Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- William F. Cody and group eating lunch under tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center background behind a group of people gathered for lunch under a tent canopy in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Numerous men and women are...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Polly Pry.; Cody, Louisa Frederici.; Kidder, Edward E.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Sioux dance
- A group of Sioux performs a dance in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Several of the men wear feather headdresses and carry round shields and spears adorned with feathers. A cowboy stands in left...
- Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule--Homes & haunts.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Dakota Indians--Dance.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- William Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback with members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, probably while touring in Paris. A dog sled and several dogs are in the foreground. The driver of the sled stands in the left...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Dog teams--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Salsbury, Nate,...
- [1889?]
- Buffalo Bill with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback with members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, probably while touring in Paris. A dog sled and several dogs are in the foreground. The driver of the sled, wearing a large fur hat,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Life saving fence
- A man hangs from a life preserver suspended in the air by an apparatus hanging from a wire during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds his arms up in the air and rests his feet on a wire hanging between two log poles. (One of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rescues--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Color concepts for Judicial Building mural, Denver, Colorado
- Five, abstract, color drawings that conceptualize the radiance of justice.
- Colors--1970-1980.
- [between 1976 and 1977]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He shakes hands with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- The top going up, Stake drivers at left, Big White at right
- Men use sledgehammers to drives stakes into the ground for tent setup at Buffalo Bill's Wild Show. A portion of the large tent canopy is raised in the right and left background. Other workers walk through the area that will become the arena....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Show tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Drug store interior, Central City
- Glass display cabinets are in the foreground in Best's Drug store in Central City, Colorado. One contains wallets and has white, glass bottles on top of it. A sign on the side of the cabinet reads "Shaving Cream 25 cents and 50 cents." Glass...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Interiors--1870-1900.
- [between 1879 and 1891]
- Denver from D. & F. Tower
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado southwest from Daniels & Fisher Tower; Curtis street in view; Gas & Electric building, 15th & Champa, later called Insurance Exchange building, foreground left; Charles building, 15th & southwest corner of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1918]
- Rear view of Zang's Hotel
- A woman and a man stand in a yard near farm animals, including hogs, a horse, and a dog, near a masonry building with a gable in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. A man stands behind the picket fence behind the same building. A man...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Water towers--Colorado--Creeke--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Group of Native Americans
- Unidentified group of Native Americans, probably Pueblo from Taos, New Mexico; some seated in circle, some standing, and most wearing blankets; teepee in immediate background; pueblo, adobe-type buildings in distant background; one man possibly...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--1880-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Cabin in the clearing, west of Argentine Pass near Chihuahua Camp
- A two-story log cabin stands in the foreground near Argentine Pass on the border of Summit and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. A portion of the Pennsylvania Mine complex is on the hill in the right background. The smaller cabin in the left...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barns--Colorado--Summit County--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Summit County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1940-1950.; Water towers--Colorado--Summit...
- [1948?]
- Eldora - Kemp Cabin Int. 1947
- The interior of the Kemp family cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, is decorated for the winter holidays. A Christmas tree stands on a table in the right background near a window frame decorated with garlands. A large wood-burning stove...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Christmas...
- [1947?]
- Eldora - Kemp Cabin Int. 1947
- The interior of the Kemp family cabin near Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, is decorated for the winter holidays. A Christmas tree stands on a table in the right background near a window frame decorated with garlands. A large wood-burning stove...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; Christmas...
- [1947?]
- View of the Central City area (Lake #97)
- Mine shafthouse protrudes into the right background at the top of another hill. Two small buildings stand in the foreground. Telegraph or telephone poles stand between the two buildings.; The St. Aloysius Academy, a Catholic school, stands in the...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Church schools--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Central City, Colorado
- academy in the right background.; The St. Aloysius Academy, a Catholic boarding school, stands in the right background on Gunnell Hill in Central City, Colorado. A large mine shafthouse of the School Hill Mining Company stands on the same hill in...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Church schools--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- State Street in Leadville, Colorado
- Stereographic view of a man leaning against a metal railing in front of the Bank of Colorado on State Street in Leadville, Colorado. A young boy sits on the wood sidewalk next to a barrel; a group of men is gathered in the dirt street. A sign...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Awnings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Street scene in San Francisco
- Palm shrubs stand in the lawn in front of a row of buildings in San Francisco, California. The Call Building, which was destroyed during a fire in 1906, stands in the center background. The M. Friedman & Company furniture store is in the left...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- William F. Cody and group on beach
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in the left center midground of a panoramic view of a beach, probably in Europe. A long row of Native American men and women also on horseback line the shore behind Cody. A man wearing a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Hurdle jumping
- Three men on horseback jump over a hurdle during a race in a dirt arena at Earl's Court in England as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The rider in the left background holds his arm in the air above him as his horse jumps. The rider on the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1890-1900.; Horse shows--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Nate Salsbury
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in the right center midground with another man in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West while touring with the show in Europe. Albert Scheibel, secretary of the wild west show,...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits on a white horse in the left center background in an arena at Erastina on Staten Island, New York. Several additional cowboys sit on horses in the left background near Cody. A herd of buffalo and elk is in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison.; Elk.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886]
- 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.; 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
- Cossacks
- Russian Georgian Cossacks, identified left to right: David Kadjaia, Ivane Baramidze, Miron Chkonia, unknown, unknown, Ermile Antadze, Dimitri Mgaloblishvili, and Luka Chkhartishvili, pose on horseback for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Louka, Alexis, Prince.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks--1880-1900.;Georgians (South Caucasians)--1880-1920.
- 1899
- Sioux
- A Sioux man, probably Chief Iron Tail, poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a feather headdress and holds a long spear adorned with feathers. He also wears a breastplate, possibly made from bone. A man stands in...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- William F. Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses in front of his headquarters tent with a large group of soldiers while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the show, stands in the right background...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- 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?]
- Russian Cossacks
- Russian Georgian Cossacks performs tricks while riding horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear dark, wool hats and long coats. The man in the center midground hangs by one leg from his horse and holds his arms...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901]
- Wild West Show cowgirls
- Four cowgirls in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, including Georgia Duffy on the far left, ride horses into an arena during a performance. At least two of the women ride sidesaddle. A group of riders waits to enter the arena in the left background....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show performance
- A group of men runs next to a horse pulling a wagon in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear white uniforms resembling those of sailors. One man sits on the wagon and holds the horse's reins. The Wild West...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Music ensembles--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Beef distribution, Dakota, cattle, wagons and roads in background
- Semi-monthly beef (ration) day probably at Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota; overview of corral with cattle, some standing and others slaughtered showing roads leading to corral area, large group of Dakota Native Americans around corral; wagons...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Corrals--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Subsistance activities--1880-1890.; Livestock--1880-1890.; Slaughtering--North Dakota--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Leadville, 1968, upper 7th St., Mosquito Range in background
- This view east on upper 7th (Seventh) Street in Leadville, Colorado includes snowbanks on the edges of the street, slopes covered with snow and evergreens. The snow-covered Mosquito Range is in the background.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Fulford New York Mountain in background, White Quail Gulch
- The Lannet (Lanning) Sisters Hotel and the O. W. Daggett Store Building are visable among the wood buildings in White Quail Gulch, Fulford, Colorado. Snow covers the buildings and the ground, including stumps in the foreground and New York Mountain...
- Fulford (Colorado)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Fulford--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Rapid transit in the Philippines; Pasig river, bridge of Spain in the background
- Independence
- View of mine buildings, tailings piles, houses, and probably Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad or Midland Terminal Railway tracks in Independence (Teller County), Colorado. Shows smokestacks and ore car tracks of the Hull City Mine, and...
- Hull City Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Vindicator Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- RR yards & viaduct in Denver
- Shows a railroad yard and a viaduct (in the background) in Denver, Colorado. Railroad tracks and railroad cars are in the background. A pile of railroad ties and a wooden wheel is in the foreground next to the tracks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Senator Elmer Merritt
- State senator and real estate developer Elmer Merritt holds a shovel full of dirt at a ground breaking ceremony in Denver, Colorado. Sign in background reads: "Park Hill, This Property Will Be Sold On Easy Terms With Building Restrictions, Modern...
- Real estate developers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Legislators--Colorado--1890-1900.; Merritt, Elmer W.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Senator Elmer Merritt
- Senator and real estate developer Elmer W. Merritt holds a shovel full of dirt at a ground breaking ceremony in Denver, Colorado. Sign in background reads: "Park Hill, This Property Will Be Sold On Easy Terms With Building Restrictions, Modern...
- Real estate developers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Legislators--Colorado--1890-1900.; Merritt, Elmer W.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Senator Elmer Merritt
- Senator and real estate developer Elmer W. Merritt holds a shovel full of dirt at a ground breaking ceremony in Denver, Colorado. Sign in background reads: "Park Hill, This Property Will Be Sold On Easy Terms With Building Restrictions, Modern...
- Real estate developers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Legislators--Colorado--1890-1900.; Merritt, Elmer W.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Houses in Leadville, Colorado
- Three weathered clapboard two-story houses in Leadville, Colorado, are featured in this photograph. The house on the left has decorative front gable trim, three second-story windows with front gable overhangs, an arched attic window, a first floor...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Mt. Meeker and Sawtooth Mtn., Allen's Park, Ward-Estes Park Auto Road
- View of snow-patched 13,911-foot Mount Meeker (about one mile southeast of Longs Peak) at right background, and 12,303-foot Sawtooth Mountain at left background, from the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road in Allenspark, Colorado; fenced, forested rangeland...
- Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sawtooth Mountain (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Allenspark--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Leadville, Officers of Rocky Mountain Rifles, 1887
- A group of the Rocky Mountain Rifles, Leadville Division of the Colorado National Guard, pose in a camp in Colorado. Two seated officers include Colonel R.S. Morrison and Jake Kahn. Most of the men wear uniforms and various types of hats. Some have...
- Colorado. National Guard. Leadville Division--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1887
- Bandwagon, U.S. Artillery
- A group of men dressed in band uniforms sits on top of a bandwagon being pulled down a dirt road by teams of horses during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One of the band members holds a large, round drum over the side of the wagon. Two...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bands--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cowboys on horseback in parade
- A group of American cowboys rides horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man in the left foreground leads the group and carries a large flag with a buffalo on it. He wears leather chaps and has a scarf tied...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He talks with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a dark hat...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- #319 Paonia Meat Market Eisenkramer's
- Interior view of the Eisenkramer's Meat Market in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Man holding wrapped package of meat sitting on stool in front of customer counter. Butcher behind counter wearing apron. Items on counter: scale and cash register...
- Meat--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Butchers--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- 1911?
- W. H. Richards house to be pulled down in 1938 owned by Wm. C. Russell, Jr. Nevada, Col
- The W. H. Richards residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one story frame structure. The window panes are broken; marks show where a porch has been removed. A sign reads: "$50.00 Reward [?]." The foundation is of stone; tailings...
- Richards, W. H.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1937