Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Willis Z. Kinney
- A studio portrait of probably Willis Z. Kinney. He wears a suit jacket and necktie.
- Men--1890-1910.; Kinney, Willis Z., 1860-1934.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman in a dark colored dress with hemline pleats, elaborate embroidery, a light colored bodice and a hat. The woman stands on an ornate rug in front of a studio backdrop.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Blue Cloud (Indian name) Herman Arapaho
- A Native American (Sioux) boy, identified as Blue Cloud, poses outdoors. He wears moccasins, leggings, a fringed shirt, and a feather headdress. He holds a metal cup.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.; Blue Cloud, Dakota Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Denver residence
- View of probably the residence of Willis Z. Kinney in Denver, Colorado. The three story brick house has a hip roof with brackets, stone porch, high brick chimneys and a bay window. Ionic style columns support a pediment. A girl poses near the steps...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Kinney, Willis Z., 1860-1934--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Apartment House No. 1
- Women, children, and men pose near the porch of a two-story frame house in Hahns Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Women wear calico dresses with puffed sleeves and stand beside girls in dresses and boys with caps. Men wear suits or vests and hats;...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Cabins
- View of women, children, and a man beside two-story log cabins with gabled, shingled roofs and timber panels on the second story in Hahns Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Women and girls wear dresses with ruffles or puffed sleeves. Boys wear jackets...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Fort Bellamy
- Women and children pose beside a two-story log cabin in Hahns Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Young women wear calico dresses with puffed sleeves and ruffled collars or shoulders, stockings, and laced boots. A man wears an apron and stands nearby....
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Reserve
- View of a narrow creek bed, a foot bridge, and log buildings in Hahn's Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Shows one-story cabins with timber low-pitched roofs, fences, and a wagon. Smoke is above buildings. A man sits near the creek. Tree stumps and...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The School house
- View of a frame building identified as a schoolhouse with a gabled roof, a brick chimney, side windows, and gutters in probably Hahns Peak (Routt County), Colorado. Shows a barrel and a broom beside the school building. A fence and livestock are...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Navajo rug
- Native American (Navajo) wool rug with a diamond pattern and dyed in red, brown, white, and gray.
- Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1920.; Rugs--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Elevation-Arapahoe St. Central National Bank Building
- Elevation (Arapahoe St.) for the Central National Bank Building, 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe, Central Business District neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, ca. 1910. The Beaux-Arts style building has a cornice and modillion course at the roof line....
- Central National Bank (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Central Business District (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks.
- 1910, February 26 (plan); 1910, July 25 (revision)
- A weazened [i.e. wizened] medicine man
- Studio portrait (standing) of Big Hand, a North American Indian (Sioux Arikara) man. He holds a staff and calumet and wears moccasins, leggings, robe, and feather in his headband.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Aged persons--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Shamans--1880-1890.; Big Hand.
- [ca. 1880]
- Looking west Main St. Eldora, Colo.
- The view along Main Street in Eldora, Colorado, shows several men a woman and a dog in front of the many shops that line the street. Signs include: "The Mogul House, Meals 25 cents," "The Somerset House," "Livery, Feed, & Sale Stable," "City...
- Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- 1899
- The Boiling Geysers
- View of the Boiling Geysers on Lake Rotomahana (a crater lake) beneath Tarawera Volcano in the Waimangu Volcanic Valley, New Zealand.
- Geysers--New Zealand--1870-1880.; Volcanos--New Zealand--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Terminal house of tramway when fire started at mouth
- View shows aerial tramway station with gable-roof, men, wooden chute, logs and ore buckets, possibly at the Gold King Mine or the Gold Prince Mine near Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. A ladder and wooden crates lie on the snow covered...
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mounted group of Utes
- View of the Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Native American (Ute), men, woman, white men, and a Black man are on horseback and stand in a broad line; men include Severo (Aaron Bear), Buckskin Charlie, and Julian; woman is Severo's wife...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1894
- Harris Store, Fort Sumner
- Men and a boy pose in a mercantile store at Fort Sumner (De Baca County), New Mexico. Shows dry goods, canned goods, and folded clothing displayed on tables. Men stand behind counters in the store.
- Fort Sumner (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Boys--New Mexico--Fort Sumner--1900-1910.; Employees--New Mexico--Fort Sumner--1900-1910.; General stores--New Mexico--Fort Sumner--1900-1910.; Interiors--New Mexico--Fort Sumner--1900-1910.; Men--New Mexico--Fort...
- between 1907 and 1915?]
- Z. Adele Ruter
- Studio portrait of Zelie Adele Ruter, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Her blouse is of a crescent pattern fabric with a double line of buttons and a ribbon closure. Her upswept hair includes curled bangs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Ruter, Z. Adele (Zelie Adele); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Verner Z. Reed Monument Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- View of the Verner Z. Reed mausoleum at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge (Jefferson County), Colorado; the stone structure is built in the style of a gothic cathedral with arches and crockets.
- Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919.--Tomb.; Mount Olivet Cemetery (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Wheat...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Mrs. Verner Z. Reeds' memorial to her husband located in Mount Olivet Cemetery
- View of the Verner Z. Reed mausoleum at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge (Jefferson County), Colorado; the stone structure is built in the style of a gothic cathedral with arches and crockets. Sculpture depicts the Lamb of God.
- Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919.--Tomb.; Mount Olivet Cemetery (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.; Tombs &...
- 1923 June-July
- Verner Z. Reeds' memorial at Mount Olivet
- View of the Verner Z. Reed mausoleum at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge (Jefferson County), Colorado; the stone structure is built in the style of a gothic cathedral with arches and crockets. Sculpture depicts the Lamb of God.
- Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919.--Tomb.; Mount Olivet Cemetery (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.; Tombs &...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Ned Buntline, Buffalo Bill & Texas Jack
- Studio portrait of Ned Buntline (E.Z.C. Judson), Buffalo Bill (W.F. Cody) and Texas Jack (J.B. Omohundro). They acted in a dramatic play entitled, "The Scouts of the Prairie."
- Actors--1870-1880.; Celebrities--1870-1880.; Entertainers--1870-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buntline, Ned, 1822 or 3-1886.; Omohundro, John Burwell, 1846-1880.
- [1872]
- Boulder, Wolle residence, possibly
- Interior view of the Wolle(?) residence, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a brick fireplace, wood furniture, and a recessed wall with scrollworked moulding. A coat-of-arms is inscribed with a triangle (delta) above a Z (zeta).
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.
- [between 1947 and 1970]
- Boulder, Wolle residence, possibly
- Interior view of the Wolle(?) residence, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado, shows a brick fireplace, an Italianate end table, and a recessed wall with scrollworked plaster. A coat-of-arms is inscribed with a triangle (delta) above a Z (zeta).
- Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.
- [between 1947 and 1970]
- East Denver High School Annual: 1912
- 1912 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1912
- Denver High School: East Side Annual 1913
- 1913 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1913
- Five Points Area Residents' Survey
- Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Five Points Neighborhood
- Reed family mausoleum, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
- View of the Reed family mausoleum located in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, 12801 West 44th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colo. Carved of Carrara marble by Raffaello Romanelli in Florence, Italy, the mausoleum is a small scale, late Gothic style interpretation...
- Mount Olivet Cemetery (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--2000-2010.; (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--2000-2010; Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Tomb.; Mount Olivet Cemetery (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- c.2000
- Pioneer Train, Denver Zoo, Denver
- View of the Pioneer Train located in the Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele Street, in City Park, Denver, Colorado. A woman zoo employee sits in the locomotive and zoo visitors are in open passenger cars that have scalloped canvas tops. Lettering on the...
- Denver Zoo--1970-1980.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Miniature railroads.; Parks.; Zoos.; Denver Zoo--Pictorial works.; Railroads, Miniature--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban...
- 1977
- Willis Z. Kinney (?) on left
- Men in suits, hats and watch chains pose in front of mine buildings in Gladstone (San Juan County), Colorado. The man in the darker suit is possibly Willis Z. Kinney. Shows processing buildings, cabins and sheds. Snow covered San Juan mountains are...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1900-1910.
- 1904 June 10
- General store
- Interior view of a general store. Shows glass display cases, flags, newspapers, a clock, women and a man, possibly Willis Z. Kinney. On the shelves are bottles, books and cartons.
- General stores--Colorado--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Ouray, Colorado
- A view of the area above the town of Ouray; shows a pond probably near the Amphitheater (Ouray County), Colorado. Cascade Mountain is in the distance.
- Cascade Mountain (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray z Ouray County--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Ouray--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Yosemite from Artists Point
- Panoramic view from Artist Point of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. Shows El Capitan, and Half Dome in the distance.
- El Capitan (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations z California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Blanket
- A Native American (Navajo) wool woven blanket. Colors on the piece are blue, indigo?, natural white and aniline red. The wool is handspun, one ply and Z spun.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1890.; Navajo textile fabrics--1870-1890.; Blankets--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1885]
- Table runner
- A Native American (Navajo) table runner. The warp is commercial white cotton twine and the weft is four ply, S twist, Z spun German town wool. The wool is dyed with aniline dye in red, black, mustard, maize, sienna, gray, purple, magenta and cream...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1920-1940.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1920-1940.; Navajo textile fabrics--1920-1940.; Table settings & decorations--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Blanket
- A Native American (Rio Grande) handspun and woven blanket found in Ortiz, New Mexico. It is a two piece blanket with a two ply warp with S twist and Z spun; the weft is one ply and is Z spun. The colors are natural white and brown with commercial...
- Indian textile fabrics--North America--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1880-1910.; Blankets--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1910]
- Pueblo
- Partial view of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad yard, the Union Avenue viaduct, and downtown Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. A freight train car reads: "Chicago Rock Island & Pacific 10869." Signs on buildings read: "Union Coal Grain & Storage...
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1900-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Railroad freight...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The main street, Leadville, Colorado
- A variety of signs hang perpendicular to buildings and are large as part of the automobile age in advertising. On the right side, there are "G.Z. Garage Storage," "Texaco, gasoline, motor oil," "Cities Service," "Hotel Vendome," "Bus Depot,"...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1941]
- Verner Z. Reed residence [sic]
- A woman poses on an inflatable horse beside a swimming pool at an unidentified estate in Denver, Colorado. Two children swim in the pool.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Elks' parade
- Aerial view of an Elks' Club parade with uniformed marchers on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Buntings and banners decorate the streetlamps and the Brown Palace Hotel. Signs read: "Drexel", "Colorado", "Haw's Drug Store On Corner...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Elks (Fraternal order)
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ute flower carnival group on horseback
- Native American (Ute) group on horseback, Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, Colorado, men (including Sevaro, Buckskin Charlie, Julian), women and child. All in traditional clothing, Severo wearing a headdress. Four white men (including Charles...
- African Americans--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback...
- 1894
- J. E. Zrieum (?) at front of ladder, left. Rob Weaver, climber
- Townspeople line edge of Alpine Street (6th, Sixth) for a parade, Georgetown, Colorado. Fireman hold up a tall ladder as one of them climbs to top. Climber identified as Rob Weaver; J. E. (Zreium ?) is at front of ladder on left. Spectators hang...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Verner Zevola Reed mansion
- View of the Verner Zevola Reed estate at 537 Circle Drive in Denver, Colorado (Harry James Manning, architect); shows a stone Tudor style residence with ornate chimneys, a terrace, half-timbering, bargeboard, leaded glass, arcades, a pavilion, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Verner Zevola Reed mansion
- View of the Verner Zevola Reed estate at 537 Circle Drive in Denver, Colorado (Harry James Manning, architect); shows a stone Tudor style residence with ornate chimneys, a terrace, half-timbering, bargeboard, leaded glass, arcades, a pavilion,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Reflections--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Homes &...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Verner Zevola Reed mansion
- View of the Verner Zevola Reed estate at 537 Circle Drive, in Denver, Colorado (Harry James Manning, architect); shows a stone Tudor style residence with ornate chimneys, a terrace, battlements, arcades, a pavilion, and landscaping.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Verner Zevola Reed mansion [sic]
- View of possibly the Verner Zevola Reed estate at 537 Circle Drive in Denver, Colorado; shows a thatch-shingle roof and landscaping including a stone path, benches, a pond, and a birdbath.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Estates--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Verner Zevola Reed mansion
- View of the Verner Zevola Reed estate at 537 Circle Drive, in Denver, Colorado; shows landscaping including a gazebo, pond, lawn, and water lilies.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Estates--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Gazebos--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Verner Zevola Reed mansion
- View of the Verner Zevola Reed estate at 537 Circle Drive, in Denver, Colorado; shows landscaping including a pool, lawn, and a bentwood love seat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pools--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Estates--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Verner Zevola Reed mansion
- View of the Verner Zevola Reed estate at 537 Circle Drive, in Denver, Colorado (Harry James Manning, architect); shows a stone and brick Tudor style residence with ornate chimneys, arcades, bargeboard, leaded glass, bays, battlements, a pavilion,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]