Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bobby Herrera
- Bobby Herrera, poses on a pony in front of a house at 10th (Tenth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Bobby is dressed as a cowboy, he wears a western hat and a leather vest and chaps decorated with metal conchos....
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Horseback riding.; Ponies.; Herrera, Bobby--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1948
- Gravey Graves - theater owner - Boulder County
- Claude "Gravey" Graves, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, sits on horseback on a trail ride in Boulder County, Colorado. He wears a western shirt, a bandana, gloves, a cowboy hat, and chaps. His saddle has tooled stirrup covers with...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Boulder...
- 1948 July
- Ute family
- Studio portrait of a North American Indian (Ute) family.. A person, probably a man, holds an infant. He wears beaded moccasins, plaid pants and has a woven fabric on his lap. The infant wears a dress and beaded moccasins. A woman stand near the...
- African Americans--Colorado--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Navajo group - morning prayer
- Group portrait of Native American Navajos by looms; costume includes blankets, beads, squash blossom necklaces with naja pendants, and conchos. Girls look on.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Anna Held
- Anna held, an actress and singer, stands and holds the reins of a horse beside a railroad passenger coach in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Two men (actors) on horseback wear cowboy outfits with gun belts, chaps, and cowboy hats; one...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Actors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1904]
- Jas. A. Garfield
- Studio portrait of James A. Garfield, a Native American (Apache) man. Garfield sits and poses and wears face paint, a fur pelt bandolier decorated with conchos, a President James A. Garfield Indian peace medal around his neck, a hair pipe choker...
- Apache Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.
- 1899
- Buckskin Charley and wife
- Buckskin Charlie and Towee, Native Americans (Ute), pose outdoors for a portrait (standing, sitting), possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Buckskin Charley, mounted on horse with leather saddle and bridle decorated with...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute...
- 1894
- Mrs. Buckskin Charley
- To-wee (Emma Naylor Buck), Native American woman (Ute), poses for portrait (sitting on horseback), possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; she wears beaded moccasins and leggings, fringed dress, concho belt, beaded shawl,...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; To-wee.
- 1894
- Mrs. Buckskin Charley
- To-wee (Emma Naylor Buck) and girl, Native American (Ute), pose for portrait (sitting on horseback), near a tepee, possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; To-wee wears beaded moccasins, fringed dress, beaded shawl, and...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; To-Wee.
- 1894
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rodeo in Trinidad, Colorado. A cowboy wearing chaps with conchos hangs onto a bucking horse. Other cowboys are in the background, many standing, some sitting on a rail fence.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- A delegation & musicians from the Y.M.C.A. plan to greet Will Rogers at Union Station. The stockyard stagecoach was used as a backdrop for this photo.
- Men and women (a Y.M.C.A. delegation of musicians) laugh and hold cowboy hats, an accordion (Palizzi), a cornet, pistols, and a whip, in Denver, Colorado. Costume includes chaps, woolies, bandanas, gauntlets, and conchos.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925
- Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee
- Studio portrait of Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee, Native Americans (Ute), wearing feathers, beads, leggings, moccasins, conchos, hair pipe chokers, earrings, and printed fabrics. Buckskin Charlie holds a sword and a fan.
- Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Chief Douglass and squaw, Utes
- Standing studio portrait of Native Americans (Ute); Chief Douglass wears leggings, a shirt, moccasins, conchos and a felt hat; the woman wears braids, a dress, necklaces, moccasins, and has fur draped over her arm. Both have leather objects...
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--Women--1860-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1870.; Douglass, Ute Chief.
- [between 1866 and 1870?]
- Ute group portrait
- Studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) adults and children; costumes include hair pipe breastplates and chokers, shells, conchos, beaded belts, moccasins, and medals.
- Indians of North America--Women--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute group portrait
- Standing studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) men, women, and a girl. The men wear beaded leggings, shirts, breechcloths, and hair pipe breastplates and chokers; one man holds a feather fan. The women wear fringed dresses, shawls,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1870-1890.; Ute Indians--Women--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Ute group portrait
- Standing studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) men, women, and a girl. The men wear beaded leggings, shirts, breechcloths, and hair pipe breastplates and chokers; one man holds a feather fan. The women wear fringed dresses, shawls,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1870-1890.; Ute Indians--Women--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee
- Studio portrait of Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee, Native Americans (Ute), wearing feathers, beads, leggings, moccasins, conchos, hair pipe chokers, earrings, and printed fabrics. Buckskin Charlie holds a sword and a fan.
- Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Sioux braves in war paint, South Dak
- Possibly Emma Sickels (or Sickle,) a teacher, poses with Native American Sioux men and women on the porch of a Pine Ridge Agency building in South Dakota. The men wear breechcloths, roaches, headdresses, moccasins, legbands with bells and hold...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1890 or 1891]
- She Came Spotted
- Portrait of She Came Spotted and an unidentified Native American Sioux woman, posed outside on a fur skin rug in front of a painted backdrop of a Lakota style Indian war record, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. They wear dresses with blankets, hair...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Women--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Home of Chief Red Cloud
- Interior of the frame dwelling built in 1879 for Chief Red Cloud, Native American Oglala Lakota Sioux near the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, shows his blind wife sitting on a wooden frame bed with star patterned quilt, caste iron stove,...
- 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 Ridge--1890-1900.; Oglala...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Unidentified Dakota girl
- Studio portrait of a Native American Dakota Sioux girl seated in a wicker chair, wearing a dress decorated with shells, a leather belt with metal disks (conchos) and beaded moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--Children--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of an unidentified Dakota woman
- Standing studio portrait of an unidentified Native American Dakota Sioux woman wearing an ornately decorated dress with a hair pipe apron necklace and belt with silver disks (conchos).
- Dakota Indians--Women--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Portrait of an unidentified Dakota woman
- Standing studio portrait of an unidentified Native American Dakota Sioux woman wearing an ornately decorated dress with a hair pipe apron necklace and belt with silver disks (conchos).
- Dakota Indians--Women--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Unidentified Plains woman
- A Native American Dakota Sioux? women poses outside sitting on a plank bench of a dance floor. She holds a pack of Old Gold cigarettes and wears a buckskin dress decorated with fringe and beads, a beaded headband with a feather, a belt with silver...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Women--Great Plains--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- Pine Ridge Indian Res. South Dakota
- A Native American Dakota Sioux woman poses in front of a hewn log building, on a blanket, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. She wears a dress with fringe and beaded yoke, leather belt with metal disks or conchos, and carries a beaded bag.
- Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--South Dakota--1870-1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1870-1890.; Log buildings--South Dakota--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- 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
- Sioux Indians
- Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Sioux) man and woman. The man wears beaded moccasins, leggings, armbands, and vest, a scarf around his neck and a bead and feather headdress. The woman wears beaded moccasins, a robe decorated with...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Felix Slow Bear
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Omaha) man identified as Felix Slow Bear. He wears moccasins, leggings, print shirt, hair pipe breastplate, beads, a feather in his hair, and a skin with conchos around his neck. On his left arm he...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Omaha Indians--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Slow Bear, Felix.
- 1899
- Indian dancer at Craterville Park, Okla.
- A southeastern Native American (Plains probably Comanche) man dances dressed in an ornate costume in Craterville Park, Oklahoma. His costume includes fringed moccasins, feather bustle, belt with conchos, wrist guards, bells, and decorative breech...
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--1910-1930.; Indian dance--Oklahoma--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1910-1930.; Craterville Park (Okla.)--1910-1930.; Ceremonial dancers--Oklahoma--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Potawatomi drum
- Close-up view of a Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) drum on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The drum is decorated with beads, fur pelts, conchos, and yarn.
- 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.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Pottawatomie Indian reservation, Jackson Co, Kans Mrs. Jane Wah-we-otten Mrs. Mae Shoptese
- Mrs. Jane Wah-we-otten and Mrs. Mae Shoptese, Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) women, pose outdoors on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The women wear dresses, moccasins, beaded necklaces, and headbands. Mrs. Jane Wah-we-otten wears a...
- 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.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Potawatomi man and a drum
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) man poses outdoors near a drum on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. The drum is decorated with beads, fur pelts, and conchos.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Beadwork--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Sun Bird
- Group theater portrait in Denver, Colorado; costumes include feathers, conchos, a cowboy hat, lace, and strap sandals. These Denver Community Players are identified as: "Lucille Ferry," "Helen Wilcox," "Virginia Grant," "Dorothy Tennant," and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actresses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1928 July 28
- James A. Garfield
- Studio portrait of James A. Garfield, a Native American (Apache) man. He wears face paint, a fur pelt bandolier decorated with conchos, medal around his neck, hair pipe choker with shell pendant, fur pelts over his braids, and a feather in his...
- Apache Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Domingo Mescalero Indian
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Domingo, a Native American (Mescalero Apache) man. He wears a hair pipe breast plate, and a choker decorated with conchos.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Mescalero Indians--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Domingo Mescalero Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Navajo belle (Pachie)
- Studio portrait (standing) of Pachie, a Native American (Navajo) woman. She holds a blanket and wears boot moccasins, a belt decorated with conchos, and bead necklaces, one with a naja pendant.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.; Pachie.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Navajo silversmith
- A Native American (Navajo) silversmith works indoors. The man stamps conchos on an anvil.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Silversmiths--1875-1939.; Silverwork--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo silversmith
- A Native American (Navajo) silversmith works indoors. He holds a punch on an anvil. Conchos are near the anvil.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Silversmiths--1875-1939.; Silverwork--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Chef du Bande [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of Chef du Bande a Native American (Omaha) man. He wears leggings, a dark colored, long sleeved shirt, ornate bead and shell necklaces, chokers, a medallion, a fur sash with conchos, earrings, armbands, bracelets, and a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Tomahawks--1880-1890.; Chef du Bande.
- [1883]
- Unidentified [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of an unidentified Native American (Omaha) man. He wears beaded leggings, a dark colored shirt under fringed hide, ornate bead and shell necklaces, chokers, fur with conchos, earrings, armbands, bracelets, rings, a circle of...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Fans (Costume accessories)--1880-1890.; Roach headdresses--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.
- [1883]
- Unidentified [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of an unidentified Native American (Omaha) man. He wears beaded leggings, a dark colored shirt under fringed hide, ornate bead and shell necklaces, chokers, fur with conchos, earrings, armbands, bracelets, rings, and...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Fans (Costume accessories)--1880-1890.; Roach headdresses--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.
- [1883]
- Mnigh-Di-Tai [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of Mnigh-Di-Tai a Native American (Omaha) woman. She wears a dark skirt, a print shirt with conchos, bracelets, decorative bead and shell necklaces, a choker, and earrings.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Mnigh-Di-Tai.
- [1883]
- Luune Dure [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of Luune Dure a Native American (Plains) woman. Her hair is braided; she wears a dark skirt, a dark shirt with shoulder decoration and conchos, decorative bead necklaces, a choker, and earrings.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Luune Dure.
- [1883]
- Beautiful Hill with child, Village Maker [profile]
- Sitting profile studio portrait of Beautiful Hill, a Native American (Plains) woman, and Village Maker, a Omaha boy. The woman wears a dark dress with shoulder conchos, bead necklaces, a choker, and earrings. The child, standing next to her, wears...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Beautiful Hill.; Village Maker.
- [1883]
- Traveler [full-face]
- Standing studio portrait of Traveler a Native American (Omaha) boy. He wears moccasins, fringed leggings, a heavy fur shirt or vest, armbands, bracelets, a belt with conchos, bead necklaces, and a feather in his hair.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Traveler, Omaha Indian.
- [1883]
- Beautiful Hill with child, Village Maker [full-face]
- Sitting studio portrait of Beautiful Hill, a Native American (Plains) woman, and Village Maker, a Omaha boy. The woman wears a dark dress with shoulder conchos, bead necklaces, a choker, and earrings. The child, standing next to her, wears...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Jewelry--1880-1890.; Mothers & children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Beautiful Hill.; Village Maker.
- [1883]
- Traveler [profile]
- Standing profile studio portrait of Traveler a Native American (Omaha) boy. He wears moccasins, fringed leggings, a heavy fur shirt or vest, armbands, bracelets, a belt with conchos, bead necklaces, and a feather in his hair.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Traveler, Omaha Indian.
- [1883]
- Ute Indian child
- A Native American (Ute) child stands in a grassy field probably in western Colorado and wears a shirt with a fur yoke decorated with conchos wiht decorated beadwork, Hair pipes, a belt, beaded arm bands, beaded leggings, and beaded moccasins.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1900-1920.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--1900-1920.; Children--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- William F. Cody - Buffalo Bill
- Studio portrait of Buffalo Bill; he sits on a prop rock bench, he wears flared pants with conchos, a wide belt, a cowboy hat; he has a goatee and moustache. He holds a rifle and has a pistol in a holster.
- Celebrities--1870-1880.; Entertainers--1870-1880.; Men--1870-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Chief Buckskin Charlie and band of Ute Indians
- Group portrait of North American Indian (Ute) men, women, children, a baby, and white men. Buckskin Charlie, with fur wrapped braids, a hairpipe breastplate, concho belt and a feather in his hair, stands. The men wear hair pipe breastplates, beaded...
- Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Ute Indians--1870-1890.; Clothing & dress--1870-1890.; Women--1870-1890.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]