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- Military parade Camp George West (National Guard)
- Members of the Colorado National Guard ride on horseback and pull a carriage at Camp George West near Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Colorado. National Guard--People--1910-1920.; Camp George West (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Militias--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Fire department
- Volunteer firemen in uniforms pull a water truck in (probably) Denver, Colorado; a girl sits on hoses strapped to the top. Fire helmets read: "The VVFA, Denver, Colo."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Tug-of-war
- Spectators cheer as women pull a rope in a tug-of-war game at a Gates Rubber Company picnic or outing in Colorado.
- Gates Rubber Company--1930-1940.; Employees--Colorado--1930-1940.; Games--Colorado--1930-1940.; Recreation--Colorado--1930-1940.; Tug of war--Colorado--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Sewer crew
- Two men pull a coworker from an alley sewer hole, Denver, Colorado. The man in the hole wears a mask, other men stand by.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Manholes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Sewers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Cloth covered float with alligator and reeds, painted water and plants at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah. A team of horses pull the float; men in costumes walk along and hold the reins.
- Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Pioneer Jubilee, Salt Lake City
- Women in white dresses hold parasols and ride on a decorated float at the Pioneer Jubilee Parade, Salt Lake City, Utah. Sign reads: "Independence $3650000" side banner reads: "Victor, Colorado" and "Studebaker Wagon Used." Men in costumes walk with...
- Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Co.--Public relations--1890-1900.; Utah Pioneer Jubilee (1897 : Salt Lake City, Utah); Salt Lake City (Utah)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Anniversaries--Utah--Salt Lake City--1890-1900.; Floats...
- 1897
- Mining camp
- Team of horses pull a tank on a wagon at a Colorado mining camp. Mining structures in background.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen walk near a team of horses that pull a vertical tubular boiler on Blake Street in Denver, Colorado. The machinery will be used for the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Blake 1500 block to right
- Workmen walk near a team of horses that pull metal beams on wagon wheels near the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Blake Streets, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction in Denver, Colorado. Spectators are nearby. Prominent signs...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horse...
- [1898]
- Denver
- View shows a two horse team, they pull a wagon full of barrels, and bustling pedestrian activity, Fifteenth (15th) and Larimer Streets, Denver, Colorado. On the corner is the "Western Liquor & Wine Company," Levy and Berger, proprietors.
- Western Liquor & Wine Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Pajarito Park Ruins James Plateau Roadway to Tyuonyi in Rito de Los Frijoles Canyon
- A team of two horses pull an automobile up a sandy road while men look on, Pajarito Plateau, Pajarito Park (Bandelier National Monument), New Mexico. One man sits in the car. A saddled horse stands on the road. Rocky desert landscape surrounds the...
- Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Horse teams--New Mexico--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Pack Trane [sic] on Marshall Basin Trail, Telluride, Colo
- View of pack burros, men, and a dog on a Marshall Basin trail switchback in San Miguel County, Colorado; horses pull a makeshift grader.
- Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1870-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Mules--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- W. A. Colts six yoke of oxen re-enacting early day scene
- A team of oxen pull three covered wagons on East 6th Street in probably Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. A house is nearby.
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1930.; Ox teams--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1930.; Transportation--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1930.; Colt, W. A.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1908 and 1921]
- Black Hawk
- View of Gregory Street in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. A team of oxen pull a wagon in the street near the storefront buildings. A Presbyterian Church and mine shafthouses are on nearby hills.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1870]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: several people on bicycles, in tandem, pull a float shaped as a boat with a propeller, rudder, American flags, pennants, and bunting. Row of houses and spectators in background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Boats--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1900?]
- Sunflower carnival parade
- Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a group of Native American (tribe unknown) men wear feathered hats and woolen ponchos over shirts and pants. They pull a wood frame float decorated with banners that read: "Dreams of...
- Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats...
- [1900?]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A group of men on bicycles pull a parade float in the shape of a battleship on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is decorated with banners and a U. S. flag. The men's bicycles are...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1898]
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A group of men in hooded robes pull a life size model elephant on a cart. A man sits on the elephant in a covered saddle. A clown rides a...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Elephants--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [August, 1898]
- Sunflower Carnival
- View of a parade on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A group of men in hooded robes pull a wooden horse on a cart. A man in a tutu stands on the horse and a man dressed as a clown stands on...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1898]
- Transplanting trees
- S. B. Sharp, Ray Miller, and other workmen uproot a tree in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Two horses are used to pull the tree out of the ground with the assistance of a patent hoist invented by A. L. Cornman.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1914 March 10
- Top middle flag, purple, yellow, purple
- American and German flags and bunting decorate the Mine & Smelter Supply building, 17th (Seventeenth) and Blake Streets, for the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado.
- Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mineral industries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Festive...
- [June 1913]
- Combine in eastern Colorado
- Team of six horses pull a combine in wheat field on eastern Colorado plains.
- Combines (Agricultural machinery)--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- AT&SF 3871 and 3875, 3-10-2, doubleheading northbound freight past Elephant Rock approaching Palmer Lake, Colorado.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad locomotives pull freight cars past Elephant Rock, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1920-1930.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Elephant Rock (El Paso County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--El Paso County--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--El Paso...
- 1926?
- Marble - 1959 fire equipment
- View of fire equipment behind a low picket fence in Marble, Colorado; three separate carts in a row having spoked wheels and an extension off the front to pull the cart; hose rolled up on the axis of the cart; tall pine trees in the background.
- Marble (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Marble--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Loop House, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Loop Hotel in Georgetown, Colorado. The two- story wood construction building has a false front, a cornice with brackets, and tall narrow windows with pediments on the front and side; a sign "Loop House" extends from the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Loop Hotel (Georgetown, Colo.)
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Possibly July 4, 1912
- View of a parade of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado, looking west; shows the Cushman Block the Monti and Guanella Block, the Fish Block, and Masonic Lodge. The parade is probably a Fourth of July celebration; American flags hang...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Flags--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.;...
- [1912?]
- Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, showing the Star Hook and Ladder Co., No. 1, outside the fire house on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The firemen appear to be preparing to take part in a parade; a cart is decorated with American flags. A uniformed man...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1881?]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of a parade on Monday, July 5, 1897, in Georgetown, Colorado, looking east on Sixth (Alpine) Street at the corner of 6th and Argentine Streets. The Empire Hook and Ladder team is in the distance, preparing to pull their hose cart west on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Firemen, Georgetown, Colorado
- View looking east on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado. In the street six firemen in pull a hose cart; two unwind the hose behind and another runs alongside. The brick Cushman Block is on the left, or north, side of the street;...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- Teams of oxen pull wagons, one loaded with a horizontal tubular boiler, on Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The wagons are near one and two story wood frame buildings with false fronts. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Post Office,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Ox teams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1862 and 1864]
- McKinley memorial Denver
- White and African American (Black) men march in a parade on a street in Denver, Colorado to commemorate the death of President William McKinley. They pull a wagon with a large portrait of the President.
- McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Commemoration.; African Americans--Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1901]
- Denver parade
- Men, possibly members of a veteran's association, pull a cannon in a parade on 17th (Seventeenth) Street at California Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street. Buildings near the street are decorated with U. S. flags and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cannons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Arrival 1st steam boiler Denver, Colo.
- Teams of oxen pull wagons, one loaded with a horizontal tubular boiler, on Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The wagons are near one and two story wood frame buildings with false fronts. A sign on nearby a building reads: "Post Office."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Ox teams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1862 and 1864]
- Larimer St. between 15th and 16th Sts.
- Teams of oxen pull wagons, one loaded with a horizontal tubular boiler, on Larimer Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The wagons are near one and two story wood frame buildings with false fronts. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Post Office" and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Ox teams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1862 and 1864]
- Hauling in boiler for Geyser mine, Westcliffe, Colo.
- Team of horses with two men pull a boiler on a wagon to the Geyser Mine in Westcliffe, Custer County, Colorado.
- Westcliffe (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boilers--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Westcliffe--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- A counter in the cooperative dry goods store
- Japanese women pull merchandise for men in the cooperative dry goods store at Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. One young man wears eye glasses and holds a cigarette. Shirts, sweaters and stacks of boxes...
- 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.; Dry goods...
- 1942 December 12
- Denver Blake & 15th Street
- A team of horses pull a wagon with a large canvas covered object on Blake Street at 15th (Fifteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men walk nearby. Signs on buildings read: "The N. J. O'Fallon Supply Co.," "Goldberg's Harness Shop," "Soft...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Amoco building fire
- A firefighter uses a ladder to rescue a construction worker at the partially constructed Amoco Building at 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue and Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. Other firemen pull hoses up to the third floor. Fire trucks and pick-up...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Fire fighting--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [1979 January 11]
- Population of an Indian village moving
- Native American (Plains) men, women, and children move camp, horses pull travois.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1870-1880.; Travois--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Miners, Clear Creek County
- Horses pull a wagon, shows a row of tents and a miner, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Ouray, Colo.
- Oxen pull a wagon up a hill by the shafthouse of a mine near Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Miners stand near burros with saddlebags.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Ouray--1870-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1870-1890.; Ox teams--Colorado--Ouray--1870-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--Ouray--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Aspen, Colorado, street scenes, Monarch Street south from Main Street Monarch Street
- Two horses pull a carriage on unpaved, littered Monarch Street in Aspen, Colorado. Wagons drawn by horses are parked on the left side of the street. Buildings include one and two-story brick and wood commercial storefronts and a church with spire.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Cliff modeling hauling the completed cast down hill
- Workmen use a mule-drawn sledge to pull a portion of the bear habitat for the Denver Zoo down Dinosaur Mountain near Morrison (Jefferson County), Colorado. Trees and scrub bushes are on the rocky slope nearby.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Animal housing--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1920.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1920.; Mules--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1920.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1920.
- 1918 June
- Cherrelyn horse car
- A horse rides on the rear platform of the Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway horse car, Cherrelyn, (Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado. Passengers hold on to their hats for the downhill ride connecting with South Broadway trolley cars...
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Train pulling on Tennessee Pass above the Pando Valley
- Three engines pull a Denver and Rio Grande Western freight train on the north side of Tennessee Pass above the Pando Valley, Colorado, near Camp Hale and the Tenth Mountain Division Headquarters; snow covers the ground and the pine trees on the...
- Railroads--Trains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pando Valley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tennessee Pass (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; World War, 1939-1945--Transportation--United States.
- February 7, 1944
- Arvada, Colorado
- Two horses pull a float with ladies in long dresses, during a parade in Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. The float has a tent roof and banners that read: "Arvada Air is Fragrant with Roses." and "Arvada the Beautiful." Another banner on one of...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Arvada--1900-1910.
- 1910
- Dog sledding near old ghost town of Ashcroft, Colorado
- A team of seven pairs of Toklat Husky dogs pull a sled with a male driver with two women skiers in tow near remains of the mining camp of Ashcroft (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado. Valley and surrounding mountains are covered...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dogsledding--Colorado--Ashcroft--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Snowy view of 31st Avenue
- Members of probably the McFadden and Hildebrand families walk and pull a child on a sled near their home at 615 31st (Thirty-first) Street in the Curtis Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The women wear coats and elaborately decorated hats....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hildebrand family, Denver, Colo. residents.; McFadden family,...
- [1899]
- Durango, Colo.
- Teams of oxen are lined up behind one another in the middle of the unpaved street in Durango, Colorado, in La Plata County as they pull a building down a street. Spectators stand on the sidewalk and watch the spectacle. In the background, a...
- Durango (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ox teams--Colorado--Durango--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Leadville saloon
- Interior view of a saloon in Leadville, Colorado; shows men, gaming machines, a music box with sign: "Drop Nickle in Top Right Hand Side, Pull Lever," taxidermed sea gull, elk, sheep, and mountain goats, poster: "P.H. Zang Brewing Company, Denver,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Slot machines--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]