Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Asbury Elementary School Airplane Project
- Group photograph of students at Asbury Elementary School during an Airplane Project. Pictured are several students sitting in and standing around a homemade replica of an airplane. Airplane is made from butcher paper, cardboard, tin cans, and...
- Asbury School (Denver, Colo.); Denver Public Schools.; Denver (Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Denver Municipal Airport airplane in hangar
- View of an airplane in a hangar at Denver Municipal Airport in Denver, Colorado. The airplane has a propellor and fixed landing gear.
- Denver Municipal Airport--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1935?]
- Asbury Elementary School Airplane Project
- Photograph of the Airplane Project at Asbury School located in Denver, Colorado. Pictured is a side view of the butcher paper replica of an airplane with several students sitting inside. On the stairs leading into the plane is a girl with a...
- Asbury School (Denver, Colo.); Denver Public Schools.; Denver (Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1939
- Joseph T. Geuting and Rev. Richard Ryan
- Reverend Richard Ryan, the President of Regis College, poses next to Joseph T. Geuting, the manager of the Utility Airplane council of the Aerospace Industry Association of America.
- Aerospace Industries Association of America--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; College presidents--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Geuting, Joseph T.; Ryan, Richard, President of Regis College.; Regis College (Denver,...
- January 1965
- U.S. National Bank Center
- Men stand near an airplane in the courtyard of the U.S. National Bank Center at 1740 Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. The airplane has two propellers on the wings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Courtyards--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1954?]
- Lita Grey Chaplin at Denver Union Airport
- Lita Grey Chaplin christens an airplane at the Denver Union Airport in Denver, Colorado. Men, pilots, a woman, and a boy stand nearby. An airplane hangar with lettering that reads "Hangar No. 1 Denver Union Airport" is nearby.
- Denver Union Airport--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1929]
- Lita Grey Chaplin at Denver Union Airport
- Lita Grey Chaplin prepares to christen an a Ryan B-1, manufactured by the B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation, at the Denver Union Airport in Denver, Colorado. A pilot stands nearby. Lettering on the side of the airplane reads: "Sunbeam Air Transport...
- B.F. Mahoney Aircraft Corporation--Products.; Denver Union Airport--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rites &...
- [1929]
- Lita Grey Chaplin at Denver Union Airport
- Lita Grey Chaplin sits in an airplane with a pilot at the Denver Union Airport in Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the side of the airplane reads: "Mile High Flying Club." Fuel pumps are nearby.
- Denver Union Airport--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Chaplin, Lita Grey, 1908-
- [1929]
- Lita Grey Chaplin at Denver Union Airport
- Lita Grey Chaplin christens an airplane at the Denver Union Airport in Denver, Colorado. Men, pilots, a woman, and a boy stand nearby. An airplane hangar with lettering that reads "Hangar No. 1 Denver Union Airport" is nearby.
- Denver Union Airport--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Chaplin, Lita...
- [1929]
- Governor Thornton campaigning
- Colorado Governor Daniel Thornton poses with his wife Jessie and political supporters at a general aviation airport in Colorado. The people are gathered near an airplane hanger, a single engine airplane, automobiles and a sound van. Governor...
- Airports--Colorado--1950-1960.; Governors--Colorado--1950-1960.; Political campaigns--Colorado--1950-1960.; Spouses--Colorado--1950-1960.; Thornton, Daniel I. J., 1911-1976.
- [1950?]
- Park Hill School Students
- The photograph is of two students from Park Hill Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. The boys are showing their teacher an airplane. One of the boys has a baseball cap in his hand.
- Park Hill School (Denver, Colo.); Park Hill (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; Airplanes.; Students.; Teachers.
- undated
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 8 and 9, 1923 August-September
- "Lark" airplane
- A pilot sits in a propeller powered airplane named "The Lark," probably in Colorado.
- Airplanes--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- "Lark" airplane
- View of an airplane named "The Lark" probably in Colorado. The pilot sits in the cockpit.
- Air pilots--American--Colorado--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- "Lark" airplane
- View of an airplane named "The Lark" probably in Colorado.
- Airplanes--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- "Lark" airplane
- View of an airplane named "The Lark" probably in Colorado.
- Airplanes--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Lindbergh winner of the first peacetime Congressional Medal of Honor and Distinguished Flying Cross
- Charles A. Lindbergh, American Aviator, poses in front of his airplane, "Spirit of St. Louis." Also known as "Lone Eagle," and "Lucky Lindy," for his historic first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, 3600 miles in 33 1/2 hours.
- Air pilots--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.; Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)
- [1927]
- 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]
- Interior of Alexander Aircraft Factory, one of the largest civil- aircraft factories in the country at this time
- Interior view of the Alexander Aircraft Company factory, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, show workers at machines, lathes, drill presses with ceiling mounted belt drives, an airplane body, and a break seating area.
- Alexander Aircraft Company--Facilities--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Airplane industry--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Dr. Mumey in front of a water-cooled airplane. Standard Steel Propeller Co.
- Dr. Nolie Mumey poses in front of a water cooled airplane, embossed on the propeller: "Standard Steel Propeller Company," probably Denver, Colorado. He wears pilot's pants, goggles, boots and a long sleeve shirt.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Physicians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Mumey, Nolie, 1891-1984.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis
- Charles Lindbergh stands next to the open cockpit door of an airplane in Denver, Colorado. Two other men stand nearby, both wear suits and ties.
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- 1927
- Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis in Denver
- Charles A. Lindbergh stands next to his airplane, Spirit of St. Louis, at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. An unidentified man stands next to him. A group of men are in the background,.
- Spirit of St. Louis (Airplane)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- 1927
- Possibly an experimental airplane
- People examine the debris of a small airplane crash, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Aircraft accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Female christening airplane
- A woman christens an airplane by breaking a bottle over its propeller as men in uniform and a woman look on in possibly Denver, Colorado.
- Airplanes--Colorado--1930-1940.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- The Bell VTOL jet propelled vertical-rising airplane
- View of a Bell Aircraft jet propelled vertical rising airplane in flight at Niagara Falls (Niagara County) New York; letters read: "Experimental," and "NIIO5V."
- Bell Aircraft Corporation--Products--1950-1960.; Vertically rising aircraft--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1950-1960.; Airplanes--American--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Flight testing--New York--Niagara...
- 1954, November 16
- Men in airplane
- Men sit in an airplane on the field at the Denver Municipal Airport in Denver, Colorado. The biplane has fixed landing gear and lettering that reads: "U.S. Air Mail."
- Denver Municipal Airport--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Air mail service--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Fuel truck and airplane at Denver Municipal Airport
- A group of men stand near a fuel truck and an airplane at the Denver Municipal Airport in Denver, Colorado. A pilot sits in the biplane that has lettering that reads: "Phillips Petroleum Co. Bartlesville, Okla." and "H. W. Parker Aviation Fuel."
- Denver Municipal Airport--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Fuel--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1935?]
- Raymond "Ray" Wilson
- Portrait of Tom Sheldon (aircraft designer) and Raymond Wilson (in spotted tie), pilot, educator, and businessman. They pose by a small passenger airplane.
- Monarch Airlines--People--1930-1940.; Designers--1930-1940.; Air pilots--1930-1940.; Businessmen--1930-1940.; Sheldon, Tom, airplane designer.; Wilson, Raymond, 1900-1979.
- 1935
- Photographed from Frontier airplane
- Aerial view east over Gunnison, Colorado, taken from an airplane shows the airport runway, Gunnison River, rodeo grounds, gridlines of streets, and Western State College in distance.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1970-1980.
- [1979]
- Big Bear Ice Arena formerly the Lowry Air Force Base High Technology Training Facility
- View of Big Bear Ice Arena at 8580 East Lowry Boulevard in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver. Shows a large Modern-style building on the site of the former Lowry Air Force Base. The building, known as the High Technology Training Facility...
- Big Bear Ice Arena (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Ice skating rinks.; Skating rinks.; Big Bear Ice Arena (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Skating...
- 2001
- Restored B-52 bomber Wings Over the Rockies Museum, Hangar No. 1, and Hangar No. 2, Lowry
- View of a B-52 bomber, Hangar Two (Building 402) and the Wings Over the Rockies Museum located in Hangar One (Building 401) at 7731 East Academy Boulevard in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two airplane hangars are located on...
- Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bombers.; Hangars.; Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum--Pictorial works.; B-52 bomber--Pictorial...
- 2002
- Hangar Number 2, Lowry
- View of Hangar Number two at 7581 Academy Boulevard in the Lowry Field neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a large building with corrugated steel walls and a barrel roof. There is a visor over twelve large doors (250' x 37') that roll open on...
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Hangars.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Lowry Field neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- [between 2002 and 2008?]
- Fast mail
- An oil painting by Denver, Colorado artist Paul Gregg. It shows a landscape a cowboy riding a horse and an airplane. The colors used in the painting include, blue, gray, yellow, orange, black and brown. This painting was used in The Denver Post.
- Airplanes--1940-1950.; Cowboys--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--1940-1950.
- 1949
- Stapleton Airport
- Stapleton Airport, Denver, Colorado, United Airlines passenger jet "Mainliner 300 NC37508" is on the tarmac. People stand behind the airplane; the terminal and control tower are in the background. Antennae and wind instruments top the roof.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Airports--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Stapleton International Airport.
- 1941
- Six Colorado Springs businessmen take off from Peterson Field
- Business men and military officers pose in front of a small military airplane, Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Left to right: Merlyn D. Smith of the Merlyn D. Smith Insurance Agency; Max L. Davis, manager Zales Jewelers;...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Airplanes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Military personnel--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.
- November 7, 1961
- Examining new military aircraft
- Men stand near a military aircraft probably near Denver, Colorado. A sign painted on the side of the airplane near the cockpit reads: "Do Not Step On Enclosure Track".
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Charles Lindbergh with plane
- Charles Lindbergh examines an airplane probably at Lowry Field, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- [1927]
- Plane crash in corn field
- View of the wreckage of an airplane in a field possibly near Denver, Colorado.
- Aircraft accidents--Colorado--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--1930-1940.; Corn--Colorado--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Bathing beauty getting into early aircraft
- A young woman dressed in a swim suit, sash, tights, Shriner's hat, and high heeled shoes steps into an early airplane, probably Denver, Colorado. The pilot sits in the cockpit of the aircraft.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bathing beauties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Charles A. Lindbergh coming out of hanger
- Charles A. Lindbergh walks out of a airplane hanger, possibly at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. An unidentified man walks next to Mr. Lindbergh. A crowd and a Denver Police Officer follow behind them. This took place during Charles Lindbergh's...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Two unidentified men inspecting Douglas 038
- Two men inspect a Douglas 038 airplane at an airfield in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Fokker Tri-Motor after Landing in Denver
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Fokker Tri-Motor airplane named "Josephine Ford" is surrounded by well wishers on his arrival in Denver, Colorado. Admiral Byrd used this plane in his polar expeditions.
- Fokker airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957--Journeys.
- January 6, 1931
- Charles Lindbergh on a visit to Denver
- Charles Lindbergh, center, talks with an unidentified pilot at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado, shows airplane in background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--American--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- August 1927
- Charles Lindbergh at Lowry Field
- Charles Lindbergh at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. Three men in suits, ties and hats stand nearby. Shows an airplane hanger and crowds in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974.
- 1927
- Reporters interview Admiral Richard E. Byrd
- Reporters and spectators gather around Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his Fokker tri-motor airplane on his visit to Denver, Colorado. Byrd visited Denver after his flight to the South Pole.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
- 1929
- Bleriot monoplane built from a kit by Frank & Jules Vandersarl of Denver
- View of a Bleriot airplane in flight over Denver, Colorado, shows trees and fences.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 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
- Early aircraft engine, the La Rhone engine
- Three men inspect a La Rohne engine attached to the propeller of an airplane in Denver, Colorado; label on engine reads: "Societe des Roteurs Gnome, Paris."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Airplanes--French--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Air National Guard ceremonies
- Spectators gather in front of an airplane hanger for a Air National Guard ceremony. Airplanes are parked around the hanger for display. A band on stage in front of the hanger plays for the crowd.
- Colorado. Air National Guard--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hangars--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Airshow
- Men and women gather around an airplane at an air show or ceremony.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Airplanes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]