Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Harvesting Colorado potatoes
- Men, horse-drawn equipment, and machinery harvest potatoes, somewhere in Colorado, possibly Front Range or Eastern Colorado; shows large potato field, farmworkers, a man in suit (probably farmer or overseer), another man in suit inspecting potato...
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harvesting machinery--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Men peeling potatoes
- A group of men sits in the midground peeling potatoes to feed the cast and crew of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men place the peeled potatoes into a large round pot. A pile of unpeeled potatoes is in front of the group. The cast and crew of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Chefs--1900-1910.; Cookery--1900-1910.; Potatoes.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 9 and 10, 1925 November-December
- Man peeling potatoes
- A man sits in a kitchen, in a wood chair, as he peels potatoes. A bucket of potatoes is in the middle of the room; a large wood stove (of the John Van Range Company) is along the back wall, a water faucet and large tub is on the side wall, pots...
- Home food processing--1890-1910.; Kitchens--1890-1910.; Potatoes--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Fruit store - Anita coming out
- View of a produce stand in the Valverde neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; a man and woman are by boxes and bushel baskets of apples, potatoes, and cabbage. Signs read: "Western Slope Potatoes," "Wholesale & Retail Fruits & Vegetables 1207," and...
- Valverde (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fruit--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Colorado seed potatoes
- Close view of potatoes in ornate china bowl against dark background.
- Potatoes--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Colorado seed potatoes
- Close view of potatoes inside and in front of a dark wicker basket with handle; light background.
- Potatoes--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Colorado seed potatoes
- Close view of potatoes spilling out of oblong wood basket with handle, turned on its side; dark background.
- Potatoes--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Grand Valley products, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Display of variety of fruits, vegetables & grains grown by C.D. Harmon, Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, corn, variety of squash, variety of melon, cantaloupe, watermelon, cucumbers,...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fruit--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Grains--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Vegetables--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- Montrose parades celebrating the opening of the Gunnison tunnel
- A large number of people line the parade route to celebrate the opening of the Gunnison Tunnel in Montrose, Colorado. Decorated horse- drawn carriages, marching bands, and a long line of automobiles parade through a set of two arches that were...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Exhibit from Vagnuer Ranch, Aspen, Colo. Colo. Midland Ry., swepstake [sic] prize winner
- View of a National Western Stock Show sweepstake prize-winning exhibit of agricultural products displayed (and possibly grown) by Vagnuer Ranch near Aspen, Colorado; display includes hay bales, beets, potatoes, sweet potatoes, jars of wheat...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1920.; Farming--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1920.; National Western Stock Show.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- San Luis Valley products Monte Vista
- Horsedrawn wagons loaded with bagged potatoes are on the dirt street in Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado. Spectators, soft top automobiles, and bicycles edge the thoroughfare; stone commercial buildings and storefronts are behind them....
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Spud Bowl
- Farm workers stand near a pickup truck in a field in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. A man stands in the back of the pickup truck filled with burlap bags of potatoes. A man with a pipe and a teenage boy look on.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--1950-1960.; Pickup trucks.; Potatoes.; Farmers.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Pickup trucks--San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--Pictorial works.; Potatoes--San Luis...
- [between 1950 and 1955?]
- Harvesting potatoes
- Harvesting potatoes, probably in Colorado; workers fill buckets, bags, and horse-drawn wagons.
- Harvesting--Colorado--1910-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Some Potatoes, Antlers, Colo.
- View of a field of potato plants near Antlers, Garfield County, Colorado. A man wearing overalls, a dark shirt and a hat stands in the field. A row of corn stands in the distance. Possibly the Grand Hogback (ridge) stands in the background.
- Antlers (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Grand Hogback (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Corn--Colorado--Antlers--1890-1920.; Farming--Colorado--Antlers--1890-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Antlers--1890-1920.
- [between 1891 and 1915?]
- Potatoes
- Close-up view of wild potatoes strung over a white background on a Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) reservation near Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--Products--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Load 130 sacks 16940 lbs of potatoes hauled in 4 miles on Studebaker wagon to Northern Col. Produce Co. Greeley by H. Fishencord, Union Bank corner 8th Ave & 8th.
- On the street in Greeley, Colorado, men sit high atop a wagon loaded with burlap bags full of potatoes. They hold the reins of their team; other men stand by. The two-story brick building in the background has letters incised in the mitred pediment...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Potatoes--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Greeley--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- Municipal Facts: Volume 14 Numbers 1 and 2, 1931 January-February
- A street scene in Monte Vista during potato shipping time
- More than twenty horse-drawn wagons loaded with potatoes are parked on a dirt street in Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings and parked cars. Signs on buildings read: "Spearhead Plug Tobacco," "Millinery," "Rooms,"...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Potato or onions harvest
- Men pose with burlap bags of probably potatoes, in (probably) western Colorado. Hills and bluffs are in the background.
- Harvesting--1900-1910.; Potatoes--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Winfield & Hodges, 366 Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado
- Composite photograph shows a man in a horse drawn wagon with letters: "F. Winfield," and oversized potatoes.
- Winfield & Hodges--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Potatoes--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Men in a potato field
- Men pose with horses, mules, farm machinery and wagons in a potato field at harvest time near Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. The men wear work clothes and hats, some hold potatoes.
- Weld County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Agricultural laborers--American--Colorado--Weld County--1910-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Weld County--1910-1930.; Harvesting--Colorado--Weld County--1910-1930.; Potatoes--Colorado--Weld County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- How we cook in Colorado : choice recipes
- Cookbook created with submissions from the Ladies of First Baptist Church.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1907
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 48, 1911 November 25
- Montrose, Colo.
- Main Street, Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, patriotically decorated with flags, bunting and a welcome arch for President William H. Taft. President arrived by train for the dedication of the Gunnison Water Diversion Tunnel, a United States...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Ouray
- View of the entrance to Kramer's Fresh Fruit & Vegetables, possibly in Olathe, Montrose County, Colorado, signs read: "Kramers Farm Market, local potatoes, dried fruit, nuts, oranges, pinon nuts, apples, grapefruit, beans, onions," "Open," and...
- Olathe (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Olathe--1980-1990.; Markets--Colorado--Olathe--1980-1990.; Vegetables--Colorado--Olathe--1980-1990.
- 1985
- Bill Crylie's meat market Salida, Colorado
- Men and boys pose around a marble and wood counter topped with meat, a scale, and a cash register, inside Bill Crylie's meat market, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Interior includes a clock, calendars, taxidermied cattle heads, a mirror, and...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Irrigating potatoes near Hayden, Colo.
- View of man irrigating potato field near Hayden, Colorado; large field of potato plants with blooms; wooden frame structures, farm & ranch buildings, & windmill, background; shovel.
- Hayden (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Grand Valley products raised by C. D. Harmon
- C. D. Harmon poses with a display of his produce in Clifton, Mesa County, Colorado (Colorado Midland Railway route); shows peaches, melons, squash, potatoes, corn, pears, cucumbers, beans, sorghum or buckwheat, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes and beets;...
- Clifton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farm produce--Colorado--Cliton--1910-1920.; Fruit--Colorado--Clifton--1910-1920.; Grains--Colorado--Clifton--1910-1920.; Vegetables--Colorado--Clifton--1910-1920.; Harmon, C. D.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- Russet potatoes, Sweet Ranch
- A man stands amidst knee-high potato plants in a field on the Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Dry farm products, Routt Co. Hayden Colo.
- Interior view of exhibit building at the Routt County fairgrounds in Hayden, Colorado; produce on shelves includes potatoes, assorted vegetables, and potted plants; bunting, flags, banners, taxidermied animal heads and sheaves decorate the...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Agricultural exhibits--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Farm produce--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1916]
- Exhibit of O. H. Bryan at Great Divide
- Display of farm products inside a tent at Great Divide, Moffat County, Colorado; grain sheaves, potatoes, corn, and squash are exhibited on blanket-covered shelves.
- Bryan, O. H.--Homes & haunts.; Great Divide (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farm produce--Colorado--Great Divide--1910-1920.
- [1917]
- Spring Creek products
- A woman, two men, and a girl stand under a tent; they hold potatoes and grain (probably) at Great Divide, Moffat County, Colorado.
- Great Divide (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farm produce--Colorado--Great Divide--1910-1920.
- [1917]
- Display in Pollock-Engel Office Craig Colo.
- View of a display of farm products inside the Pollock and Engel Land Office in Craig, Colorado; shows grain sheaves, potatoes, and squash.
- Pollock & Engel Land Office--1910-1920.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farm produce--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Land use--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Office buildings--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [1917]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain parade
- View of a horse-drawn float, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in a parade in Denver, Colorado. The float is decorated with greenery and potatoes and has lettering that reads: "Weld County." Spectators line the streets and a gazebo is...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1896]
- Aspen, Colorado exhibits
- An exhibit in Aspen, Colorado shows agricultural products such as wheat, barley, and bales of hay with tags attached. Grains are in glass bottles on a shelf on one side of the room, and sweet potatoes are on the other side of the room.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Farm produce--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Seed potatoes in bloom, Sweet Ranch, Carbondale Dist., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across an agricultural field; shows rows of seed potato plants in bloom, Sweet Ranch, near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Potatoes in the Carbondale Dist., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across rows of potato plants near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; probably Russet potato plants having reached 57 days growth; large agricultural field.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Russet potatoes 57 days growth, Carbondale Dist., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across rows of Russet potato plants, near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; plants have reached 57 days growth, large agricultural field.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Grand Valley potatoes, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of five rows of potato plants planted between fruit trees, Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; fruit orchard.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Orchards--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- Potatoes on Edgerton Ranch, Carbondale, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of rows of potato plants in agricultural field, Edgerton Ranch, near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Edgerton family included sons Hamlin (married to May), George (married to Adelaide) and Irvin; horses in pasture;...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Potatoes on Edgerton Ranch, Carbondale, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across rows of potato plants, Edgerton Ranch, near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway with Mount Sopris (elevation 12,823 feet) in background; agricultural field; Edgerton family included sons Hamlin (married to May),...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Henry J. Juckem (Arvada homesteader) grocery store
- Interior of Henry J. Juchem's grocery store at corner of East 1st (First) Street (currently Webster Street) and Grandview Avenue, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado; owner Henry wears a sack jacket with matching vest and bow tie, Harry Standard...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Arvada--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- [1915]
- Routt County, Hayden, Colo.
- Items on display at the Routt County Fair in the town of Hayden, Colorado, include grains and vegetables, including squashes, potatoes, onions, melons, and carrots. American flags decorate the exhibit. Signs: "Welcome Routt County Fair," "Twin...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Exhibitions--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1950.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1950.; Interiors.
- [between 1917 and 1941]
- An Indian home
- A Native American (Blackfoot or Flathead) man and woman sit by a tepee with painted circles and animal designs probably in Big Horn County, Montana; Strikes First holds a wooden smoking pipe, and Wolf Plume peels potatoes. The woman wears a print...
- Indians of North America--Montana--1900-1920.; Salish Indians--Montana--1900-1920.; Calumets--1900-1920.; Campfires--Montana--1900-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Montana--1900-1920.; Spouses--1900-1920.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1920.; Strikes First.; Wolf...
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Arch at Montrose Gunnison tunnel opening, September 23, 1909 : Uncompahgre project, Colorado
- A large structure with two arch openings was built to celebrate the opening of the Gunnison Tunnel in Montrose, Colorado. It is draped in Americana and has two pictures of President Taft next to the numbers commemorating the date (1909). At the top...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Arches--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Ready for welcoming Pres. Taft
- Welcome arch on main street of Montrose, Colorado; constructed for President Taft's visit and the grand opening of the Gunnison Irrigation Tunnel. Double arch is decorated with flag bunting, bundles of grain and pumkins; reads: "Welcome, Gunnison...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [between 1970 and 1980]