Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Prowers County Fair, Lamar
- Photograph of a photograph. Spectators sit on bleachers in a grandstand at the Prowers County Fair in Lamar, Colorado. Probably horses in a horse race are blurred by motion on the racetrack. A United States flag is above covered bleachers.
- Lamar (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grandstands--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.
- 1911, August 23-25
- 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
- Gillett, Colo., Mexican bullfights
- In this view of "La Cherita" participating in a bullfight in Gillett, Colorado, a woman in Mexican dress rides sidesaddle atop a horse. Wooden bleachers are in the background of the arena, with a few observers on the wooden bleachers. Bulls are in...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighters--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- August, 1895
- Wild West Show performance
- A group of men runs next to a horse pulling a wagon in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear white uniforms resembling those of sailors. One man sits on the wagon and holds the horse's reins. The Wild West...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Music ensembles--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Section of bleachers
- View of a portion of the bleachers at a baseball field at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado. The field and a scoreboard that reads: "Zeon Electrical Products C. H. 5577 Overland Park Strikes Outs Balls" are nearby.
- Overland Park Municipal Golf Course (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Baseball fields--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bleachers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Press box refreshment stand & bleachers
- View of the press box, concession stand, and bleachers near a baseball field at Overland Park Golf Course in Denver, Colorado.
- Overland Park Municipal Golf Course (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bleachers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Press boxes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Food vendors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Bleachers on airfield
- Shows wood bleachers at the Denver Municipal Airport (later Stapleton International Airport) in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Municipal Airport--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bleachers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Santa Cruz
- Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sit on bleachers inside a circus tent in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz County), California. The young men wear dark jackets with lighter appliqued motifs on the arms and fronts of the...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Santa Cruz (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Bleachers--California--Santa Cruz--1910-1920.; Circus performers--California--Santa Cruz--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Union High School bleachers
- Interior photograph of the upper level bleachers in the gymnasium of Union High School, located in Westminster, Colorado. The 1929 Union High School with its 1939 addition served as the first high school for the Westminster community and...
- Union High School (Westminster, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Union High School (Adams County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Schools--Colorado--Westminster--1990-2000.; Schools--Colorado--Adams County--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic...
- 1999 July
- Union High School bleachers
- Interior photograph of the upper level of bleachers in the gymnasium at Union High School, located in Westminster, Colorado. The 1929 Union High School with its 1939 addition served as the first high school for the Westminster community and...
- Union High School (Westminster, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Union High School (Adams County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Schools--Colorado--Westminster--1990-2000.; Schools--Colorado--Adams County--1990-2000.; Historic Buildings.; Historic...
- 1999 July
- Boy at UFW protest
- View of a young boy, probably from Colorado, at a United Farm Workers protest with his family. He kneels in the dirt and plays. He has long dark hair, a striped T-shirt and striped pants. Bleachers are in the distance.
- United Farm Workers--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Boys.; United Farm Workers--Pictorial works.; Demonstrations--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Play--Pictorial works.
- [1970?]
- Baseball players
- A baseball team poses at a stadium. They wear caps and uniforms that read: "C C A," "C C," "H," "A" and "S" and hold gloves. Shows bleachers and the dugout.
- Baseball players--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Prowers Co. Fair, Lamar
- Men pose beside teams of horses and a car at the Prowers County Fair in Lamar (Prowers County), Colorado. Horses are harnessed to wood frames in the center of a fenced racetrack at the fair. Spectators are on bleachers or beside the fence nearby.
- Lamar (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.
- 1911, August 23-25
- Prowers Co. Fair, Lamar
- Teams of horses harnessed to wood frames, a car, men and a saddled horse are in the center of a circular, fenced racetrack at the Prowers County Fairgrounds in Lamar, Colorado. Spectators sit in bleachers.
- Lamar (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.
- 1911, August 23-25
- Exhibition (?)
- View of spectators and men in uniform in Denver, Colorado; spectators crowd bleachers; a brick mansion and the Central Presbyterian Church are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Rodeo
- Spectators seated on bleachers watch a cowboy ride a horse at a rodeo, possibly in Colorado.
- Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rodeo
- Spectators seated on bleachers watch a cowboy ride a bucking horse at a rodeo, possibly in Colorado. Signs read: "Rider", "Horse", and "Event No. 2[?] F. Bath."
- Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rodeo
- Spectators seated in bleachers watch a cowboy ride a bucking horse at a rodeo, possibly in Colorado.
- Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rodeo
- Spectators seated on bleachers watch a cowboy ride a bucking horses at a rodeo, possibly in Colorado. Sign reads: "Rider", "Horse", "Event No. 4, R. R. Thompson."
- Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rodeo
- Spectators seated on bleachers watch a cowboy ride a bucking horse at a rodeo, possibly in Colorado.
- Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rodeo
- Spectators seated in bleachers watch Johnnie Miller ride a bucking horse named Carrie at a rodeo, possibly in Colorado.
- Miller, Johnnie.; Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rodeo
- Spectators seated on bleachers watch a cowboy ride a bucking horse at a rodeo, possibly in Colorado.
- Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rodeo
- Spectators seated on bleachers and in a grandstand watch a cowboy ride a bucking horse at a rodeo, possibly in Colorado.
- Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hallem Lake
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; shows Hallam Lake, a boat house, bleachers, houses, and the Pitkin County Courthouse.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Bronc buster
- View of a man on a bucking bronco in (probably) Colorado, wearing woolies. People crowd bleachers in the background.
- Broncos--Colorado--1890-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rodeos--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Denver Athletic Club
- Men of the Denver Athletic Club football team pose on bleachers in Colorado. They wear padded shirts and pants.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver Athletic Club (Denver, Colo.)--People.
- [1901]
- Silverton
- View of frame houses and commercial buildings in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a brick school building with a bell tower, the United Church (Congregationalist), and bleachers probably for a baseball field at the edge of town. The...
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1892?]
- Gateway Creation Park and Mt. Morrison
- View of Creation Park (Red Rocks Park) in Morrison, Colorado; sandstone rocks forming natural amphitheater are shown, with bleachers at top; Mt. Morrison in distance with funicular railway track.
- Parks--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.
- [between 1909 and 1928]
- Wild West Show performance
- Two cowboys try to calm a horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sheepskin chaps and cowboy hats. Additional men and horses are in the midground. The audience fills the bleachers underneath a large...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Longmont School Band
- An elementary school drum corp poses at night on the High School athletic field, Longmont, Colorado. The band members wear vests, waist sashes, bow ties and hats with balls around edge of brim. A baton twirler wears a short skirt and cowboy boots...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Drum majorettes--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Youth bands--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Louisville
- A man poses next to the weathered bandstand gazebo in the fairgrounds, Louisville, Colorado. The fence and part of the grandstand bleachers show in background.
- Louisville (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Louisville--1910-1930.; Gazebos--Colorado--Louisville--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Louisville
- View of the weathered bandstand gazebo in the fairgrounds, Louisville, Colorado. The fence and part of the grandstand bleachers show in background.
- Louisville (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Louisville--1910-1930.; Gazebos--Colorado--Louisville--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Louisville
- A man stands near the weathered grandstand bleachers and fence at the fairgrounds, Louisville, Colorado.
- Louisville (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Louisville--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Nederland High School Jr. Band
- The Nederland High School Band poses on the field of a Denver, Colorado, stadium at night; they hold musical instruments including clarinets, French horns, trumpets, tubas, trombones, saxophones, a xylophone, batons, a snare drum, and a bass drum...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Nederland--1950-1960.; Marching bands--Colorado--Nederland--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Contest between volunteer fire companies, Cripple Creek
- Volunteer firemen wearing shorts and undershirts race down the street pulling firehose apparatus, Cripple Creek, Colorado (probably Bennett Avenue); many spectators, men, women and children, line the streets; some spectators sit on bleachers and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Running races--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 4
- Wild West Show in Naples, Italy
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback in the right midground in front of a large group of other riders on tour with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Naples, Italy. Many of the riders are Native American and some wear feather...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1890?]
- C. C. H. S. foot-ball team
- Cripple Creek High School football team of 1910 at Union Park, Cripple Creek, Colorado; two rows of young male football players with sweaters, knickers, cloth-padded helmet, lace-up boots, shin pads or thick wool socks, and turtleneck sweaters or...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Football players--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- 1910
- Zouaves group
- A group of Zouave poses in a row in front of a large set of bleachers in an arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The costume the men wear, including red, baggy pants, gold-braided blue vests and red fez hats, was reportedly derived from the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Zouaves--Clothing & dress.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1898?]
- Walden, North Park's first race track
- George Dagle drives John W. Riggins' stallion "Stoball" on the racetrack Walden, Jackson County, Colorado. A judge platform and bleachers flank the track.
- Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.; Racetracks (Horse racing )--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.; Dagle, George.
- 1903
- Professional football in Will Rogers Stadium, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
- View of a professional football game at Will Rogers Stadium, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows spectators in bleachers, goalposts, United States flag, players, officials and Cheyenne Mountain in the background.
- Broadmoor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Football--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Stadiums--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- The Will Rogers Rodeo held annually in August at the Will Rogers Stadium Broadmoor Hotel Colorado Springs
- View inside the Will Rogers Stadium, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes a line men and women on horseback with United States and Colorado flags, a marching band in cowboy costume and grandstand bleachers full of spectators. Arena...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Flower Carnival spectators
- A crowd sits on bleachers decorated with bannners during the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Boys in kneepants and straw hats walk along the dirt street covered with horse apples.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Flower Carnival spectators
- Men, women, and children crowd bleachers, wearing straw and bowler hats, puff sleeved blouses, and sailor suits at the Sunflower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A band plays brass instruments and drums.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- Steamboat Spgs. ski course
- View, from uphill, of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; shows ski tracks on steep slope, wooden bleachers, standing and seated spectators, and blurred image of skier near bottom of course.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Basketball, Sanford vs. Alamosa, March 1941
- Boys in short trunks, numbered tank tops, knee socks, high top tennis shoes, and knee pads spring to action during tip-off in a basketball game between Alamosa High School and Sanford. Two referees in striped shirts are ready for play while the...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Basketball players--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Basketball--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Driving Club opening the horse show
- Men in horse drawn buggies are gathered in the outdoor arena at Broadway and Colfax for the Festival of the Mountain and Plain in Denver, Colorado. A crowd of people sits in bleachers or grandstands. Shows the Cental Presbyterian Church tower and a...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horse shows--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Auto race at Overland Park
- View of automobile racing at Overland Park, in Denver, Colorado; people crowd bleachers by a water tower, and men watch race cars at the finish line.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Klan member at "Klan Day" at the races at Overland Park
- Ku Klux Klan members inspect the Miller Special race car owned by Ralph de Palma at Overland Park race track in Denver, Colorado. People crowd the bleachers. The driver, identified as Mr. Miller, wears a duster and holds a cap.
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racing...
- [July 1925]
- Charles Lindbergh at Denver University stadium
- People watch from bleachers at Denver University stadium as Charles Lindbergh rides in an automobile, in Denver, Colorado.
- University of Denver--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stadiums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1927
- Confederate reunion
- View of rodeo spectators in Trinidad, Colorado. Many young men, women and boys lean on a chain link fence in the foreground. They wear a variety of hats; one woman has a jaunty, small crowned, wide brimmed hat of unusual design. In the background,...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Rodeos--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Adams, John, fl. 1939.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; McGilberry, Kitty.; Powe, Peggy.; Smythe, Douglas fl. 1939.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939