Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Gen. Crook's H. Q. in the field on Whitewood
- View of General George Crook's headquarters on Whitewood Creek, in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns, shows Crook in plain dress sitting on a tree root with his bearded headquarters staff and...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military officers--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Parade
- View of a parade down Taos Street in Georgetown, Colorado. Two uniformed men on horseback with a American flag lead the event, followed by the Columbine Band (with cornets, horns, drums, and tubas), a canvas top automobile with American flag, and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- 1978
- Star Hook and Ladder Company
- View of members of the Star Hook and Ladder Company of Georgetown, Colorado. Eight firemen stand and two sit on stools in front; they wear uniforms that include conductor-type hats; pull-over bib shirts with chest protectors, each with a star on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Fort Logan World War I
- A soldier, in uniform, poses outside a staked walled tent beside a flag pole with a fringed American flag at Fort Logan, Colorado.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Flags--American--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; Fort Logan (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Soldiers--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; United States. Army. Infantry Division, 1st.
- [1917]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World
- Color drawing depicting William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback holding his hat in the air in his right hand. A British and an American soldier ride on either side of Cody. The British soldier carries a British flag while the American...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1900-1910.; Flags--British--1900-1910.; Soldiers--American--1900-1910.; Soldiers--British--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1925 and 1950?]
- Colorado - Georgetown
- View of the corner of Taos and Sixth (6th, Alpine) Streets, south up Taos, in Georgetown, Colorado. The lot on the left was the site of the McClellan Opera House, which burned in 1892; remnants of floors are visible. The side of the building beyond...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- Fireman, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a Georgetown, Colorado, fireman with a white bushy moustache holding an American flag. He wears a conductor-type hat and a shirt on which the emblem of the Star Hook and Ladder Company, two crossed ladders superimposed on a five-pointed...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.; Flags--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Federal building
- View of the Federal building in Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County. Architectural features of the two-story, brick building include a cornice, a hipped roof, dormer windows, and arched windows. The American flag waves on a flag pole attached...
- Durango (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.; Flags--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Emma Mine, Little Cottonwood Canon, Utah
- View of frame buildings and ore piles of the Emma Silver Mines Company at Alta, Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County), Utah. Men pose on a porch near an American flag and flag pole and probably a headframe. Wagon roads are in the hillside...
- Emma Silver Mines Company--1870-1880.; Alta (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; Mine buildings--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; Mining--Utah--Alta--1870-1880.; United States Geological...
- [1873?]
- Fort Wingate, New Mexico
- Panoramic view of brick or stone buildings at Fort Wingate (McKinley County), New Mexico. Shows officer's quarters with gabled roofs and porches, barracks, a flag pole and an American flag. Mesas and probably The Hogback are in the distance.
- Fort Wingate (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Forts & fortifications--New Mexico--Fort Wingate--1870-1890.
- [between 1873 and 1882?]
- Twenty-first Annual Convention American National Live Stock Association Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City
- Men and women, members of the National Livestock Association, look back at the photographer from the floor of a meeting room at the Hotel Utah at Temple and Main Streets in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a high-ceilinged room with...
- American National Livestock Association--Meetings--1910-1920.; Hotel Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1910-1920.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Meetings--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.;...
- 1918 January 14, 15, 16
- W.F. Cody "Buffalo Bill," 1916
- Buffalo Bill is depicted in a drawing holding a flag and stands at the entrance of Yellowstone Park where cars and trains migrate into the Park. The flag reads, "Welcome! To Cody Wyoming The Home Of 'Buffalo Bill' And The Scenic Entrance To...
- Cody (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Drawings.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- 1916 October 18
- Waiting for the train
- A group of teenage African American girls, who include Charlotte Mosley, Katherine Norton, Jessie Sharp, Ethel Hawkins and Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood) and a counselor, wait for a train at Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County),...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1920-1930.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1928
- The first week group ready to go home
- African American campers, dressed in dresses and hats, stand at the train stop near Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. One holds a doll, another holds a white flag to flag down the train.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1930-1940.;...
- 1935
- View of Camp No. 2 from Prospect Hill
- Distant view of Union Pacific Railroad passenger cars beside canvas tents near the Platte River in probably Lincoln County, Nebraska. Shows people beside a Pullman car and a United States flag on a flag pole in the camp. The encampment was for...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Lincoln County (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Camping--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Railroads--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.
- 1866 October
- Standing Rock (N.D.) war dance given in honor of Chief Justice Waite
- buildings, wooden post corral, tepees and wooden frame building in background; posts in foreground.; Overview of Dakota Native American war dance and circle, given in honor of Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite visiting Dakota camp, Standing Rock...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.; Waite, Morrison R. (Morrison Remick), 1816-1888.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Standing Rock Agency.
- [between 1880-1889]
- The Union Station, Portland, Oregon
- View of the brick, stone and stucco Union Station, an Italian Renaissance style passenger depot, in Portland (Multnomah County), Oregon. The depot has a United States flag atop a flag pole on the clock tower. Cars are parked near the depot.
- Union Station (Portland, Or.)--1940-1950.; Portland (Or.)--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Oregon--Portland--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Cody's T E Ranch near Cody
- Buffalo Bill (W.F. Cody) and two men pose on horseback beside a fence at Cody's "T E Ranch" near Cody (Park County), Wyoming. The men wear overcoats and hats. Cody has a goatee and wears a neckerchief. The one-story painted log ranch house has...
- T E Ranch (Cody, Wyo.)--1890-1910.; Cody (Wyo.)--1890-1910.; Entertainers--Wyoming--Cody--1890-1910.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cody--1890-1900.; Houses--Wyoming--Cody--1890-1900.; Log...
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- St. Peter's Dome and Colo. Springs from Duffield on the Short Line
- View of foothills looking east to far distant Colorado Springs, Colorado, from Duffield; shows flag and flagpole atop summit of rock formation St. Peter's Dome. Duffield was a flag stop along Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway line...
- Duffield (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Flags--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Elmer Berg's Elk Falls Ranch
- Men identified as: "John [H.] Eastman, Joe Dekker, Claude Graves, Pret [Preston] Marble, Jess Fitzsimmons, Tony Archer, Doc [Howard E.] Lamb, Kirk Howry (leading), Ken MacKaig, Rick Ricketson, Jack Gaton, Doc [Gail] Gilbert, J. Harlan "Hank"...
- Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch (Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Park County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dude ranches--Colorado--Park County--1940-1950.;...
- 1948 July
- Central City parade led by the "Porter Wagon," John Eastman (Denver Dry Goods) in the lead position
- View of a Roundup Riders of the Rockies Parade on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows a sound truck with speakers on the roof. John Eastman leads the parade on horseback and carries an American flag. Members of the...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Central...
- 1954 July
- Wax figures
- Three men, including Reverend Jim Airey, Houston City Councilman Phil Hamburger and Houston Mayor Oscar Holcomb, pose with five life-sized, wax figures depicting, from left: Judge Roy Bean "Law West of the Pecos"; Jefferson Davis, President of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Statues.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Statues.; Airey, Jim.; Bean, Roy, d. 1903--Statues.; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889--Statues.; Hamburger, Phil.; Holcomb, Oscar.; Williamson, Willie--Statues.;...
- [1940?]
- Old Fort Kearney, Neb.
- View of a wagon train on the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail at Fort Kearny in Kearney County, Nebraska. Wagon masters with bullwhips, men with rifles, and women and children meet with military officers who sit on horseback. Shows ox-drawn...
- Fort Kearny (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Platte River (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--Fort Kearny--1850-1870.; Forts &...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Buffalo stampede across the Platte River, Old Fort Kearney, Neb.
- Buffalo stampede across the Platte River near Fort Kearny in Kearney County, Nebraska. Men on horseback with rifles hunt the animals. A wagon train is on the Oregon Trail near the fort. Shows ox-drawn Conestoga wagons. An American flag is on a flag...
- Fort Kearny (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Platte River (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Bison hunting--Nebraska--Nebraska City--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--Nebraska City--1850-1870.; Forts &...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Street in camp
- A person, possibly a Russian Cossack, stands in a dirt road in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Several teepees are set up in the left midground. A row of rectangular tents is in the right background in front...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1890-1900.; Tents--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Cowboys
- A group of cowboys poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cowboys hats and have scarves tied around their necks. A few of them wear sheepskin chaps. One man in the right center of the group holds a flag. Large...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- 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?]
- Ring spear winners, Layover Day Rodeo at Shadow Mountain Lake [sic] Joe Dekker, Sage Kester, Rubin Craig, Wayne Van Vleet.
- Men identified left to right as: Joe Dekker, Sage Kester, Rubin Craig, and Wayne Van Vleet, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose on horseback at a rodeo in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. The men wear western attire. Joe Dekker...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Contests--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1955 July
- Horsemanship award winners Rubin Craig (winner), Joe Dekker, Hank Hankins, Fred Craig, Garland Palmer, Dale Williams, Wayne Van Vleet
- Men identified from left to right as: Rubin Craig, Joe Dekker, Hank Hankins, Fred Craig, Garland Palmer, Dale Williams, and Wayne Van Vleet, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose on horseback at a rodeo in Estes Park (Larimer County),...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Contests--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1955 July
- Boulder parade Dick Dickson, Fred Craig, Lou Wulfekuhler, Sage Kester.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members ride horseback during a parade on Pearl Street near the intersection of 9th (Ninth) Street in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. Riders are identified left to right as: Dick Dickson, Fred Craig, Louis...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Flags--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.;...
- 1957 July 20
- Wrangler of the year Lloyd Carr, Dick Dickson, Rube Craig, Sage Kester.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members from left to right: Dick Dickson, Lloyd Carr and Rube Craig, pose on horseback at Folsom Field at the University of Colorado in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. The men wear western attire and cowboy hats....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Folsom Field (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Flags--American--1950-1960.; Horseback...
- 1957 July 20
- Tabor Light Cavalry at the funeral of a member
- A group of Tabor Light Cavalry at the funeral of a member in Leadville, Colorado, wear military uniforms that include helmets, coats, boots, and gloves. They form a u-shaped line around a coffin covered with flowers and an American flag. They hold...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Veterans Day parade, Broadway and 16th Ave.
- Four United States Marines in dress uniform lead a Veterans Day parade on Broadway near 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Two Marines carry guns, one carries a United States flag and the other a Marine Corps flag. A large military truck,...
- United States. Marine Corps--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Flags.; Marines (Military personnel); Military parades & ceremonies.; Veterans Day.
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- "Soapy Smith's" saloon, Skagway, Alaska
- Jefferson Randolph (Soapy) Smith poses with a bartender and unidentified men at his saloon in Skagway (Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Borough), Alaska. A United States flag with a portrait on the front, a mirror, and a flag with a single star and six...
- Smith, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1898--Death & burial.; Gamblers--1890-1900.; Skagway (Alaska)--1890-1900.; Barrooms--Alaska--Skagway--1890-1900.; Bars (Furniture)--Alaska--Skagway--1890-1900.; Interiors--Alaska--Skagway--1890-1900.; Swindlers &...
- [1898]
- J. J. Reithman & Frank Byers at dedication of Montana City marker
- J. J. Reithman and Frank Byers flank a plaque commemorating Montana City, Colorado. The brass letters read: "To perpetuate the memory of the founding of Montana City September 1858 the first organized town in the region and the beginning of Denver....
- Montana City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dedications--Colorado--Montana City--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Montana City--1920-1930.; Byers, Frank S.; Reithman, J. J.
- 1924 November 8
- Englewood post office
- The post office in Englewood, Colorado, is a one-story flat- roofed brick building with a stone pediment over the door that contains an eagle with a wreath. Square columns and double-hung windows flank the entrance, and carved into the frieze is:...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Post offices--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.
- October 8, 1938
- Steck School students studying maps and globes
- Photograph of several students standing around some maps, globes and model ships at Steck Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Three students hold different flags as they stand around a model ship. Two students stand next to them. One boy...
- Flags.; Globes.; Maps.; Steck School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1949
- Morey Junior High School
- A photograph of Morey Junior High. It is taken from across 14th Ave. The United States flag is flying on the flag pole.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; School buildings.
- 1958 February 27
- Trinity Echo: Volume IV, Number 10
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal Church -- Colorado -- Denver -- Periodicals.;...
- 1899 February
- Western History Subject Index
- Holidays. Flag day
- Western History Subject Index
- Holidays. Flag day
- Western History Subject Index
- United Nations week
- Exterior of South Branch Library at Mission Viejo
- View of building with words SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY. Sign in front of building reads SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY/ CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO. Flagpole behind sign has United States flag and another flag below it. Grass is brown and a tree is bare, indicating...
- Aurora Public Library. Mission Viejo Library.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 23, 1910 June 4
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 11, 1911 March 11
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 6, 1918 August
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 1 and 2, 1919 January - February
- Man in uniform saluting; girl holding flag
- Outdoor portrait of a man in a World War One uniform and a girl with a United States flag, in Denver, Colorado.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Flag salutes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Flags--American--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Attack on flag
- Native American (Crow) and soldiers in uniform reenact the Battle of Little Bighorn near Sheridan, Wyoming. Soldiers, sitting and on horseback, protect a U. S. flag while a Crow man attacks with a staff decorated with ermine fringe.
- Crow Indians--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Commemoration.; Sheridan (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Historical reenactments--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Capture of flag
- Native American (Crow) men on horseback capture a U. S. flag from soldiers in uniform as part of the reenactment of the Battle of Little Bighorn near Sheridan, Wyoming. The Crow men carry revolvers and rifles and wear moccasins, leggings, and...
- Crow Indians--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Commemoration.; Sheridan (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Historical reenactments--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]