Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bronze marker at Waldorf, Colorado, unveiled
- Ben Draper by the monument commemorating Edward John Wilcox and the Argentine Central Railway, Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Wilcox, Edward John, 1857-1928--Monuments.; Argentine Central Railway Company--1940-1950.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Draper, Ben.
- August 1, 1948
- Western History Subject Index
- Wild west shows
- Indians and soldiers 7th Cavalry Burke, Remington, Salsbury, Cody, Gen'l. Guy Henry.
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding the hand of a small Native American child in front of a large group of soldiers from the United States 7th Cavalry Division with a group of Native Americans. The group is gathered in front of a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Black Heart.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Henry, Guy Vernor, 1839-1899.; Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He also wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1899?]
- William F. Cody and group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with four men. Two men wear turbans and capes and are members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while touring in Europe, possibly Paris. The remaining two men standing on the left both wear suits and top...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889]
- Fotografia Demostene Re Cheretis Verona
- A group of 10 Native American men and a small boy pose in front of a stone wall while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Verona, Italy. Eight of the men stand in the back row, all with blankets wrapped around them. Several of them hold...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1890?]
- William Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a large group of men while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Seated in the front row, from left to right, are Nate Salsbury (owner and manager of the show), Supt. Fisher, Jule...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Nate Salsbury with group in front of tent
- Nate Salsbury stands in the left center of a large group of men in front of a tent of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while on tour in England in 1887. Salsbury, wearing a silk top hat and suit, was the principal owner and manager of the show. He is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a group of people in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West in England. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild West Show, sits in the right center of the front row next to a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- William F. Cody and group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in front of a tent with several men and women while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the show, sits on the far right wearing a light-colored suit....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- 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?]
- John Nelson with group
- John Y. Nelson poses with a group of Native American men, women and children while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Italy. Standing in the left midground wearing a buckskin coat with fur trim, Nelson has a full gray beard and wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; One Feather.; Rocky Bear.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1890?]
- Souvenir bien an Colonel Cody Verona 1890
- Sioux Chief Rocky Bear stands in front of a group of Native American men and one woman in front of a group of tents in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while touring in Verona, Italy. Standing on the far left slightly removed from the group...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; McKuhn, Bill.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1890?]
- Cavalryman standing on horses
- An American cavalryman balances himself on the backs of two horses as they jump over a low jump in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of spectators sits in the bleachers underneath a large tent in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Men standing on backs of horses
- Two U.S. cavalrymen stand on the backs of two horses each as they approach a log rail jump in a dirt arena during a rehearsal of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large group of spectators, mostly men wearing suits and derby hats, stands behind a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- 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
- A Mexican vaquero and an American cowboy on horseback stop to shake hands in front of a large backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. The men are members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The vaquero...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Group eating lunch under tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center background behind a group of people gathered for lunch under a tent canopy in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Numerous men and women are...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Cody, Louisa Frederici.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- 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?]
- Nate Salsbury with group
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands third from the left among a large group of men. Salsbury wears a silk top hat and a suit. He holds a cigar in his left hand. Standing fourth from left is John Higby, a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- John Nelson with group
- John Y. Nelson poses with a group of men, women and children while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Italy. Standing in the left midground with his hands resting on a Native American man's shoulders, Nelson has a full gray beard and a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Taylor, William Levi.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1890?]
- Wild West Show performer
- A performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show holds a rifle while standing in a dirt arena during a performance of the show. He wears knee- length pants with horizontal stripes around the legs. The audience fills the bleachers in the background...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody holds the reins of a horse in the right foreground as he talks to a man standing with John Burke, press manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a suit with his pant legs tucked inside gaiters. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a group of people in front of a tent adorned with two large American flags and a stuffed buffalo head mounted above its entrance. Cody wears a derby hat and suit. The woman standing at the far left...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Men in front of cabin
- A group of six men is gathered in front of a log cabin used in a scene during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. John Nelson guided Brigham Young to Utah in 1847 and was a scout with William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody at Fort McPherson in 1869. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Flags--British--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Keen, Jule.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill's grave on Lookout Mountain, Colo.
- Color postcard of a soldier standing at attention at William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's grave on Lookout Mountain west of Denver, Colorado. A metal fence surrounds the gravesite. Cody died Jan. 10, 1917, in Denver. The inscription on the grave...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Graves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)
- [1928?]
- Men with horses
- A group of men stands in a semi-circle holding the reins of several horses standing between them. Two men stand in the center of the semi-circle slightly in front of the group. The man in the left foreground holds his hands on his hips and has a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He shakes hands with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He talks with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a dark hat...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody with war correspondents
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback behind a group of press men covering the uprisings among Native Americans. Standing in the front row are, from left, an unidentified man; E.A. O'Brien (Associated Press); Edward B. Clark...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Press--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Johnny Baker (shooting)
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid," shoots his rifle toward a target in the air. He looks down toward a small table standing next to him with several additional rifles propped on it. Two men in cavalry...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooting--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William Cody with group in front of headquarters tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in a tent in the center background with young Johnny Baker standing near him. A man sits under Cody's tent. A banner with a buffalo head painted on it flies above the tent. The tent is probably the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1884?]
- Under the patronage of Royalty and the Marquis & Marchioness of Bute
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which was used in an act of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat decorated with beaded flowers and tassles. He holds a long whip...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Deadwood Stage with passengers
- Buffalo Bill Cody drives the Tally-Ho-Wagon with passengers sitting on it. John Burke, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands on the ground in front of the coach. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild West Show, sits wearing a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Cody, Irma.; Cody, Louisa Frederici.; Hammitt, Frank N.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Chiefs of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of seven Native American chiefs poses in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Several of the men are wearing feather headdresses. Included in the group are Flies Above on the far left and Standing Bear...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Flies Above.; Red Shirt.; Standing Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Cody holds the hands of the two men on either...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- [1891?]
- Indian Chiefs and U.S. officials taken at Pine Ridge Jan 16, '91
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group of Native American chiefs and several United States government officials, possibly after the Battle of Wounded Knee. Standing at the far right of the group is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.
- 1891?
- Zouaves group
- A group of Zouaves poses in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The costume the men wear, including red, baggy pants, gold-braided blue vests and red fez hats, was reportedly derived from the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Zouaves--Clothing & dress.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1897?]
- Zouaves group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands on the far left of a group of Zouave posing in three rows. The back row is standing, the middle row kneeling and the front row sitting. The costume the Zouaves wear, including red, baggy pants,...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Zouaves--Clothing & dress.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1898?]
- William F. Cody with "Pawnee Bill" and "Buffalo Jones"
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with Gordon "Pawnee Bill" Lillie and Charles J. "Buffalo Jones" Jones for a full-length, studio portrait. Cody is on the left and holds a rifle propped on its end. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles...
- Wild west shows--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.; Jones, Charles Jesse, 1844-1919.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Winfield, Colorado
- South High School Winter Sports Rebel Rangers
- Several boys and girls from South High School in Denver, Colorado standing around a possible sled on a mountain in the snow.
- Winter.; Sleds and sleighs.; South High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Wolhurst
- People at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, are identified as: Neville Hughes (bachelor on horse), Clara Wilder (striped dress-house guest from the east), Ben W. Lawrence (Mrs. Lawrence in little cape), Kitty Hughes, Anna H Fowler (on end of...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barns--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (standing) of a woman. She wears an apron, lace collar, and ribbons.
- Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1870]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (standing) of a woman. She wears an evening gown and necklace.
- Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1865]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (standing) of a woman. She wears a dress, scarf, and hat.
- Women--1850-1870.
- [bewteen 1856 and 1865]
- Portrait of young women
- Studio portrait (standing and sitting) of two young women probably related to William L. Ford.
- Women--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Portrait of two women
- Studio portrait (standing) of women. They hold umbrellas and wear dresses with decorative trim and plumed hats.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- Portrait of two women
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of women. They wear dresses, lace gloves, scarves, and hats decorated with flowers.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Two young women
- Studio portrait of two unidentified young women. One is standing, one is seated.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]