Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- City Council Resolution Black History Month
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1990 February 4
- Ford Warren Branch Certificate of Appreciation
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 2003 May 28
- Ford-Warren Library Fact Sheet
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- circa 1975
- Ford-Warren Dedication Program
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1975 July 6
- Ford-Warren Branch Library Program
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1993 January 9
- Index to the Western History Department sheet music collection
- Music--scores.;
- 2013
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. public library. branches. Park hill
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma, missions
- known as the "soldier guards," were added to the top of the wall during World War I. A dirt path has formed on the ground at the base of the wall from people walking around it.; The massive scale of the graveyard wall at the San Estevan del Rey...
- Convents--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Mission churches--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Stone walls--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926]
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, similar view
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing feather headdress, hair loose around shoulders, necklace, and embroidered shirt with fringe.
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Flies High.
- [188-?]
- General Nelson A. Miles, similar view
- General Nelson A. Miles, 3/4 length standing studio portrait; Miles wears a military uniform with medals and holds a saber at his side.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1890.; Military uniforms--1870-1890.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.
- [between 1878 and 1890]
- Unidentified Indian woman, standing, in clothing of white woman, 3/4 length
- Unidentified Dakota female, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing shawl around shoulders, and long dress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Major Marcus A. Reno, in uniform, bust
- Major Marcus Albert Reno, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing military uniform.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1870-1880.; Reno, Marcus A. (Marcus Albert), 1835-1889.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Captain Thomas M. McDougall, in uniform & hat, full length
- Captain Thomas Mower McDougall, full length standing with one leg on log fence studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing military uniform, hat, gloves, sheathed saber in belt at waist, boots; 7th Cavalry, Captain in command of pack train...
- Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; McDougall, Thomas Mower, 1845-1909.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- General Nelson A. Miles, standing, in full uniform, 3/4 length
- General Nelson A. Miles, 3/4 length standing studio portrait; military uniform with medals, holding a saber at his side; General Miles exposed the rotten corned beef that the government was issuing to soldiers.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1890.; Military uniforms--1870-1890.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.
- [between 1878 and 1890]
- Blackhawk, Colorado, 1860-69
- The Presbyterian church in Blackhawk, Colorado, stands on a hill above Gregory Street. The empty lot adjacent to the church is the future site of schoolhouse, which opened in 1870. A wholesale and retail meat market and a dry good store face...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Unidentified group of Indian men and women, full length
- Unidentified group of Dakota Native Americans full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; man in suit jacket, vest and tie standing behind two women; women with braids, shawls, dresses and moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian man and woman, man in white man's clothes, full length
- Unidentified Dakota Native American man and woman, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; small dog lower righthand corner; man with unbraided hair, jacket, vest, pants, scarf tied at neck, moccasins and holding a hat; woman with shawl...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Moses Embree Milner (California Joe), wearing dark coat & hat, smoking pipe, bust
- Moses Embree Milner, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing hat, pipe, and suit jacket; also called "California Joe"; guide and Indian Scout; joined the expedition under General Crook at Battle of Little Bighorn, in early October, 1876 near...
- Indian scouts--1870-1880.; Milner, Moses Embree, 1829-1876.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, similar view
- Crow Flies High, Gros Ventre, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing feather headdress, hair loose around shoulders, necklace, embroidered shirt with fringe, sword tucked under left arm.
- Atsina Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Flies High.
- [188-?]
- General John Gibbon, similar view
- General John Gibbon, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing military uniform.
- Generals--1880-1890.; Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Gibbon, John, 1827-1896.
- [188-?]
- Major John Burke, wearing hat, bust
- Major John M. Burke, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing hat and suit jacket; "Arizona John" Wild West promoter and Indian agent.
- Indian agents--1880-1890.; Burke, John, d. 1917.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- General Edward S. Godfrey, standing, in uniform, 3/4 length
- General Edward Settle Godfrey, 3/4 length standing studio portrait wearing military uniform, medals on chest, gloves, hand holding saber, hat on side table; 7th Cavalry, commanded Company K on hilltop fight of Battle of Little Bighorn.
- Generals--1870-1880.; Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1870-1880.; Godfrey, Edward Settle, 1843-1932.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Lt. James E. Porter, similar view
- Lieutenant James Ezekiel Porter, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing civilian clothing, suit jacket and bow tie; served with 7th Cavalry at Little Bighorn, First Lieutenant of Company I.
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Porter, James Ezekiel.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Unidentified Indian woman, seated, in clothing of white woman, full length
- Unidentified Dakota female, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop; earrings, shawl around shoulders, long dress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian woman, similar view
- Unidentified Dakota female, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing shawl around shoulders, and long dress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Col. George A. Forsyth, seated, in uniform, 3/4 length
- Brigadier General George Alexander Forsyth, 3/4 length seated studio portrait, wearing military uniform.
- Generals--1880-1890.; Military officers--United States--1880-1890.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Forsyth, George A.
- [188-?]
- Steamboat "Rose Bud" (drawing)
- Steamboat (or Sternwheeler) Rosebud, photograph retouched to resemble a drawing.
- Missouri River--1870-1890.; Stern wheelers--1870-1890.
- [betweeb 1874 and 1890]
- Unidentified man, in clerical garb, bust
- Unidentified male, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing clerical collar and suit coat.
- Clergy--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Silver Plume
- Piles of mine tailings dot the rocky hillside above Silver Plume, a mining community west of Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Wood frame buildings stand along the dirt streets of the town. A log rail fence borders a railroad track.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Fences--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Deadwood Stage
- A man drives the Deadwood Stagecoach, pulled by three teams of mules, through a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large tent covers the viewing stands in the background. Tall buildings stand behind the tent. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Dining room at Manitou House
- Garlands decorate the dining room of the Manitou House in Manitou Springs, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The dining room tables are set with white linens and napkins folded in glasses. The hotel was located near the site of the Seven Minute...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Festoons--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1900.; Table settings & decorations--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Soda Springs, Manitou
- Stereographic view of a woman sitting sidesaddle on a horse next to the Navajo Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado. A crowd of people is gathered around the log pagoda of the Manitou Soda Spring in the center midground. (The pagoda was moved from...
- Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Pagodas--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Women--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- Hot Sulphur Springs
- Stereographic view of a man fishing from a ledge above the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) near Hot Sulphur Springs in Colorado. A long, flat-roofed log cabin is in the center background with a large American flag hanging above it. A...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1870-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Idaho Springs
- Several large brick and wood buildings stand along the streets in Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado; view is from a hill south of town. A mountain ridge stands in the distance.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Colorado Central Railroad at Lawson
- the far side of the pile. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.; Two sets of railroad tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad run through the foreground past a large wood building in the left midground in Lawson, a mining community in Clear...
- Lawson (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Lawson--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Lawson--1870-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Lawson--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Stamp mill
- A man wearing a suit leans against a wood post inside a stamp mill, possibly the Buell Consolidated Gold Mining & Milling Company in Mountain City on the outskirts of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. A small group of men stands behind him...
- Buell Consolidated Gold Mining & Milling Company--1870-1880.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- View of Georgetown
- Stereographic view of the town of Georgetown standing in a half- mile valley between mountains in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A church is in the right background at the base of a hill.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Silver Plume
- A burro lies on the ground on a dirt road on the outskirts of Silver Plume, a mining town west of Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Large rocks stand in the foreground. Two wagon carts are on the dirt road in the midground. Houses line...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Green Lake in Georgetown
- Stereographic view of a young man sitting in a small row boat in the left foreground on Green Lake near Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The young man wears a hat and suit. Two large buildings are on the shore in the left background....
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1900.; Pines--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Lawrence Street, Denver
- Pedestrians walk along the sidewalk in the left foreground on Lawrence Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Two horse-drawn carriages drive down the street; carriages are parked on the far side of the street. The Denver Fur Company and Joslins Dry...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Awnings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Buell Consolidated Gold Mining and Milling Company
- Large wood buckets stand in the foreground in this interior view of the Buell Consolidated Gold Mining & Milling Company in Mountain City on the outskirts of Central City, a large mining community in Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Buell Consolidated Gold Mining & Milling Company--1870-1880.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Interiors.; Mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- Beaver Brook
- A freight car of a Colorado Central Railroad train is stopped at the Beaver Brook Station near where Beaver Brook meets Clear Creek on the border of Clear Creek and Jefferson counties in Colorado. Two men kneel on the ground in front of the large...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1900.; Dance halls--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat, possibly a Stetson. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen, Jule.;...
- [1884?]
- Indians playing cards in front of tent
- A group of Native American men sits in a circle in front of a teepee playing cards in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. One man stands behind the group in the left midground. The teepee has two bears...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Card games--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- John Nelson with group
- John Y. Nelson poses with a group of Native American men, women and children while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Italy. Standing in the left midground wearing a buckskin coat with fur trim, Nelson has a full gray beard and wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; One Feather.; Rocky Bear.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1890?]
- Cubans on horseback
- A group of men, possibly from Cuba, sits on horses in the midground. The men wear sombreros and short, embroidered bolero jackets. They are members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man on the far left holds a flag in his hand. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Log cabins near Dome Rock
- Stereographic view of two small log cabins in Dome Rock, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows Dome Rock, A rock formation in Platte Canyon. Dome Rock was a popular picnic and resort area along the rail line. A portion of the Denver, South Park &...
- Dome Rock (Jefferson County, Colo. : Town)--1870-1900.; Dome Rock (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Dome Rock--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Sentinel Rock in Monument Valley Park
- Stereographic view of Sentinel Rock standing in the midground among a group of trees in Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The park was dedicated by General William Jackson Palmer, president of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Lake Moraine
- Stereographic view of two young men sitting on large rocks on the shore of Lake Moraine near Pike's Peak, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. A flat-roofed, log cabin is in the background on the shore of the lake. A tall tree with bare branches is...
- Moraine, Lake (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1870-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--1870-1900.; Men--Colorado--1870-1900.; Rocks--Colorado--1870-1900.; Trees--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]