Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Good Horse's wife, Dakota, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Good Horse's wife, Dakota, and an unidentified Dakota woman. Both wear dresses, long belts and beaded vests and are standing in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Cody's mount
- A man stands in the right foreground next to William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's horse "Duke" in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a cap and suspenders. The horse's bridle is decorated with shells. A Native American man sits on...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Nebraska- The late Sioux Chief Crazy Horse The elevated grave near Camp Sheridan.
- Native American (Oglala Sioux) men in mourning sit and stand by Crazy Horse's tomb near Camp Sheridan, Nebraska. Dead horses show in front of the tomb.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--1870-1880.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--1870-1880.; Crazy Horse, ca. 1842-1877.--Tomb.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Duke
- A man stands in the left foreground holding the bridle of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's horse, Duke. The saddle on the horse has lettering on it reading "Hon. W.F. Cody." The horse's bridle is adorned with shells placed in a pattern to...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- Good Horse's wife, Dakota, in Indian clothing with decorative beads, bust
- Good Horse's wife, Dakota female, head and shoulders studio portrait, wearing earrings, necklace, braided hair, and seashell ornamented shirt.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Women--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Good Horse--Family.
- [188-?]
- Shoeing a bucker
- A group of cowboys works to shoe a horse, possibly one of the bucking horses of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The horse's legs are tied and it is lying on its side. A small dog sits in the left midground.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Cody, William F.
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on a dark horse, possibly "Duke," in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He wears a cowboy hat, possibly a Stetson, and a belt with a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Horses--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Sioux Indians at Frontier Park, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Two boys stand next to a bass drum at the front of a panoramic view of Native American (Oglala Sioux) men, women and children, and white men at Frontier Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Sioux men and boys wear beaded and fringed leggings, hair pipe...
- Dakota Indians--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1920-1930.; Oglala Indians--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1920-1930.; Cedar Rapids (Iowa)--1920-1930.; Children--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1920-1930.; Tipis--Iowa--Cedar...
- 1925, July
- Navajo women
- Two Native American (Navajo) women saddle a horse in a group of trees. One woman carries a baby on her back, wrapped in a blanket; she and the other woman hold a blanket over the horse's head. A saddled horse stands nearby.
- Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1890-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- Sioux Indian
- A Sioux man poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it in the dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. He wears a long, feather headdress and holds a long spear and round shield in...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Bucking horse
- A cowboy rides a horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The man leans down around the horse's neck. The grandstand is in the left background and is supported by large wood beams.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Grandstands--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Georgian Cossack
- A Georgian Cossack rides a horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. He stands on top of the horse's back and reaches back toward his right hip with his right hand. A landscape scene is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Cossacks--1880-1920.
- [1892]
- Cowboy dismounted by bucker
- A cowboy lies on the ground in a dirt arena after being bucked from a horse during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The man holds a taut rope attached to the horse's bridle. Another cowboy lies on the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Cowboys.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Bedouins on horseback
- A group of Arab men poses on horseback in the midground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man in the center stands on his horse's back. All of the men wear turbans and robes. The man on the far left holds a flag on a long pole. A...
- Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Cowboy cinching saddle on horse
- A cowboy cinches a saddle on his horse in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a cowboy hat and sheepskin chaps. A man stands next to him holding the horse's bridle. Another cowboy sits on a horse in the right background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Saddles--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cowboys and broncs Johnny St. John making pick-up
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears sheepskin chaps and a cowboy hat. Another man, possibly Johnny St. John, holds the horse's rope in the right midground. He jumps into the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Hunting
- Native American (Ute) hunter poses (crouched) near his horse, with rifle drawn; a rope attatched to horse's neck hangs on his arm; man wears moccasins, fringed and beaded leggings and shirt, scarf tied around neck, and fur pelts decorated with...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--1890-1900.; Hunting--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Indian transport, Craterville, Oklahoma near Lawton
- View of three Native Americans (Plains) and a horse on a flat field lined by automobiles in Craterville, Oklahoma. A young man rides the horse which trails a travois, an elderly woman tends the horse's head, and an elderly man stands next to the...
- Indians of North America--Transportation--Great Plains--1910-1920.; Aged persons--Oklahoma--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Oklahoma--1910-1920.; Travois--Oklahoma--1910-1920.; Women--Oklahoma--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Cowboys with bucking horse
- Several cowboys attempt to calm a bucking horse in an arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man on the right pulls on a rope attached to the horse. He wears sheepskin chaps and a cowboy hat. Another cowboy stands closer to the bucking horse...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Johnnie St. John with bucking horse, in group
- A cowboy in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show rides a bucking horse in the center foreground in an arena during a rehearsal for a show. Johnnie St. John, another cowboy in the show, holds a rope attached to the horse's bridle and jumps out of the way...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; St. John, Johnnie.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Men with horse and buggy
- Two members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose with a horse and buggy in front of a backdrop painted with a landscape scene. One man stands in the left foreground holding onto the horse's bridle. He has a thick moustache and wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man's cowboy hat flies in the air behind him. He has a scarf tied around his neck and wears leather chaps. Another man walks near the bucking...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse in the left midground during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cowboy trying to saddle horse
- A cowboy pulls on a saddle strap when his horse attempts to pull away from him in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a cowboy hat and sheepskin chaps. A man stands in the left midground pulling on the horse's reins. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Saddles--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show performance
- A group of men runs next to a horse pulling a wagon in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear white uniforms resembling those of sailors. One man sits on the wagon and holds the horse's reins. The Wild West...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Music ensembles--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Exchequer, Colo.
- A false front building in Exchequer, a mining camp in Saguache County, Colorado, has a sign which reads, "Rathvon & Co., Hardware, Groceries & Miners' Supplies." Posed in in front of the store are miners with shovels, packed burrows, a child on a...
- Exchequer (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Exchequer--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- "Home of Mrs. American Horse" visiting at Mrs. A's home in hostile camp
- View of American Horse's wife with other Native American Sioux (Lakota) women and children sitting around a cooking pot on an iron tripod inside a pole tepee framework with the canvas lowered. Other tepees, cooking pots, wagons, show in the camp.
- American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908--Family.; Dakota Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Indian encampments--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Farrier
- A farrier in a Colorado National Guard hat, shoes a horse in the Cripple Creek mining district probably in "Camp Goldfield" in Victor (Teller County), Colorado during the Western Federation of Miners strike. The farrier files the horse's hoof....
- Colorado. National Guard.--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Blacksmithing--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Dew Drop Mine
- A man and woman pose near a tailings pile at the Dew Drop Mine near Ward in Frances (Camp Francis, Dew Drop, Boulder County), Colorado.. The woman sits sidesaddle on a horse, the man holds the horse's bridle. The woman wears a bonnet, a jacket with...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Frances (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding.; Mining.; Tailings embankments.; Women.
- 1895 June 17
- Livery stable
- Interior view of a (probably) livery stable in Denver, Colorado; shows a man (possibly a veterinarian) using tongs to pull a horse's tooth. Other men look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He shakes hands with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Leadville
- A passenger coach, drawn by two white horses, sits in front of the Hotel Vendome on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado. "J. H. Cragg" is painted on the bottom board of the coach and "Hotel Vendome" is painted across the top. "Crosby" is painted...
- Hotel Vendome (Leadville, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900]
- The 1800 block on Champa Street looking northeast at night, during the Knights Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave
- Night view of a huge plaster knight on horseback spanning the street in front of the Post Office during the Knights Templar Conclave, Denver, Colorado. The knight in shining armor poses with his lance. Light streaks of automobile headlights show...
- Knights Templar (Masonic order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 August 12 - 15
- William F. Cody with horse
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He talks with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a dark hat...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- #399 Man in buggy possibly Henry Davis building was originally Paonia High School now (1979) Junior High
- A man, possible Henry Davis, sits in a horse-drawn buggy in front of the newly-built high school in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. He holds the horse's reins in one hand and a whip in the other. The high school is a three-story, masonry...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Davis, Henry.
- [1909?]
- Salida shoeing shop
- A woman in a veil and a young boy sit in a buggy while a farrier works their horse's hoof, in front of the "Salida Shoeing Shop," Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Men and girls pose with horses in the double doors of a brick livery with buggies...
- Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Blacksmithing--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- Copy of a poster with drawing of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody riding a horse. Cody wears a buckskin coat decorated with tassles and embroidered flowers. He also wears gloves with tassles and a wide-brimmed hat. His horse's bridle is...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Mr. & Mrs. A. E. Beecher
- Florence and Edward Beecher pose in their Sunflower Carnival Parade buggy wearing straw hats and holding a ruffled white parasol, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Flowers adorn the wheels and harness; the horse's bridle and blinders have...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1897 and 1906?]
- Scenes of the Historic Parade Given Annually by the Mormons on Pioneer Day, at Fruitland
- Women sit and stand on a flatbed wagon with a canopy cover, which displays a sign that reads: "Relief Society," as part of the Mormon Pioneer Day Parade at Fruitland, New Mexico. One woman holds a wooden staff topped with a heart. She wears a sash...
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints--Commemoration--1890-1900.; Fruitland (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--New Mexico--Fruitland--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--New...
- [1910]
- C.A. Finding residence, Breckenridge 1890
- The Finding family poses by the fence, near the open cutworked gate, at their home in Breckenridge, Colorado. A saddled horse and two dogs pose with them. Holding the horse's reins, Mrs. Finding is in a corseted black bodice with jockey points,...
- Finding, C. A.--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Main St. Bachelor
- Wood-frame, one and two story, false-front, commercial storefronts line unpaved Main Street in Bachelor, Colorado, in Mineral County. Boardwalks are on both sides of the street and telegraph posts are along one side. A small, one story, wood-frame...
- Bachelor (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Bachelor--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Bachelor--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Arapahoes Painting Horse, Sister, etc
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Painting Horse, his sister, and a man, Native American (Arapaho) men and woman. The men wear scarves around their necks. Painting Horse's sister wears a dress and a blanket across her lap.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Painting Horse--Family.; Painting Horse.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Native American boy
- Close-up view of a Native American (Plains) boy on horseback. He holds reins. An ax and a coiled rope is strapped to the horse's saddle.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Boys--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- During ceremonies marking battle centennial
- A man in military uniform stands near a saddled horse and a group of signs to commemorate the centennial of the Battle of Summit Springs in Washington County, Colorado. He holds the horse's reigns and his hat over his chest. A wire fence is between...
- Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Summit Springs--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Summit Springs--1960-1970.; Summit Springs (Colo.), Battle of, 1869--Battlefields--1960-1970.; Summit Springs...
- 1969 July 10
- Comanche Indian woman
- View of a Native American Comanche woman on horseback wearing a headband, braids, dress decorated with shawls and ribbons. The horse's mane is braided and the bridle decorated with ribbons.
- Comanche Indians--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--1920-1930.; Horses--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Navajo man
- A Native American (Navajo) man poses on horseback. He wears a bandolier bag and sits near a sheep skin that is attached to the saddle. The horse's bridle is decorated with a concho.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Navajo Indians--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Forbes
- A man smokes a pipe, holds his horse's reins, and sits in his wagon, in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, possibly during the UMF mining labor strike against CF&I. An ore loading trestle is in the background.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Horse...
- 1914
- Nebraska-Death of the Sioux Chief Crazy Horse, at Sydney, September 5th The funeral procession passing through Camp Sheridan on the way to the grave.
- Native American (Oglala Sioux) men and women follow Crazy Horse's body, wrapped in cloth and tied to a travois, en route to the grave site near Camp Sheridan, Nebraska.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--1870-1880.; Funeral processions--1870-1880.; Travois--1870-1880.; Crazy Horse, ca. 1842-1877.--Death & burial.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Mustang Jack and Broncho Bob
- Portrait of Mustang Jack astride Broncho Bob, a black horse. His outfit includes a bandana. He holds a lariat. A brand shows on the horse's elbow.
- Cowboys--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.; Mustang Jack.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]