Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sitting Bull & Buffalo Bill
- Hand-colored postcard of full-length studio portrait of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull. Image is a copy of original photograph by W. Notman in Montreal in 1885 and later copyrighted by D.F. Barry....
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1885?]
- Durango
- Members of Durango Lodge No. 29 march in a parade in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Men in the front row carry drums and a large American flag. Spectators stand on the sidewalks in front of businesses.
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drums--Colorado--Durango--1890-1910.; Flags--American--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Durango--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Durango--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Durango--1890-1910.
- [1886?]
- Engine 163 at Chama
- Two men pose by locomotive number 163 of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad outside the depot at Chama, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Shows a bell smokestack, a light, and "163," and "Denver & Rio Grande" painted on the engine.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Chama (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Chama--1880-1890.
- [1886?]
- Aspen, Colo. Fire Dept.
- The firemen of the Aspen, Colorado, Fire Department sit in a sledge drawn by two horses. Men are in uniform including long coats and hats. Two men sit on the front of the sledge; one holds a horse whip. A small boy stands in the sledge with his...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [1886?]
- Standing Rock council, group of Indians and whites in angle of building
- Large group of Dakota and white men and women, seated and standing, outside near brick building on the Standing Rock Reservation. Colonel Barrister, wearing suit, stands behind table. People are gathered for the trial of Sitting Bull, Dakota...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--Dakota Territory.; Judicial proceedings.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [1886?]
- Standing Rock council, group of Indians in angle of building, white man in center
- Large group of Dakota and white men and women, seated and standing, outside near brick building on the Standing Rock Reservation. Unidentified man stands, speaking and gesturing, in middle of crowd. Several horses are in the foreground of the...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Judicial proceedings.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [1886?]
- Standing Rock council, Sitting Bull speaking to group in angle of building
- Group of Dakota and white men and women, sitting and standing in circle, near brick building. Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, stands in center and addresses the crowd. Sitting Bull is on trial for instigating the Crows to go to war. Colonel...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indian reservations--Dakota Territory.; Judicial proceedings.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; McLaughlin, James, 1842-1923.; Dakota Indians.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
- [1886?]
- My dad (Will Searing) worked here, Jacksons store, Greeley, Colorado
- Three men loiter in front of the Opera House building in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Architectural features of the building include: masonry construction, lintels, an elevated cornice with dentils and bargeboard decoration, store front...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Opera houses--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [1886?]
- Indians group in front of tent
- A large group of Native Americans poses in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. Several of the men in the group wear feather headdresses. Many of the people wear blankets wrapped...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of Native Americans is gathered in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. Several of the men sit on the ground eating watermelon. The two men at the entrance to the teepee...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1900.; Watermelons--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Indian group in front of tent
- A small group of men, women and children sits in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. The man on the far left wears a cavalry hat and holds a young Native American child between his...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Indian group with watermelon
- A group of Native American men sits in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. The man on the far left kneels over a watermelon he is slicing with a large knife. The man on the far...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1900.; Watermelons--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Indians group in front of tent
- A group of Native Americans poses in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. One of the men in the group wears a feather headdress. A woman sits on the ground with several children near...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of Native American men is gathered in front of a teepee playing cards in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. A feather headdress rests on the end of a long spear propped aginst a tree in the left...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Preparing to leave the scene of disaster with the victims on sleighs
- Men pose on a snow field in Lake County, Colorado, with sleds carrying bodies of Homestake Mine silver miners killed by a collapsing, snow laden cabin roof. Rocky crags are in the background.
- Home Stake Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--Disasters--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine accidents--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver...
- [1886]
- A gathering at Custer Battlefield monument
- Full length group portrait of eight men posed near the monument to the soldiers killed at Little Big Horn. From left to right: Corporal Hall, Dr. Henry Rinaldo Porter, Captain Edward Settle Godfrey, Captain Frederick William Benteen, Captain...
- Battlefields--Montana--1880-1890.; Military personnel--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--Montana--1886.; White Swan, (Crow warrior), 1851 or 2-1904.; Benteen, Frederick William, 1834-1898.; Edgerly, Winfield Scott, 1846-1927.; Godfrey, Edward...
- [1886]
- Monument on Custer Battlefield, 1886
- Three men and one dog near monument on the Little Big Horn battlefield to soldiers killed there.
- Battlefields--Montana--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--Montana--1886.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- [1886]
- Monument on Custer Battlefield, 1886
- View of the monument to soldiers killed at Little Big Horn, with dog lying next to the monument.
- Battlefields--Montana--1880-1890.; Dogs--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--Montana--1886.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- [1886]
- Monument on Custer Battlefield, 1886
- Seven men, four on horseback, and one dog pose near the monument to soldiers killed at the battle of Little Big Horn.
- Battlefields--Montana--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--Montana--1886.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- [1886]
- Pool at Hot Sulphur Springs before it was divided for men and women
- View of the natural pool with ten foot waterfall, Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand County, Middle Park, Colorado; a wooden stairway leads into the shallow pool with outer walls built up with rock.
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1880-1890.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1880-1890.
- [1886]
- Wetmore
- A man holding a horse drawn buggy and four men on horseback, pose in front of the general store in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. Shows boys and men on the porch of the store, a one clapboard building, and signs: "General Merchandise. Fred L....
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.
- [1887 or 1888?]
- Wetmore store
- Men, a woman, and a dog pose along the boardwalk in front of the Wetmore Store in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. The clapboard building has an addition, a porch, and two bay windows. Merchandise is on display inside of the windows.
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.
- [1887?]
- Billie Bulluck & Jim Mitchell, cowboys, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Billie Bulluck and Jim Mitchell, both cowboys in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose on horses in the foreground in front of a cluster of rocks and trees. Mitchell wears leather chaps and holds a coiled rope in his left hand. Bullock wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Bulluck, Billie.; Mitchell, Jim.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Nate Salsbury with group in front of tent
- Nate Salsbury stands in the left center of a large group of men in front of a tent of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while on tour in England in 1887. Salsbury, wearing a silk top hat and suit, was the principal owner and manager of the show. He is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Nate Salsbury with group in front of tent
- Nate Salsbury stands in the left center of a large group of men in front of a tent of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while on tour in England in 1887. Salsbury, wearing a silk top hat and suit, was the principal owner and manager of the show....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- William Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a large group of men while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Seated in the front row, from left to right, are Nate Salsbury (owner and manager of the show), Supt. Fisher, Jule...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Chiefs of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of seven Native American chiefs poses in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Several of the men are wearing feather headdresses. Included in the group are Flies Above on the far left and Standing Bear...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Flies Above.; Red Shirt.; Standing Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Indian warriors in the mountains, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of seven Native American men poses on a cluster of rocks while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Several of the men have blankets wrapped around their shoulders.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1887?]
- Fishing trip on the Pine River
- Men, women and a boy pose on logs and boulders in Los Pinos (Pine) River in La Plata County, Colorado. Colonel Peter T. Swaine, commander of the 22nd (Twenty-second) Infantry at Fort Lewis, reclines on a log and wears a hat and an unbottoned...
- La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rio de los Pinos (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Military officers--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.;...
- [1887]
- Gilpin Tramway construction
- A view of a Gilpin Tramway construction crew with a railroad handcar in Chase Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. The men are surrounded by rock formations and boulders.
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890.; Chase Gulch (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Gilpin...
- [1887]
- Gilpin Tramway construction, tracks
- A view of a construction crew on Gilpin Tramway railroad tracks in Chase Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. Men and boys are on the railroad grade near stacks of railroad ties. Two boys are seated on mules. A crew works in the distance.
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890.; Chase Gulch (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Railroad construction &...
- [1887]
- Univ. of Colo. medical hall, Boulder
- Well dressed people pose at the University of Colorado at Boulder in front of a two-story brick building with an imbricated gable, a dormer, and a shed roofed extension. The men wear suits, bowlers and top hats. One woman is in a dress with wide...
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1880-1890.; Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1888 or 1889?]
- Approaching Hell Gate, Col. Midland R.R.
- Men pose on a Colorado Midland Railway train or on the roof of a freight car near Hell Gap (Hell Gate), Pitkin County, Colorado. An Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company freight car is on the train. Shows snow in a valley, a railroad grade in...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.
- [1888?]
- Hyman Avenue
- Lamb's Drug Store occupies the center building along a block on Hyman Street in Aspen, Colorado. The buildings are two story, clapboard, structures with cornices (some have brackets). Men in dark suits stand on the sidewalk in front of the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [1888?]
- Snow tunnel on Ouray and Silverton toll road
- Men and a Black woman on a horse pose by the entrance of a snow tunnel along the Otto Mears toll road on Red Mountain Pass near Ironton Park (Ouray County), Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Red Mountain Pass (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Toll...
- [1888?]
- Riverside snow tunnel 400 feet 40 feet high, long Ouray toll road, Ouray, Colo
- Men on horses emerge from a snow tunnel along the Otto Mears toll road on Red Mountain Pass near Ironton Park (Ouray County), Colorado.; others pose on top of the drifts.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Red Mountain Pass (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.;...
- [1888?]
- Riverside tunnel Ouray toll road, Ouray, Colo, 400 ft long 40 feet high
- Men pose on a horse drawn stagecoach at the mouth of a snow tunnel along the Otto Mears toll road on Red Mountain Pass near Ironton Park (Ouray County), Colorado; others pose on top of the drifts.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Red Mountain Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Horse teams--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray...
- [1888?]
- In Granite Canon
- Well dressed men and women pose on the back of a caboose on a Colorado Midland train stopped by rock formations beside the South Platte River in Elevenmile Canyon (Granite Canyon), Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- In Granite Canon
- Men stand on flatbed railroad cars on a Colorado Midland freight train as it travels through Elevenmile Canyon (Granite Canyon) beside the South Platte River, Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- Down from Hell Gate
- View of three men on a boulder near Hell Gap in Pitkin County, Colorado. A valley is below.
- Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boulders--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.
- [1888]
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway grade
- Three men with horses pose on the graded roadbed of the Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway in Ruxton Park in El Paso County, Colorado. In the background are survey stakes, lumber piles, and rock formations. Photographer's shadow in corner.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ruxton Park (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [1889?]
- Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway grade
- Men with horses on the graded roadbed of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company in Ruxton Park, El Paso County, Colorado. Photographer's shadow in corner. Shows lumber pile, wood stakes, burros, background rock formations.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ruxton Park (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [1889?]
- Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway grade contractors
- Men with horses on the graded roadbed of the Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway in Ruxton Park, El Paso County, Colorado. Photographer's shadow in corner. Shows lumber pile, wood stakes, dog, and rock formations in background.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ruxton Park (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [1889?]
- Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway grade
- Two men on horseback and a dog on the cleared roadbed of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company near Ruxton Park, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad construction &...
- [1889?]
- Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway grade
- Two men on horseback and a dog on the cleared roadbed of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway near Ruxton Park in El Paso County, Colorado.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad construction &...
- [1889?]
- Beef issue, Northern Cheyenne
- Aerial view of Native American (Northern Cheyenne) men and women in line for beef issue at probably the Lame Deer Agency (Rosebud County), Montana. People wrapped in woven blankets stand or sit near frame buildings and horse-drawn, covered wagons;...
- Cheyenne Indians--Montana--Lame Deer--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Montana--Lame Deer--1880-1890.; Lame Deer (Mont.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Montana--Lame Deer--1880-1890.; Food relief--Montana--Lame Deer--1880-1890.
- [1889?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West tent set up
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, stands on a stack of wood planks pointing toward someone in the left background during the set up of the grandstand for the show in Paris. He wears a derby hat and a suit. Two men stand...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1880-1890.; Laborers--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- William F. Cody and group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of a tent, probably in Paris, with a group of people, including Sioux Chief Rocky Bear at the far left of the group holding a war club in his right hand. He also has one feather on the back of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- John Y. Nelson and son in front of teepee
- John Y. Nelson, a scout and driver of the Deadwood Stagecoach, stands in front of a teepee with his Sioux son. Native Americans stand on each side of the teepee. The men are touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Europe, possibly in Paris....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Man and woman in front of tent
- A man stands next to a seated woman in front of a small tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The woman holds a folded parasol and wears a long, striped dress and a bonnet. The man wears a suit and top hat and has a full moustache with...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Men--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Umbrellas--1880-1900.; Women--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]