Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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?]
- Zoroastr [sic] from the river, Grand Cañon, Ariz.
- View towards Zoroaster Point (or Temple) from Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Zoroaster Temple (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Zig zag Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canon, Arizona
- Bright Angel Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, with pack mules being walked down one of many switchbacks on dusty trail.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Mules--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900-1910.; Pack animals--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900-1910.; Trails & paths--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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?]
- Yucca
- Close view of a blooming yucca plant, probably in Colorado; dirt road and mountains in background.
- Yucca--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- 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]
- 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 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 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 braves of Brule Tribe
- Two Native American men pose on horseback behind the arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The men wear single feathers on the backs of their heads and are bare-chested. The man in the right foreground holds a round...
- Brulé Indians--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Young brave
- A Native American man poses in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The man holds a round shield in his right hand. He wears a striped loincloth and...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Indians of North America.
- [1892?]
- 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 boy on horseback
- A young boy poses on horseback in front of a backdrop with a landscape scene painted on it, probably a set for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The boy wears a cap and shorts with a jacket. A log rail fence stands along the backdrop.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Boys--1880-1900.; Horses--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- York St., Denver
- View of tree-lined York Street, Denver, Colorado; shows dirt street with cement curbs, sidewalks, hitching posts, corner of brick residence with column on right edge, and distant edge of McLellan Gate at 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue to City Park,...
- McLellan, William W.--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Yellowstone Park
- View of Yellowstone National Park. A wooden raised walkway leads away from a corner of a one story building with a pitched roof and small porch. The walkway is parallel to a wooden rail fence. A wooden bench creates a break in the fence. Steam...
- Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Buildings--Wyoming--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Springs--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Yellowstone Park
- View of a hot springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A small hot spring is sunken in the ground, surrounded by rocks encrusted with salt deposits. Other springs, fallen timber, and trees are visible in the distance.
- Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Springs--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Yellowstone Park
- View of a geyser or spring, possibly Chinaman Spring, at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Water flows over the edge of a large lava rock into possibly the Firehole River. Steam rises from the water.
- Firehole River (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Geysers--Wyoming--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Springs--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Yellow Feather, Maricopa
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Native American (Maricopa) woman, Yellow Feather. She holds a wide, woven basket on her head, cushioned by a cloth head ring. She wears a netted collar with a diamond pattern over a white, sleeveless shirt. Her...
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Maricopa Indians--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Baskets--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Yarmony Creek Canon [sic], Moffat Road
- View of Denver & Salt Lake (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific) passenger train number one entering tunnel, Yarmony Creek Canyon, Colorado, Moffat Road; after trestle, standard gauge crosses over creek (not in view) the track rounds bend,...
- Yarmony Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1907 and 1915]
- Yankee Doodle Lake from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Standard gauge railroad track looping around ice covered Yankee Doodle Lake; photographed from Rollins Pass on Moffat Road. Denver and Salt Lake Railroad, Colorado.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado-- 1900-1930.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.; Rollins Pass (Colo.); Yankee Doodle Lake (Colo.)
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Yankee Doodle Lake and James Peak, Moffat Road
- Three elevations of standard gauge railroad track seen on Moffat Road and looping around Yankee Doodle Lake, Colorado; includes James Peak in distance and retouched train exiting from Tunnel Number thirty-two, nicknamed Needle's Eye Tunnel. Denver,...
- Yankee Doodle, Lake (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [1904?]
- Yankee Doodle Lake and James Peak, Denver, Northwester [sic] & Pacific Ry., the Moffat Road
- Bird's eye view of Yankee Doodle Lake, James Peak, & Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later Denver & Salt Lake) retouched passenger train leaving "Needles Eye" tunnel, tunnel number 32, reached via Moffat Road, Colorado; standard gauge...
- James Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Yankee Doodle Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Yacht race, Grand Lake
- View of yacht racing on Grand Lake, Colorado; partial view of Grand Lake, man in rowboat; forested mountain ridge.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Yacht racing--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Y.M.C.A. Bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) building, East 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado; designed by architects Willis Adams Marean and Albert Julius Norton (Marean-Norton firm), built in 1907,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Denver--1900- 1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Wrecked American tanks at Corona, Italy
- View of wrecked tanks abandoned in Corona, Italy, by Fifth Army units that had captured Belevedere in November 1944 but lost it during a German counter-offensive. The tanks were still there when the Tenth Mountain Division's, 87th Regiment took and...
- Corona (Italy)--1940-1950.; Monte Belvedere (Italy)--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- 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
- World renowned [sic] loop, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry., Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later Denver & Salt Lake) Hill Hell, "Loop", wooden trestle and tunnel number 33, Moffat Road, Colorado; passenger train crossing over trestle and another passenger train approaching tunnel; standard...
- Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Working on the breast of a tunnel
- Underground mine shaft or tunnel somewhere in Colorado; miner at end of tunnel with sledge mallet or hammer driving a spike in rock wall; shovel and other long spikes stored at side, candle stuck in wall.
- Miners--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1922]
- Woods Lake, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Wood's Lake, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; lake surrounded by mountains; summer resort with cabins and lodge on opposite shore, eight miles from Thomasville.
- Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- Woods Lake, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Partial view of Woods Lake and Woods Lake Resort (a summer fishing resort), eight miles from Thomasville, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows eight or more log cabins nestled near opposite shore of the pristine mountain lake.
- Thomasville (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Woods Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- Woods Lake, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Partial view of Woods Lake and Woods Lake Resort (a summer fishing resort), eight miles from Thomasville, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows boats on pristine mountain lake, over twelve log cabins, a split rail fence, stack of...
- Thomasville (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Woods Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- Woodland Park C M Ry
- View of Woodland Park, Colorado; tracks of the Colorado Midland Railway at right; various commercial buildings, including General Merchandise store; foothills in background.
- Woodland Park (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Woodland Park--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Wood's Lake, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Wood's Lake, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; summer resort with lodge and cabins on opposite shore; lake surrounded by snow covered mountains; eight miles from Thomasville.
- Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- Wood's Lake
- Wood's Lake, Colorado reached via Colorado and Midland Railway, eight miles from Thomasville; man fishing in boat on lake surrounded by snowy mountains; summer resort with cabins, center left.
- Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Fishing boats--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- Wood's Lake
- Wood's Lake, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows summer resort with cabins and lodge across lake on opposite shore nestled in trees and lake surrounded by snow covered mountains. Location is eight miles from Thomasville.
- Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- 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
- Won-sí-vu, or Young Antelope
- A young Native American (Paiute) woman, Wonsívu, stands on rocks on the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona. She wears a thin headband, and a heavily fringed buckskin dress with hooves tied on the fringe.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.; Won-sí-vu.
- 1874
- Women weaving near Butlers trading post
- View of 2 Native American (Navajo) women, a girl, and a baby sitting and standing outside of an adobe and wood building with a brush and wood porch, at Butlers trading post, possibly in New Mexico; one woman, who sits on a fringed blanket, weaves a...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--1900-1910.; Weaving--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Womans Club, Denver
- Denver Woman's Club building, Denver, Colorado, a three-story brick building with plaque at doorway entrance inscibed "Cleaves School, Expression & Acting" (possibly remodeled armory building on Glenarm between 14th and 15th). The club was founded...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Societies and clubs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Decker, Sarah Platt.; Woman's Club (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1902 and 1910]
- Woman with child
- A woman wearing a dress and bonnet sits holding a small child on her lap. The child wears a light-colored bonnet and long coat. The two are sitting on a chair in a garden, possibly in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Paris.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Children--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Woman with child
- A woman stands next to a baby carriage with a small child sitting up in it. The woman wears a plaid poncho and a small hat. Several teepees are set up in the background in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show while touring in Paris. Lettering...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Baby carriages--1880-1890.; Infants--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Woman weaving near Butler's Trading Post
- Interior view of a Native American (Navajo) woman and girl who sit on fringed blankets at a loom, and weave near Butler's Trading Post, possibly near Shiprock, New Mexico. The woman and girl are shaded by a dark cloth tied to wooden building...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Weaving--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- September, 1908
- Woman weaving near Butler's Trading Post
- Native American (Navajo) woman and girl sit and weave at a loom at Butlers Trading Post, probably near Shiprock, New Mexico. A cloth tied between the building and the porch shade the woman and girl who sit on a fringed blanket. The girl points to...
- Butlers Trading Post (Navajo Indian Reservation)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo women weavers--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian...
- [1908?]
- Woman weaving
- View of a Native American (Navajo) woman and girl sitting on fringed blankets at a loom while the woman weaves near Butler's Trading Post, possibly near Shiprock Agency, New Mexico. The woman and girl are shaded by a dark cloth tied to wooden...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Looms--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Weaving--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- 1908 September 22, 23, 24