Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- San Juan Indians at cliff dwelling at Manitou, Colo.
- Native American (San Juan) men and boys at the Manitou Cliff Dwelling Museum, Manitou Springs, Colorado. Clothing includes; vests with elk teeth, beaded arm bands and cuffs, beaded necklaces, fur pelt ponchos, beaded leggings and moccasins. Chief...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.;...
- September 14, 1915
- Santa Clara Indians
- Native American (Santa Clara) wedding party, (three men, one woman) at the Manitou Cliff Dwelling Museum, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The groom, Joseph Tafaya (Tafoya), wears a U. S. military uniform. The bride, Petra Souza, wears a long, bottom...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Tewa...
- September 1, 1919
- Santa Clara Indians at cliff dwellings in Manitou, Colo.
- Native American (Santa Clara) couple, Joseph Tafaya (Tafoya) and Petra Souza, on their wedding day at Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum, Manitou Springs, Colorado. He wears a suit and tie; she wears a pleated skirt and belted blouse. They stand on a...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.;...
- September 1, 1919
- Cripple Creek - biog.
- Full-length studio portrait of young man in three-piece suit from Cripple Creek, Colorado; possibly J. W. Rich of 337 Golden Avenue; painted forest backdrop; man's hand rests on ornamental stone pedestal.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rich, J. W.
- May 1881?
- Whirl Wind
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Whirlwind, a Native American (Cheyenne) man. He wears a blanket, a scarf around his neck, and scarves that cover his braids.
- Cheyenne Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Men--1860-1880.; Whirlwind.
- between 1869 and 1874
- Camp in Monument Valley Park
- Native American (Ute) women and children pose outside a tepee at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. They are identified as, back row, left to right: Ruby (Stone) Kent and Amy (Kent) Snow. Front row, left to right: Amy Snow's daughters...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--Colorado--El Paso...
- August, 1912
- Hopi Indians
- Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) women and girls sit and stand on the road to Second Mesa, Arizona. Two women wrapped in blankets crouch by a small fire while two girls who wear dresses, blankets, and hair in side whirls walk on the rocky desert...
- Hopi Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Second Mesa (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- Native American (Hopi) boys pose on the back of a burro at Mishongnovi Pueblo, Second Mesa, Arizona. They wear shirts. A young burro stands nearby. A wooden ladder leans against a pueblo home, which stands behind the burros.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Mishongnovi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- View of a Native American (Hopi) man and boys on the road to Second Mesa, Arizona. The man and a boy stand near a burro while another boy looks on. The man wears a metal concha belt and a hat. A wooden handled hoe lays near the burro. Two other...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Second Mesa (Ariz.)--1890-1900.
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) men pose with a saddled horse near Mishongnovi Pueblo, Second Mesa, Arizona. The men and horse stand on a sandy path lined with rocks. The men wear pants and shirts. One wears many beaded necklaces with a pendant....
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Mishongnovi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- August, 1899
- The old crier Supela, at his home in the interior court of Walpi
- A Native American (Hopi) man poses outdoors at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. Supela stands near an adobe pueblo home with wooden vigas. Nearby are a metal pail and a pile of large rocks. A pile of wood stands on the roof of the pueblo home. He...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- August, 1899
- Nebraska- The late Sioux Chief Crazy Horse The elevated grave near Camp Sheridan.
- Native American (Oglala Sioux) men in mourning sit and stand by Crazy Horse's tomb near Camp Sheridan, Nebraska. Dead horses show in front of the tomb.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--1870-1880.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--1870-1880.; Crazy Horse, ca. 1842-1877.--Tomb.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- A Navajo belle N. Mex.
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Navajo) woman. She wears a blanket, a belt with a silver buckle, and bead necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1940-1960.; Navajo Indians--1940-1960.; Women--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Grave of Washikie Chief of the Shoshones
- View of Washakie's gravestone near Fort Washakie, Wyoming. Washakie was a Native American (Shoshone) man. The gravestone reads: "Washakie 1804-1900". The mountains of the Wind River Range are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1960.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1960.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1930-1960.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1960.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900--Tomb.
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- Ute mother and child
- Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Ute) mother and child. The woman carries her child on her back and wears beaded moccasins, leggings, and dress, and a hair pipe choker.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Children--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Mothers & children--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Indians-Pueblo-San Ildefonso, biog - Maria the potter
- Maria Martinez, a Tewa Native American woman of North Plaza, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, pulls black-on-black style pots from smoldering cow chips. Jars, bowls and plates are placed beside the fire.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1930-1940.; Tewa Indians--1930-1940.; Tewa pottery--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1930-1940.; Tewa women...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Indians-Pueblo-San Ildefonso, biog - Maria the potter
- Maria Martinez, A Tewa Native American of North Plaza, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, prepares for the firing process; she places kindling wood around pottery set upside down on tin cans.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1930-1940.; Tewa Indians--1930-1940.; Tewa pottery--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1930-1940.; Tewa women...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Knotleetla 105 years old at Geronimo's grave, Fort Sill, Okla.
- Knotleetla, an elderly Native American (Apache) woman, poses outdoors with a man near Geronimo's grave at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
- Chiricahua Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940.; Aged persons--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1940.; Women--Oklahoma--Fort...
- [between 1928 and 1933]
- Kiowa Indian girl
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Kiowa) woman. She wears a beaded shawl, necklace, and headband.
- Indians of North America--1920-1940.; Kiowa Indians--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Kiowa and Comanche women
- A group of Native American (Kiowa and Comanche) women and men sit in a long line. The women wear moccasins, fringed dresses and blankets, and hair pipe chokers. The men wear fur turbans decorated with metal. Spectators stand nearby.
- Comanche Indians--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--1920-1940.; Kiowa Indians--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Grave of Sacajawea
- View of Sacajawea's and Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau's gravestones at Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The graves have been recently covered. Sacajawea's gravestone is a pillar of stone with a plaque placed on one face. Baptiste Charbonneau's gravestone has an...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Cemeteries--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Wyoming--Fort...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Indians, Biog.
- An unidentified, older, Native American man poses for a side view, studio bust portrait. He wears a scarf tied around his forehead and has white hair. A blanket is wrapped around his shoulders.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1940.
- [between 1915 and 1937?]
- Navajo twins
- A Native American (Navajo) woman poses outdoors with her twin children. They sit near a wagon.
- Indians of North America--1910-1930.; Navajo Indians--1910-1930.; Girls--1910-1930.; Mothers & children--1910-1930.; Twins--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1914 and 1930?]
- A Mellin's food Hopi baby, Oraibi, Arizona
- Native American (Hopi) woman leans over and stands up a large baby with her hands under his arms, Oraibi Pueblo, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Oraibi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Oraibi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Oraibi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Pajarito Park
- A Native American man (Taos), poses outdoors at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The man wears moccasins, fringed leggings, and is wrapped in a woven blanket. Adobe cluster homes and drying racks stand in the distance. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains stand...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1930.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1930.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1930.
- [between 1908 and 1925]
- Pedro Cajete and Anacito? son in law
- Two Native American (Tewa) men pose for portrait (standing) on a woven blanket at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. They stand on either side of a double headed drum and a wide brimmed hat, Pedro Cajete wears moccasins, beaded leggings, a long...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Drums--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Cajete,...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Pedro and little girl in his house
- Native American (Tewa) man and girl pose for an interior portrait (standing) on a woven blanket, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Pedro Cajete stands next to a drum, he wears moccasins, beaded pants, a long breechcloth, a long printed shirt, a hair...
- Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Shields--New...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Girl at Staffords Otemina Najarito (S.C. girl)
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) woman outside a vine covered adobe brick building at Stafford's, possibly near Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. The woman has a dark Tewa Polychrome style jar resting on her head. The...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Pottery--New...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Grave of Satank famous Kiowa Chief Fort Sill, Okla
- Native American (Kiowa) men, women, a girl, and a white man stand near Satank's grave in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. A chain fence surrounds the grave. The men wear suits and wide-brimmed hats. The women wear dresses.
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1900-1920.; Kiowa Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1900-1920.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1900-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- Geronimo, Apache War Chief Lawton, Okla.
- Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man poses outdoors in Lawton, Oklahoma. He wears boot moccasins, a breechcloth, and a feather head piece.
- Chiricahua Indians--Oklahoma--Lawton--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Lawton--1900-1910.; Lawton (Okla.)--1900-1910.; Headdresses--Oklahoma--Lawton--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--Lawton--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1907 and 1909]
- Hopi man at Grand Canyon
- Native American (Hopi) man in a loincloth, stands on an outcropping overlooking the Grand Canyon, Arizona. One arm is outstretched.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1900-1920.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1913?]
- Alex Boneparte
- Alex Boneparte and another Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana pose on horseback on the reservation. Bonaparte, on the right, wears a unique headdress with two antlers. He holds a tomahawk across his chest and...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Boneparte, Alex.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Louis Charlemain
- Louis Charlemain, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands with a young girl and a young child in front of a teepee on the reservation. Charlemain, also known as Louie Molman, holds a long knife in his...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North...
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Louis Charlemain
- Louis Charlemain, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses for a formal, side-angle, bust portrait. He wears a fur roach on the top of his head. Strips of fur are wrapped around his long braids. He has an...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Charlemain, Louis.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Native Americans on horseback
- A group of unidentified Native Americans is stopped on horses in front of a small wood structure on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Most of the men wear hats and patterned shirts and vests. Several people have patterned, wool...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Horses--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Native American women on horseback
- Three Native American women, Cecille Magpie Vanderburg, Felicity Delaware, and Sara Ogden Magpie, pose on horseback on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The women sit in wood-framed saddles. The blankets underneath the saddles are...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Chief Eagle
- Flathead Chief Eagle poses with a young girl on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. He wears a feather headdress and has strips of fur wrapped around his braids. He also has an otter sash across his chest and wears several beaded...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Navajo
- A Native American (Navajo) man stands on a cliff and shades his eyes with his hand near Shiprock, New Mexico. He is wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1940.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1940.; Men--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajos- Ship Rock, N. M. in the distance
- Native American (Navajo) men pose on horseback near Ship Rock and other rock formations in New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Ship Rock (N.M.)--1900-1940.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Rock formations--New Mexico--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Where silence speaks [graphic] : The ancient sign language, being used by these Navajo Indians seems a part of the ageless brooding desert
- Native American (Navajo) men pose outdoors in New Mexico. They crouch near a mule and wear blankets.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Men--New Mexico--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Many Whiskers
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Many Whiskers, an elderly Native American (Navajo) man. He wears a blanket, a squash blossom necklace, and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Aged persons--1900-1940.; Necklaces--1900-1940.; Many Whiskers.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo men
- Native American (Navajo) men pose on horseback near Ship Rock in New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Ship Rock (N.M.)--1900-1940.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Rock formations--New Mexico--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Peshcliklime
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Peshcliklime (Bah-Ulth-Chin-Thlan), an elderly Native American (Navajo) man. He wears a blanket, a squash blossom necklace with naja pendant, and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Aged persons--1900-1940.; Peshcliklime.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- A Navajo
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Navajo) man. He wears a blanket and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Men--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Judge Klah and his wives
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Judge Klah, a Native American (Navajo) Judge or Justice of the Peace. He poses with his two wives on, and in front of, Navajo woven blankets. The women wear machine made blankets and heishi bead necklaces. Judge Klah,...
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Judges--1900-1940.; Spouses--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.; Judge Klah.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Be-zhosie
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Be-zhosie, an elderly Native American (Navajo) man. He holds a bow and arrows and wears a blanket, metal beaded bandolier bag, beaded necklaces, and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Aged persons--1900-1940.; Be-zhosie.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo children
- Native American (Navajo) children pose indoors. Both children wear Navajo blankets, one wears moccasin boots.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Children--1900-1940.; Navajo textile fabrics--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo woman and child
- A Native American (Navajo) woman holds a baby on her lap. They are both wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Infants--1900-1940.; Mothers & children--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Desert Madonna a Navajo
- Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Navajo) woman who holds a sleeping child on her back with a fringed blanket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Mothers & children--1900-1940.; Sleeping--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Sgt. I-See-O Indian scout
- I-See-O (Tahbone-mah), a Native American (Kiowa) scout poses outdoors, he holds a bow and arrows. He wears moccasins, leggings, a blanket, a fringed shirt, and a feather headdress.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Kiowa Indians--1890-1910.; Military scouts--1890-1910.; I-See-O.
- [between 1902 and 1920?]