Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Jim Gardner, Billy Reynolds, Jim Burns, proprietors of the Bungling Bros. Great Circus
- Men in top hats pose on a coach pulled by a horse and a burro in the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A Black man drives.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- The ten dollar beauty, circus parade
- Robed Black men pull a wagon in the Burlesque Parade of the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A man in women's clothing rides a fake horse; a clown stands by.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- Youngest clown on horseback
- A boy poses at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. He wears a clown costume, and is atop a horse wearing pants and a ruffled collar.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- A circus scene
- A man at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, wears a dress, wig and crown, and stands atop burros. Tents fill the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- Basket horses, circus merry makers
- Men wear face paint and horse costumes at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Tents fill the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- Flower Carnival
- Posing at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival Burlesque Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, E. R. March, Jamie Platt and Frankie Poley are by a horse. Props include a ballet dress, a fan, a clown costume, mask, and top hat. A dog...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- Colorado Building
- View of the Colorado Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and California Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the five-story building read: "Hedgecock & Jones," "The Big 5 10 and 15," "Life Insurance," "A. J. Stark & Co.," "G. H. Braman Men's...
- Colorado Building (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 190?]
- First Baptist Church
- View of the First Baptist Church at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Victorian Gothic Revival style building has towers, ornate trim, stained glass windows, and contrasting trim.
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Baptist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1910?]
- Residence at 1739 East 13th Avenue, Denver
- A round porch stands on each end of the large residence of Judge Henry T. Rogers at 1739 East 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Shutters hang from the windows on the house. Columns support the portico. A round window on the front door...
- Rogers, Henry T., 1846-1922--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1910?]
- Residence on Washington Street, Denver
- Full trees stand in the front yard of the home of James D. Whitmore and his wife, Annie Goodell Whitmore, on Washington Street in Denver, Colorado. The driveway is in the left midground and leads to a covered entrance on the side of the house. The...
- Whitmore, James D.-- Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Whitmore, Annie Goodell--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1893 and 1910?]
- Closing Era monument
- The "Closing Era," a bronze statue of a Native American man standing over a slain buffalo, stands on the east lawn of the Colorado State Capitol building between East 14th (Fourteenth) and Colfax avenues and Lincoln and Grant streets in Denver,...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1910?]
- Denver Dry Goods Store
- Striped awnings hang over the windows of the Denver Dry Goods Store on the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and California streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The store was purchased in 1893 by Charles Kountze and Dennis Sheedy. A fourth floor was...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1893 and 1910?]
- Manual Training High School
- View of Manual Training High School at 27th (Twenty-seventh) and Franklin Streets in the Whittier neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style brick building with tall windows with ornamental arches, dentils, and rusticated...
- Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Whittier (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1893 and 1912?]
- A busy day in the Glenwood pool, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Hot Springs Hotel, bathhouse and swimming pool, Glenwood Springs, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; primarily outdoor pool area with numerous swimmers, backside of bathhouse and hotel; valley ridge, background.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1893 and 1919]
- Statue of cowboy City Park, Denver
- View of "The Cowboy" a sculpture by Alexander Phimister (A.P.) Proctor in City Park, Denver, Colorado. A tree-lined walkway is nearby.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900?]
- Statue of Indian City Park Denver
- Women and children with box lunches gather at the base of "The Indian Scout," a statue by Alexander Phimister (A.P.) Proctor in City Park, Denver Colorado. In the distance, women and children with picnic baskets and bag lunches sit on the grass, on...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900?]
- Indian Scout statue City Park
- View of the 'Indian Scout' statue in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The statue, created by Alexander Phimister Proctor, depicts a Native American (tribe unknown) who holds a spear while on horseback.
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900?]
- Indian Scout statue City Park
- View of the 'Indian Scout' statue in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The statue, created by Alexander Phimister Proctor, depicts a Native American (tribe unknown) who holds a spear while on horseback.
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900?]
- City Park
- View of 'The Cowboy,' a sculpture by created by Alexander Phimister (A. P.) Proctor, in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900?]
- Goldfield
- A woman holds a child's hand at the side of a log cabin, Goldfield, Teller County, Colorado. The front gable house is constructed of logs and hewn lumber and has one glass pane window, a mud and sod roof with a stove pipe. Several wooden boxes and...
- Goldfield (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Goldfield--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900]
- Home at Goldfield, Cripple Creek or bust
- A woman and a child stand at the side of a log cabin, Goldfield, Teller County, Colorado. The front gable house is made of logs and hewn lumber and has a glass pane window, a mud and sod roof with a stovepipe. View includes a wagon loaded with...
- Goldfield (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Goldfield--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900]
- Calvin Bullock
- Studio portrait, head and shoulders, of Calvin Bullock, founder of Calvin Bullock Investment Co.; president and director of the Denver Stock Exchange; president of the Butterfly-Terrible Gold Mining Co; arrived in Denver 1894; moved to New York...
- Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bullock, Calvin.
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- State Capitol Denver, Colo.
- View of the State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- Central Presbyterian Church, Denver
- Southeastward view of the Central Presbyterian Church building (opened 1892) at 17th Avenue & Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado; horse- drawn carriages appear on both streets; State Capitol building visible in distance, looking southward down...
- Capitols--Colorado--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- The Cowboy, by A. P. Proctor, City Park Denver
- Marble sculpture of a cowboy on horseback on brick pedestal in City Park, Denver, Colorado; sculpted by Alexander Phimister Proctor; sculpture donated to City Park by School District No. 1 in 1894; unidentified building visible at left background.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- Denver Looking South
- Panoramic, rooftop view of Denver, Colorado, looking southward; intersection of 16th Avenue and Sherman Street in foreground; State Capitol building at center; many Capitol Hill residences visible.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Capitols--Colorado--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- The Cowboy by A. P. Proctor, City Park Denver
- Marble sculpture of cowboy on horseback located in City Park, Denver, Colorado; sculpture sits on brick pedestal; figure leans away; trees in background; sculpted by Alexander Phimister Proctor; donated to City Park by School District No. 1 in 1894.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sculpture--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- The Indian by A. P. Proctor, City Park Denver
- Marble sculpture of Native American on horseback, peering into distance; sculpture rests on brick pedestal; located in City Park, Denver, Colorado; sculpted by Alexander Phimister Proctor; donated to City Park by School District No. 1 in 1894.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sculpture--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- The Colorado Glenwood
- Northward view of the Hotel Colorado at Glenwood Springs, Colorado, taken from the Grand Avenue Bridge; the railing of the bridge is visible at left; tops of trees are shown in foreground.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel...
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- Glenwood
- Panoramic, westward view of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; the Grand River (now the Colorado River) winds through the valley and is spanned by the Grand Avenue bridge, and another bridge in the distance; the stone bath house and Hotel Colorado are...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel Colorado (Glenwood...
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- Glenwood
- Panoramic, southward view of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, taken from upper floor of the Hotel Colorado; the Grand Avenue Bridge spans the Grand River (now Colorado River), leading from the hotel to businesses and residences of Glenwood Springs;...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel...
- [between 1894 and 1901]
- Residence at 1010 Pennsylvania Street, Denver
- View of the stone house of James E. Rhodes at 1010 Pennsylvania in Denver, Colorado.
- Rhodes, James E.--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1894 and 1902?]
- Union Station from 17th St, Denver
- View down 17th (Seventeenth) street to Union Station prior to construction of the Welcome Arch; shows passengers boarding street railway car in center background, Oxford Hotel at left, Hendrie and Bolthoff Manufacturing and Supply Company at right,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1894 and 1906]
- Union Station, Denver, Colo.
- View down brick-paved Wynkoop street to Union Station rebuilt after 1894 fire; numerous horse-drawn wagons and carriages are backed up to curb awaiting passengers or freight; one couple strolls down right side of tree-lined street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1894 and 1906]
- City Park statue
- View of the Indian Scout statue in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The statue depicts a Native American man on horseback who wears moccasins and a feather in his hair.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1894 and 1910?]
- Daniels & Fisher Building
- View of a U. S. flag on the side of the Daniels and Fisher Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Lawrence Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and a horse-drawn buggy are on the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Flags--American--1890-1910.
- [between 1894 and 1910?]
- Indian scout statue which once stood in city park
- Two men admire the Indian Scout statue in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The plaster statue shows a Native American man on horseback with two feathers, a loin cloth, and moccasins. A sign reads: "Danger Keep Off."
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1894 and 1910?]
- Residence at 930 Pennsylvania Street, Denver
- The residence of Dr. W.W. Grant at 930 Pennsylvania in Denver, Colorado. A striped awning is rolled up at the entrance to the porch; an an overhang covers the side entrance from the driveway.
- Grant, W. W.--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1894 and 1910?]
- Manual Training High School, Denver
- Manual Training High School stands at 27th and Franklin streets in Denver, Colorado. The school opened in 1894 and for many years specialized in training students for jobs in the manual arts and trades. A row of trees lines the dirt road in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Trees--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.)
- [between 1894 and 1910?]
- Silver Plume, Colo
- Bird's eye view of Silver Plume, Colorado, looking west; shows wooden frame residences and outbuildings, backside of brick buildings downtown, board fencing, mine dump tailings on hillside, and public school built in 1894.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.
- [between 1894 and 1910]
- GAR arriving at Union Station
- View of the yard at Union Station, in Denver, Colorado; people crowd the areas between trains.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1894 and 1915?]
- Narrows, Phantom
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad narrow gauge track in Phantom Canyon, Teller County, Colorado, spans a trestle by Eightmile Creek; a locomotive is in the distance.
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1920.; Phantom Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Phantom Canyon--1890-1920.
- [between 1894 and 1915]
- Rock Point on the F. & C. C. RY.
- McClure's photo train pauses high on the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, Colorado; engineer leans out window of engine number 12 (Twelve) with three passengers cars; men pose along outside cars, and rebuilt rock wall supports the narrow gauge...
- Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1890-1920.; Passenger railroad cars--Colorado--1890-1920.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- [between 1894 and 1915]
- The Chief, Phantom Cañon on the F. & C.C. Ry.
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad engine, two passenger cars and caboose in Phantom Canyon, Colorado; shows the rock formation The Chief in left background and narrow gauge track in fairly open canyon.
- Phantom Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Phantom Canyon--1890- 1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Phantom Canyon--1890-1920.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- [between 1894 and 1915]
- Lone Tree Rock, Phantom Cañon, F. & C.C. Ry.
- View of rock formation Lone Tree Rock in Phantom Canyon, Colorado, and McClure's special photo train on the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad line; shows narrow gauge track, engine number 12 (Twelve) with three passenger cars, and a small wooden...
- Phantom Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Phantom Canyon--1890-1920.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- [between 1894 and 1915]
- Lone Tree Rock, Phantom Cañon on the F. & C.C. Ry.
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad narrow gauge track through Phantom Canyon, Colorado; shows engine, coal car and passenger car in background, track winding through canyon and over trestle, rock formation Lone Tree Rock in center, and four men on...
- Phantom Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Phantom Canyon--1890-1920.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- [between 1894 and 1915]
- The Loop on the F. & C.C. Ry.
- The Loop with three elevations of narrow gauge track and MClure's special photo train on the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, Colorado; shows loop or switchback in valley and engine number 12 (Twelve) with three passenger cars on top elevation.
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- [between 1894 and 1915]
- The Loop, Phantom Cañon on the F. & C.C. Ry.
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad narrow gauge track switchback or loop in Phantom Canyon, Colorado; shows two levels of track with engine, passenger cars and caboose on upper level in open canyon, telephone or telegraph poles, and clouds.
- Phantom Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Phantom Canyon--1890- 1920.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- [between 1894 and 1915]
- Mountain sheep as seen from F. & C.C. Train
- View of bighorn sheep at top of rocky ledge or canyon wall from Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad line.
- Mountain sheep--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- [between 1894 and 1915]
- Narrows, Phantom Cañon on the F.& C.C. Ry.
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad narrow gauge track in Phantom Canyon, Teller or Fremont County, Colorado, passing over trestle with engine nearly out of view behind high rocky wall in distant background; shows stream to right of track.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Phantom Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1920.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- [between 1894 and 1915]