Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Gem view, Zuni Pueblo fort in front of church
- Zuni Pueblo is comprised of a series of flat-roofed stone and adobe buildings with round, covered ovens on their roofs. A wagon holding long sticks sits in the foreground near two horses.
- Zuni Indians--1920-1930.; Zuni (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Carts & wagons--New Mexico--Zuni--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1920- 1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Zuni--1910-1920.
- [1926?]
- Honoring and celebrating Reverend Frank M. Davis : 15th pastoral anniversary.
- Booklet created by Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado celebrating fifteen years of service by Reverend Frank M. Davis.
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); Davis, Frank M.--pastor.; Clergy--Colorado--Denver.; Community churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 2008 July
- Zion Baptist Church 138th church anniversary, November 9, 2003.
- Anniversary booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church, located in Denver, Colorado for its 138th Anniversary. Included in the booklet is a brief church history, letters from various local and state politicians, worship service programs, and...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 2003 November 9
- 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
- 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
- The John Zanett family owned and lived in this house from 1918 - 1953
- Exterior view of the John Zanett house, 529 Fourth (4th) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Two men, a young boy on a rocking horse, a woman and young girl on a two-seat swing glider pose in the front yard.
- Zanett, John--Family--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1930.; Zanett, John--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Children--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1930.; Gliders (Outdoor furniture)--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1930.; Hobby...
- [between 1919 and 1925]
- Western History Subject Index
- ZAHARIAS, MRS. MILDRED Didrikson
- Western History Subject Index
- Yuma Indians. Wars, 1781-1782
- Valley St. looking west from Weld Ave. showing debris from Left Hotel piled in thorofare [sic]
- Men survey Valley Street, full of boards from the Left Hotel, after the tornado in Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Tornadoes--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Section of principle business st.
- Tornado damage in Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado, consists of roofless storefronts, rubble, and broken trees.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Storefronts--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Tornadoes--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Wreckage of Conrad & French Garage
- People survey damage caused by a tornado in Yuma, Yuma County, Colorado. The Conrad and French Garage is in ruins; bricks and boards are on top of automobiles.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Garages--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Tornadoes--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- May 22, 1916
- Bridge across the Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona
- A view of a Southern Pacific locomotive and tender near the newly constructed wooden trestle bridge over the Colorado River at Yuma (Yuma County), Arizona. Men and a boy are near and on the engine. Railroad ties, timbers, and a handcar are near the...
- Yuma (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Arizona--Yuma--1870-1880.; Railroads--Arizona--Yuma--1870-1880.; Trestles--Arizona--Yuma--1870-1880.
- [1877]
- Group of miners working No. 6 below Hunker
- A group of miners pose standing near a wheelbarrow, Yukon Territory. One man holds a pan full of placer ore, the others hold shovels; mining construction is behind them.
- Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Miners--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.; Mining--Yukon Territory--1890-1900.
- 1899
- 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?]
- Western History Subject Index
- YOUTH
- The Lion House, Salt Lake City
- View of the Lion House, built by Brigham Young, a brick structure with a pitched roof and covered entry with a lion statue, Salt Lake City, Utah; shows an iron fence, another house, a stone wall, a chain fence with concrete posts, a sidewalk, and...
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Homes & haunts.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- 1900
- The Bee Hive House, Salt Lake City
- View of the Beehive House, the home of Brigham Young, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Shoes a two story house with a covered front porch and balcony, an iron fence, concrete post fence with chains, sidewalk, pedestrians, arched gateway and trees, Salt...
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Homes & haunts.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- 1900
- The Lion House
- A man sits in a donkey cart in front of the Lion House in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a stone and stucco residence with dormers, chimneys, and widow's walks, one with a cupola, behind a stuccoed wall.
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Homes & haunts.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Eagle Gate, Salt Lake City
- Telegraph posts and wires stand in front of the Eagle Gate in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Four stone pillars with four arches support a center structure capped by an eagle that grasps a beehive. Shows the porch, balcony, and widow's...
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Homes & haunts.; Beehive House (Salt Lake City, Utah)--1880-1890.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Gates--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Houses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- 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
- Ornamental Hot Springs
- View of hot spring pool identified as Ornamental Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Soda Butte
- A train of packhorses waits in front of geyserite on a butte in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Horses--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Packtrains--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Ornamental bordering of hot spring
- A view of a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park in Upper Geyser Basin, shows travertine deposits at the perimeter of the thermal pool. A man stands at the edge of the spring. Geysers are in the distance.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1871?]
- Mud puffs
- A view of a mud puff (paint pot, mud pot) on a thermal terrace near Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park shows a barren encrusted surface. A man sits near the depression in the earth.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Mud--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National Parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National...
- [1878]
- Old Faithful in eruption
- A view of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park as it erupts. Spectators are nearby.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National Parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical...
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- The Anna
- Members of the Hayden Survey sit in a boat, with a tent-fly as a sail and oars, near the shore of Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. "Annie" is painted on the side of the boat, the frame is covered in tar-soaked canvas.
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Sailboats--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- 1871
- Western History Subject Index
- YELLOW FRONT
- Yates House, Georgetown
- View of the two story Yates House hotel in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The clapboard sided building has a covered porch and a second story balcony, a false front and a widow's walk with a flagpole on the roof. Signs painted on the...
- Yates House (Georgetown, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.
- 1873?
- Hotel Yampa with its famous elk horn fence also residence of Ira Van Camp, who had stage station and livery stable.
- View of Hotel Yampa, Yampa (Egeria,) Routt County, Colorado; the log U-shaped log house has a sod roof, antler fence in front yard and trees behind.
- Yampa Hotel (Yampa, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Yampa (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Antlers--Colorado--Yampa--1880-1900.; Fences--Colorado--Yampa--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Yampa--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Yampa--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Marchel at Yampa, Colo.
- Cowboy Lawrence Marshall rides Shimmy Shaker, a bucking bronco, in Yampa, Routt County, Colorado. Spectators lean on parked automobiles.
- Yampa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Broncos--Colorado--Yampa--1910-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Yampa--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Yampa--1910-1920.; Marshall, Lawrence.
- 1919
- Decker on Pershing, Yampa, Colo.
- Cowboy Ivan Decker rides General Pershing, a bucking bronco, in Yampa, Routt County, Colorado, wearing leather chaps. Men with horses look on.
- Yampa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Broncos--Colorado--Yampa--1910-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Yampa--1910-1920.; Decker, Ivan.
- 1919
- Ready to take off on an outing to Trappers Lake, in Yampa, across from Antlers Hotel
- People pose in Yampa (Egeria,) Routt County, Colorado, with horses, burros, and supplies. A sod roofed log house is behind them.
- Yampa (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Yampa--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Yampa--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Yampa--1900-1910.; Pack animals--Colorado--Yampa--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Yampa--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- Saratoga Stage
- Men and women pose on and near a horse-drawn stagecoach on the Saratoga Line in Wyoming. Signs on the side of the coach read: "Wyoming Stage Co. No.21." A sign on a nearby building reads: "Lunchroom."
- Wyoming Stage Company--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Transportation--Wyoming--1890-1900.; Women--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- International Project at Wyman School
- International project at Wyman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Seven children, three girls and four boys, stand in front of a board titled "United Fund" with flags from around the world and paper people of different ethnicity and race. Two...
- Wyman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Safety Project at Wyman School
- Safety project at Wyman Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. A young girls stands in front of a large piece of paper attached to the chalkboard, the paper is titled "Safety Poem."
- Wyman School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Graduation 8th grade
- Class portrait of eighth grade students on the steps of the Wyman School in Denver, Colorado. Some students are identified: Ira Myers, Dorothy Clark, Doris V. Thompson, Brad Morse, Thelma Kelly, Ruth Gallup, Naomi Hawkings, Walter Olin, Karl...
- Wyman School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1912
- Wyman School, Denver, Colo.
- Wyman School class portrait in Denver, Colorado. Students are identified as: Harry Ingle, Fred Bellmar, Katherine McA., George Curtis, Rose Weiss, Rosebud Homer, Blanchard Shaw, Louise Riedel, Belle Pratt, Josephine Cooper, John Keefe, Marjorie...
- Wyman School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- June 1917
- St. Andrew Catholic Church, Yuma County, Wray
- View of St. Andrew Catholic Church, Wray, Yuma County, Colorado; built by Moohat, in 1891. Features carpenter Gothic construction with front gable, entry vestibule, arched windows, and a cross.
- Wray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Wray--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Worst Western Hotel, Fraser, Colo.
- View of the Worst Western Hotel located at 217 Eisenhower Drive, Fraser, Colo. The simple lap sided structure boosts a unique sign above the front entrance with three ski poles and the words "Worst Western Hotel."
- Worst Western Hotel (Fraser, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Hotels--Colorado--Fraser--1990-2000.; Fraser (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Worst Western Hotel (Fraser, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Fraser--Pictorial works.; Fraser (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1989
- Marie Wormington waving from her house
- Hannah Marie Wormington waves from the main entrance to her brick French eclectic-style house (ca.1920-ca.1940) located at 4600 East Seventeenth (17th) Avenue Parkway, in the South Park Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The entrance is set in...
- Wormington, H. M. (Hannah Marie), 1914-1994--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; South Park Hill neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses.; Wormington, H. M. (Hannah Marie), 1914-1994--Pictorial works.; Wormington, H. M. (Hannah...
- 1986
- South High School tin salvage drive
- Photograph of four unidentified students from South High School emptying boxes of tin cans into a bin for a tin salvage drive in Denver, Colorado. Words on front of bin read "Deposit cans for Tokyo here".
- World War, 1939-1945.; South High School (Denver, Colo.); Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1944 February
- Rosedale School paper salvage drive
- Photograph of Rosedale Elementary School students Edward Butler and Donald Branham gathering papers during a salvage drive in Denver, Colorado. Butler is holding a bicycle with a basket on the front that is full of old newspapers and a lunch...
- World War, 1939-1945.; Rosedale School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1944 March
- Park Hill School stamps and war bonds chart
- Photograph of four unidentified students at Park Hill Elementary School in Denver, Colorado standing in front of a chart to track stamps and war bonds raised for the war effort. One boy stands at the chart coloring in the latest total. Two girls...
- World War, 1939-1945.; Park Hill School (Denver, Colo.); South Park Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1943 October
- Ski trooper
- A ski trooper from the 15th Infantry Regiment poses in test equipment at Paradise on Mount Rainier in Pierce County, Washington. The soldier has a cartridge belt and holds a rifle and wears a loose fitting jump-suit with a hood, and booties tied...
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Washington (State)--Pierce County.; Paradise Park (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Pierce County (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Washington (State)--Pierce...
- 1941
- 85th Regiment HQ 2nd Battalion A & P Platoon at Gavinana
- Men in the 10th Mountain Division 2nd Battalion 85th Regiment Headquarters Ammunition and Pioneering Platoon identified as: Back row (left to right) Lawrence Wirick, John Savage, John M. Sutherland, John Cairns, George R. Lange, Michael Chilek,...
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Italy--Gavinana--1940-1950.; Gavinana (Italy)--1940-1950.; Infantry--Italy--Gavinana--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--Gavinana--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945 January or February]
- BAR practice, Camp Swift, Texas
- A soldier lies in a prone position, and holds and sights a Browning Automatic Rifle, during small weapons practice at a range at Camp Swift (Bastrop County), Texas. The instructor, an Army Staff Sergeant, holds a cigarette and looks on. Other...
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--American--Texas--Camp Swift.; Camp Swift (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Rifles--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Texas--Camp Swift--1940-1950.;...
- 1944
- C Co. 85th, Camp Hale
- Uniformed soldiers, members of Company C of the 85th Infantry Regiment, pose on skis and snowshoes at Camp Hale in Eagle County, Colorado. The men on skis squat and hold ski-poles. Two of the men wear pullover parkas with fur lining.
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--American--Colorado--Camp Hale.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Snowshoes &...
- 1944
- Exhibits of work done by the various boy scout troops at Granada.
- Boy scout troop exhibits at the Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. A "Boy Scouts of America, Amache District" banner hangs above the exhibit, with a wooden sign "Troop 162" in front of it. A scout crest...
- World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Relocation camps--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.
- 1943 May 10