Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Policeman Jose Montoya
- Native American (Taos or Apache) policeman, Jose Montoya, wearing uniform hat, vest and scarf and a wrapped blanket, standing, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows adobe cluster house with platforms and ladders and people on roofs; wagons; beehive ovens.
- Apache Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1925 September 30
- Looking south on 21st Street at 2063 Larimer
- A policeman poses with a man near a drunk tank designed to detain intoxicated people Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The policeman holds a billy club. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Henry George A Great Cigar 5 [cents]," "Labat & Boetta Fine...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Larimer Street, 1970
- A policeman squats by the side of Larimer Street in the central business district of Denver, Colorado and dumps a bottle of liquor onto the pavement. The police officer wears a short sleeved summer uniform, sun glasses, and leather gloves. A...
- Skid row--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Alcoholic beverages--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Confiscations--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1970
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 10, 1914 February 28
- Ute Jim, policeman with a hand out at Alamo Ranch, Colo.
- Jim, a Native American Ute policeman sits with a woman wrapped in a blanket sharing milk and bread (?) Alamo Ranch, Colorado. Another person is in a hammock wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado--1890-1910.; Police--Colorado--1890-1910.; Jim, Ute Tribal policeman.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Grey-wolf, Indian policeman, Crow Indian Reservation, near Pryor, Montana
- A Native American (Crow) man, identified as Grey-wolf, a policeman, poses on the Crow Reservation near Pryor, Montana. He wears moccasins, a breech cloth, a belt with round ornamentation and similar side strap extending from the belt to the ground,...
- Crow Indians--Montana--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1880-1910.; Indian reservations--Montana--1880-1910.; Police--Montana--1880-1910.; Grey Wolf, Crow policeman.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Denver policeman shot down
- A murdered Denver Policeman lies on the sidewalk in front of a Denver residence. Three men and a police officer stand on the lawn of the home.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Homicides--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Denver policeman
- A policeman poses outdoors in Denver, Colorado. He wears a uniform, badge, and peaked cap with pin.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Indian policeman, Dakota, full length
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified Dakota policeman, wearing hat, jacket and gun in holster. Standing next to stone fence, in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police.--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian policeman, Dakota, holding rifle, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Dakota policeman, wearing hat, vest with badge and holding a rifle. Standing in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Elazier, William A
- West Side Recorder Volume 7 No 1
- Chester Ruiz negotiates with police at picket line
- United Farm Workers of America boycott coordinator Chester Ruiz negotiates with the police on a picket line at an unidentified store in Denver, Colorado. The picketers were boycotting the sale of grapes, lettuce and Gallo Wine. Chester talks to a...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Police; Negotiating.; Pickets.; Ruiz, Chester--Pictorial works.; United Farm Workers of...
- [1971?]
- UFW members and supporters march down Broadway in Denver
- United Farm Workers members and supporters march down Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The people march in support of the United Farm Workers boycott of grapes, lettuce and California wine. Men and women carry signs and banners. A motorcycle policeman...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Boycotts.; Demonstrations.; United Farm Workers of America--Pictorial works.; Boycotts--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--Pictorial works.;...
- [1975?]
- Federico and Ellen Hart Peña
- Mayoral candidate Federico Peña, wife Ellen Hart Peña, and children Nelia and baby Cristina pose in the back of a convertible probably during a campaign appearance in a neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. A motorcycle policeman and a boy with a...
- Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Children.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver.; Spouses.; Women.; Peña, Ellen Hart--Pictorial works.; Peña, Federico--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [2000?]
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 4, 1912 November 23
- In Denver, Civic Center
- Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson with members of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel gather on Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. "Sister Aimee" wears a white nurse uniform with a blue cape and talks with a policeman and another man.
- Civic center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Evangelists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944.; International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
- August 12, 1937
- Lynching of Duggan in Denver fight of photographers for view of remains.
- Reproduction of an A. P. Proctor engraving of a scene after the lynching of Sanford C. Duggan, murderer and fugitive, Cherry Street, Denver. The dead man hangs from a rope noose thrown around a leaveless cottonwood tree. A policeman breaks up a...
- Murderers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fugitives from justice--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Lynchings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Duggan, Sanford C.
- [between 1868 and 1870]
- The old Mining Exchange, a night session
- A policeman in uniform with dome hat poses in a crowd of men in suits, ties, and bowler hats, during a night call at the Mining Stock Exchange, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Board of Trade and Mining Exchange (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- President Theodore Roosevelt
- President Theodore Roosevelt stands in a touring car in a motorcade, and waves to spectators as he travels down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows Secret Service agents, Union Station, the Mizpah Arch, and a policeman on horseback.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motorcades--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United...
- [1910]
- Denver Police - mounted patrolman, note patch on coat sleeve
- Portrait of a Denver Policeman, in uniform with a badge and officer hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.). Police Department.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Speer in car?
- Denver Mayor Robert Speer (possibly) holds a stovepipe hat and shakes a woman's hand in Denver, Colorado; a (possibly) Catholic dignitary is beside him; men and a policeman are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Speer, Robert Walter, 1855-1918.
- [between 1904 and 1918?]
- Tabor Grand Opera House at 16th and Curtis streets
- View of the Tabor Grand Opera House, 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Business signs read: "Billiards," "The Salt Lake Lunch," "Clearance Sale," "Jos. L. Schwartz Mfg. Jeweler," "Capital Life Insurance Co.," "The Thos. E....
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Georgetown, Colorado, view of Sixth Street, looking east
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, east down Sixth Street, from the south side of the street. On the left are the Masonic Lodge and the Fish Block, and four cars are parked in front. The two buildings are connected, but Rose Street runs along the far...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Police and car flipped over in creek
- A policeman stands in (probably) Cherry Creek next to a car flipped on it's roof, in Denver, Colorado. People watch from concrete retaining walls.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Severo and family
- Studio portrait of Chief Severo, his wife (?), and two children. The Native American Ute chief and policeman is holding a club, his dress includes a decorative ribbon on his lapel. The woman is wearing a long dress, shawl, and beaded leggings and...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--1880-1910.; Severo, Chief.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- A Sioux Indian hut & tepee P.R. Res. S.D. on Wounded Knee
- George Bartlett, deputy U.S. marshal for the Pine Ridge and Rosebud reservations poses with a Native American Sioux policeman, women and children around a tepee and log cabin, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Background includes tepees, figure...
- Dakota Indians--Children--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian reservation police--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--South...
- 1891
- Blac [i.e. Black] Dog
- Portrait of Black Dog, a Native American Sioux policeman, standing outside on a fur skin rug over the snow covered ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a uniform with a badge, neck scarf, fur skin hat, and mittens, and ammunition belt...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indian reservation police--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Indian police Fast Horse
- Standing portrait of Fast Horse, Native American Sioux policeman, posed outside on a fur skin rug in front of a painted backdrop of an Indian war record in the Lakota style, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a uniform with an ammunition...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indian Reservation Police--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Smiley, T. E. 25, 28 years- a scout, 7 years police, his 28 years under Genls Crook and Miles.
- T. E. Smiley, a Native American Dakota Sioux scout and policeman poses with his horse loaded with supplies, outside a corral.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Military scouts--1900-1910.; Pack animals--1900-1910.; Police--1900-1910.; Smiley, T. E.
- 1909?
- S. Dak. - Crow Creek
- Native American Lakota Sioux dressed in costumes with white masks and tattered clothes, ride on a wagon, as a policeman with a billy club walks beside them, Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota. Spectators watch the production from the distance.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Indian reservation police--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Crow Creek Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1910-1920.; Carts &...
- 1915?
- Crow Creek
- View of two teams of Native American Lakota Sioux women in a tug-of-war contest, Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota, includes a policeman with a billy club and spectators.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Crow Creek Indian Reservation (S.D.); Games--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Indian reservation police--South...
- 1915?
- Theodore Roosevelt in Denver, Colorado
- President Theodore Roosevelt rides in a horse-drawn buggy in Denver, Colorado. Men on horseback who include a policeman and men in top hats are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- [August, 1910]
- Sixteenth Street
- A policeman directs traffic at an intersection on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. He stands near automobiles and street car tracks. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk. The Colorado State Capitol building is in the distance. A...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Intersections--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Traffic police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Sixteenth Street
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians, automobiles, street cars, and horse-drawn buggies are in the street. A policeman directs traffic near street car tracks. Signs on buildings read: "[Am]erican Trust Co.,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Traffic police--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Apache (Indian police)
- Seated studio portrait of a Native American Apache policeman on a bear skin rug with a painted architectural backdrop. He wears a tall felt hat with a badge on the crown, an animal fur stole, and holds a fur covered quiver and bow case.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Quivers--1880-1890.; Police--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1886.]
- Apache scout, U.S. troops
- Outdoor standing portrait of a Native American Apache policeman in uniform with a badge, ammunition belt and handgun.
- United States. Army--People--1890-1900.; Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Indian reservation police--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Police--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Apache scout, U.S. troops
- Outdoor standing portrait of a Native American Apache policeman in uniform with a badge, ammunition belt and handgun; posed shooting a bow and arrow.
- United States. Army--People--1890-1900.; Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Bow and arrow--1890-1900.; Indian reservation police--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Police--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Flapper Lane at Lakeside Amusement Park
- Nighttime view of men and women who crowd around the edge of a sidewalk referred to as "Flapper Lane" at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. Most of the women have short bobbed haircuts, and the men wear caps and straw...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Flappers--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Excavation for the Denver City and County Building
- View looking south shows a steam shovel moving dirt, excavation, and preliminary construction at the Denver City and County Building site, Denver, Colorado. A policeman and worker look on.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town Halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1929 April 20
- Denver vegetable market
- View of the city market, probably on the west bank of Cherry Creek between Champa and California Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows vegetable stalls, wagons with produce, and customers. A pile of watermelons lies beneath a shed; customers and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Farmers' markets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Raymond Hitchcock and Hitchy Koo 1919 Co. Broadway Theatre Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of Raymond Hitchcock and men and women, members of the cast and crew of the Hitchy Koo revue company of 1919, at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Comedian Raymond Hitchcock stands in the center of the back row...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hitchcock, Raymond, 1865-1929.
- 1920, April 7
- Marcus Show of 1921, Broadway Theatre, Denver
- Panoramic view of part of the 110 member cast of the "Marcus Show of 1921," a musical revue presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women cast members pose in front of the theater and on a checkered...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1921, Oct. 5th
- Policemen in parade on 16th Street
- Denver police officers march in the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade near the corner of Sixteenth (16th) Street and Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Officers marching at the head of the formation include: Chief of Police, Herbert R. Williams;...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Commemoration--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clock towers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 May 17?]
- Mug shot
- A police officer takes a mug shot photograph of a prisoner at the Denver Police Department in Denver, Colorado. A powerful lamp hangs over the prisoner who sits in profile near a light colored backdrop. The policeman leans over a camera that is set...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographic apparatus & supplies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver police vehicles
- Denver police officers stand by police vehicles near the City Hall Building located at 14th (Fourteenth) St. and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. A line of black Fords are arranged on 14th Street and a policeman stands next to each car.
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Police vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 March]
- Group of Indian police, Dakota, with one white man
- Group portrait of 39 Dakota policeman, in uniform, and one white man, some with guns in holsters or rifles. Three buildings are in the background, along with people, horses and carts.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Prisoners accumulating!!!
- View of prisoners being held by a Tenth Mountain Division soldiers during the Italian Campaign. Hundreds of prisoners sit on the pavement in an unidentified Italian town. Two soldiers sit in a jeep facing the group. Three more soldiers wait near a...
- Prisoners of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Native American police
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Native American policeman; subject wears Wyoming Frontier Day ribbons.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1900.; Police--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- American Railway Express trucks
- American Railway Express delivery trucks are parked on a cobblestone street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a policeman with a night stick, two well dressed men, and delivery truck drivers. Sign on buildings read: "The Radium Company of Colorado, Inc.,"...
- American Railway Express--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, March 27