Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- War club
- Shows a Native American Plains Indians war club. The handle is cylindrical and is made of wood, the head is ball shaped. Buckskin fringe is attached to the bottom of the club handle. The top portion of the handle is decorated with black glass beads.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Clubs (Weapons)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Knife
- A Native American (Plains Indian) knife. It has a bone handle and iron blade with a slated end, curved and rounded handle and a fine wire wrapped around the upper part of the blade.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Knives--1860-1970.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Spoon
- Shows a cow horn spoon made by Native American Sioux. The spoon was found in Wounded Knee, South Dakota. It features multicolored beadwork on the handle, red and white quill and rawhide fringe on the end of the handle.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Spoons--1890-1900.
- 1890
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It has a bone head made with petrified vertebrae and a handle (possibly wood). The handle is decorated with green, blue and rust color beadwork; horsehair dyed green, eagle...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Clubs (Weapons)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It has a white marble hatchet and a wood handle. The handle is decorated with horsehair dyed orange and green. A tassel made of orange horsehair is attached at the end.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Clubs (Weapons)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club made by White Whirl Wind of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The head of the club is made of carved oblong stone which is painted with blue and red poster paint. The handle is wood and is decorated with red, blue,...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Clubs (Weapons)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club with a head or ax piece made from horn (possibly mountain sheep or goat). The wood handle is decorated with braided horsehair dyed red, white and black. Red horsehair is attached to the end of the handle.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Clubs (Weapons)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club with a oblong and gray stone head and wood handle. The handle is decorated with rawhide, eagle feathers and a pendant made from deer hair.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Clubs (Weapons)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Lance
- A Native American (Plains) lance. The point is constructed of metal and the handle is a rake handle. It is decorated with a rawhide band painted red, a braid of black hair wrapped in rawhide painted red, eagle feather and buffalo fur.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Lances--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Tomahawk
- A Native American tomahawk. The handle made of wood and has designs burned into it and lines of brass tacks. The handle is metal material.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Tomahawks--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- The plaza is full of snakes that have broken away from the Gatherers
- View of Native American (Hopi) men, Snake members, who handle snakes as part of the Snake Dance at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. One snake member holds a feather whip toward a snake on the ground while other members handle snakes and look on....
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi...
- 1899
- Photograph of a tomahawk, portion of handle near blade ornamented
- Tomahawk, handle with ornamentation near blade.
- Tomahawks--1870-1930.
- [between 1874 and 1930]
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith identified as Hilario Herminio Paiz (Herman), poses outside of a wood building on his ranch in Gulnare (Los Animas County, Colorado. He wears a cap, leather apron, leather gloves and holds a metal handle drift. A man beside him wears...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paiz, Hilario Herminio, 1898-1983--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.; Gulnare (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- [ca. 1915]
- María Onofre Paiz at gasoline pump
- María Onofre Paiz, A young woman uses a handle to pump gasoline into an elevated tank outside a tin building on the Paiz Ranch in Gulnare (Las Animas County) Colorado. She wears a dress with short sleeves and her hair is short, parted in the...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Paiz, Maria Onofre, 1895-1934.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Women--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.; Gasoline pumps--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Gallup-Stanbury Building
- View of the Gallup-Stanbury Building (1873) at 1445-1451 Larimer Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story red brick commercial building in the Italianate style. The storefront along the first floor is cast...
- Gallup-Stanbury Building (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Larimer Street (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Commercial facilities.; Historic buildings.; Gallup-Stanbury...
- 1995
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 9, 1911 February 25
- Baby in elaborate wicker carriage
- Outdoor portrait of a baby in a wicker perambulator in Denver, Colorado. An umbrella is attached to the handle.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Baby carriages--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- WPCD sorting primers
- Interior view of the powder house at the West Portal site of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. A man wears a hat and sorts the explosive primers. The boxes read: "Hercules...
- Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1942?]
- Utah Lake
- People stand on the shore of Utah Lake (Utah County), Utah. The Wasatch Mountains and marsh grasses are seen in the distance. The girls have closely cropped hair and wear street length plaid dresses. The man wears a suit, hat and tie. One of the...
- Utah County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Utah Lake (Utah)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Utah County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Tomahawk; pipe
- Shows a Native American Sioux wood and steel blade tomahawk from Rosebud, South Dakota. The wood handle is squared, burned and has rings of brass tacks around it.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Calumets--1860-1870.; Tomahawks--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- War club
- Shows a war club made by Native American Sioux White Whirl Wind from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The stone head is oval and is covered with horsehair dyed purple and an eagle feather is attached at one end. The handle is decorated with blue and black...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Clubs (Weapons)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- War club
- Shows a war head (Native American Sioux ) made by White Whirl Wind of Badlands, South Dakota (Pine Ridge Indian Agency). The war club features a stone head, quartz, chert, a wood handle with yellow and black beadwork, horsehair dyed purple and...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Clubs (Weapons)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The club features a beige chert head carved to points on both sides; a wood handle decorated with blue, silver color and green faceted beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Clubs (Weapons)--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club made by Stinking Bear from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The head of the club is made of an oblong piece of red catlinite with a lead inlay. The wood handle is decorated with braided horsehair dyed purple, green,...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Clubs (Weapons)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club made by White Whirl Wind from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. The head is made of a round stone. The wood handle is decorated with braided horsehair dyed black and white.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Clubs (Weapons)--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club with a red catlinite stone, pointed and oblong at the head. The wood handle is decorated with doeskin, a tassel made of horsehair dyed orange. Red and white beadwork is on the horsehair tassel.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Clubs (Weapons)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Basket
- Shows a Native American (Jicarilla Apache) coiled basket used as a water bottle. The bottle features a pitched coiled design method. The foundation is made of rod pieces and the handle of horsehair.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1930.; Water bottles--1900-1930.; Baskets--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- War club grip
- Native American (Sioux) wooden war club with a painted green handle and attached rawhide and eagle feather; stone head probably added at a later date.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Arms & armament--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- War club
- Native American (possibly from the Southern Plains), war club has a wood handle decorated with dyed red horsehair and a tin jingler; stone head attached with rawhide.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Arms & armament--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Comb
- Native American (Sioux) wooden comb with a long handle.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Combs--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Effigy
- Native American (Zuni) earthenware effigy in the shape of a bird or chicken; red and brown painted spots and band on orange-white background; handle in center between head and knob.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Zuni pottery--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Basket
- Native American (Jicarilla Apache) coiled, storage basket of cottonwood with lid and handle; brown natural dye, red and green commercial dye.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1920-1940.; Baskets--1920-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Basket
- Native American (Jicarilla Apache) coiled and braided willow pitcher with handle; triangle and arrowhead pattern in brown natural dye; red and purple commercial dye.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1920-1940.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1920-1940.; Baskets--1920-1940.; Pitchers--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Morache
- Native American (Southern Ute) wooden, notched morache with handle.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Musical instruments--1880-1910.; Percussion instruments--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Knife
- Shows a Native American (Zuni) silver knife possibly used as a butter knife. The handle is incised.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Knives--1890-1910.; Silverware--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Basket
- Shows a Native American (Jicarilla Apache) coiled willow basket dyed with brown natural dye and red, green, blue and black commercial dye. The basket has a rim, loop handle and leg/foot shaped as a star. The foundation of the basket is rod and welt...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1920-1930.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1920-1930.; Baskets--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929]
- Pitcher
- Shows a Native American (Jicarilla Apache) micaceous clay pitcher. The pitcher has a handle and an indented neck.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Jicarilla Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Pitchers--1860-1870.; Pottery--1860-1870.
- 1860
- Awl case and awl
- Shows a Native American awl (Ute?) with a metal point, wood handle and the leather (commercial) case.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Awls--1870-1880.; Cases (containers)--1870-1880.
- 1870
- Quirt
- Shows Native American (Souix or Cheyenne) quirt made from commercial leather. It has a braided handle with a leather thong attached with a metal circlet.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Whips--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1879]
- Spoon
- Shows a Native American (Arapaho) spoon made of mountain sheep horn. The handle is decorated with woven multicolor quill.
- Arapaho Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Spoons--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Shield
- A Native American (Sioux? or Cheyenne?) ritual shield. It is made of yellow ochre rawhide and buckskin and has red strouding, eagle feathers and a wire handle. Images of a turtle, butterflies, lizard and a bird painted in green, black, red and...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1860-1870.; Sun dance--1860-1870.; Shields--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Jar
- A Native American jar found in Montezuma, Colorado. The jar was used to carry water, and feature a flared rim and a handle strap. The designs on the jar are hatching, turkey foot tracks and a key.
- Indian pottery--North America--1000-1300.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1000-1300.; Jars--1000-1300.
- [between 1000 and 1300]
- Scraper and awl
- A Native American (Sioux) scraper tool made from elk horn and a steel blade. The scraper has a natural color, dots and lines carved into the handle portion, hollow depression and there is a thong piece of buckskin wrapped around the blade. This...
- Arapaho Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Scrapers (tools)--1880-1900.; Cases (containers)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1900]
- Four pistols
- Four pistols descriptions follow images from right to left. The first pistol was made by H. Aston & Co. from Middletown, Connecticut; U.S. Arsenal. The percussion pistol (US model 1842, military cap lock pistol) is single shot made from walnut with...
- Handguns--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- Baby
- Studio portrait of a baby in a perambulator. A parasol is attached to the handle of the baby carriage.
- Baby carriages--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Baby
- Studio portrait of a baby in a perambulator. A parasol is attached to the handle of the baby carriage.
- Baby carriages--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Relics from the cliff dwellings
- View of Native American Anasazi artifacts including: a pottery bowl with cord handle, pottery mugs, a pottery ladle, and ground stone axes.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Pueblo...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ute Indians, Chief Severo & family
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Ute) family identified as Chief Severo and his family. Women sit and wear shawls (mantas) over dresses and beaded moccasins; one woman holds a leather purse with a chain handle. Babies in cradleboards made with...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Severo, Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Longmont National Bank
- View from intersection of the exterior of the two-story Longmont National Bank, Colorado, housed in the corner of a brick block with decorative tiles and marble entry surround. Bronze plaque on corner reads: The Longmont National Bank, Savings...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 23
- Woodmen of World Members in front of I. O. O. F. building, Meeker, Colorado.
- The Woodmen of the World pose in front of the 1897 Odd Fellows Lodge on Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. First row sits on benches in uniform holding long handle axes. The second row wears suits and men around the central banner...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
- [between 1897 and 1910]