Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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?]
- Wild West Show actors
- A Native American man, possibly Walks-Under-the-Ground, and Kishvardi Makharadze, a Russian Georgian Cossack, both members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose in front of a log cabin with the words "Ranch Home Col. John Nelson Scout"...
- Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Homes & haunts--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Walks-under-the-Ground.; Makharadze, Kishvardi.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Will Rogers Rodeo Manitou
- View of a rodeo in Manitou Springs, Colorado. In the foreground, a cowboy hangs on to a bucking bronco that is in midair, forelegs down, hindquarters raised in full kick. In the background, cowboys are both mounted on horses and standing along the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cowboys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- William Cody and Gordon Lillie, seated at a table, both wearing western clothing, full length
- Full length studio photograph of Gordon Lillie and William Cody seated at a table. Lillie wears hat and fringed jacket and is writing; Cody wears embroidered jacket.
- Wild west shows--1880-1890.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1880 and 1899]
- William Cody with group in front of headquarters tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in a tent in the center background with young Johnny Baker standing near him. A man sits under Cody's tent. A banner with a buffalo head painted on it flies above the tent. The tent is probably the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Bogardus, Adam.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1884?]
- William Cody with group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with a group of people in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West in England. Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of the Wild West Show, sits in the right center of the front row next to a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1887?]
- William F. Cody & Gordon Lillie, seated at a table, full length
- Full length studio portrait of William Cody and Gordon Lillie, seated at a table in front of painted backdrop. Lillie, on right, is writing and Cody is facing the camera. Both wear fringed leather jackets; Lillie is wearing a hat.
- Wild West shows--1890-1930.; Entertainers--1900-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Pawnee Bill, 1860-1942.
- [between 1900 and 1934]
- William F. Cody and group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses with four men. Two men wear turbans and capes and are members of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while touring in Europe, possibly Paris. The remaining two men standing on the left both wear suits and top...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889]
- William F. Cody with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the center of the back row of a group portrait in a studio. Sitting in front of Cody is Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull, who toured with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1885. The others in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Crow Eagle.; Sitting Bull, 1834?-1890.; Halsey, William.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1885?]
- 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 Norris Moore
- Full length studio portrait of William Norris Moore, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Moore is a young African American (Black) man, he poses beside a square pillar in front of a painted backdrop. He wears a morning coat and a...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Moore, William Norris.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- William Putnam and Kenny Molenaar on Cheyenne Mountain, near Camp Carson, Colorado
- Tenth Mountain Division soldiers William Putnam and Kenny Molenaar pose for a photograph on Cheyenne Mountain, near Camp Carson, Colorado. Both are wearing coils of climbing rope over khakis.
- Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Molenaar, Kenny.; Putnam, William.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1944
- William S. Jackson, Jr. wedding
- Patricia McLaughlin Jackson, her groom, William S. Jackson, Jr. (1920- ), and members of the McLaughlin family pose for a wedding portrait in Lake Forest, Illinois. Members of the wedding party are identified from left to right as: George...
- Lake Forest (Ill.)--1940-1950.; Brides.; Families.; Grooms (Weddings); Wedding clothing & dress.; Weddings.; Jackson, Patricia McLaughlin--Family.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; Jackson family.
- 1946 December 14
- Willow Creek Canon between Upper Creede & Creede, Colo.
- Steep, narrow, rocky Willow Creek Canyon separates the main part of the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County, from Lower Creede, in the background. The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Western run through the center of town. Wood-frame...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Willow Creek Canyon (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Windows of First Plymouth Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
- Book created by Rev. Raymond A Waser regarding the significance of the windows in the First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado.
- Glass painting and staining.; Christian art and symbolism.; Church architecture.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943
- Winnie-the-Pooh Costume at Mission Viejo
- Person in a Winnie-the-Pooh costume standing by young children. A crowd of both children and adults visible in the background.
- Halloween.; Costumes.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Wolf Chief & Harry Eaton, Dakota, seated, holding peace pipe, full length
- Full length studio portrait of Wolf Chief, wearing fur piece around neck, fur jacket and hat, and Harry Eaton, wearing fur piece, long necklace and holding peace pipe. Both are seated in front of painted backdrop.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Calumets--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Wolf Chief.; Eaton, Harry.
- [188-?]
- Wolf Tongue
- A team of workers set charges at the Wolf Tongue tungsten mine in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. One man places explosives in bored holes and the other holds a tamping stick. Both men wear work overalls, jackets, hard hats, and carbide lamps.
- Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Explosives--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Woman at fireplace, Zuni
- A Native American woman sits next to a large fireplace with several pots and pans in it. She wears a shawl wrapped over one shoulder and a long skirt and long-sleeved shirt, both with floral patterns. She is barefoot. Soot has darkened the back of...
- Indians of North America--Women--1920-1930.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1920-1930.; Fireplaces--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1920-1930.; Houses--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1920-1930.; Interiors--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1920-1930.
- [1926?]
- Woman at the fairgrounds, Montrose
- A woman poses outside of the, "Montrose Fair and Driving Park Association," in Montrose, Colorado. The entrance to the park is marked by a gabled sign with the park's name painted on it, and American flags projecting up from both sides. Advertising...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Woman in plaza, Las Vegas, New Mexico
- H.H. Lake's wife, Theodora, sits with another woman on a bench on the Plaza in Las Vegas, New Mexico. A sign that reads: "Meat Market" hangs on a two-story building in the background. Additional shops and buildings line the dirt road. Both women...
- Las Vegas (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Plazas--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.; Women--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Woman with girl portrait
- Studio portrait of a mother and child in Colorado. They both wear dresses.
- Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mothers & children--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Women's Christian Temperance Union mission
- A large group of women and young children stands in front of the Women's Christian Temperance Union Mission at 1100 10th Street in Denver, Colorado. (The mission was reloatced to 11th Street in 1902.) A sign reading "W.C.T.U. Mission" hangs from...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Wonsívu and Kurátu
- Two Native American (Paiute) young women, Wonsivu and Kuratu, sit together on a rock, one with her arm around the other, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. Both wear thin headbands and heavily fringed, buckskin dresses.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Women--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kurátu.; Wonsívu.
- 1874
- Woodbury Branch symphony preview
- Photograph of a symphony preview held at the Woodbury Branch library located in Denver, Colorado. Pictured are two women, one sitting at a piano, the other behind her holding a book. They both look out at an audience.
- Denver Public Library. Woodbury Branch.
- 1957 January 20
- 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
- Wounded men cross snowy field to the Battalion Aid Station, Mount Belvedere, Italy
- Eight men walk in a straight line on a trail across a snow covered field. According to the caption, they are both walking wounded and a litter squad, accompanying a wounded enemy soldier on a litter to the Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Mountain...
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 20, 1945
- Young Womans Christian Association Bldg, Denver
- Exterior view of Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) building, 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue and Sherman, Denver, Colorado; built in 1899, dedicated in 1900, and torn down in 1971; brick residences adjacent to both sides of building.
- Young Women's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Yulé et Quincy, chefs des Yutes (bande des Sabquatches)- dessin de Janet Lange d'après une photograhie
- Reproduction of a drawing shows a standing portrait of Yule (Ouray?) and Quincy (Guerro?) Native American Ute chiefs of the Tabeguache band, both wear buckskin with fringe.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--1860-1870.; Quincy.; Yule.
- 1868
- 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
- Zoo office & bird cages (from the N.E.)
- Shows a single story building with two bird gazebos on both ends, a long covered porch and a belvedere (rooftop gazebo). The building was built in 1893 and was originally the first pavilion in City Park, it was torn down in 1973.
- Animal cages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Zoo office & bird cages (from the south)
- Shows a single story building with two bird gazebos on both ends, a long covered porch and a belvedere (rooftop gazebo). The building was built in 1893 and was originally the first pavilion in City Park, it was torn down in 1973.
- Animal cages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]