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- Early Military Parade in Denver
- Spectators watch a military parade in front of the City Hall building located on 14th (Fourteenth) and Market Streets, in Denver, Colorado. The parade was to honor soldiers leaving for the Spanish American War in 1898.
- Gun-carriages--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Spanish-American War, 1898.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Military parades &...
- 1898
- "Off to War" Parade in Denver
- Spectators watch a military parade in front of the City Hall building located on 14th (Fourteenth) and Market Streets, in Denver, Colorado. The parade was to honor soldiers leaving for the Spanish American War in 1898.
- Spanish-American War, 1898--Military personnel--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- 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
- President Theodore Roosevelt
- President Theodore Roosevelt schmoozes with the public from his seat in an automobile, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Conversation--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- 1905
- Rocky Mountain Consistory Scottish Rite Temple at East 18th ave. and Sherman Street under construction
- Construction of the El Jebel Temple of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 18th (Eighteenth) and Sherman Streets in Denver, Colorado; a Moorish Revival Style, brick building with onion domes. It became the Scottish Rite Temple in 1929.
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1907
- The 1907 Thomas Flyer, on its way to win the 1908 New York to Paris round the world race
- View in a snowy Cheyenne, Wyoming, shows four men riding in a 1907 Thomas Flyer during the New York to Paris Round the World Race. This car went on to win the race.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Automobile racing drivers--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Automobile racing--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- 1908
- An early Studebaker - Garford, manufactured from 1904 to 1911 probably in association with the 1908 New York to Paris Round the World Race, near Cheyenne
- A Studebaker-Garfield and another automobile are mired in mud near Cheyenne, Wyoming, during the 1908 New York to Paris Round the World Race.
- Automobile racing--Wyoming--1900-1910.; Mud--Wyoming--1900-1910.; Roads--Wyoming--1900-1910.
- 1908
- New York to Paris
- View of automobiles with passengers in Cheyenne (Laramie County) Wyoming; on left is a 1907 Thomas Flyer and winner of the New York To Paris Round The World Race. On right is probably a Studebaker-Garford. A saloon and a brick building are in...
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Automobile racing--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Racing automobiles--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- 1908
- William Jennings Bryan
- William Jennings Bryan, three time Democratic Party presidential nominee, leaves the Denver Democratic Party Club building. This photo may have been taken during the 1908 Democratic National Convention held at Denver in 1908.
- Pearce, Richard, Denver resident--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Political conventions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Politicians--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bryan, William Jennings, ...
- 1908?
- Denver - Chamber of Commerce building's dining room
- View shows the dining room in the Chamber of Commerce building, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Chamber of Commerce--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Chambers of commerce--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910
- President Theodore Roosevelt riding on a carriage through Denver
- Photograph of a photoprint shows President Theodore Roosevelt riding in a carriage through Denver, Colorado on his visit on August 29, 1910. An entourage of men follow the carriage. Shows spectators, police, military men on horseback, downtown...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1910 August 29
- Taft in Denver
- President William Howard Taft seated in the back of a convertible automobile on a visit to Denver, Colorado. He wears a top hat and overcoat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
- 1911 October 3
- Taft in Denver
- President William Howard Taft stands in the back of a convertible automobile on a visit to Denver, Colorado. He wears a top hat and overcoat. The driver and man on right are unidentified.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930.
- 1911 October 3
- 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
- Mr. Knapp
- Sitting portrait shows Leonard K. Knapp posing with a newspaper, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Knapp, Leonard.
- 1914
- Overland park
- View of airplanes, in flight and on the ground, at Overland Park race track, Denver, Colorado; a crowd watches from the grandstands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1020.; Air shows--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Clyde Jackson & family
- Clyde Jackson, a woman, and girl pose on a rock with carved letters: "Clyde Jackson Aug 4, 1914."
- Families--1910-1920.; Jackson, Clyde.
- 1914?
- The Liberty Bell on display
- A crowd gathers to view the Liberty Bell, on display at Union Station, at Wynkoop street in Denver, Colorado. The bell was on tour for the 1915 exposition. Spectators fill the sidewalks, automobiles drive past, and a United States flag hangs from a...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Flags--American--1910-1920.; Liberty bell--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Patriotism--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Paige-Detroit automobile with 'Bathing Beauties'
- Women in bathing suits pose on a Paige-Detroit automobile in Denver, Colorado. One woman holds a banner that reads: "Paige".
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bathing beauties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Bi-plane landing at Cheesman park
- A crowd is gathered at Cheesman Park pavilion in Denver, Colorado to watch a Curtis Jenny airplane land; numbers on the plane read "38167."
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Putting on tire chains during 1916 snowstorm on Lookout Mountain
- One man watches another put tire chains on a car on a snow covered road on Lookout Mountain in Jefferson County, Colorado. License plate: "37112 Colorado Dealer 1916."
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Paige automobile with bathing beauties
- Young women in bathing suits take different poses on a Paige touring car in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bathing beauties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Paige auto & women
- Women in bathing suits pose on an automobile, Denver, Colorado. Pennants reading "Paige" also decorate the car.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Paige auto & women
- Women in bathing suits pose in an automobile, Denver, Colorado. Pennants reading "Paige" also decorate the car.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Bathing beauties
- Several women in bathing suits and caps pose inside a convertible Paige-Detroit automobile for a dealership promotion in Denver, Colorado. "Paige" banners decorate the car and a girl stands nearby; probably Sloans Lake in background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathing beauties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Cheesman Park band
- A large crowd is gathered at Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado. National flags are displayed, Native Americans perform a dance, and a man conducts a uniformed band.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Ceremonial dancers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1917
- Continental divide at Berthoud Pass
- View of a parked car at Berthoud Pass, in Clear Creek or Grand County, Colorado. Sign reads: "Continental Divide, Berthoud Pass Elevation 11330 ft."
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Glenwood Canyon - pre I-70
- View of a car on the Taylor State Road, in Glenwood Canyon (Eagle or Garfield County) Colorado; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks are across the Colorado River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1917
- Gathering at Cheesman Park
- Women in hats crowd Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado; Boy Scouts in uniform sit at the edge of the group. The memorial - pavilion is in the background.
- Boy Scouts of America.--1910-1920.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Automobiles with wooden spoke wheels, open sides and fabric tops in front of the Mecca Hotel building at 1732-34 Welton Street.
- View of the Mecca Hotel on Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "The D. C. Packard Agency Co., James B. Brown Jr., President, Insurance", "The Investment Securities Co., F. L. Chamberlin, Managing Director, Real Estate", and "The...
- Mecca Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Gates Rubber co. with new rooftop garden
- View of the Gates Rubber Company office building, a brick structure with a roof garden, at 999 South Broadway, Denver, Colorado. Sign reads: "Gates Half Sole Tires."
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Annual outing for Colorado Tire & Leather, Co. later to become Gates Rubber Co.
- Men, women, and children pose by a railroad passenger coach in Denver, Colorado, at the Colorado Tire and Leather Company annual employee outing. Three African-American men hold musical instruments.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Recreation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917 or 1918
- Rocky Mountain Consistory No. 2
- Group portrait of uniformed Freemason members posed on the stage inside the El Jebel Freemason Temple in Denver, Colorado. Shows American flag, A.A.S.R. (Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite) Freemasonry flag and a banner that reads: "Rocky Mountain...
- Freemasons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918
- One of Gates' service garages
- Interior view of a Gates Rubber Company service garage with stacks of tires, two cars, and a truck in Denver, Colorado. A mechanic works on a tire and another man in a suit stands next to the truck. Signs on truck read: "Kelly's, Spices, Extracts."
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918
- The devil's wing
- Two men with a convertible automobile are parked next to a rock formation called the Devil's Wing. The road passes through a canyon along the Grand River (Colorado River) in Grand Junction, Colorado.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Birdeye [sic] view of unit #10 from tower
- Overlook view of Unit #10 boiler house construction of at the Gates Rubber Company in Denver, Colorado. Shows wood foundation, lumber, shadow of a tower, buildings.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918
- "Celebrities" @ Union Station
- Left to right: Charles Spalding Thomas, Governor of Colorado; Eleanor Wilson McAdoo, daughter of Pres. Woodrow Wilson; her husband, William Gibbs McAdoo, Wilson's Secretary of Treasury; and John Franklin Shafroth, U.S. Senator from Colorado stand...
- United States. Dept. of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary.--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Government officials--United States--1910-1920.; Governors--Colorado.; Legislators--Colorado.; McAdoo, Eleanor Wilson, 1889-1967.;...
- 1919
- 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
- Colorado mountain home
- A view of a log cabin in Colorado. The home features a covered porch and stone chimney. A man leans on a wall of the porch and a woman stands in the yard. An automobile is parked next to the home.
- Houses--Colorado--1910-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Colorado mountain home
- An interior view of a room in a log cabin in Colorado. The wood floor is covered with rugs and a small fur throw. A pendant hangs above the stone fireplace it reads: "The Bluebird Ranch". In the room are two chairs, a rocking chair, a small desk, a...
- Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--1910-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919
- 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
- President Woodrow Wilson leaving Brown Palace in Denver
- View of President Woodrow Wilson with Colorado Governor Oliver H. Shoup as they leave the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado; others are unidentified. President Wilson is about to deliver a speech in support of the League of Nations.
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Governors--Colorado--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Shoup, Oliver H.; Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924.
- 1919 September 25
- Crowd of men on street corner
- A large crowd of men stand at a street corner in Denver, Colorado, probably during the Denver Tramway Company strike in August of 1920. Automobiles drive by.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Auto race on country road
- People crowd the sides of a dirt road in (probably) Colorado, as a race car approaches.
- Automobile racing--Colorado--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1920?
- Snow storms
- An automobile is mired in deep snow on the streets of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920?
- Mary Elizabeth "Mitzi" Rhoads in toy Hudson
- Mary Elizabeth Rhoads, daughter of Harry M. Rhoads, sits in a toy Hudson car with her stuffed animals in Denver, Colorado. Shows home interior with piano, table, chairs, and curtains.
- Pedal cars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stuffed animals...
- 1921
- Charles C. Gates with baby Charles, Jr.
- Denver Businessman Charles C. Gates poses with his son Charles C. Gates Jr. in a carved gothic style chair.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1921-
- 1921
- An excursion of eight White tourist cars assembled in front of the old Denver Athletic Club building on Glenarm Place
- Tourists from Wyoming pose in White convertible touring automobiles parked near the old Denver Athletic Club building on Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Athletic Club (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Athletic clubs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1922
- Harry M. Rhoads and Daughter Mary Elizabeth on "Indian" motorcycle
- Photograph of a photoprint, shows clips to hold print flat. Harry M. Rhoads and daughter Mary Elizabeth pose on an "Indian" motorcycle, Denver, Colorado. Harry often used this motorcycle to get to his assignments.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Motocycles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- 1922