Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 10, 11 and 12, 1923 October-December
- Grandstand softball park at Lakeside Amusement Park
- Spectators fill the grandstand of the softball park at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado. Players sit on benches under the floodlights. Men in suits are near first base. A press box sits on top of the grandstand.
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Grandstands--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Softball players--Colorado--1920-1930.;...
- 1936 June 28
- Grandstand at Overland Park
- A crowd gathers in the grandstand and in the center of the racetrack at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver Colorado. Flags and patriotic banners decorate the grandstand and large loudspeaker system.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Grandstand
- A group of men works to set up the grandstand for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A large tent covers the wood bleachers the men are building. Numerous planks of wood are on the ground near the men. The man in the center midground holds a long plank...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1900-1910.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West tent set up
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, stands on a stack of wood planks pointing toward someone in the left background during the set up of the grandstand for the show in Paris. He wears a derby hat and a suit. Two men stand...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1880-1890.; Laborers--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- Native Americans dancing
- A group of Native Americans dances during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The dancers wear feather headdresses and carry long spears. The grandstand is in the background covered by a large tent. A large sign in the distance above...
- Indians of North America--Dance--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Flag pole and grandstand, (entered by trap door) 6th and Main St.
- View of flag pole with grandstand in intersection of Sixth (6th) Avenue and Third (Main) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. A horse drawn delivery wagon crosses the street lined with wood frame false front businesses.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Flagpoles--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- Race track, clubhouse and grandstand at Overland Park
- View of the racetrack, clubhouse and grandstand at Overland Park in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Grandstand
- A man in the left center midground leans against a log pole supporting the grandstand for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a hat and bow tie and holds his coat over his right shoulder. He has a moustache. Several workers are in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1900-1910.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 29, 1911 July 15
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 21, 1913 August 9
- Pikes Peak from Pueblo
- Panoramic view of brick, frame, and stone buildings in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows brick and stone houses, a grandstand, a stone building with an onion dome, and snow on Pikes Peak in the distance.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pueblo--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Prowers County Fair, Lamar, Colo.
- Men stand beside a fence at a race track and near a frame announcer's booth at the Prowers County Fair in Lamar, Colorado. Men and women spectators sit in a grandstand. A saddled horse is tied to a post.
- Lamar (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Grandstands--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.
- 1911 August 23-25
- 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
- Rodeo
- Spectators seated in a grandstand watch cowboys ride bucking horses 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?]
- Rodeo wild horse roping
- Spectators watch as a group of men, three on foot and one on horseback, rope a wild horse possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. Another horseback rider is in the background. Signs above the grandstand read:...
- Wild horses--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Horses--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Roping--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Rodeo wild horse roping
- Spectators watch as a group of men, three on foot and one on horseback, rope a wild horse possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. A saddle is on the ground. Signs above the grandstand read: "Horse Not in it"...
- Wild horses--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Horses--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Roping--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Rodeo bronc riding
- Two men put a saddle on a horse in an arena possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. Another horseback rider is off to the side. A rope from his saddle is attached to the front leg of the horse being saddled....
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Rodeo bronc riding
- Spectators watch a man on a bucking bronco possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. Signs above the grandstand read: "horse" and "two step".
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Rodeo bronco riding
- Spectators watch a competitor as he rides a bucking bronco horse possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. Other horseback riders watch from the side. A sign above the grandstand reads: "horse".
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Rodeo bronc riding
- Spectators watch a competitor as he rides bucking bronco horse possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. Another horseback rider gallops in front of the bronco rider. A sign above the grandstand reads: "Rider...
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Wild horse roping
- Spectators watch as a group of men, three on foot and one on horseback, rope a wild horse at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Larimer county), Wyoming. Another horseback rider is in the background. Signs above the grandstand read: "Horse Not...
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Wild horses--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Horse show
- An equestrian rider and horse jump over a fence at a horse show. Two men watch nearby; a grandstand with spectators is in the background.
- Horse shows--1890-1910.; Jumping (Horsemanship)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Amphitheatre, Venice, Cal.
- View of the Amphitheatre and part of the bath house in Venice, Los Angeles, California. People sit in a grandstand and a band plays under a tent. Shows the heated, salt water lagoon, and steps leading to Windward Avenue.
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Amphitheaters--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Bands--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Bathhouses--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.;...
- 1905
- 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]
- Ouray, Colo.
- View over the goldfish pond with fountain, before the swimming pool was built, Chipeta Park, (later Radium Springs Park) Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. Uniformed baseball players play a game on the park ball diamond, while spectators look on from...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Radium Springs Park (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Fountains--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Ouray, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Beaumont Hotel, designed by Mr. O. Bulow in 1886, Fifth (5th) Avenue and Main Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows the Gothic style brick and stone trim hotel with tower gables, a mansard roof and tall stove pipe. Large...
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fuelwood--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Bulow, O.
- [between 1889 and 1890]
- 4th of July celebration
- Crowds gather around the bunting-draped flagpole and grandstand on Main Street and Fifth (5th) Avenue, Ouray, Colorado; the Magnolia Band is in the center with parade floats on Main (Third, 3rd.) United States flags, streamers, and evergreens...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- Alpine Park Salida 574
- At Alpine Park in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, a crowd of men, women and children gather around a faceted grandstand during a Fourth of July picnic. Trees fill the area; women wear white dresses and hats. A horse-drawn carriage with plumes,...
- Alpine Park (Salida, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.;...
- 1903
- Alpine Park Salida. 13
- At Alpine Park in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, a crowd of men, women and children gather around a faceted grandstand during a Fourth of July picnic. Trees fill the area; a power pole is in the foreground.
- Alpine Park (Salida, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Wild West Show shooting targets
- A member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, possibly William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody himself, shoots at a target in the air while sitting on a horse. Two additional men stand on the ground, one reloading a rifle and the other...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooting--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Steamboat Springs, Colorado Routt County, Pioneer Day celebration taken from Onyx Quarry? Hill toward N.E.
- Spectators gather on the slopes of Quarry Mountain and in buggies around the perimeter of a field to watch the baseball game during the Pioneer Day festivities in Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. The Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (Moffat...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Steamboat...
- September, 1908
- Cheyenne Mt. Country Club
- View at the Cheyenne Mountain Country Club, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a man adjusting the saddle on a blindfolded mule while another man holds the reins; a Black man holds a horse with a man in suit and tie mounted on top....
- Cheyenne Mountain Country Club--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Country clubs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Early flights in Denver
- A group of people gather around an early biplane inside fenced grounds of the flight area, Denver, Colorado. A small observation stand has sign: "Bar Open Under Grandstand," a billboard advertises: "Paulhan Stops At The Auditorium Hotel, Why Not...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Pike's Peak or Bust
- A cowboy contestant ropes a calf with the aid of his saddled horse, Pike's Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Spectators watch from grandstand, as the rope turns the calf upside-down.
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Calf roping--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cowboys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Rodeos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- August 8, 1968
- Pike's Peak or Bust
- A cowboy contestant ropes a calf with the aid of his saddled horse, Pike's Peak or Bust Rodeo, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Spectators watch from the grandstand.
- Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo--1960-1970.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cowboys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Rodeos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Calf roping--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- August 8, 1968
- Alamo Park, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- A man lies on the grass in Alamo (South) Park, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Men sit on park benches. Tree lined walkways dissect the park. The grandstand gazebo shows in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Park (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bandstands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Races Routt Co. Fair Hayden Colo.
- View of a horse race and gathered crowd at the Routt County Fair in Hayden, Colorado; shows flags on grandstand, "Starr Merc. Co., General Merchandise" advertisement posted on tower, automobiles, horse-drawn carriages, and refreshment tent.
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Horse racing--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Routt Co. fair grounds, Hayden Colo.
- Routt County fairgrounds in Hayden, Colorado, includes exhibit building, grandstand, racetrack, tent, and carousel or merry-go-round.
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- The winners Routt Co. Fair, Hayden Colo.
- Four women ride horses on the racetrack at the Routt County Fair in Hayden, Colorado; shows refreshment tent, flags on grandstand, spectators, automobiles, "Starr Merc. Co., General Merchandise" advertisement on tower, and stable in background.
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fairs--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Horse racing--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Auto Races at Overland Park race track
- Spectators watch from the grandstand as race cars speed by the finish line at the Overland Park Race Track in Denver, Colorado. The track was converted to a golf course in the 1930's.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Auto races at Overland park
- Crowds fill the grandstand to watch dirt track automobile racing at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racing...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Early auto race at Overland Park
- Spectators watch an auto race from the grandstand at the Overland Park race track in Denver, Colorado. Pit crews push the race cars to jump start them at the start line.
- Pit crews--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Racing automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1931]
- Central City festival
- A fireman, wearing long underwear and shorts, scales a ladder suspended in mid air in the middle of Main Street in Central City, Colorado. People sit on the grandstand on Eureka street. Crowds line both sides of the street, look out the windows of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Firemans Day, Central City, Colo.
- A band marches down Main Street in Central City, Colorado. The three leaders of the parade, two in uniform, carry flags, an American flag, and a banner which reads "Alert Hose No. 2 'Prompt to Aid' C.C.F.D." Spectators stand on the sidewalks on...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897]
- Pine Ridge Agency Indians
- View of Native American Sioux pose in a line below a watchtower or grandstand with white men and women, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. The Sioux men wear breechcloths, roaches, hair feathers, hair pipe breastplates and leg bands with bells, many...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Clothing & dress--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.;...
- [1891?]