Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Big Four Ranch, Crystal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Panorama view of Mount Sopris, Elk Range of the Rocky Mountains, near Carbondale, Garfield County, Colorado; shows Crystal River Valley, agricultural land, the Big Four ranch house with log cabin, corrals, horses and haystacks. (Colorado Midland...
- Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1890-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- 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?]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910
- Western History Subject Index
- LAND TITLES. COLORADO. ADAMS COUNTY
- Western History Subject Index
- LAND TITLES. COLORADO. ARAPAHOE COUNTY
- Collage of paintings
- View of paintings that depict fair performers on stage, men and women in a park, and possibly police who walk with a man. Image titles include: "La parade des lutteurs," "Un tour de valse," "Le dimanche du poirot," "Le flirt au Parc Monceau," and...
- Fairs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Juvenile Court - 7 pictures
- Composite of seven photographs shows boys in Denver, Colorado; titles read: "No School For Me," "Street Arab," "Looking For A Job," "Contentment," "Innocent Amusement," "Looking Into The Future," and "Playing Truant." One boy wears a jacket with a...
- Juvenile courts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Juvenile delinquents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Saddle Rock, Ute Pass
- View of the Saddle Rock formation in Ute Pass, Teller County, Colorado.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Denver W. from Presb'y Church, Denver S.W.
- Southwest, rooftop view from the Central Presbyterian Church on 17th (Seventeenth) and Sherman Streets. Shows the Peoples Theatre at 15th (Fifteenth) and Cleveland. An advertisement reads "The McNamara Dry Goods Co. Corner 16th and California...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1892]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- View of mineral formations identified as Pulpit Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs on the Gardner River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Pools of water and trees are on the terraces.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Elks convention held in Walsenburg
- Fisheye view of Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, shows stone commercial buildings draped in bunting and United States flags. Pedestrians, bicycles, a barber pole, and an oversized pocketwatch advertisement are on the sidewalk....
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 1086 (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Fraternal...
- 1913
- Mending and repairing books
- Mrs. Orlando Romero (left) and Mrs. Lois Dockter repair books in the Adams County Library, Northglenn, Colorado. Titles include: "Little Bear Bumble," "Whitey Takes A Trip" and "Cowboys and Indians."
- Northglenn (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- October 7, 1964
- Broadmoor Casino
- Panoramic view across the landscaped lawn of the Broadmoor Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the two-story frame hotel with a colonnaded portico, wrap around porch/balcony, friezes, bays, and lunette windows, a bandstand...
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Broadmoor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1897?]
- The Pioneer Quartz Mill, first to the Hills, a pulverizer
- Men pose near an ore pulverizer at the Pioneer Quartz mill, South Dakota. A denuded hill is in the background; cut lumber is near the machine.
- Lawrence County (S.D.)--1870-1880.; Milling machines--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1870-1880.; Mills--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1870-1880.; Mining--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1870-1880.
- September, 1876
- Hidden Treasure mine
- View shows roughly built log and wooden mining buildings of the Hidden Treasure mine at the base of a denuded hill, Lawrence County, South Dakota.
- Mine buildings--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1870-1880.; Hidden Treasure Mine (Lawrence County, S.D.)--1870-1880.; Lawrence County (S.D.)--1870-1880.; Mining--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Bernard Valdez - Denver Official
- Bernard Valdez, a Spanish American employee of the Colorado Welfare Department, poses in Denver, Colorado, by charts and graphs with titles: "Aid to Dependent Children," and "Aid to the Needy Disabled."
- Valdez, Bernard.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Politics and government.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Government employees--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1965 February 7
- Santa Clara, mother and child.
- Native American (Pueblo, Tewa) woman and child pose outdoors at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. The woman holds the child and both are wrapped in a fringed blanket. The woman wears wrapped boots and a dress. The photographer's shadow is visible.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.;...
- [1910]
- Hopi Pueblo Kachina dolls
- View of Native American Hopi and Pueblo art displayed on bookshelves. Items include kachina dolls, pottery, animal fetishes and a totem pole; book titles on shelf below read: "Poetry of the English Renaissance," "Faust, Goethe, Raphael," "The...
- Fetishes (Ceremonial objects)--1930-1940.; Hopi Indians--Spiritual life--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.; Kachina dolls--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1930-1940.; Talismans--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Disarming hostile Indians, Pine Ridge Agcy S.D.
- View overlooking a Native American Sioux camp at the Stronghold on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota, shows some packing belongings, as the U. S. Army stands watch on hill in distance.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Pine Ridge Indian...
- 1891 January 21
- The Medacine [i.e. Medicine] Man taken at the battle of Wound Knee S.D.
- View of the slain frozen body of a Native American Lakota Sioux medicine man on the battlefield at the site of the Wounded Knee Massacre, Wounded Knee Creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. The body has clenched arms and is posed with a rifle.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Wounded Knee...
- [1891? January 3]
- Scene of the massacre of the Metz Family, Red Canyon, 38 mile south of Custer City.
- View of people near horse-drawn wagons near some trees in Red Canyon in the Black Hills in Custer County, South Dakota.
- Metz family--Homes & haunts.; Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Custer County (S.D.)--1870-1880.; Red Canyon (Custer County, S.D.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--South Dakota--Custer County--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--South Dakota--Custer...
- [1876]
- Medicine tepee
- An old Native American woman (Dakota) sits in front three tepees by an animal skin staked for tanning, probably the Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Hides & skins--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Tanning--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Tipis--Dakota...
- 1882?
- Issuing rations
- A Native American (Sioux) man holding a pipe squats in front of a tepee camp, probably the Dakota Territory. Shows U.S. officers and their families with Sioux sitting and standing behind them waiting for the distribution of rations.
- Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Food relief--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Military...
- 1882?
- Issuing supplies
- White men, some in military uniform, stand around bundles of supplies to be distributed to Native American (Brule ?)prisoners of war, Fort Randall, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--Capture & imprisonment--South Dakota--Randall--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--South Dakota--Randall--1880-1890.; Randall (S.D.)--1880-1890.; Clothing relief--South Dakota--Randall--1880-1890.; Food...
- 1882?
- Women's rights
- Two Native American (Dakota) women sit next to wood bundles and tepees, probably Dakota Territory.
- Dakota Indians--Women--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Fuelwood--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Tipis--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Women--Dakota...
- 1882?
- Squaws carrying wood
- Three Native American (Dakota) women carry wood bundles on their backs as they walk on an open grassy plain.
- Dakota Indians--Women--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Fuelwood gathering--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- 1882?
- 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?
- Underground mining - views by flash light
- View is a montage of small images depicting miners performing various tasks, Leadville Lake County, Colorado. Titles on individual images: "Air drilling," "Hand drilling," "Electric drilling," "On the cage going up," "Anglebracing," and,...
- Mine timbering--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boring--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Daniels & Fisher
- Interior view of the Daniels and Fisher store in Denver, Colorado; shows book shelves, tree branches, and racks of magazines with titles: "The American Boy," "The Etude," and "Rogers Bros."
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bookcases--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Decorations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1902?]
- One Bull
- Sitting studio portrait of a Native American (Hunkpapa Sioux) man, identified as One Bull. He has a blanket wrapped around his waist and wears a striped shirt, bracelets, arm bands, hair pipe choker, and cloth-bound pony tails. In his right hand,...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Hunkpapa Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; One Bull.
- 1882
- Eat Dog and family
- Sitting portrait of a Native American (Dakota) man, identified as Eat Dog, his wife, and two children. The group sits among tepees.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Children & adults--1880-1890.; Families--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Eat dog.
- 1882
- One Bull and Black Prairie Chicken
- Two Native Americans (Dakota), identified as One Bull and Black Prairie Chicken, pose among tepees with a white man, woman, and child. One Bull and Black Prairie Chicken are wrapped in blankets and hides, the young white girl wears a long, heavy...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Military officers--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Black Prairie Chicken.; One Bull.
- 1882
- Gulch mining, Willow Gulch
- View of a ground sluice for gold placer mining, at Willow Gulch, in (probably) Colorado. A cabin is by the hydraulic gold mine pit.
- Sluices--Colorado--1870-1880.; Gold mining--Colorado--1870-1880.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- His Pipe
- Outdoor portrait (sitting) of His Pipe, a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears a blanket,beaded necklaces with a medal pendant, and a fringed headband. He holds a pipe and sits near a tepee.
- Dakota Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; His Pipe.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Summer View
- Brave Bear's wife and brother, Native American (Sioux) woman and man, pose outdoors near a tepee in an Indian encampment, possibly near Fort Randall, South Dakota. Men in military uniforms stand near tepees.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Soldiers--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Tipis--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Women--South Dakota--1880-1890.; Brave...
- 1882
- Plenty Horses trial
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Plenty Horses, Living Bear, Bear-That-Lays-Down, He Dog, Jack Red Cloud, Broken Arm, White Moon, and Rock Road, Native American (Sioux, Cheyenne, and Oglala Lakota) men. The men wear suits. Four men hold...
- Cheyenne Indians--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Bear That Lays Down.; Broken Arm.; He Dog, 1837-1936.; Living Bear.; Plenty Horses, d. 1933.;...
- 1891
- Sitting Bull, two wives and three papooses
- Sitting Bull, his two wives, and three children, Native American (Hunkpapa Sioux) man, women, and children, pose near a group of tepees. Sitting Bull sits on a wooden chair and holds a beaded tobacco bag and a wooden pipe. His wives are wrapped in...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Hunkpapa Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Children--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- 1882
- Illustrations of life in General Mile's command
- The views show the pursuit of Native American Sioux by Captain Baldwin's command, through heavy snow; following a Sioux trail, and a Sioux dog train going for water.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Dogsledding--1880-1890.; Guards--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Montana Territory-General Mile's military expedition against the Sioux
- Views of U.S. Army General Miles' campaign against the Native American Sioux, show long covered wagon trains, buffalo herds, and soldiers in uniforms drinking and washing in a river next to their horses.
- Dakota Indians--War--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--1870-1880.; Bathing--1870-1880.; Bison--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Uncle Sam's last Indian war - sketches with the United States troops in southern Arizona and Northern Sonora
- Sketches of Native American Chiricahua Apaches and U.S. Army troops on Captain Crook's campaign from cover of Graphic, titles include: "A Ranche Guard," "Apaches Ambushing a Ranch," "Apache Types," "An Arizona Ranger," "U.S. Cavalryman,"...
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Soldiers--1880-1890.
- 1887?
- Apache mother and child, Apache scout
- An outdoor portrait of a Native American Apache woman wrapped in a blanket with a baby on her back and a portrait of a squatting Apache scout holding a cigarette, wearing a head scarf, vest, trousers with ammunition belt and handgun holster.
- Apache Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Infants--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--1890-1910.; Smoking--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mexican consulate - old Helen Bonfils h 707 Washington
- View of the Guilford Wood (Helen Bonfils) house at 707 Washington Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Italian Renaissance Revival style house has a tile roof, quoins, roof line balustrades, and ornate terra cotta trim.
- Bonfils, Helen, 1889-1972--Homes & haunts.; Wood, Guilford--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Eugene Field branch
- Children pose on steps of the Eugene Field Library in the Washington Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; two boys are twins, book titles include: "Magic Made Easy," "If I Ran The Zoo," and "Uncle Remus."
- Field, Eugene, 1850-1895--Homes & haunts.; Denver Public Library. Eugene Field Branch--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1950-1960.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Adult education at Denver Public Library
- Interior view at the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado; shows books and tables. Poster boards read: "How The Adult Education Council Works." Titles include: "Broadcasting Abroad," "Deliver Us From Dogma," and "Radio and Education 1933."
- Denver Public Library--Facilities--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Tables--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- The Twins, Garden of Gods
- Westward view of the Twins sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Pikes Peak and foothills at left, formation at right.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- North Platte station
- View of the Union Pacific Railroad passenger depot in North Platte (Lincoln County), Nebraska. Shows a worker beside luggage carts near the tracks. The brick and stone depot has classical elements that include pediments, arched windows with...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; North Platte (Neb.)--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Nebraska--North Platte--1930-1940.
- 1938 June
- From near Lilly [sic] Lake north
- View of a dirt road, fallen timber, and forest in Boulder County, Colorado; Longs Peak and Front Range mountains are in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.; Logs--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1899?]
- Camp scene
- Men and women pose by a canvas lean-to and a wagon in (probably) Colorado. Shows trees, rock cliffs, and a stream.
- Camping--Colorado--1870-1890.; Lean-tos--Colorado--1870-1890.; Women--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Cabinet Gorge, Clark Fork (Clarks) River
- Vertical rock walls flank the Clark Fork river at Cabinet Gorge in Bonner County, Idaho.
- Bonner County (Idaho)--1870-1890.; Cabinet Gorge (Mont. and Idaho)--1870-1890.; Clark Fork (Mont. and Idaho)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Idaho--Bonner County--1870-1890.; Rivers--Idaho--Bonner County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Battalion drill
- Soldiers pose on the parade ground at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory (later Gregory County, South Dakota). Members of a band and four 25th (Twenty-fifth) Infantry companies wear uniforms, hold musical instruments and stand in formation. African...
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 25th--People--1880-1890.; Fort Randall (S.D.)--1880-1890.; Parade grounds--South Dakota--Fort Randall--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--South Dakota--Fort Randall--1880-1890.; Military bands--South...
- c1882