Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man's cowboy hat flies in the air behind him. He has a scarf tied around his neck and wears leather chaps. Another man walks near the bucking...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a cowboy hat and has a scarf tied around his neck. Additional people on horseback are in the left background. Tents cover the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cavalry, USA
- An American cavalryman balances on the backs of three horses running in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Additional cavalrymen on horseback are in the background. Tents cover the viewing stands in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry.; Horse shows.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody leads a procession during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a wide-brimmed hat at his right side and bows his head slightly. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse in the left midground during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a wide-brimmed hat, probably a Stetson, in the air with his right hand. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody's mount
- A man stands in the right foreground next to William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's horse "Duke" in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a cap and suspenders. The horse's bridle is decorated with shells. A Native American man sits on...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cossack (Georgian), Ivane Baramidze
- A Russian Cossack (Georgian), Ivane Baramidze, stands in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a wool cap and a long coat with cartridge loops across his chest. He holds a riding crop in his right hand. A large tent...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks.; Baramidze, Ivane.
- 1899
- Georgian Cossack, Data (David) Kadjaia.
- A Georgian Cossack, Data (David) Kadjaia, leader of the riders, balances on the back of a horse running in a grassy area, during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a wool hat and a long coat. Additional people on horseback are...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks.; Kadjaia, Data (David).
- 1899
- Cossacks
- Russian Georgian Cossacks, identified left to right: David Kadjaia, Ivane Baramidze, Miron Chkonia, unknown, unknown, Ermile Antadze, Dimitri Mgaloblishvili, and Luka Chkhartishvili, pose on horseback for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Louka, Alexis, Prince.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks--1880-1900.;Georgians (South Caucasians)--1880-1920.
- 1899
- Cowboys
- A group of American cowboys rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cowboy hats and have scarves tied around their necks. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Soldiers--American.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cowboys
- A group of cowboys poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear cowboys hats and have scarves tied around their necks. A few of them wear sheepskin chaps. One man in the right center of the group holds a flag. Large...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Infantry, USA
- A group of American infantrymen rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the men sit in a wagon pulled by horses. The men wear helmets and uniforms. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Infantry, USA
- Several teams of horses pulling wagons are stopped in the midground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several men in uniform walk near the horses. A group of teepees and tents is set up in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--1890-1900.; Tents--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Mexican roper
- A Mexican vaquero twirls a lasso in the air in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a sombrero and a dark, bolero coat. Several tents are set up in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Mexican vaqueros
- A group of Mexican vaqueros rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sombreros and dark, bolero jackets. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right background. Those men...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos.; Soldiers--American.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Rough Riders, USA
- Members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World" pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man sits on his horse in front of the rest of the group in the center foreground. The men all wear uniforms and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Historical reenactments.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; San Juan Hill, Battle of, 1898.
- 1899
- Sioux squaw
- A Sioux woman stands in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The lower front side of the teepee is rolled up exposing the wood logs that form its frame. A spear with feathers adorning it is stuck in the ground in the right...
- Dakota Indians--Women.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tipis.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sioux war dance
- A group of Sioux men reenacts a war dance in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear loincloths and feather headdresses. Several of the men carry long spears. Tents cover the viewing stands in the left...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Dakota Indians--Dance.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sioux
- A group of Sioux men reenacts a war dance in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear loincloths and feather headdresses. Several of the men carry long spears and round shields. One man rides a horse and...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Dakota Indians--Dance.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sioux
- A group of Sioux rides horses through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear loincloths and carry long spears and round shields. Some of the men wear feather headdresses. Several additional riders are...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sioux
- Sioux members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show cast pose on horseback in a camp for the show. The men wear loincloths and hold round shields and long spears. Several of the men also wear clusters of feathers on their heads. One man stands near his...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Sioux
- A Sioux man, probably Chief Iron Tail, poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a feather headdress and holds a long spear adorned with feathers. He also wears a breastplate, possibly made from bone. A man stands in...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Stagecoach
- Two cowboys sit on the Deadwood Stagecoach in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One of the men sits on the buckboard holding the reins to the teams of mules that pull the coach. The other sits on top of the back of the coach wearing leather...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Stagecoaches.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Syrians
- A group of Syrian performers poses in front of a large tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear turbans on their heads. A young man raises another young man doing a hand-stand into the air above his head. Four of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1890-1900.; Tents--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Syrians.
- 1899
- Syrians
- Ten Syrian performers forms a three-tiered pyramid supported by one man during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear turbans on their heads. A young man stands at the top of the pyramid holding his right hand in the air and...
- Syrians--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks pose on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wool hats and long coats. One man, David Kadjaia, sits on his horse in front of the group. Large tents are set up in the background....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cossacks.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of (possibly) Hyman's Saloon in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows well dressed men, a bar, and a carved wood barback. Decor includes a punch bowl, frosted chip glass, swinging doors, liquor bottles, and taxidermy mounted deer...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1889]
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of a saloon in Leadville, Colorado; shows men, gaming machines, a music box with sign: "Drop Nickle in Top Right Hand Side, Pull Lever," taxidermed sea gull, elk, sheep, and mountain goats, poster: "P.H. Zang Brewing Company, Denver,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Slot machines--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of a saloon in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado; shows men gambling with poker chips and a roulette wheel. The bartender holds a tray of beer glasses; a cigar advertisement: "The Thies Ribbon Cigars" hangs on the water closet....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Card games--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Gambling--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Leadville saloon
- Men in suits and hats stand at the bar in a saloon in Leadville, Colorado. Two men stand behind the long wooden bar, one wears a suit, bow tie and derby hat, the saloonkeeper wears a white jacket and bow tie. Both men have moustaches. The wooden...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- 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
- Scalding or blanching machine Delta Canning Factory
- Women wearing aprons and white caps work at a scalding machine in a canning plant in the town of Delta, Colorado in Delta County. Large flywheels with belts around them are above the women. Crates of tomatoes and empty crates are on the ground.
- Delta (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Factories--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.; Food industry--Colorado--Delta--1930-1940.; Tomatoes.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Ironton #82
- A view near Ironton, Ouray County, Colorado, includes a hewn-log cabin patched with metal pieces, and a metal shingle roof. An aspen tree grows by the house; aspens cover the mountains behind, and some are illuminated by sunshine.
- Ironton (Colo.)--1880-1960.
- [Between 1880 and 1960?]
- Corner of General Grant Room at Teller House, Central City, Colo, 1933
- General Grant's bed is in the corner of a room in the Teller House in Central City, Colorado. The bedstead has carved woodwork and paneling with a finial on each side of the headboard. The bed is covered with a quilted spread. A dresser is next to...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bedrooms--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Uncle Roy, Aunt Ruth, Maggie, Dan and Minnie [graphic]
- Studio portrait of a family; seated father, Roy, in a suit and tie, and mother, Ruth, with daughter Maggie standing on right side of her father; Dan center seated on father's left knee, he has on shorts, tights, and a jacket with a large bow;...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902]
- W. P. Davis & his home at Burlington when he was Co. Treasurer 1901 to 1905
- Mr. W. P. Davis, Treasurer of Colorado, and two women, stand in the yard of his home in Burlington, Colorado, in Kit Carson County. The yard is surrounded by a chicken-wire fence and a gate. The house, which is partially obscured by trees, is a...
- Davis, W. P.--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Burlington (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Burlington--1900-1910.; Windmills--Colorado--Burlington--1900-1910.
- February, 1965
- Telluride
- View north across San Miguel River and Rio Grande Southern Railroad Yards to Telluride, Colorado; shows cliffs and San Juans in background, station yard with two long passing narrow gauge tracks, two thirty-car spurs with box cars, caboose and...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1905]
- Keota Store C. L. Stanley @ counter
- Men pose in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, at an interior store counter. One wears a cowboy shirt made of a tropical print and a straw hat. The other holds a pen and paper and wears a visor. Cabinets and shelves in the background are full of boxes;...
- Keota (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Keota--1910-1920.; Stanley, Clyde L., 1887-1976.
- 1915 June 27
- Mildred Alexander
- Mildred Alexander of Frisco, Colorado, is shown in a head and shoulders studio portrait. The girl wears a light colored blouse with ruffles around the neck and across the front, and a large bow in her hair, which is in dark ringlets.
- Frisco (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Frisco--1880-1910.; Alexander, Mildred.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- The southeast corner of Main and 4th Streets, 1878, showing James Clelland's store and Engleman & Thompson's store
- This two-story brick building in Canon City, Colorado, has a bracketed wood cornice with pendants and letters reading: "Engleman Clelland's." Window lettering reads: "Millinery fancy goods boots and shoes dry goods notions clothing groceries and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Millinery--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1878
- Keota M. E. Church
- The Methodist Church in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, is a one- story frame building with a gable roof and tower. Double hung sash windows are in the walls, a chimney rises from the roof, and steps lead to the door.
- Keota (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Keota--1910-1920.
- 1919 May 5
- Gillett, Colorado two bulls were killed before the Deputy Sheriff stopped the show
- The bullfight on August 24 or 25, 1895, is taking place in the wood bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, for the occasion. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the event which caused a scandal because of its cruelty to animals. The dead...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighting--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Bulls--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- [August 1895.]
- Vickers Cabin, Ferndale, Colo.
- Four women and two men pose in front of the Vickers home, which is nestled in an evergreen and Aspen forest in Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. One man stands with his hands in his pockets. Another woman sits on a bench, and the other...
- Vickers, W. B. Mrs.--Homes & haunts.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- [about 1895]
- 2401: Georgetown C. C. R. R. Spiral Loop in the Distance
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible; shows Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, school, priest's residence, and hospital located at...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Rough Rider Tom J.S. Bell
- U.S. cavalryman Tom J.S. Bell poses on horseback in front of a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a uniform and riding pants. His boots lace at the top. A sword hangs from the back of his saddle. He is a member of "Buffalo...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Bell, Tom J. S.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Central City
- Copy of an 1880s photoprint of a burro grazing in the middle of an unpaved street in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Pedestrians along boardwalk along unpaved street. Horse-drawn carriage standing along side of street. Signs:...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- [between 1935 and 1941?]
- Inside of the community church
- Two women and a man stand at the back of a church in Bailey, Colorado. Individual chairs are lined up in rows to face the chancel. Sunlight streams through a large cross on the wall above the altar, which is between two, large, glass windows. One...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Bailey--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.; Taft, Russell L.; Thompson, Roy, Mrs.; Tripp, Gordon, Mrs.
- 1958 December 15
- Granite public drinking fountain erected by Weld Co.
- A granite fountain in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, was erected by Weld county; on the stone above the basin is inscribed, "Erected A. D. 1928," flanked by leafy carved decorations. A bronze plaque below reads, "In memory of Dr. John C. Carlson,...
- Carlson, John C.--Monuments--1920-1940.; Eaton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fountains--Colorado--Eaton--1920-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Eaton--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935?]
- Members of the Arapahoe County Library Council
- Members of the Arapahoe County Library Council meet at a retangular table in a room lined with bookshelves. They are left to right, Mrs. Miles Davies, Deer Tail; Mrs. Herman Oliner, Englewood; Mrs. George Hores, Allen Bradley, Aurora and Mrs....
- Littleton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Littleton--1960-1970.; Meetings--Colorado--Littleton--1960-1970.
- February 18, 1964