Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 46, 1910 November 12
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 51, 1910 December 17
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 49, 1911 December 2
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 31, 1909 September 18
- Actors and actresses
- An man and woman clown for the camera in a dressing room possibly in Denver, Colorado. He wears a top hat and house coat; she wears a dancers costume with a feathered boa and applies makeup to his face with a powder puff. Mr. Rhoads' reflection is...
- Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Anthracite mine. Crested Butte district colorado
- Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
- View of women wearing feathered hats in a horse-drawn buggy, Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes the Antlers Hotel.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1883 and 1885?]
- Pesh-coo - an Apache "Medicine man," in 1885
- Seated studio portrait of Pesh-coo, a Native American Apache medicine man dressed in Euro-American clothes with a buckskin pouch strung across his chest and holding a feathered war shield.
- Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shamans--1880-1890.; Shields--1880-1890.; Pesh-coo.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- Wm. Shakspear, Arapahoe
- Full-length studio portrait of Wm. Shakspear, an Arapahoe Native American man; subject wears feather headdress, holds feathered shield, and stands on fur rug; painted backdrop depicts window.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; William Shakspear.
- c1899
- Wm. Shakspear, Arapahoe
- Half-length, seated studio portrait of Wm. Shakspear, an Arapahoe Native American man, holding feathered staff and shield.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; William Shakspear.
- c1899
- [Thirty-third] 33rd Anniversary Convention, B.Y.P.U. of A., Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic group portrait of people at the Baptist Young People's Union of America convention at the Denver City Auditorium in downtown Denver, Colorado. Young men and women wear suits and ties or dresses, hats, caps, fezzes, and feathered headbands...
- Baptist Young People's Union of America--People--1920-1930.; City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Religious meetings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Young...
- 1924 July 9-13
- Ward family at Briarhurst Mansion
- A group of people sit in the doorway of Briarhurst Mansion in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Under the carved stone gothic arch, men in sporting suits and women in high puff shouldered bodices pose for the camera. The woman on the left has a feathered...
- Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Ward family.
- [between 1892 and 1896?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Birds
- Original Midland Band, Pikes Peak in center distance, Big Bill Bosworth drum major
- The Midland Band poses in fringed "Indian" uniforms with feathered caps, holding tubas, saxophones, trombones, flutes and a bass drum, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Drum major, Big Bill Bosworth, holds a shield with "Colorado...
- Bosworth, Big Bill.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Drum majors--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Art gallery
- Funded by a grant from local art admirer Frank Lounsberry, the art hall at Chautauqua in Boulder, Colorado, is a frame, twenty-two foot square, cottage-roofed structure with a faceted turret-entry, and transom windows all around. Lettering above...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Art exhibitions--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Sister's Mustard Seeds
- Portrait of Agnes Finding Miner and Sister's Mustard Seeds in Breckenridge, Colorado. The founder of this girl's charitable organization is seated in the upper middle and wears a wide brimmed, feathered hat, white dress and dark bodice. The other...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Sells Floto Circus parade in Denver
- Native Americans approach on horseback during a Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show parade on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; some have feathered headdresses and coup sticks. People watch from the sides by office...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Circus...
- [between 1913 and 1916?]
- Sioux Indian and squaw in Great Wild West Show
- Standing outdoor portrait of a Native American Sioux man and woman front of stone building. He holds a feathered staff and wears a headdress, quilled vest, kilt, leggings and moccasins; she is wrapped in a blanket.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1900-1920.; Dakota Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Headdresses--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Women--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Santa Clara Pueblo Buffalo Dance
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) men and women participate in a Buffalo Dance at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Men wear moccasins, kilts, fur pelts, body paint, and buffalo horn and feather headdresses and carry feathered spears. Women wear wrapped...
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New...
- 1910
- Santa Clara Pueblo Buffalo Dance
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) men and women participate in a Buffalo Dance at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Men wear moccasins, kilts, fur pelts, body paint, and buffalo horn and feather headdresses and carry feathered spears. Women wear wrapped...
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New...
- 1910
- Santa Clara Pueblo Buffalo Dance
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) men and women participate in a Buffalo Dance at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Men wear moccasins, kilts, fur pelts, body paint, and buffalo horn and feather headdresses and carry feathered spears. Women wear wrapped...
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New...
- 1910
- Santa Clara Pueblo Buffalo Dance
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) men and women participate in a Buffalo Dance at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. Men wear moccasins, kilts, fur pelts, body paint, and buffalo horn and feather headdresses and carry feathered spears. One man holds a...
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New...
- 1910
- Santa Clara Pueblo Buffalo Dance
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New...
- 1910
- Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, wearing a headdress, bust
- Studio portrait of head and shoulders of Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, wearing feathered headdress and holding peace pipe.
- Calumets.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. Julia Mack 1875, Henry Mack 1875, Mrs. A. D. Cooper 1872, A. D. Cooper 1872, Mrs. E. B. Alling 1875, E....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. L. L. Harding 1878, L L Harding 1878, Mrs. T. M. Harding 1878, T. M. Harding 1875, Mrs. C. E. Waldo,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Hugh D. Connor, J. E. Brown 1881, Mrs. A. Flornoy, A. Flornoy, Mrs. Jas. Pennington 1881, Jas. Pennington...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cheeseman [sic] Park
- A man and woman with a baby sit in the pavilion at Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado. He wears suspenders and a straw hat, she has a feathered bonnet.
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Monuments &...
- Chief Two Moons addressing the council
- Native American Cheyenne Chief Two Moons (Ish Hayu Nishus) stands beside seated men next to a large tepee probably in Big Horn County, Montana; the men wear feather headdresses, hide shirts, beads, sashes, hair pipe breastplates, and ermine fringe....
- Cheyenne Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Headdresses--1900-1920.; Meetings--Montana--1900-1920.; Tribal chiefs--United States--1900-1920.; Two Moons, Cheyenne chief.; Rodman Wanamaker...
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- History of Denver
- Cochiti Pueblo, arts and customs - dances
- Native American Eagle Dancers wearing kilts, headdresses, and feathered arm decorations perform as a young Cochiti boy looks on, Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. Adobe buildings in the distance.
- Cochiti Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Eagle dance--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Cochiti (N.M.)--1890-1920.; Ceremonial dancers--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Marking of U. P. Trail Chief Buckskin Charley in lead
- Native American (Ute) men ride on horseback into French Creek Valley, near Cascade, El Paso County, Colorado as part of the marking ceremony for the Ute Pass Trail. Buckskin Charley leads, he holds a feathered ceremonial spear. The men wear feather...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Cascade--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Cascade--1910-1920.; Cascade (El Paso County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commemoration--Colorado--Cascade--1910-1920.; Horseback...
- August 26, 1912
- Dr. Webb ?
- A man in straw hat and a woman in a flowered, feathered hat with a veil pose in a Sunflower Carnival Parade buggy decorated with greenery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. She holds a banner: "First Prize." A surrey roof draped in...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Miss Ervay driving
- Miss Ervay holds the reins of her Sunflower Carnival Parade horse and trap covered with foliage, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. She wears a dark outfit with a large feathered hat; her companion wears a dress with puffed sleeves and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Sunflower festival
- A man and woman ride in a horse drawn buggy covered in foliage at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The woman wears a ruffled dress, feathered hat, and holds an umbrella; the man wears a suit, bow tie, straw hat,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Second Prize, Flower Carnival
- View of the "Second Prize" entry in the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, inlcudes two ladies wearing mounds of white ruffles, flowered, feathered hats in a horse drawn wagon decorated with flowers.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Mr. Greenburg & party 2nd prize
- Mr. Greenberg, in a white suit and straw hat, holds reins of a Flower Carnival Parade entry, a horse drawn wagon decorated with foilage, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The ladies and children, wear flowered, feathered hats, and carry...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Quah-se-yah - close friend of Chief Quanah Parker, & Sgt. Swett of Ft Sill who is Ft Sill librarian
- Quah-se-yah, (Quah-sah-yah, Quassiah) a Native American Comanche man, wearing a headdress, hair pipe breastplate, moccasins, blanket, and holding a feathered staff poses with Sergeant Swett at Chief Quanah Parker's memorial, Post Oak Mission...
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Cache (Okla.)--1920-1930.; Post Oak Mission Cemetery (Comanche County, Okla.)--1920-1930.; Headdresses--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.;...
- [1926?]
- Park Hill Topics Volume 7 No. 28
- Western History Subject Index
- Crime and criminals. Como, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Crime and criminals. Evans, Colorado
- Cripple Creek, Colo.
- People pose on the front porch of "The Denver," a two-story frame hotel, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. The men wear suits, bowlers, and goatees; a woman wears a bustle, draped blouse, and feathered hat. A sign atop the porch reads "Rooms."
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- June 3, 1896
- Soo-Yee, Blackfoot Bronc.
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a Native American (Crow or Siksika) man, identified as Sooyee. He wears a shirt with decorative stitching, a multi-string necklace, braids and plumage. He holds a feathered object in his hand.
- Crow Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Siksika Indians-- 1870-1880.; Soo-yee.
- 1871
- Old Crow, Crow Chief, on horseback, full length
- Old Crow, Crow Chief, on horseback in open field, full length; wearing one feather in feathered cap, braids wrapped in fur, vest with armbands on arms, blanket wrapped around waist, and moccasins; buildings in distant background (blurry); probably...
- Crow Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Old Crow.
- [188?]
- Goes Ahead - Custer Scout
- Portrait (standing) of Basuk Ose (Goes Ahead) a Native American (Crow) who scouted for Custer; he wears quillwork moccasins and leggings, a beaded armband, and shell necklaces. He holds a feathered shield, and wears a full length feather headdress...
- Crow Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Headdresses--1900-1920.; Goes Ahead, Crow scout.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Unidentified Indian, holding feathered object, full length
- Full length studio portrait of an unidentified Dakota male, wrapped in blanket with feathers, standing in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Group, Iron Thunder, Crow Eagle, Fool Thunder, Slow White Buffalo, Dakota, seated, holding peace pipes, full length
- Full length studio group portrait of Crow Eagle, Fool Thunder, Slow White Buffalo and Iron Thunder, Dakota males, in front of painted backdrop. Iron Thunder sits in front of the group and holds a peace pipe. Fool Thunder wears feathered headdress...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Eagle.; Fool Thunder.; Iron Thunder.; Slow White Buffalo.
- [188-?]
- Crow Eagle, Fool Thunder, Slow White Buffalo, Iron Thunder, Dakota, and unidentified white man
- Full length group portrait of Iron Thunder, Dakota male, seated in front of group, Crow Eagle, Fool Thunder and Slow White Buffalo left to right, Dakota males, all seated and unidentified white man, standing, in front of painted backdrop. White...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Eagle.; Fool Thunder.; Iron Thunder.; Slow White Buffalo.
- [188-?]
- Good Horse, Dakota Chief, seated profile, 3/4 length
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Good Horse, Dakota Chief, wearing feathered headdress, fur piece and breastplate, seated.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Good Horse.
- [188-?]
- Good Horse, Dakota Chief, seated profile, 3/4 length
- Studio profile, 3/4 length, of Good Horse, Dakota Chief, wearing feathered headdress, fur piece, and breastplate, seated in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Good Horse.
- [188-?]