Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Judge Klah and his wives
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Judge Klah, a Native American (Navajo) Judge or Justice of the Peace. He poses with his two wives on, and in front of, Navajo woven blankets. The women wear machine made blankets and heishi bead necklaces. Judge Klah,...
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Judges--1900-1940.; Spouses--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.; Judge Klah.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Be-zhosie's son
- Studio portrait of Be-zhosie's son, 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.; Be-zhosie--Family.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Be-zhosie
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Be-zhosie, an elderly Native American (Navajo) man. He holds a bow and arrows and wears a blanket, metal beaded bandolier bag, beaded necklaces, and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Aged persons--1900-1940.; Be-zhosie.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Manuelita (i. e. Manuelito)--Navajo Chief and wife New Mexico
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Manuelito and his wife, Native American (Navajo) man and woman. He wears boot moccasins, leggings, a bead necklace, cloth headband, and a top hat. She wears a bil dress and a blanket
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Spouses--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Manuelito, Navajo Chief.; Manuelito, Navajo Chief.--Family.
- 1881
- Judge Klah Navajo Judge
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Judge Klah, a Native American (Navajo) Judge or Justice of the Peace. He wears a blanket, bead necklaces, a squash blossom necklace, and a cloth headband.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Men--1900-1940.; Judge Klah.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo children
- Native American (Navajo) children pose indoors. Both children wear Navajo blankets, one wears moccasin boots.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Children--1900-1940.; Navajo textile fabrics--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo woman and child in cradleboard
- A Native American (Navajo) woman poses with a child in a cradleboard on her back. The woman wears a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Cradleboards--1900-1940.; Infants--1900-1940.; Mothers & children--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo woman and child
- A Native American (Navajo) woman holds a baby on her lap. They are both wrapped in a blanket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Infants--1900-1940.; Mothers & children--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Desert Madonna a Navajo
- Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Navajo) woman who holds a sleeping child on her back with a fringed blanket.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Mothers & children--1900-1940.; Sleeping--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo silversmith
- A Native American (Navajo) silversmith works indoors. The man stamps conchos on an anvil.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Silversmiths--1875-1939.; Silverwork--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo weaver
- A Native American (Navajo) woman sits at a loom and weaves. A wooden crate that reads: "Charles Unsweetened Evaporated Milk" is near the woman. A herd of sheep walk on a ledge nearby. A stone and earth hogan is near the sheep.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Navajo women weavers--1900-1940.; Hogans--1900-1940.; Sheep--1900-1940.; Weaving--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Unknown remains Custer Battle
- View of human bones and a sign that reads: "Unknow[n]" at the site of the Battle of Little Bighorn near the Crow Agency, Montana.
- Indians of North America--History--Montana--1870-1880.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Battlefields.; Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)--18870-1880.; Bones--Montana--1870-1880.
- 1877
- Evening on the desert Navajo Indian reservation, Arizona
- A Native American (Navajo) man sits on a cliff edge on a reservation in Arizona. He wears a feather headdress.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Headdresses--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Navajo women
- Native American (Navajo) women and a boy pose near an earthen hogan in either Arizona or New Mexico. The women wear blankets and bead necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Hogans--1900-1940.; Boys--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Navajo mother
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Navajo) mother and child. The baby is in a cradleboard. The mother wears necklaces and silver bracelets.
- Indians of North America--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--1900-1940.; Cradleboards--1900-1940.; Infants--1900-1940.; Mothers & children--1900-1940.; Women--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- An old Navajo Indian house, or hogan, in New Mexico
- View of a Native American (Navajo) timber and stone hogan in New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--1880-1910.; Hogans--New Mexico--1880-1910.
- [between 1930 and 1950]
- Two headed girl, Millie - Chrissie
- Portrait of Black (African American) Siamese twin girls wearing crowns.
- African Americans--Children--1870-1890.; Girls--1870-1890.; Human curiosities--1870-1890.; Siamese twins--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Deformed calf
- View of a taxidermied calf with deformities consisting of two bodies and an extra leg.
- Birth defects--1890-1900.; Cattle--1890-1900.; Curiosities & wonders--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Fort Defiance, Arizona
- View of Fort Defiance, Arizona. An orchard is near the middle of the town. Fort Defiance, a boarding school for Navajo children, was formerly a fort built to suppress Native American Navajos.
- Boarding schools--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Government relations--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Government relations--Arizona--Fort Defiance--1900-1910.; Fort Defiance (Ariz.)--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Leadville, famous mining centre ($15,000,000 yearly), S.W. to Mt. Massive, Colo.
- View of the Leadville mining district, in Lake County, Colorado; shows tailings, flumes, ore processing facilities, houses, and the Sawatch Mountains.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1860-1890.; Flumes--Colorado--Leadville--1860-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- Cliff House and Soda Spring
- View of Cliff House Hotel and Soda Spring Pavilion in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows buildings with conical roofs covering both the Cheyenne Spring and the Navajo Spring on Fountain Creek.
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Group of Cow Boys, New Mexico, U.S.A.
- Group portrait of men on horses in New Mexico.
- Cowboys--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Loading the great burro train, Aspen, Col.
- View of burros wearing pack saddles and people in traveling clothes; shows men sitting on horses, railroad cars in a line on the track and a building under construction; Aspen Mountain in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Travel--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Circling Bear
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Circling Bear, Dakota male, wearing fur headdress.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Circling Bear.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Circling Bear
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Circling Bear, Dakota male, wearing fur headdress.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Circling Bear.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Sioux Chief, seated, holding rifle
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, holding rifle, seated in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [1889?]
- Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, seated, holding a tomahawk on lap
- Seated studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, holding tomahawk.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1885.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tomahawks.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.
- [1885?]
- Chief Gall
- Photograph of a framed studio portrait of Gall, Dakota Chief, with hair loose.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Crow Foot, Sitting Bull's son, wearing blanket, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Crow Foot, Dakota boy and Sitting Bull's son, standing, wrapped in blanket.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Crow Foot.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Family.
- [188-?]
- Dakota groups, Sitting Bull, Rain-in-the-Face, Gall, Dakota Chiefs
- Head and shoulders portraits of Sitting Bull, Rain-in-the-Face, and Gall, Dakota Chiefs. Three individual portraits have been combined to make this group portrait.
- Indians of North America--Portraits.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.
- [188-?]
- Dakota groups, Sitting Bull, Gall, Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chiefs, busts
- Head and shoulders portraits of Sitting Bull, Rain-in-the-Face, and Gall, Dakota Chiefs. Three individual portraits have been combined to make this group portrait.
- Indians of North America--Portraits.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.
- [188-?]
- Gall, Dakota Chief, hair loose, bust
- Studio portrait of head and shoulders of Gall, Dakota Chief, wearing hair loose.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Gall, ca. 1840-1894.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Goose, Dakota Chief, wearing necklace, bust
- Seated studio portrait of head and shoulders of Goose, Dakota Chief, wearing necklace and fur piece and holding peace pipe.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Goose.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- John Grass, Dakota Chief, portrait, wearing a jacket, bust
- Studio portrait of head and shoulders of John Grass, Dakota Chief, wearing suit.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Grass, John.; Dakota Indians.
- [188-?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, seated, holding rifle, 3/4 length
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing long beaded necklace and holding rifle, seated in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [1889?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, seated, holding feather in hand, bust
- Seated studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing fringed leather jacket, fur piece and two feathers in hair and holding a feather.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1888.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.
- [1888?]
- Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, seated, holding feather in hand, bust
- Seated studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Rain-in-the-Face, Dakota Chief, wearing fringed leather jacket, fur piece and two feathers in hair and holding a feather.
- Indians of North America--Portraits--1888.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rain in the Face, ca. 1835-1905.; Dakota Indians.
- [1888?]
- Red Cloud and American Horse, Dakota, seated, Buffalo Bill, standing, Indians wearing full headdress, full length
- Full length photograph of (left to right) Red Cloud, Dakota Chief, William Cody, and American Horse, Dakota Chief. Cody is standing, Red Cloud and American Horse are seated and wearing headdresses. Red Cloud hold peace pipe. Photograph taken at...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles--1880-1890.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.;...
- [1897 or 1898]
- Sitting Bull
- Studio portrait of head and shoulders of Sitting Bull, Dakota Chief, with two feathers in hair.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, leaning on rock
- Photograph of a studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, wrapped in blanket, standing next to rock.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, with blanket, full length
- Studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Spotted Tail, Dakota Chief, standing, wrapped in blanket.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Curley, Crow Scout, left foot on stump, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Curley, Crow male scout for General George Custer, holding rifle bag, standing with foot on rock in front of painted backdrop.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Rifles.; Curly.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- Bull Head, Dakota warrior, seated, holding peace pipe in hands
- Seated studio portrait, 3/4 length, of Bull Head, Dakota male, holding peace pipe.
- Calumets.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Bull Head.; Dakota Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- Cripple Creek
- View of Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows residential outbuildings, Portland Hotel, and trestle for the Midland Terminal Railway. Mines are on the hillside in the distance.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Victor, Colorado
- View of Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Shows residences and the Gold Coin Mine on Squaw Mountain, the conical spire of the Victor Hotel, and the First Baptist Church. Signs read: "W. J. Donnelly Hardware" and "Van Camp's Pork [&] Beans."
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Cebolla, a famous fishing place on Gunnison River (S. W.), Colo.
- Two people wearing canvas hats sit on high cliff overlooking Cebolla, on the Gunnison River, Gunnison County, Colorado. A long Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge passenger train smokes by the depot and fishing resort below them. The resort...
- Cebolla (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Cebolla--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Cebolla--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Washington Park, Denver, Colo.
- Children crowd the beach, and swim in the waters of Smith Lake at Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows the bathhouse, piers, and diving platforms.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Smith Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Children swimming--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Clear Creek Canon Hanging Rock
- View of a rock formation identified as Hanging Rock in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company narrow gauge tracks are nearby.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Jefferson...
- 1894
- Mother Grundy
- View of a rock formation identified as Mother Grundy in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf railroad tracks and Clear Creek are nearby.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- 1890
- Last picture of Chipeta
- Chipeta, a Native American (Ute) woman, poses next to a tepee near Dragon (Uintah County), Utah. She is wearing a dress or skirt under a plaid shawl. An animal skin is on a tree or shrub beside the tepee.
- Indians of North America--Women--Utah--Dragon--1920-1930.; Ute Indians--Women--Utah--Dragon--1920-1930.; Dragon (Utah)--1920-1930.; Tipis--Utah--Dragon--1920-1930.; Women--Utah--Dragon--1920-1930.; Chipeta.
- 1923