Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ute family
- Studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) family; the man wears braids, a shirt, vest, watch fob, trousers, boots, and holds a hat in his hand. The woman wears a dress, shawl, choker, earrings, and beaded moccasins. A baby is in a...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute family
- Studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) family; the man wears braids, a shirt, vest, watch fob, trousers, boots, and holds a hat in his hand. The woman wears a dress, shawl, choker, earrings, and beaded moccasins. A baby is in a...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Parade, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking north on Taos Street from Fifth Street. The parade is coming down the street towards the photographer. The mounted police, three men in suits wearing bowler hats and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Mounted police--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Main Street, Central City
- A crowd gathers on Main Street in Central City, Colorado, to watch a brass band play in front of the Harris block. The spectators are dressed in casual clothes, such as blue jeans, trousers and shirts, and dresses. The buildings include:...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bands--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- Over a ledge and down a hill is a wood frame and board-and- batten house in Central City, Colorado. The house has a gabled roof, two chimneys, rectangular windows and a side bay window. An outhouse is on the hill above the house. A man and a woman...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Maintenance & repair--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Jerry Dingerson & Courier flat-bed cylinder press
- Interior view of the basement of the Georgetown Courier building in Georgetown, Colorado. Jerome (Jerry) Dingerson, in a plaid shirt, apron, and pin- striped trousers, leans over the type in the large flat-bed cylinder press; "C. Potter Jr & Co."...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Newspapers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Printing presses--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Dingerson, Jerry.
- [1948?]
- Spokane Indians
- Native American Spokane men, women, and children pose in their camp, next to a tepee, Washington State. The men wear trousers, shirts and hats, while the women wear traditional Plateau-style dresses with square cut sleeves and abalone shell disk...
- Indians of North America--Children--Washington (State)--1900-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--Washington (State)--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Louie Judge & his family
- Studio portrait of Louie Judge and his family, Native American Spokanes; he sits and wears pin stripe trousers and vest; his wife stands beside him, she wears a Euro-American style long dress, braids and abalone shell disk earrings; she holds a...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Cradleboards--1890-1910.; Judge, Louie.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mose Lot, Dan Sherwood, George Jacob, Oliver Lot, Sun of the Chief
- Mose Lot, Dan Sherwood, George Jacob, Oliver Lot, Sun of the Chief, Native American Spokane men, pose wearing trousers, vests, hats, badges and gun holsters; one holds a gun, another is seated on a horse.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Moenkopi
- View in a Native American Hopi village, Moenkopi, Arizona, shows adobe houses, with pane windows and doors and a group of boys wearing trousers or overalls and shirts.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; Moenkopi (Ariz.)--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Moenkopi, Arizona
- View from automobile of a Native American (Hopi) village, Moenkopi, Arizona; shows adobe houses, 55 gallon steel drums, and a group of boys wearing trousers or overalls.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; Moenkopi (Ariz.)--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Some of the principle men of the tribe
- White Cloud, with the bear claw necklace, poses with other Native American Iowa (Ioway) men outside his log house; a young girl sits in front of them, and a boy stands off to the side. The men wear leggings, trousers, sack jackets, cotton tunics,...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--Children--1890-1900.; White Cloud, Iowa Chief.
- 1890 May 1
- A photo of some of the Attawa Indian boys taken in the early opening of the school
- Native American Iowa (Ioway) boys pose with their white instructor beside their clapboard school. The boys wear short cropped hair, sack jackets and trousers, two sit in chairs.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--1890-1900.; School children--1890-1900.; Teachers--1890-1900.
- 1870
- Mexican Kickapoo boys
- Native American Mexican Kickapoo boys sit on the ground wearing shirts, trousers, jackets, vests, and hats; one with a blanket over his shoulders holds a puppy.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Kickapoo Indians--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 an 1900?]
- Old blockhouse, and pupils, Grand Ronde
- Native American Nez Perce students pose in a long row with Dr. Kershaw, Indian agent and instructors in front of an old block house, Grande Ronde Indian School, Oregon. The girls wear dresses and the boys were sack jackets and trousers; some with...
- Indians of North America--Oregon--1890-1910.; Nez Percé Indians--Oregon--1890-1910.; Indian agents--Oregon--1890-1910.; School children--Oregon--1890-1910.; Schools--Oregon--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The modern curio peddler, Little Bear, Chief of the Crees
- Standing portrait of Little Bear, chief of the Cree Native Americans carrying a staff, bow and arrows and a sack; he wears trousers, jacket, hat with scarves tied around his head and shoulders.
- Cree Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Little Bear, Cree Chief.
- 1907
- Red Cloud, Maj. Burke
- Red Cloud, Native American, Oglala Lakota Sioux chief, and Major John Burke, general manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show, pose outside a Pine Ridge Agency building, South Dakota. Red Cloud wears sunglasses, overcoat, hat, trousers and...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton...
- [February 1891]
- Wyandotte Mission
- Native American Huron (Wyandot or Wyandotte) students pose in rows beside a school building on the grounds of the Wyandotte Mission School, Kansas. The girls wear dresses and the boys have on trousers and shirts; many are barefooted. A dog sleeps...
- Indians of North America--Kansas--1880-1900.; Wyandot Indians--Kansas--1880-1900.; Missions--Kansas--1880-1900.; School children--Kansas--1880-1900.; Schools--Kansas--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ioway Indians
- Iowa (Ioway) Native Americans pose outside a bark and pole house, Ioway village, Oklahoma. The man and boy wear trousers and shirts with decorative bibs; a woman sits on a table under a roof.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Iowa Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Pole houses--1890-1900.; Lodges--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D., four Sioux posed with two white men
- Unidentified Native American Sioux men pose with a white man in front of a Pine Ridge Agency building, South Dakota. Two Native Americans are wrapped in cloths, two wear shirts, vests, neck scarves and hats, another wears a top hat. The white man...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Friendly Indians at dinner
- Native American men, probably Sioux and Cheyenne, wearing trousers, jackets and hats, and one white U.S. Army officer in uniform, pose at the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. Some of the men hold drinking cups and plate tins, one holds an axe, and...
- United States. Army.--People--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Cheyenne Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North...
- [1891]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D.
- Native American Lakota Sioux including Red Cloud Oglala chief, wearing sunglasses, pose with Major John Burke, general manager of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West show, and possibly John Y. Nelson, with beard, in front of a log cabin, Pine Ridge...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--South...
- [1890]
- Chief Fast Thunder's camp
- View of Chief Fast Thunder's tepee camp, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, shows Native American Sioux men in overcoats, trousers, and hats with moccasins, and women wearing dresses and wrapped in blankets.
- Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Tipis--South...
- [1891?]
- Watson's store
- In a clothing store in Breckenridge, Colorado, eight men in suits and hats sit and stand around a drum shaped parlor stove at the center of this well stocked business. Piles of folded trousers are in the left foreground, shelves are loaded with hat...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1888 and 1895?]
- Choir robes were made by church members
- An older woman dressed in a dark suit, a hat, and glasses dresses a small girl, who stands on a folding chair in a church in Bailey, Colorado. The child wears a choir robe, trousers, and shoes. The interior furnishings of the church include metal...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Bailey--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.; Taft, Russell, Mrs.; Tripp, Amy.
- 1958 December 15
- Clifford Smith, Greta Pottenger
- Clifford Smith and Greta Pottenger of Basalt, Colorado, pose as they sit on the edge of the front bumper of a car. She wears a light- colored, short-sleeved, print dress with a long, ruffled collar, light- colored hose, and leather shoes. She...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pottenger, Greta.; Smith, Clifford.
- [1925]
- Gene Luby of Eagle & C.L. Danielson
- Gene Luby and C.L. Danielson of Basalt, Colorado, pose in front of a brick building. Luby wears trousers, a long-sleeved shirt, suspenders, and a tie. Danielson wears a suit, shirt, a t-shirt under the shirt, and a hat. Both men hold their arms...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Danielson, C. L.; Luby, Gene.
- [1955?]
- Mary Haworth and some of her boys, Aurora public school
- Schoolboys in Aurora, Colorado, pose in a group on the three steps leading to the double-door entrance of the school building. They wear an assortment of outfits, including overalls, long-sleeved shirts with collars, trousers, ties, and jackets....
- Aurora (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.
- April 30, 1926
- Mildred Robinson and some of her boys, Aurora public school
- A group of Aurora schoolboys pose on steps in front of the double door entrance to a school building in Aurora, Colorado. They are dressed in an assortment of outfits, including overalls, blue jeans, trousers, long-sleeved shirts, ties, a sailor...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.
- April 30, 1926
- Mr. & Mrs. John Ould & favorite horse
- Mr. and Mrs. John Ould stand on opposite sides of their horse in Basalt, Colorado. Mrs. Ould wears a long skirt and blouse. Mr. Ould, the town barber, wears trousers, a jacket, a shirt, and a hat. The sorrel has a blaze and wears a halter. A picket...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horses--Colorado--Basalt--1920-1930.; Ould, John, Mrs.; Ould, John.
- [about 1920?]
- Dolls House, Ruth Gordon, Walter Slezak?
- Two actors, a man and a woman, perform a scene from "A Doll's House" during the Central City Play Festival season in Central City, Colorado. The woman, dressed in a velvet blouse with frogs, and a long, dark skirt, hands an object to a man, who...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Lloyd Shaw
- An actor in the Central City Play Festival poses on a sidewalk outside a building in Central City, Colorado. He wears houndstooth trousers, a frock coat, a patterned vest, a white shirt with a pointed collar, a bow tie, a cowboy hat, and glasses. ...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Dennis King in Dolls House
- An actor poses for a photograph outside of a wood plank wall during the Central City Play Festival in Central City, Colorado. He wears a long, black cloak, black trousers, and black leather shoes. He holds a cigar in his mouth with his left hand...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Opening day celebration dancing at Williams Stables
- Dancers in western costume perform in front of the Williams Stables building on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. The men wear trousers, shirts, and scarves. The women wear long print dresses, skirts flaring as they turn. Spectators gather...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Cowboys--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Cowgirls--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Dancers--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- June 25, 1965
- Old man & tree
- Portrait of a man, standing by a tree and smoking a pipe; his outfit includes leather gaiters, button shoes, a tie, trousers and jacket.
- Smoking--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Sam Jaffe & Ruth Gordon
- Two, a man and a woman, actors perform a scene from "A Doll's House" during the Central City Play Festival in Central City, Colorado. The actress wears a long, striped dress with puffed sleeves and ruffles. The actor wears a long coat, a shirt,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Actresses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Columbine Band, Georgetown, Colorado
- The Columbine Band of Georgetown, Colorado, poses, for a group portrait. Members wear uniform jackets with a columbine flower on left side of chest, trousers with side stripe, bow or straight ties and flat top caps. Two men squat down around the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- 1978
- Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation, Machine Shop
- Interior view of the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop in the Cushman Building on 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. A man wearing eye glasses, cap and overhalls over his belted trousers operates a "Horrison" (?) lathe....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1982
- Machine Shop in Cushman Bldg. (1952-3)
- Dwight Jones operates a lathe in the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop, Cushman Building, 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. He wears soiled trousers and work shirt, gloves, eye glasses and a hat.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Jones, Dwight.
- 1982
- Machine Shop in Cushman Bldg. about 1952-3
- View of a man operating a lathe in the Georgetown Manufacturing Corporation Machine Shop, Cushman Building, 6th (Sixth) Street, Georgetown, Colorado. He wears soiled trousers, a long-sleeved shirt with a patch on the sleeve, a cap, and eye glasses;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Factories--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Machine shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1982
- Silver Queen guards, 1873
- The Silver Queen Guards form a long line in front of the "Assay Office" in Georgetown, Colorado. The men wear military style uniforms with long jackets, white trousers, gloves, and flat top caps with a "K" on them. They pose at attention with heads...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bayonets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Uniforms--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Sioux Indian camp, Mission South Dakota
- A group of Native American Sioux children pose sitting on boards in front of a stack of evergreen boughs, Mission, South Dakota. The boys wear shirts with trousers or overalls and girls wear dresses.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Mission--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Mission--1930-1940.; Mission (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Children--South Dakota--Mission--1930-1940.
- [1936?]
- Sioux Indian camp, Mission South Dakota
- A Native American Sioux man and woman pose outside the awning of their canvas wall tent, Mission, South Dakota. The woman wears a dress with an apron and head scarf; the man wears a long sleeve shirt and trousers and holds his hat.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Mission--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Mission--1930-1940.; Mission (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Tents--South Dakota--Mission--1930-1940.; Women--South Dakota--Mission--1930-1940.
- [1936?]
- Sioux Indian camp, Mission South Dakota
- A Native American Sioux man and woman pose outside the awning of their canvas wall tent, Mission, South Dakota. The woman wears a dress with an apron and head scarf; the man wears a long sleeve shirt and trousers and holds his hat.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Mission--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Mission--1930-1940.; Mission (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Tents--South Dakota--Mission--1930-1940.; Women--South Dakota--Mission--1930-1940.
- [1936?]
- Little Moon
- Standing outdoor portrait of Little Moon, an elderly Native American Sioux man, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and sunglasses; holding his hat and walking stick.
- Dakota Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Aged persons--1930-1940.; Little Moon.
- [1936?]
- "Oke Doke" = Plenty Holes at Fort Peck Reservation, Montana
- Portrait of Plenty Holes, "Oke Doke", an elderly Native American Sioux man, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and soft hat, in front of a log cabin, Fort Peck Reservation, Montana.
- Dakota Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Fort Peck Indian Reservation (Mont.); Aged persons--Montana--1930-1940.; Plenty Holes.
- August 1936
- "Oke Doke" = Plenty Holes at Fort Peck Reservation, Montana
- Standing portrait of Plenty Holes, "Oke Doke", an elderly Native American Sioux man with a cane, wearing a long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and soft hat, in front of a log cabin, Fort Peck Reservation, Montana.
- Dakota Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Fort Peck Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Aged persons--Montana--1930-1940.; Plenty Holes.
- August 1936
- Little Moon
- Standing three-quarters outdoor portrait of Little Moon, an elderly Native American Sioux man, wearing a long-sleeved shirt and trousers.
- Dakota Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Aged persons--1930-1940.; Little Moon.
- [1936?]
- Little Soldier who fought Custer in Custer Battle - lives at Standing Rock Agency
- Three-quarter standing portrait of Little Soldier or White Bull?, an elderly Native American Sioux or Cheyenne man who fought in the Little Bighorn, wearing a sweater, trousers, and holding his hat, Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota or South...
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.--1930-1940.; Dakota Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Veterans.; Aged persons--1930-1940.; Little Soldier.
- [1936]
- Little Soldier who fought Custer in Custer Battle - lives at Standing Rock Agency
- Standing portrait of Little Soldier or White Bull?, an elderly Native American Sioux or Cheyenne man who fought in the Little Bighorn, wearing a sweater, and trousers, holding his hat, Standing Rock Agency, North or South Dakota.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.--1930-1940.; Dakota Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Veterans.; Aged persons--1930-1940.; Little Soldier.
- [1936]