Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Zuni village
- View over Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, shows Native Americans, pueblo houses with chimney pots, ovens, (hornos,) and access ladders, horses and covered wagons.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Zuni (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895]
- Zuni maiden, daughter of Pa-lo-wa-ti-wa
- Standing portrait of Twai-wi-hah Ditza, the daughter of Zuni governor Palowahtiwa (Pa-li-wa-tiwa, Patricio Pino) a Pueblo Native American, shows the girl wearing a dress, shawl, squash blossom necklace, rings, moccasins and leggings. She stands in...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Zuni Indians--Women--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Zuni pottery--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Zuni (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Pottery--New...
- [1890?]
- 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
- Zula Simmons
- Studio bust portrait of Zula Abbie Simmons, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Simmons' bangs are curled and tousled, and her hair is pinned neatly back in a bun. Her dress bodice has a front closure and buttons with starburst...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Simmons, Zula Abbie.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Zenaida Lemmon
- Studio bust portrait of Zenaida Lemmon, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Lemmon's bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves and velvet panels on the bodice and collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Lemmon, Zenaida.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Zella Adaline Boott
- Studio bust portrait of Zella Adaline Boott, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Boott's curly hair is pinned in a bun on top of her head. She wears a dress with wide pleats and a bow on the bodice, fabric rosettes on the shoulders...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Boott, Zella Adaline.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Yule log ceremony
- Two teenagers crouch by a fire and warm their hands during the Yule Log ceremony at Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado, as others watch.
- Christmas--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1960-1970.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1960-1970.
- 1967 December 16
- Yours truly, D. C. Oakes
- Studio bust portrait of Daniel C. Oakes, Colorado lumber merchant, Ute Indian Agent, and U.S. Land Surveyor. Oakes wears a wool jacket with a matching vest. and patterned tie. . He has a full goatee and mustache and his hair is parted.
- Business people--1870-1880.; Indian agents--Colorado--1870-1880.; Oakes, D. C. (Daniel C.)
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Youngest clown on horseback
- A boy poses at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. He wears a clown costume, and is atop a horse wearing pants and a ruffled collar.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- Young woman in a hat
- Studio bust portrait of an unidentified young woman, possibly either Marian Beatrice Miller or Edith Pleasance Miller, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a hat with a warped brim, topped with flowers and ribbon. Her dress...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Young woman in a hat
- Studio bust portrait of an unidentified young woman, possibly either Marian Beatrice Miller or Edith Pleasance Miller, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears a hat with a warped brim, topped with flowers and ribbon. Her...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Young woman
- Studio bust portrait of an unidentified young woman, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Her hair is styled in a coronet twist with curled bangs. She wears a loose lace collar tied high on her neck and draped down in the front.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Young woman
- Studio bust portrait of an unidentified young woman, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She wears spectacles, her bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back. Her crossover dress bodice is gathered at the shoulder with loose...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- 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 White Bull
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Minniconjou Sioux) boy, identified as Young White Bull. He wears fur covered moccasins, a breech cloth, a hair pipe breastplate, a bear claw necklace, arm bands, leg bands with bells, face paint, and plumage in...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Young White Bull.
- [1913?]
- Young White Bull
- Studio portrait of a Native American (Minniconjou Sioux) boy, identified as Young White Bull. He wears fur covered moccasins, a breech cloth, a hair pipe breastplate, a bear claw necklace, arm bands, leg bands with bells, a bustle, face paint, and...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Young White Bull.
- [1913?]
- Young man
- Studio portrait of an unidentified young man, possibly John Reser Sumner, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He has his hands in his pockets and wears a jacket over a double breasted vest, a striped shirt with an upright collar and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Young man
- Studio bust portrait of an unidentified man, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. His hair is parted to the side, and he wears a coat, vest, and a patterned silk necktie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Young boys peeking under tent
- A group of young boys lies on the ground peeking under a tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several additional boys walk near them. They are wearing knickers and caps. One boy lying on the ground in the center midground has a hole near the top...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Boys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Young Apache warrior and his squaw
- A Native American (Apache) man and woman pose in a meadow near Camp Apache in Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. The woman wears a dress with a gathered waist and pleated sleeves, boot moccasins, and has a burden basket....
- Apache Indians--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Bow and arrow--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Navajo County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--Arizona--Navajo...
- 1873
- Yosemite Valley, Cal.
- Panoramic view of the Merced River valley and steep walls of El Capitan and Cathedral Rocks, Yosemite National Park, California. Boulders are in the Merced River and grass, trees and brush are in the valley.
- Cathedral Rocks (Calif.)--1890-1900.; El Capitan (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Merced River (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Rivers--California--Yosemite National Park--1890-1900.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite...
- [1892?]
- Yosemite Falls cliff, Cal.
- View of Yosemite Falls, a waterfall on a steep granite cliff in Yosemite National Park, California. Sand, rocks and trees are beside the Merced River.
- Merced River (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Yosemite Falls (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--California--Yosemite National Park--1890-1900.
- [1892]
- Yellowstone Falls
- View of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A platform is near steep canyon walls and trees.
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1878]
- Yellowstone Falls
- View of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a waterfall, steep canyon walls, talus and trees.
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Yellow Pine
- View of a tall Ponderosa pine tree on a wooded hillside. Shows a man from the Corps of Engineers beneath the tree.
- Ponderosa pine--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Pines--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Yankee Girl Mine
- Miners stand beside an ore cart at the Yankee Girl Mine, Guston (OurayCounty), Colorado. Shows a burro pack train and the headframe of the mine.
- Guston (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Yankee Girl Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Guston--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Guston--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Guston--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Yampa Canyon, Dotsero Cutoff
- View along Eagle River partially coverd with ice and the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad grade, Dotsero Cutoff, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Yampa Canyon, Dotsero Cutoff
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, Dotsero Cutoff, Eagle County, Colorado; shows the Colorado River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1930-1940.;...
- 1934
- Yampa Canyon Dotsero Cutoff
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks, Dotsero Cutoff, east of Eagle, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eagle River(Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Yah-Vi-Ny, Comanche leader
- Yah-vi-ny, a Native American Comanche man, poses on horseback wearing leggings, shirt with neck scarf, animal fur cap and braid covers probably Fort Sill, Oklahoma. An automobile and canvas tents show behind him.
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Fort Sill (Okla.)--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Oklahoma--Fort Sill--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1911 and 1926?]
- Wyoming Jim Penton
- Jim "Wyoming" Penton, a member of the 10th Mountain Division 87th Regiment Service Company (SVC), stands on a bluff over Broad Beach on Kiska Island in Alaska; U.S. and British flags are nearby. The 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment was in the...
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Alaska--1940-1950.; Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Amphibious vehicles--Alaska--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Alaska--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Alaska--1940-1950.; Ships--Alaska--1940-1950.;...
- 1943 August
- Wreck of first passenger train in Anacond [sic] F & C C RY
- View of a Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad wreck near Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado; shows men, women and children looking at wrecked passenger cars. A photographer has a box camera on a tripod.
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- 1894, July 9
- 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 grave sites with crosses near the mass grave of the Native American Sioux victims of the Wounded Knee massacre, South Dakota. One cross reads: "Pugh Fire Thunder, B. 1891, D 17 1935."
- Fire Thunder, Pugh--Tomb.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1930-1940.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.--Cemeteries.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Cemeteries--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
- Worthen Hood
- Studio bust portrait of Worthen Hood, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears his hair parted to the side, a coat, vest, cravat and a shirt with an upturned collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Hood, Worthen.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1881
- 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
- Workings of the Tomboy Mine near Telluride
- View of the Tomboy Mine and Mill near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- 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?
- Women's march
- Mounted members of the Colorado National Guard disperse men and women participants in a march to free Mother Jones and support the UMW Ludlow strike against CF&I, near the Post Office on Main Street in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Jones, Mother, 1843?-1930--Capture & imprisonment.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.;...
- [January, 1914]
- Women on Santa Fe locomotive
- Women in costume pose on an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe streamlined locomotive. Two women wear cowgirl costumes and another wears a pioneer costume. An inscription on the front of the train reads "Santa Fe."
- Railroad locomotives--1940-1950.; Women--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Women and children in front of house, Georgetown
- A woman in a dress with skirt flounces poses on the porch of a frame house in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Two girls stand nearby in front of a frame outbuilding. The house has a cross gabled roof with gingerbread vergeboard. Shows...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Woman of Zuni & water olla
- A Native American Zuni Pueblo woman poses with a water jar (olla) balanced on her head in front a rock wall; she wears a manta, blanket, necklace, leggings and moccasins and holds onto the rung of a ladder.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Zuni Indians--Women--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Zuni pottery--New Mexico--Zuni--1890-1900.; Zuni (N.M.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1890?]
- Wm. T. MacDonald
- Studio portrait of William Townly MacDonald, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Shows MacDonald's wavy hair parted on the side. MacDonald wears a double breasted coat with a handkerchief, a vest, a shirt with an upright collar and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; MacDonald, William Townly.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Winter panning at Dawson
- Interior view of a Klondike gold miner's cabin in Dawson (Yukon), Canada; men pan over a wooden box. Frying pans, coffee pots, and books line shelves.
- Dawson (Yukon)--1890-1900.; Cabins--Canada--Dawson--Yukon--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Canada--Dawson--Yukon--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Canada--Dawson--Yukon--1890-1900.; Miners--Canada--Dawson--Yukon--1890-1900.; Mining...
- [between 1897 and 1900?]
- Winifred Catharine Stahl
- Studio bust portrait of Winifred Catharine Stahl, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Stahl's hair is parted down the middle and pulled back. She wears a dress with knife pleats and lace ruffles on the bodice, large oversized puffed...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stahl, Winifred Catharine.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Windy Point, Pikes Peak
- View of the tracks of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway tracks above timberline, Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. The tracks curve near the edge of the mountain.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Windy Point (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1891 and 1910]
- Willis B. Herr
- Studio bust portrait of Willis Benjamin Herr, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears his hair parted to the side, a coat and a cravat with a tie stud.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Herr, Willis B. (Willis Benjamin); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1882
- William Van Derveer Hodges
- Studio bust portrait of William Van Derveer Hodges, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Hodges' hair is parted on the side and brushed back. He wears a coat, a vest, and a light colored neck tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hodges, William Van Derveer.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895