Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, and his wife, standing, in front of tepee, full length
- Full length photograph of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, and his wife, Sati, both wrapped in blankets, standing in front of a tepee, probably on the Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota. Rain-in-the-Face stands using crutches because of an...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sati.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Lt. James G. Sturgis, seated, in uniform, 3/4 length
- Lieutenant James Garland Sturgis, 3/4 length seated studio portrait, wearing military uniform, hat on side table, holding saber; Second Lieutenant with 7th Cavalry, assigned to Company M but on duty with Company E, killed at Battle of Little...
- Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Casualties.; Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Sturgis, James Garland, 1854-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Good Horse's wife, Dakota, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Good Horse's wife, Dakota, and an unidentified Dakota woman. Both wear dresses, long belts and beaded vests and are standing in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- James McLaughlin seated in civilian clothing, full length
- James McLaughlin, Indian Agent, full length studio portrait, seated with painted backdrop; civilian clothes.
- Indian agents--1900-1930.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Cable for the Nellie Tramway, Length 10810, Weight 1700 lbs.
- Colorado freighter David Wood's mules loaded with cable for the Nellie Tramway, July 3, 1897 on Main Street (Colorado Avenue), Telluride, Colorado. Fifty-two mules carry load of continuous coil for a total length of 10,810 feet without splices....
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mules--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [1897]
- Eagle River Bridge near Red Cliff, Colo.
- View of the Eagle River Bridge (1940), also known as the Red Cliff Bridge, in Eagle County, Colorado. This green steel arch bridge carries U.S. Highway 24 high over the Eagle River, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and Turkey Creek Road. The bridge...
- Eagle River (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Eagle County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bridges.; Arch bridges--Colorado--Eagle River--Pictorial works.; Historic sites--Colorado--Eagle County--Pictorial works.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--Pictorial works.;...
- 2007
- Pedro Lobato and Esperanza Córdova de Lobato
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Pedro Lobato and his bride Esperanza Córdova de Lobato, maid of honor Odila Lobato and best man Conrad Córdova. The groom, Pedro Lobato wears a suit, vest and tie, his hair is parted in the middle....
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Brides.; Grooms (Weddings); Lobato, Esperanza Córdova de--Family--Pictorial works.; Lobato, Pedro--Family--Pictorial works.; Bridegrooms--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1925
- Portrait of a child
- Full length studio portrait of a girl who poses on artificial grass and near an ornate backdrop depicting ferns. She wears a puffy dress with a dark colored apron. Her hair is shoulder length with short bangs resting on her forehead.
- Dresses--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.; Studio props--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who wears a floor length gown with a train, puffy sleeves with lace ruffles and pleats. The woman wears eye glasses and possibly feathers in her hair. She holds a collection of flowers behind her back. An...
- Evening gowns--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman who wears a floor length gown with a train, puffy sleeves with lace ruffles and pleats. The woman wears eye glasses and possibly feathers in her hair. She holds a collection of flowers behind her back. An...
- Evening gowns--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a man
- Full length studio portrait of a man dressed in an actor's costume who poses in front of a painted backdrop. He wears striped shorts, knee high boots, a sword, light colored tights, a jacket with striped sleeves, a hat with feathers and a cape. The...
- Actors--1890-1910.; Costumes--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Cradleboard
- Show a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard with a doll. The cradleboard is buckskin wrapped around a board and is decorated with fringe, multi-color beadwork sewn on with lazy stitch. The doll's head is possibly made of wood painted a medium...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- The Broadway Theater
- A woman holds the hand of a young girl as they enter the Broadway Theater in Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a fur coat and full length dress and the girl wears a cloak and full length satin or silk dress. The Broadway was located at 18th and...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Flathead Indians, women
- Standing portrait of two Native American Flathead (Salish) women in front of a tepee. One wears a full length, fringed dress over a print shirt, and carries a hand bag. The other wears a full length dress and a vest decorated with animal hides. She...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Portrait of Miss Mathey
- Full length portrait of Miss Mathey; she poses in front of a window, she wears a bonnet over her dark hair and a full length white dress with long puffed sleeves, and holds a small bouquet of flowers.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Dakota Indians
- An unidentified Native American (Dakota) man and girl pose near a large tree. The man wears leggings, a blanket around his waist, a fringed hide shirt, a hair pipe necklace, a kerchief, and a full length eagle feather headdress. The girl wears a...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Girls--1870-1890.; Headdresses--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Whites pose as Native Americans
- Standing studio portrait of a white man and woman posing in Native American clothing. The man wears moccasins, fringed hide leggings and shirt, a full length headdress, a pouch, and a leather belt. He holds a bow and carries a knife and pistol in...
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--1890-1900.; Impersonation--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Kwa-ko-nut and Mose, Utah
- Studio portraits (sitting) of two Native American (Muache Ute) warriors, Kwa-jo-nut and Mose. One has beads in his hair and long, fur wrapped braids. He wears a contrast beaded hair pipe breastplate with a choker collar neck detail, a deerskin...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Moache Indians--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Warriors--1860-1880.; Kwa-jo-nut.; Mose, Ute warrior.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1868 and 1874.]
- Cheyenne, Wyoming, Frontier Days Parade
- A miniature Union Pacific train passes by a crowd of men, women and children at a Frontier Days parade in Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming. Neon business signs include: "Kaufman Hardware," "Woodrick and Allen Florsheim Shoes," "The Irene Shoppe,...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1950-1960.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1950-1960.; Miniature railroads--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Lillah L. Watkins
- Studio portrait of Lillah Lucy Watkins, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Watkins' bangs are layered and curled and her hair is pulled back. Her lace dress has a standing collar, a front enclosure tied near the collar with a satin...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Watkins, Lillah L. (Lillah Lucy); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Osborne, Lucy, teacher at Frisco
- Lucy Osborne (or Orsburn), a teacher in Frisco, Colorado, is seen in a seated three-quarter length studio portrait. She sits in an elaborately carved chair, and wears a dark high-collared blouse with three- quarter length sleeves and a dark skirt....
- Frisco (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Teachers--Colorado--Frisco--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Frisco--1900-1910.
- between 1906 and 1909
- Korean family
- An elderly Korean man, his wife and a young boy pose near a stone and cement building in South Korea. The man wears linen knee length pants (paji) and a loose shirt with 3/4 length sleeves. He is balding and has a beard and long mustache. He smokes...
- Korea (South)--1950-1960.; Children.; Couples.; Older people.; Pipes (Smoking); Smoking.; Koreans.
- [between 1952 and 1953?]
- Korean man
- An elderly Korean man squats near a large wagon wheel that leans against a stone and cement wall in South Korea. He wears linen knee length pants (paji) and a loose shirt with 3/4 length sleeves. He is balding and has a beard and long mustache. He...
- Korea (South)--1950-1960.; Beards.; Men.; Older people.; Pipes (Smoking); Smoking.; Koreans.
- [between 1952 and 1953?]
- Preparing roof thatch
- An elderly man sits on the ground and binds bamboo thatch together for a roof in South Korea. The man wears linen knee length pants (paji) and a loose shirt with 3/4 length sleeves. He is balding and has a beard and long mustache. He smokes a long,...
- Korea (South)--1950-1960.; Bamboo.; Beards.; Men.; Older people.; Thatched roofs.; Koreans.
- [between 1952 and 1953?]
- Man with bundle of thatch
- An elderly man stand and holds a bundle of bamboo thatch, used for thatch roofs, in South Korea. The man wears linen knee length pants (paji) and a loose shirt with 3/4 length sleeves. He is balding and has a beard and long mustache.
- Korea (South)--1950-1960.; Bamboo.; Beards.; Men.; Older people.; Koreans.
- [between 1952 and 1953?]
- Winnefred Hedge
- Full length photograph of Winnefred Hedge a Senior at West Denver High School. Hedge wears a floor length white dress with a high neck and puffed sleeves.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;West Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- circa 1898
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 27, 1909 August 21
- Lt. Luther R. Hare, standing in uniform, 3/4 length
- Commander of Student Army Training Corps at Simmons College.; Lieutenant Luther Rector Hale, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing military uniform and gloves, holding sheathed saber; hat is on side table; Second...
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Hare, Luther Rector, d. 1929.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Characteristics of Negro residences in Park Hill area of Denver, Colorado, 1966
- Unidentified Indian, seated, holding tomahawk, full length
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified Dakota male, wearing fur piece with jewelry, tomahawk in lap, seated in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Two unidentified Indians, one seated, one kneeling, full length
- Full length studio portrait of two unidentified Dakota males. One seated, one kneeling, in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Wolf Chief & Harry Eaton, Dakota, holding peace pipe, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Wolf Chief, in long fur coat and hat, and Harry Eaton, wearing fur piece and long necklace and holding peace pipe, Dakota males, standing in front of painted backdrop. Wolf Chief is looking at piece of paper in his...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wolf Chief.; Eaton, Harry.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Indian burial, poses of Indian woman, wearing bracelets, full length
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified woman, wearing leather shirt, blanket and beaded belt, resting on bale of hay, next to raised platform with object wrapped up to resemble a dead body.
- Funeral rites & ceremonies--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Sunshine, Crow, as child, full length
- Full length standing studio portrait of Sunshine, Crow girl, dressed in elk teeth waist and wearing earrings.
- Indians of North America--Children.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sunshine.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Annie Oakley, holding rifle in both hands, full length
- Annie Oakley, wearing hat and two medals, holding rifle in both hands, one foot propped on edge of teepee. Full length studio portrait with painted backdrop.
- Cowgirls--1890-1930.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.
- [between 1897 and 1926]
- Gen. George Crook, seated, in group of unidentified white people, full length
- Full length portrait of General George Crook seated holding walking stick in middle of group of men and women. Identified men standing: second man from left, Governor Charles Foster of Ohio; fourth man from left, Senator William Warner of Missouri;...
- Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Crook, George, 1829-1890.; Foster, Charles, 1828-1904.; Warner, William, 1840-1916.
- 1889
- Gros Ventre Group Picture - Black Owl seated (on left), Mary standing, unidentified Indian seated, full length
- Gros Ventre group portrait. Includes Black Owl, seated at left; Mary, standing; and an unidentified Indian male, seated at right. Both males wear a feather in hair, braids, and are wrapped in blankets; Mary wears braids, necklace and beaded...
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Black Owl.
- [188?]
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, wearing an Uncle Sam outfit, full length
- Hairy Chin, Dakota, standing holding an umbrella and wearing socks and no shoes. He is dressed as Uncle Sam for a Fourth of July parade or for a cornerstone laying at the state capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota. Two days later Hairy Chin died; no...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hairy Chin. Dakota Indian.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- 1889
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, seated on horseback, full length
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, seated on horseback, full length, at Fort Yates (formerly Standing Rock Agency), Dakota Territory, on his favorite pony; he wears fringed leather jacket and leather gloves; in the distant background are board...
- Horses--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, leaning against rock, wearing leather jacket, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing leather jacket and crucifix, seated on rock.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, seated, with hands on lap, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing leather jacket and crucifix, seated on bench in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing breech cloth, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing large crucifix and breech cloth, standing in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing leather jacket with crucifix around neck, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Gall, Dakota Chief, seated on picnic table in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- General George A. Custer, in uniform, full length
- Photograph of a full length drawing of General George A. Custer, standing in uniform, standing next to low wall.
- Military officers--United States.; Military uniforms--United States.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1934]
- Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, seated, holding peace pipe on knees, 3/4 length
- Seated studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, wearing crucifix and fringed shirt, holding peace pipe, in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1888.; Calumets.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.
- [1888?]
- Unidentified Indian, standing by a fence, full length
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified Native American male, dressed in robe, standing by fence in front of backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- White Face's daughter, Dakota, as child, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Dakota girl, wearing long necklace and belt, standing in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Children.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Crow Foot, Sitting Bull's son, wearing blanket, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Crow Foot, Dakota boy and Sitting Bull's son, standing, wrapped in blanket.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Foot.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]