Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Group of miners working No. 6 below Hunker
- A group of miners pose standing near a wheelbarrow, Yukon Territory. One man holds a pan full of placer ore, the others hold shovels; mining construction is behind them.
- Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Miners--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Mining--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Bonanza Right Limit
- Miners pose near a sluice and screen probably in the Yukon Territory.
- Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Miners--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Mining--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- G. W. Howard Skokun Hill.
- G. W. Howard, a miner, poses near a sluice and a screen in a placer mine near Skokun Hill, probably Yukon Territory, Canada. A tent and camp is nearby.
- Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Miners--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Mining--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Tents--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Howard, G. W.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Canadian Klondike Mining
- Miners pose with women near a sluice and cabins in the Klondike, Canada. The men hold shovels and pitchforks.
- Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Miners--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Mining--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Corner of W 31st Ave & Zuni
- A man and dog stand near a building at West 31st (Thirty-first) Avenue and Zuni Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Wilson Drug Co." and "Coors Pure Malted Milk".
- Wilson Drugs (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1915]
- Williams Cañon
- Williams Canyon near Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows switchback dirt road in the canyon, vertical rock walls, and horse-drawn wagon and carriage pulled over at switchback.
- Williams Canyon (El Paso County Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Chief Sin Ale
- A man, possibly Chief Sin Ale, stands with his hands on his hips in front of a tent in the background in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man is dressed in costume and wears a turban on his head.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Statue of William F. Cody
- A statue of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback and holding his rifle in the air with his right hand stands on a stone wall in Cody, Wyoming, named for the famous scout and wild west show performer. The statue, named "The Scout," was...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sculpture--Wyoming--Cody--1880-1920.; Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, 1875-1942.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1880-1920]
- Proposed Buffalo Bill monument on Wild Cat Point, Golden, Colo. in the distance
- A postcard of a proposed statue of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback on top of Wild Cat Point in Golden, Colorado.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Statues.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World
- Color drawing depicting William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback holding his hat in the air in his right hand. A British and an American soldier ride on either side of Cody. The British soldier carries a British flag while the American...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1900-1910.; Flags--British--1900-1910.; Soldiers--American--1900-1910.; Soldiers--British--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1925 and 1950?]
- William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
- A "Buffalo Bill" Cody lookalike sits on a wooden folding chair wearing a buckskin coat with tassles and riding boots that reach his knees. Spurs are attached to his boots. Cody also wears a hat with its brim curved slightly upward and leather...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Impersonation--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- William F. Cody
- A "Buffalo Bill" Cody lookalike sits on the buckboard of the Deadwood Stage pulled by two teams of mules. The man wears wears a buckskin coat with tassles, riding boots that reach his knees, and a hat with its brim curved slightly upward.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Impersonation--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Texas Bud, Waco, Tex.
- Postcard of "Texas Bud," a member of the cast in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, posing for a full-length studio portrait framed in an oval. He wears woolly, sheepskin chaps and has a rope wrapped over his shoulder and looped in his hands. He has a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--Texas--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Texas Bud.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
- A "Buffalo Bill" Cody lookalike sits on a dark brown horse. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles, riding boots that reach his knees, spurs, a hat with brim curved slightly upward, and leather gauntles with tassles. A woolly sheepskin blanket is on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1900.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.; Impersonation--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Miles Canyon
- Half tone reproduction shows the Miles Canyon portage at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory; a paddle wheel boat is in the Yukon River. Railroad ties and people are on the dock; tracks are by log buildings and canvas tents. Signs read: "Canyon Hotel and...
- Whitehorse (Yukon)--1890-1900.; Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Yukon Territory--Whitehorse--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Yukon Territory--Whitehorse--1890-1900.; Rivers--Yukon Territory--Whitehorse--1890-1900.; Stern...
- 1898
- Freighting around White Horse from Miles Canyon in 1898
- Half tone reproduction shows the Miles Canyon portage at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory; men pose on a dock by the Yukon River. Crates are stacked by a platform scale; horses are by railroad flat cars.
- Whitehorse (Yukon)--1890-1900.; Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)--1890-1900.; Crates--Yukon Territory--Whitehorse--1890-1900.; Horses--Yukon Territory--Whitehorse--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Yukon Territory--Whitehorse--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Oskaloosa souvenir
- View of bronze statue of Mahaska Native American Iowa (Ioway) in an Oskaloosa, Iowa city park. Mahaska (White Cloud) is depicted wearing a headdress, leggings and a skin over his shoulder. Sign on base reads: "McCall Granite Works, Oskaloosa."
- White Cloud, Iowa Chief--Statues--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Iowa-- Oskaloosa--1900-1920.; Iowa Indians--Commemoration--Iowa--Oskaloosa--1900-1920.; Oskaloosa (Iowa)--1900-1920.; Sculpture--Iowa--Oskaloosa--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Lue Falls reached via C. & S. Ry.
- Lue Falls in Lue Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway, possibly near Greeley, Colorado; one man stands at large waterfall with pool.
- Weld County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Picnic grounds, Lue Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Lue Canyon, Colorado reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; small stream, trees and man standing in grassy area.
- Weld County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Smiths Lake, Washington Park, Denver
- Smiths Lake, Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; shows tree-lined unimproved shoreline with boats and small boathouse (or storage shed) and a woman sitting along shore. Smith's Lake was leased by city in 1897 and named Washington Park in 1899....
- Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boathouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Landscape pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1907]
- City of Victor Colo. altitude 9747 ft.
- Aerial view of Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Shows houses, a mine headframe, tailings piles and buildings in the business district. Hills and mountains are in the distance.
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Ute Pass
- Ute Pass near Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly a Native American trail; shows narrow dirt road through rocky canyon and stream in ravine.
- Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1890-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Police force - Rosebud, S. D.
- Several mounted Native American Sioux police men wearing badges pose with tent camp in background, Rosebud, South Dakota.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Rosebud Agency.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Rosebud Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--South Dakota--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Indians leave for Buffalo Bill
- Native American Lakota Sioux wearing headdresses, ride horses on the main street of Rosebud, South Dakota, on the Rosebud Agency. Businesses include a millinery store and a bank.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Rosebud Agency--1880-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Rosebud--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Rosebud--1880-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Rosebud--1880-1900.; Rosebud...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pine Ridge Indians Pine Ridge Indian Resv. So. Dak.
- A Native American (Sioux) man and woman pose outdoors at the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The man wears traditional clothes that include a feather headdress, beaded moccasins and leggings, and a necklace made of teeth. The woman wears...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1930-1940.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1930-1940.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Shelters--South...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Two Strike band Pine Ridge
- View of Chief Two Strike's band of Native American Oglala Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, wearing dance costumes including headdresses, hair pipe breastplates, leg bands with bells, body paint and breechcloths.
- 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.;...
- 1891
- Friendship- white and Indian
- A Native American (Cheyenne) man shakes hands with a white man on the Cheyenne River Agency in South Dakota. The Native American man holds a kerchief, wears scarves over his braids and feathers in his hair. Spectators stand and sit in hitched...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Cheyenne Agency--1900-1920.; Cheyenne Indians--South Dakota--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1900-1920.; Cheyenne River Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1900-1920.; Shaking hands--South...
- [between 1902 and 1916]
- Memories- Listening to the drum
- A Native American (Cheyenne) man stands outdoors near a group of men, probably at the Cheyenne River Agency in South Dakota. He holds a wooden pipe decorated with beads and cloth close to his body. He wears a jacket and a soft peaked cap.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Cheyenne Agency--1890-1920.; Cheyenne Indians--South Dakota--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1920.; Aged persons--South Dakota--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1916?]
- Scene of 1891, Battle of Wounded Knee
- View of a Buffalo Bill Cody, Captain Frank D. Baldwin, General N. A. Miles, and Captain Marion P. Maus, on horses in a United States Army camp at the Native American Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Army.--People--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South...
- [1890 or 1891]
- U. S. Vanadium mine, Rifle, Colo. 7
- View of the United States Vanadium Mine in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado shows: mine buildings, houses, tailings.
- United States Vanadium Company--1900-1920.; Vanadium industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Martin Black, Louisville, Colo - Ed Doyles' bookkeeper in DX office
- Martin Black, bookkeeper for mining labor union organizer Ed Doyles (United Mine Workers of America), reads a ledger in the DX office, in Louisville, Boulder County, Colorado.
- United Mine Workers of America--1900-1910.; Louisville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Louisville--1900-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Louisville--1900-1910.; Black, Martin.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Building in Huerfano County on which taxes were raised when Union bought it
- View of a frame shed in Huerfano County, Colorado, which was purchased by the mining labor organization United Mine Workers of America. A team of horses is in harness.
- United Mine Workers of America--1900-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Huerfano County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano County--1900-1910.; Plank buildings--Colorado--Huerfano County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Luxurious club car on The Columbine, lounges and sun parlor, radio and latest magazines
- Interior view of a club car on The Columbine, a Union Pacific Railway Company passenger train. Shows men and women seated by free standing ashtrays; a girl adjusts a cabinet radio.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Interiors--1920-1940.; Passengers--1920-1940.; Railroad lounge cars--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1936]
- Interior of new type dining car on The Columbine, flower of travel comfort
- Interior view of a dining car on The Columbine, a Union Pacific Railway Company passenger train. Shows men and women at restaurant tables, and African American waiters.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1920-1940.; African Americans--1920-1940.; Interiors--1920-1940.; Passengers--1920-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1920-1940.; Railroad porters--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1936]
- Poker Alice
- Studio portrait of Alice Ivers "Poker Alice" Tubbs. She smokes a cigar and wears a sweater.
- Tubbs, Alice Ivers.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Tolland and Mammoth Park from Ladora, Moffat Road
- Aerial view of Tolland, Colorado, and South Boulder Creek, lake and valley from Ladora Station on Moffat Road; Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) spur, siding and water tank at Tolland, right center; Tolland...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tiple [sic], Dawson, N. M.
- View shows the tipple, loading tracks, and houses in the company town of Dawson, New Mexico.
- Tipples--New Mexico--Dawson--1900-1910.; Dawson (N. M.)--1900-1910.; Houses--New Mexico--Dawson--1900-1910.; Mining--New Mexico--Dawson--1900-1910.; Railroads--New Mexico--Dawson--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Sixteen horse team, Thermopolis, Wyo. hauling pipe to the oil fields
- A team of horses pulls loads of pipe and covered wagons by a low ridge at Thermopolis (Hot Springs County), Wyoming.
- Thermopolis (Wyo.)--1890-1910.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Thermopolis--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Wyoming--Thermopolis--1890-1910.; Petroleum industry--Wyoming--Thermopolis--1890-1910.; Pipes (Conduits)--Wyoming--Thermopolis--1890-1910.; Wagon...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- "Goldfield" near Victor, Colo.
- Overlook view of mines, tailings, and houses in Goldfield, (Teller County) Colorado.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Goldfield--1930-1940.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Goldfield--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- Stockyard
- View of an unidentified stockyard. Three men stand near a pen with cattle. Railroad cars with "Wabash" inscribed on them are seen in the distance.
- Stockyards--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Colorado state flower (the columbine)
- Artistic studio view of three Columbines, Colorado's state flower; shows seven blooms on black background.
- State flowers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Flowers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Sphinx Head Rock, Tunnel 30, Moffat Road
- Sphinx Head Rock with Denver, Northwestern & Pacific engine Number 100 (one hundred) emerging from Tunnel Number Thirty; elk horns placed on oil headlight by engineer Billy Rush to distinguish his engine; standard gauge track passing over former...
- Sphinx Head Rock (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Southern Pacific Depot, Tucson, Arizona
- View of the Southern Pacific Railroad depot in Tucson (Pima County), Arizona; the Mission Revival style building has arches and churrigueresque windows. Maguey (agave) plants grow in the yard.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Tucson (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1920.
- 1910?
- Coal tipple, Castle Gate, Utah
- View of a coal tipple on the Southern Pacific Railroad, Castle Gate, Utah.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Tipples--Utah--Castle Gate--1910-1920.; Castle Gate (Utah)--1910-1920.; Mining--Utah--Castle Gate--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Castle Gate--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- High trestle, Skagway, Colorado
- View of cliffs and a Southern Colorado Power Company trestle near Skagway Reservoir in Teller County, Lower Beaver Park, Colorado; the railroad tracks were part of the electrical supply plant for the Cripple Creek Mining District.
- Southern Colorado Power Company--Facilities--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Inclined railroads--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Teller...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Sluicing at Park Reservoir
- View of hydraulic gold placer mining at Park Reservoir, Sheridan County, Wyoming; shows miners working by embankments, sluices, scaffolding, and holding ponds.
- Sluices--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1910-1920.; Park Reservoir (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Gold mining--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1910-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1910-1920.; Miners--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1910-1920.;...
- May 1, 1910
- Placer mining for gold Leadville, Colo
- View of a hydraulic placer gold mine in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows a miner working over a sluice.
- Sluices--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1920.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1920.; Mining...
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Early day caboose on exhibit at Silver Plume, Colorado.
- A Colorado and Southern caboose is parked on on wooden blocks in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The caboose has an observation area on the roof with windows on all sides. Letters on the caboose read: "Colorado and Southern" and...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Silver Plume baseball team
- The Silver Plume baseball team, includeing R. C. and Tom, poses on the field, Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Ten of the men wear the uniforms, the other four men and the boy wear suits.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Baseball players--Colorado--Silver Plume--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Sangre de Cristo Range from Beacon Hill, Cripple Creek Short Line
- Sangre de Cristos mountain range in distant center background; man in right foreground on Beacon Hill of Cripple Creek Short Line, Colorado.
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N. M.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]