Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ski area w/ cars, people, & band in foreground (good)
- View of a crowd, parked cars, a band with horns, snow and mountains, probably in Colorado.
- Bands--Colorado--1930-1940.; Ski resorts--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- Confederate reunion
- Parade in Trinidad, Colorado, features a Boy Scout band with horns and two drum majorettes. Dressed in a brocade, sleeveless, short jumpsuit and white mesh pumps, a young lady holds a baton and marches on the bricks in front of the crowd. Another...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Shadford, Elaine.
- August, 1939
- Parade of recruits during World War I
- World War One military recruits ride a car in a Denver, Colorado, parade. The men hold signs, United States flags, blow party horns and wave to the crowd. Picket sign reads: "The Kaiser Has;" a dead duck hangs from it. Office buildings are in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Recruiting & enlistment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918]
- Ind-Pueblo-San Juan, biog (man, unident) Tewa Pueblo, San Juan
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Tewa Native American of San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico; shows the young man in a cotton shirt, kerchief, fur headdress with horns, small metal bells and feathers.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Costumes--New...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Laguna, biog., groups, (unidentified)
- Two Native American Laguna Pueblo dancers pose wearing breechcloths, body paint, pine boughs, soft caps with fabric horns and string necklaces with oversize beads.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.; Laguna Indians--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.; Laguna (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--New Mexico--Laguna--1890-1910.; Pueblos--New...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Tesuque children in buffalo dance
- Four Native American (Tesuque) children dance on a flat roof with stone walls, Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico. They wear body paint, decorated kilts, buffalo headdresses with horns, and a feather headdress; they carry bows and rattles.
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1930-1940.; Tesuque Pueblo (N.M.)--1930-1940.
- 1931 August 28
- Tesuque children in buffalo dance
- Four Native American (Tesuque) children dance on a roof top with stone walls, Tesuque Pueblo, New Mexico. They wear body paint, decorated kilts, buffalo headdresses with horns, and a feather headdress; they carry bows and rattles.
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1930-1940.; Tesuque Pueblo (N.M.)--1930-1940.
- 1931 August 28
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. Uniformed Marines march on the brick street, carrying French horns and a tuba. Commercial buildings in the background have lettering that reads: "P & C Grocery" and a neon sign: "American Cafe."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military bands--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. An elderly gentleman in a Confederate uniform holds the arm of a young woman wearing a gown with waist to floor flounces and possibly a hoop or bustle and a dogcollar necklace and cameo. A man in a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Military uniforms--Confederate.; Burrough, Margaret.; Davis, Jefferson Hayes.; Frazier, Sarah Ruth.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Santa Clara Indians
- Native American (Santa Clara) wedding party, (three men, one woman) at the Manitou Cliff Dwelling Museum, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The groom, Joseph Tafaya (Tafoya), wears a U. S. military uniform. The bride, Petra Souza, wears a long, bottom...
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Tewa...
- September 1, 1919
- Mountain sheep
- Taxidermied head of mountain sheep with horns mounted on side of house.
- Hunting trophies--1890-1930.; Mountain sheep--1890-1930.; Taxidermy--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Elk
- Taxidermied head of elk with horns mounted on side of house.
- Elk--1890-1930.; Hunting trophies--1890-1930.; Taxidermy--1890-1930.
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Parade
- View of a parade in downtown Denver, Colorado; marching band carries drums, French horns, oboes, clarinets, and flutes. Business sign reads "Republic Drugstore."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Jazz group appearing at Denver's Empress Theater
- Black musicians pose on a balcony on an unidentified building in Denver, Colorado. They hold instruments that include: piccolos, clarinets, trumpets, coronets, baritones, french horns, trombones, and drums. Nearby signs read: "In Old Kentucky With...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Balconies--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Float at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah, shows winged dragon made of metal with horns and wings holding a small animal in it's claws. The dragon's long, scaled tail is wrapped around a pedestal where a girl sits in a flowered hat...
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Girls--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1897
- Buffalo dance, San Ildefonso
- Native American (San Ildefonso Pueblo) men and woman perform a buffalo dance at the San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. Men wear buffalo headdresses with horns, one headdress with antlers, body paint, kilts, pelts, feathers, and carry arrows. The...
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; San...
- 1918
- Buffalo dance, San Ildefonzo
- Native American (Tewa) men and women perform a buffalo dance, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. One dancer wears a buffalo headdress with horns, body paint, kilt, moccasins, and carries a bow and arrows; other dancers in background.
- Buffalo dance--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Dance--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; San...
- 1910
- Little Horse, Ogallala Sioux
- Seated portrait of Little Horse, Native American Oglala Sioux man, (Lakota) wearing an elaborate headdress with buffalo horns and beaded headband, a cotton shirt, hair pipe breastplate, quilled vest, armbands, and an animal fur bandolier.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Little Horse.
- 1899
- Manitou Springs tour
- A tour party in Manitou Springs, Colorado, poses in front of the Cliff House Hotel. Sixteen bemused passengers sit in an open buckboard, while the driver holds the reins of the four horse team. The women are wearing puff shouldered blouses of...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.
- July 13, 1895
- Grand guard mount at Pine Ridge Agcy S.D.
- U. S. Army Soldiers pose in formation in front of their wall tent camp on snow, Native American Lakota Sioux Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The band has trombones, clarinets, horns and tubas. The men wear winter overcoats and fur hats.
- United States. Army.--1890-1900.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Fireman's Hall on Main Street
- Fireman's Hall on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a two story frame building featuring a gable roof with flat side extensions, a belfry, and a plate glass ground floor front with transoms. Lettering on the three front windows reads...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fireman's Hall (Breckenridge, Colo)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- 1888
- É-nu-ints-i-gaip, or one of the ancients
- Seated elderly Native American (Paiute) man, Énuintigaip, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. He wears fringed leggings, a skin cap with ears and horns attached, probably from a mountain sheep, and a chin strap. He holds a bow and several arrows...
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Aged persons--Nevada--1870-1880.; É-nu-ints-i-gaip.
- 1874
- Bill [i.e. Ben] Pickett famous cowboy
- Studio portrait of Ben Pickett, brother or cousin of Bill Pickett. He holds a rope and wears cowboy boots, a vest, and wide-brimmed hat. He poses near a fur pelt on a pedestal.
- African Americans--1910-1930.; Cowboys--1910-1930.; Pickett, Ben.; Pickett, Bill, ca. 1860-1932.--Family.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- F. E. Huggins, diamonds, watches, jewelry, silver and plated ware, repairing a specialty. Tejon Street, cor. Pike's Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, Col.
- Interior view of Huggins jewelry store in Colorado Springs (El Paso County) Colorado; shows ornate cabinets with entablature, display cases, clocks, and firemen's horns or bugles.
- F. E. Huggins Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry--1860-1880.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1860-1880.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Painted Horse, Oglala Sioux
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Painted Horse. He wears moccasins, beaded leggings, a shirt decorated with animal fur, and a full length headdress with eagle feathers and buffalo horns. In his left...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Headdresses--1880-1910.; Shields--1880-1910.; Painted Horse.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- George Washington Carver day care center dedication
- Members of a band play their instruments which include saxophones, baritones, and french horns, at the dedication of the George Washington Carver Day Nursery at 2260 Humboldt Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Building dedications--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; George Washington Carver Day Nursery...
- [1966]
- Columbine Band, Georgetown, Colorado
- The Columbine Band of Georgetown, Colorado, poses, for a group portrait. Members wear uniform jackets with a columbine flower on left side of chest, trousers with side stripe, bow or straight ties and flat top caps. Two men squat down around the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- 1978
- Georgetown music
- Band made up of boys in uniforms pose with their instruments in front of a brick building, Georgetown, Colorado. They wear military style uniform jackets with contasting edge banding and caps with white pants. Center boy has on knee length shorts...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- 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
- Champa Street
- A woman walks on the sidewalk near Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Clocks with elk horns are decorated for the Elks Club convention. Signs on buildings read: "Barnes School[...]" and "Lunch."
- Elks (Fraternal order)--Meetings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1914]
- Little Horse, Chief
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Chief Little Horse. He wears a hide decorated with metallic disks over a hair pipe breastplate and a long sleeved shirt, arm and wrist bands, and a headdress with...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Headdresses--1890-1900.; Little Horse.
- 1899
- Cheyenne wigwams
- Stereographic view of a Native American (Cheyenne) man, women, and children who pose near a group of tepees. The man holds a sword and a woman holds a thin wooden pole. The man wears leggings and a war bonnet feather headdress with horns. The women...
- Cheyenne Indians--1860-1900.; Indians of North America--1860-1900.; Children--1860-1900.; Indian encampments--1860-1900.; Tipis--1860-1900.; Women--1860-1900.
- [between 1867 and 1896]
- Red Bird
- Three-quarters standing outdoor portrait of Red Bird, a elderly Native American Comanche woman wearing a buckskin dress with fringe, a feather headdress with buffalo horns, and holding a staff, probably Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1910-1930.; Headdresses--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1911 and 1926?]
- Alma, Colo. July 4, 1887
- View of a Fourth of July parade along Main Street in Alma, (10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado, includes a man mounted on horseback leading a band with horns and bass drum, followed by horse drawn carriages and groups of uniformed men. A long...
- Fourth of July--1880-1890.; Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Marching bands--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Chief Black Rock
- Chief Black Rock, Native American Sioux man, he wears a long feather headdress and buffalo skin with horns, painted blanket and buckskin and holds a spear.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Headdresses--1850-1860.; Clothing & dress--1850-1860.; Tribal chiefs--1850-1860.; Black Rock.
- [1851?]
- Olinger Highlander Band
- Boys pose in Denver, Colorado, with musical instruments including tubas, horns and trombones; lettering on a drum reads: "Olinger Highlander Band," storefront sign reads: "Knight-Campbell Music Co."
- Knight-Campbell Music Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Olinger Highlander Band (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Olinger Highlanders (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1928]
- Jicarilla
- Studio portrait of a Native American Jicarilla Apache man wearing a cape, feather headdress with horns, patterned skirts, moccasins, ammunition belt; he holds small decorated bags that hang around his neck.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Jicarilla Indians--1890-1910.; Headdresses--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Indian curiosities Mescalero Apache
- View of Native American (Mescalero Apache) items that include: quivers, arrows, blankets, woven baskets, and animal horns.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Mescalero Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1890.; Quivers--1880-1890.; Arrows--1880-1890.; Baskets--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1888]
- Little Wound
- Studio portrait of a Native American man (Little Wound ?). He holds a pistol and wears a quill-work and fringed jacket and a feather warbonnet headdress with horns.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Headdresses--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
- [between 1934 and 1936]
- Parade
- Members of a marching band and a man on horseback participate in a parade, a part of the reenactment of the Battle of Little Bighorn, in Sheridan, Wyoming. The band members play trombones, french horns, trumpets, and baritones. Spectators line the...
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Commemoration.; Sheridan (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Marching...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Elkhorn palace, near Rosita, Colo.
- A man sits with his dog outside of a hewn log cabin near Rosita (Custer County), Colorado. The cabin has a single doorway, a rack of elk horns over the door, a chimney, and a sign reading: "Elkhorn Palace."
- Rosita (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Rosita--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Rosita--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Rosita--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Bulldogging from auto Tucson, Rodeo
- A man wrestles a steer in Tucson (Pima County), Arizona; men on horses look on. Cowboys stand on a car with horns on the hood; letters read: "Eagle Milling Co. Arizona Products," "Smith Auto Top Co.," "The Grill," "Wrecked Cars Our Specialty," and...
- Steer wrestling--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Tucson (Ariz.)--1910-1930.; Automobiles--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Horses--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Irvin Collins bulldogging Tucson Rodeo
- Irvin Collins holds a steer by the horns at the Tucson Rodeo in Tucson (Pima County), Arizona.
- Tucson Rodeo--1910-1930.; Steer wrestling--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Tucson (Ariz.)--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Rodeos--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Collins, Irvin.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Pioneer Monument, Denver
- View of Pioneer Monument, triangle intersection of Colfax, Broadway & Cheyenne Place, Denver, Colorado; designed & sculpted by Frederick MacMonnies at cost of $75,000, bronze cast made in Paris, France, dedicated June 24, 1911; monument occupies...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carson, Kit 1809-1868--Monuments.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Arvada High School band
- Night view of the Sons of American Legion Post No. 161, on the Arvada High School track field, Jefferson County, Colorado; includes young boys with bass and snare drums, horns, swords, and rifles; band members wearing military caps, satin blouses,...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Arvada--1930-1940.; Patriotic societies--Colorado--Arvada--1930-1940.
- August 28, 1939
- IC locomotive, engine number 1163, engine type 4-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, front decorated with horns & eagle. Photographed: Louisville, Ky., October 3, 1929.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1929.; Railroad locomotives--Kentucky--Louisville.; Illinois Central Railroad Company.
- 1929
- Pony Express Riders
- Uniformed Boy Scouts of Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, pose with bicycles; some equipped with horns and lamps. Men in cowboy hats, shirts and bandanas are with them; Governor Ralph L. Carr, in a suit and white Homburg hat, holds a scarf. The...
- Boy Scouts of America--1930-1940.; Brush (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Brush--1930-1940.
- June 29, 1939
- Old military band and cadets
- At Seventh and Macon Streets in Canon City, Colorado, uniformed cadets are in formation with bayoneted (fake?) rifles at the shoulder. One has a United States flag. A suited brass band leads with horns and drums. Brick, two story residences in the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cadets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Military bands--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Skinner Junior High School, Music
- Two young boys play french horns at Skinner Junior High School at 3435 West 40th (Fortieth) Avenue in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Skinner Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Children playing musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; School...
- 1938
- Elk "Cervus Canadenis"
- View of a two year old elk with horns covered in "velvet" lying near a fallen tree, shot by members of the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871), possibly in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Elk--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1871.]