Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Camping, Rocky Mt. Lake scene
- A large family group sits under the shelter of a tent awning at Rocky Mountain Lake Park auto camp (motor camp) in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A young girl carries a plate to the table. Men, women and children sit on crates and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Workshop for playground equipment
- Interior view of a man at a vise in a workshop used to repair playground equipment in Denver, Colorado. The man, who possibly is superintendent Thornton, wears overalls, a sweater and a cap. Saws, drill bits, hammers, wrenches and other tools are...
- Denver (Colo.). Dept. of Parks and Recreation--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1918, May
- Glimpses of Denver's Parks
- View of a landscaped flower garden in possibly Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. Landscaping design by S.R. DeBoer includes daisies, deciduous trees and shrubs.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Glimpses of Denver's Parks
- View of landscaped flower beds in an unidentified park in Denver, Colorado. Landscaping by S.R. DeBoer shows shrubs and deciduous trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- George A. Carlson, Superintendent of Parks
- A Denver Parks work crew dressed in work clothes, stand near a horse drawn wagon in a Denver, Colorado park. A hose hangs from the wagon and lawn mowing machinery is inside. Pictured left to right are George A. Carlson, Director of...
- Denver (Colo.). Parks and Recreation Dept.--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1911
- Group having a picnic in park
- Outdoor portrait of a group of young men and women who eat outdoors in a park in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Four girls sitting on a barrel of cannon in City Park man standing beside them
- A man poses near a group of girls who sit on a cannon in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The man wears a suit and holds an umbrella.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cannons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Two women standing arm in arm by flower beds
- Outdoor portrait of two women near flower beds in a park in Denver, Colorado. One woman wears a wide-brimmed hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Two women a man and a child in a park
- Outdoor portrait of a family and a woman in possibly Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. The women wear decorated dresses and hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Group of children and adults posed for picture
- Outdoor portrait of a group of families in a park in Denver, Colorado. One man stands near a baby carriage.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Man standing beside island with flower beds in roadway in City Park
- A man poses on a circle drive near an island of flowers in City Park, Denver, Colorado. A building is in the distance.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Couple in boat in City Park lake DMNH visible
- A man and woman pose in a canoe on City Park (Ferril) Lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The woman wears an elaborately decorated hat. The Denver Museum of Natural History is in the distance.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ferril Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canoes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Two women seated on grass in front of flowerbeds
- Outdoor portrait of two women near flower beds in a park in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Recreation picnic
- Outdoor portrait of a group of men, women, and children as they eat outdoors possibly in City Park, Denver, Colorado. One women wears a hat decorated with flowers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Recreation - outing - four ladies in City Park
- Outdoor portrait of women by the lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado; the Museum of Natural History is in the distance. Costume includes a lace collar and hats with feathers.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Horse - drawn cart at City Park
- Outdoor portrait of well dressed girls and a woman with a pony cart in City Park, Denver, Colorado; costume includes an umbrella and hats with flowers. The Pavilion is in the background.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pony carts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- July, 1912
- Cheesman Park
- Aerial view of the Cheesman Memorial Pavilion, completed in 1910, and Cheesman Park, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The pavilion is supported by columns and surrounded by gardens and fountains. Shows the abandoned Mount...
- Cheesman, Walter Scott, 1838-1907--Monuments.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Childrens public swimming pool, Lincoln Park, Denver
- View of boys swimming in Lincoln Park's public pool, Denver, Colorado; men, women and children standing behind wire fence watching swimmers, boys standing in doorway of bath house.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children swimming--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1915]
- City Park, Denver
- Partial view of City Park lake, Denver, Colorado; women and men strolling around lake; others seated on lawn or park bench underneath shade from trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Childrens Fountain, City Park, Denver
- Close view of the Children's Fountain at the south shore of City Park Lake in Denver, Colorado; marble sculpture is Max Blondet's copy of a sculpture in Dusseldorf, Germany; sculpture depicts three smiling children who sit huddled together looking...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing in water--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Capitol from Greek Theatre, Denver
- View of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colorado; the capitol is framed by columns of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center Park (completed in 1919); two people sit on bench under colonnade.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [1919?]
- Capitol from Greek Theatre, Denver
- Close, northeastward view of columns of the Colonnade of Civic Benefactors and Greek Theatre in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado (architects Willis A. Marean and Albert J. Norton; completed in 1919); people sit on benches under colonnade at left;...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1919?]
- City Park, Denver
- View of children in rowboats on the lake in City Park, Denver, Colorado; shows pavilion and boathouse in background; Rocky Mountains at horizon.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1919?]
- Greek Theatre, Denver
- View of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado (architects Willis A. Marean and Albert J. Norton; completed in 1919); shows broad walkway in foreground lined with lamp-posts and pedestrian traffic.
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1919?]
- Pike's Peak from Cheeseman [sic] Park
- Southward, interior view of the Cheesman Park Pavilion in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1910); view of Pikes Peak is framed by Colorado Yule marble columns; women sit on wire benches and children play nearby; a man leans over a fountain;...
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- City Park, Denver
- View of a lake at City Park in Denver, Colorado; trees and pathway surround the lake.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- City Park, Denver
- View of a lake at City Park in Denver, Colorado; dirt road at far left; bridge crosses culvert at lake's edge.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- City Park, Denver
- View of an arbor in City Park, Denver, Colorado; structure has four brick columns, lattice roof, and facing wooden benches; shows lake in distance, two people standing near shore, and automobiles parked along roadway.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Arbors (Bowers)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- City Park, Denver
- Northward view of City Park and Denver Museum of Natural History in Denver, Colorado; shows rustic, log park benches under cottonwood trees and parked automobiles. Museum was built in 1908, left wing completed in 1918.
- Denver Museum of Natural History--1910-1920.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Fountain Colfax entrance City Park Denver
- View of a fountain at the Colfax Street entrance to City Park in Denver, Colorado; children sit on edge of semi-circular pool attached to wall; water flows from sculpted lion's mouth.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1920]
- Lilly Pond [sic], City Park, Denver
- Lily pads and flowers are scattered across the lily pond in City Park in Denver, Colorado; shows arbor with benches and automobiles parked along a roadway.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Lilly [sic] Pond, City Park, Denver
- View of the lily pond at City Park in Denver, Colorado (built in 1917); shows sky and trees reflected on surface, cement wall topped with planters, fire hydrant, lamp-post, and driveway.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1919]
- Museum City Park, Denver
- View of the Denver Museum of Natural History in City Park, Denver, Colorado (built in 1908; north wing added in 1918); shows automobiles parked along drive (one with 1919 license plate), a man and woman at building portico, and landscaped lawn and...
- Denver Museum of Natural History--1910-1920.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Sullivan Gate, City Park, Denver
- View of the Sullivan Gate at the Esplanade in City Park, Denver, Colorado (designed by Leo Lentelli; presented to the city by John Clarke Mitchell of the Denver National Bank in memory of the late Dennis Sullivan, a pioneer banker); shows sculpted...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1917 and 1919]
- Cheesman Park band
- A large crowd is gathered at Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado. National flags are displayed, Native Americans perform a dance, and a man conducts a uniformed band.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Ceremonial dancers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1917
- Sade Rhoads and daughters at City Park in their 1925 Hudson Super Six Coach
- Sade, Mary Elizabeth, and Harriet Rhoads pose with a Hudson automobile at City Park, in Denver, Colorado. The girls carry parasols; the Thatcher Monument and fountain are in the background.
- Hudson automobile--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1925 and 1927?]
- Harry Rhoads at left of cannon (at City Park) and his first wife, Julia Knapp, at opposite end
- Four men and one woman, including Harry Rhoads (on left with cable release) and his wife Julia Knapp, pose on a cannon in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cannons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon,...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Swimmer at Washington Park
- A man and woman stand talking on a beach at Washington Park, Denver, Colorado. The man leans against a tree as the woman, having recently emerged from the lake, squeezes water from her swimming suit. Sign: "Notice All Persons Are Warned Against...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Conversation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1914?]
- Bi-plane landing at Cheesman park
- A crowd is gathered at Cheesman Park pavilion in Denver, Colorado to watch a Curtis Jenny airplane land; numbers on the plane read "38167."
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Hazel (Rhoads) Gates paddling on City Park Lake
- Hazel Rhoads (Harry Rhoads' sister) paddles a rowboat in City Park Lake (Ferril Lake) in Denver, Colorado.
- Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Family.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rowboats--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Civic center
- Night view of the Civic Center framed by the columns of the Greek Theatre in Denver, Colorado. Shows: "Miller Tires" and "Willy Overland Inc." signs, steps, and streetlamps.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Civic center
- Night view of the Civic Center illuminated with streetlamps and framed by the Greek Theatre in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Miller Tires" and "Willy [Ove]rland Inc."
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Transplanting trees
- S. B. Sharp, Ray Miller, and other workmen uproot a tree in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Two horses are used to pull the tree out of the ground with the assistance of a patent hoist invented by A. L. Cornman.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1914 March 10
- Denver- early construction on Civic Center. Olmstead plan
- Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado; shows the Carnegie Library, new parterre landscaping for Civic Center, businesses, farms, and plains leading to the Front Range.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- Spring, 1913
- Civic Center, Denver
- View south from Colfax Avenue across Civic Center to the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors, a City Beautiful project; shows open stage with colonnade, sidewalk, lamp posts, balustrade, men with dog, church steeple, trees, and...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colonnades--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Speer Boulevard, Cherry Creek Drive, and Sunken Gardens
- View of Sunken Gardens Park, Speer Boulevard, Cherry Creek Drive, and Cherry Creek with flood control walls in Denver, Colorado; also shows downtown buildings and front range mountains.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sunken Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1915
- Concert Theatre and Stadium, Civic Center, Denver
- View of an early phase of construction of the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado.
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Open-air theaters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917 December 22
- Road map at City Park auto camp - City Park
- Men look at a map of Colorado at City Park in Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "Camping Permitted Any Place in the Mountains Not Fenced In."
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Colonel Theodore Roosevelt surrounded by reception committees and Colorado sheriffs after chuck wagon dinner at Overland Park, Denver Colorado
- Former president Theodore Roosevelt poses outdoors with a group of women and men who include sheriffs in Overland Park in Denver, Colorado. One man sits on the ground near a candle.
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1910 August]
- City Park
- Men stand near horse-drawn sulkies on a race track at City Park in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An elevated gazebo is in the distance.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Harness racing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]