Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Birdie Sedan
- Studio bust portrait of Birdie Sedan, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Sedan's bangs are curled and her hair is pinned neatly back in a bun. Her dress has wide pleats on the bodice, and puffed sleeves. She wears a bar pin, a gold...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sedan, Birdie.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking from touring Sedan
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks into a microphone from his touring sedan at Fitzsimons General Hospital, he's protected by police and secret service agents. A crowds gathered behind the Sedan.
- Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Secret service--American--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- Grand Imperial Hotel, Silverton
- Exterior view of the Grand Imperial Hotel, in Silverton, Colorado, looking northwest; shows the storefronts with inset doors, pilasters with acanthus capitals, and the stepped semicircular arches over the second floor sash windows. On the left side...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Silverton--1960-1970.; Grand Imperial Hotel (Silverton, Colo.)
- [1965?]
- Parade entry Flower Carnival
- A man poses near a highly ornate sedan chair on a flatbed wagon decorated with bunting as part of the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival parade in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is hitched to a team of four horses that have fringed...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896]
- Ford sedan
- View of a 1932 [?] Ford sedan in Denver, Colorado. Sign reads: "No Parking at Anytime."
- Ford automobile--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Ford sedan
- Teenage boys examine a 1932 [?] Ford sedan in Denver, Colorado. One has a "cowlick."
- Ford automobile--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- Larry and Gloria
- Two young children, only identified as Larry and Gloria, stand in a dirt yard at 10th (Tenth) and Lawrence Streets in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Larry wears a striped shirt and coveralls. Gloria wears a dress and coat. A brick...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boys.; Girls.; Infants.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- [1946?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 34, 1912 August 24
- Eureka Street, Central City, Colorado
- People are on sidewalks or near cars on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows the Teller House Hotel building, the stone Central City Opera House, and businesses with signs that read: "Teller House Book Shop," "St. Mary's...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [1951?]
- El Paso County Hiway [sic] equipment
- View of a State Highway Department dump truck in El Paso County, Colorado; a brick garage, houses, and sedan are to the sides.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dump trucks--Colorado--El Paso County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Buildings residences
- View of a two-story frame house in Denver, Colorado. The home has a covered porch with decorative trim. A billboard nearby reads: "The New 4 Door Sedan $1315 Nash".
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Billboards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Delivery wagon
- View of a horse drawn sedan wagon on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; emblem reads: "W." A man is at the door of the wagon, a woman is inside.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Horse - drawn vehicle maneuvering in snow
- View of a horse drawn sedan car in snow on Alameda Avenue, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Naturita, Colo.
- Frame and log dwellings in Naturita, Montrose County, Colorado, are built on the banks of the San Miguel River. A propane tank and sedan are by a house; slopes and rock cliffs are in the background.
- Naturita (Colo.)--1920-1930.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Nevadaville house? torn down in 1939
- This square, cottage-roofed structure in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one-story frame building. The windows and doors have been removed; a buckboard and a 1930s sedan are in front by rock retaining wall.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- [between 1937 and 1939?]
- Looking to the north from Bennett Avenue along First Street
- View from corner of Teller County Courthouse on Bennett Avenue north towards First (1st) Street, Cripple Creek, Colorado; four-door sedan is parked beside cement sidewalk; background view of rows of utility poles and one-story gable, flat-roof and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- 1947 January 20
- The Old Homestead one of the few buildings left on Myers Ave.
- Exterior view of Herman Conrow's residence, formerly the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this prominent "parlor or sporting" house operated for nearly 20 years then became a private residence until it reopened in...
- Conrow, Herman--Homes & haunts.; Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- 1947 January 20
- Depot at San Acacio crumbling condition on line of San Luis Southern
- In San Acacio, Costilla County, Colorado, the Depot of the San Luis Southern Railroad is a two-story building with a cottage roof, a chimney, and sash windows. A sedan and a flat-bed truck are parked in front.
- San Acacio (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--San Acacio--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--San Acacio--1930-1940.; Trucks--Colorado--San Acacio--1930-1940.; Southern San Luis Valley Railroad.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Tejon Street, Colorado Springs
- View of Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows cars including a Chevrolet sedan and another vehicle with tailfins; signs read: "Dave's Furniture, Kelvinator Appliances," "Colorado Springs Music," "Colorado Commercial Bank,"...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- July 1966
- Mrs. Sade Rhoads at Cave of the Winds. (on right)
- View of a tourist attraction in El Paso County, Colorado; Sade Rhoads poses at the wheel of an open topped sedan, another woman is at her side. Cars are parked; a United States flag is under a sign: "Wonderful Cave of the Winds."
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [between 1917 and 1930?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of a parade in Trinidad, Colorado. A black 1930's sedan draped with bunting and with numerous 'Stars and Bars' flags mounted in the front bumper and coming out of the windows makes its way along the brick street. A banner on its side reads:...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Mrs. Sade Rhoads in her 1918 Kissel car
- Mrs. Sade Rhoads sits in a 1918 Kissel two passenger sedan in a Denver, Colorado park.
- Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Family.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Confederate reunion
- View of parade in Trinidad, Colorado. A white haired man with a walrus moustache waves his hat out the window of a early 1930's sedan with open windshield. The car is draped with fringed garland, and has a Stars and Bars flag mounted in the door...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Burrough, Margaret.; Harris, John W., fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Flood in downtown Denver
- View of the intersection of 16th and Cleveland Streets after a flood, caused by the break of a water main, in Denver, Colorado. Cars, pedestrians, and a streetcar are in or near the flooded street. Businesses include the "The Automobile Club, Rocky...
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Trinidad Colorado opera house
- Jaffa Opera House, built in 1882, Trinidad, Colorado, is on the corner of Commercial and Main Streets. This three story edifice of incised sandstone has geometric stylized florets, a cornice with corbeled segments, and flourished pediments. Over...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Drugstores--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Liquor stores--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Opera houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- 1965?
- Probably Harry's car
- View of a sedan automobile, with houses in the background.
- Automobiles--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The city of Trinidad has a municipal mountain park at Stonewall
- A rock formation in Trinidad, Colorado has an upthrust layer of weathered stone standing exposed and almost perpendicular. Evergreens dot the talus at the base of the formation in the background, and a cottonwood grows by the near end. Signs on...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Woman in car
- A woman sits in the driver's seat of a two-door soft top sedan; her hat is a turban with buttons, probably in Colorado.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Manitou Springs Bath House
- View of the Manitou Bath House in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; features include a hipped terra cotta roof, wrought iron, corner entry and tower. People are by arched windows, a Chevrolet sedan, and signs: "Manitou Center," "Boardwalk...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1989?]
- Breckenridge storefronts
- This view of Main Street, in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes a building, on the left, which was built in 1880, and housed the Miner's Home Saloon. It has three sash windows on the second floor that have ornamented, pedimented heads. A first floor...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Breckenridge--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Breckenridge, Colorado, residences
- This residence in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a one story, gable roofed frame dwelling built in an 'ell' shape with an open porch in the inside corner. Lathe turned uprights support the porch roof, sash windows are set in the clapboard sided walls,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Honeymoon cottage, 1981
- The 'Swan's Nest,' near Breckenridge, Colorado, built near the Swan River in the 1890's by Ben Stanley Revett is a two-story, gable roofed frame residence with flanking wings set at angles from the main section. An open porch follows the inside...
- Revett, Ben Stanley--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Breckenridge--1980-1990.
- 1981
- The Syndicate Gate
- View of an entry gate to the Country Club Place subdivision at (what is now) East Third (3rd) Avenue and Franklin Street in the Country Club neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. The Spanish style gate with tile roof was designed by William E. Fisher....
- County Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Residence at 12th and Pennsylvania Streets
- View of a house located at the corner of 12th (Twelfth) and Pennsylvania Streets in the Capitol Hill Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shows a rusticated stone home designed by architects William Lang, and Marshall Pugh, with battlements, bays, a...
- Benedict, Mitchell, 1837-1906--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Izett Sleeper
- View of an automobile customized with the Izett Sleeper, a mattress that folds out in an automobile, in Denver, Colorado. A sign in the automobile reads: "This Car is Equipped with the Izett Sleeper A Handy Arrangement for Fishing and Camping...
- Mattresses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- CRI&P equipment number 564
- Ford V-8 rail inspection sedan. Photographed: Colorado Springs, Colo., May 9, 1938.
- Railroads--Equipment and supplies--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad equipment--Colorado--Colorado Springs.; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.
- 1938
- Antonito, Colorado
- View of the one-story modern log structure with low side gable, asphalt shingles, aluminum entry door and decorative shutters in Antonito, San Luis Valley, Conejos County, Colorado; sign on roof reads: "Narrow Gauge Curio and Gift Shop, Cafe,...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Antonito--1970-1980.
- 1974
- B. F. Rockafella home owned by prison
- This square, two-story residence in Canon City, Colorado, has a pavilion roof with chimneys, a stovepipe, and an ornate gazebo. An open porch with lathe turned piers covers the entry, and an extension in back serves both floors. Bare trees, picket...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Canon City--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Ross University Hills
- Ross-University Hills Branch of the Denver Public Library at 4310 East Amherst Avenue at South Birch Street in Denver, Colorado, is a wide, low, brick building with a slightly sloping roof. A Corvair sedan is parked.
- Ross, Frederick R.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Ross-University Hills Branch--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; University Hills (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1965?]
- Pressing the search for James B. Sherbondy
- Responding to the 1947 break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, National Guardsmen surround a 1930's hardtop sedan. They wear helmets, double-breasted top coats, and carry automatic and semi- automatic machine guns. Snow covers...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Militias--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1947
- Edgewater, Colorado, 1st police car purchased by city, Jim Swann, 1946, Ford Standard
- Jim Swann, a police officer, stands in front of the first police car in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado. The car is a Ford Standard sedan with "Edgewater Police" painted on the door; Swann wears a police hat with an insignia, and a uniform...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Police--Colorado--Edgewater--1940-1950.; Swann, Jim.
- 1949
- New addition
- View at the Denver Botanical Garden at 1005 York Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows the Boettcher Memorial Center and Conservatory (Victor Hornbein, architect). Scaffolding, tarps, and concrete forms cover the...
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver Botanic Gardens--1960-1970.; Botanical gardens--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1969 December 2
- Val-Hi Bar & Lounge - West 13th Ave. & Fox [sic]
- View of South Platte River flood damage at Val-Hi Bar and Lounge at 1864 West 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Men and women stand by the corner entrance of a bar; a Ford sedan is in the foreground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1960-1970.; Bars--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1965 June 17
- Curtis Street businesses
- View of businesses at 1512 Curtis Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Building features corbeled brick, stone lintels, a cornice, and signs: "Baur's Restaurant" and "Bernie Shoppe Millinery." A Ford sedan is parked.
- Baur's (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1960?
- Los Compadres 2034 Larimer St.
- View of a restaurant at 2034 Larimer Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; neon, painted, and electric signs read: "Dancing," "Los Compadres," "Coors," "Coca Cola," and "Mexican Food." Mural depicts campesinos; a Ford truck...
- Los Compadres (Restaurant : Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Fire Department automobile
- View of a Fire Department vehicle (Lincoln sedan) in Civic Center park, Denver, Colorado; it has a bell and siren. The Voorhies Memorial Colonnade and Arapahoe County Courthouse dome are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.) Fire Department--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Fire Chief Healy
- Fire Chief John F. Healy poses in uniform by a Fire Department vehicle (Lincoln sedan) in Civic Center park, Denver, Colorado. The automobile has a bell, siren, and letters: "D.F.D. 1."
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1920-1930.; Fire chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- 1928 January 10
- Chief Healy's 9 passenger touring car
- Fire Chief John F. Healy poses in uniform by a Fire Department vehicle (Lincoln sedan) in Civic Center park, Denver, Colorado. The automobile has a bell and siren. The Voorhies Memorial Colonnade, Carnegie Library, and Arapahoe County Courthouse...
- Voorhies, John H. P.--Monuments.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1920-1930.; Fire chiefs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire...
- [1922]
- Chief Healy's 9 passenger Lincoln car
- Men pose in a Fire Department vehicle (Lincoln sedan) in Civic Center park, Denver, Colorado. The automobile has a bell and siren. The Voorhies Memorial Colonnade, Carnegie Library, and Arapahoe County Courthouse dome are in the background.
- Voorhies, John H. P.--Monuments.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines &...
- 1922
- Ambulance at prison riot
- Parked outside the stone, barred, West Gate at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, this four-door hardtop 1920's sedan has signs with crosses in the front and side windows reading: "Ambulance." The keystone in the arched gate reads:...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Ambulances--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929