Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Shoshoni
- View of a North American Indian (Shoshoni) encampment near South Pass in Fremont County, Wyoming. Tepees are scattered across a sagebrush covered plain. A Shoshone man wrapped in a blanket is near two people riding on horseback. Rock formations and...
- Indians of North America--Structures--Wyoming--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Shoshoni Indians--Structures--Wyoming--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; South Pass (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Fremont...
- 1870 September 20
- Ute Indians - at time of census taking
- Group portrait of Native American Utes during the census year of 1880. Five Native Americans and one white man stand in a row in front of a second row of Utes on horseback.
- Indians of North America--Government relations--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--1870-1880.
- 1880
- Parade of Grand Valley Guards, Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of Grand Valley Guards on parade, Grand Junction, Colorado, shows a group of African-American soldiers marching in uniform and formation, all holding United States flags, one carrying a vertical "U.S. Army" banner, and one on horseback. Men,...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Custer Battlefield, Reno's crossing, 1886
- Reenactment of Battle of Little Bighorn during Tenth Anniversary and Reunion of battle, June 25, 1886, view toward the bluffs where Reno's command climbed after their retreat from the timber; large group of soldiers, Native Americans, and women on...
- Battlefields--Montana--1880-1890.; Fords (Stream crossings)--Montana--1880-1890.; Historical reenactments--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Montana--1880-1890.; Baldwin, Frank D.
- 1886
- Meeker, Colorado
- Copy image of a 1887 H. A. Wildhack original of the first quarters of the J. W. Hugus and Company general merchandisers and bankers, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, with three men standing on the boardwalk and another on horseback. The wood...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Meeker--1880-1900.
- 1887
- Colorado - Wetmore
- Two men, armed with rifle and pistol, point their weapons at occupants of a mule drawn sleigh, Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. Shows frame structures, onlookers, a buggy, and man on horseback.
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Robberies--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Decoration Day, Montrose, Colo.
- The Decoration Day (Memorial Day) parade in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado, includes a drum corps in cavalry uniforms, they carry snare or bass drums. Men in uniform carry an American flag and rifles or swords. An officer is on horseback....
- Memorial Day--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Spectators--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Toro, Toro! an old time Californian vaquero after a wild steer
- View of a Mexican American cowboy with a lasso on horseback. Longhorn cattle are in the distance. The vaquero wears a sombrero, a woven blanket over his shoulders, pants or chaps with buttons along the seam and fringe over boots, and a cloth mask...
- Mexican Americans--California--1890-1900.; Cowboys--California--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--California--1890-1900.; Roping--California--1890-1900.
- 1893 December 9
- Company K. Capt Browns Leadville Company
- Captain Brown's Leadville Company and Company K. of the Deputy Army militia, sent to suppress the 1894 Cripple Creek Strike, pose outdoors at Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand and kneel, some shoulder rifles while others take aim....
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cannons--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Company K Capt. Browns Leadville Company
- Captain Brown's Leadville Company and Company K. of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the 1894 Cripple Creek Strike, pose outdoors at Beaver Park, near Gillett, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand and kneel, some shoulder rifles while others...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cannons--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple...
- 1894
- Proctor's statue of Indian Rider City Park Denver
- View of the 'Indian Scout' statue in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The statue, created by Alexander Phimister Proctor, depicts a Native American (tribe unknown) who holds a spear while on horseback.
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1897 June 3
- First railroad train into Boise City
- Men pose on an Idaho Central Railway train in Boise (Boise City), Ada County, Idaho. Men, in sack suits and hats, pose on a flat bed car or beside the tracks. One man is on horseback. Number "1" is painted on a locomotive tender and a passenger car...
- Boise (Idaho)--1890-1900.; People--Idaho--Boise--1890-1900.; Railroads--Idaho--Boise--1890-1900.; Idaho Central Railway.
- 1897 September 5
- A day in Mammoth Gulch
- Photomontage of scenes near Mammoth Gulch (Gilpin County), Colorado include: miners Holmes and Ripley, Echo Lake, prospectors on the Fremont Trail, and Judge Knaebel on horseback.
- Jessie (Dog)--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Saint Bernard dog--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Snip (Horse)--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a man walks along side a foliage covered, pony drawn carriage followed by a horse drawn carriage with a shell shape design, both have child passengers and riders on horseback....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1899
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a group of people dressed in white clothing ride atop a flower covered, horse drawn coach followed by distant wagons and riders on horseback. Spectators line the street, some on...
- 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.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1899
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a girl rides in a flower covered, horse drawn buggy with a shell shape design followed by decorated wagons, buggies, and riders on horseback. Spectators line the street, some on...
- 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.; Girls--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1899
- Crow warrior old style hairdress
- A Native American (Crow) man poses outdoors on horseback. He wears leggings, a blanket, armbands, and feather roach. Tents, tepees, and men on horseback are nearby.
- Crow Indians--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Hairstyles--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Crow dancers
- Two Native American (Crow) men pose in dance costumes near a tepee, other men look on. The dancers wear kilts, moccasins, fur around their ankles, bells, breast plates, necklaces, and ornamental head gear. Shows white men in the background, one...
- Crow Indians--Dance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- A round up on a Texas ranch
- A view of a cattle drive on a Texas ranch shows a herd of cattle and cowboys on horseback.
- Beef cattle--Texas--1900-1910.; Cattle ranches--Texas--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Texas--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Texas--1900-1910.
- 1901?
- Chifonete pole San Geronimo feast, Taos, N. M.
- A Native American (Taos) man climbs to the top of a pole for the harvest festival of San Geronimo, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Spectators are gathered around the pole in wagons or on horseback. In the background are the multi-story adobe dwellings and...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1902
- Otoe Indians visiting the IOI ranch "in full panopy [sic]"
- Native American (Otoe) men, dressed in ceremonial outfits, pose on horseback. They are on a small spit of land near a river on the IOI ranch, possibly in Kansas.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Oto Indians--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--1900-1910.; Ranches--1900-1910.
- 1907
- The pool in the desert
- An art print of Native Americans on horseback.
- Horseback riding.; Indians of North America.
- 1909
- Adobe Wall fight
- View of the Battle of Adobe Walls near Stinnett, Texas. Depicts Native American (Kiowa) men with rifles who run toward a group of white men on horseback. The Kiowa men wear feather headdresses.
- Indians of North America--Texas--1870-1880.; Kiowa Indians--Texas--1870-1880.; Adobe Walls Site (Tex.)--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Texas--1870-1880.; Adobe Walls, Battle of, Tex., 1874.
- 1909
- Monolithic National Monument Park
- Views of Colorado National Monument in Mesa County, Colorado. Portraits of John Otto and Miss Farnham, his fiancé, on horseback. Landmarks include Independence Monument, the Coke Ovens, and Jefferson Monolith. Shows men rappelling on the face of...
- Colorado National Monument (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado National Monument--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Colorado National Monument--1910-1920.; Rock climbing--Colorado--Colorado National...
- 1911 July 1
- Northeast on Champa Street, from 16th Street, during Knights Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave
- American flags and bunting decorate "The May Co." (Company) department store for the Knights-Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave, Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. Streetlights on Champa are covered with columns topped by knight helmets. At the far end...
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; May Shoe & Clothing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive...
- 1913
- Pueblo de Taos, New Mexico
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows adobe pueblo dwellings, ovens, and Native American John Montoya on horseback.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Taos Indians--1920-1930.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1920-1930.;...
- 1926
- Chimney Rock, Neb.
- North American Indians on horseback charge a wagon train on the Oregon Trail near Chimney Rock in Merrill County, Nebraska. Indians carry rifles and coup sticks. Shows Conestoga wagons drawn by oxen and men on horseback.
- Indians of North America--War--Nebraska--Morrill County--1840-1870.; Chimney Rock (Neb.)--1840-1870.; Merrill County (Neb.)--1840-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1840-1870.; Horseback riding--Nebraska--Morrill County--1840-1870.; Rock...
- 1930
- Sunflower Trail in Neb. [sic]
- View of a wagon train on the "Sunflower Trail" (probably the Mormon Trail.) Shows ox-drawn and mule-drawn covered wagons, men, women, and children on foot, and men on horseback. A man herds horses with a bullwhip. Mountains are in the distance.
- Mormons--1850-1870.; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--1850-1870.; Families--1850-1870.; Pioneers--1850-1870.; Wagons trains--1850-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Westward movement--1850-1870.
- 1932
- Platte Bridge Indian battle, 1865
- View of the Battle of Platte Bridge at Platte Bridge Station (later Fort Caspar), on July 26, 1865, near present day Casper (Natrona County), Wyoming. United States Army troops stand near both ends of the bridge over the North Platte River, to...
- United States. Army--1860-1870.; Arapaho Indians--War--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--War--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Dakota Indians--War--Wyoming--Natrona County--1860-1870.; Indians of North...
- 1933
- Rest stop after crossing the divide
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies stop for a rest on a trail ride in Grand County, Colorado. Shows men near saddled horses and on horseback. Pine trees and rocky Indian Peaks are in the distance.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Grand County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Indian Peaks (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Grand...
- 1955 July
- Down the ladder off the continental divide towards Sprague's Lodge
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies traverse a high alpine slope and steep switchbacks on a trail ride near the Continental Divide on Flattop Mountain in Larimer County, Colorado. Some of the men walk and lead their horses; others ride...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Flattop Mountain (Grand County and Larimer County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rocky Mountain...
- 1955 July
- Buckeye School, Larimer County, Colo.
- View of the Buckeye School located in the unincorporated town of Buckeye on West County Road 80 in Larimer County, Colo. In 1926 the school opened for students through the 8th grade. A stable was located on the school grounds for the use of the...
- Rural schools--Colorado--Larimer County--2000-2010.; Larimer County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Rural schools--Colorado--Larimer County--Pictorial works.; Larimer County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- Routt county
- Several miners work a gold placer mine near Hahns Peak, Routt County, Colorado. Four men use hydraulic nozzles (monitors), fitted with rock counterbalances. Shows men with shovels, a wheelbarrow, and on horseback. One man wears a suit and hat,...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Gold Mining--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1870-1880.; Hydraulic Mining--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1870-1880.
- [1870-1880?]
- Rosa Bonheur
- French artist Rosa Bonheur sits in the right center midground next to the canvas of her famous portrait of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback. She wears a dark cape over her dark dress. She also wears a dark bonnet tied under her...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Artists--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Rosa Bonheur
- French artist Rosa Bonheur poses next to an easel with the canvas of her famous portrait of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback. She wears a dark cape over her dark dress and wears a dark bonnet tied under her chin. She sits in a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Artists--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Col. Cody and Cossacks
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in front of a group of Russian Georgian Cossacks and Native Americans, also on horseback. Georgian riders known to be in this photograph in 1892 are: Ivane Makharadze, Luka Chkhartishvili,...
- Cossacks--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892]
- Colonel Cody and Russian Cossacks
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in front of a group of Russian Georgian Cossacks, also on horseback. The group is gathered in a dirt arena for a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England....
- Cossacks--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.;Georgians (South Caucasians)--1880-1920.
- [1892]
- Cavalry maze
- A man, probably an announcer, sits on a wood platform in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Numerous horseback riders representing different nationalities perform a cavalry maze in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- Pueblo Indians on horseback.
- Unidentified Pueblo Native Americans pose on horseback. Two women riders hold children; one is a baby on a cradleboard.
- Indians of North America--Women--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Children--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.
- [1899 or 1910?]
- Painted buffalo hide
- Native American (Mandan) painted bison hide shows: scenes of hunters with rifles, shields, or bows and arrows, some wear feather headdresses; one on horseback. Collected by Maximilian Prince of Wied from the upper Missouri riverbanks around 1844.
- Wied, Maximilian, Prinz von, 1782-1867--Associated objects.; Museum für Völkerkunde (Berlin, Germany)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1840-1850.; Leather painting--1840-1850.; Mandan Indians--Arts &...
- [1900?]
- Child on horseback
- An unidentified Native American child poses on a pony on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. The child wears a striped shirt and sits on several patterned blankets covering the wood-framed saddle. Numerous trees are in the...
- Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900-1910.; Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- 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?]
- Mexican vaquero
- A man poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a hat with turned up sides and a dark scarf pinned around his neck by an oval pin with a picture of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on it. A coiled rope...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Horses--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 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?]
- Pres. hunting party
- President Theodore Roosevelt prepares to step off a Colorado Midland Railway Company car in New Castle (Garfield County), Colorado. A crowd of men, some on horseback. stand nearby.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Journeys.; Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; New Castle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Pres. hunting party
- President Theodore Roosevelt rides on horseback through a crowd at the Colorado Midland Railway Company depot in New Castle (Garfield County), Colorado. Other men in the hunting party are nearby on horseback.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Journeys.; Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; New Castle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--New Castle--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Mtd. Navajo about to kill a steer
- View of Native American (Navajo) and white men in a Navajo camp, Shiprock Agency, New Mexico. The camp consists of an adobe brick and wooden slat building, a brush shelter, a wooden rail fence, possibly a corral, and a pile of cut timber. One man...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Camps--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Indian encampments--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- President Theodore Roosevelt
- President Theodore Roosevelt stands in a touring car in a motorcade, and waves to spectators as he travels down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows Secret Service agents, Union Station, the Mizpah Arch, and a policeman on horseback.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Motorcades--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United...
- [1910]
- Water tower north of Ludlow looking east into the tent colony
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMWA strike against CF&I, pose outdoors near the water tower on Water Tank Hill near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. Two men crouch near an automatic rifle on a tripod; one man...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- [1914]