Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 14th Street Viaduct
- A large crowd watches two men chisel a stone (probably a dedication stone for the completion of the 14th [Fourteenth] St. viaduct) in front of the Hotel Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The two men stand on a large platform surrounded by spectators....
- Hotel Broadway (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Dedications--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 September 28
- 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?]
- 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]
- A.E. Sheible, Jimmy Thomas, Joe Hart
- Albert E. Scheibel, secretary for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands with Jimmy Thomas and Joe Hart in the bleachers of a grandstand for the show at Earl's Court in England. Thomas rests his foot on a bleacher next to a basket with a sign...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Hart, Joe.; Scheibel, Albert.; Thomas, Jimmy.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Amphitheatre, Venice, Cal.
- View of the Amphitheatre and part of the bath house in Venice, Los Angeles, California. People sit in a grandstand and a band plays under a tent. Shows the heated, salt water lagoon, and steps leading to Windward Avenue.
- Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Amphitheaters--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Bands--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.; Bathhouses--California--Los Angeles--1900-1910.;...
- 1905
- 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]
- 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?]
- Auto Races at Overland Park race track
- Spectators watch from the grandstand as race cars speed by the finish line at the Overland Park Race Track in Denver, Colorado. The track was converted to a golf course in the 1930's.
- 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.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Auto races at Overland Park race track
- Spectators watch as race cars line up at the start of a race at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado. A tow truck from AAA is parked in front of the car line; shows pit crews and race drivers. Overland Park race track became a golf course in the...
- Pit crews--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing drivers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- 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]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Bleachers at Lakeside
- View of seating at the baseball park at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.; Grandstands--Colorado--Lakeside--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Bronc busters
- A group of men on horseback rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man is stopped on his horse in the left midground. He holds the reins of another horse. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- 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?]
- Bucking horse
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. A man sits on top of a small, wood platform in the background. Several additional men stand near the platform, and two more riders are in...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1890-1900.; Grandstands--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Bucking horse
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The grandstand curves in the right background and is supported by large wood beams.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1890-1900.; Grandstands--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Bucking horse
- A cowboy rides a horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. The man leans down around the horse's neck. The grandstand is in the left background and is supported by large wood beams.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Grandstands--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
- Native American (Sioux) men, women, and children, in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose in front of grandstands at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Some of the men wear feather headdresses or hold painted shields and staffs decorated...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1890-1910.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.); Dakota Indians--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1910.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1910.; Clothing &...
- [between 1920 and 1935]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
- A group of Native American (Sioux) men on horseback ride in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Spectators sit in grandstands; a cannon on wooden wheels is near the arena.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--1890-1910.; Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--1890-1910.; Wild west shows--1890-1910.
- [between 1920 and 1935]
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
- View, from the grandstands, of Native American (Sioux) men on horseback, in Penzance, Cornwall, England.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.--People--1900-1910.; Dakota Indians--England--Penzance--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--England--Penzance--1900-1910.; Penzance (England)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--England--Penzance--1900-1910.
- 1904 May 30
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West tent set up
- Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, stands on a stack of wood planks pointing toward someone in the left background during the set up of the grandstand for the show in Paris. He wears a derby hat and a suit. Two men stand...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Grandstands--1880-1890.; Laborers--1880-1890.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1889?]
- 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]
- 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]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- City Park race track grand stand
- A view of the grand stands at the City Park race track in Denver, Colorado. A dirt track crosses in front the wooden stands with a tile roof overhead; a wood fence is on the opposite side of the race track. The grand stands were built in 1898 and...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- City Park race track 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 and storage bins are against the front wall. The horse stables were built in 1898 along...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Stables--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Cody
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides his horse, Duke, in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Numerous other riders and several wagons are in the left and right background near the grandstands on each side of...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Animals & pets--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody - center
- A group of horseback riders, possibly including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at right
- A group of men on horseback, including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody in the center midground, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a rifle across his chest. He wears a hat, possibly a...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- 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
- D&RGW, Animas City
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge locomotive 473 (2-8-2), on a mixed train in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings and a grandstand, and trees beside the Animas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1940-1950.; Durango (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grandstands--Colorado--Durango--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Durango--1940-1950.;...
- 1949 August 9
- Dedication ceremony opening Dotsero Cutoff at Bond
- People crowd Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks and a grandstand at the dedication ceremony for the Dotsero Cutoff, in Bond, Eagle County, Colorado. The stage is draped in bunting, United States flags, a Utah State seal, a sign: "NBC,"...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Bond (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dedications--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Grandstands--Colorado--Bond--1930-1940.; Railroad...
- June 16, 1934
- 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]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 46, 1911 November 11
- 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]
- 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
- Early flights in Denver
- A group of people gather around an early biplane inside fenced grounds of the flight area, Denver, Colorado. A small observation stand has sign: "Bar Open Under Grandstand," a billboard advertises: "Paulhan Stops At The Auditorium Hotel, Why Not...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Exhibition (?)
- View of spectators and men in uniform in Denver, Colorado; spectators crowd bleachers; a brick mansion and the Central Presbyterian Church are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain
- Native American (tribe unknown) men, women, and a girl stand on a horse-drawn float, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in a parade in Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the side of the float reads: "Massacre of a Colorado Family 1864."...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- [1896]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain
- A man and women ride in a horse-drawn buggy in a parade, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in Denver, Colorado. The buggy is decorated with bunting and the women hold parasols decorated with flowers. Spectators sit in nearby grandstands.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1896]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain
- Men and women on bicycles ride in a parade, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in Denver, Colorado. The bicycles are decorated with crepe paper. Spectators line the street and sit in nearby grandstands.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cycling--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1896]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain parade
- Men ride on a horse-drawn float, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in a parade in Denver, Colorado. The float depicts a king with a sword and a keg of beer. Men on the float wear costumes that include hats decorated with feathers, capes,...
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1896]