Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- John Gates handing out chocolates
- John Gates hands out chocolates to children at one of the Gates Rubber Company's annual outings for employees and their families in Denver, Colorado. Men and women stand around him.
- Gates Rubber Company--Social life--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Gates,...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Neighborhood House Association, summer camp outing
- Men, women, and children sit in a caravan of trucks and cars in front of the Denver Post building at 1563 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. They prepare to leave for a summer camp in Glenisle (Park County), Colorado run by the Neighborhood House...
- Denver Post--Buildings--1920-1930.; Neighborhood House Association (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Newspaper...
- 1922 July 12
- Knights of Columbus Minstrel Foolies [sic] Revue - Denver Auditorium
- Group portrait of actors at the Denver Auditorium in Denver, Colorado; costumes include face paint, taffeta dresses, blackface, uniforms, hats and a banjo. Children wear powdered wigs. Painted backdrop has gardens, a fountain, sculpture, a gate,...
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Knights of Columbus--Performances--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1929 April 8, 9, 10
- Listening to a story at one of the public playgrounds
- Hispanic, Black (African American), and white boys and girls listen to a story told a by a woman, an employee of the Denver Public Library, in a park in Denver, Colorado. Playground equipment is nearby.
- Denver Public Library--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Children's Hospital
- A toddler stands in a crib at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. The child wears a white hospital gown and long underwear. Toys hang from crib.
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Children's furniture--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Juv. contingent American Woodmen
- African-American boys and girls, members of the children's group of the American Woodmen's Association, pose with a woman probably in Denver, Colorado. The boys wears uniforms that include peaked caps. The girls wear wide-brimmed hats and shawls.
- American Woodmen--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Yvonne Belle 4 yrs., Earl Sherman 3 yrs., Mrs. Mason
- Two African American children, identified as Yvonne Belle and Earl Sherman, pose with Mrs Mason, an African American woman. Mrs. Mason wears a polka-dot dress, stockings and ankle-strap shoes with a "cloche" hat. Yvonne Belle wears a dress, socks,...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Belle, Yvonne.; Sherman, Earl.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- The Sunshine Makers
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-42] Buddy, Rosann, Betty Jean, Donald, [ARL-43] Yvonne Belle 4 yrs, Earl Sherman 3 yrs., Mrs. Mason, [ARL-44] Little Sun Beams spreading sunshine at Fitzsimmons [sic] General Hospital (No wonder the...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Yvonne; It won't bite, Sherman
- Yvonne Belle and Earl Sherman, two African American children pose together. Yvonne wears a dress and has a bow in her hair. Earl Sherman wears short pants and a long-sleeve shirt.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Belle, Yvonne.; Sherman, Earl.
- [between 1929 and 1930]
- Mint Hotel (Tremont Pl. and Colfax Ave.)
- A group of people stand near the Mint Hotel at Tremont Place and Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado. An automobile is parked nearby.
- Mint Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- July 2, 1927
- Group shot at Baron Von Richthofen's residence
- A group of men, women and children pose on the lawn at Baron Von Richthofen's residence in Montclair (now Denver), Colorado. A portion of the house can be seen, it features rock ashlar construction, tower and a covered balcony.
- Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898.-- Homes & haunts.; Richthofen Castle (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Woman diving @ Washington Park
- Children watch a girl in a swimming suit as she dives into a lake at Washington Park, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Diving--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Burned Denver Tramway Company car
- Children play in the charred remains of Denver Tramway car numbers 112 and 51? damaged during the Tramway company strikes in 1920 in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street...
- August 1920
- D&RGW 1601, 3 cylinder 4-8-2, on public display at Denver Union Terminal
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #1601 at Union Terminal, Denver, Colorado. Men, women, and children are on a boarding ramp; workmen wear coveralls.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- Summer, 1928
- W. 11th Ave & Decatur
- View of the intersection of West 11th (Eleventh) Avenue and Decatur Street in Denver, Colorado; shows houses, automobiles, and children.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sun Valley (Denver Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 November 10
- Gimme!
- Girls and boys crowd Champa Street by the Denver Post newspaper headquarters in downtown Denver, Colorado, to get ice cream and cake offered by the O. P. Baur Company.
- Denver Post--Public relations--1920-1930.; O. P. Baur Confectionery Co.--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Newspaper...
- 1928 July 14
- City Park Pavilion
- Two children stand next to the pool at the Sopris Memorial at City Park in Denver, Colorado. The Sopris Memorial features a stone seat, a pool and a small statue of a boy with a sundial at his feet. The Pavilion is in the background, it features...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sundials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Moving time in Denver
- View of a house moving operation in Denver, Colorado; shows a frame house and men working. Children watch; an automobile is in the background, and the truck has lettering: "Kennicott Patterson Transfer Hauling Placing of Machinery Boilers Safes...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trailers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 April 1
- Parade on Champa Street
- View of the Denver Police and Firemen's Parade on Champa Street near 16th Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Children sit on swing sets on horse-drawn wagons as spectators look on. Automobiles are parked near the edge of the street. Signs on...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Swings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1921 May 17]
- Colorado Pageant of Progress
- Panoramic view of performers in the Colorado Pageant of Progress probably near Denver, Colorado. Men, women, and children pose near a large backdrop. Costumed performers include Native Americans, priests, monks, ballerinas, dancers, pioneers,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Entertainers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Pageants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1923 July 2-15
- Children's Hospital
- A group of children sit in and stand beside a sandbox in Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. One child has a cleft palate, and another has probably Down's syndrome.
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cleft palate children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Down syndrome--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sandboxes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Handicapped...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Patients at Children's Hospital
- Young patients recline in hospital beds and cribs on an outdoor patio at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Large double-doors with glass panels open onto the patio. Nurses stand near the patients' beds. A child in a wheelchair is in the...
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Beds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Children's furniture--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Children's Hospital
- A young patient smiles and reclines in a wheelchair at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. The girl appears to have orthopedic disabilities. A toy rests on her lap and she is covered with blankets.
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Handicapped persons--Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Children's Hospital
- A group of children sit around a table at Children's Hospital at Denver, Colorado. The children exhibit physical disabilities and injuries. Puzzles, dominos, and books are on the table.
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Handicapped persons--Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sick...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Patients at Children's Hospital, Denver
- A group of children eat at a low table at the Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. The table is placed in a large, nearly empty room with large windows.
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sick...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Baby in an incubator
- Interior view at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. A nurse smiles and sits beside a crib which holds an infant who is contained in an incubator. The child, identified as Mexican-American, has dark hair. The baby's head extends out of the...
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Infants (Premature)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--Children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Children's furniture--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Patients at Children's Hospital
- Young women sit at a table at Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. The girls have short bobbed haircuts and eat from plates on the table. A boy sits in a wheelchair in the distance.
- Children's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Mrs. Harry M. (Sade) Rhoads with daughters, "Mitzi" Mary Elizabeth and Harriet
- Standing portrait of Mrs. Harry M. (Sade) Rhoads, and daughters Mary Elizabeth and Harriet. Mrs. Rhoads wears a dress with a pearl necklace, the sisters wear matching ruffled dresses with ballet shoes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harriet.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Family.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.;...
- [1928?]
- Charles C. Gates with baby Charles, Jr.
- Denver Businessman Charles C. Gates poses with his son Charles C. Gates Jr. in a carved gothic style chair.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1921-
- 1921
- Queen Marie of Rumania in car with son in Denver
- Spectators watch as Queen Marie of Romania and her son ride in a convertible automobile down 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows a trolley car and the Grand Central Hotel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Queens--Romania--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street...
- 1926 November 10
- Queen Marie's arrival to Denver
- The princess of Romania poses at Union Station in Denver, Colorado with her mother, Queen Marie of Romania (with flowers). Mayor Speer wears a top hat, coat, and spats. A crowd looks on; costume includes a guard uniform, cloche hats, and fur.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Princesses--Romania--1920-1930.; Queens--Romania--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Marie, Queen, consort of...
- 1926
- Denver, education, schools, public, Sherman
- View of the Sherman Public School at 208 Grant Street, Denver, Colorado; 1920 Bungalow Annex is under construction; shows workers, materials, and children playing.
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1920-1930.; Sherman School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; School...
- [1920]
- Lincoln School - Jan Class 1921
- Boys, girls, and teenagers pose at Lincoln School in Denver, Colorado. Identified students and teachers include: (L to R) Lincoln Fisher, Dorothy Jones, Guinn Huffsmith, Florence Fulton, Lester Johnson, Esther Curtis, Chelsea York, Harry Baker,...
- Lincoln School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1921
- Whittier Elementary school students
- Students who include (top row) unidentified, (second row, left to right) second, Thelma Drisden, Edna (third row, left to right) Norman Randall, Frank Caldwell (Elvin's cousin) Geraldine, Keith, Jean McKissick, Loretta Cole, Eleanor James (bottom...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Whittier School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Arnold, Sydney.; Atwood, Wiburn.;...
- between 1927 and 1929
- Harry M. Rhoads and Daughter Mary Elizabeth on "Indian" motorcycle
- Photograph of a photoprint, shows clips to hold print flat. Harry M. Rhoads and daughter Mary Elizabeth pose on an "Indian" motorcycle, Denver, Colorado. Harry often used this motorcycle to get to his assignments.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Motocycles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- 1922
- Harry and daughter "Mitzi"
- Harry Rhoads poses with his daughter Mary Elizabeth (Mitzi) in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Harry and daughter "Mitzi"
- Harry Rhoads poses with his daughter Mary Elizabeth (Mitzi) in Denver, Colorado. Both wear dirtied work jumpers; discarded tires are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Harry and daughter "Mitzi"
- Harry Rhoads sits reading the comics with his daughter Mary Elizabeth (Mitzi), Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Reading--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1923?]
- Harry and daughter "Mitzi"
- Harry Rhoads holds a piece of watermelon with his daughter Mary Elizabeth (Mitzi) at a gathering in Colorado.
- Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1923?]