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- Diamond Lake - Looking toward Arapaho Peak
- Two pine trees stand among large rocks on the near shore of Diamond Lake in Boulder County in this view looking toward Arapaho Peak in the distance on the border of Boulder and Grand counties in Colorado. Small patches of snow are on Arapaho Peak.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Diamond Lake (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Arapaho Peak from Black Hills near Lake Eldora
- A saddled horse eats grass in a meadow by pine forest and wildflowers in Boulder County; strato cumulus clouds top Arapaho Peak in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora, Lake (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Good campers have clean, well arranged campgrounds
- A man and a boy pose at camp by a canvas tent, an automobile (Mitchell), and pine saplings, in Arapaho National Forest (now part of Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland), in Summit or Eagle County, Colorado. The boy...
- Arapaho National Forest (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1910-1920.; Fathers & children--Colorado--1910-1920.; Forest reserves--Colorado--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1917 August 1
- Child's dress
- Shows probably a Native American Arapaho child's buckskin dress. It has a yoke, tin jinglers, fringe on all edges; navy, light blue, white and orange beadwork, pony bead and commercial leather. The beadwork is in designs of stars and the crystal...
- Arapaho Indians--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.; Arapaho Indians--Clothing & dress--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1930-1940.; Dresses--1930-1940.
- [between 1939 and 1940]
- Audubon & Arapahoe Peaks, Denver, Boulder & Wesern Ry.
- View of Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern) narrow gauge track rounding bend atop ridge; distant views of Mount Audubon (elevation 13,223 feet), North Arapaho Peak (elevation 13,502 feet) & South Arapaho Peak...
- Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Arapaho Peak from Klondike Mtn.
- Small groups of trees stand on the steep side of a hill in this view from Klondike Mountain in Boulder County looking toward Arapaho Peak on the border of Grand and Boulder counties in Colorado. Patches of snow stand on the mountains.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Klondike Mountain (Colo.)--1930-1950.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Arapaho Peak looking North from Tip Top
- Arapaho Peak is in the distance on the border of Grand and Boulder counties in Colorado in this view from the Tip Top Mine near Perigo in Gilpin County. Patches of snow dot the peaks; strato cumulus and cirrus clouds dot the sky.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Perigo (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Perigo--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Arapahoe Peak 1941
- Patches of snow remain on Arapaho Peak during the summer in this distant view from the head of Gamble Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. Arapaho Peak is on the border of Boulder and Grand Counties. Cumulus and cirrus clouds fill the sky.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Summer--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- 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?]
- Arapahoe Yellow Eyes
- Studio portrait (standing) of Grey [or Yellow] Eyes, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a war bonnet feather headdress and a revolver. One of his feet rests on a log. He wears moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, metal armbands, a metal bead...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Grey Eyes.
- [between 1880-1890?]
- Lone Bear Arapahoe Chief
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Lone Bear, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a fur pelt bandolier, a beaded and fringed vest, a scarf around his neck, and a beaded feather headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Aged persons--1890-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1910.; Lone Bear, Arapahoe Chief.
- [between 1893 and 1901]
- Arapahoe- Goes Up Hill U. S. soldier Co J 7th Inft.
- Studio portrait (standing) of Goes Up Hill, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a breechcloth, an ammunition belt and a pistol in a leather holster.
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 7th.--People.; Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Military personnel--1880-1890.; Goes Up Hill.
- [between 1880 and 1890.]
- Arapahoe Goes Up Hill Later a U. S. soldier Co J 7th Inft
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Goes Up Hill, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears leggings, an ammunition belt, and a beaded feather warbonnet headdress.
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 7th.--People.; Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Military personnel--1880-1890.; Goes Up Hill.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Transitman, surveying right of way for service line
- Men in snowshoes watch a surveyor with a transit in the snow, in the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado.
- Arapaho National Forest (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1910-1920.; Surveying--Colorado--1910-1920.; Surveyors--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Arapaho?) cradleboard. It features decorative opaque, red, white, black and green beadwork in geometric designs. The cradleboard has a leather thong, stained wood, lining dark brown velveteen, canvas backing and 1 calico?.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- House of Indian agent Will Hayes
- A woman sits on the porch of Indian agent (Native American (Shoshone) Agency?) Will Hayes' house in Arapaho, Wyoming. She sits on a blanket near a dog. The one story wood and log house is surrounded by a prairie landscape.
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1920-1940.; Arapahoe (Wyo.) 1920-1940.; Houses--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1920-1940.; Women--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1920-1940.; Hayes, Will, Indian agent--Homes &...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Diamond Lake 1952
- Arapaho Peak on the border of Boulder and Grand Counties in Colorado is reflected on the surface of Diamond Lake in Boulder County. Cumulus and nimbus rain clouds top the peaks.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Grand County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder County--1950-1960.; Mountains--Colorado--1950-1960.
- [1952?]
- Frank C. Armstrong
- Frank C. Armstrong stands next to his horse near Arapaho Peak on the border of Boulder and Grand Counties in Colorado. He wears a hat and holds his hands on his hips.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1890-1910.; Armstrong, Frank C.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Moccasins
- A pair of North American (Arapaho) brown, white and blue moccasins possibly worn by a boy.
- Arapaho Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Arapaho Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Moccasins--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Legging-boot
- Shows a pair of Native American (Arapaho) buckskin and leather boot leggings. The leggings feature leather soles and multicolor beadwork. They were originally purchased on the Wind River reservation in Wyoming.
- Arapaho Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Arapaho Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Leggings--1890-1910.; Boots--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mohota (Morning Star) and Geronimo Ordunez Southern Arapaho originally from Oklahoma living now in Denver
- Mohota and Geronimo Ordunez, Native American (Southern Arapaho) girl and boy, pose indoors in Denver, Colorado. Mohota wears moccasins, a fringed and beaded dress decorated with feathers, a beaded choker, and a headband with a feather. Geronimo...
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Ordunez, Geronimo.; Ordunez, Mohota.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Little Bird Arapahoe
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Little Bird, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a wooden pipe and a beaded tobacco bag. He wears a jacket with pins on his lapel, a shell pendant around his neck, and a feather in his hair.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Little Bird, Arapaho Indian.
- 1898
- Arapaho
- Two images of Little Raven, a Native American (Arapaho) man. Both images are studio portraits (standing). One image depicts his profile, the other a full portrait. Little Raven holds a cane. He wears moccasins, leggings, a coat, and a vest.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Aged persons.; Little Raven.
- [between 1880-1910?]
- Washington
- Reproduction of an engraving of Washington, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a vest, a tie and a hat with a feather plume.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Washington, Arapaho Indian.
- March, 1880
- Burnt All Over Cheyenne 78 years of age and his steadfast friend DeWitt C. Hayes Estate Clerk Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency- Oklahoma
- Burnt All Over, a Native American (Cheyenne) man shakes hands with DeWitt C. Hayes, a white man, at the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency in Darlington, Oklahoma. Burnt All Over holds a wooden cane decorated with feathers. He wears a military uniform, a...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency--1880-1920.; Cheyenne Indians--Oklahoma--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1880-1920.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--1880-1920.; Shaking hands--Oklahoma--1880-1920.;...
- [between 1880 and 1913]
- Arapahoe [sic] Peak from Glacier Lake
- View towards Arapaho Peaks from Glacier Lake, Colorado reached via Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado and Northwestern); rowboats on lake; clouds top snow dotted mountains.
- Glacier Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- [1909?]
- Arapaho men
- Native American (Arapaho) men pose outdoors with white men. The Native American men wear moccasins, leggings, breechcloths, vests, and hats. Some men wear blankets.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Mt. Audubon and Arapahoe [sic] Peak from Glacier Lakes
- View towards Mount Audubon and Arapaho Peaks (North peak elevation 13,506 feet) from picnic pavilion at Glacier Lake, Colorado reached via Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern); engines number 39 (thirty-nine) and 12...
- Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glacier Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--1900-1910.; Picnic...
- [1909?]
- Mt. Audubon and Arapahoe [sic] Peak, Glacier Lake
- View from Glacier Lake, Colorado towards Mount Audubon and Arapaho Peaks reached via Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern); shows row boats on lake and clouds topping snow dotted mountains.
- Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- [1909?]
- Legging
- Native American Arapaho leggings. The leggings are made of wool and are decorated with blue and white beads.
- Arapaho Indians--Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Leggings--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Spoon
- Shows a Native American (Arapaho) spoon made of mountain sheep horn. The handle is decorated with woven multicolor quill.
- Arapaho Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Spoons--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Scraper and awl
- A Native American (Sioux) scraper tool made from elk horn and a steel blade. The scraper has a natural color, dots and lines carved into the handle portion, hollow depression and there is a thong piece of buckskin wrapped around the blade. This...
- Arapaho Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Scrapers (tools)--1880-1900.; Cases (containers)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1900]
- Sand Creek massacre
- An oil painting that depicts the Sand Creek Massacre (Colorado) between the Arapaho and Cheyenne Native Americans and American soldiers. Shows the battle scene in a camp with tepees, mounted soldiers, an American flag in the middle of the...
- Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864.; Arapaho Indians--War--Colorado--1860-1870.; Campaigns & battles--Colorado--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--War--Colorado--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--War--Colorado--1860-1870.
- 1936
- Sunrise on Custer Battle field, the Custer scouts are Indians who were with Custer the morning of the fight
- View at sunrise of tombstones and three mounted Native American Arapaho or Arikara scouts with rifles at the Little Bighorn Battlefield, Little Bighorn River, Montana, site of the Battle of the Little Bighorn between United States soldiers and...
- Arapaho Indians--Montana--1900-1910.; Arikara Indians--Montana--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--War--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.; Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Military scouts--Montana--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Only child saved out of Sand Creek Massacre 1864 Raised by Miss Ford Central City
- Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Arapaho) girl. She holds a basket and rests her arm on a table. She wears a dress and has a scarf around her neck.
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1870-1880.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864--Children.; Girls--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Arapahoe and Shoshone children
- Native American (Arapaho and Shoshone) boys and girls, and white men pose near a school, probably at Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The boys and men have short hair and hold hats. The girls wear dresses.
- Arapaho Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Arapahoe woman
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Arapaho) woman. The woman sits on a fur pelt draped over the seat. She wears a dress and a leather belt decorated with metal beads.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Friday
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Friday, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a rifle and wears moccasins, leggings, and a long vest robe.
- Arapaho Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Friday, Bill.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Chief Goes-in-Lodge (on horse right) Still from early Tim McCoy film "War Paint" or "Covered Wagon"
- Still photograph from a Tim McCoy film, either the film "War Paint" or "Covered Wagon." A group of Native American (Arapaho) men on horseback pose near a group of tepees in a film studio. Chief Goes-in-Lodge points to the distance. The men wear...
- Arapaho Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--1920-1930.; Tribal chiefs--1920-1930.; Westerns--1920-1930.; Goes in Lodge.; McCoy, Tim--Homes & haunts.
- [either 1922 or 1926]
- Arapahoes Arapahoe Tuff
- Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Arapaho) man. He stands on a fur pelt draped over a log. The man holds a revolver. He wears moccasins, a breechcloth, an ammunition belt, metal armbands, a metal bead bandolier, fur pelts over his...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Arapahoe men
- Friday, Sharp Nose, Black Coal, Six Feathers, and other Native American (Arapaho) men pose outdoors with white men at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Some of the Arapahoe men hold rifles, they wear moccasins, leggings, blankets, vests, hair pipe chokers,...
- Arapaho Indians--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1880-1910.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1880-1910.; Black Coal.; Sharp Nose.; Six Feathers.; Friday, Bill.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- A band of Arapahoe warriors
- Native American (Arapaho) men pose outdoors. The men wear moccasins, leggings, beaded vests, hair pipe bandoliers, and beaded feather headdresses.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--1880-1920.; Headdresses--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Little Raven's Sons
- Possibly Little Bear and Shield, Native American (Arapaho) men pose near a wooden building, probably at Camp Supply, Oklahoma. The men wear blankets. One man wears a scarf and a necklace with a pendant around his neck, he holds a fan made of...
- Arapaho Indians--Oklahoma--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1860-1870.; Little Raven--Family.
- [1868?]
- Arapahoes Painting Horse
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Painting Horse, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a revolver. He wears a breechcloth, scarves over his braids, and a beaded feather warbonnet headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses.; Painting Horse.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Chief Powder Face, his wife, and child
- Chief Powder Face, his wife, and child, Native American (Arapaho) man, woman, and boy pose outdoors near Hays, Kansas. The group sits on a blanket. Powder Face and his son wear hairpipe breastplates.
- Arapaho Indians--Kansas--Hays--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Hays--1860-1870.; Hays (Kan.)--1860-1870.; Boys--Kansas--Hays--1860-1870.; Families--Kansas--Hays--1860-1870.; Women--Kansas--Hays--1860-1870.; Powder Face--Family.;...
- [1869]
- Red Pipe an Arapahoe warrior
- Portrait (standing) of Red Pipe, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a blanket, bead bandoliers, a shell pendant, and a beaded feather headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Red Pipe.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Sharp Nose, Chief of the Arapahoes Ft. Washakie, Wyoming
- Sharp Nose, a Native American (Arapaho) man, poses indoors at Fort Washakie, Wyoming. He wears a scarf around his neck.
- Arapaho Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1890-1900.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1890-1900.; Sharp Nose.
- [between 1890-1900?]
- Charles Whiteman, an Arapahoe warrior
- Charles Whiteman poses outdoors. He was captured by the Utes at age 2 and traded to the Arapahos. He lived as an Arapaho during his lifetime. He holds a hatched pipe. He wears a fur pelt bandolier, a beaded hair pipe vest, a scarf around his neck....
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Clothing & dress--1890-1920.; Tomahawks--1890-1920.; Whiteman, Charles.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Arapahoes Weensizeneet Arapahoe boy
- Studio portrait of Weensizeneet, a Native American (Arapaho) boy kneeling on an animal skin. He holds a revolver. He wears a fur pipe bandolier, metal armbands, and bead necklaces.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Weensizeneet.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Arapahoes Painting Horse, Sister, etc
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Painting Horse, his sister, and a man, Native American (Arapaho) men and woman. The men wear scarves around their necks. Painting Horse's sister wears a dress and a blanket across her lap.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Painting Horse--Family.; Painting Horse.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]