Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man's cowboy hat flies in the air behind him. He has a scarf tied around his neck and wears leather chaps. Another man walks near the bucking...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a cowboy hat and has a scarf tied around his neck. Additional people on horseback are in the left background. Tents cover the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cavalry, USA
- An American cavalryman balances on the backs of three horses running in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Additional cavalrymen on horseback are in the background. Tents cover the viewing stands in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry.; Horse shows.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Georgian Cossack, Data (David) Kadjaia.
- A Georgian Cossack, Data (David) Kadjaia, leader of the riders, balances on the back of a horse running in a grassy area, during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a wool hat and a long coat. Additional people on horseback are...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks.; Kadjaia, Data (David).
- 1899
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks ride horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man, David Kadjaia, rides in the center midground slightly in front of the rest of the group. The men wear wool hats...
- Cossacks.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Soldiers--German.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Kadjaia, David.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cowboys
- A group of American cowboys rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cowboy hats and have scarves tied around their necks. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Soldiers--American.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- French chasseurs
- A group of French soldiers rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear helmets and carry lances. Several additional soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right background. Those men...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Soldiers, French.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sombreros and dark, bolero jackets. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right background. Those men...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Soldiers--American.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sioux war dance
- A group of Sioux men reenacts a war dance in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear loincloths and feather headdresses. Several of the men carry long spears. Tents cover the viewing stands in the left...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Dakota Indians--Dance.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sioux
- A group of Sioux men reenacts a war dance in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear loincloths and feather headdresses. Several of the men carry long spears and round shields. One man rides a horse and...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Dakota Indians--Dance.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sioux
- A group of Sioux rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear loincloths and carry long spears and round shields. Some of the men wear feather headdresses. Several additional riders are...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Wild West Show cast
- Members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show ride horses in a grassy area during a performance of the show. Among those riding are several Native Americans wearing feather headdresses and carrying spears, German soldiers wearing metal...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Horse shows.; Soldiers--German.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- In early days at Pemberton
- A man carries two pails near three tents in Pemberton, Colorado. A cupboard filled with ceramic items ( bowls and pitchers) is in front one of the tents. Signs read: "We Buy & Sell Second Hand Furniture" and "Furnished Tents for Rent." A mine...
- Second hand trade--Colorado--Pemberton--1890-1910.; Pemberton (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Pemberton--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Pemberton--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Soldiers from Rope One at Camp One, Mount Rainier Washington
- View taken from above of four soldiers from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) Test Expedition, belonging to Rope One, led by Peter Gabriel, other members included Captain Albert Jackman and the photographer. They stand near two...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Tents--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Gabriel, Peter, Corporal.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army....
- [May 1942]
- Campsites at Overland Park motor camp
- View of campsites at the Overland Park auto camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. People sit near canvas tents and mesh mosquito shelters that are pitched under trees. Items such as lanterns, chairs, jugs, basins, buckets and other...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921 August
- Hot Sulphur Spgs. from the west
- A dirt road winds into the town of Hot Sulphur Springs in Colorado. Two tents are set up in a field in the foreground. Two carriages are parked near the tents. Several buildings make up the town, and a ridge of mountains stands in the distance.
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Camps--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900- 1920.; Streets--Colorado--Hot Sulphur...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- San Diego, Coronado Beach, Tent City
- Striped canvas tents are set up in rows on a narrow strip of land on Coronado Beach in Coronado (San Diego County), California. Laundry hangs on lines, and the door flaps of some tents are tied open. Wooden enclosures labeled: "Sink 1" and "Sink 3"...
- Coronado (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Pacific Ocean--1900-1910.; Oceans--California--Coronado--1900-1910.; Sea walls--California--Coronado--1900-1910.; Tents--California--Coronado--1900-1910.
- c1905
- The great trestle near Hagerman tunnel, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of the wooden Hagerman trestle of the Colorado Midland Railway near Hagerman Tunnel in Lake County, Colorado. Shows railroad workers' tents.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.
- [1892]
- Engineers camp at Chaffee, M.P.G.& D.R.R.
- A view of an engineers camp for the Marshall Pass, Gunnison and Dolores Railroad shows workers and tents in a mountainous landscape. Two men wear aprons in the distance next to a stove. A pile of timber, possibly the structure for a log cabin is...
- Marshall Pass, Gunnison and Dolores Railroad Company--Facilities--1870-1880.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Construction camps--Colorado--Chaffee County--1870-1880.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Chaffee County--1870-1880.; Railroad...
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Platoro mining district
- Panoramic view of the town of Platoro in Conejos County, Colorado. Shows wood and log buildings and canvas tents. Horses graze in an open area. Hills are in the distance.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Buckwalter camp
- View of Harry H. Buckwalter's campsite in Colorado. An automobile is parked near a group of tents.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- San Diego, the tent city
- View of the striped canvas tents in the tent city on Coronado Beach in Coronado (San Diego County), California. Men and women in bathing suits walk on the avenues between tents. Shows corner turret of the Hotel del Coronado.
- Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Coronado (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Beaches--California--Coronado--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Hotels--California--Coronado--1900-1910.; Tents--California--Coronado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Cripple Creek strike
- One of the camps in the Cripple Creek District, Colorado set up by the Colorado National Guard to combat a labor strike by the Western Federation of Miners. Shows men in uniform among several tents.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Cripple...
- September 6, 1903
- Camp on bank of Rocky Mountain Lake
- A group of people stand under the awning of a large tent at Rocky Mountain Lake Park auto camp (motor camp) in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A young girl sits behind a table cluttered with dishes and a jar of milk. A woman pours...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Black Canyon expedition?
- View of a campsite in (possibly) Montrose or Gunnison County Colorado; men stand near a log hitching post, horses and a wagon. Shows an American flag on a rustic pole near tents.
- Camping--Colorado--1890-1910.; Flags--American--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Deadwood in early settlement
- View of the main street of Deadwood, South Dakota. Pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons are on the street lined with wood buildings and tents.
- Deadwood (S.D.)--1860-1880.; People--South Dakota--Deadwood--1860-1880.; Tents--South Dakota--Deadwood--1860-1880.; Wooden buildings--South Dakota--Deadwood--1860-1880.
- [between 1861 and 1880]
- Dummy's in cut near Granite ?
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks pass by granite cliffs in Chaffee County, Colorado; locomotives are parked by sheds and tents.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Chaffee...
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Maroon Creek and camp
- View of an encampment by Maroon Creek, in Park County, Colorado; shows a dirt road, a bridge, and canvas tents.
- Maroon Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Thanksgiving box from home
- View of a military camp in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; shows Colorado National Guard soldiers in uniform by canvas tents.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Camp Arthur Gros Ventres [i. e. Ventre] River
- View of Camp Arthur near the Gros Ventre River in Wyoming. A group of men and soldiers pose near a row of tents. One man holds a U. S. flag.
- Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886.--Journeys.; Military camps--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Tents--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- August, 1883
- 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
- Camping party, Twin Lakes
- People pose at campsite near Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado. A man shows trout to women; horses and a wagon and buggy are by canvas tents. Chairs and a table, with a tablecloth and dishes, are under a canvas awning.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1890.; People--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1881?]
- Gillett
- Extremely far-distant view of Gillett, Colorado, nestled in the valley beneath the shadow of snow-covered Pikes Peak and Rocky Mountains. The town, incorporated in 1895, consists of clusters of canvas tents.
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1893?]
- Lake George. Rest house, Camp Iroquois
- Women sit in a log gazebo under a tree at Camp Iroquois on Lake George in probably Warren County, New York. Other campers stroll on the lawn and sit near a row of tents. The lodge and veranda sit behind the gazebo.
- George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake)--1900-1910.; Warren County (N.Y.)--1900-1910.; Camps--New York (State)--Warren County--1900-1910.; Gazebos--New York (State)--Warren County--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--New York (State)--Warren County--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Birds Eeye [sic] view of Gen Carrs camp at Pine Ridge Agcy S.D.
- Bird's eye view overlooking General Eugene A. Carr's Infantry camp on the Native American Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, includes soldiers, horses, and round wall tents.
- United States. Army. Infantry--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]
- Cunningham Gulch, from the Highland Mary Mine
- A view of Cunningham Gulch from the Highland Mary Mine in San Juan County, Colorado shows Cunningham Creek and an encampment with tents. A miner stands near a tent and holds a tool or implement on his shoulder.
- Cunningham Creek (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cunningham Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan...
- 1871?
- Gourd Clan camp
- View of the Gourd Clan (some of its members are descendants of the Kiowa Chief Satanta or White Bear Person) camp in Carnegie, Oklahoma. Automobiles and trucks are parked near tents and canopies. A tepee is between two tents. A group of trees is...
- Clans--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Kiowa Indians--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Carnegie (Okla.)--1960-1970.; Indian encampments--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.;...
- [July, 1969]
- Arabs
- A group of Arabs on horseback rides through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear turbans and capes. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right background. Those men wear helmets and carry...
- Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Infantry, USA
- A group of American infantrymen rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the men sit in a wagon pulled by horses. The men wear helmets and uniforms. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Johnny Baker
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid," poses on horseback in the left foreground in a camp for the show. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody considered Baker to be his foster son, and Baker was a member...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Wild West Show cast
- A group of men rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men, possibly South American gauchos, wear narrow-brimmed hats and have straps that cross their chests. Several additional riders are...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Wild West Show cast
- A group of horseback riders, possibly South American gauchos, rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wide-brimmed hats and have straps that cross their chests. Several additional...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cossacks
- Russian Georgian Cossacks, identified left to right: David Kadjaia, Ivane Baramidze, Miron Chkonia, unknown, unknown, Ermile Antadze, Dimitri Mgaloblishvili, and Luka Chkhartishvili, pose on horseback for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Louka, Alexis, Prince.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks--1880-1900.;Georgians (South Caucasians)--1880-1920.
- 1899
- Cowboys
- A group of cowboys poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cowboys hats and have scarves tied around their necks. A few of them wear sheepskin chaps. One man in the right center of the group holds a flag. Large...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wool hats and long coats. One man, David Kadjaia, sits on his horse in front of the group. Large tents are set up in the background....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cossacks.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- 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?
- Men near circus tents
- Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stand near circus tents. The men wear hats.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Employees--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Circus tents
- View of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tents in probably, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. Shows trailers with groups of people near the tents. A wooden fence is seen around the perimeter of the grounds....
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--California--Santa Barbara--1910-1920.; Show tents--California--Santa Barbara--1910-1920.; Wild west...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- San Rocco Festival
- View of The Feast of San Rocco Festival at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 3549 Navajo Street, Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Families walk near green and white striped tents.
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Denver, Colorado)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Festivals.; Rochus, Saint, ca. 1350-ca. 1380--Anniversaries, etc.; Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Denver,...
- 1974
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Women who include Katherine Buckwalter sit at a table near a tent in Colorado. A box that reads: "Carnation Instant Milk" is nearby. The side of the tent reads: "Red Seal Tents."
- Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]