Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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?]
- Construction scene
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows the concrete plant, dummy cars, and men working.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Pikes Peak [from] Garden of the Gods
- View of sandstone rock formations and Gate Rock at Garden of the Gods (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows bushes around rock formations and snow on Pikes Peak. A horse drawn wagon is on a dirt road near the formations.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Still life with lace and flowers
- View of (funeral ?) flower arrangements and lace in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Group of uniformed men on horseback - one carrying a standard
- Outdoor portrait of (possibly) cavalry / military men in uniform, on horses by the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado; spectators and a streetcar are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cavalry--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Large group having a picnic
- Group portrait of men, women, and children with food and picnic baskets in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Girls on a fence (back)
- Group portrait of girls on a rail fence at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; they have their backs to the camera and wear dresses with pleats, blouses with ruffles, wide brim hats, and pony tail hair styles.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Four girls on two horses
- Girls pose (sidesaddle) on horses at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; a low mesa is in the distance.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Sidesaddle...
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Girl on a horse
- A girl sits astride a horse at the Kennicott Ranch in Westcliffe (Custer County), Colorado; low hills are in the distance.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1903?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio bust portrait of a man with a moustache in a wool vest and coat, and probably a silk tie.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Studio bust portrait of a woman with curled bangs in a possibly taffeta dress with a high ruffled collar, pearl drop earrings, a broach at the neck and a floral pin with a chain at the bosom.
- Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Construction of concrete embankments
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete walls and men with scaffolding and forms.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Retaining...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction of concrete retaining walls
- View of Alameda bridge construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete pylons and a man working.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Paper boy with bicycle on Alameda Avenue bridge
- Outdoor portrait of a young man with a bicycle and newspapers on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Newspaper carriers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Two men with a cow on the old Alameda Avenue bridge
- Outdoor portrait of men (one with cigar) and a cow on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909?]
- Construction scene laying pipe
- View of (probably) Lipan Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a ditch with shoring, and men working with chain and pulleys.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Couple
- Outdoor portrait of a man and woman in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Bar and customers
- Interior view of a tavern in Denver, Colorado; shows men, spittoons, a mirror, and a cash register.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Marguerite Park bridge
- View of (probably) Marguerite Park and foot bridges across Fern Creek in Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Railroad tracks are against the canyon wall.
- Fern Creek (Larimer County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Larimer County--1890-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Larimer County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Pikes Peak carriage road "Big W"
- View of the toll road up Pikes Peak, in El Paso County, Colorado; shows alpine terrain and road grade.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- 1897, July 26
- Pikes Peak carriage road
- View of the toll road up Pikes Peak, in El Paso County, Colorado; shows alpine terrain and road grade.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 26
- Rainbow Falls Ute Pass
- View of Rainbow Falls, a Twin Creek waterfall on Ute Pass, in Teller County, Colorado.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Twin Creek (Park County and Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Baptism - South Platte River
- A man baptises a woman; men, women, and children watch from the edge of the South Platte River, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Baptisms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Man and woman with goats
- Outdoor portrait of (possibly) Martha and Charles Lillybridge with a family of goats by Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Goats--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lillybridge, Charles S., 1849-1935.; Lillybridge, Martha Host.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Elephant Rock, near Palmer Lake
- View of the Elephant Rock formation near Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Elephant Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Snow shoeing across the range
- A man poses on snowshoes in a Colorado field; hills are in the background.
- Snowshoes & snowshoeing--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Burros loaded with plank for the mines
- Burros haul lumber, probably in Colorado.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Lumber--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Lumber for the gold belt - Ouray
- Burros haul lumber in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; business signs read: "Ouray Plain Dealer" and "W. Cluckett Furniture."
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Water carriers
- Burros are loaded with water barrels in Colorado.
- Barrels--Colorado--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Unidentified grave
- View of a grave in Denver, Colorado; shows flower arrangements and letters: "Our Darling."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Graves--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Residence and store post office Mt. Sneffles Ouray Co Colo
- Men pose in Mount Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado, on boardwalk of false-fronted businesses and dwellings. Bars are on the windows, which are topped by retracted canvas awnings. A dial thermometer is on the doorframe, and potted plants are on...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- July 1890
- Engines smashed up by a snow slide near Minturn, Colo
- Near Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, a boxcar and engine of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad have damage and are in deep snow.
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Cassell's Hotel, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- View across pond to Hotel Cassell, Cassells, Platte Canyon, Park County, Colorado; shows a frame hotel with a veranda.
- Cassell's Hotel (Cassell, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Horse-mounted police patrol at Denver Stockyards
- Shows the Denver Police department mounted patrol in uniform and on horseback at the Denver Stockyards. One officer carries a flag. A woman and small child look on from one of the stockyard buildings.
- Denver Union Stock Yard Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mounted police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis in Denver
- Charles A. Lindbergh stands next to his airplane, Spirit of St. Louis, at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. An unidentified man stands next to him. A group of men are in the background,.
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- 1927
- Santa Monica beach scene
- People with umbrellas crowd Santa Monica Beach in Santa Monica (Los Angeles County) California. Shows businesses and the Ocean Park Bath House, a Moorish style building with arches and domes.
- Santa Monica (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bathhouses--California--Santa Monica--1900-1910.; Beaches--California--Santa Monica--1900-1910.; People--California--Santa Monica--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Twentieth street bath house
- Women in big hats talk to a teenaged girl in a bathing suit at the Denver Public Bath House (later called 20th Street Baths), Denver, Colorado. Interior view shows other swimmers in the pool, tile, and radiators.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Swimmers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Unidentified church
- Interior view of a church in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows groin vaults, tracery, pews, a piano, balconies, and lettering: "In The Beginning God."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- Man and dog
- A man in suit and tie poses with a dog.
- Dogs--1920-1930.; Men--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Man
- A man in suit, tie, and hat poses, smiling.
- Men--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Man
- A man poses, smiling, in a suit and polka dot tie.
- Men--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Snowball fight
- Girls or women in winter clothes throw snowballs.
- Children playing in snow--1910-1930.; Snowballs--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Female diving from boat
- Girls watch a woman in a swimming suit dive from the prow of a canoe.
- Canoes--1910-1920.; Diving--1910-1920.; Girls--1910-1920.; Swimmers--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Car inside store / wreck
- View of an automobile, wreckage, and interior store walls.
- Accidents--1910-1930.; Automobiles--1910-1930.; Stores & shops--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Car inside store / accident
- A man and woman pose by an automobile, wreckage, and interior store walls.
- Accidents--1910-1930.; Automobiles--1910-1930.; Stores & shops--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Two men in winter coats
- Men in overcoats and fedoras converse, with people in the background.
- Conversation--1920-1940.; Men--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Unidentified male
- An elderly man in a suit, hat, and eyeglasses converses with a man smoking a pipe.
- Aged persons--1910-1930.; Conversation--1910-1930.; Smoking--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Car wreck
- Rope, chains, and a jack hold the front of an automobile with crash damage. A woman in a top coat with fur collar looks on; she holds a purse.
- Automobiles--1920-1930.; Traffic accidents--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Demolished car
- Men in winter coats and hats examine an automobile with severe damage from a wreck.
- Automobiles--1930-1940.; Spectators--1930-1940.; Traffic accidents--1930-1940.
- 1935?
- Female dancers
- Members of the Georgia Lane Group, from the Georgia Lane School of Dancing, pose in a chorus line in Denver, Colorado; the women wear taffeta headdresses, skirts with fringe, and halter tops. Sarah Francis "Sally" Orr is in the center of the chorus...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Chorus girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Orr, Sarah Francis.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]