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real property -- valuation -- c (2290)
real property and taxation -- colorado -- denver -- records and correspondence. (2290)
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- Four pistols
- Four pistols descriptions follow images from right to left. The first pistol was made by H. Aston & Co. from Middletown, Connecticut; U.S. Arsenal. The percussion pistol (US model 1842, military cap lock pistol) is single shot made from walnut with...
- Handguns--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- The charge
- Battle scene includes mounted soldiers, horses, flags, sky, ground and grass.
- Battles.; Military personnel.
- 1887
- Red Mountain
- A landscape oil painting by Henrietta Bromwell of juniper trees and brush on a mountain. An inscription on the painting reads: "H. E. Bromwell".
- Mountains--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Trees with distant mountains
- A landscape oil painting by Henrietta Bromwell of a trees and mountains in the distance. An inscription on the painting reads: "H. E. Bromwell".
- Mountains--1890-1900.
- 1890 May 8
- W. H. H. Cranmer
- Head and shoulders portrait of W. H. H. Cranmer; he has a moustache and wears a brown suit and cravat.
- Cranmer, W. H. H.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Silver Ledge mine
- A landscape oil painting of the Silver Ledge Mine by Frank Russell Green. The painting is of a red and brown mine building, mill building, green mountains, sky, trees, sluice, roads, chimneys and smoke stacks. The frame is gilded and molded wood.
- Mine buildings--1890-1920.; Mining--1890-1920.
- [between 1897 and 1913]
- Church steeple
- An oil painting of wood buildings, a church with a steeple under the moonlight and night sky. The painting is on a rectangle canvas with dark grey hues and yellow oil paint. It is signed in the lower right hand corner "H. Bromwell 1900".
- Buildings--1900-1910.; Churches--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Arapahoe-Cheyenne encampment, Denver
- An oil painting of an Arapahoe-Cheyenne encampment in Denver, Colorado by Ester Yates Frazier. The painting is of a plains landscape with mountains in the background, native american figures, teepees and sky with clouds; the view is westward from...
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Indian encampments--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1861 April
- Portrait of a man
- A bust portrait of a man; he has brown hair and beard and wears a white shirt, black stock and black suit. The frame is gilded and molded wood.
- Men--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Mary Elitch Long
- A portrait of Mary Elitch Long. Her dress is brown and red velvet and has a wide gathered white lace collar, square neckline, standing square collar, bustle, gold and brown brocade, stomacher, cuffs, half sleeves with ruffle and frill cuffs. She...
- Long, Mary Elitch.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Three coyotes
- An oil painting of three coyotes in a plains landscape surrounded by scrub and bushes under a blue sky. The frame is gilded and molded wood.
- Coyotes--1900-1920.; Plains--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Mr. P. T. Barnum
- A bust (3/4 view) portrait of Mr. P. T. Barnum. His hair is white, curly and bald at the very top; he wears a pleated shirt, black bowtie and jacket. The background is dark green, brown and black; the painting itself is on rectangular linen canvas...
- Men--1880-1890.; Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.
- 1889
- Buffalo at water hole
- A landscape oil painting of four buffalo at a water hole by John D. Howland. The buffalo stand on a hill among scrub and bushes under a blue sky, mountains are in the background. The frame is gilded and molded wood.
- Bison--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Mrs. P. T. Barnum
- A bust (3/4 view) portrait of Mrs. P. T. Barnum [Nancy Fish Barnum?]. She wears an ivory lace cap with a bow in the front and red flower on one side of her curled hair; a lace collar, circular locket with a bird painting on it and a black bodice...
- Women--1880-1890.; Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891--Family.
- 1889
- Jim Baker
- A bust portrait of Jim Baker by Lansdale Fox. He has brown, wavey and curly hair, a white stubble moustache and goatee; he wears a blue shirt and jacket. The background is brown.
- Baker, Jim.; Men--1920-1930.
- 1924
- D.C. Bristol, "Omaha Charlie"
- An oil portrait of D.C. Bristol "Omaha Charlie". He has long wavy hair, a mustache, a pendant earring and wears a beaded and fringed tunic and a hat. The frame is rectangular varnished wood.
- Bristol, D. C. (D. Charles); Men--1890-1900.; Mustaches.; Indian traders.
- 1891
- Indian squaw" or "Indian camp
- An oil painting of Native American woman as she stands in front of a lodge. In the background is a forest of pine trees. The canvas is unfinished with no frame.
- Indians of North America--1890-1930.; Women--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1930?]
- Civil war battle
- Civil war soldiers move up a hill in a battle scene in an oil painting by Major J. M. Bagley. Shows fallen trees, clouds of smoke, a dirt hill and a forest is in the background. The painting is unframed.
- Battles--1860-1870.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns & battles.; Cavalry--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- The old blind slave's response for victory
- Soldiers ride on horseback and march behind musicians in a parade on a dirt road in front of cabins and African American slaves. Some of the slaves are on their knees, others stand nearby. Houses and trees are in the background.
- Cavalry.; Parades & processions.; Slaves.
- 1905
- Quilt
- A rectangular quilt made from pieced commercial cotton, wool and silk cut and arranged in a log cabin and diamond design. Colors on the quilt include lavender, red, beige and blue. It is edged with black piping and braided wool.
- [between 1850 and 1860]
- Mount Evans
- A landscape oil painting of Mount Evans in Colorado by Esther Yates Frazier. The painting shows Mount Evans off in the distance and trees and rocks in the meadow below. The frame is gilded and molded wood.
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Mr. Henry P. H. Bromwell
- An oil portrait of the bust of Mr. Henry P. H. Bromwell by Henrietta Bromwell. He has short gray hair and a white beard; he wears a standing collar, black stock, vest and jacket with lapels. The frame is gilded, gessoed and molded wood. The...
- Men--1870-1890.; Bromwell, Henry Pelham Holmes, 1823-1903.
- [between 1876 and 1886]
- Nevadaville, Colorado
- A landscape oil painting of Nevadaville, Colorado by Mary Achey. Buildings are in the valley below a range of mountains. Trees dot the landscape and the sky is clear blue and plains can be seen behind the mountains. The frame is gilded and molded...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1860
- Mrs. Henry P. H. Bromwell
- A oil portrait of Mrs. Henry P. H. Bromwell by George Wright. Mrs. Bromwell is seated, has long black curls and wears a black dress with red lace. She sits on a brown sofa and there are red flowers in the background.
- Women--1860-1870.; Bromwell, Henrietta E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)
- 1866
- Rancho de Taos
- A landscape oil painting of the Rancho de Taos by Henrietta Bromwell. A white adobe building is in a plains landscape, fall trees dot the land, mountains are in the background and the sky is filled with white clouds.
- Adobe buildings--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Farmhouse on Cherry Creek
- A landscape oil painting of a farmhouse near Cherry Creek by Henrietta Bromwell. Shows a red farmhouse with a porch, a chicken coop, trees and the creek. The frame is dark wood.
- Farmhouses--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Frances Sophia Pierce
- A portrait oil painting of Frances Sophia Pierce. She is seated and wears a black dress with buttons and a white lace collar, earrings, a cameo broach. Her hair is gray.
- Pierce, Frances Sophia.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895]
- Bison
- An oil painting of the head of a bison by F. S. Briscoe. The painting is rectangular and unframed.
- Bison--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Mr. Charles Humburg
- An oil portrait of Mr. Charles Humburg by Albert Salzbrenner. Mr. Humburg is seated in a chair; he has a moustache and wears a white shirt, gray cravat, tan vest, black jacket and gray trousers. The frame is plain wood.
- Humburg, Charles.; Men--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Bishop John Franklin Spalding
- An oil portrait of the side profile bust of Bishop John Franklin Spalding. He has white hair, a mustache and a beard. He wears a black robe with white, gathered and full sleeves. The frame is gilded and molded wood shaped in an oval.
- Bishops--1880-1902.; Men--1880-1902.; Spalding, John Franklin, 1828-1902.
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- Pikes Peak or bust
- An oil painting of a covered wagon on a prairie landscape under a gray sky. Two oxen stand by, a body of a dead man lies on the ground next to the wagon. The words: "Pikes Peak or bust" are written on the wagon cover. The frame is gilded, gessoed...
- Covered wagons--1870-1880.; Dead persons--1870-1880.; Ox teams--1870-1880.
- 1870
- The stable
- A landscape oil painting of a red stable with open doors, grass, trees, fence and sky. The painting is on an unframed rectangular illustration board.
- Meadows--1890-1910.; Stables--1890-1910.; Trees--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Pioneer encampment
- A landscape oil painting of a tent encampment under a blue sky on a meadow with a gradual hill; a wagon and trees are in the background and people move about. The painting is on a framed rectangular canvas.
- Meadows--1890-1900.; People--1890-1900.; Tents--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- In Denver Bottoms, Co.
- A landscape watercolor painting of a shed in a meadow with shrubbery, electric and telephone lines are nearby; a road leads up to the shed. Mountains are in the background. The colors are pale brown, blue, pink and white.
- Meadows--1900-1910.; Sheds--1900-1910.
- 1908
- The Vedette
- An oil painting of a Native American on a horse on a bluff who looks out over a valley. An encampment of tepees are in the valley below and mountains are in the background. The painting is on an unframed rectangular stretched canvas.
- Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Colonel Stobie
- An oil painting of Colonel Stobie. Colonel Stobie is on horseback, a Native American on horseback is behind him. Buttes are in the background, desert vegetation is on the ground below and the sky is blue with white clouds. The frame is rectangular...
- Buttes--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Flanked
- An oil painting of a battle scene between a cowboy and Native Americans in a valley or on a pass. The cowboy leans against a rock and holds a pistol; a rifle is next to him. Two Native Americans on horseback are in the background. Spent arrows...
- Campaigns & battles--1890-1900.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Indian camp
- An oil painting of a Native American camp. Native Americans stand next to a tepee and a small camp fire is in front. Prairie vegetation surrounds the camp, mountains are in the background and the sky is filled with gray clouds. The frame is...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Young Ute brave and his squaw visiting
- The painting shows a Native American camp, four lodges, Native Americans, two are on horseback (one male and the other is female), rocks, plains vegetation, mountains in the background and a blue sky with clouds.
- Horseback riding--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Tipis--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Chief Sitting Bull
- An oil portrait of Chief Sitting Bull by Charles S. Stobie. Chief Sitting Bull wears a headdress with feathers, necklace, sash, fringed tunic and hold a smoking pipe in his hands. The painting has a rectangular varnished wood frame.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Indians mounted or homeward bound
- An oil painting of two Native Americans on horseback. They are surrounded by dry plains vegetation and above them is a sky filled with clouds. The painting is unframed.
- Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Plains--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Chief Gall, Sioux
- An oil portrait of Sioux Chief Gall. He wears a feather in his long braided hair, a pelt, robe, red shirt with an open collar and he holds a fan. A lodge is in the background. The rectangular frame is varnished wood.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Gall, Dakota Chief.
- 1900
- Black horse, Navajo chief, called American Killer
- An oil painting of Navajo chief, Black Horse. He stands in a the desert next to a horse and wears a full length red robe. Hills are in the background. The rectangular frame is gilded and molded wood.
- Navajo Indians--1900-1910.; Horses--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Black Horse, Navajo Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Chief Little Wolf, Sioux
- An oil portrait of Sioux Chief Little Wolf by Charles S. Stobie. He wears a feather headdress, shirt, breastplate and sash; in the background is a landscape of trees. The frame is rectangular and varnished wood.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Little Wolf, Dakota Chief.
- 1900
- Chief Standing Bear
- An oil painting portrait (profile) of Oga-Lala Lakota Chief Standing Bear by Charles S. Stobie. Chief Standing Bear wears a tunic and beaded necklace. The rectangular frame is varnished wood.
- Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Standing Bear, Luther, 1868?-1939.
- 1891 May
- Battle sketch
- An unfinished sketch of a battle scene. Shows Native Americans, horses and cowboys. The painting is unframed.
- Campaigns & battles--1890-1900.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Horses--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Running Crow
- An oil portrait of Native American Running Crow. He rides a white horse. Mountains are in the background, large rocks are on the landscape and the sky is filled with white and gray clouds. The rectangular frame is gessoed and gilded wood.
- Running Crow.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Chief Black Tail Deer
- An oil portrait (three quarters view) of Chief Black Tail Deer. He wears a necklace, red tunic and pendant. The rectangular painting is unframed.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Black Tail Deer, Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Indian Chief
- An unfinished oil portrait of a Native American chief. He wears a feather headdress, necklace and beaded tunic. The rectangular painting is unframed.
- Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Rocks on edge of plains
- A landscape oil painting by Henrietta Bromwell. Images in the painting include a rock formation, prairie with grass and shrubbery and a sky with clouds.
- Prairies--1860-1920.; Rock formations--1860-1920.
- [between 1865 and 1915]