Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Front seat: Harry Rhoads and John Gates, back seat: Julia Knapp, Harry's first wife, and (possibly Julia's mother) in a Maxwell.
- View at Inspiration Point, Denver, Colorado, shows Harry Rhoads, John Gates, Julia Knapp Rhoads, and possibly Julia's mother posing in a Maxwell automobile. Julia holds a folding Kodak camera, and Harry Rhoads holds a piece of string used to...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gates, John.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Julia Knapp.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Choir robes were made by church members
- An older woman dressed in a dark suit, a hat, and glasses dresses a small girl, who stands on a folding chair in a church in Bailey, Colorado. The child wears a choir robe, trousers, and shoes. The interior furnishings of the church include metal...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Churches--Colorado--Bailey--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.; Taft, Russell, Mrs.; Tripp, Amy.
- 1958 December 15
- Getting ready for the Golden Sidewalk Watercolor Show, Saturday
- Mrs. Harriet, one of the judges for the Golden Sidewalk Watercolor Show, sits on a folding chair and holds a paintbrush on a canvas propped on another "Samsonite" chair. Her paint box sits on the chair seat. She wears a dress patterned with...
- Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Artists--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Painting--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.
- 1966
- Report of Henry A. Buchtel Pastor Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Denver, Colorado
- This is a report submitted to the Quarterly Conference at the close of Henry A. Buchtel's term as pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church. During his tenor the church raised money to build a new building at 1820 Broadway in Denver, Colo. The...
- Buchtel, Henry Augustus, 1847-1924.; Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1891 March 30
- Beet sugar factory at Delta, Colorado
- View of a three-story brick factory with windows, a mansard roof and a smokestack in Delta (Delta County), Colorado. Cars parked beside a fence near the sugar factory include folding soft-topped cars. A man stands near the fence, and a man is on...
- Delta (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Beets--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- L.C. Phipps residence, Denver, Colorado, Mrs. Phipps' sitting room, 2nd floor
- A telephone sits on a desk in Mrs. Phipps' sitting room in the Lawrence Cowle Phipps home in the Belcaro Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The room is decorated with heavy drapes, a couch, upholstered chairs, built-in book shelves, and crystal...
- Phipps, Lawrence Cowle, 1862-1958--Homes & haunts.; Belcaro (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Telephones--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 October
- Sargents tank 7
- Men, women and children pose in front of a tent probably near Sargent in Saguache County, Colorado. An older woman stands near a wicker baby carriage, she wears a blouse with a large ruffled bertha collar. A teenage girl, in a dark dress with...
- Saguache County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Camping.; Families.; Teenagers.; Tents.; Women.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- Buildings residences yards flags & bunting in open area
- View of folding chairs and a hammock decorated with U. S. flags and bunting probably in a park in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Chairs--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Hammocks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Couple in living room
- A husband and wife pose in their living room in Colorado. A piano, bookcase, folding desk, and table are in the room.
- Interiors--Colorado--1910-1920.; Living rooms--Colorado--1910-1920.; Spouses--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Couple in living room
- A husband and wife pose in a living room in Colorado. A piano, table, chairs, folding desk, and bookcase are in the room.
- Interiors--Colorado--1910-1930.; Living rooms--Colorado--1910-1930.; Spouses--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- City Park band shell
- View of the amphitheater at City Park, in Denver, Colorado; shows wire and folding chairs.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Amphitheaters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- U.S. Post Office
- View of the United States Post Office at 16th (Sixteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Second Empire style building has a central tower with a mansard roof, pediments, columns, and arched windows. People and horse drawn...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1905?]
- Kermack cabin, Magnolia, Colorado
- A woman sits in a folding wood and canvas chair with a child and a dog, on the porch of the Kermack cabin, Magnolia, Boulder County, Colorado. The L-shape wood frame cabin has intersecting gables, two screen doors, corrugated metal roof and...
- Magnolia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Children--Colorado--Magnolia--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Magnolia--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1911]
- Jule Keen in front of tent
- Jule Keen, treasurer of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, sits in a folding chair in front of a tent in a camp for the show. Another man sits with Keen. Keen wears his coat buttoned at the top and holds a cigar in his right hand. He has a moustache....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Keen, Jule.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- City library - Ft. Collins
- Interior view of the City Library auditorium in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Folding wooden chairs, a couch, table and lamp are on the floor; floral drapes cover arched windows, and mirrors are on the wall.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Becker and Nolon block, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of Becker and Nolon block building, 301 East Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; original site of Johnny Nolon Saloon and Gambling Emporium; rebuilt by Johnny Nolon and Jacob Becker after 1896 fire; this two-story flat-roof brick...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Medical offices--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900]
- Sedalia
- View of a statue near Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado, by a folding chair.
- Sedalia (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Sculpture--Colorado--Sedalia--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Steamboat Springs
- View of people, folding metal chairs, and shade trees in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Chairs--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1970.; People--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1970.; Trees--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Steamboat Springs
- View of folding metal chairs, flower garden, rail fence, and meadows in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Chairs--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1970.; Fences--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1970.; Gardens--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Steamboat Springs
- View of people, folding metal chairs, and a meadow in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Chairs--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1970.; Meadows--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1970.; People--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970]
- Thornton church interior
- View of the interior of probably the Chapel of the Intercession Episcopal Church, Thornton, Adams County, Colorado, shows metal folding chairs, kneelers, an altar, a large cross on the wall behind the altar, and an American flag.
- Chapel of the Intercession (Thornton, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1970.; Thornton (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1965]
- Thornton church
- View of the interior of probably the Chapel of the Intercession Episcopal Church, Thornton, Adamas County, Colorado, shows metal folding chairs, kneelers, an altar, a large cross on the wall behind the altar, a woman at the piano, and an American...
- Chapel of the Intercession (Thornton, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1970.; Thornton (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1965]
- Thornton
- Interior view of the Chapel of the Intercession Episcopal Church in Thornton, Adams County, Colorado, shows metal folding chairs, a wooden gable roof, and a floor to ceiling curtain that is draped from wall to wall across the nave.
- Chapel of the Intercession (Thornton, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1970.; Thornton (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1965]
- Orchestra at High School, 1941
- Music students sit on wooden folding chairs holding their instruments and facing their music stands in a classroom at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado. The teacher, a man in a suit, conducts the orchestra which includes violins, tubas,...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Youth orchestras--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Orchestra at Alamosa High School, 1941
- Music students sit on wooden folding chairs with their instruments and music stands in a classroom at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado. The teacher, a man in a suit, conducts the orchestra with a baton. Instruments include violins, tubas,...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Youth orchestras--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Ungraded group at High School, 1941
- Boys and a few girls sit on wooden folding chairs at long tables in a classroom at Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Colorado. The tables have books and papers on them. A blackboard with a row of student drawings along the top is on the left. A...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- 10th Mountain Division 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment Company E
- Group portrait (standing, kneeling, sitting ) of the Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company E holding rifles. The four officers, seated on folding chairs, do not have rifles. Taken at Camp Hale, Colorado, June 1944. Most...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company E.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- June 1944
- Two females in swimsuits
- Teenage girls in swimming suits converse on lawn by folding chairs; one wears her long hair loose.
- Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Two female models
- Women pose by a folding screen; costume includes a swimming suit, high heels, pants and a fedora hat.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Man in front of tent
- A man sits in a folding chair in front of a tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a hat and a vest with a watch fob hanging from its pocket. He wears a bow tie and lace-up boots. An empty chair is in the left midgorund in front...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Show tents.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- J. G. Rogers Home
- View of the grounds from the porch of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, which was torn down in 1965. On the porch portions of two folding camp chairs are visible, and three square columns can be seen. Beyond the porch is a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Gardens--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1950
- Two female models
- Women pose by a folding screen; costume includes a swimming suit and a sailor suit.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Costumes--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- One female with trunk
- A woman poses in skirt, blouse, overcoat with fur collar, and cloche hat; luggage, a folding screen, and a guitar case are at her side.
- Interiors--1920-1930.; Luggage--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Female basketball players
- Women in shorts and tank tops pose with a folding chair; one woman holds a basketball.
- Basketball players--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Ballerina
- Interior view of a room shows a woman poses in front of a folding screen; she wears ballet shoes, a tutu, and feathers, Denver, Colorado.
- Ballerinas--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rooms & spaces--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Ku Klux Klan rally
- Ku Klux Klan members and burning crosses encircle a crowd of people at "Kastle Mountain," near Denver, Colorado. Spectators sit in folding chairs.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--Meetings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cross burning--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Vaccinating some Tewa Pueblo
- View of unidentified Native American (Tewa) children and adults (New Mexico); a white man in a folding chair vaccinates a girl in a print dress.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--1900-1920.; Tewa Indians--Children--New Mexico--1900-1920.; Vaccinations--New Mexico--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cabin at Manitou
- Exterior view of a square, gable roofed hewn log cabin in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Men, some in sack suits with vests, some with vests and no jackets, stand in front it. A man on the right is in a folding chair, and a man in an apron stands at...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- William Forman residence, Breckenridge, Colorado
- The entry of a residence in Breckenridge, Colorado, has a curved wire gate with an ornate medallion at its center. Finials top the gateposts and alternate fence uprights. The medallion bears the name of the original owner, William Forman, county...
- Forman, W. (William)--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Unidentified woman
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of an unidentified woman wearing a striped blouse and folding her arms across her chest.
- Women--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1875?]
- H. H. Cordes residence / parlor
- Interior view of the Herman H. Cordes residence in Denver, Colorado; decor includes a fireplace, urns, sculpture, a potted palm, carpet, oriental rugs, a carved folding screen, lamps, framed paintings, and a dragon - motif chair.
- Cordes, Herman H.--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parlors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- H. H. Cordes residence / sitting room
- Interior view of the Herman H. Cordes residence in Denver, Colorado; decor includes molded plaster ceiling ornaments, a fireplace, potted plants, sculpture, lamps, framed paintings, carpet, Oriental rugs, a folding screen with Japanese wisteria -...
- Cordes, Herman H.--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- H. H. Cordes residence / party display
- Interior view of the Herman H. Cordes residence in Denver, Colorado; decor includes molded plaster ceiling ornaments, gilt framed paintings, a folding screen with Japanese wisteria - motif, and potted plants including palms, ferns, and...
- Cordes, Herman H.--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Living rooms--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver, societies and clubs, Freemasons, Scottish Rite
- Interior of the Scottish Rite temple ballroom, Denver, Colorado, includes a large expanse of wooden floor, fluted Corinthian columns, pilasters, chandeliers, grand piano, and wood folding chairs. Society known as the Ancient and Accepted Scottish...
- Scottish Rite (Masonic Order)--Facilities--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1907 and 1924]
- Auditorium, Denver Philharmonic Society
- Interior view of Denver Philharmonic Society auditorium, Denver, Colorado; shows folding wooden chairs, conductor's podium, drape with tassles partially covering piano, stool, hanging lamps, wallpaper, skylight, and wall furnace.
- Denver Philharmonic Orchestra--Facilities--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Loretto Heights, service camp, World War I
- Women sit on wooden folding chairs around a table taking notes on the use of the telegraph, Loretto Heights service camp classroom, a WWI training center for women, Denver, Colorado. A male instructor, in a suit, sits at the head of the table. Some...
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Loretto Heights Service camp, World War I
- Women sit by a canvas tent, Loretto Heights service camp, Denver, Colorado. They hold batons and wear military uniform skirts, belted jackets and wide brim hats. The tent has a wooden floor and wide rolled open door. A ink jar and pen, index file...
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918]
- Loretto Heights Service camp, World War I
- Mrs. Sharp (possibly) stands outside a canvas tent, Loretto Heights service camp, Denver, Colorado. She wears a military uniform skirt, belted jacket with "COL" pin on the lapel, gloves and wide brim hat. The tent has a wooden floor and wide rolled...
- Loretto Heights College--1910-1920.; World War, 1914-1918--Military life--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1918]
- El Jebel Temple, interior, Denver
- Interior view of ballroom area, El Jebel Masonic Temple, Denver, Colorado; shows ornate vaulted ceiling with columns and mezzanine, folding chairs, and wood floor.
- El Jebel Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Freemasons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ballrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors.
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- A block group of Japanese and Japanese-Americans, residents at the Granada Relocation Center listen to an explanation of the Army questionnaires
- Captain Willaim S. Fairchild stands behind a wooden lectern addressing Japanese internees at Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. Fairchild wears a military uniform; a United States flag stands near him. The front two rows of metal...
- Japanese--Capture & imprisonment--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Detention facilities.; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners.; Amache (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Detention facilities--Colorado--Amache--1940-1950.; Political...
- 1943 February 9