Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Thornburg [sic] battle ground monument
- Diptych shows images of road leading to battleground and an automobile parked by the sandstone monument commemorating the battle between Major Thomas T. Thornburgh's troops and Native American Utes at Milk Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado.
- Thornburgh, Thomas Tipton, 1843-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1940.; Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--1920-1940.;...
- 1936 September 7
- Site of the Battle of Beecher's Island as it appears in 1917. The south channel of the Arickaree has been closed, owing to the sifting sands of the stream. Taken at one of the annual reunions of the scouts
- View of tents, buildings, horses, and cattle at an annual scout reunion to commemorate the Battle of Beecher Island near Wray, in Yuma County, Colorado. The Arickaree flows near the camp. The Battle of Beecher Island monument is visible in the...
- Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868--Monuments.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1910-1920.; Yuma County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments &...
- 1917
- Inscription on one side of Beecher Island Monument
- Close-up view of a marker that commemorates the Battle of Beecher Island, in Yuma County, Colorado; the battle was fought between U.S. troops and Native Americans (Cheyenne). The stone monument has an inscription that details the return to Fort...
- Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868--Monuments.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1960.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1960.; Yuma County (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Monuments &...
- [between 1940 and 1952]
- Explosive hits Germans near Monte della Spe
- High explosives hit German-held positions in the shadow of Monte della Spe, Italy, which is hidden by smoke. Taken during the Tenth Mountain Division's third major battle on either April 14th or 15th, 1945.
- Monte della Spe (Italy)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Italy--1940-1950.; War destruction & pillage--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [April 1945]
- Western History Subject Index
- Place Names. Colorado. Battle Creek
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 B
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Marker on spot of Thornburgh Battle ground, monument, Sept 24 to Oct. 5 - 1879
- View of a weathered sandstone marker commemorating the battle between Major Thomas T. Thornburgh's troops and Native American Utes at Milk Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Inscription reads: "In Memory Of Officers, Soldiers And Civilians Of The...
- Thornburgh, Thomas Tipton, 1843-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1940.; Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1927 and 1940?]
- The battle of Custer's last charge, 2 miles from Crow Agency, Montana
- View of the grave stones and the enclosed monument at the Little Big Horn Battlefield in Montana. Script on front of mat board reads: "The battle was fought June 25th, 1876. The cross marks the place General Custer fell. This battle was fought on...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--Montana--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Montana--1880-1910.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Monuments.; Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Sioux captured at the battle of Slim Buttes
- Outdoor view of Native American Sioux including Charging Bear, women and children wrapped in blankets; captured during the Slim Buttes battle in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Capture & imprisonment--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.), Battle of,...
- 1876
- Mrs. John Love during ceremonies marking battle centennial
- Mrs. John Love and a man pose near a stone battlefield marker commemorating the Battle of Summit Springs, Summit Springs, Colorado. The marker reads: "Site of Summit Springs Battle Ground Last Indian Engagement [...] with U. S. troops in [?] July...
- Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Summit Springs--1960-1970.; Governors' spouses--Colorado--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Summit Springs--1960-1970.; Summit Springs (Colo.), Battle of,...
- 1969 July 10
- The Battle at Beecher's Island
- White soldiers battle Native Americans (Cheyenne) at the Battle of Beecher's Island on the Arikaree River, Colorado.
- Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1860-1870.; Campaigns & battles--Colorado--1860-1870.; Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Custer Battle Field, west side of Reno Hill, group of Reno survivors and ladies, 1886
- Custer Battlefield, Little Bighorn, Montana, distant group view of men and women situated on west side of Reno Hill; some were actual military enlisted men with Reno who survived the battle; 10th Anniversary of the Battle Reunion.
- Battlefields--Montana--1886.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- 1886
- Rough riders of Battle of San Juan Hills
- Members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World" reenact the Battle of San Juan Hill during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men carry rifles and walk toward the back of the arena. One man carries a large,...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Historical reenactments--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; San Juan Hill, Battle of, 1898.
- [1901?]
- Battle of Summit Springs
- A group of Native Americans reenacts a scene from the battle of Summit Springs during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Four of the men play drums they hold in the air. Two young girls and several women stand together in the right...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Historical reenactments--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Summit Springs, Colo., Battle of, 1869.
- [1901?]
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- 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.)
- 1930 November 26
- Western History Subject Index
- Place Names. Colorado. Battle Creek
- Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records : 1873-1979
- Index to the records of the Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records located in boxes 1-18 and between the years 1873 and 1979. Index is arranged alphabetically by last name and includes: Last and First Name, Date of Event, Type of Records, Box Number,...
- Rogers Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Nash-Miller Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Funeral homes--Colorado--Denver.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy. Denver (Colo.) -- Vital records.
- 2008
- Thornburgs [sic] monument and battlefield
- View of the sandstone monument commemorating the battle between Major Thomas T. Thornburgh's troops and Native American Utes at Milk Creek, Rio Blanco County, Colorado.
- Thornburgh, Thomas Tipton, 1843-1879--Monuments.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1880-1920.; Milk Creek (Rio Blanco County and Moffat County, Colo.), Battle of, 1879--Monuments.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--1880-1920.;...
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- The Custer battlefield near Crow Agency, Mont.
- View of the grave stones and the enclosed monument at the Little Big Horn National Battlefield in Montana. The battle was fought June 25th, 1876. The cross marks the place General Custer fell. This battle was fought on the ridge just above the...
- Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876--Tomb--Montana--1870-1900.; Dakota Indians--Montana--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--1870-1900.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Monuments.; Little Bighorn Battlefield...
- [between 1879 and 1898?]
- Col. Mills, and officers of his Battallion, 3rd Cavalry
- Captain Anson Mills poses in front of a trophy tepee from the Slim Buttes battle in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory, with Lieutenant Colonel William B. Royall, Captain William H. Andrews, First Lieutenant Joseph Lawson, scout Frank...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.),...
- 1876
- The English Westerners' Brand Book
- Close-up view of a map of the Battle of Adobe Walls, Texas Panhandle, June, 1874, fought between the Army and Native Americans (Kiowa). The map depicts the area in which the battle took place. Labels in the print read: "The Quarterly Publication of...
- Indians of North America--War--Texas--1870-1880.; Kiowa Indians--War--Texas--1870-1880.; Adobe Walls, Battle of, Tex., 1874.
- [between 1962 and 1970]
- Beecher Island monument at Beecher, Colo.
- View of a concrete obelisk marker that commemorates the Battle of Beecher Island, fought between U.S. troops and some 1,000 Native Americans (Cheyenne)in Yuma County, Colorado. The marker is surrounded by an iron fence. A U. S. flag flies from an...
- Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868--Monuments.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1970.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Yuma County--1940-1970.; Yuma County (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Monuments &...
- [between 1940 and 1970]
- The defiance of Roman Nose
- Shows Roman Nose, a Native American (Cheyenne) man, on horseback at the Battle of Beecher Island. A group of spectators on horseback cheer him on.
- Cheyenne Indians--War--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Roman Nose.; Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- The defence from the island
- The Battle of Beecher Island, Colorado, 1868, pitted Native American Cheyenne against the U. S. Cavalry. One white man and three horses have fallen, others wage the battle.
- Cheyenne Indians--War--Colorado--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1860-1870.; Campaigns & battles--Colorado--1860-1870.; Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- In the pits
- Shows U. S. Cavalry soldiers during the Battle of Beecher Island, Arikaree River, Colorado, 1868. An officer hands a wounded soldier a drink of water as another man sips from a pool. A third prepares to fire his rifle. The battle was waged against...
- Cheyenne Indians--War--Colorado--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1860-1870.; Campaigns & battles--Colorado--1860-1870.; Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Black Iron mine
- Overlook view of the Black Iron Mine owned by the Empire Zinc Company, on Battle Mountain in Eagle County, Colorado with road and tramway.
- Battle Mountain (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Black Iron Mine (Eagle County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Custer Battlefield, Reno ford of the Little Big Horn, 1886
- Reenactment of Battle of Little Bighorn taken on Tenth Anniversary and Reunion of battle, June 26, 1886; shows the area where Reno first crossed the Little Bighorn River River, and people on horses on the other side.
- Little Bighorn River (Wyo. and Mont.) --1880-1890.; Battlefields--Montana--1880-1890.; Fords (Stream crossings)--Montana--1880-1890.; Historical reenactments--Montana--1880-1890.; Rivers--Montana--1880-1890.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont.,...
- 1886
- Custer Battlefield, skirmish line west side of hill, 1886
- Reenactment of Battle at Little Bighorn during Tenth Anniversary and Reunion of battle on June 25, 1886; skirmish line on west side of ridge where Custer and his men dismounted and fought as told by Chief Gall during the Anniversary; reenactment...
- Battlefields--Montana--1886.; Historical reenactments--1880-1890.; Soldiers--1880-1890.; Baldwin, Frank D.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- 1886
- Monument on Custer Battlefield, men and dog, 1886, full length
- Monument to General George Armstrong Custer, his officers, soldiers and scouts marking Battle of Little Bighorn; photograph taken during Tenth Anniversary and Reunion of Battle, June 26, 1886; large granite marker on battlefield site with three men...
- Battlefields--Montana--1886.; Historic sites--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--1880-1890.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- 1886
- Custer battlefield, west side of Reno Hill, 1886
- Battle site at Little Bighorn, Montana, west side of Reno Hill; one man holds reins to horse center; large group of horseback riders in distant center; photograph taken during Reunion and 10th Anniversary of Battle.
- Battlefields--Montana--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Horses-- 1880-1890.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- 1886
- Col. Works discussing battle plans at the sand table, Passatore, Italy
- Colonel Works, commander of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Third Battalion, constructed a sand table, or three dimensional model, of the terrain that his men would be attacking during the April drive. According to the photographer the...
- Battlefields--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945 April 12
- Rough Riders, USA
- Members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World" pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man sits on his horse in front of the rest of the group in the center foreground. The men all have scarves tied...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Historical reenactments.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; San Juan Hill, Battle of, 1898.
- 1899
- Rough Riders, USA
- Members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World" pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man sits on his horse in front of the rest of the group in the center foreground. The men all wear hats and have...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Historical reenactments.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; San Juan Hill, Battle of, 1898.
- 1899
- Rough Riders, USA
- Members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World" pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man sits on his horse in front of the rest of the group in the center foreground. The men all wear uniforms and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Historical reenactments.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; San Juan Hill, Battle of, 1898.
- 1899
- U.S. Cavalry 9th and 10th reg. (Battle of San Juan)
- African American members of the 9th and 10th regiments of the U.S. Cavalry ride horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man rides alone in the left foreground. A rider in the right midground carries a flag...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Battle Mountain
- View of tailings piles, mine buildings and headframes on Battle Mountain in Victor (Cripple Creek Mining District,Teller County), Colorado. Mine names are painted on two mine building roofs: "Anna Lee" and "Bob-Tail." Shows a curved road and sparse...
- Anna Lee Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Headframes (Mining)--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Tailings...
- 1895
- Western History Subject Index
- Beecher Island, Battle of
- The English Westerners' Brand Book
- Close-up view of a map of the Battle of Adobe Walls, Texas Panhandle, June, 1874, fought between the Army and Native Americans (Kiowa). The map depicts the area in which the battle took place. Labels in the print read: "The Quarterly Publication of...
- Kiowa Indians--War--Texas--1870-1880--Maps.; Indians of North America--War--Texas--1870-1880--Maps.; Adobe Walls, Battle of, Tex., 1874--Maps.;
- [between 1962 and 1970]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 6, 1912 February 10
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 10, 1920 October
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Red Cliff
- Aerial view of frame and log buildings and dirt streets in Red Cliff (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows the intersection of Monument and Eagle Streets, and the two-story Quartzite Hotel with ladders over the sidewalk. Shows the quartzite rock...
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1898]
- Red Cliff, Colo.
- View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Summit (or Eagle) County, Colorado; shows frame buildings, Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks, and Turkey Creek. Landmarks include the church, Eagle Hotel, Quartzite Hotel, Star Hotel, homes of Dr. A. G. Mays and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Birds eys [i.e. eye] view of battlefield at Wounded Knee S.D. looking S.W.
- View northwest over the battle field at Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, shows the burial party, including a Native American Sioux woman, at the west end of the snow covered camp with frozen bodies and tepee pole...
- Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee...
- [1891? January 3]
- Buckskin Lodge, Sioux prisoners, Gen. Custer's battle flag, captured at the Battle of Slim Buttes, and the Officers in command of the charge
- View of seven Native American Sioux captured during the Slim Buttes battle in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory. General Crook's head scout, Frank Grouard is on their left and Second Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, Third Cavalry is on the...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.),...
- 1876 October 24
- The hostile Apaches
- Four scenes from Crook's campaigns against the Native American Chiricahua. Top left: "A Captive White Boy In An Apache Camp," shows a white boy in an Apache wickiup camp with women and children and one warrior holding a bow and arrow. Top right:...
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Captives--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Warriors--1880-1890.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.; Nachez.; Crook, George, 1829-1890--Homes & haunts.
- 1886 April 24
- Parade to battle
- Native American (Crow) and white men ride on horseback, in a parade, as part of the reenactment of the Battle of Little Bighorn in Sheridan, Wyoming. One man carries a U. S. flag and wears a feather headdress. Spectators line the street. Prominent...
- Crow Indians--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Commemoration.; Sheridan (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Headdresses--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Horseback...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Indian going to battle
- Native American (Crow) men ride on horseback in a parade as part of the reenactment of the Battle of Little Bighorn in Sheridan, Wyoming. One man carries a U. S. flag. The men wear moccasins, leggings, and feather headdresses. Spectators line the...
- Crow Indians--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Commemoration.; Sheridan (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Flags--American--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- U. S. troops going to battle
- U. S. soldiers in uniform ride on horseback in a parade as a part of the reenactment of the Battle of Little Bighorn in Sheridan, Wyoming. Spectators line the streets. Prominent signs read: "New York Store", "[Ci]ty Bakery", "Hudson Groceries", and...
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Commemoration.; Sheridan (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Battle ground
- Native American (Crow) and white men participate in the reenactment of the Battle of Little Bighorn near Sheridan, Wyoming.
- Crow Indians--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Commemoration.; Sheridan (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Historical reenactments--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]