Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Patee-Ne-Ni-Mae
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Pateenenimae, poses in front of a tepee in his war costume which consists of moccasins, leggings, a fringed shirt decorated with animal tails, and a headdress. One hand holds a sword, the other...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Patee-ne-ne-mae.
- 1907
- Is-se-Dar about to gather in horses he sees in distance
- Issedar, a Native American (Flathead) man, poses next to his horse and shields his eyes with his left hand. In his right hand he holds a bow and arrows. He wears fur around his ankles, a studded breech cloth, bells on his legs, and an ornate...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Salish Indians--1870-1880.; Is-see-dar, Salish Chief.
- 1871
- "Loma" a prosperous Indian farmer
- Standing portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Loma Joscum. He stands in the entryway of a tepee shielding his eyes with his right hand. In his left hand he holds a rifle. He wears moccasins, leggings, a breech cloth,...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Farmers--1900-1910.; Joscum, Loma.
- 1907
- Mayor
- The Mayor of Central City, Colorado, wearing a suit, top hat, and glasses, holds a microphone in his left hand and, with his right, hands a large Sugar Daddy candy bar to a boy wearing a plaid shirt, blue jeans, and a cowboy hat. The boy, whose...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Mayors--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1940
- Woman weaving near Butler's Trading Post
- Native American (Navajo) woman and girl sit and weave at a loom at Butlers Trading Post, probably near Shiprock, New Mexico. A cloth tied between the building and the porch shade the woman and girl who sit on a fringed blanket. The girl points to...
- Butlers Trading Post (Navajo Indian Reservation)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo women weavers--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian...
- [1908?]
- Santa Clara Indian.
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) man poses outdoors near Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. The man shades his eyes from the sun with his hand. He wears moccasins, beaded leggings and armbands, a shirt, and fur pelts in his hair.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Men--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Saloon, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a saloon in Georgetown, Colorado. The dark wood bar with carved arches and columns is viewed diagonally; the bartender behind the bar wears a vest, a white shirt with a high collar, a tie, and a handlebar moustache; he holds a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Garden of the Gods - Ignacio or southern Ute
- A Native American man (Ignacio or southern Ute) poses atop a rock at Garden of the Gods, Colorado, and shields his eyes with his right hand. He wears moccasins, beaded leggings, a loose shirt, a beaded vest, a breechcloth, and a feathered headdress.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Weaver Bros Saloon
- Men lean on the bar in a saloon in Breckenridge (Summit County) Colorado. Decor includes spittoons, chintz wallpaper, signs, framed photos, a clock, and mirror cigar advertisments. Electric ceiling lamps with ruffled glass bell globes borne on...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Dakota Indians
- Group studio portrait of Native American (Dakota) men, women and children. Identification on card: "Roaster, Standing Elk, Whirlwind Soldier, Walk About And Talk, Use The Shield, Jumper, Black Eyes." Shows headdress, eagle feathers, pipe, leggings,...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Tabor Theater
- View of the Tabor Theater building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians, automobiles, and a streetcar are in the street. Signs on buildings read: "Billiards," "Ford's Four Forty," "Fanchon & Marco's 'Eyes' Idea,"...
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1930 May 1
- Arapahoe man
- A Native American (Arapaho) man poses indoors, he holds his hand up to shade his eyes. He wears moccasins, leggings, a hair pipe breastplate, a beaded vest, metal and bead armbands, a bandolier decorated with teeth, fur pelts over his shoulders,...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Headdresses--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Pancho, Maricopa
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Pancho, a Native American (Maricopa) man. He wears his hair in long braids with bangs. His face is tattooed or painted with lines that extend from the corners of his mouth down to his chin, out to his ears; a...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Maricopa Indians--1890-1900.; Aged persons--1890-1900.; Body marking--1890-1900.; Pancho, Maricopa Indian.
- 1899
- Native American man
- A Native American (Plains) man poses outdoors. He shades his eyes with his hand. He wears beaded moccasins, armbands, and leggings, a shirt, and fur pelts over his braids. A rocky desert landscape dotted with scrub bushes covers the area.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Men--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Firemen, Georgetown, Colorado
- View looking east on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado. In the street six firemen in pull a hose cart; two unwind the hose behind and another runs alongside. The brick Cushman Block is on the left, or north, side of the street;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- [Eighteenth] 18th and Larimer
- Rooftop view of the intersection of 18th (Eighteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles and pedestrians are in the street. The Barclay Block building is nearby. Signs read: "Jazz," "C. W. Harris Drug Co.," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Intersections--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Poster drawing of a Native American man on horseback holding his left hand to shade his eyes as he looks into the distance. He wears a buckskin shirt and pants, both with tassles. The words "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" are written across the top of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Geronimo head cheif [i. e. chief] of the Chiricahua Apaches now on the war path in Seirra [i. e. Sierra] Madres
- Studio portrait (crouching) of Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man. He holds a rifle and wears boot moccasins, a breechcloth, and scarves around his neck.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.
- 1885
- Navajo
- A Native American (Navajo) man stands on a cliff and shades his eyes with his hand near Shiprock, New Mexico. He is wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1940.; Shiprock (N.M.)--1900-1940.; Men--New Mexico--Shiprock--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Lola Eileen Adams and cups won by Aspen High School in athletics
- Young Lola Eileen Adams poses behind the five trophy cups won by the Aspen High School athletic teams. She wears a light colored dress with a low waist, and a large bow in her hair. She shields her eyes with her and squints. Houses and hills...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Adams, Lola Eileen.
- 1911
- Scenery project
- Photoprint of two watercolors of costumes used in the University of Colorado Operette, Boulder. On the left is a painting of "Ilya" warriors costumes, with Egyptian warriors on steps which rise to the left. The bodies are seen from the front, with...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Costumes--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell,...
- 1932
- Eldorado Springs flood
- Three men walk on a dirt road that borders South Boulder creek after it flooded and damaged the resort and swimming pool in Eldorado Springs, Colorado.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.
- September 4, 1938
- Park Hill Elementary School, Activity
- Student actors pose on stage at Park Hill School in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Three children wear judge costumes and sit in the center of the stage. One group of children point fingers at another group of children whose...
- Park Hill School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children's theater--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; School...
- 1938
- Ute Tribe Colorado Springs Carnival
- Panoramic view of Native American (Ute) dancers and white men at the Shan Kive (Colorado Springs Carnival) in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Ute men, women and children pose in front of tipis in a field. The Ute women wear dresses...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cradleboards--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.;...
- 1912
- Women pose in creek bed beside bridge
- Women stand in a row on rocks in a creek bed and lean on a log bridge. They wear bonnets or straw hats with decorative flowers, long skirts with pleats. One woman wears a lacy apron over a dress, another poses with her fingers curled around her...
- Bridges--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Brown, Secil Taylor.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Investigating committee of 1929 riot : appointed by Gov.
- Members of the committee investigating the 1929 riot at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, wear suits and ties and sit around a wooden table. They are (l to r): George Crowder, Henry McAllister, William W. Grant, and Benjamin Hilliard,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Crowder, George.; Grant, William W.; Hilliard, Benjamin C.; McAllister, Henry.
- 1929
- Mesa Verde Road, ruins, Indians
- An unidentified, older, Native American man poses for an informal bust portrait in front of a stone building at Mesa Verde National Park. Wearing a plain bandana tied around his forehead, the man smiles toward the camera showing a gap between his...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Mesa Verde Road, ruins, Indians
- An unidentified Native American man (probably Navajo) poses in front of a stone building at Mesa Verde National Park. He wears a folded piece of cloth on his head. Deep lines form around his eyes as he smiles. His light-colored shirt has a pattern...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1920-1930.; Navajo Indians--Portraits--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Mesa Verde Road, ruins, Indians
- An unidentified, Native American man poses for an informal bust portrait in front of a stone building in Mesa Verde National Park. His short hair is matted down, and he smiles a broad smile creating wrinkles around his eyes. He wears earrings in...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 1nd 1931?]
- Here's the way I spend my time
- in the woods. Taken during training near Camp, Hale, Colorado; snow covers the ground.; View of a Tenth Mountain Division soldier, either the photographer or his brother Kenny Molenaar, sitting on his knapsack with his chin resting on his hand and...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1943
- Mesa Verde, Indians
- Zuni Dick, a Native American man, wears a patterned bandana tied around his neck and earrings in both ears as he stands on a ledge in Mesa Verde National Park. He wears a light-weight coat over a striped shirt. Wrinkles have formed in his brow and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Zuni Dick.
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Lake Eldora
- An unidentified woman sits on a large rock on a hill above Lake Eldora near Spencer Mountain in Boulder County, Colorado. The woman holds a cowboy hat on her lap and faces toward the sun with her eyes closed. A large pine tree stands near her....
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora, Lake (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Spencer Mountain (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Miners
- Men surround an injured man (in shock?) in a mine in (possibly), Colorado. One holds a pitcher and a spoon, another has his eyes opened wide and holds a candle.
- Accidents--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1901?]
- Louis Charlemain
- Louis Charlemain, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses for a formal, side-angle, bust portrait. He wears a fur roach on the top of his head. Strips of fur are wrapped around his long braids. He has an...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Charlemain, Louis.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Filipe
- Filipe, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands on a striped blanket in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears a tall, feather headdress with ermine fur tassles hanging from its sides. He holds...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Filipe. Salish Indian.
- [1900?]
- Steel, in the black breath of this great steel mill
- A composite photograph of steelworkers at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, Pueblo, Colorado, a steel and iron manufacturing plant; shows a male worker holding a mallet and another a "tipping" rod, blast furnace, stoves, and smokestacks.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Steel industry--Colorado--Pueblo--1950-1970.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Forbes Drug Store, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of Forbes Drug Store, Georgetown, Colorado, located at Taos and Sixth Streets, in the corner of the Cushman Block. The one-story storefront is topped by a cornice with a small sign at the corner that reads, "6th St.", and two large...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1920.
- [between 1875 and 1920?]
- Interior, Bowman-White House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of the Bowman-White House in Georgetown, Colorado, at 901 Rose Street. The house was built in 1892 by John Henry Bowman, who arrived in Georgetown with his family in the 1880s. The house was passed on to his daughter, Mary Ellen...
- Bowman, John Henry--Homes & haunts.; White, John James--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1920-1980.; Dogs--Colorado--Georgetown--1920-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1920-1980.; Interiors.
- [between 1920 and 1974?]
- Library Esplanade State Teachers College Greeley, Colorado
- A bronze sculpture is situated in a garden in front of the library of Colorado Teachers College (also known as the University of Northern Colorado and formerly known as the State Normal School, Colorado State College of Education, and Colorado...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.; University of Northern Colorado.
- December, 1914
- Colorado Governor Daniel Thornton
- View of Colorado Governor Daniel Thornton and his wide Jessie Willcox Thornton possibly at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Governor Thornton has his eyes closed, his hand on his face and he rests his foot on an...
- Fatigue--Colorado--1950-1960.; Governors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Political campaigns--1950-1960.; Spouses--Colorado--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--1950-1960.; Thornton, Daniel I. J., 1911-1976.
- [1952?]
- Buffalo Bill & the man eaters [art original].
- Buffalo Bill holds high a flare in one hand, his revolver ready in the other, while two pairs of eyes watch from the darkness; his companion ready with carbine.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1913
- Mural decoration, side of proscenium arch, Central City Opera House
- A mask lays on a sword, a hatchet, and a ank-shaped object in this painting from the prescenium arch in Central City, Colorado's opera house. A snake-like object winds through the eyes of the mask, and a chain links the sword blade and the hatchet...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School welding class
- Photograph of two unidentified men during a welding class at the Emily Griffith Opportunity School located in Denver, Colorado. The both stand next to a large heat treat furnace. One man stands with a welding torch working on one end, the other...
- Welding.; Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1950
- Little girl in Woodbury Branch
- Photograph of a little girl peaking over the top of the circulation desk at the Woodbury Branch library in Denver, Colorado. She has hr hands placed on the edge of the desk. In her right hand she holds a piece of paper with a library logo on it. ...
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch.
- undated
- The Annual: North Side High School 1905
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1905
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1905
- The one hundred fifteenth anniversary : of Zion Baptist Church, November 16, 1980.
- Anniversary booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church, located in Denver, Colorado for its 115th Anniversary. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, biographical sketches of different members of the congregation, worship service...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 1980 November 16
- East High spotlight: vol 2 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.)
- 1925 April 15
- Del Pueblo School bilingual class
- Photograph of an unidentified student participating in a bilingual class at Del Pueblo Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. The girl stands facing a group of three students. She points to her eyes, behind her is a cartoon of a person with...
- Del Pueblo School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Business. Artifical eyes
- Western History Subject Index
- Eyes. Artifical