Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ute Indians
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Ute man wearing a feathered headdress and wrapped in a decoratively beaded blanket.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute Indian
- Head and shoulders portrait of an unidentified Native American man (Ute) wearing a fringed hide coat, a blanket over one shoulder, a choker, face paint, hoop earrings, and a feathered headdress. He holds a bow and arrows in his left hand.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a woman
- A portrait of a woman, possibly Mrs. Evans or a relative. She wears a black dress with a high collar and a feathered hat. Tintype is mounted on a page inside of the Morgan and Evans album.
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Simon Silas, John Stevens, George Jacobs, M. B. Phillip, Sinip
- Native American Spokanes, including Simon Silas, John Stevens, George Jacobs, M. B. Phillip, and Sinip, pose in front of tepees; the men wear shirts, vests, breechcloths, headdresses, and hair pipe breastplates; the women embroidered dresses,...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Strong Eagle, Simon Silas
- Strong Eagle, Simon Silas and a Native American Spokane woman pose in front of a row of tepees, Washington State. She wears braids wrapped in fur skin, a dress, shawl, abalone disks, and holds an embroidered friendship bag. One man wears a dance...
- Indians of North America--Washington (State)--1890-1910.; Spokane Indians--Women--Washington (State)--1890-1910.; Strong Eagle.; Silas, Simon.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 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?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a woman; she wears a dress with a hoopskirt and holds a feathered hat.
- Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Chas Levy family
- Portrait of the family of Charles Levy, a prominent Jewish clothier of Breckenridge, Colorado. Men, women, and children's costume includes suits, topcoats, fedora hats, a pince- nez, applique, puff sleeves, a lace jabot collar, pearls, a silk tie,...
- Levy, Carrie.; Levy, Charles.--Family--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 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?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Procession of Native American (tribe unknown) men on horseback at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. They wear buckskin pants with shirts and vests, some wear full feather headdresses, some wear straw hats; one...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1898
- Ben Stanley Revett residence, Breckenridge, Colorado
- The rock fireplace with tiles depicting Native American tribal scenes set in the stone is a feature of the 'Swan's Nest,' near Breckenridge, Colorado. One tile is of a man in a military uniform and has letters reading: "Saginaw Jake, Alaska," the...
- Revett, Ben Stanley--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a group of Native American (tribe unknown) men wear feathered hats and woolen ponchos over shirts and pants. They pull a wood frame float decorated with banners that read: "Dreams of...
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats...
- [1900?]
- During the winter of the big snow 1898-99
- The banker and city treasurer, George Engle, and his wife, Gertrude, approach through a snow tunnel on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. He wears a topcoat, sack suit and gold chain, and fedora hat. She is in a puff shouldered bodice and...
- Engle, George.; Engle, Gertrude.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Porch of Denver Hotel, 1899-1900
- The porch of the Denver Hotel in Breckenridge, Colorado, is possible next to huge snowbanks where fresh snow has fallen. Two men and two women stand under the open porch with its sawtoothed arches. The women wear heavy coats and feathered, capote...
- Denver Hotel (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Sun Dance at Pine Ridge, South Dakota
- Eight Native American (Oglala Sioux) men participate in the Sun Dance on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. They all wear decorative, but different, breechcloths and head wear, and all hold ceremonial whistles in their mouths. Each man also...
- Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--South Dakota--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--South Dakota--1950-1960.; Oglala Indians--Spiritual life--South Dakota--1950-1960.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1950-1960.; Ceremonial...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Group portrait - Overland Park
- Well-dressed men and women pose at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado; costume includes bodices, paisley and brocade fabrics, and feathered capote hats. George Dunner holds a bowler hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Dunner, George.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Henry Lone Bear
- Studio portrait (standing) of Henry Lone Bear, a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, armbands, vest, a beaded and feathered headdress, a hair pipe breast plate, and a fur pelt decorated with metal over his shoulders....
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Lone Bear, Henry.
- [1909?]
- Big Snake and Sweet Grass
- A group of Native American (Oglala Sioux) women, Sweet Grass, Chief Big Snake, and white men, pose near and on a covered wagon in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. The women wear moccasins, beaded and fringed dresses and shawls, and beaded...
- Dakota Indians--Colorado--Morrison--1940-1950.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Morrison--1940-1950.; Oglala Indians--Colorado--Morrison--1940-1950.; Morrison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Morrison--1940-1950.; Clothing &...
- 1947
- Chief Silvertongue
- Chief Silvertongue, a Native American (Sioux) man, poses outdoors near Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. He stands by a tree that leans to one side. He wears fringed and beaded leggings, shirt, and vest, and a beaded and feathered war bonnet headdress....
- Dakota Indians--Wisconsin--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Wisconsin--1910-1930.; Dells of the Wisconsin (Wis.)--1910-1930.; Tribal chiefs--Wisconsin--1910-1930.; Silvertongue.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Victor, Colo 2nd strike
- Men with rifles sit atop freight cars in Victor, Teller County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike by the Western Federation of Miners. A woman in the crowd wears a feathered hat.
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Crowds--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1903 or 1904]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Na-buash-i-ta, medicine man of White Mountain Apache
- Standing studio portrait of Na-buash-i-ta, Native American White Mountain Apache medicine man wearing a cape and feathered medicine hat to protect him from bullets and arrows.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; White Mountain Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Shamans--1880-1890.; Na-buash-i-ta.
- [1884?]
- 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?]
- Little Horse
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Little Horse, Dakota male, wearing feathered headdress, neckerchief and fur piece.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Little Horse.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- 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?]
- North High School Black Masque Dramatic Club
- View of the stage and backdrop for the play, "Glory of the Morning," performed at North High School at 2960 North Speer Boulevard in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An actor in a military uniform stands over an actress dressed as a...
- North High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1926
- Effie and Lucy at steps
- Women pose at 1310 Race Street in Denver, Colorado; one holds sweet pea blossoms. Outfits include feathered hats, a puff sleeved blouse, and hair in braids.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- [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
- Cooking Club
- Well dressed women members of the Cooking Club pose in (probably) Denver, Colorado; they are identified as (L to R bottom) Florence Holland, Mrs. Frank Whipple, (L to R top) Isabel Heil Knoll, and Mrs. Caroline Pearce Dunbar (feathered hat).
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Dunbar, Caroline Pearce.; Holland, Florence Ward.; Knoll, Isabel Heil.
- 1884
- Mountain Chief
- Head and shoulders portrait of Omaq Kat Tsa (Mountain Chief) a Native American (Blackfoot, Siksika) man; he holds a wooden horse effigy or fetish. His outfit includes an upright eagle feather headdress with a hackle plume, a rawhide headband with...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Siksika Indians--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Headdresses--1900-1920.; Men--1900-1920.; Talismans--1900-1920.; Tribal chiefs--United States--1900-1920.; Mountain Chief, Siksika Indian.; Rodman...
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- 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]
- Indians riding horses on paved road
- Unidentified group of Dakota Native Americans riding horses on stone, paved, or cobbled street passing by a rocky ledge with wooden framed building on top of cliff; solo horseback rider leading paired group behind; each rider is wrapped with...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1930.; Horseback riding--1890-1930.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1930]
- Warriors of other days
- View of Native American men on horseback, side by side, near trees and tepees probably in Big Horn County, Montana; they wear feather headdresses and beaded sashes, and carry feathered coup sticks.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Montana--1900-1920.; Indian encampments--Montana--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- 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-?]
- Louie, Sitting Bull's son, & unidentified Indian, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Louie, Sitting Bull's son and Dakota (on the right), and unidentified Dakota male, both wearing feather headdresses and holding feathered shield-like object, standing in front of painted backdrop. Louie is also...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; Sitting Bull, Louie.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1926?]
- 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]
- 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?]
- War Eagle
- Full length studio portrait of War Eagle, Dakota male, wearing long feathered headdress with horns and decorated leather jacket and pants, holding weapon, 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.; War Eagle, 1785-1851.
- [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-?]
- Trail hunter
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified Native American male, wearing feathered headdress, fur piece and breastplate, posed with hand at forehead, standing next to tipi, in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian, seated, smoking pipe, full length
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified Native American male, wearing feathered headdress, fur piece, breastplate, and blanket, smoking pipe, seated next to tipi, in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Unidentified Indian, standing by fake tepee in studio, full length
- Full length studio portrait of unidentified Native American male, wearing feathered headdress, breastplate and fur piece, holding mallet, standing next to tipi in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- White Face
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of White Face, Dakota Chief, wearing breastplate and feathered headdress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; White Face.
- [188-?]