Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Original Deadwood Coach, most famous vehicle in the world
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and another man sit on the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. The photograph was taken in the yard of the Abbot-Downing Co., by W.G.C. Kimball, July 4, 1895. The coach was built by...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1897?]
- Mining monument, Georgetown, Colorado
- Detail of a bronze marker in Georgetown, Colorado, reads: "Commemorating the historical importance of the Georgetown Mining Region. The Griffith Lode (2500 ft. N. E.), later a silver producer, was discovered June 17, 1859, by George W. Griffith,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Historical markers--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Curtis: sosh cut
- Kathy Swiers, 16 talks to Tom Wither, 16, in Denver, Colorado. Kathy wears her hair short and Tom wears his hair combed forward with bangs, a style known as the "sosh cut." He has on a plaid madras jacket and dark tie. They sit at a table with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Conversation--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Hairstyles--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Swiers, Kathy.; Wither, Tom.
- 1963 September 2
- C.C.R.R.
- View of Colorado Central Railroad tracks, by Tucker Gulch, in Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Iron Spring, Manitou
- Men pose at (Ute) Iron Spring, in Manitou Springs (El Paso County) Colorado, by a frame pavilion.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1860-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Golden City
- Copy of a 1860-1870 J. Bien, New York lithograph of a sketch by A.E. Mathews of Golden (Golden City), Jefferson County, Colorado, shows scattered wood frame houses, mills, sheds, businesses, fences and two bridges along Clear Creek with North and...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [btween 1940 and 1970]
- The Pride of Leadville, Col. U.S.A.
- This view, from the south, of horse drawn wagons and carriages up Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, includes brick commercial blocks with awnings, the old Lake County Courthouse with Lady Justice and her scales, and the Tabor Grand Hotel in...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Telegraph...
- 1890
- Wrecked American tanks at Corona, Italy
- View of wrecked tanks abandoned in Corona, Italy, by Fifth Army units that had captured Belevedere in November 1944 but lost it during a German counter-offensive. The tanks were still there when the Tenth Mountain Division's, 87th Regiment took and...
- Corona (Italy)--1940-1950.; Monte Belvedere (Italy)--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Pueblo State Fairgrounds
- People walk along a dirt road in Pueblo, Colorado, by a line of sheds and covered bleachers. Early automobiles are parked in the area, by trees.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Nu-nu-shi-unt, the dreamer
- An unidentified Native American (Paiute) man sleeps on blankets inside of a wickiup; a small hut of branches over interlocking poles and an open side, southern Utah.
- Indians of North America--Utah--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Wickiups--Utah--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Couple and baby in carriage with dog, by canal
- Outdoor portrait of a man, woman, boy, baby in stroller, and dog, by Archer Canal, in Denver, Colorado; costume includes a hat with feathers. An Alameda Avenue wood suspension bridge spans the water.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Suspension bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Two "old boys."
- Two Native American (Paiute) men kneel on the ground, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. Both hold a bow with arrows in one hand. They have beards and wear skin caps and breechcloths.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Arrows--Nevada--1870-1880.
- 1874
- É-nu-ints-i-gaip, or one of the ancients
- Seated elderly Native American (Paiute) man, Énuintigaip, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. He wears fringed leggings, a skin cap with ears and horns attached, probably from a mountain sheep, and a chin strap. He holds a bow and several arrows...
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Aged persons--Nevada--1870-1880.; É-nu-ints-i-gaip.
- 1874
- Kó-mo-hoats
- A young Native American (Paiute) woman, Kómohoats, kneels on the ground holding a bow and arrow, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. She wears a skin cap with a chin strap and a fringed buckskin dress.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Arrows--Nevada--1870-1880.; Women--Nevada--1870-1880.; Kó-mo-hoats.
- 1874
- The old gamblers
- A group of four Native American (Paiute) men gamble, they sit on the ground in a semi circle with bows, arrows, and baskets, at the Meadows in southwestern Nevada. They wear skin caps or feathers, leggings, and breechcloths. Photographer's shadow...
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Gambling--Nevada--1870-1880.
- 1874
- The kahn, or tent
- A young Native American (Paiute) man stands in front of a u-shaped structure made of interlocking branches with an open roof, in southern Utah. He wears a forehead ornament that covers the part in his hair, a long shirt, breechcloth, and leggings....
- Indians of North America--Utah--1870-1880.; Paiute baskets--Utah--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Baskets--Utah--1870-1880.; Shelters--Utah--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Pile of little indians.
- A group of Native American (Paiute) children play in the sand, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Children playing in sand--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- The mother
- A Native American (Paiute) woman breast-feeds a child, another child stands behind her, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. She wears a fringed, buckskin dress with a beaded border and a twined basket hat. A cradleboard leans against a wikiup, a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.); Breast feeding--Arizona--1870-1880.; Children--Arizona--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- The water carriers
- Two young Native American (Paiute) women and a girl on the Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona; the women carry basket water vessels on their backs by a strap that is attached to the handles and placed on their heads. They wear belted, fringed...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Women--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Girls--Arizona--1870-1880.; Water carriers--Arizona--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Ań-ti-naints and Wí-chuts
- Two young Native American (Paiute) women, Ańtinaints and Wíchuts, sit together on the ground, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. Both wear basket hats and heavily fringed buckskin dresses.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Women--Nevada--1870-1880.; Ań-ti-naints.; Wí-chuts.
- 1874
- Group of women in full dress
- A group of Native American (Paiute) women and girls, Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona. One woman holds a cradleboard. The women wear thin headbands and heavily fringed buckskin dresses.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--Arizona--1870-1880.; Girls--Arizona--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- The white rabbit skin
- Two Native American (Paiute) girls and a boy, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. The young women wear thin headbands and heavily fringed buckskin dresses. The young man wears a fringed shirt with beaded leggings and a feather headdress; he holds a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- The necklace
- A group of Native Americans (Paiute), four girls and two boys, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. The girls wear fringed dresses and thin headbands; the boys wear feather headdresses , fringed shirts and leggings. The girl in the center holds up a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Girls--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- An-ti-naints, Pu-tu-siv and Wi-chuts, sitting
- Three young Native American (Paiute) women, Ańtinaints, Putúsiv and Wíchuts, are seated on the grass, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. They wear heavily fringed buckskin dresses; two wear basket hats.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Girls--Nevada--1870-1880.; Ań-ti-naints.; Pu-tú-siv.; Wí-chuts.
- 1874
- Chu-aŕ-ru-um-peak, and his friends
- Four Native American (Paiute) men, one identified as Chuaŕruumpeak, on the Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. All wear feather headdresses, and fringed buckskin shirts and leggings. They hold bows and arrows.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Arrows--Arizona--1870-1880.; Chu-aŕ-ru-um-peak.
- 1874
- Kaí-ar
- Native American (Paiute) woman, Kaíar, stands in the grass, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. She wears a belted and heavily fringed buckskin dress.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Women--Nevada--1870-1880.; Kaí-ar.
- 1874
- The arrow maker and his daughter.
- Native American (Paiute) man and girl pose in front of a wickiup on the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona. Both wear fringed buckskin clothing, the man wears moccasins. He holds an arrow making tool, on the ground beside him is a white rabbit pelt...
- Arrow making--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Aged persons--Arizona--1870-1880.; Girls--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1874
- Won-sí-vu, or Young Antelope
- A young Native American (Paiute) woman, Wonsívu, stands on rocks on the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona. She wears a thin headband, and a heavily fringed buckskin dress with hooves tied on the fringe.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.; Won-sí-vu.
- 1874
- Moń-su and Sú-vu-it.
- Two Native American (Paiute) girls, Mońsu and Súvuit, sit together on the ground with two arrow bags, one made from a fox pelt, in southern Utah. They both wear fringed buckskin dresses, one with necklaces.
- Indians of North America--Utah--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Utah--1870-1880.; Girls--Utah--1870-1880.
- 1874
- 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]
- Steps
- Portrait of a Steps, a Native American man (Nez Perce) kneeing next to a small table; he wears a sack jacket and is missing his feet and one hand due to frost bite.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Nez Percé Indians--1880-1900.; Handicapped persons--1880-1900.; Steps.
- 1882
- 16th cor. Holladay St.
- View of a brick and stone office building on 16th (Sixteenth) and Holladay Streets in Denver, Colorado; men pose by a streetlamp, signs read: "Denver Tribune Building," "Hager, Sons, & Co. Bankers," and the "Bank of Denver."
- Bank of Denver--Buildings--1860-1880.; Hager, Sons, & Co. Bankers--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Dickinson Branch
- Exterior of Dickinson Branch, named for Charles E. Dickinson, a banker, (West Denver Branch) of Denver Public Library, southwest corner of Hooker and West Conejos Place, Denver, Colorado; 1914 Italian cottage design features a tile roof, decorative...
- Denver Public Library. Dickinson Branch.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dickinson, Charles E.--Monuments.
- [1914]
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts
- View of the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts, San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows a modified Territorial design with vigas and stepped pediments. The building has a two story central core with two wings and entrances covered with...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts (Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts...
- [1953]
- Duhem Bros. Photo, Art Gallery
- View of Duhem Brothers studio at 448 Larimer Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick building with stone trim, storefronts, and signs: "Duhem Bros. Photo. Art Gallery." A display case contains photographs; a wagon has lettering: "Stop This...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Photography stores--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Bear Creek snow scenes, Idledale.
- A man in cap and overcoat and a boy with snowy feet pose by the Idledale bridge in Idledale, Colorado. A sign on the log bridge reads, "Idledale, Fishing, Boating, by the Day, Week, or Season, Furnished Rooms and Board, J. C. Starbuck, Prop., Tel....
- Idledale (Colo.)--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Snow scene Bear Creek, Idledale bridge.
- Two 1910s or 1920s automobiles with chains on their tires are stopped on a snowy road by frozen Bear Creek in Idledale, Colorado. A log bridge over the creek has a sign which reads: "Idledale, Fishing, Boating, by the Day, Week, or Season,...
- Idledale (Colo.)--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Central City 1895
- Ex-sheriff Oscar Williams poses in Gilpin County, Colorado, by the Coredon shaft, tailings, and sheds.
- Sheriffs--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Williams, Oscar.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- North Boulder Falls
- View of North Boulder Falls, in Boulder County, Colorado; shows Boulder Creek, rock cliffs, and men posing by a waterfall.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Boulder County--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Cheyenne Falls
- View of Cheyenne Falls, in (probably) Colorado; shows men, women, and children posing by a waterfall.
- Children--Colorado--1860-1880.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1860-1880.; Women--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Oraibi
- Portrait of Native American (Hopi) Pueblo adults and children in Oraibi, Arizona, sitting by a pottery chimney (?) and a stovepipe.
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Pueblos--Arizona--Oraibi--1890-1900.
- 1896 or 1897
- Ben Stanley Revett residence, Breckenridge, Colorado
- A rock fireplace, with tiles depicting Native American tribal scenes set in stone is a feature of the 'Swan's Nest,' near Breckenridge, Colorado. One tile is of a man in a blanket with a feather headdress and reads "Pontiac-Iriquois," the other is...
- Revett, Ben Stanley--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Mountain Rd.
- View of a road in Colorado; also shows snow and rock cliffs.
- Roads--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Mountain road
- View of an unidentified dirt road in Colorado; shows snow, ruts, dead trees, and rock cliffs.
- Roads--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Eastman & Bostwick, dealers in hats and caps. New goods. New Prices. 247 Fifteenth St. next door to postoffice, Denver, Col.
- View of brick storefronts on Fifteenth Street in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing by display windows with lettering; "Eastman & Bostwick Men's Furnishings and Goods, Hats, Caps, and Furs."
- Eastman & Bostwick--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Hat industry--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Water supply, dams and reservoirs, Eagle Nest (New Mexico)
- sizeable community.; The Eagle Nest Dam in New Mexico is built around a large rock formation creating a semi-circular structure with a narrow road on its top. Mountains provide the backdrop behind the dam. The Eagle Nest Lake is in the left...
- Eagle Nest Lake (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Moreno Valley (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dams--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Rock formations--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1931?]
- Glacier Lake
- Painting of Glacier Lake, Colorado, by Charles H. Harmon; image photographed by L.C. McClure; painting depicts spur to Glacier Lake with Colorado and Northwestern Railway excursion/passenger train and picnic pavilion, romanticized view of Rocky...
- Glacier Lake (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Glacier Lake--1890-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Glacier Lake--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Glacier Lake--1890-1910.; Rowboats--Colorado--Glacier Lake--1890-1910.; Harmon,...
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- On strike protesting Cambodian invasion
- Students (perhaps 1500) sit on lawn and sidewalks at the University of Colorado at Boulder during this anti-war protest. An electric, campus grounds maintenance cart is parked near the foreground, by bushes, trees, a street lamp, and several...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; Students--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1970-1980.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1970
- Well dressed man, woman, boy and dog by canal
- Outdoor portrait of a man, woman, boy, dog, and bicycle, by Archer Canal, in Denver, Colorado; costume includes a hat with flowers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Waterfalls at Montgomery
- View of the arrastre (or arrastra) at Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, a frame wheel-construction used by miners for grinding ore. Water rushes through rocks; trees, slopes, and a flume are in the background.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Grinding wheels--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.
- 1864