Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Marking of Ute Pass Trail
- Native American (Ute) men and women on horseback stand in a procession as part of the marking ceremony for Ute Pass Trail, El Paso County, Colorado. Spectators stand on either side of the procession. Native American men wear feather headdresses....
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commemoration--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso...
- August 29, 1912
- Sunflower Carnival
- Native American (tribe unknown) men on horseback ride in a parade on Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, as part of the Flower Carnival. The men ride near grandstands filled with spectators. Near the men on horseback are two...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback...
- [August, 1896.]
- 14th Street Viaduct
- A large crowd watches two men chisel a stone (probably a dedication stone for the completion of the 14th [Fourteenth] St. viaduct) in front of the Hotel Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The two men stand on a large platform surrounded by spectators....
- Hotel Broadway (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Dedications--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 September 28
- Charles A. Lindbergh's - Spirit of St. Louis
- Charles A. Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis on his arrival in Denver, Colorado, at Lowry Field, August 31, 1927, shortly after his historic crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Shows spectators.
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974--Associated objects.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Train pile up / wreck
- View of a railroad accident; shows freight cars, tracks, lumber, coal, and spectators.
- Railroad accidents--1920-1940.; Spectators--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt at State Capitol of Colorado
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt makes a speech to a large crowd at the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, during his presidential campaign visit on October 12, 1936. Shows dignitaires, Democratic political leaders, and spectators.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Democratic Party (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Public...
- 1936 October 12
- Massachusetts, opening of the four days' bicycle contest for the championship of the world, in Boston, November 5th
- A crowd of people is inside a tent beside a velodrome track in Boston (Suffolk County), Massachusetts. Cyclists race high-wheeler bicycles. Shows an orchestra on an elevated stage and spectators.
- Velocipedes--Massachusetts--Boston--1870-1880.; Velodromes--Massachusetts--Boston--1870-1880.; Boston (Mass.)--1870-1880.; Bicycle racing--Massachusetts--Boston--1870-1880.; Bicycles & tricycles--Massachusetts--Boston--1870-1880.;...
- 1879 November 22
- Grand Lake rodeo festivities Jack Mahoney (the Range Rider), Wayne Van Vleet, Pete Smythe.
- Jock (Jack) Mahoney, cowboy actor, speaks into a microphone on a stage in Grand Lake (Grand County), Colorado, as part of the rodeo festivities at the Roundup Riders of the Rockies' annual trail ride. Mahoney wears a cowboy hat, a "3R" vest, and...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Actors--American--Colorado--Grand Lake--1950-1960.; Chaps--Colorado--Grand Lake--1950-1960.; Cowboy hats--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Grand...
- 1956 July
- Construction scene
- View of canal construction in (probably) Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, men working, and spectators.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canal construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- 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?]
- Flower Carnival Parade
- View of the Sunflower Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a horse drawn buggy adorned with foliage, houses and commercial buildings with bunting, and spectators.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890- 1910.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Colorado State Capitol
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt makes a speech to a large crowd at the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver, Colorado, during his presidential campaign visit on October 12, 1936. Shows dignitaires, including the First Lady and Democratic...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Democratic Party (Colo.)--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Political campaigns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents' spouses--United States--1930-1940.; Presidents--United...
- 1936 October 12
- Last Black Hills coach leaving Cheyenne
- John Noonan, George Lathrop, Mr. Jenks, Russell Thorp, and H. Haas, and other unidentified men pose on and near a horse-drawn stagecoach on the Black Hills Stage and Express Line in Cheyenne, Wyoming. A boy, Granville Timmen, stands near a crowd of...
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1880-1890.; Stagecoaches--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1880-1890.; Transportation--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1880-1890.
- 1887 February 19
- Cinco de Mayo celebration, Civic Center Park
- Crowds attend a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Civic Center Park in Denver, Colorado. Musicians and spectators are in the Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors. Shows advertising banners and loudspeakers. The North Building of the Denver...
- Greek Theater and Colonnade of Civic Benefactors (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday)--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--2000-2010.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver...
- [2006?]
- Snake dances
- Native American (Hopi) snake dancers wear body paint, feathers, kilts, and fringed boots, Walpi Pueblo, Arizona. Shows spectators.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Ceremonial...
- [1918?]
- Marking of U. P. Trail Chief Buckskin Charley in lead
- Native American (Ute) men ride on horseback into French Creek Valley, near Cascade, El Paso County, Colorado as part of the marking ceremony for the Ute Pass Trail. Buckskin Charley leads, he holds a feathered ceremonial spear. The men wear feather...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Cascade--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Cascade--1910-1920.; Cascade (El Paso County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commemoration--Colorado--Cascade--1910-1920.; Horseback...
- August 26, 1912
- Exhibition boxing match
- James A. Maestas (Jimmie) and an unidentified boy fight in a boxing exhibition for U.S. Military personnel at Lowry Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. Shows the two boys and Army Air Force spectators.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boxing.; Boys.; Soldiers.; Interiors.; Maestas, James A.--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [1943?]
- CMA-1942
- A man drives a spike into a rock with a hammer as part of a contest, probably at a Colorado Mining Association convention in Denver, Colorado. Shows the men in the back of a truck and spectators. Signs on the wall read: "Produce More Metals,"...
- Colorado Mining Association--Meetings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Contests--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Loveland's first street fair
- View of first street fair held on October 3, 4, 5, 1894, Loveland, Colorado. Men parade their prize horses down street lined with spectators. Shows the old depot (passengers could stand on the high platform and step into the cars) and Vorrieter's...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fairs--Colorado--Loveland--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Loveland--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Loveland--1890-1900.
- October 1894
- Processions & ceremonials Taos [sic], N.M.
- View of Native American Matachines dancers, at Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, costumes include ribbons, feathers, headdresses, animal horn mask, some carry wands. Shows adobe pueblo dwellings and spectators.
- Indians of North America--Dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Matachines (Dance)--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Squaw Dance, Pine Ridge S. D.
- Native American (Sioux) men and women during the Squaw Dance on the Pine Ridge reservation, South Dakota. Some of the women are dressed in costumes which include long skirts, shirts accented by elk tooth designs, and headdresses. Other women sit on...
- Dakota Indians--Dance--South Dakota--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--South Dakota--1900-1910.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--South Dakota--1900-1910.; Women--South Dakota--1900-1910.;...
- 1908
- Scaffolding and sluiceway for pouring concrete - formwork for retaining walls
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms, a sluice, and spectators.
- Concrete construction--Formwork--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sluices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Buffalo Bill's grave
- View of the Buffalo Bill Cody (Colonel William Frederick Cody) grave on Lookout Mountain in Denver Mountain Park, west of Denver, Colorado; shows a girl and two women in front of the fence surrounding the stone monument with plaque, wreath on top...
- Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Graves--Colorado--Lookout Mountain--1910-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- [between 1917 and 1920?]
- Ute Indians dancing, sitting by drum - Steve Burch
- Native American Utes dance wearing feather headdresses, kilts and bustles; Steve Bruch and musicians wear western hats and sit to the side with white spectators.
- Indian dance--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Ute Indians--Dance--1930-1940.; Burch, Steve.
- 1932 November 8
- Train derailed
- View of a railroad wreck; shows a locomotive, passenger coaches, and spectators.
- Railroad accidents--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Main street, Breckenridge
- Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, includes the Denver Hotel during festivites. The open porch has a crowd on its balcony, bunting hangs on its balustrade, and American flags are behind the spectators. The two- story, frame building features...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Crow Creek
- View of two teams of Native American Lakota Sioux women in a tug-of-war contest, Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota, includes a policeman with a billy club and spectators.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Teton Indians--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Crow Creek Indian Reservation (S.D.); Games--South Dakota--1910-1920.; Indian reservation police--South...
- 1915?
- Native American procession
- A procession of Native American (Plains) men walk past single and double tiered covered grandstands filled with spectators. The men wear beaded leggings, hair pipe breast plates, and feather headdresses. A U. S. flag is tethered to a pole atop the...
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Grandstands--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Parades & processions--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Sun Dance
- Native American Sioux Sun Dance, a man with his chest skin attached, with sinew, to a pole, drummers, and spectators.
- Dakota Indians--1840-1860.; Indians of North America--1840-1860.; Ceremonial dancers--1840-1860.; Sun dance--1840-1860.
- [1851?]
- Indian horse-race
- Two Native American men race horses down a thoroughfare lined by spectators. One of the horses is dark, the other is light and both are being urged on by the whips of their riders.
- Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Horse racing--1890-1900.
- 1900?
- Road work in Black Hawk
- Men with shovels clean up Main Street after a flood in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. A Colorado & Southern locomotive pushes flat cars on temporary tracks, they are loaded with dirt and rocks. Shows the Gilpin Hotel, businesses, and men and...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1910-1920.; Digging--Colorado--Blackhawk--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1910-1920.;...
- [1910?]
- Central City parade
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies ride horseback in their annual parade on Eureka Street in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The men are dressed in western attire which includes cowboy hats, vests, chaps, and boots. Some of the...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.;...
- 1955 July
- Alamosa, Colo.
- A float from the Narrow Gauge Museum, a caboose body mounted on a truck, and marching bands move down a street during a parade to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Alamosa's founding in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Shows two brass marching...
- Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Founders' Day commemorations--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Marching bands--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Parades &...
- 1953 October 24
- Colorado and Southern accident between Central City and Black Hawk
- Spectators gather around derailed Colorado & Southern locomotive no. 13 and railroad cars near Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Men women and children stand near the tracks. Houses a shaft house and mine workings are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--Disasters--1900-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Spectators.
- 1902 June 21
- President Taft in Montrose, Colo.
- President William Howard Taft addresses a crowd before the opening ceremony for the Gunnison Tunnel at the Montrose County Fairgrounds in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. The president stands behind a fence draped with flag bunting and fans. A...
- Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Public appearances.; Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gazebos.; Presidents--United States.; Public speaking.; Racetracks (Horse racing); Rites & ceremonies.; Spectators.
- [1909 September 23]
- President Taft in Montrose, Colo.
- President William Howard Taft addresses a crowd before the opening ceremony for the Gunnison Tunnel at the Montrose County Fairgrounds in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. The president stands behind a fence draped with flag bunting and fans. A...
- Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Public appearances.; Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States.; Public speaking.; Rites & ceremonies.; Spectators.
- [1909 September 23]
- Political rally 2650 E. 45th Av.
- View of a political rally in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men sit on a wooden platform in front of a large fabric scrim, one man stands at a podium, flags and political posters decorate the platform and men with television or movie cameras are on the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Political parades & rallies.; Spectators.
- 1968 Sept. 26