Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cody in the mess tent, Johnny Baker next to man in straw hat
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits at a table in the mess tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a vest and striped shirt, but no hat. Seated across the table from Cody is a man wearing a straw hat. Next to that man is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking--1900-1910.; Mess halls--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- Two men stand with their hands on their hips in the left foreground looking toward a group of tents in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man on the left wears a suit and hat. The other man wears work clothes with suspenders and a hat....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A group of men and women is gathered under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Three men lean against a log pole in the left background. A wagon is in the center background with the words "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" painted on it.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A group of men works to cook food in the kitchen wagon for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in a camp for the show. Two smokestacks protrude from the top of the wagon. The large stoves are wood-fired. A large tent is set up in the background. The Wild...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Outdoor cookery--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A man drives a round wagon pulled by two teams of horses through a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Lettering on the side of the wagon reads "Buffalo Bill's Wild West." A woman, possibly William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's wife, Louisa...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show tent
- A man draws the crowd's attention toward him in a small tent in a grassy field in the camp of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A striped curtain forms the backdrop behind the man. The grandstand where the audience sits is in the left background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show train
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's private railroad business car is stopped in the midground on a track. The car has the word "Cody" painted on its side. A building, possibly a train station, is in the left background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show train
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the left midground next to a railroad track watching members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show gather in front of a long train of stock cars for the Wild West Show. Two men walk along the tops of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Woman in private train car
- A woman, possibly William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's daughter Irma, stands in the right foreground in a private train car for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A couch is in the background with a large pillow with a bust picture of a Native...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Young woman and girl in Wild West Show camp
- A young woman and girl stand near a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another larger tent is in the right foreground while another is in the left background. Several round, Native American shields hang from ropes behind...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody near peep hole of arena tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands wiping his left eye with a white handerkerchief near a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and beadwork sewn onto it in the pattern of...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in his tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in his tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sprinkling salt or pepper on his food. He is wearing a striped shirt and vest and no hat. His food is spread out on a trunk covered by a small...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides his horse, Duke, in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Numerous other riders and several wagons are in the left and right background near the grandstands on each side of...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks, who include Luka Chkhartishvili, in a white hat, sits in a grassy field under a tree in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men hold the reins of their horses, and numerous other horses graze in the...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Chkhartishvili, Luka.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- African American woman
- An unidentified African American woman jumps over a table in a camp at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She wears a dark cowboy hat and a striped and checkered dress. A horse stands next to a large tent in the background.
- African Americans--Women--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Duke
- A man stands holding the bridle of "Duke," the horse of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The bridle is decorated with small shells. Cody stands in the background peeking through a peephole into the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Duke
- A man stands in the left foreground holding the bridle of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's horse, Duke. The saddle on the horse has lettering on it reading "Hon. W.F. Cody." The horse's bridle is adorned with shells placed in a pattern to...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Entrance to grounds ticket office
- A large group of people walks in front of the ticket office wagon near the entrance to the grounds of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the men and women wear straw hats and carry umbrellas. A banner hanging from the top of the ticket...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Grandstand
- A group of men works to set up the grandstand for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large tent covers the wood bleachers the men are building. Numerous planks of wood are on the ground near the men. The man in the center midground holds a long plank...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1900-1910.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Hauling
- A group of men works several teams of horses pulling up a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A stagecoach is in the left background. Several houses are in the distance.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Grandstand
- A man in the left center midground leans against a log pole supporting the grandstand for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a hat and bow tie and holds his coat over his right shoulder. He has a moustache. Several workers are in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1900-1910.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Herd of buffalo
- A young man walks in the right foreground in a field near a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several cowboys ride horses among a herd of buffalo in the midground. The cowboy in the left midground wears sheepskin chaps. A group of people is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Indian tepees
- A group of Native American teepees is set up in the left midground near another large tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Long ropes supporting the tent run across the center foreground. Numerous trees and shrubs stand around the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Johnny Baker at peephole
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground looking through a peephole to the show's arena. Another man looks into...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Men on horseback
- A group of men on horseback, including two Native Americans and a Mexican vaquero, is gathered in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The Native American man in the left center midground wears a feather headdress and a loincloth. The Mexican...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaquero
- A man poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a hat with turned up sides and a dark scarf pinned around his neck by an oval pin with a picture of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on it. A coiled rope...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaqueros entering arena
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground near the entrance to the show's arena. Another man, probably Cody...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sombreros and dark, bolero jackets. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Native Americans on horseback
- A group of Native Americans on horseback is gathered in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Three of the men wear feather headdresses. Several of the others wear single feathers on the backs of their heads. The men wear loincloths, and...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Phillipino
- A Filipino man on horseback stops in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show among several other riders from varying nationalities, including Native Americans, Mexican vaqueros, American cowboys and cavalrymen from several countries. The Filipino...
- Filipinos--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rear, 2nd from right, Dexter Fellows
- A group of five men is gathered in front of a large banner for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man second from the right may be Dexter Fellows, press agent for the show. The banner shows admission prices to the show as 50 cents for adults and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Advertisements--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Main St.
- Men, including R. W. English and Harry Nuting, pose on snowy Main Street (Littleton Boulevard) in front of the lumber yard, Littleton, Colorado. Small wood false front office sign reads: "Lumber, R. W. English Lumber Company, Lumber, Laths,...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lumber industry--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Merchants--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; English, R. W.; Nuting, Harry.
- 1890
- Teller School
- Photograph of young children at Teller Elementary School in Denver, Colorado during a class activity. Inside a boat crafted from paper and wood with the name Queen Mary, nine students participate in a class boat project. Four boys stand at the...
- Teller School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Asbury Elementary School Airplane Project
- Photograph of the Airplane Project at Asbury School located in Denver, Colorado. Pictured is a side view of the butcher paper replica of an airplane with several students sitting inside. On the stairs leading into the plane is a girl with a...
- Asbury School (Denver, Colo.); Denver Public Schools.; Denver (Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Hermanos inside the Concilio Superior hall Antonito, Colo.
- Members of La Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos, Concilio Superior (#1), pose inside their hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. They are identified as Hermano Thomas E. Romero from Concilio # 16, La Garita, Colorado, and...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Antonito (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fraternal organizations.; Older people.; Sociedad Protección Mutua de...
- [1993?]
- Captain Albert Jackman and Lieutenant Paul Townsend inside an Everest Tent, on Mount Rainier, Washington
- View of Captain Albert Jackman and Lieutenant Paul Townsend of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) inside a green Everest Tent during the Mount Rainier Test Expedition. Jackman is taking notes and Townsend is reading. Equipment...
- Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Tents--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Jackman, Albert H.; Townsend, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [May 1942]
- Medicine men of Navajo tribe
- Native American (Navajo) men pose near an earthen hogan. Some of the men wear bead necklaces with naja pendants. One man wears a metal bead bandolier, another wears a concho belt.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Hogans--1880-1910.; Shamans--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910
- Rico Argentine, inside mill
- Men work inside a mill building at the Rico Argentine Mining Company Mine near Rico (Dolores County), Colorado. Shows floatation cells. Belt drives power the ore processing machinery.
- Rico (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Rico Argentine Mining Company Mine (Dolores County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Rico--1930-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--Rico--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Rico--1930-1950.; Ore...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Inside a Hopi house furnished with Indian rugs, pottery and baskets, Grand Canyon, Arizona
- Interior view of Hopi House, a Fred Harvey Company curio shop, at the Grand Canyon, Arizona; a replica of a Native American pueblo room with displays of Hopi, Pueblo, and Navajo arts and crafts including rugs, baskets and pottery.
- Fred Harvey (Firm)--1900-1910.; Hopi Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--1900-1910.; Navajo textile fabrics--Arizona--1900-1910.; Pueblo...
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Group portrait of Omaha Indians
- Group portrait of (left to right) White Swan, Inside Man, Cook, Chef du Bande, Mnigh-Di-Tai, Yellow Smoke and a child, Standing Bear holding a pipe-tomahawk, Cat, Bright Eye, Traveler, Village Maker, Homme Connu, John Pilcher (leader), unidentified...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Omaha Indians--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Men--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Bright Eye.; Cat, Omaha woman.; Chef du Bande.; Cook, Omaha woman.; Hard Chief.; Homme Connu.; Inside...
- [1883]
- Indians dancing inside a lodge, elaborate clothing
- Unidentified group of Dakota Native Americans dancing in full regalia inside an open lodge.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1890.; Dancing--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Costume & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Group of Indians sitting inside large tepee, full length
- Large group of Dakota Native American males sitting in a circle inside large open-sided tepee, council or meeting of some type; feathers in hair, blankets wrapped around shoulders or waists, straps of bells wrapped around some individuals' knees.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indian councils--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council.
- [188-?]
- Tunnel at north end of Lake Garda, Italy, artillery inside
- The seven tunnels at the north end of Lake Garda provided the best protection against the German artillery coming from Riva and Torbole. Here is a Tenth Mountain Division artillery unit inside a tunnel.
- Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.; Artillery (Troops)--1940-1950.; Tunnels--Italy--1940-1950.; War casualities--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945
- Showing inside construction of pipe to penstock, pipe 48" dim.
- Two men pose inside the opening at the end of a pipe, part of a pipeline under construction by the Stanley Mine, near Idaho Springs in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a wooden structure around the pipe.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stanley Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Pipelines--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Pipes...
- 1894 October
- Inside N. London boarding house
- View of snow inside the ruins of the boarding house at the North London Mine in Park County, Colorado. Shows fallen timbers and walls through an open door in the boarding house interior.
- North London Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Park County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Interiors--Colorado--Park County--1970-1980.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Park County--1970-1980.; Ruins--Colorado--Park County--1970-1980.; Snow--Colorado--Park...
- 1972
- Inside house on Boreas Pass
- Interior view of the abandoned Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company section house in the ghost town of Boreas (Summit County) on Boreas Pass, Colorado. Shows a building with no floors, dilapidated door frames, lathe and plaster walls, a...
- Boreas (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Boreas--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Boreas--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boreas--1960-1970.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Boreas--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Inside D. & R. G. depot
- Agent W. C. Cuthbert and Morton Weaver pose inside the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad station, Littleton, Colorado. Cuthbert sits at a typewriter next to his paper cluttered desk. Weaver sits beside him; he wears dusty trousers and suspenders.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1920.; Cuthbert, W. C.; Weaver, Morton.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
- Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1939
- Cheesman Park-Congress Park, SE inside corner facing East
- Cheesman Park-Congress Park, new inside corner cornice stone East elevation near SE corner