Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Blackfoot family
- Group portrait of a Native American (Blackfoot, Siksika) family shows a man, two girls, and a woman sitting outside of a tepee on an open plain. The man is smoking a pipe and wears fringed clothing and a blanket around his waist. The children wear...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Siksika Indians--Women--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- 1890
- Old Chief (Shavannah) Shavano, Uncompahgre Ute
- Standing portrait of a Native American Ute woman, identified as the wife of Chief Shavano. She wears moccasins, a print dress, and has a woven blanket wrapped around her shoulders. Other blankets are displayed on the tepee behind her; her husband's...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Shavano--Family.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ute indian abodes
- Euro-Americans and Native American Utes are gathered near a tepee on an open plain. The white man and woman are standing, the man holds a cradleboard, the woman holds a camera. The Utes are sitting around a large bundle of cloth.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Cameras--1880-1890.; Photographers--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Arapahoe Sun dance camp
- A group of Native American (Arapaho) children and a group of men on horseback pose near a Sun Dance camp, probably in Wyoming. The groups stand nearby a group of tepees, one of which consists of just poles. The men on horseback wear hats.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Sun dance--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Eat Dog and family
- Sitting portrait of a Native American (Dakota) man, identified as Eat Dog, his wife, and two children. The group sits among tepees.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Children & adults--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Eat dog.
- 1882
- Sitting Bull, two wives and three papooses
- Sitting Bull, his two wives, and three children, Native American (Hunkpapa Sioux) man, women, and children, pose near a group of tepees. Sitting Bull sits on a wooden chair and holds a beaded tobacco bag and a wooden pipe. His wives are wrapped in...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Hunkpapa Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- 1882
- Sitting Bull, his wife, and twins
- Sitting Bull and his family, Native American (Hunkpapa Sioux) man, woman, and children, pose with a white woman and girl near a tepee. A white man on horseback stands nearby. The Native Americans are wrapped in blankets. The white woman wears a hat...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Hunkpapa Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Military officers--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull,...
- [1882]
- Shoshone, Washakie and tepees
- Native American (Shoshone) men, women, and children and a white man pose near a group of tepees. One of the tepees is made of brush. Washakie holds a saw above a wooden pole. The men wear leggings, beaded necklaces, and wide brimmed hats. The women...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians.; Children--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Woodcutting--1880-1890.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Shoshone men, women, and children near a tepee
- Native American (Shoshone) man, women, and children pose with a white man near a group of tepees. The tepees are surrounded by tall grass. The white man holds a pipe. The men wear hats.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- Chief "Washakie"
- Native American (Shoshone) Washakie and a girl pose near a tepee. Washakie holds a piece of cloth and points in the distance. He wears moccasins, a kilt, and a cloth belt. The girl wears moccasins, a leather belt decorated with metal, a dress...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [1885]
- Group portrait of Omaha Indians
- Group portrait of (left to right) White Swan, Inside Man, Cook, Chef du Bande, Mnigh-Di-Tai, Yellow Smoke and a child, Standing Bear holding a pipe-tomahawk, Cat, Bright Eye, Traveler, Village Maker, Homme Connu, John Pilcher (leader), unidentified...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Men--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Bright Eye.; Cat, Omaha woman.; Chef du Bande.; Cook, Omaha woman.; Hard Chief.; Homme Connu.; Inside...
- [1883]
- Cheyenne Indians
- A series of small sketches depicting Native American (Cheyenne) life. The sketches are titled: "Semi-civilized," "A warrior," "Moving," "An Indian belle," "A Cheyenne chief," "Squaw and papoose," "Tepees or wigwams," and, "Weapons &c."
- Cheyenne Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [between 1950 and 1990?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, and his wife, standing, in front of tepee, full length
- Full length photograph of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, and his wife, Sati, both wrapped in blankets, standing in front of a tepee, probably on the Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota. Rain-in-the-Face stands using crutches because of an...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sati.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Gall's tepee with several others
- Dakota Chief Gall's camp at Fort Buford, Dakota Territory; twenty tepees grouped together with firewood, kindling, wooden barrel and crates stacked outside on open plains or prairie.
- Fort Buford (Fort Buford, N.D.)--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory.; Prairies--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.
- 1881
- Gall's tepee, photograph in frame with small insets of Gall's picture
- Chief Gall's tepee and camp with cut-out studio portraits of Dakota Native American Chief Gall inset in opposite corners of image; Chief Gall's tepee identified as first one on left; over 15 tepees camped in open plains or praire, wooden crate,...
- Fort Buford (Fort Buford, N.D.)--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory.; Prairies--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.
- [188-?]
- Group of Indians sitting inside large tepee, full length
- Large group of Dakota Native American males sitting in a circle inside large open-sided tepee, council or meeting of some type; feathers in hair, blankets wrapped around shoulders or waists, straps of bells wrapped around some individuals' knees.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indian councils--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council.
- [188-?]
- Indian camp with Indians and many tepees
- Group of 17 Dakota Native American tepees camped on plains or prairie with individual Dakota Native Americans in and around camp; numerous racks supporting leather or fur tanning and/or meat drying or curing, and several wagons with bent pole...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian camp with tepees and wagons
- Over 15 Dakota Native American tepees camped on open plains or prairie with rolling hills in distant background; several Dakota Native Americans in camp, drying or tanning racks set up near tepees, several wagons with bent pole frames and one...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Food drying--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian camp, Indians and wagons
- Dakota Native American men, women and child, and tepee with two wagons with bent pole frames in foreground, one wagon hitched to pair of horses; several other tepees camped in background on open prairie or plains with rolling hills in distant...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian camp, tepees and racks of drying corn
- Three Dakota Native American tepees with numerous racks of corn drying and one tepee with pole frame only; two Dakota females in view with one stooping over bucket and other sitting in front of tepee poles; other tepees in distant background camped...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Food drying--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian camp, tepees, and racks of drying corn
- Four Dakota Native American tepees camped on plains or prairie with women and children standing outside one tepee with several racks of corn drying.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Food drying--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian camp, with horses and tepees
- Group of four Dakota Native American tepees with others in distance camped on open plains or prairie with horses tethered and untethered near tepees; log frame building or cabin center right background; two Dakota males on wagon with bent pole...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian men and children, standing in front of tepee, full length
- Two Dakota males and two children standing between two tepees on the prairie or plains; harnesses, ropes and or saddle bags in front of one tepee; wagon behind group with leather, fur or meat strips curing over wheel; Washington eight ounce...
- Curing (Preservation)--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Prairies--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Tepee and log cabin, Indian family and white woman on horseback
- Dakota Native American man and woman holding baby standing beside tepee and in front of log cabin with sod roof; one female atop horse on side saddle; Dakota man with fringed buckskin coat holding hat and tepee door with additional board door...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Log cabins--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Group of Indians, women and children standing next to tepees
- Group of unidentified Native Americans (man, women, children and baby) standing in front of three tepees; leather tanning on side next to wagon; open prairie or plains.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Prairies--1880-1890.; Tanning--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters, and an unidentified little boy
- Dakota Chief Sitting Bull's family, his two wives (Seen by the Nation and Her Four Robes) and daughters and one little boy outside tepee; women wear dresses and shawls; young male wears hat, jacket and slacks; shows drying or tanning hides on rack...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Her Four Robes.; Seen by the Nation.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters, and one unidentified boy
- Dakota Chief Sitting Bull's family, his two wives (Seen by the Nation and Her Four Robes) and daughters and one unidentified boy outside tepee; all four women wear dresses and shawls; young boy wears hat, jacket and slacks; three wooden frame...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Her Four Robes.; Seen by the Nation.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]
- Tepee, log cabin and Indian family
- Dakota Native American man and woman holding baby standing next to tepee and in front of log cabin with sod roof; Dakota man with fringed buckskin coat holding hat, and tepee door with additional board door laying against cloth; Dakota male...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Log cabins--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian dance, large tepee and crowd
- Council meeting of Dakota Native Americans (men, women and children) with open sided tepee in background and some military men in group; probably Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indian councils--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council.
- [between 1880 and 1889?]
- Men and children, in front of tepees
- Two Dakota men and two children stand outside two tipis, with wagon in background. Men are wearing suits and hats. Saddle and other equipment are outside one tipi.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Children & adults--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Two unidentified children, in front of tepee, full length
- Full length portrait of unidentified Dakota woman and child, standing in front of tipi. Oven (?) is next to tipi, axe on the ground.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Children & adults--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Group of Indians and white woman, in front of tepees
- Full length group portrait of Dakota male, two Dakota women, one white woman and five Dakota children, standing in front of three tipis.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Children & adults--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian men and children, in front of tepee, full length
- Full length group portrait of two Dakota men, two Dakota children, and one white boy standing in front of tipi. Men and one white boy are wearing suits and hats. Small child is peeking out from tipi opening. Part of a wagon is visible in the...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Children & adults--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188?]
- Indian burial, scaffold in foreground, tepee frame in back
- View of Dakota burial custom; scaffold with wrapped bodies in foreground and tipi frame in background.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [between 1874 and 1889]
- Tepee frame showing wrapped bodies on Indian burial ground
- View of Dakota burial custom; tipi frame with wrapped bodies inside on the ground.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1870-1890.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [between 1874 and 1889]
- Trail hunter
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified Native American male, wearing feathered headdress, fur piece and breastplate, posed with hand at forehead, standing next to tipi, in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian, seated, smoking pipe, full length
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified Native American male, wearing feathered headdress, fur piece, breastplate, and blanket, smoking pipe, seated next to tipi, in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian, standing, wearing war bonnet, full length
- Full length studio profile of unidentified Native American male, wearing war bonnet, breastplate and fur piece, holding mallet and standing facing tipi, in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian, standing by fake tepee in studio, full length
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified Native American male, wearing feathered headdress, breastplate and fur piece, holding mallet, standing next to tipi in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Indian woman and child on travois
- Unidentified Native American woman and child lean on travois attached to horse; shows horses, canvas tents and tepees in background.
- Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Travois--1880-1890.
- [188?]
- Wild West Show teepees
- Several men walk in the distance through a park where numerous teepees are set up. The teepees are probably part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while touring in Paris. Additional rectangular tents are also set up in the park. The tops of several...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1890.; Show tents--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Sitting Bull's camp, near Standing Rock Agency, many tepees, Missouri River in background
- View of Chief Sitting Bull's camp at the Standing Rock Agency south of Fort Yates, in Sioux County, North Dakota. The Missouri River is in the distance. Shows Native American (Sioux) tepees camped above the river bottom with drying or tanning racks...
- Missouri River--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1890.; Curing (Preservation)--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- 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?]
- Tepee frame showing wrapped bodies on Indian burial ground
- View of Dakota burial custom; tipi frame with wrapped bodies inside on the ground.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1870-1890.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--1870-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [between 1874 and 1889]