Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sitting Bull, two wives and three papooses
- Sitting Bull, his two wives, and three children, Native American (Hunkpapa Sioux) man, women, and children, pose near a group of tepees. Sitting Bull sits on a wooden chair and holds a beaded tobacco bag and a wooden pipe. His wives are wrapped in...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Hunkpapa Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- 1882
- Hump and favorite wives
- Studio portrait of a Native American ( Sioux Miniconjou) man, identified as Hump, and two of his wives. Hump wears leggings and a print shirt and holds a fur and war club in his hands; a hat with his name on the band rests on his knee. One of his...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Miniconjou Indians--1890-1910.; Spouses--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Hump Dakota and Miniconjou Indian.
- [between 1896 and 1905]
- Party of Finland miners with wives & children
- Finnish miners and their wives and children sit on a tipple of the head frame of the Log Cabin shaft of the Morning Glory silver and lead mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado, owned by H.S. Dickerman.
- Morning Glory Consolidated Mining Company (Lake County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Finns--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.;...
- 1904
- Ludlow strike
- Wives of the Ludlow coal strikers prepare food for their striking husbands, as the men stand behind them in a kitchen in Ludlow, Colorado in Las Animas County. Loaves of bread, milk, and jam are on the edge of the table.
- Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Cookery--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Kitchens--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.
- [1913 or 1914]
- Tatonkaiyotonka, Sitting Bull The above is a true photo and autograph of "Sitting Bull," the Sioux Chief at the Custer Massacre
- Sitting studio portrait of Sitting Bull, a Native American (Hunkpapa Sioux). He has a blanket and pipe in his lap, wears a long sleeved, light colored shirt, and braids in his hair. He is best known for the role he played at the battle of Little...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Hunkpapa Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- 1882?
- Home of Quanah Parker
- View of Quanah Parker's two-story frame house (Star House) with three of his seven wives, a Black man, Quanah, and two friends posing on balcony near Cache, Oklahoma. The Native American Comanche chief led the last tribe in the Staked Plain to come...
- African Americans--Oklahoma--Cache--1890-1900.; Comanche Indians--Structures--Oklahoma--Cache--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--Oklahoma--Cache--1890-1900.; Cache (Okla.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Oklahoma--Cache--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Quanah Parker's family
- Shows Chief Quanah Parker with three of his wives, a son and a baby in a cradleboard. Parker, a Native American Comanche chief led the last tribe in the Staked Plain to come into the reservation system, wears a suit and hat. His wives are wrapped...
- Comanche Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--1900-1910.; Families--1900-1910.; Infants--1900-1910.; Spouses--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.; Parker, Quanah,...
- 1905
- Late Chiricahua renegade captured at South Fork
- Studio portrait (sitting) of two of Geronimo's wives, Native American (Chiricahua Apache) women. One woman wears a blanket on her shoulder while the other woman wears another section of the same blanket on her head.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Spouses--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888]
- Graves of Brigham Young and wives
- View of the graves of Brigham Young and his wives in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a circular walk, headstones and marble slabs in a cemetery enclosed by a wrought iron and stone fence.
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Tomb.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Cemeteries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Arapahoes Bill Friday's wives and baby
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Native American (Arapaho) Bill Friday's wives and child. The women wear blankets. The girl wears a dress decorated with elk teeth.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Friday, Bill--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Two wives of Quanah Parker - Topay & Tonicy
- Topay and Tonicy, two Native American Comanche women, wives of Quanah Parker, pose beside his memorial inside a fence decorated with a wreath, Post Oak Cemetery, near Cache, Oklahoma. Inscription on granite headstone reads: "Resting Here Until Day...
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Cache (Okla.)--1920-1930.; Post Oak Mission Cemetery (Comanche County, Okla.)--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.;...
- [1926?]
- Judge Klah and his wives
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Judge Klah, a Native American (Navajo) Judge or Justice of the Peace. He poses with his two wives on, and in front of, Navajo woven blankets. The women wear machine made blankets and heishi bead necklaces. Judge Klah,...
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Judges--1900-1940.; Spouses--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.; Judge Klah.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters
- Dakota Chief Sitting Bull's family, his two wives (Seen by the Nation and Her Four Robes) and daughters, stand outside log cabin near doorway; all four women wear dresses and shawls; cabin has window panes.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Log cabins--1880-1890.; Her Four Robes.; Seen by the Nation.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters, and an unidentified little boy
- Dakota Chief Sitting Bull's family, his two wives (Seen by the Nation and Her Four Robes) and daughters and one little boy outside tepee; women wear dresses and shawls; young male wears hat, jacket and slacks; shows drying or tanning hides on rack...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Her Four Robes.; Seen by the Nation.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters
- Dakota Chief Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters, standing outside log cabin near open doorway; all women wear dresses, moccasins and shawls wrapped around shoulders.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Log cabins--1880-1890.; Her Four Robes.; Seen by the Nation.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters, and one unidentified boy
- Dakota Chief Sitting Bull's family, his two wives (Seen by the Nation and Her Four Robes) and daughters and one unidentified boy outside tepee; all four women wear dresses and shawls; young boy wears hat, jacket and slacks; three wooden frame...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Her Four Robes.; Seen by the Nation.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters
- Dakota Chief Sitting Bull's family, his two wives (Seen by the Nation and Her Four Robes) and daughters in front of log cabin with sod roof; all women wear dresses with shawls around shoulders; cabin has window panes.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Log cabins--1880-1890.; Her Four Robes.; Seen by the Nation.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters, with two unidentified men in front of a cabin, full length
- Dakota Chief Sitting Bull's family, his two wives (Seen by the Nation and Her Four Robes) and daughters stand outside log cabin with sod roof and two men with hats stand near doorway; all four women wear dresses and shawls wrapped around their...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Log cabins--1880-1890.; Her Four Robes.; Seen by the Nation.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters
- Dakota Chief Sitting Bull's family, his two wives (Seen by the Nation and Her Four Robes) and daughters, stand outside log cabin with sod roof; all four women wear dresses and shawls wrapped around their shoulders; cabin has window panes.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Log cabins--1880-1890.; Her Four Robes.; Seen by the Nation.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters, with D. F. Barry, full length
- Dakota Chief Sitting Bull's family, his two wives (Seen by the Nation and Her Four Robes) and daughters in dresses, moccasins, and shawls wrapped around shoulders stand outside log building; David Frances Barry on right holds ledger, record book or...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Log cabins--1880-1890.; Her Four Robes.; Seen by the Nation.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.
- [188-?]
- The wives "Wahinis" meet their husbands, the riders, on their return orchid leis for everyone.
- Wives of members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies wear floral print dresses, mumus and flower leis, they pose in front of a United Airlines DC GB Mainliner jet on a runway in Colorado. The women are dressed for a Hawaiian-themed party.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Airplanes--American--Colorado--1950-1960.; Dresses--1950-1960.; Leis--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1956 July
- Directory of Ninth Street Historic Park 1924-1973: A list of 770 residents, their occupations and with comments
- Three couples one with infant posed on river headgate
- Outdoor portrait of a group of husbands and wives on a weir on the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. The women wear dresses and wide-brimmed decorated hats.
- Weirs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Doll
- Shows a Native American (Southern Plains (Ute?)) doll. The head is buckskin with buffalo fur for hair; the body is muslin and is covered with a blue wool dress trimmed with red cotton binding. The sleeves are long with purple stripes; the yoke,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Dolls--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Buckskin Charlie's squaw
- Portrait of a Native American Ute woman identified as one of the wives of chief Buckskin Charlie, probably Colorado. She wears a fringed dress, and stands by a tipi.
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Family.
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Ludlow strike
- Three women, wives of striking coal miners, and their children stand outside of a tent at the Ludlow colony, the site of the coal strikes and the subsequent massacre, in Ludlow, Colorado in Las Animas County.
- Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miner's strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.
- [1913 or 1914]
- Horses and riders on the trail
- Miners and their wives pose by a saddled horse near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Mayan Theatre at 110 Broadway opened on Nov. 20, 1930
- View of the Mayan Theatre at 1st (First) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Movie marquee reads: "Fox Mayan", "New Songs, New Gags, Al Jolson In 'Big Boy'; Fox News Vitaphone Act Comedy, 'Our Nagging Wives.'" Business signs read: "Broadway...
- Mayan Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [1930?]
- Pershing at the Bear Dance, Uintah Reservation, Utah, Ute Indians
- Native American Utes pose on the Uintah Valley Reservation, Utah, with General Pershing, soldiers, and wives. The Bear Dance performers wear buckskin costumes; the dance leader stands in front of the group with a whip.
- Bear dance--Utah--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Utah--1880-1890.; Ute Indians Dance--Utah--1880-1890.; Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah)--1880-1890.; Ceremonial dancers--Utah--1880-1890.; Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948.
- 1888 March 12
- The Parker family at the Parker Monument unveiling
- View of the crowd gathered for the unveiling of the Parker Monument, Post Oak Mission Cemetery, near Cache, Oklahoma, includes Native American Comanches, some of the wives and other family members of Quanah Parker, and white people.
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Cache (Okla.)--1920-1930.; Post Oak Mission Cemetery (Comanche County, Okla.)--1920-1930.; Children--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.;...
- [1926?]
- Osage Indians
- Sitting studio portrait of Bacon Rind, a Native American (Osage) man, a young woman, possibly one of his wives, and a baby, in Pawhuska Oklahoma. Bacon Rind wears moccasins, leggings, a blanket around his waist, a suit coat, shirt, kerchief, and a...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Osage Indians--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Bacon Rind.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ouray
- Miners pose with their wives near a mine building in Ouray County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Cherrelyn horse car
- Two men lean out of the weathered Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway horse car at Cherrelyn, (Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado. The wooden trolley is covered with posters advertising: "Too Many Wives, The New York Musical Success,...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1905]
- [Eighteenth] 18th annual convention Colo. Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association Denver Colo.
- Panoramic view of members of the Colorado Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association who pose outdoors during a convention probably near the Shirley-Savoy Hotel at 17th and Lincoln Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Some of the men pose with their...
- Colorado Sheriffs' and Peace Officers' Association--People--1930-1940.; Shirley-Savoy Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Law enforcement officers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1938 January 22
- Sioux Indians at Frontier Park, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Two boys stand next to a bass drum at the front of a panoramic view of Native American (Oglala Sioux) men, women and children, and white men at Frontier Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Sioux men and boys wear beaded and fringed leggings, hair pipe...
- Dakota Indians--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1920-1930.; Oglala Indians--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1920-1930.; Cedar Rapids (Iowa)--1920-1930.; Children--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1920-1930.; Tipis--Iowa--Cedar...
- 1925, July
- White Face & family, Dakota, full length
- Full length studio portrait of White Face and Good Horse, Dakota Chiefs, their wives and White Face's daughter. Good Horse wears war bonnet and fur piece over shoulders, women and girl wear decorated vest. Men and daughter are standing; women are...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Good Horse.; White Face.
- [188-?]
- White Face, Good Horse, and families, full length
- Full length studio portrait of White Face and Good Horse, Dakota Chiefs, their wives and White Face's daughter. Good Horse wears war bonnet and fur piece over shoulders, women and girl wear dresses and decorated vests. Men and daughter are...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Good Horse.; White Face.
- [188-?]
- Woman's Relief Corps
- Group portrait of the Woman's Relief Corps, Gunnison, Colorado, includes: wives of J. M. Allen, J. C. McKee, W. S. Rainbow, F. D. Van Aken, Gel. Bird, J. H. Gavette, H. S. Martin, Charles Nelson Blackstock, C. H, Meyer, A. A. Unruh, Elmer Wiley,...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military spouses--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Eagle Gate & Beehive House
- View of gateway with eagle icon and Beehive House building, located in Salt Lake City, Utah (home of wives and families of Mormon pioneer Brigham Young); several children stand in driveway.
- Mormon children--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1900.; Mormons--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1900.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Sketches in Utah
- Mormon men bow their heads, across the table from Brigham Young and the elders, during communion. Shows a Book of Mormon and a metal container on the table. The men wear suits with scarves or bow ties. Brigham Young stands at the pulpit inside the...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--People--1870-1880.; Mormons--Utah--Salt Lake City--1870-1880.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1870-1880.; Communion--Utah--Salt Lake City--1870-1880.; Families--Utah--Salt Lake City--1870-1880.; Mothers &...
- 1874 September 26
- Drilling for artesian water in early days of Montrose, Colo.
- Farmers and their wives gather around a drill for a well near the farmhouse in Montrose, Colorado in Montrose, County. Stacks of wood surround the well. A farmer sits on a wagon drawn by two horses.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Farmers--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Wells--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1910 March 12
- So. Ute sub-chief Nanise, with wives and children
- Native American (Southern Ute) Sub-chief Nanise sits in front of a tepee with a group of women and children at a fair in New Mexico. He wears a feather headdress, fur covered braids, a fringed buckskin shirt, hairpipe necklace, a George Washington...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Children--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Nanise.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Historical sketch of the Central Presbyterian Church, Denver, Colorado
- Booklet compiled for the fiftieth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book are excerpts of correspondence from previous clergy, list of all Elders during the fifty years, and a history of the...
- Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- The Church Record: Vol. II No. 12
- Newsletter produced by the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in newsletter is a sermon by different religious leaders within the church, list of new members and events of different church societies.
- Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver--History.; Church buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1903 June
- 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
- Beautiful, beautiful, zion! : the majesty of God's power and grace, First Chronicles-Chapter 20, Verse 11.
- Booklet created detailing the clerical and building history of the Zion Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included are several photographs of different pastors and their families, changes to different church buildings to the year 2003.
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver--History.; Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 2003
- "Thy will be done" : the Prayer Band Ministry of Zion Baptist Church : 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast
- Booklet created for the 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast at Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. This breakfast was to recognize the Senior Pastor and Associate Pastors for all the work they do for the church. Included are photographs of each...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.
- 2004
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 1
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 September 30