Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Bone-breast plates and two necklaces
- Close-up view of two hair pipe necklaces and breastplate. The necklaces are made of hair pipe and round beads and each has a small possibly leather pouch attatched to it. The hair pipe breastplate has a bead and fur pelt neck strap and possibly...
- Breastplates--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Jewelry--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody leads a procession during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a wide-brimmed hat at his right side and bows his head slightly. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Parker, Lew.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse in the left midground during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a wide-brimmed hat, probably a Stetson, in the air with his right hand. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- High Bear, Chief
- Sioux Chief High Bear poses for a half-length studio portrait while wearing a feather headdress and a breast plate, possibly made of bones. Fur tassles hang from the sides of his headdress; he holds a beaded war club across his lap.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; High Bear.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Col. W. F. Cody, (Buffalo Bill,) & his old war horse "Charlie."
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on the back of his horse "Charlie," probably in England during the first European tour of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1887. Cody holds a rifle, probably a Winchester, in his right hand. He wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Col. W.F. Cody, (Buffalo Bill,) "in the saddle"
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on the back of a white horse, probably in England during the first European tour of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1887. A rifle, possibly a Winchester, lays across his lap. He holds onto the saddle...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Col. W.F. Cody, (Buffalo Bill,) & his old war horse "Charlie"
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on the back of his horse "Charlie," probably in England during the first European tour of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1887. Several pieces of a mural depicting large mountains are in the background....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1890.; Horses--1880-1890.; Murals--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- John Nelson, scout, interpreter & guide, Buffalo Bill's Wild West
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses for a half-length, studio portrait. He is wearing a wide- brimmed hat and a buckskin coat with tassles around the pockets. He has a full gray beard and long hair. Nelson...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Buck Taylor
- William Levi "Buck" Taylor, known as the "King of the Cowboys" in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits for a full-length studio portrait while on tour with the show in England. He is sitting on a tree stump and wears a cowboy hat and buckskin pants...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Taylor, William Levi.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Buffalo Bill
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it in a dirt arena at Earl's Court in England. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and a buckskin coat adorned with tassles and beads. He...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy
- Cowgirls Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy stand at the back of a covered wagon in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Ferrell, a native of Colorado, joined the cast in 1887 as one of the show's "Western Girls."...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy
- Della Ferrell and Georgia Duffy stand at the back of a covered wagon in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Ferrell, a native of Colorado, joined the cast in 1887 as one of the show's "Western Girls." She wears a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Della Ferrell
- Della Ferrell, a native of Colorado and member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it in a dirt arena at Earl's Court in England. Ferrell joined the who in 1887 as one of the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Duffy [i.e. Della Ferrell]
- Della Ferrell, a native of Colorado and member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, poses in front of a covered wagon at Earl's Court in England. Ferrell joined the show in 1887 as one of the "Western Girls." She was a trick rider and roper. She...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Ferrell and Duffy
- Georgia Duffy and Della Ferrell, both members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it in a dirt arena at Earl's Court in England. Both women joined the show in 1887 as two of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowgirls.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Duffy, Georgia.; Ferrell, Della.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- John Nelson, Black Heart
- John Y. Nelson, a scout and driver of the Deadwood Stagecoach, poses in front of a teepee with Black Heart, a Native American member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Nelson holds a rifle toward Black Heart, who in turn holds a war club in his...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Clothing & dress--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1880-1920.; Black Heart.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- John Nelson, Black Heart
- John Y. Nelson, a scout and driver of the Deadwood Stagecoach, poses in front of a teepee with Black Heart, a Native American member of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Nelson holds a rifle pointed toward Black Heart, who in turn holds a war club in...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Black Heart.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- 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]
- Nate Salsbury with Albert Scheibel
- Nate Salsbury and Albert Scheibel sit next to a rolltop desk in a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Salsbury was the owner and manager of the show, while Scheibel was the secretary of the show....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Scheibel, Albert.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- 5th Royal Irish Lancers
- The 5th Royal Irish Lancers pose in uniform in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. Most of the men wear helmets with tassles hanging from the top. Some of them hold their helmets on their laps....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Great Britain. Army Royal Irish Lancers, 5th.]; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- U.S. Cavalry officers
- Three U.S. cavalrymen pose on horseback in front of a backdrop in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The men wear dark uniforms and helmets with tassles hanging from them. The man in the center...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry.; Flag bearers.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1894?]
- William F. Cody with Chief Joseph
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody shakes hands with Nez Perce Chief Joseph in the center foreground, possibly in Chicago during the World's Columbian Exposition. Cody wears thigh boots and a buckskin coat with tassles and beads. He also has a...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Nez Perce Indians--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1890-1900.; Shaking hands--1890-1900.; Tipis--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904.; Buffalo Bill's Wild...
- [1898?]
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands under a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a wide-brimmed hat and buckskin coat with tassles and small beads sewn on it in a pattern that forms bands of flowers. He also wears...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1899?]
- Filipe
- Filipe, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands on a striped blanket in front of a teepee on the reservation. He wears a tall, feather headdress with ermine fur tassles hanging from its sides. He holds...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Filipe. Salish Indian.
- [1900?]
- Filipe
- Filipe, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, kneels on a striped blanket in front of a teepee on the reservation. He kneels on his left knee and aims a rifle into the distance. He wears a tall, feather...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears leather chaps with tassles and round, silver decorations along the side seams. A coiled rope hangs from his saddle. Two Native American men are stopped on...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. An unidentified person stands...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at right
- A group of men on horseback, including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody in the center midground, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a rifle across his chest. He wears a hat, possibly a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody peeks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears thigh boots, a buckskin coat with tassles, and a hat, possibly a Stetson. Another person, probably Johnny Baker, Cody's...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry 1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody heading Indians
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides his horse, Duke, in an arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds his hat at his waist. He wears a buckskin coat decorated with tassles and beads and thigh boots. A large...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- U.S. cavalrymen
- Two U.S. cavalrymen stop on horseback in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear dark uniforms and ride their horses bareback. Additional cavalrymen wearing different uniforms, including helmets with tassles, are in the background...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cavalry--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody near peep hole of arena tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands wiping his left eye with a white handerkerchief near a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and beadwork sewn onto it in the pattern of...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; 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?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Capt. W. H. Green
- Studio portrait of Captain William H. Green, Colorado Volunteers, Second Cavalry Regiment, Company E; uniform includes a sword and tassles.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1863-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Green, William H., Captain, 2nd Colorado Cavalry regiment.
- [between 1861 and 1865?]
- Indian girl on horseback
- A Native American Ute girl sits on a horse, western slope Wasatch Mountains, Utah. The horse is decoratively adorned with beadwork, tassles, and saddlebags, the girl wears fringed leather boots and clothing and is a member of Sai-ar's family.
- Indians of North America--Utah--1870-1880.; Uinta Indians--Clothing & dress--Utah--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Women--Utah--1870-1880.; Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah)--1870-1880.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1871 and 1875]
- Studio portrait
- A man, possibly "Rocky Mountain Joe" Sturtevant, poses for a studio portrait, possibly at photographer Joseph Collier's studio on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The man wears a suede trapper's jacket with tassles. He rests one arm on a...
- Men--Colorado--Denver--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Duke
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on his horse "Duke" in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, possibly at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles adorning it and also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson,...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]