Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- $75 reward! : stolen -- Sunday evening, September 15th, 1872 ... Canadian horse pony.
- Poster that offers a $75 reward for the return of a Canadian horse pony stolen from Daniel Witter of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Crimes--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Horse stealing--Colorado--Denver.
- 1872
- Five hundred dollars reward!
- Crimes--Colorado--1870-1880.; Crime--Colorado--To 1876.; Stagecoach robberies--Colorado--1875.; Oroville (Colo.)--1875.
- 1875
- Golden Reward smelter, three cyanide mills, Deadwood and Bald Mountain in distance on C. & N. W. Ry.
- View of the Golden Reward mine complex, including a smelter and three cyanide mills, on the Chicago and North Western Railway, Deadwood, South Dakota. Bald Mountain in the distance.
- Mine buildings--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1920.; Deadwood (S.D.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1920.; Mills--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1920.; Mining--South Dakota--Deadwood--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 10
- 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.)
- 1944 March 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 51, 1911 December 16
- Masonic plaque
- Plaque reads: "In Commemoration Of The Services Of Brothers Julius A. Myers, Cromwell Tucker, Frederick A. Williams, Who, As Trustees Of The Masonic Temple Association, By Their Able And Untiring Efforts In The Conduct Of Its Financial Affairs, And...
- Freemasons--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Plaques--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Nevadaville W. C. Russell Jr. house
- The W. C. Russell Jr. residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one-story frame structure with side extensions and porch frames. Snowdrifts fill the yard, enclosed by retaining walls. A sign on the clapboard siding offers a reward...
- Russell, W. C., Jr.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1939
- W. H. Richards house to be pulled down in 1938 owned by Wm. C. Russell, Jr. Nevada, Col
- The W. H. Richards residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one story frame structure. The window panes are broken; marks show where a porch has been removed. A sign reads: "$50.00 Reward [?]." The foundation is of stone; tailings...
- Richards, W. H.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Villa of Brule, the great hostile Indian camp on River Brule near Pine Ridge, S.D.
- A group of horses is gathered in the River Brule in the foreground near a Native American camp near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. A man stands on the bank of the river in the left midground. Numerous teepees are set up in the field in the background.
- Indians of North America--Structures--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Horses--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Tipis--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild...
- [1891?]
- Nevadaville Tip Trembly & house Letcher St., Mary Quintrell, old water wagon
- Tip Trembly poses on Letcher Street with the town water wagon in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado. The frame building in the background is possibly the property of Mary Quintrell. Sign offers a reward for trespassers.
- Trembly, Tip.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Gold Coin Mill Pozo Mine (Nevadaville).
- View of the Gold Coin Mill and the Pozo Mine near Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado. A sign on a nearby building reads: "$50 Reward [...]".
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Pozo Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Nevadaville--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Ashcroft, Summer 1943, Mr. Sawyer unofficial caretaker Ashcroft [graphic]
- Mr. Sawyer stands in the doorway of remains of the Ashcroft post office, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado. The elderly man wearing suspenderss and a wide brimhat looks up at the weathered signs above the door: "Ashcroft" and...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Post offices--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- 1943
- Como, Colorado
- Colorado and Southern locomotive 4 (original DSP&P 39) with snow plow pauses at station depot in Como, Park County, Colorado. Several men in bowler hats inspect the snowcovered plow. A "$25 Reward" sign hangs on wood frame depot and a young boy in...
- Como (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Como--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Como--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Gen. Miles and staff viewing the largest hostile Indian camp in the U.S., near Pine Ridge, S. Dak., Jan. 16, 1891
- Gen. Nelson A. Miles and several officers stop on horseback and look toward a large Native American camp in the background near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Numerous teepees are set up across the large field. A dog stands underneath one of the horses.
- Indians of North America--Structures--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Gen. Miles and staff viewing the largest hostile Indian camp in the U.S., near Pine Ridge, S. Dak., Jan. 16, 1891
- Gen. Nelson A. Miles and several officers on horseback stop in the midground looking toward a large Native American camp near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. A large dog stands with the group. Numerous teepees are set up across the large field.
- Indians of North America--Structures--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Grand review, U.S. troops after surrender of Indians at Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
- A large group of U.S. troops on horseback is in the midground in front of a large Native American camp near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. A group of pack mules with packs on their backs is in the right midground. Numerous covered wagons are lined up...
- Indians of North America--Structures--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Soda Springs in Canon City
- Rusticated and finished stone buildings at the Soda Springs in Canon City, Colorado, were built in the 1890's with prison labor. Building features incised friezes, volutes and finials, a metal roof and ridge cresting. Men in suits stand by the Iron...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Grand review, U.S. troops after surrender of Indians at Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
- Many U.S. troops march in rows in front of a large Native American camp near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Numerous teepees are in the distance in the camp at the base of a ridge of hills.
- Indians of North America--Structures--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Gen. Brook's camp, camp near Pine Ridge, S.D., Jan. 17, '91
- A large U.S. Army camp, possibly for General Brooks, is set up near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Numerous teepees are set up across the large field. Several troops stand among the tents that resemble teepees.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Indians skinning beef, beef issue day at Pine Ridge, S.D.
- A group of Native Americans skins a cow in the right center background near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Several horses and wagons are stopped near the group.
- Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Slaughtering--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Dams & Reservoirs - Boulder Co.
- Water pours over the edge of Barker Dam near Boulder, Colorado. A pile of branches and other debris is in the foreground. A sign hangs on the side of the dam reading: "Danger No Trespassing $25.00 Reward for information leading to conviction of...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Officers of the Fighting 7th, at Pine Ridge, S.D., Jan. '91
- Two rows of officers of the 7th Division of the U.S. Cavalry pose for a group portrait. The man in the left center of the front row wears a large fur coat. The remainder of the officers wear uniforms and several wear leather gauntlets on their...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Chief Rocky Bear's Home Frank Granard, chief of U.S. Scouts on horse at Rocky Bear's Home
- Frank Granard, chief of the U.S. Scouts, poses on horseback near where Chief Rocky Bear of the Oglala Sioux stands. Rocky Bear was the leader of the Sioux people who were members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West prior to Iron Tail. Several...
- Indian scouts--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Granard, Frank.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Crow Dog and family at home
- Jerome Crow Dog poses with his family for a group portrait in front of a teepee. The group includes three women and a young girl in the back row, each wearing blankets wrapped around their shoulders, and four small children in the front row. Crow...
- Crow Dog, Jerome--Family--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Crow Dog, Jerome.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1891
- Crow Dog and family at home, taken in hostile Indian camp, Jan. 16, '91, near Pine Ridge, S.D.
- Jerome Crow Dog poses with his family for a group portrait in front of a teepee. The group includes three women and a young girl in the back row, each wearing blankets wrapped around their shoulders, and four small children in the front row. Crow...
- Crow Dog, Jerome--Family--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Crow Dog, Jerome.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891]
- Gen. Miles and Buffalo Bill viewing hostile Indian camp near Pine Ridge, S.D., Jan. 16, '91.
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stops his horse on a ridge near Pine Ridge, South Dakota, to point toward something with his left hand. In the center midground, also on horseback, is Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, who employed Cody to...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Indian Chiefs
- Ten Native American chiefs who met with General Nelson Miles to stop the Indian War stand in a semi-circle in front of a teepee. Among the chiefs are Standing Bull, Bear Who Looks Back Running, Has the Big White Horse, White Tail, Liver Bear,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1891
- Indian Chiefs
- Ten Native American chiefs who met with General Nelson Miles to stop the Indian War stand in a semi-circle in front of a teepee. Among the chiefs are Standing Bull, Bear Who Looks Back Running, Has the Big White Horse, White Tail, Liver Bear,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Indian Chiefs
- Ten Native American chiefs who met with General Nelson Miles to stop the Indian War pose for a group portrait in front of a teepee. Among the chiefs are Standing Bull, Bear Who Looks Back Running, Has the Big White Horse, White Tail, Liver Bear,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Tasunka, Ota (alias Plenty Horse) the slayer of Lieut. Casey, near Pine Ridge, S.D.
- Tasunka, a Native American man also known as "Plenty Horse," stands with a blanket wrapped around his shoulders next to a large cannon in the foreground, probably on a reservation near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. He rests his right hand on the...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890- 1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cannons--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Tasunka.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1891
- What's left of Big Foot's band at hostile Indian camp, Jan. 16, '91
- A Native American man wearing a fur hat sits on a log in the right foreground next to a row of five Native American children also sitting on the log. The children have blankets wrapped around them. Four women, one older and three younger, stand...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- William F. Cody in group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of a tent where King Leopold of Belgium (with beard) stands with three young boys and two men. A stuffed buffalo is on each side of the tent's entrance. Additional stuffed buffaloes are placed...
- Wild west shows--1890-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Léopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- [1893?]
- Big Foot's band of warriors
- Five Native American men, possibly members of Big Foot's band, stand in a row in the foreground near Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Included in the group are, from left, Bear-That-Runs-And-Growls, Warrior, One-Tooth-Gone, Sole (bottom of foot) and...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1890?]
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Cody holds the hands of the two men on either...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- [1891?]
- William F. Cody with war correspondents
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback behind a group of press men covering the uprisings among Native Americans. Standing in the front row are, from left, an unidentified man; E.A. O'Brien (Associated Press); Edward B. Clark...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Press--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials taken at Pine Ridge Jan 16, '91
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Standing at the far right of the group is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- 1891?
- Typical home, Indian girl and sleepy companion at home
- A young Native American girl sits on a log in front of a teepee in a camp in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. A small puppy lies on top of another log next to the young girl. A second, smaller teepee is set up in the left foreground.
- Oglala Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- U.S. school for Indians, Pine Ridge, S.D.
- Several teepees are set up in the midground in front of a large boarding school for Native Americans in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. A few wagons are stopped among the teepees. The large school has two wings and a main entrance.
- Indians of North America--Education--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--Education--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Newspapers. Denver. Denver Post. Secret
- Western History Subject Index
- Owls
- Western History Subject Index
- Reward posters
- Dr. Clarence Holmes' Collection of Letters
- History of Denver
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- 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: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- N.D.H.S. Annual: 1911
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1911
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1911
- Heraldo Annual: 1901
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1901.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1901