Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- D. F. D. fire trucks involved in a collision
- Spectators stand near automobiles parked by the scene of an accident between two Denver Fire Department trucks in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Auto accident
- Spectators stand near an automobile involved in an accident in Denver, Colorado. An accident victim (a woman) slumps in the backseat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Victims--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Auto races near Lakeside [i. e. Overland Park]
- Spectators look on at two automobiles in a race at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado. The cars read: "Lafayette 3" and "The Luserco Special 'That Super Gas' 4".
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racing automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Auto races at Overland Park
- View of automobile races at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado. Spectators sit in grandstands. One man in a pit crew wears coveralls that read: "Baker Special".
- Pit crews--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racing automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- President Theodore Roosevelt going up 17th Street with Secret Service men: (Hat is covering pres. Roosevelt's face.)
- President Theodore Roosevelt rides in an automobile decorated with U. S. flags as part of a motorcade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Police, one on horseback, and Secret Service Agents escort the car. Spectators line the street....
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Motorcades--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Presidents--United States--1920-1930.; Secret...
- [1920]
- Parade passing by Cheesman Park
- Charles Lindbergh rides in a parade in the back of an automobile as spectators look on and wave in Cheesman Park, Denver, Colorado. The Cheesman Memorial Pavilion is nearby.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1929]
- Auto accident
- A group of men and women gather at the scene of an two car accident in a Denver residential area, Colorado. A man in uniform stands near one of the vehicles.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Auto Races at Overland Park race track
- Spectators watch from the grandstand as race cars speed by the finish line at the Overland Park Race Track in Denver, Colorado. The track was converted to a golf course in the 1930's.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Auto races at Overland Park race track
- Spectators watch as race cars line up at the start of a race at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado. A tow truck from AAA is parked in front of the car line; shows pit crews and race drivers. Overland Park race track became a golf course in the...
- Pit crews--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing drivers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Charles A. Lindbergh's - Spirit of St. Louis
- Charles A. Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis on his arrival in Denver, Colorado, at Lowry Field, August 31, 1927, shortly after his historic crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Shows spectators.
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974--Associated objects.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Knights of Pythias at Denver's Civic Center Greek Theater
- Spectators gather at the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center located in Denver, Colorado as the Knights of Pythias, in costume, convene a public ceremony or meeting.
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Knights of Pythias--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fraternal...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Running marathon - early 20's
- Spectators watch from the street and the roof of the Rocky Mountain News Building as runners race, in the News-Times Modified Marathon, down Welton street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a Denver Tramway trolley car, trolley tracks, and...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Running races--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street...
- May 31, 1924
- Auto accident, car impaled on pole probably in Denver
- A crowd of men, women, and children view an automobile with a smashed front end, the driver's seat is pierce with a long, wood board, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Tramway, auto accident
- A crowd of men, women, and an African-American boy view the crash of Denver Tramway trolley #44 with an automobile in Denver, Colorado. Sign on trolley reads: "This is Music Week In Denver, It's A Great Place To Live."
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Traffic...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Col. Roosevelt at F. G. H.
- Col. Roosevelt stands in front of crowd at Fitzsimons Hospital in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Military officers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1920-1930.
- Auto race at Overland Park
- View of automobile racing at Overland Park, in Denver, Colorado; people crowd bleachers by a water tower, and men watch race cars at the finish line.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Charles Lindbergh and Mayor Ben Stapleton of Denver behind him
- Charles A. Lindbergh and Mayor Ben Stapleton (behind Lindbergh) are escorted by police through a crowd in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.; Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950.
- 1927
- Charles Lindbergh being escorted by Denver police
- Charles A. Lindbergh is escorted by the police in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- 1927
- Reporters interview Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- Reporters and spectators gather around Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his Fokker tri-motor airplane on his visit to Denver, Colorado. Byrd visited Denver after his flight to the South Pole.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- 1929
- Charles Lindbergh riding through state capitol grounds
- A crowd watches Charles Lindbergh ride in a car through the Colorado State Capitol grounds in Denver, Colorado.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- [1927?]
- Charles Lindbergh at Denver University stadium
- People watch from bleachers at Denver University stadium as Charles Lindbergh rides in an automobile, in Denver, Colorado.
- University of Denver--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stadiums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1927
- Fire in pool hall at 18th Street
- A crowd watches as a pool hall fire is extinguished, Denver, Colorado. Fire hoses lie across the street and sidewalk. Automobiles are parked next to the curb and fire engines are parked in the streets.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hoses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Race
- Women race in (probably) Washington Park, Denver, Colorado, while men and children look on.
- Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Running races--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Flood debris @ Cherry Creek
- View of Cherry Creek after a flood in Denver, Colorado; bridge parts and spectators flank the water.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Enrico Caruso @ Merchants park
- Opera singer Enrico Caruso poses with a man and women at Merchants Park in Denver, Colorado. The women wear fur coats; the men wear wool coats and hold walking canes. A crowd sits in the stands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Merchant's Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Opera singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stadiums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Caruso,...
- [1920 April]
- Possibly an experimental airplane
- People examine the debris of a small airplane crash, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Aircraft accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Airplanes
- Men, women, and children watch a model airplane demonstration, probably at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. In the background are several bi-planes; on the roof of a building is a wind sock.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air shows--1920-1930.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Model airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Parade / crowd near Union Station
- A crowd gathers at Union Station in Denver, Colorado to await the arrival of a celebrity. A procession of cars moves down a street in front of the station.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Car wreck in front of Meyer's Cash Carry Market
- View of an automobile crash in Denver, Colorado; men, boys, and a police officer in uniform look on. Houses and a building with a belfry are on a hill. A 23rd (Twenty Third) Street business sign reads: "Meyer's Cash and Carry Market."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927
- A relatively harmless cabbage accident some years back
- A crowd of people are gathered around a spilled truckload of cabbage and a derailed railroad train car in Denver, Colorado. Sign on the truck reads: "S. L. Leach, Transfer, Drayage."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cabbage--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Boy with model train
- A crowd of people gather around an unidentified boy with a model train, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Model railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Man and woman and group on RR tracks
- A well dressed man and woman pose on railroad tracks and are surrounded by a crowd of onlookers, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Circle of people
- A large crowd has formed a circle and the people appear to be focused on a small wooden plane that flies around their heads, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air shows--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Building destroyed by fire
- A crowd gathers around the remains of a large house destroyed by fire in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- News-Times marathon
- The crowd applauds for a runner (possibly the winner Scott Gonzalez) at the News-Times marathon in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Marathon running--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1924
- Admiral Byrd in Denver, shaking hands (has on flying cap & goggles on his head)
- A crowd and photographers with cameras greet Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his plane the "Josephine Ford" in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Admirals--American--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- [1929 or 1930]
- Auto racing @ Overland
- Automobiles and drivers at the start line of Overland Park's dirt track in Denver, Colorado. A large crowd views the race from the grandstands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Racing @ Overland park
- Automobiles race on a dirt track at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado. A large crowd is seated in the grandstands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920-1930]
- Gates Rubber Co. annual outing for employees
- Men at the Gates Rubber Company annual outing play a game with sticks, other Gates employees watch in the background in Denver, Colorado.
- Gates Rubber Company--Social life--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Games--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Recreation--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Parade in Denver proceeding a convention of Klansmen
- Members of the Ku Klux Klan march in a parade on Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. They wear hoods and robes as spectators look on. Parked automobiles line the street. A sign on a building reads: "Western Clothing Co."
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1926 May 31
- Denver, theaters, America
- View of a publicity stunt for opening of motion picture at America Theatre, 16th and Curtis Streets, Denver, Colorado; marquee reads "The Still Alarm - a Thrilling Melodrama;" crowd of people watch firemen and firetrucks. Signs read: "Greater...
- America Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Transportation, automobiles, early automobiles
- Crowd gathers around automobile crew who just completed an "Automobile Endurance Run" parked in front of the Platt-Fawcett Motor Co., 1249-1255 Broadway, Denver, Colorado; car is a Jewett Six model made by Paige, with lettering on side: "San...
- Platt-Fawcett Motor Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1924?]
- Sousa's Band - Management A.M. Oberfelder
- Interior view of the Denver Municipal Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; shows an audience in main floor and balcony seats, organ pipes, and the John Philip Sousa Band.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Performances--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 December 3
- Parade on 16th Street
- View of the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade on 16th (Sixteenth) Street at Champa in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men march with a banner and ride on a horse-drawn float decorated with U. S. flags and bunting. Spectators, some with bicycles, stand...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1921 May 17]
- Champa St.
- View of the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade on Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Members of a marching band and men in automobiles are part of the procession. Spectators stand near parked automobiles. Signs on buildings read: "The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 May 17]
- Following the municipal division the Denver schools had "clean up" autos in the parade
- Teachers and students ride in convertible automobiles during the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade on Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. They carry U. S. flags and a sign that reads: "Schools." Signs on buildings read: "Cigars Soft...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Schools--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Post...
- [1921 May 17]
- Police parade
- Police officers march in the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street. The Daniels & Fisher Tower is in the distance. Signs on buildings read: "American Theatre See...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1921 May 17]
- Parade on 16th Street
- Members of a marching band, men on horseback, and a group of men with a U. S. flag march in the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street. The Kittredge and Fontius...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1921 May 17]
- Parks department
- Employees of the City of Denver Parks Department march in the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons which include one loaded with palm trees and another that reads: "City...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bandstands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Palms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 May 17]
- Assessor's and Treasurer's departments
- Employees in the City of Denver Assessor's and Treasurer's offices march in the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. An automobile is in the procession. The Daniels & Fisher Tower is in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1921 May 17]