Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Photographer Harry M. Rhoads poses in costume. He wears a floral patterned women's bathing suit with a matching bonnet and hand bag, women's shoes and black socks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 to 1940]
- Harry Mellon Rhoads
- Portrait of Harry Mellon Rhoads in Denver, Colorado. He wears a suit and bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Sadie Rhoads, wrapping a blanket around a female friend
- Shows the Rhoads family and others on a camping trip. Sadie Rhoads seated, to the left, wraps a blanket around a female friend. The little girl with the hat is Harry's daughter "Mitzi".
- Camps--Colorado--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harriet.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis
- Charles Lindbergh stands next to the open cockpit door of an airplane in Denver, Colorado. Two other men stand nearby, both wear suits and ties.
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- 1927
- Charles Lindbergh (center) with Mayor Ben Stapleton and Governor Billy Adams
- Charles A. Lindbergh (center) stands with Mayor Ben Stapleton (right) and Governor Billy Adams (left) in Denver, Colorado. Two other men stand nearby, one is dressed in a military uniform and the other possibly wears a fire or police uniform.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.; Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950.
- 1927
- Charles Lindbergh at Lowry Field
- Charles Lindbergh at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. Three men in suits, ties and hats stand nearby. Shows an airplane hanger and crowds in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- 1927
- Charles Lindbergh and Mayor Ben Stapleton of Denver behind him
- Charles A. Lindbergh and Mayor Ben Stapleton (behind Lindbergh) are escorted by police through a crowd in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.; Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950.
- 1927
- Charles Lindbergh being escorted by Denver police
- Charles A. Lindbergh is escorted by the police in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- 1927
- Charles Lindbergh with Governor Billy Adams and Mayor Ben Stapleton
- Charles Lindbergh (center) poses with Colorado Governor "Billy" Adams, Denver Mayor Ben Stapleton and four unidentified men. One man wears a military uniform, another possibly wears a police or fire department uniform.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.; Stapleton, Benjamin Franklin, 1869-1950.
- 1927
- Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis in Denver
- Charles A. Lindbergh stands next to his airplane, Spirit of St. Louis, at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. An unidentified man stands next to him. A group of men are in the background,.
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- 1927
- Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis pulling into Denver
- A large crowd gathers at Lowry Field as Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis pulls into Denver, Colorado.
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Brothers - Harry & Bert Rhoads
- Harry and his brother Bert Rhoads pose for photo on a porch. Both men wear shirts, bow ties and slacks. Harry wears suspenders.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Families--Colorado--1920-1940.; Rhoads, Bert.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Reporters interview Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- Reporters and spectators gather around Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his Fokker tri-motor airplane on his visit to Denver, Colorado. Byrd visited Denver after his flight to the South Pole.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- 1929
- Castlewood Dam - 1933 Break
- A view of the destroyed Castlewood Dam after the flood of Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. Shows the remains of the dam strewn throughout the canyon in Douglas County.
- Castlewood Canyon Dam (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dams--Colorado--Douglas County--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Douglas County--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Richthofen Monument
- A view of the Richthofen Monument on Oneida Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt arriving in Denver
- A crowd gathers at a train station (possibly Union Station) on the day of the arrival of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- October 14, 1932
- Interior room of the Denver Press Club
- An interior of a room in the Denver Press Club building located at 1330 Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. Shows a long room with plaster walls, wood floor, and a piano with bench.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.; Denver Press Club.
- [between 1925 and 1950]
- Gates Rubber Company building construction
- Construction crews work on the construction of the Gates Rubber Company building located at 999 South Broadway. Shows an industrial brick building with wood scaffolding on one side.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Students of West High at the old building
- Students the West High School, located at 5th (Fifth) Avenue and Fox Street in Denver, Colorado pose outside of the old building for a class photo. The building features large arch doorways under a long second floor balcony. This building was...
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- One of the Gates' daughter's birthdays
- A group of young boys and girls pose for a photo at one of the Gates' daughter's birthday party. The children wear party dresses and suits, some hold balloons. A birthday cake with lit candles is on the floor in front of the children.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Birthday parties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Gates Rubber Company
- Shows a store front of the Gates Rubber Company, this may be an outlet store for retail sales. This store may have been located at 999 Broadway. Signs on the store front windows read: "60,000 Now in Use", "Save Your Tires Get Double Mileage Gates...
- Gates Rubber Company--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- International Rubber Sales Company
- Shows the store front of the International Rubber Sales Company located at 1047 Broadway in Denver, Colorado, before it became Gates Rubber Company. Signs in the windows read: "Put on International Rubber Half-Soles Saves you Half the Cost", "Make...
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Memorial Day
- People crowd a graveyard in (probably) Denver, Colorado; flower arrangements and a United States flag are by a cast metal sculpture of a soldier.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Holidays--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- President Warren G. Harding in Denver
- United States President Warren G. Harding poses with a woman and a Black man in porter uniform, on the observation deck of a railroad passenger coach, Denver, Colorado.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Presidents--United States--1920-1930.; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923.; United States. President (1921-1923 : Harding)
- June 1923
- Teddy Roosevelt in front of the Brown Palace
- United States President Theodore Roosevelt waves to a crowd by the entrance to the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado.
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.; United States. President (1901-1909 : Roosevelt)
- [between 1901 and 1909?]
- Queen Marie of Rumania and (?) at Union Station
- Queen Marie of Romania greets a crowd at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. She wears a fur coat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Queens--Romania--1920-1930.; Marie, Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, King of Romania, 1875-1938.
- 1926 November 10
- Herbert Hoover in Denver
- United States President Herbert Hoover walks with his entourage in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Presidents--United States--1920-1940.; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.; United States. President (1929-1933 : Hoover)
- 1928 or 1932
- Gathering at Cheesman Park
- Women in hats crowd Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado; Boy Scouts in uniform sit at the edge of the group. The memorial - pavilion is in the background.
- Boy Scouts of America.--1910-1920.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Speer in car?
- Denver Mayor Robert Speer (possibly) holds a stovepipe hat and shakes a woman's hand in Denver, Colorado; a (possibly) Catholic dignitary is beside him; men and a policeman are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mayors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Speer, Robert Walter, 1855-1918.
- [between 1904 and 1918?]
- Twentieth street bath house
- Women in big hats talk to a teenaged girl in a bathing suit at the Denver Public Bath House (later called 20th Street Baths), Denver, Colorado. Interior view shows other swimmers in the pool, tile, and radiators.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Swimmers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Twentieth Street bath house
- Women in bathing suits and caps pose by the pool at the Denver Bath House (later called 20th Street Baths) in Denver, Colorado. Interior view shows tile, steam radiators.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pres. William H. Taft
- United States President William Howard Taft shakes hands with a dignitary in Denver, Colorado; men wear stovepipe and uniform officer hats, one man wears a ribbon that reads: "Official Fan Club".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Presidents--United States--1900-1920.; Taft, William H., (William Howard), 1857-1930.; United States. President (1908-1912 : Taft)
- [between 1908 and 1912?]
- Harry Rhoads and his first wife, Julia Knapp
- Harry Rhoads and Julia Knapp pose in an open topped automobile in Denver, Colorado; she wears a hat with a veil and a fur stole.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Julia Knapp.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Hazel LaDora Rhoads - sister of photographer Harry M. Rhoads. She married Charles C. Gates.
- Portrait of Hazel LaDora Rhoads, wearing a belted dress with piping, a fur cape, and a feathered hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Unidentified church
- Interior view of a church in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows groin vaults, tracery, pews, a piano, balconies, and lettering: "In The Beginning God."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1940?]
- Awards banquet
- Men and a woman sit at a table with trophies in (probably) Denver, Colorado; a mural is on the interior wall behind them.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Awards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Annual outing for Colorado Tire & Leather, Co. later to become Gates Rubber Co.
- Men, women, and children pose by a railroad passenger coach in Denver, Colorado, at the Colorado Tire and Leather Company annual employee outing. Three African-American men hold musical instruments.
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Recreation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917 or 1918
- Twentieth Street Bath House
- Teenaged boys and girls pose on the slide at the Denver Bath House (later 20th Street Baths), in Denver, Colorado. They wear bathing suits and bathing caps.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- Lawyers
- Two unidentified men in suits pose by a vase of roses; books fill glass covered interior shelves.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Construction at Gates Rubber Co.
- View of construction at Gates Rubber Company, in Denver, Colorado; also shows smokestack, houses, timber in the Platte River flood plain, and railroad cars.
- Gates Rubber Company--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1911 and 1930?]
- Golden ?
- View of a football game in (possibly) Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows players and umpires.
- Golden (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Football players--Colorado--Golden--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Women wrestling
- Women demonstrate a wrestling hold in a Denver, Colorado gymnasium.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Wrestling--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Zookeeper at the City Park Zoo
- A man poses by a reindeer at the City Park Zoo, in Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver Zoo--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Wedding group
- Portrait of brides, grooms, and a minister, probably in Denver, Colorado. The women hold flowers.
- Clergy--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Weddings--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- A delegation & musicians from the Y.M.C.A. plan to greet Will Rogers at Union Station. The stockyard stagecoach was used as a backdrop for this photo.
- Men and women (a Y.M.C.A. delegation of musicians) laugh and hold cowboy hats, an accordion (Palizzi), a cornet, pistols, and a whip, in Denver, Colorado. Costume includes chaps, woolies, bandanas, gauntlets, and conchos.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925
- Crowd gathered on Curtis St.
- People crowd Curtis Street in front of the Pantages Vaudeville Theater in Denver, Colorado. Theater sign reads: "Pantages, The Bright Spot of Denver, Mlle. Verna, Mersereau & Co., Pharaohs Temple, A Memory of Old Egypt, Gray Trio, Music, Mirth and...
- Pantages Vaudeville Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Will Rogers (center with lasso) in Denver
- Will Rogers holds a lariat, by a saddle, in Denver, Colorado, at a Y.M.C.A. membership drive. Men and a woman smile in cowboy costumes.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rogers, Will, 1879-1935.; Young Men's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.)
- 1925
- "Big Chorus" with Henry DeFluites doing great revival hymns
- Interior view of a convention hall decorated with bunting in Denver, Colorado; shows a crowd of people and a movie projection screen.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Social & civic facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Funeral display
- View of a coffin, flower arrangements, an artificial bird, a portrait of a man, and letters: "Father", probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Coffins--1900-1930.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Denver - girls' dance group
- A group of girls pose in a chorus line, Denver, Colorado. Their costumes includes ruffles, flounces, and wide brimmed hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Children dancing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]