Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- A Denver street alley
- A boys plays craps in an alley in Denver, Colorado, men and boys walk by. A sign on a building at the end of the alley reads: "Poultr[y]".
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Alleys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Gambling--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- August 15, 1929
- A Dorris Open Touring Sedan
- Harry M. Rhoads' wife, Sade Rhoads, and mother, Addie Mellon Rhoads, ride in a Dorris convertible touring car in Golden (Jefferson County) Colorado. Colorado School of Mines Campus is in the background.
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- A fox hunt
- Women pose on horseback by a pack of hunting dogs in Colorado.
- Dogs--Colorado--1920-1930.; Fox hunting--Colorado--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- A gambler and his girlfriend as impersonated by Denver Society folk
- A man and woman are in a Teller House doorway, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. He wears houndstooth pants, a vest, bowtie and cape; she wears a print blouse, a sateen dress with appliqued bands, and has a pocket watch on a long chain....
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Costumes--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- A man and a dog
- A man sits on a concrete ledge as he holds the leash to his small dog. The man wears a shirt (possibly satin), tie, cap, slacks and glasses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- A meeting - probably in connection with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in the Auditorium
- View of a packed Denver City Auditorium decorated with bunting, Denver, Colorado. Possibly a meeting of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; People--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- A Murdered Joseph "Little Joe" Roma
- Joseph Roma's body lies on the floor beside a chair, a mandolin, and music stand, Denver, Colorado. Joseph "Little Joe" Roma, was a north Denver grocer, killed by gangsters.
- Grocers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Homicides--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Parlors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Roma, Joseph.
- February 19, 1933
- A relatively harmless cabbage accident some years back
- A crowd of people are gathered around a spilled truckload of cabbage and a derailed railroad train car in Denver, Colorado. Sign on the truck reads: "S. L. Leach, Transfer, Drayage."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cabbage--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A sky line boulevard
- Two men with a 1914 Cadillac automobile have stopped to view Mt. Massive from the summit of Tennessee Pass, Lake County, Colorado. The unpaved road is the abandoned right of way of the D. & R. G. (Denver & Rio Grande) railroad narrow gauge tracks.
- Cadillac automobile--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1920.; Lake County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1920.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1920?]
- A woman in costume for Easter sunday
- A woman stands in a church doorway dressed in a robe. She wears palm leaves in her hair and holds a palm frond. A cross on the wall reads "Easter Day".
- Easter--1910-1960.; Churches--1910-1960.; Women--1910-1960.
- [between 1910 and 1960?]
- A young Harry Rhoads
- Photographer Harry Rhoads sits on a rock in a suit and pith helmet; he holds binoculars and a rifle; a pistol is in his jacket pocket, probably Colorado.
- Photographers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Abe Pollock newspaper man
- Abraham Pollock, a newspaperman (far right) and unidentified men pose in an office in Denver, Colorado. A framed newspaper page and an illustration are on the wall.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pollock, Abraham.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Accident
- A crowd gathers around an accident between Denver Tramway Company trolley #807 and an automobile in Denver, Colorado. A bloody, dead man lies on the sidewalk; police and reporters view another body on the driver's side of the mangled automobile.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Actors and actresses
- An man and woman clown for the camera in a dressing room possibly in Denver, Colorado. He wears a top hat and house coat; she wears a dancers costume with a feathered boa and applies makeup to his face with a powder puff. Mr. Rhoads' reflection is...
- Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Actresses or dancers
- Studio portrait of six unidentified women in a theatrical pose. They wear white, Classical style gowns, one holds a whip, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dancers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Administrative offices, Denver public schools at the corner of 14th street & Tremont place
- View of the Denver Public Schools Administrative building at 14th (Fourteenth) Street and Tremont Place in Denver, Colorado with automobiles parked on the street.
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Education--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1923
- Admiral Byrd in Denver, shaking hands (has on flying cap & goggles on his head)
- A crowd and photographers with cameras greet Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his plane the "Josephine Ford" in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Admirals--American--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- [1929 or 1930]
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd shakes hands with an unidentified woman while on a visit to Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Admirals--American--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- [1930?]
- Aerial - Gates plant
- Reproduction shows a bird's eye view (pencil drawing) of the Gates Rubber Plant, Denver, Colorado. Title reads: "Home of Gates Half Sole Tires, Denver, Colorado."
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Factories--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Aerial view of City Park
- An aerial view of City Park in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Museum of Natural History, City Park Lake, the park gardens and a race track, now the golf course are in view. An early Colorado Boulevard and Capitol Hill neighborhood are also in the...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado; shows Sloan's Lake, neighborhoods, downtown, and Long's Peak.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado; shows Sloan's Lake, neighborhoods, and downtown.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of downtown Denver, Colorado; shows downtown, Capitol Hill, and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad yard.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado; shows downtown, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad yards, and suburbs.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aerial view of Denver, industrial area
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado; shows the South Platte River, industrial buildings, and the Denver Stockyards.
- Denver Union Stock Yard Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1940-1950.; Rivers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Stockyards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Aerial view of Denver's railyards
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado; shows the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad switch yard, Union Station, the Longmont Farmers Milling and Elevator Company (flour mill), and the South Platte River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1940-1950.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Agnes Memorial Sanitarium
- An aerial view of the Agnes Memorial Sanitarium in Denver, Colorado. It was built by Lawrence Phipps in memorial to his mother for the treatment of consumption patients that traveled to Denver for a cure. The sanitarium opened in 1903 and closed in...
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Agnes Phipps Memorial Hospital
- Aerial view of Agnes (Phipps) Memorial Sanatorium, in Denver, Colorado; shows landscaping and a complex of medical buildings.
- Agnes Memorial Sanatorium (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Air National Guard ceremonies
- Spectators gather in front of an airplane hanger for a Air National Guard ceremony. Airplanes are parked around the hanger for display. A band on stage in front of the hanger plays for the crowd.
- Colorado. Air National Guard--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Air show. mountain flier - trick pickup
- A man hangs from the undercarriage of a biplane and attempts to grab a cone from another man who stands on the ground below, probably Denver, Colorado. This photo was taken seconds after the missed pickup trick.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Daredevils--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Stunt flying--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 to 1940?]
- Airplane wing walker
- Young children watch as male wing walker poses on the upper wing of a Lincoln Standard plane at a local air show, probably Denver, Colorado. He wears a shirt that reads: "We use Sommer Oils", and a head band.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Daredevils--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Airplanes
- Men, women, and children watch a model airplane demonstration, probably at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. In the background are several bi-planes; on the roof of a building is a wind sock.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air shows--1920-1930.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Model airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Airshow
- Men and women gather around an airplane at an air show or ceremony.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Always be prepared for snow on any day on Pikes Peak, even in a 1913 Packard six
- Men pose with a Packard automobile on a snowy, muddy Pikes Peak road, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915?]
- Amelia Earhart and Frederick G. Bonfils editor & publisher of the Denver Post with Beechnut [sic] Autogyro- first "near" helicopter
- Amelia Earhart and Frederick G. Bonfils pose outdoors near a Beech Nut Autogyro at Denver Municipal Airport in Denver, Colorado. Spectators stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Autogiros--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Newspaper editors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bonfils, Frederick Gilmer, 1860-1933.;...
- [June 1931]
- Amelia Earhart in Denver
- Mrs. Carlos L. Reavis of Denver hands a bouquet of flowers to Amelia Earhart, on Earhart's arrival in a Beech Nut autogiro, Denver, Colorado. Five other women stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Autogiros--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bouquets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937.; Reavis, Carlos M., Mrs.
- June 3, 1931
- American Legion convention
- A large crowd gathers at the American Legion Convention held in Denver, Colorado. A band stands in the middle of the crowd and a speaker speaks at a microphone on a stage. Some spectators sit on the edge of a roof in the background. Signs on a wall...
- American Legion--Meetings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Military organizations--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Public...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Apartment building on East 1st Avenue at Emerson Street - "Carmen Court" - "Pueblo Revival style"
- Construction of Carmen Court, a pueblo style stucco apartment building on East 1st (First) Avenue at Emerson Street, Denver, Colorado. Sign reads: "Ask Bert L. Rhoads, these unusual homes are insulated with Balsam Wool, the most efficient heat...
- Carmen Court (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Apartments designed by Bert Rhoads
- View of Carmen Court, a pueblo style apartment building at 1st (First) and Emerson Streets in Denver, Colorado, built by Bert Rhoads.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Arapahoe county courthouse
- View of the Denver, formerly Arapahoe, County Courthouse located at 15th (Fifteenth) and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets and Tremont and Court Places in downtown Denver, Colorado, and the "National Drug Co." store.
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Army Calvary Unit at Camp George West
- Men from the Army Calvary Unit at Camp George West, Jefferson County, Colorado, pose in full uniform on horseback. One soldier holds a flag.
- United States. Army. Cavalry.--1900-1940.; Camp George West (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Cavalry--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1940.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1940.; Military...
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- Army cavalry at Camp George West
- View of U.S. Army Cavalry on horseback, in formation, at Camp George West in Jefferson County, Colorado. One soldier holds a flag "117", three officers are in front of the line.
- United States. Army. Cavalry.--People--1910-1930.; Camp George West (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cavalry--Colorado--Camp George West--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Camp George West--1910-1930.; Military officers--Colorado--Camp George...
- [between 1918 and 1925?]
- Army horsemanship demonstration
- A man on horseback, in a military uniform, jumps over an automobile in Colorado. Spectators in uniforms look on.
- United States. Army. Cavalry.--People--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1920-1930.; Jumping (Horsemanship)--Colorado--1920-1930.; Military officers--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Art museum interior
- Interior view of an art museum in Denver, Colorado, shows a desk and chair in front of a large wall hanging. Card on desk reads: "Furnished by The Denver Dry Goods Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Arthur Rippey house on Race Street
- A view of Arthur Rippey's residence on Race Street in Denver, Colorado. The home features chimneys, ivy, dormers, and a covered porch.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1960.; Rippey, Arthur G.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1930 and 1960?]
- Artist and model
- Interior of a studio probably in Denver, Colorado; a model poses for an unidentified artist who smokes a pipe while seated at his easel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Artists' models--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Artists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
- Men pose by Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe engine number "3822" in Colorado. Others work on tracks beneath the derailed railroad locomotive.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]