Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Coyotero Apache scouts
- Men sit or stand and pose with rifles at what is identified as Apache Lake in the White Mountains in Apache County or Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. Two Native American, Coyotero Apache (Western Apache) men, military...
- Indian scouts--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Western Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1873
- Apache Indians as they appear ready for the war-path
- Native American (Apache) men pose outdoors with a bow and arrow, staff, and rifle. They wear boot moccasins, breechcloths, headbands, feathers and pose beside a log.
- Apache Indians--1870-1880.; Bow and arrow--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Rifles--1870-1880.; Warriors--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian...
- 1873
- Apache squaw and pappoose
- A Native American (Apache) woman sits and poses with a baby in a cradleboard. The mother carries the cradleboard by a leather strap over her forehead. She wears a dress with wide sleeves and a gathered waist, and leather moccasins.
- Apache Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--1870-1880.; Infants--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- Coyotero Apache scouts at Apache Lake
- White and Native American men sit or stand with rifles, at what is identified as Apache Lake, in the White Mountains (Apache County or Navajo County, later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. The two Native American (Coyotero Apache, Western...
- Indian scouts--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Western Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1873
- Young Apache warrior and his squaw
- A Native American (Apache) man and woman pose in a meadow near Camp Apache in Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. The woman wears a dress with a gathered waist and pleated sleeves, boot moccasins, and has a burden basket....
- Apache Indians--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Bow and arrow--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Navajo County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--Arizona--Navajo...
- 1873
- Pedro, Captain of one of the Coyotero Apache Bands
- Pedro, a Native American (Coyotero Apache, Western Apache) tribal leader, stands and poses beside possibly a bear rug, in Arizona. Pedro wears a military uniform with epaulets and a chevron, and a hat with an upturned brim. Shows trees on a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Western Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--Arizona--1870-1880.; Uniforms--Arizona--1870-1880.; Pedro, Western Apache chief.; Geographical...
- 1873
- Cañon of the Colorado River, Utah
- View of the Colorado River at the edge of a canyon in probably Kane County, Utah (later Glen Canyon Recreational Area). Shadows are cast on eroded canyon walls.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Kane County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Utah--Kane County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Kane County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Utah--Kane County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th...
- 1873
- Altar, Church of San Miguel, Santa Fe, N.M.
- Interior view of the Church of San Miguel in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Paintings hang on a decorated altar piece (reredos) mounted on the adobe wall above the altar. A man prays in a pew. Shows wooden railings in the nave, and...
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1870-1880.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Altarpieces--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1880.; Altars--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1880.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--New...
- 1873
- The ancient Church of San Miguel, Santa Fe, N.M.
- Two priests pose in the entrance or narthex of the adobe Church of San Miguel in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The men wears cassocks. The church has tapered towers with wooden railings, and battlements along the roof line of the nave....
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1870-1880.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--New Mexico--1870-1880.; Missions--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1880.; Priests--New Mexico--Santa...
- 1873
- Loaded teams from Cisco
- Covered wagons are stopped by a frame building near Cisco (Placer County), California. A sign on the building reads: "Half Way House." An open horse-drawn wagon passes the wagon train.
- Cisco (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--California--Cisco--1880-1900.; Covered wagons--California--Cisco--1880-1900.; Rest stops--California--Cisco--1880-1900.; Wagons trains--California--Cisco--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- An achievement of the medal of honor
- Sergeant Edward P. Grimes, Troop F, Fifth Cavalry, runs in full military uniform with a bundle of ammunition during a battle at Milk Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows Native American (Ute) Indians on horseback with weapons. A buffalo...
- Indians of North America--War--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ammunition--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Campaigns &...
- 1912 July 13
- Delmonico Restaurant
- Interior view of Lake City's Delmonico Restaurant, Colorado, nameded after the elegant New York restraurant. Shows two men in jackets, ties and hats in center, tables full of seated customers, and two waiters in long aprons and jackets. Features:...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Lake City--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Sketches in the Northwest
- Men stand beside an ox-driven wagon at Fort Garry (later Lower Fort Garry National Historic Park) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A man hauls a moose head on his back. Shows a silo and a frame building. A North American Indian in a woven blanket,...
- Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--North Dakota--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--North Dakota--1870-1880.; Votive offerings--North Dakota--1870-1880.; Fort Garry (Man.)--1870-1880.; Missouri River--1870-1880.; Carts &...
- 1870 January 25
- Two bits to see the papoose
- View of the Lincoln Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield (Sangamon County), Illinois features a granite obelisk, bronze statues, a balustrade and staircase. Passengers in suits, hats and formal dresses admire North American (Shoshone) Indian...
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Tomb--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Springfield (Ill.)--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--1870-1880.; Spectators--1870-1880.; Tombs & sepulchral...
- 1874 October 24
- Prospecting on the Ute Reservation, an ominous meeting
- A North American Indian (Ute) man confronts a prospector on a mountain slope in Utah or Colorado. The Ute man wears a necklace with a star pendant and holds a rifle. Men with rifles stand behind him. The prospector holds a pick axe, and looks over...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Miners--1870-1880.; Mining--1870-1880.; Pack animals--1870-1880.; Thornburgh, Thomas Tipton, 1843-1879.
- 1879 October 25
- Battalion drill
- Soldiers pose on the parade ground at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory (later Gregory County, South Dakota). Members of a band and four 25th (Twenty-fifth) Infantry companies wear uniforms, hold musical instruments and stand in formation. African...
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 25th--People--1880-1890.; Fort Randall (S.D.)--1880-1890.; Parade grounds--South Dakota--Fort Randall--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--South Dakota--Fort Randall--1880-1890.; Military bands--South...
- c1882
- Ancient ruins on the Rio San Juan
- A man poses beside the dilapidated stone walls of a North American Indian (Ancestral Puebloan) cliff dwelling in Montezuma County, Colorado. The structures are on an eroded sandstone rock formation. A piece of photographic equipment is near a pile...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1880-1890.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1880-1890.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Marble Canon
- Sheer, eroded sandstone walls and talus are in Marble Canyon on the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions &...
- 1872
- Grand Canyon of Clear Creek
- Colorado Central Railroad tracks are on a narrow grade beside Clear Creek in Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows steep, rocky walls in Clear Creek Canyon.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1860-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1860-1880.
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- A Mexican residence
- Hispanic men and women stand and sit near an adobe house in or near Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The house has a porch with wood columns, vigas, and decorative corbels. A large bucket is near the porch, and snow is in the street.
- Spanish Americans--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1885.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1885.; Adobe houses--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1885.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- The plaza, from a portal
- A man in a hat walks through a turnstile in a wooden fence that surrounds the plaza in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Probably a dog stands beside the man. Shows trees and people near the obelisk monument.
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Plazas--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Turnstiles--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884]
- A view of Butte, Montana, showing "the richest hill in the world"
- Panoramic view of Butte (Silver Bow County), Montana, showing the business district with commercial buildings, houses, mines, headframes, mills and processing plants. Identification on the image reads: "West Gagnon," "Gagnon," "Original," "Miners...
- Butte (Mont.)--1970-1990.; Business districts--Montana--Butte--1970-1990.; Cities & towns--Montana--Butte--1970-1990.; Mining--Montana--Butte--1970-1990.
- 1916
- Oneonta Falls
- View of Oneonta Falls, in Multnomah County, Oregon. Oneonta Creek spills over rock cliffs.
- Multnomah County (Or.)--1870-1900.; Oneonta Creek (Or.)--1870-1900.; Oneonta Falls (Or.)--1870-1900.; Cliffs--Oregon--Multnomah County--1870-1900.; Streams--Oregon--Multnomah County--1870-1900.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Multnomah County--1870-1900.
- Las Vegas hot springs, the hotel
- View of the Stone Hotel in Montezuma (San Miguel County), New Mexico. Shows a three story stone building with a central tower with a mansard roof and dormer, and territorial style verandas. People pose by the hotel and horse-drawn carriages.
- Stone Hotel (Montezuma, N.M.)--1880-1890.; Montezuma (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--New Mexico--Montezuma--1880-1890.; Stone buildings--New Mexico--Montezuma--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1884]
- Manitou and Pike's Peak, Colorado.
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest; shows the Manitou House and Clubhouse, D&RGRR Depot, Mansions Hotel, Wheeler Building, El Paso Livery and Barker House. The Congregational Church has a bay and square corner tower; the Colorado...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1886]
- Manitou Springs, 582
- second Manitou School and the Congregational Church are just left of center. On the left is the D. & R. G. Railroad Depot, a rusticated stone building with a high gabled roof and a chimney at each end; it is flanked by its freight and passenger...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Manitou Springs, Colorado, 583
- are just left of center. On the left is the D. & R. G. Railroad Depot, a rusticated stone building with a high gabled roof and a chimney at each end; the freight and passenger sheds are also visible. Above left is the Midland Terminal Depot,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Birdseye view of Black Hawk
- A bird's eye view of Black Hawk, Colorado, looking west up Gregory Gulch and taken from Swede Hill; shows Gregory Street from east to west: Black Hawk Cracker Bakery, Ed. C. Hughes' Meat Market, Hardware and Stoves, Drugs. Flagpole is prominent in...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [1872]
- Black Hawk
- View is west up Gregory Gulch in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows Colorado Central Railroad trestle in midground with C.C.R.R. passenger train going over Gregory Street, Chas. Leitzman's Blacksmith shop in near foreground, Scobey's Saloon, Black Hawk...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
- [188-?]
- Central City, Colorado
- Panorama of Central City, Colorado, in the mid-1870, as the city was rebuilding after the fire of 1874. Landmarks include, the Teller House, St. James' Methodist Church, Main Street, and Eureka Street. The buildings along Main Street (center of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1877]
- Mountain City, Colorado
- Image of Mountain City, Colorado, in a winter scene that shows the hillside and the gulch filled with houses and several mines. The road that leads to the town of Blackhawk is in the center of the picture. The mountains on the left side of the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- At Estes Park, "videographer [sic] of the day" Cap Kemp and Mel Glatz confer.
- Donald "Cap" Kemp and Melvin "Mel" Glatz, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose with a tripod and a movie camera at the "3R" camp in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. The men wear their pants tucked into their cowboy boots. Kemp...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Camping--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Motion picture cameras--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1955 July
- Frank S. Woodbury
- Studio bust portrait of Frank Stillman Woodbury, salutatorian of the senior class at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Woodbury wears a wool jacket with piping around the lapels, a shirt and a cravat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Woodbury, Frank S. (Frank Stillman); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1877
- Mortimer P. Arnold
- Studio bust portrait of Mortimer Putnam Arnold, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Arnold wears a jacket, a shirt with a linen collar and a silk bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Arnold, Mortimer P. (Mortimer Putnam); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1877
- Flora E. Bishop
- Studio bust portrait of Flora Ellis Bishop, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Bishop wears her long hair parted in the middle and pulled back. She wears a gathered lace collar and a necklace.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Bishop, Flora E. (Flora Ellis); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1877
- Ada P. Lockwood
- Studio bust portrait of Ada Platte Lockwood, valedictorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Lockwood's hair is pulled back and she wears a gauze scarf gathered tightly at the throat with a clasp, and a dress with an upright,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Lockwood, Ada P. (Ada Platte); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Hattie C. Arnold
- Studio bust portrait of Hattie Cook Arnold, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Arnold wears her hair pulled back neatly, and her bangs in careful loop curls on her forehead. Her dress has a pinstriped bodice with an open front. She...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Arnold, Hattie C. (Hattie Cook); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Harry L. Baldwin
- Studio bust portrait of Harry Lewis Baldwin, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Baldwin's hair is parted on the side, and he wears a coat made with a diagonal grained fabric, a shirt and cravat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Baldwin, Harry L. (Harry Lewis); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1878
- M. Adella Condit
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Adella Condit, salutatorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Condit's hair is pulled back and tied with a ribbon in back. She wears a dark lace scarf fastened at the throat, and her dark dress has a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Condit, M. Adella (Mary Adella); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Josephine Williams
- Studio bust portrait of Josephine Williams, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Williams wears her wavy hair pulled back. She has a dress bodice with square lapels, a lace scarf tied around a standing frill collar, a necklace with a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Williams, Josephine, ca. 1860-; Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1878
- M. Grace Brown
- Studio bust portrait of Mary Grace Brown, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Brown wears her long hair pinned back, and long ringlets to her shoulders. Her dress bodice has a pleated front panel with pleated ruffle trim, and a lace...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Brown, M. Grace (Mary Grace); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- M. Jessie Cooper
- Studio portrait of Mary Jessie Cooper, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Cooper stands and poses with her arm on the back of a chair. She wears a lace dress with a belt sash, a frilled collar with a velvet band, and three-quarter...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Cooper, M. Jessie (Mary Jessie); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Nellie C. Brown
- Studio bust portrait of Nellie Cyvelia Brown, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Brown has curled bangs, and wears her hair pulled back in a twist with a hair comb. Her dress has a velvet band collar over upright, frilled lace. She...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Brown, Nellie C. (Nellie Cyvelia); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- William Holt
- Studio bust portrait of William Holt, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Holt has his hair parted to the side and wears a coat, a shirt with an upright collar and a silk tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Holt, William, ca. 1860-; Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Lou Ella Herbert
- Studio bust portrait of Lou Ella Herbert, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Herbert has her hair in a long braid. She wears a dress with a front closure lined with large buttons, a velvet upright collar and a lace scarf tied at...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Herbert, Lou Ella.; Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Clarence Phillips
- Studio bust portrait of Clarence Phillips, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Phillips has his hair parted to the side and wears a coat, a shirt with an upright collar and a large silk tie with a tie pin.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Phillips, Clarence.; Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Emily F. Thompson
- Studio bust portrait of Emily Frances Thompson, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Thompson wears her hair back in a twist with a ribbon. Her dress bodice has a diagonal closure with buttons, and she wears a chain necklace and an...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Thompson, Emily F. (Emily Frances); Denver High School--People--1870-1880.; Denver Public Schools--People--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Mary E. Herr
- Studio portrait of Mary Emma Herr, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Herr wears her hair pulled back and she leans on the back of a chair. Her dress has piping-lined lapels and a front closure, a standing lace collar and a bar pin...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Herr, Mary E. (Mary Emma); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Emily H. Miles
- Studio portrait of Emily H. Miles, salutatorian and senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Miles' hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. Her dress has a velvet front panel with a button enclosure, and flared, pleated cuffs. Miles...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Miles, Emily H.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Helen M. Brow[n]
- Studio portrait of Helen Mar Brown, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Brown's wavy hair is parted in the middle. Her dress has a finely pleated front panel with wider pleats from the shoulder to the waist. She wears a pendant on a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Brown, Helen M. (Helen Mar); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1880