Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- "Hotel" shotgun style
- View of a long, one-story log building, probably a hotel, in Lay (Moffat County), Colorado. The building has several entrances, lattice work, and a square bell tower or cupola centered on the roof. A person stands beside a pig, chickens, a saddled...
- Lay (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Lay--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Lay--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- A cowboy camp
- Cowboy camp somewhere in Colorado; man standing by campfire with numerous cooking pots hanging over it and dutch ovens nearby; canvas tents, wagon and saddled horses in background; larger group of men standing around another campfire, center...
- Campfires--Colorado--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A in Pueblo Santo Domingo, New Mexico, the old estufa
- View of the Native American Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico, shows adobe house blocks, a central kiva and a saddled burro at a hitching post.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santo Domingo Pueblo--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santo Domingo Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Santo Domingo Pueblo--1880-1900.; Santo Domingo Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900.]
- A mess scene - scene on 'round up' of 1887 in Dakota
- Men sit on the ground among saddled horses, a tent, and cook wagons in the Dakota Territory. Cattle are in the distance.
- Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Chuckwagons--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Horses--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Outdoor cookery--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.
- 1887
- A steep trail in the Rocky Mountains
- Eight men leading saddled horses with pack mules descending extremely steep and rocky trail somewhere in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
- Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mules--Colorado--1890-1910.; Saddles--Colorado--1890-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A. G. Birch's Broncho Buster Cheyenne Frontier Days rope twister standing
- A cowboy stands on a saddled horse and performs a rope trick in an arena for Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Two of the cowboys wear woolies and cowboy hats. Spectators sit in grandstands.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Horse shows--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1890-1910.
- [1905]
- American National Bank- Tucumcari, N. M.
- View, from an intersection of the American National Bank and other buildings, Main Street, Tucumcari, New Mexico. A two story brick Spanish Colonial Revival building stands on the corner. Men stand on the sidewalk and a car is parked on Main Street...
- Tucumcari (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Banks--New Mexico--Tucumcari--1900-1920.; Streets--New Mexico--Tucumcari--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- An Indian village
- Two groups of Native American (Plains) men dance in concentric circles around two prisoners in a camp of tepees near a river. Groups of saddled horses stand near the river and the tepees. The men wear leggings and feathers in their hair. Some men...
- Indian dance--Great Plains--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--War--Great Plains--1880-1900.; Great Plains-- 1880-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--Great Plains--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--Great Plains--1880-1900.; Prisoners--Great...
- [between 1880 and 1895?]
- Arapaho Peak from Black Hills near Lake Eldora
- A saddled horse eats grass in a meadow by pine forest and wildflowers in Boulder County; strato cumulus clouds top Arapaho Peak in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora, Lake (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- At breakfast typical desert home of Navajo Indians (S. W.) Arizona
- A Native American (Navajo) family sits near a summer hogan on the reservation in Arizona. One woman sits at a loom and another wears a beaded necklace with a naja pendant. A dog is tied to a log and sits near the family. A saddled horse stands...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Hogans--Arizona--1900-1910.; Families--Arizona--1900-1910.; Women--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- At the top
- Men and women sit or stand and pose at the summit of Gray's Peak in Clear Creek County and Summit County, Colorado. Women wear fitted dresses with long skirts, tall hats or bonnets with elaborate decoration, gloves and scarves. Men wear suits with...
- Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--1880-1900.; People--Colorado--1880-1900.; Ruins--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1892]
- Awards dinner at Elkhorn Lodge John Justin giving first Justin "most colorful rider" award to Dick Dickson.
- Dick Dickson speaks into a microphone during the presentation of the "Most Colorful Rider" award at the Roundup Riders of the Rockies presentation at the Elkhorn Lodge in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. John Justin, who presents the award to...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--1950-1960.; Banquets--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Estes...
- 1956 July
- B. M. Vaughan in front of Vaughan Lodge
- B. A. Vaughan poses with his dog and horse at the hitching post, next to his lodge outside of Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. He smokes a cigarette, wears protective wrist guards, an ammunition belt, and restrains the dog by a chain. His horse...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Vaughan, B. A.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Bakery in Steamboat Springs
- A woman, a baby, boys, and a man pose outside a log building with a frame false-front identified as a bakery in Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. A saddled horse stands in the dirt street.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bakeries--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Balanced Rock, Skelton's Mtn. Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of group of horseback riders near Balanced Rock, Skelton's Mountain Ranch, probably Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two women, a man & a dog seated on rock formation; saddled horses & riders in brush & trees near...
- Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Balanced Rock, Skelton's Mtn. Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of group of horseback riders on base of Balanced Rock, Skelton's Mountain Ranch, probably Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; men & women standing near or seated on saddled horses; rock formation amongst trees.
- Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Biography. Cody, W.F. Portraits 1900 (prints)
- supplied the Kansas Pacific Railroad with buffalo. He later toured the United States and Europe with "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show." He died Jan. 10, 1917 at the home of his sister, May Cody Decker, in Denver, Colorado. He is buried on Lookout...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Parsons, Mark.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Black cowboy and horse
- A Black man poses with a saddled horse; costume includes chaps and a bandana.
- African Americans--1890-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1920.; Horses--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Bonanza
- A man sits on a horse and holds the reins of a saddled horse in the middle of Main Street in Bonanza, Colorado, in Saguache County. Empty wagons and a carriage are on the upaved street, which includes one and two- story commercial store fronts with...
- Bonanza (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Bonanza--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Bonanza--1890-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Bonanza--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Bonnie Belle Mine
- Miners pose with a mine ore car and ore bucket at the entrance to the Bonnie Belle Mine in Chaffee County, Colorado. Saddled horses stand nearby and a U. S. flag flies from a pole on top of the head frame.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1910.; Bonnie Belle Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lead mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1895 and 1905
- Bonnie Belle Mine
- A miner poses near the Bonnie Belle Mine and a saddled horse in Chaffee County, Colorado. A U. S. flag flies from a pole on the head frame.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1910.; Bonnie Belle Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lead mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Bridge over Loup Forks at Columbus, Nebraska
- Men and saddled horses stand on a wooden bridge over the Loup River in Columbus (Platte County), Nebraska. Shows horse-drawn carriages on the bridge and trees at the edge of the river in the distance.
- Columbus (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Loup River (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Bridges--Nebraska--Columbus--1860-1870.; Rivers--Nebraska--Columbus--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Buena Vista Point, Skelton's Mtn. Ranch. Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of horseback riders on Buena Vista Point, Skelton's Mountain Ranch, probably Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; man on boulder holding reins to saddled horse pointing to view of forested foothills; woman horseback...
- Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Buffalo borders at carcass of freshly killed cow elk
- Two cowboys in woolies chaps and felt hats kneel beside a headless elk carcass killed by wolves. One cowboy holds up a bison head. Two saddled horses frame the men and carcass on the ground. Dogs sniff the ground behind the men.
- Wolves--Control--1920-1940.; Bison--1920-1940.; Cowboys--1920-1940.; Elk--1920-1940.; Horses--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1934?]
- Buildings at Toltec Tunnel dotted line shows location of proposed airpipe line to upper workings
- View of the Power Building and other structures at the Toltec Tunnel mine in Conejos County, Colorado. Shows men, women and children near saddled horses. A truss bridge is over the Silverton Northern railroad track. A freight car on a train reads,...
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Toltec Tunnel (Conejos County, Colo. : Mine)--1900-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Buildings residence
- Men pose outdoors near a house in Denver, Colorado. The one-story frame house has a covered porch and decorative trim. A saddled horse is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Bur-rodeo, 1st annual event in Leadville
- A female contestant and her burro on a gravel road compete in the first annual "Bur-rodeo" race, a feature of the "Boom Days" festivities in Leadville, Colorado. The woman has on shorts, a sleeveless top with number "A&T 52" on it, running shoes...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Donkeys--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Running races--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1969
- C.A. Finding residence, Breckenridge 1890
- The Finding family poses by the fence, near the open cutworked gate, at their home in Breckenridge, Colorado. A saddled horse and two dogs pose with them. Holding the horse's reins, Mrs. Finding is in a corseted black bodice with jockey points,...
- Finding, C. A.--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Cabin
- A miner poses by the shafthouse of the Bonnie Belle Mine in Chaffee County, Colorado. A saddled horse is nearby. Snow covers the ground.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1910.; Bonnie Belle Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Cabin in Manitou
- View of a log cabin in Manitou Springs, Colorado, with a brick chimney, shingle roof, and an open porch. A buckboard with a canvas top, bundles and passengers is by horses. The pinto is saddled; the sorrel is blanketed, and a man picks up a saddle....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Camp Apache Arizona
- Native American (Apache) men and a white man pose near Fort Apache, Arizona. A saddled horse stands nearby.
- Apache Indians--Arizona--Fort Apache--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Fort Apache--1880-1890.; Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--Arizona--Fort Apache--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Camp at Brainard Lake
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies set up a camp at Brainard Lake in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows saddled horses at a picket line, riders, and a sign with the number: "4." The Indian Peaks are in the distance.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Brainard Lake (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Indian Peaks (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Camping--Colorado--Boulder County--1950-1960.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder...
- 1958 July
- Camp near Index Peak
- Saddled and pack horses stand near evergreens in a valley in probably Park County, Wyoming. Shows Index Peak.
- Index Peak (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Pack animals--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Castelatd [i.e. Castellated] rocks near Monument Park
- View of a striated three-tower rock formation in Monument Park (El Paso County) near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Shows a saddled horse, a coat and equipment under a tree.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Castellated rocks near Monument Park
- View of a high striated rock formation in Monument Park (El Paso County) near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Shows a saddled horse near the rock.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Castlewood Dam
- View of Cherry Creek at Castlewood Canyon Dam in Douglas County, Colorado. Men stand by saddled horses.
- Castlewood Canyon Dam (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Douglas County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Cattle branding
- Cowboys stand near a bull that is prepared to be branded probably in Colorado. The bull is tied to two saddled horses.
- Cattle branding--Colorado--1890-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Central City, Hank Hankins, Montie Montana, a volunteer from the crowd is "roped in"
- A woman steps from a lasso helped by cowboy actor and rodeo star, Montie Montana, who wears a plaid western shirt, and J. Harlan "Hank" Hankins, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, during festivities on probably Main Street in Central...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Festivals--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.;...
- 1954 July
- Cheyenne chiefs held as hostages by General Custer for return of Mrs. Morgan & Mrs. White
- Fat Bear, Big Head, and Dull Knife, Native American (Cheyenne) men pose near a saddled horse. They are wrapped in blankets. Fat Bear wears a hat.
- Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Big Head.; Dull Knife, ca. 1828-1879 or 1883.; Fat Bear.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Cowboys attempt to control a bucking horse as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The horse is saddled.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Chief Joseph and Captain Jerome with Buffalo Bill's horses, full length
- Chief Joseph, Nez Perce, and Captain Jerome with Buffalo Bill's saddled horses taken at Madison Square Garden, full length with painted backdrop in background; Chief Joseph passing peace pipe to Captain Jerome.
- Calumets--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.; Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904.
- [between 1897 and 1898]
- Colt Mountain on the Continental Divide, Flattop Wilderness Area ceremony inducting new members in the 3R.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies gather at the summit of what is identified as "Colt Mountain," for the induction of new riders or "colts, on the continental divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Saddled horses stand nearby....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.; Initiation rites--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1957
- Coyote pelts
- A dog sits behind the steering wheel of an automobile next to a display of coyote and cougar pelts propped against the bed, wheels and canvas top of a wagon. A saddled horse stands between the automobile and a canvas tent. Rifles stand propped...
- Coyote--Control--1920-1930.; Automobiles--1920-1930.; Coyote hunting--1920-1930.; Hides & skins--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1927?]
- Crook campaign
- Captain George Crook stands with Native American(Chiricahua) Dutchy (Ba-keetz-ogie, the Yellow Coyote,) and Al-chi-say, chief of White Mountain Apaches, both with rifles; they are next to a saddled mule with Crook's double barrel rifle.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; White Mountain Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Generals--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Crook, George, 1829-1890.; Dutchy Chiricahua Indian.
- [1884 or 1885]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 47, 1911 November 18
- Dining room, Skelton's Mtn. Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of group of horseback riders in front of the dining room log building, Skelton's Mountain Ranch, probably Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; log cabin with covered front porch, men & women on horseback, unbridled...
- Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Dinner on Hunton Creek
- Men sit on the ground among saddled horses, a tent, and camping gear at Hunton Creek in Converse or Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Other men eat at a table and by cooking pots.
- Cowboys--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Horses--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Outdoor cookery--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Donkey party, Manitou
- Men, women and children sit on saddled donkeys on Manitou Avenue in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows signs: "Meat Market" and "Produce & Commission," pedestrians, horses and wagons, electric lines, and a hanging arc lamp.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Riding--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Donkeys
- View of four saddled donkeys (aka burros); pavilion shown at left; two saddled horses, wagon, outhouse or shed, and trees appear in background.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--1880-1900.; Pavilions, Landscape--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Donkeys
- View of four saddled donkeys (aka burros); a pavilion appears at left; a wagon, two saddled horses and outhouse or shed are shown in background.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--1880-1900.; Pavilions, Landscape--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]