Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Navajo Indians
- A Native American (Navajo) family, a man, women, and children, pose outdoors near a log house, Arizona or New Mexico. Two women have their backs to the camera.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Children--1880-1910.; Families--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Man in row boat on Grand Lake
- A man, possibly Joseph Collier, sits in a wood row boat on the shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. He wears a hat and has a beard. Several ridges of mountains are in the distance on the far side of the lake.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- Hog backs near Steamboat Buttes
- View of trees and grass in a valley probably beside the Cache la Poudre River in Larimer County, Colorado. Eroded rock walls are near a hogback near probably Steamboat Rock.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cuestas--Colorado--Larimer County--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Colorado--Larimer County--1860-1870.; Valleys--Colorado--Larimer County--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1868]
- Men standing on backs of horses
- Two U.S. cavalrymen stand on the backs of two horses each as they approach a log rail jump in a dirt arena during a rehearsal of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large group of spectators, mostly men wearing suits and derby hats, stands behind a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 1
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 September 30
- Dr. Clarence Holmes and Fairfax Holmes at Home
- Cimmarone [i.e. Cimarron] pack train, Sneffels
- View of a pack train of burros, with materials and supplies on their backs, in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings; Stony Mountain is in the distance.
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.
- 1896 July
- Girls on a fence (back)
- Group portrait of girls on a rail fence at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; they have their backs to the camera and wear dresses with pleats, blouses with ruffles, wide brim hats, and pony tail hair styles.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Portrait of a man and two women
- Studio portrait of two women and a man with their backs to the camera. The man, who sits between the two women, wears a straw hat and faces straight ahead. The faces of the two women are shown in profile. One woman wears a light colored print dress...
- Men--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Leadville or bust, Leadvill [sic] not busted
- View from a wooded slope west across the Arkansas River Valley and Leadville, Colorado, to the Continental Divide. The town consists of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, false fronts and smelting and ore sampling works.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1877-1879]
- Manitou, Colo.
- View east along Manitou Avenue in front of intersection with Ruxton Avenue, Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Foreground shows unpainted backs of wood frame buildings. Street has automobiles, electric trolley car tracks and horse drawn...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [1912]
- U.S.S. Denver at time of launching
- The U.S.S. Denver backs out to sea at its commissioning ceremony, in Camden, New Jersey. People crowd the foreground, railings of the drydock, and the bow of the ship, which is draped in bunting. Men work in track-mounted cranes, in the upper...
- Denver (Ship)--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations.; Ships--New Jersey--Camden--1940-1950.
- April 4, 1942
- The Old Mining Exchange night session
- Interior view of Old Mining Stock Exchange, Cripple Creek, Colorado; large group of men wearing hats and overcoats have their backs to the camera with their hands raised to bid; night view due to illumination of lamps and camera exposure.
- Mineral industries--Finance--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stock exchanges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Advertising railroad car #1
- Advertising car #1, a large railroad car, stands in the midground on a railroad track in a snowy scene. Lettering on the side of the car reads "Buffalo Bill's Great Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders Col. W.F. Cody - President, Nate Salsbury -...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Parquet, Opera House, Colo. Springs
- View of the parquet in the Opera House, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows ornate cast iron seats with letters on backs: "L, K, J," and a piano in front of stage. The proscenium and walls are painted with decorative borders and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Seating furniture--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Paradise Lodge buried in snow, Washington
- View of Paradise Lodge, Washington, training Headquarters of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced). The building is buried in snow. Two doors on the ground floor are visible and two windows on upper floors are partially clear. A jeep is...
- Camp Muir (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Paradise (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- Church, Silver Plume
- View in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado, shows the brick facade of the "Grand Theatre" at the bottom of a hill and the backs of two false front buildings.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1940-1950.; False fronts--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Silver Plume--1940-1950.
- June 2, 1940
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- View of the backs of two-story storefronts in Central City, Colorado. Built above a retaining wall, the buildings have rectangular windows, stairs and walkways leading to the back doors, and walkways along the top level. The building second from...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Ute men on horseback
- Native American (Ute) scouts pose on horseback; men have backs to camera, they wear moccasins, leggings, shirts, ammunition belts, and feathers in hair; horses wear bridles decorated with metal, saddles and blankets.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Confederate reunion
- View of a concert in Trinidad, Colorado showing the conductor with his raised baton and the backs of the orchestra. Members of the orchestra dressed in their blues and dress caps are holding their instruments. The background is a crush of people,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Concerts--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military bands--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Indian children, Flathead reserve, observe their plaited hair
- Six Native American Flathead (Salish) children stand with their backs to the viewer looking toward something in the distance. Each of the children wears loose clothing and a "plaited" hair style. The tallest child is wrapped in a blanket, wears a...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Children--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Crow Indians
- View of three Native American (Crow) men who are similarly dressed in striped clothing made from Hudson Bay blankets, two wear feathers in their hair, one wears a hat. They sit on the ground, hold sticks, some with feathers, and a quiver; they have...
- Crow Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Singing--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- The Owl Dance - Crow only
- Native American (Crow) men and women stand with arms around each others waists and their backs to the viewer as they perform the Owl Dance, an exclusively Crow ceremony. The wear a mix of traditional and Euro-American dress, costume items of note...
- Crow Indians--Dance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Hopi Indians
- View of burros with large piles of wood tied to their backs probably near the Little Colorado River, Arizona. The mules or donkeys stand on a rocky desert landscape dotted with sage and small bushes.
- Hopi Indians--Transportation--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Arizona--1890-1900.; Fuelwood--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pack...
- August, 1899
- Lacey Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Lacey residence, Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Seventh Street between Taos and Rose Streets. The wood construction house has a large gable with a double window in the front, a porch decorated with woodcarving in the angles...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Old friends, Newport '95
- Two harnessed oxen stand next to a building in Newport, Rhode Island. The oxen have cloth blankets covering their backs.
- Newport (R.I.)--1890-1900.; Ox teams--Rhode Island--Newport--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Canon Avenue
- Scene in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southeast; shows backs of the Cliff House Hotel and the the Johnny Nolon house. In the foreground, the lawn is ornamented by small trees and the stone buffalo originally in front of the Johnny Nolon's...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890- 1900.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- A morning promenade, Oraibi, Hopi Reservation, Arizona
- Native American (Hopi) mothers, near a kiva, Oraibi, Third Mesa, Arizona, have babies wrapped in blankets on their backs; each mother holds the hand of another child. Shows pueblo buildings and ladders.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Government well, sole water supply for Indian village of Oraibi, Arizona
- Native American Hopi Pueblo men and women transport water from a government well below Oraibi, Third Mesa, Arizona. The water jars are tied in blankets, strapped around their heads and carried on their backs.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Water...
- 1908
- Omaha Dance
- View of the backs of Omaha dancers forming a circle with other Native American Sioux and whites on the main street of the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The dancers wear roaches, headdresses, bustles, breechcloths and leather belts with bells;...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Dance--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Ceremonial...
- [1891]
- Breckenridge, looking southeast
- In this view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southeast, smoke rises from the chimneys of the snow covered town. To the south are the backs of the Arlington and Denver Hotels. Power poles and a fence are in the foreground, and snow reveals the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1899
- 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
- Papago indians near San Xavier mission, Tucson
- Two Native American (Papago) women pass each other on a sidewalk as they carry kiahas (baskets) on their backs filled with pottery, Tucson, Arizona. They wear cotton print skirts and blouses with dark shawls. Shows: houses along the street, utility...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--Tucson--1900-1910.; Tohono O'Odham Indians--Arizona--Tucson--1900-1910.; Tucson (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Lifting & carrying--Arizona--Tucson--1900-1910.; Pottery--Arizona--Tucson--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- Circus
- Spectators stand near a procession of donkey and horse drawn wagons with wooden cages, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The wooden cages contain circus performers. One woman stands on the backs of a two...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cages--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Circus parades--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Gene Luby of Eagle & C.L. Danielson
- Gene Luby and C.L. Danielson of Basalt, Colorado, pose in front of a brick building. Luby wears trousers, a long-sleeved shirt, suspenders, and a tie. Danielson wears a suit, shirt, a t-shirt under the shirt, and a hat. Both men hold their arms...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Danielson, C. L.; Luby, Gene.
- [1955?]
- Women's rights
- Two Native American (Dakota) women sit next to wood bundles and tepees, probably Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--Women--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Fuelwood--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Tipis--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Women--Dakota...
- 1882?
- Squaws carrying wood
- Three Native American (Dakota) women carry wood bundles on their backs as they walk on an open grassy plain.
- Dakota Indians--Women--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Fuelwood gathering--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- 1882?
- Staff of Denver Public Library on High School steps
- Well dressed Denver Public Library staff posing on Denver, Colorado High School steps are identified as: "Standing at right rear: Florence Irene Willard and Helen F. Ingersoll - students in training class, George M. Lee -- head of accessions, Ralph...
- Ingersoll, Helen Frances, 1878-; Denver Public Library--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Delivery Room, Denver Public Library, East [sic] Denver High School
- Interior view of the Denver Public Library Delivery Room at the High School, in Denver, Colorado; shows men and women behind a counter and wire cage, shelves of books, stools, a table, and potted plants.
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and the Catholic school are partially visible at approximately...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Packing burros and automobile
- View of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street, looking west. The Kneisel- Curtis-Seifried Building is on the left side of the street, with signs that read "Bakery," and Kneisel and Anderson;" a sign over the sidewalk with an American flag nearby reads "10...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Donkeys--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Eagle Canyon
- An engine runs in reverse with a full head of steam, as it backs a work train up the grade outside the upper portal of East Belden Tunnel, on the new Denver and Rio Grande Western main line, Eagle County, Colorado. Buildings of Gilman show on upper...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Gilman (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gilman--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- Petal shop
- Interior of a florist shop in Denver, Colorado. There are cut flowers and vases on the floor, tables, and shelves. There is a set of stairs going up. The backs of picture frames are in the foreground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Florist shops--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- Pine Street, Central City streets
- Winter view looking south on Pine Street in Central City, Colorado. The dirt road is covered with slush and bordered by snow on both sides. A white, wood-construction house, which stands above a stone retaining wall, has a peaked roof, and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1990.
- [between 1969 and 1990?]
- Tlingit women
- View of four Native American (Tlingit) women sitting on a stone sidewalk with their backs resting against the side of a clapboard building, probably Alaska. They are engaged in basket weaving and have some of their wares on display in front of...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Alaska--1880-1900.; Tlingit baskets--Alaska--1880-1900.; Tlingit Indians--Arts & crafts--Alaska--1880-1900.; Basket making--Alaska--1880-1900.; Women--Alaska--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1895]
- Indians Pueblo
- View of the backs of Native American Hopi male dancers wearing belted kilts, bustles with feathers and faces painted on them, body paint and feather headdresses; standing on a slope, Hopi Reservation, Arizona.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--1880-1900.; Indian dance--Arizona--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--1880-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.); Ceremonial...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Sioux cradles
- View of Native American Sioux cradleboards; shows a decorated cradleboard, a mourning cradleboard filled with grass or reeds, and women on foot and on horseback with cradleboards on their backs.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Cradleboards--1850-1860.; Memorial rites & ceremonies--1850-1860.; Women--1850-1860.
- [1851?]
- Mule trenches, Camp Hale
- Two mules walk through snow trenches higher than their backs, guided by two Tenth Mountain Division soldiers. Eight men look on; two are bare-chested. Snow covered pine trees are in the background. Taken at Camp Hale, Colorado.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military camps--Colorado--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.; Mules--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- 1943
- Interior of the Opera House, 1933
- Interior view of Tabor Opera House, Leadville, Colorado, across the wooden floor of the stage to the seating area where Muriel Wolle sits in a first row seat, between Eugene Irey (student) seated on the edge of the stage and June West, standing....
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977.
- 1933
- Leadville Opera House scenery, 1933
- Original scenery drop, with dramatic angle lighting, at the Tabor Opera House, Leadville, Colorado. The tops of music stands with lamps and chair backs show in the foreground. The painted scene depicts marble columns, an archway, a balustrade and...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.
- [1933]