Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Golden, Colo.
- A woman dressed in a cowboy hat, a short sleeved blouse, a neckerchief, and blue jeans poses near a stone marker probably on Lookout Mountain above Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows the business district, Coors Brewery, the Colorado...
- Adolph Coors Company--Buildings--1950-1960.; Golden (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Brewing industry.; Cities & towns.
- [between 1955 and 1960?]
- 8th grade gym class
- In a girls' eighth grade gym class at Central School in Alamosa, Colorado, the girls all wear white, short sleeved blouses, belted dark shorts, socks and white tennis shoes. Several girls stand on their heads while pairs of girls hold them up. The...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acrobatics--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Building pyramids in 8th grade gym class
- An eighth grade girl's gym class forms a human pyramid at the Central School in Alamosa, Colorado. The girls wear white, short sleeved blouses, belted dark shorts, socks and white tennis shoes. Four girls are on their hands and knees in the center....
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acrobatics--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- [1941]
- Ashcroft 1943, Mr. Sawyer
- Mr. Sawyer stands in the doorway of remains of the Ashcroft post office, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado. Weathered signs above the elderly man read: "Ashcroft" and "Post Office." He wears suspenders, a wide brim hat, soiled...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1943
- Al S. Lamb and wife, Aspen, Colo.
- Al Lamb and his wife and two dogs and a puppy litter sit on the lawn near a small evergreen tree in front of a house. Mr. Lamb wears a pinstripe suit a white shirt, a striped tie with a tie tack, and a bowler hat. Mrs. Lamb wears a long sleeved,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Lamb, Al S.
- 1888
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman reclining against a chair, Aspen, Colorado; features a woman wearing a long dress with a ruffled skirt, long sleeved, blouse with an Elizabethan collar and ruffled cuffs, and a hat with an upturned brim;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885?]
- Freckles
- Two girls dressed in costumes sit side by side at a table at the Aurora Public Library in Aurora, Colorado. One girl wears a dress with a dark bodice and polka-dotted, puffed sleeves and skirt. Her hair is pulled back from her face and a large...
- Aurora Public Library (Aurora, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Aurora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Girls--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Chase Gulch
- Image of a woman sitting on a rock wall, next to a worn, white picket fence. The woman has her hands in her lap and is smiling. She is wearing a long skirt, a long sleeved coat and a cloche hat, typical of the late 1920's. The wall is two to three...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fences--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Chief Andrew Fools Crow performs piercing rites on Ed McGaa - Oglala Sioux
- A Native American (Oglala Sioux) chief, identified as Andrew Fools Crow, is on one knee as he performs a piercing ceremony on the prostrate body of Ed McGaa. Fools Crow wears a fringed vest over a long sleeved shirt, a headband, and an arm band....
- Body piercing--1960-1970.; Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--1960-1970.; Oglala Indians--Spiritual life--1960-1970.; Rites & ceremonies--1960-1970.; McGaa, Ed.; Fools Crow, Andrew.
- 1970 August 14
- Mr and Mrs Charles S Turner in their plumbing store at 1125 Pearl
- Wallpaper and wainscoting finish the interior of this business in Boulder, Colorado. Charles Turner leans on a roll-top desk where Mrs. Turner sits, in a puff sleeved dress with a bow at the waist. An Italian revival chair is by the hardwood and...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Offices--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Plumbing fixtures--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Royal Arch near Boulder Chautauqua Auditorium
- Men, boys, and women in wide brimmed hats and puff sleeved blouses pose on a steep incline near the Royal Arch in Boulder, Colorado. They carry lunchpails, a basket, a canteen, and walking sticks; trees and boulders surround them.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Portrait, Bowman-White House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a figure seated in the Bowman-White House in Georgetown, Colorado, at 901 Rose Street. The house was built in 1892 by John Henry Bowman, who arrived in Georgetown with his family in the 1880s. The house was passed on to his...
- Bowman, John Henry--Homes & haunts.; White, John James--Homes & haunts.; White, Mellie Bowman--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Interiors.; Women--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Minnie Dusing Thomas
- Minnie Dusing Thomas poses for a portrait in Breckenridge, Colorado, in a tight sleeved white blouse with ruffled cuffs, and a simple black dress. Her hair is swept up and back, and she has a high collar. Her arm rests on a carved wood table with...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--1880-1890.; Thomas, Minnie Dusing.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Ladies S.J.A. glee club 1897-1900 Breckenridge, Colo
- Members of the ladies' glee club in Breckenridge, Colorado, pose at the piano while Agnes Finding Miner plays the upright, sitting on a three legged stool. They wear high collared, puff sleeved blouses in various patterns and long gold chains, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Guitars--1890-1900.; Pianos--1890-1900.; Singers--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1897-1900?]
- Harry's family house
- A woman in a puff sleeved blouse stands in the open screen door of this frame, clapboard sided dwelling in Breckenridge, Colorado. The yard in the foreground is enclosed by a chickenwire and 2 x 4 fence. A man in a sack suit and silk tie with a...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Cinti Maza (Iron Tail), my chief, Buffalo Bill Show
- Sitting portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Sinte Maza (Iron Tail). He wears beaded leggings, a long sleeved shirt, a hair pipe breastplate, a kerchief, and a headdress. He traveled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Oglala Indians--1880-1890.; Iron Tail.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Apple orchard maintained by the Colorado State Penitentiary
- Inmates at the State Penitentiary orchard in Canon City, Colorado, pose among crates and tables mounded with apples. They wear long sleeved shirts, suspenders and soft hats. Guards in suits and a variety of hats oversee; a horse drawn buggy (with...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apple orchards--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Rehearsal, Josephine Antoine, John Carter and cast
- A photo of actors rehearsing a musical number is clipped to a board in Central City, Colorado. Four women pose around an upright piano, which is played by a man weearing trousers, a patterned tie, a long- sleeved shirt, and a striped vest. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Actors--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Pony Express rider Gordon Welles
- A pony express rider wearing jeans, a short sleeved shirt, cowboy hat, and cowboy boots, sits on top of a horse, as he hands a mailbag to an older man in a suit in Central City, Colorado. The older man stands on the bottom step of a marble stairway...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Historical reenactments--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Pony express--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- August, 1940
- Firemen in Central City
- Two men wrestle with a fire hose spraying water in the middle of Main Street in Central City, Colorado, as a third man rushes to join them. The men wear dark trousers and long sleeved shirts. Spectators sit and stand on the sidewalks. Signs on the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Spectators--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Central City's pony express
- A little boy in overalls, long sleeved shirt, and cap sits on a burro in front of the Central City Opera House. The burro has reins, bridle, and saddle. The granite facade of the Opera House, its paneled dorrs, and its transom are visible. The...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Miss Kitty Ross, daughter of a leading official of the Cherokee Nation
- Portrait of a Native American (Cherokee) woman identified as Kitty Ross. She sits on a swing and wears a long sleeved shirt with decorative lace on the wrists and neck, and a hat. She is the wife of Daniel E. Ross, Assistant Secretary of the...
- Cherokee Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Ross, Daniel E.--Family.; Ross, Kitty.
- 1887?
- Siblings
- Studio portrait of a young man and two girls; outfits include a puff sleeved blouse and high button shoes.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Families--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Young couple
- Studio portrait of a man and woman; her outfit includes a puff sleeved bodice, sash, cameo, and upswept hair style.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Spouses--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Young couple
- Studio portrait of a woman and man; she wears a puff sleeved bodice, pearl choker, and corsage of Forget Me Not flowers.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Spouses--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Young woman
- Studio portrait of a teenage girl; her outfit includes a puff sleeved bodice with buttons.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Teenagers--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Group portrait
- Men and women pose in outfits including brocade fabric, suits, flowers, puff sleeved blouses, and paper Valentine hearts. Decor includes lace curtains and a framed portrait.
- Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Couples--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Flower Carnival spectators
- Men, women, and children crowd bleachers, wearing straw and bowler hats, puff sleeved blouses, and sailor suits at the Sunflower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A band plays brass instruments and drums.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Miss Ervay
- View of a Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a two horse team, carriage with foliage on wheels and the letter "M," Miss Ervay wearing a puff sleeved blouse, high collar, and straw hat, a man in a...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Military officers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Miss Wilson
- Miss Wilson, holds a whip and poses with two other women, in a carriage decorated with crepe paper and greenery for the Sunflower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. She wears a high collared, puff sleeved blouse of a sheer,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Indian looking at Denver from state capitol
- An unidentified Native American (Plains) stands on a balcony at the Colorado State Capitol building and looks out over the city of Denver. He wears a blanket around his waist, a beaded vest over a long sleeved shirt, and a hat.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Balconies--Colorado--Great Plains--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Girl in costume
- A girl poses in (probably) Denver, Colorado, in costume including a flowered hat, a knit or lace sleeved blouse, and a dress with ribbons and flounces.
- Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Russell Whit[ebear], Crow Indian
- Standing portrait Russell Whitebear, a Native American (Crow) man. He wears an early style football uniform consisting of cleats, knee-high socks, padded pants, and a long sleeved shirt.
- Crow Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Football players--1900-1920.; Whitebear, Russell.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Sioux Chief Running Bear who defeated Col. Baker U. S. A. in 1854
- Sitting studio portrait of a Native American (Sioux) man, identified as Chief Running Bear. He has a blanket wrapped around his waist and shoulders, wears a long sleeved shirt, cloth bound braids, arm bands, and a breastplate, and holds a rifle in...
- Dakota Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Running Bear.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Young Man Afraid Of His Horses
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Young Man Afraid Of His Horses. He wears a vest over a long sleeved shirt, a blanket around his waist, a necklace with a large cross attached, hoop earrings...
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--1870-1880.; Young Man Afraid of His Horses.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Little Hound, Sioux
- Sitting portrait of a Native American (Sioux) man, identified as Little Hound. He wears a blanket around his waist, a long sleeved shirt, cloth bound braids, and a kerchief. He has a bandolier around his neck and a rifle in his lap.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Little Hound.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Chief Standing Elk 1st Lieut. to Chief Little Wound
- Two Native Americans pose sitting near a broken wagon and tepees. Different identifications suggest the men are Standing Elk (Oglala Sioux) and Black Horse (Sioux). Standing Elk wears moccasins, leggings, a vest over a long sleeved shirt, and a...
- Dakota Indians--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Oglala Indians--1870-1900.; Indian encampments--1870-1900.; Tipis--1870-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1900.; Black Horse.; Little Wound, Oglala Chief--Staff.; Standing Elk.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Tatonkaiyotonka, Sitting Bull The above is a true photo and autograph of "Sitting Bull," the Sioux Chief at the Custer Massacre
- Sitting studio portrait of Sitting Bull, a Native American (Hunkpapa Sioux). He has a blanket and pipe in his lap, wears a long sleeved, light colored shirt, and braids in his hair. He is best known for the role he played at the battle of Little...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Hunkpapa Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- 1882?
- Red Shirt
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man identified as Red Shirt. He wears moccasins, a vest over a long sleeved shirt, and a hair pipe choker. He holds a blanket, a pouch, and a pipe in front of him and has long, wavy hair....
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Oglala Indians--1880-1890.; Red Shirt.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Chief Painted Horse, Chief Little Bull
- Studio portrait of two Native American (Dakota) men, identified as Chief Painted Horse and Chief Little Bull. Painted Horse is sitting and wears moccasins, a blanket around his waist, a vest over a long sleeved shirt, and a kerchief. Little Bull is...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Little Bull.; Painted Horse.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Philip Return From Scout
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Sioux) man, identified as Philip Return From Scout. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a beaded vest over a long sleeved shirt, wrist and arm bands, a kerchief, a hair pipe breast plate, and plumage...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Philip Return from Scout.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Chief Iron Tail
- Standing portrait of a Native American (Dakota) man, identified as Chief Iron Tail. He wears a dark long sleeved shirt, arm bands, a hair pipe breastplate, a kerchief, and braids.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Iron Tail.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Long Wood
- Sitting studio portrait of a Native American (Dakota) man, identified as Long Wood. He has a blanket wrapped around his waist, wears a long sleeved shirt, cloth bound braids, and a hat, and holds a pipe in his right hand.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Long Wood.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Little Horse, Chief
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Chief Little Horse. He wears a hide decorated with metallic disks over a hair pipe breastplate and a long sleeved shirt, arm and wrist bands, and a headdress with...
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Headdresses--1890-1900.; Little Horse.
- 1899
- Crazy Bear
- Head and shoulders portrait of an elderly Native American (Lakota Sioux)) man, identified as Crazy Bear. He wears a hair pipe necklace, a fur piece, a long sleeved shirt, a medal, and feathers.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Aged persons--1890-1900.; Crazy Bear.
- 1900
- White Bull and family
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Minniconjou Sioux) man, identified as White Bull, and his son Young White Bull. The boy wears a traditional costume including moccasins, breech cloth, hair pipe breastplate, face paint, and plumage. White Bull...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Fathers & children--1910-1920.; Young White Bull.; White Bull, Joseph, 1849-1947.
- [1913?]
- Nick Black Elk, Oglala Sioux
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an elderly Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Nick Black Elk. He wears a hair pipe breastplate and necklaces over a long sleeved shirt, and an eagle feather headdress.
- Dakota Indians--1930-1950.; Indians of North America--1930-1950.; Oglala Indians--1930-1950.; Headdresses--1930-1950.; Aged persons--1930-1950.; Black Elk, 1863-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Hairy, the Sioux brave
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Sioux) man, identified as Hairy. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a blanket around his waist, a beaded vest over a long sleeved shirt, wrist and arm bands, a kerchief, and feathers in his hair. He...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Hairy. Dakota Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Left Hand Bear, Ogallala Sioux Chief
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Left Hand Bear. He wears a beaded vest over a long sleeved shirt, a buffalo skin sash decorated with round metallic disks, and a kerchief. In his hands he holds a bow...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Left Hand Bear.
- 1899
- American Horse, taken at Omaha
- Portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as American Horse, in Omaha, Nebraska. He wears a blanket around his waist, a hair pipe breastplate, a long sleeved shirt, and a headdress.
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- 1898