Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1434 to 44 Wazee St. Denver, Colo.
- View of a livery and brick business at 1434 Wazee Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows horses, well dressed people in carriages, buggies and a wagon, storefronts, and signs: "Racine Wagon and Carriage Co. Peter Schuttler Wagons.," "John Thams...
- John Thams Carriages Buggies Wagons (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Old Elephant Corral (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution, Salt Lake City
- View of the Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution on Main Street between South Temple and South First Streets in Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows an Italianate style building with parapet, finials and pediment. Sign in the...
- Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution--1880-1890.; Salt Lake City (Utah)--1880-1890.; Cooperatives--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.; Department stores--Utah--Salt Lake City--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Montrose, Colo
- People pose with a buggy and canvas covered merchant's wagon, in Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado. A frame barn has a false-front and lettering: "Studebaker Wagons," "Magnolia Livery Feed and Sale Stables," "Schuttler Wagons & Buggies," and...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.; Stables--Colorado--Montrose--1880-1890.
- 1888 July 23
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade of buggies decorated with flowers on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A woman in one of the buggies holds a parasol. Spectators line the street.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1898]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain parade
- Men and women who wear masks ride in horse-drawn buggies, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in a parade in Denver, Colorado. The buggies are decorated with cloth and bunting. Spectators line the street and sit in nearby grandstands.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1896]
- Looking north on Oak St. Eaton, Colo.
- A view of Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, looking north on Oak Street includes one- and two-story brick or wood commercial buildings with false fronts. A group of men stand by the bank on the corner; signs on the buildings read: "Bank," "[?] & Rea,"...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Eaton--1900-1930.
- [between 1902 and 1930?]
- Main Street between 2nd and 3rd on the south side
- Broadwalk and ditch are in front of brick and frame commercial buildings in Canon City, Colorado. Men sit in front of store windows; signs read: "Hardware," "Baldwin House," and "Boot maker." Buggies are in a fenced yard by a gable roofed livery...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1870
- McPhee & McGinnity Paint Factory Building, historic photograph men and buggies with horses
- Old time scene on Main Street, Longmont, Colorado when horses and buggies were the vogue.
- Copy of a printed reproduction shows a snowy Main Street, Longmont, Colorado. The well tracked street is busy with delivery wagons, buggies, pedestrians and a couple of dogs.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- General view, Cedar Mesa St. Cedaredge
- View of Cedar Mesa Street, in Cedaredge (Delta County), Colorado; shows storefronts, buggies, horses, pedestrians, and signs: "The Hardware Co.," "Stewart Realty Com." and "Bank."
- Cedaredge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cedaredge--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Cedaredge--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Canon City
- View of Main Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado; shows pedestrians, automobiles, and horse drawn buggies. Raynolds Bank has a corner tower; the Strathmore House has a covered porch balcony.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cortez
- View of Cortez (Montezuma County), Colorado; shows houses, yards, outhouses, horses and buggies, laundry, a woman, a lawn sprinkler, signs: "Charles Duff General Merchandise," "Journal Building," and Sleeping Ute Mountain.
- Cortez (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sleeping Ute Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Backyards--Colorado--Cortez--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cortez--1900-1920.; Privies--Colorado--Cortez--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Delta, Colorado
- View of Main Street in Delta (Delta County), Colorado; shows businesses, storefronts, and the First National Bank tower. People pose with horse drawn buggies and wagons; signs read: "Roy R. Bowen, Blacksmithing, Satisfaction Guaranteed," "Shearman...
- Delta (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Sixteenth Street, Denver
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, traffic, automobiles, a streetcar, and horse drawn buggies and wagons. Street lights, a clock and the Daniels & Fisher Tower line the sidewalks; signs read: "Starr" and "Gano...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- Street scene in Delta, Colo
- View of Main Street in Delta (Delta County), Colorado; shows automobiles and horse drawn wagons and buggies. Pedestrians and a dog are by storefronts; signs read: "Western Union," "Royal Cafe," and "Hollands." The First National Bank tower is in...
- Delta (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.
- [1924?]
- Grand Junction street scene
- View of 5th (Fifth) Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado; the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) is a stone building with a portico and rooftop terrace. Pedestrians, automobiles, horse drawn buggies, and the Grand Valley National...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- ca. 1910
- Street scene, 16th and Lawrence, Denver
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, traffic, Denver City Tramway streetcars, and horse drawn buggies and wagons. Signs read: "Kistler," "The Standard," and "The American."
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Main and Fourth Streets, Grand Junction
- View of the intersection of 4th (Fourth) and Main Streets, in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado; shows Grand River Valley Railway electric street car, pedestrians, automobiles, horses and buggies. The Grand Valley National Bank and YMCA, are...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The homeless, Victor's big fire
- View of large groups of people left homeless after a fire in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Men, women and children stand around household belongings and furniture in numerous piles along hillside. Shows handcarts, buggies and wagons used to...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Homeless persons--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1899 Aug. 21
- Ashley, Colo. [sic]
- View of Main Street in Vernal (Uintah County), Utah. Men, women, and children pose near brick or frame commercial buildings. Shows automobiles, buggies, a bicycle, an electric street lamp, and brick businesses with signs or awnings that read: "W.H....
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1912 August]
- Watermelon Day, Rocky Ford, Colo.
- Crowds of people mingle amongst horse-drawn carriages during Watermelon Day in Rocky Ford (Otero County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings and banners along street that read: "Welcome," "Buggies and Wagons," "Rocky Ford."
- Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1900-1910.
- 1900 September 7
- Moffat
- A man, woman, and children stand on the porch of the J. W. Hockaday Hardware store in the town of Moffat, Saguache County, Colorado. Wagons, wheels, gears, and cans are displayed in the shop window. A large sign on the false front of the building...
- J.W. Hockaday Hardware (Moffat, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Moffat (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Moffat--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Moffat--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- A busy day, Vernon, Colo.
- View of a gable roof church with pointed arch windows and a commercial building in Vernon (Yuma County), Colorado. A group of women in dresses stand on the porch of a building with a sign that reads: "Kirkendall Shoes." Parked around the buildings...
- Vernon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Vernon--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Vernon--1910-1920.
- 1911?
- Hotel Raymond, Pasadena, Cal.
- A view of the Raymond Hotel in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Shows the multi-story hotel with an encircling porch, Mansard roof, decorative cornice, brackets, interior and end-wall chimneys, dormer windows and a balcony. Palms,...
- Raymond Hotel (Pasadena, Calif.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--California--Pasadena--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1894?]
- Main St. Delta, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Delta (Delta County), Colorado. Shows two-story, brick buildings, including the First National Bank tower. Horse-drawn buggies, carriages and people line the dirt road. A sign reads: "Corbin & Sanders."
- Delta (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Delta--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Delta--1890-1900.
- 1897 May
- Two men standing near the old Alameda Avenue bridge one is playing a mandolin
- A Black man plays a mandolin, as a white man holds the case, on Alameda Avenue near the bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn buggies are on the road in the distance.
- Afro-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mandolins--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Detroit, Mich.
- Aerial view of Detroit (Wayne County), Michigan. The Wayne County Building, located at 600 Randolph Street, is built in the English Baroque style, with a blend of Beaux-Arts and neo-classical elements. The five story building has a four tiered...
- Detroit (Mich.)--1900-1910.; Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; City & town life.; Government facilities.; Rivers.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Los Angeles, Cal. Spring Street
- View of Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles, California. Pedestrians, horse-drawn buggies and wagons, bicyclists, trolley cars are in the street and pedestrians crowd the sidewalks. The Douglas Building is on a corner, it has a curved front,...
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.
- [1905?]
- Pasadena, Cal., Hotel Green, the annex
- View of the Hotel Green annex (Castle Green) in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The annex (Castle Green) located on Green Street , was designed by Frederick Louis Roehrig, it is a seven story Islamic Revival style building with tile...
- Castle Green (Pasadena, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches.; Hotels.; Pedestrian bridges.
- [1899]
- Los Angeles, Cal. court house
- View of the Los Angeles County Courthouse (Los Angeles Superior Court) located on Poundcake Hill near the corners of Temple and Broadway in Los Angeles, California. The red sandstone structure was built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and...
- California. Superior Court (Los Angeles County)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses.; Stone buildings.
- [1905?]
- Hunting(?)
- A prospector poses with a burro-drawn sled loaded with supplies on a road in Colorado. Horse-drawn buggies and a mine shafthouse are in the distance.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Miners--Colorado--1910-1930.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Livery / carriage barn
- Interior view of a garage or carriage barn in Denver, Colorado; shows men, a horse, buggies, a merchant's wagon, and coaches.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Construction scene men holding lines of hose [sic]
- Workmen hold electrical wiring as part of the Alameda Avenue bridge construction in Denver, Colorado. A man on a ladder is in the distance. Horse-drawn buggies and a right-hand drive convertible automobile are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- DeBeque [sic], Colo.
- Men stand by a lake near De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Women and children sit in horse-drawn buggies nearby.
- De Beque (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--De Beque--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado Springs, Colorado Antlers Hotel
- View of Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Pedestrians and horse-drawn buggies are in the street. Buildings include the Elk Hotel and the Antlers Hotel at the end of the street.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Government building
- View of the U. S. capitol building in Washington, D. C. Horse-drawn buggies are parked nearby.
- Washington (D. C.)--1890-1910.; Capitols--United States--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver street life
- View of Lawrence Street in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and horse-drawn buggies are in the street. Business buildings line the street. Prominent signs read: "[...] Secondhand Store" and "T. Turck Cordage and Twine."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver Fire Dept. fire run or parade?
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, during filming of "Fireman's Race For Life," a Buckwalter movie; people crowd the sidewalks watching horses, buggies, and a man in a fireman's hat. A streetcar and Denver Union Station are in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Industries construction scene during work on Alameda project
- Men look on as workmen build wooden supports for a canal near the Archer Canal at Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Surveyor's equipment is nearby. Horse-drawn buggies are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Arapahoe County Courthouse
- View of the Denver, formerly Arapahoe, County Courthouse located at 15th (Fifteenth) and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets and Tremont and Court Places in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and buggies are on the streets around the courthouse.
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Cities streets bridges scene of new Alameda bridge
- View of the Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn buggies and pedestrians make their way across the bridge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Buildings residential exterior Lillybridge home
- Horse-drawn buggies are lined up near the Alameda Avenue bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Charles S. Lillybridge's house and studio is near the bridge. Other houses are in the distance.
- Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Photographic studios--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Horse-drawn wagons and automobiles in Estes Park
- Men, women, and children pose in horse-drawn buggies and automobiles in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Signs on nearby one-story wood frame and log buildings read: "Post Office," "Estes Park Drug Store," "Meat Market," "Everything for the...
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.
- [1906]
- Estes Park, Colo.
- View of Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons and buggies are in the street. Shows wood frame houses and buildings.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- U. S. Post Office Denver
- Rooftop view of the U.S. Post Office at 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Second Empire style building has a tower with Mansard roof, pediments, columns, and arched windows. Pedestrians and horse-drawn buggies...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mining Exchange Denver
- View of the Mining Exchange building at 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The rusticated stone building has a tower, ornate trim, and arched windows. Horse-drawn buggies are parked nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Tabor Opera House
- Rooftop view of the Tabor Grand Opera House at 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Victorian Gothic style building has a tower, pointed arches, and contrasting trim. Horse-drawn buggies are parked nearby.
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Opera houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Larimer Street looking north from 14th
- View of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A trolley car, pedestrians, and horse-drawn buggies are on the street. Signs read: "Druggists," "Elitch's Garden Cooper Lake Manhattan Beach," "Blank Books to Order," "C. P. Kuersten Dentist,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Larimer St. from 18th west
- Rooftop view of Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Trolley cars and horse-drawn buggies are on the street. Signs read: "Silver Moon Hotel," "Free Silver Clothing House" and "J. H. Wilson."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cascade Ave. Colo. Springs
- View of Cascade Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A stagecoach, a cut stone structure, horse-drawn buggies, and a ditch are nearby. The bell tower of the High School building shows above the treetops. The Rampart Range is in...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]