Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Livery Stable, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a livery stable with men and horses in front, Georgetown, Colorado. The building is of wood construction, and has a stepped false front. A board sidewalk runs along both sides, and saplings are planted on the side. Five men,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1910.; Stables--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1910.
- [between 1865 and 1910?]
- Walter Moscript & team
- The view along Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows three teams of horses in front of the fire house. One team has two horses and riders in a carriage. Second team has eight horses, one rider and totes a large black boiler. The third...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Plenty Horses at an Omaha Dance
- Plenty Horses and Native American Lakota Sioux dancers wearing breechcloths, bustles, animal fur skins, leg bands with bells and feathers in their hair, sit in a circle during the Omaha dance, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. One figure stands...
- 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.; Teton Indians--Dance--South Dakota--Pine...
- 1891 June 18
- 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?]
- Plenty Horses trial
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Plenty Horses, Living Bear, Bear-That-Lays-Down, He Dog, Jack Red Cloud, Broken Arm, White Moon, and Rock Road, Native American (Sioux, Cheyenne, and Oglala Lakota) men. The men wear suits. Four men hold...
- Cheyenne Indians--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Bear That Lays Down.; Broken Arm.; He Dog, 1837-1936.; Living Bear.; Plenty Horses, d. 1933.;...
- 1891
- Trained horse posing
- A trained horse steps onto a small platform with one front leg. A man who stands nearby holds the horses reins. Others horses, a stable and yard are in the background.
- Horses--1890-1910.; Trained animals--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Trained horse
- A trained horse steps onto a small platform with one front leg. A man who stands nearby holds the horses reins. Others horses, a stable and yard are in the background.
- Horses--1890-1910.; Trained animals--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Two sheltlands
- A man holds the reins to two shetland horses. Other horses and stables are in the background.
- Horses--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Photo of framed pic of "Schloeman, Hollis & Pratt horses and mules"
- Reproduction shows a framed picture of a horse and cattle business in Denver, Colorado. Shows a tent, people, United States flags, and bunting. Signs: "Schloeman, Hollis & Pratt. Horses and Mules," "Springer and Springer, Importers of...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Blanca, Colo.
- A group of men with horses stand in the middle of a dirt street in Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). Two of the men are riding their horses, and teams of horses are hitched to wagons. The buildings along the street include a one-story, stone...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Forestry rangers
- View of possibly forest rangers and pack horses at a camp site on a hillside near aspen trees. The men wear trousers tucked into tall boots, shirts, and wide brimmed hats. Pack horses have halters and lead ropes, blankets, and leather pack straps....
- Horses--1890-1910.; Pack animals--1890-1910.; Rangers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Roundup Riders on Eureka Street
- Image of unpaved Eureka Street, the Central City Opera House, the Teller House, and the First National Bank block in mid-summer. Horses with feed bags stand along the block wearing saddles and reins. Three people watching the horses stand next to...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Ride camp and picket line at Anne Evans Camp, first evening
- Horses in halters are tied to a picket line at a camp site, identified as the Anne Evans camp, near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Saddles are on the ground near the horses. Trucks, horse trailers and cars are parked near the Roundup...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Gilpin County--1950-1960.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Camping--Colorado--Gilpin County--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1950-1960.;...
- 1956 July
- Central Fire Station, Cripple Creek
- Five firemen and two horses stand in front of Central Fire Station, 340 block of Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; partial view of fire station's brick exterior with a chain across the garage door entry; two firemen in uniform and hats lean...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Bates, Alonzo L.; Hyunn, C.; Kingston, David W.; Rainger, W.J.; Robinson, Arthur F.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Colorado horses
- Close view of two draft horses in an empty field at the Lookout Mountain School for Boys in Golden, Colorado; shows inmates wearing caps holding reins of bridled horses, hay-filled horse-drawn wagon with seated driver, unhitched team with man...
- Lookout Mountain School for Boys (Golden, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Golden--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Charley the vet
- A man identified as Charley, a veterinarian, poses astride a horse at the Boston Ranch, Crowley County, Colorado, by a barn. He wears woolies (chaps).
- Boston Ranch (Crowley County, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Veterinarians--Colorado--Crowley County--1900-1910.; Crowley County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Crowley County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Crowley County--1900-1910.
- 1902, February
- Parade entry Flower Carnival
- Two woman on a parade float, one sits on a sunflower throne, the other stands; the float, pulled by four horses, is decorated with large leaves in a medieval theme, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The horses...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1897]
- Mr. and Mrs. Owns Many Horses
- Native American (tribe unknown) Mr. and Mrs. Owns Many Horses, members of the The Red Man spectacle and Red Indian camp, stand in front of a backdrop in Empress Hall at The Golden West Exhibition, Earl's Court, London, England. Owns Many Horses...
- Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--England--London--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--England--London--1900-1910.;...
- 1909
- Byson Cooper team fortification bridge close to front house in Craig
- Partygoers sit in a large sleigh drawn by three teams of horses on New Year's Day. The horses wear three blankets; each blanket has something written on it: "Happy," "New Year," and "1902." A man in black face and top hat stands near the sleigh....
- New Year--Colorado--Craig--1900-1910.; Craig (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Craig--1900-1910.
- 1902 January 1
- Market St., Granite west side
- Two men sit on horses in the middle of snow-covered Market Street in the mining community of Granite, Colorado, in Chaffee County. A hay sleigh pulled by two men on horses is behind them. Another sleigh drawn by a team of horses is in the...
- Granite (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Granite--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Granite--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Teachout's Ranch
- A view of Teachout's Ranch near Edgerton, Colorado, includes a two-story gable-roofed building with a porch with Victorian decorative woodwork, and a smaller building nearby; numerous people stand near a board fence in front, including a seated...
- Edgerton (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Edgerton--1860-1880.; People--Colorado--Edgerton--1860-1880.; Ranches--Colorado--Edgerton--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1878?]
- Martin Hanson taken where Placer Inn is
- A man and a young boy are on a carriage loaded with machine parts in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Attached to the machine parts, and trailing behind the carriage, is a long timber with six horses attached to it. A seventh horse (butt end only) is...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Bandstands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Blackhawk - Iron City Stamp Mill
- Several unidentified men stand outside the Iron City Stamp Mill in Blackhawk, a mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado. The tracks of the Gilpin Tramway, which was used to haul ore from nearby mines to the depot in Blackhawk, cross the foreground....
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1910.; Ore-dressing plants--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1910.; Ores--Transportation--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1910.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Carriages &...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Old Fort Bridger, Wyo.
- View of Fort Bridger on the Oregon Trail in Uinta County, Wyoming. Shows a stockade with log buildings and another with horses. A wagon train is camped in a circle near the Blacks Fork river. Horses and oxen graze nearby. A Conestoga wagon fords...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1850-1870.; Blacks Fork (Utah and Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Fort Bridger (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Fort Bridger State Historic Site (Fort Bridger, Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.;...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Herman and his team of good horses
- A farmer, Hilario Herminio Paiz (Herman) sits on a horse-drawn plow on his ranch in Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a cowboy hat, overalls, a jacket and leather gloves. The plow has 2 blades. A cow and calf and hills are in the...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farmers.; Paiz, Hilario Herminio, 1898-1983--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American farmers--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1915]
- Men and horses
- Men and a boy pose beside saddled horses in a meadow probably in western Colorado. Horses carry ropes and probably bedrolls and camping gear. Men wear hats and gloves.
- Horses--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 4 large & 4 small horses
- A man stands next to four large adult horses and four small (ponies) horse in a field. A farm house is in the background.
- Horses--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Trained horses
- Shows a line of trained horses (shetlands?) posed in front of a horse stable.
- Horses--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Small herd of horses
- A small herd of horse gather next to a fence, a pony stands behind the adult horses.
- Horses--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Horses in Kings County
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, horses stand in a pasture near a wooden fence under trees probably in Kings County, California.
- Kings County (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Farms--California--Kings County--1900-1910.; Horses--California--Kings County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Horses in tent
- A group of horses is gathered under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One of the horses lies on the ground while the others stand. Several saddles and harnesses are on the ground in front of the tent. Lettering painted on the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1900-1910.; Show tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Duffy Storage and Moving Co. horses
- View of the Duffy Storage and Moving Company team in Denver, Colorado; shows horses in stalls, bunting, wreaths, and signs: "Duffy Storage & Moving Co." and "Colorado Raised Horses."
- Duffy Storage & Moving Company (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Group of cowboys and their horses, Sheridan, Wyo.
- Cowboys pose on or beside a herd of horses in Sheridan (Sheridan County), Wyoming. The men wear woven shirts, vests, ties or neckerchiefs, cowboy hats and cowboy boots. Saddles have lassos. A man is in a wagon near unsaddled horses in a sagebrush...
- Sheridan (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Sheridan--1890-1900.; Horses--Wyoming--Sheridan--1890-1900.
- [1890?]
- Native American horses
- View of horses at a Native American encampment probably in Big Horn County, Montana; one of the horses is an appaloosa. A tepee is in a stand of trees.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Horses--1900-1920.; Indian encampments--Montana--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Old Lady Many Horses, wife of Turning Hawk
- Old Lady Many Horses, a Native American woman married to Turning Hawk, leans over a small child in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She wears her long hair in braids and her dress has a pattern of wavy stripes. The young girl also wears...
- Turning Hawk--Wife.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Old Lady Many Horses.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1899?]
- First ground broke [sic] for street car line
- Men pose beside mules, horses, and a dog on probably College Avenue on University Hill in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Mules and horses are harnessed to probably grading equipment for a street car track line. Shows brick Victorian houses and...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 March 3
- Unidentified ranch
- View of a ranch near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; horses, cows, and calves feed in a corral by a house. Snow covers haystacks, barns, and hills.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Ranch life
- View of a ranch probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; horses, cows, and calves feed in a corral by a house. Snow covers haystacks, barns, and hills.
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.; Beef cattle--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Agriculture livestock work horses several teams being watered in Platte River
- Teams of horses drink from the Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Workmen from the Alameda Avenue underpass construction project stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Band of Indians crossing Big Horn River, Crow Agency, Mont., on B. & M. R. R.
- View of a herd of horses crossing the Bighorn River on the Crow Reservation in Montana. Some of the horses are being ridden by Native Americans (Crow), some are bare back, some carry gear.
- Crow Indians--Montana--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--1890-1900.; Bighorn River (Wyo. and Mont.)--1890-1900.; Crow Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--1890-1900.; Horses--Montana--1890-1900.;...
- 1895
- Studebaker wagons
- View of motorized wagons carrying men and horses in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "We Carry the Horses. Draw Their Load and Don't Half Try. Studebaker Automobile Co. 1711 Tremont St.," and "Cook With Gas - Denver Gas & Electric Co."
- Studebaker trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Advertising--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Transportation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- East side of Divide, Carson, 1948
- View of four saddled horses and a small cabin, near Carson, Colorado; shows the horses' rumps and a cabin constructed of vertical plank siding and a steeply gabled roof; stands above timberline amidst a small amount of snow; tall mountains in the...
- Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Weicker Transfer & Storage Co. six horse team
- View of horses in the Weicker Transfer & Storage Company team at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. The horses wear decorative tack and saddle blankets.
- Weicker Transfer and Storage Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; National Western Stock Show--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Ranch scene on the Moffat Road
- Ranch somewhere in northwestern Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific), Moffat Road; wooden frame residence, several outbuildings, barn and sod roof cellar or livestock pen, clothes drying on...
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Indian camp, tepees, horses, and wagons, close view
- Photograph of tepee, wagon and two horses; in background are more tepees, wagons, horses, oxen and people. Probably taken in North Dakota.
- Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians.; Tipis.
- [188-?]
- Start for Mt. Peal [sic]
- Men and a woman pose with and on horses by a fence in probably San Juan County, Utah. A pack mule and horses carry camp gear tied down with rope. Mount Peale is in the distance.
- Peale, Mount (Utah)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Horses--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Men--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Mules--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 July 28
- Barn built by boys of the manual training class, Appleton
- Buggies sit in front of stalls where horses stand in a barn built by Appleton high school manual training students in Appleton (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows a long, low covered wooden shed with open stalls.
- Appleton High School (Appleton, Colo.)--Products--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barns--Colorado--Appleton--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Appleton--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1918?]
- Texas Cowboys, in camp
- Texas Rangers sit or stand and pose near horses and a campfire in a meadow in Texas. Men wear shirts and vests or ties, cowboy hats and cowboy boots. Saddled horses are nearby, and people on horseback are in the distance.
- Texas Rangers--People--1890-1900.; Horses--Texas--1890-1900.; Law enforcement officers--Texas--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Yellow Creek round up
- Cowboys pose near a herd of horses on a hillside in Rio Blanco County, Colorado near Yellow Creek. The men are on horseback or stand nearby and wear cowboy hats, jackets, boots with spurs, chaps, gloves and carry lariats. Horses are in a temporary...
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cattle herding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Corrals--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rio Blanco...
- 1911
- Livery stable - about 1910
- Two men, four boys, and five horses stand outside the Cascade Livery & Feed Stable, in Montrose, Colorado. Two covered buggies are hitched to two of the horses; a dog stands in the doorway to the stable.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Stables--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]