Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Group on horseback
- View of men, women, and girls (sidesaddle) on horseback and a buggy at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; low hills are in the distance.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Three girls on horseback
- Girls pose (sidesaddle) on horses at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; a low mesa is in the distance.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Sidesaddle...
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Anna T. Kennicott side saddle in front of the barn at the Kennicott Ranch
- Anna T. Kennicott sits sidesaddle on a horse at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; a rail fence gate is by a frame barn.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.; Kennicott, Anna...
- 1903
- Four girls on two horses
- Girls pose (sidesaddle) on horses at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; a low mesa is in the distance.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Sidesaddle...
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Sightseers, alpine lake
- Well dressed men and women sit on donkeys, burros and horses near an unidentified alpine lake probably in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. The women ride sidesaddle, they wear long dresses and hats or bonnets. The men are dressed in suits, one...
- Cirques (Glacial landforms)--Colorado--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1890-1900.; Riding--Colorado--1890-1900.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Training a horse to jump
- A woman rides sidesaddle and jumps her horse and another over a wood and hay obstacle, she holds the reins of the second horse.
- Jumping (Horsemanship)--Colorado--1910-1930.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 an 1940?]
- Elegant horsewoman
- A woman in a full dress, bodice, and capote hat sits sidesaddle on a horse by a log cabin in (probably) Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1883 and 1889?]
- Group on horseback
- Men and women are gathered on horseback or in horse drawn carriages for a rabbit hunt near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The men wear felt caps, suits, jodhpurs and boots and ride with English tack. The women wear flat brimmed straw...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Rabbit hunting--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Women on horseback
- Women ride horses in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; one sits sidesaddle.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- Burro ride
- A girl with a quirt in her hand sits sidesaddle on a burro in (probably) Colorado. A man holds the reins.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--1880-1890.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--1880-1890.
- Bonnie
- A man and woman sit on horses; the woman rides sidesaddle. The woman wears a long dress and a bowler hat. The man wears a cap.
- Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Sidesaddle riding--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- Elegant riders
- A well dressed man and woman sit on horses holding quirts. The woman rides sidesaddle and wears a bodice and silk hat.
- Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Sidesaddle riding--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- Burro rider
- A woman rides a donkey sidesaddle in (probably) Manitou Springs (El Paso County) Colorado; a house with a covered porch and surrounded by a stone wall is in the distance.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- As we returned from a mountain picnic
- Men and women on horseback pose in a row near Saguache (Saguache County), Colorado. Women wear decorative hats and long dresses and sit sidesaddle. Men wear suits with ties and hats. A frame cabin with a chimney and fallen trees on a hillside are...
- Saguache (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Saguache--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--Saguache--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Saguache--1880-1890.; Mugrage, Minnie.
- 1884 June 19
- Pulpit Rock, Perry Park
- A woman sits sidesaddle on a horse near a rock formation identified as Pulpit Rock in Perry Park (Douglas County), Colorado. Another person sits on a rock by the horse. Shows brush, trees, and tall, rock pillars.
- Douglas County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Perry Park (Colo. : Flat)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Sightseers at Molas Lake
- Well dressed men and women, pose with, or sit on horses and mules at Molas Lake in San Juan County, Colorado. The women ride sidesaddle and wear long dresses and hats. The men have on suits and hats. Trees and mountains are in the distance.
- Molas Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.;...
- [ca. 1890]
- Dew Drop Mine
- A man and woman pose near a tailings pile at the Dew Drop Mine near Ward in Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado.. The woman sits sidesaddle on a horse, the man holds the horse's bridle. The woman wears a bonnet, a jacket with...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding.; Mining.; Tailings embankments.; Women.
- 1895 June 17
- Women on side saddle men riding donkeys
- Men and women pose on donkeys near a building probably in Denver, Colorado. The women sit sidesaddle and wear dresses and hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ranch on Williams Fork
- Men and a woman pose on horses by a cabin at Williams Fork, in Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado. The men have a rifle, fishing pole, and wicker creel; the woman rides sidesaddle.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Decoration Day Montrose, Colo
- The Decoration Day parade in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, includes a marching band in cavalry uniforms. Men carry drums, rifles, swords, and a United States flag. Brick and frame businesses with cornices flank the street; spectators crowd...
- Memorial Day--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Montrose--1880- 1890.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1888
- St Johns near Montgomery
- In Saints John, Summit County, Colorado, a woman sits sidesaddle on a white horse. Men in suits and bowlers pose on the deck of a log house with a stone foundation and lace curtains; one appears to be a midget. This silver mining center was also...
- Midgets--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.; Saints John (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dwarfs--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Colorado--Saints John--1870-1880.; Women--Colorado--Saints...
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Parade entry, Flower Carnival
- Child entrants wearing wide brimmed straw hats pose in a buggy in the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. One boy is on a burro loaded with flower baskets; a girl in white rides sidesaddle.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children & animals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Burro Brigade at the Cliff
- View of the "Burro Brigade" in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Burro rides to the Garden of the Gods, Pike's Peak summit, and Cave of the Winds were a popular diversion and daily occurrence for tourists in this resort town. 15 "Brigaders" pose,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Donkey party at Iron Spring, Manitou
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Spring Chateau, Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The frame octagonal pavilion has latticework and projecting bays with a shingled, faceted conical roof with ornamental dormer, vent-cap top and flagpole. The...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Ute Iron Spring Chateau (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1882 and 1885?]
- Cowboys
- A man and a woman pose on horseback. The man wears a scarf around his neck and a hat. His stirrups are decorated with cloth and conchas. The woman rides sidesaddle and wears a dress and hat.
- Cowboys--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Girls and women on donkeys
- Women and girls sit on saddled donkeys and mules on a dirt road as part of the Sunflower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. One mule has a large cloth blanket that extends from its neck to its rear legs. Some women ride...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [August, between 1893 and 1900?]
- Ranch on William's Fork
- Two men and a woman pose on horseback in front of a log cabin probably in Grand County, Colorado. The woman sits sidesaddle, the men hold rifles, one holds a fishing pole and the other has a creel.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- District school
- Miss McDonald, teacher, and her companion, Miss Dora Orcatt are mounted on horses in front of a district school outside of Leadville, Colorado. Miss McDonald, in the center wears dress, a large bow around her neck, leather riding gloves, and a flat...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Orcatt, Dora.
- 1894
- Pulpit Rock, Perry Park
- A woman sits sidesaddle on a horse near a rock formation identified as Pulpit Rock, Perry Park (Douglas County), Colorado. Another person sits on a rock by the horse. Shows brush, trees.
- Douglas County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Perry Park (Colo. : Flat)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- A cattle ranch on the Cimarron
- View of a cattle ranch near the Cimarron River in probably Montrose County, Colorado. Cowboys sit astride horses and a woman sits sidesaddle on her mount. Shows log rail corrals, a log cabin with sod roof and canvas tent addition, a wagon, a buggy,...
- Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Beef cattle--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Corrals--Colorado--Montrose...
- [1898]
- Decoration Day, Montrose, Colo.
- View of a Decoration Day parade with a marching band and men in cavalry uniforms in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Men carry drums, rifles, swords, and a United States flag. The Mears Hotel with chimneys is at Cascade Avenue and Main Street....
- Memorial Day--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Marching bands--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Military...
- 1888
- Gray's Peak number one
- Men and women pose with horses beside a mountain stream near the summit of Gray's Peak in probably Clear Creek County, Colorado. The women ride sidesaddle on horses; they wear fitted shirts or jackets, long skirts, and hats or bonnets with...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Torreys Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1884 and 1892]
- Jennings Hotel
- Men and women pose beside the Jennings Hotel (Graymont Hotel) in Graymont (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men wear suits and stand near women in dresses who sit sidesaddle on horseback beside the frame and log hotel building. A sign on the gabled,...
- Jennings Hotel (Graymont, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Graymont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.; Georgetown, Breckenridge, and...
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- A burro party, Pike's Peak
- Young women or girls and a man ride burros on a trail on Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. The girls wear wide brimmed straw hats and dresses and ride sidesaddle. A man in a suit and overcoat rides a mule and holds a whip. One animal carries...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--El Paso...
- 1888 October 27
- Soda Springs, Manitou
- Stereographic view of a woman sitting sidesaddle on a horse next to the Navajo Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado. A crowd of people is gathered around the log pagoda of the Manitou Soda Spring in the center midground. (The pagoda was moved from...
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Pagodas--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Women--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- Girls and women on donkeys
- Women and girls sit on donkeys and mules (some sidesaddle) during the Sunflower Carnival in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The girls and women wear hats and carry umbrellas. Houses are among trees.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- Gillett, Colo., Mexican bullfights
- In this view of "La Cherita" participating in a bullfight in Gillett, Colorado, a woman in Mexican dress rides sidesaddle atop a horse. Wooden bleachers are in the background of the arena, with a few observers on the wooden bleachers. Bulls are in...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighters--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- August, 1895
- The two Woodruff families
- View of the two Woodruff (C.F. & D.F.) families on an outing in Gillett, Colorado, includes men, women and children, many holding walking sticks, posed atop a large boulder near the lake. Two boys are in a dinghy with oars, a woman is sidesaddle...
- Woodruff, C. F.--Family.; Woodruff, D. F.--Family.; Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Woodruff family--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Burrow [sic] party on Pike's Peak trail
- Group of five women and one man on burros on Pikes Peak trail; shows women riding sidesaddle, and dirt trail through forested terrain.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Wild West Show cast
- Members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show cast pose on horseback in a camp for the show. The group includes two women who sit sidesaddle in the left midground. The man between the two women carries a large flag. A Mexican vaquero walks toward the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Wild West Show cast
- Members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show ride horses in a grassy area during a performance of the show. Among those riding are several Native Americans wearing feather headdresses and carrying spears, German soldiers wearing metal...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Horse shows.; Soldiers--German.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Wild West Show cast
- Members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. Cowgirl Della Ferrell sits sidesaddle on her horse in the right midground. The woman in the center midground is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls--1880-1900.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Cody, 6th Cavalry, cowgirls
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse in the center midground in front of a group of men on horseback. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." Cody wears a dark hat and a dark, striped suit....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show cowgirls
- Four cowgirls in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, including Georgia Duffy on the far left, ride horses into an arena during a performance. At least two of the women ride sidesaddle. A group of riders waits to enter the arena in the left background....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- On the way to the Yosemite valley
- Men and women rest by a stream and trees near Yosemite National Park in California, one man holds a bottle of wine and beer bottles cool in the water. People on horseback, one woman sidesaddle, ride up a trail with men on foot.
- Hiking--California--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--California--1870-1880.; Rest stops--California--1870-1880.
- 1878 November 30
- Wild West Show cowgirls
- Four cowgirls in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show ride horses in an arena during a performance. Two of the women ride sidesaddle. A group of Native American riders is stopped in the right midground. A large tent canopy is in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sidesaddle on a burro
- A girl rides a burro in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado, on Main Street. She wears high button shoes, a pleated dress, and a straw hat with ribbons. A building has a balcony / porch and signs "Emery's Photograph Gallery," and "Drug...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- 1884
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