Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sioux
- A Sioux man, probably Chief Iron Tail, poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a feather headdress and holds a long spear adorned with feathers. He also wears a breastplate, possibly made from bone. A man stands in...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Stagecoach
- Two cowboys sit on the Deadwood Stagecoach in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One of the men sits on the buckboard holding the reins to the teams of mules that pull the coach. The other sits on top of the back of the coach wearing leather...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Stagecoaches.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wool hats and long coats. One man, David Kadjaia, sits on his horse in front of the group. Large tents are set up in the background....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cossacks.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith stands working in the blacksmith's tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another man sits in the right midground. A coat hangs on a line in the left midground. A large anvil is on a wood stool in the center foreground. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1900-1910.; Blacksmiths--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith stands working in the blacksmith's tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another man sits in the right midground. A coat hangs on a line in the left midground. A large anvil is on a wood stool in the center foreground. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1900-1910.; Blacksmiths--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Bronc busters
- A group of men on horseback rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man is stopped on his horse in the left midground. He holds the reins of another horse. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears leather chaps with tassles and round, silver decorations along the side seams. A coiled rope hangs from his saddle. Two Native American men are stopped on...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo Bill on train, Mrs. Cody?
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits at a table inside a train car, probably his private car for touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A woman, possibly his wife, Louisa, or his sister, Nellie, sits with him at the table. A man sits in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo
- A cowboy on horseback is in the right foreground near a herd of grazing buffalo in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of people is gathered in the background watching the herd. Several large houses are also in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody - center
- A group of horseback riders, possibly including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody and carriage
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a woman, possibly his wife, Louisa, in a carriage drawn by a team of large, white horses. A man wearing a top hat and long, riding coat with boots stands in front of the team in the right midground....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody and Dexter Fellows (?)
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in his tent with Dexter Fellows, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody sits at a wood desk wearing a striped shirt and vest and no hat. Fellows, wearing a suit and a hat, sits on a wood...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Fellows, Dexter.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of Cody, stand in the right foreground looking in a peephole into the show's arena. A group of Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at right on horse
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground near the entrance into the show's arena. Another man, probably Cody...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at right
- A group of men on horseback, including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody in the center midground, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a rifle across his chest. He wears a hat, possibly a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rough rider
- A man in uniform poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He has a long sword hanging at his side. A large group of men on horseback is gathered in the background. The men are members of Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- Three Sioux men pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The two men on the right wear feather headdresses while the man on the left wears two feathers on the back of his head. The man on the right has paint on his face. The...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- A Sioux man rides a horse in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a feather headdress and carries a long spear adorned with feathers. A group of other Native Americans on horseback is gathered in the right background. Additional...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in carriage in parade
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides in a horse-drawn carriage down a cobblestone street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A man wearing a top hat and long, dark coat sits on the back of the carriage. A young man rides a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- A group of Sioux men runs across a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men all wear feather headdresses and carry spears. One man rides a horse in the left midground. A grandstand is on each side of the arena.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Actors--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- A Sioux man stands among a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a loincloth and holds a long spear adorned with feathers. Another spear, also adorned with feathers, is stuck in the ground next to him.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Tent crew
- A group of workers is gathered in the foreground holding sledgehammers. The men are members of the tent crew for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. They all wear work clothes and some wear suspenders. Numerous horseback riders are in the background...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Tent stable
- A long row of horses shown from behind is gathered in a tent stable in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The horses in the right foreground are dark while those in the background are light-colored. Numerous saddles are resting on the ledge...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody heading Indians
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides his horse, Duke, in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds his hat at his waist. He wears a buckskin coat decorated with tassles and beads and thigh boots. A large...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in his tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands looking out from an open side of his tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds his right hand on the support pole of the tent and wears a wide- brimmed hat, probably a Stetson, and a...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- U.S. cavalrymen
- Two U.S. cavalrymen stop on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear dark uniforms and ride their horses bareback. Additional cavalrymen wearing different uniforms, including helmets with tassles, are in the background...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show train
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's private railroad business car is stopped in the midground on a track. The car has the word "Cody" painted on its side. A building, possibly a train station, is in the left background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show train
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the left midground next to a railroad track watching members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show gather in front of a long train of stock cars for the Wild West Show. Two men walk along the tops of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody near peep hole of arena tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands wiping his left eye with a white handerkerchief near a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and beadwork sewn onto it in the pattern of...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides his horse, Duke, in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Numerous other riders and several wagons are in the left and right background near the grandstands on each side of...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks, who include Luka Chkhartishvili, in a white hat, sits in a grassy field under a tree in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men hold the reins of their horses, and numerous other horses graze in the...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Chkhartishvili, Luka.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Duke
- A man stands holding the bridle of "Duke," the horse of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The bridle is decorated with small shells. Cody stands in the background peeking through a peephole into the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Duke
- A man stands in the left foreground holding the bridle of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's horse, Duke. The saddle on the horse has lettering on it reading "Hon. W.F. Cody." The horse's bridle is adorned with shells placed in a pattern to...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Entrance to grounds ticket office
- A large group of people walks in front of the ticket office wagon near the entrance to the grounds of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the men and women wear straw hats and carry umbrellas. A banner hanging from the top of the ticket...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Grandstand
- A group of men works to set up the grandstand for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large tent covers the wood bleachers the men are building. Numerous planks of wood are on the ground near the men. The man in the center midground holds a long plank...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1900-1910.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Herd of buffalo
- A young man walks in the right foreground in a field near a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several cowboys ride horses among a herd of buffalo in the midground. The cowboy in the left midground wears sheepskin chaps. A group of people is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Indian tepees
- A group of Native American teepees is set up in the left midground near another large tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Long ropes supporting the tent run across the center foreground. Numerous trees and shrubs stand around the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Johnny Baker at peephole
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground looking through a peephole to the show's arena. Another man looks into...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaquero
- A man poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a hat with turned up sides and a dark scarf pinned around his neck by an oval pin with a picture of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on it. A coiled rope...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sombreros and dark, bolero jackets. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Phillipino
- A Filipino man on horseback stops in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show among several other riders from varying nationalities, including Native Americans, Mexican vaqueros, American cowboys and cavalrymen from several countries. The Filipino...
- Filipinos--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rear, 2nd from right, Dexter Fellows
- A group of five men is gathered in front of a large banner for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man second from the right may be Dexter Fellows, press agent for the show. The banner shows admission prices to the show as 50 cents for adults and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Advertisements--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Burros packed with supplies
- View of a pack train of burros loaded with equipment and supplies possibly in Fremont County, Colorado. The burros are loaded with boxes, containers, bed-rolls, and a table. They crowd together on a trail near possibly Fourmile Creek. A railroad...
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Main Street, Montrose, Colo.
- Pedestrians walk on sidewalks and across Main Street and a bicyclist rides his bicycle past automobiles in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, parked cars and a flag on a flagpole. A license plate reads: "156-505." A...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Mines - Unid
- Two men operate an automatic shovel at a mining site probably in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Lettering on the shovel reads: "Made by the Thew Automatic Shovel Co., Lorain, OH."
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1920.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Victor--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Palmetto Mill and Mine Hanson [sic] Creek, Lake City
- View of Palmetto Mine and Mill in Lake City, Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings, smokestack, and cut timber strewn throughout the countryside.
- Lake City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Palmetto Mine (Hinsdale County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Lake City--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Lake City--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Scene in Rosita, Custer County, Colorado
- Mounted cavalry, one man with a flag, ride down the main street of Rosita (Custer County), Colorado. Spectators line the street. Commercial buildings and the school house are shown. Signs read: "Billiards," "Old Kentucky Whiskies," "C.W. Stoddard...
- Rosita (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Rosita--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rosita--1880-1890.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Rosita--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Children
- Studio portrait of a boy and girl in Colorado. The girl wears a dress and a bow in her hair. The boy wears knickers and a scarf around his neck.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Children--Colorado--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- DeBusk Store & Post Office, Hoehne, Colorado
- Sam W. DeBusk and a group of men stand near the DeBusk store in Hoehne, Las Animas County, Colorado. Sam DeBusk wears a light colored shirt, a vest and stands near the front porch of the store. Other men are mounted on horses. One young man stands...
- DeBusk Store & Post Office (Hoehne, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hoehne (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business people--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; DeBusk, Sam W.
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Bayfield, San Juan Basin
- View of the town of Bayfield (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows houses, barns, commercial buildings, and possibly a school house. Cultivated fields and mountains are in the distance.
- Bayfield (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bayfield--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]