Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sunflower Carnival
- Military men on horseback ride past grandstands near the old Antlers Hotel on Cascade Avenue as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Spectators sit in the grandstands that are decorated with bunting and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Soldiers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A group of men in uniform stand in formation and shoulder rifles near grandstands on Cascade Avenue as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado. A dog stands near the group of men. Spectators sit in the grandstands that...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Soldiers--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- Flower Parade grandstands
- View of the grandstands, Cascade Avenue near the old Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The grandstands and sidewalk are filled with spectators for the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival parade. The stands are decorated with...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1898]
- Flower Carnival
- A group of women ride safety bicycles past full grandstands as part of the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Spectators walk near the grandstands. Bunting hangs over the street.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August 1896]
- Sunflower Carnival
- Men on horseback ride in front of grandstands full of spectators, Cascade Avenue, near the old Antlers Hotel, Flower Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Banners hang from the grandstands and are strung across the street. Some of...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A Native American (tribe unknown) man and white men ride on horseback past grandstands near the old Antlers Hotel on Cascade Avenue in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Spectators sit in the grandstands that are decorated with banners and...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- Sunflower Carnival
- Men on horseback ride past grandstands near the old Antlers Hotel on Cascade Avenue as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Spectators sit in the grandstands that are decorated with bunting and banners. The...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A group of men in military uniforms shoulder rifles and march past grandstands near the old Antlers Hotel on Cascade Avenue as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Spectators sit and stand on and near the...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Marching--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- 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?]
- Flower Carnival parade
- View of a two wheel cart decorated with greenery in the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The cart is on the street near grandstands decorated with bunting and banners. Men and women ride safety bicycles...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August 1896]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A man and a woman drive a four wheel buggy, decorated with greenery and hitched to an ostrich, past grandstands near the old Antlers Hotel on Cascade Avenue, part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. A man stands...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ostriches--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- Sunflower Carnival
- A military ambulance wagon with a cross and a sign that reads: "U. S." makes its way past grandstands on Cascade Avenue as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The wagon is hitched to a team of two mules. A man...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ambulances--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896.]
- Sunflower Carnival
- Two men, part of the crew of Hook and Ladder Number One of the Colorado Springs Fire Department, sit on a fire wagon decorated with bunting and greenery as it makes its way past grandstands near the old Antlers Hotel on Cascade Avenue as part of...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [August, 1896.]
- Horse racing
- View of a crowd in the grandstands near the racetrack at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado. U. S. flags fly from the roof of the seating area.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Driving Club opening the horse show
- Men in horse drawn buggies are gathered in the outdoor arena at Broadway and Colfax for the Festival of the Mountain and Plain in Denver, Colorado. A crowd of people sits in bleachers or grandstands. Shows the Cental Presbyterian Church tower and a...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horse shows--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Sunflower carnival parade
- A large crowd is gathered on grandstands to watch the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Pennants and foliage decorate the stands, a band plays in the back row. Houses in background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Grandstands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [1900?]
- Sunflower Carnival
- Women sit and stand on a float decorated with large imitation sunflowers, flowers, and bunting as part of the Flower Carnival in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float makes its way past grandstands on Cascade Avenue that are...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado...
- [August, 1896]
- Girls with semi-hoops (?)
- Young women stand in formation with hoops during the 31st Bundesturnfest in Denver, Colorado. An American flag flies over the crowd in the grandstands.
- Bundesturnfest (31st : 1913 : Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Flags--American--1910-1920.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gymnastics--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [June 1913]
- Rodeo
- Rodeo participants pose on horseback in Colorado. Spectators sit in grandstands nearby.
- Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Horse show jumping
- A man on horseback jumps over a wooden obstacle in a show probably in Denver, Colorado. Spectators are nearby in grandstands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Horse Shows--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Jumping (Horsemanship)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A. G. Birch's Broncho Buster Cheyenne Frontier Days rope twister standing
- A cowboy stands on a saddled horse and performs a rope trick in an arena for Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Two of the cowboys wear woolies and cowboy hats. Spectators sit in grandstands.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Horse shows--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1890-1910.
- [1905]
- A. G. Birch's Broncho Busters Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A cowboy rides a bucking bronco in an arena as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Other cowboys are nearby. Spectators sit in grandstands in the distance.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- A. G. Birch's Broncho Busters Cheyenne Frontier Days bronc rider
- A cowboy rides a bucking bronco in an arena as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Spectators sit in the grandstands nearby.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Cheyenne, Wyo. Frontier Days
- A cowboy rides a bronco in an arena as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Other cowboys stand nearby. Spectators sit and stand in grandstands in the distance.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A cowboy rides a bronco in an arena rodeo as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Spectators sit in grandstands nearby.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
- A cowboy rides a bronco in an arena rodeo as part of Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Spectators sit in grandstands nearby.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Bronc rider
- A cowboy rides a bronco in an arena rodeo in Denver, Colorado. Other cowboys are in the arena and spectators look on from the grandstands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1906]
- Bronco rider
- A cowboy rides a bronc in an arena rodeo probably in Denver, Colorado. Other cowboys on horseback are nearby. Spectators sit in the grandstands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Broncos--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bronco rider
- A cowboy rides a bronc in an arena rodeo probably in Denver, Colorado. Spectators sit in the grandstands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Broncos--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Rodeos--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Native American dance performance
- Native American (tribe unknown) men participate in a dance in an arena probably in Denver, Colorado. They wear leggings, beaded armbands, and feather headdresses. Spectators look on from the grandstands.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ceremonial dancers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Omaha team Broadway Park
- Members of the Omaha baseball team who include W. A. Rourke (manager), Parke Wilson (C), Long Tom Hughes (P), John O'Connell (2B), Harry "Zeke" Newmeyer (P), Kid Toman (SS), Jimmy Hoy (3B), Mattie McVicker (OF), MacKay (IF), Lauzon (OF), Rebsaman...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900, May 7]
- St. Paul team MN
- Members of a baseball team from Saint Paul, Minnesota poses near a dugout in Broadway Park at 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A crowd of spectators sits and stands nearby in the grandstands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Des Moines team "Prohibitionists" Western League
- Players on the Prohibitionists, a baseball team from Des Moines, Iowa, who include Tom "Lefty" Nagle, pose near a dugout in Broadway Park at 6th (Sixth) Avenue and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A crowd of spectators sit and stand in grandstands...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900]
- Baseball team Des Moines pro team
- Members of the Des Moines professional baseball team pose near a dugout and grandstands at Broadway Park at Broadway and 6th (Sixth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. They wear caps and uniforms that read: "DM."
- Broadway Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver Bears
- Members of the Denver Bears who include W. E. McNeely (left) and Walt "Wizard" Preston (fourth from the left) pose in the dugout at Broadway Park at Broadway and 6th (Sixth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Grandstands are nearby.
- Broadway Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver Bears (Baseball team)
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Rodeo
- A rodeo contestant, next to a saddled horse, attempts to catch the reins of a bucking bronco at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. Shows men in the arena and spectators in the grandstands.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Auto races at Overland Park
- View of automobile races at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado. Spectators sit in grandstands. One man in a pit crew wears coveralls that read: "Baker Special".
- Pit crews--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Racing automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Baseball at Merchants Park
- View of a baseball game and grandstands at Merchants Park, in Denver, Colorado. Advertisement reads: "Brecht's Candies, Makes Life Sweeter."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Baseball--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.
- [between 1922 and 1948?]
- Overland park
- View of airplanes, in flight and on the ground, at Overland Park race track, Denver, Colorado; a crowd watches from the grandstands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1020.; Air shows--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Man standing in empty stadium
- An unidentified man stands in the middle of an empty, open air stadium, shows stage and grandstands, probably in St. Augustine, Florida.
- St. Augustine (Fla.)--1920-1930.; Stadiums--Florida--St. Augustine--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Auto racing @ Overland
- Automobiles and drivers at the start line of Overland Park's dirt track in Denver, Colorado. A large crowd views the race from the grandstands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Racing @ Overland park
- Automobiles race on a dirt track at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado. A large crowd is seated in the grandstands.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920-1930]
- Coxey's Army
- View of Coxey's Army by the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado; shows men, flat bottom boats, River Front Park grandstands, and city buildings.
- Coxey's Army--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Boats--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1900.;...
- 1894 June 6
- A blue ribbon Denver horse show.
- Shows a female equestrian riding side saddle astride a show horse wearing a first place ribbon. The woman wears a jacket with the number "7" on it and a derby. Spectators watch from the grandstands. The state capital dome is in the background. This...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Awards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horse shows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Chinese dragon Festival Mtn. and Plain
- Men (Chinese - American) dressed in traditional chinese clothing walk along side a chinese dragon during the Festival of Mountain and Plain parade in Denver, Colorado. Spectators watch from the grandstands.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chinese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dragons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parades &...
- [1900?]
- Chinese display, Festival M. & P.
- Spectators watch from grandstands as Chinese men dressed in traditional chinese clothing walk in a parade for the Festival of Mountain and Plain. They carry banners and one man carries a gong.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chinese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- City Park horse stables
- A view of a horse stable at the City Park race track in Denver, Colorado. The long wood stable has a slate roof and multiple doors and windows. Bales of hay, storage bins and sulkies are against the front wall. The horse stables were built in 1898...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Horse stables at City Park
- A view of a horse stable at the City Park race track in Denver, Colorado. The long wood stable has a slate roof and multiple doors and windows. Storage bins are against the front wall. The horse stables were built in 1898 along with the race track...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Horse stables at City Park
- A view of horse stables at the City Park race track in Denver, Colorado. The long wood stable has a slate roof and multiple doors and windows. Bales of hay and a sulky are against the front wall. The horse stables were built in 1898 along with the...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Horse stables at City Park
- A man sits in front of the horse stables at the City Park race track in Denver, Colorado. The long wood stable has a slate roof and multiple doors and windows. The horse stables were built in 1898 along with the race track and grandstands, all were...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]