Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The battle of Custer's last charge, 2 miles from Crow Agency, Montana
- View of the grave stones and the enclosed monument at the Little Big Horn Battlefield in Montana. Script on front of mat board reads: "The battle was fought June 25th, 1876. The cross marks the place General Custer fell. This battle was fought on...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--Montana--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Montana--1880-1910.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Monuments.; Little Bighorn Battlefield (Mont.)--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Fifth Cavalry leaving Custer City
- Two of Colonel Wesley Merritt's ten Fifth Cavalry companies pose in a long column outside of Custer City in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Nearly two thousand men took part in the Native American campaigns to send all Native American Sioux to...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910--Staff.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 5th.--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota...
- 1876
- The English Westerners' Brand Book
- Close-up view of a map of the Battle of Adobe Walls, Texas Panhandle, June, 1874, fought between the Army and Native Americans (Kiowa). The map depicts the area in which the battle took place. Labels in the print read: "The Quarterly Publication of...
- Indians of North America--War--Texas--1870-1880.; Kiowa Indians--War--Texas--1870-1880.; Adobe Walls, Battle of, Tex., 1874.
- [between 1962 and 1970]
- Chief Iron Tail
- Standing portrait of a Native American (Dakota) man, identified as Chief Iron Tail. He wears a dark long sleeved shirt, arm bands, a hair pipe breastplate, a kerchief, and braids.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Iron Tail.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Pine Street, Central City streets
- Winter view looking south on Pine Street in Central City, Colorado. The dirt road is covered with slush and bordered by snow on both sides. A white, wood-construction house, which stands above a stone retaining wall, has a peaked roof, and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1990.
- [between 1969 and 1990?]
- Wounded Knee, South Dakota 1890
- View of a ravine where the Native American Sioux Wounded Knee massacre took place on December 29, 1890, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--History--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--History--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1930-1940.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.--Battlefields.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--South...
- 1936
- Wounded Knee, South Dakota 1890
- View over plains and ravine where the Native American Sioux Wounded Knee massacre took place on December 29, 1890, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--History--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--History--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1930-1940.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.--Battlefields.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--South...
- 1936
- Wounded Knee - South Dakota
- View of the area where the Native American Sioux Wounded Knee massacre took place on December 29, 1890, South Dakota, shows plains, a ranch and roads.
- Dakota Indians--History--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--History--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1930-1940.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.--Battlefields.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--South...
- 1936
- Bears' Paw Battlefield - of Chief Joseph, 15 miles south of Chinook, Montana
- View of the plains, ravine, and bluffs where the Battle of the Bear Paw Mountains took place in Montana, October 1877. Native American Nez Percé Chief Joseph the Younger led his people from Idaho, with the U.S. Army in pursuit, before he was...
- Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Bear Paw Mountains (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--Montana--1930-1940.
- August 1936
- Looking south over Chief Joseph's trenches, Snake Creek, Bear's Paw Battlefield, Chinook, Montana, three monuments on far bank
- View of the rolling plains, ravines, and bluffs where the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain took place in Montana, October 1877, shows three monuments on a distant hill. Chief Joseph the Younger led his people from Idaho, with the U.S. Army in pursuit,...
- Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Bear Paw Mountains (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--Montana--1930-1940.
- August 1936
- Bear's Paw Battlefield of Chief Joseph, - who had dug trenches along the creek bed to protect his Indian warriors
- View of the rolling plains, ravines, and bluffs where the Battle of Bear Paw Mountain took place in Montana, October 1877, shows three monuments on a distant hill. Chief Joseph the Younger led his people from Idaho, with the U.S. Army in pursuit,...
- Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Bear Paw Mountains (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--Montana--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Bears' Paw Battlefield - of Chief Joseph, 15 miles south of Chinook, Montana
- View of the site of the Battle of the Bear Paw Mountains which took place in Montana, October 1877, shows plains, hills and brush with the photographer's shadow. Native American Nez Percé Chief Joseph the Younger led his people from Idaho, with...
- Joseph, Nez Percé Chief, 1840-1904--Homes & haunts.; Indians of North America--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Nez Percé Indians--History--Montana--1930-1940.; Bear Paw Mountains (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--Montana--1930-1940.
- August 1936
- Scene of the Battle of Blue Creek across the Platte from Ash Hollow, Nebraska, near Lewellen, Nebraska
- View of plains and creek across the Platte River from Ash Hollow, Nebraska, where the Battle of Blue Creek took place between the U. S. Army and Native American Sioux.
- Dakota Indians--History--Nebraska--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--History--Nebraska--1930-1940.; Blue Creek (Neb.)--1930-1940.; Battlefields--Nebraska--1930-1940.; Streams--Nebraska--1930-1940.
- August 1934
- Surrounding terrain
- View of the terrain that surrounds the area in which the Sand Creek Massacre took place, November 29 and 30, 1864, in Kiowa County, Colorado; United States troops killed some 200 Native Americans (Cheyenne and Arapaho), two thirds of whom were...
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864--Battlefields--1970-1980.; Kiowa County...
- 1972
- Surrounding terrain
- View of the terrain that surrounds the area in which the Sand Creek Massacre took place, November 29 and 30, 1864, in Kiowa County, Colorado; United States troops killed some 200 Native Americans (Cheyenne and Arapaho), two thirds of whom were...
- Arapaho Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1940-1950.; Cheyenne Indians--Colorado--Kiowa County--1940-1950.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Kiowa County--1940-1950.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864--Battlefields--1940-1950.; Kiowa County...
- 1942
- Shoshones, Chief Washakie and Chiefs
- Studio portrait (standing and sitting) of Mah-tov-is, Dick Washakie, Lo-po-gun (Many bows and arrows), Washakie (Rattle fox), Pau-zook (Otter), Gigee, and Peh-goos-sa (Fur pants), Native American (Shoshone) men. They hold tomahawks, wooden pipes,...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Drawing of Summit Springs battleground
- A map of the area where the Battle of Summit Springs took place. Included are the placements of Native American (Cheyenne) tepees along the stream, the direction from whence came the attack by soldiers and Pawnee scouts, the location of Tall Bull's...
- Cheyenne Indians--War--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--War--1860-1870.; Summit Springs (Colo.), Battle of, 1869.
- 1929?
- Ceiling detail at Campion residence
- Interior view at the Campion home in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows a ceiling with plaster molding.
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Mansions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ceilings--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1963 December 11
- Lyons riding crook
- Five cowboys ride bucking broncos on a range in Craig, Colorado, as a cowboy in chaps, holding a shirt, watches. One of the broncos rears up on its back legs, kicking up dust while the rider hangs on to him.
- Craig (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Colorado--Craig--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Arrow, Colorado
- Passengers stand and walk around the log depot at Arrow (Arrowhead), Colorado. The men are dressed in suits and hats and the women have on long dresses and bonnets. The station features horizontal logs with a decorative triangular pattern under...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1920.
- 1911
- Arrowhead depot, Moffat line
- View of the new side gable log depot at Arrow (Arrowhead), Colorado; features a projecting front entry and horizontal logs with a decorative triangular pattern under apex; sacks of chinking material stacked at end of depot; several men standing on...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- George champion residence
- View of the George Champion residence with a large snowdrift filling the front porch, Como, Park County, Colorado. A wood sign just visible above the drift reads: "Champion."
- Champion, George--Homes & haunts.; Como (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Como--1970-1980.
- February 9, 1970
- I want a wantad
- An elephant stands at the Denver Post newspaper classified advertising counter in Denver, Colorado. Men and women look on. Sign reads: "Want Ads." Banner reads: "...& Marcos Circus Days."
- Denver Post--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Advertising--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Counters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Elephants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Newspaper...
- 1931 August 18
- Fred Fairbanks on General Pershing
- A cowboy grasps the reins of his bucking bronco while holding his hat in the air with his other hand during a rodeo competition in the town of Hayden, Colorado, in Routt County. The fringe on his chaps flies in the air.
- Hayden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Hayden--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Hayden--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Hat Creek stage station on Cheyenne-Deadwood stage
- Men pose near log one-story buildings of the Hat Creek Stage Station in Niobrara County, Wyoming. They sit on horseback, stand near a hitching post or lean beside an underground structure (cellar) with rounded walls and antlers displayed on the...
- Niobrara County (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Niobrara County--1870-1890.; Men--Wyoming--Niobrara County--1870-1890.; Transportation facilities--Wyoming--Niobrara County--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1883]
- Mutiny at Colo. State Penitentiary Oct. 3 1929
- Smoke billows from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, during a riot. Twelve inmates, led by Danny Daniels, took control of the prison, killed seven guards (four in a firing squad) and released the other prisoners. People are in the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fires--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- This, my children, was the "epidemic" of 1934
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARl-120] Here they come!!!, [ARL-121] Poor little lamb! Wonder if Eva ever finished her book?, [ARL-122] There is also a black sheep in the picture, [ARl-123] And there they go - with our flowers." The...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- 1934
- Cotton Man, Sioux, similar view
- Cotton Man, Dakota, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing one feather in hair, two presidential medallions or medals around neck; fought Custer's troops and took one of their carbines during Battle of Little Bighorn.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Cotton Man.
- [188-?]
- Cotton Man, Sioux, wearing medal with George Washington's picture, bust
- Cotton Man, Dakota Chief, 1/2 length seated studio portrait, wearing one feather in hair, two presidential medallions or medals around neck; fought Custer's troops and took one of their carbines during Battle at Little Bighorn.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Cotton Man.
- [188-?]
- Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands
- Posed Native Americans depicting Barry's interpretation of Hiawatha, sent to Mr. Landry of Cincinnati who used them to paint his conception of "Hiawatha appearing from the woodlands" which took first place at National Photographers' Convention;...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Iroquois Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Hiawatha, 15th cent.
- [188-?]
- Blizzard staff photographer, Italy
- Portrait of a photograper with a pencil thin mustache wearing army uniform, helmet and carrying a 4x5 camera with flash. Taken as he bites into a piece of bread [?]. The photographer is Pfc. Bill Thompson.
- Photographers--1940-1950.
- [1945]
- Water supply, dams and reservoirs, Eagle Nest (New Mexico)
- sizeable community.; The Eagle Nest Dam in New Mexico is built around a large rock formation creating a semi-circular structure with a narrow road on its top. Mountains provide the backdrop behind the dam. The Eagle Nest Lake is in the left...
- Eagle Nest Lake (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Moreno Valley (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Dams--New Mexico--1920-1930.; Rock formations--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1931?]
- Town still in Jerry hold
- View of a small Italian town on a hill, which according to the photographer was still held by the Germans when he encountered it while serving in the Tenth Mountain Division and took the photograph. Another town is visible on a hill in the...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- "In reserve" in Pietra Colora, Italy
- During the lull between March and April attacks, various battalions took turns being "in reserve" in Pietra Colora. Four Tenth Mountain Division soldiers are pictured sitting amid the rubble: Dick Car- Skaden, Ed McDonald, Dan Powers, Carl Bathelt....
- Pietra Colora (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Italy--1940-1950.; Bathelt, Carl.; McDonald, Ed.; Powers, Dan.; Car-Skaden, Dick.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- March 1945
- View of Robic, Slovenia
- Robic, Slovenia, on the road to Caporetto became headquarters for the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Headquarters Company, while the negotations over the Italian-Austrian-Yugoslavian border took place. The 10th was stationed...
- Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military camps--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Wrecked American tanks at Corona, Italy
- View of wrecked tanks abandoned in Corona, Italy, by Fifth Army units that had captured Belevedere in November 1944 but lost it during a German counter-offensive. The tanks were still there when the Tenth Mountain Division's, 87th Regiment took and...
- Corona (Italy)--1940-1950.; Monte Belvedere (Italy)--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Will Cozens catch of trout
- Rows of trout are laid out on several planks of wood propped against each other. The trout were caught by William Cozens, the first official sheriff of Gilpin County in Colorado. Cozens and his wife, Mary York Cozens, moved from Central City to...
- [between 1899 and 1904?]
- Oldest convict at Canon City
- Convict wears striped pants, jacket and hat at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. His shirt has numbers stencilled on it. A suited man with a hat and cane is with him.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Aged persons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1950.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1950.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
- A gazebo is in the left foreground in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. The glass conservatory in the center background came from the extensive gardens at the home of James Lick, a real estate investor, in San Francisco. The domed...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Gazebos--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Greenhouses--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Parks--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1906?]
- Lady of the Lake Cottage, Grand Lake
- View north from the west outlet towards Lady of the Lake Cottage on the distant shoreline of Grand Lake, Colorado shows a pine tree shrouded shoreline and summer cottages owned by Chris Youngs, with a heavily forested ridge in the background.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Wild West Show original company, ca. 1884
- The original cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show poses for a group portrait. William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") Cody sits in the center of the second row wearing a wide-brimmed hat. Seated on the ground in front of Cody is John Y. Nelson, driver...
- Bogardus, Adam--Family--1880-1890.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Ma Whitaker.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Hathaway, Seth.; Keen,...
- [1884?]
- Bank of Telluride
- Interior view of the old Bank of Telluride, Colorado. Charles (Buck) Waggoner (left) and Mr. Skanland advertise their bank's stability with stacks of silver dollars protected by handguns on counter. Interior includes wooden walled banker room with...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Telluride--1920-1930.; Waggoner, Charles Delos.
- [1928?]
- Gillett, Colo.
- A young matador with a lance, possibly Carlos Garcia or Antonio Sentrea, poses in the bullring where a Mexican bullfight took place on August 24 and 25, 1895, in Gillett, Colorado. A bull stands by the wood fence around the ring. Two spectators sit...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighters--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.; Bullrings--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- [August 1895]
- Mexican Bullfight, Gillett, Colorado
- Men, women, and children mill around outside the wood structure in Gillett, Colorado, where a bullfight took place on August 24 and 25, 1895, the wood bullring built at the race track in Gillett, Colorado, for the occasion. A boy wears a plaid...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighting--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- [August 1895.]
- Byers Junior High School Red Cross workers conservation class demonstration
- Photograph of three Red Cross workers, Mrs. Finley Dye, Mrs. W. W. Basham and Mrs. I. A. Berman, during a canning demonstration for a conservation class to Byers Junior High School in Denver, Colorado. One woman holds a jar of vegetables with they...
- Byers Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1943 September
- Bromwell School Fire Company No. 1
- Photograph of three students at Bromwell Elementary School playing in a school made fire house named "Bromwell Fire Company No. 1". One student rides in a soapbox fire truck. Two unidentified girls, one standing and one sitting wear fireman...
- Fire fighters.; Bromwell School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Eight Grade Graduation
- Photograph of Sharon Yeager during her eight grade graduation for Saint Philomena Catholic Parish School. The ceremony took place at Saint Philomena Catholic Parish School in Denver, Colorado.
- Saint Philomena Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1977
- Eight Grade Graduation
- Photograph of Sharon Yeager during her eight grade graduation for Saint Philomena Catholic Parish School. The ceremony took place at Saint Philomena Catholic Parish School in Denver, Colorado.
- Saint Philomena Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1977
- Thomas and Temperance Gully
- Thomas and Temperance Gully The Thomas Gully family immigrated from Nenagh, the county town of North Tipperary, Ireland, to the mountains of Colorado in 1862. This included Thomas, his wife Temperance, their oldest daughter Bridget, her husband...
- Circa 1875
- Gully Rodeo Poster
- The Gully family hosted a rodeo on their ranch from the late 1920s to the mid-1950s. This poster advertises for one of the rodeos and was discovered in the Gully Homestead House attic after the City of Aurora took ownership in the late 1970s.
- Circa 1945