Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver High School cadets
- Group portrait of Denver High School (East Side High School) cadets posed in uniforms with rifles, Denver, Colorado. Some are identified as: Company A: W. E. White captain, Harry Smith first lieutenant, Nealy Chapin second lieutenant, Gordan...
- East Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Drums--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1893 or 1894
- Female swimmer on diving board
- A woman smiles while posed in a "back dive" position on a diving board at an indoor swimming pool in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Swimmers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Men at teepee the father is proud of son's dance suit
- Outdoor portrait (standing), Native American (Ute) men near a tepee, La Plata County, Colorado; a young man wears beaded moccasins, pants, belt and vest, striped shirt, hair pipe breast plate, and striped tie; his father wears a dark three piece...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1910.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fathers & children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Trailing
- Posed Native American (Ute) scout party, a man on horseback with second horse; a second man stands and cradles a rifle while he looks at the ground directly in front of him; both wear leggings, shirts, belts, armbands, braided hair covered with...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Ute men at tepee the father is proud of his son's dance suit
- Native American (Ute) men stand in front of a tepee near the Los Pinos River, Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado; men wear leather boots, pants, shirts and braided hair; two wear vests and wide brimmed hats; one wears a tie and a hair pipe choker.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tipis--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Holy Trinity tigers
- Portrait of a football team in Trinidad, Colorado. Teenage boys and young men in white, numbered jerseys are posed, the ones sitting in the front have their helmets on the grass in front of their cleated shoes. Two men in ballcaps and jackets with...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Football players--Colorado--Trinidad--1950-1960.; Teenagers--Colorado--Trinidad--1950-1960.
- 1954
- Rocky Mountain Consistory No. 2
- Group portrait of uniformed Freemason members posed on the stage inside the El Jebel Freemason Temple in Denver, Colorado. Shows American flag, A.A.S.R. (Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite) Freemasonry flag and a banner that reads: "Rocky Mountain...
- Freemasons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918
- One of the Rhoads' daughters
- A baby girl, probably Hazel Gates, is posed inside a wicker basket with roses, ferns, and a bow in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Indian San Juan abodes
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows San Juan Pueblo Native Americans, posed in front of an adobe house with a timber balcony and smoking chimneys.
- Indians of North America--Children--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1920.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1920.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1920.; Pueblos--New...
- [between 1880 and 1920?]
- Native American Utes
- Studio portrait of two Native American Ute men posed with a flute, bow and arrows; one wears a headdress, bone pipe breastplate, leggings and a shirt; the other has on leggings, a shirt and choker.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Ute portrait
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American Ute man wearing a headdress, armbands, wraparound kilt, leggings and moccasins; posed with a bow shooting an arrow.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Ute family
- Full-length studio portrait of a Native American Ute family in front of a painted backdrop; husband, Ne-Ge-Ri-Ta, stands next to wife, Ra-De-A, and baby, Rio Pinos in a cradleboard.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Ne-Ge-Ri-Ta.; Ra-De-A.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Utes Group
- Outdoor posed setting of 23 Native American men, women and children (Ute); men,standing, include: Louis, Moquette, Cuchacher, Dick Charlie, Pevige, Asa, Julian, Severo, Will Carter, and Polonegro, some wear traditional Native American clothing,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Utes
- Outdoor posed setting of 23 Native American men, women and children (Ute); men, standing, include: Louis, Moquette, Cuchacher, Dick Charlie, Pevige, Asa, Julian, Severo, Will Carter, and Polonegro, some wear traditional Native American clothing,...
- Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Ute line-up at the Soda Spring (Manitou)
- Standing posed group of Native American (Ute) men, women and child in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Women include Towee (Emma Buck), Lucy Thompson (little girl), Susan Eaton, Norris, Graves (Kent's mother); men include Isaac Cloud and Ocapoor. All...
- Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1912
- The Messenger
- Posed outdoor setting of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children gathered around a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The women wear blanket shawls and belted...
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Tableaux--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1894
- The Messenger
- Posed outdoor setting of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children gathered around a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The women wear blanket shawls and belted...
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Tableaux--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1894
- Baby in Central City
- A small baby is posed for a studio portrait in Central City, Colorado. The baby wears a dark gown with embroidery and white fringe at the cuffs and hem sits on a fur-covered cloth, leaning with its right arm against an upholstered armrest. The baby...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Arlington Hotel at Manitou Colo.
- Exterior view of the Arlington Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking east. This two-story, cross gabled frame structure has an open side porch and deck with railing. The striped canvas awning that shelters the deck is retracted, and small...
- Bennet, W. A.--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Arlington Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Arlington Hotel in Manitou
- Exterior view of the Arlington Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. This two-story frame structure with chimney, cross gabled roof and mitred corner window has jigsaw work in its gable peak, and a sign on the roof that reads:...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Arlington Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- 1892
- Afraid of Hawk, Ogallala Sioux
- Seated portrait of Afraid of Hawk, Native American Oglala Sioux man, (Lakota) posed with an animal fur and wearing a cotton shirt, hair pipe breastplate, neck scarf, long loose hair with feathers and bead string, and armbands.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Afraid of Hawk.
- 1899
- Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson - age 79
- Head and shoulders portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, Nez Perce Native American posed in front of a tepee wearing a scarf on her head and a dress decorated with fringe, beads, and shells.
- Indians of North America--1960-1970.; Nez Percé Indians--Women--1960-1970.; Wilson, Elizabeth, Nez Percé Indian.
- 1961
- Alice Good Horse
- Seated portrait of Alice Good Horse, a Native American Sioux woman, posed outside on a fur skin rug over the snow covered ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. She wears braids, a dress with a blanket around her waist, metal rings, bracelets,...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Good Horse, Alice.
- [1890 or 1891]
- She Went Through a Crowd
- Seated portrait of She Went Through a Crowd, a Native American Sioux woman, posed outside on a fur skin rug over the snow covered ground, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. She wears braids, a dress with a shawl, metal earrings, necklace, rings and...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Women--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; She Went...
- [1891?]
- Miss E..? M, Perry?
- Standing studio portrait of Miss Perry, a Native American Creek woman wearing an Euro-American style dress and hair style posed at a prop stairway newel post.
- Creek Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Perry, Miss, Creek Indian.
- [between 1888 and 1900?]
- Bath house, Deckers, C. & S. Ry.
- Exterior view of Lithia bathhouse, Deckers, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows two wooden frame buildings, one log building, one man seated on covered front porch, and three men posed underneath trees near small stream.
- Deckers (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Pearsall's meat market
- The exterior view of the Solomon Pearsall Meat Market at 136 West Second Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows a group of men posed on the boardwalk outside the open doors of the shop. Two men wear long white aprons. Carcasses of fowl, rabbits, and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1892]
- The Medacine [i.e. Medicine] Man taken at the battle of Wound Knee S.D.
- View of the slain frozen body of a Native American Lakota Sioux medicine man on the battlefield at the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre, Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. The body has clenched arms and is posed with a rifle.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Wounded Knee...
- [1891? January 3]
- Indian police Fast Horse
- Standing portrait of Fast Horse, Native American Sioux policeman, posed outside on a fur skin rug in front of a painted backdrop of an Indian war record in the Lakota style, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a uniform with an ammunition...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indian Reservation Police--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- She Came Spotted
- Portrait of She Came Spotted and an unidentified Native American Sioux woman, posed outside on a fur skin rug in front of a painted backdrop of a Lakota style Indian war record, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. They wear dresses with blankets, hair...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Women--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Breckenridge
- This view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looks west at frame dwellings with fenced yards and the roof of the Arlington House hotel and the hose drying tower of the Fireman's Hall. In the foreground, a man, two women and two Labrador type dogs are posed...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Dogs--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Men--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.; Women--Colorado--Breckenridge--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- The Medican [i.e. Medicine] Man
- View of the slain frozen body of a Native American Lakota Sioux medicine man, Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. The body has clenched arms and is posed with a rifle.
- Dakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian...
- [1891 January 3]
- Soldiers of Wounded Knee
- Group shot of the Seventh (7th) Cavalry? posed with rifles in their camp on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. The soldiers wear uniforms, some with fur skin caps and ammunition belts.
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1891]
- Portrait of a family
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of a family posed in front of a painted background. A man holds a baby, two boys hold hands, and a woman in a hat stands with her hand on her husbands shoulder.
- Boys--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Chas. Ectin
- Studio portrait (standing, sitting) of two boys, one possible Charles Ectin, posed in front of a painted background. One boy wears a suit, the other boy wears knickers.
- Boys--1890-1920.; Ectin, Charles.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A boy poses near a miniature buggy that holds a doll posed with a crown and staff as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The miniature buggy is decorated with greenery and flowers and is hitched to a pug dog....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Dolls--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, between 1896 and 1898]
- Grand Cañon from the Plateau
- View of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona and Colorado River's Granite Gorge from Plateau Point reached via Indian Garden and Bright Angel Trail; group of men and women posed at edge, Zoroaster Temple, background right.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Plateau Point (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Zoroaster Temple (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Dakota Indian mission school
- Class portrait posed outside the school building shows Native American Sioux boys with a few white boys, possibly on the Ponca Reservation, Nebraska.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--1880-1900.; Ponca Reservation (Neb.)--1880-1900.; Boys--Nebraska--1880-1900.; School children--Nebraska--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Dakota Indian mission school
- Class portrait posed outside the school building shows Native American Sioux girls and several white girls wearing print dresses and holding straw bonnets, possibly taken on the Ponca Reservation, Nebraska.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--1880-1900.; Ponca Reservation (Neb.)--1880-1900.; Girls--Nebraska--1880-1900.; School children--Nebraska--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- D&RGW business car A-1 at Salt Lake City Union Depot, Utah
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger coach; people posed on the observation deck and the ground are identified as (l to r): Frank A. Wadleigh, Pass Traffic Mgr; A. R. Stevens Secy; Mrs Gertrude Wild; Fred Wild, Vice Pres...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--Utah--Salt Lake City--1920-1930.; Women--Utah--Salt Lake City--1920-1930.; Stevens, A. R., Secretary.; Wadleigh, Frank A.;...
- 1924?
- Cooking Club, fifteen years later
- Studio portrait shows nine female members of a cooking club posing, Denver, Colorado. Each wears a decorative hat, blouse, and skirt.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Young White Bull
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Minniconjou Sioux) boy, identified as Young White Bull. He wears fur covered moccasins, a breech cloth, a hair pipe breastplate, a bear claw necklace, arm bands, leg bands with bells, face paint, and plumage in...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Young White Bull.
- [1913?]
- Young White Bull
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Minniconjou Sioux) boy, identified as Young White Bull. He wears fur covered moccasins, a breech cloth, a hair pipe breastplate, a bear claw necklace, arm bands, leg bands with bells, a bustle, face paint, and...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Young White Bull.
- [1913?]
- Gold panning in Nelson Gulch, near Helena, Montana
- Men pose near a sluice in Nelson Gulch, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. One man pans for gold, another looks on.
- Lewis and Clark County (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Montana--Lewis and Clark County--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Montana--Lewis and Clark County--1900-1910.; Miners--Montana--Lewis and Clark County--1900-1910.; Mining...
- [between 1901 and 1902?]
- Idaho Springs
- View of the Silver Plume band in front of the Blue Ribbon Mineral Springs near Idaho Springs, Colorado; features fast running water in front of a horizontal board retaining wall; Silver Plume band, a sheriff, women, men, and children posed behind...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1908]
- Cottages at Deckers Spgs., C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Decker Springs (fishing resort owned by Maurice Weinberger), Deckers, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows wooden frame and log frame residences, picket fence, South Platte River, and a small group of men...
- Deckers (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado - Soda Creek home of Judson M. Brown
- View of the Judson M. Brown two story house in Soda Creek Canyon near Idaho Springs, Colorado; features a cross gable roof, rectangular bay openings with entabulature on the facing facade, projecting open porch with turned posts and spindles along...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Brown, Judson M.--Homes & haunts.
- [1898?]
- Woman was wife of Slim Tibo, man: Too-ah-pip-pen
- Studio portrait of the wife of Slim Tibo and Too-ah-pip-pen, Native American Comanche, in front of a painted backdrop. The man is seated, wearing long fur skins over his braids, fringed leggings, a striped shirt and vest, she stands at his side...
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Spouses--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.; Tibo, Slim--Family.; Too-ah-pip-pen.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Standing Too-ah-nipper, Neh-nah-co-ey
- Studio portrait of Native American Comanche men, Too-ah-nipper standing, and Neh-nah-co-ey seated in a wicker chair, posed shaking hands. They wear cotton shirts with neck scarves, trousers with white clothes tied around their waists and ribbon...
- Comanche Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Neh-nah-co-ey.; Too-ah-nip-per.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Quanah Parker
- Seated portrait of Quanah Parker, the last Native American Comanche Chief, posed with an umbrella, wearing leggings, cotton shirt, vest, blanket around his waist, moccasins, wrapped braids, and a feather in his hair.
- Comanche Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Parker, Quanah, 1845?-1911.
- [between 1940 and 1970]