Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Rogers' home
- Exterior rear view of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was torn down in 1965. The back of the building has a gable on the right end that extends from the roof level to the ground, and contains an arched area of...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1965
- Rogers' home
- Exterior rear view of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was torn down in 1965; shows the section at right angles to the main part of the house, on the back. It is of simple wood construction; the end has a door and two...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1965
- Rough Rider Tom J.S. Bell
- U.S. cavalryman Tom J.S. Bell poses on horseback in front of a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a uniform and riding pants. His boots lace at the top. A sword hangs from the back of his saddle. He is a member of "Buffalo...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Bell, Tom J. S.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Lone Valley schoolhouse, southwest of Akron, Colo.
- The Lone Valley schoolhouse stands on a grassy plain southwest of Akron in Washington County, Colorado. The small, weathered, clapboard, one-room schoolhouse has an entry vestibule, front gables, shingle roof, and brick chimney. A merry-go-round is...
- Akron (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Akron--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Washington County--1950-1960.
- 1959
- A "Stork" Party at Gates
- Members of the Gates and Rhoads family gather for a "stork" party at the Gates'. Front row of table: John Gates, second from left; Mrs. Addie Rhoads, fifth from right (holding a Gates or Rhoads child); and possibly Mrs. Sadie Rhoads, second from...
- Showers (Parties)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Flathead Indians
- Standing portrait of a white man and five Native American Flatheads (Salish). Identification (right to left) Michael Wyateelame, an elderly man, his wife, Susie Magpie, and Forest guard Harold Flower (white), Camas Prairie, Flathead Indian...
- Indians of North America--Montana--Camas Prairie--1910-1920.; Salish Indians--Montana--Camas Prairie--1910-1920.; Camas Prairie (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Flower, Harold.; Magpie, Susie.; Wyateelame,...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Camp in Monument Valley Park
- Native American (Ute) women and children pose outside a tepee at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. They are identified as, back row, left to right: Ruby (Stone) Kent and Amy (Kent) Snow. Front row, left to right: Amy Snow's daughters...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--Colorado--El Paso...
- August, 1912
- Camp in Monument Valley Park Amy Kent in dark shawl and her mother
- Native American (Ute) women and children pose outside a tepee at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. They are identified as, back row, left to right: Ruby (Stone) Kent and Amy (Kent) Snow. Front row, left to right: Amy Snow's daughters...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--Colorado--El Paso...
- August 29, 1912
- Friendship- white and Indian
- A Native American (Cheyenne) man shakes hands with a white man on the Cheyenne River Agency in South Dakota. The Native American man holds a kerchief, wears scarves over his braids and feathers in his hair. Spectators stand and sit in hitched...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Cheyenne Agency--1900-1920.; Cheyenne Indians--South Dakota--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1900-1920.; Cheyenne River Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1900-1920.; Shaking hands--South...
- [between 1902 and 1916]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado, bath house
- View of the Ocean Bath house next to Soda Creek near Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a tall sign atop two wooden posts with an assortment of support devices advertising the name of the establishment; a small bridge spans the creek; a man works on...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1880.
- [between 1863 and 1877]
- Leadville Opera House project, 1933
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House original scenery. Painted by Muriel Wolle as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, the painting depicts two women in togas on pedestals flanking a center pedestal...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Photoprint of two watercolors of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House original scenery. Painted by Muriel Wolle's as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, one painting is a three panel scene of water and sky; the other is of a...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Photoprint of a watercolor of Leadville, Colorado's Tabor Opera House original scenery. Painted by Muriel Wolle as part of her University of Colorado scenery project, the painting has four elements, each of a room interior with decorative stenciled...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Brush baseball team
- The Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, baseball team poses in uniforms, cleats, and ribbons reading: Brush. Some are identified as Finney, O'Dell, Jones, Gilmore, Rogers, Thompson, and Bolinger.
- Brush (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.
- August 9, 1913
- Central school building, Brush, Colorado
- The Central Grade School in Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, is of brick with a terra cotta roof, stone entablature, and arched windows and doors with volute keystones. Stone frieze work is under the cornices, and also tops some of the windows. A...
- Brush (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Brush--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Leadville saloon
- Men in suits and hats stand at the bar in a saloon in Leadville, Colorado. Two men stand behind the long wooden bar, one wears a suit, bow tie and derby hat, the saloonkeeper wears a white jacket and bow tie. Both men have moustaches. The wooden...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Costilla County courtroom
- View of a trial in the Costilla County Court House in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Judge Jesse E. Wiley, seated at a table at the back of the room wears a suit and bow tie. Members of the court stand near the judge and the Hispanic...
- Costilla County Court House (San Luis, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; San Luis (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Courtrooms.; Judges.; Juries.; Wiley, Jesse E.--Pictorial works.; Costilla County Courthouse...
- 1917
- Rifle, Colorado
- Aerial view of the town of Rifle in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows agricultural fields and ditches. The Colorado River meanders past the town and the Grand Hogback is in the distance.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1940-1970.; Grand Hogback (Colo.) 1890-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Rifle--1940-1970.; Rivers--Colorado--Rifle--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Women's wedding dress
- Wool day dress worn as a wedding dress. The bodice is tailored light blue wool and flannel with a mock bolero jacket. The collar is rectangular with appliqued bands of ivory and cotton lace and ivory silk. The front edge is velvet with appliqued...
- Dresses--1900-1910.; Wedding costume--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Bandwagon, U.S. Artillery
- A group of men dressed in band uniforms sits on top of a bandwagon being pulled down a dirt road by teams of horses during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One of the band members holds a large, round drum over the side of the wagon. Two...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bands--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- German cuirassier
- A group of German cavalrymen rides down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The men wear helmets and cuirassiers and carry flags. One man...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--German--1900-1910.; Military uniforms--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Platoro, Colo.
- Scattered log and tent structures, many under construction, make up the gold mining town of Platoro in the Platoro - Gilmore Mining District, Conejos County, Colorado; shows people in front of residences and stores along the wide center street.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Platoro (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Platoro--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Platoro--1910-1920.
- May 31, 1913
- Men peeling green onions
- A group of men sits in front of a tent peeling green onions in preparation for a meal for the cast and crew of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Most of the men wear hats and suspenders. A few of them wear ties. A man in the right midground sits in a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Onions.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Men with horses under tent
- A man stands in front of a horse tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He rests his left hand on a saddle hanging on a rope in front of him. Another man stands in the left background in front of the tent. Additional saddles and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1900-1910.; Saddles--1900-1910.; Show tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Waiting for parade to start
- A large group of men on horseback gathers to wait for a parade in honor of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to begin. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The group includes American cowboys and Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Tom May and January
- A miner (Tom May) and his burro (January) stand within the confines of a mining tunnel in Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. The young man stands with one foot on the ore cart and the burro carries two lanterns on its back.
- May, Tom, Miner.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- Wetmore, Colorado Wetmore school - teacher Wm. Brock; home at Shell Knob, Mo.
- Interior view of a schoolroom in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado, shows children sitting at their desks, their teacher, William Brock, in the back of the room next to the iron stove, an iron light fixture hanging from the ceiling, and the words:...
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rural schools--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Teachers--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Waiting to start parade
- A large group of men on horseback gathers to wait for a parade in honor of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show to begin. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The group includes American cowboys and Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Julian, son of Buckskin Charlie, and family - Ute
- Outdoor portrait (sitting, standing) of Julian and unidentified woman and girl, Native Americans (Ute); girl wears moccasins and pants, striped dress, and dark clasped shawl with (possibly) medal, woman wears printed dress, and clasped shawl with...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Julian, Ute Indian.
- 1896
- Utes-women and children-Antonio Buck and Luke Snow
- Group of Native Americans (Ute) men, women and children sit in front of tepees. Susan B. Eaton is on left. Woman in center is Amy Snow Kent, wife of Luke Snow. The man holding a lance is Tony Buck. Buckskin Charlie stands apart in the background...
- Indians of North America--Children--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--1910-1920.; Tipis--1910-1920.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Buck, Tony.; Cloud, Mary.; Eaton, Susan B.; Kent, Amy Snow.; Snow, Luke.
- 1911
- J. G. Rogers' home
- Exterior side view of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was torn down in 1965. The end of the building is flat except for a bay window; the angle of the roof is clearly visible, and the front porch is seen from the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1965
- J. G. Rogers' Home
- Exterior side view of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado. The end of the building is flat except for a bay window; the angle of the roof is clearly visible, and the front porch is seen from the side. A white picket fence runs...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1965
- James Grafton Rogers home
- View of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was torn down in 1965. The house has a porch which runs the length of the building except in the middle where a gable holding a bay window extends from the roof to the ground...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1790.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1965
- J. G. Rogers' home
- Exterior side view of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was torn down in 1965. The end of the building is flat except for a bay window; the angle of the roof is clearly visible, and the ront porch is seen at an angle. ...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1965
- Has the pipe
- Standing portrait of a Native American (Siksika, Blackfeet) man, Has the Pipe, and a horse at Fort Belknap, Montana. The man wears a suit, a ribbon over his heart, and holds a hat in his hands.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Siksika Indians--1910-1920.; Has the Pipe. Siksika Indian.
- 1917?
- Central City drug store
- Four men in dark suits stand around a display cabinet in the back of Best's drug store in Central City, Colorado. Two display cabinets, one horizontal and one vertical, are in the foreground. The cabinet in the center of the image contains wallets...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Interiors--1870-1900.
- [between 1879 and 1891]
- Hopi Indians
- Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) men and women sit, crouch, and stand near the edge of the mesa at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The women administer an emetic to those who have participated in the Snake Dance. Men and women wear breechcloths....
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- August, 1899
- Jerry Dingerson, water wheel of Georgetown Courier
- Interior view of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, in a plaid shirt, apron, and pin- striped trowsers with a screwdriver in the back pocket, kneels to the right of an enclosed water wheel and grasps...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- R. O. Old's Residence, Georgetown
- Exterior view of the residence of Robert Orchard Old, located near Georgetown, Colorado. Owned later by John Grafton Rogers and taken down in 1965, the house is one-story wood construction with a steep gable roof and a porch with arches across the...
- Old, Robert Orchard--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1875?]
- Courier Bldg.
- Exterior view of the Georgetown Courier building, Georgetown, Colorado. The newspaper began publication in 1878, with Jesse S. Randall as publisher, and was in this building starting in 1877. The wood construction building has a false front with a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- [1948?]
- Jerry Dingerson & Courier flat-bed cylinder press
- Interior view of the basement of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, in a plaid shirt, apron, and pin- striped trousers, leans over the type in the large flat-bed cylinder press; "C. Potter Jr & Co."...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.
- [1948?]
- Leadville at 16 below zero
- This view of snowcovered gabled rooftops in Leadville, Colorado, includes houses with brick chimneys and stovepipes. Three automobiles are on the wide street on the left and the continental divide is in the background.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Office of Finding Hardware
- View of the Finding Hardware Company office in Breckenridge, Colorado; Frank Christy leans on a credenza against the back wall. Shows books open on work area, a horseshoe clock, a hand-operated printing press, drum-shaped parlor stove, a polished...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- 1892
- Johnnie Dewer's Place (present town hall)
- Men pose around the wooden bar in a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. One holds a corncob pipe. The backbar pediment has carving and spindlework; bunting is tacked around the mirror. A cash register and metal sculptures of swordsmen are on it, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- 1894 or 1895
- "Big Alec", wife, three sons, and daughters-in-law
- Native American (Paiute) man, identified as Big Alec, with his wife, three sons, and two daughters-in-law, in Deep Creek, Nevada. The men wear shirts and dungarees, Big Alec wears suspenders, the youngest son wears a jacket with a ribbon on the...
- Indians of North America--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Deep Creek (Nev.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Families--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Women--Nevada--Deep...
- 1913
- "Big Alec's" wife and her garden
- A Native American (Paiute) woman, identified as the wife of Big Alec, stands in a cultivated garden, Deep Creek, Nevada. She wears a scarf over her head, and a print blouse and skirt, and holds a garden tool. Family members stand in the background.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Paiute Indians--Women--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Deep Creek (Nev.)--1910-1920.; Gardening--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Women--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Big Alex--Family.
- 1913
- Choir robes were made by church members
- An older woman dressed in a dark suit, a hat, and glasses dresses a small girl, who stands on a folding chair in a church in Bailey, Colorado. The child wears a choir robe, trousers, and shoes. The interior furnishings of the church include metal...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Bailey--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.; Taft, Russell, Mrs.; Tripp, Amy.
- 1958 December 15
- Inside of the community church
- Two women and a man stand at the back of a church in Bailey, Colorado. Individual chairs are lined up in rows to face the chancel. Sunlight streams through a large cross on the wall above the altar, which is between two, large, glass windows. One...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Bailey--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.; Taft, Russell L.; Thompson, Roy, Mrs.; Tripp, Gordon, Mrs.
- 1958 December 15
- Lampings, Bailey
- Mrs. and Mrs. Lamping pose for a portrait on their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Bailey, Colorado. Mrs. Lamping, with her hair pulled back, wearing small, round, wire glasses, sits in a chair. Mr. Lamping wears a suit and stands with his hand on...
- Lamping, James A.--Anniversaries.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- December 12, 1938
- Picturesque Indian chiefs in claims against government
- White and Native American (Sioux) men pose in a marble lined hallway in Washington D. C. Suits are worn by all but two men who wear traditional Native American outfits which include headdresses, moccasins, pouches, pipes, furs, and beads. Label on...
- Dakota Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.; Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.; Delegations--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.; War claims--Washington (D.C.)--1920-1930.
- 1926 February 18