Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Washakie, Chief of Shoshones
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Washakie, Chief of the Shoshone Native American tribe (name means, "rawhide rattle").
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1900-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- c1900
- Elote, Sub Chief of Apaches
- Profile studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Elote, Sub-chief of the Apache Native American tribe; subject wears feather headdress.
- Apache Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Elote.
- c1900
- James A. Garfield, Chief of Apaches
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of James A. Garfield, Chief of Apache Native American tribe; subject wears headdress.
- Apache Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1900-1910.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.
- c1900
- Washakie, Chief of Shoshones
- Profile studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Washakie, Chief of the Shoshone Native American tribe; subject wearing headdress.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1900-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- c1900
- Buckskin Charley, Ute Chief and To-Wee, His Squaw
- Full-length, studio portrait of Buckskin Charley (chief of Moache Ute tribe) and To-Wee, husband and wife, Ute Native Americans; he is seated and holding pipe, she is standing; painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Moache Indians--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- c1899
- Buckskin Charley, Ute Chief
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Buckskin Charley, a Ute Native American Chief (Moache tribe of Utes).
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Moache Indians--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.
- c1899
- Buckskin Charley and his squaw To-Wee
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Buckskin Charley (chief of Moache Ute tribe) and To-Wee, husband and wife, Ute Native Americans.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Moache Indians--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- c1899
- Ute, Buckskin Charley
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Buckskin Charley, a Ute Native American man (chief of the Moache tribe of Utes).
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Moache Indians--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.
- c1899
- Tzupingvinge Indian in trail- trees- side of cliff
- Native American (tribe unknown) man stands on a trail worn into tuff rock at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Trees stand near the edge of the trail.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--New...
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Sun Dance at Pine Ridge, South Dakota
- Native Americans (Oglala Sioux) perform the Sun Dance on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Two men and a woman in the foreground hold wreaths in their hands and an unidentified object in their mouths and direct their attention toward a...
- Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--South Dakota--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1950-1960.; Oglala Indians--Spiritual life--South Dakota--1950-1960.; Sun dance--South Dakota--1950-1960.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Sun Dance at Pine Ridge, South Dakota
- Eight Native American (Oglala Sioux) men participate in the Sun Dance on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. They all wear decorative, but different, breechcloths and head wear, and all hold ceremonial whistles in their mouths. Each man also...
- Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--South Dakota--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--South Dakota--1950-1960.; Oglala Indians--Spiritual life--South Dakota--1950-1960.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1950-1960.; Ceremonial...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Apache women and ponies
- Native American (San Carlos Apache) women pose on horseback near a brick building in San Carlos, Arizona.
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--1880-1910.; Apache Indians--Arizona--San Carlos--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--San Carlos--1880-1910.; San Carlos (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--San Carlos--1880-1910.; Women--Arizona--San...
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- An Indian Foray
- Native American (tribe unknown) men on horseback kidnap a white woman and steal livestock.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Cattle raids--1870-1880.; Kidnappings--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Trading on the Plains- a seductive offer- the Indian in doubt
- A white man hands a bottle to a Native American (tribe unknown) man who smokes a wooden pipe. Shows horses, one with a dead deer on its back.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Utah- a group of squaws of the Snake tribe of Indians playing cards
- Native American (Shoshone, Snake) women play cards in Utah.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Shoshoni Indians--1870-1880.; Gambling--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Crook's Expedition
- A group of Native American (tribe unknown) men on horseback approach a group of white men who escort a wagon train, part of General George Crook's expedition.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Indians trading at a frontier town
- Native American (tribe unknown) men and women trade with white men in a town. One woman wears a cradleboard. Prominent signs read: "Cigars", "Shaving 25 [cents]", "Hair Cutting 45 [cents]", and "Western Clo[thing]".
- Indian traders--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- The mule fort
- White men take cover behind dead mules and horses as Native American (tribe unknown) men ride toward the fortification.
- Indians of North America--War--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- The Indian war Indians attaching [i. e. attacking] a wagon train.
- A group of Native American (tribe unknown) men on horseback attack a wagon train with arrows and rifles.
- Indians of North America--War--1860-1870.; Ambushes--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--1860-1870.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Fate of the Michigan soldiers
- Native American (tribe unknown) men burn a white prisoner who is tied to a covered wagon.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Punishment & torture--1890-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Indian degradation
- A Native American (tribe unknown) man walks near white men who sit on the porch of a wooden building.
- Indians of North America--1870-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Two bits to see the papoose
- White men and women give money to Native American (tribe unknown) women so they can see children in cradleboards.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Uncle Sam feeding "Poor Lo" and family
- A white man who stands near a group of Native American (tribe unknown) families who eat raw beef from a carcass.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Eating & drinking--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- The Buffalo dance
- Native American (tribe unknown) men take part in a Buffalo dance around a fire. Spectators and tipis are nearby.
- Buffalo dance--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Quanah Parker
- Head and shoulders portrait of Chief Quanah Parker, a Native American Comanche chief led the last tribe in the Staked Plain to come into the reservation system. Parker wears a buckskin shirt with a neck scarf and animal fur wrapped braids.
- Comanche Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1890.; Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.
- [between 1940 an 1970?]
- Redman's Hall "Rising Sun Tribe" Nankervis Butcher Shop in lower part - Built 1883 Main St.
- View of the dilapidated two story Redman's Hall, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows the brick front of the stone structure with arched windows and broken glass. An incised panel under the cornice reads: "Rising Sun Tribe No. 2 1887."
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1935 and 1937?]
- A deserted mining-camp near Aspen, Colorado
- A Native American (tribe unknown) man stands in an abandoned mine camp. He looks at a bottle.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Mining--1890-1900.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Native Americans in train at Overland Park
- A group of Native Americans (tribe unknown) sit in open cars of a small train probably as part of a Western show at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Men and women dressed in western wear are mounted on horses and wave...
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1923 and 1940?]
- Native Americans and industrial equipment
- A group of Native American (tribe unknown) men pose with industrial, mining, and farming equipment possibly as part of a Western show at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Men stand on top of a rock crusher, sit in ore...
- Indians of North America--Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mine railroad cars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1923 and 1940?]
- The Palaver A dear pony.
- Native American (tribe unknown) and white men discuss a trade near a group of tepees. Children, women, and horses with travois stand nearby.
- Indian traders--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Here is White Cloud of the Pueblo tribe
- Elmer, the barber trims Pueblo Native American White Cloud's bobbed haircut, inside a barbershop.
- Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1920-1930.; Barbers--1920-1930.; Interiors--1920-1930.; White Cloud Pueblo Indian man.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Cheyenne River Agency, South Dakota, wild turnip and fruit drying
- A Native American (Miniconjou) woman, on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota, stands next to a table covered by cheesecloth holding a string of wild turnips and a bag of what may be the same. She wears a print dress and the open door of...
- Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe--1910-1930.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1910-1930.; Miniconjou Indians--Women--South Dakota--1910-1930.; Cheyenne River Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1910-1930.; Food...
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- White men and women dressed as Native Americans
- Outdoor portrait of a group of white men and women dressed as Native Americans (tribe unknown) in City Park, Denver, Colorado. They wear fringed shirts and dresses and headdresses decorated with feathers and greenery. Possibly Charles S....
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Group of men on horseback in front of group of tepees
- A group of white men and a Native American (tribe unknown) man pose on horseback probably in Denver, Colorado. A group of tepees are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Two women and a small girl in Indian costumes by the river
- Outdoor portrait of women and a girl dressed as Native Americans (tribe unknown) near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. One woman wears fringed leggings, shirt, and feather headdress. Another woman wears a dress decorated with beads and...
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Cities celebrations parade in Denver
- Native American (tribe unknown) men on horseback ride in a parade on 21st (Twenty-first) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. They wear leggings, hair pipe breastplates, and feathers in their hair. Signs on nearby buildings read: "The Singer Mfg. Co." and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- A collection of Moqui ware - very distinct from all other pueblo pottery both in form and decoration
- Reproduction of a half-tone image shows a collection of Native American ware from the Moqui tribe. Bowls, pots, plates, and a shaker are included.
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1940.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1940.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.); Pottery--Arizona--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- Basket
- Shows a coiled basket made by the Native American Apache indians of the San Carlos reservation. The basket, possibly used as a bowl, features willow, devil's claw and brown natural dye. The coil patterns include alternating checkerboard, rectangle,...
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--Products--1900-1930.; Apache Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Baskets--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Headdress
- Native American (Sioux) headdress with eagle feathers; red wool; red, purple and blue down; multicolor, loom woven beadwork; fur.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Headdress--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Vest
- A Native American (Ute) beaded vest worn by Buckskin Charley. The vest is made of buckskin which is entirely covered with multicolor beadwork in designs of stylized American flags and geometric shapes on a white background. The interior of the vest...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1930.; Vests--1900-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Associated objects.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Home of Quanah Parker, near Cache, Okla.
- View over Quanah Parker's two-story frame house (Star House) with a wraparound balcony and a fenced yard, near Cache, Oklahoma. The Native American Comanche chief led the last tribe in the Staked Plain to come into the reservation system.
- Comanche Indians--Structures--Oklahoma--Cache--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Structures--Oklahoma--Cache--1900-1930.; Cache (Okla.)--1900-1930.; Houses--Oklahoma--Cache--1900-1930.; Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1900 and 1926?]
- Child's moccasin's
- Shows a pair of Native American Sioux (Lakota) children's moccasins made or purchased in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. They have a beaded checkboard design in red, blue, white and maroon and hard soles.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Moccasins--1900-1920.; Teton Indians--Arts &...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Painted buffalo hide, Piegan Indians
- View of a painted buffalo hide created by Native Americans of the Piegan (Blackfoot) tribe, specimen no. IV-B, Museum fur Volkerkunde Berlin, Germany. It is stretched out and features rows of ornamental design.
- Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Leather painting--1900-1920.; Piegan Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Hides & skins--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Buffalo hide, worked with quills, Piegan Indians
- View of a painted and quill-worked buffalo hide created by Native Americans of the Piegan (Blackfoot) tribe, specimen no. IV-B 206, Museum fur Volkerkunde, Berlin, Germany. It has four rows of banded quill work above other, possibly unfinished,...
- Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Leather painting--1900-1920.; Piegan Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Hides & skins--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Buffalo hide, painted and quill-worked, Piegan Indians
- View of a painted and quill-worked buffalo hide created by Native Americans of the Piegan (Blackfoot) tribe, specimen no. IV-B 199, Museum fur Volkerkunde, Berlin, Germany. It features guns and quivers, as well as a representation of guns shooting...
- Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Leather painting--1900-1920.; Piegan Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Hides & skins--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Paul Bear Robe Ogalla [sic] Sioux Tribe South Dakota
- Studio portrait (kneeling) of Paul Bear Robe, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man. He wears fringed leggings, a beaded vest, cloth armbands, a bead necklace, fur pelts over his braids, and a feather war bonnet headdress. He holds a wooden staff.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Oglala Indians--1900-1920.; Bear Robe, Paul.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- The attack upon the train
- Native American (tribe unknown) men on horseback circle white men who defend a wagon train with rifles.
- Indians of North America--War--1870-1880.; Wagon trains--1870-1880.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Chief Ouray's houses in Montrose
- View of the original house owned by North American Indian (Southern Ute Tribe) Chief Ouray and his wife (Uncompahgre Ute Tribe) Chipeta on their ranch near Montrose (Montrose County) Colorado. The abandoned building is constructed of adobe brick,...
- Chipeta, 1843-1924--Homes & Haunts.; Ouray--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--Structures.; Ute Indians--Structures.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Abandoned buildings.; Adobe buildings.; Houses.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Native American women
- Three Native American (tribe unknown) women and a child stand before a whitewashed brick fence with tall iron spikes.
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Children--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Indian woman & pappoose [sic]
- A Native American woman (tribe unknown) stands before a whitewashed brick fence. Her child stands atop the fence on a plaid blanket.
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Children--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]