Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Col. Royal and officers of the Third Cavalry
- U. S. Army Cavalry officers pose on a rock outcropping during the Native American Sioux campaigns, along French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Included are: First Lieutenant Joseph Lawson, Second Lieutenant James F. Simpson, Second...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Cavalry--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military...
- 1876
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 18, 1914 June 27
- Col. Van Vliet and officers of his Battallion, 3rd Cavalry
- Colonel Frederick Van Vliet poses on a rock outcropping near Custer City, Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns with fellow Third Cavalry men: Second Lieutenant James F. Simpson, Second Lieutenant George F....
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota...
- 1876
- Denver High School cadets
- Group portrait of Denver High School (East Side High School) cadets posed in uniforms with rifles, Denver, Colorado. Some are identified as: Company A: W. E. White captain, Harry Smith first lieutenant, Nealy Chapin second lieutenant, Gordan...
- East Denver High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cadets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Drums--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1893 or 1894
- General Merritt's H. Q. in the field on Whitewood
- Cavalry officers lounge outside a tent under cottonwood trees, on Whitewood Creek, outside the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. They include: Second Lieutenant Julius H. Pardee, Twenty-third Infantry; First Lieutenant William C. Forbush, Fifth...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910--Staff.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Maj. Noyes and officers of 2d Cavalry
- Captain Henry E. Noyes poses with six Second Cavalry officers on rock formations, during the Native American campaigns in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Possible identifications include from the top: Captain Thomas B. Dewees; next man...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 2nd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military officers--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Rock...
- 1876
- Men at Fort Morgan depot
- Lieutenant Biglow, Lieutenant Benidict, Mr. L. C. Paddock, Wm. Waddell, and Dr. Woods pose near the Fort Morgan railroad depot. A sign reads: "American Telephone and Telegraph and Associated Companies Long Distance Telephone Bell System Western...
- Fort Morgan (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telegraph offices--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Fort Morgan--1910-1920.; Benidict.; Biglow.; Paddock, L. C.; Waddell, William.; Woods.
- [1914]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1911
- 1911 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Lt. Luther R. Hare, standing in uniform, 3/4 length
- Commander of Student Army Training Corps at Simmons College.; Lieutenant Luther Rector Hale, 3/4 length standing studio portrait with painted backdrop, wearing military uniform and gloves, holding sheathed saber; hat is on side table; Second...
- Military officers--United States--1870-1880.; Military uniforms--1880-1890.; Hare, Luther Rector, d. 1929.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Gen. Miles & staff during late Indian War at Pine Ridge Agcy.
- Commander General Nelson A. Miles poses with his U. S. Army officers outside in their camp on the Native American Sioux, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. They include left to right: Captain Ezra P. Ewers, Lieutenant John S. Mallory, Captain Francis...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee...
- [1890 or 1891]
- Col. Mills, and officers of his Battallion, 3rd Cavalry
- Captain Anson Mills poses in front of a trophy tepee from the Slim Buttes battle in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory, with Lieutenant Colonel William B. Royall, Captain William H. Andrews, First Lieutenant Joseph Lawson, scout Frank...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Slim Buttes (S.D.),...
- 1876
- Civil War veterans
- A large group of men is gathered outside in a grove of trees at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The group is probably comprised of Civil War veterans invited to see Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as guests of Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Buffalo Bill and Sioux Chief Iron Tail
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stops on his horse in the right midground in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Wearing a dark hat and a dark, striped suit, Cody talks with Sioux Chief Iron Tail, who stands in...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Iron Tail.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo Bill with Sioux Chief Iron Tail
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stops on his horse in the left foreground in a dirt arena during a rehearsal of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody is wearing a dark hat and a dark, striped suit. He talks to Sioux Chief Iron Tail, who stands...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Iron Tail.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo nursing baby
- A buffalo nurses a young calf in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A Mexican vaquero rides a horse in the right midground. He wears a sombrero and a dark, bolero jacket. He holds a coiled rope in his right hand. Additional riders are...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1900-1910.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo herd running in arena
- A herd of buffalo runs through a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Two cowboys ride horses behind the herd in the right midground. The audience sits in bleachers under a large tent in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cavalryman standing on horses
- An American cavalryman balances himself on the backs of two horses as they jump over a low jump in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of spectators sits in the bleachers underneath a large tent in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Co. D 5th U.S. Artillery
- Members of the 5th U.S. Artillery ride horses pulling caissons into an arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear helmets and uniforms. Empty bleachers are underneath a large tent in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army--Artillery.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rough riders of Battle of San Juan Hills
- Members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World" reenact the Battle of San Juan Hill during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men carry rifles and walk toward the back of the arena. One man carries a large,...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Historical reenactments--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; San Juan Hill, Battle of, 1898.
- [1901?]
- Rough Riders, Battle of San Juan
- Members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World" are gathered in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the men kneel down on the ground near a group of rifles propped together to form a cone shape. A set of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux Chief Iron Tail with group of Native American women
- Sioux Chief Iron Tail stands in the left center of the back row of a group of Native American women and children gathered in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Iron Tail wears his hair in braids that are pinned up to form long loops....
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Sioux Chief Iron Tail
- Sioux Chief Iron Tail stands in front of a teepee in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a feather headdress and a breastplate, possibly made from bone. He holds a long spear adorned with feathers in his left hand and holds his right...
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Iron Tail.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- U.S. Cavalry 9th and 10th reg. (Battle of San Juan)
- Members of the 9th and 10th regiments of the U.S. Cavalry ride horses into a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man rides slightly ahead of the group in the right foreground. The men have their swords drawn. One...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- U.S. Cavalry 9th and 10th reg. (Battle of San Juan)
- African American members of the 9th and 10th regiments of the U.S. Cavalry ride horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man rides alone in the left foreground. A rider in the right midground carries a flag...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- U.S. Cavalry
- A group of U.S. cavalrymen rides horses in the left midground in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of Native Americans on horseback is stopped in the right midground. A large tent covers the bleachers in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- U.S. cavalrymen
- A group of U.S. cavalrymen rides horses in the left midground in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the horses pull a caisson with men riding on it. A large tent covers the bleachers in the background. A...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Caissons (Vehicles)--1900-1910.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- U.S. Cavalry
- A group of U.S. cavalrymen in dark uniforms stands in a circle holding a large cloth they will use to catch a man that they have just tossed into the air. Several men stand slightly apart from the group watching. The audience sits in bleachers...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1900-1910.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show performance
- A group of men, including three Native Americans and an American cowboy, rides horses in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The Native Americas wear feathers on their heads. The cowboy wears a cowboy hat and...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show performance
- An American cavalryman balances on the backs of four horses as they jump over a low jump in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of people is gathered in the background watching the man jump. The group stands...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show rehearsal
- Members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for the show. The group includes Native American men wearing feather headdresses and carrying long spears adorned with feathers. Also in the group are a...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody and Native American man
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits on a dark horse leaning down to hold the arm of a Native American man standing in the right foreground. The man has a bandage on his left hand and holds his left arm in a sling hanging from around his...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Wounds & injuries--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody and Sioux Chief Iron Tail
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stops on his horse in the right midground in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Wearing a dark hat and a dark, striped suit, Cody talks with Sioux Chief Iron Tail, who stands in...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Iron Tail.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody and Native American man
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits on a dark horse looking toward a Native American man standing in the right foreground. The man has a bandage on his left hand and holds his left arm in a sling hanging from around his neck. He holds a...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Wounds & injuries--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody on horseback with group of Native Americans
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback with a group of Native Americans in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Sioux Chief Iron Tail is on a horse in the right foreground. Another Native American man is on a horse in the...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Iron Tail.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a dark horse in the left midground in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of Native Americans on horseback is gathered in the right midground watching Cody ride in...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a dark hat and a dark, striped suit. Gaiters that lace up the side cover the lower part of his pant legs. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a dark hat and a dark, striped suit. Gaiters that lace up the side cover the lower part of his pant legs. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a dark horse in the left midground in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of Native Americans on horseback is gathered in the right midground watching Cody ride in...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Young boys peeking under tent
- A group of young boys lies on the ground peeking under a tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several additional boys walk near them. They are wearing knickers and caps. One boy lying on the ground in the center midground has a hole near the top...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Boys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Battle of Summit Springs
- A group of Native Americans reenacts a scene from the battle of Summit Springs during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Four of the men play drums they hold in the air. Two young girls and several women stand together in the right...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Historical reenactments--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Summit Springs, Colo., Battle of, 1869.
- [1901?]
- Cody, 6th Cavalry, cowgirls
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse in the center midground in front of a group of men on horseback. The men are members of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders of the World." Cody wears a dark hat and a dark, striped suit....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Fifth U.S. Artillery Battery D
- Two members of Battery D of the Fifth U.S. Artillery ride horses in a grassy field during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Each of the men leads another horse beside him. The men wear helmets and dark uniforms. A large cloud of dust...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army--Artillery.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Fifth U.S. Artillery Battery D
- A member of Battery D of the Fifth U.S. Artillery sits on the shoulders of another man seated next to another man on a caisson. Another soldier is on a horse in the left midground, while others are seated on another caisson in the right foreground....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Caissons (Vehicles); Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army--Artillery.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Men standing on backs of horses
- Two U.S. cavalrymen stand on the backs of two horses each as they approach a log rail jump in a dirt arena during a rehearsal of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large group of spectators, mostly men wearing suits and derby hats, stands behind a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Life saving fence
- A man hangs from a life preserver suspended in the air by an apparatus hanging from a wire during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds his arms up in the air and rests his feet on a wire hanging between two log poles. (One of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Rescues--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Native Americans dancing
- A group of Native Americans dances during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The dancers wear feather headdresses and carry long spears. The grandstand is in the background covered by a large tent. A large sign in the distance above...
- Indians of North America--Dance--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rehearsal pictures
- Two U.S. cavalrymen stand on the backs of two horses as they run through a dirt arena during a rehearsal of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large group of spectators, mostly men wearing suits and derby hats, stands behind a railing under a large...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rough rider
- A man poses on horseback in front of a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a tall hat and has a scarf tied around his neck. Gaiters cover the lower part of his pant legs. He is a member of "Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Rough riders
- A group of men poses on horseback in front of a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear light-colored uniforms and have ammunition belts strapped across their chests. They raise rifles with their right hands. One man in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]