Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Farmers, M.M. elevator
- View of a slatted wood corn storage elevator in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows houses in the distance.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Corn--Colorado--Yuma--1920-1930.; Grain elevators--Colorado--Yuma--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Yuma, Colorado
- Aerial view of Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows buildings, roads and houses.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Yuma--1920-1930.
- 1930
- Birds eye view of Yuma, Colo.
- View of commercial buildings, probably along Weld Avenue, in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows people, a grain elevator, storefronts, automobiles and billboard signs. A storefront sign reads: "Klein."
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- St. scene after cyclone, Yuma, Colo.
- View of the aftermath of a tornado in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows a street full of debris, wood panels, downed trees, an automobile and brick buildings.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Tornadoes--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- 1916 May 20
- St. scene, cyclone, Yuma, Colo.
- View of the aftermath of a tornado in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows debris, gable-roofed buildings, downed electricity or telephone poles and water.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ruins--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Tornadoes--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- 1916 May 20
- M.E. Church, Yuma, Colo.
- View of the Methodist Episcopal Church on a dirt road in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows the two-story brick church with pointed arch windows, bell tower and cement stairs. An automobile is parked along the road. A wood board sidewalk is...
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Cyclone, Yuma Colo.
- View of the debris caused by a tornado in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows men, an overturned safe, a wagon on its side, bricks and a damaged barn.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Tornadoes--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- [1916] May 20
- Cyclone, Yuma, Colo.
- View of the damage and debris caused by a tornado in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows women, a gable-roofed house and downed trees.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Tornadoes--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- 1916 May 20
- Birds eye view, Yuma, Colo.
- View of gable-roofed buildings and houses in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows people, windmills, barns, sheds, fences, storage silos and possibly a water tower.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Yuma--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Group of miners working No. 6 below Hunker
- A group of miners pose standing near a wheelbarrow, Yukon Territory. One man holds a pan full of placer ore, the others hold shovels; mining construction is behind them.
- Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Miners--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Mining--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Bonanza Right Limit
- Miners pose near a sluice and screen probably in the Yukon Territory.
- Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Miners--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Mining--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- G. W. Howard Skokun Hill.
- G. W. Howard, a miner, poses near a sluice and a screen in a placer mine near Skokun Hill, probably Yukon Territory, Canada. A tent and camp is nearby.
- Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Miners--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Mining--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Tents--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Howard, G. W.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Canadian Klondike Mining
- Miners pose with women near a sluice and cabins in the Klondike, Canada. The men hold shovels and pitchforks.
- Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Miners--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Mining--Canada--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Yampa, Colo.
- Panoramic view of houses, barns, sheds, commercial buildings and automobiles in Yampa (Routt County), Colorado.
- Yampa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Yampa--1950-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- Main Street, Wray, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Wray (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows people, parked automobiles, commercial buildings and lamp posts. Signs read: "G. Rinckel," "Cafe," "Record Abstract Co.," "Bank," and "[Ga]rage."
- Wray (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Wray--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Corner of W 31st Ave & Zuni
- A man and dog stand near a building at West 31st (Thirty-first) Avenue and Zuni Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Wilson Drug Co." and "Coors Pure Malted Milk".
- Wilson Drugs (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1915]
- Williams Cañon
- Williams Canyon near Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows switchback dirt road in the canyon, vertical rock walls, and horse-drawn wagon and carriage pulled over at switchback.
- Williams Canyon (El Paso County Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- M.E. Church, Wiley, Colo.
- View of a brick Methodist Episcopal Church in Wiley (Prowers County), Colorado. Shows a cross-gable roof, pointed arched doors and tracery windows.
- Wiley (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Wiley--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- Proposed Buffalo Bill monument on Wild Cat Point, Golden, Colo. in the distance
- A postcard of a proposed statue of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback on top of Wild Cat Point in Golden, Colorado.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Statues.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- Buffalo Bill's Deadwood stage coach
- Color postcard depicting the Deadwood Stagecoach used in an act of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. In the act, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and a group of scouts rescue the coach after an attack. The stagecoach is pulled by three teams of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Mules--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- Buffalo Bill's grave on Lookout Mountain, Colo.
- Color postcard of a soldier standing at attention at William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's grave on Lookout Mountain west of Denver, Colorado. A metal fence surrounds the gravesite. Cody died Jan. 10, 1917, in Denver. The inscription on the grave...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Graves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)
- [1928?]
- Buffalo Bill's Grave, Wildcat Point, Colo.
- Color postcard of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's grave on Lookout Mountain west of Denver, Colorado. A small oval depicting a bust portrait of Cody is in the upper left corner of postcard. A metal fence surrounds the gravesite. Cody died...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Graves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
- A "Buffalo Bill" Cody lookalike sits on a wooden folding chair wearing a buckskin coat with tassles and riding boots that reach his knees. Spurs are attached to his boots. Cody also wears a hat with its brim curved slightly upward and leather...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Impersonation--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- William F. Cody
- A "Buffalo Bill" Cody lookalike sits on the buckboard of the Deadwood Stage pulled by two teams of mules. The man wears wears a buckskin coat with tassles, riding boots that reach his knees, and a hat with its brim curved slightly upward.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Impersonation--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Texas Bud, Waco, Tex.
- Postcard of "Texas Bud," a member of the cast in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, posing for a full-length studio portrait framed in an oval. He wears woolly, sheepskin chaps and has a rope wrapped over his shoulder and looped in his hands. He has a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--Texas--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Texas Bud.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill
- Postcard of original painting by French artist Rosa Bonheur depicting William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody on horseback, which she painted in 1889. The painting hangs in the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming. The postcard includes a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1928?]
- William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody
- A "Buffalo Bill" Cody lookalike sits on a dark brown horse. He wears a buckskin coat with tassles, riding boots that reach his knees, spurs, a hat with brim curved slightly upward, and leather gauntles with tassles. A woolly sheepskin blanket is on...
- Wild west shows--1880-1900.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.; Impersonation--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Public school, Whitewater, Colo.
- View of a school house in Whitewater (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows clapboard siding, the belfry, a pedimented gable roof, round arched portal and steps.
- Whitewater (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Whitewater--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Oskaloosa souvenir
- View of bronze statue of Mahaska Native American Iowa (Ioway) in an Oskaloosa, Iowa city park. Mahaska (White Cloud) is depicted wearing a headdress, leggings and a skin over his shoulder. Sign on base reads: "McCall Granite Works, Oskaloosa."
- White Cloud, Iowa Chief--Statues--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Iowa-- Oskaloosa--1900-1920.; Iowa Indians--Commemoration--Iowa--Oskaloosa--1900-1920.; Oskaloosa (Iowa)--1900-1920.; Sculpture--Iowa--Oskaloosa--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Custer County Court House, Westcliffe, Colo.
- View of the two-story brick Custer County Court House in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. Shows the building with terra cotta trim, urn finials, arched windows and an annex building made of fieldstone. Automobiles are parked near a cement...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Courthouses--Colorado--Westcliffe--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Main St. and Sangre De Cristo Range, Westcliffe, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. Shows people, picket fence, two-story commercial building, gabled houses, automobile and the snow covered Sangre De Cristo Range in the distance.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Westcliffe--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Catholic Church, Westcliffe, Colo.
- View of an unidentified frame Catholic Church in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado. The church has a four-story square bell tower with windows and a cross atop a pointed dome. A wooden barn and a two-story frame house or possibly a rectory with...
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Mural Painting in West Denver High School
- Front of a postcard of a mural painted in West Denver High School painted by Dudley Carpenter.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- circa 1925
- West Denver High School Postcard
- Color postcard of the West Denver High School building.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- circa 1910
- Main Street, Wellington, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Wellington (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows commercial storefronts, people, and possibly a carriage. Signs read: "Wellington Store," "Wellington Pool Hall & Cigars, Riker & Pomranka," "Restaurant" and "Livery & Feed."
- Wellington (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Wellington--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- New church, Weldona, Colo.
- View of a brick church with a cross-gable roof in Weldona (Morgan County), Colorado. Shows round arched portal, art glass windows, roof brackets, battlements and tower.
- Weldona (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Weldona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Lue Falls reached via C. & S. Ry.
- Lue Falls in Lue Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway, possibly near Greeley, Colorado; one man stands at large waterfall with pool.
- Weld County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Picnic grounds, Lue Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Lue Canyon, Colorado reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; small stream, trees and man standing in grassy area.
- Weld County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Smiths Lake, Washington Park, Denver
- Smiths Lake, Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; shows tree-lined unimproved shoreline with boats and small boathouse (or storage shed) and a woman sitting along shore. Smith's Lake was leased by city in 1897 and named Washington Park in 1899....
- Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boathouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Landscape pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1907]
- Norton's Cottage Camp
- View of "Norton's Cottage Camp" in Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows a man, parked automobiles, a landscaped boulevard, and gable-roof buildings. Signs read: "Norton's Deluxe Cottages and Lunch," "Running Water and Steam Heat,"...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Motels--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- County Court House, Walsenburg, Colo.
- View of the Huerfano County Court House in Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows the two-story building made of rough-faced (rusticated) local sandstone in a Romanesque Revival style. The four-story bell tower has rooftop finials, minarets,...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925? ]
- Walden, Colo.
- View of the three story North Park Bank in Walden (Jackson County), Colorado. Shows random-coursed ashlar, battlements, dentils and arched windows. Signs read: "The North Park Ban[k]," "1912" and "100 F."
- Walden (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Walden--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1925?]
- Walden
- Veterans from the Grand Old Army of the Republic who include Silas Haskins, John T. Shippey, August Speck, Thomas Vils, John Cochran, Jephtah Davison, John W. Riggen, D. K. Smith, John Mitchell, Hubert C. Chadsey, and E. T. Rogers, pose with U. S....
- Walden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Veterans--Colorado--Walden--1910-1920.
- 1911, May 3
- Walden, Colo.
- Panoramic view of Walden (Jackson County, Colorado), Colorado. Shows houses, commercial buildings, fences, a sledge, an automobile, barns and sheds. Signs read: "J.M. Smith" and "Feed Sale Stable."
- Walden (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Walden--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Walden, Colo.
- Panoramic view of Walden (Jackson County), Colorado. Shows the C.E. Mosman Store, the Methodist Episcopal Church, residential houses, commercial buildings, barns, fences and an automobile. Snow covered mountains are in the distance.
- Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Voting. Colorado
- Virginia Dale, Colo.
- View of log gas station in Virginia Dale (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows parked cars and signs that read: "Texaco," "Virginia Dale, Colo., Post Office & Store," "Auto" and "Bronze."
- Virginia Dale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Post offices--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1940-1950.
- 1946?
- Church, Virginia Dale, Colo.
- View of a gable-roofed church in Virginia Dale (Larimer, County), Colorado. Shows the chimney, belfry and two windows.
- Virginia Dale (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1910-1920.
- [between 1910-1920?]
- A busy day, Vernon, Colo.
- View of a gable roof church with pointed arch windows and a commercial building in Vernon (Yuma County), Colorado. A group of women in dresses stand on the porch of a building with a sign that reads: "Kirkendall Shoes." Parked around the buildings...
- Vernon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Vernon--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Vernon--1910-1920.
- 1911?
- Ute Pass
- Ute Pass near Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly a Native American trail; shows narrow dirt road through rocky canyon and stream in ravine.
- Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1890-1910.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]