Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ward
- A man in a riding outfit (jodhpers, riding boots, blazer, and vest) straddles a wooden saw-horse and is posed as though to whip the rear- end of the horse with a piece of wood that he holds in his hand. All of this fun is taking place in Ward,...
- Ward (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ward--1930-1970.; Sawhorses--Colorado--Ward--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Woman on horseback
- A woman, in a riding outfit, poses outdoors on horseback, on an riding saddle, near her house in Colorado. An automobile and a windmill are nearby.
- Horseback riding--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- A woman with a feather covered umbrella rides in a foliage covered, horse drawn buggy at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. A man in a riding suit and boots, with a top hat and riding stick, rides on a horse...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Rodeo, the Precision
- The Precision Riding Troop of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. This view shows four uniformed riders with flags attached to their stirrups.
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Royal Canadian Mounted Police--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mounted police--Canada--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Uniforms--Canada--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Buffalo Bill (Hon. W.F. Cody)
- Studio portrait (standing) of Buffalo Bill, (the Honorable W.F. Cody). He wears decorated buckskins with leather hip riding boots, leather gauntlets (gloves), spurs, a cowboy hat, and a large belt buckle. He holds a riding quirt at his side.
- Celebrities--1880-1900.; Costumes--1880-1900.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1887 and 1892]
- Colonel W.F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill"
- Studio portrait of W.F. Cody, Buffalo Bill. He wears a decorated buckskin coat, a cowboy hat, a large belt buckle and belt, hip riding boots, spurs and leather gauntlets (gloves). He holds the barrel of a rifle in his right hand, and a riding quirt...
- Celebrities--1880-1890.; Entertainers--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [1888?]
- President Theodore Roosevelt riding on a carriage through Denver
- Photograph of a photoprint shows President Theodore Roosevelt riding in a carriage through Denver, Colorado on his visit on August 29, 1910. An entourage of men follow the carriage. Shows spectators, police, military men on horseback, downtown...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1910 August 29
- Indians riding for Paramount pictures, Tongue River - Montana
- Blurred image of fast riding Native Americans at the Tongue River Reservation (Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation), Montana, during filming of a Paramount motion picture.
- Paramount Pictures Corporation--People--1930-1940.; Cheyenne Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Montana--1930-1940.; Motion...
- 1936
- Indians riding for Paramount pictures, Tongue River - Montana
- Blurred image of fast riding Native Americans in water at the Tongue River Reservation (Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation), Montana, during filming of a Paramount picture.
- Paramount Pictures Corporation--People--1930-1940.; Cheyenne Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Montana--1930-1940.; Motion...
- 1936
- Indians riding for Paramount pictures, Tongue River - Montana
- Blurred image of fast riding Native Americans in water at the Tongue River Reservation (Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation), Montana, during filming of a Paramount picture.
- Paramount Pictures Corporation--People--1930-1940.; Cheyenne Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Montana--1930-1940.; Motion...
- 1936
- Group on horseback
- Men and women are gathered on horseback or in horse drawn carriages for a rabbit hunt near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The men wear felt caps, suits, jodhpurs and boots and ride with English tack. The women wear flat brimmed straw...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Rabbit hunting--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Indians riding horses on paved road
- Unidentified group of Dakota Native Americans riding horses on stone, paved, or cobbled street passing by a rocky ledge with wooden framed building on top of cliff; solo horseback rider leading paired group behind; each rider is wrapped with...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1930.; Horseback riding--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1930]
- Colorado Springs Riding Club
- Men and women, members of a riding club, sit on horseback and watch two dogs maul a coyote they killed in (probably) El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clubs--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Coyote hunting--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Coyotes--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Dead animals--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- Hottentot Riding Club
- Teenaged girls, members of the Hottentot Riding Club, pose on horseback near Denver, Colorado. One girl, on foot, hands something to another on horseback.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--1950-1960.; Girls--Colorado--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Teenagers--Colorado--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Hottentot Riding Club
- A man and woman pose by a sign: "Hottentot Riding Club," near Denver, Colorado. The man holds a microphone with letters: "KLZ."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Reporters--Colorado--1950-1960.; Teenagers--Colorado--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 25, 1911 June 17
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 31, 1911 July 29
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 1, 1913 October 11
- People on horses
- A woman and girls in skirts and blouses pose on horseback in a meadow possibly near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The girls ride double on a horse. A man stands and poses between the horses.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Rifle, "Apple Pie Day"
- A woman and a girl hold pendants that read: "Apple Pie Day, September 22-23 1914., Rifle, Colo." and pose on horseback in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A woman wears a fitted, long sleeved blouse, a skirt and a wide brimmed hat. A girl holds a...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Rifle horseman
- A man poses on a horse in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; his outfit includes chaps and a bowler hat. Sign reads: "Rifle Hotel."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Couple with two children riding in open carriage
- Outdoor portrait of a family in a horse drawn buggy on the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado; the man is smoking a cigar, and the woman wears a hat with feathers. Sign reads: "Notice $100 to $500 Fine For Riding Or Driving Over This Bridge...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1904 and 1909?]
- Fast mail
- An oil painting by Denver, Colorado artist Paul Gregg. It shows a landscape a cowboy riding a horse and an airplane. The colors used in the painting include, blue, gray, yellow, orange, black and brown. This painting was used in The Denver Post.
- Airplanes--1940-1950.; Cowboys--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--1940-1950.
- 1949
- Man in riding clothes
- Outdoor portrait of a man in riding costume that includes an overcoat, hat, and jodhpurs, in (probably) Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Los Angeles [sic], Busch Gardens. Red Riding Hood
- View of two statues, Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, at Busch Gardens in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Shows dense ground cover, trees, and a wood frame building to the side.
- Busch, Adolphus--Homes & haunts.; Busch Gardens (Pasadena, Calif.)--1890-1920.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1920.; Gardens--California--Pasadena--1890-1920.; Sculpture--California--Pasadena--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Large group of people riding on a horse drawn flatbed wagon
- Outdoor portrait of men and women riding on a flatbed wagon on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; one man's sweater has a letter: "S."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Vernal Utah Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of businesses on Uintah Avenue in Vernal, Utah, including Vernal Drug Co., Baths, Vernal Meat Market, Leslie Ashton Hardware Company, and Bank; shows two children riding horses, pedestrians, parked bicycles and horse-drawn buggy with...
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Children riding horses--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Streets--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Flower Carnival Parade
- View of the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows men riding horses on a street lined with spectators, bicycles, and buggies.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Background are the stables of the "gentlemen's driving and riding club" at City park
- View of a horse race at City Park in Denver, Colorado, shows driver in horse drawn trap on an oval track. Sign on building reads: "Stables Of The Gentlemen's Driving & Riding Club."
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Zion - group on horseback
- View of people riding horses on the valley floor between towering cliffs at Zion National Park, Utah.
- Zion National Park (Utah)--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Utah--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Jedediah Smith The great explorers
- Jedediah Smith in a line of men on horseback, riding against the wind and dust, impression of mesas in the background.
- Horseback riding--1810-1830.; Smith, Jedediah Strong, 1799-1831.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Marking of the Ute Pass Trail
- Native American (Ute) men and women and a white man ride horses on the Ute Pass Trail, El Paso County, Colorado, as part of the trail marking ceremony. Spectators stand and sit near and on cars on a road which leads to a house. Native American men...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--El Paso...
- August 29, 1912
- A blue ribbon Denver horse show.
- Shows a female equestrian riding side saddle astride a show horse wearing a first place ribbon. The woman wears a jacket with the number "7" on it and a derby. Spectators watch from the grandstands. The state capital dome is in the background. This...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Awards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horse shows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Indians. Utes.
- View of a Native American Ute, wearing heavy clothing and a hat, riding a horse. Houses are nearby.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Ute Indians--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- 7th Cav coming into camp from Wounded Knee fight with Big Foots Band, Pine Ridge Agcy S.D.
- View of the Seventh Cavalry on horseback riding in a long column over the plains enroute to the Native American Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th.--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Miniconjou Indians--War--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded...
- [November 1890?]
- Pine Ridge Agency S.D., army
- United States Cavalry soldiers pose in formation, on the Native American Sioux, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. They wear uniform overcoats and capes with riding boots.
- United States. Army. Cavalry.--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South...
- [1890]
- Cowboys
- A man on a horse ropes a bull who lays on his side atop a graded surface, probably Colorado. The man wears a shirt, pants, suede riding boots, and a hat. The horse has a saddle with covered stirrups and a blanket of long animal hair. In the...
- Bulls--Colorado--1890-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1910.; Roping--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Cowboys
- A man sits on a horse in a grassy field, probably Colorado. He wears a hat, kerchief, shirt, pants, and riding boots. The horse has a bobbed tail and a saddle with covered stirrups, a long animal hair blanket, and a bridle.
- Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Parade entry, Flower Carnival
- Men on horseback and a man in a two wheel cart decorated with flowers pose on Cascade Avenue as part of the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The cart is hitched to a horse with decorated tack. The man in...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1899?]
- Parade entry, Flower Carnival
- Men on horseback and a man in a two wheel cart decorated with flowers pose on Cascade Avenue as part of the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The cart is hitched to a horse with decorated tack. The man in...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1899?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: two men, in riding costumes with top hats, ride on horses in front of a marching band. Spectators watch from the side of the street in front of houses and storefronts. Signs read: "[?]...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Sunflower Carnival Sherwood Aldrier
- Sherwood Aldrier poses on horseback as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. He wears a riding habit. The horse has a bridle decorated with ribbons. A two story house is in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Aldrier, Sherwood.
- [August, between 1896 and 1898]
- Sunflower Carnival Mr. Wooley
- Mr. Wooley poses on horseback as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. He wears a riding habit. Two houses are in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Wooley, Mr.
- [August, between 1896 and 1898]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A group of men on horseback take part in a parade on Cascade Avenue, Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The men wear riding habits. A hitched and decorated buggy follows the men. Spectators stand near the edge of the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1897]
- Baltimore Resort, Tolland, Colo.
- View of the Baltimore Resort in Tolland, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows rustic log buildings, parked automobiles, and children (some riding mules).
- Baltimore Resort (Tolland, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Tolland (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.; Log buildings--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.; Mules--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.; Resorts--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Indians Ute agencies taken at the reburial of Chief Ouray original pallbearers for Ouray
- Portrait of Native American (Ute) men riding horses and identified as (l to r): "George Norris, Joseph Price, Colorow, and Buckskin Charlie." Attire includes feather headdresses, hair pipe chokers and breast plates, a squash blossom necklace,...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Consolidated Ute Agency--1920-1930.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ignacio--1920-1930.; Tribal chiefs--Colorado--Ignacio--1920-1930.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Colorow, ca....
- May 24, 1925
- "McOnagill" riding "Nancy Manks" without saddle or bridle
- Spectators watch a man on a bucking bronco from the other side of a fence in Craig, Colorado. Two men stand in the corral and watch the horse leap into the air as the rider hangs onto the animal's back. A two story, wood-frame storefront with a...
- Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Broncos--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Cortez, Colo.
- Members of a riding party sit on horses outside the "Cortez Stage Stables" in Cortez, Colorado (Montezuma County). The stable is a two- story structure with a gable, stovepipe chimney, shingles, and rectangular windows.
- Cortez (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Cortez--1890-1900.; Stables--Colorado--Cortez--1890-1900.
- [1890?]
- Cowgirls from The Red Man spectacle
- Cowgirls, members of the "The Red Man spectacle and Red Indian camp," sit on horseback near a painted back drop of Yellowstone Falls, in the dirt arena in Empress Hall, at the Golden West and American Industries Exhibition in Earl's Court, London,...
- Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--England--London--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--England--London--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--England--London--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--England--London--1900-1910.;...
- 1909
- W.F. Cody
- W.F. Cody, Buffalo Bill, poses on his horse. He has a lariat and custom-made saddle. He wears hip riding boots, gauntlets (gloves), a Stetson cowboy hat, a wide belt and buckle, and a decorated shirt.
- Celebrities--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1887 and 1892]