Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cossacks
- Russian Georgian Cossacks, identified left to right: David Kadjaia, Ivane Baramidze, Miron Chkonia, unknown, unknown, Ermile Antadze, Dimitri Mgaloblishvili, and Luka Chkhartishvili, pose on horseback for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Louka, Alexis, Prince.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks--1880-1900.;Georgians (South Caucasians)--1880-1920.
- 1899
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks ride horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man, David Kadjaia, rides in the center midground slightly in front of the rest of the group. The men wear wool hats...
- Cossacks.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Soldiers--German.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Kadjaia, David.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cowboys
- A group of American cowboys rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cowboy hats and have scarves tied around their necks. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Soldiers--American.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cowboys
- A group of cowboys poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cowboys hats and have scarves tied around their necks. A few of them wear sheepskin chaps. One man in the right center of the group holds a flag. Large...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- French chasseurs
- A group of French soldiers rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear helmets and carry lances. Several additional soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right background. Those men...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Soldiers, French.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Infantry, USA
- A group of American infantrymen rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the men sit in a wagon pulled by horses. The men wear helmets and uniforms. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Johnny Baker
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid," poses on horseback in the left foreground in a camp for the show. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody considered Baker to be his foster son, and Baker was a member...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sombreros and dark, bolero jackets. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right background. Those men...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Soldiers--American.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sergt. Lean's tent
- Several cavalrymen in uniform stand in front of a group of tents in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. "Ma" Whitaker, manager of the costumes for the show who was married to "Pa" Whitaker, an announcer,...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Sioux war dance
- A group of Sioux men reenacts a war dance in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear loincloths and feather headdresses. Several of the men carry long spears. Tents cover the viewing stands in the left...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Dakota Indians--Dance.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sioux
- A group of Sioux men reenacts a war dance in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear loincloths and feather headdresses. Several of the men carry long spears and round shields. One man rides a horse and...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Dakota Indians--Dance.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sioux
- A group of Sioux rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear loincloths and carry long spears and round shields. Some of the men wear feather headdresses. Several additional riders are...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Wild West Show cast
- A group of men rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men, possibly South American gauchos, wear narrow-brimmed hats and have straps that cross their chests. Several additional riders are...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Wild West Show cast
- Members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show ride horses in a grassy area during a performance of the show. Among those riding are several Native Americans wearing feather headdresses and carrying spears, German soldiers wearing metal...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Horse shows.; Soldiers--German.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Wild West Show cast
- A group of horseback riders, possibly South American gauchos, rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wide-brimmed hats and have straps that cross their chests. Several additional...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wool hats and long coats. One man, David Kadjaia, sits on his horse in front of the group. Large tents are set up in the background....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cossacks.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Life on the plains
- Views of men in the assay room at the U.S. Mint in Denver, Colorado; an overturned covered wagon, wagon train and tents in a storm; women cooking out of doors near tents; Native Americans shoot at settlers and a wagon train; North American Indians...
- Mint of the United States--Buildings--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Massacres--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Outdoor...
- 1866 October 13
- Packing Colorado apples
- View of apple packing production somewhere in Colorado; shows two large canvas tents surrounded by apples in wooden crates, men carrying wooden boxes of apples, horse-drawn sled loaded with apple crates, mule- drawn wagon, men hammering shut...
- Apple orchards--Colorado--1900-1920.; Fruit industry--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Wagons, tents, & livestock
- Men and women pose in a camp probably near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A mule-drawn cart, tents, horses, covered wagon, and a cow and calf are in the camp.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Mules--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Camp site - people, tents, horses
- View of an encampment in (probably) Colorado or Utah; shows canvas tents, horses, dogs, men, and pine forest.
- Camping--1920-1940.; Tents--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Steam shovel & dummy, water tower, tents
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad construction in (probably) Colorado or Utah consists of a track layer shovel-crane loading air-dump cars, men working, a water tower, and tents, with low hills in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Railroad cars--1920-1940.; Railroad construction & maintenance--1920-1940.; Railroad construction workers--1920-1940.; Steam shovels--1920-1940.; Tents--1920-1940.; Water towers--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Tents at Overland Park motor camp
- View of tents and cars under the trees at Overland Park auto camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The clubhouse and grandstand are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Tents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1931?]
- View of tents, J.C.R.S.
- Exterior view of a row of quarantine tents at the Jewish Consumptive Relief Society (J.C.R.S.) sanatorium, 1600 Pierce Street, Denver, Colorado. The tent houses are small, square structures with wood frames.
- Jewish Consumptive Relief Society (U.S.)--Facilities--1910-1940.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Quarantines--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1940.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1940.; Tents--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Prison road building tents
- White canvas tents of the State Penitentiary road building camp in Canon City, Colorado, are at the base of a rocky, scrub dotted bluff. Grazing horses and a water wagon are next to them; railroad tracks and power poles and lines are in the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1916
- Unidentified group of Indians, canvas tents in background
- Unidentified group of Dakota Native Americans; includes three males on horses, four males standing holding reins to horses; six of seven holding rifles; canvas tents in background.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tents--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Mountain tents
- Photograph of mountain tents set up on a hill near Camp Hale, Colorado. A group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers is visible in the background.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Spring 1944
- Men near circus tents
- Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stand near circus tents. The men wear hats.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Employees--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Residential tents at Chautauqua, Boulder
- Striped, canvas tents at the Chautauqua in Boulder, Colorado, have the Flatirons as a background, and young trees among them. People stroll in the area; weeds are in the foreground.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Early days of Cripple Creek mining camp
- View of restaurant in a canvas tent on a rustic log frame in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado; the canvas tent has attached signs "Lunchroom" and "Meals, 25 cents"; lettering on tent includes: "Restaurant," "Hot Soup 10 Cents," "Oysters...
- Mining camps--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- From hot springs
- Panoramic view of timber buildings at the hot springs in Poncha Springs (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows canvas tents and the Poncha Springs Hotel. A Denver & Rio Grande railroad grade and the Sawatch Range are in the distance.
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- A Mountain of shale on Conn Creek near De Beque
- Men, probably miners, stand and pose beside canvas tents near sagebrush and a barbed wire fence near De Beque and Conn Creek in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows layers of shale on a mesa.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesas--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1918?]
- Wash day in a United States Geological Survey camp
- View of a large kettle beside canvas tents at a United States Geological Survey camp in either Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Oil shale burns under a laundry kettle.
- Geological Survey (U.S.)--People--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--1910-1920.; Campfires--Colorado--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1910-1920.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914?
- An Immense body of oil shale, near Grand Valley, Colorado
- Men wear overalls, jackets, and hats and pose on a rocky trail in probably Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Canvas tents are near scrub, trees, and talus. Shows steep, layered shale cliffs.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1917]
- Chautauqua Auditorium
- View of the frame Chautauqua Auditorium building in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. The building has open sides and square towers with hipped roofs. Canvas tents are set up near the auditorium. Shows mountains and The Flatirons in the distance.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1899]
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- View of a footbridge with rope sides over the Colorado River and buildings in Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows the two-story frame Kinney House Hotel with balconies, nearby canvas tents, and a covered wagon. Trees are beside the...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Hot Sulphur...
- 1899
- Creede, Colo.
- Men and women pose in front of a canvas tent in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. The women wear fitted, calico dresses, and the men wear suits and felt hats. Iron stoves are outside the tent. Tents and trees are on the hillside in the distance.
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Stoves--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Eagle Silver District
- View of a settlement near the Lady Belle mine south of Eagle, Eagle County, Colorado; men, women, and girls pose by canvas tents and an automobile. A pennant reads: "Eagle Colorado;" a sign on the tent reads: "Meals All Hours."
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Restaurants--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Platoro mining district
- Panoramic view of the town of Platoro in Conejos County, Colorado. Shows wood and log buildings and canvas tents. Horses graze in an open area. Hills are in the distance.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Platoro--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Long horn Thompson's camp
- Probably a family poses at a camp near Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Women and girls wear linen or cotton dresses and hats. Men and a boy wear suits and hats. A women sits on a rocking chair beside canvas tents and a covered wagon.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Camping--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Green Mountain Dam - camp
- View of worker's housing at the Green Mountain Dam construction site in Summit County, Colorado; shows canvas tents, the Blue River, a bridge, snow, mountains, and clouds.
- Blue River (Colo. : river)--1930-1950.; Green Mountain Dam (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Bridges--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Labor housing--Colorado--Summit...
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- Loveland Pass tunnel strikers
- View of men, probably security guards, in front of tents, near the proposed Loveland Pass tunnel construction site in either Summit or Clear Creek County, Colorado. The men wear hats and leather coats. Shows snow covered ground and pine trees.
- Private police--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tents--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1943?]
- Dokey Circus, Denver
- View of circus tents, and an arched wooden entrance sign to "Dokey Circus" at an intersection on East 5th (Fifth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Advertisements on a sign read: "Coca-Cola, Every Bottle Sterilized," "The Model Cleaners and Dyers, Men's...
- Dokey Circus--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Show tents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- The Amphitheatre, Glenwood Extension, D.& R.G.R.R.
- View of a natural amphitheater on the Colorado River near the Glenwood Extension of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows probably a railroad encampment with canvas tents and a log shelter with a...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Garfield...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Pueblo flood
- View of a tent behind a wire fence at the refugee compound near Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. The camp was erected after the Arkansas River flood. Shows additional tents and trees in the distance.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Refugee camps--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Pueblo flood
- View of the inside of an army tent erected near Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Tents were erected to house residents who lost their homes to the Arkansas River flood. Shows a baby in the middle of the tent, a book, a chair, clothes, a bench and...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Infants--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Camp Goldfield, N.G.C., Cripple Creek District
- View of "Camp Goldfield," headquarters of the Colorado National Guard during the Western Federation of Miners labor strike. Shows rows of tents, mine buildings, probably Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad cars and a trestle, smokestacks, and the...
- Colorado. National Guard--Structures--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- 1903
- Co. B. 1st N.G.C., Camp Goldfield
- Group portrait of members of Company B, 1st (First) [Infantry] of the Colorado National Guard at Camp Goldfield in Victor (Teller County), Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. The men stand or sit in uniforms, hats, ammunition...
- Colorado. National Guard.--People--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Huts--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Transportation trolleys construction of Denver Tramway's material storage yard at Alameda & Santa Fe Drive
- View of construction of the Denver Tramway's storage yard and tracks near Jason Avenue (Santa Fe Drive) and Bayaud Street in Denver, Colorado. A group of tents and horse-drawn wagons are near the site. Two men walk near the trolley tracks. Probably...
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Street railroad facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Street Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Almont, Colo.
- View of Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado; shows log cabins, canvas tents, and rocky bluffs.
- Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Log cabins--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Almont, Colo.
- View of Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado; shows log cabins, canvas tents, and rocky bluffs.
- Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Log cabins--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]