Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1441 Market St., Denver
- View of a three story brick commercial building at 1441 Market Street in the Union Station neighborhood of downtown Denver, Colorado. The building has glass blocks above ground floor display windows, and metal grates over basement level windows. A...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1982 August
- 1997 Junior Livestock Auction Hall of Education
- A large audience watches the 1997 Junior Livestock Auction in the Hall of Education at the National Western Stock Show, 4655 Humboldt Street in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, Denver Colorado. The prize winning steer is in the ring accompanied by...
- National Western Stock Show--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Livestock auctions.; Livestock shows.; National Western Stock Show--Pictorial works.; Auctions--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1997
- [Promissory note.]
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Loans--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.) 1871.
- 1866
- [Promissory note.].
- Loans--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--To 1876.
- 1866
- [Promissory note.].
- Imprints.; Loans--Colorado--Central City--1866.; Central City (Colo.)--To 1876.
- 1866
- [Receipt]
- J.A. Love & Co.; Stagecoach lines--West (U.S.); Central City (Colo.)--To 1876.
- 1866
- [Receipt]
- Furniture industry--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Weidman, Jacob.; Furniture industry and trade--Colorado--Central City.; Undertakers and undertaking--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--To 1876.
- 1867
- "The Tetons" from near the head of Buffalo Fork
- Men sit, stand or lie on a hillside near a valley of dense trees probably in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The Teton Range and snowy Grand Teton are in the distance.
- Grand Teton (Wyo. : Mountain)--1870-1880.; Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--Grand Teton National Park--1870-1880.; Mountains--Wyoming--Grand Teton National...
- [1878?]
- Abel D. Breed ca. 1875
- $1,000 and tons of ore had been blocked out as a reserve. That year, Breed sold the mine to a group of investors from Holland for about $3 million with a cash down payment of $1.5 million. The mine is probably most famous for producing the silver...
- Capitalists and financiers--1870-1880.; Silver coffeepots--1870-1880.; Silver mining--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Breed, Abel D.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- African American woman
- An unidentified African American woman jumps over a table in a camp at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She wears a dark cowboy hat and a striped and checkered dress. A horse stands next to a large tent in the background.
- African Americans--Women--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Athletic Club's new addition
- View of the Denver Athletic Club building on Glenarm Street in Denver, Colorado, during construction; shows a brick and stone structure with arched windows. Apartments are at the corner of 13th (Thirteenth) Street.
- Denver Athletic Club (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Athletic clubs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 May 5
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith stands working in the blacksmith's tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another man sits in the right midground. A coat hangs on a line in the left midground. A large anvil is on a wood stool in the center foreground. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1900-1910.; Blacksmiths--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Blacksmith
- A blacksmith stands working in the blacksmith's tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another man sits in the right midground. A coat hangs on a line in the left midground. A large anvil is on a wood stool in the center foreground. The...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1900-1910.; Blacksmiths--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Bluff opposite big horn camp, Black Canon, Colorado River
- View of a steep rock cliff and the Colorado River in Black Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. A wooden boat with a mast is on a sandbar and men stand beside gear and supplies at what is identified as "big horn camp".
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand...
- 1871
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears leather chaps with tassles and round, silver decorations along the side seams. A coiled rope hangs from his saddle. Two Native American men are stopped on...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Bronc busters
- A group of men on horseback rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man is stopped on his horse in the left midground. He holds the reins of another horse. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buena Vista
- Frame dwellings and commercial buildings line Lake Street in Buena Vista, Colorado, and extend into the surrounding area. Peaks of the Collegiate Range are in the background.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Buffalo
- A cowboy on horseback is in the right foreground near a herd of grazing buffalo in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of people is gathered in the background watching the herd. Several large houses are also in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo Bill on train, Mrs. Cody?
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits at a table inside a train car, probably his private car for touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A woman, possibly his wife, Louisa, or his sister, Nellie, sits with him at the table. A man sits in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo Bill, center
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands on the rear platform of a railroad business car holding a newspaper in his right hand and his left hand in his pocket. He wears a vest with a watch fob hanging from its pocket. A man stands behind him on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Burch, George
- A man, probably George Burch, sits on a horse in the center foreground at a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a cowboy hat and sheepskin chaps. A large rope is looped around the saddle horn. Several Mexican vaqueros wearing...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.; Show tents--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burch, George.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Camp Halleck, Nevada
- Close-up view of a U.S. Army fort at Camp Halleck (Elko County), Nevada. Shows a horse-drawn wagon beside a building constructed with vertical logs and a pitched roof. Wooden barrels are on platforms on a roof apex.
- Camp Halleck (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Elko County (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Elko County--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Nevada--Elko County--1870-1880.; Plank buildings--Nevada--Elko County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys...
- [1871]
- Canon del Muerte [sic], from Mummy Cave, Ariz.
- Panoramic view at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Shows the rock arch at Mummy Cave ruins, steep, rock walls in Canyon del Muerto, and trees, shrubs and sand beside probably Chinle Wash.
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Chinle Wash (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Muerto, Canyon del (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1880-1890.; Caves--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National...
- [1881]
- Caribou
- Men pose by a business housed in a log building in Caribou (Boulder County), Colorado. A Black man wears an apron and cook's hat. Signs read: "Caribou production $20,000,000.00," and "The Up To Date Mining Co, Silver, Gold, Copper."
- Up To Date Mining Company (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Caribou (Colo.)--1910-1920.; African Americans--Colorado--Caribou--1910-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Caribou--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Caribou--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Caribou--1910-1920.
- 1912?
- Centennial Race Track the Great Plains Stakes
- Montage shows Centennial Race Track in Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado. The upper photo shows the winning horse (Pet Me), the second place horse (Green Fighter), the third place horse (Blanter) and jockeys as they race at the "Great Plains...
- Centennial Race Track (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Pet Me (Race horse)--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Littleton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horse racing--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.;...
- 1956 July 7
- Choker
- A choker (Native American Sioux) made of dentalium shell and rawhide. Worn by Cedar Elk when young.
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Chokers--1870-1880.; Necklaces--1870-1880.; Cedar Elk--Associated objects.
- [between 1870 and 1879]
- Clark, Gruber & Co. Bank & Mint, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Clark, Gruber & Co. building, ca. 1860-1863. On January 18, 1860, the Denver Town Company deeded three lots in Denver City to Clark, Gruber & Company for $600. The company built a two-story brick bank and mint on the corner of McGaa...
- Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1860 and 1863]
- Clark, Gruber & Co. Bank & Mint, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Clark, Gruber & Co. building, ca. 1860-1863. On January 18, 1860, the Denver Town Company deeded three lots in Denver City to Clark, Gruber & Company for $600. The company built a two-story brick bank and mint on the corner of McGaa...
- Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Financial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Clark, Gruber & Co. (Denver,...
- [between 1860 and 1863]
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides his horse, Duke, in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Numerous other riders and several wagons are in the left and right background near the grandstands on each side of...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody - center
- A group of horseback riders, possibly including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody and carriage
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a woman, possibly his wife, Louisa, in a carriage drawn by a team of large, white horses. A man wearing a top hat and long, riding coat with boots stands in front of the team in the right midground....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody and Dexter Fellows (?)
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in his tent with Dexter Fellows, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody sits at a wood desk wearing a striped shirt and vest and no hat. Fellows, wearing a suit and a hat, sits on a wood...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Fellows, Dexter.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of Cody, stand in the right foreground looking in a peephole into the show's arena. A group of Russian...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. An unidentified person stands...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody peeks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots, a buckskin coat with tassles, and a hat, possibly a Stetson. Another person, probably Johnny Baker, Cody's...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry 1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at right
- A group of men on horseback, including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody in the center midground, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a rifle across his chest. He wears a hat, possibly a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at right on horse
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground near the entrance into the show's arena. Another man, probably Cody...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody heading Indians
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides his horse, Duke, in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds his hat at his waist. He wears a buckskin coat decorated with tassles and beads and thigh boots. A large...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in carriage in parade
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides in a horse-drawn carriage down a cobblestone street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A man wearing a top hat and long, dark coat sits on the back of the carriage. A young man rides a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in his tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands looking out from an open side of his tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds his right hand on the support pole of the tent and wears a wide- brimmed hat, probably a Stetson, and a...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in his tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in his tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sprinkling salt or pepper on his food. He is wearing a striped shirt and vest and no hat. His food is spread out on a trunk covered by a small...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Interiors.; Tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody in the mess tent, Johnny Baker next to man in straw hat
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits at a table in the mess tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a vest and striped shirt, but no hat. Seated across the table from Cody is a man wearing a straw hat. Next to that man is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Eating & drinking--1900-1910.; Mess halls--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cooley's Park, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona
- View of log buildings and fences at Corydon Eliphalet Cooley's Ranch, Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation) Arizona. Livestock, crops and log farm buildings are in a meadow near trees and hillsides of the White Mountain Range.
- Cooley, Corydon Eliphalet--Homes & haunts.; Cooley Ranch (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Navajo County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Ranches--Arizona--Navajo...
- [1873]
- Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks, who include Luka Chkhartishvili, in a white hat, sits in a grassy field under a tree in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men hold the reins of their horses, and numerous other horses graze in the...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Chkhartishvili, Luka.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- DeChelley [sic] Canon looking east
- View of scattered rocks beside probably Chinle Wash in Canyon de Chelly, Apache County, Arizona. Steep sandstone towers are beside the stream.
- Apache County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Apache County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Arizona--1870-1880.; Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.)
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Denver, Colorado
- Views of buildings and landmarks in Denver and Colorado, these include: 1. Oxford Hotel Office. 2. Robertson-Doll Carriage Co. 3. Colorado Dry Goods Co. 4. Jackson-Smith Photographic Co. 5. Daniels & Fishers. 6. Denver Normal and Preparatory...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898, October
- Distant view of Camp Apache, Arizona
- Panoramic view of log or frame buildings with gabled roofs at Fort Apache, Arizona. Shows a flagpole, dirt roads, livestock and a building, possibly a barn, under construction. Trees are on mesas.
- Fort Apache (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Arizona--Fort Apache--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- Duke
- A man stands holding the bridle of "Duke," the horse of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The bridle is decorated with small shells. Cody stands in the background peeking through a peephole into the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]