Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Unidentified Indian, wearing band of beads
- Studio portrait of unidentified Native American male, seated, wearing a band of beads across chest, necklace and scarf.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Clason's remarkable & correct road map [of] Colorado : upon which appears certain geography as it now is, some as it was in the past, and much as it might be
- Roads--Colorado--Maps.;
- 1930
- Weekly bulletin.
- Grocery trade--Colorado--Central City--Periodicals.; Central City (Colo.) 1865.; Central City (Colo.)--To 1876.
- 1865-
- Men with bucking horse
- A cowboy sits on a horse next to another horse bucking in the air during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A Native American man is in the center foreground watching the cowboy. A large tent canopy is in the background.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Round up
- View of cattle round-up somewhere probably in Colorado; shows three men on horseback, a large herd of cattle covering an open range, a man in a mule-drawn wagon (probably a cook with supplies), cowboys, and men men on horseback in distance heading...
- Cattle-herding--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Pike's Peak,
- View of snow-covered Pikes Peak from bluff above Monument Creek north of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1927]
- D. E. Houck Dry Goods Company store, Victor
- Exterior view of D.E. Houck Dry Goods Company building, Victor, Colorado, a three-story commercial brick building with flat roof, street- level storefront display windows with transoms, entablature with architrave, frieze and cornice, arched quions...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1902]
- State Universaty[sic], Boulder, Colo.
- Looking across University Lake (now called Far City Pond) to University of Colorado's Old Main hidden from view and rising from trees, Boulder, Colorado; cornerstone laid in 1875; campus built on land donated by Marinus G. Smith, George Asa Andrews...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1910.; University of Colorado (Boulder campus)
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Elevations, section, details Gates Science Building, Graland Country Day School
- Elevations (south, west) for the modern style Gates Science Building, Graland Country Day School, 30 Birch Street, Hilltop neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca. 1961. The exterior is defined by a large pyramid hip roof with skylight, (need to...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hilltop (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Private schools.
- 1961, March 24
- Wolhurst fete
- Ladies pose at a Wolhurst party in Littleton, Colorado, in white dresses, with puffed sleeves, and ruffled, pleated, or jabot collars. Their straw hats are bedecked with flowers.
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Garden parties--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Navajo youngsters at a campfire
- Night view of Navajo boys and girls and Ataloa, a Native American Chickasaw artist and folklorist sitting at a campfire, Santa Fe Indian School, New Mexico. The boys wear headbands; one plays a drum. The girls wear fiesta dresses and Ataloa wears...
- Institute of American Indian Arts--1950-1960.; Santa Fe Indian School--1950-1960.; Chickasaw Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1950-1960.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Nez Perce belles participating in the Lewis & Clark Centennial at Lewiston
- Two Nez Perce Native American girls carrying decorated bags (left), wearing headbands with two feathers pose on a street corner with two white girls wearing headdresses; all have on buckskin dresses with fringe and beads, Second Street, Lewiston,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Idaho--Lewiston--1930-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--Women--Idaho--Lewiston--1930-1940.; Lewiston (Idaho)--1930-1940.; Costumes--Idaho--Lewiston--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Canon City, Colorado
- Bird's eye view map of dwellings, grid streets, commercial buildings and trees in Canon City, Colorado. The Arkansas River is in the foreground, flanked by tracks (with trains) of the Denver and Rio Grande Western and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890--Aerial views.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890--Maps.;
- 1888
- Mexican consulate - old Helen Bonfils h 707 Washington
- View of the Guilford Wood (Helen Bonfils) house at 707 Washington Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Italian Renaissance Revival style house has a tile roof, quoins, roof line balustrades, and ornate terra cotta trim.
- Bonfils, Helen, 1889-1972--Homes & haunts.; Wood, Guilford--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- The Antlers, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View across the landscaped southern lawn with stepped embankments, to the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows boys with bows and arrows and the five-story stone structure with dormers, covered porches and balconies,...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children playing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- New York Central R.R. Gallipolis Special, engine at coaling track not close up, 4-6-2 #4751 Gallipolis, Ohio.
- New York Central Railroad Company locomotive #4751 is on a coaling track in Gallipolis (Gallia County), Ohio. Railroad workers and other men are near frame buildings at the coaling station. Shows a railroad turntable, and a water pipe.
- New York Central Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Gallipolis (Ohio)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Ohio--Gallipolis--1930-1940.; Railroad shops & yards--Ohio--Gallipolis--1930-1940.
- 1939 June 17
- Fairy Falls, Cascade Canon, C M Ry
- Close view of Fairy Falls waterfall in Cascade Canyon, northwest of Manitou, Colorado, served by the Colorado Midland Railway; water tumbles over boulders; tangled brush in foreground.
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Heebe-Tee-Tse, Shoshone
- Full-length studio portrait of Heebe-Tee-Tse, a Shoshone Native American man; subject wears a headdress, stands on fur rug, and holds a hatchet and blanket; painted backdrop depicts window.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Heebe-Tee-Tse.
- c1899
- Vapor Cave, Glenwood
- View of the Vapor Cave building (built over hot springs) at Glenwood Springs, Colorado; two women stand, and three women sit under the porch.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Caves--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Glenwood Springs
- Panoramic, northwestward view of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; Hotel Colorado visible at distant right; the Grand Avenue Bridge crosses the Grand River (now Colorado River) at center of image.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Pikes Peak Avenue, Colo. Springs
- Westward view of Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Antlers Hotel (built in 1883; designed by Peabody and Stearns of Boston; burned in 1898) at end of Avenue with Rocky Mountains in distance; blurred horse-drawn carriage at left;...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Peabody & Stearns (Boston, Mass.)
- [between 1890 and 1898]
- Upper Falls, Green Mtn. Falls, C. M. Ry
- View of Upper Falls waterfall at Green Mountain Falls, a resort northwest of Manitou, Colorado, served by Colorado Midland Railway; boulder in foreground; pine trees on steep mountainside in background.
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Upper Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- The Mansion, Baltimore Resort Tolland Colo.
- A man smokes a pipe in front of a rustic log cabin in Tolland, Gilpin County, Colorado (served by the Denver & Salt Lake Railway, aka Moffat Road)
- Tolland (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Log cabins--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Baltimore Resort, Tolland Colo.
- View of the Baltimore Resort in Tolland, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows rustic log buildings, an automobile parked near flagpole, and pine trees.
- Baltimore Resort (Tolland, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Tolland (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Log buildings--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.; Resorts--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- W. N. Bowman Co. Architects
- View of the Colburn Hotel at 10th Avenue and Grant Street, Denver, Colorado.
- Colburn Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1924?]
- Platt-Fawcett Motor Co. Denver
- View of the Platt-Fawcett Motor Company at 1249-1255 Broadway, Denver, Colorado; shows parked cars, and rooftop sign: "Jewett."
- Platt-Fawcett Motor Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1924?]
- Grand Valley, Grand Junction, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Grand Valley near Grand Junction, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows fruit orchards, agricultural land with some wood buildings, and stratus and cirrus clouds.
- Fruit--Colorado--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--1900-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- 1908
- Hanging Rock Falls, Green Mtn. Falls, C. M. Ry
- Close view of Hanging Rock Falls waterfall at Green Mountain Falls, a resort northwest of Manitou, Colorado, served by Colorado Midland Railway; hanging rock at center right.
- Bridal Veil Falls (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Peacock Fall, C M Ry, Green Mtn Falls
- Uphill view of Peacock Fall waterfall at Green Mountain Falls, a resort northwest of Manitou, Colorado, served by the Colorado Midland Railway; steep mountainside with shrubs, trees and rocks above waterfall.
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Peacock Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Mystic Falls, Green Mtn. Falls, C M Ry
- Close view of Mystic Falls waterfall at Green Mountain Falls, Colorado, a resort northwest of Manitou, Colorado; water cascades down rocks; shrubbery at top of falls.
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mystic Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Lullaby Falls, Cascade Canon, C. M. Ry
- Upstream view of Lullaby Falls waterfall, at Cascade Canyon, northwest of Manitou, Colorado, served by the Colorado Midland Railway; waterfall strewn with fallen logs and flanked by trees and brush.
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lullaby Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Depot, C. M. Ry
- The Cascade Canon, Colorado, depot and outbuilding of the Colorado Midland Railway; track in foreground; tree-covered foothill in background; one man, four women, and a dog are standing in front of depot; main signage reads: Colo. Sprgs. 11 miles /...
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1880-1890.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- America's greatest Colorado's grandest health and summer resort Hot Sulphur Spring Park
- Panoramic view of Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Wood frame buildings, one with a sign that reads: "Park Hotel" are in the town. The Colorado River and a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company train are nearby. Light snow covers the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Flood scene at Alamosa looking north from main highway bridge
- Floodwaters of the Rio Grande River threaten Alamosa, Colorado, near the old Highway 160 bridge. Two men holding shovels sit on sawhorses along a levee built of sandbags and wooden planks. Powerline poles are along the edge of the river. Board and...
- Rio Grande--1920-1930.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Alamosa--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Alamosa--1920-1930.; Levees--Colorado--Alamosa--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Scene at Wolcott, Colo. Highway U. S. 24 on the Eagle River
- View of a gas station in Wolcott, Eagle County, Colorado; shows a log and frame building. Signs read: "Willard Storage Batteries," "Dreamland Dance," "Only 3.2% Beer Sold Here," and "Penz Oil;" plaster birds perch on eaves.
- Wolcott (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Wolcott--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Wachitas, squaws
- Studio portrait of two Native American Wichita women with long loose hair parted down middle, bare breasted, wearing dresses (pulled down), moccasins, necklaces, earrings, armbands, rings and bracelets; one is wrapped in a blanket. Woman the left...
- Lone Wolf, Kiowa Indian--Family.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Wichita Indians--Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1875]
- Wachitas, squaws
- Studio portrait of three Native American Wichita women with long loose hair parted down middle, bare breasted, wearing dresses (pulled down), moccasins, necklaces, earrings, armbands, rings and bracelets; one wears a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Wichita Indians--Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1875]
- Mrs. Joseph Street, Winnebago
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Mrs. Joseph Street, Native American Winnebago, with gray hair and wrinkled skin, wearing shell necklaces and earrings.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Winnebago Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Aged persons--1890-1900.; Street, Joseph, Winnebago Indian, Mrs.
- 1898
- Decker Hotel, Siera [sic] Blanco, Colo. 1899
- A woman, men, and children pose by the Decker Hotel, Sierra Blanco, possibly Huerfano County, Colorado; one hoists a whiskey jug, others carry lunch buckets and drinking cups; hats include a bowler and a sombrero.
- Children--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.
- South end Walapi [sic]
- View of the south end of Native American (Hopi) pueblo, Walpi, First Mesa, Arizona, shows children on the plaza area between adobe house blocks.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1902?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Hopi, religion
- View of Hopi Native American men, women and children wearing ceremonial costumes including kilts, mantas, blankets, face paint, bead necklaces and feathers, as they hike up a trail to a mesa top, Hopi Mesas, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Rites & ceremonies--Arizona--1890-1900.
- [1899 or 1900]
- Peter Iron Shell, Sioux
- Head and shoulders portrait of Peter Iron Shell, Native American Sioux (Lakota) man wearing a shirt, vest with quillwork, a hair bone breastplate, animal fur skins, and loose hair decorated with bead strings and feathers.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Iron Shell, Peter.
- 1898
- Swift Dog, Sioux
- Standing portrait of Swift Dog, Native American Sioux (Lakota) wearing a headdress, fringed shirt, kilt, leggings, hair pipe breastplate. He holds a shield with a painted bird on it and a staff.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Swift Dog.
- 1898
- Afraid of Eagle, Sioux
- Head and shoulders portrait of Afraid of Eagle, Native American Sioux (Lakota) wearing a headdress, cotton shirt and a quilled vest.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Afraid of Eagle.
- 1898
- Band of Sioux warriors
- A group of Native American Sioux (Lakota) warriors pose in a long line with ceremonial staffs, and rifles. The wear headdresses, cotton shirts, vests, hair pipe breastplates and quilled vests. Their tepee camp and men on horseback show in...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Chief Goes To War, Sioux
- Head and shoulders portrait of Chief Goes To War, Native American Sioux (Lakota) man wearing a buckskin with quillwork, feathers and fringe, hair pipe breastplate, neck scarf and feather in his loose hair.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Goes to War.
- 1898
- Poor Dog, (Sioux)
- Standing portrait of Poor Dog, Native American Sioux (Lakota) man wrapped in a blanket, wearing a headdress, fringed shirt, bandoliers with quillwork, neck scarf and medal pendant.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Poor Dog.
- 1898
- Broken Arm, Sioux
- Broken Arm, Native American Sioux (Lakota) poses on a horse with a hand symbol painted on it. He wears a headdress, leggings, and shirt decorated with quillwork and fringe.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Broken Arm.
- 1899
- Bone Necklace, Sioux
- Head and shoulders portrait of Bone Necklace, Native American Sioux (Lakota) wearing a hair pipe breastplate, cotton shirt, quillwork vest, armbands, neck scarf, and feathers and bead strings in his hair.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Bone Necklace.
- 1899
- Shot in the Eye, Sioux
- Head and shoulders portrait of Shot in the Eye, Native American Sioux (Lakota) man with a disfigured left eye, wearing a headdress, fringed shirt breastplate with quill work, and a fur choker with bear claws holding a smoking pipe.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Shot in the Eye.
- 1898