Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- William S. Hart and Chief Luther Standing Bear, Dakota
- a letter to the Western History Department dated May 24, 1968, letter continues that Chief Luther Standing Bear wrote four books titled: My people, the Sioux (1928), My Indian boyhood (1931), Land of the Spotted Eagle (1933) and Stories of the...
- Dakota Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Hart, William S.; Standing Bear, Luther, 1868?-1939.
- [192-?]
- General George Armstrong Custer, officers and ladies at Fort Abraham Lincoln
- Custer and wife of Lt. Calhoun - seated, middle of steps), Lt. Charles A. Varnum (7th Cavalry), Mrs. Myles Moylan (behind General Carlin), Lt. James Calhoun (7th Cavalry - right end of middle row, standing next to porch banister); third or back...
- Fort Abraham Lincoln (N.D.)--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1880.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1870-1880.; Military officers--1870-1880.; Officers' quarters--1870-1880.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Group eating lunch under tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the right center midground behind a group of people gathered for lunch under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Sioux Chief Rocky Bear stands...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Polly Pry.; Rocky Bear.; Kidder, Edward E.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Shooting cattle at Standing Rock Indian Agency
- View of Native American (Dakota, Yanktonai) men, women and children at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota or South Dakota. Men shoot cattle in a fenced corral nearby. Shows tepees at a camp and Native Americans with horses,...
- Dakota Indians--Subsistence activities--Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Subsistence activities--Standing Rock Indians Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1870-1880.; Yanktonai Indians--Subsistence...
- 1879 February 22
- First law office at Cripple Creek
- Charles H. Adams'(attorney at law) office, Cripple Creek, Colorado with a group of men standing in doorway of canvas tent with wooden frame; men include: George Carr (on horseback), Ed Bell (former marshall of Florissant, standing at far left),...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Law offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Adams, Charles H.; Babb, Preacher.; Bell, Ed.; Carr, George.; De LaVergne, Edward Morton.; Spell, Bill.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Fort Yates, North Dakota, overview
- and taught by Louise Van Solen, first mission school was run by Bishop Marty, Standing Rock Catholic Mission of "Saint Elizabeth" initially given $5,000 by John J. Astor and later run by Fathers Martin and Christostum.; Fort Yates, North Dakota,...
- Fort Yates (N.D.)--1870-1890.; Churches--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Officers' quarters--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1889]
- Group of Ute Native American Women and White Men
- Full-length, group studio portrait of Ute Native American women and white men in front of painted backdrop; from left to right: Charles E. Ward, seated; unidentified Native American woman, standing; Charles Day, standing; Tachiar, standing;...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Ration day at Standing Rock Agency
- Native American (Dakota, Upper Yanktonai) men, women and children are at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota or South Dakota. A man with a fur hat and feathers, in a robe with fringe and a hair pipe breast plate, stands beside a...
- Dakota Indians--Standing Rock Indians Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Standing Rock Indians Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Yanktonai Indians--Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.;...
- 1883 July 28
- Big Chief of Ute ?? & Standing Wolf
- Standing portrait of Big Chief of Ute (?) and Standing Wolf in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The men stand on a woven blanket in front of a tepee. Standing Wolf beats a drum with the drum stick in his right hand, he holds feathers in his left. The...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1900 or 1901]
- Black Foot, Standing Bear, Big Eagle
- Three Native American (Sioux) men, identified as Black Foot, Standing Bear, and Big Eagle pose near tepees. Black Foot and Big Eagle are facing, Standing Bear is in profile. Each man holds a rifle next to him. Black Foot wears moccasins, leggings,...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Big Eagle.; Black Foot.; Standing Bear, Luther, 1868?-1939.
- 1898
- Standing Bear and White Eagle
- Standing studio portrait of two Native American (Dakota) men, identified as White Eagle and Standing Bear. White Eagle wears moccasins, leggings, breech cloth, vest, hair pipe breastplate, watch chain, and two eagle feathers in his hair; he holds a...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; White Eagle.; Standing Bear, Luther, 1868?-1939.
- April, 1892?
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, and his wife, standing, in front of tepee, full length
- Full length photograph of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, and his wife, Sati, both wrapped in blankets, standing in front of a tepee, probably on the Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota. Rain-in-the-Face stands using crutches because of an...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sati.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Standing Rock council, Indians huddled in several groups
- Groups of Dakota men, women and children, standing and sitting outside brick buildings on Standing Rock Reservation. Larger group is standing in circle around wagon next to the building.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--Dakota Territory.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [188-?]
- Maj. McLaughlin, Rev. Cleveland, Judge Wright, Capt. Pratt, two sitting and two standing
- Full length studio portrait with painted backdrop of the Second Sioux Commission of 1888 appointed by President Grover Cleveland to further break up the Dakota Nation and reservation; left to right: Major James McLaughlin, seated (Standing Rock...
- Wright, John V.; Cleveland, William Joshua, 1845-1910.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.; Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840-1924.; United States. Sioux Commission (1888)
- 1888
- Rev. Cleveland, Maj. McLaughlin, Judge Wright, Capt. Pratt, two sitting and two standing, full length
- Full length studio portrait with painted backdrop of Second Sioux Commission of 1888 appointed by President Grover Cleveland to further break up the Great Sioux Native American Nation and Territory; left to right: Reverend William J. Cleveland,...
- Wright, John V.; Cleveland, William Joshua, 1845-1910.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.; Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840-1924.; United States. Sioux Commission (1876)
- 1888
- Sioux Council group with mostly unidentified white people and a few Indians, full length
- Group of Dakota Native Americans males, females and others gathered for a council meeting at Standing Rock Agency, Dakota Territory; large "Map of Sioux Indian Reservation in Dakota" posted above podium; possibly Judge John V. Wright of Tennessee...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indian councils--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wright, John V.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.; United States. Sioux Commission (1888); Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council.
- [188-?]
- Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite and party
- Group portrait of Supreme Court Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite, surrounded by white men, women and children and Dakota men, women and children, some seated and some standing under a large tent, probably at Standing Rock Reservation. Waite...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--1880-1890.; Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888.
- [188-?]
- Lt. Charles C. DeRudio, standing between two daughters
- Full-length studio portrait of Lieutenant Charles Camilus DeRudio, who served with the 7th Cavalry, standing between his two daughters. DeRudio is in uniform, daughters are wearing dresses and military hats. DeRudio is standing behind wooden...
- Fathers & children--1880-1890.; Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--United States--1880-1890.; DeRudio, Charles Camilus.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.
- [188-?]
- Irrigating in Colorado
- Unidentified man standing in irrigation ditch somewhere in Colorado; man in boots standing in ditch with water holding a shovel; two two-story wooden frame residences, farm buildings, sheds, outhouse, & canvas tents in background; man, woman &...
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Last Black Hills coach leaving Cheyenne
- John Noonan, George Lathrop, Mr. Jenks, Russell Thorp, and H. Haas, and other unidentified men pose on and near a horse-drawn stagecoach on the Black Hills Stage and Express Line in Cheyenne, Wyoming. A boy, Granville Timmen, stands near a crowd of...
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1880-1890.; Stagecoaches--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1880-1890.; Transportation--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1880-1890.
- 1887 February 19
- B.P.O.E. Lodge-367, Victor, Colo.
- Group view of Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks, Lodge 367, Victor, Colorado posed in front of Donnelley building, 412 West Victor Avenue; men are posed (seated or standing) in three-piece suits, many with silk top hats or derby hats with...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Teller School public speaking project
- Photograph of young children at Teller Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during a class public speaking project. Three students are positioned on a stage dressed in revolutionary clothing. Two of the students are standing, the girl is holding a...
- Teller School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1953
- Santa Claus at Mission Viejo
- Man dressed as Santa Claus in a red suit and hat, black belt, and white beard waving his right hand. Standing on what appears to be a red truck. Another individual in a red suit standing in the background. Individual with a red, white, and blue...
- Christmas.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Chief Standing Bear
- An oil painting portrait (profile) of Oga-Lala Lakota Chief Standing Bear by Charles S. Stobie. Chief Standing Bear wears a tunic and beaded necklace. The rectangular frame is varnished wood.
- Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Standing Bear, Luther, 1868?-1939.
- 1891 May
- Standing Wolf
- Standing profile portrait of a Native American Ute man, identified as Standing Wolf, in City Park, Denver, Colorado. He is in front of a tepee and stands on a woven blanket wearing moccasins, fringed leggings, a loose shirt, hair pipe breastplate...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Standing Wolf, Ute Indian.
- [1900 or 1901]
- Chief Standing Elk 1st Lieut. to Chief Little Wound
- Two Native Americans pose sitting near a broken wagon and tepees. Different identifications suggest the men are Standing Elk (Oglala Sioux) and Black Horse (Sioux). Standing Elk wears moccasins, leggings, a vest over a long sleeved shirt, and a...
- Dakota Indians--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Oglala Indians--1870-1900.; Indian encampments--1870-1900.; Tipis--1870-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1900.; Black Horse.; Little Wound, Oglala Chief--Staff.; Standing Elk.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Chief Standing Bear's wife La-le-wee
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) woman, identified as Lalewee, wife of Standing Bear. She wears moccasins, a skirt, a blanket, a shirt with elk's tooth decoration, a hair pipe necklace, and a choker.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Spouses--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.; La-le-wee.; Standing Bear, Luther, 1868?-1939--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Little Soldier who fought Custer in Custer Battle - lives at Standing Rock Agency
- Three-quarter standing portrait of Little Soldier or White Bull?, an elderly Native American Sioux or Cheyenne man who fought in the Little Bighorn, wearing a sweater, trousers, and holding his hat, Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota or South...
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.--1930-1940.; Dakota Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Veterans.; Aged persons--1930-1940.; Little Soldier.
- [1936]
- Little Soldier who fought Custer in Custer Battle - lives at Standing Rock Agency
- Standing portrait of Little Soldier or White Bull?, an elderly Native American Sioux or Cheyenne man who fought in the Little Bighorn, wearing a sweater, and trousers, holding his hat, Standing Rock Agency, North or South Dakota.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.--1930-1940.; Dakota Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Veterans.; Aged persons--1930-1940.; Little Soldier.
- [1936]
- Standing Holy, daughter of Sitting Bull, wearing jewelry, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Standing Holy, Dakota girl and Sitting Bull's daughter, wearing dress, necklace and beaded jewelry, standing next to bench and folding chair in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; Standing Holy.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [1885?]
- Standing Holy, Sitting Bull's daughter, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Standing Holy, Dakota girl and Sitting Bull's daughter, wearing dress, earrings and beaded jewelry, standing by stone bench and folding chair in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; Standing Holy.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [1885?]
- Standing Holy, Sitting Bull's daughter, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Standing Holy, Dakota girl and Sitting Bull's daughter, wearing dress, earrings and beaded jewelry, standing by stone bench and folding chair, in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; Standing Holy.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [1885?]
- Standing Rock council, group of Indians and whites in angle of building
- Large group of Dakota and white men and women, seated and standing, outside near brick building on the Standing Rock Reservation. Colonel Barrister, wearing suit, stands behind table. People are gathered for the trial of Sitting Bull, Dakota...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--Dakota Territory.; Judicial proceedings.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [1886?]
- Standing Rock council, group of Indians in angle of building, white man in center
- Large group of Dakota and white men and women, seated and standing, outside near brick building on the Standing Rock Reservation. Unidentified man stands, speaking and gesturing, in middle of crowd. Several horses are in the foreground of the...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Judicial proceedings.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [1886?]
- Standing Rock council, groups of Indians near building
- Large group of Dakota men, women and children stand and sit near two-story brick building on Standing Rock Reservation. Some are standing on staircase to second floor of the building. In background are wagons, horses and oxen. People are...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--Dakota Territory.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [188-?]
- Standing Rock (N.D.) war dance given in honor of Chief Justice Waite
- buildings, wooden post corral, tepees and wooden frame building in background; posts in foreground.; Overview of Dakota Native American war dance and circle, given in honor of Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite visiting Dakota camp, Standing Rock...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.; Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.
- [between 1880-1889]
- Standing Rock Monument
- Close-up view of monument Standing Rock on rock pedestal, Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota.
- Historic sites--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--1880-1890.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.
- [188-?]
- Census taking at Standing Rock Agency
- Census taking at Standing Rock Agency, Dakota Territory; large group of men, women and Dakota Native Americans gathered around two tables, Major McLaughlin seated by table on left and Chief Gall standing between tables holding a cane; horse drawn...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Census--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.
- [1880?]
- Dedication of Standing Rock, Major McLaughlin & Sitting Bull in foreground
- View of dedication of monument at Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota. Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, stands to left of the monument; James McLaughlin, Agent for the Standing Rock Reservation, in hat and coat, is to the right of monument. Group...
- Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D)--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.
- [188-?]
- Standing Bear, Chief
- Chief Standing Bear poses for a half-length, studio portrait. He wears a feather headdress and has a cape on his shoulders and a blanket on his lap. A ceremonial pipe rests in his arms, and he holds a beaded war club in his right hand. A beaded...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Standing Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Black Heart and wife, Rocky Bear, Standing Bear
- Three Sioux chiefs, including Black Heart, Rocky Bear and Standing Bear, wear feather headdresses and pose on a platform in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Black Heart's wife sits next to him in the...
- Black Heart--Wife.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Black Heart.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Standing Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- No Neck, Yankton Charlie, Flat Iron, Spotted Tail, Standing Bear
- A group of Sioux leaders, including from left, No Neck, Yankton Charlie, Flat Iron, Spotted Tail and Standing Bear, is gathered on a wood platform in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Both No Neck and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Flat Iron.; No Neck.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Standing Bear.; Yankton Charlie.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Dakota Indians.
- [1894?]
- Yankton
- Portrait of Standing Elk, Native American Dakota Sioux man, seated, wearing a feather in his hair, a shirt with a neck scarf, and a blanket wrapped around his waist; he holds a tomahawk.
- Dakota Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Standing Elk.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Standing Rock A Sioux visiting Washington with delegation in Oct.
- Native American (Standing Rock Sioux) men pose on and near a stage, Washington, D.C. The men wear suits with ribbons on their lapels, and hats. One man holds a beaded and fringed tobacco bag and a wooden pipe. One man holds a kerchief.
- Dakota Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890.; Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890.; Delegations--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Washington (D.C.)--1880-1890.
- October, 1888
- Sioux council at Fort Yates, large group in circle
- Large group of Dakota and white men, women and children, standing and sitting on the ground, in a circle, probably gathered for a council at the Standing Rock Reservation. In background are log cabins, wagons and animals.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--Dakota Territory.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [188-?]
- Sioux council, group of whites and Indians being addressed by white men
- Group of Dakota and white men and women, sitting and standing next to building, being addressed by an unidentified white man. Small group of white men are on small stage with table and chairs. Probably a council meeting at the Standing Rock...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--Dakota Territory.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [188-?]
- Sioux council, group of whites and Indians being addressed by white man
- Group of Dakota and white men, sitting and standing next to building, being addressed by an unidentified white man. Small group of white men sit on small stage with table and chairs. Probably a council meeting at the Standing Rock Reservation.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--Dakota Territory.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [188-?]
- Lt. Luther R. Hare, standing in uniform, 3/4 length
- Commander of Student Army Training Corps at Simmons College.; Lieutenant Luther Rector Hale, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing military uniform and gloves, holding sheathed saber; hat is on side table; Second...
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Hare, Luther Rector, d. 1929.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Sioux dancers, standing, in front of log building
- Group of unidentified Dakota Native Americans in full dance regalia standing outside log building or lodge at Standing Rock Agency, Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.; Dancing--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Costume & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Beef distribution, Indians and wagons in open plains
- Probably semi-monthly ration or beef distribution day, Standing Rock Agency, Dakota Territory; large group of Dakota Native Americans scattered throughout the open field, sitting, standing, some on horseback, others in horse drawn wagons and...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Subsistance activities--1880-1890.; Slaughtering--North Dakota--1890-1900.
- [between 1880-1889]