Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World
- Color drawing depicting William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback holding his hat in the air in his right hand. A British and an American soldier ride on either side of Cody. The British soldier carries a British flag while the American...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1900-1910.; Flags--British--1900-1910.; Soldiers--American--1900-1910.; Soldiers--British--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1925 and 1950?]
- Hydraulic sluicing - Atlin G. M. Co., British Columbia
- View of Atlin G. M. Company placer gold mining in British Columbia, Canada; shows monitors, eroded embankments, miners, and a sluice.
- Sluices--Canada--British Columbia--1870-1900.; Gold mining--Canada--British Columbia--1870-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Canada--British Columbia--1870-1900.; Miners--Canada--British Columbia--1870-1900.; Mining--Canada--British Columbia--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Consuls British
- British Columbia Fatal Mining Accidents : 1887, 1896-1942
- Index of the Fatal Mining Accidents occurring in British Columbia Canada in the years 1887, and 1896-1949. Information is arranged alphabetically and includes: the name of the victim, date of the accident, colliery/mine name (town), whether fatal...
- Mine accidents--British Columbia--Indexes.
- 2007
- Arnold Toynbee and Arthur L. Campa, Sr.
- Informal portrait of Sir Arnold J. Toynbee, British historian and Arthur L. Campa, Sr. American Cultural Attaché and Director of the USIA at the American Embassy in Lima Peru. Dr. Campa, a renowned scholar, historian and professor of cultural...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Historians.; Campa, Arthur L. (Arthur Leon), 1905-1978--Pictorial works.; Toynbee, Arnold Joseph, 1889-1975--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1957?]
- Generals Livesay and Hays during parade
- Allied soldiers stand at attention in rows during a parade. At the end of a row is British 8th Army General Livsay. Beside him is Tenth Mountain Division commander General Hays.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 1, 1945
- Honor guard on horseback
- General Harding of the British 13th Corps reviews a Tenth Mountain Division Reconnaissance Unit Guard of Honor that is mounted on horseback. The guard of honor rings a small plaza, a building is at one end and men watch from the windows, other...
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Military parades & ceremonies--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Joe Esquival (also called Pedro) and Tony Esquival
- Joe and Tony Esquivel pose on horseback in the foreground in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Four Native American men stand in the center background near the backdrop. Tony Esquivel rode...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Esquivel, Pedro.; Esquivel, Tony.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- 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.)
- 1942 March 26
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- 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.)
- 1944 March 2
- Western History Subject Index
- Consuls. British
- Western History Subject Index
- Consuls. British
- Walkway with flowers
- View of a pathway at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado; a woman stands by United States flags and British Union Jacks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Flags--British--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Grenville Channel
- View of water in Grenville Channel, a fjord in British Columbia, Canada. Shows dense trees on land beside the channel.
- British Columbia (Canada)--1880-1900.; Grenville Channel (Canada)--1880-1900.; Channels--Canada--1880-1900.; Fjords--Canada--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Men in front of cabin
- A group of six men is gathered in front of a log cabin used in a scene during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. John Nelson guided Brigham Young to Utah in 1847 and was a scout with William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody at Fort McPherson in 1869. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Flags--British--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Keen, Jule.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Trinity fourth annual oratorio concert : Mendelssohn's Elijah
- Program for a presentation of Mendelssohn's Elijah performed at Trinity Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado on March 9, 1905. Included in the program are several pictures of prominent performers, list of performers, a detailed listing of the...
- Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Elias; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.). Choir--Performances.; Oratorios--Librettos.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver,...
- 1905 March 9
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Western History Subject Index
- Consuls
- Western History Subject Index
- Consuls. British
- Western History Subject Index
- Consuls. British
- Western History Subject Index
- Consuls British
- Western History Subject Index
- Consuls. British
- Western History Subject Index
- Consuls. British
- Western History Subject Index
- Gold mines and mining. British Columbia
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. British Columbia
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage
- View of the Pearce-McAllister Cottage (1900; Frederick J. Sterner, architect) at 1880 Gaylord Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade (west elevation) of the two-and-one-half-story Dutch Colonial...
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1980
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage
- View of the Pearce-McAllister Cottage (1899; Frederick J. Sterner, architect) at 1880 Gaylord Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the facade (west elevation) and south elevation of a two-and-one-half-story Dutch...
- Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Pearce-McAllister Cottage (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1985
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 8 and 9, 1923 August-September
- Tabor [block]
- View of the Tabor Block at 16th and Larimer Streets in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Shows Italianate style building with balustrade and roof finials. Signs read: "Rose & Co. Photographers," "Royal Insurance," "North British and Mercantile...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Colo. Nat'l Bank & Trust Co.
- View of the facade of the Colorado Bank and Trust Company, Longmont, Colorado, shows the two-story brick building with corbelling, four second story windows with radiatoring voussoirs and keystones and large first floor windows. The bank name is on...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 23
- The treaty with Massasoit
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows Massasoit, (grand sachem and peacekeeper of the east coast Native American Wampanoag,) and British pilgrim colonists with outstretched hands.
- Indians of North America--1600-1630.; Wampanoag Indians--1600-1630.; Peace treaties--1600-1630.; Massasoit, 1580-1661.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Steps
- Portrait of a Steps, a Native American man (Nez Perce) kneeing next to a small table; he wears a sack jacket and is missing his feet and one hand due to frost bite.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Nez Percé Indians--1880-1900.; Handicapped persons--1880-1900.; Steps.
- 1882
- Wild West Show parade
- A group of soldiers carrying flags rides horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." One man rides slightly in front of the rest of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th Street in Denver, Colorado. U. S. and British flags hang from the Hotel Denver and other buildings along the block. Spectators line the street.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street. U. S. and British flags fly from nearby buildings. A sign reads: "The Denver".
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military parades &...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. U. S. and British flags fly from nearby buildings. Spectators line the street. A sign reads: "The Denv[er]".
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. U. S. and British flags fly from nearby buildings. Signs read: "The Denver" and "The Neuste[ter] Cloaks[...]".
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th Street in Denver, Colorado. U. S. and British flags hang from the Denver Hotel and other buildings along the block. Spectators line the street.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marching--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military parades &...
- 1919 June 24
- Parade for the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion
- Members of the U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion march in a parade on 17th Street in Denver, Colorado. U. S. and British flags hang from the Denver Hotel and other buildings along the block. Spectators line the street.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marching--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military parades &...
- 1919 June 24
- Bank of Georgetown
- View of the Bank of Georgetown, opened by William Cushman in 1872. The bank is a two-story false front wood construction building; with a portion of the Cushman Block visible on the right. The second story has four windows under the bracketed...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Flower show - Denver Auditorium
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium, during a flower show, in Denver, Colorado; shows floral arrangements, a model tower, interior seating, a British Union Jack, United States flags, bunting, and cards: "Exhibited by Daniels and Fisher...
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Flower shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Wyoming Jim Penton
- Jim "Wyoming" Penton, a member of the 10th Mountain Division 87th Regiment Service Company (SVC), stands on a bluff over Broad Beach on Kiska Island in Alaska; U.S. and British flags are nearby. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment was in the...
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Alaska--1940-1950.; Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Amphibious vehicles--Alaska--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Alaska--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Alaska--1940-1950.; Ships--Alaska--1940-1950.;...
- 1943 August
- Tabor block 16th & Larimer
- View of the Tabor Block at 16th and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows Italianate style building with balustrade and roof finials. Signs read: "Rose & Co. Photographers," "Royal Insurance," "North British and Mercantile Insurance Co.,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Fire insurance underwriters
- Group portrait of fire insurance underwriters. Men sit and stand in a studio. They are identified as "W.H. Cunningham, Five Asso.; Eugene Carey, German Amer.; Tom C. Grant, No. British; Rolla V. Watt, Royal; R.J. Smith, Traders; W.J. Dutton,...
- Business people--1880-1900.; Insurance--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1898?]
- Denver Fire Dept clown band
- Firemen pose in costumes and hold trombones in Denver, Colorado. Outfits include top hats, face paint, duck feet, and a British officer's helmet. Characters are a flapper, Keystone Cop, and blackface. Bass drum reads: "Denver Fire Department."
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Field Marshall Alexander
- British Field Marshall Alexander speaks to troops from the 3rd Battalion of the 87th Regiment. He stands on a grassy knoll, some officers behind him, including one wearing the Tenth Mountain Division patch who could possibly be General George P....
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War,...
- June 1945
- Portrait of Allied generals
- Rugged mountains form a backdrop for a group portrait including British Field Marshal Alexander, Tenth Mountain Division General George P. Hays, and unidentified Allied generals. The group had a luncheon in the tent in the background.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; Alexander of Tunis, Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Earl, 1891-1969.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War,...
- June 1945
- English lancer on horseback
- An English lancer poses on horseback in the midground holding a pole with the British flag. The man is possibly a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A long building resembling a stable is in the background. Three horses are tied...
- Lancers--English--United States--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- John M. Burke and cabin
- John Burke, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, holds a newspaper in his hands while standing in front of a log cabin talking with John Y. Nelson, a scout and driver of the Deadwood Stagecoach. A Georgian Russian Cossack, Meliton...
- Cossacks--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Tsintsadze, Meliton.
- [1892]
- Wild West Show cast
- A man in uniform rides a horse while carrying a pole bearing the British flag in a dirt arena at Earl's Court in England during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a helmet with a plume. Several Native American riders are...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flag bearers--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]