Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Principal and staff, 9th St. School
- Principal and staff pose on the steps of the Ninth Street School, between Poplar and Hemlock, in Leadville, Colorado. Seven women in long dresses with fitted sleeves and high collars, some with bows and fitted buttoned bodices sit around a man in...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Teachers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Buffalo Bill with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the left center of a group of Native American chiefs. The group includes, from left, Brave Chief, Eagle Chief, Knife Chief, Young Chief, Buffalo Bill, American Horse, Rocky Bear, Flys Above and Long...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Brave Chief.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Eagle Chief.; Flys Above.; Knife Chief.; Long Wolf.; Rocky Bear.; Young Chief.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Nate Salsbury with group
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands third from the left among a large group of men. Salsbury wears a silk top hat and a suit. He holds a cigar in his left hand. Standing fourth from left is John Higby, a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- John Nelson with his family
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a group portrait with his Sioux wife and their five children. The group is gathered in front of a teepee. Nelson has a full gray beard and long hair. Nelson guided...
- Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887]
- John Nelson and family no. 31B
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a group portrait with his Sioux wife and their five children. Their eldest son stands at the far right wearing a feather headdress. Nelson has a full gray beard and...
- Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Nate Salsbury with group in front of tent
- Albert Scheibel, secretary of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits on a saddle on the ground in the left midground smoking a cigar in the tent of Jule Keen, treasurer of the show. Scheibel wears a derby hat, his vest is unbuttoned, and he has a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the left midground in front of a large group of people gathered for a group portrait while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West, possibly in Rome, Italy. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat, possibly a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- William F. Cody with "Pawnee Bill" and "Buffalo Jones"
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with Gordon "Pawnee Bill" Lillie and "Buffalo Jones" for a full-length studio portrait. Cody, on the left, holds a rifle propped on its end. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles, a large square buckle on...
- Wild west shows--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1926.; Jones, Charles Jesse, 1844-1919.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Central City
- A woman and men stand or sit in front of a brick building on Main Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Signs on brick or glass panes read: "The Observer Publishing Co., Book & Job Printing, est. P.T.S." Men wear suits, vests, ties,...
- Observer Publishing Co. (Central City, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Publishing industry--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.;...
- 1900?
- Jimmy James and Joe "Awful" Rutofsky Coffee
- Signed photograph of Joe "Awful" Coffee and Jimmy James, identified as a Commander at Buckley Air Field in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Joe Coffee poses and wears a leather aviator's jacket with a sheepskin collar, slacks with cuffs, and a...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Admirals--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Fighter planes--American--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Men--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Aurora--1940-1950.; Coffee, Joe Awful.; James, Jimmy,...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Sunday outing - early 1900's
- Men and women sit on rocks by a stream on a Sunday outing, Colorado. The women wear dresses and hats, the men wear hats and dress shirts. Four surrey's, horses and additional people are in the background.
- Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900-1910]
- Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, wearing war bonnet, profile view
- Full length studio portrait of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, wearing war bonnet, holding tomahawk, standing in front of stone wall and painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, wearing war bonnet, profile view
- Full length studio portrait of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, wearing war bonnet, holding tomahawk, standing in front of stone wall and painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Cossacks led by David Kadjaia
- A group of Georgian Cossacks on horseback are led by David Kadjaia through a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wool hats. Kadjaia wears a lighter colored coat. The men's coats have cartridge loops across the front. Several...
- Cossacks--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Kadjaia, David.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Knights of Pythias
- Knights of Pythias, Leadville Lodge, No. 1, pose in Aspen, Colorado. The Grand Lodge of the Grand Jurisdiction of Colorado was organized in 1879. Members in full uniform including dark jackets, trousers, epaulets, striped belts, white gloves and...
- Knights of Pythias. Leadville Lodge No. 1 (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Class of 1897
- Studio group portrait of members of the class of 1897 at probably Georgetown High School in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Professor D.R. Hatch has a moustache, wears a suit with a bow tie and sits with the students. The young women...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dresses--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- English lancers on horseback
- A group of English lancers poses on horseback in the midground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear shiny helmets and hold flag poles in their right hands. One man sits on his horse slightly in front of the group. A long...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Lancers--English--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Manual High, girls athletic team
- Players and coaches of the girls' basketball team pose on the steps of Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Some girls wear physical exercise clothing of middy...
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Basketball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- F. G. Bonfils, Governor Murray of Oklahoma and Volney Hoggatt
- Frederick G. Bonfils, owner and editor of the Denver Post, poses with friends Governor W. M. ("Alfalfa Bill") Murray of Oklahoma and Volney Hoggatt, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Post--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Capitalists & financiers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Governors--Oklahoma--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Newspaper editors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bonfils,...
- [between 1932 and 1933]
- Leadville, Colorado County Clerk and Recorder's office staff
- This group portrait of the County Clerk and Recorder's office staff in Leadville, Colorado includes Richard Caffrey, deputy, Ed Dale, deputy, Mark Carr, clerk, and John T. Joyce, deputy. Two men with long mustaches sit on wooden chairs, the other...
- Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; County government--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1910.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Mexican American family
- A Mexican American family poses outside of their home in Denver, Colorado. The address on the front of the house reads: "312".
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Unidentified woman
- A photo of a woman as she speaks into a microphone. This may be Patricia Borjon-Lopez, an activist, at the National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Ute Indian Agency, 25 miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River. Four Chiefs. Captain Billy on the left.
- Portrait of four Native American Ute chiefs, an agent, and an interpreter at the Ute Indian Agency, twenty five miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River, probably San Juan County, Colorado. The people are identified as Tabuchakat, Pahant, J. B....
- Indians of North America--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Captain Billy.; Pah-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.; Thompson, J. B., Major.
- 1878?
- Horace Poley and his children
- Studio, bust portrait of a man, a boy and a girl. Horace Swartley Poley has a moustache and wears a shirt with a starched, straight collar, and sits between his son and daughter. Frank Ferguson Poley wears a shirt with probably a rounded lace...
- Children--Colorado--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, Frank Ferguson.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Schrader, Elizabeth Ferguson Poley.
- 1894?
- Freund's Gun Store at Laramie, Wyo. Terr.
- Men wear suits and hats and pose with guns in front of the "Freund & Bro" gun store in Laramie (Albany County), Wyoming. The hewn log building has a false front and painted signs that read: "Guns, Pistols, Ammunition & c.," "Rifles and Shot Guns...
- Freund & Bro. (Laramie, Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Laramie (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Hunting--Wyoming--Laramie--1860-1870.; Men--Wyoming--Laramie--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Wyoming--Laramie--1860-1870.; Rifles--Wyoming--Laramie--1860-1870.;...
- 1868
- William Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a large group of men while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Seated in the front row, from left to right, are Nate Salsbury (owner and manager of the show), Supt. Fisher, Jule...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Rhoads brothers, Alonzo, Justus, Halsey and Ralph
- Four brothers stand and pose for a studio portrait probably in Denver, Colorado. Men are identified, probably from left to right, as: Alonzo, Justus, Halsey, and Ralph. Men wear suits with watch chains with pendants, starched collars or upright...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Rhoads, Alonzo.; Rhoads, Halsey.; Rhoads, Justus.; Rhoads, Ralph.
- [between 1890 and 1906?]
- Harry and Sade Rhoads with group
- Harry Rhoads poses with a group of men, women and one child on a covered porch, Denver, Colorado. Sade Rhoads, Harry Rhoads' wife, stands next to the group, she wears a long dress with a straw hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.--Family.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- William F. Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands on the far right of a group of five men, including three Native Americans, possibly George Hungry, Pretty Soldier and Joe Custer. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Studio portrait
- A man poses for a half-length, studio portrait, possibly at photographer Joseph Collier's studio on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a bow tie, a vest and a suit coat. He has a closely trimmed beard and moustache.
- Men--1880-1910.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- Forestry rangers
- Men sit on rusticated stone walls or stand and pose on a staircase of a brick and stone building with an arched entry and a central keystone. The men wear suits, ties, derby hats or caps or probably park ranger's uniforms with flat-brimmed hats and...
- Buildings--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Rangers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Jack Morrow at Benton, Wyo. Terr.
- Men sit or stand in a row and pose in Benton (Carbon County), Wyoming. One of the men perched on a barrel is identified as Jack Morrow. Clothing includes vests, sack suits, bow ties and wide brimmed hats or caps. Signs on frame and canvas buildings...
- Benton (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Liquor stores--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Men--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Morrow, Jack.
- 1868
- Tabeguache Warrior, "Sha-wa-no," War Chief of Tabeguaches
- Studio portrait of Warets and Shavano, seated left to right, sub-chiefs of the North American IndianTabeguache (Uncompahgre) Ute band. The men wear woven tunics, buckskin leggings, moccasins, chokers, and bead necklaces. Warets wears a beaded sash,...
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Tabeguache Indians--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--1860-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1870.; Shavano.; Warets.
- [1868?]
- Young men
- Studio portrait of a group of teenage men in suits, ties and caps, probably members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Men--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- William F. Cody and cast of Wild West Show
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses in the center of a large group of members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show during the show's last European tour in London. Cody wears a buckskin coat and a hat. He has a white goatee and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1903?]
- Group portrait
- A group of seven men, wearing suits, ties, watch chains and hats, stands outside a commercial front with large pane windows and panel doors.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Men--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Group portrait of Muriel Wolle's December, 1933, University of Colorado scenery project team at the Tabor Opera House, Leadville, Colorado. Left to right are Max Vawter (Herald-Democrat press reporter), Frank Geck, Mr. Jolly (stage manager from...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- William F. Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group portrait in a studio. Sitting in front of Cody is Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, who toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1885. The others in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Crow Eagle.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Halsey, William.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1885?]
- Louise M. Kavanagh
- Profile studio portrait of Louise M. Kavanagh, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears earrings and a lace blouse with plunging back; her hair is upswept with a bun and curled bangs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Kavanagh, Louise M.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Poley Family
- Women, a man, a boy and a girl stand or sit and pose beside canvas topped tents in possibly Green Mountain Falls (Teller County), Colorado. Mary E. Ferguson sits on a wooden platform beside Elizabeth Poley Schrader who wears a plaid skirt and a...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Ferguson, Mary E.; Poley, Frank Ferguson.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Poley, Margaret Ferguson.; Schrader,...
- 1890?
- Poley family portrait
- Studio bust portrait of the Poley family. Margaret Ferguson Poley has short bangs and wears a pince nez, a blouse and jacket with puffed sleeves and a ruffled lace collar with a flower or heart charm. Frank Ferguson Poley has short hair and wears a...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, Frank Ferguson.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Poley, Margaret Ferguson.; Schrader, Elizabeth Ferguson Poley.
- 1893?
- Councilman Martin D. Currigan
- Denver City Councilman Martin D. Currigan poses for a studio portrait, possibly at photographer Joseph Collier's studio on Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Currigan wears a wool coat over a plaid wool vest, a moustache, and a police...
- Currigan, Martin D., 1845-1900.; Politicians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1879 and 1900?]
- Poley Family
- Women, a man and children sit and pose beside a canvas and timber tent in Colorado. Sue J. Fr[e?]y wears a patterned dress and wire rimmed glasses and sits on a bench made of logs and arched sticks. Mary E. Ferguson sits on a wooden porch and wears...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, Frank Ferguson.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Poley, Margaret Ferguson.;...
- 1890?
- Charles Goodwin Patrick, Walter Eugene Burlingame, and George B. Rice
- Studio portrait of three Denver High School Cadets at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Left to right are Charles Goodwin Patrick, Walter Eugene Burlingame, and George B. Rice. The young men wear uniforms with belts, epaulets, and pose with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Burlingame, Walter E. (Walter Eugene); Patrick, Charles Goodwin.; Rice, George B.; Denver High...
- 1897 May?
- Men in the Moffat Tunnel
- Construction workers pose for a group portrait inside the Moffat Tunnel beside a sign that reads: "Refuge No.12" in Gilpin County or Grand County, Colorado. The men hold lanterns and wear tall work boots, overalls, overcoats, gloves, hats or caps...
- Railroad tunnels--Colorado--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1928?]
- Wild West Show staff
- Staff members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stand in rows in front of a wood structure, possibly the back of the grandstand for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear caps with the words "Wild West" on them.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Wild West Show band
- Members of the band for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose with their instruments while touring with the show in Europe, possibly in Paris. One man stands behind a large drum that has "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Cowboy Band" painted on it. Several...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Music ensembles--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Wild West Show cowboys
- Cowboys from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. Some of the cowboys wear sheepskin chaps. Several of them hold the reins of horses. One man squats next to a horse lying on its side in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Wild West Show cast
- Several members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. The men and women are on horseback. Cowgirls Della Ferrell and possibly Georgia Duffy sit on their horses in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls--1880-1900.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Native American members of Wild West Show
- A group of 15 Native American men poses in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. The men are members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Sioux Chief Red Shirt stands in the right center of the group wearing a long...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Shirt.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]