Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Men's clothing store interior, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of men's clothing store in Georgetown, Colorado; shows shoe boxes, stacked shirts, suspenders, a sign "Kirkendale Jones & Co. Men's Women's and Children's Fine Shoes," and rubber boots. Two men stands next to the showcases; nearby are...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 to 1910?]
- At Walpi- 1899.
- Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) men pose outdoors at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The men stand near a pile of wood. They both wear beaded necklaces. One man wears a hat.
- Hopi Indians--Men--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Visitors at Walpi
- Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) men pose at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. Both men wear cloth headbands. One man wears a concha belt and beaded necklaces.
- Hopi Indians--Men--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- Native Americans and white men near a tepee
- Native American (tribe unknown) men, women, children, and white men sit and stand near a tepee. The men wear hats. One man smokes a pipe. A covered wagon stands near the tepee.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Children--1890-1920.; Covered wagons--1890-1920.; Tipis--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Arapahoe men
- Friday, Sharp Nose, Black Coal, Six Feathers, and other Native American (Arapaho) men pose outdoors with white men at Fort Robinson, Nebraska. Some of the Arapahoe men hold rifles, they wear moccasins, leggings, blankets, vests, hair pipe chokers,...
- Arapaho Indians--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1880-1910.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1880-1910.; Black Coal.; Sharp Nose.; Six Feathers.; Friday, Bill.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Native American men and woman
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Native American (Plains) men and a woman. The woman wears moccasins, a blanket, a shawl, and a hair pipe necklace decorated with metal. The men wear moccasins, leggings, hair pipe and dentalium shell...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Cheyenne warriors (holiday costume)
- Native American (Cheyenne) men pose near a wooden building. One man holds a feather fan. The men wear blankets around their waists and metal bead and hair pipe necklaces. A third man stands in the doorway of the building.
- Cheyenne Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Men--1880-1910.; Plank buildings--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Ute men and tepee
- Three Native American (Ute) men pose in front of a tepee, probably in Montrose County, Colorado. The men have short hair or braids and wear hats and spectacles, suits, ties, and boots or moccasins. One man wears possibly a reservation police...
- Indians of North America--Men--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1920.; Ute Indians--Men--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1920.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--Montrose...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Ute men at a tepee
- Three Native American (Ute) men pose in front of a tepee, possibly in Montrose County, Colorado. Men have short hair or braids and wear hats and spectacles, suits, ties, and boots or moccasins. One man wears possibly a reservation police uniform...
- Indians of North America--Men--1890-1920.; Ute Indians--Men--1890-1920.; Men--1890-1920.; Tipis--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Ute Men
- Native American (Ute) men hold wide-brimmed felt hats and wear intricately beaded moccasins, probably in western Colorado. A man wears a twelve strand neck piece. Men have neckerchiefs, one wears earrings, one has a blanket wrap, and one man wears...
- Indians of North America--Men--Colorado--1900-1920.; Ute Indians--Men--Colorado--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Men in tunnel with tools
- Men pose at a tunnel, probably part of the Gunnison Tunnel Project in Montrose County, Colorado. Men wear suits or overalls, wide-brimmed hats, caps, and work boots. A box of dynamite sticks is on the ground in the tunnel. Tools are lean against...
- Gunnison Tunnel (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1909?]
- Ground breaking at Swedish Hospital
- A man in a suit smiles and digs up a shovel full of dirt during the ground breaking ceremony at Swedish Hospital (Swedish Medical Center) in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Men who have already moved a shovel full of dirt file away from the...
- Swedish Hospital (Englewood, Colo.)--Buildings--1960-1970.; Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.; Men--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1963?]
- Largest hay barn in the state of Wyoming, Colonel Torry's M Ranch
- View of men in front of a log barn, at what is identified as Colonel Torry's M Ranch, in Hat Creek (Niobrara County), Wyoming. The barn has a gabled roof, a transom over a main entrance and cupolas with vents. Men are identified left to right as:...
- Hat Creek (Wyo. : Town)--1880-1890.; Barns--Wyoming--Hat Creek--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Wyoming--Hat Creek--1880-1890.; Men--Wyoming--Hat Creek--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Men with display of fish
- Men pose near and on a Model T Couplet probably in Colorado. A board with fish is displayed against the tire of the automobile. The men hats, one man wears coveralls. Two of the men smile. A tent is in the distance.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1940.; Fishing--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1940?]
- Men and a dog
- Men, part of the cast and crew of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sit in a field with a dog. A few of the men are identified as: "H. Emerson, E. Spangle, J. Hickey, Haywood Boyce, A. Good, and H. Payne." The men wear...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Bull terrier--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Dogs--1910-1920.; Employees--1910-1920.; Entertainers--1910-1920.; Wild west shows--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Central City First National Bank, Colorado
- Fifteen men stand on the sidewalk in front of the First National Bank at the corner of Main and Eureka streets in Central City, Colorado. The men are dressed in suits and hats and many hold cigars. H.H. Lake is third from the left in the middle row...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banking--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Banks--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Businessmen--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- William F. Cody with men on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on his dark horse, "Duke," in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat adorned with tassles and beads; a wide-brimmed hat with one side curled up, probably a Stetson; and thigh...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Indian camp
- John Y. Nelson, a scout and driver of the Deadwood Stagecoach, sits on a set of wood steps on a small hill in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Men sit on each side of Nelson. The man on the...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Men--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Men wearing aprons
- A large group of men stands in front of a wood building in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris. Several of the men wear long aprons, indicating they may be the kitchen staff for the show. Three men sit on wood chairs in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cooks--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Portrait of men in uniform
- Men in uniform, probably U.S. Army or Marine soldiers and officers, pose with bayonets displayed in tripods, near a stand of trees. The men wear helmets topped with spikes (pickelhauben) and belts. An officer wears a double breasted coat with...
- Helmets--1880-1890.; Military officers--1880-1890.; Soldiers--1880-1890.; Uniforms--1880-1890.
- [c. 1884]
- Central City people
- Men and women stand in a group on the steps of the Teller House in Central City, Colorado, in 1890's costume. The women wear long gowns of satin and lace with bustles. The men wear dark suits with string ties or ascots, wide-brimmed hats, and false...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Costumes--American--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Wild West Show performance
- A group of men chases a pig in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Some of the men wear cavalry uniforms. Several of the men wear scarves tied around their heads. A horse is in the right foreground. The audience fills the bleachers...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Men--1900-1910.; Swine--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- (Cripple Creek District) Independence Station (after destruction by strikers) wrecked platform where 14 men were killed.
- The railroad station in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is in ruins after being destroyed by strikers; fourteen men were killed on the platform. Doors are off their hinges, all glass in windows and doors has been broken out, torn shingles...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Railroad strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Córdova brothers
- Studio portrait of Benito Córdova, Juan Córdova, Eduardo Córdova. and two unidentified men. Three men stand, they hold or smoke cigars, wear jackets or vests, two have mustaches and two have hand cuffs hanging from one arm. Two men sit on the...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Families.; Córdova, Benito--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Juan--Pictorial works.; Córdova, Eduardo--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Fred Paiz
- Four men pose in a corral probably on a ranch in Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. Two of the men are on horseback, one in a checked cap and jacket is identified as Fred Paiz who aims a rifle, the other wears a cowboy hat and has a rifle on...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding.; Paiz, Silfredo, 1904-1919--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Shooting--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1918]
- Railroad workers
- View of a railroad work crew in New Mexico. A group of men and teenage boys stand with tools that include crowbars. The men are dressed for cold weather and wear hats, caps, suits, overcoats and jackets. Farmers from southern Colorado would travel...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Railroad construction workers.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Railroad construction workers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.
- 1905
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 48, 1910 November 26
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 16, 1913 May 31
- The Anaconda Mine, Gold Hill, Cripple Creek
- A group of men sit on and stand near sacks filled with raw ore from the Anaconda Tunnel Mine in the Cripple Creek Mining District (Teller County), Colorado. Some of the men wear work clothes, others appear to be business men and are dressed in...
- Anaconda Tunnel Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Bonanza
- Men and women pose on a dirt street in Bonanza (Saguache County), Colorado. Frame buildings have false fronts and signs that read: "F.F. Roby Assayer" and "Second Hand Goods." Miners hold pick axes, shovels, sledge hammers and pose near a pile of...
- Bonanza (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Assayers--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Parade in Denver
- View of a parade on Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men in probably military uniforms march in the street with drums and an American Flag. Shows possibly an Elks banner and men in rows who wear white uniforms and caps. Men in suits and hats...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Breckenridge, Colo. Hook & Ladder Co. Fire Dept.
- Men pose on ladders or on the street in front of the two story frame Fireman's Hall building with a central cupola and a flagpole in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. Men wear fire hats and uniforms, pose and hold buckets or axes. A man holds...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.; Fire stations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1888]
- Group of young men
- Studio portrait of young men, from possibly Rio Blanco (Rio Blanco County), Colorado, they wear bib overalls and hold cigars.
- Men--1910-1920.
- 1917, October 19
- Log cabin, Pyramid
- Men stage a gunfight in front of a log cabin near Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Two men point pistols at men who pose with their arms up. Shows snow on the cabin and in nearby trees.
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunfights--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Stage between Rifle and Meeker
- Men sit and pose on the Rifle-Meeker stage coach in Garfield or Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Men wear suspenders or jackets and hats and sit inside or on top of the stage coach. Identified men include: Leo Welch, Floyd Austin, Roy Marker (the...
- Horse teams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Austin, Floyd.; Marker, Roy.; Welch, Leo.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Irwin school house
- Men, women and children pose on the stairs of the Irwin school house building in Irwin (Gunnison County), Colorado. Men, teachers, and probably students wear fitted dresses or pinafores. Children and a dog sit on a step. William S. Hinkley stands...
- Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1900.; Hinkley, William S.; Shaw, Charles N.
- [between 1882 and 1895?]
- Parade, Gunnison, Colorado
- Native American (Jicarilla Apache) men and women walk in a parade on Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Signs on commercial buildings read: "Miller's Dry Goods, Haberdashery," "Little Supermarket," "Endner's Hardware," and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Jicarilla Indians--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Parades...
- 1953 July
- Portrait of two men
- Two men pose for a studio portrait near an ornate backdrop. Both men wear suit jackets, vests, hats, and neck ties. One man sits in an upholstered chair. The other stands with one hand resting on the back of the chair and the other in his pocket.
- Men--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of men who celebrate
- Studio portrait of a group of men who raise glasses and bottles in a toast. The men are in various stages of dress. One man wears an overcoat with a fur collar and cuffs. A cigar dangles from his lips. Another man wears a pair of pants with...
- Men--1890-1900.; Smoking--1890-1900.; Toasting--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Ute Indians, Ignacio, CO
- North American Indian (Ute) men and boys stand or sit on horseback at the Southern Ute Agency in Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado. The men have their hair in braids (some are wrapped in fur), they wear cloth leggings, and a few wear hairpipe...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Southern Ute Agency--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing &...
- [ca. 1890]
- Rodeo
- Two women ride show horses possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. Two men walk along side each female rider and her horse. The women wear full length dresses and one woman wears a derby hat. The men wear...
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Women--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Rodeo
- Four men pose in an arena at a rodeo at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. Two of the men pose on horseback with the other two men hold the reins to each horse.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horses--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Rodeo
- A group of men pose for a photo at a rodeo at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. Three of the men hold one rodeo contestant on their shoulders in celebration, other men stand and watch nearby.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Unid. group
- A group of unidentified men, two in conductor's uniforms, pose on the back platform of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad car No. 93 at Leadville Junction in Lake County, Colorado. Some of the men stand on the railroad tracks and the wood platform next...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Upper Creede, looking north
- Men and boys pose on probably Main Street in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Men identified as A.L. Moses and C.L. Graves stand on a wooden sidewalk in front of "Miner's Bank", and wear cowboy hats, jackets and ties. Men and boys pose beside a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1889 and 1898?]
- Goldman's Grocery Store, Central City, Colorado
- Men stand or sit and pose in front of the Miller Block Building on the corner of Main Street and Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado, "1874" is carved in a corner pediment on the cornice, Young men sit in the Goldman's store...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Boarders in a coal camp household
- A group of men pose near a house, possibly a boarding house, in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Some of the men hold tools in their hands including axes, brooms, saws, and picks. Others hold liquor bottles. Several men sit on...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Wild West Show parade
- Members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show band ride horses down a dirt street during a parade for the show. The men are playing their instruments while riding horses. Among the instruments being played is a trombone, a trumpet and the drums. A group...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bands--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- 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]
- Advertising railroad car #1
- Advertising car #1, a large railroad car, stands in the midground on a railroad track in a snowy scene. Lettering on the side of the car reads "Buffalo Bill's Great Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders Col. W.F. Cody - President, Nate Salsbury -...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]