Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- James Shaw holding the skin and skull of a female wolf
- A rancher identified as James Shaw holds the hide and skull of a wolf on a ranch near Thatcher (Las Animas County), Colorado. He stands next to an automobile. A typewritten caption taped to the front of the cardboard mount reads: "James Shaw, an...
- Wolves--Control--Colorado--Thatcher--1920-1930.; Thatcher (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Thatcher--1920-1930.; Hides & skins--Colorado--Thatcher--1920-1930.; Ranchers--Colorado--Thatcher--1920-1930.; Shaw, James, rancher.
- 1922
- Buffalo Skull
- The remains of a buffalo skull lie on the ground in the Flat Tops Wilderness north of Glenwood Springs on the border of Garfield and Rio Blanco counties in Colorado.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Bison--Colorado--1930-1950.; Skulls--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Denver and Pueblo Naturalization Index
- Iron Eyes Cody holds buffalo skull aloft during ceremonies
- Iron Eyes Cody, an Oglala Sioux man, holds a buffalo skull aloft during the Sun Dance ceremonies at the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. He wears a leafy skullcap and a long sleeved print shirt.
- Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1960-1970.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1960-1970.; Rites & ceremonies--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1960-1970.; Skulls--South...
- 1970 August 14
- James Shaw holding the skin and skull of a female wolf
- A rancher identified as James Shaw holds the hide and skull of a wolf on a ranch near Thatcher (Las Animas County), Colorado. He stands next to an automobile.
- Wolves--Control--Colorado--Thatcher--1920-1930.; Thatcher (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Thatcher--1920-1930.; Hides & skins--Colorado--Thatcher--1920-1930.; Ranchers--Colorado--Thatcher--1920-1930.; Shaw, James, rancher.
- 1922
- Buffalo Skull
- The remains of a buffalo skull lie on the ground in the Flat Tops Wilderness north of Glenwood Springs on the border of Garfield and Rio Blanco counties in Colorado.
- Wilderness areas--Colorado--1930-1950.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Bison--Colorado--1930-1950.; Skulls--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- Picketing the Denver City and County building
- United Farm Workers of America (UFW) supporters picket the Denver City and County building in Denver, Colorado. The picketers protest Judge Robert Cummins' decision to jail UFW coordinator Jerry Ryan for refusing to remove his "Boycott Gallo"...
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Pickets.; City and County Building (Denver,...
- [1975]
- El Colorado Lodge, Manitou Springs, Colo.
- View of the El Colorado Lodge located at 23 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The two-story Pueblo Revival style structure was built in the late 1920s and has pink stucco walls trimmed in red with a decorative stair step pattern at the...
- El Colorado Lodge (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; El Colorado Lodge (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Motels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2000
- Chivington monument, Fairmount cemetery
- View of the gravestone for John M. Chivington located in Fairmount Cemetery, 430 S. Quebec Street in the Windsor neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The stone has Chivington inscribed on the top and: "John M. Chivington, 1821-1894," "Col. First...
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Windsor (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments.; Chivington, John M. (John Milton), 1821-1894--Tomb.; Fairmount Cemetery (Denver,...
- 2002
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 21, 1911 May 20
- Creede, Colo.
- Men sit or stand in a line and pose in front of a canvas tent and a log cabin in possibly Windy Gulch in Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. A skull and antlers is displayed with a painted sign that reads: "Saloon." A metal stove with a stovepipe is...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Queues--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Los Angeles, Cal. Law-Ark-Fawn in his office
- A Chinese man identified as Law-Ark-Fawn poses in his office in Chinatown, Los Angeles, California. He wears a quilted jacket and a silk skull cap. He poses beside a table, probably a Confucian altar, that contains vases full of flowers, a bowl of...
- Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Offices.; Law-Ark-Fawn.; Chinese.
- [1899]
- War bonnet
- Shows a Native American (Sioux) war bonnet. The skull cap is made of rawhide with eagle and chicken feathers. The bonnet is decorated with yellow, blue and red beadwork, red and white aniline dye, lavender and white ribbon, tin jinglers, white...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Bonnets--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Mesa Verde Spruce Tree Hs.
- View of a girl with a human skull and bones, baskets, pottery, and woven reeds, at Mesa Verde National Park. Spruce Tree House is in the background.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--1910-1920.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1910-1920.; Skeletons--Colorado--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mesa Verde Spruce Tree House
- View of a girl with a human skull and bones, baskets, pottery, and woven reeds, at Mesa Verde National Park, New Mexico. Spruce Tree House is in the background.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--1910-1920.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1910-1920.; Skeletons--Colorado--Mesa Verde National...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mesa Verde
- View of men, women, children, and a buffalo skull in a cave at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. One man carries a box camera.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1910-1920.; Caves--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1910-1920.; Skulls--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Old log cabin Montgomery, Colo. one of original houses
- View of a log cabin in Montgomery (Park County), Colorado. Antlers and a skull that reads: "1867" are attached to the walls. Wagon wheels and a sign that reads: "The Old-Hitchin's Post" lean against the building.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Antlers--Colorado--Montgomery--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Montgomery--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1940-1950.; Wheels--Colorado--Montgomery--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Possibly an actress or dancer
- A woman poses in a hotel room probably in Denver, Colorado. She wears a decorated skull cap and blouse with ostrich feathers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Geological boundary stake, 4 corners
- View, facing northwest from New Mexico, of the Four Corners area boundary stake amidst a rocky desert landscape; a pile of rocks and possibly an animal skull support a dark rectagular rock which designates four state boundaries; White Mesa, in...
- Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; White Mesa (Utah)--1900-1910.; Historic markers--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Ignacio- Ute
- Outdoor portrait (head and shoulder) of Ignacio, a Native American (Ute) man. He wears a printed shirt, vest with badge, a woven choker, scarves in braided hair, and a leather skull cap with a braided border and a feather.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.
- 1890
- Navaho "Chindy" Hogan (Tochindi)
- View of a Native American (Navajo) hogan. The wood and mud hogan is on a sandy desert landscape dotted with scrub bushes and trees; a human skull is to the side.
- Hogans--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Structures--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Structures--1900-1910.; Lodges--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Horace Greeley's stage coach
- View of a stage coach that was owned by Horace Greeley; a buffalo skull is on the roof. Sign reads: "Miles Elder's garage Las Animas Dodge and Plymouth Service, Phone 8."
- Stagecoaches--Colorado--1910-1930.; Transportation--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Singing to the spirits
- Outdoor view a standing Native American Sioux man wrapped in a blanket and singing; a buffalo skull is at his feet.
- Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Singers--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Conjuring back the buffalo
- A Native American Sioux man wearing leggings stands on a slope with buffalo skulls; he raises a skull above his head.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Shamans--1890-1900.
- 1892
- A Cheyenne camp
- A Native American (Cheyenne) woman carries a rolled blanket in camp. She wears a long dress and a belt with conchas. Tepees, a saddle, a skull, a campfire, and a wagon are nearby.
- Cheyenne Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- August, 1889
- Indian widow at her husband's grave
- A Native American woman mourns the death of her husband. She holds a human skull and appears to be symbolically feeding it while others are scattered on the ground around her. Behind her are several burial platforms.
- Indians of North America--Spiritual life--1860-1870.; Manners & customs--1860-1870.; Scaffold burial--1860-1870.
- 1870?
- Sitting room
- Interior view of a room in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a piano, a rocking chair, bookcases, a fireplace, china vases, a depiction of a human skull, and a desk.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Parlors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Photo murals on walls of Fred Mazzulla's basement
- Interior view of the basement at the Fred Mazzulla residence at 1930 East 8th (Eighth) Avenue in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; Herndon Davis portraits include Wild Bill Cody, Robert Speer, John F. Healy, Soapy Smith, the...
- Mazzulla, Fred--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Basements--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1947?]
- Noonday rest
- Men eat by a covered wagon. Entrails and a charred cow skull are in the foreground; stone ruins are in the background.
- Carts & wagons--1890-1900.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Eating & drinking--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Spruce Tree House looking northwest
- View of Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins in Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. A man wears a cowboy hat with an attached skull and antlers and points to stone structures with windows, doorways, and a viga. Piles of...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1900-1910.; Mesa Verde National Park...
- [1900?]
- Colo. Museum of Nat. History
- Interior view of the Colorado Museum of Natural History in Denver, Colorado; display includes a marble sculpture of angels, framed paintings, and display cases of china vases and plates. Dentiled plaster coving has a buffalo skull motif and...
- Colorado Museum of Natural History--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Paintings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1919 and 1920?]
- Stock killing grizzly
- A man holds a rifle and stands next to a grizzly pelt that hangs from a wall in a residence in Arizona. A dog stands in front of the pelt; the grizzly skull sits on a box next to the dog.
- Grizzly bear--Control--Arizona--1920-1930.; Dogs--Arizona--1920-1930.; Grizzly bears--Arizona--1920-1930.; Hides & skins--Arizona--1920-1930.; Hunting--Arizona--1920-1930.; Interiors--Arizona--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1929?]
- Poley Family
- Women, a man and children sit and pose beside a canvas and timber tent in Colorado. Sue J. Fr[e?]y wears a patterned dress and wire rimmed glasses and sits on a bench made of logs and arched sticks. Mary E. Ferguson sits on a wooden porch and wears...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, Frank Ferguson.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Poley, Margaret Ferguson.;...
- 1890?
- The Platte River opposite Platte City
- A man with a beard sits on the edge of an overlook above the Platte River opposite what is identified as Platte City in probably Lincoln County, Nebraska. Shows a skull with horns on the ground and people seated in a group nearby, members of the...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Lincoln County (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Platte River (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.;...
- 1866 October
- Native Americans firing arrows
- Native American men aim bows and arrows into the sky probably in Big Horn County, Montana: they wear leggings and beaded belts. A buffalo skull is on the ground.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Men--1900-1920.; Shooting--Montana--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Cottonwood trees at Fort Steele, Wyo. Terr.
- View of a man reclined in a grassy field beside Cottonwood trees on the North Platte River at Fort Fred Steele (Carbon County), Wyoming. Shows probably a bull buffalo skull on the ground nearby.
- Cottonwood--Wyoming--Fort Fred Steele--1860-1870.; Fort Fred Steele (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Trees--Wyoming--Fort Fred Steele--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Relic of Days Long Past, Flat Tops
- The remains of a buffalo skull lie on the ground in the Flat Tops Wilderness north of Glenwood Springs on the border of Garfield and Rio Blanco counties in Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Relic of Days Long Past."
- Wilderness areas--Colorado--1930-1950.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Bison--Colorado--1930-1950.; Skulls--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Valley Ranch Trading Post
- Interior scene of a trading post at Valley Ranch in a place identified as Valley, Wyoming. Shows Native American blankets, baskets, and pottery, a painting of a Western scene, leather and wooden chests, animal hides, clothing, a bison skull and...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1920-1940.; Blankets--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Fireplaces--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Interiors--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Pottery--Wyoming--1920-1940.; Trading posts--Wyoming--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- An achievement of the medal of honor
- Sergeant Edward P. Grimes, Troop F, Fifth Cavalry, runs in full military uniform with a bundle of ammunition during a battle at Milk Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows Native American (Ute) Indians on horseback with weapons. A buffalo...
- Indians of North America--War--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ammunition--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Campaigns &...
- 1912 July 13
- Col. W. F. Cody, Buffalo Bill, home at North Platte, Neb.
- Men and women pose on porches and on the lawn outside Buffalo Bill's house at Scout's Rest Ranch (later Buffalo Bill Ranch State Park) in North Platte (Lincoln County), Nebraska. Victorian-era architectural elements on the clapboard house include:...
- Scout's Rest Ranch (North Platte, Neb.)--1880-1900.; North Platte (Neb.)--1880-1900.; Entertainers--Nebraska--North Platte--1880-1900.; Houses--Nebraska--North Platte--1880-1900.; People--Nebraska--North Platte--1880-1900.; Ranches--Nebraska--North...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- More evening hi jinks; which end is which? Art Arnold, Con Becker, Burr Betts, Rudy Paulson, Bill Meyers, Cap Kemp, Pete Smythe
- Clarence A. "Art" Arnold, Conrad "Con" Becker, F. Burr Betts, Rudy Paulson, Bill Meyers, Donald "Cap" Kemp, and Pete Smythe, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, stand or sit on a stage, or in a truck bed, on a trail ride in Colorado....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Bones--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--1950-1960.; Joking--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1955 July
- Francis G. Riches room at Wolhurst
- Interior walls are covered with hangings in this room at Wolhurst in Littleton, Colorado. A human skull is on the mantle, and garlands of smaller skulls hang over the fireplace. Cigarette packets, chewing tobacco bags and tins, photographs, prints,...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- 1910
- Western History Subject Index
- SKULL VALLEY Arizona
- Western History Subject Index
- Skull Valley, Utah
- Master Property Record Parcel: 0000-02232-004-00
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 10, 1909 April 24
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- Windows of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- Book created by Rev. Raymond A Waser regarding the significance of the windows in the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Glass painting and staining.; Christian art and symbolism.; Church architecture.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943