Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Zion Baptist Church 138th church anniversary, November 9, 2003.
- Anniversary booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church, located in Denver, Colorado for its 138th Anniversary. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, letters from various local and state politicians, worship service programs, and...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 2003 November 9
- Yellowstone Lake, where the river leaves it
- View of Yellowstone Lake, looking south where the Yellowstone River leaves the lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a narrow sandbar with footprints, marsh, tall pines. Stevenson Island and the Absaroka Range are in the distance.
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone...
- [between 1871 and 1879]
- Yellow Rock - I'kaubut S'shensh
- Yellow Rock (also known Joe Vanderburg and I'kaubut S'shensh), a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, stands in a field on the reservation. He wears large round earrings, numerous beaded necklaces, a choker...
- Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Yellow Rock.
- [1907]
- Yale Glee and Banjo Clubs
- This is a program for a concert given at Central on January 1, 1898 by the Yale Glee and Banjo Clubs. It has a list of patronesses, the order for the concert, a list of members from each club, and other concert dates for their Christmas Tour.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1898 January 1
- WPA workers in Coal Creek Canyon
- Works Progress Administration (WPA) workers in overalls or jeans, gloves, and hats hold shovels and walk in the flood damaged creek bed in Coal Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows flood debris, sand and the eroded edges of Coal Creek.
- United States. Works Progress Administration of Colorado--1930-1940.; Coal Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Laborers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.;...
- 1938 Sept. 6
- 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
- World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing ; State of Colorado
- Index to the World War II dead and missing from the State of Colorado prepared by the War Department in 1946. Index includes: statistics of each Colorado county and an alphabetical listing of the dead and missing by county,
- World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--United States--Colorado.
- 2006
- World War I Civilian Registration Index of Colorado Minorities.
- List of men of ethnic minority between the ages of 18 and 45 who were required to register for the United State Selective Service during World War I. List is taken from Microfilm Rolls # 1509 CO 1-CO 2, and CO 6-CO 9, for Alamosa, Arapahoe,...
- World War, 1914-1918--Colorado.; Colorado--Genealogy--Sources.; Denver (Colo.)--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System-- Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914 -1918.; United States....
- undated
- Workshop for playground equipment
- Interior view of a man at a vise in a workshop used to repair playground equipment in Denver, Colorado. The man, who possibly is superintendent Thornton, wears overalls, a sweater and a cap. Saws, drill bits, hammers, wrenches and other tools are...
- Denver (Colo.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1918, May
- Woodstock snow slide ruins
- View of a collapsed frame, probably one-story house, in Woodstock near Pitkin (Gunnison County), Colorado west of Alpine Pass. A wooden plank supports an unstable wall. A brick chimney, wooden shingles, and rafters are in the debris pile of the...
- Woodstock (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Woodstock--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Woodstock--1880-1890.; Ruins--Colorado--Woodstock--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Woodstock--1880-1890.
- 1884?
- Woodland Flats 1937
- An unidentified man on snowshoes stands in a clearing at Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. A group of tree stumps is in the foreground. Pine trees, some with bare branches, stand on the ridge behind the man. A track of...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Meadows--Colorado--1930-1940.; Snowshoeing--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Woodland Flats 1937
- An unidentified man on snowshoes stands in a clearing at Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. A group of tree stumps is in the foreground. Pine trees, some with bare branches, stand on the ridge behind the man. A track of...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Snowshoeing--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Woodland Flats 1937
- Trees with bare branches stand along a ridge at Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Snow covers the ground and the ridge in the background, where pine trees stand.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Woodland Flats 1937
- Tall, thin pine trees with bare branches stand in the foreground near several tree stumps and smaller pine trees at Woodland Flats, possibly in Boulder County, Colorado. Snow covers the hillside in the background leading up to another ledge where...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1940.; Tree stumps--Colorado--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Women's Christian Temperance Union buys war bonds
- Nina Bear, treasurer of the Colorado Women's Christian Temperance Union hands a check to Louis M. Montania, administrator of the United States War Bonds Office. In return he hands her an envelope of war bonds. Bertha Teller sits at a table with her...
- Colorado Women's Christian Temperance Union--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 April 22
- Woman holding child outside of residence
- Outdoor portrait of a woman and her baby near a house in Denver, Colorado. Flower beds are on either side of the walkway where the woman stands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Wolhurst
- Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, is a sprawling three-story mansion with faceted towers, dormers, chimneys and arched windows. Built in a semicircle, this side encloses tree dotted lawn. The concrete edge of a pond is in the foreground, where a...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Winter view of Central City, 1899
- Main Street in Central City, Colorado, is covered with a blanket of snow. St. Mary's Catholic Church is in the left midground. The Teller House, named for Henry M. Teller, one of Colorado's first senators, is in the left background across Eureka...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Winks Lodge: Porch
- Porch where dining and dancing took place. Winks Lodge in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County). Built in 1925 by architect Wendall Hamlet, the lodge was a place for African Americans to escape the city for rest and relaxation in the mountains.
- Lincoln Hills (Colo.)
- 2002 August
- Winfield & Hodges, 366 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado
- Composite photograph shows a man in a horse drawn wagon with letters: "F. Winfield," and oversized potatoes.
- Winfield & Hodges--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Potatoes--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Windsor Hotel in Denver
- The Windsor Hotel, which opened its doors June 23, 1880, at the northeast corner of 18th (Eighteenth) and Larimer streets in downtown Denver, Colorado, was built by an English firm under the direction of James Duff. The exterior of the Windsor...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Awnings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Stone...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Windsor Hotel
- View of the Windsor Hotel at 18th (Eighteenth) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. Striped awnings hang over the Windsor Pharmacy on the first floor of the hotel where cigars, drugs, boots, shoes and gents furnishings are advertised. A flag...
- Windsor Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris. He wears a suit and has a watch fob hanging from his vest pocket. Seated next to him is Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- William F. Cody on horseback
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a dark hat and a dark, striped suit. Gaiters cover the lower part of his pant legs. He looks down at the ground near...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- William F. Cody in group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of a tent where King Leopold of Belgium (with beard) stands with three young boys and two men. A stuffed buffalo is on each side of the tent's entrance. Additional stuffed buffaloes are placed...
- Wild west shows--1890-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Léopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- [1893?]
- William F. Cody driving Deadwood Stage
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody drives the Deadwood Stagecoach, pulled by three teams of mules, probably in Concord, New Hampshire in 1895. A man sits next to Cody, and several passengers ride inside. A banner reading "1868 Home Again 1895"...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Stagecoaches--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1895?]
- 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?]
- Wild West Show tent
- A man draws the crowd's attention toward him in a small tent in a grassy field in the camp of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A striped curtain forms the backdrop behind the man. The grandstand where the audience sits is in the left background.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Wild West Show teepees
- Several men walk in the distance through a park where numerous teepees are set up. The teepees are probably part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while touring in Paris. Additional rectangular tents are also set up in the park. The tops of several...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1880-1890.; Show tents--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Wild West Show covered wagon
- Two members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sit on the buckboard of a covered wagon. A third man is stopped on a horse in the left midground near the back of the covered wagon. A landscape scene is painted on the backdrop behind where...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Covered wagons--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Wild West Show camp
- A man drives a round wagon pulled by two teams of horses through a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Lettering on the side of the wagon reads "Buffalo Bill's Wild West." A woman, possibly William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody's wife, Louisa...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- West High School class of 1927 50th reunion
- Scrapbook from the 50th Reunion of the class of 1927 from West High School. Included are photographs of students, programs, news clippings and other items. Some pages were not scanned as they were too fragile.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1977
- White washed fences along railroad tracks coming into Denver
- View of railroad tracks in Denver, Colorado; also shows fences, buildings, and signs: "Railway Crossing," "Burnham Coal," and "Stables."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Where we lost the first boat
- Men, probably J.E. Pelton, J.A. Curtis, M.F. Hovey, and E.B. Anderson, pose with a wrecked rowboat (the John C. Bell) in boulders and rocks by the Gunnison River, in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose County, Colorado.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Accidents--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Discovery & exploration--American--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.;...
- 1900 September
- Where we first met the top man
- Men stand among rocks by the Gunnison River, in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose County, Colorado.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Discovery & exploration--American--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.;...
- 1900 September
- Where Walter and Anna Halsey first met
- View of a (possibly Presbyterian) mission school in probably northern New Mexico. Men and women, boys and girls, teachers and students pose in front of the adobe building with a pitched roof. An adobe house and a two story building are beside the...
- Adobe buildings--New Mexico--1880-1890.; Church schools--New Mexico--1880-1890.; Students--New Mexico--1880-1890.; Teachers--New Mexico--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Where the spent shale is discharged
- A man stands near the oil shale processing facility at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado, Shows a Brown retort, a conveyor belt elevator for tailings, exhaust stacks, and sheds. The Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Conveying systems--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum...
- 1922
- Where the Cherokee trail crosses the Overland Trail
- View of a stone monument in southern Wyoming which commemorates the Cherokee Trail. The trail was established by Native Americans (Cherokee) and whites as a route west to the California gold fields. The monument stands at the intersection of the...
- Cherokee Indians--History--1910-1950.; Indians of North America--History--1910-1950.; Cherokee Trail--1910-1950.; Overland Trails--1910-1950.; Historical markers--1910-1950.; Trails & paths--1910-1950.
- [between 1914 and 1950?]
- Where the big ones are
- Fishing scene somewhere in Colorado possibly in South Platte Canyon; man with wicker creel wading into river from shore "landing" a fish.
- Fishing--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Where the Bear Creek trail winds along the face of the cliffs
- Bear Creek trail traverses cliff faces in Ouray County, Colorado; a man on horseback and a pack horse follow the path.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1920.; Pack animals--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Where the aspens grow, Redstone Colo.
- View of an aspen tree-lined pathway in Redstone, Colorado.
- Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Aspen--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Where the aspens grow
- View of a footpath in an aspen tree grove in Estes Park, Colorado.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Aspen--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Where the Apache Trail circles a mountain canyon, near Roosevelt Dam
- View of a hairpin curve on the dirt road on the Apache Trail in probably Gila County, Arizona. A man holds a hat to shield his face from the sun, and poses beside a convertible car. Shows treeless, rocky slopes in the canyon, and a concrete bridge...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache Trail (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Gila County (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Automobile travel--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Dirt...
- [1916]
- Where Tabors lived for a short time before they were moved to the Windsor Hotel
- View of the Horace Austin Warner Tabor house at 1223 East 10th (Tenth) Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A church and automobile are nearby.
- Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1962 March
- Where silence speaks [graphic] : The ancient sign language, being used by these Navajo Indians seems a part of the ageless brooding desert
- Native American (Navajo) men pose outdoors in New Mexico. They crouch near a mule and wear blankets.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1940.; Men--New Mexico--1900-1940.
- [between 1904 and 1932]
- Where longing lovers love to stroll
- View of a waterfall in City Park, North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Rocks, trees, and timber stand in the waterfall.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Where Joel S. Coffin died
- The place where Joel S. Coffin died. Coffin was a staff sergeant in the Tenth Mountain Division and one of the best friends of the photographer, who was not in the same regiment. He asked for a discription of the site from one of Coffin's squad...
- Iola (Italy)--1940-1950.; Coffin, Joel S.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- 1945
- Where Green Lake Road crosses Argentine Gulch
- View, facing northeast, of the area where Green Lake road crosses Argentine Gulch in the Argentine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1920-1930.
- 1925