Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ridgway, Colorado
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad depot at Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado; shows sign "Ridgway" and a Chevrolet station wagon.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1950-1960.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.
- [between 1955 and 1960?]
- Pottery maker
- A Native American woman makes pottery in Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico. She wears moccasins, leggings, a print dress, necklaces, and is wrapped in a blanket. Items to be fired are at her feet.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1890-1920.; Isleta Indians--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1890-1920.; Potters--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1890-1920.; Isleta Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1920.; Pottery--New Mexico--Isleta Pueblo--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Matalea and Rosalee
- Matalea, a Native American woman on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses with a young baby, possibly Rosalee, in a beaded cradleboard on her back. The woman wears a checkered dress and has her hair in braids. The beadwork on...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.; Matalea, Salish Indian.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Isabelle and children
- Isabelle, a Native American woman on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses with a young girl standing in front of her and a baby resting in a cradleboard on her back. The woman has a long blanket wrapped around her. She wears a...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Monte Vista Colo
- Street traffic in Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, includes a truck with people standing in the back. Commercial buildings line the thoroughfare and adjoin a three story stucco hotel with vigas and storefronts. Signs read: "Eckles & Ritter...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Monte Vista--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Mesa Verde Far View House -- excavated kiva
- Men and women stand by a Native American (Anasazi) kiva at Far View House, a cliff top ruin, Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Chapin Mesa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Far View House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa Verde National...
- [1916?]
- Orgillis Thompson's wife, Mollie Cumliffe Thompson
- Studio bust portrait of a young woman, Mollie Cumliffe Thompson. She wears a dark dress with lace trimmed collar. She wears a wide ribbon around her neck with secured with a rose. Her hair is parted in the middle and pulled back.
- Women--1870-1890.; Thompson, Mollie Cumliffe.
- [between 1870 and 1885?]
- Cripple Creek Milling Co
- View of the Cripple Creek Milling Company, in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado; shows mining ore processing facilities, sheds, water tanks, trestles, tailings, and automobiles.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1910-1930.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mills--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Col. David Fowler, Regimental Commander, 87th Infantry Regt., 10th Mountain Division
- Bust portrait of Colonel David M. Fowler, Regimental Commander of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment and 10th Mountain Division. He wears a uniform and his hair is combed back.
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military personnel.; Military officers--American--1950-1960.; Fowler, David M., U.S. Army Colonel.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.
- 1954
- Arapahoe woman Ft. Washakie, Wyo
- A Native American (Arapahoe) woman smiles and poses in Fort Washakie (Fremont County), Wyoming, with her baby, carried on her back. She wears a blanket with long fringe, a gingham dress, and high top leather moccasins with applique. A car is in the...
- Arapahoe Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1930.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Infants--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1920-1930.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--Fort...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The old Mining Exchange, a night session
- A policeman in uniform with dome hat poses in a crowd of men in suits, ties, and bowler hats, during a night call at the Mining Stock Exchange, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Board of Trade and Mining Exchange (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Miss Crosby
- The first prize entry in the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, consists of a pony and buggy decorated with roses and peonies. Miss Crosby grins and wears a large white hat and loose hair; a boy with white...
- Crosby, Nina.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Mr. and Mrs. Hawood
- A Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows Mr. Hawood with a moustache, white suit and straw hat, Mrs. Hawood in a smocked organdy blouse, veil, flowered hat, with a parasol, in a two horse carriage covered...
- 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?]
- Antlers Hotel as rebuilt after the fire
- View of the west side of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the brick and stone structure with hipped- gable roofs, chimneys, towers, bays, arched windows, a terrace, stairways, a top central loggia and women on...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Lamont School of Music [art original].
- Lamont School of Music.; University of Denver--Pictorial works.; Watercolor painting, American.
- [n.d.]
- Nevadaville old Williams house on Main St.
- The Williams residence in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is concealed by trees in the front yard. Picket fence lines Main Street; wooden steps span the stone retaining wall. Barns, dwellings, and mining buildings are in the background.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [1937 or 1938?]
- Old East Denver High School
- Group portrait of uniformed East Denver High School (East Side High School) boys in Denver, Colorado; they hold swords, rifles, drums, and a United States flag.
- East Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Cadets - Sidney Smith, Commandant
- Group portrait of uniformed East Denver High School (East Side High School) boys in Denver, Colorado; they hold swords and rifles. The school building has incised stone trim.
- East Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1889
- East Denver High Color Guard
- Group portrait of uniformed East Denver High School (East Side High School) boys in downtown Denver, Colorado; they hold a bugle and a United States flag. A bicycle leans on the wall.
- East Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Flag bearers--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;
- 1954
- Willie E. Prindle
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a young woman, Willie Prindle. She wears a dark dress with lace trimmed fitted sleeves. The dress has a lace decorated open neck with a ribbon and a large bow. She wears a double strand necklace with a pendant. Her...
- Women--1870-1880.; Prindle, Willie.
- 1875
- D.C. Oakes
- Studio portrait of Daniel C. Oakes, Colorado lumber merchant, Ute Indian Agent, and U.S. Land Surveyor. Oakes wears a dark shirt or jacket. He has a full beard, mustache and his hair parted and combed back.
- Business people--1850-1870.; Indian agents--Colorado--1850-1870.; Oakes, D. C. (Daniel C.)
- [between 1858 and 1865?]
- The harvest dance of the Pueblo indians of New Mexico
- Illustration from Harper's Weekly, black and white reproduction of a painting shows Native American dancers, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, shows spectators on adobe buildings; costumes include breechcloths, animal tails, and tablet headdresses...
- Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1895?]
- Pueblo farmers watching their crops
- Cover of "Harper's Weekly A Journal of civilization, Vol. XXXIV.-No. 1763... New York, Saturday, October 4, 1890." Reproduction of a lithograph shows Native American Pueblo Indians by a branch-shelter and tilled fields.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Farms--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- 1890 October 4
- Shooting buffaloes with Colt's revolving pistol
- A man on horseback wears a fringed buckskin shirt and chaps, and shoots an American buffalo with a Colt revolving pistol. The man carries a rifle in a rifle case on his back. Native American, plains Indians with fringed leggings and feathers in...
- Indians of North America--Subsistence activities--1850-1860.; Bison hunting--1850-1860.; Horseback riding--1850-1860.
- 1857
- Spokane portrait
- Native American Spokane women and children pose outside a house on an animal fur rug, they wear Plateau-style square cut sleeve dresses, bead necklaces, and abalone shell disk earrings. They hold embroidered friendship bags.
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Ute portrait
- Studio portrait of a Native American Ute woman wrapped in a blanket with a baby in a cradleboard on her back.
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.; Infants--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Flower Carnival Parade
- View of Sunflower Carnival parade floats, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows Black men in hooded robes with a cart carrying a statue of a horse, a man in wide skirt, and a clown. The next float is drawn by a team of white, plumed...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines
- Panoramic view of the the mountain resort, Troutdale-in-the Pines in Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes a swimming pool adjacent to lake and houses on top of mountain overlooking the resort.
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Colorado State Penitentiary
- Stone walls of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, line the sidewalk. A horse drawn water wagon on the dirt street is in front of a faceted tower with a balcony. A stone gate next to it is carved with entablature, and the original...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum
- Pueblo Native Americans (possibly San Juan) pose at the Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The men and boys wear feather headdresses, cotton shirts, leggings and breechcloths; women wear mantas; one balances a pottery jar on...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1930.; Open-air museums--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Co. G 86th Inf. preparing to fire practice round
- Two soldiers on maneuvers, members of Company G of the 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, prepare to fire a practice round with 60 mm mortar from Resolution Mountain in Eagle County, Colorado. The men, identified as Thomas Boulson and Howard...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military personnel.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mortars (Ordnance)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Eagle County--1940-1950.; War games--Colorado--Eagle County--1940-1950.; Boulson, Thomas J.;...
- 1944 April 3
- Baca County Court House,
- Mary Malden, Alice Jack, Roy Mathews, Ralph Hooker, Chas. Howell, Mrs. Howell, Margaret Jackson, Hallie Herbert, Mrs. Cora Mordica, Mrs. Elden Allen stand in front of the third Baca County Courthouse, Springfield, Colorado (town originally was in...
- Springfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Mission Church Santa Clara
- View of the Native American Santa Clara Pueblo mission church, New Mexico, shows the adobe building with wood panel double entry doors, side access ladders, and a parapet with a bell and cross.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1920.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1920.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Catholic...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Camp in Monument Valley Park (Amy Kent) Young mother with pappoose in Kunis (?)
- Native American (Ute) woman poses near a tepee at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. Amy Kent wears a cradleboard strapped to her back. She wears a dress and a fringed shawl.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Kent, Amy Snow.
- August, 1912
- The Chifonetes
- View of Native Americans (Taos Pueblo) at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, climbing a pole during the Fiesta of San Geronimo, a harvest festival.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--New...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Typical Hopi Indian home, Mishongnovi, Arizona
- View of Native American (Hopi) pueblo,, Mishongnovi, Second Mesa, Arizona. Shows a young boy in a yard with turkeys and burros and a woman on the access ladder to the second floor. The two-story adobe home features brick and stuccoed surfaces,...
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1880-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Mishongnovi...
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- A morning promenade, Oraibi, Hopi Reservation, Arizona
- Native American (Hopi) mothers, near a kiva, Oraibi, Third Mesa, Arizona, have babies wrapped in blankets on their backs; each mother holds the hand of another child. Shows pueblo buildings and ladders.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Pee-A-Rat and Pappoose, Utes
- Half-length, profile studio portrait of a Ute Native American woman, Pee-A-Rat, and her baby; the mother wears a blanket and her baby is in a cradleboard strapped to her back.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Mothers & children--1890-1900.; Pee-A-Rat.
- c1899