Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Adirondack stage
- Men and women sit on top of a stagecoach drawn by a team of four horses in the Adirondack Mountains, New York. Shows dirt road and woods.
- Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)--1890-1900.; New York (State)--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--New York (State)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Billboard for Hill and Hill bourbon
- View of a billboard located in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; National Distillers Products Corporation--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Breweries.; Whiskey.; Alcoholic beverage industry.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Suspension bridges
- View of the Triborough Bridge and the Hell Gate Railroad Bridge in the borough of Queens, New York City, New York. A woman in uniform and garrison cap sits on a bench in Astoria Park.
- Astoria Park (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Hell Gate Bridge (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; New York (N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Queens (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Triborough Bridge (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--American--New York...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Running the rapids
- Men and women sit in a boat and make their way through white water rapids on the Ausable River in Ausable Chasm, Ausable Chasm (Clinton County), New York. One man steers the boat with a paddle. The canyon walls are steep and extend straight up from...
- Ausable Chasm (N.Y.)--1900-1910.; Ausable River (N.Y.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--New York (State)--Ausable Chasm--1900-1910.; Longboats--New York (State)--Ausable Chasm--1900-1910.; Rivers--New York (State)--Ausable Chasm--1900-1910.; Shooting...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Interior bank notary public
- A teller poses behind a counter and metal barrier in a bank probably in DeBeque (Mesa County), Colorado. A nearby sign reads: "German American Insurance Company New York."
- Bankers--Colorado--1910-1930.; Banks--Colorado--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Bannock Indians
- A Native American (Bannock) man, women and a baby in a cradle board pose in front of a tepee, probably Wyoming..
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Scene in Village
- View of Native American (Bannock) men, women, a baby in a cradleboard and children in a camp with tepees, probably Wyoming.
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Bannock Indians
- View of Native American (Bannock) women and children with wickiup and tepees, probably Wyoming.
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Wickiups--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Black Heart and wife, Rocky Bear, Standing Bear
- Three Sioux chiefs, including Black Heart, Rocky Bear and Standing Bear, wear feather headdresses and pose on a platform in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Black Heart's wife sits next to him in the...
- Black Heart--Wife.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Black Heart.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Standing Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Watertown Library, New York
- Water from the Black River pours over a ledge in Watertown, New York. The backs of several businesses stand on the edge of the river, including a furniture store in the foreground and a glass manufacturer in the background. A person climbs up a...
- Black River (Herkimer County-Jefferson County, N.Y.)--1900- 1930.; Watertown (N.Y.)--1900-1930.; Commercial facilities--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.; People--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.; Rivers--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1925?]
- Watertown, New York
- Large factories stand on both sides of the Black River in Watertown, New York. Tall smokestacks protrude from the roofs of several buildings in the right midground.
- Black River (Herkimer County-Jefferson County, N.Y.)--1900- 1930.; Watertown (N.Y.)--1900-1930.; Commercial facilities--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.; Rivers--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.; Smokestacks--New York--Watertown--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1925?]
- The Bronx River in Bronx Park, New York
- View of the Bronx River with trees and bridge in Bronx Park, New York City, New York.
- Bronx Park (N.Y.)--1900-1910.; Bronx River (N.Y.)--1900-1910.; New York (N.Y.)--1900-1910.; Parks--New York (State)--New York--1890-1900.; Rivers--New York (State)--New York--1890-1900.
- 1901
- Duke
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on his horse "Duke" in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, possibly at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles adorning it and also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson,...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Sioux dance
- A group of Sioux performs a dance in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Several of the men wear feather headdresses and carry round shields and spears adorned with feathers. A cowboy stands in left...
- Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule--Homes & haunts.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Dakota Indians--Dance.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Major Burke's log cabin
- The log cabin of John Burke, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands at the end of a short, dirt path in a camp for the wild west show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. A fence made from short logs stands in front of the cabin. A...
- Burke, John, d. 1917.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Man & woman on deck of "Str. Osceola, New York"
- An unidentified couple pose on the deck of a boat while on a cruise, probably in the Caribbean. The life preserver reads: "Str. Osceola, New York."
- Caribbean Area--1920-1930.; Boats--Caribbean Area--1920-1930.; Couples--Caribbean Area--1920-1930.; Decks (Ships)--Caribbean Area--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Central City; looking up Spring Gulch
- Reproduction of a J. Bien rendering; shows Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, with houses, businesses, people, and mining facilities.
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1860
- Central City from the side of Mammoth Hill looking up Gregory and Eureka Gulches
- Rendering of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows dwellings, businesses, and mining facilities. Pedestrians and wagons are in the streets and on a retaining wall housing a culvert for Clear Creek. Men and women are in the foreground;...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1866
- Chester Lundgen, had role of Ecamillo in "Carmen" & of Tabor in the "Ballad of Baby Doe"
- An actor from the Central City Play Festival poses for a head and shoulders, studio portrait in Central City, Colorado. He wears a black suit jacket, a white shirt with a pointed collar, and a tie. His short hair is parted on the side.
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1970-1980.
- 1966
- Had role of Micaela in "Carmen"
- An actress from the Central City Play Festival poses for a head and shoulders studio portrait in Central City, Colorado. She wears an off the shoulder dress, earrings, and her short hair is arranged around her face.
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Cave Central Park New York
- Men and women pose on a rock above the entrance to a cave at Central Park in New York City, New York. Trees and bushes are nearby.
- Central Park (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890.; New York (N.Y.)--1880-1890.; Caves--New York (State)--New York--1880-1890.; Men--New York (State)--New York--1880-1890.; Women--New York (State)--New York--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Boggess Bldg
- Three story brick building on 34th and Franklin Street in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The first floor has the Penny Saver Super Market, a notions and dry goods store, and the Lincoln Bar. The upper two floors are possibly the...
- Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Shops & stores--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Map of public surveys in Colorado territory to accompany report of the Surveyor General
- Colorado (Territory)--Maps.
- 1862
- Map of public surveys in Colorado territory to accompany report of the Surveyor General
- Colorado (Territory)--Maps.;
- 1862
- Colorado & Southern Ry., narrow gauge railway post office car H13 at New York World's Fair
- Robert Richardson puts a letter in a mail box on a Colorado & Southern Railway narrow gauge post office car parked in a rail yard at the New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadow, New York City, New York. Lettering on the railroad car reads:...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1940-1950.; Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; New York (N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Photographers--New York--New York--1940-1950.; Railroad cars--New York--New York--1940-1950.; Railroad mail...
- 1940 Oct. 8
- Western History Subject Index
- Corning, New York. Museums
- New York City-the Sioux Chief, Red Cloud, in the Great Hall of the Cooper Institute surrounded by the Indian delegation of braves and squaws, addressing a New York audience on the wrongs done to his people.
- Red Cloud, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, gives a speech at the Cooper Institute in New York City, New York. Native Americans who include Red Dog and white men who include Peter Cooper, Esq. and Rev. Dr. Crosby, are in the audience.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--1870-1880.; Public Speaking--1870-1880.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- American Horse, Warrior Chief of the Sioux Nation, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Oglala Sioux Chief American Horse poses for a full-length portrait. He is wearing a feather headdress and points a pistol with his right hand and holds a long feather in his left. American Horse was a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Oglala Indians--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Rocky Bear, Chief of the Oglala Sioux, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Chief Rocky Bear of the Oglala Sioux poses for a full-length portrait while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He is wearing a feather headdress and a breastplate, possibly made of bones. He holds a beaded war club in his right hand and a...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Oglala Indians--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Flies Above, Chief of the Cut-Off Sioux, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Flies Above, Chief of the Cut-Off Sioux, poses for a full-length portrait in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. He wears a feather headdress and a breast plate, possibly made of bone. He holds a pistol in his right hand....
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Flies Above.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Salsbury with Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota Indians, Salsbury standing, Red Cloud and American Horse sitting, full length
- Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, seated on left, Nate Salsbury, standing in center, and American Horse, Dakota Chief, seated on right, taken during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Madison Square Garden, New York.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild West shows--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Cody with soldiers
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center midground holding the hand of a small Native American child while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. A large group of soldiers from the...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Group - similar view
- Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, on left, William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill", center, and American Horse, Dakota Chief, on right during a Wild West Show taken in Madison Square Garden, New York.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild West shows--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Group - similar view
- Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, on left, William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill", center, and American Horse, Dakota Chief, on right during Wild West performance taken at Madison Square Garden, New York.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild West shows--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Rocky Bear with group
- Sioux Chief Rocky Bear stands on the far right in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He holds a war club across his chest and has a blanket wrapped around him. Another Native American...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Denver-Patterson Building, 17th and Welton [sic]
- View of the Patterson Building at 17th (Seventeenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with tall arched windows and balustrade. Sign reads: "The Washington Life Insurance Co. New York." Pedestrians, wagons...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Patterson Building, Denver
- View of the Patterson Building at 17th and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with tall arched windows and balustrade. Sign reads: "The Washington Life Insurance Co. New York." Pedestrians, wagons and carriages...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- D&RG 1075, 2-8-8-2 Mallet Compound, at builder's plant, Schenectady, N. Y.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Mallet Compound locomotive 1075 at the builder's plant in Schenectady, New York.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Schenectady (N.Y.)--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--New York--Schenectady--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Rockwood Hi Line
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 7 vents smoke at Rockwood (La Plata County), Colorado; people lean from passenger coaches. The Las Animas River and gorge is to the side.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1950-1960.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1950-1960.; Cliffs--Colorado--La...
- [between 1950 and 1953?]
- Near Carbon Junction, Colo.
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company freight train by a "Railroad Crossing" sign near Carbon Junction (La Plata County), Colorado. Locomotive 489, with a wedge plow, vents smoke. A gas station and highway are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Carbon Junction (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Carbon Junction--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Carbon Junction--1950-1960.
- [1950?]
- Five miles west Chama
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 499 vents smoke near Chama (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico, during a Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion. A wedge snowplow is on the locomotive; cabooses and passenger cars make up the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Chama (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Railroad cabooses--New Mexico--Chama--1950-1960.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--New Mexico--Chama--1950-1960.; Railroads--New Mexico--Chama--1950-1960.
- 1955 May
- Windy Point - Cumbres Pass
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 491 vents steam and smoke at Windy Point on Cumbres Pass (Conejos County), Colorado; lumber and tank cars make up the train.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cumbres Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.;...
- [1954?]
- Windy Point - Cumbres Pass
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 487 pushes idler cars at Windy Point on Cumbres Pass (Conejos County), Colorado; a dirt road, valleys, and hills are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos...
- [1954?]
- Windy Point
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 491 pushes idler cars on Cumbres Pass (Conejos County), Colorado; smoke swathes the rocky crags of Windy Point.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.
- 1954 September
- Durango switch engine
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 345, with a front mounted coupler and a tender, vents smoke at Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Brick buildings and the depot are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.
- [1950?]
- Durango, Colo
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company train with narrow gauge locomotive 478 stops at the yard in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. The locomotive is equipped with a wedge snow plow. Men, a truck, tracks, the depot, rock bluffs, a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Durango (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Durango--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1959?]
- Sheep train near Gunnison
- Men sit on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Western Company locomotive 268 near Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado; the consist is made up of stock cars, freight cars and a work car. A house and sedan car are to the side.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.
- [1953]
- Gunnison, Colo.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 480, with a tender and caboose, is parked at the D&RGW depot in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Men stand atop freight cars; mountains are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.
- [1955]
- Rockwood Hi Line
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive stops at Rockwood, in the Las Animas River gorge (La Plata County), Colorado; people lean from passenger coaches. The cliffs of the gorge and rock retaining walls flank the train.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1950-1960.; Cliffs--Colorado--La Plata County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1959?]
- Parlin (probably)
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company narrow gauge locomotive 480 vents smoke by the water tower and signal shack at Parlin (Gunnison County), Colorado. Freight cars make up the consist. Piles of railroad ties are near the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Parlin (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Parlin--1950-1960.; Water tanks--Colorado--Parlin--1950-1960.
- [1953]