Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hotels Shirley and Savoy, Denver
- Partial exterior view of Hotel Shirley and Hotel Savoy, back to back, both faced 17th (Seventeenth) with the Shirley at Lincoln and the Savoy at Broadway, Denver, Colorado; two hotels consolidated in 1921 becoming Shirley-Savoy Hotel, Shirley...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Shirley-Savoy Hotel (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1904 and 1919]
- Shawnee Indians
- Group portrait of Native Americans (Shawnee) and whites in a tent camp, possibly in Oklahoma. Identification: "1. Fred Neal (by the horse), 2. Cal Sherman, 3. Daniel Chilson, 4. Thomas W. Alford (Shawnee), 5. L. G. Neal, 6. Lee Taylor, 7. A one...
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1880-1910.; Shawnee Indians--Women--Oklahoma--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Brighton pioneers
- These South Platte Valley pioneers, probably at the Hagus homestead in Brighton, Colorado, include men women, and children in sack suits, bowlers, puff shouldered blouses and jabot collars. They are identified as: back row, left to right, Nick...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Brighton--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1891]
- Ute women
- Group studio portrait, half-length, of Ute Native American women; in front, left to right, are: Tachiar, A-Pat-We-Ma, and Ta-Nah; in back, left to right: Ce-Gie-Che-Ok and To-Wee.
- Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Cody holds the hands of the two men on either...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- [1891?]
- Fulford - 1942
- View of Fulford (a.k.a. Nolan's Creek and Camp Fulford), Eagle County, Colorado; includes log construction buildings along a two track road; one building with a board roof, prominent chinking, an addition on the back, and a ladder leaning against...
- Fulford (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Fulford--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Fulford - 1942
- View of Fulford (a.k.a. Nolan's Creek and Camp Fulford), Eagle County, Colorado; includes a log construction gable roof building with a board roof, prominent chinking, addition on the back, and a ladder leaning against it; wildflowers in the grass...
- Fulford (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Fulford--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Pool at El Dorado Springs
- Many people surround the swimming pool at the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Dressing rooms, diving platforms, and viewing areas line the pool.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1935]
- Trujillo brothers
- Studio portrait of the Trujillo brothers from Mora County, New Mexico, and Las Animas County, Colorado. They are identified as: bottom row, left to right: Celedón Trujillo, Francisco Trujillo, Leopoldo Trujillo, and in the back, Benigno Trujillo....
- Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--1910-1920.; Families.; Miners.; Trujillo family--Pictorial works.; Brothers--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Pictorial works.; Miners--Colorado--Las...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Portrait of three women
- Studio portrait of three women. The hair styles include curled bangs, with the hair pulled back, or short layered hair. Two of the women wear simple, dark dresses with puffed sleeves; one has a cross over bodice. The other woman wears a dress with...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Pouch
- Shows a Native American (Ute) buckskin pouch. It features multi-color beadwork in floral patterns, a brass nail at the base, fringe and a strap.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Pouches--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Band of Indians crossing Big Horn River, Crow Agency, Mont., on B. & M. R. R.
- View of a herd of horses crossing the Bighorn River on the Crow Reservation in Montana. Some of the horses are being ridden by Native Americans (Crow), some are bare back, some carry gear.
- Crow Indians--Montana--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--1890-1900.; Bighorn River (Wyo. and Mont.)--1890-1900.; Crow Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--1890-1900.; Horses--Montana--1890-1900.;...
- 1895
- 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
- Mexican Independence Day, 1968
- A group of six men and women pose for a group photo. Two men and two women are dressed in dancers costumes in celebration of Mexican Independence day. The men wear sombreros and charros or horseman's costumes. The women wear multi-color skirts...
- Independence Day (Mexico)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1968
- The original Gold Coin Bar over 50 years old Central City, Colo
- The interior of the Gold Coin Bar in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, features a wooden bar with railings, a mirrored bar back, a cash register, and shelves of bottles.
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Unidentified Indian woman, profile in Indian male clothing, full length
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified Native American woman, dressed in leather jacket and pants, with beaded bag around waist, rifle bag across back, holding a bow and standing in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Eldorado Springs group picture
- Young men, women, and burros pose in a clearing at the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Each of the eight burros has a woman on its back, and the men hold the necks of, and stand between, the burros.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Group of Ute Woman and White Men
- Half-length, group studio portrait of Ute Native American women and white men; seated in front row, from left to right: Tachiar, A-Pat-We- Ma, and Ta-Nah; standing, in back, from left to right: Charles Day, Ce- Gie-Che-Ok, To-Wee, and an...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Ute women
- Group studio portrait, full-length, of Ute Native American women; seated in front, from left to right: Tachiar, A-Pat-We-Ma, and Ta-Nah; standing in back, from left to right: Ce-Gie-Che-Ok and To-Wee.
- Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Carrie Turner
- Studio bust portrait of Carrie Turner, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Turner wears her hair parted in the middle, pulled back, and her bangs curled to the side. Her dress bodice has pleats on either side of a button enclosure,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Turner, Carrie.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Boulder, Colo.
- Residences, tilled fields and trees of Boulder, Colorado, show in this view from Flagstaff Road. The Columbia Lodge Cemetery is in the midground, Macky Auditorium is further back, and the plains recede into the distance.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a group of people in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West in England. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild West Show, sits in the right center of the front row next to a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Stella M. Ish
- Studio bust portrait of Stella Myrtle Ish, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears her wavy hair pulled back, and long ringlets down her back. She wears a lace lappet crossed at the throat, over a fitted dress bodice.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ish, Stella M. (Stella Myrtle); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Alligator Rock Turret, Colorado
- Twelve men pose with their rifles on top of Alligator Rock, near Turret, Colorado in Chaffee County.
- Turret (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Rock formations--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.
- [1975?]
- Staff of Sunnyside Mine San Juan County, Colorado
- Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colorado) miners are: (back, l to r) J. T. Franks -surveyor, engineer; Wilfred Fleming, superintendent (1922-31); Dick Cram, warehouse; Fred Melzer - engineer; Sam Usnick, shifter; Martin Loftus, shifter; Ed Heuter,...
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sunnyside Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miners--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Horse drawn fire wagon from Denver Fire Dept.
- Two men pose, two in front and two on back, on a horse drawn fire wagon from the Denver Fire Department, Denver, Colorado. The wagon has a ladder, fire extinguisher, lantern, and bell.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 to 1910]
- Star Hook and Ladder Fire House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Star Hook and Ladder Fire House at the east end of Sixth (6th or Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado, built in 1886. The company was founded in 1874, the first in the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department. The building has a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Indians, Pueblo, biography (women, unidentf)
- An unidentified Native American Pueblo woman, wearing a long dress and shawl, poses with a basket on her back, a child, and possibly a cradleboard.
- Indian baskets--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Baskets--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Four Balls - Crow
- Profile studio portrait of a Native American (Crow) man identified as Four Balls. He wears a stitched and beaded shirt with animal tail decorations, a choker, long straight hair with an eagle feather in the back, and earrings. In his hands, he...
- Crow Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Four Balls, Crow Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- San Juan Indians at cliff dwellings at Manitou, Colo. Chief Juan Cruz, baby Julianita, woman Dolorita, boy Benito
- Native American (San Juan) family pose in front of reconstructed cliff dwellings at the Manitou Cliff Dwelling Museum, Manitou Springs, Colorado. Chief Juan Cruz wears a headdress, rosette choker, embroidered vest, beaded breastplate, long shirt,...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Tewa...
- September 14, 1915
- Sons of Italy float Saint Patrick's Day parade, Civic Center, Denver
- Close-up view of the Sons of Italy float in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade as it passes in front of the Denver City and County Building, Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. The float, decorated with crepe paper, shows a lion laying on its back, a...
- Order Sons of Italy in America--Public relations--1980-1990.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Floats (Parades); Fraternal organizations.; Parades & processions.; Order Sons of Italy in America--Pictorial...
- 1987
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait of a family. A bald man with a long beard stands and wears a sack suit with a tie and watch chain. A woman, with her hair parted in the middle and pulled back, wears a dress with puffed sleeves, velvet lapels and a bar pin. The...
- Boys--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- "The Colorado" RR car interior Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf RR
- An interior view of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railroad "Colorado" car. It is decorated with wall to wall carpeting, wood furniture, upholstered wood benches in the back, wood paneling, fringed pull shades and a table covered with a...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad private cars--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Boxer
- An unidentified, lightweight boxer poses with one arm extended and the other drawn back, Denver, Colorado. He wears a tank shirt with leggings, laced boxing shoes, and half gloves.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boxers (Sports)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Acomeños
- Native American women and children pose, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows a young woman with a baby wrapped in a shawl on her back, a woman in white, and a girl in a checked dress.
- Acoma Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1930-1950.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Acoma--1930-1950.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Acoma--1930-1950.; Acoma (N.M.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Central City people
- Seven men, three in the front and four in the back, pose for a photo in Central City, Colorado. All of the men wear suits, waistcoats, and white shirts. The men on the ends of the back row have their hands on the shoulders of the men in front of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Covered wagon
- A four wheel covered wagon, with a team of horses, crosses a desert landscape, shows luggage tied to the back, wheel ruts on the ground.
- Covered wagons--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Navajo women
- Two Native American (Navajo) women saddle a horse in a group of trees. One woman carries a baby on her back, wrapped in a blanket; she and the other woman hold a blanket over the horse's head. A saddled horse stands nearby.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- Navajo women
- View of Native American (Navajo) women standing near a horse with a bundle on its back. One woman carries a baby on her back, wrapped in a blanket. The horse has a bridle.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Pack animals--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Ute Iron Spring
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Spring Chateau, Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A one-story frame structure, the octagonal pavilion with its latticework and projecting bays has a two horse tally-ho parked nearby. Its shingled, faceted...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Ute Iron Spring Chateau (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1883 and 1885?]
- Cochiti Pueblo
- A group of Native American women stand around a man on a wagon in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. Three of the women carry baskets on their heads; one carries a child on her back, all wear print dresses, moccasins, and head coverings. Shows adobe...
- Cochiti Indians--Children--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1910.; Cochiti (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Old front entrance closed 1960's
- The three-story entrance building at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is made of rusticated stone with barred sash windows, an open porch serving the first and second floors, and bracketed eaves. Loudspeakers top the porch, and the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1900
- Eaton sugar beet factory
- A view of the Eaton sugar beet factory in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, includes a five-story building with a two-story attachment and a smoke stack, another long low building, a train trestle, train cars, a train station, baggage wagons, a...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920?]
- Nebagaman Chief, standing, wearing war bonnet with horns, 3/4 length
- Nebagaman, Dakota Chief, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing headdress with buffalo horns and feathers trailing down back, necklaces, woven beaded sash across chest with another sash with metal coins across opposite...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Calumets--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Nebagaman.
- [188-?]
- Mountaineering training
- Four Tenth Mountain Division soldiers practice rock climbing skills, including hoisting bundles with ropes. In the foreground, a soldier holds one end of a rope and a bundle is suspended above his head. Behind him, another soldier is holding a...
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- 10th Mountain Division 86th Regiment Company A
- Group portrait (sitting, standing) of the 10th (Tenth) Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company A in uniform at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Men are numbered in rows front to back, and from left to right: FIRST/BOTTOM ROW...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company A.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- [1944]
- Pre 1900 entertainment : women up in back - band - monkey
- Coved ceilings edge the interior of this theater at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Women are in the balcony in back, and male prisoners fill the seats on the main floor. A man on the stage stands between a table with a monkey on it...
- Prison theater--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Entertainment--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Interiors.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cowboy riding steer, Bean Day Rodeo, Wagon Mound, N.M.
- A cowboy in chaps, spurs and a number "9" on his back, rides a bucking steer at the Bean Day Rodeo in Wagon Mound (Mora County), New Mexico. Spectators stand near and sit on a fence. Cars, a school bus, and trees are in the distance.
- Bull riding--New Mexico--Wagon Mound--1930-1940.; Wagon Mound (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Bulls--New Mexico--Wagon Mound--1930-1940.; Cowboys--New Mexico--Wagon Mound--1930-1940.; Riding--New Mexico--Wagon Mound--1930-1940.; Rodeos--New Mexico--Wagon...
- 1939 September
- The new wagon
- Four firemen pose in the new fire wagon drawn by a team of horses in La Junta, Colorado in Otero County. Two men stand on the back, on the side, and one in the driver's seat. Ladders and a lantern are on the side of the wagon. "L. J. F. D." is...
- La Junta (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--La Junta--1890-1900.
- 1890