Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Little Chief, Oglala Sioux
- A Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, identified as Little Chief, poses on an open plain. He wears fur moccasins, body paint, a breech cloth, bells, a studded belt, a wreath of feathers around his shoulders and neck, and plumage.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Oglala Indians--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Little Chief, Oglala Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Battle between Utes and Comanches
- Reproduction of a 1900 drawing of a battle between Native American Comanche and Utes across a creek. The warriors wear feather headdresses and breechcloths.
- Comanche Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Campaigns & battles--1880-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Ute Indian police
- Members of the Ute Indian police, Native American (Ute) men, pose outdoors near a tepee. They wear vests, watch chains, and badges. One man wears a medal.
- Indian reservation police--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Police--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- High Bear, Ogallalla Sioux
- Portrait of a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man identified as High Bear; he wears a shell disk on a hair pipe and bead choker, and fur hair wraps on his braids.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Oglala Indians--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- American Horse Ogallala [sic]
- Studio portrait of American Horse, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man. He holds a tobacco pipe and wears beaded moccasins, fringed leggings, buckskin shirt, hair-pipe breastplate, and war bonnet headdress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Oglala Indians--1880-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Sioux Indian
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an unidentified Native American Lakota Sioux man wearing a feather headdress and shirt with a blanket on his shoulder.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Teton Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1891?]
- Chief Red Cloud and his wife in later years
- Standing outdoor portrait of Chief Red Cloud, (Makhpia-sha, or Maqpeya-luta) Native American Sioux (Lakota or Teton group, Oglala band) and his wife. Red Cloud led his people in the Fetterman fight and was a great negotiator and diplomat. He wears...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Oglala Indians--1880-1900.; Teton Indians--1880-1900.; Aged persons--1880-1900.; Spouses--1880-1900.; Red Cloud, 1822-1909.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pueblo man
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Pueblo probably Hopi) man.
- Hopi Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Pueblo man
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Pueblo probably Hopi) man. He wears a cloth headband.
- Hopi Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Pueblo man
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Pueblo probably Hopi) man. He wears a cloth headband.
- Hopi Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Apaches, Chief Garfield, Pouche Fe [sic] Foya and Sanches
- Studio portrait of Native American (Apache) men identified as Chief Garfield, Pouche de Foya, and Sanches. Men stand and wear feather headdresses, cotton shirts, leather breechcloths decorated with beads or quills and fringe, beaded moccasins,...
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Men--1880-1900.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.; Pouche de Foya.; Sanches.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ta-tan-ka-wau-casa, Sioux
- A Native American (Sioux) man, girl, and boys stand and pose near a tepee. The man, identified as Ta-tan-ka-wau-casa, wears a military hat and jacket with a badge and stands beside a girl who wears a dress and boys who wear hats, shirts with...
- Dakota Indians--Structures--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.; Girls--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--1880-1900.; Tipis--1880-1900.; Ta-tan-ka-wau-casa.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Viejo, Cheyenne scout under Kit Carson in Indian campaign of 1855, lived in Taos Pueblo during later years
- Three-quarters standing portrait of an elderly Viejo, a Native American Indian man wrapped in a blanket with embroidery.
- Cheyenne Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Guides & scouts--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Goes Afar Off, known in 1883 as Boy In The Water, Crow
- Studio head and shoulders portrait of a Native American (Crow) man identified as Goes Afar Off (Boy In The Water). He stands with his arms crossed and wears a shirt, bracelets, arm bands, bead necklaces, strips of fur in his long straight hair, and...
- Crow Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Goes Afar Off, Crow Indian.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Yellow Dog
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American (Crow) man, identified as Yellow Dog. He wears a loose shirt, various types of necklaces including a hair pipe choker and one with bells and a pendant, earrings, strips of fur binding his braids, arm...
- Crow Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Yellow Dog, Crow Indian.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Crow mother and child
- A Native American (Crow) woman poses in front of a tent with her baby. She wears moccasins and a long dress decorated with shells. She holds her baby on her left arm. A wooden baby carriage and decorative pillow (?) are behind her.
- Crow Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Mothers & children--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Four Balls - Crow
- Profile studio portrait of a Native American (Crow) man identified as Four Balls. He wears a stitched and beaded shirt with animal tail decorations, a choker, long straight hair with an eagle feather in the back, and earrings. In his hands, he...
- Crow Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Four Balls, Crow Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Warrior in bonnet wearing 1871 U.S. Grant Peace Medal
- Portrait of an unidentified Native American (Lakota Sioux?) man wearing a feather headdress, striped shirt, bandana and 1871 U.S. Grant Peace Medal: "United States of America...Liberty Justice and Equality."
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1891?]
- Short Bull
- Portrait of possibly Short Bull, Native American Brule Sioux man, wearing a feather headdress, cotton shirt, and hair pipe breastplate; holding a feather fan.
- Brulé Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1891?]
- Sioux Indians, portrait of woman
- Standing studio portrait of an unidentified Native American Sioux woman wearing a plaid dress with a woven blanket, hair pipe necklace, earrings, leather belt with metal disks (conchas) and moccasins. Props include a painted backdrop of a...
- Dakota Indians--Women--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1891?]
- Sioux Indians, man and woman
- Studio portrait of an unidentified Native American Sioux man and woman in front of a painted backdrop. The man sits, wearing a three piece striped suit, neck scarf, felt hat and moccasins; the woman stands at his side wearing a striped dress and...
- Dakota Indians--Women--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1891?]
- Little Eagle
- Little Eagle, Native American Dakota Sioux man poses in front of a tepee. He wears a shirt and vest with fabric wrapped around his waist and over one shoulder, leggings, a bear claw necklace, and a feather in his hair.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Tipis--1880-1900.; Little Eagle, Dakota Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mounted Sioux and camp
- A Native American Dakota Sioux man and boy pose mounted on horses outside their tepee camp. The man wears a jacket and hat and holds a child wearing buckskin. The boy wears a roach, cotton tunic, vest, leggings and moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--Children--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Hairy, the Sioux brave
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Sioux) man, identified as Hairy. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a blanket around his waist, a beaded vest over a long sleeved shirt, wrist and arm bands, a kerchief, and feathers in his hair. He...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Hairy. Dakota Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Dakota Indians
- Standing portrait of an unidentified Native American (Sioux) man. He wears fringed hide clothing, a hair pipe breastplate, a decorative sash, and an eagle feather headdress.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Philip Return From Scout
- Standing studio portrait of a Native American (Sioux) man, identified as Philip Return From Scout. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a beaded vest over a long sleeved shirt, wrist and arm bands, a kerchief, a hair pipe breast plate, and plumage...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Philip Return from Scout.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Tall Prairie Chicken
- Sitting studio portrait of a Native American (Dakota) woman, identified as Tall Prairie Chicken. She wears a print dress, studded belt, bead necklaces, hair pipe chokers, a shawl, and long hair pipe earrings.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Tall Prairie Chicken.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Chief Painted Horse, Chief Little Bull
- Studio portrait of two Native American (Dakota) men, identified as Chief Painted Horse and Chief Little Bull. Painted Horse is sitting and wears moccasins, a blanket around his waist, a vest over a long sleeved shirt, and a kerchief. Little Bull is...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Little Bull.; Painted Horse.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Sioux Indians
- Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Sioux) man and woman. The man wears beaded moccasins, leggings, armbands, and vest, a scarf around his neck and a bead and feather headdress. The woman wears beaded moccasins, a robe decorated with...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Blue Cloud (Indian name) Herman Arapaho
- A Native American (Sioux) boy, identified as Blue Cloud, poses outdoors. He wears moccasins, leggings, a fringed shirt, and a feather headdress. He holds a metal cup.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.; Blue Cloud, Dakota Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Sioux beauty
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Sioux) woman. She wears moccasins, leggings, a dress, and a fringed blanket shawl.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Red Blanket
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Red Blanket, a Native American (Cheyenne) man. He holds a metal blade tomahawk. He wears a blanket over his lap, metal armbands, fur pelts over his braids, hair pipe breast plate and earrings, and a metal bead hair...
- Cheyenne Indians--1880-1900.; Indian scouts--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Tomahawks--1880-1900.; Red Blanket.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Na-din-praquai-gizay
- Seated portrait of Na-din-praquai-gizay, a Native American Apache young woman wearing a patterned, gathered blouse.
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.; Na-din-praquai-gizay.
- [1884 or 1885]
- Dr. Carlos Montazuma of Chicago, Ill. an Apache Indian
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, a young Native American Apache man, wearing a jacket and bow tie with short cropped hair.
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Physicians--1880-1900.; Montezuma, Carlos, 1866-1923.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Apache man
- Studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Apache) man who poses with a rifle and staff. He wears boot moccasins, pants, a breechcloth, ammunition belt, and beaded necklaces.
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Rifles--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Apache woman
- A Native American (Apache) woman poses on horseback with a cradleboard with an infant in it tied to the saddle. A nearby sign reads: "Chicago [...] Rock Island".
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Cradleboards--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--1880-1900.; Infants--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Horse Thief
- Studio portrait (standing) of Horse Thief, a Native American (Apache) man. He holds a rifle and wears moccasins, fringed and beaded leggings, ammunition belt and revolver, and fringed shirt.
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Rifles--1880-1900.; Horse Thief.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Yellow Calf
- Portrait of Yellow Calf, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a bow and arrows and wears a quill-work bandolier, necklace, and feather headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1900.; Bow and arrow--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Yellow Calf.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Chief Garfield & family
- Native American (Apache) Chief Garfield and his family (man, woman, and girl) pose near a tepee. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, vest with a medal, bead necklace, and a feather war bonnet headdress. His wife and daughter wear...
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Families--1880-1900.; Girls--1880-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Garfield & family
- Chief Garfield and his family pose near a tepee. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, vest with a medal, bead necklace, and a feather war bonnet headdress. His wife and daughter wear dresses and blanket shawls.
- Apache Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Families--1880-1900.; Girls--1880-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; Women--1880-1900.; James A. Garfield, Apache Chief.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Crow Indians
- Native American (Crow) men in war bonnets ride on horseback and hold staffs decorated with feathers.
- Crow Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--1880-1900.; Staffs (Sticks)--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Old Moki Indian
- A Native American (Hopi) man poses outdoors. He wears a a shirt, pants, breechcloth, concho belt, and bandolier bag.
- Hopi Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Yellow Calf Chief of Arapahoes
- Portrait (sitting) of Yellow Calf, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He holds a bow and arrows and wears a quill-work bandolier, beaded necklace, and feather headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1900.; Bow and arrow--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Yellow Calf.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Temporary monument on the site of Custer's last fight
- Native Americans (Sioux) ride horseback during a snow storm. They surround a temporary stone monument to General Custer at the site of his last battle, Little Big Horn, Montana.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Monuments & memorials--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Sitting Bull, chief of the Sioux Indians
- A standing portrait of Native American (Sioux) Sitting Bull. He is on an open plain, and wears moccasins, leggings, a shirt, and a full length headdress. He holds a war club in his left hand.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Sitting Bull addressing his followers
- Native Americans (Sioux) gather in a circle around a campfire listening to their famous leader, Sitting Bull.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Meetings--1880-1900.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Nadowaqua
- Native Americans (Algonquin) walk down a trail toward a large body of water. Most carry belongings or drag them on a travois; one person carries an elderly individual on his back.
- Algonquin Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Lifting & carrying--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A shower of arrows rained on our dead mules from the closing circle of red-men
- Three white men use their dead mules as shelter against an attack by Native Americans. Each man points a rifle in a different direction and each mule has suffered numerous arrow hits.
- Combat--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Native American man
- A Native American (Arapaho) man poses by a tepee. He holds a bow and arrows and wears moccasins, leggings, a bead bandolier, necklace, and a beaded feather headdress. The tepee is painted with images of birds and horses.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Tipis--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Native American man
- A Native American (Arapaho) man poses with a wooden staff near a tepee. He wears moccasins, fringed leggings, a quill-work vest, armbands, fur pelts over his braids, and a warbonnet feather headdress.
- Arapaho Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Headdresses--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]