Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Wheeler Opera House
- Interior view of the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, Colorado. Musicians, performers, and a band sit on the stage. The musicians hold instruments including coronet, cello, and violin. Three Black performers sit on the end of each row of musicians. ...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; African Americans--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Entertainers--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Wheeler Opera House (Aspen, Colo.)
- [between 1904 and 1905]
- Early day musicians at Red Rock's pre-amphitheater site
- Four musicians stand at the Red Rocks sounding board in Morrison (Jefferson County), Colorado. One woman sits at a keyboard instrument and a man holds a string instrument, possibly a cello. A male and female stand in between the two musicians, they...
- Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Morrison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Musicians--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Before the rehearsal by R. T. Zimmerman
- A photograph of a painting by R. T. Zimmerman. A group of male musicians sit at a table, other musicians and a young boy sit and stand nearby. The young boy holds a horn instrument. A woman stands at another table and pours a liquid (water?) into...
- Musical instruments--1890-1900.; Musicians--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Orchestra Senior High School Durango, Colo.
- The conductor of the Durango High School Orchestra in La Plata County, Colorado, leads the musicians inside a gymnasium. The musicians sit in chairs in a semicircle, and each plays an instrument. Light streams in through the windows.
- Durango (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Music education--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.; Musicians--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.; Students--Colorado--Durango--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Red Rocks chamber music
- View of a concert by the Denver Chamber Music Society at Red Rocks Park near Morrison in Jefferson County, Colorado. The musicians sit or stand on a wooden platform nestled in the rocks. Men and women play string instruments, one man plays a...
- Denver Mountain Parks--1940-1950.; Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Audiences--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950.; Concerts--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Contract booking Count Basie and his orchestra for a performance in Omaha, Nebraska. Booked by Leroy Smith.
- Lyons Colo. Band
- The Lyons Band poses at the head of the 1901 Fourth of July parade, Lyons, Colorado. L. H. Dieterick plays the bass drum and Grubbs is on the snare drum. Other musicians play trombones, altos, tenors and cornets. More marching units and floats show...
- Lyons (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Lyons--1900-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Lyons--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Lyons--1900-1910.
- 1901 July 4
- Checking Red Rocks' Sounding Board for amphitheater
- A man stands and sings in the Red Rocks Amphitheater to test the sound, Morrison, Colorado. Two musicians sit nearby, one plays a cello and the other a portable piano. A man and a woman are seated to either side of the musicians. Shows red rock...
- Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Morrison (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Amphitheaters--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1930.; Cellos--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1930.; Pianos--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Original La Junta Orchestra organized in 1882
- Reproduction of studio portrait of eight members of the La Junta Orchestra posing with their instruments. Three musicians stand, including the valve trombone player and the bass player. Five musicians sit, including the trumpet player, the...
- La Junta (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--La Junta--1880-1890.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Guardiantes de Cultura
- Unidentified musicians, members of the Guardiantes de Cultura pose in the Concilio Superior of La Sociedad Protection Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos meeting hall in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. An unidentified woman sits and holds a guitar,...
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--People--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fraternal organizations.; Musicians.; Interiors.; Women.;...
- [2000 November 26]
- El Heraldo
- View of the adobe newspaper office for El Heraldo del Valle, a Spanish Language, Republican newspaper in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. The two story adobe house next to El Heraldo belongs to José Ramos Valdéz, (8th from left), a school...
- Heraldo del Valle (San Luis, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; African Americans--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; San Luis (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; Musicians.; Newspapers.; Heraldo del Valle...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rural folk band
- Brothers José Filiberto Martinez, far left with violin and Gaspar Martinez, 2nd left with guitar, play with a rural folk band in San Luis Valley, Colorado. Other musicians include a second man with a violin, a man with a washtub, and two men...
- African Americans--1910-1920.; Hispanic Americans--1910-1920.; Musicians.; Martinez, Gaspar--Pictorial works.; Martinez, Jose Filiberto--Pictorial works.; African Americans--San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--Pictorial works.; Folk musicians--San...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 1 and 2, 1925 January-February
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver musicians association Local 20
- Western History Subject Index
- Labor unions. Musicians
- Western History Subject Index
- Labor. Unions. Musicians
- A delegation & musicians from the Y.M.C.A. plan to greet Will Rogers at Union Station. The stockyard stagecoach was used as a backdrop for this photo.
- Men and women (a Y.M.C.A. delegation of musicians) laugh and hold cowboy hats, an accordion (Palizzi), a cornet, pistols, and a whip, in Denver, Colorado. Costume includes chaps, woolies, bandanas, gauntlets, and conchos.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925
- Parade entry Flower Carnival
- Horse drawn parade float decorated with bunting and greenery, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The covered float carries musicians with guitars and banjos; the horses are covered in cloth.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Musicians--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [August, 1896]
- Ute Indian musicians
- Native American (Ute) men sit and play the morache (rasp) instrument, probably in western Colorado. Men have braids and wear wide-brimmed hats, earrings, scarves, and vests. Men and women stand and watch behind the musicians.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1900-1920.; Ute Indians--Music--Colorado--1900-1920.; Music--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cavallo's Orchestra
- Men pose with musical instruments in front of the Princess Theater at 1620 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The band leader Rafaello Cavallo, holds a conductor's baton. Musicians wear suits and hold instruments that include: cello, stand...
- Princess Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Conductors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Musicians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1927?]
- Ralph Hansen Band (outside Cooper home), Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Seven musicians and a conductor are performing outdoors in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Instruments include: coronet, valve trombone, piano, clarinet, and two violins. The upright piano has decorative wood engraving on the facing board, as well as...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Musicians--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Local musical group (inside Cooper home), Idaho Springs, Colorado : Ralph Hansen, musican (sic)
- Interior view of the Cooper home in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows six musicians playing their instruments. Included are: coronet, valve trombone, piano, clarinet, and two violins. The upright piano has a decorative wooden engraving on the facing...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Musicians--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Denver Chamber Music Society
- View of a concert by the Denver Chamber Music Society at Red Rocks Park near Morrison in Jefferson County, Colorado. The musicians sit or stand on a wooden platform nestled in the rocks. Men and women play string instruments, one man plays a...
- Denver Mountain Parks--Facilities--1940-1950.; Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1950.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Concerts--Colorado--Jefferson County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Labor unions. Musicians
- Western History Subject Index
- Labor. Unions. Musicians
- Western History Subject Index
- Musicians. Denver
- People's Fair, musicians
- Cinco de Mayo
- A crowd gathers at a covered stage to hear music during the Cinco de Mayo festival hosted by the West Side Coalition on Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows musicians and a large crowd that includes Mexican...
- Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Concerts.; Holidays.; Stages (Platforms); Cinco de Mayo (Mexican...
- 1973
- Cinco de Mayo celebration, Civic Center Park
- Crowds attend a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. Musicians and spectators are in the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors. Shows advertising banners and loudspeakers. The North Building of the Denver...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver...
- [2006?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 2, 1911 January 7
- The old blind slave's response for victory
- Soldiers ride on horseback and march behind musicians in a parade on a dirt road in front of cabins and African American slaves. Some of the slaves are on their knees, others stand nearby. Houses and trees are in the background.
- Cavalry.; Parades & processions.; Slaves.
- 1905
- City library - Ft. Collins
- Interior view of the City Library auditorium in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Musicians play a grand piano and a violin; a flower arrangement is nearby; the audience is in the foreground.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Noland, Colo band
- A band poses in bowler hats with cornets, French horns, snare and bass drums in Noland, Boulder County, Colorado. They are identified as: (front row l to r) C. K. Hirschfeld, Charles Cheney, John Cheney; (back row l to r): Fred Aldinger, Charles...
- Noland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Noland--1890-1900.; Aldinger, Fred.; Auftehar, Otto.; Cheney, Charles.; Cheney, John.; Hirschfeld, C. K.; Anderson, Charles.; Cox, Charles.; Samuelson, Gus.
- 1892
- Red Rock Sounding Board
- Four musicians (two women and two men) pose for a photo at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, Colorado, near a sounding board. One man holds a cello, a woman sits at a portable piano, and two singers stand Wooden planks are on the ground in the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Pianos--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1930.; Violoncellos--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1930.; Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colo.)
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Ute Indians dancing
- Native American Utes dance wearing feather headdresses and kilts; one holds a shield. Musicians wear western hats and sit to the side with white spectators near automobiles.
- Indian dance--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Ute Indians--Dance--1930-1940.
- 1932 November 8
- Ute Indians dancing, sitting by drum - Steve Burch
- Native American Utes dance wearing feather headdresses, kilts and bustles; Steve Bruch and musicians wear western hats and sit to the side with white spectators.
- Indian dance--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Ute Indians--Dance--1930-1940.; Burch, Steve.
- 1932 November 8
- Jazz group appearing at Denver's Empress Theater
- Black musicians pose on a balcony on an unidentified building in Denver, Colorado. They hold instruments that include: piccolos, clarinets, trumpets, coronets, baritones, french horns, trombones, and drums. Nearby signs read: "In Old Kentucky With...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Balconies--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- A group of musicians hold various musical instruments as they ride on a horse drawn wagon in the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Instruments include a trombone and a bass drum. On the wagon hangs a banner that reads:...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1898
- Sunflower carnival parade
- A group of musicians hold various musical instuments as they ride on a horse drawn wagon in the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Instruments include a trombone, tuba, and drum. On the wagon hangs a banner that reads:...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Cycling--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Glenwood Depot El Jebel Band - steel cars
- Musicians mingle with a crowd of men, women, and children, at the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad depot in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; passenger coaches are in the background. Lettering on the bass drum reads: "[El] Jebel Shrine Band."
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bands--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Glenwood Depot El Jebel Shrine Band - wooden cars
- Musicians mingle with a crowd of men, women, and children, at the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad depot in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; passenger coaches and a United States flag are in the background. Lettering on the bass drum reads: "[El]...
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bands--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Denver social welfare, Sunshine Mission
- View of a stage at the Sunshine Rescue Mission (also known as the Denver Rescue Mission) in Denver, Colorado; musicians sit on stage with piano, tuba, saxaphone, cello, and other instruments; banners above stage read: "Whosoever Will May Come"...
- Sunshine Rescue Mission (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Missions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Welfare facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Denver parade
- A marching band participates in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A man and two girls march with a banner that reads: "National Association of Civil War Musicians." Spectators line the street. A banner that reads:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Banners--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver parade
- A marching band participates in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. One man marches with a banner that reads: "National Association of Civil War Musicians." Spectators line the street. Signs on buildings read: "Dr....
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Banners--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Lakeside, Tom Gerun & orchestra on roly [sic] coaster
- Tom Gerun and members of his orchestra are seated in a roller coaster car at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. Tom Gerun and two women sit in the front of the car. The musicians are crowed in the rear seats and have...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.; Orchestras--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.; Roller coasters--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.; Gerun, Tom.
- 1934 July 1
- Escoolites Club
- Members of a teenage jazz band stand on a stage at a dance in Denver, Colorado. Some of the African American (Black) musicians have their hair styled in short Afros and wear thick framed black glasses. The saxophone players wear turtlenecks, suit...
- Escoolites Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1965 and 1975?]
- Idle Hours Club
- A group of African American (Black) women in party dresses pose in front of a stage in Denver, Colorado. They stand near a Christmas tree and a large sign reading "Exit." Musicians in a jazz band are on the stage. Signs hanging near the stage...
- Idle Hours Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [1961?]
- Stained windows of the Ashland School stairs
- Interior view at the Ashland School in the Jefferson Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows stained glass windows with floral and ship motifs. Letters read: "Friendship is the Crown of Life - Class of 1905." Also shows a carved bust and...
- Ashland School (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1940-1970.; Denver Public Schools--1940-1970.; Busts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1970.;...
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Denver Royal Arch Chapter No. 2 glee club
- Group portrait of members of the Denver Royal Arch masonic order, Chapter number 2, glee club. Men in tuxedoes and ties sit on a stage. Identification: "Left to right. Frank R. Burnett, Frank Daniels, Albert Smock, Francis J. Knauss, E.H.P.,...
- Royal Arch Masons--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Musical quintet
- Group portrait of musicians in Denver, Colorado who pose indoors by an accordion, violin, bass viola, steel and acoustic guitars, a banjo, and a microphone with letters: "NBC." Men's outfits include western shirts, bandanas, and cowboy boots.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Music ensembles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]