Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Harris Block, Central City buildings
- View of the Harris block, Central City, Colorado, a two-story, brick building with a bracketed cornice, rectangular windows with sills and decorative mantles, and large rectangular glass windows that are separated by columns topped with...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Console of Municipal Organ with factory crew who installed it
- Interior view at the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows a Wurlitzer pipe organ console (at installation) and men including David Arthur, Fred H. Meunier (of Knight-Campbell), and G. Foote.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Organs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Arthur, David.; Foote, G.; Meunier, Fred H.
- [1918?]
- Shoshone woman
- Studio portrait, (standing) of a Native American (Shoshone) woman. She wears moccasins, a dress, a leather belt decorated with metal, and bead necklaces with a shell pendant.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Custer's last stand
- Native American Lakota Sioux, Crow, Northern, and Cheyenne, defeat General Custer standing center, wearing buckskin, with few of his soldiers of the Seventh Cavalry still standing, Little Bighorn Battlefield, June 26, 1876 Little Bighorn River,...
- Cheyenne Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Crow Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Montana--1870-1880.; Teton Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Montana--1870-1880.; Custer,...
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Unidentified Apache women
- Standing studio portrait vignette of two Native American Apache women; one seated holding a basket, one standing in profile wearing a buckskin poncho with fringe and tin cones. Props include cactus, brush, baskets and a pitched basket jar.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Silver Plume school built 1894, 1895
- School children are standing in front of the schoolhouse in Silver Plume, Colorado. A dog is in the lower left corner. Teachers are standing to the right. Two windows and a staircase are behind the group.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1895]
- A cowboy camp
- Cowboy camp somewhere in Colorado; man standing by campfire with numerous cooking pots hanging over it and dutch ovens nearby; canvas tents, wagon and saddled horses in background; larger group of men standing around another campfire, center...
- Campfires--Colorado--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Ignacio and midget
- Studio portrait (standing) of Ignacio, a Native American Chief (Ute, Weeminuche Band), and a white midget standing on a wicker chair. Ignacio wears a concho belt.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Midgets--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Wiminuche Indians--1890-1900.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Standing Bear (Montchou-Naji) Omaha sub-chief [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of sub-chief Standing Bear (Montchou-Naji) a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears a decorative, dark colored vest over a light colored, long sleeved shirt, armbands, bracelets, hair pipe necklaces, a choker, earrings, a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Bandeaux--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks--1880-1890.; Standing Bear, Omaha sub-chief.
- [1883]
- Standing Bear (Montchou-Naji) Omaha sub-chief [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of sub-chief Standing Bear (Montchou-Naji) a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears a decorative, dark colored vest over a light colored, long sleeved shirt, armbands, bracelets, hair pipe necklaces, a choker,...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Bandeaux--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks--1880-1890.; Standing Bear, Omaha sub-chief.
- [1883]
- Eldodt and Rueth Trading Post San Juan Pueblo.
- Wide angle view of Eldodt and Rueth's Trading Post and San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) men and women and white men that include R. P. Rueth, Samuel, Eldodt, C. K. Brashar, Henry Kramer and Monaco Velarde pose near...
- Eldodt & Rueth Trading Post (San Juan Pueblo, N.M.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Commerce--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Commerce--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1910-1920.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1919
- Mount of the Holy Cross
- Two men sit and stand on a rock out cropping near the Mount of the Holy Cross, Eagle County, Colorado. They are identified as George Beam, standing, and one of W. H. Jackson's sons, possibly Clarence.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.; Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942--Family.
- between 1894 and 1899?
- Snow cut on the Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- Rear car of Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado and Western) with female passengers standing on platform passing by large snowbank; group of men standing atop snowbank; June 13th, 1909 inscribed in snowbank; narrow gauge tracks,...
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- 1909
- Gen. George Crook, seated, in group of unidentified white people, full length
- Full length portrait of General George Crook seated holding walking stick in middle of group of men and women. Identified men standing: second man from left, Governor Charles Foster of Ohio; fourth man from left, Senator William Warner of Missouri;...
- Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Crook, George, 1829-1890.; Foster, Charles, 1828-1904.; Warner, William, 1840-1916.
- 1889
- Cottages at Nast, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of summer cottages & log cabins at resort, Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; women & children standing near log gazebo, one woman in hammock strung between pine trees, one couple on dirt path from wooden frame cottage (man...
- Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gazebos--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- General George A. Custer, in uniform, full length
- Photograph of a full length drawing of General George A. Custer, standing in uniform, standing next to low wall.
- Military officers--United States.; Military uniforms--United States.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1934]
- Team of burros
- View of men and boys wearing overalls sitting on burros or standing on a wagon in front of the Adams house, Aspen, Colorado; boys wearing breeches and jackets stand on unpaved street next to the burro drawn wagon.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Como, Colorado the Sunday before Labor Day, 1961
- A narrow shoveled walkway leads to George Champion standing beside his jeep and another snowcovered automobile, Como, Park County, Colorado.
- Como (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Snow--Colorado--Como--1960-1970.
- 1961
- Eldora, Colorado
- Interior view of the schoolhouse at Eldora, Colorado, shows a classroom full of children, most of whom are seated at wooden desks. Their teacher and other students are standing against the far walls.
- Eldora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.; Interiors.; School children--Colorado--Eldora--1900-1910.
- [1906?]
- Canon City High School, 1884
- These young men of the first High School graduating class (1884) in Canon City, Colorado, are identified as follows: Clyde C. Dawson (left), Geo. Brewster (standing), Henry Topping (left sitting), Frank H. Megee (right sitting), Judge James L....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Laurena Senter
- Studio portraits of Laurena Senter, the Imperial Commander of the Colorado Women's Order of the Ku Klux Klan. She wears light colored silk robes, a pointed hat, and cape decorated with crosses. She poses seated, standing, and standing with arm...
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--1920-1930.; Hate groups--1920-1930.; Costumes--1920-1930.; Organizations--1920-1930.; Senter, Laurena.
- 1925
- Sioux dancers, similar view
- Group of unidentified Dakota Native Americans dancing in full regalia standing in front of log building or lodge at Standing Rock Agency, Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Dancing--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Costume & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Standing Rock Monument, closeup
- Standing Rock Agency Monument, North Dakota.
- Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--1870-1930.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.
- [between 1874 and 1930]
- Standing Rock Monument, distant view
- Standing Rock Agency Monument, North Dakota.
- Monuments & memorials--1870-1930.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [between 1874 and 1930]
- Unidentified Indian, wearing two feathers, full length
- Unidentified Native American male, full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop; two feathers in hair, fur piece attached to braid, scarf tied at neck, blanket wrapped around waist, holding unidentified object, standing on a fur hide.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Rain-in-the-Face and wife outside tepee
- Rain-in-the-Face and wife, Sati, Dakota Native Americans, standing outside tepee probably on Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota, where he lived after surrendering to General Nelson Miles at Fort Keogh, Montana in 1880 until he died in 1905;...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tipis.; Rain-in-the-Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sati.
- [188-?]
- Fort Yates, troops being inspected
- Fort Yates, North Dakota, with officers and soldiers in full military uniform standing in line mustered for inspection on parade grounds; Ft. Yates officially designated to guard Standing Rock Agency and later Grand River Agency; portion of...
- Fort Yates (N.D.)--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military facilities--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Military parades & ceremonies--North Dakota--1870-1890.; Officers' quarters--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1889]
- Group of Indian women, probably a Catholic society
- Two rows of Dakota Native American women sitting and standing in front of long brick building, probably Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota; many of the women with head coverings, shawls around shoulders, medallions or medals on ribbons around neck,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian, wearing war bonnet, full length (studio pose)
- Unidentified Native American male, full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing feather headdress, fur piece around yoke, necklace, earrings, breastplate, woven vest, woven armbands, bracelets, moccasins; standing on fur rug,...
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- White Face and family, Dakota, full length
- Full length studio portrait of White Face, Dakota Chief, wife and daughter, in front of painted backdrop. White Face, standing, is wearing war bonnet and decorated vest; his wife, seated, is wearing dress, decorated vest and long belt; his...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; White Face.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified family group, one man, two women, two boys
- Full length group portrait of unidentified white man, two women and two boys, in front of wooden wall. Man is seated, wearing suit and holding a hat; the standing women wear dresses, and the standing boys wear suits and hold hats.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1930.
- [between 1874 and 1934]
- Mesa Verde Road, ruins, Indians
- A group of unidentified men, some standing, some sitting, gathers on the ledge of Nordenskiold's Ruin No. 12 in Mesa Verde National Park. Jesse Nusbaum's stepson, Deric, stands second from the right. Portions of the cliff dwelling remain standing...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Nordenskiold House (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.
- [1926?]
- Utes
- Group studio portrait of Ute Native Americans; seated are: Tachiar, Parrum, A-Pat-We-Ma, and Wich-Ha-Ka-Sa; standing are: Tan-Nah, Jui, Ce-Gee-Che, Ta-Wee, Buckskin Charley, and Pedro; painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Charley Washakie, Shoshone
- Full-length, standing profile portrait of Charley Washakie, a Shoshone Native American man; subject wearing feather headdress and standing on fur rug; painted backdrop depicts window.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Washakie, Charley.
- c1899
- Engine 625, Colorado and Southern
- Men pose on and near Colorado and Southern Railway locomotive number 625 and a tender at the roundhouse in Denver, Colorado. The men are identified from left to right: "Standing on the ground - Charles Eichman, Charles Conroe, Charles Howell...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Commissioners and Warden of Colorado State Penitentiary
- Dignitaries of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, pose in front of a painted backdrop of a fireplace, window, and tasseled drapery. They are in suits; one double breasted. An oriental rug covers the floor. They are identified as:...
- Correctional personnel--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boettcher, Charles, 1852-1948.; Gullet, Alexander.; Hoyt, C.P.; Nicholls, David.; Colorado State...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sawmill - lumber transportation 1899
- A group of people sits on a stack of logs on a tram car pulled by a horse at a sawmill in Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Among those in the group are Mrs. J. H. Kemp (seated on the logs with a younger son) and...
- Lumber--Transportation--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Sawmills--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Logs--1890-1900.; Kemp, Donald Campbell,...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Central City Opera House First Ushers 1932
- Five men, all ushers at the Central City Opera House's first opening in 1878, pose in front of the stone opera house in Central City, Colorado. Standing, from left, are Bud Johnson and Morgan Laird, who was a member of the Central City school board...
- Ushers--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera Houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Armfield, Harry.; Johnson, Bud.; Laird, Morgan.; Lake, Harry H. 1860-1952.
- [1932?]
- Pavilion at Ute Iron Springs
- Exterior view looking northeast of the original 'Summer House' at Ute Iron Springs in Manitou Springs, Colorado; a shingle roofed pavilion (1880) with latticed balustrade and wooden arched columns. A seated man wearing a cocked hat offers a...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Landscape pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
- [1880-1890?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat, possibly a Stetson. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen, Jule.;...
- [1884?]
- Wild West Show original company
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Graduating class, Black Hawk High, June 22, 1899
- Posed portrait of four men and two women, graduates of Blackhawk School, in Blackhawk (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Three of the women are seated in front, one woman and the two men are standing behind. The women wear long white gowns with long...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Alumni & alumnae--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.
- [1899 June 22]
- Performance of "Camille"
- A view of a crowd standing in front of the Central City Opera House in Central City, Colorado. The Opera House is built completely of granite, except for the top and sides. One of the two arched doorways is open, and people are standing inside of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Central City Opera House.
- 1932
- Indian Chiefs
- Ten Native American chiefs who met with General Nelson Miles to stop the Indian War stand in a semi-circle in front of a teepee. Among the chiefs are Standing Bull, Bear Who Looks Back Running, Has the Big White Horse, White Tail, Liver Bear,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1891
- Indian Chiefs
- Ten Native American chiefs who met with General Nelson Miles to stop the Indian War stand in a semi-circle in front of a teepee. Among the chiefs are Standing Bull, Bear Who Looks Back Running, Has the Big White Horse, White Tail, Liver Bear,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Indian Chiefs
- Ten Native American chiefs who met with General Nelson Miles to stop the Indian War pose for a group portrait in front of a teepee. Among the chiefs are Standing Bull, Bear Who Looks Back Running, Has the Big White Horse, White Tail, Liver Bear,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- 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
- Central City, Colorado banks
- Facade of the First National Bank Building, erected 1874, Central City, Colorado. The Victorian, brick building is bordered by Main, Pine and Eureka Streets. The building has large, arched windows on the lower level and small rectangular-shaped...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Central City--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]