Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- William F. Cody in group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of a tent where King Leopold of Belgium (with beard) stands with three young boys and two men. A stuffed buffalo is on each side of the tent's entrance. Additional stuffed buffaloes are placed...
- Wild west shows--1890-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Léopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- [1893?]
- Lincoln School children with large stuffed animals
- Photograph of three unidentified students at Lincoln Elementary School located in Denver, Colorado. One boy sits on the floor with a large stuffed toy jaguar. Two girls stand next to a stuffed toy zebra. One girl's hand rests on the zebra's back...
- Stuffed animals (Toys); Lincoln School (Denver, Colo.); Washington Park West (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1949
- Buffalo Bill's headquarters tent
- A large, stuffed buffalo is placed on a platform between two large tents at William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's headquarters tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. A wood picket fence borders the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1880-1900.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Nebraska cowboys
- Several small groups of cowboys stand in front of a group of tents for "Nebraska Cowboys" at a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Europe, possibly in Paris. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the right center background with a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Taylor, William Levi.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris. He wears a suit and has a watch fob hanging from his vest pocket. Seated next to him is Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Red Cross girl with Marine, games and stuffed animal.
- A teenage girl, a Red Cross volunteer, and a Marine pose with stuffed animals and a stack of board games for the Marine Toys for Tots program, probably in Denver, Colorado. The girl wears a checkered blouse, has long hair and wears glasses. The...
- American Red Cross--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Board games.; Community service.; Marines (Military personnel); Stuffed animals (Toys); Teenagers.
- [between 1965 and 1968?]
- Mary Elizabeth "Mitzi" Rhoads in toy Hudson
- Mary Elizabeth Rhoads, daughter of Harry M. Rhoads, sits in a toy Hudson car with her stuffed animals in Denver, Colorado. Shows home interior with piano, table, chairs, and curtains.
- Pedal cars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stuffed animals...
- 1921
- Labor Day Parade, Alamosa
- A man, woman and young boy sit in a horse-drawn buggy next to a decorated truck ready for a Labor Day celebration in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. They wear suits and hats; the young boy has a ribbon sash criss-crossed over his suit that has...
- Labor Day--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1910.; Floats...
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Wolf Tongue Mine, Nederland
- A miner stands next to a box of explosives in a tunnel at the Wolf Tongue Mine, a tungsten mine, in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. The man wears a hard hat with a head lamp, holds a stick of dynamite and stands beside a wooden box that...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Station equipment, old model telephone booth, #30 type
- View of a telephone booth in a building probably in Denver, Colorado. The booth is a wooden ornate model with glass pane windows and heavy wooden door. A sign on the door depicts a bell logo and reads: "Local and Long Distance." A stuffed animal is...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone booths--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a girl beside a wicker and wood rocking chair. The girl wears a blouse trimmed with lace and a bertha collar, a skirt with ribbons around the hem, dark stockings and buttoned boots. The girl has shoulder-length straight hair and...
- Children--1890-1900.; Girls--1890-1900.; Rocking chairs--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Colo. Midland RR ticket office - interior Glenwood Springs
- An interior view of the Colorado Midland Railway Company ticket office in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. A man sits behind the ticket office desk. A deer (buck) head, shelving, and maps are on the back wall. A stuffed eagle is on a...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Facilities--1890-1900.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Line drawings cartoons story series of 6 scenes
- View of a series of cartoons that depict a scenario in which men use a stuffed tiger to scare a shop owner and steal his furs.
- Cartoons and comics--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Animals & skins
- Shows animal skins on a desk and a stuffed animal on the floor below the desk, possibly in a taxidermist office.
- Hides & skins--1890-1910.; Taxidermy--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Family in front of house
- Outdoor portrait of a family near their one-story wood frame house in Denver, Colorado. The men wears overalls and the girl holds a stuffed animal.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Family standing outside of residence
- Outdoor portrait of a family near their one-story wood frame house in Denver, Colorado. The men wear overalls and the girl holds a stuffed animal.
- Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- In D. & R. G. pass. dept. office, Equitable Bldg. Denver, Sect. to Gen. Pass. & ticket agent, Frank A. Wadleigh
- Photographer's self portrait in the Denver and Rio Grande Passenger Department Office, Equitable Building, Denver, Colorado, shows Beam, in his official position as Secretary to the General Passenger and Ticket Agent, at his desk with typewriter...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Typewriters--1910-1920.; Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.
- July 1910
- Boulder Wolle residence
- Interior view of the Muriel Sibell Wolle home, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows chairs, couches, Native American rugs, and bookshelves stuffed with notebooks. Rows of string display greeting cards.
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.; Living rooms--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Harriet & Mary Elizabeth Rhoads
- Mary Elizabeth and Harriet Rhoads pose in winter clothes, holding toy stuffed animals.
- Children playing with toys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harriet.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Bedroom in a miniature doll's house
- View of a doll house interior in Denver, Colorado. Shows furniture, dolls, stuffed animals, a tea set, dresser, dolls in beds, and a Christmas tree with presents.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Dollhouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Dolls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Interiors.; Toys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Christmas
- Interior view of a living room in a house in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows small children and toys by a decorated Christmas tree. Shows: fireplace, toy piano, stuffed animals, and doll.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Crow Indians, "Mitch" Bouyer
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American (Crow / Sioux ) man, identified as "Mitch" Bouyer (Boyer). He wears a velvet cloth around his shoulders decorated with sequins and fringe, a polka dot kerchief, and a fur hat decorated with two...
- Crow Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Hats--1870-1880.; Bouyer, Mich.
- [between 1875 and 1876?]
- Central City barber shop ca. 1866
- Interior view of a barber shop in Central City, Colorado; shows men being shaved, shaving implements, mirrors, stuffed animals, and a hanging lamp.
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Barbershops--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Interiors--1860-1870.
- [1866?]
- Man with model train
- Office interior with an unidentified man next to a model train that is set up on a track, probably in Denver, Colorado. Items in the cluttered room include: an eye chart, cabinets with glass doors, books, a stuffed owl, and newspapers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Model railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [January, 1900]
- Woman and two children
- People pose in winter clothes by steps of a stone municipal building, probably in Denver, Colorado. The woman's hat has feathers and an arrow brooch; the girl holds a stuffed animal, and the boy holds a toy airplane.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children & adults--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: two men, in top hats and coats, stand next to a horse drawn float depicting an outdoor scene with foliage, rocks, and a stuffed elk. Float includes cloth siding with bunting.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Elk--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1899
- Robert's cottage, Perry Park
- Interior of a cottage in Perry Park (Douglas County), Colorado. Items include a fireplace with andirons and a bellows, a mounted deer head, and a bench with pillows and a chair. Pottery, a clock, and a stuffed owl are displayed on the mantle.
- Douglas County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Perry Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Douglas County--1890-1900.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Douglas County--1890-1900.
- [1902 July]
- Colo. Museum of Natural History, Denver
- Interior view of Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver, Colorado; dioramas with mountain goats and birds, small stuffed bear displayed on floor.
- Natural history museums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bears--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Birds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Dioramas--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- Performer
- A man, probably part of a show at the theater in Elitch Gardens, poses with a hoop and whip. A small stuffed lion appears to jump through the hoop. The man wears a suit, tie and false mustache.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; West Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Entertainers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Old C. and S. railroad pavilion - Silver Plume, Colo.
- The pavilion at Silver Plume, Colorado, was used by the Argentine Central Railroad as a waiting area for tourists taking the ride to the top of Mt. McClellan. The building has a hipped roof, rectangular shape, one story, and arched windows and...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Silver Plume--1930-1950.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Advertisements--Colorado--Silver Plume--1930-1950.; Pavilions--Colorado--Silver Plume--1930-1950.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1938 and 1950]
- Headquarters tent replica
- Interior view of a replica of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's headquarters tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large stuffed buffalo head is mounted on a beam in the center foreground. A bear skin rug is on the ground near a chair...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1930.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of a stuffed animal posed beside a snowman with a hat on in the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. A sign reads, "December Morn."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snowmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Banquet buffet
- Women and men pose with musical instruments by a banquet set with stuffed pigs, roses, apples, an ice sculpture, and a fountain in Denver, Colorado. Outfits include sheer fabric and tassels.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banquets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Music ensembles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Interior Union Depot showing water lines, June 3, 1921, Pueblo, Colo.
- Interior view of a waiting room at the flooded Union Depot in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Arkansas River flood water and mud are on the floor of a room with benches and probably a ticket counter. Shows a stuffed mule deer on a table above the...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Union Depot (Pueblo, Colo.)--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June 3
- Dining Room of "The Colorado" Glenwood
- View of the dining room at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; sun streams in windows at left; set tables and wooden chairs flank a carpet runner down center of room; fireplace at end of room has stuffed deer on mantel.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1893 and 1901]
- Silverton Standard
- Interior view of the pressroom of the Silverton Standard newspaper in Silverton, Colorado; shows printing press, shelves stuffed and spilling over with papers, and four men standing in the center. All wear vests and long ties; two in the middle are...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Newspapers--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.; Printing presses--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Interior of a Denver residence
- Interior view of a dining room in Denver, Colorado. Decor includes a table carved griffin legs, an Oriental rug, silver urns and vases, a stuffed bird, a crystal punch bowl, and a sideboard with a silver serving set. A ram's head is mounted above...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Dining tables--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Table settings & decorations--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Cornet Creek flood
- Interior of Sheridan Hotel Bar with mud and high-water marks from the disastrous Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado. Calendar on back wall marks date; room includes a clock high on left wall, stuffed bird with outstretched...
- Cornet Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Sheridan Hotel (Telluride, Colo.)
- July 1914
- Nate Salsbury with group in front of tent
- Nate Salsbury stands in the left center of a large group of men in front of a tent of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while on tour in England in 1887. Salsbury, wearing a silk top hat and suit, was the principal owner and manager of the show. He is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Nate Salsbury with group in front of tent
- Nate Salsbury stands in the left center of a large group of men in front of a tent of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while on tour in England in 1887. Salsbury, wearing a silk top hat and suit, was the principal owner and manager of the show....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a group of people in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West in England. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild West Show, sits in the right center of the front row next to a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a group of people in front of a tent adorned with two large American flags and a stuffed buffalo head mounted above its entrance. Cody wears a derby hat and suit. The woman standing at the far left...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Rachel.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Headquarters
- Three young children and a woman carrying a parasol walk with a man who wears a top hat toward the back of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. A large stuffed buffalo is in the grass in front of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1890-1900.; Children--1890-1900.; Flags--1890-1900.; Umbrellas--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Johnny Baker with group in front of tent
- Johnny Baker, the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and a star in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses in front of a tent with a large group of soldiers and several Native Americans. Another cowboy, possibly William Levi "Buck"...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1900.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Soldiers.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Shirt.; Rocky Bear.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Men in front of tent
- Several men, including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stand in front of a large tent with American flags and a stuffed buffalo head above its entrance. Two men, possibly...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Nate Salsbury with group
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands in the center of a group of men outside a tent in a camp for the show in Europe, possibly in Paris. John Burke, press agent for the shows, sits on the ground in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Street in camp
- A man wearing a top hat walks with three young children and a woman carrying a parasol toward the back of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. A large, stuffed buffalo is in the grass in front of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Show tents--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- William F. Cody and group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in front of a tent with several men and women while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the show, sits on the far right wearing a light-colored suit....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- William F. Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses in front of his headquarters tent with a large group of soldiers while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the show, stands in the right background...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Pike's Peak Express
- A man and pack burros are on a steep trail on Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. Burros haul stuffed canvas sacks; one burro hauls a wagon wheel.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1897?]