Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Auraria Casa Mayan Dancers Curtis Park 16th Sept.
- The Auraria Casa Mayan dancers entertain at a 16th of September (Diez y Seis de Septiembre) Mexican Independence Day celebration in Curtis Park in the Five Points neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Dancers include Magdalena Gallegos and Alice...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dance.; Holidays.; Women.; Gallegos, Magdalena--Pictorial works.; Montoya, Alice--Pictorial works.; Dance--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- between 1952 and 1953
- Portraits of women
- Two studio portraits (one inverted) of women seated in front of a painted backdrop. The women have upswept hairstyles and wear blouses with loose bodices, pleats or ruffles, high necks, cummerbunds and full skirts.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Navajos at Window Rock
- Three Navajo men on horseback pose with a Navajo woman and a group of children in front of Window Rock (Tségháhoodzání ), on the Navajo Indian Reservation near what is now Window Rock, the administrative center of the Navajo Nation on the...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Navajo Indians--1890-1900.; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah--1890-1900.; Window Rock (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Children.; Horseback riding.; Rock formations.; Navajo Indian women.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Young women on a tree near the river
- Outdoor portrait of a group of girls on a tree near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and scarves around their necks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Family group
- Outdoor portrait of a group of men, women, and children on and near the porch of a house in Denver, Colorado. The women and girls wear dresses with decorated cuffs and scarves around their necks. The address numerals on the house read: "3339".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Baboons
- Baboons with chains around their necks stand on a wooden platform in Colorado.
- Baboons--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Women
- Studio portrait of women. They pose near a decorative plaster gate and wear dresses with high collars and scarves around their necks.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bogle del Oso, Bear dance, reservation, music on Maroche
- Native Americans (Ute) participate in a Bear dance at Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado; group of men sit in a circle near brush corral, and probably play drums and maroches; men and women face each other in two parallel lines, others look on; the...
- Bear dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Ute men on horseback
- Native American (Ute) scout party pose on horseback; men wear moccasins, leggings, amunition belts, scarves around necks, braided hair and feathers in hair; two men wear hair pipe breast plates, one man wears a dark shirt with long strand of large...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Ute men on horseback
- Native American (Ute) scout party pose outdoors on horseback; all men have rifles; men wear moccasins, leggings, amunition belts, scarves around necks, braided hair and feathers in hair; one man wears a dark shirt with long strand of large beads...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Hellenic Orthodox (Greek)
- Standing portrait of two Hellenic (Greek) Orthodox priests and a third, unidentified man, Denver, Colorado. The priests are dressed in robes and hats and wear symbolic pendants on chains around their necks. The third man wears a suit.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Priests--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth Street. The parade is coming down the street towards the photographer. the Georgetown Brass Band is just turning the corner to the left;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Circus
- Native American (tribe unknown) men who are dressed as giraffes pose near a circus tent, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The men hold the necks of the costume with long poles. The costume is attached to...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Sunflower Carnival
- Men and women sit and stand on a parade float that carries a boat decorated with flowers and bunting on Cascade Avenue, Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is hitched to a team of four horses with capes tied...
- Ancient Order of United Workmen--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1897]
- Arapahoes Painting Horse, Sister, etc
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Painting Horse, his sister, and a man, Native American (Arapaho) men and woman. The men wear scarves around their necks. Painting Horse's sister wears a dress and a blanket across her lap.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Painting Horse--Family.; Painting Horse.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Native American dancers
- Native American (Plains) men and women participate in a dance. One man holds a drum. The men wear moccasins, leggings, fur pelts, and war bonnet feather headdresses. The women wear moccasins, beaded and fringed dresses, some decorated with elk...
- Indian dance--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Native American man and woman
- A Native American (Plains) man and woman pose outdoors. They wear moccasins, leggings, scarves around their necks, and are wrapped in blankets. The man wears fur pelts over his braids. They stand near an adobe wall.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 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 two ore teams (cart and horses) with men sitting in the cart, on Miner Street in downtown Idaho Springs, Colorado; features horses with blinders and wearing bells around their necks and "Two Bros. Tunnel" legible on the leading ore cart;...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Clark Photo Co.
- Clark Photo Company employees pose outdoors near the studio at 736 14th (Fourteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. The women wear dresses, some with scarves around their necks.
- Clark Photo Company (Denver, Colo.)--Employees--1920-1930.; Photographic industry--Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Picking peaches on the Red Cross Ranch, Clifton, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of six men picking peaches, Red Cross Ranch, Clifton, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; ladders, empty wooden crates & others filled with peaches, each man with canvas bags with straps around shoulders or necks, background view of...
- Clifton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Clifton--1910-1920.; Peaches--Colorado--Clifton--1910-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Clifton--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- Office M. B. G. & D. R. R. Aboursville, Col.
- Group of men pose on the boardwalk and around a two mule-drawn wagon in front of a false front in Arbourville (Arborville, Arbour-Villa, and later Conrow), Chaffee County, Colorado; men wearing hats, vests, jackets, and kerchiefs around their...
- Arbourville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Arbourville--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Arbourville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886]
- Eldorado Springs group picture
- Young men, women, and burros pose in a clearing at the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Each of the eight burros has a woman on its back, and the men hold the necks of, and stand between, the burros.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Sewing class
- Teachers watch a class of girls and boys sew at Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The girls sit at wooden desks; most wear cloth tape measures around their necks. Boys sit...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children sewing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Deric Nusbaum, right, wearing a plaid shirt, kneels on the ground with three Native American men, possibly in Mesa Verde National Park. One of the men is digging in the sand with his hands and a piece of wood as the others look on smiling. Two of...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hogans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Indian girls
- Four unidentified Native American girls stand in front of a teepee on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Each of the girls has her hair in braids. The two smaller girls in the middle wear dark dresses and two strands of beads...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1906?]
- Billie Bulluck & Jim Mitchell, cowboys, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Billie Bulluck and Jim Mitchell, both cowboys in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose on horses in the foreground in front of a cluster of rocks and trees. Mitchell wears leather chaps and holds a coiled rope in his left hand. Bullock wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Bulluck, Billie.; Mitchell, Jim.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Indian group
- A Native American group and cowboys pose on horseback in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. One of the Native American men wears a long feather headdress and holds a round shield and...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Men on horseback
- A large group of American cowboys and Native Americans gathers on horseback in front of a tall wood fence in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Europe, possibly Paris. Johnny Baker, a star of the Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid"...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Gauchos (S.A.)
- A group of South American gauchos poses on horseback in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The men wear hats and havr scarves tied around their necks. They have wooly sheepskins under their saddles.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- South American gauchos
- Two South American gauchos in the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it at Earl's Court in England. The men wear narrow-brimmed hats and have scarves tied around their...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Cowboys
- A group of American cowboys rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cowboy hats and have scarves tied around their necks. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Soldiers--American.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cowboys
- A group of cowboys poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cowboys hats and have scarves tied around their necks. A few of them wear sheepskin chaps. One man in the right center of the group holds a flag. Large...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Group of American cowboys
- A group of American cowboys poses on horseback in a dirt arena of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men wear cowboy hats and have scarves tied around their necks. A few of the men wear sheepskin chaps. Several...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Rough Riders, USA
- Members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World" pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man sits on his horse in front of the rest of the group in the center foreground. The men all have scarves tied...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Historical reenactments.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; San Juan Hill, Battle of, 1898.
- 1899
- Rough Riders, USA
- Members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World" pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man sits on his horse in front of the rest of the group in the center foreground. The men all wear hats and have...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Historical reenactments.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; San Juan Hill, Battle of, 1898.
- 1899
- Rough Riders, USA
- Members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World" pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man sits on his horse in front of the rest of the group in the center foreground. The men all wear uniforms and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Historical reenactments.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; San Juan Hill, Battle of, 1898.
- 1899
- South American gauchos
- A group of South American gauchos poses in the foreground in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men wear narrow-brimmed hats and have scarves tied around their necks. The grandstand is in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Wild West Show band
- Members of the band for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose with their instruments while touring with the show in Europe, possibly in Paris. One man stands behind a large drum that has "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Cowboy Band" painted on it. Several...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Music ensembles--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a champion vaquero and trick roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, lassoes a Mexican vaquero on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza stands in the right midground. Both men wear sombreros and...
- 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, lassoes a Mexican vaquero on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza stands in the right midground. Both men wear sombreros and...
- 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, lassoes a Mexican vaquero on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza stands in the right center 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?]
- Initiation exercises being held by the Littleton Volunteer Fire Department
- Three Littleton Fire Department volunteers, including Eddie H. Albertson and Harwood Little, pose playfully in wooden chairs set on a platform, Littleton, Colorado. They wear fire helmets with "Hose 1," on them and have towels around their necks as...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Initiation rites--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- August, 1905
- East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- Searchlight
- Monthly newsletter produced by Trinity Methodist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Includes editorials, news bulletins, and general information regarding the youth of the church.
- Christians--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Youth--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Methodist...
- October 1949
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 5
- 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.)
- 1943 December 9
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- 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.)
- 1943 March 4
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 13, 1910 March 26