Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Some Indians in the desert of Arizona
- North American Indian (Navajo) and white men, women, and children pose in front of a summer hogan in Arizona. The white men and women wear overcoats and hats, one woman holds a lamb. Two of the Navajo women are wrapped in blankets.; North American...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1910-1920.; Looms--Arizona--1910-1920.; People--Arizona--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- María Salomé Córdova spinning wool
- Hispanic American María Salomé Córdova sits in a chair and spins yarn in her yard in Hoehne (Las Animas County), Colorado. She holds a wood spindle in one hand and the wool in the other. The spindle rests in a wood bowl in her lap. The...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Weavers.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867---Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Native American men
- Native American (Plains) men and woman pose outdoors. The men lie on the ground while the woman stands. She is wrapped in a blanket. The men wear moccasins, leggings, and blankets. A cradleboard is propped up against a pile of blankets and hides. A...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Cradleboards--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- San Diego, Hotel del Coronado
- View of a section of the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado (San Diego County), California. The frame multi-story hotel has dormers, polygonal turrets, elaborate brick chimneys, and porches with spindle or cut-out patterns between balusters. The...
- Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Coronado (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Hotels.; Resorts.
- [1900?]
- Display of baskets Papago- Pima baskets
- Close up view of Native American (Papago and Pima) baskets and Navajo blankets. The woven baskets have Yei, woman, lightning, and rolling log designs. The fringed blankets have rolling log and lightning designs.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1910-1920.; Navajo textile fabrics--1910-1920.; Pima baskets--1910-1920.; Pima Indians--Arts & crafts--1910-1920.; Tohono O'Odham Indians--Arts &...
- 1912
- 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]
- Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians Cańon de Chelle, New Mexico [i. e. Arizona]
- A Native American (Navajo) man and woman sit near a loom and an earthen hogan near Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. A bundle of corn cobs hangs from a nearby tree.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo women weavers--Arizona--1870-1880.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Looms--Arizona--1870-1880.; Weaving--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Uncompahgre Utes
- Native American (Ute) women, men, boys, and a girl pose in a row, probably near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Men have braids and wear wide brimmed hats, suits, ties or scarves, suspenders, and woven blankets. One man has a watch fob and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1909]
- Going to the springs San Juan, N.M.
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) women walk with water jars on their heads at San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. They wear moccasins and blankets.
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Water carriers--New...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Natives of the San Juan
- A group of Native American (Navajo) men sit on horseback. Some men wear hats, others wear headbands. Horses have saddles, blankets, bridles and bedroll blankets.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- Arapahoes Bill Friday's wives and baby
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Native American (Arapaho) Bill Friday's wives and child. The women wear blankets. The girl wears a dress decorated with elk teeth.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Friday, Bill--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Little Raven's Sons
- Possibly Little Bear and Shield, Native American (Arapaho) men pose near a wooden building, probably at Camp Supply, Oklahoma. The men wear blankets. One man wears a scarf and a necklace with a pendant around his neck, he holds a fan made of...
- Arapaho Indians--Oklahoma--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1860-1870.; Little Raven--Family.
- [1868?]
- Cheyenne chiefs held as hostages by General Custer for return of Mrs. Morgan & Mrs. White
- Fat Bear, Big Head, and Dull Knife, Native American (Cheyenne) men pose near a saddled horse. They are wrapped in blankets. Fat Bear wears a hat.
- Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Big Head.; Dull Knife, ca. 1828-1879 or 1883.; Fat Bear.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Shoshone Indians
- Stereographic view of Native American (Shoshone) men, women, and children, they pose outdoors. The men wear hair pipe breast plates, fur pelts over their braids, and hats. The women wear blankets. A horse hitched to a wagon stands in the distance.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1910.; Children--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Arapaho men
- Native American (Arapaho) men pose outdoors with white men. The Native American men wear moccasins, leggings, breechcloths, vests, and hats. Some men wear blankets.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 1st Festival of Mountain and Plain
- Native American (Ute) men pose between two tents at the first Festival of Mountain and Plain in Denver, Colorado. The men wear blankets. One man wears fur pelts over his braids.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Ship Rock
- Navajo men, one on horseback, pose near Ship Rock (Tse Bitai, or "the winged rock" in Navajo) on the Navajo Indian Reservation, New Mexico. Shows a monolithic volcanic neck formation that consists of tuft breccia, thin veins of lava, and Mancos...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Navajo Indian Reservation--1930-1950.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Navajo Indian Reservation--1930-1950.; Navajo Indian Reservation (N.M.)--1930-1950.; Ship Rock (N.M.)--1930-1950.; Horseback riding--New...
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Pawnee village, evening ceremonial
- North American Indian (Pawnee) men and women sit and stand on and near earthen lodges at sunset probably in Nebraska. They are wrapped in blankets. Shows fences made of twigs or brush, and a plaza with an American flag that flies near the entrance...
- Earth houses--Nebraska--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Structures--Nebraska--1860-1880.; Pawnee Indians--1860-1880.; Earth lodges--Nebraska--1860-1880.; Lodges--Nebraska--1860-1880.; Rites & ceremonies--Nebraska--1860-1880.; Sunrises &...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Pueblo Indians
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) women, girl, and boy pose outdoors at San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. The women wear moccasins and blankets. One woman wears a necklace with cross pendant. A wooden fence is nearby.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Children--New Mexico--San Juan...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Water carriers
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) women carry water pots on their heads at San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. A man stands nearby. The women wear moccasins and blankets.
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Water carriers--New...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Pueblo Laguna, old cart
- Native American (Pueblo, Laguna) children pose on an ox cart at Laguna Pueblo (Cibola County), New Mexico. Girls wear skirts and fringed shawls or blankets. Boys wear pants, open front shirts, moccasins or boots. Adobe buildings, stone walls and...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Laguna Indians--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Laguna (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Children--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Pueblos--New...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Pueblo Laguna, old cart
- Native American (Pueblo, Laguna) children pose on an ox cart at Laguna Pueblo (Cibola County), New Mexico. The girls wear skirts and fringed shawls or blankets. The boys wear pants, open front shirts, moccasins or boots. Adobe buildings, stone...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Laguna Indians--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Laguna (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Children--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Pueblos--New...
- [Between 1882 and 1900?]
- Airplane and crowd
- View of men, women, and children around a biplane in a field, possibly in New Mexico. Men ride horses; Native American women wear blankets.
- Biplanes--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Grover (?) Cleveland & I were driving with Mr. Culins collection
- A Native American Pueblo man works at freeing the wheel of a wagon stuck in a hole. The four-horse team and wagon transports contents covered with blankets.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--1890-1910.
- [1899 or 1900?]
- Group of Laguna Indians
- Studio portrait of a Native American Laguna Pueblo group, New Mexico, with a painted backdrop and prop pottery, rifle, bows and arrows. Men wear bandanas, buckskin leggings, cotton shirts and trousers, bead and silver earrings and necklaces and a...
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Laguna --1880-1890.; Laguna Indians--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.; Laguna (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Women--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- Cap Jinks with squaws
- View of Native American man and women on horseback at Atchee, Colorado, in aspen trees. Captain Jinks wears braids; the women have on blankets.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Atchee--1900-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Atchee--1900-1920.; Atchee (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Atchee--1900-1920.; Captain Jinks.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Wat-ye-eh - Ben. Thomas
- Studio portrait of Native Americans (Laguna Pueblo) identified as Wat-ye-eh (Ben. Thomas), Ki-ot-se (Mary Perry), and Kowsh-te-ah (John Menaul). Ki-ot-se wears a manta, flowered blouse, belt and moccasins. The boys wear shirts and pants and are...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Laguna Indians--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--1880-1890.; Ki-ot-se, Laguna Indian.; Kowsh-te-ah, Laguna Indian.; Wat-ye-eh, Laguna Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Chief Severo and Utes
- Studio portrait of Chief Severo and Native American Utes includes men, women, babies, and a girl. Two of the babies are in cradleboards, two of the men wear braids and hair pipe breastplates. The women wear dresses and are wrapped in woven blankets.
- Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Children--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.; Severo, Chief.
- 1885?
- Ute Indians
- Hand colored studio portrait of Chief Severo and Native American Utes includes men, women, babies, and a girl. Two of the babies are in cradleboards, two of the men wear braids and hair pipe breastplates. The women wear dresses and are wrapped in...
- Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Children--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Severo, Chief.
- 1885?
- Taos Pueblo
- Native American (Taos) men stand near a kiva at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The men are wrapped in blankets. A large wooden ladder protrudes from the kiva roof. Wagons and pueblo buildings are visible in the distance.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1910.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Kivas--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1899 and 1901]
- Taos Pueblo
- Native American (Taos) men stand near a kiva at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The men are wrapped in blankets. A wooden ladder protrudes from the kiva roof. Pueblo buildings stand below the small hill on which the kiva sits. The Taos Mountains show in...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1910.; Taos Mountains (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Kivas--New...
- [between 1899 and 1901]
- Native Americans
- Native American (tribe unknown) man, woman, and children pose against a house. The man has on a hat. The woman and children are wrapped in blankets. The children wear necklaces.
- Indians of North America--Women--1890-1920.; Children--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- City Park
- Native American (Ute) women walk in City Park, Denver, Colorado. They wear boot moccasins, dresses, and blankets. Groups of families walk in the distance.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1910]
- Spotted Tail's wife
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Spotted Tail's wife and baby, Native American (Brulé Sioux) woman and child. She wears a dress and blanket shawl. The baby is wrapped in swaddling clothes and blankets.
- Brulé Indians--1870-1890.; Dakota Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Infants--1870-1890.; Mothers & children--1870-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881--Family.
- [between 1875 and 1885]
- Sioux Indians in camp entertained by cowboy
- Native American (Sioux) men and women pose outdoors near a white man on horseback. The Native American men wear moccasins, leggings, hair pipe breastplates, and feather headdresses. The women are wrapped in blankets.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Cowboys--1870-1900.; Horseback riding--1870-1900.; Women--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Sitting Bull, his wife, and twins
- Sitting Bull and his family, Native American (Hunkpapa Sioux) man, woman, and children, pose with a white woman and girl near a tepee. A white man on horseback stands nearby. The Native Americans are wrapped in blankets. The white woman wears a hat...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Hunkpapa Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Military officers--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull,...
- [1882]
- Native American women and children
- Native American (Plains) women and children pose outdoors near a wooden building. The women wear moccasins and are wrapped in blankets. One baby is in a beaded cradleboard.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Children--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Cradleboards--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American women and children
- Native American (Plains) women and children pose near a straw covered wickiup. The women and a baby are wrapped in blankets. A young child wears a union suit.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Infants--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Mothers & children--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Wickiups--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Northern Cheyenne Indians Dodge City Kans
- Members of Dull Knife's group: Frizzley Hair, Wild Hog, Rain in the Face, Crow, Old Man, White Antelope, and George Reynolds, Interpreter, Native American (Cheyenne) and white men, sit on the steps of the courthouse after being captured, Dodge...
- Cheyenne Indians--Capture & imprisonment--Kansas--Dodge City--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--Kansas--Dodge City--1870-1880.; Dodge City (Kan.)--1870-1880.; Prisoners of war--Kansas--Dodge City--1870-1880.;...
- 1878
- Quanah Parker's family
- Shows Chief Quanah Parker with three of his wives, a son and a baby in a cradleboard. Parker, a Native American Comanche chief led the last tribe in the Staked Plain to come into the reservation system, wears a suit and hat. His wives are wrapped...
- Comanche Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--1900-1910.; Families--1900-1910.; Infants--1900-1910.; Spouses--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.; Parker, Quanah,...
- 1905
- Oiti and Pappagoit, Washakie in center
- Oiti, Washakie, and Pappagoit, Native American (Shoshone) men, pose on horseback near a river. Washakie holds a wooden pipe. He wears a scarf around his neck. The men wear wide-brimmed hats. The horses have bridles, saddles, and blankets.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Oiti.; Pappagoit.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Shoshone, Washakie and tepees
- Native American (Shoshone) men, women, and children and a white man pose near a group of tepees. One of the tepees is made of brush. Washakie holds a saw above a wooden pole. The men wear leggings, beaded necklaces, and wide brimmed hats. The women...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians.; Children--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Woodcutting--1880-1890.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Sub Indian chiefs who commanded various divisions of Indians in show battle before president
- Native American (Shoshone) men and a boy pose near a tepee in Omaha, Nebraska. To men shake hands, two others hold blankets. One man holds a wooden pipe, a tobacco bag, and a feather fan. The men wear leggings, breechcloths, vests, hair pipe...
- Indians of North America--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Headdresses--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Boys--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Clothing &...
- 1898
- Shoshone Indians near Arapahoe, Wyo
- A group of Native American (Shoshone) men and women stand in the center of a group of white spectators near Arapahoe, Wyoming. The Native American men wear leggings, vests, and feathers in their hair. The women are wrapped in blankets. The white...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1880-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1880-1910.; Arapahoe (Wyo.)--1880-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1880-1910.; Women--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Indian "Turkish bath"
- Two white men stand near a Native American (Shoshone or Bannock) bath in an area covered with tall grass and bushes. The bath is covered with a wooden frame. One man wears a military uniform. The other man wears a suit.
- Bannock Indians--Structures--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Structures--1880-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--Structures--1880-1910.; Steam baths--1880-1910.; Sweatbaths--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Weicker Transfer & Storage Co. six horse team
- View of horses in the Weicker Transfer & Storage Company team at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. The horses wear decorative tack and saddle blankets.
- Weicker Transfer and Storage Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; National Western Stock Show--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928
- 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]
- Navajo and white men
- A Native American (Navajo) man and boy stand near white men, one white man holds a camera, the other looks on. They stand near a pile of blankets.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Navajo Indians--1890-1920.; Boys--1890-1920.; Cameras--1890-1920.; Photographers--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Navajo weaver
- Native American (Navajo) women sit at a two sided loom and weave. They sit near a pile of wooden crates and blankets.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Navajo Indians--1890-1920.; Navajo women weavers--1890-1920.; Looms--1890-1920.; Weaving--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- London tour
- A reenactment with Native American (Sioux)men and women in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, London, England; they pose near a tepee and a painted background, shows a travois hitched to a horse with a girl on it's back. The men wear moccasins,...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; London (England)--19090-1910.; Girls--England--London--1900-1910.; Historical...
- [between 1900 and 1907]