Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Russian Cossacks in parade
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks led by Data (David) Kadjaia rides horses down a dirt street during a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wool hats and long coats. A man in the right center midground carries a large flag....
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Russian Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks, led by David Kadjaia, ride horses in a dirt arena (Ambrose Park or Madison Square Garden) for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear wool hats and long, dark coats. Kadjaia's uniform is lighter colored...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Russian Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks led by Luka Chkhartishvili perform tricks while riding horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear dark, wool hats and long coats. The man in the center midground hangs by one leg from...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Trick riding--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901]
- Russian Cossacks
- A group of Russian Georgian Cossacks led by Luka Chkhartishvili perform tricks while riding horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear dark, wool hats and long coats. The man in the right center midground stands on top...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Trick riding--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Chkhartishvili, Luka.
- [1901]
- Russian Cossacks
- Russian Georgian Cossacks performs tricks while riding horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear dark, wool hats and long coats. The man in the center midground hangs by one leg from his horse and holds his arms...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901]
- Overall view of Lincoln Park homes complex from Mariposa St.
- View of the Denver Housing Authority Lincoln Park Homes on West Colfax Avenue and Mariposa Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows partially boarded up apartments, parked cars, an RTD bus stop and a Denver Post newspaper box.
- Lincoln Park Homes (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bus stops--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Housing--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Urban renewal--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1993 November
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse 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 cover the lower part of his pant legs. He looks down at the ground near...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show performance
- Two cowboys try to calm a horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sheepskin chaps and cowboy hats. Additional men and horses are in the midground. The audience fills the bleachers underneath a large...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Arab acrobats
- A group of Arab members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show forms a human pyramid in a dirt arena during a performance of the show. One man supports at least six other men on his shoulders. A young boy tops the pyramid. Two additional men stand near...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Arab acrobats
- A group of Arab acrobats forms a human pyramid in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Three men stand at the base, each supporting another man standing on his shoulders. One man tops the pyramid. One man stands on...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--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?]
- Children peeking under tent
- A group of boys and girls peeks under a tent at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The boys wear knickers and caps while the girls wear skirts and hats. Two young girls stand in the right center midground smiling at the others. A woman in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Boys--1900-1910.; Girls--1900-1910.; Tents--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody shooting and Johnny Baker throwing glass balls
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody shoots his rifle at glass balls thrown into the air by Johnny Baker during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Both men are on horseback. The audience fills the bleachers underneath a large tent...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooting--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [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?]
- Bert Shanks
- Bert Shanks, a cowboy in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in front of a large tent in a camp for the show. He wears a scarf tied around his neck and sheepskin chaps. He holds a coiled rope in his right hand. A man stands near the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Shanks, Bert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cowboy riding bucking horse
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He holds his right arm in the air. He wears a cowboy hat, a vest and sheepskin chaps. Another cowboy rides in the right midground. A large tent and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Trick riding--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Japanese
- Two horsemen, possibly Japanese members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, duel with swords while mounted on horses in an arena during a performance of the show. The men wear dark fencing outfits and mesh masks and helmets. The audience...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Kendo--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Joe Esqueval roping
- Joe Esquivel, chief of the cowboys in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, twirls a lasso toward a Mexican vaquero in an arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of men in suits and derby hats is gathered in the background...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Esquivel, Joe.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Joe Esqueval roping
- Joe Esquivel, chief of the cowboys in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, twirls a lasso toward a Mexican vaquero in an arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of men in suits and derby hats is gathered in the background...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Esquivel, Joe.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Johnny Baker (shooting)
- Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid," shoots his rifle toward a target in the air. He looks down toward a small table standing next to him with several additional rifles propped on it. Two men in cavalry...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooting--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Johnny Frantz
- Johnny Frantz, a cowboy in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, rides a horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears leather chaps with tassles on the seam and a cowboy hat. He also wears a scarf around his neck...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Frantz, Johnny.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Man next to horse
- A cowboy from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses next to his horse in front of a backdrop with palm trees painted on it. The man wears a cowboy hat and sheepskin chaps. He has a scarf tied around his neck. A picture of a deer head is on his...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Man on horseback
- A cowboy from Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with palm trees painted on it. He wears sheepskin chaps and leather gauntlets on his hands. He also has a scarf tied around his neck. A coiled rope hangs from the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; 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?]
- Men with bucking horse
- A cowboy sits on a horse next to another horse bucking in the air during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A Native American man is in the center foreground watching the cowboy. A large tent canopy is in the background.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaquero twirling lasso
- A Mexican vaquero, possibly Vincente Orapeza, twirls a lasso in the air in front of a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a sombrero and a bolero jacket with elaborate embroidery work on it. He also wears leather gauntlets with...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Roping--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaquero twirling lasso
- A Mexican vaquero twirls a lasso around himself in front of a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a sombrero and a bolero jacket with elaborate embroidery work on it. He also wears leather gauntlets with tassles.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Roping--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaquero twirling lasso
- A Mexican vaquero twirls a lasso in the air in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a sombrero and a bolero jacket with elaborate embroidery work on it. He also wears leather gauntlets with tassles. Two vaqueros...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Roping--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Mexican vaqueros on horseback
- A group of Mexican vaqueros led by Vincente Orapeza, a champion trick roper, rides in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The vaqueros wear sombreros. A group of Native Americans on horseback is stopped in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--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?]
- Native Americans on horseback
- A Native American man rides a horse in the center midground in front of a group of Native American men on horseback gathered during a rehearsal of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Two women stand under a large tent canopy in the left background.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Old Mexican Rurales
- A group of Mexican vaqueros poses on horseback in front of a large tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sombreros and bolero jackets. Their jackets are elaborately embroidered. The man on the far left wears gauntlets with tassles.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Native Americans on horseback
- A Native American man rides a horse in the center midground in front of a group of Native American men on horseback gathered during a rehearsal of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large tent canopy is in the background.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a champion vaquero and trick roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, lassoes a Mexican vaquero on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza stands in the right midground. Both men wear sombreros and...
- Trick roping--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a champion vaquero and trick roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, lassoes a Mexican vaquero on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza stands in the right midground. Both men wear sombreros and...
- Trick roping--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a champion vaquero and trick roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, lassoes a Mexican vaquero on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza stands in the right center midground. Both men wear...
- Trick roping--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a champion vaquero and trick roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, throws a lasso toward a Mexican vaquero on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza stands in the right midground. Both men wear...
- Trick roping--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; 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?]
- Orapeza
- Vincente Orapeza, a champion vaquero and trick roper in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, throws a lasso while riding a horse during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Orapeza wears a sombrero and has a scarf tied around his neck. Another...
- Trick roping--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Orapeza, Vincente.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Riff Arabians
- An Arab acrobat in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show flips in the air during a performance of the show. Several additional performers stand in the background watching the young man flip. Another man stands on a platform in the left background. He wears...
- Arabs--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Riff Arabians
- An Arab performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show performs a handspring during a performance of the show. A large crowd of people sits in the bleachers under a tent canopy in the background. A large building with small awnings hanging over many of...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Riff Arabians
- A group of Arab members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show forms a pyramid in an arena during a performance of the show. One man stands on the top of the pyramid by balancing on the shoulders of another man. The pyramid is supported by one man...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Riff Arabians
- A Arab performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show performs a flip in the air during a performance of the show. A large crowd of people sits in the bleachers under a tent canopy in the background. A large building with small awnings hanging over...
- Arabs--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Acrobats--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]