Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hauling beets on the Louis Frantz farm
- An unidentified man poses beside a large horse drawn, freight wagon loaded with sugar beets at the Louis Franz farm (Franz Farm) in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. The man wears a hat and vest, the wagon is drawn by a four horse team, and...
- Franz Farm (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons.; Beets.; Franz Farm (Fort Collins, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Wagons--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.; Sugar...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: two firemen ride on a horse drawn ladder wagon that is decorated with foliage, cloth, and a star shaped flower wreath. They are followed by a horse drawn pump wagon decorated with...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1899
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a man walks along side a foliage covered, pony drawn carriage followed by a horse drawn carriage with a shell shape design, both have child passengers and riders on horseback....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1899
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a man and girl ride in a flower covered, horse drawn sleigh followed by decorated, horse drawn wagons. Spectators line the street, some on bicycles.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- 1899
- Buttercourt Apartments Colfax at Pearl
- View of the Buttercourt Apartments in Denver, Colorado, at Colfax and Pearl Streets; features include brick quoins, stone voussoirs, and a gated courtyard. A tower is drawn in the background.
- Buttercourt Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Royal Gorge
- Royal Gorge, granite canyon of the Arkansas River, Fremont County, Colorado; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge passenger train runs along river; hanging suspension bridge in distance above river; hand drawn toll bridge at top of...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Arkansas River--1920-1940.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1940.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- Indians on the war-path
- Native American Sioux charge, on horseback, wearing face paint, and carrying shields, rifles, spears, and staffs.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- London tour
- A reenactment at Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in London, England, shows men on horseback with drawn pistols, and a mule drawn stagecoach. Buffalo Bill assists a woman from the stagecoach, a sign reads: "Overland Mail".
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.--1900-1910.; London (England)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--England--London--1900-1910.; Historical dramas--England--London--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--England--London--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1907]
- W. Hampden Avenue, west of S. Platte River bridge
- A woman is walking along a dirt road in the opposite direction of a horse drawn rail car, near Ft. Logan, Colorado. The car is carrying three men and is drawn by a two horse team. The woman is wearing a full length dress and a period hat.
- Fort Logan (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Fort Logan--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Fort Logan--1890-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Fort Logan--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Fort Logan--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- Hot Springs - Las Vegas, New Mexico
- Two horse-drawn carriages with passengers appear beside the Montezuma Hotel, a resort 6 miles northwest of Las Vegas in Montezuma (San Miguel County), New Mexico (rebuilt after 1884 fire by Santa Fe Railway, closed in 1903); two men are seated on...
- Montezuma (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--New Mexico--Montezuma--1880-1900.; Resorts--New Mexico--Montezuma--1880-1900.; Montezuma Hotel (Montezuma, N.M.)
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 14, 1911 April 1
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 22, 1909 July 17
- Woman driving horse drawn wagon
- Outdoor portrait of a woman driving a horse drawn vegetable wagon, on the Alameda Avenue / Archer Canal bridge, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Three people in mule drawn wagon near R. W. Ostrom & Co Bldg.
- Two men and a young boy sit on a mule drawn wagon in front of the R. W. Ostrom & Co. Bldg., probably in Colorado. Another wagon is in the background.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mules--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Transportation - horse drawn wagon
- Outdoor portrait of a man driving a horse drawn wagon in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Three women seated in mule drawn carriage
- Outdoor portrait of women in a burro drawn buggy in (probably) Denver, Colorado; bunting drapes brick apartments in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Horse drawn wagon loaded with people on the Alameda Avenue bridge
- Outdoor portrait of men and women, wearing winter clothes, in a horse drawn wagon on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; a man holds loaves of bread.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Horse - drawn vehicle maneuvering in snow
- View of a horse drawn sedan car in snow on Alameda Avenue, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Horse - drawn dirt scraper carts
- View of men and horse drawn excavation machinery, in Denver, Colorado.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Horse - drawn dirt scraper
- View of men and horse drawn excavation machinery, in Denver, Colorado; houses are in the background. Harness includes fly screens over the horses' eyes.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Horse drawn buggy and automobile on the Alameda Avenue bridge
- View of Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; shows a car, a horse drawn buggy, and bridge railings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Horse drawn fire wagon from Denver Fire Dept.
- Two men pose, two in front and two on back, on a horse drawn fire wagon from the Denver Fire Department, Denver, Colorado. The wagon has a ladder, fire extinguisher, lantern, and bell.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 to 1910]
- Horse drawn wagon
- View of a horse drawn wagon carrying crates and stove parts in (probably) Colorado.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--1880-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Horse drawn wagon
- Men pose on a horse drawn wagon carrying crates and stove parts in (probably) Colorado.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--1880-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Covered wagon - drawn by mules
- View of a covered wagon drawn by mules in harness; one man holds the reins, another rides a horse.
- Covered wagons--1900-1950.; Horses--1900-1950.; Mules--1900-1950.; Transportation--1900-1950.
- [between 1900 and 1950?]
- Hand drawn map of Prospect Hill Cemetery in the Cheesman Park neighborhood
- Hand drawn map of historical points of interest in Cheesman Park
- Lakewood on Parade horse drawn cart
- Photograph of a horse drawn cart in the Lakewood on Parade celebration in Lakewood, Colorado.
- Festivals--Colorado--Lakewood.; Parades--Colorado--Lakewood.; Lakewood (Colo.)
- Undated
- Country home Senator Barela
- View of Colorado Senator Casimiro Barela's country home in El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a house with gabled roofs and an small cabin. Men and women pose near the house and near horse drawn carriages. Senator Barela poses right...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1900-1910.; El Moro (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Legislators.; Houses.; Barela, Casimiro--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1902]
- Robert Garrison terracotta frieze at the Denver Botanical Gardens
- View of a portion of a terracotta frieze sculpted by Robert Garrison (1895-1945) at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, in the Chessman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. These panels were originally part of a frieze on the...
- Denver Botanic Gardens--Facilities--1990-2000.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Botanical gardens.; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Pioneers.; Garrison, Robert, 1895-1945, sculptor.; Denver Botanic...
- 1998
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 35, 1910 August 27
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 20, 1913 July 26
- Chance and Amethyst - Mines of Fire
- Men stand near a horse drawn wagon on a dirt road that weaves past buildings of the Last Chance and Amethyst Mines in Weaver near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Split logs, industrial buildings, and mining equipment litter the slopes nearby....
- Amethyst Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Last Chance Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Weaver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Weaver--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1894?]
- Legal Tender Mill
- View of the mill building at the Legal Tender mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. A man stands on a horse drawn wagon and unloads wood. Smoke rises from the smoke stack.
- Legal Tender Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- On the new road hauling ore from Last Chance Mine to the cars, Creede, Colo.
- Men drive horse drawn wagons loaded with ore on a plank road near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Steep rock faces are on either side of the road.
- Last Chance Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--Equipment & supplies--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Plank...
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Old Las Animas, Colo.
- View of the main street in the town of Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings including the "People's Hotel" and the "Merchant's Hotel." Horses and covered wagons are on the dirt road. A sign on one of the shops reads...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1870-1880.; City & town life--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1880.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- View of a street in Blackhawk (Black Hawk, Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows brick and frame commercial buildings. Signs on businesses along the street read: "Harris & Kohn, Dry Goods & Clothing," "Miller & Koch," "Hardware," and "Flourtis." A man...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- Leadville, Colorado
- Pedestrians stand on the sidewalks near a road identified as Harrison Street in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Horse drawn wagons make their way down the dirt road. Signs on businesses read: "John Lieninger, Books and Stationary," "Crockery and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; City & town life--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Transportation - wagons
- Outdoor portrait a man in a horse drawn wagon, in Denver, Colorado; tag reads: "City [?] Hauler, 1917."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Canon City
- View of Main Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado; shows pedestrians, automobiles, and horse drawn buggies. Raynolds Bank has a corner tower; the Strathmore House has a covered porch balcony.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Main Street, Cortez
- View of Main Street in Cortez (Montezuma County), Colorado; shows men, a horse drawn wagon, a car, boardwalks, storefronts, ashlar stone office buildings with entablature and balustrades; signs read: "Bozeman Realty Company," "Hays & Aton Wall...
- Cortez (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Cortez--1900-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Cortez--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cortez--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Cortez--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Pikes Peak Ave
- View of a dirt Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; shows a horse drawn wagon, a streetcar, the Post Office, the Mining Exchange, Independence & Exchange National Banks, Antlers Hotel and Pikes Peak.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Delta, Colorado
- View of Main Street in Delta (Delta County), Colorado; shows businesses, storefronts, and the First National Bank tower. People pose with horse drawn buggies and wagons; signs read: "Roy R. Bowen, Blacksmithing, Satisfaction Guaranteed," "Shearman...
- Delta (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Delta--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Sixteenth Street, Denver
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, traffic, automobiles, a streetcar, and horse drawn buggies and wagons. Street lights, a clock and the Daniels & Fisher Tower line the sidewalks; signs read: "Starr" and "Gano...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- Street scene in Delta, Colo
- View of Main Street in Delta (Delta County), Colorado; shows automobiles and horse drawn wagons and buggies. Pedestrians and a dog are by storefronts; signs read: "Western Union," "Royal Cafe," and "Hollands." The First National Bank tower is in...
- Delta (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.
- [1924?]
- Grand Junction street scene
- View of 5th (Fifth) Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado; the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) is a stone building with a portico and rooftop terrace. Pedestrians, automobiles, horse drawn buggies, and the Grand Valley National...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Young Men's Christian associations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- ca. 1910
- Street scene, 16th and Lawrence, Denver
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, traffic, Denver City Tramway streetcars, and horse drawn buggies and wagons. Signs read: "Kistler," "The Standard," and "The American."
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Club house, Russell Spgs Lakes
- View of three men and three hunting dogs by a wooden cabin near Russell Springs Lakes in Saguache County, Colorado. Shows a hay stack and a horse drawn wagon (with a farm implement on it) in the distance.
- Saguache County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.
- 1909 February 5
- The Hundley stage line to Cripple Creek via C.M. Ry.
- Men pose inside and on top of stagecoaches on the Hundley stage line to Cripple Creek, possibly near Divide (Teller County), Colorado. Stagecoaches are drawn by teams of horses and carry luggage or crates. The men wear suits and hats. A fence and a...
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1894?]
- Men standing at curbside next to horsedrawn wagon, men holding shovels
- Men pose by the Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River, in Denver, Colorado; shows a horse drawn wagon, construction materials, and concrete flood control retaining walls.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]