Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Curley, Crow Scout
- Photograph of a postcard with head and shoulders profile of Curley, Crow male who was a scout for General George Custer, in an oval frame.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Curly.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Railroad workers
- Three railroad workers sit on a sawhorse near a railroad car. The men are dressed in work clothes and one man wears a cap.
- Railroad employees--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Santa Cruz
- A group of men, members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stand on the edge of a cliff in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County), California. The men are all dressed in suits and hats and point to a man below poised on a ledge on...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Santa Cruz (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Cliffs--California--Santa Cruz--1910-1920.; Men--California--Santa Cruz--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Running for the snow slide, Silverton, Colo.
- Steam rises from a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive with a wedge plow on tracks beside probably the Animas River near Silverton in San Juan County, Colorado. Shows the silhouette of a man near the plowed tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1930-1940.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Avalanches--Colorado--San Juan County--1930-1940.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--San Juan...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- 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]
- 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?]
- Charles Walter[s] and performers
- Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose near the bleacher section inside a circus tent. They men wear appliqued jackets over street clothing. Charles Orville Walters stands on the left in the group.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Interiors--1910-1920.; Show tents--1910-1920.; Walters, Charles Orville.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- William F. Cody
- A "Buffalo Bill" Cody lookalike sits on the buckboard of the Deadwood Stage pulled by two teams of mules. The man wears wears a buckskin coat with tassles, riding boots that reach his knees, and a hat with its brim curved slightly upward.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Impersonation--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- West Portal, Moffat Tunnel, Berthoud Pass
- Smoke rises from a Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company passenger train at the west portal entrance to the Moffat Tunnel near Winter Park in Grand County, Colorado. Shows frame buildings and construction rails covered by a shed. Cars are parked...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--1920-1930.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1927 and 1928?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Manual High, girls athletic team
- Players and coaches of the girls' basketball team pose on the steps of Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Some girls wear physical exercise clothing of middy...
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Basketball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 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?]
- Elephant stampede
- Scene of an elephant stampede in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada shows collapsed bleachers within the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus tent. Two women stand in the wreckage in long dresses and hats.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Disasters--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Disasters--1910-1920.; Winnipeg (Man.)--1910-1920.; Debris--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Stampedes--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Women--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.
- 1913 [July 30]
- 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?]
- Yellow Creek round up
- Cowboys pose near a herd of horses on a hillside in Rio Blanco County, Colorado near Yellow Creek. The men are on horseback or stand nearby and wear cowboy hats, jackets, boots with spurs, chaps, gloves and carry lariats. Horses are in a temporary...
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cattle herding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Corrals--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rio Blanco...
- 1911
- Pikes Peak from Palmer Park
- Distant view of Pikes Peak (elevation 14,110 feet) from Palmer Park, a municipal park northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado; view of Yucca, Ponderosa Pines, & Scrub Oak over hillside towards cloudy Pikes Peak.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920]
- Distant view of Longs Peak
- Distant view of Longs Peak (elevation 14,255 feet) with road in meadow near Longs Peak & Estes Park, Colorado.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Gilpin Railroad
- Men in overalls, boots and hats pose beside a Gilpin Railroad Company locomotive on narrow gauge tracks in Gilpin County, Colorado. Engineers pose in the cab. Shows a railroad switch and signal beside the tracks in the canyon.
- Gilpin Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1911]
- Chief Sin Ale
- A man, possibly Chief Sin Ale, stands with his hands on his hips in front of a tent in the background in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man is dressed in costume and wears a turban on his head.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Lincoln Sightseeing Co., San Francisco, Cal.
- Members of the Devlin's Zouaves, part of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose in a sightseeing bus in San Francisco (Alameda County), California. The young men all wear caps or hats and suit coats with ties and dress...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Tour buses--California--San Francisco--1910-1920.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Buses--California--San...
- 1914 Apr. 24
- 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?]
- Buffalo Bill museum
- View of the Buffalo Bill museum, a log building, in Cody, Wyoming. An automobile is parked nearby.
- Cody (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Galleries & museums--Wyoming--Cody--1930-1940.; Log buildings--Wyoming--Cody--1930-1940.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.--Commemoration.
- 1931
- Pahaka's (Buffalo Bill) farewell salute
- Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) rides at the head of a group of Native American (Sioux) men on horseback as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The Sioux men hold staffs decorated with feathers and wear moccasins, beaded leggings, and feather...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [1907?]
- Elephant stampede
- View of collapsed bleachers after an elephant stampede in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Workers pose near the bleachers in the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tent. Daylight from outside the tent illuminates the wreckage.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Disasters--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Disasters--1910-1920.; Winnipeg (Man.)--1910-1920.; Debris--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Employees--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Stampedes--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.
- 1913 July 30
- York Street House
- View of a house at 1160 York Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; it has a gable, porch, incised stone, and shingle imbrication. Women and a man are in the yard.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910 Summer
- George W. Kramer residence
- View of the George W. Kramer home at 1151 Logan Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch and bay window.
- Kramer, George W.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Old time train over famous Georgetown Loop route to Clear Creek mining districts
- View of the Colorado and Southern steam engine No. 7 and passenger cars in Silver Plume, Colorado. Mount Pendleton is in the background.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1930.; Pendleton, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1910-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Silver Plume--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Original Sioux Indian tepee - Tensleep Road
- View of timbers arranged to form a Native American (Sioux) tepee in an aspen grove, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming.
- Dakota Indians--Structures--Wyoming--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Structures--Wyoming--1910-1940.; Big Horn Mountains (Wyo. and Mont.)--1910-1940.; Tipis--Wyoming--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Catholic Church, Lake City, Colo.
- in Lake City, added the French-inspired shingled mansard roof between 1897 and 1902; it was later owned by John and Vera Vickers, who operated the Senate Saloon, billiard hall, bowling alley, livery stable and, in 1929, the Vickers Dude Ranch....
- Lake City (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Catholic Churches--Colorado--Lake City--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Lake City--1910-1930.; St. Rose of Lima (Church : Lake City, Colo.)
- [1910-1930]
- Chief Spotted Weasel
- Standing portrait of an elderly Native American (Sioux) man, identified as Chief Spotted Weasel. He wears beaded moccasins, fringed and beaded hide leggings and shirt, braids bound by cloth, a single eagle feather in his hair, and holds a staff in...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--1910-1930.; Tribal chiefs--1910-1930.; Spotted Weasel.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Yellow Creek round up
- Cowboys sit on horses and pose in a row near Yellow Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The men wear cowboy hats, vests, and boots and carry lariats. A herd of steer is on a hillside behind men on horses.
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cattle herding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Cows in clover
- Cows standing in clover pasture.
- Cows--Colorado--1890-1940.; Farms--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- 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?]
- View from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Two track elevations and two trains seen on Moffat Road from Rollins Pass in Colorado; includes snowy Rocky Mountains, center background. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake).
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1905.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [ca. 1905?]
- Near Glendive, Mont
- View of a Northern Pacific Railroad wreck at Glendive (Dawson County), Montana. Men stand by a day coach, baggage car, locomotive, and mail car.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Glendive (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.; Railroads--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.; Spectators--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.
- 1908 August 8
- Glendive train wreck
- View of a Northern Pacific Railroad wreck at Glendive (Dawson County), Montana; shows the wreckage of the day coach, smoker, and mail cars.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Glendive (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.; Railroads--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.
- 1908 August 11
- Craig Depot
- View of the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad station in Craig (Moffat County), Colorado. The brick building has a covered porch.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- 1917
- James Lone Elk is a nephew of Old American Horse
- Studio portrait (standing) of James Lone Elk, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man. He holds a bow and arrows and wears a hair pipe breast plate, beaded armbands, and beaded feather headdress.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Headdresses--1890-1900.; Lone Elk, James.
- [between 1902 and 1920]
- Placer mining near Russell, La Veta pass
- Hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Russell, La Veta Pass, Costilla County, Colorado.
- Dredges--Colorado--Costilla County--1900-1910.; Gold dredging--Colorado--Costilla County--1900-1910.; Costilla County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Costilla County--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- Colo. National Guard Trinidad Colorado
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, sent to suppress the UMWA strike against CF&I, pose next to a mule, with pistols drawn, in a camp near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. A howitzer canon is nearby.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- [1914]
- Indian burial grounds and Sacajaweas' grave
- View of Wind River Cemetery near Fort Washakie in Wyoming. The graves of Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, Sacagawea, and Bazil stand near one another. They are decorated with U. S. flags. The gravestones read: "Dedicated in the Memory of Baptiste...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Cemeteries--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Wyoming--Fort...
- [between 1932 and 1940?]
- Blue Bird, Trilby, and Dante mines, Teller County
- Panoramic view shows the Blue Bird, Trilby, and Dante mines occupying a single hill, Teller County, Colorado. Tailings piles, mills, and shafthouses cover most of the terrain.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1910.; Blue Bird Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Dante Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Trilby Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- White Bull and family
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Minniconjou Sioux) man, identified as White Bull, and his son Young White Bull. The boy wears a traditional costume including moccasins, breech cloth, hair pipe breastplate, face paint, and plumage. White Bull...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Fathers & children--1910-1920.; Young White Bull.; White Bull, Joseph, 1849-1947.
- [1913?]
- Nick Black Elk and family, Catholic catechist
- Group studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Black Elk, his wife, and his daughter, Lucy Looks Twice. Black Elk wears a suit, his wife wears a long dress decorated with elk's teeth and a hair pipe necklace, and his...
- Catechists--1890-1910.; Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Oglala Indians--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Black Elk, 1863-1950--Family.; Black Elk, 1863-1950.; Lucy Looks Twice.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Indian Dance, Santa Clara
- A crowd of Native Americans and white people gather to watch a Santa Clara Pueblo Matachines Dance. The dancers perform wearing mitre headdresses.
- Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1890-1920.; Matachines (Dance)--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1890-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1890-1920.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara...
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Pueblo indians, Taos, N. M.
- Portrait of a Native American (Taos Pueblo) adult and child at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Taos Indians--1880-1890.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Front porch of indian mansion, Taos, N. M.
- Portrait of a Native American (Taos Pueblo) woman and girls at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Taos Indians--1880-1890.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Indian buck and two daughters
- Portrait of Native Americans (Taos Pueblo) at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, by an adobe wall; costume includes women's blanket and deerskin boots.
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Taos Indians--1880-1890.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Fathers & children--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- W.F. Cody, Buffalo Bill
- Buffalo Bill, W.F. Cody, poses on his horse (Isham) at probably his ranch, known as the "TE Ranch," in Park County, Wyoming. He wears a decorated buckskin coat, a cowboy hat, gauntlets (gloves) and boots.
- Park County (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrities--Wyoming--Park County--1910-1920.; Entertainers--Wyoming--Park County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Park County--1910-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [1916?]