Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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?
- 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?]
- 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]
- 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
- 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]
- 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?]
- Buffalo Bill with the Congress of Rough Riders
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in the center midground with a group of other men on horseback. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat decorated with beaded flowers. The men are members of Cody's Congress of Rough...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill and the Congress of Rough Riders
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in the left foreground at the end of a long row of men on horseback. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat decorated with beaded flowers. The men are members of Cody's Congress of Rough...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Wild West Show cast
- Several members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it. The men and women are on horseback. Cowgirls Della Ferrell and possibly Georgia Duffy sit on their horses in the right...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls--1880-1900.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Old Fort Kearney, Neb.
- View of a wagon train on the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail at Fort Kearny in Kearney County, Nebraska. Wagon masters with bullwhips, men with rifles, and women and children meet with military officers who sit on horseback. Shows ox-drawn...
- Fort Kearny (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Platte River (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--Fort Kearny--1850-1870.; Forts &...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- 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]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- The pool in the desert
- An art print of Native Americans on horseback.
- Horseback riding.; Indians of North America.
- 1909
- Indians mounted or homeward bound
- An oil painting of two Native Americans on horseback. They are surrounded by dry plains vegetation and above them is a sky filled with clouds. The painting is unframed.
- Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Plains--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 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
- A round up on a Texas ranch
- A view of a round up at a Texas ranch shows a herd of cattle in a dry arroyo and a cowboy on horseback.
- Beef cattle--Texas--1900-1910.; Cattle ranches--Texas--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Texas--1900-1910.
- c1901
- 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]
- Art painting knight on horse
- Close-up view of a painting that depicts a lancer on horseback. He holds a shield and lance and wears armor.
- Lancers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Art painting knight on horse Twenty-ninth Triennial Conclave
- Close-up view of a painting that depicts a lancer on horseback. He holds a lance, shield, and wears armor.
- Lancers--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colo. Midland RR Indian trademark
- A photo of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company trademark. It is an illustrated image of a Native American on horseback. He holds a spear decorated with feathers in one hand; a shield with the logo reads: "Colorado Midland Railway Pikes Peak...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Public relations--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Logos--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland RR proposed Indian trademark
- A photo of the proposed Colorado Midland Railroad Company trademark. It is an illustrated image of a Native American on horseback. He holds a spear decorated with feathers in one hand; a shield with the logo reads: "Colorado Midland Railway Pikes...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Public relations--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Logos--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland R R advertising logo
- Photonegative of a Colorado Midland Railway Company advertisement that depicts a Native American man on horseback. He holds a spear and shield that reads: "Colorado Midland Railway Pikes Peak Route."
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Public relations--1890-1910.; Advertisements--1890-1910.; Logos--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Monument
- View of a statue in a park probably in Denver, Colorado. The statue depicts a cowboy on horseback.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rock [sic] Mtn. Natl. Park Inauguration
- Men, women, and children, some on horseback. sit and stand near parked automobiles at the dedication of Rocky Mountain National Park in Larimer County, Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--1910-1920.; Dedications--Colorado--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- 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
- 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
- Toll Gate at Bear Creek Falls
- View of the tollgate, tollhouse and Bear Creek Falls on a sheer cliff on the narrow Ouray and Silverton toll road built by Otto Mears, Ouray County, Colorado. Travelers who include well-dressed women and men sit in buggies, on horseback. Men stand...
- Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 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
- Placer mining, Taylor Park
- Men work in a field used for placer mining, in Taylor Park, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows men or horseback..
- Taylor Park (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1925?]
- 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]
- Miners
- Miners pose near a mine building in Ouray County, Colorado. One man is on horseback.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Taos (South) Pueblo Men walking with another on horseback.
- Native American (Pueblo, Taos) men, one mounted on horseback, walk on a dirt path toward Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The three and four story pueblo buildings stand at the end of the road. An adobe brick wall stands near the road. The Taos Mountains...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--Taos...
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Indian Scout statue City Park
- 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.
- [between 1894 and 1900?]
- 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 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
- 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
- Hunters and homestead
- Men, women, and children pose outdoors near two one story buildings. The men stand near a wooden building, upon which freshly killed birds and deer hang. Two men are on horseback. Other men hold rifles or aim them with tripods which balance the...
- Children--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--1890-1920.; Houses--1890-1920.; Hunting--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Hunters and homestead
- Men, women, and children pose outdoors near two one story buildings. The men stand near a wooden building, upon which freshly killed birds and deer hang. Two men are on horseback. Other men hold rifles or aim them with tripods which balance the...
- Children--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--1890-1920.; Houses--1890-1920.; Hunting--1890-1920.; Women--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Corps of Indian Scouts
- Native American military scouts, probably under the command of First Lieutenant Edward Casey at Fort Keogh (Custer County), Montana, pose on horseback. The men wear felt hats, military coats, gauntlets, striped trousers and diagonal leather chest...
- Indian scouts--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Fort Keogh (Mont.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.; Military officers--Montana--Fort Keogh--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Branding Scene near Kaufman Park
- Cowboys brand cattle near Kaufman Pasture (Kaufman Park), Chaffee County, Colorado. Pictured are: Tom McQuade, Dave Walhen, Ed Gorman, Bert DeWitt, Chris Nachtrieb, Billy Cogan, Mel DeWitt and unknowns. All men wear cowboy attire except for one man...
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cattle branding--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Corrals--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Ranch scene
- View of an unidentified ranch in possibly Carbon (Carbon County), Wyoming. Shows men and a woman on horseback. Dairy cows and horses are near a corral.
- Cattle ranches--Wyoming--1890-1920.; Cows--Wyoming--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1890-1920.; Men--Wyoming--1890-1920.; Women--Wyoming--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Sioux Indians in camp entertained by cowboy
- Native American (Sioux) men and women pose outdoors near a white man on horseback. The Native American men wear moccasins, leggings, hair pipe breastplates, and feather headdresses. The women are wrapped in blankets.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Cowboys--1870-1900.; Horseback riding--1870-1900.; Women--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]