Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Zuni and Navajo jewelry
- Several pieces of Native American (Zuni and Navajo) jewelry: sand cast bracelets, a concho belt, a squash blossom necklace, Zuni inlaid bracelet and needlepoint bracelet, and bead necklaces (heishi).
- Bracelets--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1960-1970.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1960-1970.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--1960-1970.; Jewelry--1960-1970.; Necklaces--1960-1970.
- 1961
- Bracelet
- Shows four metal bracelets of the Native American Southern Plains Indians.
- Bracelets--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman who wears a dark colored dress with a ruffled bodice, puffy sleeves and a high collar. Her hair is pulled back into a pompadour. The woman wears a bracelet.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Portrait of a child
- Studio portrait of a young girl in a lace dress with a scalloped hem and bows on shoulder straps, a necklace and a bracelet. She poses on a bale of hay and sits by prop rocks and a painted backdrop. She holds an apple.
- Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait of a woman with an upswept hairstyle and wire-rimmed glasses. She wears a belted dress with a low bertha collar, a skirt with four tier ruffled flounces, and a flat brimmed hat decorated with tulle. The woman has on a ring, a...
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- A Navajo woman and her blanket
- A Navajo woman poses with a large woven fringed blanket with a diamond pattern. She wears a blanket wrapped around her body, a necklace and a bracelet. She has on moccasins and has her hair pulled back. She stands on a woven blanket, and another...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indian textile fabrics.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Navajo Indian women weavers.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Navajo
- Portrait of a Navajo woman. Her hair is pulled back, she wears a patterned blouse, and is wrapped in a blanket. She has a squash blossom necklace and a turquoise heishe necklace around her neck, a silver concho belt, and a silver bracelet. She...
- Indians of North America.; Navajo Indians.; Navajo women.; Clothing & dress.; Women.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Portrait of two girls
- Studio portrait of two girls, possibly the daughters of Mrs. M. Beshoar. The two girls wear white cotton dresses with fancy lace, gathers and pleats. Each wears a silver bracelet. Their hair is worn down and wavy. One girl has short bangs that are...
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The Moki Indians Chief Harry Supela of Wolpi Pueblo
- View, Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona, of two Native American men, one identified as Chief Harry Supela. A man, wearing a shirt, stands on thin wooden poles that cover the snake kiva; other poles rest against the side of the kiva; a man wearing a...
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
- August, 1899
- Caroline Bancroft award to Bonnie Bogue of Steamboat Springs, 3rd prize, Colorado Day contest, Central City, Williams Stables
- Caroline Bancroft, standing at a microphone, hands a book to Bonnie Bogue in Central City, Colorado. Bonnie wears a print dress, sash, charm bracelet, ring, and earrings. She has short hair and is smiling. Bancroft is holding papers in her left...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--1950-1960.; Bancroft, Caroline.
- 1959
- Little Crow Indian
- Standing portrait of a young Native American (Crow) boy. He wears a knee length, fringed shirt, hair pipe breast plate, kerchief, bracelet, and decoratively beaded eagle feather headdress with bells. He holds the barrel of a rifle in his hands.
- Crow Indians--Children--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.
- 1907?
- Catherine Vienna Flynn, Central City biog.
- Catherine Vienna Flynn poses for a portrait wearing a floor-length dress with a high neck and beading on the bodice and skirt in Central City, Colorado. She wears a choker with a pendant around her neck, earrings, a bracelet, and a ring. She holds...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Flynn, Catherine Vienna.
- [1890?]
- Irene Vanzant
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Irene Vanzant. She wears a bead bracelet and necklace with a pendant.
- Vanzant, Irene.; Women--1850-1870.
- [between 1854 and 1865]
- Frank [i.e. Franc] C. Goings, interpreter and family (not in programs)
- Native American (Lakota Sioux) Interpreter Franc C. Goings and his family, members of "The Red Man spectacle and Red Indian camp," stand in front of a painted backdrop of Yellowstone Falls in the dirt arena in Empress Hall, at the Golden West and...
- Dakota Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Children--England--London--1900-1910.; Clothing &...
- 1909
- Indian woman with striped blanket.
- Outdoor seated portrait of a Native American (Navajo) woman. She wears a striped shawl with fringe over her shoulders; several beaded necklaces; silver and turquoise pins, bracelet and ring; a burgundy blouse, and a blue skirt. Her hands are...
- Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Navajo Indians--Women--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Tells Lies, Sioux
- Sitting studio portrait of a Native American (Sioux) woman, identified as Telling Lies. She wears a dress decorated with elk's teeth at the shoulders, a hair pipe necklace, choker, a bracelet, earrings, and braids.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.; Telling Lies.
- 1899
- Unidentified Jicarilla Apache groups
- Studio portrait of a Native American Apache family in front of a painted backdrop. The man wears leggings, moccasins, print shirt, vest, beaded tubes and holds a shield and bow case, the woman holds a bow and quiver, a young girl wears print dress,...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Jicarilla Indians--1880-1890.; Quivers--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Shields--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Judge Klah and his wives
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Judge Klah, a Native American (Navajo) Judge or Justice of the Peace. He poses with his two wives on, and in front of, Navajo woven blankets. The women wear machine made blankets and heishi bead necklaces. Judge Klah,...
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Judges--1900-1940.; Spouses--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.; Judge Klah.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Ute Chief "Piah"
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Ute chief Piah (Peter Snow). He wears braided hair, a beaded necklace with a medal, a ring and bracelet, he has a beaded bag draped across his shoulder.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; Piah, Ute Chief.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Rain-in-the-Face and his squaw, similar view
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, with his wife on their wedding day, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; Rain in the Face seated wears suit jacket, vest and slacks loaned him by D.F. Barry, hair unbraided but tied at ends, moccasins;...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Weddings--1889.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sati.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [1889?]
- Ute couple with daughter
- A Native American (probably Ute) man, woman, and girl stand on a woven rug and pose with a horse in front of a clapboard building with a porch with ornate brackets. The woman and girl wear shawls with fringe, a choker necklace or a long beaded...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Horses--1890-1910.; Houses--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mother Robinson
- Studio portrait of Mrs. Robinson, probably the grandmother of Frank W. Robinson (husband of Mary Byers); she poses in a black dress with a lace collar, a choker necklace with a cross, a bracelet, possibly a widow's cap and a wedding ring.
- Women--1860-1880.; Byers, Mary Robinson--Family.; Robinson, Frank W.--Family.
- [between 1860 and 1879]
- Maude Fealy
- Maude Fealy poses for a studio bust portrait, possibly for the role of "Filiberta" in "The Cardinal." She has long, wavy hair; wears a bracelet, a pearl necklace, and a dress with gathered, sheer fabric and beadwork; and holds a bouquet of lilies.
- Actresses--1900-1910.; Fealy, Maude, 1881-1971.
- [1900?]
- Have your fun while you may, Hazel
- Hazel Merritt, an African American teenage girl and cousin of Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), sits on a fender of a car. She wears a one-piece outfit, a watch, a bracelet, and has a scarf on her head.
- Greenwood, Marie L.--Family.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Alumni & alumnae--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Merritt, Hazel.
- [between 1929 and 1932]
- Cute, isn't she? Yvonne Mason
- An African American girl, identified as Yvonne Mason, poses on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. She wears a large check-patterned blouse and shorts with a necklace, bracelet, watch and a ribbon headband.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1936
- Mrs. Rena Flake, a kindergarten teacher from Wichita, Kan., did she enjoy our Rocky Mountains!
- Mrs. Rena Flake sits on and among boulders on the Camp Nizhoni campground in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. She wears a polka dot, ruffled-collar dress, bracelet and earrings. She holds something in her right hand.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1936, August
- Camp Nizhoni
- Virginia McKinney, Patsy Crosswhite, and unidentified African American campers pose at Camp Nizhoni, Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. They all wear dresses; one wears a bracelet.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Camps--Colorado--Lincoln...
- 1937
- Woman and needlework
- A woman embroiders with an embroidery hoop; she has a bobbed hair style, she wears a striped blouse, a bracelet, and ring; a crocheted bag is in her lap.
- Embroidery--Colorado--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Two Bear's daughter, Dakota, similar view, full length
- Two Bear's daughter, Dakota female, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing long earrings, braided hair, necklaces, bracelet, and studded leather belt and sash.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Two Bear--Family.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Yellow Lark, Dakota, dressed in colorful garments, full length
- Yellow Lark, Dakota female, full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop and miniature tepee at side, wearing headband, braided hair with ornamentation, fringed dress, beaded sash at waist, leggings, moccasins, and bracelet.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Yellow Lark.
- [188-?]
- Yellow Lark, Dakota, leaning against table, full length
- Yellow Lark, Dakota female, full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop and miniature tepee, wearing headband, braided hair with ornamentation, necklace, fringed dress, beaded sash at waist, bracelet, beaded moccasins, and ring.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Yellow Lark.
- [188-?]
- Yellow Lark, Dakota, seated on chair, dressed in Indian garb, full length
- Yellow Lark, Dakota female, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop and miniature tepee, wearing headband, braided hair with ornamentation, necklace, fringed dress, beaded sash at waist, bracelet, and beaded moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Yellow Lark.
- [188-?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, seated, holding rifle, full length
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, full length seated studio portrait with painted backdrop holding rifle; wears two feathers in hair, scarf tied at neck, long necklace with many wraps, thick banded wrist bracelet, long shirt and trousers.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.
- [188?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma, missions
- A Native American woman walks up a dirt trail, possibly the "Camino del Padre," Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. The woman wears a long-sleeved shirt, a long skirt, a cloth veil on her head, a necklace, a bracelet, and appears to be barefoot.
- Acoma (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Women--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1910-1930.; Trails & paths--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926]
- Chas Mat La Mon
- Chas Mat La Mon (perhaps Mollman?), a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears a loincloth and a tall, feather headdress with ermine fur tassles hanging from...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Nicoli (Pix-on-che-la-hoit)
- Nicoli (also known as "Pix-on-che-la-hoit") a Native American on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses holding a rifle. He wears beaded necklaces around his neck, a ring on his left forefinger, and a bracelet on his right wrist....
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Nicoli.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- Portrait, Bowman-White House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a figure seated in the Bowman-White House in Georgetown, Colorado, at 901 Rose Street. The house was built in 1892 by John Henry Bowman, who arrived in Georgetown with his family in the 1880s. The house was passed on to his...
- Bowman, John Henry--Homes & haunts.; White, John James--Homes & haunts.; White, Mellie Bowman--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Interiors.; Women--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Getting ready for the Golden Sidewalk Watercolor Show, Saturday
- Mrs. Harriet, one of the judges for the Golden Sidewalk Watercolor Show, sits on a folding chair and holds a paintbrush on a canvas propped on another "Samsonite" chair. Her paint box sits on the chair seat. She wears a dress patterned with...
- Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Artists--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Painting--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Testing a sidewalk location
- Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Artists--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Paintings--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.
- 1966
- The Aeronaut Joins the Circus: The Yearbook of 1926
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1926.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1926
- Western History Subject Index
- CRIME AND CRIMINALS
- Western History Subject Index
- BI, INCORPORTED
- Western History Subject Index
- Ayers, Rena
- Western History Subject Index
- B. I. INOORPORATED
- Western History Subject Index
- Wilcox, Ella Wheeler