Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Leyner's Hotel
- A man and a woman stand on the upper porch of the Leyner's Hotel. The building is wood, two story and has a slate tile roof. A wood sidewalk is in front of the building. Other unidentified buildings are on either side of the hotel.
- Leyner's Hotel--1890-1910.; Hotels--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Unidentified buildings
- Four men stand outside of a single story brick building. A barbershop pole is on the wood sidewalk in front.
- Buildings--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Interior of unknown bldg.
- An interior of an unknown building, possibly a hotel, probably Colorado. The ceiling is decorated with molded plaster designs. A rug covers a wood floor. The room is decorated with chairs (possibly wicker), padded wood chairs, a lattice covered...
- Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Unidentified building
- A view of a pavilion constructed in the mission style. The building has rounded arched doorways, towers with projecting eaves and exposed rafters, a balcony, tiled roof and a stage is in front.
- Pavilions--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A canyon in mountains near Denver
- View of a road grade beside a creek in an unidentified canyon, possibly in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows trees, rock walls in the canyon and fallen trees in the creek.
- Canyons--Colorado--1860-1870.; Dirt roads--Colorado--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1868]
- Grand opera at Sprague's, opera singers from Central City Opera
- A woman opera singer from the Central City Opera performs for members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies during a dinner at Sprague's Lodge in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. The unidentified singer wears slacks, a short sleeved shirt and...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1956 July
- Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church Lincoln Park.
- View of Saint Joseph Church ( St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver, Saint Joseph Redemptorist Catholic Church) located at 605 West 6th (Sixth) Ave. (NE corner Galapago St.), in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The parish was...
- St. Joseph Church (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--2000-2010.; Catholic churches.; Conservation & restoration.; Crosses.; Historic buildings.; Priests.; Fisher, Father, C. S. R....
- ca. 2004
- Two elk bucks
- Two male elk stand in an open grassy field in an unidentified location.
- Elk--1900-1910.; Meadows--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Unidentified woman
- A photo of a woman as she speaks into a microphone. This may be Patricia Borjon-Lopez, an activist, at the National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Ute Indian Agency, 25 miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River. Four Chiefs. Captain Billy on the left.
- Portrait of four Native American Ute chiefs, an agent, and an interpreter at the Ute Indian Agency, twenty five miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River, probably San Juan County, Colorado. The people are identified as Tabuchakat, Pahant, J. B....
- Indians of North America--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Captain Billy.; Pah-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.; Thompson, J. B., Major.
- 1878?
- Young man
- Studio bust portrait of an unidentified man, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. His hair is parted to the side, and he wears a coat, vest, and a patterned silk necktie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Gregory Monument dedication
- $20,000,000.00 in gold." The man on the left has a long, gray beard and holds a shovel in his hand. The man on the right wears a coat and overalls. H. H. Lake wears a suit. All three wear hats.; H. H. Lake stands between two unidentified men near...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.;...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- Two unidentified men stand in the midground on a walkway of wood planks near the site where John H. Gregory first discovered gold at Mountain City near Central City, Colorado, in 1859. The site was marked with a bronze plaque on July 23, 1932...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gregory, John H.
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- Three unidentified men are gathered in the midground in the vein where John H. Gregory first discovered gold at Mountain City near Central City, Colorado, in 1859. The group is gathered for the July 23, 1932 dedication of the Gregory Monument, a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gregory, John H.
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- A group of 24 men stands at the site where John H. Gregory first discovered gold at Mountain City near Central City, Colorado, in 1859. The group is gathered for the July 23, 1932 dedication ceremony of the Gregory Monument, a bronze marker...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Gregory, John...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- A group of 24 men stands at the site where John H. Gregory first discovered gold at Mountain City near Central City, Colorado, in 1859. The group is gathered for the July 23, 1932 dedication ceremony of the Gregory Monument, a bronze marker...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Monuments &...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- A group of 24 men stands at the site where John H. Gregory first discovered gold at Mountain City near Central City, Colorado, in 1859. The group is gathered for the July 23, 1932 dedication ceremony of the Gregory Monument, a bronze marker...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Mountain City--1930- 1940.; Monuments &...
- [1932]
- Gregory Monument dedication
- Five unidentified men stand next to the bronze marker placed at the Mountain City site near Central City, Colorado, where John H. Gregory first discovered gold in 1859. The marker, dedicated July 23, 1932, reads: "On this ground later known as...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Historical markers--Colorado--Mountain City--1930-1940.; Monuments &...
- [1932]
- Unidentified residence, curved staircase
- Interior view of a curved staircase in an unidentified residence designed by Burnham Hoyt, in Colorado. A curved steel railing lines the probably concrete stairs. A curved, exterior wall comprised of glass bricks is part way up the stairs. Potted...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Circular rooms--Colorado--1930-1940.; Hand railings--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Stairhalls--Colorado--1930-1940.; Stairways--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Unidentified model
- View of a probably plaster architectural model of an unidentified modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt. The one story house has a center courtyard enclosed by a wall. Shows a one car garage door, glass brick windows and plate glass...
- Arbors (Bowers)--1930-1940.; Architectural models--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Flat roofs--1930-1940.; Model houses--1930-1940.; Patios--1930-1940.; Skylights--1930-1940.; Terraces--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Unidentified model
- View of a probably plaster architectural model of an unidentified modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt. The one story house has glass brick and plate glass windows, and a rooftop terrace with glass skylights in the floor that...
- Arbors (Bowers)--1930-1940.; Architectural models--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Flat roofs--1930-1940.; Model houses--1930-1940.; Skylights--1930-1940.; Terraces--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Unidentified residence, living room
- Interior view of a living room in an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The room has a modern style fireplace built into a flat wall, built-in bookshelves, a...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Bookcases--Colorado--1930-1940.; Fireplaces--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--1930-1940.; Pianos--Colorado--1930-1940.; Seating...
- 1939
- Unidentified residence
- View of an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The two story, modern style brick house has a wood paneled course along the flat roof. The house is comprised of...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Flat roofs--1930-1940.; Garages--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Lawns--Colorado--1930-1940.; Patios--Colorado--1930-1940.; Terraces--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Unidentified residence, bedroom
- Interior view of a bedroom in an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The modern style room has wood paneled walls, and probably a vinyl floor with a geometric,...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Bedrooms--Colorado--1930-1940.; Beds--Colorado--1930-1940.; Chairs--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Unidentified residence, room with fireplace
- Interior view of living room or den in an unidentified modern style residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The sitting room has wood paneled walls with moldings and a chair rail....
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Fireplaces--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--1930-1940.; Seating furniture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Woodwork--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Unidentified residence, steps
- Interior view of a sitting room in an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The modern style house has patterned draperies around an arched window and glass french...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Chandeliers--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--1930-1940.; Seating furniture--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1939]
- Unidentified model
- View of a probably plaster architectural model of an unidentified modern style building designed by architect Burnham Hoyt. Shows a commercial building with a three tier vertical rise on one side, and a low, horizontal block with a curved terrace...
- Architectural models--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Unidentified residence, fireplace room
- Interior view of a living room and fireplace in an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The modern style room has exposed wood beam rafters on the vaulted ceiling,...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Fireplaces--1930-1940.; Hides & skins--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--1930-1940.; Rafters--Colorado--1930-1940.; Rugs--1930-1940.; Seating...
- [1939?]
- Unidentified residence
- View of an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The modern style brick and wood sided house is comprised of adjoined rectangular segments and a two story segment....
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Driveways--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1939]
- Unidentified residence, steps
- Exterior view of an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The modern style brick and wood sided house has a hip roof, wooden shutters on either side of large windows...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.; Stairs--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1939]
- Unidentified residence, entrance
- View of the entrance to an unidentified residence designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, in possibly Cherry Hills Village (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The modern style brick and wood sided house has adjoined rectangular segments, a hip roof and brick...
- Architecture--Colorado--1930-1940.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1939]
- Buckskin Charlie & two Native American women
- Native American Ute Indian chief Buckskin Charlie poses in front of a tepee with his wife Emma Naylor Buck (To-Wee) and an unidentified Native American woman. Buckskin Charlie wears fringed pants and shirt, a feather in his hair and a choker...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1910.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- 1901
- Cochiti women
- Native American (Cochiti) women and child stand in a doorway of an adobe building, Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. The women wear print dresses with cloth belts and white wrap moccasins. One holds a small girl in a dress.
- Cochiti Indians--Women--New Mexico--Cochiti--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Cochiti--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Cochiti--1910-1920.; Cochiti (N.M.)--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Unid. Indian wearing badge Allegheny, Penn.
- Shows an unidentified Native American man in ceremonial dress seated next to a residence in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. He wears a stripped shirt, long pants decorated with bands of beads down the sides, a cone shaped headdress that is decorated with...
- Indians of North America--Pennsylvania--Allegheny--1890-1910.; Allegheny (Pa.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- 2 unid. men in front of tipi
- Two unidentified Native American men pose in front of tipi. One man wears a wide brimmed hat, long shirt tied with a beaded belt, pants with beadwork down the sides, a scarf and beaded moccasins. The other man wears a long print shirt with beaded...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Tipis--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- 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
- Four men, unid.
- Four unidentified Native American Indian men pose in ceremonial clothing. One man holds a drum and a shield (?) and another holds a staff. They all wear pants, shirts, headdresses and beaded moccasins.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1900-1910.; Headdresses--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Woman & man looking in oven
- A photomontage of a couple as they look into the open oven of a gas stove. Steam rises from a pot on the stove and from food in the oven. The woman wears a dark dress and white apron; the man wears a suit and white shirt. The image is surrounded...
- Advertisements--1890-1910.; Stoves--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Bond, J. W.
- A photo of criminal J. W. Bond. His hands are folded in his lap and he wears a jacket that is too tight, vest, hat and tie. An unidentified man is off to the side.
- Bond, J. W.; Criminals--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Testing method that makes exact comparisons possible
- John Gates, on right, and an unidentified man use stopwatches to test a tire that is set up on round track at the Gates Rubber Company roof in Denver, Colorado. Shows smokestack, hopper, brick wall, and Charles C. Gates on right with several men in...
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, John.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Zanetell tent at Forbes tent colony
- Striking coal miners and their families pose near Joe Zanetell's tent during the UMW labor strike against CF & I. at Forbes Camp near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado The people are identified (left to right) as: 1) an unidentified man, 2)...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Unidentified mine
- Shows the wood building of an unidentified mine near Holy Cross City in Eagle County, Colorado. Miners stand next to the the buildings. Horses or donkeys stand near a cabin; other miners stand on the porch.
- Eagle county (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- William F. Cody with war correspondents
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback behind a group of press men covering the uprisings among Native Americans. Standing in the front row are, from left, an unidentified man; E.A. O'Brien (Associated Press); Edward B. Clark...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Press--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Mining camp
- A view of an unidentified mining town, possibly in Colorado. Shows wood mining buildings, dirt roads and residences.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining camps--Colorado--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Headquarters 1st Battalion
- FIRST ROW 1) unidentified, 2) unidentified, 3) unidentified, 4) unidentified, 5) unidentified, 6) unidentified, 7) unidentified, 8) unidentified, 9) unidentified, 10) unidentified, 11) unidentified, 12) unidentified, 13) unidentified, 14)...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- [1944 June]
- Flathead group portrait
- Two unidentified Native American men and one woman stand in a field on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The two men wear wide-brimmed hats and the woman wears a striped blanket wrapped around her. Both men also hold patterned...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Nun hears migrant problems
- A nun seated on the edge of a bed listens to an unidentified migrant worker. A man and a young boy, lying in a bed behind her, look on.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Conversation--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Migrant agricultural laborers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Nuns--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1971
- Ezra Meeker
- Men, a women, and children pose on or beside an oxen-drawn covered wagon in an eroded ravine near Bellevue (Sarpy County), Nebraska. Ezra Meeker, an elderly man, has a beard, wears a jacket and slacks, and stands beside oxen. On the wagon, a woman...
- Oregon National Historic Trail--1910-1920.; Aged persons--Men--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Canyons--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Children--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--1910-1920.; Ox teams--Nebraska--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1912?]