hand on the...
- Couples--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a young girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl who wears a dress with a crochet collar. A ringlet of her long hair is draped over her shoulder. She rests one arm on a carved stone pillar prop.
- Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears striped pants, a suit jacket, and neck tie. He rests one arm on a carved stone pillar prop.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears striped pants, a suit jacket, and neck tie. He rests one hand on a carved stone pillar prop.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- A man poses for a studio portrait near carved stone fence props. He wears a suit, neck tie, and leans with his arm on a stone pillar. A derby hat rests nearby.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl who wears a ruffled blouse that rests off her shoulders. Her long hair hangs straight and she has short bangs.
- Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man wears a suit and neck tie and sits in a chair. The woman stands near a table and rests her hand on a book. She wears a fitted bodice and her hair is pulled back in a bun.
- Couples--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman. The man wears a striped jacket, bow tie, and is seated in a chair. The woman rests her hand on his shoulder. She wears a dress with a fitted bodice, slightly puffy sleeves, and gathers. Her bangs hang in ringlets...
- Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man wears a suit and neck tie and is seated in an upholstered chair. The woman rests her hand on his shoulder. She wears a fitted bodice and scarf around her neck. Her hair is...
- Couples--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of four girls
- Studio portrait of four girls who pose near carved stone props and ornate backdrops. One girl wears a cap-like hat and rests her gloved hand on a stone column. Another girl wears a broad brimmed hat and dress that laces up the front, she sits on a...
- Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a family
- A family poses for a studio portrait near an ornate backdrop. The man sits in an upholstered chair and holds a toddler who stands on the chair next to him. A woman who wears a dress with a tight fitted bodice with puffy sleeves rests her hand on...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl. She wears a light colored blouse with a ruffle at the neckline. Her hair hangs straight and rests on her shoulders. Her short bangs hang on her forehead.
- Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- CMA-1942
- Interior view of chairs, a caned couch with cushions, a radiator, signs and possibly a stone monument, probably at a Colorado Mining Association conference in Denver, Colorado. A crate labeled: "Dupont" rests atop a table and is surrounded by...
- Colorado Mining Association--Meetings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Exhibit booths--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- 1421 Champa St., construction progress, framing around cable shaft
- View of construction in the interior of the Colorado Telephone Company Building at 1421 Champa St, Denver, Colorado. Shows brick walls and iron beams. A vat for mixing mortar sits on wood scaffolding and a ladder rests against the wall.
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 9
- Pando, Camp Hale construction
- Interior view of construction workers as they paint the window frames of a building at Camp Hale in the Pando Valley (Eagle County), Colorado. A saw rests against the wall, a hand plane lies on the floor, a paint can sits atop a sawhorse and the...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Painting--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- 1421 Champa, operator's school
- A woman sits at a desk and interviews an applicant for a position as an operator at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph building, 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. The woman behind the desk wears a dress with a broad collar and has a...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employment interviewing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Telephone...
- 1921 June 9
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman who pose near an ornate backdrop. The man is seated and rests a hat on his knee. The woman stands with her hand on his shoulder. She wears a skirt with pleats on one hip, fitted bodice, puffy sleeves, and high...
- Couple--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who poses near an ornate backdrop. He rests his hand and a hat on a chair. He wears a suit jacket, vest, neck tie, and high collar.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who rests his hand on the back of an upholstered chair. He wears a suit jacket fastened at the top button, a necktie, and high collar. A thick watch chain hangs from his vest and a cigar is in his jacket pocket. He has...
- Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1891?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who poses near an ornate backdrop and rests her hand on a fur rug that is draped over a chair. She wears a fitted bodice with pleats, and a bow at her neck. Her hair is pulled back and her short curly bangs...
- Studio props--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of men who celebrate
- Studio portrait of a group of men who raise glasses and bottles in a toast. The men are in various stages of dress. One man wears an overcoat with a fur collar and cuffs. A cigar dangles from his lips. Another man wears a pair of pants with...
- Men--1890-1900.; Smoking--1890-1900.; Toasting--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who poses near an ornate backdrop. She rests her arm on the back of an upholstered chair. She wears a dress with a zig-zag hemline and matching short jacket. She has a pin at her hip and a bow around her neck. Her short...
- Women--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man who poses near an ornate backdrop. He wears striped pants, vest, jacket, and patterned necktie. He rests his hand on the back of an upholstered chair and stands with one leg crossed in front of the other.
- Men--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman and a painting
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who poses near an ornate backdrop and rests her hand on the frame of a painting. She wears a dress and cape trimmed with feathers. He hair is pulled back from her face and her short curly bangs are styled over...
- Paintings--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890