Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Headquarters camp Quapaw - I. T.
- Three white men sit, and a fourth is standing, at the headquarters camp on the Quapaw (Native American) Agency in Oklahoma. Three of the men wear military uniforms, the fourth wears pants, an overcoat and a hat. They are assembled outside of a...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Quapaw Agency--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1880-1910.; Quapaw Indians--Oklahoma--1880-1910.; Quapaw Reservation (Okla.)--1880-1910.; Indian reservations--Oklahoma--1880-1910.; Military...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Spokane portrait
- Standing portrait of of two unidentified Native American Spokane women with a young girl, she kneels on fur in front of them. They wear traditional Plateau-style square cut sleeve dresses with belts, braids and abalone shell disk earrings and carry...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Borrow pit
- Standing at Station 2852 plus 50 looking easterly at a borrow pit, along the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks to Glenwood Springs, Eagle of Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Borrow pit
- "Standing at Station 2751 looking easterly," Eagle or Garfield County, Colorado, along the borrow pit and the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks to Glenwood Springs.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Station 2751
- Standing at Station 2751 looking westerly, Garfield County, Colorado, along the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks to Glenwood Springs. "Note original ground regular slopes." Shows three men, a rail car, and a bend in the Colorado River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Garfield...
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Ute portrait
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American Ute man wearing a headdress, armbands, wraparound kilt, leggings and moccasins; posed with a bow shooting an arrow.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Native American portrait
- Standing portrait of women and men from various Native American groups, outside a stuccoed building. Dress includes moccasins, cotton shirts, mantas, blankets, and buckskins; the women have side whorled hair styles.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Unidentified Indian, standing by fake tepee in studio, full length
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified Native American male, wearing feathered headdress, breastplate and fur piece, holding mallet, standing next to tipi in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian, standing, wearing war bonnet, full length
- Full length studio profile of unidentified Native American male, wearing war bonnet, breastplate and fur piece, holding mallet and standing facing tipi, in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Crow Eagle, Fool Thunder, Slow White Buffalo, Iron Thunder, Dakota, and unidentified white man
- Full length group portrait of Iron Thunder, Dakota male, seated in front of group, Crow Eagle, Fool Thunder and Slow White Buffalo left to right, Dakota males, all seated and unidentified white man, standing, in front of painted backdrop. White...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Eagle.; Fool Thunder.; Iron Thunder.; Slow White Buffalo.
- [188-?]
- River scene - wagon with horses standing in river
- Wagon hitched with pair of draft horses standing in unidentified river; cliff on other side of river.
- Cliffs--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.; Rivers--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters
- Dakota Chief Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters, standing outside log cabin near open doorway; all women wear dresses, moccasins and shawls wrapped around shoulders.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Log cabins--1880-1890.; Her Four Robes.; Seen by the Nation.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]
- Chief Iron Tail, Indian women and children at Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Postcard depicting drawing of Sioux Chief Iron Tail standing with a group of Sioux women and children. The woman in the center of the front row kneels on the ground. Chief Iron Tail was a leader among the Native Americans who participated in...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Iron Tail.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Mexican Bullfight, Gillett, Colorado
- The bullfight on August 24 or 25, 1895, takes place in the wood bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, for the occasion. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the event which caused a scandal because of its cruelty to animals. The empty...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighting--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- [August 1895.]
- Mining camp
- Mining camp in Colorado, shows men standing by a wood building, possibly the tunnel entrance.
- Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Interior view, saloon or hotel, Victor
- Interior view of unidentified saloon or hotel, Victor, Colorado; numerous men & several boys inside a large room, several men & a dog seated in wooden chairs, others standing, pressed tin on ceiling, one boy in Western Union or bellhop clothing,...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902]
- Cripple Creek, biography
- Studio portrait of two children, Cripple Creek, Colorado; young boy standing is dressed in knickers; toddler girl seated on a cloth draped stool is dressed in a pinafore with petticoat.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Silver Plume, miners
- A miner and his burros are standing in the street in Silver Plume, Colorado. The burros are loaded with large planks of wood, presumably for use in a mine on Republican Mountain. Signs for a saloon and a lumberyard are behind them. A dog is sitting...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- Six men pull a hose reel up the hill past the Williams' Stables building and Washington Hall in Central City, Colorado. The reel has wrought iron decoration and is being guided by a fireman dressed in fireman's coat and hat. Four other men, two...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Washington Hall (Central City, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Stables--Colorado--Central City--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Sergeant's desk
- Interior walls of a sergeant's office at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, are hung with a pendulum clock in a wood case, framed schedules, and a safe. A wooden balustrade crosses the foreground, and a man in a trenchcoat standing by...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Offices--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Bank Interior
- Two women work at ledgers while standing at a desk in a bank in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County.
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1918?]
- Man, woman, and two girls standing
- A Native American (possibly Apache) man, woman and two girls pose in front of a tepee frame at a fair in New Mexico. The man wears a feather headdress, a print shirt with an embroidered yoke and cuffs, a George Washington Peace Medal, beaded...
- Apache Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Girls--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Tipis--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Central City Opera House dancers
- Photograph of nine people, one is caller Larry Wylie, and the other eight are square-dancers. The caller is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, a vest, and a bolo tie. The male dancers are wearing black trousers, white long-sleeved, Western...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dancers--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Square dancing--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Group of Ute Woman and White Men
- Half-length, group studio portrait of Ute Native American women and white men; seated in front row, from left to right: Tachiar, A-Pat-We- Ma, and Ta-Nah; standing, in back, from left to right: Charles Day, Ce- Gie-Che-Ok, To-Wee, and an...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Manhattan Beach
- View of an exhibit at Manhattan Beach amusement park in Denver, Colorado; shows people standing on the porch of a building with cupolas and United States flags on poles. Signs read: "Animal House," "Horn[et?] Zoological Arena, America's Most...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Manhattan Beach (Denver, Colo. : Amusement Park)--1890-1910.; Sloan Lake (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1910.; Sloans Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Lakes &...
- [between 1891 and 1906?]
- Portrait of a mother and son
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of a woman and a boy. She wears a dress with a collar and hat. He wears a suit.
- Boys--1860-1870.; Mothers & children--1860-1870.; Women--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Young boy
- Standing studio portrait of an unidentified young boy, Denver, Colorado.
- Boys--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- Salish Indians, totem poles
- View of men and women standing near the base of a Native American (Coast Salish) totem pole. The pole is a single piece of wood with polka-dots, a flared top, and human and animal representations. It stands near a large wooden building with...
- Coast Salish Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1890-1920.; Totem poles--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Salish Indians, totem poles
- A woman in a dark overcoat and hat is standing next to an incomplete Native American (Coastal Salish) totem pole. The pole features a human representation standing up and holding an unidentified object.
- Coast Salish Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Totem poles--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Whites pose as Native Americans
- Standing studio portrait of a white man and woman posing in Native American clothing. The man wears moccasins, fringed hide leggings and shirt, a full length headdress, a pouch, and a leather belt. He holds a bow and carries a knife and pistol in...
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--1890-1900.; Impersonation--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Pueblo man
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Pueblo probably Hopi) man.
- Hopi Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Pueblo man
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Pueblo probably Hopi) man. He wears a cloth headband.
- Hopi Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Pueblo man
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Pueblo probably Hopi) man. He wears a cloth headband.
- Hopi Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Lake County, mining
- View of miners standing in front an unidentified mine entrance near a wagon full of ore, Lake County, Colorado.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mother and daughter
- Studio portrait of a woman (seated), a girl( standing) in front of a prop balustrade and potted plant. The girl holds a doll and wears a pleated skirt and a long top with a lace collar and a bow at the waist, her hair is in ringlets and she has a...
- Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.; Girls--1880-1900.; Mothers & children--1880-1900.; Studio props--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Unidentified group portrait
- Group studio portrait of three unidentified men (sitting, standing). They pose in front of a painted backdrop. The men wear suits, vests, ties, hats and shoes or boots. One man holds a cigar, another has a watch fob chain on his vest.
- Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1895?]
- Radisson Hotel, Denver
- View of the Denver Radisson Hotel at 1790 Grant Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Modernist style building has a brick, cement, aluminum and glass facade. The bottom floor has glass and aluminum panels and the...
- Playboy Clubs International--Facilities--1960-1970.; Radisson Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs.; Hotels.
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- Green Mountain Townhouses
- A man and a woman pose in an open lounge at the Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood, Colorado. The oval shaped room is surrounded by a metal railing and staircases descend to a lower level. The area has a free standing fireplace with a hourglass...
- Green Mountain Townhouses (Lakewood, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Green Mountain Townhouses (Lakewood, Colo.)--Facilities--1960-1970.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Couches.; Fireplaces.; Lounges.
- [1965?]
- Barber shop
- Interior view of a barber shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men, a free standing sink, mirrors, and a spittoon.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barbershops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Kiowa women
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Native American (Kiowa) women; one woman is Big Tree's sister. The women wear dresses, one wears a fringed shawl.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Kiowa Indians--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.; Big Tree--Family.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Group photo at a Gates Rubber Company employee party
- A large group of Gates Rubber Company employees at a formal dinner. Addie Mellon and Harry F. Rhoads (Harry M. Rhoads' parents) are seated in the center, Charles C. and Hazel Rhoads Gates stand directly behind the Rhoads. The room is decorated with...
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Special event for Gates Rubber Company employees
- A large group of Gates Rubber Company employees pose for a photo at a formal dinner. Harry M. Rhoads sits in the center of the first row. Directly behind him his mother Addie and his father Harry F. Rhoads are seated on chairs in the second row....
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon,...
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Taken at 21st and Inca Sts., looking along 21st St. toward CB&Q main passenger line
- View of a man standing near the intersection of Twenty-first (21st) and Inca Streets, supply buildings, and the Twenty-first Street viaduct (?), Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914 May 22
- Land office, postoffice
- Pedestrians walk down the sidewalk of a commercial district of Springfield, Colorado in Baca County (formerly in Las Animas County). Signs read: "General Merchandise" and "Bank."
- Springfield (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Springfield--1910-1920.
- [1914?]
- Ute and wife at reservation, tepee
- Outdoor portrait (standing, sitting) of a Native American (Ute) man and woman near a tepee, probably near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. The man wears pants, shirt and vest and stands near the tepee. The woman wears a dress and holds a...
- Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tipis--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Mr. & Mrs. Jacobs, 213 Park St. reported missing their home was one of the few left standing in the Grove District.
- A couple identified as Mr. & Mrs. Jacobs pose in the front yard of their house at 213 Park Street after a flood in Pueblo, Colorado. Mrs. Jacobs wears a dress and her husband wears a shirt, pants and a hat. Bedding dries on a porch railing, chairs,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Spouses--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Yards--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- The Arkansas River showing the Santa Fe bridge standing and the D. &. R.G. bridge wrecked
- View of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad bridge and the collapsed Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad bridge over the Arkansas River channel after the flood in Pueblo, Colorado. Men, debris, and railroad ties are on the river...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Channels--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 June]
- Santa Clara
- Interior, two Native American (Tewa) men and a white man pose for a portrait (standing) on a woven blanket, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Pedro Cajete holds a drum and beater. Possibly Anacito holds a wide brimmed hat with a metal star bage....
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Shields--New Mexico--Santa...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Chinquilla Cheyenne
- Portrait (standing) of Chinquilla, a Native American (Cheyenne) man. He wears a beaded shirt, a hair pipe breast plate, a beaded choker with a pendant, and a beaded feather headdress.
- Cheyenne Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Men--1880-1910.; Chinquilla.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Camp in Monument Valley Park
- Native American (Ute) men and woman pose outdoors near a tepee at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. Sunshine C. Smith wears a dress and sits on a blanket. Possibly Ortiz wears moccasins, leggings, shirt, beaded vest, hair pipe choker,...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.;...
- August, 1912