Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 2nd pueblo Taos arts & crafts painting
- View of an unidentified Native American (Taos Pueblo) man painting on a canvas on an easel; his outfit includes a feather headdress. Adobe walls and an oven are to the sides.
- Headdresses--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- "Loma" a prosperous Indian farmer
- Standing portrait of a Native American Flathead (Salish) man, identified as Loma Joscum. He stands in the entryway of a tepee shielding his eyes with his right hand. In his left hand he holds a rifle. He wears moccasins, leggings, a breech cloth,...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Farmers--1900-1910.; Joscum, Loma.
- 1907
- "Mint," Crow Agency, Mont.
- A Native American (Crow) man identified as Mint poses probably at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. He wears a long feather headdress and headpiece with antlers and fur, a decorative breechcloth over leather leggings, and moccasins. He holds...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Men--Montana--Crow...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A Cheyenne warrior
- A Native American (Cheyenne) man on horseback holds a rifle and wears moccasins, fringed leggings and shirt, and a feather headdress.
- Cheyenne Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- A distinguished group
- A group of unidentified Native American and white men poses on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. Several of the Native American men hold patterned blankets around their shoulders. Most wear their hair in braids. A few of the men...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- A. Phimister Proctor
- A sculpture by A. Phimister Proctor of a Native American man on horseback. He holds a spear and wears a feather headdress.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--1910-1920.; Sculpture--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Adoption Dance
- View of the Adoption Dance, part of the initiation into the Tobacco Society among the Native American Crow. A sponsor and an adoptee (?) stand in an open field to perform in front of a large crowd gathered in the background. One man wears a feather...
- Crow Indians--Spiritual life--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--1890-1900.; Ceremonial dancers--1890-1900.; Rites & ceremonies--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Afraid of Eagle, Sioux
- Head and shoulders portrait of Afraid of Eagle, Native American Sioux (Lakota) wearing a headdress, cotton shirt and a quilled vest.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Afraid of Eagle.
- 1898
- Afraid of Hawk, Ogallala Sioux
- Head and shoulders portrait of Afraid of Hawk, Native American Oglala Sioux man, (Lakota) wearing a feather headdress, checked cotton shirt, hair pipe breastplate, bandolier and braids.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Afraid of Hawk.
- 1899
- Ahyouwaighs chief of six nations.
- Ahyouwaighs, a Native American (Mohawk) man, he wears a medal and a feather headdress.
- Indians of North America--1840-1850.; Mohawk Indians--1840-1850.; Tribal chiefs--1840-1850.; Ahyouwaighs.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Alex Boneparte
- Alex Boneparte and another Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana pose on horseback on the reservation. Bonaparte, on the right, wears a unique headdress with two antlers. He holds a tomahawk across his chest and...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Boneparte, Alex.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- American Horse
- Studio portrait (sitting) of American Horse (younger), a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man. He wears a blanket over his legs, a shirt, metal armbands, a fringed hair pipe breast plate with a star-shaped badge that reads: "Police", a fur pelt over...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; American Horse, Son of Dakota Chief.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- American Horse Ogallala [sic]
- Studio portrait of American Horse, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man. He holds a tobacco pipe and wears beaded moccasins, fringed leggings, buckskin shirt, hair-pipe breastplate, and war bonnet headdress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Oglala Indians--1880-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- American Horse, Dakota, profile, wearing Indian headdress, bust
- American Horse, Dakota, head and shoulders studio portrait; wearing; feather headdress, breastplate; left profile.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [188?]
- American Horse, Dakota, seated, wearing Indian headdress, holding peace pipe, 3/4 length
- American Horse, Dakota, 3/4 length seated studio portrait with oval frame; wearing feather headdress, breastplate; holding straps to beaded bag; photograph of a portrait.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [188?]
- American Horse, Dakota, seated, wearing Indian headdress, holding peace pipe, 3/4 length, (oval frame)
- American Horse, Dakota, 3/4 length seated studio portrait; wearing feather headdress, breastplate, holding straps to beaded bag; oval frame; photograph of a portrait.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [188?]
- American Horse, Dakota, wearing war bonnet, profile, bust
- American Horse, Dakota, left profile, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing feather headdress and breastplate with woven vest underneath.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [188-?]
- American Horse, taken at Omaha
- Portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as American Horse, in Omaha, Nebraska. He wears a blanket around his waist, a hair pipe breastplate, a long sleeved shirt, and a headdress.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- 1898
- American Horse, taken at Omaha
- Portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as American Horse, in Omaha, Nebraska. He wears a blanket around his waist, a hair pipe breastplate, a long sleeved shirt, and a headdress.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- 1898
- American Horse, Warrior Chief of the Sioux Nation, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Oglala Sioux Chief American Horse poses for a full-length portrait. He is wearing a feather headdress and points a pistol with his right hand and holds a long feather in his left. American Horse was a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Oglala Indians--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- American Horse, Warrior Chief of the Sioux Nation, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Oglala Sioux Chief American Horse poses for a full-length portrait. He is wearing a feather headdress and points a pistol with his right hand and holds a long feather in his left. American Horse was a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Oglala Indians--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- An imperial warrior
- Portrait of a Native American on horseback probably in Big Horn County, Montana; he wears a beaded sash and moccasins, ermine fringe, beads, and a feather headdress. He holds a coup stick, and his horse drinks from a creek.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Montana--1900-1920.; Staffs (Sticks)--1900-1920.; Warriors--Montana--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Annie Oakley, by Indian in war bonnet, full length
- Annie Oakley and unidentified Native American male, both standing, full length studio portrait with painted backdrop; Oakley wears western hat, dress, medals on chest, holding a rifle in left hand; unidentified Native American wears feather...
- Indians of North America --1890-1930.; Women--West (U.S.)--1890-1930.; Cowgirls--1890-1930.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.
- [between 1897 and 1926]
- Answering the smoke signal
- Native American (Crow) Chief Plenty Coups (Aleck Shea Ahoos) sits astride a horse probably in Big Horn County, Montana; he wears a long feather headdress and carries a hatchet. Smoke rises from a distant hillside.
- Crow Indians--Montana--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Headdresses--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Montana--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--United States--1900-1920.; Plenty Coups, Chief of the Crows, 1848-1932.; Rodman Wanamaker...
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Apache brave, Dulce New Mexico
- Standing three-quarters portrait of a Native American Apache man wearing a feather headdress, breechcloth, armbands, and an animal fur skin around his neck; he holds a staff with feathers, Dulce, New Mexico.
- Apache Indians--New Mexico--Dulce--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Dulce--1880-1890.; Lances--New Mexico--Dulce--1880-1890.; Dulce (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Headdresses--New Mexico--Dulce--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--New...
- [between 1883 and 1888?]
- Arapahoe Goes Up Hill Later a U. S. soldier Co J 7th Inft
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Goes Up Hill, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears leggings, an ammunition belt, and a beaded feather warbonnet headdress.
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 7th.--People.; Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Military personnel--1880-1890.; Goes Up Hill.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Arapahoe kneeling with gun
- A Native American (Arapaho) man poses indoors, he holds a rifle. He wears leggings, a breechcloth, an ammunition belt, metal bead bandoliers, a hair pipe choker, and a beaded feather warbonnet headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.
- [1884-1885]
- Arapahoe man
- A Native American (Arapaho) man poses indoors, he holds his hand up to shade his eyes. He wears moccasins, leggings, a hair pipe breastplate, a beaded vest, metal and bead armbands, a bandolier decorated with teeth, fur pelts over his shoulders,...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Headdresses--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Arapahoe Yellow Eyes
- Studio portrait (standing) of Grey [or Yellow] Eyes, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a war bonnet feather headdress and a revolver. One of his feet rests on a log. He wears moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, metal armbands, a metal bead...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Grey Eyes.
- [between 1880-1890?]
- Arapahoes Arapahoe Tuff
- Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Arapaho) man. He stands on a fur pelt draped over a log. The man holds a revolver. He wears moccasins, a breechcloth, an ammunition belt, metal armbands, a metal bead bandolier, fur pelts over his...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Arapahoes Black Coal, with head dress
- Studio portrait of Black Coal, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a vest, fur pelts in his braids, and a feather headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Black Coal.
- [between 1884-1885]
- Arapahoes Buffalo Wallow
- Studio portrait (standing) of Buffalo Wallow, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He stands with one foot on a log and holds a revolver. He wears moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, an ammunition belt with a leather holster, scarf wrapped braids, and...
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Buffalo Wallow.
- [1884-1885]
- Arapahoes Painting Horse
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Painting Horse, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a revolver. He wears a breechcloth, scarves over his braids, and a beaded feather warbonnet headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses.; Painting Horse.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Arapahoes Six Feathers
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Six Feathers, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He sits on a fur pelt draped over a bench. He wears moccasins, a holster decorated with metal beads, and a beaded feather warbonnet headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Six Feathers.
- [1884-1885]
- Arapahoes Young Calf
- Studio portrait (sitting, profile) of Young Calf, Native American (Arapaho) man. He sits on a log and holds a revolver. He wears leggings, a breechcloth, metal bead bandoliers, and a feather warbonnet headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Headdresses--1880-1890.; Young Calf.
- [1884-1885]
- Armaho, Arapahoe
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Armaho, an Arapahoe Native American man; subject wearing feather headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1890-1900.; Armaho.
- c1899
- At grave of Quanah
- Native American Comanche pose at Quanah Parker's memorial inside a fence decorated with a wreath, Post Oak Mission Cemetery, near Cache, Oklahoma. They include: "from left to right: Tuas-ye-ah, Quannah [sic] Parker's grand daughter, Alberta Clark,...
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Indian scouts--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.;...
- [1926?]
- At Rosebud fair
- A Native American (Sioux) woman and child pose outdoors at the Rosebud Fair at the Rosebud Agency, South Dakota. The woman wears moccasins, a fringed dress, a beaded shawl and a hair pipe necklace. She holds a feather headdress. The child wears a...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Rosebud Agency--1910-1920.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Rosebud--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Rosebud--1910-1920.; Rosebud (S.D.)--1910-1920.; Infants--South...
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- At the Estes Park show
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose probably at a rodeo in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Men and boys, members of the Ki-Ann Indian Dancers are dressed as North American Indians with feather headdresses, beaded panels on...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Impersonation--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Estes...
- 1953 July
- Atoem Elem Wh Skil Em Me (Chief Eagle)
- Chief Eagle, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, poses wearing a warrior's headdress in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears large, round earrings, numerous beaded necklaces hanging around his...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.
- [1906]
- Bannock Indians
- Portrait of unidentified Native Americans (Bannock) by tepees, in Pocatello, Idaho for the Fort Hall Centennial; the women wear buckskin dresses and feathers. One holds a beaded bag and a baby in a cradleboard; a boy wears body paint and a...
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Fort Hall Agency--Commemoration--1930-1940.; Bannock Indians--Women--Idaho--Pocatello--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Idaho--Pocatello--1930-1940.; Fort Hall Indian Reservation...
- 1934
- Bear Foot, Sioux
- Portrait of Bear Foot, Native American Sioux (Brulé) wearing a hair pipe breastplate, striped cotton shirt, neck scarf, and a headdress.
- Brulé Indians--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Bear Foot.
- 1899
- 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?]
- Ben Stanley Revett residence, Breckenridge, Colorado
- A rock fireplace, with tiles depicting Native American tribal scenes set in stone is a feature of the 'Swan's Nest,' near Breckenridge, Colorado. One tile is of a man in a blanket with a feather headdress and reads "Pontiac-Iriquois," the other is...
- Revett, Ben Stanley--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Betts, Carey dressed as Indians
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose on horseback in a parking lot in Denver. The men, dressed as North American Indians, are part of a holiday parade in downtown Denver and wear feather headdresses and beaded vests, and ride without...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Horseback...
- [1958?]
- Big Bear
- Big Bear, a Native American member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. He is mounted on a brown and white horse, probably a Paint or an Appaloosa. He wears a...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show horses.; Big Bear.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Big Chief of Ute ?? & Standing Wolf
- Standing portrait of Big Chief of Ute (?) and Standing Wolf in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The men stand on a woven blanket in front of a tepee. Standing Wolf beats a drum with the drum stick in his right hand, he holds feathers in his left. The...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1900 or 1901]
- Big Chief of Ute Son
- Standing portrait of Big Chief of Ute Son (?), a Native American man (Ute) wearing a feather headdress, a hair pipe breastplate and choker, leggings, breechcloth, and beaded moccasins. He holds feather fans in either hand. Strings of beads hang on...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 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
- Billboard for Original "Manitou" Sparkling Water
- View of a billboard at 20th and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Beverage industry.; Beverages.; Billboards.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]