Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- A Colorado strawberry patch
- View of large strawberry field, West Lake Ranch, possibly Adams County, Colorado; numerous men & women picking strawberries; small wooden frame shed and canvas tent, background left; straw hats & bonnets, dog seated amidst pickers, wooden baskets...
- Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Strawberries--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.
- [1910.]
- A cow "camp" up in the mountains
- View of a campsite possibly in the Wind River Range in Wyoming. Two women sit and stand near a tent and a covered wagon (camper). The women have coifed hair and wear knee length dresses. The campsite is surrounded by a stand of aspens.
- Covered wagons--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Tents--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Women--Wyoming--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A group of canvas men
- African American (Black) and white members of the Buffalo Bill show crew laugh and eat watermelon; one man holds a cigar. A tent for the combined Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bills Great Far East Show is in the distance.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East Show--People.; African Americans--1910-1920.; Laborers--1910-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1910
- A Half Century of Progress : The Golden Anniversary of the First United Presbyterian Church
- Program for the fiftieth anniversary of the First United Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Including the worship program for the anniversary and a brief history of the church.
- First United Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1933 June 3
- A mess scene - scene on 'round up' of 1887 in Dakota
- Men sit on the ground among saddled horses, a tent, and cook wagons in the Dakota Territory. Cattle are in the distance.
- Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Chuckwagons--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Horses--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Outdoor cookery--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.
- 1887
- A model camp kitchen, Sullivan Lake, Kaniksu N.F., Idaho
- A woman stands under a canvas tent in a camp kitchen probably in Kaniksu National Forest in Idaho. The tent is supported by upright logs. Tables, a wood stove, a bucket, wooden crates, a cupboard, a counter, and a shelf are in the kitchen....
- Kaniksu National Forest--1920-1930.; Camps--Idaho--1920-1930.; Kitchens--Idaho--1920-1930.; Tents--Idaho--1920-1930.; Women--Idaho--1920-1930.
- 1923 July 13
- A night on the town
- Soldiers relax in a clearing in a forest near Camp Swift (Bastrop County), Texas. They stand, sit or squat and listen to a man play the accordion. Most of the men are bare-chested, some hold cigarettes, pipes or beer. A pup tent is near the men; a...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Camp Swift (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Accordions--1940-1950.; Leisure--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Military training--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Texas--Camp...
- [between 1944 and 1945?]
- A packers camp, Po'Keepsie Gulch
- View of a mining camp with tent, clothesline, and man and woman, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado. A man stands with a pack train of burros, they carry chairs and household goods.
- Mining camps--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Poughkeepsie Gulch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- A packers camp, Po'Keepsie Gulch [sic]
- View of an encampment in Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado; men and a woman pose with pack burros, a tent, chairs, picks, a washtub, and laundry on a clothesline.
- Donkeys--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Mining camps--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Poughkeepsie Gulch (Colo.)--1890-1910.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Pack...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A scene in Cripple Creek
- This restaurant in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado, consists of a canvas tent with sign: "Matts. American Kitchen Regular Meals 25 cents." Log buildings are to the sides.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A summer camp
- Camping in the mountains of Colorado; shows large canvas tent supported by posts with awnings over front entrance and providing protection for tables with pots, pans and buckets. Three women appear under the front awning; entrance to tent is...
- Camping--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A summer camp in Colorado
- Camp scene somewhere in Colorado amidst pine & aspen grove; large canvas tent supported by wooden posts open to front with awning extended to include "front porch", lean-to attached to side, stacked rocks framing front wall; three women inside...
- Camping--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A summer camp in the Rocky Mtns.
- View of a campsite in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado; large canvas tent is supported by wooden posts with awning extended over front door to make a "covered porch;" three women sit underneath awning (one weaves reed or cane, one reads, one...
- Camping--Colorado--1900-1910.; Camps--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- A toast to Colorado sunshine
- Four women and a man pose near a tent on Berthoud Pass in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The women toast with cups, they wear jodhpurs, blazers or cardigans, ties and hiking boots or shoes. A man sits on a log and holds an Airedale Terrier. A...
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Toasting--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- A warm day in Montana
- Devlin's Zouaves pose in their underwear inside a tent. A young man holds a bucket poised to empty it over a man who holds a letter. Another man wears a painted moustache.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Joking--1910-1920.; Underwear--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- A.E. Buddecke's ranch near Montrose
- A man stands beside a horse-drawn wagon at what is identified as A.E. Buddecke's ranch house near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. The house has a wooden shingle roof. A tent is in the fenced yard, and a plow is by the road.
- Buddecke, A. E.--Homes & haunts.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Ranchers--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Ranches--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Montrose...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- A.G. Lowande and circus horse
- A.G. Lowande, an equestrian with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands beside a white horse. Lowande is dressed in a costume which includes a leotard with a separate decorative yoke and skirt of embroidered, appliqued and...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Horses--1910-1920.; Lowande, A. G.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Above Beaver Brook
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train beside Clear Creek, in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. A group of men are seen in an open passenger car. A worker stands near a white tent beside the tracks.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Adams Hotel, Grand Lake
- View of the Adams Hotel, in Grand Lake, Colorado, shows a two- story, gable roof, log cabin with front porch and adjoining two-story log cabin with covered entrance. A large canvas tent is beside the rustic hotel, and a hammock hangs between the...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1890-1900.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1903?]
- Advertising railroad car #1
- Advertising car #1, a large railroad car, stands in the midground on a railroad track in a snowy scene. Lettering on the side of the car reads "Buffalo Bill's Great Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders Col. W.F. Cody - President, Nate Salsbury -...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Aerial construction, attaching guy wire
- Two workers hang from a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company telephone pole in a rural area in Denver. A crew of workers on the ground tighten the guy wire. A man stands by a barbed wire fence near a sign that reads: "Otto Vogel." An...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- African American woman
- An unidentified African American woman jumps over a table in a camp at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She wears a dark cowboy hat and a striped and checkered dress. A horse stands next to a large tent in the background.
- African Americans--Women--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- After the barbecue, Swink, Colo.
- Paper plates and stacks of tin cups litter the tables set up for the free barbecue during the town lot auction, Swink, Otero County, Colorado. Two boys climb on the tables, others gather and eat around center food table. Temporary walled tent...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auctions--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Barbecues--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- February 21, 1906
- Aftermath of Ludlow Massacre
- Coal miners, a boy, a teenager, and a young girl stand and eat slices of bread near the remnants of the tent colony destroyed in the Ludlow Massacre during the U.M.W. strike against C.F. & I. in Ludlow (Las Animas County), Colorado. Wood, pieces of...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Eating &...
- [1914]
- Agnes Memorial
- View of cottages at the Agnes Memorial Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado; shows frame and canvas cabanas, and men in folding chairs. Lettering reads: "The Tucker Tent Co."
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- September 29, 1905
- Agriculture irrigation water pump
- View of possibly a hydroelectric waterwheel and boiler tanks on Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. A tent and railroad tracks are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Water power--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Waterwheels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Al-Che-Say, Apache scout under Gen. Crook
- Al-Che-Say, a Native American (White Mountain Apache) government scout, poses in front of a canvas tent. He wears a cotton shirt, breechcloth and pants, and high-topped buckskin boots. He holds a Hardie hat.
- Indian scouts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Men--1900-1910.; White Mountain Apache Indians--Men--1900-1910.; Military scouts--1900-1910.; Tents--1900-1910.; Alchesay.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Al-Che-Say, Apache scout under Gen. Crook
- Al-Che-Say, a Native American (White Mountain Apache) government scout, poses in profile in front of a tent. He wears a cotton shirt, pants and breechcloth.
- Indian scouts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Men--1900-1910.; White Mountain Apache Indians--Men--1900-1910.; Military scouts--1900-1910.; Tents--1900-1910.; Alchesay.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Alamosa
- One of the buildings moved to Alamosa, Colorado, from Garland City in 1878, has several store fronts with large pane windows, wood kickplates, pilasters, bracketed cornices and "Field & Hill" with painted faux marbeling. Three men in suits and hats...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- [1880]
- Alaska, U. S., Indian mat-makers
- Three Native American women and a baby pose near a tent somewhere in Alaska. The eldest woman is outside, working on a mat she is making. The two younger women and the baby are under the shelter of the tent. A log cabin and a second tent flank the...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Alaska--1880-1890.; Children--Alaska--1880-1890.; Tents--Alaska--1880-1890.; Weaving--Alaska--1880-1890.; Women--Alaska--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Allotment crew ready to divide land at Pine Ridge
- Agent Brennan poses in front of a tent with his son, Billy (William) Garnett, an interpreter, (son of General Richard B. Garnett of old Fort Laramie and a Native American Sioux mother), his wife, daughter and three sons, and a land allotment crew...
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian interpreters--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Families--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Surveyors--South...
- [1891]
- Almont
- View of a tent and automobile near a group of log cabins in Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Log cabins--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- [1925]
- Almont
- Katherine Buckwalter poses with her dog, by a tent, during a camping trip in Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Almont [sic]
- A woman, probably Katherine Buckwalter, sits by a tent and automobile near probably Frying Pan Creek in Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Frying Pan Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [1924]
- Almont Colorado
- Katherine Buckwalter cooks at a camp near Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado. A tent and automobile are nearby.
- Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [1925]
- Almont, CO
- View of the Buckwalter encampment at Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado; shows bluffs, an automobile, and a canvas tent.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.; Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Almont, CO
- View of the Buckwalter encampment at Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado; shows bluffs, an automobile and canvas tent, and Katherine Buckwalter sitting inside.
- Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- 1925
- Almont, CO
- View of the Buckwalter encampment at Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado; shows a miniature canvas tent with trout hanging from the poles.
- Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Trout--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Almont, Colorado
- View of Harry H. Buckwalter's tent pitched by a road near Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.; Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Almont, Colorado
- View of Harry Buckwalter's tent pitched near Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado. Fish hang from support poles attached to the tent.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.; Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Fish--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Almont, Colorado
- View of Harry Buckwalter's tent pitched near Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado. Fish hang from support poles attached to the tent.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.; Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Fish--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Almont, Colorado
- Fish hang from support poles attached to Harry H. Buckwalter's tent on a road near Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.; Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Fish--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Almont, Colorado
- A Denver and Rio Grand railroad bridge crosses the Gunnison River near the town of Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado. The town includes a railroad depot, log cabins, clapboard structures, and a tent. A wagon bridge crosses the river nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Almont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Almont--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Almont--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Almont--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Alpine Troup [sic] sisters and brother, father
- Members of the "Alpine Troupe," with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose outside a tent. The performing troupe of brothers and sisters are in costume. The women wear turban-like headdresses with ostrich feathers over long...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Families--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Alpine, Colorado
- Alpine, Chaffee County, Colorado, street scene shows frame buildings, an American flag, a walled tent, "Mining Agency," and Badger Hotel. A spring wagon is in the street.
- Alpine (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Alpine--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Alpine--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Alpine--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1882]
- Alpine, Colorado
- View along the dirt main street in Alpine, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows large carriages in front of false front, log, and tent businesses, including the "Mining Agency," and the Badger Hotel. An American flag flies middleground.
- Alpine (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Alpine--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Alpine--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Alpine--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1882]
- Amphitheatre, Venice, Cal.
- View of the Amphitheatre and part of the bath house in Venice, Los Angeles, California. People sit in a grandstand and a band plays under a tent. Shows the heated, salt water lagoon, and steps leading to Windward Avenue.
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Amphitheaters--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Bands--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Bathhouses--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.;...
- 1905
- Animals elephant
- View of an elephant that stands near a tent in Colorado. The tent has a cloth awning.
- Elephants--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Annie Oakley in front of tent
- Phoebe Anne "Annie Oakley" Moses poses in front of her tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while touring in Europe, possibly in Paris. Moses was one of the major stars of the show. She wears a long dress with a floral print on it and a...
- Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926--Homes & haunts--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Annual: North Side High School 1907
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1907
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1907