Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- Western History Subject Index
- Indians. Costume:
- Western History Subject Index
- Indians. Costume
- Western History Subject Index
- Indians. Costume:
- Western History Subject Index
- Indians. Costume
- Western History Subject Index
- Indians of the plains
- Western History Subject Index
- Wolves
- Western History Subject Index
- Siksika Indians. Costume
- Shooting buffaloes with Colt's revolving pistol
- A man on horseback wears a fringed buckskin shirt and chaps, and shoots an American buffalo with a Colt revolving pistol. The man carries a rifle in a rifle case on his back. Native American, plains Indians with fringed leggings and feathers in...
- Indians of North America--Subsistence activities--1850-1860.; Bison hunting--1850-1860.; Horseback riding--1850-1860.
- 1857
- Indian delegation at White House
- Native American (Sioux, Pawnee, Potawatomi, and Sac & Fox) men pose with white men near the White House in Washington, D. C. The Native American men wear leggings, blankets, bead necklaces, fur pelts, hats, feather roaches, and headdresses.
- White House (Washington, D.C.)--1850-1860.; Dakota Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860.; Pawnee Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860.; Potawatomi--Washington (D.C.)--1850-1860.;...
- 1858 January 1
- Pawnee Chief
- Sitting portrait of an unidentified Native American (Pawnee) man holding a small child. The man wears moccasins, leggings, a fur wrap around his waist, a print shirt, and a bead necklace. The child is obscured by the man's arms with the exception...
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Pawnee Indians--1860-1870.; Fathers & children--1860-1870.
- 1867?
- Pawnee
- Sitting portrait of an unidentified Native American (Pawnee) man. He is shirtless and wears leggings, a cloth around his waist, necklaces, earrings, and a feather in his hair. He holds a war club in the crook of his right arm.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Pawnee Indians--1860-1870.; Clubs (Weapons)--1860-1870.
- 1867?
- Pawnee
- Sitting portrait of an unidentified Native American (Pawnee) man. He is shirtless and wears leggings, a blanket around his waist, necklaces, earrings, a woven sash over his right shoulder, and two feathers in his hair. He holds a tomahawk in his...
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Pawnee Indians--1860-1870.; Clothing & dress--1860-1870.
- 1867?
- Le Loup, Indien de la tribu des Yutes, - dessin de Janet Lange d'après une photograhie
- Photographic reproduction of a drawing shows a standing portrait of Le Loup, Native American Ute, dress includes buckskin leggings.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--1860-1870.; Loup, Ute Indian.
- 1868
- Shawanôh, chef yute, envoyé à Washington en 1863 pour traiter avec le président Lincoln - dessin de Janet Lange d'après une photograhie
- Reproduction of a drawing shows a standing portrait of Shavano, Native American Ute chief, bare-chested wearing buckskin leggings and a pendant.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--1860-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1870.; Shavano.
- 1868
- Ute Indians
- Standing studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) men and a woman; the men wear wrapped braids, shirts, leggings, moccasins, and blankets. The woman wears a dress, shawl, and moccasins.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--Women--1860-1870.
- 1869 or 1870
- Sioux Chief; son Ma-za-oo-me (the little bird hunter)
- Studio portrait of Ma-za-oo-me (Little Bird Hunter), a Native American Santee Sioux (Dakota) boy, seated on a animal fur. This son of a chief wears a headdress, striped cotton tunic, leggings and bead necklaces.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Santee Indians--Children--1870-1880.; Boys--1870-1880.; Little Bird Hunter.
- 1871
- A Sioux brave
- Indoor portrait of an unidentified Native American Dakota Santee Sioux sitting cross legged with a ceremonial pipe, club, knife in a sheath and rifle. He wears a headband, checked jacket, leggings and moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Santee Indians--1870-1880.; Calumets--1870-1880.
- 1871?
- Head-men or chiefs, Rees
- Portrait of two unidentified Native American men (Arikara or Ricaree) wearing necklaces, bone discs, leggings, decorated shirts, and hats with feathers. One holds a pistol; the other holds a bow and arrows, a hand mirror, and a scabbard.
- Arikara Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.
- 1872
- Head men or Chiefs, Gros Ventres
- Two Native American Atsina (Gros Ventre) men pose wearing leggings, fringed tunics, and feathers in their hair; one holds a rifle, the other has a bow and arrows.
- Atsina Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.
- 1872
- Chiefs, Mandan Indians
- Seated studio portrait of two unidentified Native American (Mandan) chiefs. The man on the left holds a bow; he wears strings of beads on either side of his face, necklaces, abalone shells, long hair extensions with painted stripes, a buckskin...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Mandan Indians--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.
- 1872
- The two "beauties," Zuni Indian belles, 16 and 18 years of age
- View of two young Native American Zuni Pueblo women wearing mantas, necklaces, leggings, moccasins and headbands, sit and observe with other spectators, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--Women--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Spectators--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Aboriginal life among the Navajoe [sic] Indians, near old Fort Defiance, N.M. [sic]
- Native American (Navajo) men and women sit or stand beside a loom near old Fort Defiance (McKinley County), New Mexico. A man wears a woven shirt, leather leggings and moccasins and holds a bow and arrow. A man wears a loin cloth and leans against...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Fort Defiance (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Looms--New Mexico--Fort...
- 1873
- The kahn, or tent
- A young Native American (Paiute) man stands in front of a u-shaped structure made of interlocking branches with an open roof, in southern Utah. He wears a forehead ornament that covers the part in his hair, a long shirt, breechcloth, and leggings....
- Indians of North America--Utah--1870-1880.; Paiute baskets--Utah--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Baskets--Utah--1870-1880.; Shelters--Utah--1870-1880.
- 1874
- É-nu-ints-i-gaip, or one of the ancients
- Seated elderly Native American (Paiute) man, Énuintigaip, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. He wears fringed leggings, a skin cap with ears and horns attached, probably from a mountain sheep, and a chin strap. He holds a bow and several arrows...
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Aged persons--Nevada--1870-1880.; É-nu-ints-i-gaip.
- 1874
- The white rabbit skin
- Two Native American (Paiute) girls and a boy, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. The young women wear thin headbands and heavily fringed buckskin dresses. The young man wears a fringed shirt with beaded leggings and a feather headdress; he holds a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- The necklace
- A group of Native Americans (Paiute), four girls and two boys, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. The girls wear fringed dresses and thin headbands; the boys wear feather headdresses , fringed shirts and leggings. The girl in the center holds up a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Girls--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Chu-aŕ-ru-um-peak, and his friends
- Four Native American (Paiute) men, one identified as Chuaŕruumpeak, on the Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. All wear feather headdresses, and fringed buckskin shirts and leggings. They hold bows and arrows.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Arrows--Arizona--1870-1880.; Chu-aŕ-ru-um-peak.
- 1874
- The old gamblers
- A group of four Native American (Paiute) men gamble, they sit on the ground in a semi circle with bows, arrows, and baskets, at the Meadows in southwestern Nevada. They wear skin caps or feathers, leggings, and breechcloths. Photographer's shadow...
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Gambling--Nevada--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Ute men
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Native American (Ute) men. They wear moccasins, beaded leggings, hair pipe necklaces, scarves over their braids, and concho medals.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Ute Indians of southern Colorado
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows two Southern Utes, one sitting, one standing. The man sitting wears leggings, a coat, and a decorative necklace. The man standing wears a full length cape, leggings, and decorative emblems on his braid which is as...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.
- 1876
- Stab, Bob Tail Bull, Yellow Wolf, Little Brave
- Portrait of Native American men (Arikara or Ricaree): (left to right) Stab, Bob Tail Bull, Yellow Wolf, and Little Brave (Little Soldier); costume includes a feather headdress, a fur hat, a uniform jacket with epaulets, leggings, moccasins, a...
- Arikara Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Bob Tail Bull.; Little Brave.; Stab.; Yellow Wolf.
- 1876
- Ouray, chief of the Colorado Utes, Otto Mears, interpreter
- Sitting studio portrait of Native American (Ute) Chief Ouray, and Otto Mears, interpreter and road builder. The chief is outfitted in beaded moccasins, leggings, shirt, and fringed coat, Mears wears a three piece suit.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Ouray.; Mears, Otto, 1840-1931.
- 1880
- Ouray, Washington
- Sitting portrait of Ouray, Native American Ute leader. He wears braids, a fringed buckskin shirt, leggings, and boots. The image was taken during the Utes' last treaty negotiations at Washington, D. C., only months before Ouray's death.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Ouray.
- 1880
- "Poised in superb dignity, moved with majestic grace," Ka-wis-che, and Kai-eis-che (Navajo mothers) Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico
- Standing studio portrait of two Native American Laguna Pueblo women, Ka-wis-che (Lulu) and Kai-eis-che wearing mantas, shawls over their heads, moccasins and leggings.
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Laguna --1880-1890.; Laguna Indians--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.; Laguna (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Women--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.; Kai-eis-che.; Ka-wis-che.
- 1881
- Manuelita (i. e. Manuelito)--Navajo Chief and wife New Mexico
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Manuelito and his wife, Native American (Navajo) man and woman. He wears boot moccasins, leggings, a bead necklace, cloth headband, and a top hat. She wears a bil dress and a blanket
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Spouses--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Manuelito, Navajo Chief.; Manuelito, Navajo Chief.--Family.
- 1881
- Piegan chiefs
- Group studio portrait of eight Native American men, chiefs of Montana (Piegan or Blackfeet), (identified with nine names), top row from left to right: Running Crane, White Grass, Tail Feather, Coming Over the Hill, and Young Bear Chief. Bottom row:...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Piegan Indians--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Issuing supplies
- White men, some in military uniform, stand around bundles of supplies to be distributed to Native American (Brule ?)prisoners of war, Fort Randall, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--Capture & imprisonment--South Dakota--Randall--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--South Dakota--Randall--1880-1890.; Randall (S.D.)--1880-1890.; Clothing relief--South Dakota--Randall--1880-1890.; Food...
- 1882?
- Nalte & brother, White Mountain Apache scouts, San Carlos
- Studio portrait of Nalte and Gud-i-zz-ah, Native American White Mountain Apache men from San Carlos, Arizona; one holds a rifle and wears a concho-decorated buckskin war shirt and a war amulet strap in his hair, the other has a medicine cord for...
- Indian scouts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; White Mountain Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Military scouts--1880-1890.; Gud-i-zz-ah.; Nalte.
- 1883
- Boys and girls
- Studio portrait of children, boys and girls; outfits include fluted leggings and high button boots.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a woman and a boy
- Full length studio portrait of a woman and a young boy. The boy sits on a stone pillar prop and rests his feet on a tree stump. He wears short pants, wool leggings, high button shoes, and holds a cap in his hands. The woman stands nearby and rests...
- Mothers & children--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of a young boy
- Full length studio portrait of a young boy who rests his arm on a stone fence prop. He wears short pants, leggings, and high button shoes. A bow is tied at his neck and he holds a cap in his hand.
- Boys--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Ute Indian group on reservation
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of Native American (Ute) men and boy near a large pile of timber, probably near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. Men, including Julian Buck, wear moccasins, leggings, breechcloths, shirts, and braided hair. One man...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buck, Julian.
- 1890
- Some of the principle men of the tribe
- White Cloud, with the bear claw necklace, poses with other Native American Iowa (Ioway) men outside his log house; a young girl sits in front of them, and a boy stands off to the side. The men wear leggings, trousers, sack jackets, cotton tunics,...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--Children--1890-1900.; White Cloud, Iowa Chief.
- 1890 May 1
- Iowa Indian out hunting
- A Native American Iowa (Ioway) boy poses on his saddled horse in a field; he wears a shirt, vest, breechcloth, leggings, a feather hair ornament, and holds a bow and arrow. He has the horses reins in his mouth.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1890 May 1
- Tasunka, Ota (alias Plenty Horse.) the slayer of Lieut. Casey, near Pine Ridge
- Plenty Horses, Native American Sioux (Lakota) man, poses next to a cannon near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. He wears a shirt, leggings, moccasins, and is wrapped in a blanket.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Cannons--South Dakota--Pine...
- 1891
- Plenty Horses trial
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Plenty Horses, Living Bear, Bear-That-Lays-Down, He Dog, Jack Red Cloud, Broken Arm, White Moon, and Rock Road, Native American (Sioux, Cheyenne, and Oglala Lakota) men. The men wear suits. Four men hold...
- Cheyenne Indians--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Bear That Lays Down.; Broken Arm.; He Dog, 1837-1936.; Living Bear.; Plenty Horses, d. 1933.;...
- 1891
- Sioux Indians in town, July 4th, 1891, hitting a dime at 100 yards
- Native American Lakota Sioux men and boys wearing headdresses, breechcloths, and leggings, are gathered for a shooting contest, possibly at the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The front row kneels, with rifles aimed at the target.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine...
- 1891 July 4
- Chief Young Man Afraid of His Horses an his tepee taken at Pine Ridge Agency S.D.
- Young Man Afraid of His Horses, Native American Oglala Sioux, poses in his tepee camp on the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a polka dot shirt, leggings, hat, and a blanket around his waist; possibly his wife, wrapped in a blanket shows...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1891? January 17
- Conjuring back the buffalo
- A Native American Sioux man wearing leggings stands on a slope with buffalo skulls; he raises a skull above his head.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Shamans--1890-1900.
- 1892