Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Camp in Monument Valley Park Amy Kent and mother and children
- A group of Native American (Ute) women, which includes Amy Kent, sit near two tepees at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. The tepees stand near a group of trees and a sprinkler. Electric wires and a lamp hang above the tepees.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Kent, Amy Snow.
- August, 1912
- Shoshone, Washakie and tepees
- Native American (Shoshone) men, women, and children and a white man pose near a group of tepees. One of the tepees is made of brush. Washakie holds a saw above a wooden pole. The men wear leggings, beaded necklaces, and wide brimmed hats. The women...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians.; Children--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Woodcutting--1880-1890.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Indian camp with tepees and wagons
- Over 15 Dakota Native American tepees camped on open plains or prairie with rolling hills in distant background; several Dakota Native Americans in camp, drying or tanning racks set up near tepees, several wagons with bent pole frames and one...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Food drying--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian camp, tepees and racks of drying corn
- Three Dakota Native American tepees with numerous racks of corn drying and one tepee with pole frame only; two Dakota females in view with one stooping over bucket and other sitting in front of tepee poles; other tepees in distant background camped...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Food drying--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian camp, with horses and tepees
- Group of four Dakota Native American tepees with others in distance camped on open plains or prairie with horses tethered and untethered near tepees; log frame building or cabin center right background; two Dakota males on wagon with bent pole...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's camp, near Standing Rock Agency, many tepees, Missouri River in background
- View of Chief Sitting Bull's camp at the Standing Rock Agency south of Fort Yates, in Sioux County, North Dakota. The Missouri River is in the distance. Shows Native American (Sioux) tepees camped above the river bottom with drying or tanning racks...
- Missouri River--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Curing (Preservation)--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- Pretty Old Man, Crows, Crow Agency, Mont.
- A Native American (Crow) man identified as Pretty-Old-Man poses on a horse at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. The man wears a feather headdress and a headpiece with fur and antlers, a shirt, leggings, and moccasins, and he sits on a saddled...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--Crow...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Camp on reservation near Ignacio
- View of a Native American (Ute) camp with four tepees situated in a group of trees, La Plata County, Colorado; unidentified Native American men, women, and children sit and stand in the camp; shows tripods near tepees, possibly with corn to dry;...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1900.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tipis--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Ute camp scene in reservation near Ignacio
- Native American (Ute) man and girl pose in a camp of three tepees on a reservation near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. The tepees stand near a group of trees. Blankets are spread out on tripods and bushes. A woman sits behind a large pile of...
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Tipis--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Utes Making of a tepee
- Native American (Ute) women tie canvas to a wooden pole underneath four erect tepee poles at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Three tepees stand nearby. Groups of men and women sit and stand near one tepee as well as on a sandstone...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indian encampments--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.;...
- September 1, 1913
- Utes Bringing water
- A Native American (Ute) woman and girl walk and carry pails of water near two tepees at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. The woman wears a blanket shawl. The girl wears a dress. Groups of bushes stand near the tepees. They are...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indian encampments--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso...
- [1912 or 1913] September 1
- Utes Camp at Garden of the Gods.
- Native American (Ute) women and man walk near tepees at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Wooden electrical poles stand near the tepees. A light hangs from one of the wires strung between the poles. A wooden fence stands near one of the...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indian encampments--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 September 1
- Arapahoe camp Near Casper, Wyo. On the site of the old Oregon Trail
- Native American (Arapaho) men in leggings, beaded gauntlets, and beaded feather headdresses, pose near a group of tepees and a covered wagon near Casper, Wyoming. The tepees are painted and depict humans on horses and shields; a sign on the covered...
- Arapaho Indians--Clothing & dress--Wyoming--Casper--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Casper--1880-1910.; Casper (Wyo.)--1880-1910.; Oregon Trail--1880-1910.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Casper--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Chief Fast Thunders camp
- Native American (Sioux) men and women stand and sit on horseback, near a group of tepees, probably in South Dakota. The men and women stand near a wooden crate and various piles of wood, the women wear dresses and are wrapped in blankets, the men...
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Women--South Dakota--1890-1900.
- 1891
- An Indian village
- Two groups of Native American (Plains) men dance in concentric circles around two prisoners in a camp of tepees near a river. Groups of saddled horses stand near the river and the tepees. The men wear leggings and feathers in their hair. Some men...
- Indian dance--Great Plains--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--War--Great Plains--1880-1900.; Great Plains-- 1880-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--Great Plains--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--Great Plains--1880-1900.; Prisoners--Great...
- [between 1880 and 1895?]
- Carl Henry Parlasca
- Carl Henry Parlasca stands with another Native American (Shoshone) man near a group of tepees. Two tripods that support a cross beam stand near the tepees. Both men wear moccasins, leggings, breechcloths, armbands, beaded vests, and beaded feather...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Indian encampments--1900-1920.; Tipis--1900-1920.; Parlasca, Carl Henry.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Shoshone men, women, and children near a tepee
- Native American (Shoshone) man, women, and children pose with a white man near a group of tepees. The tepees are surrounded by tall grass. The white man holds a pipe. The men wear hats.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Washakie by tent with family and visitor soldier from hospital
- Washakie, Charley Washakie, Washakie's Crow wife, Lee-gup, Annie Washakie, O-nah-vit-sie- Son of Washakie, Te-go-lah father of Annikie Map-pe-shu-kie- daughter of Washakie, Geo Washakie, Pan-zork, Sus-ann, Mah-tav-is, Sag-wot, Johnson Hit-Janip,...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1910.; Children--1880-1910.; Spouses--1880-1910.; Tipis--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Gall's tepee, photograph in frame with small insets of Gall's picture
- Chief Gall's tepee and camp with cut-out studio portraits of Dakota Native American Chief Gall inset in opposite corners of image; Chief Gall's tepee identified as first one on left; over 15 tepees camped in open plains or praire, wooden crate,...
- Fort Buford (Fort Buford, N.D.)--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory.; Prairies--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.
- [188-?]
- Fort Union, and distribution of goods to the Assiniboines
- North American Indians (Assiniboine) are gathered near tepees and lodges outside of Fort Union, a fur trade post, near the Montana boarder in North Dakota. The Fort is a log stockade with guard towers. Trade goods in crates and barrels are on the...
- Assiniboine Indians--North Dakota--Fort Union--1850-1860.; Fort Union (N.D.)--1850-1860.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--Fort Union--1850-1860.; Fur trade--North Dakota--Fort Union--1850-1860.; Indian encampments--North Dakota--Fort...
- ca. 1854
- Exhibition? group of tepees with people on horseback; large crowds
- View of a gathering in Denver, Colorado; shows horses, a crowd of people, and tepees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Exhibition? group of tepees, large crowd
- View of a gathering in Denver, Colorado; shows a crowd of people, horses, and tepees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; People--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Group of men on horseback in front of group of tepees
- A group of white men and a Native American (tribe unknown) man pose on horseback probably in Denver, Colorado. A group of tepees are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Tepees of Ignacio
- An unidentified Native American man in front of a group of tipis in Ignacio, Colorado, stands points outward. Wagons are next to the tipis, and a residence or stable, horses, a dog and other Native Americans are in the background.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Crow Agency and tepees, Montana
- View overlooking the Native American Crow Agency in Montana, shows horses, people and tepees on a flat plain.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Crow Agency--1880-1910.; Crow Indians--Government relations--Montana--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1880-1910.; Indian encampments--Montana--1880-1910.; Indian...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- San Juan Indians, cliff dwellings a t Manitou, Colo. roadway tepees
- Tepees and an adobe building, along the road, at the Manitou Cliff Dwelling Museum, Manitou Springs, Colorado. Shows paths, fences, and cliffs.
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs...
- September 14, 1915
- Yakima Agency, Washington, tepees in the shadow of modern industry
- View of Native American Yakima tepees and a walled canvas tent in front of a large mill under construction.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Yakima Agency.--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Structures--Washington (State)--1910-1940.; Yakama Indians--Structures--Washington (State)--1910-1940.; Yakama Indian Reservation (Wash.)--1910-1940.;...
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Tepees, a horse, and a mule
- A horse and a mule stand near two tepees. The horse has a bridle and saddle, the mule has supplies tied to its back. An unhitched wagon stands near a bush.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Horses--1890-1920.; Pack animals--1890-1920.; Tipis--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Bannock tepees
- White men and women stand near Native American (Bannock) tepees.
- Bannock Indians--Structures--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Structures--1920-1930.; Tipis--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Tepees
- Native American (Plains) women set up tepees in a camp. Tripods and a pile of firewood are nearby.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1900.; Great Plains--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--Great Plains--1880-1900.; Tipis--Great Plains--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A council, Indians and wagons in circle, tepees and fort in background
- Group of Dakota men, women and children, gathered in circle with wagons and an American flag in the center. Probably gathered for a council meeting on the Standing Rock Reservation. Tepees and buildings are in the background.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian camp, tepees, horses, and wagons, distant view
- Photograph of Native American, probably Dakota, camp showing tepees, wagons, horses and people. Probably taken in North Dakota.
- Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians.; Tipis.
- [188-?]
- Indian camp, tepees, horses, and wagons, close view
- Photograph of tepee, wagon and two horses; in background are more tepees, wagons, horses, oxen and people. Probably taken in North Dakota.
- Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians.; Tipis.
- [188-?]
- Indian camp with Indians and many tepees
- Group of 17 Dakota Native American tepees camped on plains or prairie with individual Dakota Native Americans in and around camp; numerous racks supporting leather or fur tanning and/or meat drying or curing, and several wagons with bent pole...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian camp, tepees, and racks of drying corn
- Four Dakota Native American tepees camped on plains or prairie with women and children standing outside one tepee with several racks of corn drying.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Food drying--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Group of Indians, women and children standing next to tepees
- Group of unidentified Native Americans (man, women, children and baby) standing in front of three tepees; leather tanning on side next to wagon; open prairie or plains.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Prairies--1880-1890.; Tanning--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Sioux tepees at North Platte, Nebr.
- Native American (Sioux) women and men and soldiers in uniform stand near tepees in North Platte (Lincoln County), Nebraska. The women wear shawls and skirts and hold young children. Shows dogs, possibly wagons and equipment.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.; North Platte (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Indian encampments--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.; Tipis--Nebraska--North Platte--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Native American & child near tipis
- Outdoor portrait of a Native American (Ute) father and son in Denver, Colorado. The man wears moccasins, beaded leggings, a breech cloth, and feather in his hair. The boy wears beaded armbands. A group of tepees and tents are nearby.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Fathers &...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Indians AND Anglos on horseback riding near tipis
- Men (some in Native American headdresses) ride horses near tepees in (probably) Colorado; people look on, telegraph poles are in the background.
- The Vedette
- An oil painting of a Native American on a horse on a bluff who looks out over a valley. An encampment of tepees are in the valley below and mountains are in the background. The painting is on an unframed rectangular stretched canvas.
- Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Sand Creek massacre
- An oil painting that depicts the Sand Creek Massacre (Colorado) between the Arapaho and Cheyenne Native Americans and American soldiers. Shows the battle scene in a camp with tepees, mounted soldiers, an American flag in the middle of the...
- Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864.; Arapaho Indians--War--Colorado--1860-1870.; Campaigns & battles--Colorado--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--War--Colorado--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--War--Colorado--1860-1870.
- 1936
- Sand Creek massacre
- Painting depicts the Sand Creek Massacre, Kiowa County, Colorado in which United States troops murdered approximately two hundred Native Americans (Cheyenne and Arapahoe) on November 29 and 30th, 1864. Shows horses, tepees, and rifles.
- Arapahoe Indians--War--Colorado--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--War--Colorado--1860-1870.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864.; Campaigns & battles--Colorado--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--War--Colorado--1860-1870.
- 1936
- Ute snake dance
- Native American (Ute) men perform a snake dance next to tepees, probably at a fair in New Mexico. The men wear feather headdresses, beaded and fringed shirts and leggings. One man holds a snake, another beats a drum.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Tipis--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Snake dance
- Native American (Ute) men perform a snake dance next to tepees, probably at a fair in New Mexico. The men wear feather headdresses, beaded and fringed shirts and leggings. One man holds a snake, another beats a drum.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Tipis--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Scottish games - tipis and men on horseback
- View of the Scottish festival in Denver, Colorado; shows horses and tepees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto
- View of a painting depicting De Soto and his army encountering Native Americans near the Mississippi River. Shows well-armed Spanish military men with armor, swords, cannons, and a crucifix. Native American men and women are near tepees.
- Soto, Hernando de, ca. 1500-1542.; Indians of North America--1540-1550.; Discovery & exploration--Spanish--America--1540-1550.; Explorers--Spanish--America--1540-1550.; Paintings--1900-1910.
- c1904
- Man-With-No-Hair and his squaw, Crows
- A Native American (Crow) man and woman stand and pose beside dogs, probably at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. The woman wears earrings and a cotton dress under a woven shawl with a stripe and checkerboard pattern. The man, identified as...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Dogs--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- "Mint," Crow Agency, Mont.
- A Native American (Crow) man identified as Mint poses probably at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. He wears a long feather headdress and headpiece with antlers and fur, a decorative breechcloth over leather leggings, and moccasins. He holds...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Men--Montana--Crow...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Black Lodge Camp, Crow Agency, Mont.
- Panoramic view of what is identified as Black Lodge Camp at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. Shows tepees, tents, timber fences or camp structures, and shrubs.
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Tents--Montana--Crow...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ta-tan-ka-wau-casa, Sioux
- A Native American (Sioux) man, girl, and boys stand and pose near a tepee. The man, identified as Ta-tan-ka-wau-casa, wears a military hat and jacket with a badge and stands beside a girl who wears a dress and boys who wear hats, shirts with...
- Dakota Indians--Structures--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.; Girls--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--1880-1900.; Tipis--1880-1900.; Ta-tan-ka-wau-casa.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]