Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver - bicycles & group in front of G. E. Hannan bicycle store
- A large group of men are gathered around bicycles, one of which has a seat ten or more feet in the air, Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "G. E. Hannan Bicycles," and "Adams Express Company."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Fireman putting Scotch lite tape on bicycles @ 1540 E. Virginia Ave., Fire Station no. 21
- Two boys with bicycles line up to have reflective tape put on their bicycles by a fireman in Denver Fire Station no. 21. The fireman holds a piece of tape and stands near a firetruck, he smokes a cigar. Another fireman is with the children.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1949 April 9
- Ramblers at Golden, Col.
- Men wear suits and caps or hats and pose with bicycles, including some high-wheel bicycles, on a dirt street in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Brick commercial buildings and the two-story Crawford Hotel with frame porches are on Washington...
- Golden (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Golden--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Several people ride flower decorated bicycles at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Riding along with the bicycles are a few decorated horse drawn buggies. A uniformed troop with rifles and a large American flag...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1899
- Parade entry, Flower Carnival
- A woman, in a flowing dress with flowers in her hair, stands in a chariot hitched to four decorated safety bicycles; all are decorated with flowers and bunting, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Four women...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Chariots--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August 1897]
- Parade entry Flower Carnival
- Men stand beside safety bicycles and women sit on a two seat, side by side tricycle with roof cover, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The bicycles and tricycle are connected by streamers and decorated with...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1897]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A group of men on bicycles pull a parade float in the shape of a battleship on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is decorated with banners and a U. S. flag. The men's bicycles are...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1898]
- De Groff Bldg., Reed Bldg. on right, North Tejon St. bet. Kiowa & Bijou Sts.
- View of the three-story brick and stone De Groff Building, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, features arched windows, a turreted, corbeled pediment and incised upper parapet. Signs read: "Safes and Bicycles," "Drugs," "Dr. Neeper,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900- 1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [betwwen 1900 and 1910?]
- Racetrack
- A group of men ride in a horse drawn coach on a racetrack in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Two men use landscaping tools on the lawn inside the oval track. Signs on the fence read: "Wahl Bros. Bicycles 127 N. Tejon St." and "H. Weber 19 R.R. Ave....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Racetrack
- A man and woman ride horses around a track in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Two men use landscaping tools on the lawn inside the oval track. Signs on the fence read: "Wahl Bros. Bicycles 127 N. Tejon St." and "H. Weber 19 R.R. Ave. Bicycles."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Racetrack
- A man rides a horse drawn cart around a track in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Another man tends the lawn inside the oval track. Signs on the fence read: "Wahl Bros. Bicycles 127 N. Tejon St." and "H. Weber 19 R.R. Ave. Bicycles."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Racetrack
- A man drives a horse drawn wagon around a track in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Another man tends the lawn inside the oval track. Spectators sit on the fence; signs on the fence read: "Wahl Bros. Bicycles 127 N. Tejon St." and "H. Weber 19 R.R. Ave....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Racetrack
- Two men drive horse drawn wagons around a track in Colorado Springs, Colorado. A man with a hose tends the lawn inside the oval track. Signs on the fence read: "Wahl Bros. Bicycles 127 N. Tejon St." and "H. Weber 19 R.R. Ave. Bicycles." Spectators...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Racetrack
- Three men, in an unusual horse drawn carriage, ride around a racetrack in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The carriage has an elevated front seat on which two of the men sit, wearing cockade hats, and a rear well in which one of the men stands, wearing...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Racetrack
- A man drives a horse drawn cart around a racetrack in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Another man waters the lawn inside the oval track. Spectators sit on the fence. Signs on the fence read: "Wahl Bros. Bicycles 127 N. Tejon St." and "H. Weber 19 R.R....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Racetrack
- Two men ride in cart, drawn by horses in tandem, around an oval racetrack, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Signs on the fence read: "Wahl Bros. Bicycles 127 N. Tejon St." and "H. Weber 19 R.R. Ave. Bicycles." Spectators sit on the fence.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Racetrack
- A woman drives a horse drawn carriage around an oval track in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Spectators sit on the fence. Signs on the fence read: "Wahl Bros. Bicycles 127 N. Tejon St." and "H. Weber 19 R.R. Ave. Bicycles."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Racetrack
- A man drives a horse drawn wagon around a track in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Two men tend the lawn inside the oval track. Signs on the fence read: "Wahl Bros. Bicycles 127 N. Tejon St." and "H. Weber 19 R.R. Ave. Bicycles."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Racetrack
- Three men, in an unusual horse drawn carriage, ride around a racetrack in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The carriage has an elevated front seat on which two of the men sit, wearing cockade hats, and a rear well in which one of the men stands, wearing...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [1897?]
- Racetrack
- A man drives a horse drawn carriage around a racetrack in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Another man tends the lawn inside the oval track. Signs on the fence read: "Wahl Bros. Bicycles 127 N. Tejon St." and "H. Weber 19 R.R. Ave. Bicycles." Spectators...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [1897?]
- Racetrack
- Three men ride in a horse drawn carriage around an oval racetrack in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Spectators sit on or stand behind the fence. Signs on the fence read: "Wahl Bros. Bicycles 127 N. Tejon St." and "H. Weber 19 R.R. Ave. Bicycles."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [1897?]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain parade
- Men and women dressed as clowns ride bicycles, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in a parade in Denver, Colorado. The bicycles are decorated with bunting. Spectators line the street and sit in nearby grandstands.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cycling--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [1896]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain
- Men and women on bicycles ride in a parade, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in Denver, Colorado. The bicycles are decorated with crepe paper. Spectators line the street and sit in nearby grandstands.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cycling--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1896]
- The La Casa, Denver
- View of La Casa commercial building in Denver, Colorado, located at the southwest corner of 18th and Stout Streets, taken from Stout Street; various bicycles parked in front of building; pedestrians appear on both streets; various business signage...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Five men with bicycles
- Men pose with bicycles on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The men wear suits, hats, and caps.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Two women on a country road with their bicycles
- Women pose with their bicycles in a park possibly in Denver, Colorado. They wear dresses and straw wide-brimmed hats.
- Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Group of men fishing in the South Platte two hold bicycles
- A group of men fish from the end of a wooden walkway near a spillway on the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand nearby and hold bicycles.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spillways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Three men with bicycles on path by river
- Men pose with their bicycles by Alameda Avenue near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. They stand near a sign that reads: "Keep Out Danger No Throroughfare" [sic].
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Four men with bicycles by the Platte
- A group of men pose on and near their bicycles in Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. The Alameda Avenue bridge is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Two messengers posed with their bicycles
- Men pose outdoors with their bicycles near a building in Denver, Colorado. They wear coats and peaked caps that read: "217" and "212".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Messengers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Two men with their bicycles by the river
- Men pose with bicycles near the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. They wear suits and wide-brimmed hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Man woman and girl with bicycles woman carries a rifle
- Women and a man pose with bicycles on the Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. One woman holds a rifle and wears a hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Group of boys with bicycles
- Outdoor portrait of boys with bicycles by the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909?]
- Boys on bicycles
- Messengers pose with their bicycles near a brick building in Denver, Colorado. They wear peaked caps with medals that read: "202" and "205".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Messengers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Two boys sit on a tandem bicycle on a float decorated with flowers, covered with a large umbrella, and pulled by a group of men on...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children riding bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats...
- [August, 1897]
- Residences and two bicycles
- A young man and a young boy pose on bicycles in front of residences, Colorado.
- Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1893 [?]
- Group of boys and girls - two with bicycles
- Boys and girls pose near a dirt road, Denver, Colorado. Two of the children hold bicycles.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Family with bicycles
- Group portrait of a man, woman, and girls with bicycles, probably near Denver, Colorado. Shirts read: "Victor."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Family with bicycles
- Group portrait of a man, woman, and girls with bicycles, in (probably) Denver, Colorado. Shirts read: "Victor."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Family with bicycles
- Group portrait of a man, woman, and girls with bicycles, in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shirts read: "Victor;" a Chicago World's Columbian Exposition sculpture, "The Cowboy," is in the background.
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)--Exhibitions & displays--1900-1910.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- People with bicycles
- Men and women pose with bicycles by a horse-drawn buggy in probably Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Cyclists--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Stone depot, Colorado Springs
- Men wear suits, stand, and pose with bicycles including one high-wheeled bicycle on tracks in front of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Midland Railway depot in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A man is on a horse-drawn "Wells Fargo...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1892?]
- Bike shop
- Interior view of a bicycle repair shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men, bicycles, a stove, a car, and an advertisement: "Diamond No Clinch Tires."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bicycle shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Bike shop
- Interior view of a bicycle repair business in Denver, Colorado; shows men, a stove, and bicycles.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bicycle shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Denver 1700 block on Champa
- Pedestrians and men with bicycles stand on the sidewalk and in the street on the 1700 block of Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the nearby buildings read: "Bicycle Repairing," "Tin Shop," "Plumbing," "Merle Furnished Rooms Transient,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Bicycle riders
- Outdoor portrait of well dressed Black men and women with bicycles on the Alameda Avenue bridge, in Denver, Colorado.
- Afro-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Family group outside of their cement block home - several bicycles at the side of the house
- Outdoor portrait of well dressed men and women with bicycles, by a stone house in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Public Library, Pasadena, Cal.
- View of the Public Library building in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. The building is a two-story rusticated stone structure with arched windows, towers, and a dormer. Bicycles are parked near palm trees and the sidewalk.
- Pasadena Public Library--1890-1900.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.; Libraries--California--Pasadena--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Bicycle club float
- Men in white jackets, kneepants, and dusters pose with their Sunflower Carnival Parade float and bicycles, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is decorated with a patterned, tasseled, paper parasol, bunting, flowers, potted palms...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1897
- Bicycle entries, Flower Carnival
- Sunflower Carnival Parade entrants pose in white outfits with white duster or conductor hats, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Their bicycles are adorned with flowers and bunting.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]