Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Beginning of snake dance
- View of a Native American (Hopi) snake dance at Walpi, Arizona. The men and boy dancers wear breechcloths, shirts, feathers, animal pelts, and face paint; they hold rattlesnakes. Spectators include white men; one holds a bellows camera.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.;...
- 1897
- Back view of snake dancers
- View of Native American (Hopi) snake dancers (men and boys) as they face an aspen tree. They wear body paint, kilts, animal pelts, moccasins, and feathers in their hair. White and Native American spectators sit on stone pueblo walls, some with...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--1900-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Ceremonial dancers--Arizona--1900-1920.; Rites &...
- [1899 or 1900?]
- Snake dancer with feather
- Standing portrait of an unidentified Native American (Hopi) snake dancer, Walpi Arizona. He wears a painted kilt, belt, armbands, necklaces, knee rattles, and moccasins. He holds a feather in his right hand, and a bag (?) in the other.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Ceremonial...
- 1897
- Moqui hair dresser - before dressing
- View of Native American (Hopi) women on a woven blanket; one uses a form to put the others' hair into whorls; they wear mantas. Shows a reed hair brush and baskets.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--1890-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Hairdressing--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Moqui hair dresser - after dressing
- View of two Native American (Hopi) women on a blanket with a hairdressing form, a reed hairbrush, and a tin cup. The women wear mantas, one wears earrings and hair whorls.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Domestic life--Arizona--1890-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Hairdressing--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Reburial of Ouray's remains in Ignacio, 1st horseman - Edwin Cloud, 2nd horseman - George Norris
- Native American Utes, including Edwin Cloud and George Norris, are in a line on horseback en route to the reburial of the remains of Chief Ouray, near Ignacio, Colorado. The men's costumes include feather headdresses, shirts, hair pipe...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1910-1920.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Ignacio--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ignacio--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Ute Indians, Buckskin Charley
- Standing portrait of a Native American Ute man, identified as Buckskin Charley, in front of a tepee. He wears braids, an eagle feather headdress, a loose shirt, leggings, a wrap around his waist, and holds a rifle in his hands.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--1910-1920.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.
- 1913
- A collection of Moqui ware - very distinct from all other pueblo pottery both in form and decoration
- Reproduction of a half-tone image shows a collection of Native American ware from the Moqui tribe. Bowls, pots, plates, and a shaker are included.
- Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1940.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1940.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.); Pottery--Arizona--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- Musico, a silversmith of Acoma
- Profile portrait of a Native American man, identified as Musico, a silversmith, from Acoma Pueblo. He wears a print shirt, hoop earring, and a headband.
- Acoma Indians--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Silversmiths--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Acoma (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Musico.
- 1891
- Breckenridge, South Park Line
- Looking southeast at Breckenridge, Colorado, the town's churches and the hose drying tower of Fireman's Hall are visible among the many buildings of the town. Mount Baldy and its foothills are in the background.
- Baldy, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890-1899?]
- Interior view Carter Museum
- This view of the Edwin Carter Museum in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes numerous taxidermied animals, including a buffalo, a burro with a cargo rack, cats, and antlered species fill the image.
- Edwin Carter Museum (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1900.; Interiors--1870-1900.; Taxidermy--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- A Summit County (Colorado) nugget
- View of a gold nugget from mines in Summit County, Colorado.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1907?]
- The north side club
- View of Denver Tramway Company conductors in uniform at the North Side Club in Denver, Colorado. Interior shows: pool table, piano, American flag, and a heater.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Billiard parlors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- November 1911
- Elevator pilots
- Three women in uniform identified from left to right as Gertie Masey, Jessie Webster, and Olivia Olsen; probably employees of the Denver Tramway Company in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Street railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Macey, Gertie.; Olsen, Olivia.; Webster, Jessie.
- [1910?]
- Balance used for gold dust
- View of a hand held balance scale, weights, and a carrying case, used in mining for weighing samples.
- Mining--1920-1950.; Scales--1920-1950.; Weights and measures--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- The mineral resources of Summit County
- View of a 156 ounce specimen of crystallized gold, known as "Tom's Baby," taken from the Gold Flake Mine on Farncomb Hill, near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado. The specimen was named after Tom Groves, one of the miners who discovered it.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Hydraulic mining near Breckenridge, Colorado
- View of hydraulic gold placer mining, near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado; shows pipes, water jets, flumes, buildings, and mountains.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- July, 1897
- Sluice box - placer mining in the hills
- Miners use a sluice box for hydraulic gold placer mining, in South Dakota.
- Sluices--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Hydraulic mining--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Miners--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Mining equipment--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Mining--South Dakota--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Taylor Park Dredge, working on Texas Creek - Gunnison County
- View of a hydraulic placer bucket-line gold mining dredge on Texas Creek, in Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Texas Creek (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dredges--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Flume in sandstone canyon
- Flume between a river and rock pinnacles: water diversion for hydraulic gold placer mining.
- Flumes--1900-1930.; Gold mining--1900-1930.; Hydraulic mining--1900-1930.; Mining--1900-1930.; Rock formations--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Flume, cliffs, and tunnel
- Flume built on rock cliff (with tunnel): water diversion for hydraulic gold placer mining.
- Flumes--1900-1930.; Gold mining--1900-1930.; Hydraulic mining--1900-1930.; Mining--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Flume on Cliff 400 feet above river, Montrose Placer Mining Company
- View of the Montrose Placer Mining Company flume, in Montrose County, Colorado, under construction. A man is by stacked lumber; the Dolores Creek is below, at the bottom of sandstone cliffs. The water was used for hydraulic gold mining.
- Dolores Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Gold miner
- Hydraulic placer mining, a man pans for gold. He wears high boots and smokes a pipe.
- Gold mining--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--1880-1900.; Miners--1880-1900.; Mining--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Flume on granite wall
- Flume built on a rock cliff and trestles: water diversion for hydraulic gold placer mining.
- Flumes--1900-1930.; Gold mining--1900-1930.; Hydraulic mining--1900-1930.; Mining--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Engineering building
- The engineering building at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, is a two-story brick structure with stone trim, dormers and a dentiled cornice. Young trees are in the foreground.
- University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)--1900-1910.; Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- May, 1907
- Residence of M. W. Tanner on Colorado Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- View of the Tanner three story home (1244 Colorado Boulevard) in Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a hipped roof and dormer and finials, two chimneys, latticework under the porch, and rectangular bays on the second floor with square windows and...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Tanner, M. W.--Homes & haunts.
- [1905?]
- Indian voyagers "packing" over long portage, each packet containing from 50 to 100 lbs.
- Six heavily laden men carry their packs to the end of a portage along a river somewhere in Alaska. Two other men await the packers on a small spit of land that projects into the river where other supplies have already been dropped off. Snow is on...
- Backpacking--Alaska--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Alaska--1890-1900.; Portages--Alaska--1890-1900.; Rivers--Alaska--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Pawnee Indians, Nebraska
- A Native American (Pawnee) man and woman on a grassy plain in Nebraska. The woman, wrapped in a blanket, holds the reins to a horse which trails a travois. The man sits on a stool near two tepees and holds a rifle between his legs.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Pawnee Indians--1880-1900.; Tipis--1880-1900.; Travois--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mineral Hill Mill, near Iris
- View of the Mineral Hill Mill, in Gunnison County, Colorado; shows gold mining ore processing sheds and tailing piles.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Navajo man
- A Native American (Navajo) silversmith sits at a small anvil and holds a mallet and pliers. He wears beaded necklaces and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--1890-1910.; Silversmiths--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1910]
- Navajo capture
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Navajo) man. He holds a bow and arrows and wears a blanket and a fur pelt hat.
- Bow and arrow--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Navajo captive
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Navajo) boy. He wears a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--1900-1910.; Boys--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Timotsk (Jake Hunt), hereditary chief of the Klikitats : the only Indian survivor who, as a lad, saw the Lewis and Clark Expedition as it glided down the Columbia River in 1805-06
- Portrait of North American Indian (Klikitat) Timotsk (Jake Hunt), he sits in a forest under a tree and wears boots, pants, a coat, a kerchief, and a hat. Jake Hunt was also Shaman of the Klikitat tribe and the first to lead military expeditions...
- Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Klikitat Indians--1870-1890.; Shamans--1870-1880.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1890.; Timotsk.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- A shower of arrows rained on our dead mules from the closing circle of red-men
- Three white men use their dead mules as shelter against an attack by Native Americans. Each man points a rifle in a different direction and each mule has suffered numerous arrow hits.
- Combat--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Residence of James N. Ogden, East Colorado Street
- A woman and four children are standing behind a picket fence, at the home of James N. Ogden, in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The house behind them is obscured by trees, and features: an open front porch with turned posts and brackets, spindles along...
- Ogden, James N.--Homes & Haunts.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Residence of Mrs. Henry Plummer on Colorado Street
- The Henry Plummer house is on Colorado Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado. It is a two story structure that features: irregular gables, decorative barge board with stars, arrows, flowers, and geometric shapes, roof cresting, eaves trim, bay windows,...
- Plummer, Henry--Homes & Haunts.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1930.
- [1882-1925]
- Electric machine and X-ray apparatus
- Carved wood cabinets in Pueblo, Colorado, at the C. F. & I. Co. Minnequa hospital, have glass windows, pipes, spheres, jars, and a pulley connected to it. A paned, glass door is in the interior wall in the background.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Interiors.
- 1902
- Interior of Operating Room
- Furnishings in operating room in Pueblo, Colorado, at the C. F. & I. Co. Minnequa hospital, are of white enamel metal and glass. Buckets, washing pans, chairs, tables, and racks are arranged along the lead walls.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hospitals--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Operating rooms--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Anton Wood : 11 years old youngest prisoner
- Anton Wood, a.k.a. "Kid Wallace," inmate at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, poses in pinstriped shirt, suspenders, checked tie, and number card:"3199."
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Wood, Anton.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Pueblo - Colo - Fire Department - 1889
- Firemen pose on their horse-drawn ladder truck in Pueblo, Colorado. The brick firehouse in the background has incised stonework and pedimented or arched entries.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Pueblo Mineral Palace Silver Queen
- Display of the Aspen Silver Queen in Pueblo, Colorado, features a crowned female form holding a sceptre in a wheeled, canopied boat, with an antlered deer head at the prow. Cherubs, frilly lamps, columns, and rocks in display cases complete the...
- Mineral industries--Exhibitions--Colorado--Pueblo--1890- 1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mineral Palace (Pueblo, Colo.)
- 1893
- Warden Edmund H. Martin 1900-02
- Warden Edmund H. Martin, of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, poses in a black bow tie and has a medal on his lapel.
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Martin, Edmund H.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1900 and 1902]
- Warden Roy Best 1932-1954
- Warden Roy Best, of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, poses in a cowboy hat and silk tie.
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--189-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Best, Roy.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1932 and 1954]
- Warden William A. Smith 1890-1892
- Warden William A. Smith, of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, poses in a white bow tie and "walrus" moustache.
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Smith, William A.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1892]
- Warden Thomas J. Tynan 1909-1927
- Warden Thomas J. Tynan, of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, poses in a black tie.
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Tynan, Thomas J.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1909 and 1927]
- Counting Indians at Fort Sumner
- A man in military uniform stands near Native American (Navajo) men and women at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, probably after their forced relocation from their homelands known as the "Long Walk." They were then transferred to the Bosque Redondo...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Fort Sumner--1860-1870.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Fort Sumner--1860-1870.; Fort Sumner (N.M.)--1860-1870.; Soldiers--New Mexico--Fort Sumner--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1865?]
- Winter 1870-71 Eighth Street looking west beginning at right signs are A.Z. Salomon, Emerson & West Bank, grocery, bakery, meat market, drug store at far end.
- One and two-story buildings line the dirt Eighth (8th) Street in Greeley, Colorado.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.
- 1870 or 1871
- Arts and Sciences members of '98
- Graduating Arts and Sciences students (class of 1898) at the University of Colorado at Boulder in formal attire are identified as: Front row (l-r): Edith Williams (Mrs. John Bunyan), James R. Hubbard, Elinor Wise (Mrs. C. Field Clay), Beulah...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Graduation ceremonies--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1898
- Boulder County Courthouse
- Stone and brick were used for the Boulder County Courthouse, in Boulder, Colorado. The grand-scale, three-story building features a faceted, pedimented cupola, square corner towers with gabled roofs and widows walks, and a projecting gable housing...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Monte Vista looking east from Hotel Blanca
- Monte Vista, in Rio Grande County, Colorado, has frame and stone dwellings and commercial buildings flanking Braodway street. The 1st National Bank building is a two-story stone structure built on a corner, with a curved pediment on the mitre. A...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Monte Vista--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1902?]