Head and shoulders portrait of Charles Bent, one of the four Bent brothers who founded Bent's Fort along the Santa Fe Trail. Bent served as governor of the New Mexico province taken in the Mexican American War, until he lost his life in a 1847...
Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: La Junta, Colo., October 26, 1921.
Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1921.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--La Junta.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
Transcript of a document originally written by Maria Davies McGrath in 1934. This document contains transcripts of all three volumes, arranged alphabetically by pioneers last name. Within each entry is a brief biography of the individual (s) who...
Studio portrait of Colorado State Senator (Las Animas County) Casimiro Barela. He wears a vest and jacket, a bow tie and an upright collar. He has a full, waxed mustache and his dark hair has a cowlick and is parted on the side.
View of the Griffin Memorial on Silver Plume Mountain near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The monument marks the grave of Clifford Griffin, the co-owner of the Seven-Thirty Mine. On June 19, 1887 Griffin committed suicide and shot...
View of the Hyrum and Joseph Smith statues in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; also shows the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Museum and the pergola housing the "oldest house in Utah [1847]."
Salt Lake City (Utah)--1920-1930.; Temple Square (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1920-1930.
Interior of room where Governor Charles Bent was murdered, January 1847, Taos, New Mexico. Shows ruins with adobe walls, earth floor, no roof, and wood crate with blanket.
Float at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah shows: Native American man in headdress, shirt and pants, next to a tepee; man in suit and tie holds the reins to a team of horses pulling the float. Float is wide and flat with a grass...
Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Utah--Salt Lake...
A gravestone for two at the cemetery in Rosita, Colorado, features two pointed arches, raised images of leaves and flowers, and two inscriptions that read: "John L. Husband of M. J. Maughan Born Nov. 16. 1847 Died July 6, 1879.," and, "Annie A....
View of Union Pacific Railroad locomotives, on numbered "1847" in Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming. A hardware store has a sign: "Humphrey - Jones Paints."
Union Pacific Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
Map of the trails and landmarks in the Rocky Mountain region used by the pioneers in the westward migration shows Oregon Trail, Overland Trail, and Mormon Trail routes. Lettering reads: "1. Buffaloes roamed the plains east of the Rocky Mountains....
Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Overland Trails--1840-1870.; West (U.S.)--1840-1870.; Maps--1840-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--1840-1870.
John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a half-length, studio portrait. He is wearing a wide- brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles around the pockets. He has a full gray beard and long hair. Nelson...
Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands leaning against a tree behind his Sioux wife and their five children. The group is gathered in front of a teepee in a camp for the show at Erastina in Staten Island, New...
Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
A group of six men is gathered in front of a log cabin used in a scene during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. John Nelson guided Brigham Young to Utah in 1847 and was a scout with William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody at Fort McPherson in 1869. He...
Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Flags--American--1880-1900.; Flags--British--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Keen, Jule.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback with the body of a deer across his lap. He holds a rifle up with his right hand. Numerous rocks and trees are in the right and left foreground. Nelson guided...
Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a group portrait with his Sioux wife and their five children. Their eldest son stands at the far right wearing a feather headdress. Nelson has a full gray beard and...
Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a group portrait with his Sioux wife and their five children. The group is gathered in front of a teepee. Nelson has a full gray beard and long hair. Nelson guided...
Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
Directory published by the First Baptist Church of Denver, Colorado. Included in the document are lists of: the different religious services and their corresponding meeting times, different organizations within the congregation, and members by...
First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
Book created by Retired Reverend Monsignor Hugh L. McMenamin, LLD. for the Diamond Jubilee of the Cathedral Parish of Denver, Colorado. It covers the years of 1860 to 1935. Included in the book are sections dedicated to: Bishop Machebeuf, a...
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.); Catholic Church Colorado.