Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1930 Camp staff and visitors. White shorts! Why, Woody!!
- African American women, staff members and visitors pose together (includes "Mother" Gross the camp cook, and Mary Wood aka "Woody") at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County) Colorado. They wear dresses, pants, shorts, blouses; one wears a...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1920-1930.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1930
- 2 unid. men in front of tipi
- Two unidentified Native American men pose in front of tipi. One man wears a wide brimmed hat, long shirt tied with a beaded belt, pants with beadwork down the sides, a scarf and beaded moccasins. The other man wears a long print shirt with beaded...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Tipis--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- "Big Alec's" wife and her garden
- A Native American (Paiute) woman, identified as the wife of Big Alec, stands in a cultivated garden, Deep Creek, Nevada. She wears a scarf over her head, and a print blouse and skirt, and holds a garden tool. Family members stand in the background.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Paiute Indians--Women--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Deep Creek (Nev.)--1910-1920.; Gardening--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Women--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Big Alex--Family.
- 1913
- "Big Jim's" cabin and daughter
- A Native American (Shawnee) woman holds a baby, identified as the grandson of Chief Tecumseh, outside of a small log cabin, possibly in Oklahoma. She wears a full length print dress and a scarf around her neck. A white woman stands next to her.
- Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813--Family.; Indians of North America--Women--Oklahoma--1880-1910.; Shawnee Indians--Children--Oklahoma--1880-1910.; Log cabins--Okahoma--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- "Nachez" Nai-chi-ti (son of Cochise) & wife, chief of Chiricahua Apache
- Studio portrait of Nachez, (Naiche) a Native American Chiricahua Apache chief and his wife. He holds a rifle; his wife stands at his side wearing a ruffled skirt, blouse and head scarf.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Spouses--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Cochise, Apache chief, d. 1874.--Family.; Nachez.
- [1884?]
- "Off to the hills" Lieutenant Wheeler, mounted, and Sergeant Hopkins, unmounted
- View of Arizona Rangers and horses in Arizona. Lieutenant Harry C. Wheeler wears a suit and tie, a cowboy hat, leather gauntlets with fringe, and sits on a horse with silver bridal details and a rifle in a leather scabbard. Sergeant Arthur A....
- Arizona Rangers--People--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--1900-1910.; Law enforcement officers--Arizona--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Arthur A.; Wheeler, Harry C.
- [between 1903 and 1907]
- A Navajo type study
- Seated studio portrait of a young Native American (Navajo) woman. She wears a striped blanket over one shoulder and a scarf around the other; a dark blouse with a silver studded collar and studs and silver pins down the front; several beaded...
- Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Navajo Indians--Women--1930-1940.; Jewelry--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- [1931?]
- 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
- Afraid of Hawk, Ogallala Sioux
- Seated portrait of Afraid of Hawk, Native American Oglala Sioux man, (Lakota) posed with an animal fur and wearing a cotton shirt, hair pipe breastplate, neck scarf, long loose hair with feathers and bead string, and armbands.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Afraid of Hawk.
- 1899
- Aggie and Angeline
- Aggie and Angeline, two Native American (Sioux) women stand in front of trees with bare branches in Montana. The woman on the left wears a scarf tied under her chin. The woman on the right wears a headband. Both have their hair in braids and hold...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Albert Attock-nie, celebrated Comanche interpreter
- Seated portrait of Albert Attocknie, a Native American Comanche interpreter, holding a feather fan and wearing animal fur over his braids, feathers in his hair, and a buckskin shirt with a neck scarf.
- Comanche Indians--1920-1930.; Indian interpreters--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Translators--1920-1930.; Attock-nie, Albert.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Alex, Katherine, Katherine, Lucy
- Alex, Katherine, Katherine and Lucy, four Native Americans on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stand in front of a teepee on the reservation. Alex stands at the far left holding a striped blanket in his right hand and a...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Alexan's child and bro
- A Native American young man holds a small child in his arms in front of a teepee on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The man wears a hat, earrings, a dark scarf tied around his neck, and a gun in the holster on his left hip. The...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- American Indian
- Studio portrait of Cured Horn, a Native American (Sioux and Cheyenne) man. He wears a suit, a scarf around his neck, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Cheyenne Indians--1890-1910.; Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Cured Horn.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Andrew Perd A Sof Py (Comanche)
- Three-quarters standing outdoor portrait of Andrew Perd A Sof Py, a Native American Comanche man wearing a animal fur cap, shirt with neck scarf, blanket wrap and holding a feather fan and rattle at the monument dedication of Quanah Parker near...
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Cache--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Cache--1910-1930.; Cache (Okla.)--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--Cache--1910-1930.; Dedications--Oklahoma--Cache--1910-1930.; Parker, Quanah,...
- [1911 or 1926?]
- Angus McPhee, Lee Martin, Gus Uhl
- Three American cowboys from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, including from left Angus McPhee, Lee Martin and Gus Uhl, pose on horseback in a dirt arena for the show at Ambrose park in Brooklyn, New York. The men each wear cowboy hats. McPhee wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Martin, Lee.; McPhee, Angus, cowboy.; Uhl, Gus.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Anna Thompson
- Studio portrait of Anna Thompson. She wears a dark dress with lace cuffs. She has a lace collar and a scarf tied around her neck. Her hair is pulled back and parted in the middle.
- Women--1860-1880.; Thompson, Anna, fl. 1845-1875.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Antalee
- Antalee, a Native American woman on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, holds a striped blanket wrapped around her shoulder and his waist, a scarf tied around her neck, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.; Antalee.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Antoine and Paul Pichette
- Paul Pichette and Paul Charley, two Native American men on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stand on a striped blanket near a creek on the reservation. Pichettewears a wide-brimmed hat and a dark vest. He has a scarf tied around...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Charley, Paul.; Pichette. Paul.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Antonio, Chief of all the Pimas
- A Native American (Pima) man, identified as Antonio, Chief of all the Pimas, poses near a stack of wood in Arizona. He wears a suit and a scarf, and carries a hat in his right hand.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Pima Indians--1880-1910.; Fuelwood--1880-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1910.; Antonio, Pima Chief.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Apache mother and child, Apache scout
- An outdoor portrait of a Native American Apache woman wrapped in a blanket with a baby on her back and a portrait of a squatting Apache scout holding a cigarette, wearing a head scarf, vest, trousers with ammunition belt and handgun holster.
- Apache Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.; Smoking--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Apache
- Seated studio portrait of a Native American Apache man wearing a striped shirt, woven plaid blanket, and headband scarf.
- Apache Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Men--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1879?]
- Apaches, Nai-chi-ti and wife (son of Cochise, chief of Chiricahua Apaches) one of the leaders in the outbreak of 1885-1886
- Seated studio portrait of Nachez, (Nai-chi-ti, Naiche) a Native American Apache Chiricahua chief, and his wife. He holds a rifle, she wears a ruffled skirt and head scarf.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Spouses--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Nachez--Family.; Nachez.
- [1884?]
- Arapahoes Black Coal, plain
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Black Coal, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a vest, a scarf around his neck, and has cloth and fur wrapped braids.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Black Coal.
- [between 1884-1885]
- Arapahoes Buffalo Wallow
- Studio portrait (standing) of Buffalo Wallow, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He stands with one foot on a log and holds a revolver. He wears moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, an ammunition belt with a leather holster, scarf wrapped braids, and...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Buffalo Wallow.
- [1884-1885]
- Astro Jets Club Christmas
- View of an Astro Jets Social Club function. A crowd of African American (Black) club members gather around a table with hors d'oeurvres at a home in Denver, Colorado. The smiling party goers pose with their arms around each other. One man wears a...
- Astro Jets Social Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Parties--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [1969?]
- Bear Foot, Sioux
- Portrait of Bear Foot, Native American Sioux (Brulé) wearing a hair pipe breastplate, striped cotton shirt, neck scarf, and a headdress.
- Brulé Indians--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Bear Foot.
- 1899
- Bert Shanks
- Bert Shanks, a cowboy in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in front of a large tent in a camp for the show. He wears a scarf tied around his neck and sheepskin chaps. He holds a coiled rope in his right hand. A man stands near the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Shanks, Bert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Big Bow
- Studio portrait of Big Bow (Zepko-eete), a Native American (Kiowa) man. He wears a vest, a medal on a ribbon around his neck, and scarf over a braid.
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Kiowa Indians--1860-1880.; Big Bow.
- [between 1869 and 1874]
- Big Tree Kiowa Chief
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Big Tree, a Native American (Kiowa) man. He holds an arrow. He wears moccasins, a blanket, and a scarf around his neck.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Kiowa Indians--1880-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1910.; Big Tree.
- [between 1880 and 1907]
- Billboard for Ambrose Wine
- View of a billboard located at East 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue and Grant Street, Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; Ambrose Wine (Calif.)--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Wine industry.; Wine.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Blac [i.e. Black] Dog
- Portrait of Black Dog, a Native American Sioux policeman, standing outside on a fur skin rug over the snow covered ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a uniform with a badge, neck scarf, fur skin hat, and mittens, and ammunition belt...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indian reservation police--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Black Beaver
- Head and shoulders portrait of Black Beaver, Native American Lenni Lenape (Delaware) wearing short cropped hair, sack jacket and neck scarf.
- Delaware Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Black Beaver.
- [between 1865 and 1880?]
- Black Bull Sioux Chief
- Studio portrait (standing) of Black Bull, a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears moccasins and a scarf around his neck, and rests his hand on the back of a chair.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Black Bull.
- 1900 July 13
- Black family
- Studio portrait of an African-American family. The women wear dresses, one with a scarf around her neck. The man wears a suit and vest.
- Afro-Americans--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.
- [1897]
- Blackfeet, Mont.
- Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly Native American (Blackfoot, Siksika) woman who wears a shawl and a scarf around her head, Montana. The woman's face is deeply creased with age.
- Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1920.; Siksika Indians--Women--Montana--1900-1920.; Aged persons--Montana--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Blue River Hose Co 1908
- Three firemen of the Blue River Hose Company in Breckenridge, Colorado, pose against a painted backdrop in their dress uniforms, including conductor's caps with metal badges, dark pants, wide belts with edges bound in white leather, and pullover...
- Blue River Hose Company (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Bob Ragland [left] at the Denver Art Museum
- Two African American men, who include painter and sculptor Bob Ragland, stand and chat at an art show at the Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Ragland wears a leather jacket and dark glasses, his hair is in a short afro and he has a beard...
- Denver Art Museum--Facilities--1970-1980.; African Americans.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Galleries & museums.; Ragland, Bob.
- [1973]
- Bone Necklace, Ogallala Sioux
- Seated portrait of Bone Necklace, Native American Oglala Sioux man, (Lakota) holding a war club (tomahawk) and wearing a cotton shirt, hair pipe breastplate, neck scarf, long loose hair, and a quilled vest. He holds a bandolier decorated with...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Bone Necklace.
- 1899
- Bone Necklace, Sioux
- Head and shoulders portrait of Bone Necklace, Native American Sioux (Lakota) wearing a hair pipe breastplate, cotton shirt, quillwork vest, armbands, neck scarf, and feathers and bead strings in his hair.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Bone Necklace.
- 1899
- Boulder Historical Society
- Caroline Bancroft proudly displays her book to two members of the Boulder Historical Society, Dr. J. B. Schoolland and Martin R. Parsons. She wears a plaid skirt, a scarf, a hat, and glasses. The men wear suits. Bancroft books are displayed on...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Historical societies--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Bancroft, Caroline.; Parsons, Martin R.; Schoolland, J. B.; Boulder Historical Society.
- January 22, 1959
- Boy
- Studio portrait of a boy. He poses near a chair and wears knickers, a pleated jacket, and a scarf.
- Boys--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Boy
- Studio portrait of a boy. He wears a pleated jacket, a medal, and a scarf.
- Boys--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Boy
- Studio portrait of a boy. He leans on a decorative plaster railing and wears knickers and a scarf.
- Boys--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Boy and girl
- Studio portrait of a boy and girl. The girl sits on a chair with tassels and wears a dress. The boy wears a scarf around his neck.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Boy with dog
- Studio portrait of a boy with his dog. The boy sits in a chair and wears a jacket and a scarf around his neck.
- Boys--1890-1910.; Dogs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Boy
- Studio portrait of a boy in a vest and scarf.
- Boys--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Boys
- Studio portrait of brothers. They wear jackets, knickers and boutonnieres. One boy wears a scarf tied in a bow on his jacket.
- Boys--1910-1920.; Families--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Brave
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears a blanket over his lap, a hair pipe breast plate, and a scarf around his neck.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.
- [between 1884 and 1910]
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man's cowboy hat flies in the air behind him. He has a scarf tied around his neck and wears leather chaps. Another man walks near the bucking...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899