Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 51, 1910 December 17
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 25, 1909 August 7
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 39, 1909 November 13
- The Good Old Days: Grigsby Family History
- Intensive document covering the Grisby family history starting in the early 1870's in Iowa.
- 2012 June 20
- Index to the Western History Department sheet music collection
- Music--scores.;
- 2013
- Fiftyniners' directory : Colorado Argonauts of 1858-1859. A directory of their arrivals, removals, deaths, marriages, children, property, mines, ranches; with names of old towns, mining camps, gulches, mountains, rivers, creeks, and other matters.
- A transcription of two volumes originally created by Henrietta Bromwell pertaining to the lives and events surrounding the early settlers of Colorado.
- Pioneers--Colorado.; Colorado--Biography.
- 2004
- Descendants of Martin de Alaja and Maria de Baca
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Martin de Alaja and Maria de Baca
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2005 April
- Descendants of Fernan Lainez and Jimena Nunez de Castro
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Fernan Lainez and Jimena Nunez de Castro.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- 1885 Colorado State Census : Arapahoe County : Including the City of Denver and Portions of Present Day Adams and Arapahoe Counties
- Comprehensive index created of the 1885 Arapahoe County, Colorado State Census created by The Colorado Genealogical Society. Geographically included in the index is: present Denver, Arapahoe and Adams counties. Information included in the index...
- Colorado--Census--19th century.; Denver (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Arapahoe County (Colo.)--Census--19th century.; Census records.
- 2002
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1873 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s Directory of the City of Denver for 1873 Volume 1
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 J
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 T
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Colorado portrait and biography index : gathered and arranged from histories, magazines, newspaper files, land records, and many other sources, 1931, 1932, 1933, Denver.
- Index originally created by Henrietta Bromwell in 1933 of 31,000 items regarding biographies and portraits of politicians, miners, club women, newspaper editors, artists, businessmen, legislators, early settlers, settlements, mines, geographical...
- Colorado--Biography.
- 1933, 2005
- Western History Subject Index
- Crow Indians
- Western History Subject Index
- Crow Indians
- Minnehaha
- A full length outdoor portrait of a Native American girl (tribe unknown), she leans against a tree. The young woman wears a fringed and beaded buckskin dress, braids, a beaded bag, necklaces and moccasins. She stands near a birchbark canoe beside...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Canoes--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.; Teenagers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Beef distribution, Dakota, groups of people around a fence with slaughtered cattle inside.
- Dakota tribe members surround corral with slaughtered cattle for distribution at Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota. Several wagons and grazing oxen and horses are in the background.
- Indians of North America--Subsistance activities--1880-1890.; Livestock--1880-1890.; Slaughtering--North Dakota--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [188-?]
- Beef distribution, Dakota, picture of slaughtered cattle, men with rifles seated on corral fence
- Men, some with rifles, stand in and near corral with live and slaughtered cattle for distribution to Dakota tribe at Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota.
- Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Subsistance activities--1880-1890.; Livestock--1880-1890.; Slaughtering--North Dakota--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Young braves of Brule Tribe
- Two Native American men pose on horseback behind the arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The men wear single feathers on the backs of their heads and are bare-chested. The man in the right foreground holds a round...
- Brulé Indians--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Aboriginal life among the Navajoe [sic] Indians, near old Fort Defiance, N.M. [sic]
- Native American (Navajo) men and women sit or stand beside a loom near old Fort Defiance (McKinley County), New Mexico. A man wears a woven shirt, leather leggings and moccasins and holds a bow and arrow. A man wears a loin cloth and leans against...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Fort Defiance (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Looms--New Mexico--Fort...
- 1873
- Snake River Canon, Idaho
- Panoramic view of the Snake River and the top of Shoshone Falls (Twin Falls County), Idaho. Shows island boulders in the river and steep cliff walls in the canyon.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls...
- 1874
- Prospecting on the Ute Reservation, an ominous meeting
- A North American Indian (Ute) man confronts a prospector on a mountain slope in Utah or Colorado. The Ute man wears a necklace with a star pendant and holds a rifle. Men with rifles stand behind him. The prospector holds a pick axe, and looks over...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Miners--1870-1880.; Mining--1870-1880.; Pack animals--1870-1880.; Thornburgh, Thomas Tipton, 1843-1879.
- 1879 October 25
- Capitol Hill neighborhood: prepared by R. Laurie Simmons and Thomas H. Simmons
- Yours always truly, Harry E. Burgess
- Harry E. Burgess poses for a bust portrait. He wears a wool coat buttoned almost to his neck, long hair parted on the side, and a moustache.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burgess, Harry E.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Zouaves group
- A group of Zouave poses in a row in front of a large set of bleachers in an arena 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.
- [1898?]
- Saddle cover
- This Native American (Santee Sioux) buckskin saddle cover was found in Ft. Yates, North Dakota. The blue, green, red, yellow, white, and translucent beads are in a leaf and bird pattern. The cover has a canvas cinch and a metal ring.
- Indian leatherwork--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Santee Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Headdress
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) headdress. It is made from eagle feathers, red wool; red, blue and purple down; loom woven orange, green, red, blue, black and white Italian? beads; transparent red faceted beads, a round painted disc, fur, buckskin.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Headdress--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- 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]
- Bag
- Native American (Sioux) buckskin bag decorated with white, green, yellow and red beads, shell, and metal.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Bags (costume accessories)--1880-1910.; Pouches--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Claw
- Native American (tribe unknown) bear claw with bands of black and white beads.
- Claws--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Bears--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Headdress
- Native American (Sioux) headdress found at the Custer battlefield at Little Bighorn; made of red wool, buckskin, fur, twill fabric, and feathers.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Headdress--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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]
- Drum stick
- Native American (Sioux) wooden drumstick with a buckskin ball tied with rawhide.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1900.; Musical instruments--1870-1900.; Percussion instruments--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Santa Fe Gold's Curio Store
- Native American (tribe unknown) men and a white man stand near the entrance to Gold's Old Curiosity Shop on Burro Alley in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A wooden cart is on the roof of the building. Burros are nearby. Signs read: "Old Curiosity Shop...
- Gold's Old Curiosity Shop (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Donkeys--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Stores...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Puget Sound Indians at home
- A Native American (tribe unknown) woman and man sit in a canvas tent in the Puget Sound area of Washington State. The woman works making baskets and is surrounded by reeds, baskets, a kerosene lamp, a cooking pot, and stoneware jug.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Washington (State)--1890-1900.; Tents--Washington (State)--1890-1900.; Women--Washington (State)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Native American man and woman
- A Native American man and woman (tribe unknown) stand in front of a whitewashed brick fence with iron spikes. She holds a beaded bag; he holds a beaded bag and a walking stick.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Couples--1900-1910.; Fences--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Two Native American women
- Two Native American women (tribe unknown) sit outdoors on stairs next to a banister. One woman wears face paint and moccasins; both wear plaid shawls.
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A mirage on the desert. H. Betts
- Photograph of a painting by Harold Harrington Betts. Against the backdrop of a jagged mountain range, a Native American (tribe unknown) gestures as he speaks to a white man who holds a rifle. Another man sits on a rock and listens, as does a Native...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Covered wagons--1900-1910.; Deserts--1900-1910.; Paintings--1900-1910.; Pioneers--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Indian boy with bow
- A small Native American boy (tribe unknown) holds a bow and looks at an arrow he has just shot into the dirt. A woman with unbound hair dressed in a skirt and shawl stands in a doorway and smiles at him; another woman carries a baby on her back in...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Bows (Archery)--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.; Pueblos--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Indians, papoose, N.M.
- A Native American (tribe unknown) papoose (infant) is laced into a cradleboard that leans against a log cabin wall with chinking in New Mexico. Shows a hide-covered wooden cradleboard with fringe and woven textile adornments.
- Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--1870-1900.; Cradleboards--New Mexico--1870-1900.; Infants--New Mexico--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]