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- Arapahoe Sun dance camp
- A group of Native American (Arapaho) children and a group of men on horseback pose near a Sun Dance camp, probably in Wyoming. The groups stand nearby a group of tepees, one of which consists of just poles. The men on horseback wear hats.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Sun dance--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Freckled Face -Arapahoe-
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Freckled Face, a Native American (Arapaho) woman. She wears a dress decorated with elk teeth, a hair pipe necklace and choker, and bead necklaces.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.; Freckled Face.
- 1898
- Arapahoes Six Feathers
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Six Feathers, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He sits on a fur pelt draped over a bench. He wears moccasins, a holster decorated with metal beads, and a beaded feather warbonnet headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Six Feathers.
- [1884-1885]
- Arapahoes Black Coal, Coolidge, and Painting Horse
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Black Coal, Coolidge, and Painting Horse, Native American (Arapaho) men. Black Coal and Painting Horse wear scarves over their braids. Coolidge wears a watch chain.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Black Coal.; Coolidge.; Painting Horse.
- [1880-1890]
- Arapahoe camp Near Casper, Wyo. On the site of the old Oregon Trail
- Native American (Arapaho) men in leggings, beaded gauntlets, and beaded feather headdresses, pose near a group of tepees and a covered wagon near Casper, Wyoming. The tepees are painted and depict humans on horses and shields; a sign on the covered...
- Arapaho Indians--Clothing & dress--Wyoming--Casper--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Casper--1880-1910.; Casper (Wyo.)--1880-1910.; Oregon Trail--1880-1910.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Casper--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Shib-o-nester
- Studio portrait (standing) of Shib-o-nester, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He leans on a fur pelt that is draped over a pedestal. He wears beaded leggings, a breechcloth, a blanket cape, fur pelts over his braids, and a fur cap.
- Arapaho Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Shib-o-nester.
- [between 1869 and 1874]
- Six Feathers
- Studio portrait (standing) of Six Feathers, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears moccasins, a long coat, an ammunition belt with a leather holster decorated with metal beads, a scarf around his collar, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Six Feathers.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Arapahoes Black Coal, with head dress
- Studio portrait of Black Coal, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a vest, fur pelts in his braids, and a feather headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Black Coal.
- [between 1884-1885]
- Arapahoes Sharp Nose's boy
- Studio portrait (crouching and standing) of Native American (Arapaho) Sharp Nose's boy and another boy. They aim bows with arrows in them. The boys wear leggings and breechcloths. One boy wears a bead necklace and scarves over his braids.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Sharp Nose--Family.
- [1884-1885]
- Arapahoes Black Coal, plain
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Black Coal, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a vest, a scarf around his neck, and has cloth and fur wrapped braids.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Black Coal.
- [between 1884-1885]
- Arapahoes Buffalo Wallow
- Studio portrait (standing) of Buffalo Wallow, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He stands with one foot on a log and holds a revolver. He wears moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, an ammunition belt with a leather holster, scarf wrapped braids, and...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Buffalo Wallow.
- [1884-1885]
- Arapahoe kneeling with gun
- A Native American (Arapaho) man poses indoors, he holds a rifle. He wears leggings, a breechcloth, an ammunition belt, metal bead bandoliers, a hair pipe choker, and a beaded feather warbonnet headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.
- [1884-1885]
- Arapahoes Young Calf
- Studio portrait (sitting, profile) of Young Calf, Native American (Arapaho) man. He sits on a log and holds a revolver. He wears leggings, a breechcloth, metal bead bandoliers, and a feather warbonnet headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Young Calf.
- [1884-1885]
- Arapahoes Bill Friday
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Bill Friday, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a blanket around his waist.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Friday, Bill.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Arapahoe man
- A Native American (Arapaho) man poses indoors, he holds his hand up to shade his eyes. He wears moccasins, leggings, a hair pipe breastplate, a beaded vest, metal and bead armbands, a bandolier decorated with teeth, fur pelts over his shoulders,...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Headdresses--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Little Raven, Head Chief of the Arrapahoes [i. e. Arapahoes]
- An engraving of Little Raven, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a suit and earrings.
- Arapaho Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Little Raven.
- 1871 June 24
- Bird Chief, War-Chief of the Arrapahoes
- Photomechanical reproduction of an engraving of Bird Chief, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a vest and a bead necklace.
- Arapaho Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Bird Chief.
- 1871 June 24
- Surrounding terrain
- View of the terrain that surrounds the area in which the Sand Creek Massacre took place, November 29 and 30, 1864, in Kiowa County, Colorado; United States troops killed some 200 Native Americans (Cheyenne and Arapaho), two thirds of whom were...
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864--Battlefields--1970-1980.; Kiowa County...
- 1972
- Surrounding terrain
- View of the terrain that surrounds the area in which the Sand Creek Massacre took place, November 29 and 30, 1864, in Kiowa County, Colorado; United States troops killed some 200 Native Americans (Cheyenne and Arapaho), two thirds of whom were...
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1940-1950.; Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1940-1950.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Kiowa County--1940-1950.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864--Battlefields--1940-1950.; Kiowa County...
- 1942
- Monument for Sand Creek on highway east of Chivington, Colo
- View of a concrete obelisk historical marker with a metal plaque near Chivington, Kiowa County, Colorado; it commemorates the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864 in which United States troops killed some 200 Native Americans (Cheyenne and Arapaho), two...
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.--1960-1970.; Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1960-1970.; Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Kiowa County--1960-1970.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo.,...
- April, 1960
- Sand Creek Massacre marker
- Close up view of a marker that commemorates the Sand Creek Massacre in which United States troops killed some 200 Native Americans (Cheyenne and Arapaho), two thirds of whom were women and children, Kiowa County, Colorado. The marker consists of a...
- Arapaho Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo.,...
- 1972
- Sand Creek Massacre marker
- Close-up view of a marker that commemorates the Sand Creek Massacre in which United States troops killed some 200 Native Americans (Cheyenne and Arapaho), two thirds of whom were women and children, Kiowa County, Colorado. The concrete obelisk has...
- Arapaho Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo.,...
- 1972
- Camp Weld Council, Denver
- Group portrait of the Camp Weld Council, Denver, Colorado, shows white and Native American men arranged in three rows. Identification: "Standing (back row) l. to rt.: 1. unidentified, 2. unidentified, 3. John Simpson Smith, interpreter, 4. White...
- Arapaho Indians--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Organizations--1860-1870.
- September 28, 1864
- Yellow Calf
- Portrait of Yellow Calf, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a bow and arrows and wears a quill-work bandolier, necklace, and feather headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1900.; Bow and arrow--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Yellow Calf.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Yellow Calf Chief of Arapahoes
- Portrait (sitting) of Yellow Calf, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a bow and arrows and wears a quill-work bandolier, beaded necklace, and feather headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1900.; Bow and arrow--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Yellow Calf.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Goes in the Lodge
- Goes in the Lodge, a Native American (Arapaho) man poses outdoors. He wears a fringed shirt, hair pipe breastplate, medal, scarf with a shell clasp, and feathers in his hair.
- Arapaho Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Clothing & dress--1910-1920.; Goes in Lodge.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Black Bear Jr. Arapahoe
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Black Bear Junior, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a tomahawk pipe and wears a fur pelt and body paint.
- Arapaho Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Body painting--1900-1910.; Calumets--1900-1910.; Black Bear, Son of Chief Black Bear.
- 1900
- Chief Red Bear Arapahoe
- Studio portrait (standing) of Red Bear, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a beaded tobacco bag and wears a blanket and fringed shirt with ermine trim.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Red Bear.
- [between 1898 and 1900]
- Straight-Crazy Arapahoe
- Portrait (sitting) of Straight-Crazy, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a shirt decorated with feathers, fur pelts over his braids, face paint, and a feather in his hair.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Straight-Crazy.
- 1898
- Rev. Sherman Coolidge, D. D. A native Arapahoe.
- Studio portrait of Reverend Sherman Coolidge, D. D. (Native American Arapaho). He wears a clerical robe.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Clergy--1890-1900.; Coolidge, Sherman.
- 1893
- Les sept grands chefs chayennes et arrapahoes envoyes en 1863 a Denver, pour traiter avec le gouverneur du Colorado
- Portrait of seven unidentified Native American (Cheyenne and Arapaho) chiefs serving as envoys to meet with the governor of Colorado in Denver. Five of the men are seated, two are standing.
- Arapaho Indians--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Native American man
- A Native American (Arapaho) man poses by a tepee. He holds a bow and arrows and wears moccasins, leggings, a bead bandolier, necklace, and a beaded feather headdress. The tepee is painted with images of birds and horses.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Tipis--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Native American man
- A Native American (Arapaho) man poses with a wooden staff near a tepee. He wears moccasins, fringed leggings, a quill-work vest, armbands, fur pelts over his braids, and a warbonnet feather headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Yellow Calf Chief of Arapahoes
- Yellow Calf, a Native American (Arapaho) man poses outdoors near a tepee. He holds a bow and arrows and wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a bandolier, necklace, and feather headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; Yellow Calf.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Native American family
- A Native American (Arapaho) family poses outdoors near a teepe. The man wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, quill-work vest, fur pelts over his braids, and a warbonnet headdress. The woman wears a wide belt decorated with metal beads...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Children--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Families--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Native American man
- A Native American (Arapaho) man poses with a bow, arrows, and quiver near a tepee. He wears beaded leggings, a breechcloth, quill-work vest, armbands, fur pelts over his braids, and feather headdress. White boys and a girl stand nearby.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Quivers--1880-1900.; Children--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Col. Tim McCoy & His Indian Line Up Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus
- Colonel Tim McCoy and ten Native Americans (Dakota Sioux, Arapaho and Crow) pose on horseback in front of a Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus tent in Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. The Native Americans wear beaded...
- Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows--People--1930-1940.; Arapaho Indians--New York--Schenectady--1930-1940.; Crow Indians--New York--Schenectady--1930-1940.; Dakota Indians--New York--Schenectady--1930-1940.; Indians of North...
- 1935 July 9
- Arapahoe [sic] Glacier as viewed through binoculars. (It's the very faint white spot)
- View of Arapaho Glacier. Shows trees, branches and mountains in the distance.
- Arapaho Glacier (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Glaciers--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1940.; Mountains--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1935]
- Arapahoe Peak
- Arapaho Peak stands with small patches of snow on it in the distance in this view from Rollinsville Road in Gilpin County, Colorado. Tracks have formed in the dirt road.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Arapahoe Peak & Mammoth Gulch
- Tall, thin trees with bare branches stand in the foreground of this view looking toward Arapaho Peak and Mammoth Gulch near the border of Boulder and Grand counties in Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mammoth Gulch (Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Arapahoe Peak from Grizzly Gulch
- Tree stumps stand in the foreground of this view looking toward Arapaho Peak in the distance where Boulder and Grand counties meet in Colorado. Tall pine trees line the gulch leading back toward the mountain.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Arapahoe Peak, Mammoth Gulch
- Arapaho Peak stands in the distance across from a small lake near where Boulder and Grand counties meet in Colorado. Trees with bare branches stand in the foreground.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trees--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Arapaho Peaks
- View of Arapaho Peaks with snow.
- Mountains--Colorado--1900-1930.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Lunch at Antelope [i.e. Arapaho] Valley camp Pete Smythe, Doc Gilbert, Frank Johns.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members stand in a line for lunch at the chuckwagon in an alpine meadow on the Arapaho Valley Ranch in Grand County, Colorado. Shows tables near a chuckwagon, and snow on mountain summits in the distance.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Grand County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Chuckwagons--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.;...
- 1957
- Antelope [i.e. Arapaho] Valley Lodge camp Rudy Paulson as M.C., Marion "Ging" Gingerich, Pete Smythe, John Eastman.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members stand on a stage during a raffle on the group's annual trail ride at a camp at Arapaho Valley Lodge near Grand Lake, Colorado. Rudy Paulson speaks into a microphone. Pete Smythe is behind a man with an...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Grand County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Accordions--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.; Musicians--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Grand...
- 1957
- Antelope [i.e. Arapaho] Valley camp Dick Dickson telling a story, Pete Smythe, Bob Long, Dick Dickson, Rudy Paulson.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members stand on a stage during the group's annual trail ride at a camp near the Arapaho Valley Lodge in Grand County, Colorado. Dick Dickson speaks into the microphone. Bob Long wears a straw cowboy hat and smiles....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Grand County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.
- 1957
- G. Kim Britt Breitenstein foreground and Dr. Bill Cody getting a dunking "all in good fun," Arapahoe [i.e. Arapaho] Valley camp.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members hold and "dunk" G. Kim "Britt" Breitenstein and Dr. Bill Cody into a ditch in an initiation rite on the group's annual trail ride near the Arapaho Valley Lodge near Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. Britt...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Ditches--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.; Grand County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Initiation rites--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 5 and 6, 1924 May-June
- Moccasins
- A pair of Native American (possibly Arapaho) men's rawhide moccasins with beadwork in blue, yellow, red, and green; muslin cloth around ankles.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Moccasins--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Drum
- Native American (possibly Arapaho) round, rawhide drum with wood frame and red paint; found at Bear Creek.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1890.; Drums--1860-1890.; Musical instruments--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890]