Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Chief Healy's 9 passenger Lincoln car
- Men pose in a Fire Department vehicle (Lincoln sedan) in Civic Center park, Denver, Colorado. The automobile has a bell and siren. The Voorhies Memorial Colonnade, Carnegie Library, and Arapahoe County Courthouse dome are in the background.
- Voorhies, John H. P.--Monuments.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines &...
- 1922
- Motor equipment, City and County of Denver. Market St. bridge - City Hall in background
- Firemen pose in fire trucks on the Walnut (or Market) Street bridge in Denver, Colorado; City Hall and Cherry Creek are to the side. The Daniels and Fisher tower and Post Office dome are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1924?
- Fire department
- Firemen hang onto the back of a steam pumper as the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade passes the United States Post office at 1823 Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Onlookers, some with bicycles, line the sidewalk and streets.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--1920-1930.; United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- 1921 May 17
- Fire Chief Healy
- Fire Chief John F. Healy poses in uniform by a Fire Department vehicle (Lincoln sedan) in Civic Center park, Denver, Colorado. The automobile has a bell, siren, and letters: "D.F.D. 1."
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1920-1930.; Fire chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- 1928 January 10
- Chief Healy's 9 passenger touring car
- Fire Chief John F. Healy poses in uniform by a Fire Department vehicle (Lincoln sedan) in Civic Center park, Denver, Colorado. The automobile has a bell and siren. The Voorhies Memorial Colonnade, Carnegie Library, and Arapahoe County Courthouse...
- Voorhies, John H. P.--Monuments.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1920-1930.; Fire chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- [1922]
- Display - pumping engines
- Firemen spray water from the Walnut Street bridge into Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado; City Hall, the Daniels and Fisher tower, and the Customs House dome are in the background. Fire trucks, pedestrians, a steam pumper wagon, and bicycles are on...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- 1924
- American - La France Foamite Co. new fire truck
- Men pose by a fire truck in Denver, Colorado; business buildings are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1929 April 26
- Fire department parade
- View of a parade on Stout Street in Denver, Colorado; horse-drawn fire pump wagons and trucks pass by crowds of people and the United States Post Office, a stone building with columns and classical entablature.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--1920-1930.; United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines &...
- 1926 January or February
- Fire department parade
- View of a parade on Stout Street in Denver, Colorado; horse-drawn fire pump wagons and trucks pass by crowds of people and the United States Post Office, a stone building with columns and classical entablature. Downtown buildings are in the...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--1920-1930.; United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines &...
- 1926 January or February
- 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?]
- Police and Fireman's parade
- Men ride on steam powered fire engines in a parade at 18th (Eighteenth) and Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Spectators, some with bicycles, and the U. S. Post Office are nearby.
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 May 17]
- Fire Department automobile
- View of a Fire Department vehicle (Lincoln sedan) in Civic Center park, Denver, Colorado; it has a bell and siren. The Voorhies Memorial Colonnade and Arapahoe County Courthouse dome are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.) Fire Department--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver fire truck
- View of a hook and ladder truck in Denver, Colorado. A sign on a brick building reads: "Garage."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 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?]
- Publicity stunt for film
- Members of the Denver Fire Department participate in a publicity stunt as they climb on a ladder and stand on the roof of the America Theater at 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Another ladder truck and spectators...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--1920-1930.; 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...
- [1926]
- Engine #15
- Firemen pose near fire trucks at Denver Fire Department Station (Engine) #15 (Fifteen) at 1080 Clayton Street in the Congress Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-story brick building has a dormer, dentils, and contrasting trim. A sign...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1920-1930.; Congress Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fire Station No. 1, Denver
- Firemen pose with fire trucks at Fire Station Number One at 1375 Tremont Place in downtown Denver, Colorado; the building has stone trim with entablature, a portico, volutes, and an arched balcony.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fire Station No. 1, Denver
- View of a fire truck at Fire Station Number One at 1375 Tremont Place in downtown Denver, Colorado; the vehicle has lanterns, a chrome nozzle, and a bell.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fire Station No. 1, Denver
- View of a fireman in a fire truck at Fire Station Number One at 1375 Tremont Place in downtown Denver, Colorado; the vehicle has pinstripes, lanterns, a chrome nozzle, and a bell.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fire Station No. 1, Denver
- Firemen pose in a fire truck at Fire Station Number One at 1375 Tremont Place in downtown Denver, Colorado; the vehicle has pinstripes, lanterns, a bell, letters that read: "D.F.D. No. 2," and chrome letters that read: "White."
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fire Station No. 1, Denver
- Firemen pose with fire trucks in front of Fire Station Number One at 1375 Tremont Place in downtown Denver, Colorado; the fire station has stone entablature, volutes, a portico, and an inset balcony.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Tow truck and fire engine
- View of a fire truck and Fire Department towing vehicle at Denver Fire Department station No. 5 at 19th (Nineteenth) and Market Streets in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Letters on the wrecker read: "Service Truck No. 1."
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1926 November 23]
- American La France - side view of truck #5
- View of a fire truck at Denver Fire Department Station No. 5 at 19th (Nineteenth) and Market Streets in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Old #14 in Montclair - building torn down
- View of a fire truck at Denver Fire Department Station No. 14 in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The garage has corbeled brick.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver Fire Dept. No. 18
- View of Denver Fire Department Station No. 18 at 22nd (Twenty-second) and Colorado Boulevard in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Firemen pose by an electric fire truck; the station features eyebrow dormers, a loggia, and Palladian window.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Buildings--1920-1930.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fire department apparatus - motor
- Firemen work by a fire truck and streetcar tracks on a street in Denver, Colorado; business signs read: "Baths" and "Free Ford Cash Nite."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Firemen w/ truck - ice on ladder in front of man and Cigar Co. store
- Firemen work on a fire truck in Denver, Colorado; icicles cover the ladder and a street lamp, and signs read: "[?]chman & Son Cigar Store."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Tobacco industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fire department
- Volunteer firemen in uniforms pull a water truck in (probably) Denver, Colorado; a girl sits on hoses strapped to the top. Fire helmets read: "The VVFA, Denver, Colo."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Julius Pearse Fire Dept. Sup. Co.
- Firemen pose in a fire truck in Denver, Colorado; the vehicle has pinstripes and letters: "MSA Stretcher Outfit" and "Squad No. 4."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 September 16
- Ladder truck and photographer
- Men pose by a fire truck in Denver, Colorado; a man atop the ladder holds a camera.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 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]
- Fire truck mechanics
- Firemen work on a fire truck in a Denver, Colorado garage; one man holds a tire, and the other man is by a bell, a tool box, a stainless steel tank, an engine, and winches.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Garages--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mechanics (persons)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Vehicle maintenance &...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Julius Pearse Fire Dept Sup Co. Fire Truck wrecked at 84 York
- A damaged fire truck is towed in Denver, Colorado; letters read "Engine No. 15." Storefront sign reads: "Chop Suey Noodles."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Towing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 November 23
- Squad No. 4 fire truck
- View of a fire truck in Denver, Colorado; the vehicle has pinstripes and letters: "MSA Stretcher Outfit" and "Squad No. 4."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fire truck wreck
- Men and boys look at a fire truck flipped over on its side after an accident, probably in Denver, Colorado. Shows hose, water tank, and partial view of ladder.
- Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]