Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Santa Fe, Corpus Christi Festival
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, onlookers and parade participants kneel as the Eucharist passes ahead on San Francisco Street in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico, during the feast of Corpus Christi. Parade...
- Corpus Christi Festival--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1910.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1910.; Spectators--New...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Georgetown - balloon ascension
- Harry Buckwalter escaped injury in this balloon accident at the Georgetown loop in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. He was attempting to photograph the Georgetown Loop for the Colorado Midland Railway Company. Reporters and onlookers...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Accidents--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Balloons (Aircraft)--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.
- 1901 October 28
- Utah line, canon of Grand River
- View of Denver & Rio Grande railway tracks in Ruby Canyon, Grand County, Utah. Shows a locomotive, tracks and onlookers. Sign reads: "O 294 M."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Grand County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Grand County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Grand County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Utah--Grand...
- [1881]
- Hopi Snake Dance
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to a corkboard, a photographer and other onlookers, both tourists and Native Americans (Hopi), line the walls and roofs and stand on the Dance Rock at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona, to watch the...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Walpi, Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Hopi harvest dance
- Kachinas in spotted robes and feathered headdresses circle in the dance plaza of Oraibi Pueblo (Navajo County), Arizona. Other dancers in western dress shake gourds and feathers; onlookers line the roofs and adobe walls of the pueblo.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Dance--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Arizona--Oraibi--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Tobogganing sports in the pool
- View of swimmers as they slide into the hot spring pool in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Onlookers watch from the edge of the pool and from the lawn.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sliding boards--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Sliding--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The pool at Glenwood Springs
- View of swimmers in the Glenwood Springs swimming pool in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows the rusticated stone bathhouse and well-dressed onlookers. Men dive from the pool fountain platform.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Fountains--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Bassick Hotel fire, Querida, Colorado
- Onlookers stand in snow by a picket fence as the two-story Bassick Hotel smokes after being ruined by flames, Querida, Custer County, Colorado.
- Bassick Hotel (Querida, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Querida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fires--Colorado--Querida--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Querida--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Colorado - Wetmore
- Two men, armed with rifle and pistol, point their weapons at occupants of a mule drawn sleigh, Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. Shows frame structures, onlookers, a buggy, and man on horseback.
- Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Robberies--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Colorado Springs, Colo., original Antlers Hotel when it burned
- View of the Antlers Hotel ruins, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, after the October 1, 1898 fire, shows remaining chimney and walls, onlookers, some with bicycles, another with a horse-drawn buggy.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ruins--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Fire rescue next door to the Public Service building
- A fireman carries a female victim down a ladder as onlookers watch from windows in the adjacent Public Service building, Fifteenth (15th) and Champa Streets, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Victims--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Parade with Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
- Uniformed members of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks march in a parade and carry flags, Denver, Colorado. Onlookers sit in grand stands and line the street. Bunting decorates the buildings.
- Elks (Fraternal order)--Commemoration--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Civil War Veteran's parade
- Veterans of the Civil War parade down an unidentified street lined by onlookers, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Commemoration.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Veterans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado, with a Boy Scout holding a Confederate flag and uniformed men on horses riding on the brick street. Onlookers stand on the sidewalk in the background. A lightpole with four crossed cast iron brackets holding...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Beauchamp, E. L.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Elevator installation at the Columbian
- Interior view of the Columbian Hotel, Trinidad, Colorado, showing the elevator, workmen, and onlookers. Three men are in sack suits with vests and felt hats and two workmen stand by the elevator gate. A boy in a double breasted jacket stands inside...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Elevators--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Crow Indians
- View of three Native American (Crow) men who are similarly dressed in striped clothing made from Hudson Bay blankets, two wear feathers in their hair, one wears a hat. They sit on the ground, hold sticks, some with feathers, and a quiver; they have...
- Crow Indians--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Singing--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]
- Main Street after the flood of 1893
- Workmen with shovels and picks on Main Street around 3:45 p.m. as pedestrians watch them clear the street after the flood. The men are wearing hats and workclothes; the onlookers are wearing suits and dresses, two are carrying umbrellas. Main...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Train wreck / derailed
- Onlookers and investigators examine debris from the wreck of a derailed Colorado and Southern Railway train, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1920-1940.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1920-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Man and woman and group on RR tracks
- A well dressed man and woman pose on railroad tracks and are surrounded by a crowd of onlookers, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Monument to Chief Ouray and Chipeta
- View of the memorial to Native American Ute Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta, prior to its unveiling in Montrose, Colorado. It is shrouded in an American flag as onlookers stand nearby.
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Ute Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Chipeta--Monuments.;...
- [1927]
- Cochiti, N. M.
- Native American men gather in a semi-circle in Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. Three drums are in front of the men, most of whom are wrapped in woven blankets and wear headbands. Onlookers watch from benches and ladders near adobe buildings.
- Cochiti Indians--Women--New Mexico--Cochiti--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Music--New Mexico--Cochiti--1900-1920.; Cochiti (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Children--New Mexico--Cochiti--1900-1920.; Drums--New Mexico--Cochiti--1900-1920.
- 1918
- Albert Schatz, Sammie Pearson left
- A saltbox dwelling in Breckenridge, Colorado, has a bracketed door canopy on the left; a two story, gable roofed house on the right has palladian windows in the end and side gables, and an arched canopy with lathe turned uprights over the entry. A...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1893?]
- Taos, N.M.
- Taos Pueblo Indians and tourists form a circle around dancers with an United States flag in the Taos Plaza, Taos, New Mexico. Native Americans are wrapped in blankets; the sightseers wear hats. Onlookers stand on porches or portals of enclosing...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos--1910-1920.; Taos (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Ceremonial dancers--New Mexico--Taos--1910-1920.; Plazas--New...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Taos, N.M.
- Taos Pueblo Indians and tourists form a circle around dancers with a United States flag in the Taos Plaza, Taos, New Mexico. Native Americans (Taos Pueblo) are wrapped in blankets, the sightseers wear hats. Onlookers stand on porches or portals of...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos--1910-1920.; Taos (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Ceremonial dancers--New Mexico--Taos--1910-1920.; Plazas--New...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- A. I. M. - State Supreme Court hearing re. discrimination in bar exams
- Two Native American men, members of the American Indian Movement (AIM), stand before the Justices of the Colorado State Supreme Court to argue against perceived discrimination toward Native Americans with regard to bar examinations in Denver,...
- American Indian Movement--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Courtrooms--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Supreme Court justices--Colorado--1970-1980.
- 1971 October 2
- Osage Indians (Pawhuska, Okla.)
- A group of Native American (Osage) men, dressed in shirts, long breechcloths, feathers, and roaches, dance around a central staff in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Onlookers stand nearby.
- Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1910.; Osage dance--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1910.; Osage Indians--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1910.; Pawhuska (Okla.)--1880-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Oklahoma--Pawhuska--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Groundbreaking, Denver City and County Building
- Mayor Benjamin Stapleton, surrounded by onlookers, digs a shovelful of dirt at the ground breaking ceremony for the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--Rites & ceremonies--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town Halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Ground breaking...
- 1929 March 26
- Groundbreaking, Denver City and County Building
- Mayor Benjamin Stapleton, surrounded by a large group of onlookers, dumps a shovelful of dirt during the ground breaking ceremony for the Denver City and County Building, Denver, Colorado.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--Rites & ceremonies--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town Halls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Ground breaking...
- 1929 March 26
- The big spring, Glenwood bathhouse
- View of the circular Yampah (Yampa) hot spring pool, the swimming pool, and bathhouse in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows swimmers and onlookers.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The pool & bathhouse from the bridge
- View of the Yampah (Yampa) Hot Springs swimming pool and bathhouse in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a fountain in the pool and a rusticated stone bathhouse. Onlookers watch swimmers in the pool.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The pool at Glenwood Springs
- View of swimmers in the Yampah (Yampa) Hot Springs swimming pool in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows the rusticated stone bathhouse and well-dressed onlookers; men dive from the pool fountain platform.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Toboganning sports in the pool
- View of swimmers as they slip down a slide into the Yampah (Yampa) Hot Springs pool in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. They splash into the pool as onlookers watch from the edge and the lawn.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sliding--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Swimming...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Eldorado Spgs. swim meet
- Swimmers compete in the pool at the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado, as onlookers watch the action.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Swimming--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Eldorado Springs
- Swimmers and onlookers are at the pool in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. One man is on the lower of two diving boards, and three men stand near the changing rooms.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Eldorado Springs
- Swimmers and onlookers are at the pool in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. A sign near the pool reads: "Warning Bathers Are Not Allowed To Use Pool Except When Life Guards Are On Duty."
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Eldorado Springs
- Swimmers and onlookers are at the pool in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Changing rooms are on the far side of the pool.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Eldorado Springs, Colorado
- Swimmers and onlookers crowd the swimming pool area of the resort at Eldorado Springs, Colorado.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Swimming pool at El Dorado Springs 1928
- Swimmers and onlookers enjoy themselves at the resort swimming pool in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Signs around the pool read: "Evening Swimming Every Night Warm Radium Water, Pleasing Lighting Effects, You Will Enjoy It, Pool Closes 10:45 p. m.,...
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Springs--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1920-1930.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Springs visitors
- A woman (identified as Elva Roy, Miss Colorado, 1929) does a back dive off of a platform into the swimming pool at the resort in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Onlookers surround the pool.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Diving--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1920-1930.
- June 28, 1929
- Boulder
- The University of Colorado Buffalo football team practices on the north end of Folsom field as onlookers watch from the stands, in Boulder, Colorado.
- Colorado Buffalos (Football team)--1930-1950.; University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1930-1950.; Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Football--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1950]
- Fire department
- Firemen hang onto the back of a steam pumper as the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade passes the United States Post office at 1823 Stout Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Onlookers, some with bicycles, line the sidewalk and streets.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--1920-1930.; United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- 1921 May 17
- Cheyenne Wyo. fifty yearly [sic] old and rearing to go! and the Denver Post is Ther [sic] to help them
- Panoramic view of a crowd looking on as a woman representative of the Denver Post shakes hands with Mr. C. Shokley who sits in a Stutz automobile near the Union Pacific Train Station in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The car is labeled with the number "3" and...
- Denver Post--Public relations--1910-1920.; Stutz automobile--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1910-1920.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1910-1920.; Boys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1910-1920.; Press agents--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1915 and 1920?]
- Riot aftermath
- Blood soaks the interior floor of cell house #3 at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Open, barred cell doors are topped by a bracketed, metal balcony. A lever on the wall is for locking the entire row. This is where the mutineers...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Prison riots--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- Montrose, Colo. fire station
- Firemen, a horse-drawn firewagon, and young onlookers stand near the firehouse in Montrose, Colorado. It is a two story brick building with a, "MFD," plaque on the front facade, and a fire bell on the roof. Two dogs are near the wagon.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.; Fire stations--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Montrose flood Sept. 3, 1938 caused by cloud burst in hills east of town
- Flood waters and onlookers fill the street in Montrose, Colorado.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Montrose--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Idaho Springs school
- The cornerstone to the new addition to the grade school is being laid in Idaho Springs, Colorado, in 1902. A large group of people has gathered and are standing around a triangular support apparatus made of three timbers. It is being used in the...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cornerstones--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Ralph Hansen Band (outside Cooper home), Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Seven musicians and a conductor are performing outdoors in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Instruments include: coronet, valve trombone, piano, clarinet, and two violins. The upright piano has decorative wood engraving on the facing board, as well as...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Musicians--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Idaho Springs, Miner Street
- The view along Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows a large group of men watching firefighters extinguish a blaze. Smoke wafts across the street as the water plume from the hose nozzle shoots toward the second story of a building. A,...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fires--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1903 and 1918]
- Commencement
- Students at the University of Colorado at Boulder wear caps and gowns, and crowd sidewalks on the campus. Sandstone campus buildings rooflines mimic the Flatirons in the background. An orchestra is on steps in the foreground, playing trumpets,...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Graduation ceremonies--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Students--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; University of Colorado (Boulder Campus)
- 1966
- East Denver High School Annual: 1910
- 1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1910