Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Ride camp and picket line at Anne Evans Camp, first evening
- Horses in halters are tied to a picket line at a camp site, identified as the Anne Evans camp, near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Saddles are on the ground near the horses. Trucks, horse trailers and cars are parked near the Roundup...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Gilpin County--1950-1960.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Camping--Colorado--Gilpin County--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1950-1960.;...
- 1956 July
- Roundup Riders on Eureka Street
- Image of unpaved Eureka Street, the Central City Opera House, the Teller House, and the First National Bank block in mid-summer. Horses with feed bags stand along the block wearing saddles and reins. Three people watching the horses stand next to...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Livery Stable, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a livery stable with men and horses in front, Georgetown, Colorado. The building is of wood construction, and has a stepped false front. A board sidewalk runs along both sides, and saplings are planted on the side. Five men,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1910.; Stables--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1910.
- [between 1865 and 1910?]
- Old Fort Bridger, Wyo.
- View of Fort Bridger on the Oregon Trail in Uinta County, Wyoming. Shows a stockade with log buildings and another with horses. A wagon train is camped in a circle near the Blacks Fork river. Horses and oxen graze nearby. A Conestoga wagon fords...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1850-1870.; Blacks Fork (Utah and Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Fort Bridger (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Fort Bridger State Historic Site (Fort Bridger, Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.;...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- DeBusk Store & Post Office, Hoehne, Colorado
- Sam W. DeBusk and a group of men stand near the DeBusk store in Hoehne, Las Animas County, Colorado. Sam DeBusk wears a light colored shirt, a vest and stands near the front porch of the store. Other men are mounted on horses. One young man stands...
- DeBusk Store & Post Office (Hoehne, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hoehne (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business people--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; DeBusk, Sam W.
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade on Cascade Avenue, Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men and women stand on a float that is decorated with greenery and bunting. They hold banners that read: "Plumbers and Fitters No 58", "[?] Trash",...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Labor unions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1897]
- Sunflower Carnival
- Men sit on the Elks' covered parade float on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is decorated with flowers and bunting. The sides and front read: "B. P. O. E.". The float is hitched to...
- Elks (Fraternal order)--Public relations--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1897]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A man stands on a chariot decorated with flowers on Cascade Avenue, at the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The chariot is hitched to a team of four horses. A dog runs near the horses. The man wears a toga, a cape and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chariots--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1897]
- Duffy Storage and Moving Co. horses
- View of the Duffy Storage and Moving Company team in Denver, Colorado; shows horses in stalls, bunting, wreaths, and signs: "Duffy Storage & Moving Co." and "Colorado Raised Horses."
- Duffy Storage & Moving Company (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Moving & storage trade--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Cow boys
- Group portrait of men on horses. A brand shows on the elbow of one horse.
- Cowboys--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Horse ranching
- Men stand by wagons, tents, an encampment, and herds of horses.
- Ranching--1880-1900.; Cowboys--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Julesburg, Colo., all aboard for the picnic
- Children and men sit and pose in a horse-drawn wagon on a dirt road in Julesburg (Sedgwick County), Colorado. Girls wear ruffled bonnets; boys wear felt hats. A foal is beside the team of horses.
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Julesburg--1890-1900.
- 1893 August 13
- Studebaker wagons
- View of motorized wagons carrying men and horses in Denver, Colorado; signs read: "We Carry the Horses. Draw Their Load and Don't Half Try. Studebaker Automobile Co. 1711 Tremont St.," and "Cook With Gas - Denver Gas & Electric Co."
- Studebaker trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Advertising--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Transportation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Young Man Afraid Of His Horses
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Young Man Afraid Of His Horses. He wears a vest over a long sleeved shirt, a blanket around his waist, a necklace with a large cross attached, hoop earrings...
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Oglala Indians--1870-1880.; Young Man Afraid of His Horses.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Cabin in Manitou
- View of a log cabin in Manitou Springs, Colorado, with a brick chimney, shingle roof, and an open porch. A buckboard with a canvas top, bundles and passengers is by horses. The pinto is saddled; the sorrel is blanketed, and a man picks up a saddle....
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Camping in South Park
- Seven men are gathered in front of a large tent, possibly part of a railroad construction or surveying camp, in Park County, Colorado. The men are wearing guns in holsters and aprons; they are holding rifles, dish towels, a frying pan and a shovel....
- Park County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; South Park (Park County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Park County--1870-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Park County--1870-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Park County--1870-1900.; Work camps--Colorado--Park...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- On the trail, two Appaloosas
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members Burr Betts on his horse "Mike" and J.J. "Lou" Carey on his horse "Pat" pose in a mountain meadow on a trail ride in possibly Grand County, Colorado. The men wear western attire and cowboy hats and ride...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Appaloosa horse--Colorado--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--1950-1960.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Betts, F....
- 1956 July
- Harrison Avenue
- This view of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, includes the Little Church Saloon on the corner, "Sam's," "Golden Eagle Clothing House," many wood false fronts and some brick blocks. A tall telephone company's cross arm pole with handbills is...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Horses--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1889]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A man and women sit in a four wheel buggy decorated with greenery as part of the Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The buggy is hitched to a team of four horses. The women hold parasols. Other buggies and horses are...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1896.]
- Some of the squaws
- North American Indian women (tribe unknown), performers in "The Red Man spectacle and Red Indian camp," stand in front of a painted backdrop of Yellowstone Falls, in an arena in the Empress Hall, at the Golden West and American Industries...
- Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--England--London--1900-1910.; Exhibitions--England--London--1900-1910.;...
- 1909
- Two sheltlands
- A man holds the reins to two shetland horses. Other horses and stables are in the background.
- Horses--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Forestry rangers
- View of possibly forest rangers and pack horses at a camp site on a hillside near aspen trees. The men wear trousers tucked into tall boots, shirts, and wide brimmed hats. Pack horses have halters and lead ropes, blankets, and leather pack straps....
- Horses--1890-1910.; Pack animals--1890-1910.; Rangers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Small herd of horses
- A small herd of horse gather next to a fence, a pony stands behind the adult horses.
- Horses--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Martin Hanson taken where Placer Inn is
- A man and a young boy are on a carriage loaded with machine parts in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Attached to the machine parts, and trailing behind the carriage, is a long timber with six horses attached to it. A seventh horse (butt end only) is...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Bandstands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Papa & Mama and Glea in spring wagon and our horses, Nettie & Dusky
- View of a business district in Gillett, Colorado, shows a row of flat-roof falsefront two-story wooden frame buildings. Men, women and children are on the boardwalk or the dirt street. Building signs include: "Lodging," "Furnished Rooms," and "Geo....
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Parade entry Flower Carnival
- Two woman on a parade float, one sits on a sunflower throne, the other stands; the float is pulled by a two horse team and decorated in a medieval theme, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The horses are draped...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August 1897]
- North side 8th Street
- Four men stand in a row in front of the entrance to a drug store in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Architectural features of the two- story, masonry building include a double-bracketed cornice, pediment-style windows, and storefront windows....
- Greeley (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Drugstores--Colorado--Greeley--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1880]
- South Pass, Wyo.
- A wagon train on the Oregon Trail moves through South Pass in Fremont County, Wyoming. Shows covered wagons drawn by horses and oxen. Men ride horseback; one drives a herd of horses. The Sweetwater River and the snow covered Wind River Mountains...
- Fremont County (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; South Pass (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Wind River Range (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--Wyoming--Fremont County--1850-1870.; Horseback...
- 1929
- Herman and his team of good horses
- A farmer, Hilario Herminio Paiz (Herman) sits on a horse-drawn plow on his ranch in Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. He wears a cowboy hat, overalls, a jacket and leather gloves. The plow has 2 blades. A cow and calf and hills are in the...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farmers.; Paiz, Hilario Herminio, 1898-1983--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American farmers--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1915]
- Parade entry Flower Carnival
- A woman sits on a sunflower throne on a float that is decorated with large leaves in a medieval theme as it passes near the grandstands on Cascade Avenue, near the old Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Another woman...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1897]
- Eating Ice Cream around Saw Horses at Mission Viejo
- Adults and children standing in front of a half circle of long foil topped saw horses. There appears to be ice cream on some of the foil. The saw horses are set up on pavement in what appears to be a parking lot. A large building and multiple trees...
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Recreation centers--Colorado--Aurora.; Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Rifle area
- A man and woman pose by a brick warehouse in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; a girl is on the dock by a freight car and a man with crates on a hand truck. Shows a team of horses.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Packtrain
- A packtrain of mules carry supplies on a trail on a steep slope possibly near Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows men on horses.
- Mules--Colorado--1880-1910.; Packtrains--Colorado--1880-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1910?]
- Castlewood Dam
- View of Cherry Creek at Castlewood Canyon Dam in Douglas County, Colorado. Men stand by saddled horses.
- Castlewood Canyon Dam (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Douglas County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Garden of the Gods - Balanced Rock
- View of Balanced Rock and Buena Vista Drive in Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Women pose on horses.
- Balanced Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Round Head and his papoose, Crow Indians
- Round Head, a Native American (Crow) man, stands holding his child in front of two men on horses. Round Head wears moccasins, leggings, a decorative necklace, and braids, and is wrapped in a blanket. The men on horses wear hats, shirts, and pants,...
- Crow Indians--Children--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.; Round Head, Crow Indian.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Main Street, Breckenridge
- Looking north on Main Street, in Breckenridge, Colorado, is the Silverthorn Hotel, a two-story, frame, gable roofed structure, with sash windows on both floors. A covered merchant's wagon is parked in front, without horses. People stand at the...
- Silverthorn Hotel (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1867?]
- Sioux, Apache, and Navajo braves
- Native American (Sioux, Apache, Navajo) men, women and children, members of the The Red Man spectacle and Red Indian camp pose in front of a painted backdrop of Yellowstone Falls, in a dirt arena in Empress Hall, at the Golden West and American...
- Apache Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--London--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--England--London--1900-1910.; Earl's Court (London, England)--1900-1910.; London...
- 1909
- Denver Police Department, mounted patrol
- A group of Denver police officers, some mounted on horses, stand at the corner of Market Street and Fourteenth (14th) Street in Denver, Colorado. Captain George Merritt and Sergeant Everette M. Hunt stand near the horses. Signs painted on buildings...
- Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mounted police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hunt, Everette M.; Merritt,...
- 1921 March
- Champa Street foot race
- People crowd Champa Street and rooftops by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado to view a foot race. An electric scoreboard tops a balcony by a sign that reads: "Post." Office buildings and storefronts have signs:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Running races--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Eating Banana Splits at Mission Viejo
- Children and adults standing around foil covered saw horses. The foil has bananas placed on it, and ice cream is being served. The saw horses are on pavement, and there is a wooden fence and trees in the background.
- Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Recreation Centers.; Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Old Man Afraid Of His Horses
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Man Afraid Of His Horses. He wears a blanket wrapped around his shoulders, cloth bound braids, and an eagle feather in his hair. In his hands he holds a pipe and feathers.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Oglala Indians--1870-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1870-1880.; Man Afraid of His Horses, Oglala Chief.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Three Graces, Garden of the Gods.
- A man, a girl, and a boy pose on a hitched buggy near the Three Graces at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The man and girl sit in the buggy. The boy sits on one of the two hitched horses.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Horseback...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Cow puchers [i.e. punchers]
- Men ride horses. Buttes are in the distance.
- Cowboys--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sunflower Carnival
- Men and women sit and stand on a parade float that carries a boat decorated with flowers and bunting on Cascade Avenue, Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is hitched to a team of four horses with capes tied...
- Ancient Order of United Workmen--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1897]
- Teachout's Ranch
- A view of Teachout's Ranch near Edgerton, Colorado, includes a two-story gable-roofed building with a porch with Victorian decorative woodwork, and a smaller building nearby; numerous people stand near a board fence in front, including a seated...
- Edgerton (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Edgerton--1860-1880.; People--Colorado--Edgerton--1860-1880.; Ranches--Colorado--Edgerton--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1878?]
- Logging, sledding
- A team of draft horses stand ready to pull a log from a forest in Michigan. A lumberjack poses on the log and holds reins to the harnessed team. Another man stands on the muddy forest floor. A third man sits behind another team of work horses.
- Horse teams--Michigan--1870-1890.; Loggers--Michigan--1870-1890.; Logs--Michigan--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Wild West Show parade
- Members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show band ride horses down a dirt street during a parade for the show. The men are playing their instruments while riding horses. Among the instruments being played is a trombone, a trumpet and the drums. A group...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bands--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Central Fire Station, Cripple Creek
- Five firemen and two horses stand in front of Central Fire Station, 340 block of Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; partial view of fire station's brick exterior with a chain across the garage door entry; two firemen in uniform and hats lean...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Bates, Alonzo L.; Hyunn, C.; Kingston, David W.; Rainger, W.J.; Robinson, Arthur F.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Float pulled by horses at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah shows: cloth covered frame to represent water with a long overhead wave shape, sign reads: "Salt Lake". Inside the wave rides a girl, in a white dress, holding reins...
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Girls--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1897