Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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?]
- Arapahoes Buffalo Wallow
- Studio portrait (standing) of Buffalo Wallow, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He stands with one foot on a log and holds a revolver. He wears moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, an ammunition belt with a leather holster, scarf wrapped braids, and...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Buffalo Wallow.
- [1884-1885]
- Artillery used during prison riot 75 millimeter fielpiece.
- Chained to a flatbed truck at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is a wheel-mounted artillery, 75 millimeter field piece from the National Guard firing range in Golden. It was used during the October 3 riot after dynamite failed to...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Artillery (Weaponry)--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- Atta-kai-bi-tzu-ih & Charlie, Navajo Indians of Arizona
- Studio portrait of Charlie Mitchell and Atta-kai-bi-tzu-ih, Native American Navajo scouts, posed with rifles, prop rocks, yucca and brush, in front of a painted backdrop. They wear animal fur caps, bandoliers, ammunition and conchas belts, leather...
- Indian scouts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Military scouts--1880-1890.; Atta-kai-bi-tzu-ih.; Mitchell, Charlie.
- 1884?
- 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]
- 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?]
- BAR practice, Camp Swift, Texas
- A soldier lies in a prone position, and holds and sights a Browning Automatic Rifle, during small weapons practice at a range at Camp Swift (Bastrop County), Texas. The instructor, an Army Staff Sergeant, holds a cigarette and looks on. Other...
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--American--Texas--Camp Swift.; Camp Swift (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Rifles--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.;...
- 1944
- Big Head
- Studio portrait (standing), of Big Head, a Native American (Cheyenne) man. He holds a revolver and shield and wears a breechcloth, ammunition belt, body paint, and a feather roach.
- Cheyenne Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Body painting--1900-1910.; Shields--1900-1910.; Big Head.
- 1901
- Billy Class, prospector in Medicine Bow Range
- Miner Billy Class poses in the Medicine Bow Mountains, Albany County, Wyoming, with a backpack, holster, ammunition belt, and umbrella.
- Albany County (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Wyoming--Albany County--1910-1920.; Mining--Wyoming--Albany County--1910-1920.; Class, Billy.
- 1910
- 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]
- Black Claw
- Black Claw (Charlot), a Native American (Kalispel) man, poses on a carousel horse. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, an ammunition belt, holster and revolver, fringed gauntlet gloves, and feather headdress.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Kalispel Indians--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Merry-go-rounds--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Charlot, Kalispel Chief, ca. 1831-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Bonito Chiricahua Chief
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Bonito, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man. He holds a rifle and wears moccasin boots, ammunition belt, bead necklaces, and kerchief.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles--1880-1890.; Bonito.
- 1884
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- 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?]
- Caissons pulled by the U.S. Cavalry, Sixth Division
- Members of the U.S. Sixth Division Cavalry ride horses in two groups pulling caissons (two-wheeled wagons with storage space for ammunition). One man sits on his horse between the two groups. The men are touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Caissons (Vehicles)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 6th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1898?]
- Caissons pulled by the U.S. Cavalry, Sixth Division
- Members of the U.S. Sixth Division Cavalry ride horses pulling several caissons (two-wheeled wagons with storage space for ammunition). The men are touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Two large buildings resembling barns are in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Caissons (Vehicles)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army Cavalry, 6th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1898?]
- 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
- Capitol Hill Review
- Captain Ben Rogers and Largo, a Navajo Scout
- Studio portrait (standing and sitting) of Largo, a Native American (Navajo) man and Captain Ben Rogers. Largo wears a breechcloth, an ammunition belt with a pistol in a holster, a blanket, and a wide brimmed hat. Captain Ben Rogers wears a military...
- Indian scouts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Military officers--1880-1910.; Military scouts--1880-1910.; Largo, Navajo Indian.; Rogers, Ben Army Captain.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- 1873 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s Directory of the City of Denver for 1873 Volume 1
- 1893 Corbett & Ballenger's 21st Annual Denver City Directory
- Chief Stinking Bear Chief Paint His Horse
- Studio portrait (standing) of Chief Stinking Bear and Chief Paint His Horse, Native American (Sioux) men. Both men wear moccasins, leggings, and feather headdresses. One man wears an ammunition belt and a beaded vest, he holds a war club. One man...
- Dakota Indians--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Paint His Horse.; Stinking Bear.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Climbing Cliff Canon
- Men climb on rocks in Cliff Canyon near Mesa Verde National Park in 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.; Climbing--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Rocks--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 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?]
- Co D leaving for Leadville from Greeley
- Company D of the Colorado National Guard stands in formation at Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, bound for Leadville, Lake County, to settle a mining labor dispute. Uniforms include ammunition belts and rifles.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1896
- 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]
- Colorado Regiment
- Group portrait of First Colorado Regiment soldiers in a fort identified as Fort Malata, probably Fort Santiago, Manila, Philippines; men pose with with ammunition belts atop stone walls by a United States flag.
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Military personnel.; Fort Santiago (Manila, Philippines)--1890-1900.; Manila (Philippines)--1890-1900.; Infantry--American--Philippines--Manila--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- 1898, August 13
- 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
- Correspondence and Western Union Money Order between Leroy Smith and Cassius Clay (Muhammad, Ali ).
- Cow hand
- Portrait of a man wearing woolies, a vest, cowboy hat, ammunition belt, and pistol in a holster. His saddle is to the side; a prairie is in the background.
- Cowboys--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Cowboy
- A man poses outdoors on horseback as part of the reenactment of the Battle of Little Bighorn near Sheridan, Wyoming. He wears fur pelt chaps, gauntlet gloves, an ammunition belt, holster, and revolver. Spectators are on horseback nearby.
- Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Commemoration.; Sheridan (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Historical reenactments--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- 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]
- Cripple Creek
- Colorado National Guard soldiers pose in their Cunningham Block headquarters in Victor, Teller County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike by the Western Federation of Miners. United States flags are on interior walls; uniforms include an...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Military headquarters--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners'...
- [1903 or 1904]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 24, 1911 June 10
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 34, 1912 August 24
- Domingo beat Thalen and Scanip of the Mescalero Apaches
- Studio portrait (standing) of Domingo, a Native American (Mescalero Apache) man. He poses near a mountain lion fur pelt draped over a pedestal. He holds a club decorated with hair and wears moccasins, leggings, breechcloth, ammunition belt,...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Mescalero Indians--1880-1890.; Clubs (Weapons)--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hides & skins--1880-1890.; Domingo.
- [between 1883 and 1888]
- Dragoons
- Colorado National Guard soldiers (Cavalry?) pose by canvas tents in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike, holding rifles with bayonets, and wearing pistols with ammunition belts. Uniforms include hats, medals, rank...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Arms & armament--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- 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
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 1
- 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 September 30
- Emmett Mine Leadville
- Guarding Emmett Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during mining labor disputes, a man wears a blanket, pistol, holster, and ammunition belt. He holds a drop-block carbine rifle with bayonet; mine processing buildings and tailing piles are in...
- Mining camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Guards--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896?]
- 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
- Facts on Housing for Negros
- 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]
- Ford Cornwall at Ludlow
- Ford Cornwall assists the coal miners during the UMW labor strike against CF&I, in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. He holds a rifle, a pistol in his ammunition belt and wears a kerchief in support of the strikers.
- 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.; Miner--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1913 or 1914
- 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
- Ft. Malata
- Group portrait of First Colorado Regiment soldiers in a fort identified as Fort Malata, probably Fort Santiago, in Manila, Philippines; men pose with with ammunition belts by stone walls and sandbags.
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Military personnel.; Fort Santiago (Manila, Philippines)--1890-1900.; Manila (Philippines)--1890-1900.; Infantry--American--Philippines--Manila--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
- [1898]
- George S. Minot at age 20 Pvt Signal Corps, Colorado National Guard Trinidad, Colorado.
- Private George S. Minot of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, poses outside in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. He wears an ammunition belt and holster with his uniform.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad...
- November, 1913
- Geronimo Chief of the notorious band of Arizona Apache Indians
- Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man, poses near a haystack at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He holds a pistol and wears a fringed shirt, ammunition belt, and beaded antelope horn headdress.
- Chiricahua Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1890-1910.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1890-1910.; Headdresses--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1890-1910.; Shamans--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1890-1910.; Geronimo,...
- [between 1920 and 1950]