Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Under the patronage of Royalty and the Marquis & Marchioness of Bute
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which was used in an act of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat decorated with beaded flowers and tassles. He holds a long whip...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- We-ga-sa-pi, Whip, Ponrah [i.e. Poncah] Chief
- Seated studio portrait of We-ga-sa-pi (Whip), Native American man and Poncah Chief, wearing a bear claw necklace, shirt, leggings with quillwork, moccasins and a blanket around his waist.
- Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Ponca Indians--1850-1860.; Tribal chiefs--1850-1860.; Whip.
- [1858 or 1859]
- Chief Red Whip
- Head and shoulders (profile) portrait of Bein Es Kanach (Chief Red Whip), a Native American (Atsina, Gros Ventre) man; his outfit includes an eagle feather headdress, a woven shirt with beadwork, and an earring.
- Atsina Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Headdresses--1900-1920.; Men--1900-1920.; Tribal chiefs--United States--1900-1920.; Red Whip.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- D. V. Donaldson with whip
- David V. Donaldson, President of the Mining Exchange, holds a ribboned buggy whip and poses with a man and two ladies in their Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear straw and flowered hats, and one...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- John Wagoshe (John Whip) - Bacon Rind, Osage
- Sitting studio portrait of two Native American (Osage) men, identified as John Wagoshe (Whip), and Bacon Rind. They are similarly dressed in moccasins, leggings, blankets, print shirts, kerchiefs, chokers, and shells, and both hold feather fans.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Osage Indians--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Bacon Rind.; Wagoshe, John.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 48, 1910 November 26
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 23, 1911 June 3
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 6, 1912 February 10
- Pike's Peak from Manitou Colo.
- A man in a horse-drawn carriage holds a whip while driving down a Manitou street (El Paso County), Colorado near a trolley car ("63" "Santa Fe"). Shows a snow-covered Pikes Peak, utility poles and a parked horse-drawn wagon.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920]
- Cart
- A man poses in a horse-drawn, two-wheeled trap on a street in Denver, Colorado. He holds a whip and wears a wide-brimmed hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Portrait of a boy dressed as a cowboy
- Full length studio portrait of a young boy who wears a fringed buckskin shirt and chaps. He holds a whip in his hands and wears a broad brimmed hat on his head.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Cowboys--1890-1910.; Whips--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a boy dressed as a cowboy
- Studio portrait of a young boy who wears a fringed buckskin shirt and broad brimmed hat. He holds a whip behind his neck holding either end in his gloved hands.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Cowboys--1890-1910.; Whips--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a boy dressed as a cowboy
- Full length studio portrait of a boy who wears buckskin chaps and a fringed shirt. A broad brimmed hat is on his head and he holds a whip in his gloved hands.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Cowboys--1890-1910.; Whips--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Tivoli Union Brewing Co.
- View of a wagon with wooden beer barrels drawn by two teams of horses, probably in Denver, Colorado. A man sits atop the wagon and holds a whip and reins. Industrial, brick buildings and smokestacks are in the distance. The wagon is painted:...
- Tivoli-Union Brewing Company--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Brewing industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1939 October 10
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait of a boy in a sailor suit. The boy has his hair parted and wears a sailor cap, a probably wool jacket with high cuffs, stripes and a star, knickers, stockings, laced boots, he has a braided cord tucked in his pocket; he holds a whip.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Kachina
- Shows a Native American (Zuni) kachina doll of Zuni warrior Salimbiya. The doll has a case mask, yellow feather, flower ears, tube mouth, feather ruff; black, red and green cotton ceremonial kilt, purple legs and body, articulated arms, yucca whip,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Kachina dolls--1880-1900.; Zuni dolls--1880-1900.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Quirt
- A leather Native American (Cheyenne?) quirt (a riding whip) with metal bands on the splayed ends, a brass and steel buckle, and sinew. The quirt was found in Sand Creek.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Whips--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A cowgirl poses outdoors with a lasso and bull whip as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She wears a dress, pistol in a holster, gauntlet gloves, a scarf around her neck, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Birch Broncho Busters - woman in cowgirl dress - probably Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Portrait of a woman with A.G. Birch Broncho Busters in (probably) Cheyenne (Larimer County), Wyoming, at Cheyenne Frontier Days (rodeo); costume includes a bandana, gloves, pistol in holster, lariat, whip, and felt cowboy hat.
- A. G. Birch Broncho Busters--People--1900-1910.; Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Women--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Birch Broncho Busters - cowboy in fur chaps - probably Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Portrait of a cowboy with A.G. Birch Broncho Busters in (probably) Cheyenne (Larimer County), Wyoming, at Cheyenne Frontier Days (rodeo); costume includes woolies (chaps), a bandana, a felt hat, gloves, and pistol in holster. He holds a whip.
- A. G. Birch Broncho Busters--People--1900-1910.; Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Birch Broncho Busters - cowboy in fur chaps - probably Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Portrait of a cowboy with A.G. Birch Broncho Busters in (probably) Cheyenne (Larimer County), Wyoming, at Cheyenne Frontier Days (rodeo); costume includes woolies (chaps), a bandana, a felt hat, gloves, and pistol in holster. He holds a whip.
- A. G. Birch Broncho Busters--People--1900-1910.; Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Anna Held
- Anna held, an actress and singer, stands and holds the reins of a horse beside a railroad passenger coach in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Two men (actors) on horseback wear cowboy outfits with gun belts, chaps, and cowboy hats; one...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Actors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1904]
- Tia Juana [sic], stage crossing the river
- Four horses draw a stagecoach over possibly the Tijuana River. The driver holds his whip and turns his head back to the passengers; men on horseback follow the wagon across the river.
- Fords (Stream crossings)--1880-1900.; Rivers--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Brookings, S.D. harvesting on the Oleson farm
- Men and women are in a wheat field on what is identified as the Oleson farm in Brookings (Brookings County), South Dakota. Women wear cotton bonnets and dresses and hold bundles of wheat. A man with a beard wears suspenders and a hat without a...
- Brookings (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Agricultural laborers--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Croplands--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting machinery--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a woman dressed as a cowgirl. She wears her hair tucked loosely under a cowboy hat, a fringed skirt, work shirt, and gun belt at her hips. She pulls a gun from the holster. A whip is on the ground at her feet.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a woman dressed as a cowgirl who stands with a whip in her hand. She wears her hair tucked loosely under a cowboy hat, a fringed skirt, work shirt, and gun belt at her hips.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- 1903
- #399 Man in buggy possibly Henry Davis building was originally Paonia High School now (1979) Junior High
- A man, possible Henry Davis, sits in a horse-drawn buggy in front of the newly-built high school in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. He holds the horse's reins in one hand and a whip in the other. The high school is a three-story, masonry...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Davis, Henry.
- [1909?]
- Colorado Springs
- Reproduction of a rendering shows a man wielding a whip over a loaded burro outside of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Dwellings and businesses are behind him with Pikes Peak in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Colo. Spgs. Flower Festival, Mrs. Trimble
- Mrs. Trimble poses with a man dressed as a baby in a Sunflower Carnival Parade coach decorated with crepe paper flowers, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. She holds a ribboned buggy whip in her black gloved hand; the "baby" wears a large,...
- Trimble, Mrs.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1897 and 1906?]
- Miss Wilson
- Miss Wilson, holds a whip and poses with two other women, in a carriage decorated with crepe paper and greenery for the Sunflower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. She wears a high collared, puff sleeved blouse of a sheer,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Mr. T. E. Fisher C. & S. Ry. Denver & Pueblo citizens were generous participants
- T. E. Fisher, of the Colorado and Southern Railroad, wears a white suit, straw hat, holds a whip and sits in his Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The lady at his side wears a large, flowered bonnet, in...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Parade entry, Flower Carnival
- People pose in a Sunflower Carnival Parade buggy with flowers and greenery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The women wear white dresses with ruffles, lace, flowered hats, and carry parasols; a man wears a suit and holds a ribboned...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Ward
- A man in a riding outfit (jodhpers, riding boots, blazer, and vest) straddles a wooden saw-horse and is posed as though to whip the rear- end of the horse with a piece of wood that he holds in his hand. All of this fun is taking place in Ward,...
- Ward (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ward--1930-1970.; Sawhorses--Colorado--Ward--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Reaping dry farm rye, Moffat Road
- View of man driving three-horse team led reaper and another man bundling cut rye probably somewhere in Routt County, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific), Moffat Road; man holding whip to drive...
- Dry farming--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Mrs. DeCoursey & Miss Seldomridge
- Mrs. M. DeCoursey and Miss Seldomridge ride in their Flower (Sunflower) Carnival parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear ruffled lace collars, flowered white hats, and hold a whip and parasol; their horse-drawn buggy is...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Decorations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Moki Indians, Wolpi advance of the antelope priests
- View, at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona, of a procession of Native American (Hopi) snake dancers, Antelope priests, in a single file; groups of unidentified Native American, White, and women look on; the dancers wear kilts, and bead necklaces;...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
- August, 1899
- Cirlce of Snake priests Moki Indians, Wolpi Pueblo
- View, at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona, of a procession of Native American (Hopi) snake priests, they dance in a single file; groups of unidentified Native American, White, men and women look on; the dancers wear kilts, and bead necklaces; some...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
- August, 1899
- A delegation & musicians from the Y.M.C.A. plan to greet Will Rogers at Union Station. The stockyard stagecoach was used as a backdrop for this photo.
- Men and women (a Y.M.C.A. delegation of musicians) laugh and hold cowboy hats, an accordion (Palizzi), a cornet, pistols, and a whip, in Denver, Colorado. Costume includes chaps, woolies, bandanas, gauntlets, and conchos.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925
- Pershing at the Bear Dance, Uintah Reservation, Utah, Ute Indians
- Native American Utes pose on the Uintah Valley Reservation, Utah, with General Pershing, soldiers, and wives. The Bear Dance performers wear buckskin costumes; the dance leader stands in front of the group with a whip.
- Bear dance--Utah--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Utah--1880-1890.; Ute Indians Dance--Utah--1880-1890.; Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah)--1880-1890.; Ceremonial dancers--Utah--1880-1890.; Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948.
- 1888 March 12
- Ute Indians at the Bear Dance, Uintah Reservation, Utah, the bucks give way at the dance to U. S. soldiers who are present by invitation
- Native American Ute women wearing buckskin costumes with shawls invite United States soldiers to perform the Bear Dance, Uintah Valley Reservation, Utah. Two white women invite Ute men to dance. The dance leader maintains order with a whip.
- Bear dance--Utah--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Utah--1880-1890.; Ute Indians Dance--Utah--1880-1890.; Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah)--1880-1890.; Ceremonial dancers--Utah--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Utah--1880-1890.
- 1888 March 12
- Native American Utes
- Large group of Native American Utes pose with white people in front of a Victorian house. Many of the Utes are in dance costumes with bandoliers, leg bands and kilts; one holds a whip.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Actresses or dancers
- Studio portrait of six unidentified women in a theatrical pose. They wear white, Classical style gowns, one holds a whip, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dancers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The plaza is full of snakes that have broken away from the Gatherers
- View of Native American (Hopi) men, Snake members, who handle snakes as part of the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. One snake member holds a feather whip toward a snake on the ground while other members handle snakes and look on....
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- 1899
- Adele Voughle cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a woman in cowpuncher's costume; outfit includes woolies (chaps), a bull whip, pistol, bandana, bridle, and wide brimmed hat with Montana peak.
- Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Cowgirls--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.; Voughle, Adele.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a man
- Standing portrait a Native American, possibly Lakota Sioux, wearing a striped tunic, leggings, moccasins, feather headdress; holding a wooden handle whip, and prop wood rifle in front of a painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.
- [1890 or 1891]
- Mr. Beechers- trotting horse
- Mr. Beecher sits in a buckboard with pneumatic tires hitched to a dark colored horse. He holds the reins and sits near a whip. He wears a suit and a bowler hat. Two men walk in the distance. Another buggy drives by.
- Carriages & coaches--1890-1910.; Beecher, Mr.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mr. Beecher
- Mr. Beecher sits in a buckboard with pneumatic tires hitched to a dark colored horse. He holds the reins and sits near a whip. He wears a suit, gloves, and a hat.
- Carriages & coaches--1890-1910.; Beecher, Mr.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Man Poses in a buckboard
- A man sits in a buckboard with pneumatic tires hitched to a dark colored horse. He holds the reins and sits near a whip. He wears a suit, gloves, and a hat. Another man stands in the distance near another buggy that drives by.
- Carts & wagons--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- From John Hundley's livery stable
- A man sits in a carriage pulled by two white horses from the John E. Hundley Livery Stables, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The carriage has two glass lamps and a polished finish. The driver wears a top hat, double breasted coat, gloves, and a...
- John E. Hundley Livery Stables (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Coach drivers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Man, horse and buggy
- A man sits in a buggy pulled by a horse on a street, possibly in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The man wears a suit, vest, bow tie, straw hat, and a flower in his lapel; he holds the reins of the horse. The buggy has four tall wheels, a single raised...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]