Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cinco de Mayo celebration, Civic Center Park
- Crowds attend a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. Musicians and spectators are in the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors. Shows advertising banners and loudspeakers. The North Building of the Denver...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver...
- [2006?]
- Thornton
- Rear view with snow of The Chapel of the Intercession Episcopal Church, Thornton, Adams County, Colorado, shows brick walls, a tall, medium gable, and loudspeakers on two of the building's corners.
- Chapel of the Intercession (Thornton, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1970.; Thornton (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1965]
- Thornton
- Rear view with snow of The Chapel of the Intercession, Thornton, Adams County, Colorado, features brick walls, a tall, medium gable, and loudspeakers on two of the building's corners. A woman with a handbag walks on a sidewalk and cars are in the...
- Chapel of the Intercession (Thornton, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1970.; Thornton (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1965]
- Thornton
- A clergyman walks on the sidewalk outside of the Episcopal Church, Thornton, Adams County, Colorado. The church itself has an "L" shaped floor plan, a two-tone front facade made of wood and bricks, loudspeakers on the corners of the building, and a...
- Chapel of the Intercession (Thornton, Colo.)--Buildings--1950-1970.; Thornton (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.; Priests--Colorado--Thornton--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1965]
- Bannock Indians
- View of Native American (Bannock) tepees, in Pocatello, Idaho during the Fort Hall Centennial; Bannocks walk among them; loudspeakers are atop poles.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Fort Hall Agency--Commemoration--1930-1940.; Bannock Indians--Women--Idaho--Pocatello--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Idaho--Pocatello--1930-1940.; Fort Hall Indian Reservation (Idaho)--1930-1940.;...
- 1934
- Bond opening day of Dotsero Cutoff
- Men, women, and children crowd a stage at the opening ceremony for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. Bunting, loudspeakers, United States flags, the Utah State Seal, and banners reading:...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- 1934 June 16
- Bond opening day of cutoff
- People crowd the stage at the opening ceremony for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. Bunting, loudspeakers, United States flags, the Utah State Seal, and banners reading: "NBC," "Columbia...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- June 16, 1934
- Bond opening day of Cutoff
- People crowd the opening ceremony for the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. A band plays by a stage covered in bunting, loudspeakers, United States flags, the Utah State Seal, and banners...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- June 16, 1934
- Dotsero Cutoff -Engine #1705 at opening day
- People crowd Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks and a grandstand at the dedication ceremony for the Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. The stage is draped in bunting, United States flags, a Utah State seal, a sign: "NBC,"...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.;...
- June 16, 1934
- Dotsero Cutoff - opening day 3600 Bond
- People crowd Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks and a grandstand at the dedication ceremony for the Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. The stage is draped in bunting, United States flags, a Utah State seal, a sign: "NBC,"...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Railroad...
- June 16, 1934
- Dedication ceremony opening Dotsero Cutoff at Bond
- People crowd Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks and a grandstand at the dedication ceremony for the Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. The stage is draped in bunting, United States flags, a Utah State seal, a sign: "NBC,"...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Grandstands--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Railroad...
- June 16, 1934
- Mining Institute drilling contest, Civic Center
- Men crowd Civic Center amphitheater in Denver, Colorado, at a Mining Institute contest. Miners on wooden platforms swing hammers; loudspeakers are in the foreground.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Contests--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- September, 29, 1936
- Mining Institute drilling contest, Civic Center
- People crowd Civic Center amphitheater in Denver, Colorado, at a Mining Institute contest. Miners on wooden platforms swing hammers; loudspeakers top a van with letters: "R. C. Mulnix Sound Systems Sales Rental Service Remler." Windows enclose the...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Contests--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- September, 29, 1936
- Mining Institute drilling contest, Civic Center
- Men crowd Civic Center amphitheater in Denver, Colorado, at a Mining Institute contest. Miners on a wooden platform swing hammers; loudspeakers top a van with letters: "R. C. Mulnix Sound Systems." Spectators watch from the colonnade.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Contests--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- September, 29, 1936
- Calif St. studios opening
- People crowd the 16th Street entrance of the Denver Theater at 510 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; the marquee reads: "Greta Garbo - Herbert Marshall - George Brent - Warner Oland." Signs read: "R. Reincke Forced to Quit," "Mrs Stovers...
- Denver Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1934
- 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 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?]
- Brahma steer riding Colo State Fair, Pueblo
- A Brahma steer throws a man 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.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Danforth Chapel, FLC, Durango
- The chapel at Fort Lewis College in Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, is a one story building with a steep asymetrical ribbed roof and with natural stone supports; one at a corner of the building continues on the roof, and holds a grid structure...
- Durango (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.; Fort Lewis College.
- [between 1959 and 1970?]
- Danforth Chapel, FLC, Durango
- The chapel at Fort Lewis College in Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, is a one-story building with a steep asymetrical ribbed roof and with natural stone supports; stone at a corner of the building continues on the roof to form a tower which...
- Durango (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Durango--1950-1970.; Fort Lewis College.
- [between 1959 and 1970?]
- Old front entrance closed 1960's
- The three-story entrance building at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is made of rusticated stone with barred sash windows, an open porch serving the first and second floors, and bracketed eaves. Loudspeakers top the porch, and the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1900
- Mobile orientation unit near Cividale
- Mountains, buildings, and leafy trees are in the background.; Shows the Tenth Mountain Division Information and Education section's Mobile Orientation unit's jeep-top stage parked in the middle of a grassy field during a discussion of the Pacific...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Curry, Ed.; Wright, Bob.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.
- June 28, 1945
- Orientation on Pacific War near Cividale
- The Tenth Mountain Division Information and Education section's Mobile orientation unit holds a discussion of the Pacific campaign and invasion of Japan with soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division's Quartermaster Battalion. T/4 Theodore "Ted"...
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Curry, Ed.; Lockwood, Theodore.; Wright, Bob.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.
- June 28, 1945
- Prison festivities
- Soapboxes fill a horse-drawn wagon at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado; an inmate holds the reins. Lettering on the wagon reads: "Colorado State Prison." Men pose in western clothes and have paper tags hanging from their shirts; two...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1940.; Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Prison festivities
- A horse-drawn, hand operated crane-wagon at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, carries a rock and inmates, including one in a striped uniform. A canopy on the wagon reads:"1876 Prison Products 1876." Men pose in western clothes and...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Pueblo Union Depot
- Crowds face a man at a podium in front of the Union Depot in Pueblo, Colorado. The dais and scaffolding are draped with bunting and a United States flag (45 stars), and loudspeakers are mounted around the top. Illumination of the night scene shows...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Public speaking--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1907?]
- Ready to ride, group in front of the Porter Wagon
- Al Gould, Rubin Craig, Mel Glatz, Tony Archer, Sage Kester, Roy Miller, Elmer Berg, (J. Harlan) "Hank" Hankins, L. Wayne Van Vleet, Joe Dekker, "Rick" Frank H. Ricketson, Claude "Gravey" Graves, and "Doc" Howard E. Lamb, members of the Roundup...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Vans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Sound equipment &...
- 1955 July
- At Elmer Bergs, Jack DuBois, Caleb Gates Jr., Frank Danvener
- Jean "Jack" DuBois, Caleb F. Gates, Jr., and Frank Danvener sit in wood and canvas folding chairs at Elmer Berg's Ranch, Elk Falls Ranch, in Jefferson County or Park County, Colorado. DuBois holds a drink and Gates holds a cigarette and a copy of...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Organizations--Colorado--1940-1950.; Danvener, Frank.; DuBois, Jean, cameraman.; Gates, Caleb Frank, 1903-1955.
- 1949 July
- Wayne Van Vleet with his first place ribbon site is the Rodeo Ranch which was adjacent to Red Rocks Park.
- Wayne Van Vleet, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, poses on his horse at Rodeo Ranch near Red Rocks Park in Jefferson County, Colorado. Van Vleet wears a cowboy hat, bandana, western shirt and blue jeans. He holds a blue ribbon and has...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--Colorado--Jefferson County--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Jefferson County--1950-1960.;...
- 1952 July
- Lunch stop at Evergreen
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies and their horses are stopped, on a trail ride, outside the Evergreen by the Lake restaurant in Evergreen (Jefferson County), Colorado. The adobe style building has a stepped wall and parapet. Signs read:...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Evergreen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Evergreen--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Restaurants--Colorado--Evergreen--1950-1960.
- 1952 July
- Elkhorn Lodge (owned by Bud James), award dinner President Rick Ricketson presenting awards.
- Rick Ricketson smiles and stands at a microphone during the awards dinner at the Roundup Riders of the Rockies presentation at the Elkhorn Lodge in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows candles and dishes on the tablecloth, and Roundup...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--1950-1960.; Banquets--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Estes...
- 1956 July
- Awards dinner at Elkhorn Lodge John Justin giving first Justin "most colorful rider" award to Dick Dickson.
- Dick Dickson speaks into a microphone during the presentation of the "Most Colorful Rider" award at the Roundup Riders of the Rockies presentation at the Elkhorn Lodge in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. John Justin, who presents the award to...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Awards--1950-1960.; Banquets--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Estes...
- 1956 July
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Robert W. Richardson and a bus driver pose in front of a Rocky Mountain Parks Transportation Company tour bus and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Flxible Company--Products--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain Parks Transportation Company--Equipment &...
- 1952
- Estes Park parade
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies ride on horseback in a parade on probably Elkhorn Avenue in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Riders with American flags and the "3R" truck, with loudspeakers mounted on the roof, pass a ball field...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.
- 1953 July
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Mountain parks