Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mt. range, near Castle Valley
- A man with a beard and a wide-brimmed hat, a member of the geological survey, sits on a hillside in probably Grand County, Utah. Shows patches of snow and trees in the La Sal Mountains.
- Grand County (Utah)--1870-1880.; La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Grand County--1870-1880.; Valleys--Utah--Grand County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- From mine to mill
- A team of four horses runs with a wooden wagon, probably filled with ore, on a dirt road in a mountain valley. The driver wears a wide-brimmed hat and boots, and holds his foot on the brake. An onlooker with a beard leans on a post beside a dog and...
- Carts & wagons--1870-1880.; Horse teams--1870-1880.; Mining--1870-1880.
- 1878 September 14
- Colorado, the late Ute outbreak and massacre at the White River Agency
- View of log and frame buildings near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows people and horses near the residence of Chief Ouray, North American Indian (Tabequache Ute) chief. Bust portraits show Ute "Joe"(probably scout Joseph Rankin), with a...
- Indian scouts--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1870-1880.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Generals--1870-1880.;...
- 1879 December 6
- Jesus Silva and "Uncle Dick" Wooton
- Studio portrait of Jesus Silva and "Uncle Dick" Wooton in East Las Vegas, New Mexico. Mr. Wooton holds a wide-brimmed hat and cane.
- Silva, Jesus fl. 1885.; Wooton, Uncle Dick.; East Las Vegas (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Men--New Mexico--East Las Vegas--1880-1890.
- 1885
- First school house, Steamboat Springs
- A teacher and students stand beside a one-story log school house in Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. The one-room school has a low-pitched timber and sod roof. The teacher, identified as "Mrs. Pritchett (Lulie Crawford Pritchett)," wears...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1880-1890.; Teachers--Colorado--Steamboat...
- 1886
- Camp at Fall Creek, Colo.
- Men, women, and children pose beside tents at a camp at what is identified as Fall Creek, possibly in Montrose County or San Miguel County, Colorado. Women sit and wear dresses with knife-pleated hems and hold wide-brimmed straw hats wrapped with...
- Camping--Colorado--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1888 May
- An ascent of Pike's Peak
- Views of men and women hikers on Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. The men wear suits and derby hats, and the women wear full skirts or dresses, wide-brimmed hats, and pose with walking sticks. Shows snow beside the road, a view from what is...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hiking--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Signal stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--El...
- 1890 August 23
- Walsh Smelter and Fisher Brewery
- Exterior view of the Walsh Smelter and the Fischer Brewery in Silverton, Colorado, looking north. The smelter is on the bank of Mineral Creek, and emits clouds of smoke; freight cars of the Silverton Railroad are on the spur next to the smelter...
- Mineral Creek (San Juan County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Group of Utes
- Two unidentified Native American (Ute) men pose outdoors; one man wears a dark three piece suit with tie, vest with medal and decorated watch chain, jacket deocrated with fringed pennant, metal earrings, wide-brimmed hat, and scarves tied to...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Josh Chief San Carlos Apaches
- Studio portrait of Josh (Go-Zhozh, Jing-ling), a Native American (San Carlos Apache) man. He wears a vest decorated with medals, one of which reads: "Souvenir", bead necklaces, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--1890-1900.; Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Josh, San Carlos Apache Indian.
- 1898
- Assnz San Carlos Apaches
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Assnz, a Native American (San Carlos Apache), man. He wears a badge, beaded pendant, and wide-brimmed hat.
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--People--1890-1900.; Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.; Assnz, San Carlos Apache.
- 1898
- The horse trail, Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A man wears pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat and stands near a rock formation and a trail known as the Burro Trail at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. A stone wall is beside sandstone pillars.
- Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Rock formations--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Trails & paths--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.
- 1899
- The horse trail, Pueblo of Acoma, N.M.
- A Native American (Acoma) man wears pants, boots, a belt, a long-sleeved shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat and stands beside a rock wall and rock formations on a stone trail known as the Burro Trail at Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. Flat rocks form...
- Acoma Indians--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Men--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Rock formations--New...
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody leads a procession during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a wide-brimmed hat at his right side and bows his head slightly. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Parker, Lew.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse in the left midground during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a wide-brimmed hat, probably a Stetson, in the air with his right hand. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; 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
- 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
- A Kootenai and two Flatheads
- Three Native American men, one from the Kutenai tribe and two from the Flathead (Salish) tribe, pose on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. One man wears a beaded hide shirt; a second man wears a beaded necklace, a studded vest, and a...
- Indians of North America--Men--Montana--1900-1910.; Kootenai Indians--Men--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Men--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Men--Montana--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Labor Day Denver Colo
- Studio portrait of Charlie Wilson, Thomas C. Browne, and Charles Smith in Denver, Colorado. They pose with bamboo canes and wide-brimmed hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Plumbers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Browne, Thomas C.; Smith, Charles, Plumber.; Wilson, Charlie.
- 1903 September 7
- Miss Columbine
- Miss Ethel Dillenbaugh poses outdoors with a bouquet of Columbines in Colorado. She wears a dress and wide-brimmed hat.
- Dillenbaugh, Ethel.; Bouquets--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1903, July 2
- Pres. hunting party
- Studio portrait of a man in President Theodore Roosevelt's hunting party in Colorado. He wears a jacket, tie, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Men--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Pres. hunting party
- Studio portrait of a man in President Theodore Roosevelt's hunting party in Colorado. He wears a coat, vest, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Men--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Little Wolf, Little Kula, and Captain C. Lyon Berg
- Studio portrait (standing) of Captain Charles Lyon Berg, Little Wolf, and Little Kuhla, a white man, and Native American (Chyenne) man and girl. Little Wolf wears beaded moccasins, a blanket around his waist, and a feather headdress. Little Kuhla...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Girls--1900-1910.; Military scouts--1900-1910.; Little Kula.; Little Wolf, d. 1904.; Berg, Charles Lyon.
- 1908
- Portrait
- Studio portrait in profile of a woman; she wears a wide-brimmed hat with ostrich feathers, a lace blouse, and a fitted dress with frog closures at the side. She has an upswept hairstyle. She wears a watch pinned to her short, lace shawl.
- Women--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Cowgirls from "The Red Man"
- Jane Bernoudy, Lillian Bergerhoff and Lucille Pease, cowgirl performers in the "The Red Man spectacle and Red Indian camp," pose in a dirt arena in front of a painted backdrop in Empress Hall, at the Golden West and American Industries Exhibition...
- Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--England--London--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--England--London--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--England--London--1900-1910.; Bernoudy, Jane.; Lillian Bergerhoff.; Pease,...
- 1909
- Silverton in 1910
- View southwest on Greene Street in Silverton, Colorado; shows the 1907 Silverton Town Hall (two-story rusticated stone walls, dentiled cornices, hipped-gabled metal roof and bell tower with gilt, finialed cupola), the two-story, rusticated stone...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Utes Unidentified
- Native American (Ute) man poses outdoors near a tepee at Monument Valley Park, El Paso County, Colorado. He wears a suit and tie, scarves in braided hair, and a wide-brimmed hat. The tepee entrance is open. The man is probably in Colorado Springs...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Ushers of the Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of ushers of the Broadway Theater in Denver, Colorado. Young men pose in front of the Brown Palace Hotel entrance and wear usher uniforms or suits, and caps that read: "Head Usher," "Usher," "Program," or "Broadway." One man wears a...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1916 or 1917
- Calvary Baptist 16th & Downing Mrs. Thomas Bray, teacher
- Women pose outdoors near the Calvary Baptist Church at 1567 Downing Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The women wear coats, wide-brimmed hats, and hold a banner that reads: "AMOMA."
- Calvary Baptist Church (North Capitol Hill, Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Look across Lily Pond from pergola
- Women and a man sit and stand in a pergola near Lily Pond at City Park in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The man wears a suit and wide-brimmed hat. The women wear dresses and hats. City Park (Ferril) Lake is in the distance.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pergolas--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918 August
- Juv. contingent American Woodmen
- African-American boys and girls, members of the children's group of the American Woodmen's Association, pose with a woman probably in Denver, Colorado. The boys wears uniforms that include peaked caps. The girls wear wide-brimmed hats and shawls.
- American Woodmen--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Chief Santanta [i. e. Satanta] passed the peace-pipe to General Sherman and said "My great white brothers"
- Oil painting of Satanta, a Native American (Kiowa) man, General William T. Sherman, and another white man as General Sherman smokes a pipe. Satanta stands, with one hand raised. He wears a blanket, a hair pipe breastplate, and a feather headdress....
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Kiowa Indians--1870-1880.; Generals--American--1870-1880.; Oil paintings.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Satanta, Kiowa Chief, ca. 1815-1878.; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891.
- 1923
- Colorado State Baker's Association first convention Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of men, members of the Colorado State Baker's Association, women, boys, and girls, pose outdoors at Elitch Gardens in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The men wear suits and hold straw hats. The women wear dresses,...
- Colorado State Baker's Association--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1923 July
- Third annual picnic Department of Revenue
- Panoramic view of employees of the Colorado Department of Revenue during a picnic in Colorado. Men, women, boys, and girls sit and stand on the grass. The women wear dresses, coats, and wide-brimmed hats.
- Colorado. Dept. of Revenue.--People--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--1920-1930.; Picnics--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1926 September 18
- Shown with Princess Stephanie Dolgorouky
- Margaret "Molly" Tobin Brown poses with Princess Stephanie Dolgorouky of Russia probably in Denver, Colorado. The women wear elaborately decorated dresses and wide-brimmed hats. Princess Stephanie wears a necklace with an emerald pendant and a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Princesses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Brown, Margaret Tobin 1867-1932.; Dolgorouky, Stephanie, Princess.
- 1927 July 10
- Philip Daskeno Yellow Wing Wm. Myatt "Humdrum" in "The Sun Bird" Marion Hills (Storecrest)
- Studio portrait of Philip Daskeno as Yellow Wing and William Myatt as Humdrum in a production of "The Sun Bird." William Myatt wears boots, a jacket, and a wide-brimmed hat. Philip Daskeno, a Native American (tribe unknown) man, wears moccasins,...
- Daskeno, Philip--Performances.; Myatt, William, Actor--Performances.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1920-1930.; Actors--1920-1930.
- 1928 July 28
- Ceremonies at site of new City Hall
- View of men who attend the ground breaking ceremony of the City and County Building on Bannock Street in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The men wear overcoats and wide-brimmed hats. The Denver Public Library and Colorado State...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929 March 26
- [Seventy-second] 72nd annual convention American Dental Association Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of men, members of the American Dental Association, who pose near the City Auditorium on 14th (Fourteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. They wear suits and hold wide-brimmed hats.
- American Dental Association--People--1930-1940.; City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dentists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1930 July
- Don't look so forlorn; there'll be another year; Woody must be going to Denver, she's all dressed up
- A group of African American campers from Camp Nizhoni, Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado, and their Camp Director "Woody," Mary E. Wood, stand near Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks. They wear dresses, some carry or wear coats; two wear...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- Camp Nizhoni
- Fourteen African American campers (including Mary Frances) stand near a truck on the Camp Nizhoni campground in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Some campers wear dresses with print designs; others wear skirts and blouses and some hold...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1937
- Camp Nizhoni
- Four African American teenage campers stand by a truck at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. One camper holds a patterned, wide-brimmed hat. The license plate on the Ford truck reads: "Colo. 1937 1-82702."
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1937
- Camp 1937 Season
- Passengers look out windows as a group of African American campers and their counselors from Camp Nizhoni (Gilpin County), Colorado stand near a D.& R.G.W. Railroad train near Lincoln Hills. The campers and counselors wear pants, shorts, dresses...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1937 June 27 to August 7
- Loading at Ft. Lupton
- Hispanic migrant workers load supplies onto the roof of a bus near Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado. They wear wide-brimmed hats.
- Hispanic Americans--Employment--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buses--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.; Migrant agricultural laborers--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Braceros Fort Lupton Colorado
- Mexican migrant workers sit in a bus near Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado. They wear wide-brimmed hats. One man wears overalls.
- Mexicans--Employment--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alien laborers--Mexican--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.; Buses--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Migrant agricultural...
- 1959 July 12