Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Pulpit Rock, Boulder Canon
- Dirt road up Boulder Canyon, Colorado, past rock formation Pulpit Rock.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--Boulder Canyon--1900-1920.; Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Steam Boat [sic] and Balanced Rocks, Garden of the God
- View of rock formations Balanced Rock and Steamboat Rock, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado; dirt road separating formations, tourists atop Steamboat Rock with metal handrailings around rim and telescopes, sign attached to railing...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Tenting beside the brook, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Group camped beside Platte River in Platte Canyon, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; large canvas tent with wooden support posts; man, woman and child seated beside tent; wooden benches and makeshift tables with bowls and...
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A long cast
- One man fishing in South Platte River in Platte Canyon possibly near Glenisle, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; fisherman casting into stream with wicker creel on shoulder.
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Vista of Pike's Peak from Monument Valley Park, Colo. Springs
- Massive logs forming handrail of wooden footbridge crossing Monument Creek in Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; distant view of snow covered Pikes Peak and water tower on hill in background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910]
- Flood scenes
- Intersection of Main St. and Gregory St. after flooding, 1910. George Stroehle & Sons, Boiler and Sheet Iron Works and "Bull" Durham buildings are visible among the wreckage. Seven people (one blurred) and a dog are seen interspersed among the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.
- 1910
- Chief Iron Tail, Indian women and children at Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Postcard depicting drawing of Sioux Chief Iron Tail standing with a group of Sioux women and children. The woman in the center of the front row kneels on the ground. Chief Iron Tail was a leader among the Native Americans who participated in...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Iron Tail.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Sioux Indian grass dance, on Cheyenne reservation near Pierre
- Postcard of a group of Sioux men performing a grass dance on the Cheyenne reservation near Pierre, South Dakota. The man on the far left holds a large drum. Most of the men wear feathers on their heads and some hold feathers in their hands.
- Dakota Indians--Dance--1880-1900.; Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indian dance--North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cheyenne River Indian Reservation (S.D.)--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 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. "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?]
- 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?]
- Buffalo Bill
- Postcard of original painting by French artist Rosa Bonheur depicting William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback, which she painted in 1889. The painting hangs in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. The postcard includes a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- Buffalo Bill's Deadwood stage coach
- Color postcard depicting the Deadwood Stagecoach used in an act of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In the act, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and a group of scouts rescue the coach after an attack. The stagecoach is pulled by three teams of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Mules--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- Buffalo Bill's grave on Lookout Mountain, Colo.
- Color postcard of a soldier standing at attention at William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's grave on Lookout Mountain west of Denver, Colorado. A metal fence surrounds the gravesite. Cody died Jan. 10, 1917, in Denver. The inscription on the grave...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Graves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)
- [1928?]
- 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?]
- Ponca Indian camp on 101 Ranch, Oklahoma
- Hand-colored postcard depicting Ponca camp on the 101 Ranch in Oklahoma. Two unhitched wagons are stopped in the left foreground in front of a group of large teepees. Two people ride horses in the right midground, and another person stands with his...
- Ponca Indians--Oklahoma--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill's Grave, Wildcat Point, Colo.
- Color postcard of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's grave on Lookout Mountain west of Denver, Colorado. A small oval depicting a bust portrait of Cody is in the upper left corner of postcard. A metal fence surrounds the gravesite. Cody died...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Graves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- 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]
- Sitting Bull & Buffalo Bill
- Hand-colored postcard of full-length studio portrait of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull. Image is a copy of original photograph by W. Notman in Montreal in 1885 and later copyrighted by D.F. Barry....
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1885?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Panoramic view of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody posing in the center of a large group of Native American members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Sioux leader Iron Tail stands at Cody's right. Many of the men in the group wear...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Iron Tail.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1908?]
- Aftermath of Ludlow Massacre
- Coal miners, a boy, a teenager, and a young girl stand and eat slices of bread near the remnants of the tent colony destroyed in the Ludlow Massacre during the U.M.W. strike against C.F. & I. in Ludlow (Las Animas County), Colorado. Wood, pieces of...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Eating &...
- [1914]
- Haworth residence at Boulder
- Men and women pose on the porch of the two story brick and frame Haworth house at probably 2027 Spruce Street in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. The house has a hip roof, bay windows with dogtooth brick work, and a wide covered porch. People...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1920-1930.; Haworth family.
- 1924 Fall
- 1921, 409 N. Union Ave. flood
- View of flood damaged storefronts on Union Avenue after the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo, Colorado. Men work with shovels to remove deep mud that washed against the buildings. Shows a utility pole and a lamp post in the street. Hats, clothing...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Mud--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921 June 3]
- Sand Dunes, Mosca Pass, Colo.
- View of dunes at the Great Sand Dunes National Park in the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado. Mosca Pass and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the distance.
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mosca Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dunes--Colorado--Great Sand Dunes National Park--1900-1920.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Colorado
- A horse-drawn carriage with four women passengers moves down a dirt road beside a wooden flume probably in Southern, Colorado. A rock formation and trees are beside the road.
- Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Flumes--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 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
- Bridal Veil Falls, No. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Bridal Veil Falls in North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso county, Colorado; small cascading waterfall, North Cheyenne creek.
- Bridal Veil Falls (El Paso County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- City Park, Denver
- View west across City Park lake towards Pavilion and floating bandstand, City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows battery-powered launch in lake near pier, rental boats docked on shore, St. John's Cathedral, dome of Colorado State Capitol, Cathedral of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 or 1914]
- Colorado & Southern train, engine number 372, engine type 4-6-2 and engine number 3401(SF), engine type 4-6-2
- Train #101, Centennial State; 12 cars, 40 MPH, good smoke. Photographed: North of Palmer Lake, Colo., December 13, 1942.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1942.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Palmer Lake.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1942
- City Park Pavilion, Denver
- Exterior view of City Park Pavilion, Denver, Colorado; shows circular promenade or driveway leading past frontsteps to pavilion. The pavilion, dedicated October 7, 1896, was designed by John J. Humphreys and William E. Fisher. Features of the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Sunken Garden, Speer Blvd., Denver
- View of Sunken Garden on Speer Boulevard, Denver, Colorado, designed by Jacques B. Benedict; shows landscaped area with flower gardens & walkways, water sprinklers, and Denver skyline including Arapahoe County Courthouse dome, Evans Chapel (church...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915]
- Vista in City Park, Denver
- View across large lake towards City Park Pavilion, bandstand, and boat dock in Denver, Colorado; shows shoreline with shrubs and trees, bandstand over lake (built in 1914), and a battery-powered launch docked at pier.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Vista in North Cheyenne Canon
- View of North Cheyenne Creek in North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso county, Colorado; pines, spruces, firs and native shrubs border stream.
- North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--North Cheyenne Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 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]
- In City Park, Denver
- View across a lake towards City Park Pavilion, Denver, Colorado; shows willow trees and cattails.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Sunken Garden, Speer Blvd., Denver
- View of covered pavilion with archways and pond, Sunken Gardens, Denver, Colorado; shows background view of Denver skyline including Gas & Electric building, Daniels and Fisher tower, Tramway building, Arapahoe County Courthouse, and Evans Chapel...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Distant view of Longs Peak
- Distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) with road in meadow near Longs Peak & Estes Park, Colorado.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cheyenne Mtn. from Monument Valley Park
- View of lake in Monument Valley Park and distant view of Cheyenne Mountain (elevation 9198 feet on north summit), Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows dirt trail, trees, and shrubs.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.); Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Long's Peak, Estes Park
- Distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet), near Estes Park, Colorado.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Long's Peak, Estes Park
- View of Long's Peak near Estes Park, Colorado; shows dirt road bordered by barbed wire fence through meadow and ponderosa pine tree.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Long's Peak, Ests [sic] Park
- View of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) near Estes Park, Colorado.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Museum, City Park, Denver
- Exterior view of Denver Museum of Natural History, City Park, Denver, Colorado; features of two-story building include four columns with capitols & scrolls, two areas of long series of steps leading to front entrance & lower landscaped area, window...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Museum of Natural History (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1909 and 1919]
- Museum, City Park, Denver
- Exterior side view of Denver Museum of Natural History, City Park, Denver, Colorado; features of the two-story building include four columns with capitols & scrolls, a series of steps leading to front entrance, and window awnings. Landscaping was...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Museum of Natural History (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1909 and 1919]
- Nearing the foot hills
- View of Rocky Mountain foothills possibly near Golden, Colorado; shows dirt road passing by cottonwood trees surrounding fence line and stacked hay in field.
- Golden (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Museum of Natural History, City Park, Denver
- Exterior view of Denver Musuem of Natural History, City Park, Denver, Colorado; features of the two-story building include a series of steps leading to four columns with scrolled capitals, window awnings, and potted plant on side pedestal. A second...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Museum of Natural History (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1908 and 1919]
- Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canon
- Complete bird's eye view of wooden steps and railing ascending Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado; three men, two saddled donkeys (or burros), and camera on a tripod are at the base of waterfall; wooden footbridge crosses...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Seven Falls (Colo.); Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Shady lane in Monument Valley Park
- View of shaded dirt trail through Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; rough hewn posts form park bench beside dirt path, trees, and shrubs.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Vista of Cheyenne Mtn. from Monument Valley Park, Colo. Springs
- Distant view of Cheyenne Mountain (elevation 9198 feet on north summit) from Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; lake, shrubs, trees and dirt trail wind through park.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.); Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]