Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Chicano theater group
- Members of a Chicano theater group identified as the National Chicano Theater, directed by Enrique Montano, pose on a rise looking over the skyline of Denver, Colorado. They lean against or stand near two automobiles from the 1940's. The men are...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Actors.; Automobiles.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican American...
- [1981?]
- Overland cars corner of East Main & Ash trolley tracks
- View of Overland automobiles parked near Bennett and Dale automobile dealership on East Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. One-story brick buildings with decorative trim are nearby. Signs on the automobiles read: "Overlands in...
- Bennett & Dale (Trinidad, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Automobile garage
- Interior view of automobiles in a garage probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A nearby sign reads: "Michelin."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Champa St.
- View of the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade on Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Members of a marching band and men in automobiles are part of the procession. Spectators stand near parked automobiles. Signs on buildings read: "The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 May 17]
- Looking north on 16th
- View north on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; shows Daniels & Fisher building and tower (without clock), signs: "Continental Trust Company," street railway tracks, automobiles, and horse-drawn carriages.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Pottawatomie [i. e. Potawatomi] Indian reservation Jackson Co, Kans Bow & Arrow shooting contest
- A group of Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) men, which includes Henry Bear, sit and stand near a group of automobiles on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. A woman carries a child near the automobiles. They are spectators for an archery...
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--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.;...
- 1938 October 9
- Arriba, Colo.
- Hotel Colorado, Arriba, Lincoln County, Colorado, features a two- story, flat-roofed plain stone block structure with a covered veranda along front facade. Porch has simple supporting posts and balustrade; American flags fly on posts. "Hotel...
- Arriba (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Arriba--1910-1920.
- [1919]
- Governor Thornton campaigning
- Colorado Governor Daniel Thornton poses with his wife Jessie and political supporters at a general aviation airport in Colorado. The people are gathered near an airplane hanger, a single engine airplane, automobiles and a sound van. Governor...
- Airports--Colorado--1950-1960.; Governors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Political campaigns--Colorado--1950-1960.; Spouses--Colorado--1950-1960.; Thornton, Daniel I. J., 1911-1976.
- [1950?]
- Denver, Colo.
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado, northwest from Colorado State Capitol building towards Colfax Avenue & 16th (Sixteenth) street; identifiable businesses and buildings include Arapahoe County Courthouse, City Auditorium, Daniels & Fisher tower...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Automobiles
- Horse-drawn wagons and automobiles in Estes Park
- Men, women, and children pose in horse-drawn buggies and automobiles in Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Signs on nearby one-story wood frame and log buildings read: "Post Office," "Estes Park Drug Store," "Meat Market," "Everything for the...
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.
- [1906]
- Dust storm in southern Colo.
- Several automobiles and utility poles are shrouded in a dust storm, possibly in Walsh, Baca County, or Holly, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. The devasting dust bowl carried top soil for miles.
- Holly (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Walsh (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Holly--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Walsh--1930-1940.; Dust storms--Colorado--Holly--1930-1940.; Dust storms--Colorado--Walsh--1930-1940.
- 1935
- Trolley and automobiles
- Denver Tramway Company trolley number 52 exits the tramway garage on Arapahoe Street in downtown Denver, Colorado, during the Denver Tramway strike; a crowd of people watch from the sidewalk by automobiles.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street...
- [1920?]
- Cullen-Thompson Motors
- Maxwell automobiles are parked in a row near the Cullen-Thompson Motors automobile dealership at 1437 Cleveland Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Chrysler Service" and "Maxwell Chrysler."
- Cullen-Thompson Motors (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Chrysler automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925 November 22
- Transportation, automobiles, early automobiles 1920-1929
- View of automobiles inside the auto shop at Opportunity School, a vocational school in the Denver Public Schools at 13th (Thirteenth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Colorado (named changed to Emily Griffith Opportunity School in 1934); shows pulley...
- Denver Public Schools--1920-1930.; Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- Automobiles near cliffs
- Men and women sit in convertible automobiles near a cliff face in Larimer County, Colorado.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- Automobiles
- View of convertible automobiles parked in the mountains of Larimer County, Colorado.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- Western History Subject Index
- Automobiles. Antique
- Delaney Carriage Company Building
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 17, 1909 June 12
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 9, 1918 November
- Filming a movie in Steamboat Springs
- Actors and actresses, members of the cast of the movie "The Wolves of the Street" directed by Otis Thayer and produced by the Art-O-Graph Film Company, pose near the corner of 9th (Ninth) St. and Lincoln in Steamboat Springs (Elbert County),...
- Art-O-Graph Film Company--People--1910-1920.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Actors--American--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Steamboat...
- [1919]
- Pikes Peak Avenue
- View of Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; shows automobiles, traffic signals, pedestrians, stone and brick office buildings, a theater sign: "Rialto," the Antlers Hotel, and Pikes Peak.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- 1925, April 30
- Grand Junction
- View of Main Street in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado; shows the Seventh (7th) Street crossing, the Avalon Theater, streetcar tracks, automobiles, and signs: "The Daily Sentinel," "Chevrolet," "Majestic, and "Piggly Wiggly."
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Main and Fourth Streets, Grand Junction
- View of 4th (Fourth) and Main Streets in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado; shows automobiles, pedestrians, a street clock, and businesses with signs: "Red Trunk," "Cowboy Boot Factory," "Bannister Brothers Furniture," "Army Goods Store,"...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Main Street, Montrose, Colo.
- Pedestrians walk on sidewalks and across Main Street and a bicyclist rides his bicycle past automobiles in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, parked cars and a flag on a flagpole. A license plate reads: "156-505." A...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- A family outing
- Men, a woman, and a boy pose in a car and a delivery truck in New Castle (Garfield County), Colorado; outfits include a knit sweater and cigar. Letters and signs read: "Shredded Wheat Biscuit and Triscuit The Shredded Wheat Co., Niagara Falls,...
- New Castle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--New Castle--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--New Castle--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--New Castle--1910-1920.
- 1915, March 6
- East side Main St., Eads, Colo.
- View of commercial buildings along Main Street in Eads (Kiowa County), Colorado. Shows probably the Goff Hotel and men and parked automobiles near storefronts. Signs read: "Gasoline and Auto Oil," "Ideal" and "Wilkie Ham, Attorney at Law."
- Eads (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Eads--1910-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Eads--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- WPCD, general-outside
- View of automobiles, a dump truck and gabled buildings at the West Portal construction site of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Continental Divide Tunnel) of the Colorado Big Thompson project in Grand County, Colorado. Shows buildings and a snow covered...
- Alva B. Adams Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1942?]
- Group of men standing beside a body of water
- A group of men pose near a small pond in Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- DeBeque [sic]
- Men and women stand in a street in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Automobiles are parked in the street. Signs on the buildings and cars read: "Real Estate," "Haynes," and "AAA and U. S. Govt. Pathfinder 40."
- De Beque (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--De Beque--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--De Beque--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Cities streets construction
- A painter smokes a pipe and holds a bucket of paint and a brush as he stands near metal supports, part of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado. Convertible automobiles are parked nearby on the street.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Painting--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Smoking--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Almont, CO
- View of Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado; shows bluffs, log cabins, and parked automobiles.
- Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Log cabins--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Almont, CO
- View of Almont (Gunnison County), Colorado; shows bluffs, log cabins, and parked automobiles.
- Almont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.; Log cabins--Colorado--Almont--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Paul Gregg's Lake
- View of automobiles on a bridge near "Gregg's Lake," somewhere in Colorado; one by a postage box has letters: "US Mail."
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--1920-1930.; Postal service--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Paul Gregg's Lake
- View of automobiles on a bridge near "Gregg's Lake," somewhere in (probably) Colorado; one by a postage box has letters: "US Mail."
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--1920-1930.; Postal service--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Rock [sic] Mtn. Natl. Park Inauguration
- Men, women, and children, some on horseback. sit and stand near parked automobiles at the dedication of Rocky Mountain National Park in Larimer County, Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--1910-1920.; Dedications--Colorado--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1915]
- Trail Ridge Rd.
- Men and women ride in convertible automobiles on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. High snow banks line the roadway.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--1920-1930.; Snow--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Opening Trail Ridge Road
- View of automobiles on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Snow covers the ground. Mountains are in the distance.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1930-1940.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Trail Ridge (Larimer County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1930-1940.; Roads--Colorado--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [1938]
- Garage interior
- Interior view of an automobile repair shop probably in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Automobiles and parts are in the room.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Main Street Sterling, Colo
- Automobiles are parked and driving on Main Street in Sterling, Logan County, Colorado. Awnings shade businesses lining sidewalks; signs read: "Jos. M. Strutzer clothier," "Shoes," "New Method Cleaners," and "B. Schnitzer for quality clothes." The...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Sterling--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ouray depot
- Passenger automobiles park at the depot station, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Passengers and porters stand around the Denver and Rio Grande Southern train.
- Denver and Rio Grande Southern--1920-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Railroad porters--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Rain & mist, Texas tourist - Model 'A' 5:30 PM.
- View along Main Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows automobiles parked diagonally against the curb. A classic Model A with Dallas plate frame has wide whitewall tires.
- Ford Model A automobile--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobiles--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- July 3, 1979
- Car Show, 1:00 PM.
- People gather to look at the antique automobiles display, at first Car Club Show in Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. One man wears a baseball cap and has a 35mm camera strapped around his neck.
- Antique and classic cars--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobiles--Exhibitions--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- September 22, 1979
- Swink Sugar Factory (Holly Sugar Co.)
- View of the Holly Sugar Company, Swink, Otero County, Colorado; includes a line of automobiles in front of the multi-story beet processing plant.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1920-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1920-1930.; Swink (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Swink--1920-1930.; Food industry--Colorado--Swink--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Thornton
- Automobiles make their way along a four lane highway, Thornton (Adams County), Colorado. Conoco and Standard gas stations on on either side of the street. A residential neighborhood shows on distant hills.
- Thornton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobiles--Colorado--Thornton--1970-1980.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Thornton--1970-1980.; Roads--Colorado--Thornton--1970-1980.
- 1976 January 12
- Steamboat Springs
- View of automobiles and metal patio chairs in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1960.; Outdoor furniture--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Alamosa, Colo. State Street, motor cars
- Men in jackets and hats pose with automobiles on State Street in front of the Victoria Hotel in Alamosa, Colorado; a two-story rusticated stone building with corner entrance. Brick commercial buildings, a "Drugs" sign, streetlamps, and large clock...
- Victoria Hotel (Alamosa, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1925]
- Main St. Silverton, Colo.
- Automobiles are parked on the side of Main Street in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. The shafthouse and tailings of the King Solomon Mine are in the distance. Prominent signs on the buildings in the business district read: "Beauty Shop...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1940-1950.
- August, 1941