Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 11 and 12, 1920 November-December
- History of Denver
- Stage between Rifle and Meeker
- Men sit and pose on the Rifle-Meeker stage coach in Garfield or Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Men wear suspenders or jackets and hats and sit inside or on top of the stage coach. Identified men include: Leo Welch, Floyd Austin, Roy Marker (the...
- Horse teams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Austin, Floyd.; Marker, Roy.; Welch, Leo.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Colorado Mining Association
- View of the Colorado Mining Association parade as it passes spectators near Tremont and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows people, a flatbed truck, a float and storefronts. Signs read: "Mineral County," "We Mine The Lead...
- Colorado Mining Association--Public relations--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Chinese fishing village, Monterey
- View of a Chinese American fishing village near the Pacific Ocean in Monterey County, California. One and two story buildings and houses are surrounded by bamboo shoot fences. Children stand in the door of a building with a balcony. Horses stand...
- Monterey County (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--California--Monterey County--1880-1900.; Houses--California--Monterey County--1880-1900.; Villages--California--Monterey County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 50th anniversary celebration 2nd prize float, "The Meeker Massacre"
- The second prize parade float depicts the Meeker Massacre, with white men dressed in Native American costumes. They wear feather headresses and skin pants, shoot Indian Agent Nathan C. Meeker, and hold a woman captive by her hair. Parade part of...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Historical reenactments--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
- October 11, 1941
- Hickens on Pershing Meeker, he was thrown.
- A cowboy holds on as a bronco bucks wildly in a cloud of dust, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Men watch from near the corral shoot.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Broncos--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1930.
- 1923
- The Antlers, Colorado Springs
- View from the west of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a five-story stone building with dormers, bays, half-round towers, porch/balcony, shingle imbrication, roof vents, and awnings. Men and women pose by a buggy...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children playing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- South Mountain, Summitville, Colorado
- View shows "old developments prior to 1915, "on the side of South Mountain, Summitville (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Mines are identified as: , 1. Chandler tunnel, 2. Ida tunnel, 3. French tunnel, 4. Old shaft house, 5. Old Annie Cut, 6. Near...
- South Mountain (Rio Grande County, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Summitville (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Rio Grande County--1910-1940.
- [between 1915 and 1935?]
- Miss Annie Oakley, little sure shot, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Full standing portrait of Phoebe Anne "Annie Oakley" Moses with her shotguns, pistols and shooting competition medals. She wears a hat and a fringed skirt with floral applique.
- Cowgirls--1890-1900.; Medals--1890-1900.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Residence in Central City, Colorado
- The Kruse-Center house, a one and one-half story, L-shaped, painted, clapboard house in Central City, Colorado, has a gabled roof and a chimney and sits below a hillside covered with a forest of trees. The trim is painted a darker color than the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Chinese fishing village
- View of a Chinese fishing village near the Pacific Ocean in California. One and two story buildings and houses are surrounded by bamboo shoot fences. A wagon is parked near a building with a balcony.
- Fishing--California--1880-1900.; Houses--California--1880-1900.; Villages--California--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Montana-the Nez Perce War incidents in the defeat and capture of Chief Joseph by General Nelson A. Miles
- Photographic reproduction of five sketches by G. M. Holland depicting the Nez Perce War incidents; titles read: "General Miles charging the Indian camp-the dash into the ravine," "Squaws coddling Lieutenant Jerome in a rifle pit, while held as...
- Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Capture & imprisonment--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--1870-1880.; Nez Percé Indians--War--1870-1880.; Surrenders--1870-1880.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Pine Ridge Agency, S.D., Indian posed with white man
- A Native American Sioux man points a rifle at C. H. Cressey, correspondent for the Omaha Bee, in mock combat, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. Two Sioux women look on and tepee camps show in background.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Performances & portrayals--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation...
- [1890]
- D&RGW movie train filming westbound passenger train at gorge siding, Royal Gorge, "Limited Mail" Warner Brothers
- Actors and crew watch a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive approach the location shoot of the Warner Brother's film, "Limited Mail," in the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River, Fremont County, Colorado. They have a tripod and camera.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Warner Bros.--1920-1930.; Arkansas River --1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Motion picture...
- 1925
- D&RGW movie train view looking east at hobo's shack (movie set) west of gorge siding, actors in foreground, passenger cars on gorge siding in distance "Limited Mail" Warner Brothers
- Actors and crew watch a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive approach the location shoot of the Warner Brother's film, "Limited Mail," in the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Warner Bros.--1920-1930.; Arkansas River --1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Motion picture...
- 1925
- D&RGW movie train westbound double-headed locomotives on a freight train pass movie set at hobo's shack "Limited Mail" Warner Brothers
- Actors and crew watch a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive pass the location shoot of the Warner Brother's film, "Limited Mail," in the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Warner Bros.--1920-1930.; Arkansas River --1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Motion picture...
- 1925
- D&RGW movie train westbound freight train passes movie set at hobo's shack "Limited Mail" Warner Brothers
- Actors and crew watch a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive pass the location shoot of the Warner Brother's film, "Limited Mail," in the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Warner Bros.--1920-1930.; Arkansas River --1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Motion picture...
- 1925
- Golden, Colorado College & Univ. School of Mines Bld. Int.
- Interior view of a billiard room at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; young men shoot pool at three billiard tables; championship sport pennants and team photographs hang on walls.
- Colorado School of Mines--1920-1940.; Billiard rooms--Colorado--Golden--1920-1940.; Billiards--Colorado--Golden--1920-1940.; Interiors.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1920-1940.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1920-1940.
- [between 1921 and 1935]
- Battery "B" Colorado National Guard just target practice near Ludlow.
- Members of Battery B of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, shoot canons for target practice near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Colorado State Baker's Association first convention Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of men, members of the Colorado State Baker's Association, women, boys, and girls, pose outdoors at Elitch Gardens in the West Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The men wear suits and hold straw hats. The women wear dresses,...
- Colorado State Baker's Association--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1923 July
- New soldiers' recreation center
- A soldier shows a young woman how to shoot pool at a Armed Forces recreation center at 1514 Welton Street in Denver, Colorado; men look on.
- United States. Army.--People--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Military life.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Billiards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1941, April
- Stunt in connection with movie "Union Pacific"
- People pose for a Paramount Pictures publicity shoot for the movie "Union Pacific," in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles County, California. Cecil B. DeMille, Barbara Stanwyck (with spike), and Joel McCrea (bow tie) crouch by railroad tracks;...
- Paramount Pictures Corporation--Public relations--1930-1940.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--Commemoration--1930-1940.; Los Angeles County (Calif.)--1930-1940.; Actors--California--Los Angeles County--1930-1940.; Motion picture producers &...
- 1939
- Shooting cattle at Standing Rock Indian Agency
- View of Native American (Dakota, Yanktonai) men, women and children at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota or South Dakota. Men shoot cattle in a fenced corral nearby. Shows tepees at a camp and Native Americans with horses,...
- Dakota Indians--Subsistence activities--Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Subsistence activities--Standing Rock Indians Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)--1870-1880.; Yanktonai Indians--Subsistence...
- 1879 February 22
- Shooting buffaloes with Colt's revolving pistol
- A man on horseback wears a fringed buckskin shirt and chaps, and shoots an American buffalo with a Colt revolving pistol. The man carries a rifle in a rifle case on his back. Native American, plains Indians with fringed leggings and feathers in...
- Indians of North America--Subsistence activities--1850-1860.; Bison hunting--1850-1860.; Horseback riding--1850-1860.
- 1857
- Indians killing buffaloes in the Missouri River
- Native American men hunt American buffalo in the Missouri River. The men hold knives in their teeth and swim beside injured buffalo. People in canoes shoot bows and arrows. Shows the buffalo herd in the distance.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Missouri River--1870-1880.; Bison hunting--1870-1880.; Bison--1870-1880.; Rivers--1870-1880.; Swimming--1870-1880.
- 1874
- The guardians of the herd, buffalo bulls charging hunters
- A hunter on horseback with fringed leather chaps holds a pistol and rides beside an injured American buffalo. Native American men shoot buffalo with bows and arrows, and buffalo bulls charge the hunters.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Bison hunting--1870-1880.; Bison--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--1870-1880.
- 1873 October 25
- Sells Floto and Buffalo Bill's Indians
- North American Indians and a cowboy shoot craps on tarps in a field on the outskirts of Fresno (Fresno County), California. A brewery with smokestacks is in the distance, a sign reads "S.W. Brewery & Ice..., Glorieta Beer."
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--California--Fresno--1910-1920.; Fresno (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Brewing industry--California--Fresno--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Gordon Lillie with May Manning Lillie
- Gordon "Pawnee Bill" Lillie and his wife, May Manning Lillie, sit on folding, wood chairs in front of a tent, possibly while touring with Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show. Several rifles are propped against a wood crate behind Gordon Lillie. A table is...
- Shooters of firearms--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Lillie, May Manning.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1886 and 1900]
- May Lillie and Pawnee Bill
- May Manning Lillie leans against Gordon "Pawnee Bill" Lillie's shoulder in a full-length, studio portrait of the two performers in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. May Lillie wears a knee-length skirt with a large sash tied around her waist. She...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.; Lillie, May Manning.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- May Lillie
- May Manning Lillie, a shooter in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, poses for a side-angle, bust portrait. She wears a wide-brimmed hat and has long hair that rests on her shoulders. She wears a coat with small, embroidered flowers buttoned up to her neck....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooters--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Lillie, May Manning.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Miss May Lillie with Pawnee Bill's Wild West Compliments of E.A. Robey - Agt. Harvest Moon
- May Manning Lillie, a shooter in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, poses for a side-angle, bust portrait. She wears a wide-brimmed hat and has long hair that rests on her shoulders. She wears a vest over her blouse and has several pins pinned to her blouse...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooters--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Lillie, May Manning.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- May Lillie
- May Manning Lillie, a shooter in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, poses for a half-length portrait. She wears a wide-brimmed hat and has long hair that covers her shoulders. A necklace with three strands, possibly made from beads or shells, hangs around...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Lillie, May Manning.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Pawnee Bill and May Lillie
- Gordon "Pawnee Bill" Lillie and his wife May Manning Lillie pose for a full-length studio portrait. Gordon Lillie sits on a fake tree stump and rests his foot on a fake rock. He is wearing a wide-brimmed hat and tassles adorn the side seams of his...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.; Lillie, May Manning.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Buffalo stampede, Neb.
- White men in Conestoga wagons, and on foot, and North American Indians on horseback hunt stampeding buffalo on probably the Oregon Trail in Nebraska. Indians hold bows and arrows and lances, and some of the settlers shoot rifles. Women and children...
- Indians of North America--Nebraska--1840-1860.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1860.; Platte River (Neb.)--1840-1860.; Bison hunting--Nebraska--1840-1860.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--1840-1860.; Pioneers--Nebraska--1840-1860.;...
- 1932
- Electric search light
- A man stands next to an electric search light used to spotlight performers during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The man wears a straw hat and suit. Three search lights were mounted on a platform above the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Electric lighting--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Annie Oakley
- A Native American man stands in the left foreground watching Phoebe Anne "Annie Oakley" Moses shoot at targets in the air during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The man has a blanket wrapped around his...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooting.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Annie Oakley
- Two Native American men stand in the left foreground watching Phoebe Anne "Annie Oakley" Moses shoot at targets in the air during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The men have blankets wrapped around their...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooting.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Colorado School of Mines gym
- Four Colorado State School of Mines basketball players pose in playing positions under the basketball hoop inside the gymnasium, Golden, Jefferson County. Three team members hold basketballs and are ready to shoot or pass; the fourth player is in a...
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Basketball players--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1910-1930.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Petroleum Club Building
- View of the high-rise Petroleum Club Building (Charles D. Strong architect) at 16th (Sixteenth) and Broadway Streets in Denver, Colorado; tenants include Columbia Savings and Loan and the Petroleum Club. Shows the Harris Hotel, the Adams Mark Hotel...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1970 March
- Fashion models at Goodro Ford 2650 E. 45th Av.
- Women fashion model pose with Ford automobiles for a public relations photo shoot at Goodro Ford located at 2650 E. 45th (Forty-fifth) Avenue in the Elyria Swansea neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. One woman wears a blouse and flared skirt with...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Elyria Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fashion models.; Fashion shows.; Interiors.; Station wagons.; Goodro Ford (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1960-1970.
- 1968 Sept. 25
- Life on the plains
- Views of men in the assay room at the U.S. Mint in Denver, Colorado; an overturned covered wagon, wagon train and tents in a storm; women cooking out of doors near tents; Native Americans shoot at settlers and a wagon train; North American Indians...
- Mint of the United States--Buildings--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Massacres--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Outdoor...
- 1866 October 13
- East High School Archery Students
- Photograph of three female students from East Denver High School. Each of the three girls aim a bow and arrow as if ready to shoot. Each girl wears a white shirt, black shorts and white shoes and socks.
- Marinoff, Oscar, 1898-1982--Archives.; Marinoff family--Archives.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; East Denver High School--People--1930-1940.
- circa 1930
- Diamond jubilee of the Cathedral parish, Denver, Colorado...1860-1935.
- Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.
- 1935
- Western History Subject Index
- Don't shoot the organist...
- Western History Subject Index
- Shoot the moon
- Western History Subject Index
- Shooting
- Western History Subject Index
- Shooting
- Western History Subject Index
- Shooting
- Western History Subject Index
- Shooting