Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Zion's Cooperative Merchantile [sic] Association
- View of the Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution on Main Street between South Temple and South First Streets, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows an Italianate style building with parapet, finials and pediment. Horse-drawn buggies...
- Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution--Buildings--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Department stores--Utah--Salt Lake...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Beautiful, beautiful, zion! : the majesty of God's power and grace, First Chronicles-Chapter 20, Verse 11.
- Booklet created detailing the clerical and building history of the Zion Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included are several photographs of different pastors and their families, changes to different church buildings to the year 2003.
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver--History.; Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 2003
- Yucca or Spanish Bayonet
- Close up of a large yucca plant in bloom, Colorado. A man sits on a low hill behind the plant.
- Yucca--Colorado--1880-1900.; Men--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- F. H. Young [residence]
- View of the F. H. Young house on 3rd (Third) Avenue in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. The three story house has stick style elements that include cross gables, horizontal siding with vertical studs, a porch with arched brackets, geometric...
- Young, F. H.--Homes & haunts.; Durango (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Durango--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900?]
- Brigham Young's Grave
- View of a cemetery and the grave site of Brigham Young, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a row of graves and a marble slab enclosed by a high ornate wrought iron fence, a large unenclosed marble slab grave marker and a new grave. A...
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Tomb.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- The "Lion House", Salt Lake City
- View of the Lion House built by Brigham Young, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a frame and stucco residence with dormers, chimneys, behind a brick wall and gate. Shows a wide dirt avenue, street car or trolley tracks, trees.
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Homes & haunts.; Lion House (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Gardo House or Amelia's Palace
- View of the Gardo House, built by Brigham Young, Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a large Second Empire, Victorian style house with tall arched windows, a veranda, balconies and widow's walks behind a wrought iron fence.
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Homes & haunts.; Gardo House (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1890-1900.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Margaret Shelton and Me at Lock Vale
- Margaret Shelton and Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), two African American teenage girls, stand on rocks in water at Loch (Locke) Vale in Rocky Mountain National Park (Larimer County), Colorado. They wear pants, blouses and boots. Marie...
- Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1920-1930.; Loch Vale (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rocky Mountain National Park...
- 1929, August 20-30
- Alberta Falls - near timberline
- Four African American teenage girls stand at the foot of Alberta Falls (Larimer County), Colorado. They wear overalls or pants, sweaters and boots. A sign on a tree reads: "Alberta Falls."
- Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.;...
- 1929, August 20-30
- Horseback riders, Yosemite National Park
- Five women, a boy, and a man pose mounted on horseback in Yosemite National Park, California. Two other men stand in front of the horses. The women wear dresses and hats, the boy wears a suit, and the men wear western style clothing.
- Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Boys--California--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--California--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--1890-1910.; Women--California--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Our cabin; Mrs. Bondurant and Margaret S.
- Mrs. Bondurant, an African American woman and Margaret Shelton, an African American teenage girl, pose together in front of their cabin at the YMCA of the Rockies camp near Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Mrs. Bondurant wears a dark dress...
- YMCA of the Rockies--Buildings--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cabins--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.; Organizations'...
- 1929, August 20-30
- Administration Building
- View of the Administration Building at the Y.M.C.A. Camp Conference Headquarters at the YMCA of the Rockies near Estes Park in Larimer County, Colorado. Shows men, women and children in front of a two-story, wood frame building. Cars nearby include...
- YMCA of the Rockies--Buildings--1920-1930.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.
- 1929 August 20-30
- Cafeteria, Lodge - Clinic
- View of the Cafeteria and Lodge-Clinic in the YMCA of the Rockies Camp Conference Headquarters near Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows three, two-story, wood frame buildings. Cars and a person are in the distance.
- YMCA of the Rockies--Buildings--1920-1930.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.
- 1929, August 20-30
- Who wouldn't believe in God with this view to greet one every morning. Long's Peak from our cabin door.
- View of Long's Peak and two-story buildings of the YMCA of the Rockies Camp Headquarters near Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Shown are the Cafeteria and the Lodge.
- YMCA of the Rockies--Buildings--1920-1930.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Second canon [i. e. canyon] of Yellowstone looking down
- View of the Yellowstone River near Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Rivers--Wyoming--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Yellowstone River above the falls
- View of the Yellowstone River at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Rivers--Wyoming--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Hot spring fissures Gardiner's River
- A man poses by a hot springs near Gardner Creek at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Springs--Wyoming--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Gardiner's River hot springs Diana's Baths
- A man walks near the Diana's Baths hot springs near Gardner Creek at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Springs--Wyoming--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Yellowstone National Park
- View of geysers in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Wyoming--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1880]
- Mud Geyser in action
- View of the Mud Geyser as it sprays steam and muddy water at Yellowstone National Park.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Wyoming--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Yellowstone Lake
- View of Yellowstone Lake at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- View on Yampa River, Colo.
- View of hay fields and hills in Routt County, Colorado.
- Yampa River Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--Routt County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- View on Yampa River near Hayden, Colo.
- View of an ornate farm house in Yampa (Routt County), Colorado; also shows gardens and hay fields.
- Yampa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Yampa--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Worthington Pump Co.
- Interior view of the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation machine shop at 435 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Metal pipe connectors, machinery, and supplies are in the shop. Tracks for a mobile ceiling crane are...
- Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Administration Building, Chicago World's Fair
- View of the Administration Building at the Chicago World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The edifice, designed by Richard M. Hunt, is an octagon with four pavilions at the four corners. The pavilions are Greek Revival...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Pavilions--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Exhibition building at the Chicago World's Fair
- View of an exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The building is a Romanesque structure with large arched entryways, Corinthian columns, obelisk like spires, and statues. The names of cities...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Cividale
- Men, soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division, and children play and sunbathe near a weir in the Natisone River in Cividale del Friuli (Udine Province), Italy. Shows medieval buildings, the Basilica di S.Maria Assunta and a baroque bell tower....
- World War, 1939-1945.; Cividale del Friuli (Italy)--1940-1950.; Natisone River (Italy and Slovenia)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Italy--Cividale del Friuli--1940-1950.; Clock towers--Italy--Cividale del Friuli--1940-1950.; Leisure--Italy--Cividale...
- [1945]
- Cividale, Ponte del Diavolo
- View of the Natisone River in Cividale del Friuli (Udine Province), Italy. The stone Ponte del Diavolo (Devil's Bridge) is across the river in the distance. Women wash clothes in the river. The Basilica di S.Maria Assunta and medieval buildings are...
- World War, 1939-1945.; Cividale del Friuli (Italy)--1940-1950.; Natisone River (Italy and Slovenia)--1940-1950.; Bridges--Italy--Cividale del Friuli--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Italy--Cividale del Friuli--1940-1950.; Military...
- [1945]
- View of Riva Ridge with jeep, Italy
- View of Riva Ridge lightly dusted with snow. In the foreground a covered jeep is parked pointing toward the mountains along a gravel road. An open field covered with snow and some woods fill the middle ground.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [February] 1945
- Troops aboard the Marine Fox return to New York Harbor
- Hundreds of Tenth Mountain Division Troops fill the U.S.S. Marine Fox as it enters New York Harbor. All are wearing light khaki uniforms. Most of the men are face the camera. Two other ships are in the background.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--New York--1940-1950.; Troop movements--New York--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945
- GIs dug in near Sassomolare, Italy
- Men from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company K, dig in on a ridge north of Sassomolare. According to the caption, they are protecting the left flank of the main column moving up the Porretta-Moderna Highway, a few...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company F.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 4, 1945
- Troops along Lake Garda south of Bardolino, near Verona, Italy
- A group of Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Infantry Regiment, Company C soldiers walk in a loose formation along the banks of Lake Garda, south of Bardolino in the Verona Area during the Italian Campaign. In the background the mountainous slopes...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company C.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- April 26, 1945
- 10th moves through Badia, Italy
- A loosely organized column of eleven Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Mountain Infantry, 2nd Battalion, soldiers enter the town of Badia, during the Italian Campaign. The stone buildings are slightly damaged.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [April or May] 1945
- Radioman during mortar barrage, Della Vetta, Italy
- Two soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Regiment, Company K during a mortar barrage on Mount Della Vetta during the Italian Campaign. The soldier standing at the edge of the slope is a radioman who (according to the caption) was...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 3, 1945
- Reinforcements move up the ridge, Mount Belvedere in background, Italy
- A line of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers climb up a ridge wearing helmets, combat fatigues, large knapsacks during the Italian Campaign. According to the caption the peak of Mount Belvedere rises in the distance. The ground is partially covered...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Returning from the frontlines
- In a view taken from above, twenty-nine Tenth Mountain Division soldiers march around a curve in a road towards a bridge over a small creek. A covered truck is begining its crossing as a soldier driving a camuflaged weasle (a treaded mitlitary...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945 February 22
- Engineers rest behind a tank destroyer during an assult, Castel D'Aiano, Italy
- Ten Tenth Mountain Division 126th Mountain Enginers rest behind a tank destroyer on a mountain road while taking cover from German sniper fire. Those closest to the tank destroyer stand and sit upright while those farther from cover lie flat on the...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 3, 1945
- Tank destroyer advances along a mountain road, Italy
- Three soldiers of the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion advance a tank destroyer mounted with three inch guns along a mountain road located, according to the caption, in the Mount Terminale area. The 701st was attached to the Tenth Mountain Division...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 3, 1945
- Reconnaissance of Po River from banks near San Benedetto, Italy
- Three Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Headquarters Company soldiers make a reconnaissance of the Po River at its banks near San Benedetto during the Italian Campaign. The banks of the river are flat. Part...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Po River (Italy)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th.
- April 23, 1945
- Loading a 37mm pack gun to a pack mule
- A soldier from the 1st Battalion, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Tenth Mountain Division ties the ropes fastening a part of 37-mm pack gun onto an American pack mule during the Italian Campaign. According to the caption the piece weighs 22 pounds...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Mules--Italy--1940-1950.; Pack animals--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th.
- April 16, 1945
- Men, mules and ammunition move forward
- Three men from the Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company H (wearing combat fatigues and helmets, and carrying rifles) walk down a country road lined with leafless trees. One leads a pack mule bearing supplies. More mules...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Mules--Italy--1940-1950.; Pack animals--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th.
- April 14, 1945
- Explosion used to detonate German mines
- A black cloud from an explosion rises in the middle ground of the image. Leafless trees and snow covers the ground. In the background buildings stand on the ridge above the valley in the vicinity of Mount Belvedere during the Italian Campaign....
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Explosions--Italy--1940-1950.; Mines (Warfare)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Co. G 86th Inf. preparing to fire practice round
- Two soldiers on maneuvers, members of Company G of the 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, prepare to fire a practice round with 60 mm mortar from Resolution Mountain in Eagle County, Colorado. The men, identified as Thomas Boulson and Howard...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military personnel.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mortars (Ordnance)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Eagle County--1940-1950.; War games--Colorado--Eagle County--1940-1950.; Boulson, Thomas J.;...
- 1944 April 3
- C Co. 85th Mtn. Inf. Regt. Camp Swift, Texas
- Members of C Company, 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment stand at ease in front of military barracks and buildings at Camp Swift (Bastrop County), Texas. The men hold rifles; some hold cigarettes. They are dressed in battle fatigues, helmets, boots...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military personnel--Texas--Camp Swift.; Camp Swift (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Barracks--American--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Military camps--American--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Military training--Texas--Camp...
- 1944
- 10th Mountain Division ski troops
- Uniformed ski troops, members of the 10th Mountain Division, sit and stand on a rocky mountain slope near a snow field in probably Northern Italy. Opened cans and clothing are scattered on the ground.
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Ski troops--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- 10th Mountain Division ski troops
- Uniformed ski troops, members of the 10th Mountain Division, stand near a rocky mountain slope and snow field in probably Northern Italy. One of the men carries skis and holds ski poles.
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Ski troops--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- Officer's table, Co. F party (86th)
- Officers from Company F of the 86th Infantry Division pose near a table loaded with beer bottles and dirty dishes at a party. Sketches of nude women and large paper or fabric rosettes are mounted on the wall. The men are in uniform and are...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Military officers--American--1940-1950.; Parties--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th.
- 1944 May
- Military men on sidewalk in WWI uniforms posing with machine guns
- Outdoor portrait of men in World War One military uniform by an automatic, tripod mounted rifle with ammunition on a (probably) Denver, Colorado sidewalk; automobiles are parked in the street.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military uniforms--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rifles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Military men in WWI uniforms posing with machine gun on sidewalk - 3 roadsters in background
- Outdoor portrait of men in World War One military uniforms by an automatic, tripod mounted rifle with ammunition on a (probably) Denver, Colorado sidewalk; automobiles are parked in the street.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military uniforms--American--1910-1920.; Rifles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Fort Logan World War I
- Possibly Brigadier General Cameron or Tuthill from Fort Kearny and other officers inspect the mounted cavalry soldiers as they parade in formation, Fort Logan, Colorado.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Fort Logan.; Fort Logan (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Soldiers--Colorado--Fort Logan--1910-1920.; United States. Army. Cavalry.
- [1917]