Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Rattle
- Native American (Oglala Sioux) child's wood rattle is covered in rawhide and has a ring shape on the end.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Oglala Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Rattles--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Dance rattle
- Shows a Native American (Ute) dance rattle. The outer portion is made of tortoise shell; other materials used include deer hoof and animal hide (buffalo?).
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Rattles--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Comanche peyoist
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Comanche) man, a leader in the peyote cult. He holds a beaded leader stick and a rattle. He wears a fringed shirt, fur pelts over his braids, a scarf with a metal clasp around his neck, and a feather headdress.
- Comanche Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Peyotism--1880-1910.; Headdresses--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--1880-1910.; People associated with religion--1880-1910.; Staffs (Sticks)--1880-1910.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Pounding acorns, shaman, using split stick rattle
- Shows a Wintuk Native American shaman wearing a kilt, shirt, feather headdress and collar holding a split rattle stick.
- Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Wintun Indians--1930-1940.; Shamans--1930-1940.; Pounding Acorns.
- [1935?]
- Jose Aguayo, Celia Aguayo
- Studio portrait of Jose and Celia Aguayo. The young boy, in a sailor suit, poses with his infant sister. She wears a dress, has a large bow in her hair and holds a rattle.
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Boys.; Families.; Girls.; Aguayo, Celia--Pictorial works.; Aguayo, Jose--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Brothers and sisters--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- ca. 1944
- Portraits of an infant
- Studio portraits (one inverted) of a baby in a long dress with lace ruffles on the hem, collar and cuffs, and a linen or cotton jacket with a scalloped edge. The baby holds a silver rattle and wears a bonnet decorated with bows and tied under the...
- Infants--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman and child
- Studio portrait of a woman and a child. The woman has an upswept hairstyle and curls at the sides of her face, and wears a dress with lapels with stripes or pipes near the hems. The woman poses with a silver rattle and holds a baby in a long dress...
- Children & adults--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Moki Indians, Wolpi Pueblo tickling a rattler with an eagle feather
- Native American men (Hopi), snake dancers, stand in a circle at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; five men handle snakes, one holds a snake in his mouth; one man strokes a rattle snake (on the ground) with a feather, while groups of unidentified...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
- August, 1899
- Pueblo dancers
- Standing studio portrait of three unidentified Native American Pueblo male dancers, shows one wearing a headdress, breechcloth holding a gourd rattle with feathers; the other two have on vests, fringed leather leggings and cotton shirts. They play...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Indians, Pueblo Tesuque, arts & crafts, pottery
- View of Native American Tesuque Pueblo art and crafts displayed on weaving with mirror backdrop to show painted design on pottery and gourd rattle.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1880-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1880-1910.; Tewa Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1880-1910.; Tesuque Pueblo...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Tabla Dance San Felipe
- Native American (Pueblo, Keresan) men, women, and boy pose outdoors at San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico. The women wear mantas, shawls, beaded necklaces, body paint, and tablita headdresses. The men and boy wear kilts, fur pelts that hang from leather...
- Indians of North America--Spiritual life--New Mexico--San Felipe Pueblo--1910-1920.; Keresan Indians--Dance--New Mexico--San Felipe Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Felipe Pueblo--1910-1920.; San Felipe Pueblo...
- 1915
- 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?]
- [Young] White Bull
- Studio portrait of Young White Bull a Native American (Minniconjou Sioux) boy in a squatted action pose on a woven blanket, holding a rattle. He wears a roach with feathers, kilt, fur belt, moccasins, face paint, beaded arm and wrist bands, and a...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Young White Bull.
- [1913?]
- Santa Clara Indian wedding at cliff-dwellings in Manitou, Co Petra Louza [i.e. Souza] & Joseph Tafoya
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) wedding party, men and woman pose near Anasazi cliff dwellings at the Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum in Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Joseph Tafoya wears a military uniform with a medal that reads: "U....
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.;...
- [1919 September 1]
- 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?]
- Mrs. White Bull, age 73
- Standing portrait of a Native American (Sioux) woman, identified as Mrs. (Emma) White Bull. She wears moccasins, a long dress with elk tooth decoration, a long hair pipe necklace, a belt, a bead necklace, and a choker. She holds a beaded pouch and...
- Dakota Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Aged persons--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.; White Bull, Emma.
- 1930
- Andrew Perd A Sof Py (Comanche)
- Three-quarters standing outdoor portrait of Andrew Perd A Sof Py, a Native American Comanche man wearing a animal fur cap, shirt with neck scarf, blanket wrap and holding a feather fan and rattle at the monument dedication of Quanah Parker near...
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Cache--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Cache--1910-1930.; Cache (Okla.)--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--Cache--1910-1930.; Dedications--Oklahoma--Cache--1910-1930.; Parker, Quanah,...
- [1911 or 1926?]
- Shoshones, Chief Washakie and Chiefs
- Studio portrait (standing and sitting) of Mah-tov-is, Dick Washakie, Lo-po-gun (Many bows and arrows), Washakie (Rattle fox), Pau-zook (Otter), Gigee, and Peh-goos-sa (Fur pants), Native American (Shoshone) men. They hold tomahawks, wooden pipes,...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- View in Apache camp, San Carlos River, Arizona
- View of Native American San Carlos Apache men and boys outside their wickiups, in a camp along the San Carlos River, Arizona. The men wear buckskin moccasins, headbands, breechcloths, and ammunition belts; one holds a rifle, two others hold tall...
- San Carlos Apache Tribe--1920-1940.; Apache Indians--Arizona--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1920-1940.; San Carlos Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Arizona--1920-1940.; Clothing & dress--Arizona--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Apache cradleboard
- A Native American (Chiricahua Apache) woman poses with a baby in a cradleboard strapped to her back. The hooded cradleboard is decorated with a kerchief and rattle.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Cradleboards--1880-1910.; Infants--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Medicine man administering to a patient
- A Native American (Sioux) medicine man sits inside a tepee attending to a patient who lies next to him covered with a buffalo hide. The medicine man looks skyward while holding a rattle in his hand. A pipe is near his feet.
- Dakota Indians--1840-1850.; Indians of North America--1840-1850.; Shamans--1840-1850.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Chief Washakie
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Shoshone Chief Washakie (literally, "rawhide rattle").
- Shoshoni Indians--1880-1900.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1901]
- Washakie, Chief of Shoshones
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Washakie, Chief of the Shoshone Native American tribe (name means, "rawhide rattle").
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1900-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- c1900
- Group of Pueblo Indians
- Four North American Indian men (Pueblo) pose for a portrait. The men have wrapped braids and feathers in their hair; one wears a headband. They wear leather leggings (some are fringed), blankets, vests, shirts. Two hold drums, one holds a...
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- At the Estes Park show
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose probably at a rodeo in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Men and boys, members of the Ki-Ann Indian Dancers are dressed as North American Indians with feather headdresses, beaded panels on...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Impersonation--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Estes...
- 1953 July
- Morey Musings : vol. 1
- Booklet of poetry written by students of the Morey Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. The book was sponsored by the English and Miss Agnes Govreau of the Art Department. The booklet was hand set by the boys in the printing class.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); School prose, American--Colorado--Denver.; Schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1931 June
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- N.D.H.S. Annual: 1912
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1912
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1912
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10
- Western History Subject Index
- Newspapers. Wray Rattle
- Western History Subject Index
- Bird Rattle, Siksika chief
- Capitol Hill Review
- Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records : 1873-1979
- Index to the records of the Rogers and Nash Mortuary Records located in boxes 1-18 and between the years 1873 and 1979. Index is arranged alphabetically by last name and includes: Last and First Name, Date of Event, Type of Records, Box Number,...
- Rogers Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Nash-Miller Mortuary (Denver, Colo.)--Registers.; Funeral homes--Colorado--Denver.; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy. Denver (Colo.) -- Vital records.
- 2008
- Denver Public Library microfilm obituaries 1944-1959.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News, the Denver Post, and other newspapers for the years 1944-1959.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1929 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.5
- 1930 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.6
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-02214-025-00
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-02304-022-00
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05183-000-02
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-05192-029-00
- Penitente matraca
- View of a wooden matraca (ratchet noisemaker) used by the Hermanos Penitentes in their religious rites and ceremonies.
- Hispanic Americans--Arts & crafts--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Arts & crafts--1940-1950.; Rattles.; Hermanos Penitentes--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Rattle...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 9 and 10, 1929 September-October
- History of Denver
- Moki Indians lined up before kisi in snake dance a chant to the rattle snakes
- Native American (Hopi) men, snake dancers, stand in a line before the kisi and hold feather snake whips at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; groups of Native American,and white men and women sit and stand in around the snake members and on dance...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Snake dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
- August, 1899
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Manualian: 1910
- Yearbook for Denver Manual Training High School 1910.
- Manual High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1910
- Heraldo Annual: 1901
- West Denver High School yearbook for 1901.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Periodicals.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1901