Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Little Laramie River
- View of the Little Laramie River in (Albany County) Wyoming. Shows brush and shrubs.
- Albany County (Wyo.)--1890-1910.; Little Laramie River (Wyo.)--1890-1910.; Rivers--Wyoming--Albany County--1890-1910.
- The Good Old Days: Grigsby Family History
- Intensive document covering the Grisby family history starting in the early 1870's in Iowa.
- 2012 June 20
- Western History Subject Index
- Daniels and Fisher. Tower
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado. Secretary of state 1974-1982
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado. General assembly. 1975-1976
- Western History Subject Index
- Central City, Colorado. Theaters
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. PUBLIC LIBRARY. EXHIBITS
- Western History Subject Index
- Tourists. Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Voting. Colorado
- Colorado portrait and biography index : gathered and arranged from histories, magazines, newspaper files, land records, and many other sources, 1931, 1932, 1933, Denver.
- Index originally created by Henrietta Bromwell in 1933 of 31,000 items regarding biographies and portraits of politicians, miners, club women, newspaper editors, artists, businessmen, legislators, early settlers, settlements, mines, geographical...
- Colorado--Biography.
- 1933, 2005
- Deadwood stage of 1876 Old Silver Top
- View of the Deadwood Stage, called "Silver Top," in Deadwood (Lawrence County) South Dakota. The driver holds a shotgun; one of the men on the ground is Tom Grant.
- Grant, Tom.; Deadwood (S.D.)--1870-1880.; Stagecoaches--South Dakota--Deadwood--1870-1880.; Transportation--South Dakota--Deadwood--1870-1880.
- 1876, January 22
- Lieut. J. J. Crittenden, 20th Infantry, fell here in Custer Battle, June 25, 1876
- View of man painting letters on the grave cross of Lieutenant J. J. Crittenden, of the 20th Infantry, who died in the Little Bighorn Battle in 1876, Montana.
- Cheyenne Indians--War--Montana--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Montana--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Montana--1870-1880.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Battlefields.; Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)--1870-1880.;...
- 1877
- Two Strike band Pine Ridge
- View of Chief Two Strike's band of Native American Oglala Lakota Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, wearing dance costumes including headdresses, hair pipe breastplates, leg bands with bells, body paint and breechcloths.
- 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.; Oglala Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.;...
- 1891
- The Standard smelter, Durango, Colorado
- Photographic reproduction of a postcard shows the Standard Smelter with smokestacks in Durango, LaPlata County, Colorado.
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Receiving mail at Tagish Post
- View of a group of miners awaiting mail distribution, Tagish Post Office (?), Alaska.
- Correspondence--Alaska--1890-1900.; Miners--Alaska--1890-1900.; Mining--Alaska--1890-1900.; Postal service--Alaska--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a man rides in an enclosed, flower covered, horse drawn wagon with cloth covered wheels; on the side of the wagon, the flowers form a postcard design with a stamp, the address reads...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1899
- Group of miners working No. 6 below Hunker
- A group of miners pose standing near a wheelbarrow, Yukon Territory. One man holds a pan full of placer ore, the others hold shovels; mining construction is behind them.
- Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Miners--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Mining--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Jack Red Cloud, son of the noted old chief Red Cloud
- Head and shoulders portrait of Jack Red Cloud, Native American Oglala Sioux man wearing feathers in his hair, a hair pipe breastplate, and shirt with fringe.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Red Cloud, Jack.
- 1899
- No. 17 Eldorado, looking up French Gulch
- View of the No. 17 Eldorado mining operation in French Gulch, Alaska shows: sluices, tailings, cabins.
- Mine buildings--Alaska--1900-1910.; Mining--Alaska--1900-1910.
- 1899
- Taking a view of Spring House, Mesa Verde Ruins, Colo.
- Thomas McKee stands with a box camera, tripod, and photography equipment on a rock ledge above a canyon near Spring House, Mesa Verde National Park (Montezuma County), Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; McKee, Thomas Michael, 1854-1939.
- 1900?
- George W. Kramer residence
- View of the George W. Kramer home at 1151 Logan Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch and bay window.
- Kramer, George W.--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1904
- The Arapahoes from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Looking across to snowy Arapaho Mountains from Rollins Pass, Colorado; Moffat Road of Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad).
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- James Peak from Continental Divide, Moffat Road
- Overview of snowy James Peak (elevation 13,294 feet) and two lakes taken from Continental Divide on Moffat Road, Colorado; other peaks in distance. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad).
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Middle Park from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- View of Middle Park, Colorado, from Rollins Pass on Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake); snowcapped Rocky Mountains, center background.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1904.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tolland and Mammoth Park from Ladora, Moffat Road
- Aerial view of Tolland, Colorado, and South Boulder Creek, lake and valley from Ladora Station on Moffat Road; Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) spur, siding and water tank at Tolland, right center; Tolland...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- North from Tunnel No. 6, Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) standard gauge tracks along the Colorado foothills from Tunnel Number Six; includes distant view of the Plains, telegraph poles and wires paralleling track, a...
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Postcard of East High School
- Color postcard of the Old East Denver High School building built in 1899. Located on 19th and Stout.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Street scene, Moffat Colo.
- View of a dirt street and buildings in Moffat (Saguache County), Colorado. Shows probably construction workers at probably the Moffat Hotel, a two-story brick building with quoins and a hipped roof. Ladders are against windows. Frame houses,...
- Moffat (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Moffat--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Moffat--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Moffat--1900-1910.
- 1906?
- Lake City, Colo.
- View of buildings and trees in Lake City (Hinsdale County), Colorado. Shows the Lake City school house, commercial buildings, houses, farms, and the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River. Grassy Mountain is in the distance.
- Lake City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Lake City--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Lake City--1900-1910.
- 1907
- The modern curio peddler, Little Bear, Chief of the Crees
- Standing portrait of Little Bear, chief of the Cree Native Americans carrying a staff, bow and arrows and a sack; he wears trousers, jacket, hat with scarves tied around his head and shoulders.
- Cree Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Tribal chiefs--1900-1910.; Little Bear, Cree Chief.
- 1907
- Denver parade
- Men march and ride bicycles in a parade in downtown Denver, Colorado. Women ride in a horse-drawn wagon as part of the procession. Signs on buildings read: "Koehler's," "Crooke & Fuller Mine & Mill Supplies," and "Sam Wittow."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cycling--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- 1907 September
- Seeing Seattle on the auto cars
- Well dressed men and women pose in an electric open touring car, in Seattle, Washington. Letters read: "Seeing Seattle." A tour guide holds a megaphone, letters on it read: "Seeing Seattle See It Again in 1909."
- Electric vehicles--Washington--Seattle--1910-1920.; Seattle (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Buses--Washington--Seattle--1910-1920.; Passengers--Washington--Seattle--1910-1920.; Tourists--Washington--Seattle--1910-1920.
- 1907?
- "The First House in Denver" Postcard
- Smuggler Mine, Aspen, Colo.
- Miners pose near the shafthouse of the Smuggler Mine near Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1908
- The Elkton Mine
- View of the Elkton Mine and tramway near Elkton (Teller County), Colorado. Men and women board an electric trolley car near miners' cabins. The side of the shafthouse reads: "[The Elkt]on Con. M. And M. Co."
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1910.; Elkton (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Elkton Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Elkton--1900-1910.; Street...
- 1908
- Indian police guard annuity payments, Rosebud, S. D.
- Native American (possibly Brule) policemen are mounted on horseback and carry rifles as they guard a wagon carrying annuity payments outside the bank on the Rosebud Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Rosebud Agency--1900-1910.; Brulé Indians--South Dakota--Rosebud--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Rosebud--1900-1910.; Indian reservation police--South Dakota--Rosebud--1900-1910.; Indians of...
- 1908
- Squaw Dance, Pine Ridge S. D.
- Native American (Sioux) men and women during the Squaw Dance on the Pine Ridge reservation, South Dakota. Some of the women are dressed in costumes which include long skirts, shirts accented by elk tooth designs, and headdresses. Other women sit on...
- Dakota Indians--Dance--South Dakota--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--South Dakota--1900-1910.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--South Dakota--1900-1910.; Women--South Dakota--1900-1910.;...
- 1908
- Colonel Cody, by his tent on the show
- Colonel W.F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) stands in front of his tent. He wears a light colored vest, shirt and pants with a dark tie and a cowboy hat.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--1900-1910.; Celebrities--1900-1910.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- 1908
- Glendive, Mont
- View of a Northern Pacific Railroad wreck at Glendive (Dawson County), Montana. Men stand by derailed passenger coaches, a locomotive, and smoke.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Glendive (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.; Railroads--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.
- 1908 August 11
- Glendive train wreck
- View of a Northern Pacific Railroad wreck at Glendive (Dawson County), Montana; shows the wreckage of the day coach, smoker, and mail cars.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Glendive (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.; Railroads--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.
- 1908 August 11
- Near Glendive, Mont
- View of a Northern Pacific Railroad wreck at Glendive (Dawson County), Montana. Men stand by a day coach, baggage car, locomotive, and mail car.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Glendive (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.; Railroads--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.; Spectators--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.
- 1908 August 8
- New Consolidated mill, Goldfield, Nev.
- View of the New Consolidated mill building, Goldfield, Nevada.
- Goldfield (Nev.)--1900-1910.; Mills--Nevada--Goldfield--1900-1910.; Mining--Nevada--Goldfield--1900-1910.
- 1908?
- Little Crow Indian cemetery, on Oak Creek
- An elderly Native American (Crow) stands near a grave at the Little Crow Indian Cemetery on Oak Creek, possibly Wyoming. Other grave stones are in the area, a wooden church building is in the background on a vast plain.
- Crow Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Cemeteries--1900-1910.; Graves--1900-1910.
- 1908?
- Golden Cycle Mine
- View of the Golden Cycle Mine near Goldfield (Teller County), Colorado. Shows mine buildings and tailings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.; Golden Cycle Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Indians, Dakota
- Two white women wearing long skirts and necklaces with crosses pose outside a tepee with a Native American Sioux man with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, he wears a hair pipe breastplate, vest with quillwork and leggings.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1909
- The Kobers
- Portrait of (l to r) Joseph, Frances Marie, a girl, and Elizabeth Stenzel Kober, at 742 South Emerson Street, in Washington Park West, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Washington Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Kober, Elizabeth Stenzel.; Kober, Frances Marie.; Kober, Joseph.
- 1909
- Geronimo carving buffalo meat for his Indians
- Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man, stands near a slain buffalo in Oklahoma. Other men and boys, some of whom wear feather headdresses, stand nearby. One man holds a staff decorated with feathers.
- Chiricahua Indians--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Headdresses--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Bison hunting--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Shamans--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.
- 1909
- Geronimo- the greatest Indian chief- as a U. S. prisoner
- Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man, a U. S. prisoner, poses outdoors near a group of tents. He wears a woven blanket and beaded cap.
- Chiricahua Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Prisoners--1900-1910.; Shamans--1900-1910.; Geronimo, 1829-1909--Capture & imprisonment--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Red ticket wagon
- Men pose by a painted ticket sales wagon for the Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Far East show; they include: (L to R) Charles Metius, Treasurer, C. N. Thompson, Legal Adjuster, and Benny Keeler, Ticket Seller." Ed Dowling stands on...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East Show--People.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1909
- White Ticket Wagon
- Men pose by a painted ticket sales wagon for the Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Show; they include: (L to R) Charles Metius, Ben Keeler, John Stevens, Ed Dowling, and Harry Kiel. Painted signs on the wagon read: "Reserved Seats," "Buffalo [B]ills...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East Show--People.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1909