Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Gen. Hays on horseback at Zirroco, Italy
- General George P. Hays poses on horseback on the lawn in front of the Tenth Mountain Division Headquarters, Zirocco, Italy, wearing a helmet, the 10th Mountain Division Patch and a holding a riding crop.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 27, 1945
- Idaho Springs
- Several large brick and wood buildings stand along the streets in Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado; view is from a hill south of town. A mountain ridge stands in the distance.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Colorado Central Railroad at Lawson
- the far side of the pile. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.; Two sets of railroad tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad run through the foreground past a large wood building in the left midground in Lawson, a mining community in Clear...
- Lawson (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Lawson--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Lawson--1870-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Lawson--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- View of Georgetown
- Stereographic view of the town of Georgetown standing in a half- mile valley between mountains in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A church is in the right background at the base of a hill.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Cameron Cone from tunnel
- A view through a tunnel along the Colorado Midland Railway line close to the "Cameron Cone" near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Cameron Cone (Colo.)--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- 1897 May 8
- Green Lake in Georgetown
- Stereographic view of a young man sitting in a small row boat in the left foreground on Green Lake near Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The young man wears a hat and suit. Two large buildings are on the shore in the left background....
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1900.; Pines--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Forks at Clear Creek
- Two passenger trains of the Colorado Central Railroad, Engine No. 12 and a Porter engine, are stopped on the tracks in front of the station at Forks Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A group of people, including several conductors, stands on...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Forks Creek (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Forks Creek--1870-1900.; Graffiti--Colorado--Forks Creek--1870-1900.; Railroad employees--1870-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Forks Creek--1870-1900.;...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Lawrence Street, Denver
- Pedestrians walk along the sidewalk in the left foreground on Lawrence Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Two horse-drawn carriages drive down the street; carriages are parked on the far side of the street. The Denver Fur Company and Joslins Dry...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Awnings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Cody in the mess tent, Johnny Baker next to man in straw hat
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits at a table in the mess tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a vest and striped shirt, but no hat. Seated across the table from Cody is a man wearing a straw hat. Next to that man is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking--1900-1910.; Mess halls--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of Cody, stand in the right foreground looking in a peephole into the show's arena. A group of Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- A Sioux man rides a horse in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a feather headdress and carries a long spear adorned with feathers. A group of other Native Americans on horseback is gathered in the right background. Additional...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- African American woman
- An unidentified African American woman jumps over a table in a camp at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She wears a dark cowboy hat and a striped and checkered dress. A horse stands next to a large tent in the background.
- African Americans--Women--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody and Dexter Fellows (?)
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in his tent with Dexter Fellows, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody sits at a wood desk wearing a striped shirt and vest and no hat. Fellows, wearing a suit and a hat, sits on a wood...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Fellows, Dexter.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Phillipino
- A Filipino man on horseback stops in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show among several other riders from varying nationalities, including Native Americans, Mexican vaqueros, American cowboys and cavalrymen from several countries. The Filipino...
- Filipinos--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Stagecoach
- Two cowboys sit on the buckboard of the Deadwood Stagecoach used in performances of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The stagecoach is pulled by three teams of mules. A covered wagon is stopped in the left background. Several tents are set up in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Covered wagons--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Stagecoaches--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears leather chaps with tassles and round, silver decorations along the side seams. A coiled rope hangs from his saddle. Two Native American men are stopped on...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Men on horseback
- A group of men on horseback, including two Native Americans and a Mexican vaquero, is gathered in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The Native American man in the left center midground wears a feather headdress and a loincloth. The Mexican...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- Three Sioux men pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The two men on the right wear feather headdresses while the man on the left wears two feathers on the back of his head. The man on the right has paint on his face. The...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rough rider
- A man in uniform poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He has a long sword hanging at his side. A large group of men on horseback is gathered in the background. The men are members of Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Duke
- A man stands holding the bridle of "Duke," the horse of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The bridle is decorated with small shells. Cody stands in the background peeking through a peephole into the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Tent stable
- A long row of horses shown from behind is gathered in a tent stable in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The horses in the right foreground are dark while those in the background are light-colored. Numerous saddles are resting on the ledge...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux
- A Sioux man stands among a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a loincloth and holds a long spear adorned with feathers. Another spear, also adorned with feathers, is stuck in the ground next to him.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Native Americans on horseback
- A group of Native Americans on horseback is gathered in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Three of the men wear feather headdresses. Several of the others wear single feathers on the backs of their heads. The men wear loincloths, and...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith stands working in the blacksmith's tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another man sits in the right midground. A coat hangs on a line in the left midground. A large anvil is on a wood stool in the center foreground. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1900-1910.; Blacksmiths--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Young woman and girl in Wild West Show camp
- A young woman and girl stand near a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another larger tent is in the right foreground while another is in the left background. Several round, Native American shields hang from ropes behind...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith stands working in the blacksmith's tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another man sits in the right midground. A coat hangs on a line in the left midground. A large anvil is on a wood stool in the center foreground. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1900-1910.; Blacksmiths--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody near peep hole of arena tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands wiping his left eye with a white handerkerchief near a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and beadwork sewn onto it in the pattern of...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Duke
- A man stands in the left foreground holding the bridle of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's horse, Duke. The saddle on the horse has lettering on it reading "Hon. W.F. Cody." The horse's bridle is adorned with shells placed in a pattern to...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaquero
- A man poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a hat with turned up sides and a dark scarf pinned around his neck by an oval pin with a picture of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on it. A coiled rope...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rear, 2nd from right, Dexter Fellows
- A group of five men is gathered in front of a large banner for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man second from the right may be Dexter Fellows, press agent for the show. The banner shows admission prices to the show as 50 cents for adults and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Advertisements--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Entrance to grounds ticket office
- A large group of people walks in front of the ticket office wagon near the entrance to the grounds of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the men and women wear straw hats and carry umbrellas. A banner hanging from the top of the ticket...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. An unidentified person stands...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at right on horse
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground near the entrance into the show's arena. Another man, probably Cody...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaqueros entering arena
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground near the entrance to the show's arena. Another man, probably Cody...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody heading Indians
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides his horse, Duke, in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds his hat at his waist. He wears a buckskin coat decorated with tassles and beads and thigh boots. A large...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Johnny Baker at peephole
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground looking through a peephole to the show's arena. Another man looks into...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show tent
- A man draws the crowd's attention toward him in a small tent in a grassy field in the camp of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A striped curtain forms the backdrop behind the man. The grandstand where the audience sits is in the left background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo Bill, center
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands on the rear platform of a railroad business car holding a newspaper in his right hand and his left hand in his pocket. He wears a vest with a watch fob hanging from its pocket. A man stands behind him on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show train
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's private railroad business car is stopped in the midground on a track. The car has the word "Cody" painted on its side. A building, possibly a train station, is in the left background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Hauling
- A group of men works several teams of horses pulling up a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A stagecoach is in the left background. Several houses are in the distance.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks, who include Luka Chkhartishvili, in a white hat, sits in a grassy field under a tree in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men hold the reins of their horses, and numerous other horses graze in the...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Chkhartishvili, Luka.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo
- A cowboy on horseback is in the right foreground near a herd of grazing buffalo in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of people is gathered in the background watching the herd. Several large houses are also in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A group of men works to cook food in the kitchen wagon for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in a camp for the show. Two smokestacks protrude from the top of the wagon. The large stoves are wood-fired. A large tent is set up in the background. The Wild...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Outdoor cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- Two men stand with their hands on their hips in the left foreground looking toward a group of tents in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man on the left wears a suit and hat. The other man wears work clothes with suspenders and a hat....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A group of men and women is gathered under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Three men lean against a log pole in the left background. A wagon is in the center background with the words "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" painted on it.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Grandstand
- A group of men works to set up the grandstand for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large tent covers the wood bleachers the men are building. Numerous planks of wood are on the ground near the men. The man in the center midground holds a long plank...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1900-1910.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in his tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands looking out from an open side of his tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds his right hand on the support pole of the tent and wears a wide- brimmed hat, probably a Stetson, and a...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody and carriage
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a woman, possibly his wife, Louisa, in a carriage drawn by a team of large, white horses. A man wearing a top hat and long, riding coat with boots stands in front of the team in the right midground....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in carriage in parade
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides in a horse-drawn carriage down a cobblestone street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A man wearing a top hat and long, dark coat sits on the back of the carriage. A young man rides a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]