Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Float for 4th of July parade at Barr
- A man and children sit in a horse-drawn cart decorated as an automobile for a Fourth of July parade in Barr, Colorado. The man wears a vest, long-sleeved shirt, bow tie, driving goggles, and hat. The children wear stovepipe hats with stars and...
- Barr (Colo.)--1900-1908.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Barr--1900-1910.
- 1908 July 4
- Johnnie Dewer's Place (present town hall)
- Men pose around the wooden bar in a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. One holds a corncob pipe. The backbar pediment has carving and spindlework; bunting is tacked around the mirror. A cash register and metal sculptures of swordsmen are on it, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- 1894 or 1895
- Johnnie Dewer's Place
- Two men with long white beards sit on the wooden bar in a saloon in Breckenridge, Colorado. One holds a cane and one holds a corncob pipe. The backbar pediment has carving and spindlework; bunting is tacked to the mirror border. A cash register and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1899?]
- Lower Main Street, Breckenridge
- Buildings line either side of the dirt Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. The Arlington House on the left has a curvelinear false front with a wide cornice and an open porch with a balcony. Other half false fronted buildings flank it; one with...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1891?]
- The main street, Leadville, Colorado
- A variety of signs hang perpendicular to buildings and are large as part of the automobile age in advertising. On the right side, there are "G.Z. Garage Storage," "Texaco, gasoline, motor oil," "Cities Service," "Hotel Vendome," "Bus Depot,"...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1941]
- (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?]
- Leadville, Officers of Rocky Mountain Rifles, 1887
- A group of the Rocky Mountain Rifles, Leadville Division of the Colorado National Guard, pose in a camp in Colorado. Two seated officers include Colonel R.S. Morrison and Jake Kahn. Most of the men wear uniforms and various types of hats. Some have...
- Colorado. National Guard. Leadville Division--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1887
- Leadville, Colo, main street (Harrison) south
- This view looking south on snowpacked Harrison Avenue, the main street in Leadville, Colorado's business district, includes several landmark buildings. The Hotel Vendome, the Delaware Hotel, the old Lake County Courthouse, and the American National...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Delaware Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Vendome Hotel--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Commercial...
- 1937
- Recreation hall at Fraser, Colorado before R.R., Eastom (became Fraser)
- A large two-story gable-roofed chinked log building, the recreation hall in Eastom, Colorado, is surrounded by a rail fence. Tree stumps are in the brush in front of the fence, and evergreen trees are behind the building. The town of Eastom was...
- Eastom (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sports & recreation facilities--Colorado--Eastom--1900- 1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 16th Street decorated for Christmas
- A view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, decorated for Christmas. Garlands and a large bell hang over the streets from buildings. The Daniels and Fisher Tower (D&F Tower) is in the background. Shows automobiles, trolley cars and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 November 30
- Horses with trainers
- Two men stand next to their horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cavalry uniforms and are members of Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World. The horse on the right sits on its hind quarters while the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1880-1900.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Men with horses
- Two men stand next to their horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cavalry uniforms and are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." The horse on the right sits on its hind quarters while...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Lassoeing
- A group of cowboys rides horses in the background in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. Several of the men twirl lassos in the air.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Roping.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Dickerman residence at 136 West 9th St.
- This house, at 136 West Ninth Street, in Leadville, Colorado, was the Ezra D. Dickerman residence. Dickerman was the general manager of the Morning & Star and the Ward Consolidated Mining Companies and lived in the one story house from 1890 to...
- Dickerman, Ezra 1867-1969--Homes & haunts.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1896]
- Georgian Cossack
- A Russian Georgian Cossack stands on his hands on top of a moving horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks.
- [1892]
- Bucking
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The grandstand for the audience is in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Wild West Show cast
- Members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show cast, probably German soldiers, pose on horseback in a camp for the show. The men wear metal helmets with birds on their tops and light-colored uniforms. They also wear cuirassiers covering their chests....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Soldiers--German.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Lower Creede
- Pedestrian and horse-drawn carts proceed down a bustling street in the town of Creede (Lower Creede), Colorado, in Mineral County. Several buildings are under construction. Architectural elements of the existing buildings includes clapboard siding,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900.]
- Man in row boat on Grand Lake
- A man, possibly Joseph Collier, sits in a wood row boat on the shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. He wears a hat and has a beard. Several ridges of mountains are in the distance on the far side of the lake.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- Hurdle race
- A group of four horseback riders jumps over a hurdle in a dirt arena during a race in a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Sioux Indian
- A Sioux man poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it in the dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. He wears a long, feather headdress and holds a long spear and round shield in...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Horse thief
- A man playing the role of a horse thief lies on the ground next to his horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. A landscape scene is painted on the backdrop in the right center...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Horse stealing.
- [1892?]
- Cody in carriage for parade
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides in a carriage drawn by two white horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of Native Americans on horseback follows behind the carriage. Several young boys walk...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1880-1900.; Parades & processions--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Street parade, Sioux Indians
- A group of Sioux men rides horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Two of the men wear feather headdresses and breastplates, possibly made from bone. Each of the men carries a long spear. Several young boys sit...
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Deadwood Coach
- John Y. Nelson, a scout and performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, rides on top of the famous Deadwood Stagecoach during a performance of the show at Earl's Court in England. A man drives the stagecoach. The coach is pulled by teams of mules.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Earliest Rocky Mountain News building
- A view of the earliest Rocky Mountain News building in Denver, Colorado. The building was built on stilts in the bed of Cherry Creek, it was washed away in the flood of 1864.
- Rocky Mountain News--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Newspapers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Police force
- The Leadville, Colorado, Police Force poses on wooden stairs. J.A. Kelly was Marshal and J.W. Frazer, Captain. Policemen include W.W. Butler, C. Dwyer, J. Dwyer, O. Heller, R. Monteith, Thomas McCulloch, George O'Connor, Cliff Perkins, Thomas...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Police--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1878 and 1879]
- Sitting Bull
- Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull poses for a half-length portrait while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a feather headdress and has his hair in braids with fur wrapped around their ends. He also has an embroidered sash across...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1885?]
- High Bear, Chief
- Sioux Chief High Bear poses for a half-length studio portrait while wearing a feather headdress and a breast plate, possibly made of bones. Fur tassles hang from the sides of his headdress; he holds a beaded war club across his lap.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; High Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of Native Americans is gathered in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. Several of the men sit on the ground eating watermelon. The two men at the entrance to the teepee...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1900.; Watermelons--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Sioux Chief American Horse poses with a woman and child in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while touring at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. American Horse wears a feather headdress and a breastplate, possibly made...
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A large group of Native Americans poses in front of several teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. Sioux Chief American Horse leans his arm against a tree in the left center midground. He wears a...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of Native American men is gathered in front of a teepee playing cards in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Erastina in Staten Island, New York. A feather headdress rests on the end of a long spear propped aginst a tree in the left...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- American Horse, Warrior Chief of the Sioux Nation, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Oglala Sioux Chief American Horse poses for a full-length portrait. He is wearing a feather headdress and points a pistol with his right hand and holds a long feather in his left. American Horse was a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Oglala Indians--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Rocky Bear, Chief of the Oglala Sioux, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Chief Rocky Bear of the Oglala Sioux poses for a full-length portrait while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He is wearing a feather headdress and a breastplate, possibly made of bones. He holds a beaded war club in his right hand and a...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Oglala Indians--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Rocky Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Flies Above, Chief of the Cut-Off Sioux, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Flies Above, Chief of the Cut-Off Sioux, poses for a full-length portrait in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. He wears a feather headdress and a breast plate, possibly made of bone. He holds a pistol in his right hand....
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Flies Above.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Longwolf, Chief of the Bad Face Band of Sioux, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Longwolf, Chief of the Bad Face Band of Sioux, poses for a full- length portrait while wearing a feather headdress and pointing a pistol with his left hand. He wears a long, printed shirt. Longwolf was a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Longwolf.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Brave Chief, Chief of the Witehitos, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Brave Chief, Chief of the Witehitos, poses for a full-length portrait holding a pistol in his right hand and wearing one feather on the back of his head. He also wears a breast plate, possibly made of bone, over a vest. He wears a printed shirt...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Brave Chief.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Buck Taylor "King of the Cowboys" Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- William Levi "Buck" Taylor, known as the "King of the Cowboys" in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in the foreground, while on tour with the show in England. He wears spotted chaps and a cowboy hat. A rope is coiled and hangs...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Taylor, William Levi.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Col. W.F. Cody, (Buffalo Bill,) & his old war horse "Charlie"
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on the back of his horse "Charlie," probably in England during the first European tour of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1887. Several pieces of a mural depicting large mountains are in the background....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.; Murals--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Col. W.F. Cody, (Buffalo Bill,) "in the saddle"
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on the back of a white horse, probably in England during the first European tour of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1887. A rifle, possibly a Winchester, lays across his lap. He holds onto the saddle...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Original prairie schooner Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A man, possibly William Levi "Buck" Taylor, and a woman sit on the buckboard of a covered wagon in the midground in an arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The wagon is pulled by two teams of horses. Several rocks and trees are in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Covered wagons--1880-1890.; Horse teams--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Taylor, William Levi.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Billie Bulluck & Jim Mitchell, cowboys, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Billie Bulluck and Jim Mitchell, both cowboys in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose on horses in the foreground in front of a cluster of rocks and trees. Mitchell wears leather chaps and holds a coiled rope in his left hand. Bullock wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Bulluck, Billie.; Mitchell, Jim.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Round-up of buffalo, elk, and Texas steers, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of elk, buffalo and steer stands in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several cowboys on horses are in the background in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison.; Cattle herding.; Cattle.; Elk.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Hunter's return, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- John Y. Nelson and "Ma" Whittaker, both members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, pose in front of a small log cabin used during a scene in the show. Nelson sits on a horse and has the body of a deer draped across his lap. He holds a rife...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Hunting.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Bennie Irving "The Smallest Cowboy in the World", Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Young Bennie Irving, nicknamed "The Smallest Cowboy in the World," poses on horseback wearing a cowboy hat while on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Europe. A part of a set for a performance of the show is in the right background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Irving, Bennie.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Famous Deadwood Coach of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- John Y. Nelson, a scout and member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, sits on top of the back of the Deadwood Stagecoach, which is pulled by three teams of mules. A man sits on the buckboard. Johnny Baker, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill"...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Returning hunter
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback with the body of a deer across his lap. He holds a rifle up with his right hand. Numerous rocks and trees are in the right and left foreground. Nelson guided...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Chiefs of Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of seven Native American chiefs poses in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Several of the men are wearing feather headdresses. Included in the group are Flies Above on the far left and Standing Bear...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Flies Above.; Red Shirt.; Standing Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Indian warriors in the mountains, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- A group of seven Native American men poses on a cluster of rocks while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Several of the men have blankets wrapped around their shoulders.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1887?]