Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Forest supervisors meeting, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Men stand on a staircase of probably a stucco building with arched windows, scalloped awnings, iron details above a door, and tall lanterns on either side of the door. The men hold hats and wear suits with rounded collars and neck ties or bow ties....
- Albuquerque (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Foresters--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1910-1920.; Men--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1919]
- Portrait of a group of men
- Full length studio portrait of a group of men who pose near a backdrop. The men wear suits, vests, and neck ties. Two young men are seated and four others stand near them, some resting their hands on the shoulder's of the younger men. The men who...
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of three men
- Full length studio portrait of three men. Two men stand side by side with their hands rested upon another man's shoulder and the back of a rustic bench adorned with hats. All three men wear dark colored suits buttoned at the top, neckties, vests...
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Mounted group of Utes
- View of the Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Native American (Ute), men, woman, white men, and a Black man are on horseback and stand in a broad line; men include Severo (Aaron Bear), Buckskin Charlie, and Julian; woman is Severo's wife...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1894
- Nevadaville, Colo.
- Men, women, and children stand in front of the Red Men's building in Nevadaville (Gilpin County) Colorado. Men and boys wear suits, ties, caps or hats. Two men, probably butchers at Nangervis & Williams butcher shop in the Red Men's building, wear...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Nevadaville--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Indian playing ping pong
- Two Native American men play ping pong in the foreground with a crowd of men watching them. The two men playing wear feather headdresses. Several men in the audience also wear feather headdresses. One man wearing a suit in the center midground...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Table tennis--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Indian playing ping pong
- Two Native American men play ping pong in the foreground with a crowd of men watching them. The two men playing wear feather headdresses. Two men in the audience also wear feather headdresses. Several of the other men hold their hats in the air as...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Table tennis--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Ute Indians at play posing
- Native American (Ute) men and a woman, Towee, and John (Jim) Taylor, aBlack man, pose outdoors, possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; five unidentified Ute men, one on horseback who aims a shotgun, surround Jim Taylor,...
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tableaux--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Hopi Indians
- Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) men pose with a saddled horse near Mishongnovi Pueblo, Second Mesa, Arizona. The men and horse stand on a sandy path lined with rocks. The men wear pants and shirts. One wears many beaded necklaces with a pendant....
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Mishongnovi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- August, 1899
- Gourd Clan dance
- Native American (Kiowa) men participate in a Gourd Clan dance (some of whom are descendants of the Kiowa Chief Satanta or White Bear Person) in Carnegie, Oklahoma. The men dance near four decorated staffs and a bugle. Some men hold feather and bead...
- Clans--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Kiowa Indians--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Carnegie (Okla.)--1960-1970.; Ceremonial dancers--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.;...
- [July, 1969]
- Shoshone Indians near Arapahoe, Wyo
- A group of Native American (Shoshone) men stand and sit on horseback near Arapahoe, Wyoming. The men are near a group of trees, a drum sits on the ground. The men on horseback hold wooden staffs. The men wear leggings, kilts, blankets, and feathers...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1880-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1880-1900.; Arapahoe (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Arapahoe--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- 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
- Willoughby & Streeter Dry Goods
- A large group of men and one boy pose under the wooden canopy of Willoughby & Streeter Dry Goods store and another building. The group stands on the raised boardwalk with three men on the step in front. A tall man on the right, in a vest with watch...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1892]
- Willoughby & Streeter Dry Goods
- A large group of men, some boys, and one girl who wears a dress and bonnet pose under a wooden canopy shared by the Willoughby & Streeter Dry Good's store and another building in Leadville, Colorado. The group stands on a raised boardwalk, with...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1892]
- Portrait of three men
- Full length studio portrait of three men dressed in dark colored suits, boots, vests and neckties, they pose in front of a painted backdrop. Two of the men stand while the other sits on a chair. One of the men wears a hat and holds a suitcase. The...
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Group of men
- A group of seven unidentified men pose on the porch, in front of a rock ashlar home possibly in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Four of the men are seated in wicker type furniture and three men stand behind them. All of the men wear suits, ties, and...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--1890-1900.; Men--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Men drinking, Sells Floto
- View of a group of men with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in a moment of camaraderie. Some men attempt to pour alcohol into the mouths of friends, another holds a bottle in his hand. The men wear casual street clothes and...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Alcoholic beverages--1910-1920.; Intoxication--1910-1920.; Joking--1910-1920.; Men--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Native American men
- Native American (Plains) men and woman pose outdoors. The men lie on the ground while the woman stands. She is wrapped in a blanket. The men wear moccasins, leggings, and blankets. A cradleboard is propped up against a pile of blankets and hides. A...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Cradleboards--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Group of Men
- Nine men pose for a studio portrait. The men wear hats, suits, dress shirts with collars, dress shoes and ties. Two of the men wear glasses. Four of the men are seated the remaining five are standing.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898 May 21
- 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]
- Medicine men of Navajo tribe
- Native American (Navajo) men pose near an earthen hogan. Some of the men wear bead necklaces with naja pendants. One man wears a metal bead bandolier, another wears a concho belt.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Hogans--1880-1910.; Shamans--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910
- Ranger school at Fort Collins, Colorado
- Men stand and pose on stairs of a brick building with arched windows in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. Men, probably affiliated with the Colorado Agricultural College ranger school, wear suits with bow ties or neck ties or forest service...
- Colorado Agricultural College--People--1890-1920.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Foresters--Colorado--Fort Collins--1890-1920.; Men--Colorado--Fort Collins--1890-1920.; Rangers--Colorado--Fort Collins--1890-1920.; Universities &...
- [between 1891 and 1920?]
- Flathead men
- Four unidentified, Native American men pose on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Three of the men are on horseback while the fourth stands next to them. Each of the men wears a wide-brimmed hat and a patterned shirt. Two of the...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Native American men in front of teepee
- Three Native American men pose in front of a large teepee at a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. The men each wear long, feather headdresses. The man in the center sits on the ground while the other two men stand...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Legal fraternity of Georgetown
- Men pose in front of a log building with a gabled roof and a sign that reads: "John H. McMurdy, Law Office" in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men wear tuxedos with silk hats or derby hats and sit on horseback or stand. Boys are nearby...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Law offices--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Lawyers--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Portrait of two men
- Two men pose with their arms resting on a carved stone pedestal prop. The men wear suit coats, neck ties, and watch chains. Both men have curly hair.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Portrait of three men
- Three men pose for a studio portrait near a stone fence prop. The men wear suits, hats, and two of them hold cigars. One of the men wears a plaid jacket and striped pants.
- Men--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of two men
- Full length studio portrait of two men who pose with their elbows resting on a stone pillar prop. The men wear suits and vests. Watch chains hang from their vests. Both men have full moustaches. Shows an ornate backdrop and artificial grass.
- Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of three men
- Three men, two seated and one standing, pose for a studio portrait near an ornate backdrop. One man wears high button shoes, a striped suit jacket, and striped vest. He rests one hand on his cheek and holds a broad brimmed hat in the other. One of...
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of two men
- Studio portrait of two young men. Both men wear suit jackets, vests, and neck ties. Both men wear their hair parted in the middle.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Stake drivers
- A group of men works to pound a large, log stake into the ground to support the large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men stand in a circle and take turns pounding a stake with sledgehammers. Two men stand slightly apart from the group...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Show tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Meal time, Rocky Mountain Rifles
- A group of the Rocky Mountain Rifles, Leadville Division of the Colorado National Guard, pose in a camp during meal time in Colorado. Most of the men wear various types of uniforms, boots and different types of hats, including flat military caps...
- Colorado. National Guard. Leadville Division--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1887]
- Ski training: forming a column of twos coming down from Eagle Ridge, Camp Hale, Colorado
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." Fifty Tenth Mountain Division ski troopers during training practice forming a column of twos. One line of men occupies a hill in the foreground; another group occupies a hill in the...
- Eagle Ridge (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943 or 1944]
- Teller House, Central City
- Men and women sit and stand in front of a white, paneled door of the Teller House in Central City. Some of the men are wearing work clothes, and some are wearing suits. The women wear dresses. One of the men who is standing is holding a large flat...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1870-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Ute Indians at play - posing
- Native American (Ute) men and woman and a white man pose outdoors, possibly at old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Native American men surround unidentified white man on horseback holding revolver; the men hold a spear, a shotgun, and...
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tableaux--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Camp on reservation near Ignacio
- View of a Native American (Ute) camp with four tepees situated in a group of trees, La Plata County, Colorado; unidentified Native American men, women, and children sit and stand in the camp; shows tripods near tepees, possibly with corn to dry;...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1900.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tipis--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Central City people
- Seven men, three in the front and four in the back, pose for a photo in Central City, Colorado. All of the men wear suits, waistcoats, and white shirts. The men on the ends of the back row have their hands on the shoulders of the men in front of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Ute Boyle [i.e. Baile] Del Oso (Bear Dance) on reservation
- Native American (Ute) men and women take part in a Bear Dance near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. A line of men face a line of women while a group of men who sit in a circle probably play drums and moraches near a wood rail and brush fence....
- Bear dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Hopi Indians Snake Dance
- View of Native American (Hopi) men and women who prepare for the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. One man sits and two men stand near a pile of folded blankets while a group of women stand in line near the blankets. Both men and...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- [August, 1899]
- Marking of Ute Pass Trail
- Native American (Ute) men and child and white men sit in a convertible automobile, probably probably part of a parade for the marking ceremony of the Ute Pass Trail, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The Native American men wear feather...
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1912 August 29
- Corn Dance San Felipe
- Native American (Pueblo, Keresan) men and women take part in a Corn Dance at San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico. The women wear wrapped boots, mantas, shawls, body paint, and tablita headdresses. The men wear moccasins, kilts, fur pelts that hang from...
- Indians of North America--Spiritual life--New Mexico--San Felipe Pueblo--1910-1920.; Keresan Indians--Dance--New Mexico--San Felipe Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Felipe Pueblo--1910-1920.; San Felipe Pueblo...
- 1915
- W.J. Winston & R.B. H.B. Beers with Indians P.R. A
- Three white men, (souvenir, relic hunters or traders ?) W. J. Winston, R. B. and H. B. Beers pose with Native American Sioux men, women, and children in a tepee camp, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. One of the white men wears a woman's beaded...
- Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian traders--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Cross dressing--South Dakota--1890-1900.;...
- 1891 May 17
- Hunters and homestead
- Men, women, and children pose outdoors near two one story buildings. The men stand near a wooden building, upon which freshly killed birds and deer hang. Two men are on horseback. Other men hold rifles or aim them with tripods which balance the...
- Children--1890-1920.; Houses--1890-1920.; Hunting--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Hunters and homestead
- Men, women, and children pose outdoors near two one story buildings. The men stand near a wooden building, upon which freshly killed birds and deer hang. Two men are on horseback. Other men hold rifles or aim them with tripods which balance the...
- Children--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--1890-1920.; Houses--1890-1920.; Hunting--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Hunters and homestead
- Men, women, and children pose outdoors near two one story buildings. The men stand near a wooden building, upon which freshly killed birds and deer hang. Two men are on horseback. Other men hold rifles or aim them with tripods which balance the...
- Children--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--1890-1920.; Houses--1890-1920.; Hunting--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- The Black members of Company K of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors and aim rifles at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand in front of pitched tents. Two men hold U. S....
- African Americans--Military service--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller...
- 1894
- Mexican Independence Day, 1968
- A group of six men and women pose for a group photo. Two men and two women are dressed in dancers costumes in celebration of Mexican Independence day. The men wear sombreros and charros or horseman's costumes. The women wear multi-color skirts...
- Independence Day (Mexico)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1968
- Gourd Clan dancers
- Native American (Kiowa) men, women, children (some of whom are descendants of the Kiowa Chief Satanta or White Bear), and white men participate in a Gourd Clan dance at Carnegie, Oklahoma. A girl holds a fringed blanket above her head. The dance...
- Clans--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Kiowa Indians--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Carnegie (Okla.)--1960-1970.; Ceremonial dancers--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.;...
- [July, 1969]
- Gourd Clan dancers
- Native American (Kiowa) men, Gourd Clan members (some of whom are descendants of the Kiowa Chief Satanta or White Bear) sit on a long bench as part of a Gourd Clan dance in Carnegie, Oklahoma. One man holds a bucket of water while another drinks...
- Clans--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Kiowa Indians--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.; Carnegie (Okla.)--1960-1970.; Ceremonial dancers--Oklahoma--Carnegie--1960-1970.;...
- [July, 1969]
- Dakota Indians
- Two white men pose with four Native American (Sioux) men on the Standing Rock Reservation, Fort Yates, North Dakota. The men, dressed in suits, are identified as: "L. F. Crawford, Bear Soldier, Frank Zahn, Little Soldier, W. L. Burdick, and...
- Dakota Indians--North Dakota--Fort Yates--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--North Dakota--Fort Yates--1890-1920.; Fort Yates (N.D.)--1890-1920.; Monuments & memorials--North Dakota--Fort Yates--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]