Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Zeta Chapter 1906-1907
- Oval portraits of University of Colorado at Boulder students are collaged together. The women are identified as (top row l to r): Mildred Hall, Ruth La Daw, Alice Fetz, Alma Menig, Anna Matthews, Gladys Sanborn. Second row l to r: Bertha Donner,...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1906 or 1907
- Yusef Karouma University of Boulder teacher in Graduate School
- Portrait of Lauren R. Watson (Yusef Karouma), an African American and member of the Black Panther Party, in (probably) Boulder, Colorado. He wears wire rim glasses and speaks into a microphone.
- Black Panther Party--People--1960-1970.; African Americans--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Activists--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Watson, Lauren R.
- 1969 March 6
- Yount mill at mouth of Boulder [canyon], operated by water power
- Built on the sloping bank of Boulder Creek, this gambrel-roofed frame flour mill, operated by water power, in Boulder, Colorado, is supported at the end by piers. A horse and wagon are in the foreground, and a frame residence with an open porch is...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Yount flour mill in Mouth of Boulder Canon University in distance.
- Panoramic view of the town of Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. University of Colorado is in background.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Yep, this is 1935
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-125] The first week group ready to go home, [ARL-126] Just hold those poses a moment, please. My, my, such figures!, [ARl-127] 'Andy Family' First week, [ARL-128] A good old water fight. You get wet...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--Facilities--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- 1935
- Yankee Hill Monument 1941
- A pile of small, white rocks stands on top of a large boulder on Yankee Hill west of Central City on the border of Gilpin and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. The branches of a pine tree protrude into the right foreground, and a large pine tree is...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cairns--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Central City--1940- 1950.
- [1941?]
- Yankee Doodle Lake and James Peak, Moffat Road
- Right side of panorama shows two elevations of Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway tracks on the Moffat Road looping around Yankee Doodle Lake, Boulder County, Colorado; shows Tunnel number thirty- two (32, Needle's Eye Tunnel).
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Yankee Doodle Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Yankee Doodle Lake and James Peak, Moffat Road
- Left side of panorama shows two elevations of Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway tracks on the Moffat Road looping around Yankee Doodle Lake, Boulder County, Colorado; James Peak in distance.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; James Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Yankee Doodle Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Wrangler of the year Lloyd Carr, Dick Dickson, Rube Craig, Sage Kester.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members from left to right: Dick Dickson, Lloyd Carr and Rube Craig, pose on horseback at Folsom Field at the University of Colorado in Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. The men wear western attire and cowboy hats....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Boulder (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Folsom Field (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Flags--American--1950-1960.; Horseback...
- 1957 July 20
- World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing ; State of Colorado
- Index to the World War II dead and missing from the State of Colorado prepared by the War Department in 1946. Index includes: statistics of each Colorado county and an alphabetical listing of the dead and missing by county,
- World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--United States--Colorado.
- 2006
- 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
- Woolworth main entrance
- Men in suits pose on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado. The storefront behind them has ornate wood pilasters flanking the entry; a thermometer is mounted on the doorframe. Framed prints and books are displayed behind the plate glass, and lettering...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Woodland Flats 1937
- An unidentified man on snowshoes stands in a clearing at Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. A group of tree stumps is in the foreground. Pine trees, some with bare branches, stand on the ridge behind the man. A track of...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Meadows--Colorado--1930-1940.; Snowshoeing--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Woodland Flats 1937
- An unidentified man on snowshoes stands in a clearing at Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. A group of tree stumps is in the foreground. Pine trees, some with bare branches, stand on the ridge behind the man. A track of...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Snowshoeing--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Woodland Flats 1937
- Trees with bare branches stand along a ridge at Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Snow covers the ground and the ridge in the background, where pine trees stand.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Woodland Flats 1937
- Tall, thin pine trees with bare branches stand in the foreground near several tree stumps and smaller pine trees at Woodland Flats, possibly in Boulder County, Colorado. Snow covers the hillside in the background leading up to another ledge where...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1940.; Tree stumps--Colorado--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Woodland Flats 1937
- An unidentified man wearing snowshoes stands along a snow-covered path near Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Large rocks covered with several feet of snow also stand along the path. Pine trees stand along the ridge in...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Snowshoeing--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Trails & paths--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Woodland Flats 1937
- The remains of a small log cabin stand in the foreground in Woodland Flats west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Several tree stumps and tall, thin trees with bare branches stand near the cabin. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Ruins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.
- [1937?]
- Woodland Flats
- A log cabin stands in the foreground in Woodland Flats, a snow- covered ridge west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. Several tree stumps and a dead tree lie in the foreground. Pine trees and some trees with bare branches stand in the...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Women's gymnasium
- Stone escutcheons and arches ornament the entry of the women's gymnasium at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Of local, rusticated sandstone with random coursing, this three and four-story structure has a gabled, terra-cotta roof with...
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1930-1940.; Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gymnasiums--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1940?]
- Women's dormitory west entry
- Tuscan and square columns support this arched portico at the women's dormitory at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The flanking, curved wall is of random coursed, rusticated local sandstone, and has a terra-cotta roof. The toprail has a...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dormitories--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Women's dorm
- Tuscan and square columns support this arched portico at the west entry of the women's dormitory at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The surrounding wall is of random coursed, rusticated local sandstone, and has a terra-cotta stepped roof....
- Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dormitories--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1950.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Women's clubhouse
- Gabled, two-story wings flank a terrace at the Women's clubhouse at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Of local, rusticated sandstone with random coursing, this two-story structure has a gabled, terra-cotta roof with chimneys and shed-roofed...
- University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1930-1940.; Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1940?]
- Woman in a yard
- A woman associated with the UMW strike against RMFC poses outside, probably in Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Rocky Mountain Fuel Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.;...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Wolf Tongue Mine, Nederland
- View of a frame Wolf Tongue Mine building and probably a head frame in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. A pickup truck is on a dirt road near the building. Tailings piles for the tungsten mine are nearby.
- Nederland (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Tungsten mines &...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Wolf Tongue Mine, Nederland
- A miner stands next to a box of explosives in a tunnel at the Wolf Tongue Mine, a tungsten mine, in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. The man wears a hard hat with a head lamp, holds a stick of dynamite and stands beside a wooden box that...
- Nederland (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Wolf Tongue
- A team of workers set charges at the Wolf Tongue tungsten mine in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. One man places explosives in bored holes and the other holds a tamping stick. Both men wear work overalls, jackets, hard hats, and carbide lamps.
- Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Explosives--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Wolf Tongue
- A miner positions a compressed air, percussion-type rock drill called a stoper on the ceiling of a mine shaft at the Wolf Tongue tungsten mine near Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. He wears overalls, a jacket, and hard hat.
- Nederland (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- William Henry Murray grave marker
- Photograph of the grave marker of William Henry Murray located in the Columiba Cemetery in Boulder, Colorado. Inscription on marker reads "William Henry Murray, son of Ellis and Clara Murry died Feb 24. 1894 aged 13yrs 2m 24d". Founded in 1870 by...
- Columbia Cemetery (Boulder, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cemeteries.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.
- 1996 September
- Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun
- The Will Rogers Shrine, above Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, is an 80 foot tower constructed from a single boulder of local pink granite. Commissioned by Spencer Penrose, the structure was dedicated to his friend, the "cowboy...
- Deveroux, Horace--Tomb.; Leonard, William Horace--Tomb.; Penrose, Julie Villiers Lewis McMillan, 1870-1956--Tomb.; Penrose, Spencer, 1865-1939--Tomb.; Rogers, Will, 1879-1935--Monuments--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Monuments &...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Wilbur Williams House renovation
- Exterior photograph of the side of the Wilbur Williams house while under going renovation. House is located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House renovation
- Exterior photograph of the side of the Wilbur Williams house while under going renovation. House is located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House recreation room
- Interior photograph of the recreation room in the Wilbur Williams house located in Boulder, Colorado. Room has floor to ceiling wood paneling, a 1930's radio, a ping pong table, and wooden inlay floors. The 1937 International style brick house,...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House landscaping
- Photograph of the landscaping and flowers at the Wilbur Williams House, located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a two-story center section flanked...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House garage
- Exterior photograph of the garage and back entrance to the Wilbur Williams House located in Boulder, Colorado. In the driveway is a black 1959-1963 Porsche. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House Door
- Exterior photograph of the main entrance to the Wilbur Williams House, located in Boulder, Colorado. The screen door has an intricate metal pattern. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M....
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House door
- Exterior photograph of the main entrance to the Wilbur Williams House, located in Boulder, Colorado. The screen door has an intricate metal pattern. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M....
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House dining room
- Interior photograph of the dining room in the Wilbur Williams House, located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a two-story center section flanked by...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House curved window
- Exterior photograph of a curved ground floor window of the Wilbur Williams House located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a two-story center section...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House bay window
- Exterior photograph of a curved bay window on the ground floor of the Wilbur Williams house. House is located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House balcony
- Exterior photograph of the upper balcony on the Wilbur Williams house. House is located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a two-story center section...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House Balcony
- Exterior photograph of the balcony at the Wilbur Williams house, located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a two-story center section flanked by two...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House
- Exterior photograph of the upper balcony on the Wilbur Williams house. House is located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a two-story center section...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House
- Exterior photograph of the Wilbur Williams house, located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a two-story center section flanked by two one-story wings....
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House
- Exterior photograph of the Wilbur Williams house, located in Boulder, Colorado. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by noted Modernist architect James M. Hunter, included a two-story center section flanked by two one-story wings....
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- Wilbur Williams House
- Exterior photograph of the main entrance to the Wilbur Williams House, located in Boulder, Colorado. The front door is hidden by shrubbery. The screen door has an intricate metal pattern. The 1937 International style brick house, as designed by...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- 1980
- West High School class of 1927 50th reunion
- Scrapbook from the 50th Reunion of the class of 1927 from West High School. Included are photographs of students, programs, news clippings and other items. Some pages were not scanned as they were too fragile.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1977
- Whitney drug store
- Ornate spandrels top colonettes between windows of this storefront in Boulder, Colorado. A beaded mortar and pestle in the foreground tops a pole, and men posing on the sidewalk are dapper in their suits, gold chains and bowlers. Adjacent steps...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- White, John
- John C. White, a stage driver during the mining boom in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, poses for a studio bust portrait. Eldora experienced its boom near the end of the 19th century. White drove the stage route between Eldora and Boulder...
- Driving of horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1950.; White, John C.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Wheat and sweet clover
- Colorado Front Range wheat and sweet clover field, South Platte Valley; view shows Flatirons of Boulder, Indian Peaks, Longs Peak, and man standing in thigh-high grasses.
- Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1930]