Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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
- Bill [i.e. Ben] Pickett famous cowboy
- Studio portrait of Ben Pickett, brother or cousin of Bill Pickett. He holds a rope and wears cowboy boots, a vest, and wide-brimmed hat. He poses near a fur pelt on a pedestal.
- African Americans--1910-1930.; Cowboys--1910-1930.; Pickett, Ben.; Pickett, Bill, ca. 1860-1932.--Family.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- City Park
- Black (African American) men pose on and near bicycles on a path in City Park in Denver, Colorado. They wear suits, ties, and wide-brimmed hats. The pavilion is in the distance.
- African Americans--Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cycling--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- Father
- Weze Hopkins' father poses with a pail near a water pump at his house possibly in Illinois. He wears overalls and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Aged persons--1900-1910.; Men--1900-1910.; Water pumps--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- [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
- Militants confer on road after gunfire
- A group of Native American (Sioux) men stand on a road while two men with rifles sit on and near the road during the 1973 AIM occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. The men who sit wear wide-brimmed hats with beaded hatbands.
- American Indian Movement--1970-1980.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--History--Indian occupation, 1973.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1970-1980.;...
- 1973 March 3
- 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
- Silverton, Colorado
- A girl wears a skirt and a wide-brimmed hat and stands in a dirt street in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Young children are near a horse-drawn wagon. A man wears a suit and derby hat and stands near a wooden sidewalk. Shows frame or brick...
- Anvil Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Six Feathers
- Studio portrait (standing) of Six Feathers, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears moccasins, a long coat, an ammunition belt with a leather holster decorated with metal beads, a scarf around his collar, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Six Feathers.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- On Indian agency near Arapahoe, Wyo
- Men stand near a horse-drawn stagecoach probably in Arapahoe, Wyoming. They wear dusters and wide-brimmed hats.
- Arapahoe (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1880-1900.; Transportation--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Corbal arch - w/view
- A man sits on a rock with his back to the camera underneath a large arch, probably among the ruins of Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Shrubs line the area between the man and a large building in the distance. The man wears a...
- Archaeological sites--Mexico--Yucatan Peninsula--1910-1920.; Rock formations--Mexico--1910-1920.; Stone walls--Mexico--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Gray's Peak and Argentine Pass
- A man leads a horse-drawn wagon with a cloth covering its cargo down a rocky, dirt road on Argentine Pass on the border of Summit and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. The man wears a wide-brimmed hat. Tall banks of snow stand along the sides of...
- Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Summit County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Argentine Pass--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.; Roads--Colorado--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Katherine Buckwalter poses near an automobile in Colorado. She wears a coat and wide-brimmed hat.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Katherine Buckwalter poses near an automobile in Colorado. She wears a coat and wide-brimmed hat.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Two women on a country road with their bicycles
- Women pose with their bicycles in a park possibly in Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and straw wide-brimmed hats.
- Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Wild West Show original company
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat, possibly a Stetson. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen, Jule.;...
- [1884?]
- J.D. MacKenzie (Nederland mayor) 1940's
- J. D. (Jack) Mackenzie, a pioneer resident and former mayor of Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, poses for a bust portrait. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and a jacket and patterned tie.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mayors--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.; Pioneers--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.; Mackenzie, J. D. (Jack)
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- J.D. MacKenzie (Nederland mayor) 1940's
- J. D. (Jack) Mackenzie, a pioneer resident and former mayor of Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, poses for a bust portrait. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and a jacket and patterned tie.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mayors--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.; Pioneers--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.; Mackenzie, J. D. (Jack)
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- J.D. Mackenzie (Nederland mayor) 1940's
- J.D. (Jack) Mackenzie, a pioneer resident and former mayor of Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, poses for a bust portrait. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and a jacket and patterned tie.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mayors--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.; Pioneers--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.; Mackenzie, J. D. (Jack)
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Wild flower excursion
- A view of a Colorado Midland Railway excursion train in Colorado. Passengers on and near the caboose of the train hold wildflower bouquets. The men wear suits and Panama hats. The women wear long dresses and wide-brimmed straw hats.
- Bouquets--Colorado--1860-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1860-1890.; Tourists--Colorado--1860-1890.; Women--Colorado--1860-1890.
- [between 1868 and 1890?]
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait of a young man. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, bowtie, and suit.
- Boys--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait of a young man. He wears a suit, tie, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Boys--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Portrait of a boy
- Studio portrait of a young man. He wears a scarf and wide-brimmed hat.
- Boys--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Tillee's boys
- Boys pose outdoors on a porch possibly in Illinois. They wear knickers and wide-brimmed hats.
- Boys--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Young boy portrait farm outfit
- Studio portrait of a boy in Colorado. He wears overalls and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Child standing by elk horn chair
- Studio portrait of a boy, he stands near a chair made of elk horns in Colorado. He wears a coat with a belt and wide collar, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Chairs--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Child seated on elk horn chair
- Studio portrait of a boy in Colorado. He sits on a chair made from elk horns and wears cowboy boots, a coat, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Chairs--Colorado--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Little girl and boy standing portrait
- Studio portrait of a boy and girl in Colorado. The girl wears a bonnet and the boy wears knickers, a scarf over his shoulders, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Portrait girl two boys both wearing overalls
- Studio portrait of boys and a girl in Colorado. They all wear wide-brimmed straw hats.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- [Four] 4 boys w / pitchforks near haystack
- Boys pose with pitchforks on a haystack in Colorado. They wear overalls and wide-brimmed hats. Farm buildings are in the distance.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Haystacks--Colorado--1910-1930.; Pitchforks--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- 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
- Brookings, S.D. harvesting on the Oleson farm
- Men and women are in a wheat field on what is identified as the Oleson farm in Brookings (Brookings County), South Dakota. Women wear cotton bonnets and dresses and hold bundles of wheat. A man with a beard wears suspenders and a hat without a...
- Brookings (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Agricultural laborers--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Croplands--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting machinery--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Harvesting on the Oleson farm, Brookings, S.D.
- Men and women pose in a wheat field on what is identified as the Oleson farm in Brookings (Brookings County), South Dakota. Women wear cotton bonnets and dresses and stand beside bundles of wheat. A man wears a suit and hat and stands beside a man...
- Brookings (S.D.)--1880-1900.; Agricultural laborers--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Croplands--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting machinery--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.; Harvesting--South Dakota--Brookings--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 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
- Camp Nizhoni - unidentified young woman
- An unidentified African American female counselor at Camp Nizhoni, Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado stands in the woods. She wears a scarf on her head, a striped blouse with a bow tie, pants and has a sweater tied around her waist. She holds...
- 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.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1937 and 1940]
- 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
- Ain't nature grand?!?
- Several African American teenage girls stand in a forest possibly on a nature field trip on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Some carry drinking cups, or a camera; one holds an open notebook and another holds...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1920-1930.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- 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
- Waiting for the train
- A group of African American teenage campers and their counselors from Camp Nizhoni pose by Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks and a railway stop near the entrance to Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. They wear dresses, blouses,...
- 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.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln...
- [between 1934 and 1935]
- 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
- Recreation camping
- Members of possibly Coxey's Army sit and stand near a campfire at a camp in Colorado. They wear jackets and wide-brimmed hats.
- Campfires--Colorado--1890-1900.; Camping--Colorado--1890-1900.; Coxey's Army.
- [1894?]
- 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
- 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
- Col. Cody
- Buffalo Bill poses with his hand against a wooden cross possibly somewhere in California. He wears a dark suit, tie and vest with a watch fob, and a wide-brimmed hat. The cross and plaque is dedicated to Father Junipero Serra.
- Celebrities--1900-1920.; Crosses--1900-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1920.; Monuments & memorials--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Serra, Junípero, 1713-1784--Monuments.
- [between 1900 and 1916]
- Col. W.F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill"
- Studio portrait of Col. W.F. Cody, Buffalo Bill. He wears a tweed patterned suit and vest, wide-brimmed hat, and a buffalo head stick pin in his cravat.
- Celebrities--1900-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1908 and 1912]