Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Camp Weld Council, Denver
- Group portrait of the Camp Weld Council, Denver, Colorado, shows white and Native American men arranged in three rows. Identification: "Standing (back row) l. to rt.: 1. unidentified, 2. unidentified, 3. John Simpson Smith, interpreter, 4. White...
- Arapaho Indians--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Organizations--1860-1870.
- September 28, 1864
- Idaho Springs
- View looking northwest of Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows Bellevue Mountain where Clear Creek Valley and Virginia Canyon split, Bryan house (castle), residences and central business district, Continental Divide, Soda Creek Road, and Clear Creek.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1901]
- Chief Spotted Eagle and Red Cloud woman
- An elderly Native American man, woman, and child sit at a soda fountain, with ice cream sodas. The woman wears a fringed, beaded shirt and headband, the man wears a decorative vest over a plain shirt and a headdress. The child has its attention...
- Indians of North America--1960-1970.; Headdresses--1960-1970.; Aged persons--1960-1970.; Clothing & dress--1960-1970.; Eating & drinking--1960-1970.; Soda fountains--1960-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Chief Spotted Eagle
- An elderly Native American man, identified as Chief Spotted Eagle, sits in an automobile with a Native American woman. He wears a feather headdress; a tepee has painted decorations and symbols.
- Indians of North America--1960-1970.; Headdresses--1960-1970.; Aged persons--1960-1970.; Automobiles--1960-1970.; Tipis--1960-1970.; Women--1960-1970.; Spotted Eagle, Chief.
- 1962
- Indian Post Office in Idaho
- View of two rock cairns somewhere in Idaho. Sparse trees surround the site, mountains in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Idaho--1950-1970.; Cairns--Idaho--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- A. I. M. - State Supreme Court hearing re. discrimination in bar exams
- Two Native American men, members of the American Indian Movement (AIM), stand before the Justices of the Colorado State Supreme Court to argue against perceived discrimination toward Native Americans with regard to bar examinations in Denver,...
- American Indian Movement--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Courtrooms--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Supreme Court justices--Colorado--1970-1980.
- 1971 October 2
- Last of army's Indian scouts. To be dismissed as military unit after more than 50 years
- A group of Native American men that served as scouts for the U. S. Army are gathered together prior to their unit's dismissal after more than fifty years of service. They are elaborately dressed in light colored clothing of various styles, wear...
- Indian scouts--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Clothing & dress--1930-1940.; Military scouts--1930-1940.
- 1938 August 25
- Idaho Springs, Colo., C. C. R. R.
- The view looking southwest, of Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows the Bryan Castle, Clear Creek, residences, downtown Idaho Springs, and Flirtation Peak.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Castles & palaces--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- At the spring
- An unidentified Native American woman kneels at the bank of a small creek and holds one hand to her head. She has a woven blanket around her shoulders and is surrounded by tall grass and trees.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Streams--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Medicine Wheel on top of Medicine Mountain, Bighorn Mountains
- View of Medicine Wheel on top of Medicine Mountain in the Bighorn Mountains, near Sheridan, Wyoming, shows the perimeter of the wheel in the foreground, the stone radii, and the rock cairn in the center of the wheel.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Wyoming--1900-1950.; Medicine wheels--Wyoming--1900-1950.; Medicine Mountain (Wyo.)--1900-1950.; Medicine Wheel National Historic Landmark (Wyo.)--1900-1950.; Archaeological...
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Original Sioux Indian tepee - Tensleep Road
- View of timbers arranged to form a Native American (Sioux) tepee in an aspen grove, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming.
- Dakota Indians--Structures--Wyoming--1910-1940.; Indians of North America--Structures--Wyoming--1910-1940.; Big Horn Mountains (Wyo. and Mont.)--1910-1940.; Tipis--Wyoming--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Indian travois
- A Native American (Plains) woman rides on the back of a horse with her legs around the shafts of a travois which drags behind. Two small children occupy a wooden restraining cage which has been built on top of the support bench on the travois.
- Indians of North America--Transportation--Great Plains--1870-1900.; Cages--1870-1900.; Children--1870-1900.; Horseback riding--1870-1900.; Travois--1870-1900.; Women--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Indian transport, Craterville, Oklahoma near Lawton
- View of three Native Americans (Plains) and a horse on a flat field lined by automobiles in Craterville, Oklahoma. A young man rides the horse which trails a travois, an elderly woman tends the horse's head, and an elderly man stands next to the...
- Indians of North America--Transportation--Great Plains--1910-1920.; Aged persons--Oklahoma--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Oklahoma--1910-1920.; Travois--Oklahoma--1910-1920.; Women--Oklahoma--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Indians, cradleboards
- Studio portrait of a Native American woman, she stands with her back to the camera to show her infant child in its cradleboard. The cradleboard consists of two planks of wood connected by a centerboard upon which is placed the intricately detailed...
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Cradleboards--1880-1910.; Infants--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Carlisle Indian School
- Sitting portrait of a young, unidentified Native American man at the Carlisle Indian School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He wears moccasins, leggings, a blanket, a kerchief, fur, and a feather in his hair.
- United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Pennsylvania--Carlisle--1880-1900.; Carlisle (Pa.)--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--Pennsylvania--Carlisle--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Great Lakes tribe camp
- View of horses, wagons, and wigwams in a Native American (unidentified Great Lakes Plains tribe)camp. The wigwams are dome shaped thatch structures covered by a large section of bark which provided waterproofing.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--1860-1880.; Indian encampments--1860-1880.; Wigwams--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1880?]
- Midwestern tribe
- Standing studio portrait of an unidentified Native American (Great Plains) man. He may be Ponca, Otoe, or Osage. He is decoratively dressed in dark leggings, dark vest with quill embroidery and sequins over a long sleeved shirt, bead choker, and...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1880?]
- St. John's Church, Hampton
- Group portrait of Native American men, teenagers, boys, and the Reverend Gravatt (?) in front of a church identified as Saint John's Church. The boys and teenagers are dressed in suits and sit and stand on the lawn in front of the church. The...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.; Churches--1880-1900.; Clergy--1880-1900.; Teenagers--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Indian abodes
- View of an unidentified Native American man standing next to his horse and a tepee. They pose amid thick scrub somewhere in Wyoming.
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Tipis--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884]
- Bear and fish totems
- View of two Native American totem poles. The near pole has engraved footprints ascending from the base of the pole to a crouching bear at the top. The other pole has two anthropomorphic figures, one crouching, below the uppermost which represents a...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Bears--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Fish--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.; Totem poles--Northwest, Pacific--1880-1890.
- 1890
- Idaho Springs
- The view looking west, of early Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows old log cabins along Clear Creek. Miner Street has one visible store (with false front). Horizontal log fences mark the separate plots of land in the area.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1866]
- Indians, Mexico, a live Indian village (inaccessible)
- Bird's eye view of a Native American village, somewhere in Mexico, shows fourteen thatch buildings arranged in a nondescript pattern surrounded by dense tropical forest.
- Indians of North America--Mexico--1930-1950.; Thatched buildings--Mexico--1930-1950.; Dwellings--Mexico--1930-1950.; Villages--Mexico--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- 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?]
- Dedication of Fred A. Falkenburg tomb
- View of the dedication of a tomb and monument to Fred A. Falkenburg in the Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado; Falkenburg was co-founder, Woodmen of the World (Omaha branch), and founder, Woodmen of the World, Pacific Jurisdiction (Denver...
- Falkenburg, Fred A., 1858-1905--Tomb.; Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Co.--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dedications--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver buildings, J. P. Fink's Block
- View of the J. P. Fink's Block (built 1873) at 15th (Fifteenth) and Market Streets in Denver, Colorado. Businesses include Davis Seed Co., Arizona Fruit Co., and Vail Meat Co.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1934]
- Denver business, Barteldes Seed
- View of the Barteldes Seed Company at 1616 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado; signs advertise Pratts Poultry Regulator, Puppy Biscuits, Red Cross, and Woolworth Co.
- Barteldes Seed Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Seed trade--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1921]
- Denver business, meat industry & trade, Swift & Co. interior
- Interior view of Swift & Co. meat packing plant in Denver, Colorado; workers carry carcasses into cold storage locker; carcasses are suspended on hooks.
- Swift & Company--Facilities--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Interiors.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Denver business, moving & storage
- View of the Kennicott-Patterson Transfer Company storage warehouse at 1535-1547 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado, taken from 16th (Sixteenth) Street viaduct.
- Kennicott-Patterson Transfer Company (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Idaho Springs 1890's
- View of the Thomas A. Bryan house in Idaho Springs, Colorado shows a castle like structure; features a hipped roof, one circular turret with battlements, and one hanging turret with conical roof; roof line has battlements all the way around; wall...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Castles & palaces--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Bryan, Thomas B.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Denver churches, Community, South Capitol Hill
- Congregation stands in front of the South Capitol Hill Community Church at 391 S. Holly Street, Denver, Colorado.
- South Capitol Hill Community Church (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Community churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Denver churches, Episcopal, St. John's Church in the Wilderness
- Interior view of the Episcopal St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue and Clarkson, Denver, Colorado. (construction began 1905; first public...
- Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1911 and 1930]
- Denver museums, Denver Museum of Natural History, exterior
- View of the Denver Museum of Natural History in City Park, Denver, Colorado, taken soon after construction of the Joseph Standley Memorial wing.
- Denver Museum of Natural History--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1919]
- Denver, business, moving & storage
- View of the Kennicott-Patterson Transfer Company storage warehouse at 1535-1547 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado; businesses include Electric Farm Light Co., Monogram Oils and Greases (sign indicates space for sale or lease), and Ferry's Seeds.
- Kennicott-Patterson Transfer Company (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Denver business, clothing, men's clothing & furnishings
- Nighttime view of the window display at the Gano-Downs Clothing Company, 721-739 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; lighted window shows Arrow brand shirts and Berkeley brand ties for sale during August clearance sale.
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Window displays--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1905 and 1930?]
- Indian girls at Parker monument
- Eva Wymnerchy, a Native American Comanche young woman, signs "Nearer My God to Thee" dressed in a fringed dress with leggings, moccasins and a beaded headband, Post Oak Mission Cemetery, near Cache, Oklahoma. A group of girls and young women...
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Cache (Okla.)--1920-1930.; Post Oak Cemetery (Comanche County, Okla.)--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.;...
- [1926?]
- Denver business, automobiles
- Northwestward view of the Universal Truck Company at 801 Broadway, Denver, Colorado; signs read: Dodge & Hudson Experts, Smith Form- a-Truck Service Station, The Hoffman-Page Co. Automobile Repairing, Diamond Trucks.
- Universal Truck Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Truck industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1917 and 1923]
- Comanche papoose and carrier
- Studio portrait of baby Larry Saupitti, Native American Comanche, laced in a cradleboard propped on a animal fur skin. The boy has short bangs with some hair gathered into a tail over his forehead. The wood frame boards are decorated with metal...
- Comanche Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Cradleboards--1920-1930.; Infants--1920-1930.; Saupitti, Larry.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado, early days
- The view looking west, of Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows the Alvord house in the foreground and the central business district of Idaho Springs in the distance. Horse and carriage in the near foreground.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1869]
- 4th of July, Alma, 1887
- Men, boys, and one small girl (with a toy baby carriage) pose on Main Street in Alma, Park County, Colorado. Pine boughs and trees, bunting, an American flag, and a "Welcome" banner decorate the street. Signs read: "Alma Hotel, Restaurant" and...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Peets-Nah
- Outdoor standing portrait of Peets-Nah, a Native American Comanche man, wearing a shirt and leggings with fringe, animal fur skin over his braids and a long breechcloth apron.
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Peets-Nah.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Eut-tah, mother of the late Roe Kah-Rah-Rah
- Standing studio portrait of Eut-tah a Native American Comanche woman, with long loose hair, wearing a dress with a floral shawl around her waist.
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Mothers--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Eut-tah.; Kah-Rah-Rah, Roe.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Choppy - wife of Paafybitty
- Studio portrait of Choppy, a Native American Comanche woman, wrapped in a blanket with a Native American motif and wearing polished leather shoes; she carries a baby on her back.
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Choppy.; Paafybitty--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Standing: We-Yah-Yet-Chy, wife of Moaf Towat & mother of Mrs Pete Coffey
- Studio portrait of two a Native American Comanche women, We-Yah-Yet-Chy and an unidentified woman holding a baby; they wear dresses and floral shawls with fringe.
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Spouses--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; We-Yah-Yet-Chy.; Coffey, Pete, Mrs.--Family.; Towat, Moaf--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Allenspark citizens at Clara Belle mine while it was still in operation
- A group of Allenspark citizens pose around an ore cart on a cable at Clara Belle mine, eight miles north of Ward, in Boulder County, Colorado. The group includes young boys and one small girl, women in long skirts and bonnets, and men in white...
- Allenspark (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Allenspark--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Ester Clark - daughter of Woom-ah-kony & Edward L Clark
- Studio seated portrait of Ester Clark, a Native American Comanche woman, wrapped in a blanket and wearing a plains dress with fringe and quillwork, hair pipe necklace, headband and decorated moccasins.
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Woom-ah-kony--Family.; Clark Ester.; Clark, Edward L.--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Betty Kerchee
- Standing studio portrait of Betty Kerchee, a Native American Comanche woman, resting one hand on a wire parlor chair in front of a painted backdrop, wearing a light colored dress with a floral shawl around her waist, lace up shoes, and long loose...
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Kerchee, Betty.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Comanche and Kiowa women
- Native American Comanche women sit in a circle wearing dresses with fringe, animal fur caps, and moccasins; some hold fans. A girl dances in front of them and spectators stand behind the group.
- Indian dance--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Kiowa Indians--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Girls--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Comanche girls in buckskin costume, graduates of the Fort Sill Indian School
- Group portrait of graduates of the Fort Sill Indian School, Oklahoma, shows Native American Comanche young women wearing bob haircuts, headbands, buckskin dresses decorated with fringe and paint with attached ribbons.
- Fort Sill Indian School.--1920-1930.; Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1930.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1920-1930.; Alumni & alumnae--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Wife of Oscar Yellow Wolf
- Studio portrait of a Native American Comanche woman, wife of Oscar Yellow Wolf, seated on a chair covered with a floral cloth; she wears long loose hair, a dress with a fringed shawl around her waist, and tall moccasins decorated with silver.
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Yellow Wolf, Oscar--Family.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Donald Big Cow and wife, Comanches
- Donald Big Cow and his wife, Native American Comanches, pose on horseback holding feather fans and wearing animal fur caps.
- Comanche Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--1920-1930.; Spouses--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.; Big Cow, Donald.; Big Cow, Kate.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]