Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 11th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Spectators watch as construction workers use a traveling crane to move a steel beam into place on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct over Cheery Creek. A few of the workers ride on the beam, and a man leans on a bicycle. The Moore Hardware and...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 February 14
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction - Denver, Colorado
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Workers use a traveling crane to move a support beam, two men ride on the beam. The South Platte River and railroad tracks are in view. The viaduct began at 14th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting...
- 1899 January 13
- 15 Years at the Fair: The People's Book
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1892 Ballenger & Richards 20th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1913-4
- View of a heavy snowfall on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The Spruance Building and Kneisel-Curtis-Seifeld building are on the south side of the street. Five men ride large horses; five men stand (wearing heavy coats and hats)...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- [1913 or 1914]
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1933 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.9
- 1983 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- 1984 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- 1st artificial class, Miss Lockhart, W. H. Lockhart - Miss Carleton (Mrs. Dr. Magruder)
- Miss Lockhart, Miss Carleton and William H. Lockhart, secretary at the Alfalfa Land & Cattle Company, ride in a Flower Carnival parade entry decorated with artificial flowers and foliage, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st Festival of Mountain & Plain
- Native American (Ute) men and women ride on horseback in a parade as part of the first Festival of Mountain and Plain in Denver, Colorado. One woman has a baby in a cradleboard strapped to her back. Spectators line the street.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horseback...
- 1895
- 1st prize ponies, Master George Shields young son of the President of the Carnival J. G. Shields accompanied by Miss Augusta Wight
- George Shields and Augusta Wight ride in the first prize Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, a pony cart, adorned with evergreen sprigs and crepe paper flowers, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear straw hats; hers is wide brimmed...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Artificial flowers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st prize ponies, Master George Shields, young son of the president of the carnival. Accompanied by Miss Augusta Wright.
- George Shields and Augusta Wright ride in a pony cart, decorated with evergreen sprigs and crepe paper flowers, at the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The children wear straw hats ; hers is wide brimmed and flowered. A man...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- 1st prize, the Rock Island float
- View of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific float, at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Horses pull a replica of an engine and caboose; children ride, waving United States flags.
- Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railway Company.--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- 2 women, side saddle & 2 men
- Two men and two women ride donkeys on a dirt street with wooden sidewalks, probably in Colorado. Behind them is a brick building with a porch and columns.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Riding--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 4th of July
- Firemen ride in horse-drawn carts down an unpaved street in La Junta, Colorado in Otero County. They wear their uniforms and hats. American flags decorate the carts. A wood-frame building with a belltower is in the background.
- Fourth of July--Colorado--La Junta--1880-1890.; La Junta (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--La Junta--1880-1890.
- 1888
- [Four] 4-motor snow plow for the Denver Tramway Corp. by North Div. car barn on Cathness [sic] Pl
- Men ride on the Denver Tramway Corporation snowplow number 2 on Caithness Place in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An automobile is parked nearby.
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Snow plows--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Street...
- between 1948 and 1950
- "Auto racer" in mountains - car is possibly a Ford speedster
- A man and woman ride in a car in the mountains; another automobile is in the background.
- Convertible automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Couples--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1922
- "Mitzi" Rhoads in donkey cart on a family trip to Calif.
- Mary Elizabeth Rhoads and other children ride in a small cart being pulled by a goat, California.
- Children--California--1920-1930.; Goat carts--California--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- "Pals," Sprague's at Estes Park Britt Breitenstein, Joe Dekker, Rudy Paulson.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, from left to right, "Britt" Breitenstein, Joe Dekker and Rudy Paulson, stand and pose during the club's annual trail ride, at Sprague's Lodge in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. The men wear...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.; Breitenstein, G. Kim.; Dekker, Joe H.; Paulson, Rudy E.
- 1957
- "The brain trust," the founders with their ride guidance counsulor [i.e. counselor] Rick Ricketson, president, Dick Dickson, director, Joe Dekker, vice president.
- Rick Ricketson, Dick Dickson, and Joe Dekker, founding members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, stand in front of a microphone in Colorado. Ricketson and Dekker wear woven ponchos. Dick Dickson wears a fringed and decorated full length leather...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Dekker, Joe H.; Dickson, Dick, member Roundup Riders of the Rockies.; Ricketson, Frank H. (Frank Henry)
- 1954 July
- A "meeting of the minds," camp at Sprague's "Dean" O'Brien, Forrest "Forrey" Button, Lou Wulfekuhler, Joe Dekker, Wayne Van Vleet, Rube Rubin Craig, Sage Kester, Frank Negri.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies laugh and stand near a tent on the group's annual trail ride at Sprague's Lodge in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. The men are identified left to right as: Dean O'Brien, Forrest "Forrey" Button,...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Estes Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Estes Park--1950-1960.
- 1957
- A "tea" break Emory "E.M." O'Connell, Dale Williams (realtor), Wayne Van Vleet, Eddie Williams.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies pose near a tent, beside a stack of cardboard boxes of Lipton Tea, during the group's annual trail ride in Colorado. The men, identified from left to right as: "Em" Emory L. O'Connell, Dale Williams,...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Eating & Drinking--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Smiling--1950-1960.; Tea--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1957
- A break in the climb up to Flattop Mountain from Stead's Hank Hankins, Francis "Van" Van Derbur, Hoppy Rice.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies take a break on a trail ride to Flattop Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. The first three riders on the trail are identified left to right as Harlan "Hank" Hankins, Francis Van Derbur...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1958 July
- A burro party, Pike's Peak
- Young women or girls and a man ride burros on a trail on Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. The girls wear wide brimmed straw hats and dresses and ride sidesaddle. A man in a suit and overcoat rides a mule and holds a whip. One animal carries...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--El Paso...
- 1888 October 27
- A Century of Baptist Faith: First Baptist Church of Denver
- Book created by the Fist Baptist Church of Denver regarding the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Church. Included in the book is: a history of the church beginning in 1864, as well as photographs and lists of the different...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1963 December
- A Dorris Open Touring Sedan
- Harry M. Rhoads' wife, Sade Rhoads, and mother, Addie Mellon Rhoads, ride in a Dorris convertible touring car in Golden (Jefferson County) Colorado. Colorado School of Mines Campus is in the background.
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- A good joke Harry Fontius (Fontius Shoes), Al Young (Peerless Painting), Jack Mahoney, Rudy Paulson (Olympia Office Machines).
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members laugh and sit in folding chairs at a camp during the club's annual trail ride in Colorado. Riders are identified from left to right as: Harry Fontius, Al Young, Jock Mahoney and Rudy Paulson. The men wear woven...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Actors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Camping--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Fontius, H. E.; Mahoney, Jock, 1919-1989.; Paulson, Rudy E.; Young, Albert H.
- 1956 July
- A Half Century of Progress : The Golden Anniversary of the First United Presbyterian Church
- Program for the fiftieth anniversary of the First United Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Including the worship program for the anniversary and a brief history of the church.
- First United Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1933 June 3
- A horse with ride pulling sled
- A man on horseback poses, his horse pulls a woman on a sled; a second man steers the sled, and a woman walks behind, possibly near the mining town of Apex (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- A Neighborhood Framework Plan for University Park
- A rest stop on the climb to Pawnee Pass Verg Reynolds.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies from left to right, Rudy Paulson and Vergyl H. Reynolds, sit on a rock beside their horses during a rest stop on a trail ride near Pawnee Pass in Grand County, Colorado. The men wear chaps, cowboy hats...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.; Grand County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Pawnee Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Grand County--1950-1960.;...
- 1958 July
- A very young Hal Dahl
- Hal Dahl Jr. wears a western shirt, a cowboy hat and eyeglasses and poses during the Roundup Riders of the Rockies annual trail ride in Colorado.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Dahl, Harold, Jr.
- 1953 July
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- A war council
- Native American men ride horses and hold coup sticks probably in Big Horn County, Montana; some of the men wear feather headdresses. The horses' tails are knotted.
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Montana--1900-1920.; Warriors--Montana--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- A. R. Mitchell is the cowboy in the middle
- A group of cowboys, who include A. R. Mitchell, ride on horseback with lassos in Las Animas County, Colorado. A two-story stone building is in the distance.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mitchell, A. R.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Abandoned buildings in Caribou
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members take a break from their trail ride at probably the ghost town of Caribou (Boulder County), Colorado. Riders stand or sit near their horses in a grassy meadow. Dilapidated, abandoned log buildings are on the...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Caribou--1950-1960.; Caribou (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Caribou--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Caribou--1950-1960.;...
- 1958 July
- Above Fall River, C.C.R.R.
- Men ride on top of a Colorado Central Railroad train along Clear Creek in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Steep and rocky mountainsides are in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1860-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1880.
- [between 1868 and 1880?]
- Administration building
- Men ride a horse-drawn wagon in the yard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. The stone Administration Building behind them has barred, arched windows on both floors, and a blind arch in the gable. Power poles, gazebo guard houses,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Adv in Greeley Daily Tribune June 1910 Moorman
- This advertisment from the Daily Tribune at Greeley, Colorado, reads: "First in Every Thing It costs nothing to ride on the street car-- if you come straight to the Crockett-Moody Co. The peoples cash store and do your shopping. You can save more...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Newspapers--Colorado--Greeley--1910-1920.
- 1910
- After a college game
- Colorado College faculty members ride an omnibus in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They are: President and Mrs. Slocum, Professors Cajori, Parsons, Cragin and Stearns, Reverends Philip Washburn and Manly Ormes, Misses Nina and Regina...
- Colorado College--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; College presidents--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Teachers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [1896]
- AIM members "ready for action"
- Members of the American Indian Movement ride a go-cart or lawnmower in Wounded Knee, Shannon County, South Dakota. One holds a rifle over his head; others in the background ride a horse or wear a United States flag.
- American Indian Movement--1970-1980.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970- 1980.
- March 2, 1973
- Airplane and crowd
- View of men, women, and children around a biplane in a field, possibly in New Mexico. Men ride horses; Native American women wear blankets.
- Biplanes--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Alabama Fatal Mining Accidents : 1905, 1912-1921
- List of fatal mining accident victims in 1905 (Virginia City Mine only) and 1912-1921, taken from the 1912-1921 Annual report of coal mines, State of Alabama, and from the website http://www.gendisasters.com/al/ "Alabama mine explosions". Gives...
- Mine accidents--Alabama--Indexes.
- 2007
- Albany Hotel demolition
- View of the demolition of the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows exposed beams and debris from the outer walls. Sign reads: "Barnett Company." Automobiles are in the street, and letters on the...
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1976