Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Fort Duchesne, Utah
- Ute indians identified as, "David Wilson, Tom Patterson ?, Mona, Tom Patterson's squaw, Chipeta & Mamie McCook ?, McCook, McCook squaw, See a [ Chuck ?] and squaw , Jimmy McCook, Cyawapp, Little Dick Squaw, Catchawaw squaw, [and] Catchawaw," pose...
- Ute Mountain Ute Tribe--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--Utah--Fort Duchesne--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Utah--Fort Duchesne--1890-1900.; Fort Duchesne (Utah)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Utah--Fort...
- [between 1895 and 1898?]
- Mexican Independence Day
- A crowd marches down a residential street in celebration of Mexican Independence Day (Diez y Seis de Septiembre) near North High School in Denver, Colorado. The majority of the participants are Mexican American. An African American man walks in the...
- Independence Day (Mexico)--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1968 September 16
- Denver youngsters rehearse at Centro Cultural for Los Posadas
- A group of young Chicano children rehearse for Los Posadas, a traditional Mexican Advent Christmas celebration, at the Centro Cultural. Some of the Mexican American children are dressed in ponchos and sombreros. Two boys and one girl stand in front...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Posadas (Social custom)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1969
- Mex. Indep. Day
- Chicano men and women and an African-American man participate in a march to commemorate Mexican Independence Day on 32nd (Thirty-second) Avenue at Zuni Street in Denver, Colorado. Some of the marchers wear straw sombreros.
- Independence Day (Mexico)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1969 September 16
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: two boys ride in a cart pulled by a pony; another boy rides on a burro that carries two large baskets filled with flowers. The boys wear sombreros, embroidered shirts, and pants. A...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1900?]
- Mexican Independence Day, 1968
- A group of six men and women pose for a group photo. Two men and two women are dressed in dancers costumes in celebration of Mexican Independence day. The men wear sombreros and charros or horseman's costumes. The women wear multi-color skirts...
- Independence Day (Mexico)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1968
- Mexican Independence Day
- Two Mexican American perform a traditional dance in celebration of Mexican Independence Day. They perform in the Colorado Grange Building located at 2475 West 26th (Twenty-sixth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The men wear sombreros and charros or...
- Independence Day (Mexico)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1968
- Warren C. Bogue family
- Portrait of the Bogue family at 1460 Fillmore Street, in Denver, Colorado; the man, woman, and girls pose on the covered porch.
- Bogue, Mary.; Bogue, Warren C.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Arvada Chamber of Commerce street scene
- Grandview Avenue is filled with festival goers, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. A banner hangs across street advertising: "3rd Annual Harvest Festival, Friday & Saturday, Sept. 16th & 17th, Free Dancing Each Evening." Young boys wear...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.
- September 1927
- Arvada Chamber of Commerce street scene at festival
- Grandview Avenue is filled with festival goers, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. A banner hangs across street advertising: "3rd Annual Harvest Festival, Friday & Saturday, Sept. 16th & 17th, Free Dancing Each Evening," sponsored by the Arvada...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Arvada Chamber of Commerce parade going by speakers stand
- Grandview Avenue, at the intersection of Alder Street is filled with festival goers as the parade goes by the speakers stand, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. The Arvada Chamber of Commerce sponsors the Third Annual Harvest Festival. The men...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1920-1930.
- September 1927
- A trip to the old mine
- A group of African American teenagers at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado pose atop a tailings pile near either a silver, gold or tungsten mine. They wear dresses, pants, overalls, stockings, hats. Two have on sombreros, one...
- 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.;...
- 1928
- Are we happy?
- Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood) and Ethel Hawkins, African American teenage women pose on the campground of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. They wear overalls and shirts. Sombreros are slung on their backs.
- 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.;...
- 1928
- Mexico, cities, street scene, Compeche
- Two men wearing sombreros lead a wagon filled with sticks and pulled by donkeys toward a large arch entrance built into a wall protecting Compeche, Mexico. A group of children stands under the arch in the background. A building stands on top of...
- Arches--Mexico--Compeche--1910-1920.; Children playing outdoors--Mexico--Compeche--1910-1920.; City & town life--Mexico--Compeche--1910-1920.; Donkeys--Mexico--Compeche--1910-1920.; Streets--Mexico--Compeche--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1913?]
- Wild West Show Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros poses on horseback in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men all wear sombreros and bolero jackets. A man in the center of the group holds a Mexican flag on a pole...
- Mexicans--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--Mexican--1890-1900.; Gauchos--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Burch, George
- A man, probably George Burch, sits on a horse in the center foreground at a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a cowboy hat and sheepskin chaps. A large rope is looped around the saddle horn. Several Mexican vaqueros wearing...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.; Show tents--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burch, George.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Cowboys group
- A group of vaqueros, most of them wearing sombreros, stands in the foreground in front of a group of cabins in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of them hold lassoes in their hands. The men are possibly practicing trick roping for a...
- Trick roping--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Cubans on horseback
- A group of men, possibly from Cuba, sits on horses in the midground. The men wear sombreros and short, embroidered bolero jackets. They are members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man on the far left holds a flag in his hand. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Mexicans
- A group of Mexican vaqueros rides in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. Most of the men wear sombreros and dark coats.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- School Dist No. 6 Greeley, Colo.
- Elementary school children in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County reenact the pilgrimage to Guadalupe. The children are dressed in traditional Mexican costumes, including serapes, sombreros, and mantillas. The children kneel before an altar of...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Costumes--Mexico--1930-1940.; Historical reenactments--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Pilgrimages--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros poses on horseback in the foreground in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men wear sombreros and bolero jackets. One man in the center of the group holds a large...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--Mexican.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros from the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses on horseback in a camp for the show. The men wear sombreros and dark bolero jackets. One man sits on his horse slightly in front of the rest of the group. Several...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sombreros and dark, bolero jackets. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right background. Those men...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Soldiers--American.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody at right on horse
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground near the entrance into the show's arena. Another man, probably Cody...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaqueros on horseback
- A group of Mexican vaqueros led by Vincente Orapeza, a champion trick roper, rides in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The vaqueros wear sombreros. A group of Native Americans on horseback is stopped in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Old Mexican Rurales
- A group of Mexican vaqueros poses on horseback in front of a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sombreros and bolero jackets. Their jackets are elaborately embroidered. The man on the far left wears gauntlets with tassles.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a champion vaquero and trick roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, lassoes a Mexican vaquero on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza stands in the right midground. Both men wear sombreros and...
- Trick roping--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a champion vaquero and trick roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, lassoes a Mexican vaquero on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza stands in the right midground. Both men wear sombreros and...
- Trick roping--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a champion vaquero and trick roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, lassoes a Mexican vaquero on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza stands in the right center midground. Both men wear...
- Trick roping--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a champion vaquero and trick roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, throws a lasso toward a Mexican vaquero on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza stands in the right midground. Both men wear...
- Trick roping--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaqueros entering arena
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground near the entrance to the show's arena. Another man, probably Cody...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sombreros and dark, bolero jackets. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Sombreros
- Estes Park Fairgrounds, part of the entertainment Indian actor Cochise and Chano "El Coyote," flanked by El Jebel Bouloul clowns and Ogalala Sioux Indians, this 3R show broke all attendance records.
- Syrian American actor Michael Ansara, "Cochise" from the TV series "Broken Arrow," wears long hair and is dressed as a North American Indian in leather leggings, moccasins, a headband, and a bowie knife at the Estes Park fairgrounds in Larimer...
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--1950-1960.;...
- 1958 July
- Mayor Newton
- Denver Mayor (1947-1955) Quigg Newton poses with a woman in Denver, Colorado. He wears a Mexican poncho and sombrero.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Sombreros--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Newton, James Quigg, 1911-
- [between 1947 and 1955?]
- Morey Musings
- Booklet of poetry written by students of the Morey Junior High School
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); School prose, American--Colorado--Denver.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1934
- Western History Subject Index
- Cowboys. Equipment
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado: Local color
- Western History Subject Index
- Trinidad, Colorado