Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Georgetown, Colo.
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Buena Vista and Collegiate Range on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Buena Vista, Colorado from Midland Hill reached via Colorado Midland Railway; distant view of Collegiate Range; Rio Grande Railway station, center; Chaffee County Court House.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Midland Hill (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Buena Vista--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Buena Vista--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Buena Vista--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- 1911
- Central City residence interiors
- Interior view of the Prosser home in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows framed pictures and floral wallpaper. One image has a caption: "American Beauty Compliments of Drummond Tobacco Co St. Louis Manufacturers of 'Horse Shoe' 'J.T.' and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Interiors--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Canon of the Rio Los Animas
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad doubleheaded passenger train high on the rocky cliffside of the Animas Gorge above the Animas River on narrow gauge track heading southbound to Durango near Rockwood; San Juan Mountains are retouched in background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Business street, Trinidad, Colorado
- View of a Main Street intersection in Trinidad, Colorado, looking north on Commercial; shows the McCormick building with bay windows and canvas awnings, and the Columbian Hotel. Men are by storefronts; trolley tracks, pedestrians, buggies and...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Pueblo farmers watching their crops
- Cover of "Harper's Weekly A Journal of civilization, Vol. XXXIV.-No. 1763... New York, Saturday, October 4, 1890." Reproduction of a lithograph shows Native American Pueblo Indians by a branch-shelter and tilled fields.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Farms--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- 1890 October 4
- Trinidad, Colo
- Panoramic view of Trinidad, Colorado, looking east. This image shows clear detail of the entire town, with trestle bridges, dwellings and commercial buildings. Prospect Point, Simpson's Rest, and surrounding low hills are in the background.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1908
- The Messenger
- A photomontage by Charles Craig of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children, in profile, facing a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The landscape and foreground,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1898
- The Messenger
- A photomontage by Charles Craig of Native American (Ute) men (including Buckskin Charlie), women and children, in profile, facing a messenger (Severo) on a horse. Severo wears a headdress and points to the background. The landscape and foreground,...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; Severo, Chief.
- 1898
- Sac and Fox Indians, Kesh Ke Kosh (Don Whistler)
- Sitting portrait of Kesh Ke Kosh (Don Whistler), a Native American Sac (Sauk)and Fox. He wears a shirt and pants, a beaded necklace, and an eagle feather headdress.
- Fox Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Sauk Indians--1920-1930.; Whistler, Don.; Sac and Fox Nation.
- 1924 December 17
- Night fire
- Night view of a Native American (Crow) wrapped in a blanket, he stands in front of a tepee with his back to a camp fire.
- Crow Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Indian encampments--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.
- 1907?
- The old sweat teepee, a striking snow picture of an old frame wickieup [sic]
- The wooden frame of a dome shaped wickiup, built by Native Americans (Crow), stands abandoned in snow on the bank of an iced over river.
- Crow Indians--Structures--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Structures--1900-1910.; Wickiups--1900-1910.
- 1908?
- The travois, or, the Indian hunter bringing game into camp
- A Native American (Crow) man leads his horse, which pulls a travois, along a snow covered wash or river bed. The man wears hides and leggings. The load on the travois is covered with animal skins and the horse has a blanket on its back.
- Crow Indians--Transportation--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Horses--1900-1920.; Travois--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Georgetown, a gold mining centre on beautiful Clear Creek
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, north. Landmarks include: the old Our lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the old school, the Cushman Block, the Fish Block, the Masonic Lodge, and the tower of the Alpine Hose Company No. 2 firehouse.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1891 and 1911.]
- Snake dance - Oraibi
- View of a Native American (Hopi) snake dance at Oraibi, Arizona. The dancers wear painted shirts and leggings, kilts, animal pelts; some hold snakes. Spectators include a whites and Native Americans. Shows a white boy in a straw hat, shirt and...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Chief Wets It Assinniboine [sic]
- Reproduction of a head and shoulders portrait of Chief Wets It, Native American man (Assiniboine) wearing a headdress and face paint, wrapped in a blanket and holding a shield.
- Assiniboine Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.; Wets it, Assiniboine Chief.
- 1898
- Birds eye view of complete battle ground at Wounded Knee S.D.
- Bird's eye view to the west across the valley of the Wounded Knee battleground with slain American Lakota Sioux and burial party barely visible above cottonwoods along the creek, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
- 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]
- Big Foot
- View of the slain body of Chief Big Foot, Native American, Miniconjou Lakota Sioux, propped up in the snow on the Wounded Knee battleground, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. U. S. soldiers, civilian burial party members, and a stovepipe from...
- United States. Army.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Miniconjou Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.;...
- [1891? January 3]
- The noted Chief Red Cloud
- Studio portrait of Chief Red Cloud (Makhpia-sha, or Maqpeya-luta) Native American Oglala Sioux (Lakota) seated and wearing a headdress, buckskin shirt and blanket over his legs; his son Jack Red Cloud stands next to him, wearing a vest and jacket.
- Dakota Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Oglala Indians--1900-1910.; Teton Indians--1900-1910.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.; Red Cloud, Jack.
- [between 1900 and 1909?]
- U.S.A. New Mexico, pottery workers, some of this work is very beautiful recuiring [sic] years of practice and arttistic [sic] conception
- Maria Martinez, Tewa Native American, poses while making pots outside her house with a another women, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. Both wear cotton mantas; ovens (hornos) and corrals show in background.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--1910-1920.; Tewa women potters--New Mexico--San Ildefonso--1910-1920.; San Ildefonso...
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- President Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt
- President Woodrow Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt Wilson exit City Auditorium on 14th (Fourteenth) Street between Champa and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Spectators stand nearby an automobile. Shows Secret Service agents and military officers.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents' spouses--United States--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [1919 June 24]
- Soldiers fighting over horse meat
- View of U. S. Army soldiers in a mock fight over horse meat, during the Native American campaigns, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Soldiers in background continue to cut meat from the horse.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horsemeat--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Gen. Crook ordaining Spotted Tail Chief of the Sioux, at Red Cloud Agency
- General George Crook stands next to Spotted Tail, he is proclaiming him Chief of all Sioux, Red Cloud Agency, Dakota Territory. Native American Sioux (Oglala) including chiefs Red Cloud and Red Leaf, stand with U. S. soldiers.
- United States. Army--1870-1880.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Red Cloud Agency--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--Dakota...
- 1876 October 24
- Sioux captured at the battle of Slim Buttes
- Outdoor view of Native American Sioux including Charging Bear, women and children wrapped in blankets; captured during the Slim Buttes battle in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--Capture & imprisonment--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Capture & imprisonment--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.), Battle of,...
- 1876
- Soldier shooting abandoned horse, for meat
- A soldier aims his Springfield breech-loading rifle at an emaciated horse in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. The U. S. Army ran out of provisions during the Native American campaigns and had to rely on horse meat for a short time.
- Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horses--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Shooting--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Soldiers--Dakota...
- 1876
- Stretcher with wounded man, from Battle of Slim Buttes
- View a two-horse litter with a wounded soldier, possibly First Lieutenant Adolphus H. Von Luettwitz, and an attendant along French Creek, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. The soldier is covered with a plaid blanket and tree boughs serve as a head...
- Dakota Territory--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.), Battle of, 1876--Casualties--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Litters--Dakota...
- 1876
- Soldiers fighting over horse meat
- View of U. S. Army soldiers in a mock fight over horse meat in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns. The cavalry man is on the ground receiving a blow while two other men cut meat from a horse.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horsemeat--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Soldiers carry off horse meat
- View of U. S. Army soldiers butchering a horse during the Native American campaigns, Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horsemeat--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Soldiers cutting up abandoned horse
- View of U. S. Army soldiers as they cut the hide and a rear leg away from a dead horse during the Native American campaigns, Black Hills, Dakota Territory.
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horsemeat--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Travois with wounded man, from Battle of Slim Buttes
- View a wounded soldier on a travois constructed of two long poles pulled by a mule or horse with an attendant, along French Creek, Black Hills, Dakota Territory. The soldier is covered with a plaid blanket and is propped up with his pack.
- Dakota Territory--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.), Battle of, 1876--Casualties--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Litters--Dakota...
- 1876
- Bound for the Klondike gold fields, Chilkoot Pass, Alaska
- View of miners making the infamous trek over Chilkoot Pass (the "Golden Stair" trail), Alaska, and the staging area at the bottom of the pass. Signs read: "Gasoline Tramway," and, "Restaurant."
- Chilkoot Pass--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Alaska--1890-1900.; Hiking--Alaska--1890-1900.; Miners--Alaska--1890-1900.; Mining--Alaska--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south toward the valley leading to Silver Plume, where the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop is visible. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and the Catholic school are partially visible at approximately...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Chief Crazy Horse imposter
- Portrait of an unidentified Native American (Sioux) man. He wears a hair pipe breast plate decorated with a medal, dark glasses, and a feather headdress.
- Dakota Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.
- 1926 October 8
- Denver Colo.
- Northwestward view of downtown Denver, Colorado, taken from upper story of the State Capitol building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- c1911
- Indians butchering cattle
- Native American (Plains) men and women butcher cattle in an open field. Two men are on horseback and stand near two separate animals. The men wear hats.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Great Plains--1910-1930.; Beef cattle--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Slaughtering--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Women--Great Plains--1910-1930.
- [between 1912 and 1925?]
- Indians butchering
- Native American (Plains) women, boys, and a girl stand near a butchered steer. Men, one on horseback and one standing, look on. The boys wear soft peaked caps. One boy wears a shirt that reads: "Tarzan".
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Great Plains--1910-1930.; Beef cattle--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Children--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Slaughtering--Great Plains--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1912 and 1925?]
- The Sun Dance
- Native American (Plains) men participate in a Sun Dance. One man holds a thin branch, the other holds a drum. They wear moccasins, leggings, tree branches, and veils. One man wears a feather headdress. White men on horseback stand nearby.
- Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Great Plains--1910-1930.; Ceremonial dancers--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Sun dance--Great Plains--1910-1930.
- [between 1912 and 1925?]
- Coal miner strike
- View of (probably) UMWA coal miners on strike against CF&I, in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows men, lumber, and freight cars with letters: "L & N 91858."
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Lumber--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Modern Comanche
- Reproduction of a 1890 painting of a Native American Comanche on horseback along a windy trail. The Comanche man wears a feather in his hair, shirt with neck scarf, blanket around his leggings and has rifle in his saddle.
- Comanche Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Prospector. Made near Cripple Creek, Colorado during the epochal period when pioneers sought and found gold and silver in "Them Thar Rockies."
- A miner poses by a hand-cranked winch, buckets, and mine shaft, in Teller County, Colorado; also shows snow, trees, and mountains.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Arch of Welcome, 17th St. E.S.E. from railway station, Denver, Colo.
- View of the Welcome Arch and 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows streetcars, pedestrians, buggies and traffic.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Welcome Arch (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Arches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1915?]
- Apache. Ignacio and son, Mescaleros
- Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Ignacio and his son, Native American (Mescalero Apaches). Ignacio holds a bow and arrows and a quiver rests on his lap. He wears moccasins, leggings, a fringed bag, fur pelts over his shoulders, beaded...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Mescalero Indians--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Fathers & children--1880-1900.; Ignacio, Mescalero Apache Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Got-chai-eh Ancient Apache Indian
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Got-na, a Native American (Warm Springs Apache) man. He wears moccasin boots, a breechcloth, and a cloth cap decorated with feathers.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Warm Spring Apache Indians--1880-1890.; Aged persons--1880-1890.; Got-na.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Navajos- Ship Rock, N. M. in the distance
- Native American (Navajo) men pose on horseback near Ship Rock and other rock formations in New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Ship Rock (N.M.)--1900-1940.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Rock formations--New Mexico--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Where silence speaks [graphic] : The ancient sign language, being used by these Navajo Indians seems a part of the ageless brooding desert
- Native American (Navajo) men pose outdoors in New Mexico. They crouch near a mule and wear blankets.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Men--New Mexico--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- A Navajo
- Studio portrait (sitting) of an elderly Native American (Navajo) man. He wears a blanket, bead necklaces, and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Aged persons--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Many Whiskers
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Many Whiskers, an elderly Native American (Navajo) man. He wears a blanket, a squash blossom necklace, and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Aged persons--1900-1940.; Necklaces--1900-1940.; Many Whiskers.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo men
- Native American (Navajo) men pose on horseback near Ship Rock in New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Ship Rock (N.M.)--1900-1940.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Rock formations--New Mexico--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Peshcliklime
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Peshcliklime (Bah-Ulth-Chin-Thlan), an elderly Native American (Navajo) man. He wears a blanket, a squash blossom necklace with naja pendant, and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Aged persons--1900-1940.; Peshcliklime.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- A Navajo
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Navajo) man. He wears a blanket and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Men--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]