Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1997 Junior Livestock Auction Hall of Education
- A large audience watches the 1997 Junior Livestock Auction in the Hall of Education at the National Western Stock Show, 4655 Humboldt Street in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, Denver Colorado. The prize winning steer is in the ring accompanied by...
- National Western Stock Show--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Livestock auctions.; Livestock shows.; National Western Stock Show--Pictorial works.; Auctions--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1997
- Fesler's steer
- A man on a saddled burro leads a young steer with a rope. Cowboys stand or pose on horseback nearby, possibly in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The steer has a cloth sign on its back that reads: "Fesler's steer."
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Riding--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Steer, Rifle area
- A man on a saddled horse poses in front of a frame building or depot, he has lassoed a young steer, the rope is tied to the saddle on a burro, possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men wear suits and ties or scarves and stand beside the steer...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cattle--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Haber & Gebhard Meat Market, Central City
- Two steers, one held by a boy and one held by a man in a butcher's apron, stand in front of the commercial buildings along unpaved Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. A man in a butcher's apron and a cowboy hat sits on a horse behind the boy...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1879]
- Yellow Creek round up
- Cowboys pose beside or on horses near Yellow Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. A steer is on the ground, tied with ropes. A man holds a branding iron to the steer's flank, and another man leans over the steer. Kettles and an iron bar are over a...
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cattle branding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Branding a maverick
- Cowboys on horseback rope a steer, and two men brand the steer, in a corral in probably Wyoming. One man restrains the steer's head on the ground. Men in cowboy hats sit on the fence.
- Beef cattle--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cattle branding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Corrals--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Roping--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884?]
- Butchering a steer
- Native American (Sioux) men and women are gathered around the carcass of a steer that is in the process of being butchered. Covered wagons and grassy plains surround the group. The steer was provided as part of a government rationing policy.
- Dakota Indians--Government relations--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Beef cattle--1870-1890.; Covered wagons--1870-1890.; Slaughtering--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Cowboys roping a steer
- Cowboys on horseback rope a steer on the prairie. Men in cowboy hats, boots and vests restrain the steer on the ground. A herd of cattle is in the distance.
- Cowboys--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--1880-1900.; Roping--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- John Krieg, steer wrestling, Colo. State Fair, Pueblo
- John Krieg clings to a steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; a man on a horse escorts him.
- Colorado State Fair--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Steer wrestling--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Krieg, John.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Buck Lucas, steer wrestling, Colo. State Fair, Pueblo
- Buck Lucas wrestles a steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; a man on a horse escorts him.
- Colorado State Fair--1910-1930.; Steer wrestling--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Lucas, Buck.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Bulldogging or steer wrestling - action scenes at western rodeos
- A man wrestles a piebald steer; a man on a horse escorts him. Men watch from the sidelines.
- Steer wrestling--1920-1930.; Cowboys--1920-1930.; Rodeos--1920-1930.; Spectators--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- John Krieg, steer wrestling Colo. State Fair, Pueblo
- A man wrestles a steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; another man escorts on a horse.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Steer wrestling--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Krieg, John.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Navaho about to shoot a steer for beef.
- Native American (Navajo) man, on horseback, rides close to a steer near Shiprock, New Mexico. The man wears a hat. A rocky desert landscape covers a hill that stands nearby.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Cattle--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Cowboys--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Butchering steer
- Native American (Sioux) men butcher a steer during the 1973 AIM occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. The men stand near a box that reads: "Pet Evaporated Milk".
- American Indian Movement--1970-1980.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--History--Indian occupation, 1973.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1970-1980.;...
- 1973
- Bulldogging from auto Tucson, Rodeo
- A man wrestles a steer in Tucson (Pima County), Arizona; men on horses look on. Cowboys stand on a car with horns on the hood; letters read: "Eagle Milling Co. Arizona Products," "Smith Auto Top Co.," "The Grill," "Wrecked Cars Our Specialty," and...
- Steer wrestling--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Tucson (Ariz.)--1910-1930.; Automobiles--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Horses--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Dan Offutt - Brahma steer riding
- Dan Offutt falls from a Brahma steer at a rodeo; men are on horses in the background.
- Cattle--1930-1940.; Cowboys--1930-1940.; Riding--1930-1940.; Rodeos--1930-1940.; Offutt, Dan.
- 1931 July 24
- Burgess steer riding Golden Colo. Rodeo
- A man rides a steer at the Golden Colorado Rodeo in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado; people watch from behind a fence. Table Mountain is in the background.
- Golden Colorado Rodeo--1920-1930.; Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Riding--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Irvin Collins bulldogging Tucson Rodeo
- Irvin Collins holds a steer by the horns at the Tucson Rodeo in Tucson (Pima County), Arizona.
- Tucson Rodeo--1910-1930.; Steer wrestling--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Tucson (Ariz.)--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Rodeos--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Collins, Irvin.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Brahma steer riding Colo State Fair, Pueblo
- A Brahma steer throws a man at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; men watch from chutes and judge stands. Loudspeakers are on a pole.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Clown with steer
- Homer Holcomb holds onto a steer's tail at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; bleachers are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Holcomb, Homer.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Brahma steer Colo State Fair, Pueblo
- A Brahma steer jumps and kicks at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; bleachers are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Clown bulldogging
- Homer Holcomb wrestles a steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. People and a tent are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Steer wrestling--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Holcomb, Homer.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Charlie Johnson thrown from wild steer
- Charlie Johnson falls from a bucking steer at a rodeo; his outfit includes chaps, boots, and a cowboy hat.
- Cattle--1910-1930.; Cowboys--1910-1930.; Rodeos--1910-1930.; Johnson, Charlie, Cowboy.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Ward Watkins steer wrestling Colo. State Fair Pueblo
- Ward Watkins hits the dirt at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; his horse, a steer, and escort are to the sides. People watch from chutes and judge stands.
- Colorado State Fair--1910-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Roping a steer to inspect brand
- Cowboys on horseback rope a steer to inspect a brand in a meadow in probably Wyoming. Shows men with cowboy hats, gloves and lariats, and a herd of cattle nearby.
- Beef cattle--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Roping--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884?]
- Cowboy riding steer, Bean Day Rodeo, Wagon Mound, N.M.
- A cowboy in chaps, spurs and a number "9" on his back, rides a bucking steer at the Bean Day Rodeo in Wagon Mound (Mora County), New Mexico. Spectators stand near and sit on a fence. Cars, a school bus, and trees are in the distance.
- Bull riding--New Mexico--Wagon Mound--1930-1940.; Wagon Mound (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Bulls--New Mexico--Wagon Mound--1930-1940.; Cowboys--New Mexico--Wagon Mound--1930-1940.; Riding--New Mexico--Wagon Mound--1930-1940.; Rodeos--New Mexico--Wagon...
- 1939 September
- Rodeo at Estes Park, Harold Johnston's son riding a steer Wayne Johnston up.
- Wayne Johnston, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, rides a bucking steer at a rodeo in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Johnston wears a tee shirt, jeans and cowboy boots. He holds onto a rope, waves his arm in the air and...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Bull riding--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cattle--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Estes...
- 1955 July
- Man on burro, Rifle area
- A man on a saddled burro and leads a steer with a rope in possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A man and a boy are nearby. A lariat and a spur are attached to the saddle.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cattle--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Roping--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Belt
- Native American (Sioux) leather belt with blue and white beadwork in a steer head pattern and buckles.
- Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1920.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1920.; Belts (Clothing)--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Bow case
- Shows a Native American (Apache?) buckskin bow case. The case is stitched with string, has a leather top colored pink and fringed bottom. A drawing in red, on the side is of men on horseback and steer.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Cases (containers)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Salish Indians, arts and crafts
- A Native American (Coastal Salish) man sits amid a display of arts and crafts. Shows wooden fish carvings with long dorsal fins (possibly used to steer boats), clothing, mosaics of various animals on cloth, carved paddles, totems, carved masks,...
- Coast Salish Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Handicraft--1890-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Navaho dressing the beef.
- Native American (Navajo) men and a white woman stand around a dead steer near Shiprock, New Mexico. One man holds an ax. Men wear beaded necklaces and headbands or hats. The woman wears a skirt and blouse.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Subsistence activities--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Slaughtering--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Round up
- A man on horseback ropes a steer possibly in Colorado.
- Cowboys--1870-1880.; Roping--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Indians butchering
- Native American (Plains) women, boys, and a girl stand near a butchered steer. Men, one on horseback and one standing, look on. The boys wear soft peaked caps. One boy wears a shirt that reads: "Tarzan".
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Great Plains--1910-1930.; Beef cattle--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Children--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Great Plains--1910-1930.; Slaughtering--Great Plains--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1912 and 1925?]
- Branding
- Two cowboys branding roped cow or steer, somewhere in Colorado; branding iron, boots, rolling prairie.
- Cattle branding--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Fino - Dave Campbell - Castle Rock, Colo
- Dave Campbell hits the dirt beside a bucking steer and a wagon on its side in Castle Rock (Douglas County), Colorado; people watch from the background.
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Castle Rock--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Castle Rock--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Castle Rock--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Castle Rock--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Castle...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The Tin Horn Hanks - going and coming Monte Vista
- Two men ride a steer in a rodeo in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado; people watch from bleachers and behind a wire fence.
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Monte Vista--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Monte Vista--1920-1930.; Riding--Colorado--Monte Vista--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Monte Vista--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Monte...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Dutch Foster and Dave Campbell bulldogging Golden Colo. Rodeo
- Dutch Foster and Dave Campbell ride horses and chase a steer at the Golden Colorado Rodeo in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado; people watch from behind a fence. Table Mountain is in the background.
- Golden Colorado Rodeo--1920-1930.; Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Homer Holcomb, Colo State Fair, Pueblo
- Homer Holcomb rides a Guernsey steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- V. E. Smith knows the bulldogging game Colo. State Fair, Pueblo
- V. E. Smith wrestles a steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; men and boys watch from behind a fence.
- Colorado State Fair--1910-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Smith, V. E., Cowboy.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Rodeo scene
- Cowboys and Homer Holcomb ride a chariot by a steer and a dummy at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; bleachers are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1910-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Chariots--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Rodeo clown
- Homer Holcomb, in a chariot, chases a steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; he waves a cape and a pistol. Bleachers are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Chariots--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Falling clown
- Homer Holcomb falls from a steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; a van is in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Holcomb, Homer.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Rodeo clown
- Homer Holcomb is thrown from a steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Bleachers are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Holcomb, Homer.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- U.S. Biological Survey predator control exhibit
- View of the U.S. Biological Survey exhibit at the Philadelphia Susquicentennial International Exposition held in Phildelphia, Pennsylvania. Wolf and coyote pelts hang from the display booth's walls. A taxidermied coyote attacks a sheep; taxidermic...
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--1920-1930.; Exhibitions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1920-1930.; Taxidermy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Yellow Creek round up
- Cowboys sit on horses and pose in a row near Yellow Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The men wear cowboy hats, vests, and boots and carry lariats. A herd of steer is on a hillside behind men on horses.
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cattle herding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Finley Block
- 27, I.O.O.F. The Hinsdale County Historical Society Museum occupied the building after 1975. Steer grazes on grassy lot next to building; Grassy Mountain, Saint Rose of Lima Church, and Foote-Vickers house are in background.; View of Finley Block,...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Lake City--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Lake City--1930-1940.; Finley, Henry.
- 1935
- Buffalo herd resting
- A herd of buffalo lies on the ground in a fenced pen in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The hind quarters of a steer protrude into the left midground. A long wood building, probably a stable, is in the background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo
- A herd of buffalo lies on the ground in a fenced pen near Earl's Court in England. The buffaloes are part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of them are shedding their woolly coats. A longhorn steer lies on the ground in the center...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1890-1900.; Cattle--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Buffalo
- A herd of buffalo is gathered in a pen with a longhorn steer while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. One buffalo lies on the ground in the left foreground. The others stand in the pen. A tall, wood fence is in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1890-1900.; Cattle--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]