Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Dredge at Hahns Peak placers
- "Eleanor", a hydraulic placer gold mining dredge in Hahns Peak, Routt County, Colorado.
- Dredges--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1910-1920.; Gold dredging--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1910-1920.; Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Albion St. Mother Leets last home Denver
- View of the Leet home at 1630 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch.
- Leet, Modeste--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Man on a circus horse
- A circus equestrian sits on a horse that kneels with one leg extended near a circus wagon at the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man is dressed in a jacket and pants, with a side stripe, and he holds a cap in his hand. A...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Circuses & shows--1910-1920.; Trick riding--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Flood scenes
- Intersection of Main St. and Gregory St. after flooding, 1910. George Stroehle & Sons, Boiler and Sheet Iron Works and "Bull" Durham buildings are visible among the wreckage. Seven people (one blurred) and a dog are seen interspersed among the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.
- 1910
- York Street House
- View of a house at 1160 York Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; it has a gable, porch, incised stone, and shingle imbrication. Women and a man are in the yard.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910 Summer
- Southern Pacific Depot, Tucson, Arizona
- View of the Southern Pacific Railroad depot in Tucson (Pima County), Arizona; the Mission Revival style building has arches and churrigueresque windows. Maguey (agave) plants grow in the yard.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Tucson (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1920.
- 1910?
- UP train, engine number 4012, engine type 4-8-8-4
- Westbound freight train, fine smoke & steam effect; 45 cars, 40 MPH. Photographed: at Riview, Wyo., November 29, 1941.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1911.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Riview.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1911
- Yellow Creek round up
- Cowboys pose beside or on horses near Yellow Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. A steer is on the ground, tied with ropes. A man holds a branding iron to the steer's flank, and another man leans over the steer. Kettles and an iron bar are over a...
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cattle branding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Yellow Creek round up
- Cowboys sit on horses and pose in a row near Yellow Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. The men wear cowboy hats, vests, and boots and carry lariats. A herd of steer is on a hillside behind men on horses.
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cattle herding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Yellow Creek round up
- Cowboys pose near a herd of horses on a hillside in Rio Blanco County, Colorado near Yellow Creek. The men are on horseback or stand nearby and wear cowboy hats, jackets, boots with spurs, chaps, gloves and carry lariats. Horses are in a temporary...
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cattle herding--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Corrals--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rio Blanco...
- 1911
- Cherry Creek north of Country Club
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows drainage pipes, retaining walls, washed out stream banks,x a steel bridge, people, and houses in the Country Club neighborhood. Billboard reads: "Byers Addition."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912 July 14
- Speer Boulevard east of Broadway bridge
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows Speer Boulevard, people, and eroded stream banks.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912 July 14
- Scene below 14th St. Viaduct
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in Denver, Colorado. Men clear debris by industrial buildings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Ruins--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912 July 14
- North bank Cherry Creek west of Downing Bridge
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows debris, a woman with an umbrella, and the Downing Street bridge.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912 July 14
- Georgetown, Colo.
- View of Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows residences and trees bowed under the weight of a June snow.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- 1912 June 17
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 15, 1912 May 17
- Union parade Trinidad, Colo
- Women march in support of UMW coal miners on strike against CF&I in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, carrying a United States flag and signs: "God Bless Mother Jones," and "Ladies Assembly of Southern Colorado." Men crowd the sidewalk by a...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1913
- CB&Q locomotive, engine number 2921, engine type 4-6-2
- Left side view of engine. Photographed: in Denver, Colo., for Knights Templar Convention, August 1913.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1913.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1913
- C&S snowplow, engine number 800, engine type 2-8- 2
- Pushing rotary snowplow; after very heavy snow. Photographed: Denver, Colo., December, 1913.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1913.; Railroad construction & maintenance.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Railroad--Snowplow locomotives.
- 1913
- UP locomotive, engine number 1851, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Denver, Colo., 1913.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1913.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1913
- AT&SF locomotive, engine number 896, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; tender cropped. Photographed: Denver, Colo., November 1913.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1913.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1913
- Denver, great storm
- A man shovels a pathway through drifts of snow on a sidewalk in Denver, Colorado. Shows people in distance and snow covered walls and street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, snow storms
- View of horse-drawn wagons and men who shovel snow near the Denver Public Library in the Civic Center on West Colfax and Bannock Streets after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado State Capitol is in the distance.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Denver, snow storms
- Pedestrians walk on a shoveled sidewalk near stores after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons near snow piles on the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, great storm
- A line of men on horse-drawn, snow packed wagons ride up Sixteenth (16th) Street in Denver, Colorado after the great storm of 1913. Shows pedestrians, stores and snow packed street. Signs read, " Hotel," "Tremont," "Yee Foo Lun C.H.D.," "Deep Roca...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow...
- 1913
- Denver, snow storms
- View of a horse-drawn covered wagon on a snow packed Colfax after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Capitol building, a flagpole and men with horse-drawn, snow filled wagons in Civic Center Park.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- A man with a shovel poses on steps outside (probably) the Capitol building near snow drifts after the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of Colfax Street and Denver City Tramway trolley cars stuck in the after the 1913 snowstorm in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Argonaut Hotel, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is in the distance. Pedestrians walk on the street.
- Argonaut Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of a stuffed animal posed beside a snowman with a hat on in the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. A sign reads, "December Morn."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snowmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- Pedestrians walk near a snow covered Denver City Tramway trolley, number 355, on Sixteenth (16th) Street after the snowstorm of 1913. Shows the Daniels & Fisher building in the distance.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street...
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- A snow covered Denver City Tramway trolley car is stuck in the snowstorm of 1913 in central Denver, Colorado. Signs on a building read, ""Oriental Rugs," and "Store Room For Rent, 20 x 40 ft." A man makes a large snowball.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Taken of a work train west of Hayden, Colo
- View of a Denver and Salt Lake Railroad construction train near Hayden (Routt County), Colorado. Men crowd a flatcar; women and children stand on new tracks and ties.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Routt...
- 1913
- Camp at Snowy Range
- View of a campsite at Brooklyn Lake (Albany County), Wyoming; people sit by a tent and a harness.
- Albany County (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Wyoming--Albany County--1910-1920.; Tents--Wyoming--Albany County--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Teachers on tour
- Men, women, a girl and a boy pose with a Stanley Steamer tour bus in Salt Lake City, Utah. I. J. Boyd (Panama hat and bow tie) poses with the teachers.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1910-1920.; Buses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Passengers--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Teachers--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Tourists--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Elephant stampede
- Scene of an elephant stampede in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada shows collapsed bleachers within the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus tent. Two women stand in the wreckage in long dresses and hats.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Disasters--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Disasters--1910-1920.; Winnipeg (Man.)--1910-1920.; Debris--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Stampedes--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Women--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.
- 1913 [July 30]
- Free noon meal at R.R. days celebration, Hayden, Colo
- View of a Denver and Salt Lake Railroad celebration at Hayden (Routt County), Colorado; people wait around canvas tents and a cauldron on a tripod.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--Public relations--1910-1920.; Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 Autumn
- R.R. track layer working west of Hayden, Colo
- View of Denver and Salt Lake Railroad construction near Hayden (Routt County), Colorado. Men work with track, ties, and hoists on work cars.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction...
- 1913 Autumn
- R.R. days celebration passenger coach came down from Steamboat Springs
- People crowd around a Denver and Salt Lake Railroad passenger car and caboose at a Railroad Days celebration in Hayden (Routt County), Colorado. Flat cars carry railroad ties.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 Autumn
- A football game, Hayden, Colo, RR days celebration
- People crowd a football field during a Railroad Days celebration in Hayden (Routt County), Colorado; some look at a stage, others look at people atop a hill.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--Public relations--1910-1920.; Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Football--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.
- 1913 Autumn
- The barbecue beef, elk, etc for the free noon meal RR days Hayden, Colo
- View of a Railroad Days celebration in Hayden (Routt County), Colorado. Cooked meat is on a rack on a barbeque; people stand in a canvas tent.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--Public relations--1910-1920.; Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barbecues--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 Autumn
- Denver, snow storms
- View of a snow covered Denver City Tramway car in Colorado. A sign on the car reads, "STOUT."
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorms
- Men look at a Baker Electric Model V car stuck on a street in the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows businesses with signs on buildings that read, "Glenarm St.," "Natio[nal] Cash Regist[ers]," and "Budweiser."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Electric automobiles--American--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snow storms
- Men stand near a horse carrying packages on a snow packed street in Denver, Colorado during a snowstorm.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pack animals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Civic Center, Denver, Colo., in big snow, early Dec. 1913
- A woman walks near piles of snow dumped by horse-drawn wagons in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. Shows men at work at the Capitol building in the distance.
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snow storms
- A young milkman and a horse with metal milk containers stand on a Denver, Colorado street in the 1913 snowstorm. Signs on building read, "Hotel Broadway," "K & W Patent Reliners," "Stutz Hall Automo[biles]," "Colorado Distributor."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Milkmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pack animals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snow storms
- Men stand near a fire truck and trolley car on a Denver street in the 1913 snowstorm in Colorado. Shows a man on a horse. Signs on buildings read, "Quaker Oats" and "Western Newspaper Union."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorm
- A man skis in a downtown Denver street in the snowstorm of 1913 in Colorado. Shows pedestrians in the snow packed street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Skiing--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorm
- A snowman wears a hat as it sits in the driver's seat of probably a Model T Ford after the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk down sidewalk near piles of snow.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snowmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of signs stuck in a snow pile from the 1913 blizzard in Denver, Colorado. Signs read, "This pile of snow free to day help yourself plenty in stock," "Keep Off the Grass," "It's a Privilige [sic] To Live in Colorado."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Signs (Notices)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of a nude woman sculpted from snow during the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Nudes--1910-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December