Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Unidentified woman
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an unidentified young woman.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Unidentified girl
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an unidentified girl.
- Girls--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Unidentified woman
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an unidentified young woman.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Unidentified nun
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an unidentified nun wearing a habit.
- Nuns--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Unidentified woman
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an unidentified woman.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Rev. Myron W. Reed
- Profile studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Rev. Myron Winslow Reed; minister of First Congregational Church of Denver, 1884- 1894; Civil War veteran.
- Reed, Myron Winslow, 1836-1899.; First Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 1
- 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 September 30
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 39, 1909 November 13
- Bennett Ave., First Fire, Cripple Creek
- View of Bennett Avenue near the intersection of probably 2nd (Second) Street in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Clouds of smoke from a fire are in the air, and crowds of people and horse-drawn wagons are in the dirt street. Commercial...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Crowds--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896 April 25
- Bookplate
- Bookplate in front of "The J.W. Carpenter album of Western Slope photography." The bookplate reads: "Album of photographic views Colorado scenery, taken by W.J. Carpenter, photographer. Offices: Silverton and Telluride, Colorado. Duplicate views of...
- Bookplates--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Balanced Rock
- View of Balanced Rock, a sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County) Colorado. Shows trees and a dirt road.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Fremont in early days the present townsite of Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view of early sparse settlement of Fremont, Colorado in 1891; consolidated and renamed Cripple Creek in 1892; several log buildings under construction are interspersed with several canvas tents; distant view of hillsides.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1891 November 1
- Placer gold fields, Russell, Colo.
- View of Russell, Costilla County, Colorado, includes dwellings, outbuildings, mining sheds, Sangre de Cristo Creek and Denver and Rio Grande railroad engine, freight cars and passenger coach. Identified locations are: "1. Spanish Basin Placers, 2....
- Russell (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Amos in the Colorado mines
- Two miners, one identified as Amos, pose with a dog near the Ridge mine, Colorado.
- Dogs--Colorado--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1910.; Amos, miner.
- June, 1901
- Huge crowd @ Union Station
- People crowd 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, listening to United States President Herbert Hoover; sign reads: "Oxford Hotel."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
- November 6, 1932
- Three men
- Men pose in suits and ties, smiling; one holds a tweed hat. Poster reads: "Orpheum Theater, The Best of Vaudeville."
- Orpheum Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Female @ lakes edge
- A woman in a swimming suit stands at the edge of a lake, picking a reed from her toes.
- Women--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Woman baking bread
- A woman holds a loaf of bread in a towel, by an outdoor brick oven.
- Baking--1920-1930.; Bread--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Echo Lake
- View of Echo Lake, Clear Creek County, Colorado, Denver Mountain Park System; shows cut stumps along shore and moutains in distance across lake.
- Echo Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- [bewteen 1923 and 1925]
- Group portrait with Utes
- Studio portrait of two Native American (Ute) women and three white men. The woman wearing a striped dress, shawl, concho belt, earrings, and a bead necklace is identified as Mary Tobin, mother of Mollie Cloud. The other woman wears braids, a print...
- Clouds, Mollie--Family.; Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Tobins, Mary.; Ward, Mr.
- 1899
- Ute Chief Monk Shavanah and relations
- Group portrait of Native American (Ute) men, women and children, with a white man by a teepee. Chief Monk Shavano wears a shirt, beaded leggings, moccasins, and a hair pipe breastplate.
- Indians of North America--Children--1870-1890.; Ute Indians--Women--1870-1890.; Monk Shavano.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Portrait with Utes
- Studio portrait of two Native American (Ute) women and three white men. The woman wearing a striped dress, shawl, concho belt, earrings, and a bead necklace is identified as Mary Tobin, mother of Mollie Cloud. The other woman wears braids, a print...
- Clouds, Mollie--Family.; Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Tobins, Mary.; Ward, Mr.
- 1899
- Portrait with Utes
- Studio portrait of an unidentified group of whites and Native Americans (Ute); Native American costume includes hair pipe chokers, earrings, beaded vests and shirts, rings, and medals. C. M. Day wears a ribbon reading: "Fifth Annual Festival of...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Day, C. M. (Cassius Marion), 1864-1940.
- 1899
- E. Le Neve Foster Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a residence in Georgetown, Colorado. The L- shaped wood construction building has a long porch, full-length gable with a bay window, modest decoration at the top of the porch posts, and two windows and a door on the porch; a small...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Restored kiva [graphic]
- View of the Ceremonial Cave near Frijoles Canyon, Pajarito Park (later to be named Bandelier National Monument), New Mexico. A Native American (Anasazi) stone masonry kiva, with wooden ladder that protrudes from its roof, stands in the tuff cave.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--New...
- 1909
- Florence Hovey
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a woman identified as Florence Hovey wearing a hat.
- Hovey, Florence.; Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Unidentified girl
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an unidentified girl.
- Girls--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- W.P. Bates family
- Members of the William Bates family, Bill, Irene, Ralph, Jennie, and Arthur, pose in the interior of their home in Basalt, Colorado. They are seated on chairs and on an ottoman. Irene sits in Bill's lap. A retriever dog lies on the floor at...
- Bates, William--Family--1890-1910.; Basalt (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bates, Arthur.; Bates, Irene.; Bates, Jennie.; Bates, Ralph.; Bates, William.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- Cavalry charge
- A large group of U.S. cavalrymen performs a reenactment of a cavalry charge during a performance in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. probably while the show was stopped at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men on the right side wear dark...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1890-1900.; Historical reenactments--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Mount of the Holy Cross
- Two men sit and stand on a rock out cropping near the Mount of the Holy Cross, Eagle County, Colorado. They are identified as George Beam, standing, and one of W. H. Jackson's sons, possibly Clarence.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.; Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942--Family.
- between 1894 and 1899?
- Frederick R. Ross house 300 Gilpin
- View of the arcade at the Frederick R. Ross house at 300 Gilpin Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Rattan furniture and plants are nearby. Trees are in the distance.
- Ross, Frederick R.--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Arcades (Architectural components)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Frederick R. Ross residence
- View of the Frederick R. Ross house at 300 Gilpin Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An arbor connects two portions of the house. The Italian Renaissance Revival style buildings have tile roofs.
- Ross, Frederick R.--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Gilpin Street
- View of Gilpin Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Frederick R. Ross house is in the distance. Light snow covers the ground.
- Ross, Frederick R.--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Frederick R. Ross home 300 Gilpin
- View of a flower bed at the Frederick R. Ross house at 300 Gilpin Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The house is nearby.
- Ross, Frederick R.--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Frederick R. Ross home 300 Gilpin
- View of a flower bed at the Frederick R. Ross house at 300 Gilpin Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A wall is nearby.
- Ross, Frederick R.--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Machine shop at Denver Municipal Airport
- Interior view of a machine shop at Denver Municipal Airport (Stapleton International Airport) in Denver, Colorado. Machines and workbenches are in the room.
- Denver Municipal Airport--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Custer's Charge reenactment for the Wild West Show
- A group of cavalrymen reenacts "Custer's Charge" in a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Several of the riders fire their rifles as they charge toward a group of Native Americans on the far end of...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1890-1900.; Historical reenactments.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Rocky Mt. Lake auto camp
- View of tents, trees and a small ivy covered structure at Rocky Mountain Lake motor camp in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A bucket sits outside the small building. The leg of a child dangles out of a tent door. A car is in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tourist camps & hostels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Unidentified Indian, seated, wearing feather headdress, 3/4 length
- Duplicate images of an unidentified Native American male, wearing feather in hair and holding peace pipe, seated, 3/4 length.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Calumets--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Washakie, Chief of Shoshones
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Washakie, Chief of the Shoshone Native American tribe (name means, "rawhide rattle").
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1900-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- c1900
- Bear Creek showing doughnut
- A man in a cap and overcoat poses beside an automobile with a canvas roof on a snow covered road beside Bear Creek in Bear Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows an arched rock formation identified as the "doughnut" on a ridge. Rocks and...
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.;...
- [1919?]
- Wild West Show Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros poses on horseback in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men all wear sombreros and bolero jackets. A man in the center of the group holds a Mexican flag on a pole...
- Mexicans--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--Mexican--1890-1900.; Gauchos--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Oaks [sic] Home, Denver,
- Exterior view of Oakes Home, Denver, Colorado, West 32nd (Thirty- second) Avenue at Decatur; opened in September, 1895, under direction of Reverend Frederick W. Oakes; chapel completed in 1904; shows top of chapel tower in view over right wing and...
- Long-term care facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Nursing homes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- William F. Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits under a large tent wearing a vest and tie in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A long watch fob hangs from his vest pocket. He has long, dark hair and a goatee and moustache with its ends waxed. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Show tents--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Cody with soldiers
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center midground holding the hand of a small Native American child while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. A large group of soldiers from the...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a group of people in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West in England. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild West Show, sits in the right center of the front row next to a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Mrs. Edward Kidder with group in front of teepee
- Mrs. Edward Kidder, nicknamed "Polly Pry," stands in the center of a group of Native American men and children in front of a teepee set up in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Sioux Chief Rocky Bear...
- Indians of North America--Children.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Women--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Polly Pry.; Rocky Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- John Lantz
- John Lantz, a cowboy in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in the foreground in a dirt arena for the show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and a shirt with a leaf b pattern embroidered on it. He also...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Lantz, John.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Man on horseback
- A cowboy from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with palm trees painted on it. He wears sheepskin chaps and leather gauntlets on his hands. He also has a scarf tied around his neck. A coiled rope hangs from the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- 1st High St. Lee House - upper right Central City, Colo.
- View looking up First Street in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Houses, including the Lake house and the Lee house, built above stone retaining walls.
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1932 and 1937?]