Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 1, 1914 October 10
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 28, 1910 July 9
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 15, 1912 April 13
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 18, 1913 June 28
- Bennett Ave., First Fire, Cripple Creek
- View of Bennett Avenue near the intersection of probably 2nd (Second) Street in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Clouds of smoke from a fire are in the air, and crowds of people and horse-drawn wagons are in the dirt street. Commercial...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Crowds--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896 April 25
- Firemans Day
- Crowds cover the sidewalks and people hang out of the windows of the buildings of Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, to watch the fireman's races. Many of the spectators wear hats and wave American flags. A large striped arch stretches...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Crowds--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Trolley and automobiles
- Trolley and automobiles on Arapahoe Street at 14th (Fourteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado; crowds line the street, possibly during the Denver Tramway Company strike.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Labor unions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street...
- [1920?]
- Sixteenth St. between Curtis and Arapahoe
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows crowds of people, the Tabor Opera House. Probably a labor strike or demonstration.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1907?]
- American Natl. Bank, Leadville
- This view looks down on a festive mob scene, possibly in the intersection in front of the American National Bank building in Leadville, Colorado. Flags, bunting and banners hang from poles and buildings. Crowds of men, mostly in suits, wear straw...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Crowds--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1903]
- Dennis Gallagher
- Portrait of City Auditor Dennis Gallagher at the District 8 Ice Cream Social in City Park in the City Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Gallagher stands by Stretch the Nine Foot Cowboy played by Bill Colman. Colman is dressed as a cowboy and...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Parks.; Government officials.; Joking.; Humorous pictures.; Colman, Bill--Pictorial works.; Gallagher, Dennis J. (Dennis Joseph), 1939---Pictorial works.; Urban...
- 2002
- 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?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 47, 1910 November 19
- Municipal Facts: Volume 12 Numbers 5 and 6, 1929 May-June
- Glenwood Springs looking north on Grand Avenue
- View of a parade, probably for "Strawberry Day," on Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a float with large strawberries on its corners, crowds of people, cars, flags (one on a flagpole) and banners. Signs on...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1915-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Commercials streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1915-1930.; Parades &...
- [between 1915 and 1929]
- A street scene in Saguache, Colo
- Crowds of people dressed in their Sunday best gather, possibly for a Fourth of July parade, on a street in Saguache (Saguache County), Colorado. Shows decorated cars, store fronts with American flags, dogs, a man on a horse and utility poles. Signs...
- Saguache (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Fire, Victor, Colorado
- Men and women stand and watch smoke and flames from a fire in downtown Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Shows crowds of people in the street or near railroad tracks. Furniture and belongings are beside probably Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad...
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 August 21
- Watermelon Day, Rocky Ford, Colo.
- Crowds of people mingle amongst horse-drawn carriages during Watermelon Day in Rocky Ford (Otero County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings and banners along street that read: "Welcome," "Buggies and Wagons," "Rocky Ford."
- Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1900-1910.
- 1900 September 7
- Las Animas, Colo.
- Panoramic view shows teams of oxen hitched to covered wagons on a race track at the Bent County Fair in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. Crowds of men, women and children are beside the fenced track; shows parked cars and people in a frame...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cover wagons--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.; Fairs--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.; Ox teams--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- At Bent Co. Fair
- Panoramic view of teams of oxen hitched to covered wagons on a race track at the Bent County Fair in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. Shows crowds of men, women and children beside a fenced track, parked cars and people in a frame announcer's...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cover wagons--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.; Fairs--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.; Ox teams--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Las Animas--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1909 and 1910?]
- Denver Juvenile Court - sketch of crowded buildings
- Reproduction shows a drawing of apartment buildings in Denver, Colorado, with crowds of people.
- Political cartoons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Apartments--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Alex McLean funeral
- View of Alex McLean's funeral procession lead by a marching band on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; crowds of men, women and children line the sidewalks of a commercial business district that includes flat-roof one and two-story brick...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; McLean, Alex.
- [betweeen 1900 and 1903]
- Laying corner stone Franklin School our first high school
- Well-dressed crowds attend the cornerstone dedication of Franklin School in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado. Masons and a brass band wear uniforms; girls are on the platform by a piano. Outfits include a bodice and a capote hat.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cornerstone laying--Colorado--Fort Collins--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Fort Collins--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Only building standing on Bennett Ave. after fire
- View of two images depicting first fire, April 26, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; top image depicts flames and smoke moving towards Bennett Avenue; large crowds are on boardwalk and horse-drawn wagons and enclosed commercial wagons are on street;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- 4th of July celebration
- Crowds gather around the bunting-draped flagpole and grandstand on Main Street and Fifth (5th) Avenue, Ouray, Colorado; the Magnolia Band is in the center with parade floats on Main (Third, 3rd.) United States flags, streamers, and evergreens...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- Buggy decorated by people from Turret shot was taken at Alpine Park in Salida
- Bunting and United States flags drape a horse-drawn carriage in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado; Fourth of July crowds fill Alpine Park in the background.
- Alpine Park (Salida, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- 1903, July 4
- Salida River Side Park
- Well dressed crowds gather on and around a wooden trestle across the Arkansas River in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, and watch something floating in the river. The European Hotel, on the near bank, has stone trim and finials; the Denver and Rio...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Crowd shot - Univ. of Denver Stadium
- A crowds fills the University of Denver stadium in Denver, Colorado. Shows a platform or stand with officials (?), bunting, and spotlights. The stadium was dedicated in 1926 and used for football games until the 1950's. It was demolished in 1971...
- University of Denver--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stadiums--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking from touring Sedan
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks into a microphone from his touring sedan at Fitzsimons General Hospital, he's protected by police and secret service agents. A crowds gathered behind the Sedan.
- Fitzsimons Army Medical Center--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Presidents--United States--1930-1940.; Secret service--American--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- Auto races at Overland park
- Crowds fill the grandstand to watch dirt track automobile racing at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racing...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Knights of Pythias meeting in City Auditorium
- Interior view of City Auditorium in Denver, Colorado, during a Knights of Pythias convention; shows crowds of people, United States flags, ornate architectural details, banners, and organ pipes.
- Knights of Pythias--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- 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
- Flood 1920's.
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and two cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy river...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- River that flooded A. T. & S. F. tracks & depot, Trinidad, Colo.
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and five cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- WWI - Parade in Denver
- View of a parade in Denver, Colorado; shows marching soldiers, cars, crowds, and United States flags.
- World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Soldiers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- WWI - Parade in Denver
- View of a parade in Denver, Colorado; shows marching soldiers and a band, cars, crowds, and United States flags.
- World War, 1914-1918--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Trinidad, Colo. river at flood stage
- View of the flooding Purgatoire River, Trinidad, Colorado with crowds of spectators lining the Commercial Street bridge. The bridge has stone balustrade and two cast iron lamps with white glass spherical globes on each of the four arms. Muddy river...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]
- 2nd - Pueblo - Taos
- View of Taos Pueblo, Taos, New Mexico; shows adobe pueblo dwellings, crowds including Native Americans, buggies, covered wagons, and Pueblo Peak.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--1890-1900.; Taos mountains (N. M.)--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Carts &...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Pueblo de Taos, Taos County, New Mexico
- View of Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; shows crowds of spectators, Native Americans (Taos Pueblo), wagons, umbrellas, 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.; Carts & wagons--New...
- 1897 September 30
- 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
- Relay races Taos N M
- View of a Native American (Taos Pueblo) festival at Taos, New Mexico; shows a race, crowds, covered wagons, and adobe pueblo dwellings.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Taos Indians--1890-1900.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos...
- 1902
- Taos pueblo
- Native American (Taos) man and woman standing (possibly Manuel Mondrogon and his wife), Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows cluster houses; cars; San Geronimo Day pole; wagons; crowds of men, women and children.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1920-1930.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Taos Pueblo...
- [1925?]
- Central City festival
- A fireman, wearing long underwear and shorts, scales a ladder suspended in mid air in the middle of Main Street in Central City, Colorado. People sit on the grandstand on Eureka street. Crowds line both sides of the street, look out the windows of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Central City fireman's tournament
- Crowds sit on and in front of the buildings on Main Street to watch the firemans' tournament in Central City, Colorado. A brass band is in the street in the foreground. The First National Bank Block, which has a plaque reading "First National Bank...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- [1883?]
- Hopi
- Crowds of Native American (Hopi) spectators sit in the plaza and on the rooftops of the pueblo at Walpi, Arizona. Shows men in shirts, pants and hats, and women with plaid shawls; stone walls, steps, windows, and doorways.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Relay racers, get ready, go
- Native American (Taos) runners, in body paint and kilts, line up for the start of a relay race, San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Behind the runners, crowds of spectators sit in horse drawn, covered wagons.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- [1902?]
- Relay racers, here they come
- Overview of Native American (Taos) runners on the relay race course, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Shows crowds of spectators on the sidelines on wagons and platforms; large cottonwood trees and the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in background.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- [1902?]
- Sun dance
- Two formed lines of Native American (Taos Pueblo) dancers face each other during the Sun Dance, San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The men wear feathers, body paint, and kilts; some wear shawls, some hold tall corn stalks or clusters of...
- Indian dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- [1902?]
- Sun dance
- Two formed lines of Native American (Taos) dancers face each other during the Sun Dance, San Geronimo Fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The men wear feathers, body paint, and kilts; some wear shawls, some hold tall corn stalks or clusters of leafy...
- Indian dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--Dance--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- [1902?]
- Hanging of Gilbert and Rosengrants at Leadville
- View of an execution in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado; shows a gallows, crowds of spectators, wagons and buggies.
- Gallows--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hangings--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Spectators--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Aspen, Colo WPA ski course
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, during a Works Progress Administration educational course in skiing; shows snow, a skier, crowds, and town buildings.
- Snow--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ski resorts--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1950.
- 1939, March 5