Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Amelia Earhart in Denver
- Mrs. Carlos L. Reavis of Denver hands a bouquet of flowers to Amelia Earhart, on Earhart's arrival in a Beech Nut autogiro, Denver, Colorado. Five other women stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Autogiros--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Bouquets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937.; Reavis, Carlos M., Mrs.
- June 3, 1931
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. J. B. Morford 1869, J. B. Morford 1869, Mrs. Rudolph Jeske 1864, Rudolph Jeske 1864, Mrs. Jones Moore...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. Julia Mack 1875, Henry Mack 1875, Mrs. A. D. Cooper 1872, A. D. Cooper 1872, Mrs. E. B. Alling 1875, E....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. W. A. Watson 1865, W. A. Watson 1865, Mrs. W. C. Catlin 1860, W. C. Catlin 1860, Mrs. T. S. Lowther 1876,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. L. E. Eldred 1873, L. E. Eldred 1873, Mrs. A. W. Lucas 1868, A. W. Lucas 1868, Mrs. Felix Topain 1865,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. Geo. McRay 1875, Geo. McRay 1875, Mrs. F. H. Bengley 1860, F. H. Bengley 1860, Mrs. J. A. Adams 1864, J....
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: W. B. Felton 1869, D. J. Houston 1868, Sam Shepard 1875, Thos. Thornton, Jesse R. Wright, Dr. T. D. Palmer,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. Henry Sartor 1873, Henry Sartor 1873, Mrs. G. B. Harvey 1859, G. B. Harvey 1859, Mrs. B. F. Rockafellow...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. W. H. McClure 1864, W. H. Mclure 1864, Mrs. Ben Shaefer, Ben Shaefer, Mrs. George R. Shaeffer 1878,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Thos. Pennington, Louis Hemmerle 1874, L. J. Hyde, D. A. Bradbury 1873, Mrs. Truman Blancett, Truman Blancett,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. L. L. Harding 1878, L L Harding 1878, Mrs. T. M. Harding 1878, T. M. Harding 1875, Mrs. C. E. Waldo,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: RIGHT to LEFT: Mrs. Thos. Prescott, Thos. Prescott, Mrs. Geo. Rouse, George Rouse, Mrs. J. S. Bowlby 1878, J. S. Bowlby 1878,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Hugh D. Connor, J. E. Brown 1881, Mrs. A. Flornoy, A. Flornoy, Mrs. Jas. Pennington 1881, Jas. Pennington...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. A. Sartor - 1864, Alex Curtis, Peter Mulock, E.A. Dowd, Geo. W. Roe, J.W. Milsom, Fred Kober, Adam...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. M. D. Swisher 1860, M. D. Swisher 1860, Mrs. Wm. Sheperd 1868, Wm. Sheperd 1868, Mrs. W. R. Fowler 1860,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Mrs. Geo. D Sowers, Geo. D. Sowers, Mrs. J.B. Self, Rev. J.B. Self, Mrs. Lyman Robison 1880, Lyman Robison...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Came to Canon City
- Eighteen studio portraits from Canon City, Colorado, are montaged in rows and identified with dates of arrival as follows: left to right: Tom Johnson 1864, Mrs. Colonel Johnson 1864, Elisha Fassett 1870, Mrs. Lewis Jones 1864, Lewis Jones 1864,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Central City
- Image of the Colorado Central Railroad train upon its arrival in Central City, Colorado. In the foreground is the train. Several men dressed in suits and hats stand in front of the locomotive. The train's engineer sits in the cab. In the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.; Teller House (Central City, Colo.)
- 1878
- Stage arrival at Fremont, Cripple Creek
- A large crowd of people gather near the front of the Continental Hotel for the arrival of a stage in Fremont (Cripple Creek, Teller County), Colorado. The group is made up of mostly men and many wear hats and overcoats. Four men sit on top of the...
- Fremont (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Fremont--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Arrival of the stage, Crippe [sic] Creek, Colo.
- View of Bennett Avenue, the Hundley Stage, and the Palace Hotel, in, Cripple Creek, Colorado. Men stand by signs: "Postal Telegraph Office," "C.T. & T. Co. Coal Office" (Colorado Trading & Transfer), "Midland Terminal Ry. Freight & Ticket Office,"...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Palace Hotel (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [1894 or 1895]
- Arrival of Co. G. from Manill [sic]
- Bird's eye view of large crowd greeting military Company G arriving from Manilla at Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes passenger train on wye, people standing atop railroad cars, and narrow gauge...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890- 1900.
- 1899 September 13
- Waiting for arrival of the President (Theo. Roosevelt) Colo. Spgs.
- View, facing northwest on Cascade Street, a crowd gathers near the Antlers Hotel, and awaits the arrival of President Theodore Roosevelt. Men and women stand in the street near carriages. Saint Mary's Church and School visible in the distance....
- Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813--Statues--1900-1910.; Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1901
- Celebration of the 66th anniversary of the arrival of the family of William N. Byers at Cherry Creek, Kansas Territory, Aug. 7th, 1859
- A panoramic view of guests at the home of Frank S. Byers, 1800 South Sherman Street, in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. They are gathered to celebrate the 66th anniversary of the arrival of the William N. Byers family in Denver,...
- Byers, Frank S.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1930.; Anniversaries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; People--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Byers,...
- 1925
- Vice-President George H. Bush press conference
- Vice President Bush holds a press conference at Stapleton Airport upon his arrival to attend the 1992 National GI Forum Conference. James Maestas, representing the American G.I. Forum, is behind and to the right of V.P. Bush.
- American G.I. Forum--People--1990-2000.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1990-2000.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1990-2000; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Veterans.; Vice presidents--United States.; Press conferences.; Bush, George, 1924---Pictorial...
- [1992]
- Members Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Cooperative
- Social activists pose at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Cooperative in Denver, Colorado. They are identified left to right: Jeannie Rizza (boycott organizer from New York), William Watts (UFW staff member), unidentified youth, Yolanda Ortega...
- United Farm Workers of America--People--1970-1980.; Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Activists.; Rizza, Jeannie--Pictorial works.; Watts, William--Pictorial works.; Ortega, Yolanda--Pictorial works.; Wilzoch,...
- [1975]
- First train into town
- Members of the community of Johnstown, Colorado, in Weld County, gather for the arrival of the first train into the town. Signs include "Saloon" and "Billiard Hall."
- Johnstown (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- The Depot Drive-In, Ouray, Colo. 1:25 PM.
- Two customers stand outside the "Arrival" window of the Depot Drive-In, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The "Bill of Fare" includes "Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Bar-B-Que Beef, Ham'n'Cheese, French Fries, Onion Rings, Coke, Root Beer, Coffee, 7 Up,...
- Depot Drive-In (Ouray, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Drive-in restaurants--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 September 12
- Alamosa, Colo., S.E.Cor. 6th & Hunt
- The first general store and outfit station along the new Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks at South 6th (Sixth) Street in Alamosa, Colorado. Two false fronts have large painted block letter signs: "Field & Hill, Schuttler Wagons" and "Field &...
- Broadwell House (Alamosa, Colo.)--1900-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1950.; General stores--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1950.
- [between 1907 and 1941]
- 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]
- 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
- Queen Marie of Rumania
- Queen Marie of Romania and Lord Ward Bannister stand in a vehicle to greet a crowd gathered at Union Station on her arrival in Denver, Colorado at Union Station, November 10, 1926.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Queens--Romania--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Upper class--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Bannister, Ward.; Marie, Queen, consort of...
- 1926 November 10
- President Theodore Roosevelt arriving at Union Station (Denver)
- President Theodore Roosevelt greets well wishers from his car on his arrival at Union Station, Denver, Colorado. He shakes hands with an admirer.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--1910-1920.; Shaking hands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Crowd at Union Station
- A sea of people await the arrival of President Herbert Hoover and Mrs. Hoover at Union Station on 17th Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs visible are: "The Hendrie & Bolthoff Mfg & Supply Co.," "Oxford Hotel." and "The Red and White Store."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.--Journeys.
- November 6, 1932
- Franklin D. Roosevelt arriving in Denver
- A crowd gathers at a train station (possibly Union Station) on the day of the arrival of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
- October 14, 1932
- Pueblo de Taos, Taos County, New Mexico
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows crowds of spectators, Native Americans (Taos Pueblo), and adobe pueblo dwellings during the San Geronimo Festival.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--New...
- 1897 September 30
- Crowd in street
- A large crowd gathers along 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado probably for a celebrity arrival at Union Station. Signs read: "Western Union", "[Oxf]ord Hotel", and "Grand Central Hotel". Shows the Mizpah Arch, American flags, trolley...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Parade / crowd near Union Station
- A crowd gathers at Union Station in Denver, Colorado to await the arrival of a celebrity. A procession of cars moves down a street in front of the station.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Group awaiting Queen Marie of Rumania
- View of a crowd, with a police officer and a soldier, as they await the arrival of Queen Marie of Rumania at Union Station in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; People--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [1926 November 10]
- Hopi Indians
- View of a Native American (Hopi) man running near Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. A man runs on a sandstone rock formation. Either a road or path is visible in the distance.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Rites &...
- August, 1899
- Hopi Indians
- View of a Native American (Pueblo, Hopi) man who runs near Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona. The man takes part in the Snake Race and runs on large boulders near the edge of the mesa. A group of white men look on.
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Rites &...
- August, 1899
- Pres. Roosevelt in front of Antlers Hotel Co Spgs
- Spectators and a marching band crowd the intersection of Cascade and Pikes Peak Avenues near the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, awaiting the arrival of President Theodore Roosevelt. A banner reads: "Something to Talk...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States.;...
- [between 1901 and 1903]
- Longmont train depot
- Men and women await the arrival of U. S. Army 148th Field Artillery Battalion at the Colorado and Southern Railway (C&S) station in Longmont, Colorado. The train is parked at the station.
- United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 148th--1910-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway--Buildings--1910-1920.; Longmont (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.;...
- [1919]
- Central City Play Festival
- Members of the audience wait on the sidewalks and in the streets in front of the Central City Opera House on the evening of a performance of the play "Camille" in Central City, Colorado. People are dressed in suits, dresses, and ties. Tree...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Theater audiences--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- July 16, 1932
- Shrine 53
- African American men, women, and children stand near the edge of Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. They await the arrival of a Shriners parade. Members of Shrine 53 stand near the crowd.
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [1953]
- House on California Street
- View of houses at 1827 California Street in Denver, Colorado. One of the houses, a two story brick building, has a covered porch and decorative trim.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Indian reception to the President
- View of a long line of Native Americans (Plains), some with umbrellas, on horseback and on foot, await the arrival of President Chester A. Arthur on a vast grassy plain.
- Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886.--Journeys--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Great Plains--1880-1890.; Visits of state--Great Plains--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- Chiricahua Apaches as they arrived at Carlisle from Fort Marion, Florida
- Hugh Chee, Bishop Eatennah, Ernest Hogee, Humphrey Escharzay, Samson Noran, Basil Ekarden, Clement Seanilzay, Beatrice Kiahtel, Janette Pahgostatum, Margaret Y. Nadasthilah, Fred'k Eskelsejah, Native American (Chiricahua Apache) boys and girls pose...
- United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)--1880-1890.; Chiricahua Indians--Pennsylvania--Carlisle--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Pennsylvania--Carlisle--1880-1890.; Carlisle (Pa.)--1880-1890.; Children--Pennsylvania--Carlisle--1880-1890.;...
- 1886 November 4th
- Emigrants crossing Laramie Plains in 1868 the Sioux preparing for their reception.
- Native American (Lakota Sioux) men, one on horseback, await the arrival of a wagon train near Laramie, Wyoming. The men hold spears and wear feather roaches.
- Dakota Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Vine-covered relief wall 1340 Pennsylvania
- Close-up view of a relief that depicts Alexander's entry into Babylon on the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Virginia Creeper grows around the carving.
- Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Relief (Sculpture)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1960?]
- CB&Q exhibition engine number 35, engine type 4-4-0
- Burlington & Missouri River locomotive, to celebrate 50th anniversary of Burlington's arrival in Denver, left side view of engine. Photographed: Denver, Colo., May 25, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
- 1932