Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Modoc indians
- Group studio portrait of Native Americans (Modoc) Shacknasty Jim, Steamboat Frank, Scar-faced Charley, and Toby Riddle (Winema), with her husband, white man Frank Riddle and their son Jeff Riddle. The Native American men wear costumes of fringed...
- Indian interpreters--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--1870-1880.; Boys--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.; Scarface Charlie.; Shacknasty Jim.; Steamboat Frank.; Winema, Modoc Chieftainess, 1842-1932.; Riddle, Frank.;...
- [1876?]
- Winema Toby Riddle
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Native American (Modoc) woman Winema Toby Riddle. She wears a dark dress with a white collar, buttons, and ruffled cuffs. Mrs. Riddle and her husband were interpreters during the Modoc War.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--1870-1880.; Winema, Modoc Chieftainess, 1842-1932.
- 1875 or 1876
- Santa Ana Fiesta, San Luis, Colo.
- Women pose by a fence probably at the Santa Ana Fiesta carnival in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Cenaida Roybal Manzanares in a dark dress and her head covered with a manta leans on the fence. To her left is Francisca Manzanares Quintana,...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Manzanares, Cenaida Roybal--Pictorial works.; Quintana, Francisca Manzanares--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- 1950 September
- Denver Red Light district "Blue Row"
- A man looks at a brick wall in Denver, Colorado, with gauge arch windows and bricked in door openings, purported to be "Blue Row," an early prostitution section of the city.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1944 August 1
- Goes To War
- Standing portrait, in Omaha, Nebraska, of a Native American (Dakota) man identified as Goes To War. He wears a blanket around his waist, a dark colored shirt, a hair pipe breastplate, a kerchief, and a buffalo horn headdress. He stands on a plank...
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Clubs (Weapons)--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Headdresses--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Goes to War.
- [1898]
- Goes To War, taken in Omaha
- Standing portrait, in Omaha, Nebraska, of a Native American (Dakota) man identified as Goes To War. He wears a blanket around his waist, a dark colored shirt, a hair pipe breastplate, and a kerchief.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Goes to War.
- 1898
- Mitchell School students with war bond poster
- The photograph shows students from Mitchell Elementary School located on 32nd and Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. Four students are standing around a table looking at flag that has three war bond stickers on it. Behind the students are war...
- Mitchell School (Denver, Colo.); Five Points (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Students.;War.; War bonds and funds.
- undated
- Early Military Parade in Denver
- Spectators watch a military parade in front of the City Hall building located on 14th (Fourteenth) and Market Streets, in Denver, Colorado. The parade was to honor soldiers leaving for the Spanish American War in 1898.
- Gun-carriages--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Spanish-American War, 1898.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Military parades &...
- 1898
- Four pistols
- Four pistols descriptions follow images from right to left. The first pistol was made by H. Aston & Co. from Middletown, Connecticut; U.S. Arsenal. The percussion pistol (US model 1842, military cap lock pistol) is single shot made from walnut with...
- Handguns--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875]
- Indian Chiefs
- Ten Native American chiefs who met with General Nelson Miles to stop the Indian War pose for a group portrait in front of a teepee. Among the chiefs are Standing Bull, Bear Who Looks Back Running, Has the Big White Horse, White Tail, Liver Bear,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Harbor at Malcensine on Lake Garda
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division 2nd Battalion 85th Regiment Headquarters stand near a boat used to carry "Long Toms" across Lake Garda in Italy during the Italian campaign of World War II. Buildings, trucks, and tanks are near the water.
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.; Harbors--Italy--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; Sailboats--Italy--1940-1950.; United States....
- [1945]
- Cano's Castle, Antonito
- View of Cano's Castle at the corner of 10th Avenue and State Street, in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The eclectic building was built by Donald "Cano" Espinoza, a Native American Vietnam War Veteran. The building is built mainly out of scrap...
- Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Buildings.; Espinoza, Donald--Homes and haunts.; Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Buildings--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Outsider...
- 2004
- Cano's Castle, Antonito, Colo.
- View of a part of Cano's Castle at the corner of 10th Avenue and State Street in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The eclectic structure was built by Donald "Cano" Espinoza, a Native American Vietnam War Veteran. The structure was built mainly...
- Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Antonito (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Buildings.; Espinoza, Daniel--Homes and haunts.; Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Buildings--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Outsider...
- 1991
- Off to the war
- "Longmont Colorado, April 29th 1898, old Burlington Depot, Company C, Colorado National Guard embarking for camp Adams at Denver where they expected to be sworn into the service of the United States." A large group of uniformed men including Capt....
- Colorado. National Guard--1890-1900.; Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Sullivan, Neil.; Spanish-American War, 1898.
- [1898]
- Nebraska Civil War Grand Army of the Republic, L-R
- List of members of the Grand Army of the Republic from Nebraska. Includes name, unit and GAR Post if available.
- Nebraska--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Veterans--Nebraska--Indexes.; Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Nebraska--Indexes
- Men on leave in Venice
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers on leave take a ride in a gondola in Venice, Italy, after the end of the war.
- Venice (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--Venice--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Mitchell School students with a record of war bond and stamps
- The photograph shows students from Mitchell Elementary School located on 32nd and Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. Two students stand by a blackboard and chart with numbers. The girl points at the number $40.55 on the blackboard, and the boy...
- Mitchell School (Denver, Colo.); Five Points (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.;Students.; War.; War bonds and funds.
- undated
- Nebraska Civil War Grand Army of the Republic, S-Z
- List of members of the Grand Army of the Republic from Nebraska. Includes name, unit and GAR Post if available.
- Nebraska--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Veterans--Nebraska--Indexes.; Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Nebraska--Indexes
- W. H. Stanton, Company M, 1st Colorado Volunteers - correspondence sent to Frank B. Milner: original
- Sergeant W. J. McClure, full blood Choctaw, veteran of Philippine and Border Campaigns
- Sergeant W. J. McClure, Native American Choctaw, poses in uniform in front of other soldiers of the Spanish-American War.
- Choctaw Indians--Military service--1890-1910.; Five Civilized Tribes--Military service--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Military service--1890-1910.; Spanish-American War, 1898--Military personnel--1890-1910.; Soldiers--American--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1898 and 1905?]
- Edwin Segerstrom-Christmas at Manila: program
- Soldiers Memorial, Spanish American Philippino War poster
- Indian peace commission
- A Native American (Modoc or Dakota) woman stands outdoors in the center of a group of six white men, three in military uniforms, three in suits and coats; she wears a blanket wrapped around her shoulders. Possibly the Fort Laramie Treaty Council or...
- Dakota Indians--Women--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Modoc Indians--Women--1860-1880.; Delegations--1860-1880.; Peace negotiations--1860-1880.
- [1868 or 1873?]
- Rifled Parrott
- View of the Civil War Rifled Parrott cannon in City Park in Denver, Colorado. It was donated to the city by the Grand Army of the Republic to commemorate the Colorado volunteer armed forces who fought in the Civil War. The cannon was placed in City...
- Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Colorado & Wyoming--Commemoration.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.; Cannons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Monuments &...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Indian Chiefs
- Ten Native American chiefs who met with General Nelson Miles to stop the Indian War stand in a semi-circle in front of a teepee. Among the chiefs are Standing Bull, Bear Who Looks Back Running, Has the Big White Horse, White Tail, Liver Bear,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1891
- Indian Chiefs
- Ten Native American chiefs who met with General Nelson Miles to stop the Indian War stand in a semi-circle in front of a teepee. Among the chiefs are Standing Bull, Bear Who Looks Back Running, Has the Big White Horse, White Tail, Liver Bear,...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Major Rafael Chacón and Juanita Páiz
- Studio portrait of Hispanic American Major Rafael Chacón and his wife Juanita Páiz de Chacón. Major Chacón served in the U.S. Army in New Mexico during the Civil War. He wears a uniform and has a mustache, his wife wears a long dress with a...
- Hispanic Americans--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--1860-1870.; Spouses.; Chacón, Juanita Páiz de--Pictorial works.; Chacón, Rafael, 1833-1925--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Pictorial works.;...
- ca. 1858
- The Morter
- View of the 13 inch seacoast mortar donated, to the city of Denver, Colorado, by the Grand Army of the Republic to commemorate the Colorado volunteer armed forces who fought in the Civil War. The cannon was placed in City Park in 1898.
- Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Colorado & Wyoming--Commemoration.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.; Monuments &...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Columbiad gun
- Shows the Columbiad cannon donated to the city of Denver, Colorado, by the Grand Army of the Republic to commemorate the Colorado volunteer armed forces who fought in the Civil War. The cannon was originally on the USS Canandaigua and later the USS...
- Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Colorado & Wyoming--Commemoration.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.; Cannons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Monuments &...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Gideon Parker Simmons
- Tin type of Gideon Parker Simmons taken after the civil war.
- circa 1875
- San Pablo Cash Store
- View of an abandoned store in San Pablo (Costilla County), Colorado. The deteriorating, wooden false front building has a wood porch, steps, partially boarded up display windows on either side of the entrance and a single second story window. A...
- San Pablo Cash Store (San Pablo, Colo.)--1950-1960.; San Pablo (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Stores & shops.; San Pablo Cash Store (San Pablo, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--San Pablo--Pictorial works.; Stores,...
- [1950]
- Gallup & W. 29th Ave.
- A man sits on a delivery wagon near the Summit Company building at the intersection of Ashland Avenue (later West 29th, Twenty-Ninth Avenue) and Gallup Street (later Zuni Street) in Denver, Colorado. Phone and utility poles line the street. The...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898 February 5
- American flag
- Shows the American flag made in Denver, Colorado for the First Colorado Volunteers Cavalry in the Civil War. The flag is made of wool and cotton, has 34 stars, and encased in nylon net.
- Flags--American.--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1865]
- 1st Colo. inf. reg. in route to Manila
- The First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers parade down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. The troops wear uniforms and hold rifles; they are enroute to the Philippines for the Spanish-American War.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898 May 15]
- Ist Colo. inf. reg. in route to Manila
- A band parades down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado with the First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers enroute to the Philippines for the Spanish-American War. Officers on horses lead the procession.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898 May 15]
- 1st Colo. inf. reg. departure for Manila
- A crowd of people are gathered at Union Station in Denver, Colorado for the departure of the First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers to the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)
- [1898 May 15]
- 1st Colo. inf. reg. in parade
- A band parades down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado with the First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers enroute to the Philippines for the Spanish-American War. Officers on horses lead the procession. Business signs read: "Roc[ky]...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898 May 10]
- March
- The First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers are enroute to the Philippines for the Spanish-American War. The troops are gathered in a park or field in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898 May 15]
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A seated, bespectacled elderly man wearing a Homburg hat gestures with one hand and holds a cane with the other. A seated Boy Scout pays close attention. A steamer type suitcase sits behind a metal cot...
- Boy Scouts--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Reminiscing.
- August, 1939
- Camp Boynton, Beaver Park
- Outdoor scene of Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado; shows members of the Deputy Army, horses and wooden wagons in a tent camp during the Cripple Creek miner's strike of 1894; shows Big Bull Mountain.
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1893.; Big Bull Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miner's strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Soldiers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Confederate reunion
- View of parade in Trinidad, Colorado. A two horse team, surrey, and passengers in gingham dresses and straw hats drive on the bricks of Commercial Street. Brick buildings in the background are draped in bunting, and painted letters under the...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- The Salmson
- View of a Salmson single engine airplane in Warvillers (or Warfuilliers), Somme, Picardie, France; hangar tents are in the background.
- Reconnaissance aircraft--France--1910-1920.; Salmson airplanes--France--1910-1920.; Biplanes--French--France--1910-1920.
- 1918, May 25
- Charley the vet
- A man identified as Charley, a veterinarian, poses astride a horse at the Boston Ranch, Crowley County, Colorado, by a barn. He wears woolies (chaps).
- Boston Ranch (Crowley County, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Veterinarians--Colorado--Crowley County--1900-1910.; Crowley County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Crowley County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Crowley County--1900-1910.
- 1902, February
- 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?]
- Camp Weld
- This watercolor and gouache painting shows a Camp Weld cottage at West Eighth (8th) Avenue and Vallejo Street, in Denver, Colorado. This was the home base of the First Regiment of the Colorado Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Jeep on Mount Mangart Road, view of mountains north of Caporetto and Plezzo
- Pictured is a jeep on the Mount Mangart road stopped to view the rugged mountains north of Caporetto and Plezzo, Slovenia. The men of the Tenth Mountain Division had a chance to go sight-seeing during the summer after the end of the war.
- Bovec (Slovenia)--1940-1950.; Kobarid, Slovenia--1940-1950.; Military life--Yugoslavia--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Summer 1945
- San Juan Hill battle site
- Two men, one rowing, sit in a sailboat with its sail tied up in the right foreground in the harbor of Santiago, Cuba. Two hills converge in the background. The hill on the left is the site of the Morro Castle. Several sailboats are moored in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Castles & palaces--Cuba--Santiago--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; San Juan Hill, Battle of, 1898.
- [1899?]
- San Juan Hill
- Several gravestones stand in the foreground looking toward the back of San Juan Hill in the distance near Santiago, Cuba. The word carved into the stones are illegible. San Juan Hill was the site of a famous battle during the Spanish-American War....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Santiago de Cuba (Cuba)--1890-1900.; Cemeteries--Cuba--Santiago de Cuba--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; San Juan Hill, Battle of, 1898.
- [1899?]