Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The new Eagle Mining District, Colorado
- Men pose by the Lady Belle mine entrance south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; one man shovels ore into a canvas bag.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lady Belle Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Present Rifle Food Market
- Men, boys, and a dog pose by storefront windows in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; lettering and signs on a canvas bag read: "Hungarian Mills Flour," "S. R. Fuleher - correct guess," Mrs. Loeschbaugh - 2nd correct guess," "Mrs. Joe Selby 3rd...
- Hampson Bros. & Valdez (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Minnehaha
- A full length outdoor portrait of a Native American girl (tribe unknown), she leans against a tree. The young woman wears a fringed and beaded buckskin dress, braids, a beaded bag, necklaces and moccasins. She stands near a birchbark canoe beside...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Canoes--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Teenagers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ute Indians at Ignacio
- North American Indian (Ute) men pose on or near horses at the Southern Ute Agency in Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. The men wear cloth leggings, moccasins, braids (two have fur wrapped braids), a hairpipe breastplate, blankets, and a woven...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Southern Ute Agency--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing &...
- [ca. 1890]
- Lake
- A man stands near an unidentified lake probably in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. He wears gloves, a jacket, pants, and high boots, he holds a hat and coat. He has a bag or creel slung over his shoulder. Mountains are in the distance.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Ute Indians, group portrait
- Group portrait of North American Indian (Ute) men and women who include Chief Ouray and his wife, Chipeta. Chief Ouray wears a beaded buckskin shirt, leggings, and a breechclout, his hair is braided. Chipeta wears a fringed buckskin dress, a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress.; Chipeta, 1843-1924.; Ouray.
- [1880?]
- Two women standing by the river
- Outdoor portrait of two women near Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. They wear coats and hats and one carries a hand bag.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Paperboy
- A boy poses with a bag of newspapers on a bicycle near the Alameda Avenue bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. He wears a cap.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Newspaper carriers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Tobacco pouch
- Native American (Jicarilla Apache) tobacco pouch with blue and white bead border on bag and flap; tin jingler fringe.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Tobacco--Storage--1880-1900.; Pouches--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Pouch
- Shows a Native American (Ute) buckskin bag sewn with lazy stitching and decorated with multicolor, blue and white beadwork and fringe. The beadwork are geometric designs in alternating colors.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Pouches--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Dress
- A Native American (Ute) buckskin dress used by Lauriano-I-You, Ignacio's wife. The dress is cape-like and has fringe on the bottom and the sleeves. The upper bodice is painted yellow and decorated with blue, red and green beads.
- Lauriano-I-You--Associated objects.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Dresses--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Variety store
- Interior view of a store in Denver, Colorado. Gift baskets, food, canned goods, and a lamp are on display. Men stand near a display of boxed candy. Signs read: "Coca-Cola," "Drink Old Orchard Pure Sweet Apple Cider It's Good," and "Austin's Old...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Elderly Native American woman
- An elderly Native American (Ute) woman, identified at Mrs. Buckskin Charlie, poses in front of a tepee possibly in Colorado. She wears a long patterened dress, a belt and a beaded bag and her hair is in braids.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.; To-Wee.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Buckskin Charlie and two Indian women
- Ute Chief, Buckskin Charlie poses in front of a tepee in Ignacio, Colorado with two Native American women. He wears fringed shirt, corduroy, a feather headdress and a medallion. A shaggy dog sleeps next to the tepee. The Native American woman to...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1910.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- 1901
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a man with a bag of money standing near Denver, Colorado. Text includes: "Los Angeles," "Automatic Telephone Co.," and "This money goes back to Los Angeles."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Automatic Telephone Co. political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a doctor who holds a bag and an umbrella. Text reads: "When you haven't a moment to spare Two Telephones cause delay."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Hunting party at Glenwood Spgs.
- A member of President Theodore Roosevelt's hunting party poses on horseback in Garfield County, Colorado. He wears a bandolier bag, chaps, and a wide-brimmed hat. A pack of dogs and other men in the party are nearby.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Hunting--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Hunting party at Glenwood Springs
- A member of President Theodore Roosevelt's hunting party poses near his saddled horse in Garfield County, Colorado. He wears chaps, a bandolier bag, and wide brimmed hat.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Statue of Indian City Park Denver
- Women and children with box lunches gather at the base of "The Indian Scout," a statue by Alexander Phimister (A.P.) Proctor in City Park, Denver Colorado. In the distance, women and children with picnic baskets and bag lunches sit on the grass, on...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900?]
- Piah
- Studio portrait of Piah (Peter Snow), a Native American (Ute) chief. He wears a bandolier bag, hair-pipe necklace with medal, and bead necklace.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; Piah, Ute Chief.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Hance, Bongere & burros
- Men are beside burros and a log cabin with a dirt and sod roof in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. John Hance and a man identified as Bongere have beards and wear hats. The man on a burro wears a scarf and a holster with a pistol. A burro has...
- Hance, John.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Men--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Pack...
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- Swink, (Colo.) town lot sale
- A large crowd of men, women and children gather for the town lot auction, Swink, Otero County, Colorado. They sit in their horse drawn carriages and stand around hitching posts near the town county office. Several ladies in foreground smile as they...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auctions--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.;...
- February 21, 1906
- Press crew
- Press members in military foul-weather gear, crouch in snow among rocks during the annual New Year's Eve Pikes Peak climb by the AdAmAn Club. Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. One holds food; another talks on a portable radio phone, a...
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Journalists--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Captain Albert Jackman and Lieutenant Paul Townsend inside an Everest Tent, on Mount Rainier, Washington
- View of Captain Albert Jackman and Lieutenant Paul Townsend of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) inside a green Everest Tent during the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. Jackman is taking notes and Townsend is reading. Equipment...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Tents--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Jackman, Albert H.; Townsend, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [May 1942]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Photographer Harry M. Rhoads poses in costume. He wears a floral patterned women's bathing suit with a matching bonnet and hand bag, women's shoes and black socks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 to 1940]
- Confederate reunion
- View of horse race bettors in Trinidad, Colorado. A woman wearing a white straw cowboy hat stands in line while a man behind her holds her striped hand bag and looks on. He has a watch chain looped from his pocket to his waist. Another woman in a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gambling--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Unidentified man and woman
- An man and woman pose by a stone building in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a long overcoat and cap and holds a doctor's bag. The woman wears a long overcoat and hat. She holds a small bouquet of flowers, purse and umbrella.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- Chief Buckskin Charlie - Ute
- Standing studio portrait of Chief Buckskin Charlie, a Native American man (Ute) wearing a moustache; costume includes a feather headdress, a hair pipe choker, metal crosses and a Rutherford Hayes Indian Peace Medal. He holds a beaded bag and a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute Chief and medicine men
- Reproduction of a book page shows a portrait of three Native American Ute men, including Canalla (Johnson), the medicine man, with props: scalp on a pole, guns, pipe, bow and arrows and a beaded bag.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Canalla.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Navajo girl mixing fresh corn batter on sheep skin [sic] over her lap
- Interior view of a Native American (Navajo) woman who sits in a brush shelter, and prepares ground cornmeal; a pile of corncobs and husks and a pile of ground cornmeal lie on outspread blankets in front of the woman; above the woman's head is a...
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Home food processing--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Julian and wife
- Standing studio portrait of two Native Americans (Ute), Julian Buck and his wife. She wears a beaded shawl over a dress with a beaded belt and bag. He wears a long shirt, leggings, hair & pipe bone breastplate, choker, and blanket and holds a...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Buck, Julian.
- 1894
- Navaho girl mixing fresh corn batter on sheep skin over her lap
- Interior view shows a Native American (Navajo) woman, shew sits in a brush shelter and prepares ground cornmeal; a pile of corncobs and husks and a pile of ground cornmeal lie on outspread blankets in front of the woman; a metal pan filled with...
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Home food processing--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Rotary snow plow
- Standing rotary snow plow on Rollins Pass, Moffat Road, Denver and Salt Lake Railroad, Gilpin County Colorado; two engines push plow with steam powered rotary plow wheel; a man climbs out first car, appears to have a camera bag.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1930.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1926]
- Group of children
- A group of barefoot Black children pose together on a sidewalk in front of a wooden building, one holds a shopping bag, probably Barbados.
- Blacks--Barbados--1920-1930.; Barbados--1920-1930.; Children--Barbados--1920-1930.; Wooden buildings--Barbados--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Chief Ignacio, wife, and daughter
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Ute) man, woman, and girl near a tepee, probably near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. Ignacio wears a vest with a badge, and a knife holster. He holds a pipe and a beaded and fringed tobacco...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio, Ute Chief--Family.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.
- 1890
- Chief Ignacio, wife, and child at tepee
- Chief Ignacio, a Native American (Weeminuche Ute) poses with his family outside a tipi in probably Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. Ignacio wears a dark vest with a badge and a knife holster. He holds a wooden pipe and tobacco bag. His wife...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Wiminuche Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.;...
- 1890
- Girl
- A girl smiles, holding a purse or hand bag, and a gift box and wrapping, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Gifts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Ketona Navajo Chief 54.
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Navajo) man. Ketona wears pants, a concha belt, a leather bag strap as a bandolier, a shirt, necklaces, and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Navajo Indians--1890-1920.; Ketona, Navajo Indian.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Moon dance in Garden of the Gods
- Native American (Ute) men, women, and children pose outdoors at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Most men and boys wear feather headdresses. Women and girls, who include Lucy Thompson, wear dresses and shawls. Buckskin Charley wears a...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--El...
- August 3, 1911
- Moon dance in Garden of the Gods
- Native American (Ute) men, women, and children pose outdoors at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Most men and boys wear feather headdresses. Women and girls, who include Lucy Thompson, wear dresses and shawls. Buckskin Charley holds a...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--El...
- August 3, 1911
- Moon dance in Garden of the Gods
- Buckskin Charley, a Native American (Ute) man, walks on a dirt path at the Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. He carries a ceremonial spear and a cloth bag. He wears leggings, a blanket wrapped around his body, a necklace with a medal...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Buckskin...
- August 3, 1911
- Georgetown - stores, interiors. Hancock Bros. Store
- Interior view of the Hancock brothers' store in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado; men pose by glass display cases. Merchandise includes apples in crates, a burlap bag, round tins stacked on a barrel, canned goods, seeds in decorative...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 to 1910?]
- Snake dancer with feather
- Standing portrait of an unidentified Native American (Hopi) snake dancer, Walpi Arizona. He wears a painted kilt, belt, armbands, necklaces, knee rattles, and moccasins. He holds a feather in his right hand, and a bag (?) in the other.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Ceremonial...
- 1897
- Chief Painted Hoss [i.e. Horse]
- Painted Horse, a North American Indian (Oglala Sioux, Lakota) warrior and performer in "The Red Man spectacle and Red Indian camp," poses in front of a painted backdrop in the dirt arena at Empress Hall, in the Golden West and American Industries...
- Dakota Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; Oglala Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Teton Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London...
- 1909
- Agnes, Lizzie, Mollie
- Agnes, Lizzie and Mollie, Native American Spokane women, pose; two are wrapped in blankets, the other wears a dress, beaded cap and holds an embroidered friendship bag.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Louie Judge & his family
- Studio portrait of Louie Judge and his family, Native American Spokanes; he sits and wears pin stripe trousers and vest; his wife stands beside him, she wears a Euro-American style long dress, braids and abalone shell disk earrings; she holds a...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Cradleboards--1890-1910.; Judge, Louie.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Spokane portrait
- Standing portrait of a Native American Spokane man and two women; he wears a shirt, beaded vest, gauntlets and a blanket; the women wear dresses, bead necklaces, abalone shell disk earrings; one is wrapped in a blanket, the other holds a...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Strong Eagle, Simon Silas
- Strong Eagle, Simon Silas and a Native American Spokane woman pose in front of a row of tepees, Washington State. She wears braids wrapped in fur skin, a dress, shawl, abalone disks, and holds an embroidered friendship bag. One man wears a dance...
- Indians of North America--Washington (State)--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--Washington (State)--1890-1910.; Strong Eagle.; Silas, Simon.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Jonas Joseph
- Jonas Joseph, Native American Spokane, poses with his wife? in front of a tepee, in Washington State. He wears a kilt, leggings, shirt, vest and armbands, she wears a belted dress and holds a friendship bag.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Joseph, Jonas.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a Spokane woman
- Reproduction of a painted portrait of a seated Native American Spokane woman wearing a buckskin dress, bead necklaces, abalone disk earrings, fur skin wrapped braids and holding a friendship bag.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]