Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Actors and actresses
- An man and woman clown for the camera in a dressing room possibly in Denver, Colorado. He wears a top hat and house coat; she wears a dancers costume with a feathered boa and applies makeup to his face with a powder puff. Mr. Rhoads' reflection is...
- Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Gen. Palmer's Residence, Glen Eyrie
- Uphill view of General William Jackson Palmer's residence at Glen Eyrie (literally, "Valley of the Eagle's Nest"), north of Garden of the Gods, near Colorado Springs, Colorado; turret with porch at top is at center of image; first story obscured...
- Adobe buildings--Colorado.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Probably Harry's car
- View of a sedan automobile, with houses in the background.
- Automobiles--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Woman baking bread
- A woman holds a loaf of bread in a towel, by an outdoor brick oven.
- Baking--1920-1930.; Bread--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Female in swimsuit
- Portrait of a woman in a swimming suit with a dog.
- Bathing beauties--1910-1930.; Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Dogs--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Two females in swimsuits
- Two women pose in their bathing suits in front of a small table. One woman's swimsuit is a two piece, they both wear high heeled shoes. A couch is against the wall in the background.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- W. N. Byers
- Seated studio portrait, head and shoulders, of William Newton Byers, Denver journalist, founder of Rocky Mountain News, civic leader, president of Festival of Mountain and Plain, and postmaster. Chair back is visible.
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Journalists--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- [between 1896 and 1901]
- Colo. & Southern
- A crowd of people gather at a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (CRI&P) train wreck, where the East Spring Creek bridge collapsed, Kit Carson County, Colorado. Derailed railroad cars include Colorado and Southern (C&S) #50128.
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.
- [July 18, 1929]
- City Park, Denver
- View of tree lined path and the statue "The Cowboy" by Alexander Phimister (A.P.) Proctor in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Recreation - boating - City Park
- View of people in a boat at City Park lake, Denver, Colorado; shows a man, woman, and teenaged girls.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boats--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Zookeeper at the City Park Zoo
- A man poses by a reindeer at the City Park Zoo, in Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver Zoo--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Monkeys at zoo
- A monkey poses at the City Park Zoo, in Denver, Colorado; people look on.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Monkeys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Hanging Rock
- View of rock formation called "Hanging Rock" in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; formation at right hangs over narrow- gauge train track winding through canyon (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Company); sparsely-treed slope at...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1880-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway...
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Bald Mountain Cemetery
- The Bald Mountain Cemetery stands in the midground at the base of a hill in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A fence surrounds the cemetery. A ridge of snow-capped mountains stands in the distance.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cloud Peak, Big Horn Mountains
- View of Cloud Peak in the Big Horn Mountains in either Big Horn County or Johnson County, Wyoming. Shows alpine tundra, mountain lakes, and rock formations.
- Cloud Peak (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Colorado & Southern Railway Engine No. 7 at Georgetown loop
- Passengers pose next to the Colorado and Southern Railway Company engine no. 7. The engine is stopped on the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison railroad tracks in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The Georgetown Loop is in the background.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1910.; Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Sunflower festival
- A man and woman ride in a horse drawn buggy covered in foliage at the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The woman wears a ruffled dress, feathered hat, and holds an umbrella; the man wears a suit, bow tie, straw hat,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Sunflower festival, Colo. Spgs.
- Two women and a man ride in a foliage covered, horse drawn buggy at the Flower (Sunflower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The women wear white dresses, straw hats, and hold umbrellas; the man wears a suit, bow tie and straw hat. They...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: women in white dresses ride in a flower covered, horse drawn carriage. The two women seated in front hold a large parasol.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Parades &...
- [1900?]
- Denver Capitol
- View of the Colorado State Capitol Building, in Denver, Colorado.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Breast of Gold Standard Tunnel, Cripple Creek
- Miners sit and stand at the entrance of the Gold Standard Tunnel in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. Two workers hold onto Mining equipment, possibly a pump or drill used to widen the tunnel opening.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold Standard Group Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- 2881 Champa St. storefront removed 1978, storefront built 1891
- View of the north elevation (side) of 2881 Champa Street (ca. 1885) in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one and a half story vernacular Victorian house has a steep pitched cross-gabled roof. There is an addition with a shed...
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--Maintenance and repair--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1978
- Leaving Brown Palace
- Famed socialite Mrs. Crawford Hill (Mrs. Louise Sneed) leaves the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Socialites--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hill, Crawford, 1862-1922--Family.; Hill, Louise Bethell Sneed, d. 1955.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Woman and child feeding chickens
- View of a woman and girl feeding chickens by frame sheds in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Chickens--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Group of eleven men in work clothes beside truck at Mobil gas station
- Outdoor portrait of men by a fuel truck at a gas station in (probably) Denver, Colorado; sign by a gas pump reads: "Gargoyle Mobiloil."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Unidentified house
- View of a house with half timbering, bargeboard, and a picket fence in (probably) Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Woman standing
- Portrait of a woman by hollyhocks and a frame house in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Woman standing among tall bushes
- Portrait of a young woman by bushes in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Accident
- A crowd gathers around an accident between Denver Tramway Company trolley #807 and an automobile in Denver, Colorado. A bloody, dead man lies on the sidewalk; police and reporters view another body on the driver's side of the mangled automobile.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dead persons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Bathing beauties
- Several women in bathing suits and caps pose inside a convertible Paige-Detroit automobile for a dealership promotion in Denver, Colorado. "Paige" banners decorate the car and a girl stands nearby; probably Sloans Lake in background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathing beauties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Publicity--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Mr. Rhoads with camera
- Mr. Rhoads holds up his camera in front of the Union Depot Store in Denver, Colorado. Signs in the display windows read: "Candy, Soda, Parcels Checked, Information Bureau, [Ma]gazines, Van Dyck Quality Cigars."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [1920?]
- Governor Clarence Morley at far right
- Office interior view with Republican Governor Clarence J. Morley (glasses), men, and a woman by his desk in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Morley, Clarence J.
- [between 1925 and 1927?]
- Unidentified men, one is Boettcher
- View of men in Denver, Colorado; one man might be Claude Boettcher.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Boxing champion Max Baer and buddies
- Heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer with friends in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boxers (Sports)--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Baer, Max, Boxer.
- [1935?]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt arriving in Denver
- A crowd gathers at a train station (possibly Union Station) on the day of the arrival of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- October 14, 1932
- Man and dog
- A man in suit and tie poses with a dog.
- Dogs--1920-1930.; Men--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Old Ft. Garland as seen today
- View of wood frame and adobe buildings in Fort Garland (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows a building with a sign that reads: "General Store," a church, covered wagon, cattle and train tracks.
- Fort Garland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Fort Garland--1900-1910.
- 1908 Aug. 6
- Gillaspie House
- View of the Gillaspie House at the corner of Highway 119 and Highway 72 in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. The wood frame building has a cross gable roof, dark wood siding, and white trim and shutters. The paint on the shutters on the windows...
- Gillaspie House (Nederland, Colo.)--1990-2000; Nederland (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Galleries & museums.; Gillaspie House (Nederland, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historical museums--Colorado--Nederland--Pictorial works.; Nederland (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1999
- Stack anchor bolts
- Construction at the Holly Sugar Company in Swink (Otero County), Colorado. Shows: workers, building materials, ladders, lumber, metal poles.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--Buildings--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1906 March 28
- Residence of J. D. McGilvray
- Sandstone-block residence of John D. McGilvray (architect and contractor, 1844-1901), located at 11th and Corona Streets, Denver, Colorado; constructed in 1892; demolished in 1954.
- Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- Indian agent Joe Smith & party at Ignacio
- People in two carriages pose in front of a low ranch building in Ignacio, Colorado, possibly on the Ute Indian reservation. One man, possibly Indian agent Joe Smith, leans on a carriage.
- Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Indian agents--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1920.; Smith, Joe.
- [Between 1890 and 1920?]
- Ignacio, Colorado
- A ranch in Ignacio, Colorado (possibly on the Ute Indian reservation). Scene includes one-story buildings (people stand on a long porch across the front of one), carriages with horses, and a barbed wire fence surrounding the compound.
- Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1920.
- [Between 1890 and 1920?]
- Index Peak from Clark's Fork
- View of Index Peak in Park County, Wyoming. Shows mountains and a flat landscape with trees and grass.
- Index Peak (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Park County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--Park County--1890-1900.
- 1892
- A "Buffalo Bill" look alike arriving at Union Station on railroad engine.
- A Buffalo Bill look alike poses on a train next to a Native American. Two men on the train wear suits, one man is dressed like a prospector and another man wears a dress shirt with a tie and holds a flag. Spectators stand on either side of the...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Impersonation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1930]
- Persons unid.
- Interior of a house with a group of men and women seated in two rooms separated by a wide entryway with posts, possibly in Denver, Colorado. Several people read books or magazines. A pot of geraniums sits on a table, large patterned rugs cover the...
- Interiors--1890-1910.; People--1890-1910.; Rooms & spaces--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- The float of company #10, knights of Pythias
- Several men ride on the horse drawn Knights of Pythias float, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Some wear uniforms with spiked and plumed helmets, swords on their belts, and gloves; others wear helmets and long cloth...
- Knights of Pythias.--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Fraternal...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Man
- A man in a suit and tie poses, smiling, by an ornate lamp.
- Men--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Man
- A man in suit, tie, and hat poses, smiling.
- Men--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Mission San Juan Capistrano, Cal.
- View of a fireplace in the refectory (dining hall) at San Juan Capistrano in San Juan Capistrano (Orange County), California. An earthenware vase filled with dead flowers sits on the mantle. Stones are piled near the fireplace opening and a can...
- Mission San Juan Capistrano--1890-1910.; San Juan Capistrano (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Fireplaces--California--San Juan Capistrano--1890-1910.; Interiors--California--San Juan Capistrano--1890-1910.; Missions--California--San Juan...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Industries - oil
- Shows an oil rig and wooden shacks.
- Oil wells--Colorado--1910-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]