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
- Reproduction of a lithograph shows Native Americans with covered wagons outside the Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Zuni--1860-1870.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1860-1870.; Zuni Indians--New Mexico--Zuni--1860-1870.; Zuni (N.M.)--1860-1870.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Zuni--1860-1870.
- 1869
- Zudora Blakey, Jean Moore, Annie is the dog
- Two African American girls, Zudora Blakey and Jean Moore, pose with a dog (Annie) probably on the grounds of Camp Nizhoni in Lincoln Hills (Gilpin County), Colorado. Zudora wears a play-suit outfit; Jean wears coveralls and holds the dog.
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1920-1930.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- 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
- Zion Baptist "I-Do" Event
- Photograph of the exhibit at the Zion Baptist "I-Do" wedding event at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 2013 May 18
- Zion Baptist "I-Do" Event
- Photograph of a wedding dress on exhibit at the Zion Baptist "I-Do" wedding event at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 2013 May 18
- Zion Baptist "I-Do" Event
- Photograph of a wedding dress on exhibit at the Zion Baptist "I-Do" wedding event at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 2013 May 18
- Zion Baptist "I-Do" Event
- Photograph of some wedding dresses on exhibit at the Zion Baptist "I-Do" wedding event at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 2013 May 18
- Zion Baptist "I-Do" Event
- Photograph of an unidentified couple that was on display during the Zion Baptist "I-Do" wedding event at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 2013 May 18
- Zion Baptist "I-Do" Event
- Photograph of some wedding dresses on exhibit at the Zion Baptist "I-Do" wedding event at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 2013 May 18
- Zion Baptist "I-Do" Event
- Photograph of a groom's clothing on exhibit at the Zion Baptist "I-Do" wedding event at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 2013 May 18
- Zion Baptist "I-Do" Event
- Photograph of two wedding dresses on exhibit at the Zion Baptist "I-Do" wedding event at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 2013 May 18
- Zion Baptist "I-Do" Event
- Photograph of a wedding dress on exhibit at the Zion Baptist "I-Do" wedding event at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 2013 May 18
- Zion Baptist "I-Do" Event
- Photograph of a wedding dress on exhibit at the Zion Baptist "I-Do" wedding event at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 2013 May 18
- Zion Baptist "I-Do" Event
- Photograph of a wedding dress on exhibit at the Zion Baptist "I-Do" wedding event at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, Colorado.
- Weddings--Colorado--Denver.; Weddings.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
- 2013 May 18
- Zephyr, buffet car interior
- An African American (black) man stands and smiles in the kitchen behind the counter in a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Zephyr buffet car. He wears a chefs hat, white jacket and bow tie. Control panels, a ventilation hood, coffee dispensers,...
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--People--1940-1960.; African Americans--Employment--1940-1960.; Cooks--1940-1960.; Interiors--1940-1960.; Railroad dining cars--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Zamora family
- Two men and a boy pose outside an adobe house in Zamora (Las Animas County), Colorado. They are identified left to right as: Feliz Nabor Zamora, an elderly man, he wears a shirt, jeans and round, wide brimmed hat and has a mustache. Jose Placido...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Zamora (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Group portraits.; Boys.; Older people.; Zamora, Feliz Nabor, 1852-1915--Pictorial works.; Zamora, José Plácido, 1892-1955--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca 1900?]
- Yvonne; It won't bite, Sherman
- Yvonne Belle and Earl Sherman, two African American children pose together. Yvonne wears a dress and has a bow in her hair. Earl Sherman wears short pants and a long-sleeve shirt.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Belle, Yvonne.; Sherman, Earl.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Yvonne Belle 4 yrs., Earl Sherman 3 yrs., Mrs. Mason
- Two African American children, identified as Yvonne Belle and Earl Sherman, pose with Mrs Mason, an African American woman. Mrs. Mason wears a polka-dot dress, stockings and ankle-strap shoes with a "cloche" hat. Yvonne Belle wears a dress, socks,...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Belle, Yvonne.; Sherman, Earl.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- 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
- Young Ute brave and his squaw visiting
- The painting shows a Native American camp, four lodges, Native Americans, two are on horseback (one male and the other is female), rocks, plains vegetation, mountains in the background and a blue sky with clouds.
- Horseback riding--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Tipis--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Young sheepherder enjoying siesta ranch in Las Animas County, Colorado
- A boy sheepherder sleeps under a cholla cactus near two lambs on an unidentified ranch in Las Animas County, Colorado. He uses his cowboy hat to shield his face from the sun.
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sheep.; Shepherds.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Sheep--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Shepherds--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [1939 November]
- Young Ladies Sodality meeting St. Cajetan's Catholic Church.
- Members of the Young Ladies Sodality pose for a group portrait in at St. Cajetan's Catholic Church, 1190 Ninth (9th) Street, in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified as: back row: Ida Navarez, Marion Salas, Magdalena...
- St. Cajetan's Church (Auraria, Denver, Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Catholic churches.; Interiors.; Teenagers.; St. Cajetan's Church (Auraria, Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Confraternities--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1951
- Young Hispanic woman
- View of a young Mexican-American woman in (probably) Denver, Colorado. She wears a beret.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Women--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Young girl at Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta
- A young Mexican-American girl sits on probably a float in a parade at an Our Lady of Guadalupe fiesta in Denver, Colorado. The girl wears a robe and a crown of white roses. Bunting and artificial flowers are on the edge of the float. A painted...
- Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Girls.; Festivals.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1972 and 1975?]
- Young dancers
- Four Hispanic children (two boys and two girls) dance a traditional Mexican dance for a large audience; a band plays behind them. The boys and one girl wear charro's (horseman's costumes) and one girl wears a traditional dancers' dress with...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Boys--Colorado--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--1960-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--1960-1970.; Dancers--Colorado--1960-1970.; Girls--Colorado--1960-1970.; Spectators--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Young dancer
- A young Mexican American boy in an Aztec dance costume dances. He wears a smock with decorative trim, a headdress with feathers and he holds an arch of paper flowers.
- Aztec dance--Colorado--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Boys--Colorado--1960-1970.; Dance--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Young boy at a Colorado camp
- A Hispanic boy holds a puppy at a migrant worker camp in Colorado. Other children stand nearby.
- Hispanic Americans--Children--Colorado--1950-1960.; Labor camps--Colorado--1950-1960.; Boys--Colorado--1950-1960.; Migrant agricultural laborers--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1959
- YMCA Identification Card, No. 33
- YMCA Glenarm Branch Member List
- YMCA Glenarm Branch Group Photo in front of Log Cabin
- 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
- Y.M.C.A.-near Estes Park, Conference Headquarters
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-57] Administration Building, [ARL-58] Our cabin; Mrs. Bondurant and Margaret S., [ARL-59] Margaret Shelton and me at Lock Vale, [ARL-60] Cafeteria, Lodge-Clinic." The photographic prints on album page...
- YMCA of the Rockies--Buildings--1920-1930.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Organizations'...
- 1929 August 20-30
- Y. Tamai, Denver Buddhist priest
- Portrait of Y. Tamai, a Buddhist monk, in Denver, Colorado; he wears a brocade fabric robe with sunbursts, clouds, and a ship. He holds a striker over a singing bowl on a stand; a candle holder and a vase with flowers are on an altar.
- Japanese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buddhist monks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Robes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tamai, Y.
- [1933?]
- Y. Tamai, Buddhist priest
- Portrait of Y. Tamai, a Buddhist monk, in Denver, Colorado; he wears a brocade robe with sunbursts and clouds.
- Japanese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buddhist monks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Robes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Tamai, Y.
- [1933?]
- Y M C A football team
- Studio portrait of Black members of probably the Denver Y. M. C. A. football team who include Clarence F. Holmes (top row right) and William E. Parks (top row left). They pose with a pennant and football. They wear sweaters and padded pants.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Holmes, Clarence F., 1892-1978.; Parks, William E.
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Wounded African American Vietnam War veteran
- A wounded African American veteran lies on a bed at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. He wears military fatigues and has his left arm in a cage type sling. An official of the Disabled Veterans of America hands him a certificate that...
- Disabled American Veterans--People--1960-1970.; Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1960-1970.; African Americans--Military service--1960-1970.; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Medical aspects.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Awards.; Interiors.; Soldiers.; War...
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- Wood carving of the Four Freedoms
- Photograph of a wood carving depiction of the Four Freedoms by James Gertin, an African-American (Black) student, at Manual Training High School in Denver, Colorado. "The Four Freedoms" is carved at the top of the piece. A radio microphone...
- African Americans--Arts & crafts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wood carvings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Women's physical education class
- Women in a physical education class pose in a large room at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Conejos County), Colorado. The women are identified (left to right) as: Margie Cordova, Josephine Prezzia, Lucille Ortega, Sally...
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--People--1950-1960.; Mexican Americans--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; Women.; Physical education.; Interiors.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and...
- [1953]
- Women, Auraria neighborhood, Denver
- Three women stand together outside a building in the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right: Josephine Montoya, Ms. Rivera, an older woman with gray hair, and Mary Baca.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Older people.; Women.; Baca, Mary--Pictorial works.; Montoya, Josephine--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1942]
- Women students dancing
- Unidentified dance two-by-two at the San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts in San Luis (Conejos County), Colorado. The couples are in a line and one woman in each couple has her arm over her partners shoulders and holds her hand.
- San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--People--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Students.; Women.; Dance.; Interiors.; San Luis Institute of the Arts and Crafts--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1953]
- Women spinning wool
- Hispanic American women, hand spin wool in probably Southern Colorado. The women hold wood spindles and saucers and sit on a wooden bench.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--1930-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1930-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1930-1950.; Spinning--Colorado--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1944?]
- Women in front of a Christmas tree
- Two women stand in front of a Christmas tree at an unknown location in Denver, Colorado. The women wear formal party dresses and each holds a glass in her hand. They are attending an event associated with a club identified as the H.D.C. S.A-S.S.
- African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Women and children
- White women hold hands with Hispanic boys and girls in Colorado. The women and girls wear dresses. One boy wears a cowboy hat.
- Hispanic Americans--Children--Colorado--1950-1960.; Boys--Colorado--1950-1960.; Girls--Colorado--1950-1960.; Holding hands--Colorado--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Women
- Studio portrait of Hispanic women. They wear pleated dresses decorated with embroidery and brooches. One woman holds a letter.
- Hispanic Americans--Women--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Woman with children in Juneteenth Parade
- Woman with child on motorcycle in Juneteenth Parade
- Woman on horseback
- An unidentified woman poses on horseback probably in Southern Colorado. She wears a long dress with a long, loose top with buttons, a loose collar and matching fabric tie. She has on a wide brimmed straw hat.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Pictorial works..; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Clothing and dress--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Woman holding child
- Two unidentified girls (one is African-American) at a park or camp, probably in Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Woman
- Studio portrait of a Hispanic woman. She wears a dress with ruffled shoulders and a hat decorated with embroidery and flowers.
- Hispanic Americans--Women--1890-1900.; Women--1890-1900.; Gallegos, Nellie.
- [1893 May 30]