Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Arrow
- A collection of four arrows made by Central Plains Native Americans. The arrows are shafts with red feathers on the tail ends.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Arrows--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Arrow
- Shows nine Native American (Cheyenne) arrows and a bow. The arrows are made of willow and alder, they have grooved red shafts, iron points and eagle, hawk and turkey feathers. The bow has twisted bast, grooves and a string bow attached to polished...
- Cheyenne Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1870.; Arrows--1860-1870.; Bows (Archery)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1865]
- Million dollar shelter station at Civic Center
- View of a Denver Tramway Corporation passenger shelter in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado; shows an Arts and Crafts style structure with windows. A man sits on a wire bench; arrows show dimensions, letters read: "Cost to taxpayers $452.67,...
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915 February 5
- Bow, arrows, and wristguards
- Reproduction shows Native American (Zuni) arts and crafts, shows a bow, two arrows and two wristguards.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Arrows--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Bows, arrows, and wristguards
- Reproduction of a photoprint shows a bow, two arrows, and two wrist guards used by Native Americans.
- Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Bows (Weapons)--1920-1930.; Arrows--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Arrow and shaft
- Three arrows made by Native Americans from the Plains; wood shaft with red paint; iron point; sinew; feathers.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Arrows--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Taos Pueblo man
- Portrait of unidentified Native American (Taos Pueblo) man holding a bow and arrows, and wearing moccasins, a fringed jacket, and a polka-dotted apron.
- Indians of North America--Men--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Men--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Taos Indians--1880-1890.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Arrows--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Taos Pueblo man
- Sitting portrait of unidentified Native American (Taos Pueblo) man holding a bow and arrows, and wearing moccasins, a fringed jacket, and a blanket.
- Indians of North America--Men--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Men--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Taos Indians--1880-1890.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Bows (Weapons)--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1880-1890.; Arrows--New...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mont. - Flathead
- A man in a suit and hat places an arrow into a bow in front of a crowd of white people on the Native American (Flathead) reservation in western Montana. A plow, other men in suits, and a covered table with arrows and sheafs of paper on it are...
- Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Montana--1910-1920.; Salish Indians--Montana--1910-1920.; Arrows--Montana--1910-1920.
- 1916?
- Indians - Cochiti
- Portrait of a Cochiti Indian man and a white boy in front of a Navajo blanket (rug) hanging over a wire. Both individuals hold a bows and arrows and the boy wears a Native American costume. The man wears moccasins, fringed buckskin leggings, and a...
- Cochiti Indians--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Cochiti (N.M.)--1890-1920.; Bows (Weapons)--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Arrows--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Two "old boys."
- Two Native American (Paiute) men kneel on the ground, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. Both hold a bow with arrows in one hand. They have beards and wear skin caps and breechcloths.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Arrows--Nevada--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Chu-aŕ-ru-um-peak, and his friends
- Four Native American (Paiute) men, one identified as Chuaŕruumpeak, on the Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. All wear feather headdresses, and fringed buckskin shirts and leggings. They hold bows and arrows.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Arrows--Arizona--1870-1880.; Chu-aŕ-ru-um-peak.
- 1874
- Alaska, U. S. Indian curios
- View of a display of wooden Native American artifacts from Alaska includes masks, yokes, totems, arrows, boxes, baskets, and various other artifacts. Cloth, hide, and fur were used on some of the pieces.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Totems--1880-1890.; Arrows--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.; Boxes--1880-1890.; Masks--1880-1890.
- 1887
- "We discovered in a little ravine three men lying dead with their bodies full of arrows
- U. S. Army soldiers on horseback overlook a ravine with three slain men, stripped naked, and shot full of Native American Sioux arrows.
- Dakota Indians--War--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--1890-1900.; Dead persons--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Soldiers--1890-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Indian curiosities Mescalero Apache
- View of Native American (Mescalero Apache) items that include: quivers, arrows, blankets, woven baskets, and animal horns.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Quivers--1880-1890.; Arrows--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888]
- Native Americans firing arrows
- Native American men aim arrows at the sky; one holds a drum probably in Big Horn County, Montana. They wear feather headdresses, breechclouts, beaded hide shirts, and ermine tassels.
- Bow and arrow--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Headdresses--1900-1920.; Shooting--Montana--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Native Americans firing arrows
- Native American men aim bows and arrows into the sky probably in Big Horn County, Montana: they wear leggings and beaded belts. A buffalo skull is on the ground.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Men--1900-1920.; Shooting--Montana--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Tolland and Mammoth Park from Ladoran [sic] Moffat Road
- Panoramic, aerial view of Tolland (Gilpin County), Colorado. Wooden frame buildings include probably houses, the Toll Inn, and a railroad depot. Shows Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway tracks, a spur, and a water tower. South Boulder Creek is...
- South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Flanked
- An oil painting of a battle scene between a cowboy and Native Americans in a valley or on a pass. The cowboy leans against a rock and holds a pistol; a rifle is next to him. Two Native Americans on horseback are in the background. Spent arrows...
- Campaigns & battles--1890-1900.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Cradleboard
- Shows a Native American (Arapaho?) cradleboard. It features decorative opaque, red, white, black and green beadwork in geometric designs. The cradleboard has a leather thong, stained wood, lining dark brown velveteen, canvas backing and 1 calico?.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Cradleboard
- Show a Native American (Ute) toy cradleboard with a doll. The cradleboard is buckskin wrapped around a board and is decorated with fringe, multi-color beadwork sewn on with lazy stitch. The doll's head is possibly made of wood painted a medium...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Dolls--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Group of Indians at a pow-wow
- Group portrait of Native American Ute men in (probably) Colorado, with a drum, bows and arrows, feather headdresses, a shield, hairpipe sashes, and a quill vest.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1900-1910.; Headdresses--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Sopris School
- Boys and girls dressed as Native Americans pose with bows and arrows and on horseback at the Sopris School in Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. The girls wear dresses and feather headdresses. The boys wear knickers and hats.
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing adults--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; School...
- [1915]
- Sopris School
- Boys dressed as Native Americans pose with bows and arrows and on horseback near the Sopris School in Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. They wear feather headdresses and knickers. A man in buckskins sits on a horse and holds a rifle.
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- Sopris School
- Boys dressed as Native Americans (tribe unknown) pose outdoors at the Sopris School in Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. They wear headdresses with feathers and hold bows and arrows.
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- Apaches, Chief Garfield, Pouche Fe [sic] Foya and Sanches
- Studio portrait of Native American (Apache) men identified as Chief Garfield, Pouche de Foya, and Sanches. Men stand and wear feather headdresses, cotton shirts, leather breechcloths decorated with beads or quills and fringe, beaded moccasins,...
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.; Pouche de Foya.; Sanches.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mirror Signals
- Photograph of a painting entitled "The Mirror Signals" by E. Irving Couse. Two Native American (Taos) men sit on an overlook above a river and a prairie landscape. The men wear wrapped braids and fringed leather leggings (chaps). One holds a bow...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--1900-1920.; Taos Indians--1900-1920.; Paintings--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920?]
- Sellar, Colo.
- View of snow-covered Sellar, Pitkin County, Colorado, (once a station stop on the Colorado Midland Railroad); shows the coal chute, section houses, water tank and grade loops in background. The cleared power line heads for Hell Gate.
- Sellar (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Sellar--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Sellar--1920-1930.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- January 1922
- The Antlers, Colorado Springs
- View from the west of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a five-story stone building with dormers, bays, half-round towers, porch/balcony, shingle imbrication, roof vents, and awnings. Men and women pose by a buggy...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children playing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- The Antlers, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View across the landscaped southern lawn with stepped embankments, to the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows boys with bows and arrows and the five-story stone structure with dormers, covered porches and balconies,...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children playing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Idaho Spgs house
- View of a house on Colorado Street in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The two story building has chimneys, a bay window, and decorative barge board with stars, arrows, flowers, and geometric shapes.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Taos Pueblo group
- Group studio portrait of unidentified Native American man, woman, and child (Taos Pueblo). One holds a bow and arrows; costume includes a plaid blanket, beads, and moccasins.
- Indians of North America--Men--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ute boy "Benito"
- Standing studio portrait of Benito, a Native American man (Ute), costume includes boots, beads, and holsters; he holds a bow and arrows.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Benito.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ute group portrait
- Studio group portrait of unidentified Native American men, a woman, and a boy (Ute). The men's costume includes wrapped braids, leggings, feathers, fur, vests, hair pipe chokers. The woman wears a dress, fringed shawl, and necklace. The boy holds a...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ute portrait
- Portrait of unidentified Native American man (Ute) costume includes a feather headdress; he holds a bow and arrows.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute portrait
- Standing studio portrait of unidentified Native Americans (Ute) with a leather quiver and bows and arrows; costume includes chokers, feather headdresses, face paint, leggings, and blankets.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Man & woman of Pueblo Laguna, New Mexico
- Standing studio portrait of Native Americans, Tzashima and her husband, governor of Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, with painted backdrop and prop rock, pottery, bow and arrows. She wears a manta over a cotton blouse with a shawl; he wears a belted...
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Laguna --1880-1890.; Laguna Indians--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.; Laguna (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Pottery--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.; Women--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.;...
- [1885?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Taos, costume
- Standing three-quarter studio portrait of unidentified Native American Taos Pueblo man wearing a headdress, braids, cloth shirt with fringe, eye paint, and earring; he holds a bow and arrows.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1890-1910.; Taos Indians--1890-1910.; Costumes--New Mexico--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ind-San Juan, biog., groups (unident)
- Studio portrait of a group of unidentified Native Americans from San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. The girls wear woven dresses and shawls with bead necklaces, moccasins and leggings. The men and a boy wear a combination of traditional and Euro-American...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ind-San Juan, biog., groups (unident)
- Studio portrait of an unidentified group of the San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico, with two white boys, wearing collars and cuffs with ruffles, propping up a Native American baby between them. A women and a girl wear woven dresses and shawls with...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute Chief and medicine men
- Reproduction of a book page shows a portrait of three Native American Ute men, including Canalla (Johnson), the medicine man, with props: scalp on a pole, guns, pipe, bow and arrows and a beaded bag.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Canalla.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Group of Laguna Indians
- Studio portrait of a Native American Laguna Pueblo group, New Mexico, with a painted backdrop and prop pottery, rifle, bows and arrows. Men wear bandanas, buckskin leggings, cotton shirts and trousers, bead and silver earrings and necklaces and a...
- Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Laguna --1880-1890.; Laguna Indians--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.; Laguna (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Women--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- Native American Utes
- Studio portrait of two Native American Ute men posed with a flute, bow and arrows; one wears a headdress, bone pipe breastplate, leggings and a shirt; the other has on leggings, a shirt and choker.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Ute family
- Full-length studio portrait of a Native American Ute family in front of a painted backdrop; the mother holds a baby; the father's dress includes a vest with painted American flags, bone pipe choker, armbands and moccasins; the young boy wears a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Families--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute family
- Full-length studio portrait of a Native American Ute family in front of a painted backdrop with prop rug, headdress and bow and arrows; the mother and daughter wear buckskins dresses, wide leather belts and jewelry; the father and son wear cotton...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute group portrait
- Studio group portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) men and a girl with two white boys. The Ute men's costume includes shirts, vests, leggings, blankets, jackets, chokers, and headdresses. Some of the men hold bows, arrows, a shield, and...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Chief Colorow, Captain Jack, Piah and others
- Group portrait of Native American men (Ute): Chief Colorow (with a felt hat on his knee); Captain Jack, left top row; and Piah, fourth from left on top row, pose in front of the B.H. Gurnsey studio in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado....
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Colorow, ca. 1810-1888.; Jack, Captain, Ute leader.; Piah, Ute Chief.
- [ca 1875?]
- Flathead Indian man
- A Native American Flathead (Salish) man (Is-se-dar) stands next to his horse and holds a bow and arrows in one hand while shielding his eyes from the sun with the other. He wears a breech cloth, decorated with studs and bells, and an elaborate bead...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--CLothing & dress--1900-1910.; Is-see-dar, Salish Chief.
- 1907
- Is-se-Dar about to gather in horses he sees in distance
- Issedar, a Native American (Flathead) man, poses next to his horse and shields his eyes with his left hand. In his right hand he holds a bow and arrows. He wears fur around his ankles, a studded breech cloth, bells on his legs, and an ornate...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Salish Indians--1870-1880.; Is-see-dar, Salish Chief.
- 1871
- Eneas Michel - Flatheads
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Eneas Michel. He wears moccasins, beaded leggings, a breech cloth, a woven blanket around his waist, a fringed shirt, a kerchief, earrings, and braided hair. In his...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Salish Indians--1890-1900.; Michel, Eneas.
- 1898