Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Women's Christian Temperance Union convention
- Six members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union pose outside the First Presbyterian Church at 131 N. Nevada Street in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Participants include: Sarah I. Rounds, Nina Bear, Lillian Michener, Adrianna...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Meetings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Public service organizations--1930-1940.; Temperance--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.;...
- 1934
- YWCA main building
- View of the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A) building at 1545 Glenarm Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a six story Georgian style building. A sign above the door reads: "Y.W.C.A. Cafeteria." A sign painted on the side of the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Mrs. W.C. Hunter
- Studio portrait of Mrs. W.C. Hunter of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. She wears a dark silk dress with a tight buttoned bodice, pleated skirt and a lace collar secured with a bar pin. She has her hair in a bun with curly bangs.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Hunter, W. C., Mrs.
- Camp Nizhoni, Phyllis Wheatley Y.W.C.A.
- View of a two-story wooden building on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni, the Phyllis Wheatley Y.W.C.A. camp, in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. A sign reads: "Y.W.C.A. Camp." Stones on the ground spell out "NIZHONI."
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1920-1930.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1928
- William Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a large group of men while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in England. Seated in the front row, from left to right, are Nate Salsbury (owner and manager of the show), Supt. Fisher, Jule...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Keen, Jule.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- Veterans Volunteer Firemen's Association of Denver
- Panoramic view of members of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association who pose near the City Hall Building near 14th (Fourteenth) Street and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. The men stand in a line and hold a rope attached to a hand pumper...
- Veteran Volunteer Firemen's Association (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town Halls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire...
- 1912 October 16
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. W. A. Watson 1865, W. A. Watson 1865, Mrs. W. C. Catlin 1860, W. C. Catlin 1860, Mrs. T. S. Lowther 1876,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Nevadaville "My house," spring, W. C. Russel Jr.
- The W. C. Russell Jr. residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one story frame structure with side extensions and a covered porch. A paned, double-hung window in the gable matches others on the ground floor; lumber and a shed are in...
- Russell, W. C., Jr.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Nevadaville "My house," summer, W. C. Russel Jr.
- The W. C. Russell Jr. residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one story frame structure with side extensions and a covered porch. A paned, double hung window in the gable matches others on the ground floor; lumber and a shed are in...
- Russell, W. C., Jr.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Motorcycles--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Nevadaville W. C. Russell Jr. house, winter
- The W. C. Russell residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one story frame structure with side extensions and cross gables. A paned, double hung window in the facing gable matches others on the ground floor, and a flat roofed...
- Russell, W. C.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-=1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Nevadaville W. C. Russell Jr. house
- The W. C. Russell Jr. residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one-story frame structure with side extensions and porch frames. Snowdrifts fill the yard, enclosed by retaining walls. A sign on the clapboard siding offers a reward...
- Russell, W. C., Jr.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Nevadaville W. C. Russel Jr. house, winter
- The W. C. Russell Jr. residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one story frame structure with side extensions and a covered porch. A paned, double-hung window in the gable matches others on the ground floor; lumber and a shed are in...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Russell, W. C., Jr.--Homes & haunts.
- 1939
- First YWCA cottage at Alexander Lake
- View of the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) cabin near Alexander Lake in Delta County, Colorado. Shows a snow-covered, two-story log cabin with upper and lower porches.
- Delta County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camps--Colorado--Delta County--1920-1930.; Log cabins--Colorado--Delta County--1920-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Delta County--1920-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Delta County--1920-1930.; Young Women's...
- 1922
- Women's Christian Temperance Union
- Five executive board members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado pose near a desk. A woman identified as Mrs. Henry Bruce Teller is seated at a desk and holds papers in her hands. Other board members include: Grace C. Morey, in a...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Temperance--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942 December 29
- Women's Christian Temperance Union political rally
- Members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union gather for a political rally. They hold banners reading: "W.C.T.U. For Dry Candidates," "Dry-Clean Smith With a Hoover," "Hold Fast America, Dist. No. 2, Western Slope," "19th District, W.C.T.U."...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--1920-1930.; Banners--1920-1930.; Boys--1920-1930.; Political parades & rallies--1920-1930.; Public service organizations--1920-1930.; Temperance--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- 1928 October
- Front elevation
- This item (1 of approximately 1000 items) is from Fisher and Fisher's Architectural Records 1892-1997 collection (C MSS WH932). This drawing shows an outer wall elevation and section for a residence on the 1500 block of Milwaukee Street in the City...
- Johnson, William C.--Homes & haunts.; City Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Houses.
- 1903 November 2
- W. C. Pott Port Carbon, Schuylkill Co, Penn
- Studio portrait of W. C. Pott, Colorado Volunteers, First Cavalry Regiment, Company F.
- United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)--People.; Cavalry--Colorado--1860-1870.; Military officers--Colorado--1860-1870.; Pott, W. C.
- [between 1861 and 1864?]
- Nevin Building
- View of the Nevin Building at 1641 Blake Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A ghost sign on the side of the building reads, "The W. C. Nevin Candy Co., established in this building in 1883."
- W. C. Nevin Candy Company--Buildings--History--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; Signs (Notices); W. C. Nevin Candy...
- 1976
- Nevin Building
- View of the Nevin Building at 1641 Blake Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a late nineteenth-century commercial building. The five-story building has a double storefront. There is a large bracketed cornice along...
- W. C. Nevin Candy Company--Buildings--History--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lower Downtown (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities.; W. C. Nevin Candy...
- 1976
- Main Street, Nevadaville from W. C. Russell property, cor. King and Main St.
- View from W. C. Russell property on King Street down Main Street, Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, includes the Williams' house, Redman's and Odd Fellow's Lodges, and the City Hall - Fire Department.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- December 27, 1937
- W. C. Scott's place, 3 miles west of Craig Colo.
- A small group poses near a horse-drawn wagon at the W. C. Scott property, three miles west of Craig, Colorado; shows small buildings and grain stacks in background.
- Scott, W. C.--Homes & haunts.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farms--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [1917]
- W.C. Lothrop
- Studio portrait of W.C. Lothrop, who served as District Board Treasurer from 1875 to 1876 and as a member of the Arapahoe County Board of Education (School District Number 1) from 1874 to 1876 in Colorado. He wears a suit, a black bow tie, and a...
- Arapahoe County (Colo.). School District, No. 1. Board of Education--People.; School board members--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; School boards--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Lothrop, W. C.
- [between 1874 and 1876]
- Nevin Candy Co., Denver, Colo.
- Close, exterior view of the five-story W. C. Nevin Candy Co. building, located at 1641-1647 Blake Street, Denver, Colorado, and owned by William C. Nevin; at left of candy company is a liquor store with rye, bourbon and domestic liquors signage;...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Nevin, William C.; Midland Glass and Paint Co.; W.C. Nevin Candy Co.
- [between 1895 and 1901]
- Y.W.C.A. baby health check
- Women have their infants weighed for a health check at the Y.W.C.A. in Denver, Colorado. One woman holds her baby in her arms. Posters on an interior wall read: "YWCA Community Service - Three Boarding Homes, Business Girls, Young Employed Girls,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- [Eighteenth] 18th Ave Y. W. C. A.
- View, from 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue and Sherman Street, of buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Y. W. C. A. is nearby on 18th Avenue. Trinity Methodist Church and the Continental Oil Company (Conoco) Building are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- W.C. Chapman's [hardware store]
- Men, a horse drawn wagon, and an omnibus bus are stopped in front of a hardware store owned by W.C. Chapman, possibly on Main Avenue in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows a brick building with show windows, arched second story windows, a...
- Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- The proposed capitol of Colorado
- Architectural rendering of the proposed Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado. Portraits of Tennessee Senator W.C.Whitthorne, and Chang Tsao Ju, Chinese Minister.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ambassadors--Chinese--United States--1880-1890.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Legislators--1880-1890.; Whitthorne, W. C. (Washington Curran), 1825-1891.
- 1886 May 1
- Inside D. & R. G. depot
- Agent W. C. Cuthbert and Morton Weaver pose inside the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad station, Littleton, Colorado. Cuthbert sits at a typewriter next to his paper cluttered desk. Weaver sits beside him; he wears dusty trousers and suspenders.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1920.; Cuthbert, W. C.; Weaver, Morton.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Buffalo Bill and others
- Nate Salsbury, Supt. Fisher, Jules Keen, Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody) Supt, Foinett, John M. Burke, Red Shirt a Native American (Lakota Sioux), Inspector Cronin, G. Duck, E. M. Stuart, A. E Sheible, W. E. Wood, W. A. Jones, L. H. Skinner, G....
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians--England--London--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--England--London--1880-1890.; London (England)--1880-1890.; Men--England--London--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Red Shirt.;...
- [between 1920 and 1935]
- David Bruce Powers train of Leavenworth at Denver
- David Bruce Powers' supply train from Leavenworth, Kansas forms a circle on Market Street, Denver, Colorado. Men sit on burros and lead teams with covered wagons. Signs on businesses read: "Leather & Shoe Findings Storage & Commission," "Saddlery...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1868 June 20
- Gambling
- Men play cards and are identified as: "C. G. Lawun [?], W. C. Fretker [?], Woiber [?], Wm. Timpte, Carl Moritz, and Joe Otto." Crate reads: "Return to the Empire Bottling - Denver, Colo."
- Card games--1880-1900.; Gambling--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Denver apartments
- View of an apartment building in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick structure with a balustrade, columns, and balconies. Adjacent house has stonework with tracery.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Women's Christian Temperance Union plants memorial tree
- Members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union gather around a small spruce tree at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wilmore are seated on a park bench near the tree. A plaque reading: "8th District W.C.T.U. Honor Mr. &...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Public service organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Temperance--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Tree planting ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1942 July 17
- Men by Door 54
- A group of men stand and sit by a door numbered "54" in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Men in the photo are identified as: W. B. Wallace, A. R. Powers, A. D. Adamson, Smith, A. Black, Whitcomb, Texas Kid, Hesse, W. J. Clark, L. L. T. Parker, (?), (?), Phil...
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1880-1890.; Doors & doorways--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1880-1890.; Men--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1880-1890.
- [between 1890 and 1890?]
- Nevadaville, barn back of present W. C. Russell house built in '60s
- The frame barn and privies behind the Russell house are covered with snow and icicles in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado. A wagon frame is by the window, and an outhouse is propped up with boards. Another dwelling is in the background.
- Russell, W. C.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [between 1937 and 1939?]
- Los Angeles
- Aerial view of brick and stone buildings on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California. Buildings include the Hotel Aberdeen and the Women's Christian Temperance Union building with a rounded corner and a balustrade on the cornice. Signs read:...
- Hotel Aberdeen (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Woman's Christian Temperance Union--Buildings--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Hotels--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1902?]
- First National Bank of Loveland, Loveland, Colorado
- Exterior view of a remodel job done by W. C. Muchow Associates, Architects on the First National Bank of Loveland, Colorado. The two story building has vertical brick projecting column walls across the facade. A man poses on the front entry steps,...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Banks--Colorado--Loveland--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Fort Collins Volunteer Fire Department
- The Fort Collins Volunteer Fire Department poses in uniforms with their horse-drawn engine in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, at Fire Station Number 1. They are identified as: 1- E. W. Crim. 2- Henry Dowley. 3- Albert Montgomery. 4- W....
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.
- 1908
- For the mines
- A pack train stands loaded with ore cart rails headed for the mines, Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Business signs include: "N. J. Shilling," "San Juan Hardware Co.," "Merchant Tailor Department" and "W. C. Cluckett...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Ouray--1880- 1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Poncho, Colo.
- Reproduction shows lithographic bird's eye view of Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, with tree lined streets, houses, churches, commercial buildings, and trains. Printed under image: "Published by J. J. Stoner, Madison, Wis. Beck & Pauli,...
- Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Tiger, Colo.
- View of Tiger, Swan River area, Summit County, Colorado, includes many of the cabins and miner bunkhouses built for employees of the Royal Tiger Mines. An automobile parks on dirt street in front of one two story building.
- Tiger (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dwellings--Colorado--Tiger--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Tiger--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Tiger--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Denver, Colo.
- Left side of panorama view taken from Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "The Greatest Picture Theatre, Princess, 5 cents, 1620 Curtis St." "Candy Kitchen," "Motorcycles," "Bargain Flower Store," "Japanese Goods Store,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- Mayan Theatre at 110 Broadway opened on Nov. 20, 1930
- View of the Mayan Theatre at 1st (First) Street and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Movie marquee reads: "Fox Mayan", "New Songs, New Gags, Al Jolson In 'Big Boy'; Fox News Vitaphone Act Comedy, 'Our Nagging Wives.'" Business signs read: "Broadway...
- Mayan Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [1930?]
- Ignacio, head chief of Utes
- Head and shoulders portrait of Chief Ignacio, leader of Native American Utes, and member of the Weeminuche Band. He wears a vest over a light colored shirt, a kerchief around his neck, a vest with cigars in breast pockets, hoop earrings, and a...
- Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Wiminuche Indians--1870-1890.; Ignacio, Ute Chief.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Ute family
- Full-length studio portrait of a Native American Ute family in front of a painted backdrop; husband, Ne-Ge-Ri-Ta, stands next to wife, Ra-De-A, and baby, Rio Pinos in a cradleboard.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Ne-Ge-Ri-Ta.; Ra-De-A.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ute family
- Full-length studio portrait of a Native American Ute family in front of a painted backdrop; the mother holds a baby; the father's dress includes a vest with painted American flags, bone pipe choker, armbands and moccasins; the young boy wears a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--1880-1900.; Families--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ute family
- Full-length studio portrait of a Native American Ute family in front of a painted backdrop with prop rug, headdress and bow and arrows; the mother and daughter wear buckskins dresses, wide leather belts and jewelry; the father and son wear cotton...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Severo's children
- Studio portrait of a Chief Severo's children, one Native American Ute girl and three boys sit in front of a painted backdrop; they wear fringed buckskin or cotton shirts; the boys have beaded strips, beads or feathers in their hair.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--1880-1900.; Severo, Chief--Family.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee
- Studio portrait of Buckskin Charlie and To-Wee, Native Americans (Ute), wearing feathers, beads, leggings, moccasins, conchos, hair pipe chokers, earrings, and printed fabrics. Buckskin Charlie holds a sword and a fan.
- Indians of North America--Women--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.; To-Wee.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Buckskin Charly
- Studio portrait of Buckskin Charlie, a Native American man (Ute); dress includes a hair pipe breastplate, fur, he wears a moustache.
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]