Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mat making
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman holds a bundle of reeds over a pot suspended over a fire on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. A bowl of wood shavings and another bundle of reeds are on the ground nearby.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mat industry--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 15, 1910 April 9
- Bundle case
- Shows a Native American (Ute) bundle case used to hold medicine. The case features a rawhide thong, fringe, lid and feathers. It is painted with triangles, rectangles, and lines in green, red, black, yellow and blue.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Medicine bundles--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Cases (containers)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Man with bundle of thatch
- An elderly man stand and holds a bundle of bamboo thatch, used for thatch roofs, in South Korea. The man wears linen knee length pants (paji) and a loose shirt with 3/4 length sleeves. He is balding and has a beard and long mustache.
- Korea (South)--1950-1960.; Bamboo.; Beards.; Men.; Older people.; Koreans.
- [between 1952 and 1953?]
- More About Morey : vol. XIV no. 3
- Newspaper published by the students at Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Junior high schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1935 December
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 35, 1912 August 31
- Moki Pueblo, bringing in the harvest
- A portrait of a Native American man (Hopi), on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, with a bundle of cornstalks strapped to his head. He wears moccasins and a loin cloth.
- Hopi Indians--Men--Arizona--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Agricultural laborers--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Line drawings cartoons a story in six scenes and another cartoon
- View of a cartoon sequence that depicts a man as he sabotages a woman's bundle of lumber and a single panel cartoon the depicts a woman spanking a child while a crowd looks on titled "The Lick Observatory."
- Cartoons and comics--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Wichita, Leighton Farm, 240 acres of wheat
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, a man in a bow-tie stands in a field of bundled wheat in a field near Wichita (Sedgwick County), Kansas. He looks at a child who sits on top of a wheat bundle.
- Wichita (Kan.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Children--Kansas--Wichita--1900-1910.; Farming--Kansas--Wichita--1900-1910.; Farms--Kansas--Wichita--1900-1910.; Wheat--Kansas--Wichita--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- A Moki farmer
- Native Americans (Hopi) stand at a doorway at Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. A man wears a cotton shirt with buttons, pants, and moccasins, and he carries a leather and rope bundle, probably a harness. Women have bare feet and wear woven shawls...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--1890-1900.; Farmers--Arizona--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Moki pueblo, patient toil
- View of a Native American (Hopi) woman and a boy on the Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. The woman wears a dress and a shawl and has a fabric strap balanced on her head to support a fabric bundle with probably a baby inside. She holds a cup in her...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Arizona--1890-1900.; Women--Arizona--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Moki pueblo, bringing in the harvest
- A man carries a bundle of dried, harvested corn probably at Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. The man wears moccasins and a breechcloth and has a leather strap balanced on top of his head to carry corn stalks on his back.
- Hopi Indians--Men--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Men--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Corn--Arizona--1890-1900.; Harvesting--Arizona--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- "Mint," Crow Agency, Mont.
- A Native American (Crow) man identified as Mint poses probably at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. He wears a long feather headdress and headpiece with antlers and fur, a decorative breechcloth over leather leggings, and moccasins. He holds...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Men--Montana--Crow...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Billy Marchant's Place, Montrose, Colo
- Billy Marchant's business in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, has stovepipes and a false front with signs: "Baths and Lodging." A hand-operated pump in the foreground feeds wooden barrels by an exterior stove; men and boys pose, holding a broom...
- Marchant, Billy--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1884 October 20
- The first newspaper office in camp
- Six men are gathered on front deck of a one-story log building that was the first newspaper office, Fremont, Colorado (prior to incorporation as Cripple Creek); vertical slats are on gable part of roof; young boy, Oakley Spell, holds bundle of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Cutting dry farm rye, Moffat Road
- View of horse-drawn machinery cutting rye field, probably somewhere in Routt County, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific), Moffat Road; three-horse team, two men standing in field ready to...
- Dry farming--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Dry farm wheat, Van Tassel Ranch
- View of cut wheat in stacks across partially cut field, Van Tassel Ranch, Routt County, Colorado; Hiram & Lydia Lovell Van Tassel homesteaded in Breeze Basin area; two unidentified men, one man holding bundle of wheat; dry-land farming.
- Dry farming--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Bryce Canyon, Utah
- The bleached and weathered root bundle of a dead tree clings to a hilltop above a valley of sandstone spires, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.
- Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Buckskin Charlie and Ta-Wee
- Sitting studio portrait of Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee, Native Americans (Ute); To-wee wears a fringed dress, concho belt, and bead necklace; Buckskin Charlie has fur wrapped braids, his costume includes beads, fringe, feathers, hair pipe choker,...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Corn carrier
- Native American (Hopi) man uses a head band to carry a large bundle of corn stalks, he wears a kilt.
- Hopi Indians--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--1890-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1890-1930.; Agricultural laborers--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Hopi women
- Three Native American (Hopi) women pose outdoors, they wear belted mantas and shawls; one holds a bundle over her shoulder, one wears a headband, and one wears her hear in side whorls. Possibly Walpi Pueblo, Arizona.
- Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.
- [1918?]
- Navajo women
- View of Native American (Navajo) women standing near a horse with a bundle on its back. One woman carries a baby on her back, wrapped in a blanket. The horse has a bridle.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Pack animals--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Ute indian abodes
- Euro-Americans and Native American Utes are gathered near a tepee on an open plain. The white man and woman are standing, the man holds a cradleboard, the woman holds a camera. The Utes are sitting around a large bundle of cloth.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Cameras--1880-1890.; Photographers--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- In yellow, white, purple
- Two boys, one with a bundle of newspapers, stand in front of Trunk Brothers Drug Store and Hansen Jeweler on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is decorated with American and German bunting for the 31st Bundesturnfest.
- Hansen Jeweler (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trunk Brothers Drug Store (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [June 1913]
- Trunk bros. drug store
- Two boys, one holds a bundle of newspapers, stand in front of Trunk Brothers Drug Store and Hansen Jeweler on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. The building is decorated with American and German bunting for the 31st Bundesturnfest.
- Hansen Jeweler (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trunk Brothers Drug Store (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [June 1913]
- Tractor powered sheep shearing (No. Fork Valley)
- View of a sheep shearing operation in (probably) Colorado or Utah; shows men passing a bundle of wool, a tractor connected to belts and pulleys, sheds, penned sheep, and bags of wool. Mountains are in the background.
- Sheep shearing--1920-1940.; Tractors--1920-1940.; Wool industry--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Burros loaded with wood
- View of five burros loaded with neatly chopped wood bundles, a man in a vest and hat adjusts the rope of one bundle, he stands in front of a rough adobe structure; two small children stand on the porch with two dogs; shows California chiles paper...
- Donkeys--New Mexico--1890-1930.; Fuelwood--New Mexico--1890-1930.; Girls--New Mexico--1890-1930.; Packtrains--New Mexico--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1930?]
- Indian sun dance Medicine man making good medicine
- Native American (Plains) men participate in a Sun Dance. One man stands near the center of a brush dance arbor by a pole and holds a bundle decorated with feathers above his head; other men stand nearby. The men wear beaded headbands, kilts, and no...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Arbors (Bowers)--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Sun dance--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Sun Dance
- Native American (Shoshone) men participate in a Sun Dance in a brush enclosure. The men blow eagle bone whistles decorated with feathers as they dance near the center pole. A bundle of dried foliage, the Thunder's Nest, is tied to the center pole....
- Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1930.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1930.; Sun dance--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Shoshone Sun Dance
- Spectators stand near a brush wall that surrounds the center pole of a Shoshone Sun Dance. The Thunder's Nest consists of a bundle of brush tied near the top of the pole.
- Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1930.; Shelters--1900-1930.; Sun dance--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Shoshone Sun Dance
- Spectators stand near a brush shelter erected for a Shoshone Sun Dance. The spectators stand and are on horseback. The Thunder's Nest, a bundle of brush tied to the center pole, is visible above the crowd.
- Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1930.; Shelters--1900-1930.; Sun dance--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Shoshone Sun Dance
- Native American (Shoshone) men stand in a brush shelter and blow eagle bone whistles as part of a Sun Dance. The men stand near the edge of the shelter, around the center pole, the Thunder's Nest, a bundle of brush, is tied near the top.
- Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1930.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1930.; Shelters--1900-1930.; Sun dance--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Potawatomi woman
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman carries a bundle of reeds on her back as she walks in a field on the reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. A man stands near a parked automobile in the field.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mat industry--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi woman
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman sits on a straw mat on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. She holds a piece of string that is connected to a ball of string on the mat. She sits near a bundle of straw reeds and a pipe.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mat industry--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Pottawatomie [i. e. Potawatomi] Indian reservation Jackson Co, Kans Bow & Arrow shooting contest
- Jim McKinney, a Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) man, carries a bundle of calico, a prize in an archery contest, and walks toward an automobile on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. A boy and other men look on.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1938 October 9
- Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians Cańon de Chelle, New Mexico [i. e. Arizona]
- A Native American (Navajo) man and woman sit near a loom and an earthen hogan near Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. A bundle of corn cobs hangs from a nearby tree.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo women weavers--Arizona--1870-1880.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Looms--Arizona--1870-1880.; Weaving--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Shoshone Sun Dance
- Native American (Shoshone) men stand in a brush shelter and blow eagle bone whistles as part of a Sun Dance. The men stand near the edge of the shelter, around the center pole. The Thunder's Nest, a bundle of brush, is tied to the center pole near...
- Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1930.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1930.; Shelters--1900-1930.; Sun dance--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Private David Sweet medicine, Cheyenne
- Studio portrait (standing) of Private David Sweet, a Native American (Cheyenne) man, in uniform and riding boots. He holds a medicine bundle.
- Cheyenne Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Soldiers--1890-1900.; Sweet, David.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Henick Black Bird Omaha
- Studio portrait of Henick Black Bird, a Native American (Omaha) man. He holds a bundle of feathers and wears a hair pipe breast plate, beaded necklaces, and a feather roach.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Omaha Indians--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Black Bird, Henick.
- 1899
- Ciqala Nopa Two Elk
- Two Elk, an elderly Native American (Plains) man poses outdoors. He holds a bundle of feathers and a walking stick. He wears beaded leggings, a blanket, beaded belt and bag, necklaces, and a cloth turban.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1900-1910.; Aged persons--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Two Elk.
- 1900
- Goisute [sic] Indian woman
- A Native American (Gosiute) woman carries a bundle of brush near a tepee probably in Utah. She wears a blanket.
- Gosiute Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Fuelwood gathering--1930-1940.; Tipis--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- [between 1934 and 1936]
- Pueblo man
- A Native American (Pueblo) man carries a bundle of wood at a Pueblo in New Mexico or Arizona. Stone cluster homes are nearby.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1890-1910.; Fuelwood gathering--1890-1910.; Lifting & carrying--1890-1910.; Pueblos--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- The Cripple Creek Crusher
- Six men are gathered on the front deck of the The Crusher, the first newspaper in Fremont (Cripple Creek, Teller County), Colorado. Oakley Spell, a young boy, holds a bundle of newspapers under his arm; a sign on the log building reads: "The...
- Crusher, The (Newspaper)--Buildings--1880-1900.; Fremont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Newspaper carriers--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Newspaper...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Hauling firewood
- A man on a horse drags a bundle of wood; bluffs and a river are in the background.
- Cowboys--1880-1900.; Fuelwood gathering--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Brighton pioneers
- These South Platte Valley pioneers, probably at the Hagus homestead in Brighton, Colorado, include men women, and children in sack suits, bowlers, puff shouldered blouses and jabot collars. They are identified as: back row, left to right, Nick...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Brighton--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1891]
- Ouray, Utah
- A studio portrait (sitting) of Ouray [Arrow], a Native American (Tabeguache, Ute) warrior. Ouray has some facial hair, long braids and wears metal hoop earrings. He wears two bead necklaces, one a double choker with contrasting round and...
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Tabeguache Indians--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1880.; Ouray.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1869 and 1874.]
- Aboriginal life among the Navajoe [sic] Indians, near old Fort Defiance, N.M. [sic]
- Native American (Navajo) men and women sit or stand beside a loom near old Fort Defiance (McKinley County), New Mexico. A man wears a woven shirt, leather leggings and moccasins and holds a bow and arrow. A man wears a loin cloth and leans against...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Fort Defiance (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--New Mexico--Fort Defiance--1870-1880.; Looms--New Mexico--Fort...
- 1873
- An Indian burden bearer
- View of a Native American woman (probably) with a bundle of sticks (firewood) probably in Big Horn County, Montana.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Fuelwood gathering--Montana--1900-1920.; Lifting & carrying--Montana--1900-1920.; Women--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Woman with cattails
- A teenage Native American girl stands among cattails (cat's tails) with a bundle of the plants in her arms. She holds a knife and wears a shirt with elk tooth ornaments.
- Cattails--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Girls--1900-1920.; Harvesting--1900-1920.; Teenagers--1900-1920.; Women--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Mountaineering training
- Four Tenth Mountain Division soldiers practice rock climbing skills, including hoisting bundles with ropes. In the foreground, a soldier holds one end of a rope and a bundle is suspended above his head. Behind him, another soldier is holding a...
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]