Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The bluffs of Green River
- A man crouches near the Green River in Wyoming or Utah. Shows bluffs in the distance.
- Green River (Wyo-Utah.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--1890-1900.; Rivers--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Bluffs of Green River, U.P.R.Y.
- A man crouches near the Green River in Wyoming or Utah. Shows bluffs in the distance.
- Green River (Wyo-Utah.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--1890-1900.; Rivers--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, stands near a door in his Chicago studio. He crouches slightly and has a pistol in one hand and with the other grips the frame of the door . He has a full beard and curly hair and wears a round...
- Chicago (Ill.)--1900-1910.; Artists--American.; Beards.; Clothing & dress.; Handguns.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, stands near a door probably in his Chicago studio. He crouches slightly and has a pistol in hand. He has a full beard and curly hair, he wears a round brimmed hat and a fringed buckskin shirt....
- Chicago (Ill.)--1900-1910.; Artists--American.; Handguns.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Sugar beets Holly, Colo. sugar mill-- vacuum pan
- A man poses near a vacuum pan in a sugar mill near Holly (Prowers County), Colorado. Another man crouches nearby on the metal and wood scaffolding.
- Sugar beet industry--Colorado--Holly--1900-1910.; Holly (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Holly--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Holly--1900-1910.
- 1905, August 28
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a rat that eats a large pocketbook that belongs to Denver, Colorado. A man crouches nearby. Text includes: "Los Angeles," "Dotted line shows course taken by promotor to Denver," "Automatic Telephone...
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Duck shooting
- Two men stand behind a duck blind probably in Michigan. One man aims his gun; the other crouches behind the blind. Ducks float on the water nearby.
- Duck shooting--Michigan--1880-1900.; Ducks--Michigan--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Michigan--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Colo. Utah Coal Co. Mine, Mt. Harris Colo.
- Interior view of a coal mine owned by the Colorado-Utah Coal Company at Mt. Harris, Colorado; in left foreground, a miner crouches holding a shovel; at right foreground, a miner stands next to a railroad track holding a hatchet; at rear, several...
- Colorado-Utah Coal Company--1910-1920.; Harris, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Industry--Colorado--Mount Harris--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1915?]
- Reservoir near Palmer Lake
- View of the water supply reservoir for Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. A steep dirt access road is on the far side, and a log is sticking out of water on the near side. A man's body crouches in the foreground.
- Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.
- July 4, 1893
- Photographing in high places
- Photographer William Henry Jackson crouches near the ground and examines his photographic equipment, as his assistant, Charley Campbell, stands by in the Grand Teton Range in Wyoming. Their gear includes a dark-tent, photographic funnels and a box...
- Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1860-1880.; Cliffs--Wyoming--1860-1880.; Photographers--Wyoming--1860-1880.; Photographic apparatus & supplies--Wyoming--1860-1880.; Campbell, Charley.; Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
- [between 1868 and 1878]
- Coal Mine Sparlin Colo., Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of two coal miners in a mine at Sparlin, Colorado (reached via the Moffat Road); one drills into the cavern wall, the other crouches with a pickax; both wear headlamps.
- Sparlin (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sparlin--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Sparlin--1910-1920.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Sparlin--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Trailing
- Native American (Ute) scout crouches by his horse, he holds a short stick and wears fringed and beaded pants and shirt, ammunition belt, and a feather in his hair; horse has bridle decorated with metal, saddle, rifle in saddle holster, and two...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Merry Widow cast, Central City
- Eight actors in the Play Festival look for gold in a creek on stage in Central City, Colorado. Three of the five men stand in the water wearing swimming trunks. Two other men stand on the banks of the creek. One man crouches by the creek, looking...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Hopi Indians Snake Dance
- A Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) woman crouches on the edge of the mesa after the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. Two other women stand behind, closer to the pueblo, near a large metal basin. Spectators stand and sit, on and near,...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- [August, 1899]
- Navajo sand painting
- Reproduction of a book illustration of a Native American (Navajo) man at work on a sand painting. The man crouches near a stucco building and a wooden pole fence.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--Spiritual life--1890-1920.; Sandpaintings--1890-1920.; Shamans--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- Taos (south) Pueblo Old woman building fire in bake oven
- A Native American (Taos) woman crouches near an adobe brick horno on the south side pueblo at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The woman holds a small log. Other small logs are near the oven from which smoke rises.
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Ovens--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos...
- 1910
- Panning Gold
- A man crouches and holds a gold pan with dirt in it.
- Gold mining--1900-1920.; Miners--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Parade entry Flower Carnival
- Two boys sit on a tandem bicycle decorated with flowers and streamers as part of the Sunflower Festival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A man crouches near the bicycle while two other men, one with a safety bicycle, look on. The boys...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1897]
- Sunflower Carnival
- Men dressed as clowns sit in a two wheel buggy, one sits on a mule, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The buggy is decorated with bunting and flowers and is hitched to a horse that wears a conical hat. One...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, between 1896 and 1898]
- Kiowa dancer
- Native American (Kiowa) dancer, he holds a leather strap with bells attached to it and crouches near the ground. He wears moccasins, leggings, a beaded breechcloth, armbands, a shirt, a feathered shield on his arm, a feathered bustle, a headband,...
- Indians of North America--1910-1930.; Kiowa Indians--1910-1930.; Ceremonial dancers--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Dodging the camera
- A Native American (Plains) woman crouches near a wagon and a tent. A wooden box, pots, and pans are on the ground nearby. The woman wears a dress.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1900-1930.; Great Plains--1900-1930.; Tents--Great Plains--1900-1930.; Women--Great Plains--1900-1930.
- [between 1902 and 1930]
- Granite Canon
- A man crouches beside the South Platte River in Granite Canyon (Elevenmile Canyon) near Colorado Midland Railroad tracks in Park County, Colorado. Shows a railroad tunnel through a rock formation and telegraph poles.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Park...
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- Potawatomi man with flint
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) man strikes a flint against a stone on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The man crouches near a pile of wood.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Flint--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- At fire of 10/23/66
- A firefighter in Brighton, Colorado, crouches in his coat and hard hat, and holds an oxygen mask to his face. His outfit includes low topped shoes, a wristwatch, and a wedding ring.
- Brighton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Canon City businesses
- Businesses on the 500 block of Main Street, in Canon City are housed in two-story buildings; the central one is rusticated stone with an incised panel reading: "Felter." A man crouches on scaffolding, and channel letters read: "Kelley Jewelers" and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1974?]
- Scene in Upper Creede, Colo. shooting chicken.
- A man in the background crouches on his knee and shoots at a chicken standing in the middle of the street in the town of North CreedeColorado in Mineral County. A boy, a man, and a dog stand next to the shooter. People on the wooden sidewalk watch...
- North Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chickens--Colorado--North Creede--1890-1900.; Hunting--Colorado--North Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- National Guardsman shooting at strikers
- A man, identified as a member of the Colorado National Guard, crouches with a rifle behind a pile of rubble. The man wears a cowboy hat, overalls, sweater, and leather gloves. The charred barricade appears to be remains of the United Mine Workers...
- Colorado. National Guard--People--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [1914]
- A prospector's wash tub
- Sam Stevens, a prospector, crouches over a stream and washes his long underwear on a rock near the mining community of Hahns Peak (Routt County; also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado. His other laundry hangs on the branches of a nearby shrub.
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Laundry--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1900-1910.; Men.; Stevens, Sam T.
- 1901
- Pressing the search for James Sherbondy
- Responding to an escape from the State Penitentiary, in Canon City, Colorado, these soldiers carry rifles (one with a telescopic sight.) They wear helmets, double breasted trenchcoats, or fur lined jackets. One crouches over a pile of sticks; snow...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.
- 1947
- U. S. Cavalry from Ft. Logan
- Men of the United States cavalry work with horses at a track in Denver, Colorado; one horse lays down, another crouches. Billboard reads: "Wahl Bros. Bicycles 127 N. Tejon St."
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cavalry--American--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Military training--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; United States. Army. Cavalry.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- First rodeo in Colorado Springs
- Men work with horses at a rodeo in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; one horse crouches and balks at its saddle.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Rodeos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- At Overland Park
- A man crouches with a golf club at the Overland Country Club Golf Course (Overland Park Municipal Golf Course) in Denver, Colorado; his caddy stands to the side.
- Overland Country Club (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Caddies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Golf--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Cunningham Gulch, Tail to the North Star Mine
- A view of the trail to the North Star Mine in Cunningham Gulch in the San Juan Mountains in San Juan County, Colorado. A man with a horse crouches on a ledge on a steep cliff and aims a rifle.
- Cunningham Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Hunting--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.;...
- [1871?]
- Activity sheepherding
- Numbers are printed on the striped shirt of this inmate at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. He crouches, wearing a straw hat and holding a lamb with a dark nose and legs.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1937
- The Grand Canon of the Colorado
- A man from the Corps of Engineers survey crew crouches behind a box camera, on a tripod, near the Colorado River and the confluence with Kanab Creek in the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona. Shows footprints in the sand and a...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Cameras--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Ernest McChesney and Dorothy Lunt
- Two actors, a man and a woman, from the Central City Play Festival examine an antique safe set into a hillside. The safe is rectangular and has etchings on the door. The woman wears a dress and holds a wooden stick in her left hand with her right...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lunt, Dorothy.; McChesney, Ernest.
- 1933
- Lakewood Country Club
- A golfer crouches over his putter on a putting green at the Lakewood Country Club in Lakewood, Colorado in Jefferson County. The clubhouse is behind the golf course. Architectural features of the two- story, horizontal building include: a hipped...
- Lakewood (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Country clubs--Colorado--Lakewood--1930-1960.; Golf--Colorado--Lakewood--1930-1960.
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- Motorcycle race track at Tuilleries [sic]
- A large group of workmen take a break from construction to pose on the motorcycle race track at the Tuileries amusement park in Englewood, Colorado; they sit on the partially completed inclined wood track with its diagonal bracing behind them. The...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Englewood--1910-1920.; Racetracks--Colorado--Englewood--1910-1920.; Gillpatrick, William.
- [1910?]