Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Children with clown
- A group of (possibly) Down's Syndrome boys and girls watch as a boy squeezes a clowns nose in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads smiles while he sits in a on a stool in a workroom, possibly his darkroom. He wears an apron, shirt, vest and bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads leans against a wood frame in a room, possibly his darkroom. He wears an apron, vest, and white shirt.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Harry M. Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads prepares to take a picture, Denver, Colorado. His camera is mounted on the back of an automobile and is aimed at an unseen object on the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- 1919
- Harry M. Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads adjusts his camera prior to taking a picture, Denver, Colorado. His camera is mounted on the back of an automobile and is aimed at an unseen object on the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- 1919
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Photographer Harry M. Rhoads poses in costume. He wears a floral patterned women's bathing suit with a matching bonnet and hand bag, women's shoes and black socks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 to 1940]
- Harry Rhoads' sister and his mother
- Harry Rhoads' sister, Hazel Rhoads, and his mother, Addie Mellon Rhoads sit in a horse drawn carriage outside 230 Logan Street in Denver, Colorado. Both women wear long dresses and hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or...
- 1904
- Harry and Sade Rhoads with group
- Harry Rhoads poses with a group of men, women and one child on a covered porch, Denver, Colorado. Sade Rhoads, Harry Rhoads' wife, stands next to the group, she wears a long dress with a straw hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.--Family.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry Mellon Rhoads looks at one of his photoprints while he drinks from a Coke bottle. He wears a hat, apron, shirt, vest and bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940-1960]
- Westminster College, now Pillar of Fire Church Harry Rhoads behind steering wheel
- Harry M. Rhoads, behind the steering wheel, poses in a convertible with passenger in front of Westminster University or College, at 3455 West 83rd Avenue in Westminster (Adams County), Colorado. Animals graze in the barren field in which the...
- Rhoads, Harry Mellon 1880 or 81-1975.; Westminster College (Westminster, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Westminster (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Westminster--1890-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Westminster--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Harry Rhoads in darkroom
- Interior view of Harry M. Rhoads in his dark room; also shows a bellows camera.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Darkrooms--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Harry Rhoads with his mother, Addie Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads poses with his mother, Addie M. Rhoads, by a flower vase.
- Mothers & children--1920-1940.; Photojournalists--1920-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1937?]
- Harry M. Rhoads in woman's clothing
- Portrait of Harry M. Rhoads; costume includes fur, brocade fabric, sunglasses, and a wide brimmed hat.
- Cross dressing--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Sade Rhoads & daughter, Mary Elizabeth
- Mrs. Harry M. (Sade) Rhoads, and daughter Mary Elizabeth sit in a hammock during a family picnic in Colorado; shows Kissel Roadster automobile in background.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--1910-1920.; Hammocks--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mothers & children--Colorado--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--1910-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Family.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.; Rhoads,...
- 1919
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Portrait of Harry M. Rhoads, photographer for the Denver Times and Rocky Mountain News.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Julia Knapp Rhoads at Balanced Rock, Garden of the Gods
- Mrs. Harry M. (Julia) Rhoads stands next to Balanced Rock, a large rock formation, at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Rhoads, Julia Knapp.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Harry M. Rhoads at top of ladder, he never went anywhere without a ladder in his car
- Harry M. Rhoads stands on top of a ladder to get an elevated shot with his camera during an event in Denver, Colorado. Several other photographers hold up their cameras to Mr. Rhoads.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Harry M. Rhoads at top of ladder, he always had a ladder in his car
- Harry M. Rhoads stands on top of a ladder to get an elevated shot with his camera during an event in Denver, Colorado. Several other photographers hold up their cameras to Mr. Rhoads.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Harry, Julia, (Bert)?, Mr. Knapp, & ?
- Harry M. Rhoads holds a shutter release cord for a group photograph with Mrs. Harry (Julia) Rhoads, Mr. Knapp, possibly his brother Mr. Bert Rhoads, and an unidentified man. They stand with a cannon at a park in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Bert.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Julia Knapp.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Harry - Bicycle
- Harry M. Rhoads poses with a bicycle, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Harry at City Park
- Harry M. Rhoads poses on a cannon in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cannons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Harry Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads sits at a campsite in the woods of Colorado. A lean-to tent is propped against his Kissel automobile.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [1920?]
- Frances Melrose on Harry's left
- At a party, Frances Melrose (with corsage) laughs while Harry M. Rhoads is kissed on the cheek by other women. Elizabeth "Liz" Wyner with glasses is behind Harry. Denver, Colorado.
- Parties--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Melrose, Frances.; Wyner, Elizabeth.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [ca. 1953]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads waves off the camera as he works in his darkroom. Shows a camera on a tripod and prints being dried on a line above Harry. The hand of another man can be seen in the foreground. Rhoads was a photographer for the Rocky Mountain News...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Darkrooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 to 1940?]
- Harry M. Rhoads and Frances Melrose
- Harry M. Rhoads places a fedora hat on an Frances Melrose who is seated at a typewriter. Harry wears a chinese style hat, possibly a women's hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Melrose, Frances.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Harry M's residence
- View of the Harry M. Rhoads residence in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick house with gables and half timbering.
- Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Harry's house
- View of Harry M. Rhoads' house in Denver, Colorado, a brick home with half timbering. Women walk in the yard.
- Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Sixteenth street
- An aerial view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver Colorado. Shows the downtown business district, the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Joslin's Dry Goods and the Colorado State Capitol Building. Signs read: "The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Possibly at the Rhoads' residence, 2750 7th ave.
- Harry F. Rhoads (father of Harry M. Rhoads) uses a lawn mower modified with an extended handle to mow a sloped lawn in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lawn mowing--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- H.F. Rhoads' residence
- A view of the residence of Harry F. Rhoads, Harry M. Rhoads' father, located in Denver, Colorado. Shows a 2 1/2 story brick home with a covered porch.
- Rhoads, Harry Fisher--Homes & haunts--1900-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1950.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Sun Temple
- A view of the Native American (Anasazi) Sun Temple in Mesa Verde National Park in Southern Colorado. Shows exposed masonry walls and a kiva. Harry Rhoads is in the background, he stands on a wall.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sun Temple (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- "Mitzi" Rhoads with Shetland pony
- Mary Elizabeth Rhoads, daughter of Harry M. Rhoads, holds the reins to a Shetland pony; her grandfather, Harry Fisher Rhoads, waves a hat. The pony has a child's saddle and blanket.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Grandparents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shetland ponies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Family.; Rhoads, Mary...
- [1921?]
- Sunday drive in a Mitchell 6 automobile
- Harry Rhoads and women pose in an open top car by boulders in Colorado; radiator insignia reads: "Mitchell."
- Convertible automobiles--Colorado--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Harry M. & Sade Rhoads
- Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Rhoads; she wears a black dress with pearls, he wears a suit and bow tie, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [1930?]
- Harry Rhoads in his speedster auto at Camp George West
- Harry Rhoads poses in a race car at Camp George West (Jefferson County) Colorado.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Racing automobiles--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Group photo at a Gates Rubber Company employee party
- A large group of Gates Rubber Company employees at a formal dinner. Addie Mellon and Harry F. Rhoads (Harry M. Rhoads' parents) are seated in the center, Charles C. and Hazel Rhoads Gates stand directly behind the Rhoads. The room is decorated with...
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Special event for Gates Rubber Company employees
- A large group of Gates Rubber Company employees pose for a photo at a formal dinner. Harry M. Rhoads sits in the center of the first row. Directly behind him his mother Addie and his father Harry F. Rhoads are seated on chairs in the second row....
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon,...
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads holds a box camera as he poses in front of a brick building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Sadie Rhoads, wrapping a blanket around a female friend
- Shows the Rhoads family and others on a camping trip. Sadie Rhoads seated, to the left, wraps a blanket around a female friend. The little girl with the hat is Harry's daughter "Mitzi".
- Camps--Colorado--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harriet.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Brothers - Harry & Bert Rhoads
- Harry and his brother Bert Rhoads pose for photo on a porch. Both men wear shirts, bow ties and slacks. Harry wears suspenders.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Families--Colorado--1920-1940.; Rhoads, Bert.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Harry Rhoads and his first wife, Julia Knapp
- Harry Rhoads and Julia Knapp pose in an open topped automobile in Denver, Colorado; she wears a hat with a veil and a fur stole.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Julia Knapp.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Harry F. Rhoads' home
- Side view of Mr. Harry F. Rhoads' (father of Mr. Harry M. Rhoads) house at 1330 Logan Avenue in Denver, Colorado; a two-story brick structure with a front porch, shows lawn and shrubs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Harry F. Rhoads with his grandchildren
- Harry F. Rhoads poses with four of his grandchildren on a rock in the middle of a stream, Colorado.
- Boys--Colorado--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--1920-1930.; Grandparents--Colorado--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Family.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Papa
- Harry F. Rhoads poses while reading a book, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Reading--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Rhoads in buggy
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fisher Rhoads pose riding in a horse drawn buggy, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Rhoads at City Park pavilion
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fisher Rhoads pose riding in a horse drawn buggy at the City Park pavilion, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Addie...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Papa
- Harry F. Rhoads poses in a driveway holding a newspaper, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Harry F. and Mrs. Addie (Mellon) Rhoads (Harry's parents) with possibly Mary Elizabeth Rhoads
- Harry F. and Addie Rhoads pose with their granddaughter Mary Elizabeth at their mountain cabin, Colorado.
- Girls--Colorado--1910-1920.; Grandparents--Colorado--1910-1920.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [1919 or 1920]
- Harry, with his father-in-law, Leonard Knapp (his first wife's father)
- Harry Rhoads and Leonard Knapp pose, Denver, Colorado. Harry is pushing a wheelbarrow full of coal, his father-in-law carries two additional buckets.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Wheelbarrows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Knapp, Leonard.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- Harry at a mine - he was partial owner in a mine
- Harry Rhoads poses at the entrance to an unidentified mine, Colorado.
- Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]