Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- An achievement of the medal of honor
- Sergeant Edward P. Grimes, Troop F, Fifth Cavalry, runs in full military uniform with a bundle of ammunition during a battle at Milk Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows Native American (Ute) Indians on horseback with weapons. A buffalo...
- Indians of North America--War--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ammunition--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Campaigns &...
- 1912 July 13
- Freund's Gun Store at Laramie, Wyo. Terr.
- Men wear suits and hats and pose with guns in front of the "Freund & Bro" gun store in Laramie (Albany County), Wyoming. The hewn log building has a false front and painted signs that read: "Guns, Pistols, Ammunition & c.," "Rifles and Shot Guns...
- Freund & Bro. (Laramie, Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Laramie (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Hunting--Wyoming--Laramie--1860-1870.; Men--Wyoming--Laramie--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Wyoming--Laramie--1860-1870.; Rifles--Wyoming--Laramie--1860-1870.;...
- 1868
- Company D of 85th Mountain Infantry, 10th Mountain Division
- Members of Company D of the 85th Mountain Infantry, 10th Mountain Divison wind their way up Mount Belvedere in Bologna Province, Italy. The men are in uniform and carry packs, rifles, mortars and boxes of ammunition. Some of the men smoke...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Arms & armament--American--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.;...
- 1945 February 21
- HQ-2-85 Command Post at Gaggio Montano during battle for Della Torraccia
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division 2nd Battalion 85th Regiment stand near a stock of ammunition at Gaggio Montano, Italy during the Italian Campaign of World War II. Jeeps with trailers are nearby.
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Italy--Gaggio Montano--1940-1950.; Gaggio Montano (Italy)--1940-1950.; Ammunition dumps--Italy--Gaggio Montano--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Italy--Gaggio Montano--1940-1950.; Military...
- [1945 March]
- East High spotlight: 21st year no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 March 4
- History of Denver
- Emmett Mine, Leadville
- A Colorado National Guardsman stands on a hill and looks over the Emmett Mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The soldier guards the mining property during a labor dispute between mine owners and miners who belonged to the Western Federation...
- Colorado. National Guard.--1890-1900.; Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1890-1900.; Emmett Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Guards--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- 1896
- Recreation - hunting - two men and dog
- Outdoor portrait of men with a rifle, pistol, ammunition belt, bandana, and Irish Setter in Denver, Colorado.
- Hunters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Irish setters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Military men on sidewalk in WWI uniforms posing with machine guns
- Outdoor portrait of men in World War One military uniform by an automatic, tripod mounted rifle with ammunition on a (probably) Denver, Colorado sidewalk; automobiles are parked in the street.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military uniforms--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rifles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Cripple Creek
- Group portrait of members of the Colorado National Guard in front of tents in the Cripple Creek mining district in Teller County, Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners labor strike. Men sit or stand in uniforms, hats, tall boots, swords...
- Colorado. National Guard.--People--Colorado--1900-1910.; African Americans--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Teller...
- [1903]
- Signal Corps, N.G.C., Camp Goldfield, Cripple Creek
- Members of the Colorado National Guard Signal Corps pose for a group portrait at Camp Goldfield in Victor (Teller County), Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. The men pose with signal lights, signal flags, tripods and a box...
- Colorado. National Guard.--People--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cameras--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Co. B. 1st N.G.C., Camp Goldfield
- Group portrait of members of Company B, 1st (First) [Infantry] of the Colorado National Guard at Camp Goldfield in Victor (Teller County), Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. The men stand or sit in uniforms, hats, ammunition...
- Colorado. National Guard.--People--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Huts--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Guarding summit of Beacon Hill
- Members of the Colorado National Guard pose with a Gatling gun and a carriage with probably ammunition at the summit of Beacon Hill in Teller County, Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. Shows a canvas tent and men in uniforms.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Beacon Hill (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gatling guns--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Military...
- [1903]
- Playing craps
- Members of the Colorado National Guard play craps at a camp in the Cripple Creek mining district in Teller County, Colorado during the Western Federation of Miners strike. The soldiers wear uniforms with ammunition belts, swords or pistols, boots...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gambling--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Foraging
- Members of the Colorado National Guard milk a cow beside railroad tracks in the Cripple Creek mining district in Teller County, Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. The men wear uniforms and ammunition belts; one man poses with...
- Colorado. National Guard.--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cows--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- San Diego, Coronado Beach, Hotel del Coronado
- View of the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado (San Diego County), California. The frame multi-story hotel has dormers, polygonal turrets, elaborate brick chimneys, cupolas, porches with spindle or cut-out patterns between balusters, and a large ten...
- Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Coronado (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Hotels.; Resorts.
- [c1900?]
- Military men in WWI uniforms posing with machine gun on sidewalk - 3 roadsters in background
- Outdoor portrait of men in World War One military uniforms by an automatic, tripod mounted rifle with ammunition on a (probably) Denver, Colorado sidewalk; automobiles are parked in the street.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military uniforms--American--1910-1920.; Rifles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Climbing Cliff Canon
- Men climb over rocks in Cliff Canyon near Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. The men wear hats and carry pistols in holsters on ammunition belts.
- Cliff Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boulders--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Climbing--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.
- [1892?]
- A Kootenai and two Flatheads
- Three Native American men, one from the Kutenai tribe and two from the Flathead (Salish) tribe, pose on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana. One man wears a beaded hide shirt; a second man wears a beaded necklace, a studded vest, and a...
- Indians of North America--Men--Montana--1900-1910.; Kootenai Indians--Men--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Men--Montana--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Men--Montana--1900-1910.
- 1902
- B. M. Vaughan in front of Vaughan Lodge
- B. A. Vaughan poses with his dog and horse at the hitching post, next to his lodge outside of Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. He smokes a cigarette, wears protective wrist guards, an ammunition belt, and restrains the dog by a chain. His horse...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Vaughan, B. A.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Ordnance workers
- Women at the Remington-operated Denver (Colorado) Ordnance Plant handle ammunition belts; shows metal boxes for storage, a woman working over a bin of bullets, and a man working at a lathe.
- Women employees--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Firearms industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- The C. E. Mosman store in Walden
- View of Mosman store, Walden, Jackson County, Colorado; shows a frame business, women, children, men, horses, buggies, and dog. Sign reads: "C. E. Mosman General Merchandise."
- Mosman, Clarence E.--Homes & haunts.; Mosman, Irene--Homes & haunts.; Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.
- 1900
- John W. Bailey, owner of Gold Park Milling and Mining Co. and founder of Holy Cross City
- John W. Bailey, with double-barrel rifle and ammunition belt, poses with dogs in Holy Cross City, Eagle County, Colorado. Sheds and lower tunnel of Pelican Mine in background.
- Holy Cross City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Holy Cross City--1880-1890.; Bailey, John W., founder of Holy Cross City, Colo.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Women and Jessie
- Women pose with rifles and Jessie, a Saint Bernard, by the shafthouse of the Mascot Mine near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. One woman wears an ammunition vest.
- Jessie (Dog)--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Saint Bernard dog--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Snug Harbor crowd time
- Men and women pose on the porch of the Snug Harbor cabin near the mining town of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. One woman holds a rifle and wears an ammunition vest.
- American City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aged persons--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.
- August 28, 1900
- Pine grove rear of Snug Harbor
- Miners and women pose with a rifle in the pine grove by the Snug Harbor cabin near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. One man wears an ammunition vest.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aged persons--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Ripley with ground-hog [i. e. groundhog]
- Charles S. Ripley, a miner, poses with a rifle and a dead groundhog probably near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. He wears an ammunition vest.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hunting--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Woodchucks--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- A Ute scout
- Outdoor portrait of Native American (Ute) man (on horseback); he wears beaded moccasins, fringed leggings, ammunition belt, and a feather in hair; horse has rope bridle and dark saddleblanket.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Ute horsemen trailing
- View of Native American (Ute) scout party on horseback; they look on as one man on foot, with rifle drawn, looks directly at the ground in front of him; men wear leggings, ammunition belts, shirts, and feathers in their hair; horses have saddles,...
- Indian scouts--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Trailing
- Native American (Ute) scout crouches by his horse, he holds a short stick and wears fringed and beaded pants and shirt, ammunition belt, and a feather in his hair; horse has bridle decorated with metal, saddle, rifle in saddle holster, and two...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Ute man with rifle
- Native American (Ute) man poses outdoors on horseback; he holds a rifle and wears beaded moccasins, beaded and fringed leggings and shirt, ammunition belt, fur pelts decorated with metal discs draped over shoulders, braided hair covered with...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Ute men on horseback
- Native American (Ute) scouts pose on horseback; both men look back over their shoulders, one with a rifle drawn; they wear beaded moccasins, pants, scarves , and feathers in their hair; one wears fur pelts decorated with metal hung around neck and...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Ute men on horseback
- Native American (Ute) scouts pose on horseback; both men look back over their shoulders, one with a rifle drawn; men wear beaded moccasins, pants, scarves, and feathers in their hair; one wears fur pelts decorated with metal hung around neck and...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Ute men on horseback
- Native American (Ute) scouts pose on horseback; men have backs to camera, they wear moccasins, leggings, shirts, ammunition belts, and feathers in hair; horses wear bridles decorated with metal, saddles and blankets.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Baby and Navajo woman interior of summer hogan
- Native American (Navajo) woman and child sit inside a brush-covered summer hogan. The woman holds a large piece of cloth; the child looks at a sheepskin. Sheepskins, a blanket, and other fur pelts lie on the floor. Others hang from a wooden pole...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- summer, [1908?]
- Iae-Lo-Ta-Tee and family
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Iaelotatee, poses with his wife and son in front of a tepee. He wears moccasins, leggings, breech cloth, fringed shirt, ammunition belt, necklace, hair pipe choker, and pony tails. The boy...
- Indians of North America--Children--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Families--1900-1910.; Iae-lo-ta-tee.
- 1907
- Hopi Indians
- View of Volizo Camp, built by the Bureau of Indian affairs near Mishongnovi Pueblo, Second Mesa, Arizona. A group of Native American (Hopi) men stand near a stone and adobe building. Near the building are unhitched wagons and a buggy. A pile of...
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Hopi Agency--1890-1900.; Hopi Indians--Arizona--Second Mesa--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Second Mesa--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Second Mesa--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation...
- August, 1899
- Women hunters
- Women pose in rugged costume with rifles and ammunition belts by a horse drawn camp wagon at Williams Fork (Grand County), Colorado. A man and dog are by the horses.
- Williams Fork (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Williams Fork--1880-1900.; Hunting--Colorado--Williams Fork--1880-1900.; Rifles--Colorado--Williams Fork--1880-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Williams Fork--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Climbing hill going up Williams Fork
- Women pose in rugged costume with rifles, ammunition belts and a dog in a horse drawn camp wagon at Williams Fork (Grand County), Colorado. A man is by the horses.
- Williams Fork (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Williams Fork--1880-1900.; Hunting--Colorado--Williams Fork--1880-1900.; Rifles--Colorado--Williams Fork--1880-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Williams Fork--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Navaho photographing the photographers
- White men crouch and stand in a Native American (Navajo) summer hogan. A metal pan sits just inside the brush shelter. One man wears an ammunition belt.
- Hogans--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Structures--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Structures--1900-1910.; Lean-tos--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Bunk house at the Ranch Head Willow Creek, Converse County, Wyoming
- Men pose in cowboy clothes with a girl and a dog in Converse County, Wyoming; costume includes suspenders, bandanas, leather chaps, a pistol, holster, and ammunition belt. They are identified as: "Tom Black," "Chas Mayo," "Tex Biddick," and "Neal...
- Converse County (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Converse County--1870-1890.; Girls--Wyoming--Converse County--1870-1890.; Men--Wyoming--Converse County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Pine Ridge Agency S.D., army
- United States Cavalry men pose with a canon and horses, on the Native American Sioux, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. They wear uniforms with riding boots and ammunition belts with gun holsters.
- United States. Army.--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 Dakota--Pine...
- [1890]
- Blac [i.e. Black] Dog
- Portrait of Black Dog, a Native American Sioux policeman, standing outside on a fur skin rug over the snow covered ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a uniform with a badge, neck scarf, fur skin hat, and mittens, and ammunition belt...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indian reservation police--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Indian police Fast Horse
- Standing portrait of Fast Horse, Native American Sioux policeman, posed outside on a fur skin rug in front of a painted backdrop of an Indian war record in the Lakota style, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a uniform with an ammunition...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indian Reservation Police--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Soldiers of Wounded Knee
- Group shot of the Seventh (7th) Cavalry? posed with rifles in their camp on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. The soldiers wear uniforms, some with fur skin caps and ammunition belts.
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1891]
- Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- The Black members of Company K of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors and aim rifles at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand in front of pitched tents. Two men hold U. S....
- African Americans--Military service--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller...
- 1894
- William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill"
- William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with another man near a tent. Buffalo Bill wears riding boots and a coat decorated with fringe. He hold a bead tobacco bag. The man holds a rifle and wears an ammunition belt and a hat with a military insignia.
- Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- National Guard- Ludlow
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMWA strike against CF&I, pose outdoors with a civilian near the Ludlow Home Saloon in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. They wear ammunition belts with holsters.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Ludlow Home Saloon (Ludlow, Colo.)--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow...
- [1914]
- Arapahoes Arapahoe Tuff
- Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Arapaho) man. He stands on a fur pelt draped over a log. The man holds a revolver. He wears moccasins, a breechcloth, an ammunition belt, metal armbands, a metal bead bandolier, fur pelts over his...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Arapahoe- Goes Up Hill U. S. soldier Co J 7th Inft.
- Studio portrait (standing) of Goes Up Hill, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a breechcloth, an ammunition belt and a pistol in a leather holster.
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 7th.--People.; Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Military personnel--1880-1890.; Goes Up Hill.
- [between 1880 and 1890.]