Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- John Eastman and Gravey Graves at the Teller House Bar at Central City
- Claude "Gravey" Graves and John Eastman ride out of the Teller House Bar in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. They both ride pinto horses and hold bottles of beer. Spectators are on the sidewalk. Eastman wears chaps.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.;...
- 1949 July
- Don Kemp, retired Army
- Don Kemp, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies poses in a log building beside a woodpile. He wears a western style shirt and pants, a bandana secured with a slide, a cowboy hat, and a leather name badge that reads: "3R Capt. D.C. "Don"...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Photographers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975.
- 1949 July
- Forrest E. Button, rancher, Colt Year
- Forest E. Button, a rancher and member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, poses near a fireplace. He wears eyeglasses, a western shirt with a leather fringed tie that reads: "3R Forrest E. "Bucky" Button, Colt," and blue jeans.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Button, Forrest E.
- 1949 July
- Byron Spencer, Turk Gates, Bob McDonald
- Byron Spencer, Caleb F. "Turk" Gates, and Bob McDonald, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose near a dirt road in Colorado. The men wear western clothes and cowboy hats. Spencer and McDonald have fringed leather ties that read: "3R"...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Gates, Caleb Frank, 1903-1955.; McDonald, Robert A., member Roundup Riders of the Rockies.; Spencer, Byron.
- 1949 July
- Fred Krill, Tony Archer, little Krill
- Fred Krill, Tony Archer, and Fred Krill's daughter pose on a settee. The men and the little girl wear cowboy hats, western shirts, blue jeans, and cowboy boots. The men hold drinks.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Archer, Anthony P.; Krill, Fred.
- 1949 July
- Roy Miller, Dick Dickson
- Roy Miller, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, stands near a table with 3R merchandise. Dick Dickson, dressed in a Mexican sombrero and charro jacket, pants and hat, looks at a belt in an interior view of probably the L.W. Van Vleet,...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Costumes--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Boulder...
- 1949 July
- Van Vleet Arabian Ranch, final night party, entertainer Jack Stromberg, George Converse, Jonny [sic] Boyle, Hal Dahl, Sr.
- Four members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies stand beside a man with an accordion and sing at the L.W. Van Vleet, Lazy V V Ranch, near Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado. The accordion reads: "Italy, Soprani Inc., Rialto." The 3R members...
- Lazy V V Ranch (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Accordions--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Entertainment--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.;...
- 1949 July
- E Bar 7 Ranch cater meals Teddy Schaffer, Roy Miller, Jack Stromberg, Hal Dahl, Sr, Tim Tyler
- Men identified left to right as Teddy Schaffer, Roy Miller, Jack Stromberg, and Hal Dahl, Sr., members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose near a chuck wagon. Two of the men hold trays with food, one holds a cup of coffee. Lettering on the...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Chuckwagons--Colorado--1940-1950.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.
- 1949 July
- Doc Howard Lamb
- Osteopathic surgeon, Howard E. "Doc" Lamb poses on horseback near a log corral. He wears western style clothes and holds a cowboy hat. His horse has a saddle, bridle, and a running-martingale decorated with metal inlay.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Lamb, Howard E., osteopathic surgeon.
- 1949 July
- Rollinsville area
- View of a ranch near Rollinsville (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows a barn, stable and corrals. Horses, a car and jeep are near the stable. Horses, probably from the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, and a truck are in the corral. A man is in the back...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barns--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Gilpin...
- 1949 July
- Lunch stop, Ray Davis, Elmer Berg, Doc Hunt, Bob Hill
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies sit in the grass and eat lunch on a trail ride in Colorado. The men are identified, left to right as: Ray Davis, Elmer Berg, Doc Hunt, and Bob Hill. The men wear western clothing, and cowboy boots and...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Picnics--Colorado--1940-1950.; Berg, Elmer C.; Davis Ray, member Roundup...
- 1949 July
- Doc Lucius Faires, Doc Howard Lamb
- Lucius B. Faires and Howard Lamb, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose on horseback near a log fence at probably the L.W. Van Vleet Lazy V V Ranch near Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado. Faires wears western attire; his saddle has...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Faires, Lucius B.; Lamb, Howard E., osteopathic surgeon.
- 1949 July
- Tobe Tobin, Eddie Ott
- T.J. "Tobe" Tobin and Eddie Ott pose with a horse on a Roundup Riders of the Rockies trail ride in Colorado. Tobin wears a western shirt, a leather "3R" neck tie, and blue jeans. Eddie Ott wears a cowboy hat and dark glasses, and touches the...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Horses--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ott, Eddie.; Tobin, T. J.
- 1949 July
- Van Vleet Arabian Ranch, Gravey Graves, Dick Dickson, Joe Dekker
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose on horseback near a log fence at the L.W. Van Vleet Lazy V V Ranch near Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado. The men are identified, right to left, as Gravey [Claude] Graves, Dick Dickson, and Joe...
- Lazy V V Ranch (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.;...
- 1949 July
- Mac MacLaren, Jack Cooper, Mel Glatz, Kirk Howry
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, identified left to right as: W.M. "Mac" MacLaren, Jack Cooper, M.C. "Mel" Glatz, and Kirk Howry, sit around a table and talk. Three of the men wear 3R leather neck ties. Two of the men hold glasses....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Conversation--Colorado--1940-1950.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.
- 1949 July
- All from Albuquerque Tobe Tobin, Bob MacDonald, Gravey Graves, Jack Stromberg, George Converse
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose on horseback in a meadow during a mountain trail ride in Colorado. The men wear western attire. The horses all have decorated martingales. The men are identified from right to left as: T.J. "Tobe"...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Meadows--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.
- 1949 July
- Hoppy Rice
- Harold E. "Hoppy" Rice, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, poses on horseback on a trail ride in the mountains in Colorado. He sits with his leg over the saddle horn and wears a cowboy hat, western shirt, a leather 3R necktie, blue...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Meadows--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rice, Harold E.
- 1949 July
- Ride camp, Eldora area
- View of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies ride camp near Eldora (Boulder County), Colorado. Tents, a canvas windbreak, automobiles, and a truck are near wooden buildings and houses. Canvas chairs are set up at the campsite beside smoke from a...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Camping--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.;...
- 1949 July
- Colt initiation, Gravey Graves, Tim Tyler, Joe Dekker, Rocky Rockiever, Dick Dickson
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies participate in an initiation for new members, "Colts." The men are identified left to right as: Claude "Gravey" Graves, Tim Tyler, Joe H. Dekker, Rocky Rockiever, and Dick Dickson. The men stand around a...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hazing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Initiation rites--Colorado--1940-1950.; Joking--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.
- 1949 July
- Parade through Central City in front of the Opera House
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies ride horseback in their annual parade through Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The men pass the stone Central City Opera House and the brick Teller House. They wear western attire, and cowboy hats.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Parades &...
- 1949 July
- Start at Al Gould's
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose on horseback on a trail ride in Colorado. They are identified left to right as: Anthony P. "Tony" Archer, Joe H. Dekker, Elmer C. Berg, Lucius B. Faires, Claude "Gravey" Graves, Dick Dickson, Henry...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.
- 1949 July
- The Broncs on the barroom floor, Teller House Bar Joe Dekker, John Eastman, Gravey Graves
- Men identified left to right as: Joe H. Dekker, H. John Eastman, and Claude "Gravey" Graves, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose on horseback inside the Teller House Bar in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The men wear western...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Eating &...
- 1949 July
- Ride vice president Joe Dekker
- Joe H. Dekker, vice-president of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, sits on wooden stairs in Colorado. He wears a western shirt with a brand pattern and leather fringed chaps. He has a leather ribbon on his shirt that reads: "Joe H. Dekker 'Joe'...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Dekker, Joe H.
- 1952 July
- Rider Francis Van Derbur a prominent Denver mortician
- Francis Van Derbur, a mortician and member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies poses on horseback on a trail ride in Colorado.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Undertakers & undertaking--Colorado--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Van Derbur, Francis.
- 1952 July
- Ready to ride out of Elk Falls Camp, Rudy Paulson on left and Dick Dickson
- Rudy Paulson and Dick Dickson, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose and shake hands on horseback in probably Park County, Colorado. The men wear western shirts, bandanas and cowboy hats. Dickson's horse has a martingale.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Park County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Park County--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Park...
- 1952 July
- At Elmer Bergs Elk Falls Ranch Harry Short, Dr. Jack Lamb, Tony Archer, Claude Wright, and Captain Don Kemp
- Harry E. Short, John A. "Jack" Lamb, Anthony P. "Tony" Archer, Claude Wright, and Captain Donald C. Kemp, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, pose near horses and men at the Elk Falls Park Guest Ranch in Park County, Colorado. Lamb and...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Park County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Chaps--Colorado--Park County--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1952 July
- The Teller House Bar, Central City
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies sit on horseback and drink beer inside the Teller House Bar in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Men on horseback are, left to right, Dick Dickson, Wayne Van Vleet and Johnny Boyle. The riders wear...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bars--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.;...
- 1953 July