Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Indians and soldiers 7th Cavalry Burke, Remington, Salsbury, Cody, Gen'l. Guy Henry.
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding the hand of a small Native American child in front of a large group of soldiers from the United States 7th Cavalry Division with a group of Native Americans. The group is gathered in front of a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Black Heart.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Henry, Guy Vernor, 1839-1899.; Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Flathead group portrait
- A group of Native Americans poses in front of a wood building on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The woman on the far right is possibly Louise, wife of Joseph. She wears a checkered dress and large, round earrings. Her hair is...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Group in front of German castle
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a group of Native Americans and other performers in front of a castle in Heidelberg, Germany, while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the Native American men wear feather...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Germany--Heidelberg--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--Germany--Heidelberg--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1890?]
- Group portrait of Omaha Indians
- Group portrait of (left to right) White Swan, Inside Man, Cook, Chef du Bande, Mnigh-Di-Tai, Yellow Smoke and a child, Standing Bear holding a pipe-tomahawk, Cat, Bright Eye, Traveler, Village Maker, Homme Connu, John Pilcher (leader), unidentified...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Men--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Bright Eye.; Cat, Omaha woman.; Chef du Bande.; Cook, Omaha woman.; Hard Chief.; Homme Connu.; Inside...
- [1883]
- Indian group
- A group of Native Americans on horseback stands in a row in the background in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits on his white horse in the left midground slightly in front of the row of...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Cody holds the hands of the two men on either...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- [1891?]
- Arab acrobats
- A group of Arab acrobats poses while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man balances six others on his shoulders. The man on the bottom stands and holds his arms up to support the group on his shoulders. Two older men and three younger...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Arabs.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Group eating lunch under tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the right center midground behind a group of people gathered for lunch under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Sioux Chief Rocky Bear stands...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Polly Pry.; Rocky Bear.; Kidder, Edward E.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Native American group
- A group of Native Americans poses in the foreground on a small hill near a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man in the center of the group wears a loin cloth and is barechested. He wears a scarf tied around his neck and has bands with...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Cowboys on horseback in parade
- A group of American cowboys rides horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man in the left foreground leads the group and carries a large flag with a buffalo on it. He wears leather chaps and has a scarf tied...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show in Naples, Italy
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in the right midground in front of a large group of other riders on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Naples, Italy. Many of the riders are Native American and some wear feather...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1890?]
- Public play grounds, Denver
- Group of children playing in public playground or school yard, Denver, Colorado; group of boys possibly playing football, group of men watching another man digging large circular hole in playground area; group of boys playing limbo or jumping over...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children playing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Playgrounds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Souvenir bien an Colonel Cody Verona 1890
- Sioux Chief Rocky Bear stands in front of a group of Native American men and one woman in front of a group of tents in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while touring in Verona, Italy. Standing on the far left slightly removed from the group...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; McKuhn, Bill.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1890?]
- Cody with soldiers
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center midground holding the hand of a small Native American child while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. A large group of soldiers from the...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- A group of Sac and Fox chiefs
- Group portrait of Sauk (Sac) and Fox Native American men and women, and white men. They are identified as: "Front - Col Townsend, Chief Moses Keokuk, Wm. Hurr, the interpreter, and others behind, near Hays, 1884." The group in the front row is...
- Fox Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Sauk Indians--1880-1890.; Hurr, William.; Keokuk, Moses.; Townsend, Colonel.
- 1884
- William F. Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands on the far right of a group of five men, including three Native Americans, possibly George Hungry, Pretty Soldier and Joe Custer. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a group of people in front of a tent adorned with two large American flags and a stuffed buffalo head mounted above its entrance. Cody wears a derby hat and suit. The woman standing at the far left...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 14, 1914 April 25
- Delegation of Colorado Ute Indians together with white escorts in Washington D. C. who formulated the Kit Carson Treaty of 1868
- Image of a oval portrait of Kit Carson and a triptych of standing portraits of the delegation of representatives from the Tabeguache, Moache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River, and Uintah bands of Native American Utes and white delegates in...
- Capote Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Moache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Tabeguache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Uinta Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.;...
- 1868
- Indians, Ute, government relations, delegations
- A triptych of standing portraits of the delegation of representatives from the Tabeguache, Moache, Capote, Weeminuche, Yampa, Grand River, and Uintah bands of Native American Utes and white delegates in Washington D. C. to sign the Kit Carson...
- Capote Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Moache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Tabeguache Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Uinta Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.;...
- 1868
- Chief Washakie in council
- Studio portrait (standing and sitting) of Chief Washakie and other Native American (Shoshone) men and a boy. Chief Washakie stands in the center of the group, he wears moccasins, leggings, and a feather headdress; he holds a wooden pipe. Members of...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Meetings--1880-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Cat [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of Cat, a Native American (Plains) woman, and a child. She wears beaded leggings, a dark colored shirt, bead necklaces, a decorative sash, armbands, bracelets, and a bandeau. The blurry view of the child shows a dark dress...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Bandeaux--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Cat, Omaha woman.
- [1883]
- Cat [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of Cat a Native American (Omaha) woman and a child. She wears beaded leggings, a dark colored shirt, bead necklaces, a decorative sash, armbands, bracelets, and a bandeau. The child wears a dark dress and necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Bandeaux--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Cat, Omaha woman.
- [1883]
- Cook [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of Cook a Native American (Omaha) woman and a child. Both wear dark dresses and bead necklaces, the woman wears earrings.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Cook, Omaha woman.
- [1883]
- Beautiful Hill with child, Village Maker [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of Beautiful Hill, a Native American (Plains) woman, and Village Maker, a Omaha boy. The woman wears a dark dress with shoulder conchos, bead necklaces, a choker, and earrings. The child, standing next to her, wears...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Beautiful Hill.; Village Maker.
- [1883]
- Beautiful Hill with child, Village Maker [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of Beautiful Hill, a Native American (Plains) woman, and Village Maker, a Omaha boy. The woman wears a dark dress with shoulder conchos, bead necklaces, a choker, and earrings. The child, standing next to her, wears...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Beautiful Hill.; Village Maker.
- [1883]
- Leadville Opera House scenery project, 1933
- Group portrait of Muriel Wolle's December, 1933, University of Colorado scenery project team at the Tabor Opera House, Leadville, Colorado. Left to right are Max Vawter (Herald-Democrat press reporter), Frank Geck, Mr. Jolly (stage manager from...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Graham School for Boys
- A group of young boys in football uniforms pose near a studio backdrop in Denver, Colorado. A pile of leather helmets sit on the ground in front of the group. Some boys wear sweaters with the letter "G" attached. A boy holds a football with...
- Graham School for Boys (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1908
- "The Student Prince" Company Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "The Student Prince," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater entrance. A little girl stands at the center of the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, Oct. 31
- North Denver Police Station
- A group of police officers pose near the North Denver Police Station at 3004 Federal Boulevard in the Jefferson Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The men wear uniform, caps and stand in two lines; one group on the sidewalk curb, one group on...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Denver--Colorado--1920-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920]
- Road repair - views along road to Mesa Verde
- A group of road construction workers, mostly Native Americans, pose with Nusbaum for a group portrait in front of a camp in Mesa Verde National Park. Ten men stand in the back row. Five additional men squat down in the front row. Each man is...
- Indians of North America--Employment--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Construction camps--Colorado--1920-1930.; Road construction--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan)
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Idaho Springs, schools
- A large group of school children and their teachers are in front of a doorway in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Four boys are in front of the group holding three signs that read: "Idaho Springs," "1886," and, "Primary Dept." Two Black children are in the...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; African Americans--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Indians group in front of tent
- A large group of Native Americans poses in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. Several of the men in the group wear feather headdresses. Many of the people wear blankets wrapped...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Paint and feathers
- A large group of Sioux men and children pose for a group portrait in front of a tall metal gate. Many of the Native Americans wear blankets wrapped around their shoulders. Several men in the back row wear feather headresses. The group is part of...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- William F. Cody and group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of a tent, probably in Paris, with a group of people, including Sioux Chief Rocky Bear at the far left of the group holding a war club in his right hand. He also has one feather on the back of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials taken at Pine Ridge Jan 16, '91
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Standing at the far right of the group is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- 1891?
- Group standing among teepees
- A large group of cowboys and Native Americans stands in the center midground among a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Among the group is John Y. Nelson, a scout and driver of the Deadwood Stagecoach, in the left...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1900.; Tipis.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Panoramic view of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody posing in the center of a large group of Native American members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Sioux leader Iron Tail stands at Cody's right. Many of the men in the group wear...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Iron Tail.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1908?]
- Chiefs of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of seven Native American chiefs poses in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Several of the men are wearing feather headdresses. Included in the group are Flies Above on the far left and Standing Bear...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Flies Above.; Red Shirt.; Standing Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- English lancers on horseback
- A group of English lancers poses on horseback in the midground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear shiny helmets and hold flag poles in their right hands. One man sits on his horse slightly in front of the group. A long...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Lancers--English--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Indian group
- A group of Native American men stands in front of a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Several of the men wear breastplates, possibly made from bone, and several hold blankets wrapped around...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1892?]
- Indian group
- A group of Native American men stands in front of a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Several of the men wear breastplates, possibly made from bone, and several hold blankets wrapped around...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Nate Salsbury with group
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in the center of a group of men outside a tent in a camp for the show in Europe, possibly in Paris. John Burke, press agent for the shows, sits on the ground in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Ruins McElmo Dist. J 75
- View of Native American (Anasazi) mud and stone ruins at Hovenweep National Monument, Motezuma County, Colorado. One group of three cylindrical ruins stands on two rocks which project up from a rocky hill. One of the ruins has a door opening....
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hovenweep National Monument (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological...
- [1908?]
- Marking of Ute Pass Trail
- A group of Native American (Ute) men and women on horseback stand together near Cascade, El Paso County, Colorado, as part of the marking ceremony for the Ute Pass Trail. The group stands near a bend in tracks of the Colorado Midland Railway....
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Cascade--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Cascade--1910-1920.; Cascade (El Paso County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commemoration--Colorado--Cascade--1910-1920.; Horseback...
- August 29, 1912
- Wild West Show parade
- A group of men wearing turbans and robes rides horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." One man in front of the group carries a...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A group of men in uniform stand in formation and shoulder rifles near grandstands on Cascade Avenue as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado. A dog stands near the group of men. Spectators sit in the grandstands that...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Soldiers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- Students, Georgetown, Colorado
- A group of students pose for a group photograph in Georgetown, Colorado. The students are in three lines in front of a brick wall (probably the two-story brick school built 1874.) Two children's faces are dimly seen in one of the windows. The boys...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Students--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Arapahoe Sun dance camp
- A group of Native American (Arapaho) children and a group of men on horseback pose near a Sun Dance camp, probably in Wyoming. The groups stand nearby a group of tepees, one of which consists of just poles. The men on horseback wear hats.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Sun dance--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]