Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Pocahontas saves the live of Captain Smith
- Reproduction of a lithograph printed by James Reeve, shows Pocahontas, pleading with her father Powhatan, to spare the life of Captain John Smith. Other Native Americans (Powhatans) prepare to strike lethal blows with clubs, bow and arrows, and...
- Indians of North America--1600-1620.; Powhatan Indians--1600-1620.; Pocahontas, d. 1617.; Powhatan, ca. 1550-1618.; Smith, John, 1580-1661.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- The capture and killing of Sitting Bull
- Shows the arrest attempt of Sitting Bull on December 15, 1890 and the fight that broke out between Native American Sioux and U.S. Army soldiers wearing uniforms. Sitting Bull, the Hunkpapa Lakota leader was killed by Agency police.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Fighting--1890-1900.; Soldiers--1890-1900.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890--Death & burial.
- 1890
- Bannock Indians
- A Native American (Bannock) man, women and a baby in a cradle board pose in front of a tepee, probably Wyoming..
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho
- A man stands and poses in a rock crevice beside the Snake River and waterfalls at Shoshone Falls in a canyon in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows eroded canyon walls, rocky shores and island boulders in the river.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls...
- 1874
- Canon of the Colorado River
- Panoramic view of mesa tops and canyon walls near the confluence of the San Juan River and the Colorado River in Kane County and San Juan County, Utah (later Glen Canyon National Recreation Area). Shows probably Navajo Mountain in San Juan County.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Navajo Mountain (Utah)--1870-1880.; San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Utah--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--1870-1880.; Rivers--Utah--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the...
- 1873
- Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho
- View of the Snake River and the top of Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho. Island boulders are in the river between several waterfalls, and steep rock walls in the canyon are in the distance.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash)--1870-1880.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls...
- 1874
- View on Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range [sic], Arizona
- Men sit or stand and pose beside what is identified as Apache Lake in the White Mountains in Apache County or Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. Some wear hats and carry rifles, one wears a shirt with piping on the...
- Indian scouts--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Western Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1873
- "Lost" Lakes, near Meigs Peak, Col.
- Aerial view of summits and high mountain lakes, identified as "Lost Lakes" near "Meigs Peak", probably near Stunner Pass in Conejos County, Colorado. Shows dense forest, boulders and snow above timberline in the San Juan Mountains.
- Conejos County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Conejos County--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Conejos County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1874
- Historic Spanish record of the conquest south side of Inscription Rock, N.M.
- Close-up view of a Spanish inscription carved in the sandstone at Inscription Rock (El Morro National Monument), New Mexico. The English translation reads: "By this place passed Ensign Don Joseph de Payba Basconzelos, in the year in which he held...
- El Morro National Monument (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Inscription Rock (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--New Mexico--El Morro National Monument--1870-1880.; Graffiti--New Mexico--El Morro National Monument--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West...
- 1873
- Ancient ruins in the Canon de Chelle [sic]
- View of the White House, Ancestral Puebloan Native American (Anasazi) ruins at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Men stand and pose on cliff dwellings in a cliff wall niche and on ruins on the canyon floor. Climbing ropes connect the...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1880.; Canyon de Chelly...
- 1873
- Canon de Chelle [sic]
- Panoramic view of tents and a camp identified as "Camp Beauty", rock towers and canyon walls in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Tents and possibly a lean-two shelter are on the canyon floor near trees and talus.
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Camping--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National...
- 1873
- Golden from Round House
- View southwest from slope above the Colorado Central Railway roundhouse over Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows wood frame residences and brick commercial blocks; landmarks include the Avenue Hotel, Episcopal Church, South School, 1878...
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885]
- The Canon of Kanab Creek
- View of steep, layered rock walls in Kanab Canyon near the confluence with the Colorado River in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows loose rocks at the bottom of the canyon.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Manitou and vicinity, just from the mountains
- A group of miners stand with their burros on a dirt road near Manitou, El Paso County, Colorado. One man is mounted on a horse, the others stand nearby. One man holds a gun. The burros are loaded with gear.
- Manitou (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Packtrains--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Brokerage Company, Incorporated
- Interior view of mining stock exchange company, Broyles- Ensminger Brokerage Company, 211 Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; man with headphones holding chord stands on step-ladder next to board noting current stock rates; men and women sit...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Stock exchanges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- First church
- Exterior view of early Congregational church, "Whosoever Will," (formed by Reverend Sanderson), Cripple Creek, Colorado; church is a canvas tent on wooden frame with front wooden platform and steps leading to center entry; stacks of firewood are at...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890- 1900.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Independence Mine and Mill, Cripple Creek Dist.
- View of the Independence Mine and Mill, Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The town of Independence is in the distance.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Stratton Independence Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Victor (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.;...
- October 6, 1910
- Georgetown from Democrat Mt.
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southeast; shows the west fork of South Clear Creek covered by several bridges and many wood construction buildings including the brick school house, built in 1874. The Cushman Block, on Alpine...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- Georgetown, taken from Giffith Mt.
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest; shows a large boulder on Griffith Mountain in deep shadow, the Methodist Church, fenced town blocks, the smokestack on Chimney Rock, valley leading to Silver Plume, Leavenworth and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Georgetown looking north
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, north down Rose Street. Landmarks include: the old Our lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the old school, the Cushman Block, the Yates House hotel, the Teal Building, and the Eldridge House.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1886.]
- Home life of Sac and Fox Indians, with sleeping papoose, S. & F. reservation, Okla.
- Portrait of a Native American (Sac and Fox) family in front of a canvas backdrop. The man stands looking down on his wife and baby, and wears beaded moccasins, leggings, a woven blanket, necklace, and head wrap with feather. The woman is sitting on...
- Fox Indians--Women--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Sauk Indians--Children--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Sac and Fox Indian Reservation (Okla.)--1900-1910.; Families--Oklahoma--1900-1910.; Sac and Fox Nation.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Georgetown, Col.
- Stereographic view of Georgetown, Colorado, north, including Grace Episcopal Church (built in 1869), and the Barton Hotel (built in 1869 and destroyed by fire in 1871). Wood buildings are clustered along 6th (Sixth or Alpine) Street.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870.]
- Georgetown from Heights on road up to Green Lake
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, from the road on Levenworth Mountain leading to Green Lake; shows steep and rough mountainside in deep shadow, a small portion of the town visible below, Republican and Democrat Mountains in the distance.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875?]
- Ute squaw and papoose
- Studio portrait of a Native American Ute woman and a baby in a cradleboard. The woman wears a long dress and decorative shirt.
- Indians of North America--Children--1880-1910.; Ute Indians--Women--1880-1910.; Cradleboards--1880-1910.; Infants--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Lonewolfs squaw, Chief of Comanches
- Portrait of the wife of Lone Wolf (principal Chief of the Kiowa Nation,) a Native American Wichita woman with long loose hair parted down middle, bare breasts, wearing necklaces and earrings.
- Lone Wolf, Kiowa Indian--Family.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Wichita Indians--Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1875]
- The two "beauties," Zuni Indian belles, 16 and 18 years of age
- View of two young Native American Zuni Pueblo women wearing mantas, necklaces, leggings, moccasins and headbands, sit and observe with other spectators, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--Women--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Spectators--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Manitou and vicinity, no. 83, view in Manitou
- Scene in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southeast down Canon Avenue. The Cliff House (a three story frame building with open wrap around porch and balcony, hipped gable roof, and a widows's walk) is in the center beside two frame residences,...
- Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Mineral Springs near Colorado City
- View of the gazebo at the Navajo Spring, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, a rustic struture with faceted conical roof and uprights of rough tree branches surrounded by tourists. Two men stand on the roof; one wears a tall, shiny stovepipe hat. One...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Gazebos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1882?]
- Capt. Smith's Veteran Company, Insley Guards: Major N. E. Insley [graphic]
- Captain Smith's Deputy Army Veteran Company pose at Camp Boynton in Beaver Park, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado. A row of men kneel behind a dirt barricade, another row of men stand behind them, all hold rifles. Two cooks with...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barricades--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cooks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miners'...
- 1894
- Pahute brave
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a young, unidentified Native American (Paiute) man. His braids are wrapped in cloth; he wears a printed, cotton shirt, and beaded necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--1870-1880.
- [1870?]
- Pahute brave
- Studio portrait of an unidentified Native American (Paiute) man leaning on one elbow. His hair is loose and he wears a printed cotton shirt with long sleeves and has a blanket around his waist.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--1870-1880.
- [1870?]
- E. H. Tobey & Co., commission merchants and warehousing, grain, produce and provisions, storage for household goods, baggage and merchandise. No. 378 Holladay Street, Denver, Col.
- View of E. H. Tobey and Company in Denver, Colorado; shows a storefront with lettering: "Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company. Men pose in stovepipe hats.
- E. H. Tobey & Co.--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Bound for the Klondike gold fields, Chilkoot Pass, Alaska
- View of miners making the infamous trek over Chilkoot Pass (the "Golden Stair" trail), Alaska, and the staging area at the bottom of the pass. Signs read: "Gasoline Tramway," and, "Restaurant."
- Chilkoot Pass--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Alaska--1890-1900.; Hiking--Alaska--1890-1900.; Miners--Alaska--1890-1900.; Mining--Alaska--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Georgetown & vicinity
- View northeast from Leavenworth Mountain over Georgetown, Colorado, shows scattered wood frame residences, sheds, outhouses, a few lob cabins and false fronts. The Hall Smelter with smoking stack is on Chimney Rock; the Hamill House with a picket...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1869]
- Georgetown & vicinity
- View southeast from over Georgetown, Colorado, shows wood frame residences, sheds, outhouses, a few log cabins and false fronts. A smelter with smoking stack shows on Chimney Rock; Hamill House is east of Chimney Rock. Some frame construction is in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1869]
- His Pipe
- Outdoor portrait (sitting) of His Pipe, a Native American (Sioux) man. He wears a blanket,beaded necklaces with a medal pendant, and a fringed headband. He holds a pipe and sits near a tepee.
- Dakota Indians--1860-1880.; Indians of North America--1860-1880.; His Pipe.
- [between 1865 and 1875]
- Idaho Springs
- The view looking west of Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows the central business district in Idaho Springs, Clear Creek, Colorado Central Railroad tracks, Alvord house, Humeston house, and brewery; newly planted trees, a road, and horizontal log...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1868 and 1877]
- Cheyenne wigwams
- Stereographic view of a Native American (Cheyenne) man, women, and children who pose near a group of tepees. The man holds a sword and a woman holds a thin wooden pole. The man wears leggings and a war bonnet feather headdress with horns. The women...
- Cheyenne Indians--1860-1900.; Indians of North America--1860-1900.; Children--1860-1900.; Indian encampments--1860-1900.; Tipis--1860-1900.; Women--1860-1900.
- [between 1867 and 1896]
- Shoshone or Snake Chief
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of a Native American (Shoshone) man. He wears a beaded necklace and head ornament.
- Indians of North America--1860-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1860-1900.; Men--1860-1900.
- [between 1867 and 1896]
- Shoshone or Snake Chief.
- Stereographic studio portrait (sitting) of a Native American (Shoshone) man. The man sits on a fringed chair. He holds a bandolier bag. He wears moccasins, leggings, a blanket over his lap, a fringed shirt, beaded necklaces, and beads in his braids.
- Indians of North America--1860-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1860-1900.; Clothing & dress--1860-1900.
- [between 1867 and 1896]
- Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians Cańon de Chelle, New Mexico [i. e. Arizona]
- A Native American (Navajo) man and woman sit near a loom and an earthen hogan near Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. A bundle of corn cobs hangs from a nearby tree.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo women weavers--Arizona--1870-1880.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Looms--Arizona--1870-1880.; Weaving--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Navajo brave and his mother
- A Native American (Navajo) man and his mother pose outdoors in either Arizona or New Mexico. He holds a bow and arrow.
- Bow and arrow--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--1870-1880.; Warriors--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Mammoth Hot Springs of Gardiner's River, Upper Basins
- View of Mammoth Hot Springs upper basins, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Bannock Indians
- View of Native American (Bannock) women and children with wickiup and tepees, probably Wyoming.
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Wickiups--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Scene in Village
- View of Native American (Bannock) men, women, a baby in a cradleboard and children in a camp with tepees, probably Wyoming.
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Santa Clara, the old church
- View of the entrance to the adobe Santa Clara mission church with wall, bell and wooden cross on an adobe pedestal, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Clara Pueblo...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- San Juan, boys and burros
- View of a Native American (San Juan, Tewa) man and children with a burro in front of low adobe pueblo buildings, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Children--New Mexico--San Juan Pueblo--1880-1900.; Donkeys--New Mexico--San Juan...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross, from the North, Glacier Cańon
- View of the Mount of the Holy Cross from a canyon identified as Glacier Canyon with dead fallen trees, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--Eagle County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1872 and 1878]
- Cotopaxi
- The Arkansas River flows past the town of Cotopaxi, Colorado, in Fremont County. Buildings in the town consist of a boarding house, several, wood-frame structures, and several tents. Trees grow on the banks of the river, and the mountains that...
- Cotopaxi (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Washington Park, Denver, Colo.
- Children crowd the beach, and swim in the waters of Smith Lake at Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows the bathhouse, piers, and diving platforms.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Smith Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Children swimming--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]