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- Big snow of December 1913 Civic Center
- Men unload their wagons of snow brought from the downtown area to Civic Center grounds, Denver, Colorado. The 1909 Public Library and residences show in background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913 16th St. looking toward Broadway
- Pedestrians walk along cleared sidewalks as men haul the snow in horse drawn wagons along Sixteenth Street towards Broadway Avenue to dump in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913 Colfax and Broadway
- A man hauls his wagon load of snow past the Pioneer Monument on Cheyenne Street towards Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. The Scholtz Drug Company, Capitol Store, the State Capitol Building and the First United Presbyterian Church show in distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913
- Men are busy shoveling Seventeenth (17th) Street and sidewalks of snow, Denver, Colorado. Businesses include the Albany Hotel and a Kodak store.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913
- A man stands under a "Car Stop Here" sign across Seventeenth (17th) Street from the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado. Street Car J with a sweeper brush on the front makes its way along the street piled with snow and ice chunks. The Drexel and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913
- Men shovel and haul soot covered snow and ice from a downtown street, Denver, Colorado. Lettering painted on a brick building reads: Court Place Hotel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Highway truck dumping snow in Platte
- View of a street maintenance dump truck full of snow in Denver, Colorado. The Denver Coliseum is in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dump trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919 April
- Tractor and blade cleaning snow from streets near Post Office
- View of Stout Street in Denver, Colorado; shows men working, a Caterpillar tractor, a snow plow, cars, and the United States Post Office.
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1919?]
- Highway truck hauling snow
- View of a snow removal truck in Denver, Colorado; letters on the bed read: "2 White," and "Highway Dept." The driver looks out from the cab.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dump trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Auto sprinkler hauling snow
- View of snow removal in Denver, Colorado; shows a sprinkler truck and a snow wagon. Letters read: "Street Cleaning Dept No. 42."
- Street cleaning--Equipment and supplies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 April
- Ford Smith A form hauling snow
- View of snow removal in Denver, Colorado; shows a truck, a snow wagon, a streetlamp, and a stone building.
- Street cleaning--Equipment and supplies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 April
- Team and wagon hauling snow Civic Center
- View of snow removal in Denver, Colorado; shows a horse-drawn wagon full of snow, a man driving, and buildings with arched windows.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- 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, 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
- Civic Center, Denver, Colo. in big snow, early Dec. 1913
- A man walks near a large pile of snow in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado; the snow was removed from the streets after the snow storm of 1913. Shows men and horse-drawn wagons used for snow removal on top of the pile of snow. The Arapahoe...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Snow storm
- Children play in the snow with a sled in front of the State Capital Building in Denver, Colorado. Horse drawn wagons are used to remove snow, sign reads: "Argonaut Hotel."
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--1910-1920.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sleds &...
- 1913
- Snow Daniels & Fisher Tower in background
- Men shovel snow from a rooftop after a heavy snowfall in Denver, Colorado. The Daniels and Fisher tower is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Roofs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Snow
- Men shovel snow from the sidewalk after a heavy snowfall in Denver, Colorado. A three-story brick building is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Denver, Union Station, great snowstorm
- View of piles of snow in Union Station in Denver, Colorado; a man shovels snow near a railroad train. Shows a signal tower.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, Union Station, great storm
- View of piles of snow in Union Station in Denver, Colorado; a man shovels snow near railroad trains. Shows a signal tower.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, 16th Street, great storm
- View of a Denver City Tramway snowplow breaking through the remains of a snowstorm on Sixteenth (16th) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Kittredge Building.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow...
- 1913 December
- Denver, snowstorm scene in front of library
- View of men shoveling snow in front of the Denver Public Library on West Colfax and Bannock Street after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons, men, and the Capitol building.
- Denver Public Library--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- 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, 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
- 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
- The Denver City Tramway snow plow clears snow along a Denver, Colorado street in the 1913 snow storm. Shows buildings with signs that read, "5 10 15 25 cent Store," "Fish, Oysters, Lobsters, Clams (?)."
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- 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, Snowstorms
- A line of men with shovels and pickaxes work to remove snow after the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- City Teams Unloading Snow on Civic Center
- Men in Civic Center unload snow laden horse-drawn wagons after the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows pedestrians on the sidewalk, the Arapahoe County Courthouse building and the Majestic Hotel are in the distance. A sign reads, "Oil and...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- Men shovel snow onto horse-drawn wagons on 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado after the snowstorm of 1913. Pedestrians walk along the street and sidewalks. Signs on buildings read, "Keen Kutter, Tools, Cutlery," "Coca-Cola," and "Your...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- Men shovel snow on Broadway in Denver, Colorado after the 1913 snowstorm. An African American (Black) man crosses the street, pedestrians stand on a corner, and men drive snow laden, horse-drawn wagons. Signs on buildings read, "The Scholtz Dru[g...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Denver, snowstorm
- View of snow laden, horse-drawn wagons as men dump snow in Civic Center near the Capitol building. Shows the Argonaut Hotel in the distance.
- 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
- Trolley in snow
- A Denver Tramway Company trolley runs through the snow, probably to test a plow, in Denver, Colorado; people look on.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Municipal oiler converted into snow wagon
- View of snow removal in Denver, Colorado; shows a truck loaded with snow, and brick storefronts.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919 April
- Big snow of December 1913 16th Street toward Broadway
- Men haul snow from the downtown area, in horse drawn wagons, along Sixteenth Street towards Broadway Avenue to dump in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado. Business signs include: "The [Y]ee Foo Lun, C.H.D. Chinese Herb Institute, Have Cured Thousands,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913