Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Massive sandstone, Taylor's Creek, Utah
- View of a sandstone rock formation near Taylors Creek in Zion National Park, Utah. Shows steep cliffs, eroded rock towers and canyons.
- Zion National Park (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Zion National Park--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Zion National Park--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- 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?
- Yale College scientific party camp near the Uintah Mountains
- View of a Yale College Scientific Expedition encampment near the Uinta(Uintah) Mountains in Utah; men relax by tents, horses, and a portable cook stove.
- Yale College (1718-1887)--People--1870-1880.; Uinta Mountains (Utah and Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Camping--Utah--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--1870-1880.; Outdoor cookery--Utah--1870-1880.; Scientists--Utah--1870-1880.;...
- 1870 September
- Apennine Mts., Italy enemy terrain from Riva Ridge, Castel D'Aiano to Vergato, IV Corps sector
- Aerial view of the Apennine Mountains, the Reno River and Reno Valley, and the towns of Castel d'Aiano and Vergato in Bologna Province, Italy.
- World War, 1939-1945.; Apennines (Italy)--1940-1950.; Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Castel d'Aiano (Italy)--1940-1950.; Reno River (Italy)--1940-1950.; Reno River Valley (Italy)--1940-1950.; Vergato (Italy)--1940-1950.; Cities &...
- 1945 March 13
- Lt. General von Senger (left foreground) discussing surrender terms with Maj. Gen. Hays and B.G. Don Carlton [sic], 5th Army, Verona, Italy.
- German Lt. General Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, commander of the German 14th Panzer Corps; 10th Mountain Division commander, Major General George P. Hays; and Brigadier-General Don Emerson Carleton, Chief of Staff 5th Army, Italy, discuss the...
- World War, 1939-1945--German--Surrenders.; Verona (Italy)--1940-1950.; Generals--American--Italy--Verona--1940-1950.; Generals--German--Italy--Verona--1940-1950.; Surrenders--German--Italy--Verona--1940-1950.; Carleton, Don Emerson, 1899-1977.;...
- 1945 May 3
- Kiska Island, Alaska unloading supplies at the Southern Sector Command Post.
- United States Army soldiers, members of the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment , camp on the shore of a cove on Kiska Island, Alaska, after it was retaken by allied troops near the end of the Aleutian Islands Campaign. Tracked amphibious landing...
- World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations--Alaska--Kiska Island.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns & battles--Alaska--Kiska Island.; Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Camping--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; Cliffs--Alaska--Kiska...
- 1945 August 16
- Mountain obstacle course at Camp Hale, Colorado
- Two soldiers, members of the 10th Light Infantry Division (Alpine) [later renamed 10th Mountain Division], free climb a rock cliff on the obstacle course at Camp Hale in Eagle County, Colorado. The men wear packs and have coiled ropes and rifles...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Military Personnel--Colorado--Camp Hale.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cliffs--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Climbing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.;...
- 1943
- Company D of 85th Mountain Infantry, 10th Mountain Division
- Members of Company D of the 85th Mountain Infantry, 10th Mountain Divison wind their way up Mount Belvedere in Bologna Province, Italy. The men are in uniform and carry packs, rifles, mortars and boxes of ammunition. Some of the men smoke...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Arms & armament--American--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.;...
- 1945 February 21
- Italian Campaign
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division are on a hill in the Apennine Range in Bologna Province, Italy. One soldier holds a radiophone, another rests on the ground. Smoke from probably artillery is in the distance. Snow patches are on the distant...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Apennines (Italy)--1940-1950.; Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--Bologna (Italy :...
- [1945]
- 10th Mountain troops debark at Leghorn, Italy
- Uniformed artillerymen, members of the 10th Mountain Division, descend a gangplank from a transport ship in the city of Livorno, Italy. The men wears uniforms and carry packs, duffel bags and rifles. Open army trucks are filled with soldiers on a...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles--Italy--Livorno.; World War, 1939-1945--American--Destruction & pillage--Italy--Livorno.; Livorno (Italy)--1940-1950.; Gangplanks--Italy--Livorno--1940-1950.; Government...
- 1945 January 24
- Mount Belvedere in southern Italy, captured by the Allies, looms on the left.
- Two members of 10th Mountain Division string telephone wire over the branch of a tree near Mount Belvedere (Monte Belvedere) in Bologna Province, Italy. The men wear uniforms and helmets. One of the men has climbed the tree; he has a rifle slung...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province); Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Telecommunication lines--Italy--Bologna (Italy :...
- 1945
- Tank destroyer firing near Mt. Belvedere.
- Night view of probably an M10 Tank Destroyer firing on enemy positions in the area of Mount Belvedere (Monte Belvedere) in the Province of Bologna, Italy. The tank is near a two story stone building.
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province); Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Night warfare--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Night--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.;...
- 1945 February 20
- Leaving for World War I
- Group portrait of men and women on a railroad station platform. The men wear World War I military uniforms with flat brimmed hats, buttoned jackets, jodhpurs and gaiters or tall boots. Women wear blouse and skirt outfits with belted jackets,...
- World War, 1914-1918--People.; Farewells--1910-1920.; Soldiers--1910-1920.
- 1916
- 1440 Speer, Denver
- View of the three-story Woodmen of the World building at 1440 Speer Blvd. in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has brick and tile siding on the first floor, and probably precast concrete cladding on the upper stories,...
- Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Co.--Buildings--1980-1990.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Insurance companies--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Office...
- 1982 November
- Women's Bank, Denver
- Interior view of the Women's Bank lobby at 821 17th (Seventeenth) Street in the central business district of Denver, Colorado. The large room has desks near a "Financial Sales & Services" sign, cast metal friezes beneath a wrought iron railing on...
- Women's Bank of Denver--Facilities--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Lobbies--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1995
- The hunter
- Women hunters--Pictorial works.
- [19--?]
- Woman outdoors
- A woman is by rocks and bushes in (possibly) Colorado.
- Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Elegant woman
- Studio portrait of a woman with a fluted lace collar, net scarf, and necklace.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880?]
- Wolfe Hall, Denver, Colorado
- View of Wolfe Hall, a women's seminary school at 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick building has a mansard roof with dormer windows, Roman arched windows, a widow's walk, and a frame cupola. A porch and...
- Wolfe Hall (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Church schools--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1873 and 1879?]
- Wolfe Hall
- People pose at Wolfe Hall, a women's seminary school at 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado. The building has a mansard roof with dormer windows, Roman arched windows, a widow's walk, and a frame cupola. Girls, women, and men...
- Wolfe Hall (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Church schools--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1870
- 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?]
- 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
- 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
- Paul Wilson residence in Hotchkiss, Colo.
- View of the the Paul Wilson bungalow in Hotchkiss (Delta County) Colorado; features a gable and a river rock foundation / chimney.
- Wilson, Paul, resident, Hotchkiss, Colo.--Homes & haunts.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bungalows--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- 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
- Apache Lake
- A man in a hat from the Corps of Engineers stands near what is identified as Apache Lake in the White Mountains in Navajo County or Apache County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. Shows steep basalt bluffs and trees near the lake.
- White Mountains (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Arizona--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- Wheeler Opera House in 1951
- Interior view; a man stands at a podium on a stage in the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado; features an audience of men and women, a large screen hanging on stage, people in the balcony, and velvet drapes hanging from the top of the stage;...
- Wheeler Opera House (Aspen, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Group of cherry pickers
- A group of cherry pickers pose near wooden crates filled with cherries in an orchard at Madison Orchards Ranch in Westminster (Adams County), Colorado. All of the workers, including the men, women and children, wear hats or bonnets and simple work...
- Westminster (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Westminster--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Westminster--1890-1910.; Cherries--Colorado--Westminster--1890-1910.; Cherry orchards--Colorado--Westminster--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Victor riot scene
- A crowd of people in Victor watch uniformed National Guardsman and striking miners in the street in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Men point rifles toward people on 4th (Fourth) Street and Victor Avenue. Shows brick commercial buildings, the...
- Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Militias--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- 1904 June 6
- Mountain men
- Mountain men in buckskin jackets and leggings, high boots and fur hats walk beside a pack horse. The men carry rifles. The Rocky Mountains and a valley are in the distance.
- West (U.S.)--1840-1870.; Guides & scouts--1840-1870.; Pack animals--1840-1870.; Trappers--1840-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- A grave believed to be near Silver Plume
- View of a wooden tombstone beside boulders and a steep cliff wall, probably near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Words painted on a crude timber board read: "Here, Carrie J. Welton, Lay to Rest, Died Alone, Sept. 23 [?] 1884."
- Welton, Carrie J., d. 1884.--Tomb.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1892?]
- 4 S. Santa Fe Drive, Denver
- View of a commercial building at 4 (Four) S. Santa Fe Drive in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one story building has a brick and cinder brick facade and a blank sign projecting from the flat roof. Shows a large metal barn across...
- Wazee Electric Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Baker (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Metal...
- 1981 February
- Wayne all steel inter-city service body, model 5261
- View of Wayne Motor Coach inter-city bus, model 5261. The body is installed on a Dodge Chassis, Model K-34.
- Wayne Works--Products--1930-1940.; Buses--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Waunita Hot Springs Resort near Doyle, Colo.
- View of frame multi-story hotel buildings and small cottages at Waunita Hot Springs Resort in Waunita Hot Springs (Gunnison County), Colorado. Frame lodge buildings have several stories and hipped roofs. People sit in the back of a convertible car...
- Waunita Hot Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cabins--Colorado--Waunita Hot Springs--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Waunita Hot Springs--1910-1930.; Resorts--Colorado--Waunita Hot Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- George Watrous Cafe
- Interior view of the Watrous Cafe in Denver, Colorado; men pose with cigars by a fountain and (probably) trout tank.
- Watrous, George--Homes & haunts.; Watrous Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- George Watrous Cafe
- Interior view of the Watrous Cafe in Denver, Colorado; shows a taxidermic deer and pine boughs.
- Watrous, George--Homes & haunts.; Watrous Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Deer--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- George Watrous Cafe
- Interior view of the Watrous Cafe in Denver, Colorado. A man is by the cash register, and another man talks on a telephone. Two men wear topcoats and fedoras.
- Watrous, George--Homes & haunts.; Watrous Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cash registers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Restaurant...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rainbow Falls
- View of a waterfall, identified as Rainbow Falls, Colorado. Shows fir trees and rock cliff walls.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Papoose - great great grand daughter of Chief Washakie
- Portrait of the great great grand daughter of Chief Washakie (Shoshoni), asleep in a cradleboard with eagle feathers. A man supports her; he wears a feather headdress, ermine tassels, beads, and a beaded choker with a bird motif.
- Washakie, ca. 1804-1900--Family.; Indians of North America--1910-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--1910-1930.; Cradleboards--1910-1930.; Headdresses--1910-1930.; Infants--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Weathered limestone, Grass Valley, Utah
- Close-up view of a limestone rock formation in what is identified as "Grass Valley" in probably the Wasatch Range, Utah.
- Wasatch Range (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- Ward, Colo.
- View of buildings and mine tailings on hillsides in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows frame and log buildings, dirt roads, utility poles, and a church or school building with a bell tower.
- Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Ward, Colo.
- View of frame or log buildings on a hillside in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows the frame Carpenter's Gothic Congregational Church (Community Church), and probably commercial buildings with false fronts and houses with gabled roofs. Tailings...
- Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Ward, Colo.
- View of buildings on a hillside in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows the frame Carpenter's Gothic Congregational Church (Community Church), log and frame buildings, a stone and timber bridge over a ravine near a building with a sign that reads...
- Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Ward, Colo.
- A stone and frame dilapidated building is beside a road in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. Probably a mine building, it has a stone bottom story, a hipped roof with cross gables, and a mixture of steep and low pitched roof lines. Metal or timber...
- Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Near Ward, Colo
- Men stand at their camp site near Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. They hold ropes and stand by crates and a folded canvas tent.
- Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Camping--Colorado--Ward--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Wall Street [sic], Colo.
- The stone and brick Wallstreet Assay Office has a steep pitched, corrugated metal roof a tall chimney, a fenced yard and a nearby wooden shed in Wallstreet (Boulder County), Colorado. The stone ruins of the Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill...
- Wallstreet (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.; Metallurgical industry--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Wall Street [sic], Colo.
- Stone and frame buildings are beside a dirt road in Wallstreet (Boulder County), Colorado. Shows the stone and brick Wallstreet Assay Office with a steep pitched, corrugated metal roof a tall chimney, a fenced yard and a nearby wooden shed. The...
- Wallstreet (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.; Metallurgical industry--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Wallstreet--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Victor
- Men, a woman and a baby pose beside a frame, two-story building in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear suits and stand on a wooden sidewalk beside businesses with signs and awnings that read "Confectionery, Nuts," "Cigars & Tobacco," "Ice...
- W.E. Rohde Real Estate (Victor, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Couples--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Real estate business--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Rohde, Mary E.; Rohde, W. E.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- 1471 Stuart Street, Denver
- View of the stone, three story, Ralph Voorhees house at 1471 Stuart Street, in the Barnum West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The house has Richardsonian Romanesque style details, large arched windows, and a turret with a pyramidal roof. Shows a...
- Voorhees, Ralph--Homes & haunts.; Barnum West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1985 June
- Virginia Dale Station, Colo.
- A stagecoach leaves the Virginia Dale Overland Trail Station in Virginia Dale (Larimer County), Colorado. The station is plastered and has a porch and chimney. A man leads horses into a log stable nearby. Shows men on horseback and chickens near...
- Virginia Dale Station (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Stagecoach stations--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1860-1880.; Overland Trails--1860-1880.; Virginia Dale (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1860-1880.; Stables--Colorado--Virginia...
- 1933