Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Buffalo Bill on train, Mrs. Cody?
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits at a table inside a train car, probably his private car for touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A woman, possibly his wife, Louisa, or his sister, Nellie, sits with him at the table. A man sits in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Hefferman's Trading Post - inside corral
- View of two white men standing outside of Hefferman's Trading Post, a brush and branch roofed porch surrounded by a wood and wire fence, possibly near Shiprock Agency, New Mexico. A one story adobe and stone building behind the porch has a gable...
- Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Trading posts--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- West portal Continental Divide Tunnel
- View of the entrance to the west portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel of the United States Reclamation Bureau Colorado Big Thompson Project water diversion tunnel in Grand County County, Colorado. A sign reads: "West Portal Continental Divide Tunnel,...
- Colorado-Big Thompson Project (U.S.)--1940-1950.; Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Tunnels--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1947]
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, looking out
- View of Native American (Anasazi) ruins from inside Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Shows the rock overhang, stone walls, and round and square multi-story cliff dwellings.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mesa...
- [1891?]
- Electric automobile, early 20's
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry and Addie Mellon Rhoads, parents of Harry M. Rhoads sit inside an electric automobile in front of City Park pavilion, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Electric automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.--Family.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Ruins McElmo Dist. J81
- View of a Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling made of mud and rock set deep inside an arched cave in a cliffside at Hovenweep National Monument, Montezuma County, Colorado. On one side of the cliff dwelling is a rock formation which protrudes...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hovenweep National Monument (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- [1908?]
- Centerville
- View of a gravestone in Centerville (Chaffee County), Colorado; shows a single grave site marked by a tall cut stone in the shape of an obelisk without the pyramid on top; portion of the stone shows the raised image of two hands clasping, inside of...
- Centerville (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Centerville--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Domestic life, Sioux Indians
- View inside a tepee with open sides shows a Native American Sioux woman seated inside and metal cooking pots.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Tipis--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Workmen on cage
- Miners wear helmets and headlamps while they pose inside a cage or landing chair inside a mine, possibly in Colorado. A group of men and one woman stand by. Signs read: "In Case of Accident, Fire, Or Danger, Blow 9 Blasts Then Blow Station...
- Industry--Colorado--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Inside Man [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of Inside Man a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears leggings, a dark colored, long sleeved shirt, shell and bead necklaces, earrings, and a feather in his hair. In his right hand he holds a tomahawk and a pouch.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Tomahawks--1880-1890.; Inside Man.
- [1883]
- Inside Man [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of Inside Man a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears leggings, a dark colored, long sleeved shirt, shell and bead necklaces, earrings, and a feather in his hair. In his right hand he holds a tomahawk and a pouch.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Tomahawks--1880-1890.; Inside Man.
- [1883]
- Ice sculpture at the Ice Palace in Leadville, Colorado
- Ice sculpture of miners inside Leadville, Colorado's Ice Palace is a part of the museum exhibits created for the Winter Crystal Carnival. Phillip Kelly froze water with snow to mold figures of miners, then rubbed water over the snow to give the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- August Von Rissling
- Portrait of August Von Rissling seated in a wooden chair in Leadville, Colorado. Possibly taken outside on dirt with a drop painted with a balustrade. Von Rissling wears chaps with fringe, a sack jacket and vest and a hat tilted on his head. His...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Von Rissling, August.
- [1879]
- Portrait of a youth and his guardian, Leadville, Colorado
- In this studio portrait of a young man standing with a seated older man in Leadville, Colorado, both men wear coats, vests and hats. Both smoke cigars and have tucked their trouser legs inside their boots. The younger man wears a bandana around...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Henson Creek Hidden Treasure mine
- View looking from the inside of a cabin out to the Hidden Treasure mine near Henson Creek, in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Debris is strewn across the floor inside, and pine trees are visible outside through the doorway and window bay.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1942
- Idaho Springs
- A lattice fence surrounds a burial plot at the cemetery in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Inside the fence is a wooden grave marker that features an arched plank topped by an extension with a crucifix (broken) on top. Inside the arch is raised wood in...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Hurlburt tent
- Two women sit inside a tent at a campsite in Colorado. Two cots, a rocking chair and a table with a candlestick and a large jug on it are inside the tent. The support post for the tent is in the center foreground.
- Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Sin-se-la amd Hi-hi in Warchoke (sp?) Lodge
- Sin-se-la and Hi-hi, two Native American men on the Flathead Indian Reservation, sit inside a large teepee on the reservation. They each wear dark vests and have strips of fur wrapped around their long braids. They also wear roaches on the tops of...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Interior of teepee
- A group of unidentified Native Americans sits playing cards inside a teepee on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Numerous pillows and blankets are on the ground inside the teepee. A group of pots and containers is in the...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Card games--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith stands working in the blacksmith's tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another man sits in the right midground. A coat hangs on a line in the left midground. A large anvil is on a wood stool in the center foreground. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1900-1910.; Blacksmiths--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith stands working in the blacksmith's tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another man sits in the right midground. A coat hangs on a line in the left midground. A large anvil is on a wood stool in the center foreground. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1900-1910.; Blacksmiths--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Bronc busters
- A group of men on horseback rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man is stopped on his horse in the left midground. He holds the reins of another horse. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears leather chaps with tassles and round, silver decorations along the side seams. A coiled rope hangs from his saddle. Two Native American men are stopped on...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo Bill, center
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands on the rear platform of a railroad business car holding a newspaper in his right hand and his left hand in his pocket. He wears a vest with a watch fob hanging from its pocket. A man stands behind him on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo
- A cowboy on horseback is in the right foreground near a herd of grazing buffalo in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of people is gathered in the background watching the herd. Several large houses are also in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody - center
- A group of horseback riders, possibly including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody and carriage
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a woman, possibly his wife, Louisa, in a carriage drawn by a team of large, white horses. A man wearing a top hat and long, riding coat with boots stands in front of the team in the right midground....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody and Dexter Fellows (?)
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in his tent with Dexter Fellows, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody sits at a wood desk wearing a striped shirt and vest and no hat. Fellows, wearing a suit and a hat, sits on a wood...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Fellows, Dexter.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of Cody, stand in the right foreground looking in a peephole into the show's arena. A group of Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. An unidentified person stands...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at right on horse
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground near the entrance into the show's arena. Another man, probably Cody...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at right
- A group of men on horseback, including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody in the center midground, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a rifle across his chest. He wears a hat, possibly a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody peeks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots, a buckskin coat with tassles, and a hat, possibly a Stetson. Another person, probably Johnny Baker, Cody's...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry 1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rough rider
- A man in uniform poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He has a long sword hanging at his side. A large group of men on horseback is gathered in the background. The men are members of Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- Three Sioux men pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The two men on the right wear feather headdresses while the man on the left wears two feathers on the back of his head. The man on the right has paint on his face. The...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- A Sioux man rides a horse in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a feather headdress and carries a long spear adorned with feathers. A group of other Native Americans on horseback is gathered in the right background. Additional...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in carriage in parade
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides in a horse-drawn carriage down a cobblestone street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A man wearing a top hat and long, dark coat sits on the back of the carriage. A young man rides a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- A group of Sioux men runs across a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men all wear feather headdresses and carry spears. One man rides a horse in the left midground. A grandstand is on each side of the arena.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Actors--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- A Sioux man stands among a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a loincloth and holds a long spear adorned with feathers. Another spear, also adorned with feathers, is stuck in the ground next to him.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Stagecoach
- Two cowboys sit on the buckboard of the Deadwood Stagecoach used in performances of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The stagecoach is pulled by three teams of mules. A covered wagon is stopped in the left background. Several tents are set up in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Covered wagons--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Stagecoaches--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Tent crew
- A group of workers is gathered in the foreground holding sledgehammers. The men are members of the tent crew for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. They all wear work clothes and some wear suspenders. Numerous horseback riders are in the background...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Transportation
- A small boy stands in the left foreground watching a group of men load Wild West Show "wagon no. 27" onto a flat railcar for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Two teams of horses stand on the tracks next to the flat cars. The cars have lettering on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Tent stable
- A long row of horses shown from behind is gathered in a tent stable in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The horses in the right foreground are dark while those in the background are light-colored. Numerous saddles are resting on the ledge...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody heading Indians
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides his horse, Duke, in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds his hat at his waist. He wears a buckskin coat decorated with tassles and beads and thigh boots. A large...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in his tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands looking out from an open side of his tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds his right hand on the support pole of the tent and wears a wide- brimmed hat, probably a Stetson, and a...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- U.S. cavalrymen
- Two U.S. cavalrymen stop on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear dark uniforms and ride their horses bareback. Additional cavalrymen wearing different uniforms, including helmets with tassles, are in the background...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A man stands in the left center midground near a stopped wagon in front of a large tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man is reading a newspaper he holds in his hands. Two workers carry wood buckets from underneath the tent....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]