Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- "Shoot-out" staged as event
- View of a staged shoot-out between outlaw cowboys on 6th (Sixth) Street during the Centennial festivities in Georgetown, Colorado. A sheriff wearing a star badge, cowboy hat, leather vest and holster with gun looks on as cowboy walks down street...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Centennial celebrations--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Cowboys--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.; Historical reenactments--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.
- 1968 July 14
- Marciano, left, and unknown friend
- Studio portrait of a man identified as Marciano, he stands beside an unidentified man who sits on a model pony. A Burlington Route observation car is behind them. Marciano wears a broad brimmed hat, a bandanna and woollies (chaps). He has a pistol...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Chaps.; Cowboys.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- ca.1920
- Cokedale Mine marshals Crecencio Vigil and Melitón Barela
- Crecencio Vigil and Melitón Barela, marshals at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Cokedale Mines in Cokedale (Las Animas County), Colorado. They pose near a dugout structure with a roof made from pine boughs. Crecencio (left) wears a hat, coat and...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cokedale (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Private police.; Barela, Melitón--Pictorial works.; Vigil,, Crecencio--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [1913?]
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a young woman dressed as a cowgirl. Her hair is pulled loosely under a cowboy hat. She wears a low buttoned work shirt with the sleeves rolled up to her elbows. A Colt shotgun is in a holster at her hip.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a young woman dressed as a cowgirl. The woman wears her hair loosely tucked under a cowboy hat, a low buttoned work shirt, and fringe decorated skirt. She holds a lasso in her hands and a gun holster at her hips.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A man is in a trench beside a metal pipe at a construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. The man wears a badge and a holster that holds bullets and a handgun. Rocks and debris are piled on the sides of the trench.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Guards--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, poses near a door in his Chicago studio. He has a full beard and curly hair and wears a round brimmed hat and a fringed buckskin shirt. with a quill worked yoke. He has on a wide belt with a...
- Chicago (Ill.)--1900-1910.; Artists--American.; Beards.; Clothing & dress.; Handguns.; Interiors.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, stands near a door in his Chicago studio. He crouches slightly and has a pistol in one hand and with the other grips the frame of the door . He has a full beard and curly hair and wears a round...
- Chicago (Ill.)--1900-1910.; Artists--American.; Beards.; Clothing & dress.; Handguns.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist, stands near a door probably in his Chicago studio. He crouches slightly and has a pistol in hand. He has a full beard and curly hair, he wears a round brimmed hat and a fringed buckskin shirt....
- Chicago (Ill.)--1900-1910.; Artists--American.; Handguns.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Studio portrait (profile) of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He has a full beard and curly hair. He wears a round brimmed hat, a striped shirt and has a bandanna around his neck. He wears herring-bone pants and has a wide belt...
- Artists--American--1860-1870.; Beards.; Handguns.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- [1869?]
- Charles S. Stobie
- Studio portrait (profile) of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He has a full beard and curly hair. He wears a round brimmed hat, a striped shirt and has a bandanna around his neck. He wears herring-bone pants and has a wide belt...
- Artists--American--1860-1870.; Beards.; Handguns.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- 1869
- Charles S. Stobie
- Studio portrait (profile) of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He stands in front of a painted backdrop near an artificial tree. He has a full beard and curly hair. He holds a rifle and wears a round brimmed hat with a tassel, a...
- Artists--American--1860-1870.; Beards.; Handguns.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
- 1869
- Charles S. Stobie
- Studio portrait (profile) of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He stands, with one foot on a stump, in front of a painted backdrop near an artificial tree. He has a full beard and curly hair. He holds a rifle and wears a round...
- Artists--American--1860-1870.; Beards.; Handguns.; Military scouts.; Stobie, Charles S.
- 1869
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A cowgirl poses outdoors with a lasso and bull whip as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She wears a dress, pistol in a holster, gauntlet gloves, a scarf around her neck, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A cowboy poses outdoors with a bridle as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He wears woolies, a pistol in holster, scarf around his neck, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A cowboy poses outdoors with a lasso as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He wears woolies, a pistol in a holster, suspenders, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Birch Broncho Busters - woman in cowgirl dress - probably Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Portrait of a woman with A.G. Birch Broncho Busters in (probably) Cheyenne (Larimer County), Wyoming, at Cheyenne Frontier Days (rodeo); costume includes a bandana, gloves, pistol in holster, lariat, whip, and felt cowboy hat.
- A. G. Birch Broncho Busters--People--1900-1910.; Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Women--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Birch Broncho Busters - cowboy in fur chaps - probably Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Portrait of a cowboy with A.G. Birch Broncho Busters in (probably) Cheyenne (Larimer County), Wyoming, at Cheyenne Frontier Days (rodeo); costume includes woolies (chaps), a bandana, and pistol in holster. He holds a bridle.
- A. G. Birch Broncho Busters--People--1900-1910.; Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Birch Broncho Busters - cowboy in fur chaps - probably Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Portrait of a cowboy with A.G. Birch Broncho Busters in (probably) Cheyenne (Larimer County), Wyoming, at Cheyenne Frontier Days (rodeo); costume includes woolies (chaps), a bandana, a felt hat, and pistol in holster. He holds a bridle.
- A. G. Birch Broncho Busters--People--1900-1910.; Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Birch Broncho Busters - cowboy in fur chaps - probably Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Portrait of a cowboy with A.G. Birch Broncho Busters in (probably) Cheyenne (Larimer County), Wyoming, at Cheyenne Frontier Days (rodeo); costume includes woolies (chaps), a bandana, a felt hat, gloves, and pistol in holster. He holds a whip.
- A. G. Birch Broncho Busters--People--1900-1910.; Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Birch Broncho Busters - cowboy in fur chaps - probably Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Portrait of a cowboy with A.G. Birch Broncho Busters in (probably) Cheyenne (Larimer County), Wyoming, at Cheyenne Frontier Days (rodeo); costume includes woolies (chaps), a bandana, a felt hat, gloves, and pistol in holster. He holds a lariat.
- A. G. Birch Broncho Busters--People--1900-1910.; Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Birch Broncho Busters - cowboy in fur chaps - probably Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Portrait of a cowboy with A.G. Birch Broncho Busters in (probably) Cheyenne (Larimer County), Wyoming, at Cheyenne Frontier Days (rodeo); costume includes woolies (chaps), a bandana, a felt hat, and pistol in holster. He holds a lariat.
- A. G. Birch Broncho Busters--People--1900-1910.; Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Birch Broncho Busters - cowboy in fur chaps - probably Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Portrait of a cowboy with A.G. Birch Broncho Busters in (probably) Cheyenne (Larimer County), Wyoming, at Cheyenne Frontier Days (rodeo); costume includes woolies (chaps), a bandana, a felt hat, gloves, and pistol in holster. He holds a whip.
- A. G. Birch Broncho Busters--People--1900-1910.; Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Anna Held
- Singer and actress Anna Held is seated on a horse next to a passenger train in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A cowboy with a gun and holster holds the reins.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Actresses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1904]
- Cowboy
- Studio portrait of a young man. He holds a lasso and wears chaps, pistol in a holster, leather forearm bands, kerchief around his neck, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Cowboys--1910-1920.; Young adults--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- F. O. Stanley as cowboy
- F. O. Stanley, coinventor of the Stanley Steamer, dressed as a cowboy poses outdoors by a large rock probably near Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. He wears woolies (chaps), a leather belt and holster, kerchief scarf, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business men--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.; Stanley, Freelan Oscar, 1849-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- A cow boy
- A cowboy poses on horseback on a ranch in Colorado. He wears chaps, a leather holster, and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Cowboys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Hance, Bongere & burros
- Men are beside burros and a log cabin with a dirt and sod roof in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. John Hance and a man identified as Bongere have beards and wear hats. The man on a burro wears a scarf and a holster with a pistol. A burro has...
- Hance, John.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Men--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Pack...
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a woman dressed as a cowgirl. She wears her hair tucked loosely under a cowboy hat, a fringed skirt, work shirt, and gun belt at her hips. She pulls a gun from the holster. A whip is on the ground at her feet.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Cowgirl
- Studio portrait of a woman dressed as a cowgirl. The woman leans one hand on a table with playing cards arranged on the surface. She rests her other hand on a gun in a holster.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Mancos Canon outfit
- George Beam poses with an unidentified man and a pack horse along a rocky slope in Mancos Canyon Valley, Montezuma County, Colorado. Beam wears a bowler hat and suit; the other man has on suspenders and a gun in a holster.
- Mancos Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--1890-1900.; Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.
- [between 1898 and 1900]
- J.H. Kilday & W. Weld, prop.'s, White-House saloon, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Interior view of White House Saloon, Cripple Creek, Colorado; J. H. Kilday & W. Weld (proprietors), group of men stand in front of bar, two men wear aprons, one of whom holds a box of open cigars; additional men stand at bar with feet propped on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; White House Saloon (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [1893 or 1894]
- Portrait of a man
- A man poses mounted on his horse, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. He wears leather chaps, boots with spurs, gun in holster, vest, and a felt brim hat; his saddle holds a coiled rope a leather pouch.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Mounted group of Utes
- View of the Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Native American (Ute), men, woman, white men, and a Black man are on horseback and stand in a broad line; men include Severo (Aaron Bear), Buckskin Charlie, and Julian; woman is Severo's wife...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1894
- Riding with blanket
- Outdoor portrait of Native American (Ute) man (on horseback); he wears beaded moccasins, fringed leggings, and is wrapped in a dark blanket; rifle is in saddle holster; horse has saddle, bridle decorated with metal, and blanket.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Trailing
- Native American (Ute) scout crouches by his horse, he holds a short stick and wears fringed and beaded pants and shirt, ammunition belt, and a feather in his hair; horse has bridle decorated with metal, saddle, rifle in saddle holster, and two...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Chief Ignacio, wife, and daughter
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Ute) man, woman, and girl near a tepee, probably near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. Ignacio wears a vest with a badge, and a knife holster. He holds a pipe and a beaded and fringed tobacco...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio, Ute Chief--Family.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.
- 1890
- Chief Ignacio, wife, and child at tepee
- Chief Ignacio, a Native American (Weeminuche Ute) poses with his family outside a tipi in probably Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. Ignacio wears a dark vest with a badge and a knife holster. He holds a wooden pipe and tobacco bag. His wife...
- Indians of North America--Children--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Wiminuche Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.;...
- 1890
- Benjamin J. Hodges - flamboyant frontier character, cowboy, outlaw, lawman, gambler - Dodge City with notorious sawed-off shotgun
- Benjamin J. Hodges, a Mexican Black man, poses in Dodge City (Ford County) Kansas, with a sawed off shotgun and a pistol in a holster belt.
- Hodges, Benjamin J., 1856-1929.; African Americans--Kansas--Dodge City--1880-1920.; Hispanic Americans--Kansas--Dodge City--1880-1920.; Racially mixed people--Kansas--Dodge City--1880-1920.; Dodge City (Kan.)--1880-1920.; Firearms--Kansas--Dodge...
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Ben Hodges - the great desperato [sic] & horse thief
- Benjamin J. Hodges, a Mexican Black man, poses with a horse, a rifle, and a pistol in a holster.
- Hodges, Benjamin J., 1856-1929.; African Americans--1880-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1880-1920.; Racially mixed people--1880-1920.; Firearms--1880-1920.; Horses--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Marking of Ute Pass Trail
- A boy sits on horseback below Cascade, El Paso County, Colorado during the marking ceremony for Ute Pass Trail. The boy wears fringed chaps and a toy gun in a holster. Ceremony spectators sit and stand near automobiles parked on tiered stone-walled...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso...
- August 39, 1912
- Bunk house at the Ranch Head Willow Creek, Converse County, Wyoming
- Men pose in cowboy clothes with a girl and a dog in Converse County, Wyoming; costume includes suspenders, bandanas, leather chaps, a pistol, holster, and ammunition belt. They are identified as: "Tom Black," "Chas Mayo," "Tex Biddick," and "Neal...
- Converse County (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Converse County--1870-1890.; Girls--Wyoming--Converse County--1870-1890.; Men--Wyoming--Converse County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Zuni Pueblo
- A group of unidentified Native American Zuni Pueblo young men sit on a rooftop, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico; one has a gun in a holster. Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe mission church and the multi-story pueblo houses with access ladders and chimney pots...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1890-1910.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--1890-1910.; Zuni (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S. D. trooper, Buffalo Soldier Corporal
- A Black Corporal, (Buffalo Soldier) in the Ninth Cavalry, poses on his horse on the Native American (Lakota Sioux) Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a military uniform and has a gun in a holster on his belt. Snows covers the ground and...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 9th.--People--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; African American soldiers--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; African Americans--Military service--South Dakota--Pine...
- [March 1891]
- Portrait of a photographer
- Studio portrait of a man standing on a fur skin rug and holding the shutter release cord of a camera on a tripod. He has a mustache and wears a buckskin coat with a belt and gun in a holster, fringed leggings, and a soft felt hat with a wide brim....
- Cameras--1890-1900.; Photographers--1890-1900.
- [1891?]
- Blac [i.e. Black] Dog
- Portrait of Black Dog, a Native American Sioux policeman, standing outside on a fur skin rug over the snow covered ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a uniform with a badge, neck scarf, fur skin hat, and mittens, and ammunition belt...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indian reservation police--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Cowboys
- Two men hold a horse by the bridle and apply a blindfold, probably Colorado. The men wear hats, shirts, and pants; one wears a holster. The horse has a saddle with rear saddle bags. Another man stands in the background.
- Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Campers - southern Utah?
- Men pose in the shade of a mushroom-shaped sandstone formation, in (probably) Utah. Outfits include bib overalls; one holds a canvas water bag and has a holster and gun.
- Camping--Utah--1920-1940.; Rock formations--Utah--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Arapahoe- Goes Up Hill U. S. soldier Co J 7th Inft.
- Studio portrait (standing) of Goes Up Hill, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a breechcloth, an ammunition belt and a pistol in a leather holster.
- 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 1880 and 1890.]
- 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]