Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- A Navajo woman and her blanket
- A Navajo woman poses with a large woven fringed blanket with a diamond pattern. She wears a blanket wrapped around her body, a necklace and a bracelet. She has on moccasins and has her hair pulled back. She stands on a woven blanket, and another...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indian textile fabrics.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Navajo Indian women weavers.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Rio Grande style blanket and beater
- View of a hand-woven Rio Grande style blanket made at a WPA sponsored weaving project in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows a multi colored striped blanket and two chain rug beaters with wooden handles.
- Hispanic Americans--Arts & crafts--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Arts & crafts--1940-1950.; Blankets.; Tools.; Blankets--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Red Blanket
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Red Blanket, a Native American (Cheyenne) man. He holds a metal blade tomahawk. He wears a blanket over his lap, metal armbands, fur pelts over his braids, hair pipe breast plate and earrings, and a metal bead hair...
- Cheyenne Indians--1880-1900.; Indian scouts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Tomahawks--1880-1900.; Red Blanket.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Blanket
- A Native American (Rio Grande) handspun and woven blanket found in Ortiz, New Mexico. It is a two piece blanket with a two ply warp and a double warp; the weft is one ply. The colors are natural color and indigo and commercial dyes of light red,...
- Indian textile fabrics--North America--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Blankets--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880]
- Blanket
- A Native American (Rio Grande) handspun and woven blanket found in Ortiz, New Mexico. It is a two piece blanket with a two ply warp with S twist and Z spun; the weft is one ply and is Z spun. The colors are natural white and brown with commercial...
- Indian textile fabrics--North America--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Blankets--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1910]
- Ute group
- Native Americans (Ute), Buckskin Charlie, Towee and unidentified men, women, and baby, pose for a portrait (standing), possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; baby is in beaded cradleboard from which print scarf and key...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Group of Utes
- Native Americans (Ute), Buckskin Charlie, Towee and unidentified men, women, and baby, pose for a portrait (standing), possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; baby is in beaded cradleboard from which print scarf and key...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Group of Utes
- Unidentified Native American (Ute) man, woman and girl pose outdoors behind outspread blanket; man wears pants, vest, and tie, badge and medal on vest; woman wears blanket shawl and printed dress; child wears blanket shawl and dress.
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Loom-child-blanket
- Interior shows a Native American (Navajo) girl sitting on a blanket, under a brush shelter porch, near a loom. Near the loom in use is another unused loom. A metal pail sits near a woven blanket, outside of the brush porch. A dark blanket,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Weaving--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [September, 1908]
- Ute Indian
- A Ute man sits on a blanket in front of a large teepee, probably in Colorado. He has a striped tail tied to one braid and wears a beaded necklace and bracelets. A blanket covers his lap and he wears moccasins. A large drum is on its side next to...
- Ute Indians--1870-1900.; Drums--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1870-1900.; Tipis--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Alex, Katherine, Katherine, Lucy
- Alex, Katherine, Katherine and Lucy, four Native Americans on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stand in front of a teepee on the reservation. Alex stands at the far left holding a striped blanket in his right hand and a...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Indians of North America--Women--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Saddle blanket
- Shows a saddle blanket made by the Native American Sioux. The blanket is a brown color with the edges decorated with bands of designs.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Saddle blankets--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Recreation picnic group sitting on blanket in a park
- A group of women and a man eat outdoors on a blanket at a park in Denver, Colorado. Costume includes decorated wide brimmed hats, lace collars and cuffs, and scarves. A package of cookies on the blanket reads: "Smith's Nut Company".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Sadie Rhoads, wrapping a blanket around a female friend
- Shows the Rhoads family and others on a camping trip. Sadie Rhoads seated, to the left, wraps a blanket around a female friend. The little girl with the hat is Harry's daughter "Mitzi".
- Camps--Colorado--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harriet.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Riding with blanket
- Outdoor portrait of Native American (Ute) man (on horseback); he wears beaded moccasins, fringed leggings, and is wrapped in a dark blanket; rifle is in saddle holster; horse has saddle, bridle decorated with metal, and blanket.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Navajo blanket white, grey, brown
- Close-up view of a Native American (Navajo) woven blanket, probably wool. The blanket is stretched and hanging on the wall and has a repeat diamond pattern.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Navajo textile fabrics--1890-1910.; Blankets--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Navajo blanket red, white and black
- Close-up view of an outspread Native American (Navajo) blanket. The blanket has a diamond pattern surrounded by rectangles. Each corner has fringe tassles.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Navajo textile fabrics--1890-1910.; Blankets--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Wife of Ignacio at Tepee. Note chief blanket at tepee door
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Ute) woman near a tepee, probably near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. Ignacio's wife wears beaded moccasins, a dress, and a fringed shawl. A blanket covers the entrance to the tepee. Possibly a...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ignacio, Ute Chief--Family.
- 1890
- Young-Man-Afraid, stand, Old-Man-Afraid, seated (with chief blanket)
- Chief Man Afraid of His Horses (Man of Whose Horses They are Afraid) Native American, Oglala Lakota Sioux, poses with his son, Young Man Afraid of His Horses, outside with a woven blanket backdrop on a board and batten building, Pine Ridge Agency,...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine...
- [1891?]
- Navajo blanket weaver
- A Native American woman weaves a patterned, Navajo blanket on a loom. She wears a large belt adorned with silver buckles. She sits on a blanket on top of a small bench. Several spools of wool lie in the foreground.
- Navajo Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Women--1920-1930.; Weaving--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Francisco Gallegos
- Hispanic American Francisco Gallegos, a sheep and cattle rancher, poses on horseback in San Luis, Colorado. He wear a jacket, tie and round brimmed hat, his saddle blanket is a jerga, a woven Hispanic textile in a herringbone and check pattern....
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; San Luis (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings.; Horseback riding.; Ranchers.; Gallegos, Francisco--Pictorial works.; Building, Adobe--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1885
- Picnic, Rifle area
- Women and children sit and pose on a picnic blanket probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Women wear calico blouses with puffed sleeves; a boy wears a shirt with ruffles. A baby sits on a blanket beside a jar of food and metal plates.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a man and baby
- A man looks down at a baby in a carriage and poses for a portrait possibly in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The baby is covered by a long sheep skin blanket and wears a light colored dress and blanket. The man wears a suit, bowler hat and...
- Baby carriages--Colorado--1890-1900.; Fathers & children--Colorado--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Picnic in Clear Creek Canyon
- A woman and a teenage girl sit on the ground and have a picnic beside Clear Creek, probably in Jefferson County, Colorado. The woman wears a dark wool double-breasted jacket and a long skirt. She sits beside a leather case and a large straw sun...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls.; Picnics.; Streams.; Teenagers.; Women.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Ute Indians, group portrait
- Group portrait of North American Indian (Ute) men and women who include Chief Ouray and his wife, Chipeta. Chief Ouray wears a beaded buckskin shirt, leggings, and a breechclout, his hair is braided. Chipeta wears a fringed buckskin dress, a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress.; Chipeta, 1843-1924.; Ouray.
- [1880?]
- Girl
- A Native American (probably Ute) girl wears a blanket over her head and carries a woven water basket on her back. She stands on a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Girls--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Girl
- A Native American (probably Ute) girl wears a blanket over her head and carries a woven water basket on her back. She stands on a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Girls--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Moki Pueblo, woman making pottery
- Close-up view of a Native American (Hopi) woman and pottery on the Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. A woman holds a clay pinch pot, kneels on a blanket, and wears a woven fiber blanket or skirt, a striped shirt with buttons, and hair wraps. Large...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo pottery--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Capitanito, Piah, Severo, and family
- Capitanito, Piah (Peter Snow), Severo (Aaron Bear), Severo's wife (Natz-chi-ve-rat), and Cerette (Isareta), Native American (Ute) men, woman and children, pose outdoors for a portrait (standing) in front of a tepee; Capitanito wears beaded...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Capitanito, Piah, Severo, and family
- Native American men, woman and children (Ute), pose for a portrait (standing) near a tepee; Capitanito wears beaded moccasins, beaded pants, long shirt, hair pipe breast plate and choker, necklace decorated possibly with teeth, and braided hair;...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Early morning
- Outdoors portrait (crouching), Native American woman near a tepee, old Zoo Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; a metal pan and blanket are on either side of entrance; she wears print dress and blanket shawl.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Group of Utes
- Unidentified Native American (Ute) man and woman pose outdoors and stand behind outspread blanket; man wears moccasins, leggings, print shirt underneath overshirt, pelt with concho, breechcloth, and fur pelts cover braided hair; woman wears blanket...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Moquette and Polonegro
- Two Native American men (Ute), pose outdoors with outspread blanket; one (possibly Moquette) wears moccasins, beaded leggings, breechcloth, striped long shirt, hair pipe breast plate, scarf around neck, earrings, fur pelt and feather headdress; one...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Moquette.; Polonegro.
- 1896
- Navajo woman with baby board
- View of Native American (Navajo) woman and child walking toward a hitched horse and buggy; the buggy has an upholstered seat and convertable roof; perpendicular to the buggy is a saddled and bridled horse tied to a log hitching post; woman carries...
- Indians of North America--Women--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Cradleboards--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Women weaving near Butlers trading post
- View of 2 Native American (Navajo) women, a girl, and a baby sitting and standing outside of an adobe and wood building with a brush and wood porch, at Butlers trading post, possibly in New Mexico; one woman, who sits on a fringed blanket, weaves a...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--1900-1910.; Weaving--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Ute Jim, policeman with a hand out at Alamo Ranch, Colo.
- Jim, a Native American Ute policeman sits with a woman wrapped in a blanket sharing milk and bread (?) Alamo Ranch, Colorado. Another person is in a hammock wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado--1890-1910.; Police--Colorado--1890-1910.; Jim, Ute Tribal policeman.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ute horse-drawn cart
- View of a Native American Ute wrapped in a blanket in a horse-drawn wagon. The horse has a saddle covered with a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Transportation--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Taos pueblo
- Native American (Taos) husband and wife (possibly Manuel Mondragon) stand by door in front of their adobe house, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Man wears pants, moccasins, and a long shirt with wrapped blanket; woman wears belted dress, deerskin boots...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1930.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Adobe buildings--New...
- [1925]
- Home life of Sac and Fox Indians, with sleeping papoose, S. & F. reservation, Okla.
- Portrait of a Native American (Sac and Fox) family in front of a canvas backdrop. The man stands looking down on his wife and baby, and wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a woven blanket, necklace, and head wrap with feather. The woman is sitting on...
- Fox Indians--Women--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Sauk Indians--Children--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Sac and Fox Indian Reservation (Okla.)--1900-1910.; Families--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Sac and Fox Nation.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Blackfoot family
- Group portrait of a Native American (Blackfoot, Siksika) family shows a man, two girls, and a woman sitting outside of a tepee on an open plain. The man is smoking a pipe and wears fringed clothing and a blanket around his waist. The children wear...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Siksika Indians--Women--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- 1890
- Round Head and his papoose, Crow Indians
- Round Head, a Native American (Crow) man, stands holding his child in front of two men on horses. Round Head wears moccasins, leggings, a decorative necklace, and braids, and is wrapped in a blanket. The men on horses wear hats, shirts, and pants,...
- Crow Indians--Children--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.; Round Head, Crow Indian.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Crow Indian mother or the modern Madonna
- Portrait of a Native American (Crow) woman holding a baby in her lap. She sits on a buffalo hide and wears moccasins, a blanket around her waist, and a shirt decorated with shells or possibly elk teeth. The infant is wrapped in a blanket.
- Crow Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Mothers & children--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Swimmers picnicking
- Women dressed in swimsuits gather around a blanket for a picnic in a park. Some of the women wear swim caps. On the blanket are food, dishes, and cups. A young girl and young boy stand next to one of the women.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Boys--1920-1940.; Girls--1920-1940.; Parks--1920-1940.; Picnics--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Chief Ignacio, wife, and daughter
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Ute) man, woman, and girl near a tepee, probably near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. Ignacio wears a vest with a badge, and a knife holster. He holds a pipe and a beaded and fringed tobacco...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio, Ute Chief--Family.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.
- 1890
- Ute camp scene in reservation near Ignacio
- Native American (Ute) man and girl pose in a camp of three tepees on a reservation near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. The tepees stand near a group of trees. Blankets are spread out on tripods and bushes. A woman sits behind a large pile of...
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Tipis--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Chief Ignacio, wife, and child at tepee
- Chief Ignacio, a Native American (Weeminuche Ute) poses with his family outside a tipi in probably Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. Ignacio wears a dark vest with a badge and a knife holster. He holds a wooden pipe and tobacco bag. His wife...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Wiminuche Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.;...
- 1890
- Navajo women
- Two Native American (Navajo) women saddle a horse in a group of trees. One woman carries a baby on her back, wrapped in a blanket; she and the other woman hold a blanket over the horse's head. A saddled horse stands nearby.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- Navajo girl mixing fresh corn batter on sheepskin over her lap
- Native American (Navajo) woman sits in a brush shelter and prepares ground cornmeal. A pile of corncobs and husks and a pile of ground cornmeal lie on outspread blankets in front of the woman. Above the woman's head is a coffee can which reads...
- Indians of North America--Domestic life--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Corn--1900-1910.; Home food processing--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.
- [1908]
- Juan Mirabal- G. Mirabal- Taos Pueblos
- Native American (Taos) man and woman pose outdoors. Juan Mirabal wears moccasins, leggings, shirt, scarf tied around neck, and is wrapped in a blanket. G. Mirabal wears moccasins, leggings, a dress, and is wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Mirabal, G.; Mirabal, Juan.
- 1910
- Pedro Cajeti (i.e. Cajete)
- Two Native American (Tewa) men; one, Pedro Cajete, sits on a horse with a blanket, saddle, and bridle, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Mr. Cajete wears a hat, shirt, pants, and gloves. The other man is wrapped in a striped blanket and stands by a...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--New...
- 1910