Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Practicing with lasso
- A Mexican vaquero practices twirling a lasso in the air in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The man wears a sombrero. Another vaquero stands next to a horse in the right midground. A Native American...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1890-1900.; Roping--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Mexican vaquero twirling lasso
- A Mexican vaquero, possibly Vincente Orapeza, twirls a lasso in the air in front of a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a sombrero and a bolero jacket with elaborate embroidery work on it. He also wears leather gauntlets with...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Roping--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaquero twirling lasso
- A Mexican vaquero twirls a lasso around himself in front of a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a sombrero and a bolero jacket with elaborate embroidery work on it. He also wears leather gauntlets with tassles.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Roping--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaquero twirling lasso
- A Mexican vaquero twirls a lasso in the air in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a sombrero and a bolero jacket with elaborate embroidery work on it. He also wears leather gauntlets with tassles. Two vaqueros...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Roping--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a young woman dressed as a cowgirl. The woman wears her hair loosely tucked under a cowboy hat, a low buttoned work shirt, and fringe decorated skirt. She holds a lasso in her hands and a gun holster at her hips.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- Man in range work clothes holding lariat
- Outdoor portrait of a man holding a lasso in Denver, Colorado; costume includes a felt hat with a Montana peak.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A cowgirl poses outdoors with a lasso and bull whip as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She wears a dress, pistol in a holster, gauntlet gloves, a scarf around her neck, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A cowboy poses outdoors with a lasso as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He wears woolies, a pistol in a holster, suspenders, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Rodeo
- A man poses on horseback at a rodeo possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. He wears a solid color shirt, bandana and cowboy hat; he holds a lasso in one hand. Spectators are in the background.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horses--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Rodeo
- A man poses on horseback at a rodeo at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. He wears a solid color shirt, bandana and cowboy hat; he holds a lasso in one hand. Spectators are in the background.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horses--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Cowboy
- Studio portrait of a young man. He holds a lasso and wears chaps, pistol in a holster, leather forearm bands, kerchief around his neck, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Cowboys--1910-1920.; Young adults--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Round up
- A cowboy on horseback attempts to rope a calf during a round up probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The cowboy has a lasso and wears a hat and boots.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cattle herding--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Roping--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Gov. Billy Adams & saddle
- Governor William "Billy" Adams poses with a saddle and lasso in his office in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Saddles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.
- [between 1927 and 1933]
- Rope tricks
- A Mexican vaquero, possibly Vincente Orapeza, twirls a lasso by a tent at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a sombrero, a bolero jacket with embroidery, and gloves with star patterns.
- Wild west shows--1900-1910.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Roping--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1901
- Ready to break camp
- Group of cowboys on cattle drive ready to break camp, somewhere in Colorado; man on horseback with chaps and lasso attached to saddle, four men standing in front of canvas tent, one possibly holding a branding iron; four men and a boy lounging...
- Cattle drives--Colorado--1900-1920.; Campfires--Colorado--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cowgirl, Lillian Bergerhoff
- Lillian Bergerhoff, a cowgirl in "The Red Man Spectacle and Red Indian camp," poses in front of a painted back drop in the dirt arena at Empress Hall, at the Golden West Exhibition at Earl's Court in London, England. She wears a cowboy hat, scarf,...
- Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--England--London--1900-1910.; Bergerhoff, Lillian.; Golden West and American (U.S.A.) Industries Exhibition (1909 : London, England)
- 1909
- Arizona Rangers
- Members of the Arizona Rangers stand or sit on horseback somewhere in Arizona. The men wear woven shirts, vests, hats, cowboy boots, cowboy hats with large crowns and flat, wide brims and scarves or ties. A man with a striped sweater is beside a...
- Arizona Rangers--People--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--1900-1910.; Law enforcement officers--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1909]
- Captain Rynning, dismounted
- Portrait of an Arizona Ranger beside a horse in Arizona. Captain Thomas H. Rynning wears a cowboy hat, a neckerchief, suspenders, a jacket, slacks tucked into tall cowboy boots with spurs, leather gauntlets, and a leather cartridge belt. A horse...
- Arizona Rangers--People--1900-1910.; Horses--Arizona--1900-1910.; Law enforcement officers--Arizona--1900-1910.; Rynning, Thomas H.
- [1903?]
- Branding Scenes
- A rancher, possibly George Green, rides a white horse and twirls a lasso in the air as he goes to rope a calf in a corral at a ranch in Gilpin County, Colorado. Another rope is already attached to the calf. A herd of Herefords stands along the...
- Hereford cattle--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gilpin...
- [1940?]
- Toro, Toro! an old time Californian vaquero after a wild steer
- View of a Mexican American cowboy with a lasso on horseback. Longhorn cattle are in the distance. The vaquero wears a sombrero, a woven blanket over his shoulders, pants or chaps with buttons along the seam and fringe over boots, and a cloth mask...
- Mexican Americans--California--1890-1900.; Cowboys--California--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--California--1890-1900.; Roping--California--1890-1900.
- 1893 December 9
- "Correr el Gallo," Sunday sports in southern California
- A man on horseback reaches for the neck of a partly buried rooster in an event described as "Correr el Gallo" or "Running the Cock" in California. Men spectators wear hats and sit on horseback or on the ground. Shows a man with a lasso, and...
- Horseback riding--California--1870-1880.; Roosters--California--1870-1880.; Spectators--California--1870-1880.; Sports--California--1870-1880.
- 1877 March 3
- Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
- A rancher on horseback twirls a lasso in the air as he ropes a Hereford calf in a corral, probably at the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. Another rancher walks toward the roped calf. Tall trees stand outside of the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
- corral. Several pieces of wood lie scattered on the dirt ground in the corral and among the trees in the background.; Two ranchers and a young boy hold a calf down as a third rancher brands it with a long branding iron in a corral, probably at the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle branding--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
- A rancher on horseback twirls a lasso in the air as he ropes a calf in a corral, probably at the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. A herd of Herefords, including several calves, stands near the log fence of the corral....
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Elk Falls Ranch, Montie Montana, single horse catch with flip, son Montie Jr. "up"
- Mounted members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies watch cowboy actor and rodeo star, Montie Montana, lasso a horse ridden by his son Montie Jr., while turning a summersault at the Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch in Park County, Colorado. A barn is in...
- Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Park County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Actors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Cowboys--Colorado--Park...
- 1954 July
- Central City, Hank Hankins, Montie Montana, a volunteer from the crowd is "roped in"
- A woman steps from a lasso helped by cowboy actor and rodeo star, Montie Montana, who wears a plaid western shirt, and J. Harlan "Hank" Hankins, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, during festivities on probably Main Street in Central...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Festivals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.;...
- 1954 July
- Horse show at Elkhorn/Estes Park, Montie Montana throwing a 5-horse catch wranglers up, Mrs. Montana in foreground.
- Cowboy actor and rodeo star, Montie Montana, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, throws a lasso to catch five horses and riders at a horse show at the Elkhorn Lodge in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. The riders include wranglers...
- Elkhorn Lodge & Guest Ranch (Estes Park, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Actors--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Cowboys--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Horse...
- 1954 July
- Vincente Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a top roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, twirls a lasso in the air in the foreground in a dirt arena for the show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He wears a sombrero and pants that lace on the sides. A small log cabin...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Log cabins--1890-1900.; Trick roping--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Vincente Orapeza.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Mexican roper
- A Mexican vaquero twirls a lasso in the air in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a sombrero and a dark, bolero coat. Several tents are set up in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- V.P. Orapeza
- Vincente P. Orapeza, a trick roper and star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in a dirt arena for the show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He twirls a lasso in the air above him. He wears a sombrero and a dark, bolero...
- Trick roping--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Vincente P. Orapeza
- Vincente P. Orapeza, a trick roper and star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, twirls a lasso in the air in a dirt arena for the show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He wears a sombrero and a dark, bolero jacket. His pants lace up the side...
- Trick roping--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Joe Esqueval roping
- Joe Esquivel, chief of the cowboys in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, twirls a lasso toward a Mexican vaquero in an arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of men in suits and derby hats is gathered in the background...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Esquivel, Joe.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Joe Esqueval roping
- Joe Esquivel, chief of the cowboys in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, twirls a lasso toward a Mexican vaquero in an arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of men in suits and derby hats is gathered in the background...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Esquivel, Joe.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a champion vaquero and trick roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, throws a lasso toward a Mexican vaquero on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza stands in the right midground. Both men wear...
- Trick roping--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a champion vaquero and trick roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, throws a lasso while riding a horse during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza wears a sombrero and has a scarf tied around his neck. Another...
- Trick roping--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- CU show, "tie him quick" Lloyd Carr up, Ike Little.
- Lloyd Carr sits on horseback and holds a lasso. Ike Little wrestles a calf to the ground during a roping stunt at the Roundup Riders of the Rockies public show in Folsom Field at the University of Colorado in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--Facilities--1950-1960.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Folsom Field (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cattle--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.;...
- 1957 July 20
- Dancing Across Cultures Dance Company at Cinco de Mayo
- A member of Dancing Across Cultures Dance Company performs with a lasso during a concert with the Colorado Orchestra at the 10th Annual organized by the Consulado de México en Denver. The concert was performed at the Civic Center outdoor theater.
- 2012 May 06
- Western History Subject Index
- Club Hippique du lasso
- Pennsylvania Mining Accidents 1869 - 1916
- History of mines and mining in Pennsylvania, and an alphabetical index by miner’s name for fatal and non-fatal mine accidents in Pennsylvania for the years 1869, 1871, 1872, 1874 (partial), 1875, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1887, 1888,...
- Mine accidents--Pennsylvania--Indexes.
- 2007
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-02254-017-00
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 31, 1910 July 30
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 5 and 6, 1929 May-June
- Will Rogers (center with lasso) in Denver
- Will Rogers holds a lariat, by a saddle, in Denver, Colorado, at a Y.M.C.A. membership drive. Men and a woman smile in cowboy costumes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rogers, Will, 1879-1935.; Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925
- Digger Indian with lasso, California
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American man holding a lariat. He wears moccasins, hide pants, a fringed hide shirt, and a headband with feathers.
- Indians of North America--California--1880-1910.; Ropes--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Lasso tricks
- A man twirls a lariat and stands by the loop. His outfit includes a cowboy hat and boots.
- Cowboys--1920-1930.; Roping--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lasso tricks
- A man twirls a lariat and stands by the loop. His outfit includes a cowboy hat and boots.
- Cowboys--1920-1930.; Roping--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lasso tricks
- A man twirls lariats and jumps through the loops. His outfit includes a cowboy hat.
- Cowboys--1920-1930.; Roping--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lasso tricks
- A man twirls a lariat and looks through the loop. His outfit includes a cowboy hat and boots.
- Cowboys--1920-1930.; Roping--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lasso tricks
- A man twirls a lariat and looks through the loop. His outfit includes a cowboy hat and boots.
- Cowboys--1920-1930.; Roping--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lasso tricks
- A man twirls a lariat and looks through the loop. His outfit includes a cowboy hat and boots.
- Cowboys--1920-1930.; Roping--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]