Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 10th moves through Badia, Italy
- A loosely organized column of eleven Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Mountain Infantry, 2nd Battalion, soldiers enter the town of Badia, during the Italian Campaign. The stone buildings are slightly damaged.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [April or May] 1945
- Loading a 37mm pack gun to a pack mule
- A soldier from the 1st Battalion, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Tenth Mountain Division ties the ropes fastening a part of 37-mm pack gun onto an American pack mule during the Italian Campaign. According to the caption the piece weighs 22 pounds...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Mules--Italy--1940-1950.; Pack animals--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th.
- April 16, 1945
- Men, mules and ammunition move forward
- Three men from the Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company H (wearing combat fatigues and helmets, and carrying rifles) walk down a country road lined with leafless trees. One leads a pack mule bearing supplies. More mules...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Mules--Italy--1940-1950.; Pack animals--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th.
- April 14, 1945
- Tank destroyer advances along a mountain road, Italy
- Three soldiers of the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion advance a tank destroyer mounted with three inch guns along a mountain road located, according to the caption, in the Mount Terminale area. The 701st was attached to the Tenth Mountain Division...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 3, 1945
- Returning from the frontlines
- In a view taken from above, twenty-nine Tenth Mountain Division soldiers march around a curve in a road towards a bridge over a small creek. A covered truck is begining its crossing as a soldier driving a camuflaged weasle (a treaded mitlitary...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945 February 22
- Troops aboard the Marine Fox return to New York Harbor
- Hundreds of Tenth Mountain Division Troops fill the U.S.S. Marine Fox as it enters New York Harbor. All are wearing light khaki uniforms. Most of the men are face the camera. Two other ships are in the background.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--New York--1940-1950.; Troop movements--New York--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945
- Wounded men cross snowy field to the Battalion Aid Station, Mount Belvedere, Italy
- Eight men walk in a straight line on a trail across a snow covered field. According to the caption, they are both walking wounded and a litter squad, accompanying a wounded enemy soldier on a litter to the Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Mountain...
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 20, 1945
- View of Riva Ridge with jeep, Italy
- View of Riva Ridge lightly dusted with snow. In the foreground a covered jeep is parked pointing toward the mountains along a gravel road. An open field covered with snow and some woods fill the middle ground.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [February] 1945
- Panorama of Denver
- Rooftop view of houses in Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Arapahoe School, Union Station, and the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist (also known as St. John's Church in the Wilderness and Saint John's Cathedral).
- Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Corner of Larimer and 16th
- Rooftop view of the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn streetcars, wagons, and pedestrians are in the street. The Tabor Block is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Denver--1880-1890.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons, pedestrians, and a horse-drawn streetcar are in the street. A sign on a building reads: "Hardware."
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- School house, Grand Junction
- A woman teacher and her students (boys and girls) stand in front of a one room adobe schoolhouse in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado. The school house has log ridge pole that supports a flat front gabled roof with stove pipe.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; One-room schools--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Teachers--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Shoshone Falls
- View of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho; mist rises from the waterfall.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1890.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith stands working in the blacksmith's tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another man sits in the right midground. A coat hangs on a line in the left midground. A large anvil is on a wood stool in the center foreground. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1900-1910.; Blacksmiths--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith stands working in the blacksmith's tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another man sits in the right midground. A coat hangs on a line in the left midground. A large anvil is on a wood stool in the center foreground. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1900-1910.; Blacksmiths--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Bronc busters
- A group of men on horseback rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man is stopped on his horse in the left midground. He holds the reins of another horse. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears leather chaps with tassles and round, silver decorations along the side seams. A coiled rope hangs from his saddle. Two Native American men are stopped on...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo Bill on train, Mrs. Cody?
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits at a table inside a train car, probably his private car for touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A woman, possibly his wife, Louisa, or his sister, Nellie, sits with him at the table. A man sits in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo Bill, center
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands on the rear platform of a railroad business car holding a newspaper in his right hand and his left hand in his pocket. He wears a vest with a watch fob hanging from its pocket. A man stands behind him on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo
- A cowboy on horseback is in the right foreground near a herd of grazing buffalo in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of people is gathered in the background watching the herd. Several large houses are also in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody - center
- A group of horseback riders, possibly including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody and carriage
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a woman, possibly his wife, Louisa, in a carriage drawn by a team of large, white horses. A man wearing a top hat and long, riding coat with boots stands in front of the team in the right midground....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody and Dexter Fellows (?)
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in his tent with Dexter Fellows, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody sits at a wood desk wearing a striped shirt and vest and no hat. Fellows, wearing a suit and a hat, sits on a wood...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Fellows, Dexter.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of Cody, stand in the right foreground looking in a peephole into the show's arena. A group of Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. An unidentified person stands...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at right on horse
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground near the entrance into the show's arena. Another man, probably Cody...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at right
- A group of men on horseback, including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody in the center midground, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a rifle across his chest. He wears a hat, possibly a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody peeks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots, a buckskin coat with tassles, and a hat, possibly a Stetson. Another person, probably Johnny Baker, Cody's...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry 1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rough rider
- A man in uniform poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He has a long sword hanging at his side. A large group of men on horseback is gathered in the background. The men are members of Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- Three Sioux men pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The two men on the right wear feather headdresses while the man on the left wears two feathers on the back of his head. The man on the right has paint on his face. The...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- A Sioux man rides a horse in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a feather headdress and carries a long spear adorned with feathers. A group of other Native Americans on horseback is gathered in the right background. Additional...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in carriage in parade
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides in a horse-drawn carriage down a cobblestone street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A man wearing a top hat and long, dark coat sits on the back of the carriage. A young man rides a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- A group of Sioux men runs across a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men all wear feather headdresses and carry spears. One man rides a horse in the left midground. A grandstand is on each side of the arena.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Actors--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- A Sioux man stands among a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a loincloth and holds a long spear adorned with feathers. Another spear, also adorned with feathers, is stuck in the ground next to him.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Stagecoach
- Two cowboys sit on the buckboard of the Deadwood Stagecoach used in performances of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The stagecoach is pulled by three teams of mules. A covered wagon is stopped in the left background. Several tents are set up in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Covered wagons--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Stagecoaches--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Tent crew
- A group of workers is gathered in the foreground holding sledgehammers. The men are members of the tent crew for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. They all wear work clothes and some wear suspenders. Numerous horseback riders are in the background...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Transportation
- A small boy stands in the left foreground watching a group of men load Wild West Show "wagon no. 27" onto a flat railcar for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Two teams of horses stand on the tracks next to the flat cars. The cars have lettering on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Tent stable
- A long row of horses shown from behind is gathered in a tent stable in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The horses in the right foreground are dark while those in the background are light-colored. Numerous saddles are resting on the ledge...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody heading Indians
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides his horse, Duke, in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds his hat at his waist. He wears a buckskin coat decorated with tassles and beads and thigh boots. A large...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in his tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands looking out from an open side of his tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds his right hand on the support pole of the tent and wears a wide- brimmed hat, probably a Stetson, and a...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- U.S. cavalrymen
- Two U.S. cavalrymen stop on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear dark uniforms and ride their horses bareback. Additional cavalrymen wearing different uniforms, including helmets with tassles, are in the background...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A man stands in the left center midground near a stopped wagon in front of a large tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man is reading a newspaper he holds in his hands. Two workers carry wood buckets from underneath the tent....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in the mess tent, Johnny Baker next to man in straw hat
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits at a table in the mess tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a vest and striped shirt, but no hat. Seated across the table from Cody is a man wearing a straw hat. Next to that man is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking--1900-1910.; Mess halls--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- Two men stand with their hands on their hips in the left foreground looking toward a group of tents in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man on the left wears a suit and hat. The other man wears work clothes with suspenders and a hat....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A group of men and women is gathered under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Three men lean against a log pole in the left background. A wagon is in the center background with the words "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" painted on it.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A group of men works to cook food in the kitchen wagon for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in a camp for the show. Two smokestacks protrude from the top of the wagon. The large stoves are wood-fired. A large tent is set up in the background. The Wild...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Outdoor cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A man drives a round wagon pulled by two teams of horses through a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Lettering on the side of the wagon reads "Buffalo Bill's Wild West." A woman, possibly William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's wife, Louisa...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show tent
- A man draws the crowd's attention toward him in a small tent in a grassy field in the camp of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A striped curtain forms the backdrop behind the man. The grandstand where the audience sits is in the left background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]