Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a woman. She wears a dress with a lace collar and ribbon tie.
- Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1865]
- Bessie Grosvenor
- Studio portrait of Bessie Grosvenor. She wears a dress, lace collar, ribbons, and necklaces.
- Grosvenor, Bessie.; Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1856 and 1865]
- Maruet [sic] Gulch trestle, 226 feet high
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company track on the wooden Marent Trestle in Missoula County, Montana. Frame and log buildings are in Marent Gulch.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Marent Gulch (Mont.)--1880-1890.; Marent Trestle (Mont.)--1880-1890.; Missoula County (Mont.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1890.; Trestles--Montana--Missoula...
- [between 1883 and 1885]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Sioux Chief, seated, holding rifle
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, holding rifle, seated in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [1889?]
- Chief Gall
- Photograph of a framed studio portrait of Gall, Dakota Chief, with hair loose.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Crow Foot, Sitting Bull's son, wearing blanket, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Crow Foot, Dakota boy and Sitting Bull's son, standing, wrapped in blanket.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Foot.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, seated, holding rifle, 3/4 length
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing long beaded necklace and holding rifle, seated in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [1889?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, seated, holding feather in hand, bust
- Seated studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing fringed leather jacket, fur piece and two feathers in hair and holding a feather.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1888.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.
- [1888?]
- Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota, seated, Buffalo Bill, standing, Indians wearing full headdress, full length
- Full length photograph of (left to right) Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, William Cody, and American Horse, Dakota Chief. Cody is standing, Red Cloud and American Horse are seated and wearing headdresses. Red Cloud hold peace pipe. Photograph taken at...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.;...
- [1897 or 1898]
- Sitting Bull
- Studio portrait of head and shoulders of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, with two feathers in hair.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, leaning on rock
- Photograph of a studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, wrapped in blanket, standing next to rock.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, with blanket, full length
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, standing, wrapped in blanket.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Bull Head, Dakota warrior, seated, holding peace pipe in hands
- Seated studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Bull Head, Dakota male, holding peace pipe.
- Calumets.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Bull Head.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Colonel F.W. Benteen, 7th Cavalry, U.S.A., has long hair, no pipe, bust
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Colonel Frederick Benteen, 7th Cavalry, in uniform.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1900.; Benteen, Frederick William, 1834-1898.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.
- [between 1874 and 1898]
- Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, and William Cody, both holding rifle
- Full length studio portrait of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, and William Cody, standing in front of painted backdrop. Sitting Bull is wearing long headdress, leather jacket and beaded bag; Cody is wearing hat, decorated jacket, and high boots. ...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portrait--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- [1885?]
- Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, seated, holding a tomahawk on lap
- Seated studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, holding tomahawk.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1885.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.
- [1885?]
- Dakota groups, Sitting Bull, Rain-in-the-Face, Gall, Dakota Chiefs
- Head and shoulders portraits of Sitting Bull, Rain-in-the-Face, and Gall, Dakota Chiefs. Three individual portraits have been combined to make this group portrait.
- Indians of North America--Portraits.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.
- [188-?]
- Dakota groups, Sitting Bull, Gall, Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chiefs, busts
- Head and shoulders portraits of Sitting Bull, Rain-in-the-Face, and Gall, Dakota Chiefs. Three individual portraits have been combined to make this group portrait.
- Indians of North America--Portraits.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.
- [188-?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, hair loose, bust
- Studio portrait of head and shoulders of Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing hair loose.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Goose, Dakota Chief, wearing necklace, bust
- Seated studio portrait of head and shoulders of Goose, Dakota Chief, wearing necklace and fur piece and holding peace pipe.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Goose.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- John Grass, Dakota Chief, portrait, wearing a jacket, bust
- Studio portrait of head and shoulders of John Grass, Dakota Chief, wearing suit.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Grass, John.; Dakota Indians.
- [188-?]
- Young man
- Studio portrait of a Glen Grisham. He wears a suit, tie, and vest.
- Men--1890-1900.; Grisham, Glen.
- [1890]
- Curley, Crow Scout, left foot on stump, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Curley, Crow male scout for General George Custer, holding rifle bag, standing with foot on rock in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles.; Curly.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, and William Cody, both holding rifle
- Full length studio portrait of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, and William Cody, standing in front of painted backdrop. Sitting Bull is wearing long headdress, leather jacket and beaded bag; Cody is wearing hat, decorated jacket, and high boots. ...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portrait--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- [1885?]
- Mr Nate Salsbury compliments D.F. Barry
- Six small, oval frames on a larger image include bust portraits of Gall, John Grass, Sitting Bull, Rain-in-the-Face, Curley, and a photo of Sitting Bull's Camp.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Curly.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Grass, John.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Mardi Gras Ball
- Early Cripple Creek street scene
- Street view of early Cripple Creek, Colorado; boys stands in dirt street covered with light snow in front of canvas tent and log cabins.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1894]
- London Butte Mine Alma, Colo.
- View of the London Butte Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Alma--1920-1930.; Alma (Colo.)--1920-1930.; London Butte Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Capitol Heights Presby. Church corner of Fillmore & 11th Ave.
- A view of the Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church located on the corner of Fillmore Street and 11th (Eleventh) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The church was built by architects Robert Willison and Montana S. Fallis. It was dedicated in 1912.
- Capitol Heights Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- City and County Building with Christmas decorations
- Shows an illuminated night view of the City and County Building decorated for Christmas at Civic Center park on Bannock street in Denver, Colorado. A tree in front of the building is decorated with lights and ornaments.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 to 1950?]
- Denver City and County Building illuminated for Christmas
- Shows an illuminated night view of the City and County Building decorated for Christmas. A tree in front of the building is decorated with lights and ornaments. A post in the foreground is decorated with a wreath, garland and illuminated candles....
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Temple Emanuel
- View of the Temple Emanuel (Temple Events Center) located on 16th (sixteenth) and Pearl Streets in Denver, Colorado. John J. Humphreys was commissioned to design the Moorish style building with twin towers and cooper minarets. The temple was...
- Temple Emanuel (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Synagogues--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Agnes Memorial Sanitarium
- An aerial view of the Agnes Memorial Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado. It was built by Lawrence Phipps in memorial to his mother for the treatment of consumption patients that traveled to Denver for a cure. The sanitarium opened in 1903 and closed in...
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Possibly a "Peach" promotion of some type with the Rocky Mountain News
- A group of men and women, possibly Rocky Mountain News employees, gather around a desk in a news office while they sample peaches from fruit boxes. Possibly a peach promotion at the newspaper.
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Peaches--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Trolley car and automobile accident
- A man stands outside of a trolley car door. In the background a crowd gathers around an automobile and trolley car accident.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Street railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Oakes home
- View of the Oakes Home located at 2825 West 32nd (Thirty- second) Avenue at Decatur Street in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium opened in September 1895 under direction of Reverend Frederick W. Oakes. Oakes was the first organized institution to...
- Oakes Home (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Sanatoriums--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Boy Scouts of America troop
- Boy Scouts of America troop members and their troop leader look down a fire pole hole in a Denver, Colorado firehouse.
- Boy Scouts of America--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Harry inside the Brown Palace
- Harry Rhoads stands near a desk in the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado. He wears a suit, bow tie, and hat; and he hold a camera.
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Harry with his gift camera
- Harry Rhoads, seated on the edge of a bed, looks at his gift, a Heiland Graflex camera.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Harry with his gift camera
- Harry Rhoads, seated on the edge of a bed, looks at his gift, a Heiland Graflex camera. Rhoads was a photographer for the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, from 1900 to 1969.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Harry Rhoads gets a hair treatment
- Harry Rhoads sits in a barbers' chair while two women put cream or lotion on the bald spot on his head.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Barbershops--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads with one of his cameras, possibly a Graphlex model. He wears a hat, suit and bow tie. Rhoads was a photographer for the Rocky Mountain News from 1900 to 1969.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- A portrait of Harry Mellon Rhoads. He wears a dark suit with a bow tie. Rhoads was a photographer for the Rocky Mountain News from 1900 to 1969.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads waves off the camera as he works in his darkroom. Shows a camera on a tripod and prints being dried on a line above Harry. The hand of another man can be seen in the foreground. Rhoads was a photographer for the Rocky Mountain News...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Darkrooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 to 1940?]
- Corner of 15th & Arapahoe
- View of the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Denver socialites at the Broadway Theater
- Two women and a man greet each other inside the Broadway Theater on 18th (eighteenth) and Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Both women wear long formal dresses, one woman wears a fur coat and the man wears an overcoat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo)
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- A man and a dog
- A man sits on a concrete ledge as he holds the leash to his small dog. The man wears a shirt (possibly satin), tie, cap, slacks and glasses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads holds a flash and camera, possibly a Graphlex model. He wears a hat, suit and bow tie. Rhoads was a photographer for the Rocky Mountain News from 1900 to 1969.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Harry M. Rhoads and Frances Melrose
- Harry M. Rhoads places a fedora hat on an Frances Melrose who is seated at a typewriter. Harry wears a chinese style hat, possibly a women's hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Melrose, Frances.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Man and woman enter the Broadway Theater
- A man and a woman enter the Broadway theater located at 18th and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a fur coat and long dress and the man wears a suit, bow tie and hat. Other couples enter the theater behind them. The Broadway theater...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo)
- [between 1930 and 1950?]