Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 45, 1910 November 5
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 31, 1911 July 29
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 26, 1912 June 29
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 1, 1910 January 1
- Fiftyniners' directory : Colorado Argonauts of 1858-1859. A directory of their arrivals, removals, deaths, marriages, children, property, mines, ranches; with names of old towns, mining camps, gulches, mountains, rivers, creeks, and other matters.
- A transcription of two volumes originally created by Henrietta Bromwell pertaining to the lives and events surrounding the early settlers of Colorado.
- Pioneers--Colorado.; Colorado--Biography.
- 2004
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1873 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s Directory of the City of Denver for 1873 Volume 1
- Colorado portrait and biography index : gathered and arranged from histories, magazines, newspaper files, land records, and many other sources, 1931, 1932, 1933, Denver.
- Index originally created by Henrietta Bromwell in 1933 of 31,000 items regarding biographies and portraits of politicians, miners, club women, newspaper editors, artists, businessmen, legislators, early settlers, settlements, mines, geographical...
- Colorado--Biography.
- 1933, 2005
- Shrine of St. Stephen Acoma, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico
- Native American Pueblo boys with rifles, guard a shrine adorned with cottonwood boughs, corn plants and a cross for the Feast of San Esteban, (St. Stephen) patron saint of Acoma, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Men sit inside the shrine with blankets,...
- Acoma Indians--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Saint Stephen's Day--New...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Linen storage room at Agnes Memorial Sanatorium
- Interior view of a linen storage room at Agnes (Phipps) Memorial Sanatorium in Denver, Colorado. Large wooden shelves and drawers line the room. Sheets and blankets are arranged in the cabinets. A large folding table is in the center of the room,...
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sewing machines--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Alcatraz 'Island, California
- Museum, Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Interior view of museum in Fred Harvey's Hotel Alvarado, Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico; shows wood paneled room with fireplace and displays of Native American and Spanish blankets, fish nets, rugs, basketry, and pottery. Animal hide is...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Galleries & museums--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [1904]
- Museum, Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Interior view of museum in Fred Harvey's Hotel Alvarado, Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico; shows paneled room with display of Native American and Spanish blankets, candlesticks, crucifixes, animal hides, basketry, pottery, table with...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Galleries & museums--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- [1904]
- American Bankers Association at Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
- American Bankers Association conventioneers and Ute entertainers pose on front porch and balcony of the Broadmoor Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The Native Americans wear costumes with blankets and hold drums, shields, and...
- American Bankers Association. Convention.--1890-1900.; Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890- 1900.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs...
- 1898
- Broadmoor Casino, Convention of American Bankers Assn., some Ute Indians brought up to entertain them
- American Bankers Association conventioneers and Ute entertainers pose on front porch and balcony of the Broadmoor Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The Native Americans wear costumes with blankets and hold drums, shields, and...
- American Bankers Association. Convention.--1890-1900.; Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1898]
- Western History Subject Index
- Anasazi Indians
- An Apache family in winter
- Studio portrait of a Native American Apache family, a mother, two daughters, and a son wrapped in woven blankets and wearing moccasins; the mother holds a pitch covered basket jar.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Runner Ed Ladd & family
- Studio portrait of a Native American Apache family, runner Ed Ladd, his wife, and two children. They wear blankets wrapped over their Euro-American dress and traditional jewelry including chokers, necklaces, and beaded hair tubes.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Ladd, Ed--Family.; Ladd, Ed.
- 1886
- Apache Indians
- Native Americans (Apache) pose on horseback. They wear blankets and hair pipe chokers.
- Apache Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- An Apache camp in Cañon de los Embudos, Arizona [i.e. Arizona][graphic]
- View of a Native American Apache camp, in Cañon de los Embudos, Sonora, Mexico, shows men and women outside their wickiups covered with woven blankets, with mountains in background.
- Apache Indians--Mexico--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Mexico--1880-1890.; Cañon de los Embudos (Mexico)--1880-1890.; Sonora (Mexico : State)--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--Mexico--1880-1890.; Women--Mexico--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Bosse, Left Hand, White Wolf, Black Kettle, White Antelope, Bull Bear, Neva : Chiefs of Arapahoe, Sioux, Cheyenne & Kiowa tribes
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Native American (Arapahoe, Sioux, Cheyenne, & Kiowa) men. They wear blankets over their laps.
- Arapaho Indians--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Dakota Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Kiowa Indians--1860-1870.; Black Kettle.; Bosse.; Bull Bear.; Left Hand, Southern Arapaho chief, ca. 1820-1864?; Neva.;...
- [between 1860 and 1868]
- Arapahoes Bill Friday's wives and baby
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Native American (Arapaho) Bill Friday's wives and child. The women wear blankets. The girl wears a dress decorated with elk teeth.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Friday, Bill--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Arapaho men
- Native American (Arapaho) men pose outdoors with white men. The Native American men wear moccasins, leggings, breechcloths, vests, and hats. Some men wear blankets.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Arapahoe men
- Friday, Sharp Nose, Black Coal, Six Feathers, and other Native American (Arapaho) men pose outdoors with white men at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Some of the Arapahoe men hold rifles, they wear moccasins, leggings, blankets, vests, hair pipe chokers,...
- Arapaho Indians--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1880-1910.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1880-1910.; Black Coal.; Sharp Nose.; Six Feathers.; Friday, Bill.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Little Raven's Sons
- Possibly Little Bear and Shield, Native American (Arapaho) men pose near a wooden building, probably at Camp Supply, Oklahoma. The men wear blankets. One man wears a scarf and a necklace with a pendant around his neck, he holds a fan made of...
- Arapaho Indians--Oklahoma--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1860-1870.; Little Raven--Family.
- [1868?]
- Arapahoe lodge and squaws
- Four Native American (Arapahoe) women sit by a large tepee in Fort Sill, Indian Territory (Oklahoma). They wear dresses with blankets over their shoulders and branches are scattered around their feet. A child stands at the tepee entrance next to a...
- Arapaho Indians--Women--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1860-1880.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1860-1880.; Children--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1860-1880.; Indian encampments--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1860-1880.;...
- [between 1869 and 1874]
- Pearl Pass trip
- View of several men and women sitting on blankets having a picnic on the side of Pearl Pass, Aspen Colorado; dressed in heavy coats and sweaters and wearing hats; wrappers, cups, and food scattered over the picnic blanket; patches of snow cover...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- [about 1910?]
- Santa Fe depot in Colorado Springs before present structure was built
- View of an ornate wood souvenir stand with shelves and a raised awning outside of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad station in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Native American items for sale include; blankets, pottery, painted...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Structures--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations.; Souvenir shops.
- [between 1890 and 1893?]
- Gros Ventre Group Picture - Black Owl seated (on left), Mary standing, unidentified Indian seated, full length
- Gros Ventre group portrait. Includes Black Owl, seated at left; Mary, standing; and an unidentified Indian male, seated at right. Both males wear a feather in hair, braids, and are wrapped in blankets; Mary wears braids, necklace and beaded...
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Black Owl.
- [188?]
- Mary, Gros Ventre, standing behind two unidentified Indian women, full length
- Mary, Gros Ventre, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop standing behind two unidentified seated Native Americans (one holding a child); Mary wears necklace and seashell beading on shirt; two others wrapped in blankets around shoulders...
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Mary, Atsina Indian.
- [188-?]
- Aurora, S.D. harvest scene
- A man drives workhorses harnessed to a machine to harvest wheat in a field in probably Aurora (Brookings County), South Dakota. Blankets cover the horses' harnesses. Wheat is piled in the field. A frame house with a pitched roof and outbuildings is...
- Aurora (S.D.)--1870-1920.; Croplands--South Dakota--Aurora--1890-1920.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Aurora--1890-1920.; Horse teams--South Dakota--Aurora--1890-1920.; Wheat--South Dakota--Aurora--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Indian troubles
- North American Indians (Bannock) pose near tepees at a camp. The men have long hair and wear shirts, woven blankets and bead necklaces, women wear blankets. A man with a derby hat sits on a horse. A man with a rifle poses on a rock above a river...
- Bannock Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Craters of the Moon National Monument (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--1870-1880.; Volcanic rock--Idaho--Craters of the Moon National Monument--1870-1880.
- 1878 July 6
- Indian "Turkish bath"
- Two white men stand near a Native American (Shoshone or Bannock) bath in an area covered with tall grass and bushes. The bath is covered with a wooden frame. One man wears a military uniform. The other man wears a suit.
- Bannock Indians--Structures--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Structures--1880-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--Structures--1880-1910.; Steam baths--1880-1910.; Sweatbaths--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Southwest Indian pottery
- A piece of southwestern Native American pottery (probably Hopi) painted with intricate designs and a basket are displayed on a shelf covered by woven blankets.
- Baskets--1890-1920.; Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Hopi pottery--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Pottery--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Ute Bear Dance at Ignacio, Colo
- Native American Utes perform the Bear Dance at Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. Girls wear blankets; men and boys look on.
- Bear dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.;...
- [1901]
- Airplane and crowd
- View of men, women, and children around a biplane in a field, possibly in New Mexico. Men ride horses; Native American women wear blankets.
- Biplanes--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Drying our blankets after we had been upset
- Men, probably J.E. Pelton, J.A. Curtis, M.F. Hovey, and E.B. Anderson, stand near a campfire, and eat or cook, in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose County, Colorado. Blankets dry on a makeshift rack near the fire. A duffel bag and a coffee...
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Campfires--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Camping--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Discovery & exploration--American--Colorado--Montrose...
- 1900 September
- Western History Subject Index
- Blankets. Chimayo
- Virgin lands of Bloomfield, N. M.
- View of barren land near Bloomfield, New Mexico. The desert landscape is surrounded by a wire fence.
- Bloomfield (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Deserts--New Mexico--1900-1920.; Fences--New Mexico--Bloomfield--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Eldora, Colorado
- Snow blankets the ground and pine trees near the mining town of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Telephone poles stand in the right midground. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Brewer, George
- Street scene, Brighton, Colo.
- View north on Division Street, renamed North Main Street, from northeast corner of Bridge and North Main Street, Brighton, Colorado; shows horse-drawn wagons and carriages parked near sidewalk, brick and wood frame buildings. Identifiable...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Brighton--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Brighton--1900-1910.
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Spotted Tail's wife
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Spotted Tail's wife and baby, Native American (Brulé Sioux) woman and child. She wears a dress and blanket shawl. The baby is wrapped in swaddling clothes and blankets.
- Brulé Indians--1870-1890.; Dakota Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Infants--1870-1890.; Mothers & children--1870-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881--Family.
- [between 1875 and 1885]
- Spotted Tail's papoose
- Spotted Tail's baby in swaddling clothes and blankets. The baby is propped against a stump.
- Brulé Indians--1870-1890.; Dakota Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Infants--1870-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881--Family.
- [between 1875 and 1885]
- Mrs. Sharp Nail, Rosebud Ind.
- An elderly Native American (possibly Brule) woman, identified as Mrs. Sharp Nail, sips from a mug. She wears a print dress and is wrapped in a shawl and blankets. A saucer and donut are on a stool next to her chair.
- Brulé Indians--1880-1910.; Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Aged persons--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.; Sharp Nail, Mrs.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Brumbaugh, Harold N
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
- Sam Lone Bear, Cy Compton, Belnapp, and Hank Goodwin stand near a tepee with other Native American (Sioux) men. The Sioux men wear beaded moccasins, leggings, and blankets. They are members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--1890-1910.; Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Tipis--1890-1910.; Wild west shows--1890-1910.; Belnapp.; Compton, Cy.; Goodwin, Hank.; Lone Bear, Sam.
- [between 1890 and 1907]
- London tour
- A reenactment with Native American (Sioux)men and women in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, London, England; they pose near a tepee and a painted background, shows a travois hitched to a horse with a girl on it's back. The men wear moccasins,...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; London (England)--19090-1910.; Girls--England--London--1900-1910.; Historical...
- [between 1900 and 1907]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
- Native American (Sioux) men, members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose outdoors near a poster of Buffalo Bill and other men in Bodmin, Cornwall, England. One man holds a beaded and fringed bag. The men wear blankets, leggings, beaded vests,...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--England--Bodmin--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--Bodmin--1900-1910.; Bodmin (England)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--England--Bodmin--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Large group of Sioux Indians, Wild West Show
- View of a group of Native American Sioux men dressed in headdresses and wrapped in blankets with a few women and children; all performers in Cody's Wild West Show.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1900-1920.; Dakota Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Children--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Women--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]