Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Zuni, looking S.E.
- Panoramic view of the Native American, Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico. Shows rooftops of adobe and stone buildings with timber rafters (vigas), windows, chimneys and ladders. A woven rug and pottery are near a rooftop entrance. People and a tree are...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni architecture--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1890.; Dowa Yalanne (McKinley County, N.M.)--1870-1890.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1879 and 1881?]
- Zuni weaver of baskets
- Portrait of a seated elderly Native American Zuni Pueblo woman weaving a basket, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.; Zuni (N.M.)--1880-1910.; Basket making--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Zuni weaver
- Portrait of a Native American Zuni Pueblo man weaving on a loom, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.; Zuni Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.; Zuni (N.M.)--1880-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--Zuni--1880-1910.;...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Zuni Pueblo
- A group of unidentified Native American Zuni Pueblo young men sit on a rooftop, Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico; one has a gun in a holster. Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe mission church and the multi-story pueblo houses with access ladders and chimney pots...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1890-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1890-1910.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--1890-1910.; Zuni (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Zuni pueblo
- View inside the Native American Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, shows adobe walls, vigas, and an oven (horno).
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Zuni (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Ovens--New...
- [between 1934 and 1936?]
- Zuni Indian girl, with water olla
- A young Native American (Zuni) woman, in a headband, manta, wrapped moccasins and with an olla (an earthenware jug) on her head, poses probably at Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows an adobe building nearby.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni Indians--Women--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni pottery--New Mexico--Zuni--1870-1880.; Zuni (N.M.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions...
- 1873
- Zuni from across the "bridge" "from the Southwest"
- View of Native American Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, includes the Zuni River and bridge, people, timber corrals, garden areas, and adobe houses.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Zuni (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Zuni River (N.M. and Ariz.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--New...
- [between 1934 and 1936?]
- Zuni from across the "bridge" (from the Southwest)
- View across the Zuni River and bridge to the Native American Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, includes people, timber corrals, garden areas, and adobe houses.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Zuni (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Zuni River (N.M. and Ariz.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--New...
- [between 1934 and 1936?]
- Zuni
- View over the Native American Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, shows rooftops of adobe houses, wagons, timber corrals, and distant mesas.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Zuni (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Mesas--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1934 and 1936?]
- Zuni
- View over the Native American Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, shows rooftops of adobe houses with smoking chimneys with Towayalane (or Thunder Mountain) in distance.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Zuni (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Mesas--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1934 and 1936?]
- Zouaves group
- A group of Zouaves poses in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The costume the men wear, including red, baggy pants, gold-braided blue vests and red fez hats, was reportedly derived from the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Zouaves--Clothing & dress.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1897?]
- Zouaves group
- A group of Zouave poses in a row in front of a large set of bleachers in an arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The costume the men wear, including red, baggy pants, gold-braided blue vests and red fez hats, was reportedly derived from the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Zouaves--Clothing & dress.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1898?]
- Zouaves group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands on the far left of a group of Zouave posing in three rows. The back row is standing, the middle row kneeling and the front row sitting. The costume the Zouaves wear, including red, baggy pants,...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Zouaves--Clothing & dress.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1898?]
- Zookeeper at the City Park Zoo
- A man poses by a reindeer at the City Park Zoo, in Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver Zoo--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Zook Building
- View of the Zook Building at 431 West Colfax in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A bottle-shaped advertisement for Old Forester Whiskey is on top of the building. automobiles and a truck are nearby. Signs read: "Hank Williams...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1951 December 2
- 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?]
- Zion Baptist Church Denver Colo. 4th Anniversary of Rev. W. H. Young as pastor
- Panoramic view of African American (Black) men, women, boys and girls, members of Zion Baptist Church, who pose outdoors in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Members of the choir pose in robes near the church door.
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Choirs...
- 1938 October 30
- Zinc mine, Gillmore [sic]- near Redcliffe
- View looking down into Eagle River Canyon, Eagle County, Colorado, shows the Eagle River, Denver and Rio Grande railroad, the Belden-Gilman zinc mine and buildings, and the town of Red Cliff atop the escarpment.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Eagle County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Zigzag trail to Marshall Basin
- View of mountain valley with zigzag dirt trail near large frame hillside buildings of the Pandora Mill of the Smuggler-Union Mine, near Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Zig Zag Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canõn, Arizona
- Hikers descend Bright Angel Trail with pack horses in Grand Canyon (later National Park), Arizona.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Pack animals--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900-1910.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Zett Auto, Bdwy.
- A man sits behind the wheel of a Denver General Hospital ambulance in Denver, Colorado. A bell is mounted on the hood of the car with a cord leading to the drivers seat. The side of the vehicle is labeled: "City & County Hospital." A frame...
- Denver General Hospital--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Ambulances--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1924 February 22
- Zephyr in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.
- A crowd is gathered around the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Denver Zephyr on its first trip to Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows the railroad station, a water tower and mesas in the distance.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Denver Zephyr (Express train)--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1930-1940.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1930-1940.;...
- 1934 Jun. 16
- Zang
- Profile studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Adolph Joseph Zang, Denver capitalist and philanthropist; business interests included Philip Zang Brewing Company, insurance companies, banking, mining, farming, livestock breeding, and real estate;...
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1920-1920.; Zang, Adolph Joseph, 1856-1916.; Philip Zang Brewing Company.
- [between 1902 and 1915]
- Zanetell tent at Forbes tent colony
- Striking coal miners and their families pose near Joe Zanetell's tent during the UMW labor strike against CF & I. at Forbes Camp near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado The people are identified (left to right) as: 1) an unidentified man, 2)...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Zamora family
- Two men and a boy pose outside an adobe house in Zamora (Las Animas County), Colorado. They are identified left to right as: Feliz Nabor Zamora, an elderly man, he wears a shirt, jeans and round, wide brimmed hat and has a mustache. Jose Placido...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Zamora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Group portraits.; Boys.; Older people.; Zamora, Feliz Nabor, 1852-1915--Pictorial works.; Zamora, José Plácido, 1892-1955--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca 1900?]
- YWCA, Glenarm, 15th
- 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 brick building. Cars sit on Glenarm Street. Sign reads: "[?]ckett Electric. [?]ply Company....
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926
- 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
- YWCA
- 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 brick Georgian style building with two small balconies. Sign on the building next door reads: "Reynolds...
- 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.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- 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
- Yuma Indians, Arizona
- View of a Native American Yuma baby in a cradleboard propped in a chair.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Yuma Indians--Children--1880-1910.; Cradleboards--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Yuma
- Studio portrait of Native American Yuma man seated wearing long loose hair parted down middle, a kilt, face paint, shell choker and earrings.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Yuma Indians--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Ypsolon [sic] Peak [from Sprague]
- A stagecoach is stopped on a road above a stream in Larimer County, Colorado. Men sit on and near the stagecoach and stand near the stream. Ypsilon Mountain is in the distance.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ypsilon Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Ypsilon Peak from Sprague
- View of Ypsilon Mountain with road and stagecoach, shows woman, men, dog, stream, Larimer County, Colorado.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; People--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Youthful Penitentes at Abiquiu, N.M.
- Young men, members of the Hermanos Penitentes, climb up a dirt path between sandstone rock formations in Abiquiu (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. The men are barefoot and bare chested, they wear loose fitting white pants and have white cloth or...
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--1890-1910.; Abiquiu (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Crosses--New Mexico--Abiquiu--1890-1910.; Religious processions--New Mexico--Abiquiu--1890-1910.; Rites & ceremonies--New Mexico--Abiquiu--1890-1910.; Rock formations--New...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Yours always truly, Harry E. Burgess
- Harry E. Burgess poses for a bust portrait. He wears a wool coat buttoned almost to his neck, long hair parted on the side, and a moustache.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burgess, Harry E.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Youngest group of boys in dormitory Clayton school
- Boys pose on a carpet with toys in the Clayton College dormitory in Denver, Colorado. The toys include trucks, blocks, and tops.
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dormitories--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1927 November 6]
- Young women
- Group studio view of eleven young women in dark dresses with lace collars, puffed sleeves, and gathered or ruche bodices. They wear their hair pulled back with curled bangs. They are identified as : "top. Mamie Oleson, Minnie Woodward, Bertha...
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Young woman and girl in Wild West Show camp
- A young woman and girl stand near a group of teepees in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another larger tent is in the right foreground while another is in the left background. Several round, Native American shields hang from ropes behind...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Camps--1900-1910.; Tipis--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Young wife of Buckskin Charlie- on reservation
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of a Native American (Ute) woman near a tepee, probably near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. Towee (Emma Naylor Buck) wears a dress, a wide leather belt from which a small pouch and thin leather strips hang, a beaded...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buckskin Charlie, Ute Chief--Family.; To-Wee.
- 1890
- Young White Bull
- Standing studio portrait of a young Native American (Minniconjou Sioux) boy, identified as Young White Bull. He wears moccasins, fringed and beaded leggings, a dark shirt with elk tooth decoration, fur, necklaces, face paint, and beads and plumage...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Young White Bull.
- 1913?
- Young people in swim attire
- Outdoor portrait of boys and girls in swimsuits near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. One boy stands near a bicycle.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Swimmers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Young Native American man
- A Native American young man stands on one foot in the midground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1892?]
- Young Mike O'Toole at a Hanson claim
- Mike O'Toole poses near the entrance to a mine near Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado. Mine tramway tracks are near the entrance.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Eureka--1900-1910.; O'Toole, Mike.
- 1904
- Young man with rifle
- A young man with a rifle, in front of the Ludlow Saloon, wears a kerchief in support of coal miners during the UMW labor strike against CF&I, in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- Young man seated in chair holding magazine
- Outdoor portrait of a man in a rocking chair near a house in Denver, Colorado. He holds a newspaper and wears suspenders.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rocking chairs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Young Jewish newsboy
- A boy in a felt hat and overalls holds flowers and a copy of the Denver Times, and he poses in front of a building in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Times--People--1900-1920.; Jews--Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Newspaper carriers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Newspapers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1913?]
- Young girl putting flag on grave, Armistice Day
- A young girl places a flag on a grave on Armistice Day, probably Denver, Colorado. Additional gravestones and a canon are in the background. Some of the graves have small flags and flowers on them.
- Armistice Day--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1930]
- Young England asking questions
- A young boy stands with a cowboy in front of a building in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. The young boy wears a hat and knickers. The cowboy wears a cowboy hat and has a scarf tied around his neck. A sign...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Young bucks returning with spoils
- A Native American (Plains) man on horseback returns with his men and displays a scalp to women in an Indian camp.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Scalps--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]