Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Native American government relations
- Native American (Plains) men stand and sit near white men who sit behind a wooden table near a tepee. The Native American men wear blankets and necklaces made of teeth or claws. The white men wear wide-brimmed hats.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Great Plains--1890-1910.; Great Plains--1890-1910.; Meetings--Great Plains--1890-1910.; Tipis--Great Plains--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Indians and plow scene from 'The covered wagon'
- Native American (Plains) men stand near a wooden horse drawn plow near a group of tepees. One man is on horseback. The men wear fringed blankets and feathers in their hair. Two men wear medals on ribbons around their necks. This is probably a still...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1920-1930.; Great Plains--1920-1930.; Plows--Great Plains--1920-1930.; Tipis--Great Plains--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- View of four men (three sitting and one standing) on the side of a hill overlooking Idaho Springs, Colorado; three men wear hats with brims and one wears a pullover hat; commercial buildings in the central business district behind the men; Clear...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1879]
- Sub Indian chiefs who commanded various divisions of Indians in show battle before president
- Native American (Shoshone) men and a boy pose near a tepee in Omaha, Nebraska. To men shake hands, two others hold blankets. One man holds a wooden pipe, a tobacco bag, and a feather fan. The men wear leggings, breechcloths, vests, hair pipe...
- Indians of North America--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Headdresses--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Boys--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Clothing &...
- 1898
- 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
- 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
- Leadville saloon
- Men in suits and hats stand at the bar in a saloon in Leadville, Colorado. Two men stand behind the long wooden bar, one wears a suit, bow tie and derby hat, the saloonkeeper wears a white jacket and bow tie. Both men have moustaches. The wooden...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- KKK mtg. at Table Top Mountain near Golden
- Panoramic night view of men, members of the KKK, in pointed hoods that cover the face and dark or white robes who stand, or sit on horseback, on Table Top Mountain near Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Men in bandanna masks and street clothes...
- Ku Klux Klan (1915-)--People.; Hate groups--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Flags--American--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1924 and 1925]
- Kansas vs. Colorado
- A group of mostly members of Colorado and Kansas legal teams sit or stand and pose on the front (east) portico of the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. The men wear suits with neck ties or bow ties, wire-rimmed spectacles, watch...
- United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1910.; Attorneys general--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Judicial proceedings--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Washington...
- 1906 Dec
- Biography, Nusbaum, Deric
- Jesse Nusbaum's stepson, Deric, far right, dances in a line with four Navajo men in front of a winter hogan at Mesa Verde National Park. Dressed in work clothes, the men all wear scarfs tied around their heads; each holds clusters of grass. The top...
- Navajo Indians--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hogans --1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Dance--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.
- [between 1926 and 1927?]
- Biography, Nusbaum, Deric
- Jesse Nusbaum's stepson, Deric, far right, dances in a line with four Navajo men in front of a winter hogan at Mesa Verde National Park. Dressed in work clothes, the men all wear scarfs tied around their heads; each holds clusters of grass. The top...
- Navajo Indians--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hogans--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Dance--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.
- [between 1926 and 1927?]
- Idaho Springs, fire department
- Thirteen men (seven standing, six sitting) are in front of the Idaho Springs Fire Department building in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The firehouse has clapboard siding, a double wide door with pediment, and a rectangular door with entabulature....
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890- 1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Fire stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Engine 625, Colorado and Southern
- Men pose on and near Colorado and Southern Railway locomotive number 625 and a tender at the roundhouse in Denver, Colorado. The men are identified from left to right: "Standing on the ground - Charles Eichman, Charles Conroe, Charles Howell...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Exhibits and transcript of testimony in case of Kansas vs Colorado over waters of Arkansas River
- Men identified from left to right as: "S.S. Ashbaugh, Counsel for Kansas, N.C. Miller, Atty. Gen. for Colo., L.G. Carpenter, Consulting Engineer and Expert for Colo., J.P. Doyle, Stenographer, G.A. Richardson, Com. U.S. Supreme Court," pose beside...
- Attorneys general--Colorado--1900-1910.; Judicial proceedings--1900-1910.; Lawyers--1900-1910.
- 1905 May
- A Chinese reception in San Francisco
- Chinese men and women are in a room decorated with lanterns, filigree wall screens and tapestries in San Francisco (Marin County), California. Men and women play stringed instruments, cymbals and drums. Some men smoke pipes; others eat rice at a...
- Chinese--California--San Francisco--1870-1880.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--California--San Francisco--1870-1880.; Eating & drinking--California--San Francisco--1870-1880.; Interiors--California--San Francisco--1870-1880.;...
- 1877 June 9
- Some Indians in the desert of Arizona
- North American Indian (Navajo) and white men, women, and children pose in front of a summer hogan in Arizona. The white men and women wear overcoats and hats, one woman holds a lamb. Two of the Navajo women are wrapped in blankets.; North American...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1910-1920.; Looms--Arizona--1910-1920.; People--Arizona--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- A distinguished group
- A group of unidentified Native American and white men poses on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Several of the Native American men hold patterned blankets around their shoulders. Most wear their hair in braids. A few of the men...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- John Enous, Micahel Kiser, Patrick Finley, Antoine Finley
- John Enous, Michael Kiser, Patrick Finley and Antoine Finley, four Native American on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, pose in a field on the reservation. Three of the men wear feather headdresses. The man on the far left wears a...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Flathead Indian Council
- A group of Native Americans gathers for a group portrait in front of several teepees on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Several of the men, including Ka-Ka-She, wear tall, feather headdresses and long beaded necklaces; several...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- [1906]
- B.P.O.E. Lodge-367, Victor, Colo.
- Group view of Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 367, Victor, Colorado posed in front of Donnelley building, 412 West Victor Avenue; men are posed (seated or standing) in three-piece suits, many with silk top hats or derby hats with...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- 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?]
- Fotografia Demostene Re Cheretis Verona
- A group of 10 Native American men and a small boy pose in front of a stone wall while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Verona, Italy. Eight of the men stand in the back row, all with blankets wrapped around them. Several of them hold...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1890?]
- Native Americans in front of teepee
- Three Native American men sit in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. The men all wear long, feather headdresses. The man in the center is seated while the other two men stand on either side of...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Wild West Show cast
- A group of men rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men, possibly South American gauchos, wear narrow-brimmed hats and have straps that cross their chests. Several additional riders are...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Native Americans playing ping pong
- Two Native American men in feather headresses play ping pong while a crowd of men watch them. The spectators include Native American men in headdresses, cavalrymen and a few Russian Cossacks in uniform. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Table tennis--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Evening entertainment at Grand Lake Dr. Glen Cody (rider), Duke Melody (piano), Mickey Finn (sky pilot), Slim Babb (camp hand), Cap Kemp (chief Scout), Johnny Boyle (entertainer).
- Glenn Cody, Duke Melody, Mickey Finn, Slim Babb, Donald C. "Cap" Kemp, and John F. "Johnny" Boyle, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, sing and play instruments at a campsite on a trail ride in Grand Lake (Grand County), Colorado. The men...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Grand Lake--1950-1960.; Guitars--1950-1960.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Grand...
- 1955 July
- Adventures in the San Juan mountains
- Men load boxes on pack mules. A man skies down a slope, and men stake a claim on a snow covered hillside. Men with pack animals wade through deep snow. A pack train of burros haul timber and men celebrate around a hoist at a mine shaft.
- Miners--1880-1890.; Mining--1880-1890.; Packtrains--1880-1890.; Skiing--1880-1890.; Snow--1880-1890.
- 1883 June 9
- South High School Bas-Relief Frieze
- Mounted photograph of a bas-relief frieze by artist Robert Garrison. Frieze was originally created for South Denver High School as a decorative architectural element. Figures are done in the Romanesque tradition and are clothed in medieval or...
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Sculpture--1920-1930.; South High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garrison, Robert, Sculptor.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- circa 1925
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- 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.)
- 1930 November 26
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the 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.)
- 1942 December 10
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 A-L
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 M-Z
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Colorado World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- The Colorado registration cards are on 40 rolls of microfilm (v.1 through v.40), Denver Public Library catalog number G973.91, W893co. The draft registration cards are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are...
- 2005
- WWI Colorado Draft Registration Cards
- Index to the World War I Draft Registration Cards for Colorado between the years of 1917-1918. During World War I there were three registrations. The first, on June 5, 1917, was for all men between the ages of 21 and 31. These men were born...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Portrait of four men
- Studio portrait of four unidentified men probably from Las Animas County, Colorado. Twp men wear robes or cassocks. The other men wear suits and ties and have full mustaches.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Clothing and dress--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Numbers 9 and 10, 1921 September-October
- Men in front of possible blacksmith shop two on horseback
- A group of men pose near possibly a blacksmith's shop in Denver, Colorado. Two men are on horseback and other men wear long aprons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Portrait of two men
- Full length studio portrait of two men who wear suits and hold bowler hats. One man sits on rock and wears a dark suit. The second man, who has a moustache, wears a light colored suit and places his hand on the other's knee. Both men part their...
- Friendship--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Two Navaho young men Ariz. Hopi visitors
- Native American (Navajo) men pose outdoors in Arizona. Both men stand and hold hats. One man wears a metal belt buckle. One man wears a necklace with a circular pendant.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Navajo Indians--Men--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Two men point to rocks
- Two men wear suits, hold wooden stakes, and point to rocks on snowy ground below a steep hillside, probably in Colorado. An even grade, probably a road, is behind the men near a telegraph pole. Wooden markers form perpendicular lines that intersect...
- Hills--Colorado--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Commissioners and directors of the U.P.R.R.
- Men, identified as the commissioners and directors of the Union Pacific Railroad, stand in a row near railroad tracks and pose with a long piece of paper in probably Lincoln County, Nebraska. The Union Pacific Railroad officials wear suits with...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1860-1870.; Lincoln County (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Business men--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Generals--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Men--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Railroad...
- 1866, October
- Counties Outside of Denver Draft Quotas 1917 : Men Called To The Colors In Counties Outside Denver
- A transcription of an original article in the Denver Post pertaining to "the fact that the official quotas of men to be called into the national army thru the first draft were not completed for Denver and other Colorado counties when the drawing...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- Undated
- Dobson's Hotel, Squaw Gulch
- Men and women stand and pose in front of a one-story log building with a low pitched roof in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear vests, suits, hats and overcoats and stand beside a woman who wears a fitted dress. Men are identified as...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Dobson, Doyle.; Guyot,...
- 1892 February
- Unidentified group of people and car No. 93
- A group of unidentified men pose on the back platform of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad car No. 93 at Leadville Junction in Lake County, Colorado. Some of the men stand on the railroad tracks and the wood platform next to a wood railroad building....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Apaches, Chief Garfield, Pouche Fe [sic] Foya and Sanches
- Studio portrait of Native American (Apache) men identified as Chief Garfield, Pouche de Foya, and Sanches. Men stand and wear feather headdresses, cotton shirts, leather breechcloths decorated with beads or quills and fringe, beaded moccasins,...
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.; Pouche de Foya.; Sanches.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Men with horses
- Two men stand next to their horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cavalry uniforms and are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The horse on the right sits on its hind quarters while...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Men peeling green onions
- A group of men sits in a semi-circle peeling green onions in preparation for a meal for the cast and crew of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Two of the men in the left center midground wear ties. Most of the men wear hats and suspenders. The onions...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Onions.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Men peeling green onions
- A group of men sits in front of a tent peeling green onions in preparation for a meal for the cast and crew of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Most of the men wear hats and suspenders. A few of them wear ties. A man in the right midground sits in a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Onions.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Ute men at tepee the father is proud of his son's dance suit
- Native American (Ute) men stand in front of a tepee near the Los Pinos River, Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado; men wear leather boots, pants, shirts and braided hair; two wear vests and wide brimmed hats; one wears a tie and a hair pipe choker.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Chicano leaders
- Two women and two men are seated at a table, one man speaks into a microphone. The two women wear buttons that have a photo of Chicano civil rights leader Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales. Two men, possibly Brown Berets, stand behind group of men and women.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]