Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Men, mules and ammunition move forward
- Three men from the Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company H (wearing combat fatigues and helmets, and carrying rifles) walk down a country road lined with leafless trees. One leads a pack mule bearing supplies. More mules...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Mules--Italy--1940-1950.; Pack animals--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th.
- April 14, 1945
- Tramway on Riva Ridge, Italy
- View of the tramway (loaded with supplies, an Army officer, an Army photographer, and Sergeant Paul Long) on Riva Ridge, Italy, during the Italian Campaign. Also pictured, a group of approximately 10 other soldiers stand on the landing deck or man...
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Aerial tramways--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Above Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier expedition, Washington
- A soldier from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) looks at Cadaver Gap en route to Camp Two during the Mount Rainier Expedition. He is wearing a cap, goggles, gloves, and an anorak and is carrying a large backpack, and rope and...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [May, 1942]
- The birth of "Sven", 1942
- A 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldier wearing snowshoes attempts to climb a steep snowbank behind another soldier who offers his hand to help. Two men walking on snowshoes are partially visible in the background. The soldier in...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Snowshoeing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1942
- Group of skitroopers in "whites", near Paradise, Washington
- A group of twelve 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) skitroopers, wearing winter camouflage uniforms or "whites" and carrying knapsacks and rifles, stand near pine trees heavily covered with snow.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [May, 1942]
- Captain Albert Jackman belays Corporal Peter Gabriel as he cuts steps into the face of a crevass en route to the summit of Mount Rainier, Washington
- Captain Albert Jackman of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) belays Corporal Peter Gabriel as he uses an ice axe to cut steps into the face of a crevass en route to the summit of Mount Rainier, Washington. Taken during the Mount...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Gabriel, Peter, Corporal.; Jackman, Albert H.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army....
- [May 1942]
- Skitroops in whites with rifles, Ft. Lewis, Washington
- A group of soldiers from the 87th Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) wearing "whites" or snow camouflage uniforms, carrying knapsacks and rifles, face away from the camera at the top of a snow covered hill. The men in front of the group are beginning...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Showing the location of Denver's new City and County Building now under construction
- View of the bronze sea lion sculpture in the fountain pool at Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows the Denver City and County Building steel frame construction with cranes, the Voorhies Memorial, and the United States Mint with an American...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mint of the United States--Buildings--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town...
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- 2nd Pueblo - Taos missions
- View of San Geronimo de Taos Mission at Taos, New Mexico; shows Native American (Taos Pueblo) men, women, and children wearing blankets, and carrying branches. The church is an adobe structure with a belfry, entrada, and crosses.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Missions--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New...
- 1917
- Confederate reunion
- Band members, dressed in white, march on brick Commercial Street in Trinidad, Colorado, carrying instruments and American flags. The Packer Building (1884) has rusticated sandstone trim and dentiled tin cornice. Trophy shaped finials top the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Street car / coal truck accident
- Spectators look at an accident scene between a coal truck and a street car. Truck letters read: "Bundy;" a church belfry and steeple are in the background. Shows a Black boy carrying a suitcase.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Street railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.;...
- [between 1910 and 1940]
- Walking man
- A man wearing a dirty apron and carrying a rope walks on a sidewalk that has been cleared of snow, possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Walking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Parade in Trinidad, Colorado
- Men in sack suits and homburg hats march in Trinidad, Colorado. Men in the foreground are carrying a banner that reads: "Better Acquaintance Trip all for a Better Colorado." A brick commercial building is in the background with lettering: "Genuine...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- 1922 June 3
- Parade in Trinidad, Colorado
- A marching band carrying trumpets, drums, and American flags leads the parade in Trinidad, Colorado. A convertible early Ford automobile is behind them, and another one is parked in the shade. Scene includes a one-story building with lettering:...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- 6/3/22
- Village belle Taos - N. M.
- Portrait of a young, unidentified Native American (Taos Pueblo) woman wearing print fabric and carrying a pot.
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Taos Indians--1880-1890.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Pottery--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Indians Pueblo Taos fiesta races
- View of Native Americans runners (Taos Pueblo), some carrying branches, and spectators at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, during a festival. Costume includes breechcloths and body paint.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Rites & ceremonies--New...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Indians - Pueblo - Taos - missions
- View of people including Native Americans (Taos Pueblo) emerging from an adobe church, carrying a canopy on poles.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Taos...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Processions & ceremonials Taos [sic], N.M.
- View of a Native American girl with Matachines dancers carrying wands, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, costumes include feathers, ribbons, and headdresses.
- Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Matachines (Dance)--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Uniformed Marines march on the brick street, carrying French horns and a tuba. Commercial buildings in the background have lettering that reads: "P & C Grocery" and a neon sign: "American Cafe."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military bands--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Several women in replicas of 1860's dresses carrying Confederate flags and wearing bonnets, parade on the brick street. A boy with a bicycle is in the background and behind him are parked 1930's automobiles....
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- 4th of July, 1890's
- People parade on Main Street in Central City, Colorado, wearing suits and hats, uniforms, and carrying United States flags. Spectators line the sidewalk; businesses are decorated with bunting.
- Fourth of July--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holidays--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897]
- Blackfoot Indian on horseback
- Reproduction of an engraving by Carl Bodmer, shows a Blackfoot (Siksika) Native American man riding a horse, carrying a gun, and looking back towards another rider. He wears moccasins, leggings, hide clothing, and eagle feathers in his hair.
- Indians of North America--1840-1860.; Siksika Indians--1840-1860.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Main Street after the flood of 1893
- Workmen with shovels and picks on Main Street around 3:45 p.m. as pedestrians watch them clear the street after the flood. The men are wearing hats and workclothes; the onlookers are wearing suits and dresses, two are carrying umbrellas. Main...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Mars by St. George Stanley, Teller House, Central City, 1932
- A fresco of Mars is painted on a wall in the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. He stands on a pedestal in a a dark, recessed arch wearing a Trojan helmet and boots and carrying a shield in his left hand and a spear in his right. He looks...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Mars (Roman deity)
- 1932
- Construction crew
- Men walk on a wooden flume carrying shovels and pick axes, Colorado.
- Flumes--Colorado--1920-1940.; Laborers--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Mrs. J. J. Brown
- Studio portrait of Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown in Denver, Colorado. She wears a velvet coat with fox trim, a velvet hat, and holds a swagger stick.
- Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.; Brown, Margaret Tobin 1867-1932.
- [1927]
- Burnett's pack train on trail to North Star Mine - King Soloman [sic] Mountain - Silverton, Colo
- View of a mule and horse pack train and men on King Solomon Mountain near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado, carrying supplies for the North Star Mine.
- King Solomon Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Mules--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Trails &...
- 1888, September
- Pack train on Mosquito Pass
- View of a mule pack train on Mosquito Pass near Alma (Park County), Colorado, carrying lumber and doors for (possibly) the South London Mine. A man plays with a dog.
- Mosquito Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Trailing timbers up to Tomboy mine (S.) near Telluride, Colo
- View of a horse pack train near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado, carrying timber for the Tomboy Mine.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Transportation--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Pikes Peak Express
- View of a mule pack train in El Paso County, Colorado, carrying gunny sacks and a wagon wheel.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mules--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pack train near Telluride
- View of a mule pack train near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado, carrying timber and logs. A flume is in the background.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mules--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.;...
- 1895 or 1896
- Pack train on Hagerman Pass, Colorado
- View of pack burros carrying lumber on Hagerman Pass in Pitkin or Lake County, Colorado.
- Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mules--Colorado--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1880-1890.; Transportation--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Horse drawn wagon
- View of a horse drawn wagon carrying crates and stove parts in (probably) Colorado.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--1880-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Horse drawn wagon
- Men pose on a horse drawn wagon carrying crates and stove parts in (probably) Colorado.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--1880-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Studebaker wagons
- View of motorized wagons carrying men and horses in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "We Carry the Horses. Draw Their Load and Don't Half Try. Studebaker Automobile Co. 1711 Tremont St.," and "Cook With Gas - Denver Gas & Electric Co."
- Studebaker trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Advertising--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Transportation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The Caudron
- View of a Caudron C23, a French bomber airplane with two 200 horsepower Salmson engines.
- Biplanes--French--1910-1920.; Bombers--French--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918?]
- Snake hunters
- View of unidentified Native American (Hopi) men wearing breechcloths and carrying long-handled knives.
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Rites & ceremonies--Arizona--1890-1900.; Snake...
- [1899 or 1900?]
- Artist's Glen
- Scene at Artist's Glen near Manitou Springs, Colorado. Two men in suits relax on benches that are on a boulder in Englemann Canyon; one of them holds an open book towards the camera. Mosquito netting covers the area in which they sit, and there is...
- Artists Glen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Englemann Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ruxton Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- The maiden
- A young Native American Ute girl sits in the grass wearing hide clothing and carrying a beaded pouch in her lap.
- Indians of North America--Utah--1870-1880.; Uinta Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--Utah--1870-1880.; Girls--Utah--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1875]
- Met at the spring
- One Native American Ute , wearing a leather fringed shirt, reaches out to a young Ute woman carrying a woven water bottle, from opposite sides of a small stream, western slope Wasatch Mountains, Utah.
- Indians of North America--Women--Utah--1870-1880.; Uinta Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1870-1880.; Streams--Utah--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1875]
- Hopi, Snake Priest
- Native American Hopi Snake Priests wearing kilts, body paint, feathers, and carrying rattles, enter the kiva for a ceremony, Hopi Mesas, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1880-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1880-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Kivas--Arizona--1880-1910.; Rites & ceremonies--Arizona--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 or 1910?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Hopi, dances, Snake Dance
- Native American Hopi Pueblo dancers wearing kilts, fox fur tails, body paint, moccasins, and carrying feathers, perform in the Snake Dance, Hopi Mesas, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--Arizona--1920-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; Rites & ceremonies--Arizona--1920-1930.; Snake...
- 1920
- Hopi Snake Dance, Arizona
- Reproduction of a painting shows a Native American Hopi Pueblo Snake Dance with dancers wearing kilts and body paint, carrying snakes in their mouths and hands, Hopi Mesas, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1900-1910.; Snake dance--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Nez Perce belles participating in the Lewis & Clark Centennial at Lewiston
- Two Nez Perce Native American girls carrying decorated bags (left), wearing headbands with two feathers pose on a street corner with two white girls wearing headdresses; all have on buckskin dresses with fringe and beads, Second Street, Lewiston,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Idaho--Lewiston--1930-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--Women--Idaho--Lewiston--1930-1940.; Lewiston (Idaho)--1930-1940.; Costumes--Idaho--Lewiston--1930-1940.
- 1934
- The modern curio peddler, Little Bear, Chief of the Crees
- Standing portrait of Little Bear, chief of the Cree Native Americans carrying a staff, bow and arrows and a sack; he wears trousers, jacket, hat with scarves tied around his head and shoulders.
- Cree Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Little Bear, Cree Chief.
- 1907
- Under the patronage of Royalty and the Marquis & Marchioness of Bute
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which was used in an act of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat decorated with beaded flowers and tassles. He holds a long whip...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Victims of snowslide at Home Stake Mine - Leadville
- Forty well-dressed men pose on a snow field with a sled carrying bodies of Homestake Mine silver miners killed by a collapsing, snow laden cabin roof, Lake County, Colorado.
- Home Stake Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--Disasters--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver...
- 1886
- Leadville Colo. 10 killed in snowslide Homestake Mining
- Men pose on a snow field in Lake County, Colorado, with sleds carrying bodies of Homestake Mine silver miners killed by a collapsing, snow laden cabin roof. Outfits include sunglasses and gaiters.
- Home Stake Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--Disasters--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver...
- 1886
- Victims snow slide at Home Stake Mine Leadville
- Men pose on a snow field, in Lake County, Colorado, with sleds carrying bodies of Homestake Mine silver miners killed by a collapsing, snow laden cabin roof.
- Home Stake Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--Disasters--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver...
- 1886
- Preparing to leave the scene of disaster with the victims on sleighs
- Men pose on a snow field in Lake County, Colorado, with sleds carrying bodies of Homestake Mine silver miners killed by a collapsing, snow laden cabin roof. Rocky crags are in the background.
- Home Stake Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--Disasters--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver...
- [1886]