Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 18, 1914 June 27
- Gen. Miles & staff during late Indian War at Pine Ridge Agcy.
- Commander General Nelson A. Miles poses with his U. S. Army officers outside in their camp on the Native American Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. They include left to right: Captain Ezra P. Ewers, Lieutenant John S. Mallory, Captain Francis...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Officers of the central Police Station, Denver
- Officers of the central Police Station pose on the steps of City Hall on the corner of 14th Street (Fourteenth) and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. Officers include: first row (L-R); Chief of Police Herbert R. Williams; Captain Robert Carter,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Denver--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Civil War veterans
- A large group of men is gathered outside in a grove of trees at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The group is probably comprised of Civil War veterans invited to see Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as guests of Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Closing scenes of the Apache war
- Two scenes from Crook's campaigns against the Native American Chiricahua. Top: "Geronimo and His Band" shows Geronimo center on horseback, his band flanking with rifles. Bottom: "General Crook's Conference with Geronimo" shows the Apaches and U.S....
- Chiricahua Indians--Mexico--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Mexico--1880-1890.; Cañon de los Embudos (Mexico)--1880-1890.; Sonora (Mexico : State)--1880-1890.; Generals--Mexico--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.;...
- 1886 April 24
- Captain José Julián Espinosa family
- Portrait of Captain José Julián Espinosa, his daughter Teodora and her family. They are identified left to right: Front row: Erinea García and Amarante García, Middle row: José Victor García, Jr. and José Amarante García, Teodora...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Children.; Families.; Espinosa, José Julián--Family--Pictorial works.; Espinosa family--Pictorial works.; García family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca 1909?]
- Captain Robert Frederick Reed
- Deputy Chief Captain Herbert "Rugg" Williams stands next to Captain Robert Frederick Reed, who is seated. Captain Reed was appointed Chief of Police in March 1926 and served as chief for five years. This photo may be at the time of Reed's...
- Police chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Reed, Robert Frederick.; Williams, Herbert Frederick.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- Col. Royal and officers of the Third Cavalry
- U. S. Army Cavalry officers pose on a rock outcropping during the Native American Sioux campaigns, along French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Included are: First Lieutenant Joseph Lawson, Second Lieutenant James F. Simpson, Second...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Cavalry--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military...
- 1876
- Policemen in parade on 16th Street
- Denver police officers march in the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade near the corner of Sixteenth (16th) Street and Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Officers marching at the head of the formation include: Chief of Police, Herbert R. Williams;...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Commemoration--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clock towers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 May 17?]
- A gathering at Custer Battlefield monument
- Full length group portrait of eight men posed near the monument to the soldiers killed at Little Big Horn. From left to right: Corporal Hall, Dr. Henry Rinaldo Porter, Captain Edward Settle Godfrey, Captain Frederick William Benteen, Captain...
- Battlefields--Montana--1880-1890.; Military personnel--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--Montana--1886.; White Swan, (Crow warrior), 1851 or 2-1904.; Benteen, Frederick William, 1834-1898.; Edgerly, Winfield Scott, 1846-1927.; Godfrey, Edward...
- [1886]
- Captain Henry J. Nowlan, standing, in uniform & hat, 3/4 length
- Captain Henry James Nowlan, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing military uniform, hat, gloves and saber attached to belt; First Lieutenant with 7th Cavalry Field Staff, survived Battle of Little Bighorn, promoted to...
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1870-1880.; Nowlan, Henry James, d 1898.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Maj. Noyes and officers of 2d Cavalry
- Captain Henry E. Noyes poses with six Second Cavalry officers on rock formations, during the Native American campaigns in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Possible identifications include from the top: Captain Thomas B. Dewees; next man...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 2nd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military officers--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Rock...
- 1876
- The escape of the Cheyenne from the prison at Fort Robinson - incidents of their pursuit and massacre
- A series of drawings shows: 1) Native Americans (Cheyenne) preparing for battle, 2) their escape from Fort Robinson, and 3) the engagement of Captain Wessels. Headings for each of the three drawings read: "The imprisoned Cheyenne fortifying their...
- Cheyenne Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Escapes--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 1 and 2, 1927 January-February
- Ute Indian Agency, 25 miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River. Four Chiefs. Captain Billy on the left.
- Portrait of four Native American Ute chiefs, an agent, and an interpreter at the Ute Indian Agency, twenty five miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River, probably San Juan County, Colorado. The people are identified as Tabuchakat, Pahant, J. B....
- Indians of North America--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Captain Billy.; Pah-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.; Thompson, J. B., Major.
- 1878?
- Captain Ben Rogers and Largo, a Navajo Scout
- Studio portrait (standing and sitting) of Largo, a Native American (Navajo) man and Captain Ben Rogers. Largo wears a breechcloth, an ammunition belt with a pistol in a holster, a blanket, and a wide brimmed hat. Captain Ben Rogers wears a military...
- Indian scouts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Military officers--1880-1910.; Military scouts--1880-1910.; Largo, Navajo Indian.; Rogers, Ben Army Captain.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Trinity Methodist Pioneer Day
- Transcript of the proceedings for the Pioneer Day Celebration at Trinity Methodist Church in 1894.
- Pioneers--Colorado.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1894 January 7
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 1
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 September 30
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Pocahontas saves the live of Captain Smith
- Reproduction of a lithograph printed by James Reeve, shows Pocahontas, pleading with her father Powhatan, to spare the life of Captain John Smith. Other Native Americans (Powhatans) prepare to strike lethal blows with clubs, bow and arrows, and...
- Indians of North America--1600-1620.; Powhatan Indians--1600-1620.; Pocahontas, d. 1617.; Powhatan, ca. 1550-1618.; Smith, John, 1580-1661.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Captain Daniel Cronin
- Captain Daniel Cronin poses in a Denver Police Department uniform and hat; his badge reads: "Captain - Police - Denver."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cronin, Daniel.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Little Wolf, Little Kula, and Captain C. Lyon Berg
- Studio portrait (standing) of Captain Charles Lyon Berg, Little Wolf, and Little Kuhla, a white man, and Native American (Chyenne) man and girl. Little Wolf wears beaded moccasins, a blanket around his waist, and a feather headdress. Little Kuhla...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Girls--1900-1910.; Military scouts--1900-1910.; Little Kula.; Little Wolf, d. 1904.; Berg, Charles Lyon.
- 1908
- Captain Owen Hale, standing, in uniform, 3/4 length
- Captain Owen Hale, 3/4 length standing studio portrait, wearing military uniform, hat on side table; assigned to 7th Cavalry, Captain of Company K but was on detached service at St. Louis, Missouri, during Battle of Little Bighorn; engaged with...
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1870-1880.; Hale, Owen, 1843-1877.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Chief Joseph and Captain Jerome with Buffalo Bill's horses, full length
- Chief Joseph, Nez Perce, and Captain Jerome with Buffalo Bill's saddled horses taken at Madison Square Garden, full length with painted backdrop in background; Chief Joseph passing peace pipe to Captain Jerome.
- Calumets--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.; Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904.
- [between 1897 and 1898]
- Comanche (horse) and Captain Keogh (separate pictures made into one plate) full length
- Portrait, head and shoulders, of Captain Myles Walter Keogh in uniform next to portrait of his horse, Comanche. Captain Keogh served with the 7th Cavalry and was killed at the battle of Little Bighorn.
- Horses--1880-1890.; Soldiers--United States--1870-1880.; Keogh, Myles Walter, 1840-1876.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Captain George W. Yates, in civilian clothes, bust (oval frame)
- Captain George Walter Yates, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing suit jacket and bow tie; died June 25, 1876 at Little Bighorn while commanding Company F, 7th Cavalry.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Yates, George Walter, d. 1876.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Captain Thomas M. McDougall, in uniform & hat, full length
- Captain Thomas Mower McDougall, full length standing with one leg on log fence studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing military uniform, hat, gloves, sheathed saber in belt at waist, boots; 7th Cavalry, Captain in command of pack train...
- Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; McDougall, Thomas Mower, 1845-1909.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Captain Thomas M. McDougall, similar view
- Captain Thomas Mower McDougall, standing full length studio portrait with painted backdrop wearing military uniform, hat, gloves, sheathed saber in belt at waist, and knee-high boots; 7th Cavalry, Captain of Company B in command of pack train...
- Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; McDougall, Thomas Mower, 1845-1909.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Lt. Wilbur Sheets and Captain Harold Osborne at lunch in Pietra Colora, Italy
- Lt. Wilbur Sheets wearing an army pullover sweater covers his mouth while eating lunch with the Commanding Officer of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Headquarters Company, Captain Harold Osborne, who is shirtless and is...
- Military life--Italy--Pietra Colora--1940-1950.; Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Osborne, Harold.; Sheets, Wilbur.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War,...
- 1945
- Index to Colorado Mining Directory: First Edition 1883
- Index to mines within Colorado. Information is arranged alphabetically by Mine name, with the county it is located in.
- Mines and mineral industries--Colorado--Directories.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Directories.;
- 1883
- José Julián Espinosa
- Studio portrait of José Julián Espinosa, a farmer in El Carnero (Saguache County), Colorado. Prior to moving to Colorado he served as a Captain of Calvary, in Company D, 1st Regiment, New Mexico Volunteers and later was elected to various...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Beards.; Military officers.; Older People.; Espinosa, José Julián, 1829-1912--Pictorial works.; Armed Forces--Officers--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1900 and 1912?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 5, 1918 July
- Residence of Capt. Chas. Deus Malachite, Colo.
- View of the Captain Charles Deus residence in Malachite, Huerfano County, Colorado, shows the captain sitting on the porch and children playing croquet in the yard. The two story house has a front gable, wraparound porch with upper wooden...
- Malachite (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Malachite--1890-1900.; Deus, Charles.
- 1897 July 16
- Central Fire Station, Cripple Creek
- Five firemen and two horses stand in front of Central Fire Station, 340 block of Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; partial view of fire station's brick exterior with a chain across the garage door entry; two firemen in uniform and hats lean...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Bates, Alonzo L.; Hyunn, C.; Kingston, David W.; Rainger, W.J.; Robinson, Arthur F.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Denver High School cadets
- Group portrait of Denver High School (East Side High School) cadets posed in uniforms with rifles, Denver, Colorado. Some are identified as: Company A: W. E. White captain, Harry Smith first lieutenant, Nealy Chapin second lieutenant, Gordan...
- East Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Drums--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1893 or 1894
- Scene of 1891, Battle of Wounded Knee
- View of a Buffalo Bill Cody, Captain Frank D. Baldwin, General N. A. Miles, and Captain Marion P. Maus, on horses in a United States Army camp at the Native American Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Army.--People--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Diagram of the Situation at the Battle of Wounded Knee at the time the Indians opened fire
- Photo reproduction of a map depicting location of United States troops and Native American Lakota Sioux, at the start of the Wounded Knee massacre, South Dakota. Shows: "soldiers tents, Indian tepees, Big Foot's tent, the Bee correspondent, General...
- Dakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Wounded Knee...
- [1891]
- Gen. Crook's H. Q. in the field on Whitewood
- View of General George Crook's headquarters on Whitewood Creek, in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns, shows Crook in plain dress sitting on a tree root with his bearded headquarters staff and...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military officers--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Col. Mills, and officers of his Battallion, 3rd Cavalry
- Captain Anson Mills poses in front of a trophy tepee from the Slim Buttes battle in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory, with Lieutenant Colonel William B. Royall, Captain William H. Andrews, First Lieutenant Joseph Lawson, scout Frank...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.),...
- 1876
- A block group of Japanese and Japanese-Americans, residents at the Granada Relocation Center listen to an explanation of the Army questionnaires
- Captain Willaim S. Fairchild stands behind a wooden lectern addressing Japanese internees at Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. Fairchild wears a military uniform; a United States flag stands near him. The front two rows of metal...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Political...
- 1943 February 9
- Chief of Internal Security, Tomlinson and a group of his police staff
- Chief of Internal Security, Tomlinson, and a group of Japanese police staff pose in a line in front of "Block 6F", Camp Amache, Granada Relocation Center, southeastern Colorado. Tomlinson wears a suit, vest, tie and hat, his staff wear jackets or...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Military...
- 1942 December 8
- Council between General Crook and Geronimo
- View of the council of Native American Apaches and U.S. military officers gathered in the woods (Cañon de los Embudos, Sonora, Mexico) during General Crook's Campaign. The men include: Captain Roberts, Native American Chiricahua Apache's Geronimo...
- Chiricahua Indians--Mexico--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Mexico--1880-1890.; Cañon de los Embudos (Mexico)--1880-1890.; Sonora (Mexico : State)--1880-1890.; Generals--Mexico--1880-1890.; Meetings--Mexico--1880-1890.; Military...
- 1886
- Brush high school basketball team
- The Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, girl's basketball team poses in uniforms consisting of bloomers, sailor shirts with bandanas, and scarves around their heads. One holds a basketball. They are identified as: Ann White, Bertha Jones, Ada Grill (or...
- Brush (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Motor Bandit Chaser
- Denver police officers pose in the Motor Bandit Chaser car at Civic Center Park in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The car, built by the Izett Auto Body Company, has a Cadillac body reinforced with bullet-proof armor plates. Spot...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Police vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Firearms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 March]
- Gen. Miles and Buffalo Bill viewing hostile Indian camp near Pine Ridge, S.D., Jan. 16, '91.
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stops his horse on a ridge near Pine Ridge, South Dakota, to point toward something with his left hand. In the center midground, also on horseback, is Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, who employed Cody to...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Awards night
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose in a room with log walls in Colorado. They are identified as: "Doc" John Bumpus, "Doc" Stauffer, Captain Don Kemp, "Gravey" Claude Graves, K. G. Brown, "Mag" John Squires, F. Burr Betts, Colonel Bud...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Celebrations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1955 July
- Diagram of the Situation at the Battle of Wounded Knee at the time the Indians opened fire
- Photo reproduction of a map depicting location of United States troops and Native American Lakota Sioux, at the start of the Wounded Knee massacre, South Dakota. Shows: "soldiers tents, Indian tepees, Big Foot's tent, the Bee correspondent, General...
- Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900--Maps.; Dakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900--Maps.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900--Maps.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D.,...
- 1891