Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 11:50 A.M., Great Western no. 60 at Windsor
- View of Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 60 (2-8-0) and a consist of gondola cars at Windsor (Weld County), Colorado. The cab crew stands on or in the locomotive. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "Great Western 60." The train is parked...
- Great Western Railway Company (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Windsor (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Windsor--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Windsor--1950-1960.
- 1956 October 12
- 13th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide Official Program
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows a construction crew working on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver (Denver County) Colorado. Pulleys, cranes and other machinery are in use. Men stand and watch nearby. Wooden structures are near the viaduct, possibly shelters for...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 February 13
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows a construction crew working on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The men use cranes, pulleys, saws and other materials. The sign on the building in the background reads: "? T Walkers Western Foundry". Two men in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Retaining...
- 1898 September 20
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows a construction crew working on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Cranes, pulleys, machinery, building materials and work horses are visible. Three men in suits and hats are in the foreground, possibly supervisors or...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 September 20
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows cranes, pulley, wheelbarrows, work horses and other machinery. Two men use survey equipment, three other men wearing suits and hats observe the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 September 20th
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows the early stages of trestle work on the viaduct over the South Platte River. Colorado Southern railroad tracks run in front of the bridgework near the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 December 5
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Spectators watch as a construction crew moves a large steel beam into place for the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct over Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. The workers use a crane to move the load. The rock retaining wall and the Moore Hardware...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 February 14
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The crew appears to be laying the roadwork on the bridge supports. The Denver Transit Warehouse, the Congregation of Shomro Amunoh building, Cherry Creek and...
- Congregation Shomro Amunoh (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 March 18
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- A construction crew lays the roadbed for the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows the 14th Street viaduct, railroad line bridges, two machinery carts, Cherry Creek and local businesses. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 March 18
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows a construction crew paving the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The workers use shovels, gravel, wheelbarrows and water hoses. Bags of sand or concrete and the iron fence used on the viaduct are stacked nearby. A few of...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pavements--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction...
- June 1899
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Five men (probably a survey crew) stand where bridges cross on the 14th Street viaduct. Shows the iron rod fence that spans most of the viaduct, a sidewalk and the unfinished road. A stack of lumber is nearby. The Denver City Hall is in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Surveyors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 May 26
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction - Denver, Colorado
- A construction crew works on the partially completed 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows work crew, crane, and temporary rail tracks. Railroad bridges and the South Platte River are visible in the background. Men in suits...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- 1898 December 5
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction - Denver, Colorado
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows the beginning trestle work on the bridge over the South Platte River and buildings in the background. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 December 5
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction - Denver, Colorado
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Workers sit and stand on beams on the partially completed bridge. Other men watch below. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th and Platte Street....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- 1899 January 12
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction - Denver, Colorado
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Workers use a traveling crane to move a support beam, two men ride on the beam. The South Platte River and railroad tracks are in view. The viaduct began at 14th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting...
- 1899 January 13
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction - Denver, Colorado
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct. A traveling crane moves support beams into position. Workers sit on the bridge or watch from the dry river bed below. Railroad cars are in the background. The viaduct began at 14th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- 1899 January 20
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1926 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.2
- 1928 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.4
- 1929 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.5
- 1930 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.6
- 1931 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.7
- 1933 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.9
- 1934 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.10
- 1935 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.11
- "The Student Prince" Company Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "The Student Prince," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater entrance. A little girl stands at the center of the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, Oct. 31
- "The Student Prince" Company Broadway Theatre
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "The Student Prince," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater entrance. A little girl stands at the center of the...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925, Oct. 31
- "The Student Prince" Company Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "The Student Prince," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose in front of the theater entrance.
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927, Jan. 12
- A final clean-up crew
- A W.P.A. work crew cleans up tree branches and debris after a snowstorm in Denver, Colorado.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Trees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- A group of canvas men
- African American (Black) and white members of the Buffalo Bill show crew laugh and eat watermelon; one man holds a cigar. A tent for the combined Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bills Great Far East Show is in the distance.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East Show--People.; African Americans--1910-1920.; Laborers--1910-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1910
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- A.T. & S.F R'y crew
- View of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad workers at the end of a shift at the freight depot in Flagstaff, Arizona. Diesel locomotive number 3385 and freight cars are near the depot.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1980-1990.; Flagstaff (Ariz.)--1980-1990.; Railroad employees--Arizona--Flagstaff--1980-1990.; Railroad stations--Arizona--Flagstaff--1980-1990.; Railroads--Arizona--Flagstaff--1980-1990.
- 1982 Oct. 25
- AdAmAn Club
- The AdAmAn Club and press crew ready for the annual New Year's Eve climb of Pikes Peak, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows burros, gear, some with lettering: "NBC." Shows a frame house with gingerbread, dormers, bays, a...
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Clubs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Journalists--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1930-1940.; Pack...
- 1935 December 31
- Aerial construction, attaching guy wire
- Two workers hang from a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company telephone pole in a rural area in Denver. A crew of workers on the ground tighten the guy wire. A man stands by a barbed wire fence near a sign that reads: "Otto Vogel." An...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Agriculture livestock dairy cattle & men with buckets
- Men pose with metal pails on milking stools at possibly the Hall Brother Dairy in Denver, Colorado. Cows are in a line nearby in the barn.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dairying--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Milking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Al Jolson & Company in "Bombo" Broadway Theatre, Denver
- Panoramic photograph of the cast and crew of "Bombo," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women sit and stand at the theater entrance. Two men sit in a Packard automobile; Al Jolson sits...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Jolson, Al, d. 1950.
- 1924, April 12
- Al Jolson & Company in "Bombo" Broadway Theatre, Denver
- Panoramic photograph of the cast and crew of "Bombo," a musical comedy presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women sit and stand at the front entrance. Three men sit in and on a Packard automobile. Al Jolson...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1924, April 24
- Allotment crew ready to divide land at Pine Ridge
- Agent Brennan poses in front of a tent with his son, Billy (William) Garnett, an interpreter, (son of General Richard B. Garnett of old Fort Laramie and a Native American Sioux mother), his wife, daughter and three sons, and a land allotment crew...
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indian interpreters--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Families--South Dakota--1890-1900.; Surveyors--South...
- [1891]
- An advance WPA crew searching out live wires and removing hidden dangers
- W.P.A. employees stand among fallen tree limbs on a residential street after a Denver, Colorado snowstorm. Shows houses and wooden barricades in the distance.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--People--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Disasters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Residential...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Anna Held & unid. group
- Performer Anna Held with members of an acting troupe pose at Hell Gate on the Colorado Midland Railroad route in Colorado. Some sit on or lean out of railroad Engine car No. 1; others stand on or near the tracks. One man leans against a rock wall....
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Actors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Singers--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- [1904 May 10]
- Anna Held & unid. group
- Performer Anna Held with members of an acting troupe pose at Hell Gate on the Colorado Midland Railroad route in Colorado. Some sit on or lean out of railroad Engine car No. 1; others stand on or near the tracks. In the background, crew members...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Actors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Singers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- [1904 May 10]
- Aphrodite at the Broadway Theater
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "Aphrodite," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose on the sidewalk and in the street in front of the theater. Two men sit on camels, a man...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Camels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1919 and 1921?]