Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Three Musketeers, Julius Johnson, Woody Reid, Bill Powell
- Three African American teenage boys identified as Julius Johnson, Woody Reid and Bill Powell (also known as the "Three Musketeers") pose in front of West High School in Denver, Colorado. Julius Johnson wears a shirt, tie, sweater-vest and pants....
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Johnson, Julius.; Powell, William,...
- [between 1929 and 1931]
- Two of the West "gang", Elizabeth Reid, Woodrow Reid
- An African American teenage boy and his sister, Woodrow Reid and Elizabeth Reid, pose together near West High School in Denver, Colorado. Woodrow wears a suit, tie, scarf, vest and cap; Elizabeth wears a coat, hat, dress, and holds a purse.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1930 May
- Julius Johnson, William Powell, West High's perfect contrast
- Two African American teenagers, Julius Johnson and William Powell, students at West High School pose together near the school in Denver, Colorado. One wears a suit, tie and vest; the other wears a sweater, pants and bow tie.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1930 May
- Dan proudly receives the honorary degree of L.L.D. from Western State College, Gunnison, Colorado
- Colorado Governor Daniel I.J. Thornton poses with Ed Dutchier at a ceremony where he was awarded an Honorary L.L.D. degree at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. Both men wear academic caps and gowns.
- Western State College of Colorado--People--1950-1960.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Governors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Gunnison--1950-1960.; Dutchier, Ed.; Thornton, Daniel I. J., 1911-1976.
- [between 1951 and 1955?]
- Western History Subject Index
- WESTMINSTER, COLORADO. BUSINESS
- Wetmore, Colorado Wetmore school - teacher Wm. Brock; home at Shell Knob, Mo.
- Interior view of a schoolroom in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado, shows children sitting at their desks, their teacher, William Brock, in the back of the room next to the iron stove, an iron light fixture hanging from the ceiling, and the words:...
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rural schools--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Teachers--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Prospect Valley school
- Prospect Valley School students, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, are identified as (back row): 1. Frazer Forbes, 2. Elmer Fryer, 3. Lawrence Shreiner, 4. Harry Mahoney, 5. ? 6. Kenneth Willis, 7. Elmer Garner, 8. Joe Easler; (2nd row): 1....
- Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1920-1930.
- 1928
- June class 1919 Whittier School, Denver, Colo
- White and Black (African American) girls, boys, men, and women pose at Whittier School in Denver, Colorado; they are identified as: "Elsie Sullivan, Winona F. Andrews, Dora Sawyer, Ella Remsher, Myra A. Sinclair, Etta K. Hildebrand, Gladys Wells,...
- Whittier School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919 June
- The naming of Mount Wilcox ceremonies at Waldorf, Colorado
- View of Mount Wilcox naming ceremony, Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows: Mrs. J. J. White, former Governor John Vivian, Mary Elizabeth Wilcox (granddaughter of E. J. Wilcox), Meredith F. Buvill, executive secretary of the U. S. Branch on...
- Wilcox, Edward John, 1857-1928--Monuments.; Waldorf (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wilcox, Mount (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.; Patriotism--Colorado--Waldorf--1940-1950.
- August 1, 1948
- Wild Horse, Colorado
- People posing at Wild Horse, Cheyenne County, Colorado, are identified as: "(l to r): Grandpa Mayfield, Harold Snider, Bert Howard (in baseball uniform), Luella Abernathy, Charlotte Abernathy, Loren Ferguson, Tom Seay, L. A. Ferguson, and Tom...
- Wild Horse (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Flags--American--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.
- June 10, 1915
- School at Willard, Colorado
- Students and faculty pose outside the Willard, Logan County, Colorado, school. They are, "l to r, back row: Elbert Coats (principal) Bernice Cannon, Trellis Pickle, Edna Brown, Rachel Clark, Lula Flint, Beulah Pickle, Helen (Cannon), Hazel Solders...
- Willard (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Willard--1910-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Willard--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- Willard High School
- A High School class poses in Willard, Logan County, Colorado. They are: (top row) Stan Blehschmidt, Margaret Berkey, Homer Hasford, Beulah Pickle, Floyd Sandstead; (2nd row) Hazel Soderquist, Eva Reedy, teacher - Elbert Coats, Charlotte Berkey,...
- Willard (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Willard--1910-1920.; Students--Colorado--Willard--1910-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Willard--1910-1920.
- 1915 or 1916
- Willard High School, class of 1937
- High School students pose in Willard, Logan County, Colorado; they are: "back row, (l to r): Gladys Coats, Carol Pickle, Helen Cockriel, Esther Kilmer, Faye Widenener, Dora Atkins and Monetta Berkey; front row, (l to r): Rei Berkey, "Prof"...
- Willard (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Willard--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Wolhurst
- People at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, are identified as: Neville Hughes (bachelor on horse), Clara Wilder (striped dress-house guest from the east), Ben W. Lawrence (Mrs. Lawrence in little cape), Kitty Hughes, Anna H Fowler (on end of...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barns--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Wolhurst party
- Men, women, and dogs pose at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado. They are identified as: (l to r) John, J. Jerons, Muriel [?] Hughes, Ruth Hurd Pfeiffer, E. O. Wolcott, Lillian Hurd, Mrs. Theo Holland, Clara Wilder, Mrs. Wolcott, Mrs. Amos Fowler,...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- [1891]
- Wolhurst fete
- Eleanor Young and Lillian Hurd pose at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado. Their dresses have floral prints, garlanded flowers, and high collars. Their hats have fluted taffeta, wide ribbons, and lace. A girl with a pony tail and balloons is in the...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Garden parties--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Hurd, Lillian.; Young, Eleanor.
- 1898
- Wedding at Wolhurst lavender and pink colored dresses, pink lilies, bouquets, maid of honor, pink chrysanthemums - matron all lavender.
- Bridesmaids and groomsmen pose at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, sporting suits, taffeta, wide brimmed hats, and flowers. They are identified as: (girls) Eileen Ewing, Dorothy Riche, Phyllis Campion, Fredricka McKenney, Marion Piggot, Ivor...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1920-1930.; Weddings--Colorado--Littleton--1920-1930.
- September 22, 1920
- Tennis club, cor 14th St. & Court Place
- Well-dressed men, women, and boys pose at a tennis club at 14th (Fourteenth) Street and Court Place in Denver, Colorado; outfits include sports clothes, flounces, lace, ruffles, stripes, and printed patterns. Florence Ward (Holland)(age 19), wears...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Tennis players--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Holland, Florence Ward.
- 1884
- Group portrait at Wolhurst
- Well dressed men and women pose at Wolhurst, in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado; Charles Gill is on the far left, Edward Wolcott is on the far right. Others include: "Sweeney, General Lessig, Crawford Hill (coat draped on thigh), G. B. Buger,...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905.; Littleton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Young women
- Group studio view of eleven young women in dark dresses with lace collars, puffed sleeves, and gathered or ruche bodices. They wear their hair pulled back with curled bangs. They are identified as : "top. Mamie Oleson, Minnie Woodward, Bertha...
- Women--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Amid song and prayer
- Colorado Woman's Christian Temperance union members pose in Denver, Colorado; they are (L to R): Nina Bear (Treasurer), Mrs. C. Minker, (Recording Secretary), Adrianna Hungerford (President), Bertha E. Teller (Vice President), and Sadie R. Jones...
- Women's Christian Temperance Union of Colorado--Meetings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Temperance--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bear, Nina.; Hungerford, Adrianna.; Jones, Sadie R.; Teller, Bertha E.
- 1939, October 10
- Town group in front of the old Wood's Hotel in Walden, Colorado
- View of men, boys, a dog, and burro in Walden, Jackson County, Colorado, by Wood's Hotel. They are (l to r): K. J. Mac Callum, Bill Wells, Dave Semple, Harold Semple, John Davis, Jack Mckee, Ed Anderson, Mr. Clapper, ?, Oliver Allard, Ben Mosman...
- Wood's Hotel (Walden, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Walden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Walden--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Woodman of the World drill team at Walden, Colo.
- Woodman of the World Drill Team members, at Walden, Jackson County, Colorado, are (l to r): Morris Flineau, Harry Holdredge, Miller Mosman, Eslie Wynn, Archie Maine, Wash Alderdice, Wm. Doner, Julian Bernhein and Arthur Sudduth. They wear uniforms...
- Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Co.--1900-1910.; Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drill teams--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Camp Hale, Colorado, 4th Gun Section, Btry. B 605
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division 605th Field Artillery Battalion, Battery B, 4th Gun Section pose with a mule packed with a field artillery weapon near Camp Hale in Eagle County, Colorado. The men wear uniforms and carry rucksacks and rifles....
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military personnel--Colorado--Camp Hale.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Mules--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Camp...
- 1944
- Original Co. B, 126th Combat Engineers
- Members of the B company of the 126th Mountain Engineer Battalion pose near barracks at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. The men wear uniforms and helmets and have gas masks in cases slung over their shoulders. The men are identified as: "Row 1...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military personnel.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th. Mountain Engineer Battalion, 126th.
- [1944?]
- Near Tarvisio, Italy
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division, 86th Regiment 2nd Battalion Headquarters Company sit and stand near a wooden table in their bivouac area near Tarvisio in Udine Province, Italy. The men are identified from left to right: Lt. Hank (Henry J.)...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military personnel.; Tarvisio (Italy)--1940-1950.; Leisure--Italy--Tarvisio--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Italy--Tarvisio--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945 July
- 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
- 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]
- Minturn, Colorado on Eagle River
- Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, is dusted in snow. The large tin roofed barn is the property of G. L. Wright; the two-story residence with bay windows is the home of Dr. Kauffman, and the cross gabled house on the right is the Boco [?] home....
- Wright, G. L.--Homes & haunts.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.
- 1899
- 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
- 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
- Yale 1911 at Trinity Texas
- Group portrait of Yale college men by camp tents in Trinity (Trinity County), Texas; they are identified as Bishop, Watzek, Dwight, Chandler, Jeffers, Bushnell, Stadtmiller, Newins, Spencer, Hastings, F. R. Mason, A. F. March, Walker, Hazard, Moss,...
- Yale University--People--1910-1920.; Trinity (Tex.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Texas--Trinity--1910-1920.; Students--Texas--Trinity--1910-1920.
- 1911?
- Who wouldn't believe in God with this view to greet one every morning. Long's Peak from our cabin door.
- View of Long's Peak and two-story buildings of the YMCA of the Rockies Camp Headquarters near Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Shown are the Cafeteria and the Lodge.
- YMCA of the Rockies--Buildings--1920-1930.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Estes Park--1920-1930.
- 1929
- 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
- Cafeteria, Lodge - Clinic
- View of the Cafeteria and Lodge-Clinic in the YMCA of the Rockies Camp Conference Headquarters near Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows three, two-story, wood frame buildings. Cars and a person are in the distance.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Girl Reserve Conference, Estes Park
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-49] Dam at entrance of Big Thompson Canon, [ARL-50] Guess why this was taken! - chipmunk!, [ARL-51] Alberta Falls - near timberline." The photographic prints on album page show: a dam on the Big...
- Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Chipmunks--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.;...
- 1929, August 20-30
- Alberta Falls - near timberline
- Four African American teenage girls stand at the foot of Alberta Falls (Larimer County), Colorado. They wear overalls or pants, sweaters and boots. A sign on a tree reads: "Alberta Falls."
- Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.;...
- 1929, August 20-30
- Margaret Shelton and Me at Lock Vale
- Margaret Shelton and Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), two African American teenage girls, stand on rocks in water at Loch (Locke) Vale in Rocky Mountain National Park (Larimer County), Colorado. They wear pants, blouses and boots. Marie...
- Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1920-1930.; Loch Vale (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rocky Mountain National Park...
- 1929, August 20-30
- 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