Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Coat
- Front view of a long sleeve ochre and yellow buckskin coat made by Native American Eastern Sioux. The coat features decorative blue and white beadwork, cowrie shells attached on fringe, brown buttons and a pocket.
- Buckskin--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Coats--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Boy seated in chair holding magazine portrait
- Studio portrait of a boy who reads a magazine in Colorado. He wears knickers and a suit with a metal pendant that hangs from his pocket.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Children reading & writing--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Man - standing beside chair
- Studio portrait of an unidentified man leaning on a chair in Colorado. He wears a suit, bowtie and dark colored dress shirt; and has a handkerchief in his front lapel pocket.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Man sitting - portrait
- Studio portrait of a man in Colorado. He holds a hat in one hand and wears a suit, tie, dress shirt and a handkerchief in his front lapel pocket.
- Men--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Women's wedding dress
- Wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with appliqued bands of ivory and cotton lace and ivory silk. The front edge is velvet with appliqued...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Luggage / shoe store
- Interior view of a luggage and shoe store in Denver, Colorado; shows a man and merchandise including steamer trunks, doctor's bags, and suitcases. Glass display cases hold shaving kits and pocket watches.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Luggage--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Chief Hooley of Switchmen
- Interior of a restaurant with two railroad men seated, they both wear suits with buttoned vests and ties, one wears a pocket watch, probably in Colorado. Two metal pitchers hang from a rack on the wall, sign reads: "Union Lager Beer For Sale Here."
- Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1901 November
- 2 men
- Interior of a restaurant with two railroad men seated, one is Chief Hooley. They both wear suits with buttoned vests and ties, one wears a pocket watch, probably in Colorado. Two metal pitchers hang from a rack on the wall, sign reads: "Union Lager...
- Interiors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1901 November]
- Man
- A man poses with a rifle in Colorado. He wears a suit, pocket watch, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Hunting--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- A man poses with a rifle in Colorado. He wears a suit, pocket watch, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Hunting--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears a suit, vest, watch chain, and tie. A kerchief is in his pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears a suit, vest, watch chain, and tie. A kerchief is in his pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man with short hair
- Studio portrait of a man. He has a mustache and wears a suit, vest, and tie. A kerchief is in his pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He has a handlebar mustache, wears a jacket and tie, and has a kerchief in his pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He has a mustache and wears a jacket with a handkerchief in the pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He wears a suit, vest, tie, and kerchief in his pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Men
- Studio portrait of men. They lean on a decorative plaster pedestal and wear jackets and vests. One man has a kerchief in his pocket.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man, possibly F.E. Scott. He wears a light gray suit with cloth buttons. A watch chain and fob are attached to the top buttonhole of his vest near a decorative bar pin. His shirt collar is high and is accented with a white silk...
- Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a doctor
- Studio portrait of a man, possibly Dr. J.J. Lumpkin. He wears a dark colored suit with cloth buttons, a high collared white shirt and bow tie. A silk handkerchief is in his jacket pocket.
- Men--1890-1900.; Physicians--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a thin Italian American man, possibly Vigilio Ruggera. He wears a new looking dark colored suit, white shirt, and dark colored necktie. An ornate watch chain with several gold strands is attached to a button hole on...
- Italian Americans--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of an Italian American man, possibly Vigilio Ruggera. He wears a dark colored suit and has several cigars in his jacket pocket.
- Italian Americans--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Charles Menapace
- Studio portrait of Charles Henry Menapace, a baker for the Star Bakery in Trinidad, Colorado. He wears a dark colored suit and carries a white handkerchief in his pocket.
- Men--1890-1900.; Menapace, Charles Henry.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ignacio, high chief
- Studio portrait of Ignacio, a Native American (Weeminuche Ute) chief. Ignacio wears a collared shirt and vest with a scarf, a police captain badge, probably cigarettes or cigars in a vest pocket, and hoop earrings.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--1890-1910.; Wiminuche Indians--1890-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1910.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 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?]
- High School band
- The Longmont High School band poses with instruments inside a classroom, Longmont, Colorado. They form two rows, first row sits; a student in the back row poses with a starfish in his breast pocket. Instruments include: bass and snare drums,...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Schools--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Longmont Pres. Church
- Interior of the First Presbyterian Church, Fourth Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado; shows the minister preaching to the congregation seated in wooden pews curved around the lectern with the open scripture book, a vase of daisies and a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; First Presbyterian Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Uintah Ry Offices, Mack Colo.
- A young man poses with three pack burros in front of the Uintah Railway office in Mack, Mesa County, Colorado. He wears leather chaps and gloves, a vest, bandana, hat and a gun in his chaps pocket. The first animal has a saddle, the other two are...
- Mack (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Mack--1900-1910.; Pack animals--Colorado--Mack--1900-1910.; Packtrains--Colorado--Mack--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Mack--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1910]
- Meeker, Colorado
- The owner stands in the entrance of his gun repairing shop in Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. A small girl with a straw hat and a boy wearing suspenders stand on the boardwalk in front of the weathered one story false front. Pocket watches and...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunsmithing--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- Jule Keen in front of tent
- Jule Keen, treasurer of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits in a folding chair in front of a tent in a camp for the show. Another man sits with Keen. Keen wears his coat buttoned at the top and holds a cigar in his right hand. He has a moustache....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Keen, Jule.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Jule Keen
- Jule Keen, treasurer for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses in front of the ticket office wagon for the show. He wears a narrow-brimmed hat and a vest with a watch fob hanging from his pocket. He has a moustache. Lettering on the side of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Keen, Jule.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He talks with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a dark hat...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mayor Paul Luedtke
- Mayor Paul Luedtke poses in Nederland, Boulder County, Colorado, wearing horn-rimmed glasses, a sweater, and tie. He has ball point pens in his shirt pocket.
- Nederland (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Mayors--Colorado--Nederland--1970-1980.; Luedtke, Paul.
- May 30, 1970
- A gambler and his girlfriend as impersonated by Denver Society folk
- A man and woman are in a Teller House doorway, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. He wears houndstooth pants, a vest, bowtie and cape; she wears a print blouse, a sateen dress with appliqued bands, and has a pocket watch on a long chain....
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Bear Creek Store "one beat proprietor, proprietor heck, she owns the place"
- Customers browse merchandise in the Bear Creek Store, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, as the owner looks on. Displays include: Indian baskets, rugs and dolls, pocket knives, paintings, books, pottery and knick knacks.
- Bear Creek Store (Ouray, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; General stores--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- July 1978
- Jewelry store, Salida, Colorado
- Interior of a store in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, includes display cases with pocket watches, a sign: "R. G. W. Inspec[?]," cabinets with silver and crystal, plaster busts of Native Americans, palms, plaster figures, a case of poker chips...
- Indians of North America in art--Colorado--Salida--1890- 1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sergeant Ralph Wiese, Camp Two, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Sergeant Ralph Wiese of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced), at Camp Two during the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. Wiese is wearing a cap, dark glasses with leather blinders attached, goggles around his neck, a brown shirt, a gray...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Weise, Ralph.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May 1942]
- Confederate reunion
- View of horse race bettors in Trinidad, Colorado. A woman wearing a white straw cowboy hat stands in line while a man behind her holds her striped hand bag and looks on. He has a watch chain looped from his pocket to his waist. Another woman in a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gambling--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Mesa Verde - cliff dwellings
- The ruins of Spruce Tree House are nestled in a pocket of rock in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. A vertical band of rock is above the dwellings, vegetation is below.
- Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National...
- August 1929
- A young Harry Rhoads
- Photographer Harry Rhoads sits on a rock in a suit and pith helmet; he holds binoculars and a rifle; a pistol is in his jacket pocket, probably Colorado.
- Photographers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Male
- A man poses in a suit, bow tie, and eyeglasses, with pens in his pocket.
- Men--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Man in front of tent
- A man sits in a folding chair in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a hat and a vest with a watch fob hanging from its pocket. He wears a bow tie and lace-up boots. An empty chair is in the left midgorund in front...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Ward, Joe Smith, Hall, Ignacio, Mariana
- Group studio portrait includes two Native American Utes, Ignacio, Chief of the Weeminuche band and Mariana, with Ward, Joe Smith and Hall. Ignacio wears his hoop earrings, checked kerchief tie, "Indian Police" badge with cigars in his vest pocket.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--1890-1910.; Wiminuche Indians--1890-1910.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.; Mariana, Ute Indian.; Smith, Joe.
- [between 1897 and 1901]
- Male portrait
- A portrait of man. He sits on a stool and wears a suit, tie and a handkerchief is in his lapel pocket.
- Men--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940]
- Tom Sanderville, Heart Butte district, Blackfeet Agency, Mont.
- Portrait of a Native American (Blackfoot, Siksika) man, identified as Tom Sanderville, he stands outside of a small log cabin with one hand in his pants pocket, the other hand holds a hat at his side, Heart Butte district, Blackfeet Agency,...
- Indians of North America--Montana--Heart Butte--1920-1930.; Siksika Indians--Montana--Heart Butte--1920-1930.; Blackfeet Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1920-1930.; Heart Butte (Mont.)--1920-1930.; Log cabins--Montana--Heart Butte--1920-1930.;...
- 1926?
- Boxers
- Two boys fight with boxing gloves, a man with a pocket watch acts as referee, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boxing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Referees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Jerry Dingerson, water wheel of Georgetown Courier
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, in a plaid shirt, apron, and pin- striped trowsers with a screwdriver in the back pocket, kneels to the right of an enclosed water wheel and grasps...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Utes Building the tepee
- A Native American (Ute) woman points a wooden tepee pole at the smoke hole of a partially constructed tepee at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Another woman bends toward a pile of household items near the tepee. A tepee frame stands...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Scarfaced Charley
- Seated studio portrait of Native American (Modoc) man Scarfaced Charley. He wears a shirt and ascot tie, a vest with a pocket chain, pants, and a coat.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--1870-1880.; Scarface Charlie.
- 1875
- Scarfaced Charley
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Native American (Modoc) man, Scarfaced Charley. He wears a white shirt, ascot tie, a vest, and a coat with a handkerchief in the inside pocket.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--1870-1880.; Scarface Charlie.
- [1875?]
- Capt. Dave Neumena, chief of Paiutes
- Standing studio portrait of Native American (Paiutes) man, Dave Neumena, Captain of Police at the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada. He wears a white kerchief, top coat and vest with metal buttons, pocket chain, pants, and boots. One hand rests on a...
- Indian reservation police--Nevada--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Nevada--1890-1900.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1890-1900.; Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation (Nev.)--1890-1900.; Police--Nevada--1890-1900.; Neumena, Dave.
- 1892