Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Western History Subject Index
- Hill, Nathaniel Peter 1832-1900
- Western History Subject Index
- Hobson, Henry Wise 1858-1898
- Western History Subject Index
- Murray, Joseph 1843-1898
- Western History Subject Index
- Routt, John Long 1826-1907
- Western History Subject Index
- Townsend, Hosea 1840- 1903
- Western History Subject Index
- PENNINGTON FAMILY
- Western History Subject Index
- Idaho. Biography. Portraits
- Western History Subject Index
- Lothrop, Wilbur C 1845-1900
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a group of people in front of a tent adorned with two large American flags and a stuffed buffalo head mounted above its entrance. Cody wears a derby hat and suit. The woman standing at the far left...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Leadville, Officers of Rocky Mountain Rifles, 1887
- A group of the Rocky Mountain Rifles, Leadville Division of the Colorado National Guard, pose in a camp in Colorado. Two seated officers include Colonel R.S. Morrison and Jake Kahn. Most of the men wear uniforms and various types of hats. Some have...
- Colorado. National Guard. Leadville Division--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1887
- 10th Mountain Division 126th Engineering Battalion Company C
- FRONT ROW 1) Davis, Walter, 2) Clevenger, Kenneth, 3) Patterson, 4) Privette, B.C., 5) Hattely, 6) Davis, Dode, 7) Dawson, 8) Greider, Bob, 9) Bryan, Orin H., 10) Blair, Thomas, 11) Warren, 12) Heck, 13) Dunbar, Jean I., 14) Smith, 15) Lawson, ...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 126th. Company C.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- 1944
- Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, seated, holding peace pipe on knees, 3/4 length
- Seated studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, wearing crucifix and fringed shirt, holding peace pipe, in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1888.; Calumets.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.
- [1888?]
- Sitting Bull
- Full length studio portrait of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, standing next to bench and chair, holding peace pipe, wearing fringed shirt and crucifix.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1885.; Calumets.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.
- [1885?]
- 126th Engineering Battalion, Company B
- Group portrait of the Tenth Mountain Division, 126th Mountain Engineering Battalion, Company B. TOP ROW left to right: 1) Weaver, 2) Webster, Maurice C. 3) Griffin, 4) Gray, Cecil, 5) Tomky, 6) Smith, Frank M., 7) O'Hara, 8) Fleming, 9) Zauhar,...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Engineer Mountain Battalion, 126th. Company B.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [June 1944]
- Wild West Show cast
- Members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show cast, probably German soldiers, pose on horseback in a camp for the show. The men wear metal helmets with birds on their tops and light-colored uniforms. They also wear cuirassiers covering their chests....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Soldiers--German.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Prison workers
- Prison guards at the Colorado State Penitentiary pose for a group portrait in front a rusticated stone building with windows covered by iron bars. The men wear dark uniforms with double breasted coats, vests, ties, boots and caps. Some of the caps...
- Colorado State Penitentiary--People--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Native American men on horseback
- Four Native American men pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men hold long spears and round shields. A group of buildings is in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Chiefs of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of seven Native American chiefs poses in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Several of the men are wearing feather headdresses. Included in the group are Flies Above on the far left and Standing Bear...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Flies Above.; Red Shirt.; Standing Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Indian warriors in the mountains, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of seven Native American men poses on a cluster of rocks while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Several of the men have blankets wrapped around their shoulders.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1887?]
- One Feather and Rocky Bear with group
- One Feather stands second from the left in a group portrait of Native American men, women and children in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Italy. Sioux Chief Rocky Bear stands to the right of One Feather. A woman is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; One Feather.; Rocky Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1890?]
- Bedouin caravan
- A group of Arab men poses while touring, possibly in Vienna, with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men are wearing long white robes while pointing long rifles toward something in the distance.
- Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Cubans on horseback
- A group of men, possibly from Cuba, sits on horses in the midground. The men wear sombreros and short, embroidered bolero jackets. They are members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man on the far left holds a flag in his hand. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Wild West Show cast
- Members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show cast pose on horseback in a camp for the show. The group includes two women who sit sidesaddle in the left midground. The man between the two women carries a large flag. A Mexican vaquero walks toward the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sioux
- Sioux members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show cast pose on horseback in a camp for the show. The men wear loincloths and hold round shields and long spears. Several of the men also wear clusters of feathers on their heads. One man stands near his...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Arabs
- A group of Arabs in the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses on horseback in a camp for the show. The men wear turbans and several wear capes. One man in the right foreground carries a large flag. Several tents are set up in the background.
- Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros from the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses on horseback in a camp for the show. The men wear sombreros and dark bolero jackets. One man sits on his horse slightly in front of the rest of the group. Several...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sioux Indian, squaw and child, Wild West Show
- Standing outdoor portrait of a Native American Sioux man, woman and child in front of stone building. All three wear feather headdresses and moccasins and perform in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1900-1920.; Dakota Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Headdresses--1900-1920.; Children--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Families--1900-1920.; Women--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Leaving for World War I
- Group portrait of men and women on a railroad station platform. The men wear World War I military uniforms with flat brimmed hats, buttoned jackets, jodhpurs and gaiters or tall boots. Women wear blouse and skirt outfits with belted jackets,...
- World War, 1914-1918--People.; Farewells--1910-1920.; Soldiers--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Jefferson County Fair Grounds setting up the parade.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies line up on horseback before a parade at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, Colorado. Some men and women wear costumes and are dressed as North American Indians; others are dressed as Arabs with...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Golden (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Costumes--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.;...
- 1957?
- 10th Mountain Division 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment Company C
- FRONT ROW 1) Webb?, 2) unidentified, 3) unidentified, 4) unidentified, 5) unidentified, 6) unidentified, 7) unidentified, 8) Sadler, Robert R., 9) unidentified, 10) unidentified, 11) unidentified, 12) unidentified, 13) Nelson, Morley, 14) Preston,...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company C.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- 1944
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a group of people in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West in England. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild West Show, sits in the right center of the front row next to a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Cody holds the hands of the two men on either...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- [1891?]
- Gall & nephew
- Full length studio photograph of Gall, Dakota Chief, and his nephew, William Hawk in front of painted backdrop. Gall, wearing large crucifix and leather jacket, is resting against stone wall. William Hawk is wearing flowered shirt and necklace.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Hawk, William.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Rain in the Face
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing suit, seated in stone chair in front of painted backdrop.
- Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Obriens
- Full length studio portrait of six unidentified children, in front of painted backdrop. Four children are seated; two are standing. Five are wearing matching dresses.
- Children--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Chief Gall
- Full length studio portrait of Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing leather jacket and large crucifix, sitting on rock in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Curley, Crow Scout
- Photograph of a postcard with head and shoulders profile of Curley, Crow male who was a scout for General George Custer, in an oval frame.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Curly.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Crow Dog and family at home
- Jerome Crow Dog poses with his family for a group portrait in front of a teepee. The group includes three women and a young girl in the back row, each wearing blankets wrapped around their shoulders, and four small children in the front row. Crow...
- Crow Dog, Jerome--Family--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Crow Dog, Jerome.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1891
- Rain in Face
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing suit, seated in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Paint and feathers
- A large group of Sioux men and children pose for a group portrait in front of a tall metal gate. Many of the Native Americans wear blankets wrapped around their shoulders. Several men in the back row wear feather headresses. The group is part of...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, leaning against rock, wearing leather jacket, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing leather jacket and crucifix, seated on rock.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Chiefs of the Pawnee and Sioux Nations
- Four Pawnee chiefs (on the left) and four Sioux chiefs (on the right), pose for a group portrait while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Included are, from the left, Eagle Chief, Knife Chief, Brave Chief, Young Chief, American Horse,...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Dakota Indians.; Pawnee Indians.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- 87th Regiment Medical Corps
- Group portrait of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment Medical Corps. Few identified. Left to right top row: twenty-third, Fitzsimmons; thirtieth, (Frias ?).
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1944]
- Group in front of German castle
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a group of Native Americans and other performers in front of a castle in Heidelberg, Germany, while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the Native American men wear feather...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Germany--Heidelberg--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--Germany--Heidelberg--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1890?]
- 10th Mountain Division 126th Engineering Battalion Company A
- Group portrait (standing, sitting) of the 10th (Tenth) Mountain Division, 126th Engineering Battalion Company A in uniform at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. A number "6731" is displayed on the ground at the edge of the first row. TOP ROW: 1)...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 126th. Company A.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- [1944]
- A.C. Bartels
- Studio bust portrait of Arthur Calvin Bartels, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Profile portrait of Bartels shows his short hair parted to the side. He wears a coat with a handkerchief in the pocket, a matching vest, and a light...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bartels, A. C. (Arthur Calvin); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Boy and girl on chair and boy with drum
- Studio portraits, one shows a boy and girl on a chair. The boy wears a suit and knickers; the girl wears a plaid dress suit and a hair bow. In the other, a boy stands, wears a suit and knickers and holds drum sticks and a snare drum.
- Garfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Portraits of a woman
- Double exposed, studio bust portraits of a young woman. The woman sits and poses, she wears a dress with a scoop neck, gathered short sleeves and a gathered waist.
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area, girl with buggy
- Two studio portraits of a girl and a toy buggy. The girl wears a knee-length dress with pleats, leggings and a large hair bow, and poses with a baby carriage and two dolls.
- Children playing with toys--1910-1920.; Girls--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Horace Swartley Poley, Margaret Ferguson Poley and Sue J. Frey
- Women and a man sit and pose on a rope hammock. Margaret Ferguson Poley wears a pince-nez, a skirt, a printed blouse under a striped fitted jacket with puffed sleeves and lapels, and a scarf or tie around the collar. Sue J. Fr[e?]y wears wire...
- Hammocks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Poley, Margaret Ferguson.
- 1890?