Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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?]
- Crow Indian at R. R. headquarters
- A Native American (Crow) man poses in front of a tent wearing boots, pants, a hat, and a coat. Railroad supplies lie in a pile behind him.
- Crow Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Bull Goes Hunting
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Crow) medicine man, identified as Bull Goes Hunting. He was also known to tribesmen of the Whistling Waters clan as Sees the Living Bull and Goes Around All the Time. He has a bird painted on his hide shirt,...
- Crow Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Aged persons--1900-1910.; Shamans--1900-1910.; Bull Goes Hunting, Crow medicine man.
- 1906
- Crow Indian chief
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an unidentified Native American (Crow) chief. He wears a stitched coat decorated with fur and bead fringe and feathers, chest decoration made of animal tails, a choker with a circular frontpiece, and an eagle...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Four Balls - Crow
- Profile studio portrait of a Native American (Crow) man identified as Four Balls. He wears a stitched and beaded shirt with animal tail decorations, a choker, long straight hair with an eagle feather in the back, and earrings. In his hands, he...
- Crow Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Four Balls, Crow Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Goes Ahead - Crow
- Native American (Crow) man, identified as Goes Ahead, tending a fire. He is sitting on the ground in front of a tepee and wears moccasins, leggings, a blanket around his shoulders, a multi-string necklace, braids, and face paint. Goes Ahead was a...
- Crow Indians--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Goes Ahead, Crow scout.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- White Man Runs Him, another typical Crow who has the distinction of having been Custer's scout
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American (Crow) man, identified as White Man Runs Him. He wears a hide shirt decorated with bead work, stitching and fringe, a necklace, braids, and an eagle feather headdress. This man served as a scout for...
- Crow Indians--1910-1920.; Indian scouts--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Military scouts--American--1910-1920.; White Man Runs Him, ca. 1855-1925.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876--Staff.
- 1913
- Two Leggins, chief of the River Crow, shared the honors with Plenty Coos
- Head and shoulders profile studio portrait of a Native American (Crow) man, identified as Two Leggings. He wears an arm band and an ornate feather headdress.
- Crow Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Two Leggings, ca. 1847-1923.
- 1911
- Crow camps
- View of a group of Native American (Crow) women and a man walking in front of a line of tepees at a Crow camp, possibly in Montana. The women wear dresses and moccasins, the man is wrapped in a blanket.
- Crow Indians--Women--Montana--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1880-1910.; Indian encampments--Montana--1880-1910.; Tipis--Montana--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Tobacco Society ceremony, Crow
- View of a Native American (Crow) Tobacco Society ceremony shows a group of people in a circle under a makeshift tent. One person, on the near edge of the circle, appears to be getting special treatment. He is covered by a sheet and reclines on a...
- Crow Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Rites & ceremonies--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Crow women in cornfield
- Native American (Crow) men and women are sitting in a circle in a cornfield and appear to be shucking corn. One man may be smoking a pipe.
- Crow Indians--Women--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Domestic life--1900-1920.; Corn husking--1900-1920.; Croplands--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Tobacco Society ceremony, Crow
- Native American (Crow) men and women participate in a Tobacco Society ceremony under a barrel shaped tent. Men are dressed in costumes including moccasins, leggings, breech cloths, decorative shirts, and headdresses. Women are wearing ceremonial...
- Crow Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Rites & ceremonies--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Entering the Medicine Lodge, Crow adoption ceremony
- A procession of Native Americans (Crow) lines up to enter a Medicine Lodge and participate in a "coming out" (adoption) ceremony that involves initiation into the Crow Tobacco Society.
- Crow Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Rites & ceremonies--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1911]
- Custer's scouts at battlefield, Crow
- Four Native Americans (Crow) who served as scouts for George Custer stand around grave markers that memorialize the battle of the Little Bighorn. One of the markers is a wooden cross, the others are stone arches. Two of the scouts hold rifles.
- Crow Indians--Montana--1880-1900.; Indian scouts--Montana--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--1880-1900.; Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Battlefields--Montana--1880-1900.; Military scouts--Montana--1880-1900.; Tombs &...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Tongue River Agency, Montana, fruit drying
- View of a Native American (Crow) woman tending to a table of drying fruit on the Tongue River Agency, Montana.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Tongue River Agency--1890-1910.; Crow Indians--Domestic life--Montana--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1890-1910.; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1890-1910.; Food...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Curtis Coal Mine
- View of the Curtis Coal Mine works, El Paso County, Colorado. A Wooden building with a slanted floor stands on wooden beams, raised above the ground. Two wooden trestle bridges, one leading from the mine and another from the side of the building,...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Yellowstone park
- Hot spring pool with steam in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Springs--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Yellowstone park
- Waterfall, stream, trees, road with tracks, and a wood rail fence in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Ruts--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Yellowstone park
- View of the Fountain Hotel, with sloped roof, gables and covered porch, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Fountain Hotel (Yellowstone National Park)--1890-1900.; Lake Yellowstone Hotel (Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Hotels--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Yellowstone park
- River, waterfall, and trees in landscape, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Rivers--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Yellowstone park
- Yellowstone lake with shore line, island, mountains in background, at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Islands--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Yellowstone park
- Geyser or fumarole at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Geysers--Wyoming--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Yellowstone park
- Giant Geyser in the Old Faithful area, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Giant Geyser (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Geysers--Wyoming--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Yellowstone park
- Fumarole or mud pot in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Springs--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Mountain sheep
- Taxidermied head of mountain sheep with horns mounted on side of house.
- Hunting trophies--1890-1930.; Mountain sheep--1890-1930.; Taxidermy--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Cheyenne mountain
- Cheyenne Mountain, El Paso County, Colorado, with trees and houses in foreground.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Bison
- Taxidermied head of a bison (buffalo) on fabric covered stand.
- Bison--1890-1930.; Hunting trophies--1890-1930.; Taxidermy--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Bison
- Taxidermied head of a bison (buffalo) on fabric covered stand.
- Bison--1890-1930.; Hunting trophies--1890-1930.; Taxidermy--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Garden of the Gods, balanced rock
- Two burros, one with a saddle, are in front of Balanced Rock at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1930.; Rock...
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Pike's Peak summit
- Summit of Pike's Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, with train tracks, rail car "1", government signal station building, and observation tower.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1930.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Observation towers--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods
- In front of the Cathedral Spires rock formation at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado; a man sits in a buggy, holding the reins of two horses. A girl sits behind him; a boy stands in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1930.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1895-1925?]
- Upper Falls of Seven Falls, So. Cheyenne Canyon
- Upper waterfalls and wood stairway among granite cliffs at Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1890-1930.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Pike's Peak Summit
- Summit of Pike's Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, with railroad tracks, rail car "1", government signal station building, observation deck and people.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1930.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Observation towers--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- South Cheyenne Canyon
- Road running through South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows cliffs, trees, and bridge over creek.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1930.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Eagles nest in Glen Eyrie
- Glen Eyrie cliffs, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows steep cliffs and forest.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Burros
- Two burros; one light, one dark, with harnesses.
- Donkeys--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Coyote (?)
- Taxidermied coyote and prey (bird) in tall grass.
- Coyotes--1890-1930.; Taxidermy--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- City Park-North Cheyenne Canyon
- Trail and pond in North Cheyenne Canyon Park, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1930.; North Cheyenne Park (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Burros
- Two burros, one light and one dark, with harnesses. Mountains in background.
- Donkeys--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Canyon [sic] City, Colorado State Penitentiary
- A crowd of men are gathered outside the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, probably members of the press and law enforcement during the October 3, 1929 prison break.
- Colorado State Penitentiary--1920-1930.; Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; People--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.
- [1929]
- Viaduct approach 14th & Blake where body was found
- A crowd is gathered at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct at Blake Street in Denver, Colorado, where a body was found in flooded Cherry Creek. Sign painted on building reads: "The National Grocery Company, Largest Exclusive Wholesale Grocery...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- July 1912
- Harry Rhoads and photographer
- Mr. Rhoads (on right) and an unidentified photographer stand on a platform with cameras high above 14th (Fourteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Colorado State Capitol building, houses, and apartment buildings.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 10 from n. e.
- Northeast view of the Unit #10 factory under construction at Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows two-story wooden frame tower and crane, workers, stacks of bricks and lumber.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Rear from N.W. und. const.
- Northwest view of factory construction at the Gates Rubber Company, Denver, Colorado. Shows two-story brick building, smokestacks, materials.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- Fire chief Healy
- Portrait of Fire Chief John F. Healy (chief from 1912 to 1945) in Denver, Colorado. He wears a double breasted fireman's coat with a badge, and a cap.
- Fire chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Healy, John F.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Denver festivities for May Day
- Children dance in groups of three on a tarp at a May Day celebration in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear white dresses and the boys wear sailor suits; the tall girl in center is possibly Mary Elizabeth Rhoads.
- May Day--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children dancing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Holidays--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- Probably Camp George West
- Portrait of an unidentified, uniformed cavalry officer on a horse at Camp George West (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Camp George West (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cavalry--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Military officers--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925?]
- President Woodrow Wilson leaving Brown Palace in Denver
- View of President Woodrow Wilson with Colorado Governor Oliver H. Shoup as they leave the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado; others are unidentified. President Wilson is about to deliver a speech in support of the League of Nations.
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Governors--Colorado--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Shoup, Oliver H.; Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
- 1919 September 25
- Harry @ left
- Mr. Rhoads and an unidentified photographer face each other with cameras in hand, probably at the Rocky Mountain News office in Denver, Colorado.
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [1920?]
- FDR in center, Edward Costigan @ right
- Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Denver, Colorado on his campaign for president. Senator Edward P. Costigan stands on the right, man at left is unidentified.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Senators--Colorado--1930-1940.; Costigan, Edward Prentiss, 1874-1939.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- 1932 September 15