Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Crash landing
- A man (rodeo clown?) falls to the dirt in an arena; people watch and laugh from bleachers. A band member holds a tuba.
- Cowboys--1920-1930.; Rodeos--1920-1930.; Spectators--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Rodeo clowns
- Homer Holcomb waves a cape at a Brahma bull; another clown is thrown at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Letters read: "Dickies."
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bulls--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Holcomb, Homer.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lakeside Park funhouse
- Exterior view of the Fun House at Lakeside Amusement Park, Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. The building has French colonial features including paired exterior staircases, a pavilion roof and thin wooden colonettes. Art Deco designs decorate...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.
- 1926 May 5
- Manual High. Teachers' baseball team and boys in costume
- Men in baseball uniforms sit in front of boys in clown costumes in the schoolyard at Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The ballplayers wear soft caps, white...
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Estes Park High School band leads the 3R Riders
- Estes Park High School marching band members play brass instruments and march down probably Elkhorn Avenue in a parade in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. A clown leads a burro and students play instruments that include trombones and tubas....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1957
- Festivities at opening of Central City opera season
- Two men squirt a clown with water from a firehose on Main Street in Central City, Colorado. Spectators gather on the sidewalks and in the street behind them. Viewers stand above the "Toll Gate" sign to watch the show. The buildings of Main Street...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Clowns--1960-1970.; Spectators--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Wolhurst fete
- Party guests at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, wear white dresses and hats with feathers and crumpled lace. Boys in straw hats are in the background, by an umbrella and a banner drawn with a clown and the words: "Avancez, step up [?], Monsieur...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.; Garden parties--Colorado--Littleton--1890-1900.
- 1898
- Smedley School play actors
- Photograph of six male students dressed in costumes for a play at Smedley Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Two of the boys wear white jumpsuit with bunny caps, one boy wears a paper mask with straw hair, another one is dressed as a clown,...
- Smedley School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Western History Subject Index
- Clowns
- Western History Subject Index
- Clowns
- Hoffman Heights Development, Ground Breaking
- Black and white print of five individuals at Hoffman Heights Development ground breaking in December 1950. Woman at left holding a small bottle in each hand. Man in chef's hat passing a bottle to another gentleman. Woman in a clown suit standing...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- Dec-50
- Ford Warren Branch summer reading program Kate the Clown
- Photograph of Kate the Clown performing during a summer reading program at Ford-Warren Branch library located in Denver, Colorado. In the picture she can be seen looking through a window of a fake stone wall.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1996
- Ford Warren Branch after school program "Karen the Clown"
- Photograph of an after school program with "Karen the Clown" at the Ford Warren Branch library in Denver, Colorado. Karen stands behind and into an open steamer trunk.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1996
- Historical sketch of the Central Presbyterian Church, Denver, Colorado
- Booklet compiled for the fiftieth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book are excerpts of correspondence from previous clergy, list of all Elders during the fifty years, and a history of the...
- Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- East High spotlight: vol 2 no 1
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925 April 15
- Western History Subject Index
- Clowns
- Western History Subject Index
- Clowns
- Western History Subject Index
- Clowns
- Western History Subject Index
- BLINKY THE CLOWN
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Theaters. Theatre lab West
- Western History Subject Index
- Garish, David
- Western History Subject Index
- Plaugher, Wilbur
- Western History Subject Index
- Bozo the clown
- Western History Subject Index
- Little, Glen G (Frosty)
- Western History Subject Index
- Silver clown lode. Central City district. COLORADO
- Western History Subject Index
- Professional rodeo cowboys association incorporated
- West Side Recorder Volume 5 No 10
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 45, 1911 November 4
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 3, 1919 March
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 3 and 4, 1927 March-April
- Children with clown
- A group of (possibly) Down's Syndrome boys and girls watch as a boy squeezes a clowns nose in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Rodeo clown
- Homer Holcomb, in a chariot, chases a steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; he waves a cape and a pistol. Bleachers are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Chariots--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Falling clown
- Homer Holcomb falls from a steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; a van is in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Holcomb, Homer.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Clown, mule, and children
- Homer Holcomb stands by a mule at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; boys ride the mule. Chutes are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Mules--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Clown and dummy
- Homer Holcomb stands by a dummy at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; he holds a coat with letters: "Dickies."
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Holcomb, Homer.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Clown and bull
- Homer Holcomb hazes a Brahma bull at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; men, horses and people are by loudspeakers.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bulls--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Holcomb, Homer.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Clown and chariot
- Homer Holcomb runs by a chariot and a Brahma bull at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; men ride horses in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bulls--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Chariots--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Clown and chariot
- Homer Holcomb hides in a chariot attached to a Brahma bull at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; men watch from chutes and judge stands. Loudspeakers are on a pole.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bulls--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Chariots--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Clown with steer
- Homer Holcomb holds onto a steer's tail at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; bleachers are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Holcomb, Homer.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Rodeo clown
- Homer Holcomb is thrown from a steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Bleachers are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Holcomb, Homer.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Clown crash
- Homer Holcomb hits the dirt at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Men, women, and children watch from behind a fence by a band.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Holcomb, Homer.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Clown bulldogging
- Homer Holcomb wrestles a steer at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. People and a tent are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Steer wrestling--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Holcomb, Homer.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Clown and chariot
- Homer Holcomb rides in a chariot attached to a Brahma bull at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; men watch from chutes.
- Colorado State Fair--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bulls--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Chariots--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Clowns--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver Fire Dept clown band
- Firemen pose in costumes and hold trombones in Denver, Colorado. Outfits include top hats, face paint, duck feet, and a British officer's helmet. Characters are a flapper, Keystone Cop, and blackface. Bass drum reads: "Denver Fire Department."
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Fire Dept clown band
- Firemen pose in costume with musical instruments in Denver, Colorado. Outfits include top hats and face paint. Characters are a flapper, a cook, blackface, Pierrot, a convict, and a Keystone Cop. Instruments include: trombones, saxophones,...
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Clowns--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Ford-Warren Branch opening entertainment with children
- Photograph of a clown with several unidentified children during the opening of the Ford-Warren Branch library in Denver, Colorado
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1976 February
- Ford Warren Branch summer reading program
- Photograph of a crowd of children watching Kate the Clown performing during a summer reading program at Ford-Warren Branch library located in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1996
- Ford Warren Branch summer reading program
- Photograph of Kate the Clown performing during a summer reading program at Ford-Warren Branch library located in Denver, Colorado. In front of her a crowd of children watch her.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1996
- Ford Warren Branch summer reading program
- Photograph of Kate the Clown performing during a summer reading program at Ford-Warren Branch library located in Denver, Colorado. In front of her a crowd of children watch her.
- Denver Public Library. Ford Warren Branch.
- 1996
- Decker Branch 75th Anniversary celebration craft fair plastic canvas booth
- Photograph of a plastic canvas booth in the craft fair outside the Decker Branch library, located in Denver, Colorado, as part of the library's 75th anniversary. An unidentified woman stands at the table talking to a woman sitting at the table. ...
- Denver Public Library. Decker Branch.
- 1988