Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Santa Barba [sic]
- Cast members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sit in and on a stagecoach in Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County), California. A group of bystanders and the Santa Barbara Mountains are in the distance.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Santa Barbara (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Circus performers--California--Santa Barbara--1910-1920.; Stagecoaches--California--Santa Barbara--1910-1920.; Wild...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Entrance to big top
- People crowd the entrance to a Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus big top tent. Performers in costume are in the crowd.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Crowds--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- K.L. King, bandmaster
- Studio portrait of K.L. King, bandmaster for the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. King poses in uniform, he wears a cap with an emblem on the front and a jacket with epaulets on the shoulders. The initials A.F.M. (American...
- Circus performers--1910-1920.; Conductors--1910-1920.; Uniforms--1910-1920.; King, K. L., bandmaster.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Men and a dog
- Men, part of the cast and crew of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sit in a field with a dog. A few of the men are identified as: "H. Emerson, E. Spangle, J. Hickey, Haywood Boyce, A. Good, and H. Payne." The men wear...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Bull terrier--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Dogs--1910-1920.; Employees--1910-1920.; Entertainers--1910-1920.; Wild west shows--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Taken on the move over the Rockies
- A locomotive pulls circus railroad cars in the Rocky Mountains. The cars are inscribed: "Sells Floto and Buffalo Bills Wild West". Flatbed cars carry circus wagons, members of the cast and crew sit on the cars. De-forested mountains are in the...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Circus trains--1910-1920.; Railroads--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Sells Floto and Buffalo Bill's Indians
- North American Indians and a cowboy shoot craps on tarps in a field on the outskirts of Fresno (Fresno County), California. A brewery with smokestacks is in the distance, a sign reads "S.W. Brewery & Ice..., Glorieta Beer."
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--California--Fresno--1910-1920.; Fresno (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Brewing industry--California--Fresno--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Crowd and teams of horses
- Crowds watch the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West show prepare to set up. Shows a flat bed wagon pulled by an eight horse team, the wagon contains small automobiles and supplies. Horses, horse teams and wagons are at the site. Circus...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Automobiles--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Horse teams--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Devlin's Zouaves
- Devlin's Zouaves with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose in front of a tent. The young men wear appliqued jackets and slacks. The jackets have the initials: "S F."
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Derailed locomotive
- View of a train derailment shows an overturned locomotive, a passenger car and a tender, possibly a Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus train. The coal tender reads: "New York [C]en[tral]." A crowd watches the salvage...
- New York Central Railroad Company--Disasters--1910-1920.; Railroad accidents--1910-1920.; Spectators--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Elephant performing
- An audience watches an elephant stand on its hind legs as a woman in uniform balances on his fore leg at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show during an outdoor performance. A trainer in uniform directs the animal with a baton....
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Elephants--1910-1920.; Spectators--1910-1920.; Trained...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Devlin's Zouave
- A Devlin's Zouave, with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in uniform near a tent pole. He wears a fez hat, a short jacket with appliqued motifs along the front and sleeves, baggy pants, leggings and holds a rifle in...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Men--1910-1920.; Uniforms--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Chas. Walter[s]
- Charles Orville Walters, a member of the Devlin's Zouaves with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill,s Wild West Show, poses in an open field. His costume consists of a fez hat, short jacket with an appliqued motif on the front and sleeves, baggy...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Men--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.; Walters, Charles Orville.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Men with sledgehammers
- Young men, members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose near a circus tent in Long Beach (Los Angeles County), California. Three of the men hold sledge hammers. A man in the group ties the end of a rope while other work...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Long Beach (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--California--Long Beach--1910-1920.; Employees--California--Long Beach--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- In front of the depot at Albuquerque, NM
- Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose in front ot the Atkinson Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad depot at the Hotel Alvarado in Albuquerque (Bernalillo County), New Mexico. The men wear overcoats and hats. The facade...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1910-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Employees--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1910-1920.; Men--New...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Cowboy
- A cowboy poses near the wall of a Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tent. He wears a cowboy hat and leather chaps and holds a bridle and striped wool horse blanket in his hands. A saddle is on the ground at his feet.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.; Saddles--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Captain H.C. Devlin
- Portrait of Captain H.C. Devlin, organizer of the Devlin's Zouaves performance troupe, part of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He poses in a suit, bow tie and hat. A circus tent in the distance.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Entertainers--1910-1920.; Devlin, H. C.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Carlos Miles
- Carlos Miles, a cowboy with Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stands near the wall of a tent. He wears leather chaps with metal ornamentation and fringe, a cowboy hat, leather gloves, a bandana and cowboy boots. He holds probably...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.; Miles, Carlos.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- A.G. Lowande and circus horse
- A.G. Lowande, an equestrian with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands beside a white horse. Lowande is dressed in a costume which includes a leotard with a separate decorative yoke and skirt of embroidered, appliqued and...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Horses--1910-1920.; Lowande, A. G.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Woman on horseback
- A woman equestrian with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sits on a white stallion in costume. She wears a small hat with an ostrich feather and a long dress with a fitted bodice. Sequins embellish the shoulders, bust and hem...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Woman and girl with leopard cubs
- A woman and girl stand and sit near the wall of a Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus tent, they pose with two leopard cubs. The girl wears a drop-waist dress and a cloche hat with a large bow and she stands beside a...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Leopards--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Cowboys
- Cowboys with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose in costume near circus tents. They wear cowboy hats and bandanas. One cowboy wears sheepskin chaps (woolies), another wears a striped shirt.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Men and women at a circus tent
- People, possibly cast members, pose near a Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tent. The men wear suits and the women wear long street dresses.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; People--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.; Wild west shows--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Zouaves and covered wagon
- The Devlin's Zouaves, members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose near a Conestoga wagon in Vallejo (Solano County), California. The young men wear fez hats, inscribed with "D" and "Z," short jackets with trim, baggy...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Vallejo (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Bugles--California--Vallejo--1910-1920.; Circus...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Circus performers, group portrait
- Devlin's Zouaves, members of the Sells Floto Buffalo Bills Wild West Show, pose in costume. The young men are dressed in short velvet jackets with trim, baggy pants, fez hats inscribed with "D" and "Z", cummerbunds and leggings. Some of the...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Zouaves--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Young men and a car
- Young men, members of the Sells Floto and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose near and on a Ford convertible car. A house is in the distance.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--1910-1920.; Employees--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Lon Darragh and Lexington
- A young man in costume balances on the back of a horse while the animal kneels at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The young man wears a jacket and pants with trim and holds a cap in his hand. Spectators are in the distance.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Trick riding--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Women performers outside circus tent
- Two women circus performers, with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, rehearse near a circus tent and wagon. People watch the women practice.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- A warm day in Montana
- Devlin's Zouaves pose in their underwear inside a tent. A young man holds a bucket poised to empty it over a man who holds a letter. Another man wears a painted moustache.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Joking--1910-1920.; Underwear--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Santa Cruz [graphic]
- Young men with the Devlin's Zouaves, performers in the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose on a cliff near the ocean in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County), California. The men are dressed in suits, ties and hats. A wooden fence...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Santa Cruz (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Circus performers--California--Santa Cruz--1910-1920.; Cliffs--California--Santa...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Santa Cruz
- Young men, members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose on an eroded natural bridge on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County), California. The men are dressed in suits, ties and hats.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Santa Cruz (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Coastlines--California--Santa Cruz--1910-1920.; Men--California--Santa Cruz--1910-1920.; Oceans--California--Santa...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- M. Good, Zouave
- M. Good, a Devlin's Zouave with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in an open field in a three piece suit and tie, he holds a hat.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.; Good, M.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Santa Cruz
- Members of the Devlin's Zouaves, from the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stand on a cliff beside the Pacific Ocean in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County), California. The men wear suits and hats. One man stands to the left of the...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Santa Cruz (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Circus performers--California--Santa Cruz--1910-1920.; Cliffs--California--Santa...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Women circus performers with an elephant
- Two women circus performers, in costume, pose beside an elephant at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Their costumes include turbans with ostrich feathers, baggy pants open at the sides and tapered at the ankle, chemises...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus animals--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Elephants--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Great Falls, Montana
- Young men, probably Devlin's Zouaves with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose seated on the ground in Great Falls (Cascade County), Montana. The young men are near a billboard that reads: "Drink American Beer." The boys...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Great Falls (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Billboards--Montana--Great Falls--1910-1920.; Circus performers--Montana--Great...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Men near circus tents
- Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stand near circus tents. The men wear hats.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Employees--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Devlin's Zouaves
- Group portrait of the Devlin's Zouaves, a performance troupe with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. They stand or kneel and wear fez hats, short jackets with appliqued patterns, cummerbunds, baggy pants and leggings, they...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--United States--1910-1920.; Costumes--United States--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Human pyramid
- Members of the Devlin's Zouaves, in costume, form a human pyramid. Charles Orville "Dutch" Walters is in the center and stands on the shoulders of a another performer. Their costumes consist of fez hats, short jackets, baggy pants, leggings and...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Acrobatics--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Some of the circus Souaves [sic] on stage coach
- Members of the Devlin's Zouaves, a performance troop with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose in street clothes, on and around a stagecoach. Charles Orville Walters is crouched on top of the stagecoach.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Stagecoaches--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917]
- Stockyard
- View of an unidentified stockyard. Three men stand near a pen with cattle. Railroad cars with "Wabash" inscribed on them are seen in the distance.
- Stockyards--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Young men
- Studio portrait of a group of teenage men in suits, ties and caps, probably members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Men--1910-1920.; Teenagers--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ships propeller
- Two men stand on the rear of a ship in dry dock near one of the propellers. The men wear caps and work clothes.
- Propellers--1910-1920.; Boat & ship industry--1910-1920.; Laborers--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ship launching
- View of a ship launching. A crowd of men watch as the ship leaves the snow-covered dry dock.
- Boat & ship industry--1910-1920.; Launchings--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ship in dry dock
- Men gather around a ship in dry dock. A ladder hangs from a rope suspended near the ship.
- Boat & ship industry--1910-1920.; Ships--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Chas. Walter[s] and his wife, Marie Elizabeth Amelia Joanne Von Lohen Walter[s]
- Orville Charles Walters and his wife Mary Elizabeth sit on the stairs of a house. He wears a suit and tie and she wears a bonnet, a long dress, and high-heeled shoes.
- Spouses--1910-1920.; Walters, Charles Orville.; Walters, Marie Elizabeth.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ship launching
- View of ship launching. A crowd of men on the snow-covered dry dock observe the event from below.
- Boat & ship industry--1910-1920.; Launchings--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Circus tent interior
- Interior view of a Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tent. A woman in a dress stands beside a child, a man poses on a stage prop, and probably a boy stands on a pedestal on the far side of a circus ring. The tent is supported by...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Facilities--1910-1920.; Interiors--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915?]
- Men on a sidewalk
- Men, probably Devlin's Zouaves from the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stand on a sidewalk in an unidentified city. They wear suits and hats and stand near a carriage. The men are identified as: "Clarence Munro, Roy Reed,...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--1910-1920.; Men--1910-1920.; Zouaves--United States--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Walter[s] family on a picnic
- Picnic scene shows the Charles Orville Walter's family and Maurice and Redich Homes. Charles Orville Walters, Sr. wears an undershirt and holds a beer bottle. Jeanette Walters kneels next to Charles Orville Walters, Jr. and Virginia Walters stands...
- Children--1920-1930.; Families--1920-1930.; Walters, Charles Orville.; Walters, Marie Elizabeth.; Homes family.; Walters family.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]