Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Death Valley Scott, with mustache
- A group of men, including "Death Valley Scott," rides horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The group includes an American cowboy (Scott), a Mexican vaquero, a Native American, and a Russian Georgian Cossack. They are members...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Death Valley Scott.
- [1901]
- Burkhard saddle
- Close-up view of a saddle made by the F. Burkhard Saddle & Harness Manufacturer in Trinidad, Colorado. The leather saddle has decorative fringe and leather work.
- F. Burkhard Saddle & Harness Manufacturer (Trinidad, Colo.)--Products--1890-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Saddles--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Saddle bag
- A saddle bag (Native American Ute Indian) used by Chipeta who died in 1924. The saddle bag is made of buckskin cut into a rectangular shape. It has a canvas backing that is edged with brass studs, wool trim and fringe. It is decorated with zigzag,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1920.; Saddlebags--1870-1920.; Chipeta--Associated objects.
- [between 1875 and 1915]
- 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?]
- Silver Saddle Lounge
- View of the sign for the Silver Saddle Lounge sign at 10390 Highway 2 in Commerce City (Adams County), Colorado. The sign free standing has a bent electric arrow and reads: "Silver Saddle Lounge." A sign attached to the same post reads: "Dancing,...
- Commerce City (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Electric signs.; Carts & wagons.; Silver Saddle Lounge (Commerce City, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Silver Saddle Lounge (Commerce City, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Electric signs--Colorado--Commerce City--Pictorial works.;...
- 1982
- Trailing
- Native American (Ute) scout crouches by his horse, he holds a short stick and wears fringed and beaded pants and shirt, ammunition belt, and a feather in his hair; horse has bridle decorated with metal, saddle, rifle in saddle holster, and two...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Guides & scouts--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Unidentified white man, seated on horse, full length
- Unidentified man atop a horse in open field, wearing hat, jacket, fringed pants, saddle, saddle blanket; shows rope attached to saddle, reins, and bit.
- Cowboys--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1900.; Horses.--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Joe Dekker wins the President's Trophy
- Joe Dekker, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, sits on his horse "Scout" and holds a trophy in probably Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. The trophy is a statue of a horse mounted in a wooden base. Dekker wears a western shirt with...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Estes Park--Colorado--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--Estes Park--Colorado--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress--Estes Park--Colorado--1950-1960.; Horseback...
- 1955 July
- Lou Carey, prominent Denver contractor, on his horse Navajo
- J.J. "Lou" Carey, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, poses on his Appaloosa horse "Navajo." Carey wears a cowboy hat, plaid western shirt, bandana, and jeans. His horse has a tooled saddle and a Navajo woven saddle blanket. Stalls and a...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Appaloosa horse--Colorado--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Carey,...
- 1952 July
- Saddle cover
- This Native American (Santee Sioux) buckskin saddle cover was found in Ft. Yates, North Dakota. The blue, green, red, yellow, white, and translucent beads are in a leaf and bird pattern. The cover has a canvas cinch and a metal ring.
- Indian leatherwork--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Santee Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Stock saddle
- Shows a saddle made by E. L. Gallatin & Co. from Cheyenne, Wyoming. The saddle has a double rig wood stirrup, the horn is covered with leather and the cantle is covered with laced rawhide. Inscription on the skirt reads: "E. L. Gallatin & Co....
- Saddles--1870-1900.
- [between 1871 and 1896]
- Blanket, saddle, bridle and stirrups
- Display of Native American (Ute) woman's saddle with bridle and beaded stirrups; (Navajo) blanket backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1930.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1930.; Ute Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1930.; Blankets--1890-1930.; Saddles--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1925?]
- Francisco Gallegos
- Hispanic American Francisco Gallegos, a sheep and cattle rancher, poses on horseback in San Luis, Colorado. He wear a jacket, tie and round brimmed hat, his saddle blanket is a jerga, a woven Hispanic textile in a herringbone and check pattern....
- Hispanic Americans--1880-1890.; Mexican Americans--1880-1890.; San Luis (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings.; Horseback riding.; Ranchers.; Gallegos, Francisco--Pictorial works.; Building, Adobe--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1885
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Men and horses stand on the snow-covered street outside frame and log buildings in Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. A horse is harnessed to a sleigh beside buildings with signs that read: "The Saddle Rock Restaurant," "Milner & Metcalf...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1880-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Rodeo bronc riding
- Two men put a saddle on a horse in an arena possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. Another horseback rider is off to the side. A rope from his saddle is attached to the front leg of the horse being saddled....
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Herman Hauser's jewelry store on Harrison Ave
- View of businesses on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado; men pose in front of storefronts with display windows and signs: "John F. Humphrey's & Co. Real Estate & Mining Agents," "Hauser the Jeweler," and "Saddle Rock Restaurant, 417."
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Riding with blanket
- Outdoor portrait of Native American (Ute) man (on horseback); he wears beaded moccasins, fringed leggings, and is wrapped in a dark blanket; rifle is in saddle holster; horse has saddle, bridle decorated with metal, and blanket.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Will Rogers (center with lasso) in Denver
- Will Rogers holds a lariat, by a saddle, in Denver, Colorado, at a Y.M.C.A. membership drive. Men and a woman smile in cowboy costumes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rogers, Will, 1879-1935.; Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925
- Cowboys
- Two men hold a horse by the bridle and apply a blindfold, probably Colorado. The men wear hats, shirts, and pants; one wears a holster. The horse has a saddle with rear saddle bags. Another man stands in the background.
- Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Native American man on horseback
- A Native American (Plains) man poses outdoors on horseback. He wears moccasins, beaded leggings, a vest with a metal badge attached, and fur pelts over his braids. The horse has a bridle, saddle and saddle blanket.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Lucile Adams, Tourtelotte Park trip
- A young woman, Lucile Adams, poses on her horse during a ride through Tourtelotte Park near Aspen, Colorado. She wears a polka dot shirt, a scarf around her neck, a full, split skirt with buttons up the side, and a hat with a large brim. Her bay...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Adams, Lucille.
- 1909
- "Back from the round-up", Ranger Rollins in fighting togs
- An Arizona Ranger sits and poses on a horse in Arizona. Ranger Rollins wears a striped jacket and slacks, cowboy boots, a neckerchief, a cowboy hat and gauntlets with horse shoe symbols and a leather cartridge belt. A horse has a woven saddle...
- Arizona Rangers--People--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Arizona--1900-1910.; Law enforcement officers--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1906 and 1909]
- Buffalo Bill Cody
- Studio portrait of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), he holds a rifle, and stands beside a silver decorated saddle and bridle. He wears a fringed, embroidered buckskin jacket and buckskin pants, tall boots, a belt buckle decorated with a horseshoe,...
- Celebrities--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1920.; Saddles--1900-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1900 and 1917?]
- Ready to ride: Fred Krill - Mel Glatz
- Men identified left to right as Fred Krill and Mel Glatz, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose on horseback near a truck in Colorado. They wear jeans, western shirts, bandanas, and cowboy hats. One of the horses has a tooled western...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Glatz, Mel.; Krill, Fred.
- 1948 July
- Vice president Joe H. Dekker
- Joe H. Dekker, vice president of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, poses on horseback near a corral in Colorado. He wears a cowboy hat, bandana, western shirt, chaps and gloves. His horse has a tooled western saddle with stirrup covers, a...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Horses--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.;...
- 1948 July
- Elmer Berg's Elk Falls Ranch, Ruben [sic] Craig with horsemanship trophy on Snooper
- Rubin Craig, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, sits atop his horse "Snooper" and holds a metal trophy of a horse at the Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch in Park County, Colorado. Craig wears a western shirt and pants, a beaded belt, cowboy...
- Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Park County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--Colorado--Park County--1950-1960.; Horseback...
- 1954 July
- William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
- A "Buffalo Bill" Cody lookalike sits on a dark brown horse. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles, riding boots that reach his knees, spurs, a hat with brim curved slightly upward, and leather gauntles with tassles. A woolly sheepskin blanket is on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1900.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.; Impersonation--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Johnny Baker
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid," poses on horseback in the left foreground in a camp for the show. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody considered Baker to be his foster son, and Baker was a member...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Famous western star Montie Montana performing for the crowd at the Rodeo Ranch
- Montie Montana, a movie star and member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, jumps above his horse's saddle, through a lariat at the Rodeo Ranch near Red Rocks Park in Jefferson County, Colorado. Montana smiles and wears a cowboy hat, bandana,...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Actors--Colorado--Jefferson County--1950-1960.; Entertainers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1950-1960.; Horseback...
- 1952 July
- Cutting up!
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies: President Rick Ricketson, Vice President Joe Dekker, and Dick Dickson, stand on a stage with a microphone and a saddle on a saddle stand on awards night in Colorado. Ricketson and Dekker laugh and wear...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Dekker, Joe H.; Dickson, Dick.; Ricketson, Frank H. (Frank Henry)
- 1953 July
- Riding lessons! Cutting up during evening festivities
- View of evening entertainment on a Roundup Riders of the Rockies annual trail ride in Colorado. John "Jack" Foster poses on a saddle and saddle stand, and Rudy Paulson stands beside him and speaks into a microphone, on a stage. Foster wears a woven...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--1950-1960.; Joking--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1953 July
- East High spotlight: vol 2 no 1
- 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.)
- 1925 April 15
- Saddle blanket
- Shows a saddle blanket made by the Native American Sioux. The blanket is a brown color with the edges decorated with bands of designs.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1920.; Saddle blankets--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Saddle blanket
- A Native American (Sioux) saddle blanket, made from white canvas and buckskin. It is decorated with red, blue, yellow, green, bronze and white faceted Italian glass beadwork and faceted brass beads; all of the beadwork is attached with lazy...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Saddle blankets--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Saddle Rock - Ute Pass
- View of saddle shaped rock formation on mountainside at Ute Pass, Teller County, Colorado.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Saddle Rock, Ute Pass.
- View of saddle shaped rock formation on Ute Pass, Teller County, Colorado.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 24, 1913 September 27
- Saddle Rock, Ute Pass
- View of the Saddle Rock formation in Ute Pass, Teller County, Colorado.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Saddle Rock, Ute Pass
- View of the Saddle Rock formation in Ute Pass, Teller County, Colorado.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Boulder
- View of Saddle Rock, open space, and the Flatirons in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Flatirons, The (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Saddle Rock (Boulder County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1950]
- Gov. Billy Adams & saddle
- Governor William "Billy" Adams poses with a saddle and lasso in his office in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Saddles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.
- [between 1927 and 1933]
- Indian saddle given S. A. Wallace by Sioux
- Top view of a old and weathered Native American Sioux saddle tree with remnants of hide covering.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1920-1940.; Saddles--1920-1940.; Wallace, S. A.--Associated objects.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Indian saddle given S. A. Wallace by Sioux
- Side view of a old and weathered Native American Sioux saddle tree with remnants of hide covering.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1920-1940.; Saddles--1920-1940.; Wallace, S. A.--Associated objects.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Old saddle disintegrating on ground, Liberty
- A saddle on the ground covered by twigs and leaves in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, has a bare branch lying over it.
- Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Saddles--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Saddle presented to Warden Roy Best by employes of C-S-P
- Roy Best, Warden at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, stands by a sorrel horse wearing an ornate, tooled leather saddle. Lawn and bare trees are in the background.
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Tynan, Thomas J.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1932 and 1954?]
- Cowboy trying to saddle horse
- A cowboy pulls on a saddle strap when his horse attempts to pull away from him in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a cowboy hat and sheepskin chaps. A man stands in the left midground pulling on the horse's reins. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Saddles--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cowboy cinching saddle on horse
- A cowboy cinches a saddle on his horse in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a cowboy hat and sheepskin chaps. A man stands next to him holding the horse's bridle. Another cowboy sits on a horse in the right background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Saddles--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Saddle Tramp - movie opening Fox Intermountain Theaters
- People crowd the 16th (Sixteenth) Street entrance of the Tabor Theater in Denver, Colorado. The marquee reads: "Joel McCrea and Wanda Hendrix on the Stage, World Premiere of Saddle Tramp."
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Marquees--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Motion picture premieres--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Motion picture...
- [1950]
- Western History Subject Index
- Heiser saddle tree company
- Western History Subject Index
- Saddles