Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sioux
- Three Sioux men pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The two men on the right wear feather headdresses while the man on the left wears two feathers on the back of his head. The man on the right has paint on his face. The...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks pose on horseback while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. Georgian riders known to be in this photograph in 1892 are: Ivane Makharadze, Luka Chkhartishvili, Dimitri...
- Cossacks--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892]
- Herman Hauser's jewelry store, Chestnut St., about 1880-1882
- View of businesses on Chestnut Avenue in Leadville, Colorado; shows storefront windows and signs: "Watchmaker & Jeweler," "Leadville Loan Office," "Stratton & Mead, Mining Engineers and Surveyors," "S.M. Newcomb, Assayer" and "Jolin Headquarters,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Hauser, Herman.; Hauser, Irving.
- [between 1880 and 1882]
- Group shot at Grand Lake camp Rube Craig, Dave Roush, Hal Dahl, Doc Lamb, Ray Baxter, Doc Lyn Carman, Polly Pollock.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, identified left to right as: Rubin "Rube" Craig, David "Dave" Roush, Hal Dahl, Howard "Doc" Lamb, Ray Baxter, J. Lyndon "Doc Lyn" Carman and H. Carlyle "Polly" Pollock, pose on horseback at the group's...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1950-1960.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Larimer County--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Larimer County--1950-1960.; Lakes &...
- 1958 July
- CU public show, Boulder pow wow/rodeo Lou Wulfekuhler, Doc Gilbert, Harry Gorman, Lloyd Carr.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members (left to right): Lou Wulfekuhler, Gail "Doc" Gilbert, Harry Gorman and Lloyd Carr, pose on horseback at a rodeo and performance at Folsom Field in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. The men wear cowboy hats,...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Folsom Field (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.;...
- 1957 July 20
- Wrangler of the year Lloyd Carr, Dick Dickson, Rube Craig, Sage Kester.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members from left to right: Dick Dickson, Lloyd Carr and Rube Craig, pose on horseback at Folsom Field at the University of Colorado in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. The men wear western attire and cowboy hats....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Folsom Field (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Flags--American--1950-1960.; Horseback...
- 1957 July 20
- Group of Pah-Ute Indians, Nevada
- Native American (Paiute) men, women and children sit or stand and pose in rows under a tree near probably Cottonwood Springs (Washoe County), Nevada. Men wear woven shirts, necklaces, scarves, ties and hats. Women wear dresses or skirts and hold...
- Indians of North America--Nevada--Washoe County--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--Washoe County--1870-1880.; Washoe County (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Washoe County--1870-1880.; People--Nevada--Washoe County--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Jennings Hotel
- Men and women pose beside the Jennings Hotel (Graymont Hotel) in Graymont (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men wear suits and stand near women in dresses who sit sidesaddle on horseback beside the frame and log hotel building. A sign on the gabled,...
- Jennings Hotel (Graymont, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Graymont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.; Georgetown, Breckenridge, and...
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Gray's Peak number four
- Men and women pose on a rock formation near the summit of Gray's Peak (Clear Creek County and Summit County), Colorado. Women wear fitted dresses with long skirts and hats with elaborate decoration and stand or sit near the top of a rocky spire....
- Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; People--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1892]
- Gray's Peak number one
- Men and women pose with horses beside a mountain stream near the summit of Gray's Peak in probably Clear Creek County, Colorado. The women ride sidesaddle on horses; they wear fitted shirts or jackets, long skirts, and hats or bonnets with...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Torreys Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1884 and 1892]
- Award presentations
- Dale Williams and Rick Ricketson pose with a tray and a trophy of a horse, during an awards presentation for members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies on the group's annual trail ride, probably in the Teller House in Central City (Gilpin...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.;...
- [1958?]
- Riders in Teller House Bar
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose on horseback inside the Teller House Bar in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Burr Betts is dressed to look like Buffalo Bill Cody, and wears long wavy hair, a goatee, a fringed leather coat...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Portrayals--1950-1960.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Central City...
- [1958?]
- Hydraulic mining operation
- View of a placer mine by a river; miners pose by a rocker and sluice, climbing a pole, and in an ore car. A furnace and barrels are by pipes and a ditch; frame buildings, automobiles, and a freight car with letters: "C N N" [?] are in the...
- Hydraulic mining--1910-1920.; Miners--1910-1920.; Mining--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Horse drawn fire wagon from Denver Fire Dept.
- Two men pose, two in front and two on back, on a horse drawn fire wagon from the Denver Fire Department, Denver, Colorado. The wagon has a ladder, fire extinguisher, lantern, and bell.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 to 1910]
- Picnic, Rifle area
- Women and children sit and pose on a picnic blanket probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Women wear calico blouses with puffed sleeves; a boy wears a shirt with ruffles. A baby sits on a blanket beside a jar of food and metal plates.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Betts, Carey dressed as Indians
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose on horseback in a parking lot in Denver. The men, dressed as North American Indians, are part of a holiday parade in downtown Denver and wear feather headdresses and beaded vests, and ride without...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Horseback...
- [1958?]
- Indian group
- Three Native American men pose on horseback in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. Each of the men wears a feather headdress. The men on the right and in the center each hold a round shield...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Modern pueblo, Zuni
- A Native American (Zuni) woman and child wear woven blankets and pose beside an adobe structure at Zuni, New Mexico. A building has a window, a wooden framed doorway, and a chimney pot and gutter on the roof. Pumpkin or squash plants are on the...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Adobe buildings--New...
- [between 1879 and 1882?]
- The Caciques of Zuni
- Native American men, Zuni governors or chiefs, a woman and a child, stand or sit and pose in front of an adobe wall at Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. Men wear cloth headbands, woven shirts, beaded necklaces, leather leggings and moccasins and woven,...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Women--New...
- [1879?]
- Trinidad water works
- Men pose beside a metal water pipe over a bridge and possibly the Purgatoire River, probably near Trinidad Water Works in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a frame house and a barn or garage.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Penstocks--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- Paint and feathers
- A large group of Sioux men and children pose for a group portrait in front of a tall metal gate. Many of the Native Americans wear blankets wrapped around their shoulders. Several men in the back row wear feather headresses. The group is part of...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Chiefs of the Pawnee and Sioux Nations
- Four Pawnee chiefs (on the left) and four Sioux chiefs (on the right), pose for a group portrait while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Included are, from the left, Eagle Chief, Knife Chief, Brave Chief, Young Chief, American Horse,...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Dakota Indians.; Pawnee Indians.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Native American group
- A group of Native American men and one woman pose in front of a backdrop for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The two men in the center of the back row wear feather headdresses and breastplates, possibly made of bone. Each...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Colorado Central, Georgetown Loop
- Men pose on Colorado Central locomotive number 8 above Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A train in the distance is seen on a bridge surrounded by a snow-covered mountainous landscape. The Devil's Gate High Bridge is in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1880?]
- D. & R.G. 52
- Men pose in front of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive number "52" in Chama (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. The men wear leather gloves and hats. Frame houses and telegraph poles are near the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1900-1910.; Chama (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--New Mexico--Chama--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Chama--1900-1910.
- 1907
- D. & R.G. 52
- Men pose in front of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive number "52" in Chama (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. The men wear leather gloves and hats. Frame houses and telegraph poles are near the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1900-1910.; Chama (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--New Mexico--Chama--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Chama--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Rio Grande station, Chacra, Colorado
- A woman, children and a dog pose on probably the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot platform in Chacra (Garfield County), Colorado. The frame building has a gabled roof. A water well is nearby.
- Chacra (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Chacra--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Group at Egry's, Pyramid
- Men, women and children pose for a group photograph at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Boys, girls and babies sit in adults' laps. Women wear striped, fitted dresses. Men wear suits or suspenders.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- People on horses
- A woman and girls in skirts and blouses pose on horseback in a meadow possibly near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The girls ride double on a horse. A man stands and poses between the horses.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Delivery wagon, Rifle area
- Men pose with teams of horses beside a delivery wagon in possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Frame businesses nearby have signs that read: "Restaurant & Bakery," "Livery, [?] A.I. Root Bee Keepers Supplies, Coal, [?] Boxes."
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Children by Christmas tree
- A girl and a boy pose beside a table probably in Garfield County, Colorado. Christmas decorations on the table include: a Christmas tree with a popcorn chain, pictures of Santa Claus, a doll, a lantern and an animal figurine. The boy holds a ball...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Cowboys in a corral
- Men and women pose on horseback or seated on a corral fence probably on a ranch in western Colorado. Cowboys on horseback pose with roped calves in the corral. A haystack is beside the fence. Men wear cowboy hats and suspenders; women wear dresses...
- Corrals--Colorado--1890-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1910.; Roping--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- General store, Rifle, Colorado
- Interior view of a general store in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men pose behind counters in the store. Shows glass display cases, shelves and probably vases and pitchers, fabric and hat boxes. Fishing poles hang from the ceiling. Posters on...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- City Drug Store, Rifle
- People pose in front of the City Drugstore, a two-story brick commercial building with arched windows and a flat roof, in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men and a woman stand on the sidewalk beneath a sign that reads: "City Drug Store." Boys...
- City Drug Store (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1910.; People--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Barber Shop, Rifle
- Men pose outside a two-story, brick commercial building in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The building has arched second story windows beside a balcony and a double door entrance between large windows. A barber shop pole is outside the building...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Barber poles--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Barbershops--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1903 and 1915?]
- Hunters
- Hunters sit and pose on a sagebrush covered hillside beside pack horses that carry deer carcasses in probably western Colorado. Men wear hats and pose with deer skulls and antlers, and rifles.
- Deer hunting--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Pack animals--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Nick McLearn, unidentified man and Jim McLearn, Rifle
- Men, left to right: Nick McLearn, unidentified man, and Jim McLearn, sit or stand and pose on a horse-drawn wagon in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Canvas sacks in the wagon have lettering that reads: "[?] Portland Cement Co." The John Deere...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business people--American--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; McLearn, Jim.; McLearn, Nick.
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- Unidentified family group
- A woman and children pose for a group portrait on a porch in probably western Colorado. Probably the mother sits and girls and a boy stand nearby. Girls wear plaid or dogtooth patterned dresses with ruffled collars or ties. A boy wears a shirt with...
- Children--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Stone house
- Women wear aprons and shawls and pose in the doorway of a stone house with a hipped roof and a central chimney possibly in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and possibly the Colorado River in a valley near the house. Snow is on a...
- Houses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Stone buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Munro Mercantile Co.
- Men stand and pose outside the Munro Mercantile Company building in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Signs painted on the false front building read: "The Munro Mercantile Co., Groceries, Hardware, Boots, Shoes, Etc." and "Champion Harvesting...
- Munro Mercantile Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Stage between Rifle and Meeker
- Men sit and pose on the Rifle-Meeker stage coach in Garfield or Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Men wear suspenders or jackets and hats and sit inside or on top of the stage coach. Identified men include: Leo Welch, Floyd Austin, Roy Marker (the...
- Horse teams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Austin, Floyd.; Marker, Roy.; Welch, Leo.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Co.
- People pose in front of the Rifle Creek Mercantile Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has a flat roof and a first floor awning that reads: "Gents [Furni]shing's [sic], Ladies Furnishing's [sic]." Upstairs...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Rifle area ranch
- Women, a man, children and a dog pose in front of a house with board and batten finish and a hewn log addition, on a ranch in probably Garfield County, Colorado. Girls wear dresses and pose with dolls. A man is on a horse near haystacks, a wagon...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ranch house
- View of a clapboard ranch house with a cross gable roof in probably Garfield County, Colorado. People and a dog pose outside the house near a picket fence. Log cabins are in the yard. A man is in a horse-drawn wagon near a dirt road.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rifle, "Apple Pie Day"
- A woman and a girl hold pendants that read: "Apple Pie Day, September 22-23 1914., Rifle, Colo." and pose on horseback in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A woman wears a fitted, long sleeved blouse, a skirt and a wide brimmed hat. A girl holds a...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Crops, Rifle area
- Men, women, children and a dog pose beside a berry crop probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. People hold wooden berry boxes and stand in a thicket of trees or bushes.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Berry pickers--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Log cabin, Pyramid
- Men wear suspenders or overalls and hats and pose beside a log cabin in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. A gutted deer is suspended from a rafter beside the cabin.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- William Richle's homestead
- Men stand and pose outside a log cabin identified as William Richle's homestead in probably Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Men wear suspenders, hats and ties. A woman wears an elaborate hat and a fitted dress. A man holds a copy of "The...
- Richle, William--Homes & haunts.; Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Couples--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Log cabin, Pyramid
- Men stage a gunfight in front of a log cabin near Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Two men point pistols at men who pose with their arms up. Shows snow on the cabin and in nearby trees.
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunfights--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Group at Egry's, Pyramid
- Men, women and children pose for a group photograph at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Boys, girls and babies sit in adults' laps. Women wear striped, fitted dresses. Men wear suits or suspenders.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905