Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- State Agricultural College Fort Collins Colo.
- Photos of the State Agricultural College 1899 graduating class in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, are identified as: Lee Raymond Cooke, Frank Corbin, Howard Empfield Emigh, Newton Monroe Fitch, Lewis Clifford Hall, William Ralston...
- Colorado State University--1890-1900.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Fort Collins--1890-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Fort Collins--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- William F. Cody with war correspondents
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback behind a group of press men covering the uprisings among Native Americans. Standing in the front row are, from left, an unidentified man; E.A. O'Brien (Associated Press); Edward B. Clark...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Press--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Northern Utes, agents, and interpreter
- Studio portrait of four Native American Ute men, two agents, and an interpreter. They are identified as:"Standing: J. S. Littlefield, agent, White River; Tab-u-cha-kat; Pak-ant; Catz; Uriah M. Curtis, interpreter. Sitting: Wanzitz (Antelope); Maj....
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Catz, Ute Indian.; Han-ko, Ute Indian.; Pak-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.; Wanzito.; Curtis, Uriah M.; Littlefield, J. S.; Thompson, J. B., Major.
- [1872]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly Sofa Moten. She wears a light colored, fitted bodice with a lace collar. She has a pin at her neck and a ribbon in her hair.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman, possibly Mrs. John Davis. She wears a printed silk dress with a fitted bodice, puffed sleeves and high collar. A white scarf is tucked into the front of the dress. Her bangs are short and her hair is puffed near her face.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [1890 July 11?]
- 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?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Portrait of a smiling girl, possibly the daughter of Mrs. Luke McGuire. She wears a plaid skirt, matching jacket and is seated on an upholstered chair decorated with fringe.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl, possibly the daughter of Mr. J.A. Walker. She wears a dark colored dress with slightly puffed shoulders and holds a doll. She stands on an upholstered chair.
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Waldorf, Colo. altitude: 11,666 feet at Post Office
- View of Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows buildings including (l to r): power house, stable, Post Office, and cables of the bucket line from Santiago to Waldorf.
- Waldorf (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Utes, agents, and interpreter
- Studio portrait of four Native American Ute men, two agents, and an interpreter. They are identified as: "Standing: J. S. Littlefield, agent, White River; Tab-u-cha-kat; Pah-ant; Catz; Uriah M. Curtis, interpreter. Sitting: Wanzitz (Antelope); Maj....
- Indian interpreters--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Indian agents--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Catz, Ute Indian.; Curtis, Uriah M.; Hanko.; Pak-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.;...
- [1872]
- Prospectors, West Creek District.
- Prospectors sit and stand on and near mules or donkeys in the West Creek District, probably Teller County, Colorado. Some burros have saddle packs, others have bridles. The men wear hats.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Packtrains--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Gateway, Garden of the Gods.
- View of the Gateway at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. A dirt road leads through an aperture in the sandstone rock formation. Light snow covers Pikes Peak in the distance.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Stella Andreva, Margit Boker, Anna Kaskas
- Three head and shoulder, studio portraits of actors are clipped to a board in Central City, Colorado. Two of the prints are clipped next to each other, the third is sideways under the other two. One actress wears a chiffon dress with a square...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Actresses--1940-1950.; Andreva, Stella.; Boker, Margit.; Kaskas, Anna.
- May, 1941
- Green Mtn. Dam
- View of construction vehicles at the Green Mountain Dam site in Summit County, Colorado. Shows a man, a tractor and a steam-shovel with a bucket. The steam-shovel is labeled: "Bucyrus Erie."
- Green Mountain Dam (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- Chautauqua Auditorium
- Square towers topped by flagpoles flank the gable roofed central building of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Blind arches span the front of the three-story frame building and round windows are in the pediment and...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length portrait of a woman who stands with tea cup in her hands. She wears a dress with a striped bodice, large puffy sleeves, and a high collar. A braided belt is wrapped around her waist.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a family
- Full length studio portrait of a family who pose near an ornate back drop. The woman sits in a wicker chair and holds a baby on her lap. The child's light colored dress is trimmed with lace. A young boy who wears high button shoes and short pants...
- Children--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- 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]
- Moccasin
- Pair of Native American (Ute) moccasins with multicolor beads, dyed red feathers with metal tinklers, and blue cloth.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Moccasins--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Women's dress
- A women's afternoon dress ensemble with cape. The bodice is semi-tailored with Empire? style waist, sleeveless, patterned white silk faille, a high rounded neckline, a spread collar, shoulder pads, blue piping at the armhole and waistline; down the...
- Dresses--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1945]
- Harvey Richardson
- Studio portrait of a boy. He wears a suit and tie.
- Teenagers--1910-1920.; Richardson, Harvey.
- [1919]
- Woman
- Studio portrait of a woman. She wears a sleeveless dress and a choker.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man
- Studio portrait of a man. He has a moustache and wears a suit, vest, and tie.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Girl
- Studio portrait of a girl. She wears a dress trimmed with lace and a kerchief on her head.
- Girls--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Manitou & Pike's Peak
- View from a rise on a dirt road of Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows residences, commercial buildings, and telegraph poles. A two-story frame building with dormers and porch has a roof sign which reads: "A Public Resort for...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Montgomery City - Mt. Lincoln
- This etching of Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, shows cabins, a road, people, and wagons. The conical mountain in the background, erroneously thought to be the highest in the state, was named after president Abraham Lincoln. During its boom, the...
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Main Street Sterling, Colo
- Automobiles are parked and driving on Main Street in Sterling, Logan County, Colorado. Awnings shade businesses lining sidewalks; signs read: "Jos. M. Strutzer clothier," "Shoes," "New Method Cleaners," and "B. Schnitzer for quality clothes." The...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Survey crew
- Union Pacific railroad survey crew members pose in their camp along the Grand (Colorado) River with two dogs and their transit, rods, levels, and axes, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. They include: "1. J. I. Barlow, Div Engr. state: Mass.; 2....
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890]
- Push-ma-ta-ha, Chactan warrior
- Reproduction of a lithograph of a painting depicts Pushmataha, Choctow Native American tribal chief, wearing a military jacket with epaulets and ruffled shirt and short cropped hair. Pushmatah (also known as Apushamatahubib, Warrior's Seat Is...
- Choctaw Indians--1830-1840.; Indians of North America--1830-1840.; Military officers--1830-1840.; Pushmataha, ca. 1764-1824.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Ledagie, a Creek Chief
- Reproduction of a lithograph of a painting by C. B. King depicts Ledagie, Native American Creek, tribal chief, wearing a loose jacket with armbands, necklace, turban hat with plumes.
- Creek Indians--1840-1850.; Indians of North America--1840-1850.; Tribal chiefs--1840-1850.; Ledagie, Creek Chief.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Me-na-wa, a Creek warrior
- Reproduction of a lithograph of a painting by C. B. King depicts Me-na-wa, Native American Creek warrior wearing face paint, a loose striped jacket, hat with plume, and beaded purse.
- Creek Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Me-na-wa, Creek warrior.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Circular room in Mancos Cañon
- A man poses near a circular Native American (Anasazi) stone masonry cliff ruin in Mancos Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. The ruin stands in a cliff side overhang. The man wears a hat.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1890-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1890-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1892 and 1915]
- Cliff house in Mancos Cañon
- A man poses near probably the Lion House, a Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling in Mancos Valley, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. The stone masonry ruins stand underneath a cliff side overhang. Desert varnish stains the cliff.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1890-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1890-1920.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1892 and 1915]
- Cathedral Spires Garden of the Gods
- A woman and two girls pose in a hitched buggy near the Cathedral Spires rock formation at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. The woman and girls wear dresses and hats. A dirt road runs near the sandstone rock formation.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Long concrete multiple span
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad concrete bridge over a shallow river, in (probably) Colorado or Utah.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Railroad bridges--1920-1940.; Rivers--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Interior view of diner lounge
- Interior view of Denver and Rio Grande Western dining lounge railroad car refurbished from an ex-Western Pacific dining car, which may be parked in Denver railroad yards. Interior decorated with Art Deco arm chairs, sofas, tables, lamps, smoking...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.
- Summer, 1939?
- Interior view of diner lounge
- Women in high heels, dresses, skirts and hats pose on furniture inside the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining lounge car refurbished from an ex-Western Pacific dining car, possibly parked in Denver railroad yard. Interior decorated with...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- Summer, 1939?
- Interior view of diner lounge
- Women in high heels, dresses, skirts and hats pose on furniture inside the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining lounge car refurbished from an ex-Western Pacific car, possibly parked in Denver railroad yard. Interior decorated with Art...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- Summer, 1939?
- Interior view of diner lounge
- Women in high heels, dresses, skirts and hats pose on furniture inside a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining lounge car, refurbished from a Western Pacific dining car, parked possibly in the Denver, Colorado railroad yards. Some of the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- Summer, 1939?
- Night 16th St
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, at night; shows cars, office buildings, theaters, and signs: "Glasses Ford's Kodaks" (with eye), "Martha Washington Candies," "Kress," "America," "The Texas Company Petroleum Products," "F & C...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925?
- Potawatomi meat preparation
- Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) men butcher a deer on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Meat...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawattomie [i. e. Potawatomi] dice game Potawattomie [i. e. Potawatomi] reservation near Mayetta, Kan.
- Mrs. William Wapp, Mrs. Josey McKenney (Kit-tas), and Mrs. Rosan Potts (Ke-o-ko-mo-quah), Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) women, play a dice game near a bark shelter on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The women sit in a circle around...
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- May, 1936
- Pottawatomie [i. e. Potawatomi] dice game
- Mrs. Josie McKenney (Kit-tas), Mrs. Rosan Potts (Ke-o-ko-mo-quah), and Mrs. William Wapp, Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) women, sit on a wooden platform and play a dice game on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The women sit near a...
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- May, 1936
- Moccasin game being played on the Pottawatomie [i. e. Potawatomi] resv
- Joe Stem-son, William Wapp, and John ho-ciee, Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band and Sauk-Fox) men, play a moccasin game on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. Joe Stem-son hides a marble under a moccasin. John ho-ciee holds a stick with...
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Moccasins--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Sauk Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.;...
- May, 1936
- Pottawatomie [i. e. Potawatomi] moccasin game
- Joe Stem-son, William Wapp, and John ho-ciee, Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band and Sauk-Fox) men, play a moccasin game on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. Joe Stem-son and John ho-ciee are prepared to raise the moccasin John ho-ciee...
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Moccasins--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Sauk Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- Pottawatomie [i. e. Potawatomi] Indian reservation, Jackson Co, Kans Bow & Arrow Contest
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) man aims a bow and arrow in a contest on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. Two other men, one with a bow and arrow, look on.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1938 October 9
- Pottawatomie [i. e. Potawatomi] Indian reservation Jackson Co, Kans Bow & Arrow shooting contest
- George Matsapto, Scott Nah-no-gee, and Charlie O'Bennick, Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) men participate in a shooting contest on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. George Matsapto wears overalls. Charlie O'Bennick wears a scarf around...
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1938 October 9
- Potawattomie [i. e. Potawatomi] dice game
- Mrs. William Wapp, Mrs. Josie McKenney (Kit-tas), and Mrs. Rosan Potts (Ke-o-ko-mo-quah), Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) women, sit on a wooden platform and play a dice game on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The women sit near a...
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- May, 1936
- Pottawatomie Indian reservation, Jackson Co, Kans Mrs. Jane Wah-we-otten Mrs. Mae Shoptese
- Mrs. Jane Wah-we-otten and Mrs. Mae Shoptese, Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) women, pose outdoors on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The women wear dresses, moccasins, beaded necklaces, and headbands. Mrs. Jane Wah-we-otten wears a...
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Where Green Lake Road crosses Argentine Gulch
- View, facing northeast, of the area where Green Lake road crosses Argentine Gulch in the Argentine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- 1925