Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Donkeys
- View of four saddled donkeys (aka burros); pavilion shown at left; two saddled horses, wagon, outhouse or shed, and trees appear in background.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--1880-1900.; Pavilions, Landscape--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Donkeys
- View of four saddled donkeys (aka burros); a pavilion appears at left; a wagon, two saddled horses and outhouse or shed are shown in background.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--1880-1900.; Pavilions, Landscape--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Saddled and ready to ride! Harold "Hoppy" Rice (theater executive).
- Harold Rice sits on his horse in a corral in Colorado. He wears a cowboy hat, western shirt, blue jeans and cowboy hat. His horse has a tooled martingale and bucking strap. Saddled and unsaddled horses are in the corral.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Rice, Harold E.
- 1952 July
- Paonia
- View of a street in Paonia (Delta County), Colorado. Shows commercial businesses with parked cars, a saddled horse, an electric street light and pedestrians. A license plate reads: "152-197." Signs on buildings read: "L.R. Armstrong Groceries,"...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Bakery in Steamboat Springs
- A woman, a baby, boys, and a man pose outside a log building with a frame false-front identified as a bakery in Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. A saddled horse stands in the dirt street.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bakeries--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Oil shale near Grand Valley, Colorado
- Men wear overalls or work clothes and stand on a steep precipice on a mountain of shale near Grand Valley in probably Mesa County, Colorado. Men hold shovels and pose near saddled horses. A man works beside an anvil and possibly a crushing device.
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Fesler's steer
- A man on a saddled burro leads a young steer with a rope. Cowboys stand or pose on horseback nearby, possibly in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The steer has a cloth sign on its back that reads: "Fesler's steer."
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Riding--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Steer, Rifle area
- A man on a saddled horse poses in front of a frame building or depot, he has lassoed a young steer, the rope is tied to the saddle on a burro, possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men wear suits and ties or scarves and stand beside the steer...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cattle--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Man on burro, Rifle area
- A man on a saddled burro and leads a steer with a rope in possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A man and a boy are nearby. A lariat and a spur are attached to the saddle.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cattle--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Roping--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Log cabin, Pyramid
- A man poses beside a saddled horse in front of an aspen log cabin in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. A man stands beside a gutted deer that hangs from a rafter. Rifles are attached to saddles.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Deer hunting--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Men and horses
- Men and a boy pose beside saddled horses in a meadow probably in western Colorado. Horses carry ropes and probably bedrolls and camping gear. Men wear hats and gloves.
- Horses--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Gladstone
- Women in dresses and hats and men in suits walk toward a gathering in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Saddled horses are on the dirt street in front of the saloon. A girl beside Silverton, Gladstone and Northerly Railroad tracks wears a...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1890-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; People--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Walking--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Gladstone--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- "Hotel" shotgun style
- View of a long, one-story log building, probably a hotel, in Lay (Moffat County), Colorado. The building has several entrances, lattice work, and a square bell tower or cupola centered on the roof. A person stands beside a pig, chickens, a saddled...
- Lay (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Lay--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Lay--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Prowers County Fair, Lamar, Colo.
- Men stand beside a fence at a race track and near a frame announcer's booth at the Prowers County Fair in Lamar, Colorado. Men and women spectators sit in a grandstand. A saddled horse is tied to a post.
- Lamar (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Grandstands--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.
- 1911 August 23-25
- Prowers Co. Fair, Lamar
- Teams of horses harnessed to wood frames, a car, men and a saddled horse are in the center of a circular, fenced racetrack at the Prowers County Fairgrounds in Lamar, Colorado. Spectators sit in bleachers.
- Lamar (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.
- 1911, August 23-25
- Telegraph work
- Colorado National Guard soldiers work to repair or install telegraph wire on a wooden telegraph pole in the Cripple Creek mining district in "Camp Goldfield" in Victor (Teller County), Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. Shows...
- Colorado. National Guard.--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Linemen--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico
- Men walk on Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad tracks near Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico. Single and multi-storied adobe buildings are in the pueblo. Shows wood and wire and coyote fences and a house with a long portal (open porch). Vigas extend...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures.; Laguna Indians--Structures.; Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico--1880-1900.; Adobe buildings.; Ovens.; Pueblos.; Railroad tracks.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Otto Mears toll road
- View of the toll road built between Ouray and Ironton by Otto Mears. The dirt road was excavated into the side of the Uncompahgre Gorge beside the Uncompahgre River in Ouray County, Colorado. A saddled horse and a wagon are on the road. Rivulets of...
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons.; Dirt roads.; Rivers.; Toll roads.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Two girls and their burro by the river
- Outdoor portrait of two girls with a saddled donkey near Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. One holds a pistol and wears overalls and a wide-brimmed hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Family near their house
- A man and women pose near a wood slat fence and a saddled horse, by their home, near Parker (Parkers) (Douglas County), Colorado. A small herd of calves is nearby.
- Parker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Parker--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 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]
- A. G. Birch's Broncho Buster Cheyenne Frontier Days rope twister standing
- A cowboy stands on a saddled horse and performs a rope trick in an arena for Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Two of the cowboys wear woolies and cowboy hats. Spectators sit in grandstands.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Horse shows--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1890-1910.
- [1905]
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Cowboys attempt to control a bucking horse as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The horse is saddled.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Castlewood Dam
- View of Cherry Creek at Castlewood Canyon Dam in Douglas County, Colorado. Men stand by saddled horses.
- Castlewood Canyon Dam (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Douglas County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Cattle branding
- Cowboys stand near a bull that is prepared to be branded probably in Colorado. The bull is tied to two saddled horses.
- Cattle branding--Colorado--1890-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pres. hunting party
- A man in President Theodore Roosevelt's hunting party poses near his saddled horse in Colorado. He wears chaps, a jacket, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Horses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Hunting party at Glenwood Springs
- A member of President Theodore Roosevelt's hunting party poses near his saddled horse in Garfield County, Colorado. He wears chaps, a bandolier bag, and wide brimmed hat.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Rodeo
- A rodeo contestant, next to a saddled horse, attempts to catch the reins of a bucking bronco at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. Shows men in the arena and spectators in the grandstands.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Buildings residence
- Men pose outdoors near a house in Denver, Colorado. The one-story frame house has a covered porch and decorative trim. A saddled horse is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Shoshone Mts. from Sunlight
- Thomas Moran stands next to a saddled horse at a camp in Sunlight Basin, Park County, Wyoming. Unloaded crates stand in the center of the camp; a man loads a pack horse. The Absaroka Mountains are in the distance.
- Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Sunlight Basin (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Valleys--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926.
- 1892
- Camp near Index Peak
- Saddled and pack horses stand near evergreens in a valley in probably Park County, Wyoming. Shows Index Peak.
- Index Peak (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Horses--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.; Pack animals--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Glacier National Park, Iceberg Lake
- Saddled horses graze in front of Iceberg Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana. Shows a glacier and cliffs of Iceberg Peak.
- Glacier National Park (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Iceberg Lake (Mont.)--1910-1920.; Iceberg Peak (Glacier County and Flathead County, Mont.)--1910-1920.; Cliffs--Montana--Glacier National Park--1910-1920.; Glaciers--Montana--Glacier National...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The camp near the Tetons
- Cowboys stand and sit in a camp near the Teton Range in Wyoming. Shows a campfire, cooking equipment, and preparations for a meal. Trout hang from the branches of a fireside smoker; horses stand saddled with gear. A man pours coffee in his cup, and...
- Camping--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Horses--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Meadows--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Outdoor cookery--Wyoming--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Pretty Old Man, Crows, Crow Agency, Mont.
- A Native American (Crow) man identified as Pretty-Old-Man poses on a horse at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. The man wears a feather headdress and a headpiece with fur and antlers, a shirt, leggings, and moccasins, and he sits on a saddled...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--Crow...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Photograph of a painting of a horse
- Photograph of a painting, shows a saddled horse near a group of wood buildings.
- Horses--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Hot Springs, Happy Hollow
- A saddled burro stands at a water pump by a row of cages at the Happy Hollow amusement park in Hot Springs (Garland County), Arkansas. People stand and walk near wood frame structures with signs that read: "McLeod's Free Show" and "Free Musee by...
- McLeod, Norman E.--Homes & haunts.; Hot Springs (Ark.)--1900-1910.; Amusement parks--Arkansas--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Cages--Arkansas--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Arkansas--Hot Springs--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Arkansas--Hot...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pueblo Indian and burro
- A Native American (San Juan, Tewa) man and children pose beside an horno (outside oven) and a saddled burro near an adobe wall with wooden window frames and vigas at probably San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. The man wears a shirt with cuffs, a ring,...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Children--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Donkeys--New Mexico--San Juan...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- B. M. Vaughan in front of Vaughan Lodge
- B. A. Vaughan poses with his dog and horse at the hitching post, next to his lodge outside of Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. He smokes a cigarette, wears protective wrist guards, an ammunition belt, and restrains the dog by a chain. His horse...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1890.; Vaughan, B. A.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Ute camp
- Two Ute Indians pose outside their teepee constructed over a tree and poles, Colorado. Firewood and cooking pots are on ground; two more teepees and saddled horses are in background.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1880-1900.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--1880-1900.; Tipis--Colorado--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895]
- O. J. Davis house, 8th Ave. & 5th St.
- Possibly Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Davis and their daughter sit on the front porch of their ho me, 8th (Eighth) Avenue and 5th (Fifth) street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, situated in front of a steep, banded hillside. A saddled horse is tied to the...
- Davis, O. J.--Family--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Davis, O. J.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900]
- Old livery stable for hotel, left - Hugh Kendall right - J. C. Macdonald
- Men pose with saddled horses by a slab-sided stable in Nighthawk, Douglas County, Colorado. Hugh Kendall holds the reins of his mount; J. C. Macdonald wears striped pants and a bow tie. The South Platte river is in the background.
- Kendall, Hugh--Animals & pets.; Macdonald, J. C.--Animals & pets.; Nighthawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Nighthawk--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Platoro, Conejos County, Colo.
- View of Platoro, Conejos County, Colorado, includes log cabins, Platoro Hotel in canvas tents, sheds, saddled horses, people in front of the general store with United States flag, and Red Mountain in the background.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1913?
- F Street, Salida [graphic]
- Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, a saddled mule stands on "F" Street with brick commercial buildings and Tenderfoot Hill in the background. Men have bicycles on the sidewalks.
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- On time
- Men, a saddled horse, and loaded pack burros cross a wooden bridge over the Arkansas River, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The Denver & Rio Grande depot, a freight car, and low hills are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Tutt and Penrose Cabin built 1891 Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Harry Leonard and Spencer Penrose stand in front of Tutt and Penrose cabin, Cripple Creek, Colorado; one-story log cabin built in 1891 with low gable and sod roof; two saddled horses are teethered to corner of cabin; cabin includes stovepipe and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Leonard, Harry.; Penrose, Spencer, 1865-1939--Tomb.
- Feb. 1894
- F. B. & L. Block, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of Fairley Brothers and Lampman Block Building, 300 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this three-story brick commercial building has rock-faced stone quoins, storefront windows with displays of merchandise and goods, recessed...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1904]
- Trail City, Colorado, Kansas Territory, Trail City as it might have looked in 1886
- Caricature map of Trail City, Colorado, in Prowers County, shows a man sqatting in front of his saddled horse looking over a panoramic view of the town with major landmarks labeled: "Present Site of U.S. Highway 50, Residence, Kansas, Saloon,...
- Trail City (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- May, 1966
- Summit of Pikes Peak
- A saddled pack burro stands on a rocky slope near the summit of Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--El Paso County--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1884]
- Lulu (City)
- Saddled horses, a man and a woman are by log ruins in Lulu (or Lulu City), Grand County, Colorado.
- Lulu City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Lulu City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- State Bridge, Colorado
- Panoramic view of Hotel Atchison, State Bridge, Colorado reached via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later Denver & Salt Lake), Moffat Road; men, women & children standing or seated in front of log frame building with sod roof & cabins,...
- State Bridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fishing--Colorado--State Bridge--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--State Bridge--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1905?]