Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1900 Corbett & Ballenger's 28th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- How we cook in Colorado : choice recipes
- Cookbook created with submissions from the Ladies of First Baptist Church.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1907
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 8
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 February 17
- Medicine men of Navajo tribe
- Native American (Navajo) men pose near an earthen hogan. Some of the men wear bead necklaces with naja pendants. One man wears a metal bead bandolier, another wears a concho belt.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Hogans--1880-1910.; Shamans--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910
- Chief Ouray's house in Montrose
- View of the stuccoed adobe brick house built by the United States government for North American Indian (Southern Ute Tribe) Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta (Uncompahgre Ute Tribe) in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. The house has a shingled...
- Chipeta, 1843-1924--Homes & Haunts.; Ouray--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--Structures.; Ute Indians--Structures.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings.; Houses.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Chief Ouray's houses in Montrose
- View of the original house owned by North American Indian (Southern Ute Tribe) Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta (Uncompahgre Ute Tribe) on their ranch near Montrose (Montrose County) Colorado. The abandoned building is constructed of adobe brick,...
- Chipeta, 1843-1924--Homes & Haunts.; Ouray--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--Structures.; Ute Indians--Structures.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Abandoned buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Houses.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Chief Ouray's houses in Montrose
- View of the original house owned by North American Indian (Southern Ute Tribe) Chief Ouray and his wife (Uncompahgre Ute Tribe) Chipeta on their ranch near Montrose (Montrose County) Colorado. The abandoned building is constructed of adobe brick,...
- Chipeta, 1843-1924--Homes & Haunts.; Ouray--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--Structures.; Ute Indians--Structures.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Abandoned buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Houses.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- A Kootenai and two Flatheads
- Three Native American men, one from the Kutenai tribe and two from the Flathead (Salish) tribe, pose on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. One man wears a beaded hide shirt; a second man wears a beaded necklace, a studded vest, and a...
- Indians of North America--Men--Montana--1900-1910.; Kootenai Indians--Men--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Men--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Men--Montana--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Sac and Fox Indians, Kesh Ke Kosh (Don Whistler)
- Sitting portrait of Kesh Ke Kosh (Don Whistler), a Native American Sac (Sauk)and Fox. He wears a shirt and pants, a beaded necklace, and an eagle feather headdress.
- Fox Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Sauk Indians--1920-1930.; Whistler, Don.; Sac and Fox Nation.
- 1924 December 17
- Navajo brave and his mother
- A Native American (Navajo) man and his mother pose outdoors in either Arizona or New Mexico. He holds a bow and arrow.
- Bow and arrow--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Warriors--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- 1873
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- Assembling electronic components Jicarilla Apache Tribe Industries plant northern New Mexico
- Native American Jicarilla Apache women sit at a long table assembling electronics with soldering guns and pliers, Jicarilla Apache Tribe Industries plant, New Mexico.
- Jicarilla Apache Tribe--Facilities--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1960-1970.; Jicarilla Indians--New Mexico--1960-1970.; Electronic industry--New Mexico--1960-1970.; Industrial technicians--New Mexico--1960-1970.; Interiors--New...
- 1971
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- Redman's Hall "Rising Sun Tribe" Nankervis Butcher Shop in lower part - Built 1883 Main St.
- View of the dilapidated two story Redman's Hall, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows the brick front of the stone structure with arched windows and broken glass. An incised panel under the cornice reads: "Rising Sun Tribe No. 2 1887."
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1935 and 1937?]
- Mildred Tsoodle being presented to tribe [graphic]
- Margaret Tsoodle, a Native American (Kiowa) woman, stands in front of a man as members of her tribe stand nearby. Shows a woman on horseback and a man in a fur turban decorated with feathers. Other men wear cowboy hats.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Kiowa Indians--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.; Tsoodle, Mildred.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Great Lakes tribe camp
- View of horses, wagons, and wigwams in a Native American (unidentified Great Lakes Plains tribe)camp. The wigwams are dome shaped thatch structures covered by a large section of bark which provided waterproofing.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--1860-1880.; Indian encampments--1860-1880.; Wigwams--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1880?]
- The Aeronaut Encircles the Globe: The Yearbook of 1925
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1925.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1925
- The Aeronaut Joins the Circus: The Yearbook of 1926
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1926.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1926
- The Church Record: Vol. 1 No. 2
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1901 March
- 1888 Corbett & Ballenger's 16th Annual Denver City Directory
- White men and women dressed as Native Americans
- Outdoor portrait of a group of white men and women dressed as Native Americans (tribe unknown) in City Park, Denver, Colorado. They wear fringed shirts and dresses and headdresses decorated with feathers and greenery. Possibly Charles S....
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Minnehaha
- A full length outdoor portrait of a Native American girl (tribe unknown), she leans against a tree. The young woman wears a fringed and beaded buckskin dress, braids, a beaded bag, necklaces and moccasins. She stands near a birchbark canoe beside...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Canoes--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Teenagers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Charles S. Stobie and his two Indian scouts
- Photograph of a newspaper clipping. Illustration shows Charles S. Stobie flanked by his North American Indian (Ute) scouts. (Left) Wanzito (Antelope), and (right) Chief Piah (Black Tail Deer.
- Indians of North America.; Ute Indians.; Artists--American--1860-1870.; Clippings.; Military scouts.; Piah, Ute chief.; Wanzito.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1865 and 1869?]
- 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?]
- Two women and a small girl in Indian costumes by the river
- Outdoor portrait of women and a girl dressed as Native Americans (tribe unknown) near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. One woman wears fringed leggings, shirt, and feather headdress. Another woman wears a dress decorated with beads and...
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Child's moccasin's
- Shows a pair of Native American Sioux (Lakota) children's moccasins made or purchased in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. They have a beaded checkboard design in red, blue, white and maroon and hard soles.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Moccasins--1900-1920.; Teton Indians--Arts &...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cities celebrations parade in Denver
- Native American (tribe unknown) men on horseback ride in a parade on 21st (Twenty-first) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. They wear leggings, hair pipe breastplates, and feathers in their hair. Signs on nearby buildings read: "The Singer Mfg. Co." and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Drum stick
- Native American (Sioux) wooden drumstick with a buckskin ball tied with rawhide.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Musical instruments--1870-1900.; Percussion instruments--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Saddle cover
- This Native American (Santee Sioux) buckskin saddle cover was found in Ft. Yates, North Dakota. The blue, green, red, yellow, white, and translucent beads are in a leaf and bird pattern. The cover has a canvas cinch and a metal ring.
- Indian leatherwork--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Santee Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Headdress
- Native American (Sioux) headdress with eagle feathers; red wool; red, purple and blue down; multicolor, loom woven beadwork; fur.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Headdress--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Bag
- Native American (Sioux) buckskin bag decorated with white, green, yellow and red beads, shell, and metal.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1910.; Pouches--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Headdress
- Native American (Sioux) headdress found at the Custer battlefield at Little Bighorn; made of red wool, buckskin, fur, twill fabric, and feathers.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Headdress--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Claw
- Native American (tribe unknown) bear claw with bands of black and white beads.
- Claws--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Bears--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Headdress
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) headdress. It is made from eagle feathers, red wool; red, blue and purple down; loom woven orange, green, red, blue, black and white Italian? beads; transparent red faceted beads, a round painted disc, fur, buckskin.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Headdress--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Denver Festival of Mts. and Plain
- Native American (tribe unknown) men and women sit on the H. H. Tammen Curio Company float that includes a tepee and trees, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain in Denver, Colorado. Men stand near the float that is parked in front of the...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Native American dance performance
- Native American (tribe unknown) men participate in a dance in an arena probably in Denver, Colorado. They wear leggings, beaded armbands, and feather headdresses. Spectators look on from the grandstands.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Sopris School
- Boys dressed as Native Americans (tribe unknown) pose outdoors at the Sopris School in Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. They wear headdresses with feathers and hold bows and arrows.
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- Santa Fe Gold's Curio Store
- Native American (tribe unknown) men and a white man stand near the entrance to Gold's Old Curiosity Shop on Burro Alley in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A wooden cart is on the roof of the building. Burros are nearby. Signs read: "Old Curiosity Shop...
- Gold's Old Curiosity Shop (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Donkeys--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Stores...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Puget Sound Indians at home
- A Native American (tribe unknown) woman and man sit in a canvas tent in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. The woman works making baskets and is surrounded by reeds, baskets, a kerosene lamp, a cooking pot, and stoneware jug.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Washington (State)--1890-1900.; Tents--Washington (State)--1890-1900.; Women--Washington (State)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Native American women
- Three Native American (tribe unknown) women and a child stand before a whitewashed brick fence with tall iron spikes.
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Children--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Indian woman & pappoose [sic]
- A Native American woman (tribe unknown) stands before a whitewashed brick fence. Her child stands atop the fence on a plaid blanket.
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Children--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Native American man and woman
- A Native American man and woman (tribe unknown) stand in front of a whitewashed brick fence with iron spikes. She holds a beaded bag; he holds a beaded bag and a walking stick.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Couples--1900-1910.; Fences--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Two Native American women
- Two Native American women (tribe unknown) sit outdoors on stairs next to a banister. One woman wears face paint and moccasins; both wear plaid shawls.
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]