Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Knight Templar illumination, 16th St., Denver
- Night view of 16th (Sixteenth) Street illuminated with decorative lights for Knight Templar meeting held August, 1913, in Denver, Colorado; includes strings of lights across top of street, Daniels and Fisher Tower, street railway tracks, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Champa St. Knight Templar illumination, Denver
- Night view of Champa Street illuminated with decorative lighting and lampposts or streetlights for Knight Templar meeting, August, 1913, held in Denver, Colorado, including large statue of horse and knight-in- armor; business signs include:...
- Knights Templar (Masonic order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Champa St., Knight Templar illumination, Denver
- Night view of Champa Street with decorative lights for Knight Templar meeting held August, 1913 in Denver, Colorado; includes illuminated Gas and Electric building, illuminated sign "Kindel kleans karpets - don't do it this way, let George do it...
- Knights Templar (Masonic order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- CRI&P locomotive, engine number 1913, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Dalhart, Tex., May 7, 1934.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1934.; Railroad locomotives--Texas--Dalhart.; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.
- 1934
- CRI&P locomotive, engine number 1913, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Pratt, Kan., September 6, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Kansas--Pratt.; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.
- 1937
- Brush baseball team
- The Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, baseball team poses in uniforms, cleats, and ribbons reading: Brush. Some are identified as Finney, O'Dell, Jones, Gilmore, Rogers, Thompson, and Bolinger.
- Brush (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.
- August 9, 1913
- UP locomotive, engine number 1913, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Laramie, Wyo., July 29, 1928.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1928.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Laramie.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1928
- UP locomotive, engine number 1913, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Laramie, Wyo., August 2, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Laramie.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1931
- NP locomotive, engine number 1913, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; stored; parts missing. Photographed: Glendive, Mont., September 23, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Montana--Glendive.; Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1931
- Denver, great snowstorm
- People walk through snow-packed streets at Sixteenth (16th) and Welton during the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Denver City Tramway trolley car. A sign on a building reads, "For Rent, Store Room."
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm scene in front of library
- View of men shoveling snow in front of the Denver Public Library on West Colfax and Bannock Street after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons, men, and the Capitol building.
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver's big snow
- A huge snow pile sits on a street near stores and the Hotel Metropole after the 1913 snowstorm in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the hotel reads, "Hotel Metropol[e], Absolutel[y] Fire Proo[f]."
- Hotel Metropole (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, snow storms
- View of horse-drawn wagons and men who shovel snow near the Denver Public Library in the Civic Center on West Colfax and Bannock Streets after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado State Capitol is in the distance.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Denver, great storm
- View of the Denver City Tramway Company Lawrence Street trolley in the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows cars numbered, "95," "(?)85," and "(?)8."
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December 5-9
- Denver, snow storms
- Pedestrians walk on a shoveled sidewalk near stores after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons near snow piles on the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, great storm
- A line of men on horse-drawn, snow packed wagons ride up Sixteenth (16th) Street in Denver, Colorado after the great storm of 1913. Shows pedestrians, stores and snow packed street. Signs read, " Hotel," "Tremont," "Yee Foo Lun C.H.D.," "Deep Roca...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow...
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- People walk down a shoveled pathway on a residential street in Denver, Colorado after the snowstorm of 1913. Shows snow packed lawns and snow covered houses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December 9
- Denver, snowstorms
- Men look at a Baker Electric Model V car stuck on a street in the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows businesses with signs on buildings that read, "Glenarm St.," "Natio[nal] Cash Regist[ers]," and "Budweiser."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Electric automobiles--American--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snow storms
- A young milkman and a horse with metal milk containers stand on a Denver, Colorado street in the 1913 snowstorm. Signs on building read, "Hotel Broadway," "K & W Patent Reliners," "Stutz Hall Automo[biles]," "Colorado Distributor."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Milkmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pack animals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snow storms
- Men stand near a fire truck and trolley car on a Denver street in the 1913 snowstorm in Colorado. Shows a man on a horse. Signs on buildings read, "Quaker Oats" and "Western Newspaper Union."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snow storms
- View of a horse-drawn covered wagon on a snow packed Colfax after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Capitol building, a flagpole and men with horse-drawn, snow filled wagons in Civic Center Park.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- A man skis in a downtown Denver street in the snowstorm of 1913 in Colorado. Shows pedestrians in the snow packed street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Skiing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorm
- A snowman wears a hat as it sits in the driver's seat of probably a Model T Ford after the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk down sidewalk near piles of snow.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snowmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of signs stuck in a snow pile from the 1913 blizzard in Denver, Colorado. Signs read, "This pile of snow free to day help yourself plenty in stock," "Keep Off the Grass," "It's a Privilige [sic] To Live in Colorado."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Signs (Notices)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of a nude woman sculpted from snow during the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Nudes--1910-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, Snowstorms
- Men stand near Denver City Tramway Trolley cars in the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows trolley car number "105".
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver Snow storms
- The Denver City Tramway snow plow clears snow along a Denver, Colorado street in the 1913 snow storm. Shows buildings with signs that read, "5 10 15 25 cent Store," "Fish, Oysters, Lobsters, Clams (?)."
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of a snow covered convertible parked on a Denver street in the snowstorm of 1913 in Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorm
- A man with a shovel poses on steps outside (probably) the Capitol building near snow drifts after the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of Colfax Street and Denver City Tramway trolley cars stuck in the after the 1913 snowstorm in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Argonaut Hotel, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is in the distance. Pedestrians walk on the street.
- Argonaut Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- A man and two boys pose with snowballs in a snow drift for a man with a camera after the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, Snowstorms
- A line of men with shovels and pickaxes work to remove snow after the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of a stuffed animal posed beside a snowman with a hat on in the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. A sign reads, "December Morn."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snowmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- City Teams Unloading Snow on Civic Center
- Men in Civic Center unload snow laden horse-drawn wagons after the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows pedestrians on the sidewalk, the Arapahoe County Courthouse building and the Majestic Hotel are in the distance. A sign reads, "Oil and...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- Pedestrians walk near a snow covered Denver City Tramway trolley, number 355, on Sixteenth (16th) Street after the snowstorm of 1913. Shows the Daniels & Fisher building in the distance.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street...
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- Men shovel snow onto horse-drawn wagons on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado after the snowstorm of 1913. Pedestrians walk along the street and sidewalks. Signs on buildings read, "Keen Kutter, Tools, Cutlery," "Coca-Cola," and "Your...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- Men shovel snow on Broadway in Denver, Colorado after the 1913 snowstorm. An African American (Black) man crosses the street, pedestrians stand on a corner, and men drive snow laden, horse-drawn wagons. Signs on buildings read, "The Scholtz Dru[g...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- Denver City Tramway trolley cars, no. 111 and no. 108, are stuck in the snow on a residential street in Denver, Colorado after the 1913 snow storm. A pedestrian walks in the street.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December 5
- Denver, snowstorm
- A snow covered Denver City Tramway trolley car is stuck in the snowstorm of 1913 in central Denver, Colorado. Signs on a building read, ""Oriental Rugs," and "Store Room For Rent, 20 x 40 ft." A man makes a large snowball.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- A woman walks past the Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado. Shows remnants of the snowstorm of 1913. There is a mailbox on a post near a fence.
- Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Cadalac [sic] Car used by Mr. I. Hale
- View of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe inspection (road master) car at an unidentified railroad roundhouse; shows an open Cadillac touring car, used by I. Hale, with wheels adapted to travel on railroad tracks. A locomotive is in the roundhouse.
- Railroad motor-cars--1910-1930.; Automobiles--1910-1930.; Railroad roundhouses--1910-1930.; Railroad section cars--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1930?]
- Teachers on tour
- Men, women, a girl and a boy pose with a Stanley Steamer tour bus in Salt Lake City, Utah. I. J. Boyd (Panama hat and bow tie) poses with the teachers.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1910-1920.; Buses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Passengers--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Teachers--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Tourists--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Elephant stampede
- Scene of an elephant stampede in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada shows collapsed bleachers within the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus tent. Two women stand in the wreckage in long dresses and hats.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Disasters--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Disasters--1910-1920.; Winnipeg (Man.)--1910-1920.; Debris--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Stampedes--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Women--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.
- 1913 [July 30]
- Elephant stampede
- View of collapsed bleachers after an elephant stampede in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Workers pose near the bleachers in the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tent. Daylight from outside the tent illuminates the wreckage.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Disasters--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Disasters--1910-1920.; Winnipeg (Man.)--1910-1920.; Debris--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Employees--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Stampedes--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.
- 1913 July 30
- Best view of Old Palace restored from West end in street
- Restoration of the Old Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe was completed in 1913. A wagon stands on the dirt road in front of the Palace. In the distance, burros laden with alfalfa are led up the street. A few people walk under the overhang of the...
- Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Pack animals--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1920.; Palace of the Governors (Santa Fe, N.M.)
- [1913?]
- Snow in Central City
- The side of the Gilpin County Courthouse stands in the left foreground in this view looking toward the St. Aloysius Academy, a Catholic school on Gunnell Hill in Central City, Colorado. Snow covers the ground after the "Big Snow" in December of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Church schools--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Steeples--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Warren Branch interior
- Interior view of Warren Branch, Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado; shows reference desk, tables, chairs, light fixtures, book shelves, card catalog, and "Commerce of the Prairie" painting by Allen True completed in 1913.
- Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library. Warren Branch.
- [1913?]
- Point of Rocks view near Sterling Colo.
- A man sitting in a horse-drawn carriage takes a swig from a bottle of liquor outside of a stone house near the town of Sterling, Colorado, in Logan County. A man sitting in a carriage drawn by two horses is behind him. The hillside in the...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Alcoholic beverages--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Looking north on Main St.
- View north on Main from 4th (Fourth) Street, in Pueblo, Colorado, shows a commercial street lined with multi-story brick and stone buildings and two rows of street railway tracks in center of street. The Grand Opera House building is in the center...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Opera houses--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1913?
- Henry J. Arnold, 1912-13
- Studio profile portrait of Henry J. Arnold, Mayor of Denver, Colorado, from 1912 to 1913. Mayor Arnold wears a jacket and necktie with a stickpin.
- Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Arnold, Henry J.
- 1913