Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- A Moki farmer
- Native Americans (Hopi) stand at a doorway at Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. A man wears a cotton shirt with buttons, pants, and moccasins, and he carries a leather and rope bundle, probably a harness. Women have bare feet and wear woven shawls...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--1890-1900.; Farmers--Arizona--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Pretty Old Man, Crows, Crow Agency, Mont.
- A Native American (Crow) man identified as Pretty-Old-Man poses on a horse at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. The man wears a feather headdress and a headpiece with fur and antlers, a shirt, leggings, and moccasins, and he sits on a saddled...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--Crow...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma, dance
- Native American Pueblo men, wearing dance kilts, moccasins, and body paint, and women, wearing head tablets, mantas, and moccasins and leggings, dance with rattles, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. They dance in front of a shrine adorned with cottonwood...
- Acoma Indians--Spiritual life--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Saint Stephen's Day--New Mexico--Acoma--1890-1900.; Acoma...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- American Indian
- Studio portrait (seated) of a Native American man, he wears a bear claw necklace, a peace medallion, a loose shirt with leggings and moccasins, and a single feather, Colorado. He has a blanket on his lap and a flute attached to his wrist.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Men--1860-1870.
- ca. 1868
- Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota, seated, wearing Indian war bonnets, full length
- Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, on left, and American Horse, Dakota Chief, on right, both full length, seated; taken during performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Madison Square Garden, New York; Red Cloud wears feather headdress, breastplate,...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild West shows--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Ute Indians
- Standing studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) men and a woman; the men wear wrapped braids, shirts, leggings, moccasins, and blankets. The woman wears a dress, shawl, and moccasins.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--Women--1860-1870.
- 1869 or 1870
- Shavano, Yega, Jim McCook and squaw
- Standing portrait of Native Americans (Ute) near Delta, Colorado, identified as (l to r): Monk Shavano (nephew of Chipeta), Yega, Jim McCook and his wife. The men's costume includes buffalo horn and feather headdresses, hair pipe breastplates, a...
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--1910-1920.; Jim McCook, Ute Indian.; Monk Shavano.; Yega, Ute Indian.
- Summer, 1912
- Group - William F. Cody with Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota Indians, all on horseback with arena background, Indians wearing headdress, full length
- Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, on left, William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill", center, and American Horse, Dakota Chief, on right atop horses during Wild West performance in Madison Square Garden, New York; Red Cloud wears with eye glasses, feather...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild West shows--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Ute Brave & squa [sic]
- Standing studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) man and wife. The woman has her hair rolled and wrapped, she wears face paint, a fringed buckskin dress, beaded necklace, moccasins, and a paisley shawl. The man wears fur wrapped...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute couple with daughter
- A Native American (probably Ute) man, woman, and girl stand on a woven rug and pose with a horse in front of a clapboard building with a porch with ornate brackets. The woman and girl wear shawls with fringe, a choker necklace or a long beaded...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Horses--1890-1910.; Houses--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Group - William F. Cody with Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota Indians, Cody standing, Indians sitting, wearing elaborate headdresses, full length
- holding a feather pole.; Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, on left, William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill", center, and American Horse, Dakota Chief, on right in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Madison Square Garden, New York; Red Cloud sits, wearing...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild West shows--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Home life of Sac and Fox Indians, with sleeping papoose, S. & F. reservation, Okla.
- Portrait of a Native American (Sac and Fox) family in front of a canvas backdrop. The man stands looking down on his wife and baby, and wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a woven blanket, necklace, and head wrap with feather. The woman is sitting on...
- Fox Indians--Women--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Sauk Indians--Children--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Sac and Fox Indian Reservation (Okla.)--1900-1910.; Families--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Sac and Fox Nation.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Group - William F. Cody with Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota Indians, Cody standing and Indians sitting, Indians wearing headdresses, full length
- blanket wrapped around waist, moccasins, and holds a pole with feathers.; Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, on left, William Frederick Cody "Buffalo Bill," center, and American Horse, Dakota Chief, on right in Wild West Show taken in Madison Square Garden,...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Wild West shows--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [1897 or 1898]
- Chief Fast Thunder's camp
- View of Chief Fast Thunder's tepee camp, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, shows Native American Sioux men in overcoats, trousers, and hats with moccasins, and women wearing dresses and wrapped in blankets.
- Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Tipis--South...
- [1891?]
- Young Apache warrior and his squaw
- A Native American (Apache) man and woman pose in a meadow near Camp Apache in Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. The woman wears a dress with a gathered waist and pleated sleeves, boot moccasins, and has a burden basket....
- Apache Indians--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Bow and arrow--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Navajo County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--Arizona--Navajo...
- 1873
- Chief Douglass and squaw, Utes
- Standing studio portrait of Native Americans (Ute); Chief Douglass wears leggings, a shirt, moccasins, conchos and a felt hat; the woman wears braids, a dress, necklaces, moccasins, and has fur draped over her arm. Both have leather objects...
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--Women--1860-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1870.; Douglass, Ute Chief.
- [between 1866 and 1870?]
- Ute group portrait
- Studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) men, women, and children; the men wear leggings, shirts, hair pipe breastplates and chokers, feathers, earrings; one man holds a flute. The women and girls wear dresses, shawls, and beaded...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Cochiti Pueblo
- Standing portrait of two unidentified Cochiti women in Native American dress. One wears a print dress, decorative belt, moccasins, and a head covering. The other wears a dark manta, moccasins, squash blossom and bead necklaces, and a head covering....
- Cochiti Indians--Clothing & dress--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Women--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.; Cochiti (N.M.)--1890-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Cochiti--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Indian excursion in Denver
- Group portrait of Native American Ute men, women, and a girl in Denver, Colorado. They have drums, costume includes feather and horn headdresses, braids, embroidered aprons and leggings, felt hats, moccasins, and blankets. Advertisements on frame...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Indian excursion in Denver
- Group portrait of Native American Ute men, women, and a girl with drums and costume including feather and horn headdresses, braids, embroidered aprons and leggings, felt hats, moccasins, and blankets in Denver, Colorado. Advertisements on frame...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Indian excursion in Denver
- Group portrait of Native American Ute men, women, and a girl with drums and costume including feather and horn headdresses, braids, embroidered aprons and leggings, felt hats, moccasins, and blankets in Denver, Colorado. One man wears a suit and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- Indian excursion in Denver
- Group portrait of Native American Ute men, women, and a girl in Denver, Colorado, with drums and costume including feather and horn headdresses, braids, embroidered aprons and leggings, felt hats, moccasins, and blankets. Advertisements on frame...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- We'wha weaving belt
- We'wha, a Native American (Zuni), sits and weaves a belt on a backstrap loom, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. We'wha is a berdache, a man who prefers women's work and adopts female dress; he is dressed as a woman and wears a woven manta, moccasins, and...
- Berdaches--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1890.; Zuni (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Cross dressing--New...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ute group portrait
- Studio portrait of unidentified Native American men (Ute); costume includes feather headdresses, wrapped braids, face paint, print fabrics, a medallion, beaded wristbands and armbands, a buckskin shirt, moccasins, and a vest.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute group portrait
- Studio portrait of unidentified Native American men (Ute); costume includes feather headdresses, wrapped braids, face paint, print fabrics, a medallion, beaded wristbands and armbands, a buckskin shirt, moccasins, and a vest.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute portrait
- Standing studio portrait of unidentified Native American man (Ute) wearing a feather headdress and cape, braids, leggings, moccasins,and beaded wristbands. He holds a feather.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Capitanito
- Standing studio portrait of Capitanito, Native American (Ute) boy, son of Chief Severo, wearing a long shirt, choker and beads, moccasins, and beaded leggings. He stands on a wicker chair with his arms crossed over his chest.
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Capitanito.
- 1894
- Katchina dancer Hemis - home dancers (name of dancer)
- Portrait of Hemis a Native American (Hopi) Katchina dancer. He wears a kilt, woven belt, pine branches, a headdress and mask with feathers, moccasins, and holds a rattle.
- Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1910.; Kachinas--Arizona--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--Arizona--1890-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Ceremonial...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ataloa, noted Chikashaw [sic] folklorist and artist from Oklahoma, teaches art at the Santa Fe Indian School
- Night view of Ataloa, Native American Chickasaw woman dressed in a buckskin dress with fringe and beadwork, beaded moccasins, and braided hair, folklorist and teacher at the Santa Fe Indian School, New Mexico.
- Institute of American Indian Arts--1950-1960.; Santa Fe Indian School--1950-1960.; Chickasaw Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1950-1960.; Folklorists--New Mexico--Santa...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Dakota child
- Standing portrait of a Native American Dakota girl in front of a tepee, wearing a buckskin dress decorated with beads and shells, beaded moccasins, and a necklace.
- Dakota Indians--Children--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Girls--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Unidentified Dakota group
- A Native American Dakota Sioux mother holds a baby and poses next to a young girl in front of a tepee with a stove pipe. The woman and baby are wrapped in a shawl and the girl wears a buckskin dress decorated with beads and shells, beaded...
- Dakota Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Children--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.; Tipis--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Wa-kin-yan Ta-wa, His Own Thunder, a warrior of the Mdewakanton Sioux
- Seated studio portrait of Wa-kin-yan Ta-wa (His Own Thunder), Native American man and warrior of the Mdewakanton Sioux, wearing an animal fur headband with feathers, shirt and jacket, fur leg bands, moccasins, and a blanket around his waist. He...
- Dakota Indians--1850-1860.; Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Mdewakanton Indians--1850-1860.; Warriors--1850-1860.; His Own Thunder.
- [1858 or 1859]
- Atta-kai-bi-tzu-ih & Charlie, Navajo Indians of Arizona
- Studio portrait of Charlie Mitchell and Atta-kai-bi-tzu-ih, Native American Navajo scouts, posed with rifles, prop rocks, yucca and brush, in front of a painted backdrop. They wear animal fur caps, bandoliers, ammunition and conchas belts, leather...
- Indian scouts--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Military scouts--1880-1890.; Atta-kai-bi-tzu-ih.; Mitchell, Charlie.
- 1884?
- Nallti Zilli, Mescalero Apache chief [graphic]
- Standing studio portrait of Chief Nautzille (Nallti Zilli), Native American Mescalero Apache man wearing a buckskin leggings and shirt with epaulets and fringe, moccasins, and a domed felt hat; he holds a rifle.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Mescalero Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Nautzille.
- [between 1880 and 1888]
- Sitting Bull's family, his two wives and daughters, with D. F. Barry, full length
- Dakota Chief Sitting Bull's family, his two wives (Seen by the Nation and Her Four Robes) and daughters in dresses, moccasins, and shawls wrapped around shoulders stand outside log building; David Frances Barry on right holds ledger, record book or...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Log cabins--1880-1890.; Her Four Robes.; Seen by the Nation.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.
- [188-?]
- Ute portrait
- Standing studio portrait of unidentified Native American man (Ute) wearing a feather headdress and cape, leggings, wrapped braids, print fabric, moccasins, and beaded wristbands. He holds two feathers in his hand.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute group portrait
- Studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) adults and children; costumes include hair pipe breastplates and chokers, shells, conchos, beaded belts, moccasins, and medals.
- Indians of North America--Women--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute group portrait
- Studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) men, women, and a child. The men wear braids, blankets, leggings, shirts, hair pipe breastplates and chokers, feathers, earrings, leather, fringe, and beadwork; one man holds a flute. The women...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Julian & family - woman is Daisy & Ellen Watts mother
- Studio portrait of Julian, a Native American (Ute), his wife and children. Julian wears braids and pants, shirt and tie, jacket, and boots. His wife is wrapped in blankets and wears earrings. His daughter wears a buckskin dress and concho belt;...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Julian, Ute Indian.; Watt, Ellen,--Family.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A foot race
- Spectators watch from the stands as four Native American women (tribe unknown) line up for a foot race in a stadium at the Festival of Mountain and Plain in Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses, moccasins, and shawls.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Running...
- [1900?]
- Thomas American Horse, Sioux
- Standing portrait of Thomas American Horse, Native American Sioux, holding a blanket and wearing a cotton tunic, quilled vest, animal fur bandolier, leggings, moccasins, and feathers and bead string in his hair. A headdress prop is on the floor in...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- 1899
- Indians, Ute - Ouray and Chipeta
- Sitting studio portrait of Native American (Ute) Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta. Both wear fringed hide clothing, moccasins, and leggings. They are in Washington D. C. to negotiate a treaty following the Meeker incident. Ouray died soon after...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Chipeta.; Ouray.
- [1880?]
- Wolpi wristlets, moccasins, etc.
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows Native American Hopi arts and crafts of the Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona, including wristlets, moccasins, and a drum.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--Arizona--Walpi--1880-1890.
- [1880 or 1881]
- Group of Kiowas
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Native American (Kiowa) men. The men wear moccasins, and leggings. One man wears no shirt, armbands, a scarf around his neck, and a feather roach.
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Hobart--1890-1910.; Kiowa Indians--Oklahoma--Hobart--1890-1910.; Hobart (Okla.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Ezh-na-nik-ka-ga-hi, The Lone Chief, a chief of the Poncahs
- Seated studio portrait of Ezh-na-nik-ka-ga-hi (The Lone Chief), Native American man and chief of the Poncahs, wearing a jacket, neck scarf, moccasins, and a blanket wrapped around his waist.
- Indians of North America--1850-1860.; Ponca Indians--1850-1860.; Tribal chiefs--1850-1860.; Lone Chief, Ponca Chief.
- [1858 or 1859]
- Jicarilla Apache brave and squaw, lately wedded, Abiquiu Agency, New Mexico
- Outdoor portrait of a Native American Jicarilla Apache man and woman; shows the seated woman wearing a buckskin dress, moccasins, and wrapped in blankets; the standing man holds a quiver and leans on a buffalo robe.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Jicarilla Agency--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1870-1880.; Jicarilla Indians--New Mexico--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--New Mexico--1870-1880.; Spouses--New Mexico--1870-1880.;...
- 1874
- Shooting Star, Dakota, similar view
- Shooting Star, Dakota female, full length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing hair ornamentation, necklace, beads used as sash and belt, wrist bands, rings on fingers, moccasins, and shawl wrapped around shoulders.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Shooting Star.
- [188-?]
- Sitting Bull's son, a Dakota, and David F. Barry Sitting Bull's son in Indian clothing with elaborate headdress, full length.
- Sitting Bull's son Louie and David Frances Barry, full length studio portraits; Sitting Bull's son seated with four feathers in hair, hair ornamentation, fur vest with shiny metal adorments, seashells, and sheriff badge attached, loin cloth over...
- Dakota Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1920-1930.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; Barry, D. F. (David Frances), 1854-1934.
- 1926
- Nanise, sub chief
- Nanise, a Native American Southern Ute sub-chief, poses by a tipi at (probably) Ignacio (La Plata County), Colorado; costume includes a feather headdress, beaded moccasins, and a wooden smoking pipe.
- Indians of North America--Men--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Headdresses--Colorado--Ignacio--1900-1910.; Tribal...
- [1901?]
- Cheyenne man
- Portrait of a Native American Cheyenne man wearing a feather headdress, a hairpipe necklace, moccasins, and bells.
- Cheyenne Indians--Men--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Men--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1906?]