Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1924 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.1
- 1937 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.13
- A frontier camp near Fort Sill where TSE waited for opening
- Panoramic view of a Native American (Kiowa or Apache) tepee camp by a river near Fort Sill, Indian Territory. Wagons are parked in the camp.
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880.; Rivers--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880.; Tipis--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Adobe Wall fight
- View of the Battle of Adobe Walls near Stinnett, Texas. Depicts Native American (Kiowa) men with rifles who run toward a group of white men on horseback. The Kiowa men wear feather headdresses.
- Indians of North America--Texas--1870-1880.; Kiowa Indians--Texas--1870-1880.; Adobe Walls Site (Tex.)--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Texas--1870-1880.; Adobe Walls, Battle of, Tex., 1874.
- 1909
- Adobe Walls battlefield
- View of the battlefield of Adobe Walls near Stinnett, Texas, where Native American (Kiowa) men lead by Quanah Parker fought General Nelson A. Miles' troops. A mesa overlooks the prairie landscape.
- Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925--Homes & haunts.; Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911--Homes & haunts.; Adobe Walls, Battle of, Tex., 1874.; Indians of North America--War--Texas--1930-1940.; Kiowa Indians--War--Texas--1930-1940.; Adobe Walls Site...
- 1935
- Aisia-i
- Studio portrait (standing) of I-See-O (Aisia-i), a Native American (Kiowa) man. He wears a suit and a watch chain.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Kiowa Indians--1900-1920.; I-See-O.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Amie Kiawan
- Studio portrait (standing) of Amie, a Native American (Kiowa) woman. She leans against a tree stump. She wears a fringed dress and a cloth belt from which pendants hang.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Kiowa Indians--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.; Amie.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Bailey's, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Bailey, Colorado in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado & Southern Railway; engine number nine parked at train station between daily run from Denver to Leadville; general store, wooden frame residence, Kiowa Lodge; horse-drawn...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bailey's, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows North Fork of South Platte River, narrow gauge track and railroad station, a horse-drawn wagon parked next to open freight car, general store,...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; General...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bailiey's [sic], Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway. Shows general store; wooden frame building and residence; Kiowa Lodge nestled among trees on hillside; group of men, women and children following...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; General...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Band of Kiowa
- Native American (Kiowa) men pose outdoors, some on horseback, with spears, shields, and rifles. They wear moccasins, fringed leggings and shirts, hair pipe breastplates, and feather roaches.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Kiowa Indians--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Big Bow
- Studio portrait of Big Bow (Zepko-eete), a Native American (Kiowa) man. He wears a vest, a medal on a ribbon around his neck, and scarf over a braid.
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Kiowa Indians--1860-1880.; Big Bow.
- [between 1869 and 1874]
- Big Bow Kiowa Chief
- Studio portrait (standing and sitting) of Big Bow (Zipkiyah, Zipkoheta, Zepko-eete), Satanwan, and Parose, Native American (Kiowa) men. The men pose near a buffalo head. One man wears fringed leggings and shirt, a leather belt, a sheathed knife,...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Kiowa Indians--1880-1900.; Big Bow.; Parose.; Satanwan.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Big Bow Kiowa Chief
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Big Bow, Satanwu, Porose, and another Native American (Kiowa) man. One man wears fringed leggings and shirt, and a metal bandolier. Another man wears a sheathed knife and a hair pipe breastplate.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Kiowa Indians--1880-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1910.; Big Bow.; Porose.; Satanawu.
- [between 1880 and 1903]
- Big Tree Kiowa Chief
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Big Tree, a Native American (Kiowa) man. He holds an arrow. He wears moccasins, a blanket, and a scarf around his neck.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Kiowa Indians--1880-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1910.; Big Tree.
- [between 1880 and 1907]
- Birds eye view, Eads, Colo.
- Aerial view of the commercial and residential buildings of Eads (Kiowa County), Colorado. Shows gabled houses, horse-drawn wagons and multi-story, brick buildings.
- Eads (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Eads--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Black Coal
- Photomechanical reproduction of an engraving of Black Coal, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a wooden pipe. He wears a vest, a watch chain, a hair pipe choker, and fur pelts over his braids.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Kiowa Indians--1880-1890.; Black Coal.
- March, 1880
- Bosse, Left Hand, White Wolf, Black Kettle, White Antelope, Bull Bear, Neva : Chiefs of Arapahoe, Sioux, Cheyenne & Kiowa tribes
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Native American (Arapahoe, Sioux, Cheyenne, & Kiowa) men. They wear blankets over their laps.
- Arapaho Indians--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Dakota Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Kiowa Indians--1860-1870.; Black Kettle.; Bosse.; Bull Bear.; Left Hand, Southern Arapaho chief, ca. 1820-1864?; Neva.;...
- [between 1860 and 1868]
- Brandon
- A dirt road leads into the town of Brandon, Colorado (Kiowa County). Weeds grow on both sides of the dirt road. Buildings along the Main Street include one and two story commercial storefronts with flat roofs, gables, and false fronts. Horses and...
- Brandon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Brandon--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1912]
- Brandon Hotel in 1911-12.
- The Brandon Hotel in Brandon, Kiowa County, Colorado, was owned and operated State Representative Cline. The two-story brick building is at anintersection, with a door at the corner and an awning on one side. Two signs on the building read, "Hotel...
- Brandon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Brandon--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Brandon--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1912]
- Braves
- Studio portrait of Lone Wolf's son, Sitting-in-the-Saddle (Tau-ankia, Tibone), a Native American (Kiowa) man. He wears a hair pipe breastplate, a metal bead bandolier, scarves in his braids, and a fur turban with a feather in it.
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Kiowa Indians--1860-1880.; Lone Wolf, Kiowa Indian--Family.; Sitting-in-the-Saddle.
- [between 1869 and 1874]
- Carnegie Building addition, Penrose Library, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of the addition to the south or rear side of the Carnegie Building which is part of the Penrose Public Library located at 21 West Kiowa Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The circular, two-story, white brick addition has large windows framing...
- Libraries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--2000-2010.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Libraries--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- 1873 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s Directory of the City of Denver for 1873 Volume 1
- Chief Apache John
- Portrait of Koon Kah Za Chy (Apache John), a Native American (Naishan Dene or Kiowa Apache) Chief; he wears a hide shirt with fringe, fur, a medallion, tie slide, rings, beads, and braids. His feather headdress has horns, a beaded headband, and...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Kiowa Apache Indians--1900-1920.; Headdresses--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Men--1900-1920.; Tribal chiefs--United States--1900-1920.; Koon Kah Za Chy.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Chief Running Bird
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Running Bird, a Native American (Kiowa) man. He wears a hair pipe breast plate, a scarf around his neck, fur pelts over his braids, a Fort Harmar Treaty medal on a ribbon around his neck, and a fur pelt hat.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Kiowa Indians--1910-1920.; Running Bird.
- 1913
- Chief Santanta [i. e. Satanta] passed the peace-pipe to General Sherman and said "My great white brothers"
- Oil painting of Satanta, a Native American (Kiowa) man, General William T. Sherman, and another white man as General Sherman smokes a pipe. Satanta stands, with one hand raised. He wears a blanket, a hair pipe breastplate, and a feather headdress....
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Kiowa Indians--1870-1880.; Generals--American--1870-1880.; Oil paintings.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Satanta, Kiowa Chief, ca. 1815-1878.; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891.
- 1923
- Chief White Man
- Studio portrait (sitting) of White Man, a Native American (Kiowa (Plains) Apache) chief. He wears a fringed shirt, cloth bandolierhair pipe breast plate, fur pelts over his braids, and feather roach.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Kiowa Apache Indians--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; White Man.
- 1898
- Chief White Man, Kiowa
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Native American (Kiowa (Plains) Apache) Chief White Man, in profile. He has a single feather in his hair, his braids are wrapped in fur. He wears a kerchief, a fringed and printed cloth shirt, and a hairpipe...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Kiowa Apache Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; White Man.
- 1898
- City Hall, Colo. Spgs.
- City Hall, Colorado Springs, Colorado, located at Nevada Avenue and Kiowa; cornerstone laid in 1902, completed in 1903 and fully occupied by 1904; includes horse-drawn carriages, edge of automobile center right and street light in upper right.
- Public buildings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; City & town halls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Colorado Springs
- View west on Kiowa Street from the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the school yard and fence, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad trestle, the Baptist and Grace Episcopal Churches,...
- Pourtales, James M., Graf von, 1853-1908--Homes & haunts.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Colorado Springs
- View west on Kiowa Street from the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the school yard and fence, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad trestle, the Baptist and Grace Episcopal Churches,...
- Pourtales, James M., Graf von, 1853-1908--Homes & haunts.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Colorado Springs and Pike's Peak range
- Panoramic view of frame houses, fenced yards, and streets in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A railroad bridge is over Kiowa Street. Downtown church spires include the First Baptist Church and the First Methodist Episcopal Church. A...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1900?]
- Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak
- View of Kiowa Street, Colorado Springs, and Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows horse-drawn carriages, the round driveway of the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, trees, utility poles, houses, and a railroad bridge near a stone...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Driveways--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Residential streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1910?]
- Colorado Springs City Hall
- View of the front facade of the Colorado Springs City Hall located at 107 North Nevada Avenue at the northeast corner of East Kiowa Street, Colorado Springs, Colo. Constructed of gray granite, the Beaux-Arts, neoclassical styled, three-story...
- City Hall (Colorado Springs, Colo.).--1980-1990.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; City Hall (Colorado Springs, Colo.).--Pictorial works.; City halls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1981
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- View of Kiowa Street, Colorado Springs, and Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows horse-drawn carriages, the round driveway of the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, trees, utility poles, houses, and a railroad bridge near a stone...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Driveways--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Wide-angle view of the corner of Nevada Avenue and Kiowa Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows business district with signs: "Elk Hotel," "Bowling," "Strang Garage," "Storage and Repairing Paul Auto Co. Tires and Supplies,"...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, buildings, commercial office, exterior, front
- View of the Mountains States Telephone and Telegraph Company commercial office possibly located at 120 Kiowa Street in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The building is a one-story brick structure. Blinds hang in the large rectangular...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.
- 1937 June 2
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, commercial office, exterior front
- View of the commercial office of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company possibly located at 120 East Kiowa Street in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The building is a one story brick structure with large rectangular windows. A...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.;...
- 1937 June 2
- Colorado Springs, Kiowa St. between and Tejon and Nevada
- Exterior of the Colorado Telephone Company office, Kiowa Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the two story brick building with contrasting brick window molds, door arch, and decorative cornice. Signs include: "Public Office"...
- Colorado Telephone Company--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado Springs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1910]
- Colorado Springs, looking S. from cupola of school bldg. on Cascade bet. Kiowa & Bijou
- View south from school cupola over Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows Kiowa and Bijou Streets, dwellings, businesses, young trees along Cascade Avenue and plains in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Colorado Springs, Nevada Avenue & Kiowa St.
- View of First Methodist Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, Nevada Avenue and Kiowa Street. First Baptist Church and the Deaf and Blind Institute are to the east.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Colorado Tax Assessment List 1862-1866
- Federal Internal Revenue assessment lists for the Territory of Colorado 1862-1866. Includes resident and absentee property holders.
- Internal revenue--Colorado.; Colorado--Vital Records.; Tax collection--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy.
- 2005
- Colorado World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- The Colorado registration cards are on 40 rolls of microfilm (v.1 through v.40), Denver Public Library catalog number G973.91, W893co. The draft registration cards are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are...
- 2005
- Comanche and Kiowa women
- Native American Comanche women sit in a circle wearing dresses with fringe, animal fur caps, and moccasins; some hold fans. A girl dances in front of them and spectators stand behind the group.
- Indian dance--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Kiowa Indians--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Girls--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Comanche men
- Outdoor view of three Native American men: Charles Ohetant (Kiowa) Quanah Parker and Ahko Watchymamsookwat (Comanche), wearing buckskin shirts, leggings, breechcloths, and feathers and animal skin in their hair. They hold feather fans.
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Kiowa Indians--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Ohetant, Charles.; Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.; Watchymamsookwat, Ahko.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Council at Medicine Creek Lodge with the Kiowa and Comanche Indians
- A council at Medicine Creek, Kansas. A Native American (Kiowa or Comanche) man stands in the center of a circle created by other men who sit and stand nearby. The men are near a group of trees. The men wear blankets and feathers in their hair.
- Comanche Indians--Kansas--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Kansas--1860-1870.; Kiowa Indians--Kansas--1860-1870.; Meetings--Kansas--1860-1870.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Counties Outside of Denver Draft Quotas 1917 : Men Called To The Colors In Counties Outside Denver
- A transcription of an original article in the Denver Post pertaining to "the fact that the official quotas of men to be called into the national army thru the first draft were not completed for Denver and other Colorado counties when the drawing...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
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