Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Custer expedition
- The four illustrations show Custer's encounters with Native American Sioux. Illustrations include: "The Platte River at North Platte," "Traveling on a prairie canon," "General Custer's interview with Pawnee Killer" and "Sioux Indians attempting to...
- Dakota Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Military camps--1860-1870.; Military officers--1860-1870.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Illustrations of life in General Mile's command
- The views show the pursuit of Native American Sioux by Captain Baldwin's command, through heavy snow; following a Sioux trail, and a Sioux dog train going for water.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Dogsledding--1880-1890.; Guards--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- On the trail of a shadow [art original].
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1910
- Baby Lilly Tabor - from Tabor's scrapbook
- View of Horace Tabor's scrapbook; shows clippings from "Harper' Bazaar" and the "Colorado Graphic," and illustrations of Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie Tabor (daughter of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor).
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Scrapbooks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tabor, Elizabeth Bonduel Lillie, 1884-1946.
- 1935
- First official investigation of Indian grievances, - visit of Secretary Schurz to the Spotted Tail Indian Agency, on the Rosebud River
- Shows Native American Sioux and white men, on or near the Spotted Tail Agency, Dakota Territory. They include: "The Secretary (of the Interior, Carl Schurz) addressing the Indians at the Grand Council held on August 29th," "Passing Indians with...
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Eating & drinking--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Meetings--Dakota...
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Closing scenes of the Apache war
- Two scenes from Crook's campaigns against the Native American Chiricahua. Top: "Geronimo and His Band" shows Geronimo center on horseback, his band flanking with rifles. Bottom: "General Crook's Conference with Geronimo" shows the Apaches and U.S....
- Chiricahua Indians--Mexico--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Mexico--1880-1890.; Cañon de los Embudos (Mexico)--1880-1890.; Sonora (Mexico : State)--1880-1890.; Generals--Mexico--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.;...
- 1886 April 24
- The hostile Apaches
- Four scenes from Crook's campaigns against the Native American Chiricahua. Top left: "A Captive White Boy In An Apache Camp," shows a white boy in an Apache wickiup camp with women and children and one warrior holding a bow and arrow. Top right:...
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Captives--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Warriors--1880-1890.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.; Nachez.; Crook, George, 1829-1890--Homes & haunts.
- 1886 April 24
- Dakota knives, war clubs and tomahawks
- Illustrations of Native American Sioux knives, war clubs, tomahawks and calumets.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Clubs (Weapons)--1850-1860.; Calumets--1850-1860.; Knives--1850-1860.; Tomahawks--1850-1860.
- [1851?]
- Ball players
- Standing portrait illustrations of two Native American Sioux ball players wearing headdresses and breechcloths, barefoot and bare-chested.
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Ball games--1850-1860.; Games--1850-1860.
- [1851?]
- Old Huckleberry [art original].
- An oddly-clad horseman accosts a group of four cowboys at a mountain ranch.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1915
- A war in the overland West [art original].
- A road agent, masked and on his horse, watches from behind a crag as a four-horse stagecoach thunders toward him.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Stagecoach robberies--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.
- 1914
- Partners in peril [art original].
- Buffalo Bill, a prisoner on his own horse, is escorted by three masked riflemen.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1916
- B.B.'s treasure hunt [art original].
- Buffalo Bill climbs stealthily up and onto a mountain ledge and a sleeping bandit.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1916
- B.B.'s secret camp [art original].
- An armed man threatens another with his six-shooter while the other steps backward over a ledge.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1914
- A snare for Buffalo Bill [art original].
- Buffalo Bill holds two knaves at gunpoint while a third man sprawls.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1914
- A cowboy's fight for a million! [art original].
- Buffalo Bill talks with a friend at a saloon bar while three other men watch him with much suspicion.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- [between 1910-1916.]
- Fighting for fortune [art original].
- Buffalo Bill, gun drawn, watches from behind a rock as three men ride by.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1912
- Scout vs. road agents [art original].
- Buffalo Bill on a white horse, with friend, watches as a bandit approaches a lighted cabin.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1914
- Buffalo Bill and the Mormons [art original].
- Buffalo Bill rides to the rescue along a narrow mountain ledge.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Mormons--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1911
- The vanished treasure [art original].
- Buffalo Bill is shown on horseback rescuing a friend while two other riders pursue.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1911
- The black mystery [art original].
- Buffalo Bill, in a cave, overhears plotters.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1911
- Buffalo Bill & the cattle runners [art original].
- Buffalo Bill is bound to a tree and guarded while rustlers mill in the background.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Cattle stealing--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1913
- Baffled by Buffalo Bill [art original].
- Buffalo Bill on a precipitous ledge, his gun shot out of his hand by a crafty attacker.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1912
- Buffalo Bill's mascot [art original].
- Buffalo Bill is awakened at his campfire by four armed men.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1914
- Buffalo Bill's tough trail [art original].
- On a mountain path, Buffalo Bill, on horseback, cuts the rope holding the noose of a hanging man, using a single bullet from his revolver.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- [between 1910 and 1916].
- Buffalo Bill & the man eaters [art original].
- Buffalo Bill holds high a flare in one hand, his revolver ready in the other, while two pairs of eyes watch from the darkness; his companion ready with carbine.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1913
- The haunted ranch [art original].
- Buffalo Bill, in an old house, threatens a ghostly figure with his revolver.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Haunted places--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Ghosts--Pictorial works.; Ghosts in art.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1914
- The black mystery [art original].
- Buffalo Bill and companions, on horseback, encounter a fallen man in a craggy mountain pass.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1916
- Buffalo Bill betrayed [art original].
- Buffalo Bill watches from a mountain cleft as two horsemen escort another man who lies limp in the saddle.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1915
- B.B. in Arizona [art original].
- Buffalo Bill, armed, escorts a prisoner across a mountain stream; from behind a boulder he is threatened by a masked rifleman.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1915
- B.B.'s big battle [art original].
- Buffalo Bill peers through the lighted window of a log cabin, watching two men at a table.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1916
- [Victims of a fight] [art original].
- Buffalo Bill encounters two fallen men in a dry gulch, while three horsemen quickly flee.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1916
- On the trail of a shadow [art original].
- Buffalo Bill, on horseback, in a running gun battle with three pursuers.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1915
- [Nine] 9 frames of illustrations of witches
- Close-up view of a book page that shows illustrations of witches.
- Witches--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- The marriage of Beautiful Snow
- A white preacher performs a marriage ceremony for a Native American woman, identified as Beautiful Snow, and a cowboy. The couple is holding hands, but the cowboy is smoking and looking off into the distance.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Weddings--1890-1900.; Beautiful Snow.
- 1891?
- Lithographs illustrating H.A.W. Tabor
- A man works on illustrations for a book in (probably) Denver, Colorado; drawings of Horace and Augusta Tabor, a miner, and a house, among others, are on the wall.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Artists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Illustrations--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1950?]
- Forney Transportation Museum (constructed as the Denver Tramway Power Company Powerhouse) and Harry H. Post building
- View of the Forney Transportation Museum, constructed as the Denver Tramway Power Company Powerhouse (1901), at 1416 Platte Street, and the Harry H. Post Building near the South Platte River, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1970-1980.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; South Platte...
- 1975
- Cup & pin game
- Shows a cup and pin game of the Native American Sioux . The game has a metal pin, small bone cups, rawhide, a loop and pink, red, white and blue beadwork.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1860-1880.; Games--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Color concepts for Judicial Building mural, Denver, Colorado
- Drawing shows four color illustrations with figures, trees, mountains, and landscapes that conceptualize justice and the history of law in Colorado.
- [between 1976 and 1977]
- Solomon's temple
- Copy of an illustration: "Scripture Illustrations, Scenes and Events in Bible Lands", depicts King Solomon and the construction of the temple porch.
- Biblical events.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Brownsville, Colorado
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Brownsville (later known as Silver Plume), Clear Creek County, Colorado, with residences, storefronts, mining facilities, and Clear Creek.
- Brownsville (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Unidentified woman
- A woman wears a gown and cap with a sign: "First President." She stands inside a booth decorated with balloons, lace doilies, and illustrations of children and camels; at the top a banner reads: "SOOB 1892-1913." Shows home interior with a lamp and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Montana Territory-General Mile's military expedition against the Sioux
- Views of U.S. Army General Miles' campaign against the Native American Sioux, show long covered wagon trains, buffalo herds, and soldiers in uniforms drinking and washing in a river next to their horses.
- Dakota Indians--War--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--1870-1880.; Bathing--1870-1880.; Bison--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Sibley's Indian expedition crossing the James River, Dacotah Territory, July 20, 1863
- Shows General Sibley's Indian Expedition, with U. S. Army troops pursuing the Native American Sioux over the Missouri River, Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Montana Territory-General Miles's campaign against the Sioux
- Illustrations depict: "Landing of supplies for the expedition at the camp, on the north bank of the Missouri," with U.S. Army soldiers, tents, and smoking riverboats; and "The camp within the fortifications, near old Fort Peck," includes tents and...
- Dakota Indians--War--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--1870-1880.; Log cabins--1870-1880.; Soldiers--1870-1880.; Steamboats--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Uncle Sam's last Indian war - sketches with the United States troops in southern Arizona and Northern Sonora
- Sketches of Native American Chiricahua Apaches and U.S. Army troops on Captain Crook's campaign from cover of Graphic, titles include: "A Ranche Guard," "Apaches Ambushing a Ranch," "Apache Types," "An Arizona Ranger," "U.S. Cavalryman,"...
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Soldiers--1880-1890.
- 1887?
- Illustrated supplement Pueblo Chieftain
- Composite view of buildings, churches, residences & industrial sites, Pueblo, Colorado; identified illustrations include: Pueblo Hardware Co. on Thatcher Block, Charles Henkel's residence, Ferd [sic] Barndollar's residence, Hobson Block building,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Illustrated Supplement Pueblo Chieftain
- Composite view of buildings, residences & industrial sites, Pueblo, Colorado; illustrations include: Farris Hotel (J. R. Farris), Pueblo County Court House, Fifth Avenue Hotel (G. M. Chilcott, owner), E. H. Martin & Co.'s real estate office,...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Illustrations for Trails West by George C. Franklin [art original].
- Blacksmithing--Pictorial works.; Stagecoaches--Pictorial works.; Sketches.; Pen-and-wash drawings.
- [n.d.]