Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Zuni Indian girl, with water olla
- A young Native American (Zuni) woman, in a headband, manta, wrapped moccasins and with an olla (an earthenware jug) on her head, poses probably at Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows an adobe building nearby.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--Women--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni pottery--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions...
- 1873
- Zuni and Navajo jewelry
- Several pieces of Native American (Zuni and Navajo) jewelry: sand cast bracelets, a concho belt, a squash blossom necklace, Zuni inlaid bracelet and needlepoint bracelet, and bead necklaces (heishi).
- Bracelets--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1960-1970.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1960-1970.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1960-1970.; Jewelry--1960-1970.; Necklaces--1960-1970.
- 1961
- Yours truly, D. C. Oakes
- Studio bust portrait of Daniel C. Oakes, Colorado lumber merchant, Ute Indian Agent, and U.S. Land Surveyor. Oakes wears a wool jacket with a matching vest. and patterned tie. . He has a full goatee and mustache and his hair is parted.
- Business people--1870-1880.; Indian agents--Colorado--1870-1880.; Oakes, D. C. (Daniel C.)
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Yours always truly, Harry E. Burgess
- Harry E. Burgess poses for a bust portrait. He wears a wool coat buttoned almost to his neck, long hair parted on the side, and a moustache.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burgess, Harry E.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Young-Man-Afraid, stand, Old-Man-Afraid, seated (with chief blanket)
- Chief Man Afraid of His Horses (Man of Whose Horses They are Afraid) Native American, Oglala Lakota Sioux, poses with his son, Young Man Afraid of His Horses, outside with a woven blanket backdrop on a board and batten building, Pine Ridge Agency,...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine...
- [1891?]
- Young wife of Buckskin Charlie- on reservation
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Ute) woman near a tepee, probably near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. Towee (Emma Naylor Buck) wears a dress, a wide leather belt from which a small pouch and thin leather strips hang, a beaded...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Family.; To-Wee.
- 1890
- Young Indian with hat and coat, long hair, studio pose
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Lakota Sioux, man wearing long loose hair, a felt hat, with a striped jacket, vest and neck scarf.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.
- [1890 or 1891?]
- Young bucks returning with spoils
- A Native American (Plains) man on horseback returns with his men and displays a scalp to women in an Indian camp.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Scalps--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Young Apache warrior and his squaw
- A Native American (Apache) man and woman pose in a meadow near Camp Apache in Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. The woman wears a dress with a gathered waist and pleated sleeves, boot moccasins, and has a burden basket....
- Apache Indians--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Bow and arrow--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Navajo County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--Arizona--Navajo...
- 1873
- Yosemite Paiute acorn granaries
- View of three North American Indian (Yosemite-Mono Paiute) acorn granaries in Yosemite National Park, California. The tall structures consist of four standing pine or fir boughs and deerbrush. Canvs covers the acorns on two of the graneries.
- Indians of North America--California--1890-1910.; Paiute Indians--California--1890-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Granaries--California--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--1890-1910.; Storage...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Yellow Rock - I'kaubut S'shensh
- Yellow Rock (also known Joe Vanderburg and I'kaubut S'shensh), a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands in a field on the reservation. He wears large round earrings, numerous beaded necklaces, a choker...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Yellow Rock.
- [1907]
- Yellow Lark, Dakota, seated on stool, dressed in Indian garb, full length
- Yellow Lark, Dakota female, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop and miniature tepee at side, wearing headband, braided hair with ornamentation, fringed dress, beaded sash, bracelets, and beaded moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Yellow Lark.
- [188-?]
- Yellow Lark, Dakota, seated on chair, dressed in Indian garb, full length
- Yellow Lark, Dakota female, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop and miniature tepee, wearing headband, braided hair with ornamentation, necklace, fringed dress, beaded sash at waist, bracelet, and beaded moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Yellow Lark.
- [188-?]
- Yellow Dog
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American (Crow) man, identified as Yellow Dog. He wears a loose shirt, various types of necklaces including a hair pipe choker and one with bells and a pendant, earrings, strips of fur binding his braids, arm...
- Crow Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Yellow Dog, Crow Indian.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Yanktonais camp
- View of a Native American (Yanktonais) camp, shows tepees among bare trees and snow.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Yanktonai Indians--1890-1910.; Indian encampments--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1905]
- Yama Natz, Ute
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Ute man, identified as Yama Natz. He wears heavy clothing, chain and bead necklaces, and his braids are bound with cloth.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--1880-1910.; Yama Natz, Ute Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Yakima Agency, Washington, tepees in the shadow of modern industry
- View of Native American Yakima tepees and a walled canvas tent in front of a large mill under construction.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Yakima Agency.--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Structures--Washington (State)--1910-1940.; Yakama Indians--Structures--Washington (State)--1910-1940.; Yakama Indian Reservation (Wash.)--1910-1940.;...
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Yakima Agency, Washington, a young American
- Side view of a Native American Yakima (Yakama) woman showing a baby in a cradleboard, in front of a weathered building.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Yakima Agency--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Children--Washington (State)--1910-19.; Yakama Indians--Women--Washington (State)--1910-1940.; Yakama Indian Reservation (Wash.)--1910-1940.;...
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Yakima Agency, Washington, a young American
- View of the back of a Native American Yakima woman with a baby in a cradleboard, in front of a weathered building.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Yakima Agency--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Children--Washington (State)--1910-1940.; Yakama Indians--Women--Washington (State)--1910-1940.; Yakama Indian Reservation (Wash.)--1910-1940.;...
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Wyandott Mission, Dr. Kirk, principal teaching Indian boys to chop wood
- Principal Kirk has Native American Huron (Wyandot or Wyandotte) boys chop wood, in front of a full wood shed, on the grounds of the Wyandotte Mission School, Kansas. The boys wear jackets and hats and hold axes. Women and girls in dresses with...
- Indians of North America--Kansas--1880-1900.; Wyandot Indians--Kansas--1880-1900.; Missions--Kansas--1880-1900.; School children--Kansas--1880-1900.; Schools--Kansas--1880-1900.; Woodcutting--Kansas--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Wright's Trading Post
- View of the Pueblo style Wright's Trading Post & Curios (designed by Charles Wright) at 324 West Gold in Albuquerque (Bernalillo County), New Mexico. The adobe style building has vigas, balconies, a wooden ladder and an horno (oven) on the corner...
- Wright's Trading Post & Curios--Buildings--1950-1960.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1950-1960.; Ovens--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1950-1960.; Souvenir shops--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1950-1960.;...
- 1958 August?
- Wright building Ouray, Colo.
- View of the Wright buildings on the corner of Main Street and Fifth Avenue in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. A man stands in the doorway of the gas station. Raised lettering near the pediment of the former opera house reads: "Wrights Hall"....
- Ouray (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Woven Indian water bottle, drum, pottery canteen
- Native American (Ute) round pottery canteen with plant motif, cork and rope; two sided rawhide drum with handles; woven water basket.
- Canteens (Beverage containers)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & Crafts--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & Crafts--1890-1900.; Baskets--1890-1900.; Drums--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Wounded Knee, South Dakota
- Two Native American (Sioux) men stand in a corral during the 1973 AIM occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. A group of horses runs away from the men. Buildings and houses of the town are in the distance. Automobiles are parked near houses....
- American Indian Movement--1970-1980.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--History--Indian occupation, 1973.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1970-1980.;...
- 1973 March 2
- World War I Civilian Registration Index of Colorado Minorities.
- List of men of ethnic minority between the ages of 18 and 45 who were required to register for the United State Selective Service during World War I. List is taken from Microfilm Rolls # 1509 CO 1-CO 2, and CO 6-CO 9, for Alamosa, Arapahoe,...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System-- Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914 -1918.; United States....
- undated
- Women's rights
- Two Native American (Dakota) women sit next to wood bundles and tepees, probably Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--Women--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Fuelwood--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Tipis--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Women--Dakota...
- 1882?
- Women weaving near Butlers trading post
- View of 2 Native American (Navajo) women, a girl, and a baby sitting and standing outside of an adobe and wood building with a brush and wood porch, at Butlers trading post, possibly in New Mexico; one woman, who sits on a fringed blanket, weaves a...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--1900-1910.; Weaving--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Women in front of school, Ada Kent with baby in cradleboard
- Standing portrait of a Native American Ute woman, identified as Ada Kent, holding a cradleboard with a baby in it. She is in front of the girl's dorm at the Indian School in Ignacio, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Children--1930-1940.; Ute Indians--Women--1930-1940.; Cradleboards--1930-1940.; Infants--1930-1940.; Kent, Ada.
- 1932
- Women at Union Station in Denver, Colorado
- Four Indian women walk through Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Three of the women wear sarees and one is dressed in a dress and hat.
- East Indians--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Women and children on horseback
- An unidentified Native American woman and two children sit on a horse in front of a wood cabin on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Another small child stands in the right background near the cabin. The woman wears a checkered...
- 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?]
- Woman weaving near Butler's Trading Post
- Interior view of a Native American (Navajo) woman and girl who sit on fringed blankets at a loom, and weave near Butler's Trading Post, possibly near Shiprock, New Mexico. The woman and girl are shaded by a dark cloth tied to wooden building...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Weaving--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- September, 1908
- Woman weaving near Butler's Trading Post
- Native American (Navajo) woman and girl sit and weave at a loom at Butlers Trading Post, probably near Shiprock, New Mexico. A cloth tied between the building and the porch shade the woman and girl who sit on a fringed blanket. The girl points to...
- Butlers Trading Post (Navajo Indian Reservation)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo women weavers--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian...
- [1908?]
- Woman weaving
- View of a Native American (Navajo) woman and girl sitting on fringed blankets at a loom while the woman weaves near Butler's Trading Post, possibly near Shiprock Agency, New Mexico. The woman and girl are shaded by a dark cloth tied to wooden...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Weaving--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- 1908 September 22, 23, 24
- Woman on horseback with baby
- An unidentified, Native American woman poses on horseback in front of a teepee on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. A small child rests in a cradleboard adorned with beaded flowers on the side of the horse. The woman wears a...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Woman making pottery, Moki Pueblo
- A view of a Native American (Hopi) woman potter on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona. She is seated on the ground and holds a partially constructed coil pot. She wears wrapped braids, a long dress, a manta, and a shawl. Pottery on the ground...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1910.; Hopi women potters--Arizona--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Potters--Arizona--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Woman and metate
- A North American Indian woman (Pueblo) poses with her hands on a grinding stone at a large metate. The stone sits in an adobe receptacle. She wears a manta made from a printed fabric.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1920.; Metates--1910-1920.; Grinding--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Within the medicine lodge
- Native American (Blackfeet, Siksika) men stand in a large brush shelter with a central pole. Some men wear leather belts decorated with bells and feather headdresses.
- Indian dance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Siksika Indians--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Within the court- Mishongnovi.
- View of a courtyard at Mishongnovi Pueblo (Native American Hopi), Second Mesa, Arizona. A burro and a horse stand in the courtyard surrounded by adobe cluster homes. The two and three story homes have chimney pots and wooden vigas, with wooden...
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- August, 1899
- Winter quarters
- View of a Native American Sioux tepee camp in a grove of box elders, near Fort Randall and the Missouri River, Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Fort Randall (S.D.)--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Tipis--Dakota...
- 1882
- Winter quarters
- View of Native American Sioux wrapped in blankets inside their tepee camp in a grove of box elders, near Fort Randall and the Missouri River, Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Fort Randall (S.D.)--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Tipis--Dakota...
- 1882
- Winter quarters
- View of a Native American Sioux tepee camp in a grove of box elders, near Fort Randall and the Missouri River, Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Fort Randall (S.D.)--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Tipis--Dakota...
- 1882
- Winter quarters
- View of Native American Sioux wrapped in blankets in their tepee camp with a grove of box elders, near Fort Randall and the Missouri River, Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Fort Randall (S.D.)--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Tipis--Dakota...
- 1882
- Wind River Reservation tepee
- View of a Native American (Shoshone) tepee at the Wind River Agency in Wyoming. The tepee entryway is covered with brush and tree limbs.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Wind River Indian Agency--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Tipis--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Wind River Reservation
- View of houses and cars at the Wind River Indian Reservation, probably Fort Washakie, Wyoming. A flagpole with a U. S. flag tethered to it is in the center of a grassy area. One story houses line the area near the flagpole.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1920-1940.; Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Wind River Reservation
- View of houses and a car at the Wind River Indian Reservation, probably Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The one and two story wooden and brick houses are near a street. Utility buildings are behind some of the houses. A car is parked on the tree lined...
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1920-1940.; Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Wind River Reservation
- View of a brick building near a street at the Wind River Indian Reservation, probably Fort Washakie, Wyoming. Houses and the mountains of the Wind River Range are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1920-1940.; Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Wind River Reservation
- View of a two story wooden house at the Wind River Indian Reservation, probably Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The house has a covered porch and a tent roof extension. Other houses are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1920-1940.; Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Wind River Reservation
- View of a one story brick building on the Wind River Indian Reservation, probably Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The building has two entryways and dormers. Small patches of snow are on the ground.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1920-1940.; Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Wind River Reservation
- View of a two story house on the Wind River Indian Reservation, probably Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The two story house has a covered porch and a brick chimney. Other houses are on either side. A tree lined sidewalk is near the houses.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1920-1940.; Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Wind River Reservation
- View of a one story building at the Wind River Indian Reservation, probably Fort Washakie, Wyoming. A group of Native American (Shoshone) men, women and children stand on a covered porch of the building. Houses and other buildings are nearby. Trees...
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1920-1940.; Wind River Indian Reservation (Wyo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940]