Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 9 and 10, 1924 September-October
- Denver watches the World's Series
- People crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado to view a play-by-play of a 1927 World Series game on an electric scoreboard atop a balcony. Office buildings are to the sides.
- Denver Post--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Scoreboards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1927 October 5
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 5 and 6, 1925 May-June
- On the trail of a shadow [art original].
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Pictorial works.; Dime novels--Illustrations.; Painting, American.; Cowboys--Pictorial works.; Cowboys in art.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1910
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- 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 March 26
- Denver Public Schools Senior High School Guidance Handbook for Parents and Pupils
- Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all High Schools within Denver.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1960
- Western History Subject Index
- Dominguez-Escalante bicentennial expedition
- Whatta Game!
- People crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado, to listen to a baseball game. An electric scoreboard is above storefronts on a balcony on the Denver Post building; canopy reads: "Post." Business...
- Denver Post--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Audiences--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1935 October 3
- Baseball fans
- People and cars crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado to follow the opening game of the World Series on the public scoreboard; storefront signs read: "Portland Lunch," "Nichol's Pianos Sheet...
- Denver Post--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1916 October 7
- Nebraska Civil War Grand Army of the Republic, L-R
- List of members of the Grand Army of the Republic from Nebraska. Includes name, unit and GAR Post if available.
- Nebraska--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.; Veterans--Nebraska--Indexes.; Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Nebraska--Indexes
- Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 11 and 12, 1924 November-December
- Odd Fellow bldg.
- Third in a series of progress documentation views of the construction of the International Order of Odd Fellows Hall, Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Several men are the foundation area of the construction site. The area is dug up...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
- [1897]
- July 15, #7
- Seventh in a series of views documenting progress of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows brick work completed on the two story hotel with several men standing around. The wood...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- July 7, #6
- Sixth in a series of progress documentation views of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows brick work near completion on the two story hotel with two men posing on rafters. The...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 17, #3
- Third in a series of progress documentation views of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. The wooden facade openings with arched transoms are set, masons proceeds with brick work between them. Stacks...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 25, #4
- Fourth in a series of views documenting progress of the summer of 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows the brick and window work continuing on the second level. Workers stand on the upper...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 9, 96, #1
- First in a series of progress documentation views of the summer of 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. A large stack of bricks is piled in front of the beginnings of the wood frame work of the windows and...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June, #8
- Eighth in a series of views documenting progress of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows the newly completed two story brick hotel. Features include: large pane windows and door...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 27, #5
- Fifth in a series of views documenting progress of the summer of 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows the wood frame work of the second story windows in place with brick work continuing on...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- First Baptist Church
- Exterior view of First Baptist Church, Carr Avenue between 3rd (Third) and 4th (Fourth) Streets, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the two-story brick church with painted shingle has a side spire extension, arched double-wide side doorway, and corbelling...
- First Baptist Church (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1980-1990.
- [1988]
- At Hanging Bridge
- Passengers pose with railroad employee in the rear "Canon" series observation car of eastbound No. 2, The Scenic Limited, of the Denver and Rio Grande Western, above the Arkansas River, near Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Passengers--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1920 and 1929]
- Supply train in corrall [sic], near Custer City
- United States soldiers pose next to a corral of supply wagons with loosened canvas covers, near Custer City, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Wagons brought tons of provisions to replenish the troops sent on Native American campaigns.
- Dakota Indians--War, 1876--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Review of Col. Mills' Battallion, Black Hills
- View of Captain Anson Mills' Third Cavalry companies in battalion formation, on Native American Sioux campaigns in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Cavalry--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horseback...
- 1876
- Col. Royal and officers of the Third Cavalry
- U. S. Army Cavalry officers pose on a rock outcropping during the Native American Sioux campaigns, along French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Included are: First Lieutenant Joseph Lawson, Second Lieutenant James F. Simpson, Second...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Cavalry--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military...
- 1876
- General Merritt's H. Q. in the field on Whitewood
- Cavalry officers lounge outside a tent under cottonwood trees, on Whitewood Creek, outside the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. They include: Second Lieutenant Julius H. Pardee, Twenty-third Infantry; First Lieutenant William C. Forbush, Fifth...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910--Staff.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Gen. Merritt's H. Q. at the Rock of the Cross
- View of General Wesley Merritt's headquarters in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns, shows three tents, one with regimental markings of the Fourteenth Infantry, a Sibley heating stove between...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910--Staff.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Gen. Crook's H. Q. in the field on Whitewood
- View of General George Crook's headquarters on Whitewood Creek, in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns, shows Crook in plain dress sitting on a tree root with his bearded headquarters staff and...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military officers--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Col. Mills, and officers of his Battallion, 3rd Cavalry
- Captain Anson Mills poses in front of a trophy tepee from the Slim Buttes battle in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory, with Lieutenant Colonel William B. Royall, Captain William H. Andrews, First Lieutenant Joseph Lawson, scout Frank...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.),...
- 1876
- Gen. Cook's Army in camp, on French Creek, below old stockade
- View of General George Crook's expedition camp on French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory, shows United States lounging infantry men, brush and scrap canvas wickiups and lean-tos, and a few wall army tents in distance. These soldiers are...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Crook, George, 1829-1890--Staff.; United States. Army.--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- [September 1876?]
- Gen. Crook's Army camp at Point of Rocks, near Buffalo Gap, Black H.
- View of General George Crook's expedition camp at Point of Rocks, near Buffalo Gap, Black Hills, Dakota Territory, shows a large rock formation with wall tents and covered wagons around it. The U. S. Army was on Native American campaigns to send...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army.--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Col. Van Vliet and officers of his Battallion, 3rd Cavalry
- Colonel Frederick Van Vliet poses on a rock outcropping near Custer City, Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns with fellow Third Cavalry men: Second Lieutenant James F. Simpson, Second Lieutenant George F....
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota...
- 1876
- Bear Rock, from S., near Custer City
- View from the south of a deserted miner's log cabin in front of Bear Rock, near Custer City in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Abandoned buildings--Dakota...
- 1876
- Soldiers fighting over horse meat
- View of U. S. Army soldiers in a mock fight over horse meat, during the Native American campaigns, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Soldiers in background continue to cut meat from the horse.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horsemeat--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Fifth Cavalry leaving Custer City
- Two of Colonel Wesley Merritt's ten Fifth Cavalry companies pose in a long column outside of Custer City in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Nearly two thousand men took part in the Native American campaigns to send all Native American Sioux to...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910--Staff.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 5th.--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota...
- 1876
- Bear Rock, from the north, showing Bears Head
- View from the north of Bear Rock, near Custer City in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Dakota...
- 1876
- Gen. Crook's Army in camp, on French Creek, after arrival of train
- View of General George Crook's Native American campaign expedition camp on French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory, shows army canvas wall, A-frame, and small two man tents supplied by train, arranged in military organization. The...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; French...
- 1876
- Maj. Noyes and officers of 2d Cavalry
- Captain Henry E. Noyes poses with six Second Cavalry officers on rock formations, during the Native American campaigns in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Possible identifications include from the top: Captain Thomas B. Dewees; next man...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 2nd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military officers--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Rock...
- 1876
- Gen. Crook ordaining Spotted Tail Chief of the Sioux, at Red Cloud Agency
- General George Crook stands next to Spotted Tail, he is proclaiming him Chief of all Sioux, Red Cloud Agency, Dakota Territory. Native American Sioux (Oglala) including chiefs Red Cloud and Red Leaf, stand with U. S. soldiers.
- United States. Army--1870-1880.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Red Cloud Agency--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--Dakota...
- 1876 October 24
- Buckskin Lodge, Sioux prisoners, Gen. Custer's battle flag, captured at the Battle of Slim Buttes, and the Officers in command of the charge
- View of seven Native American Sioux captured during the Slim Buttes battle in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory. General Crook's head scout, Frank Grouard is on their left and Second Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, Third Cavalry is on the...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.),...
- 1876 October 24
- Sioux captured at the battle of Slim Buttes
- Outdoor view of Native American Sioux including Charging Bear, women and children wrapped in blankets; captured during the Slim Buttes battle in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Capture & imprisonment--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.), Battle of,...
- 1876
- Soldier shooting abandoned horse, for meat
- A soldier aims his Springfield breech-loading rifle at an emaciated horse in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. The U. S. Army ran out of provisions during the Native American campaigns and had to rely on horse meat for a short time.
- Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horses--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Shooting--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Soldiers--Dakota...
- 1876
- Stretcher with wounded man, from Battle of Slim Buttes
- View a two-horse litter with a wounded soldier, possibly First Lieutenant Adolphus H. Von Luettwitz, and an attendant along French Creek, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. The soldier is covered with a plaid blanket and tree boughs serve as a head...
- Dakota Territory--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.), Battle of, 1876--Casualties--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Litters--Dakota...
- 1876
- Cinching (loading) pack mule with flour
- Tom Moore, General Crook's chief packer and another man tie wooden flour barrels to a mule in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory during the Native American Sioux campaigns.
- Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Pack animals--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota...
- 1876
- Soldiers fighting over horse meat
- View of U. S. Army soldiers in a mock fight over horse meat in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns. The cavalry man is on the ground receiving a blow while two other men cut meat from a horse.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horsemeat--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Soldiers carry off horse meat
- View of U. S. Army soldiers butchering a horse during the Native American campaigns, Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horsemeat--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Soldiers cutting up abandoned horse
- View of U. S. Army soldiers as they cut the hide and a rear leg away from a dead horse during the Native American campaigns, Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horsemeat--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Travois with wounded man, from Battle of Slim Buttes
- View a wounded soldier on a travois constructed of two long poles pulled by a mule or horse with an attendant, along French Creek, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. The soldier is covered with a plaid blanket and is propped up with his pack.
- Dakota Territory--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.), Battle of, 1876--Casualties--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Litters--Dakota...
- 1876
- Braves and Squaws
- Group portrait of three Native American Comanche women, left to right: Wap-pah, Marn-me (Morn-me), Qna-moth-kee and a young girl; they wear print dresses with blankets and long loose hair. They were taken prisoner by United States troops on the...
- Comanche Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Girls--1860-1880.; Prisoners of war--Texas--1860-1880.; Women--1860-1880.; Morn-me.; Qna-moth-kee.; Wap-pah.
- [between 1869 and 1874]
- Heap Wolves
- Head and shoulders portrait of Heap Wolves (probably Esa-dowa) Native American Comanche. He wears a hair pipe breastplate, a patterned shirt, and long loose hair.
- Comanche Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Heap Wolves.
- [between 1869 and 1872]
- Cheyenne Indians
- A series of small sketches depicting Native American (Cheyenne) life. The sketches are titled: "Semi-civilized," "A warrior," "Moving," "An Indian belle," "A Cheyenne chief," "Squaw and papoose," "Tepees or wigwams," and, "Weapons &c."
- Cheyenne Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
- [between 1950 and 1990?]