Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Horace Mann Junior High School
- A flag flies from a pole in the schoolyard of Horace Mann Junior High School at 42nd (Forty-second) Avenue and Navajo Street in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows spires with crockets and terra-cotta trim on a Gothic style brick...
- Horace Mann Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sunnyside (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1940?]
- Horace Mann Junior High School, Denver
- View of Horace Mann Junior High School located at 41st (Forty-first) Avenue and Navajo Street in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The late Gothic style brick building has spires with crockets and terra-cotta trim and was designed by...
- Horace Mann Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sunnyside (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1931 October 21
- Horace Mann Middle School
- View of the Horace Mann Junior High School at 42nd (Forty-second) Avenue and Navajo Street in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The late Gothic style brick building has spires with crockets and terra-cotta trim.
- Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1930-1940.; Horace Mann Junior High School (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sunnyside (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1940?]
- Horace S. Poley
- Horace S. Poles poses for a studio bust portrait. The profile portrait shows Poley with a moustache, a starched, upright collar, a tie with a pin, and a jacket.
- Photographers--Colorado--1880-1890.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
- 1885?
- Horace S. Poley
- A man wears a checkered wool jacket and poses for a studio bust portrait. Horace Swartley Poley has a moustache and wears a matching suit and vest with a lapel pin, a tie and a shirt with a starched, straight collar.
- Photographers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
- 1920?
- Horace Swartley Poley, Margaret Ferguson Poley and Sue J. Frey
- Women and a man sit and pose on a rope hammock. Margaret Ferguson Poley wears a pince-nez, a skirt, a printed blouse under a striped fitted jacket with puffed sleeves and lapels, and a scarf or tie around the collar. Sue J. Fr[e?]y wears wire...
- Hammocks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Spouses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--1890-1900.; Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley); Poley, Margaret Ferguson.
- 1890?
- Horace W. Bennett house
- View of a houseidentified as the home of Horace W. Bennett at Gaylord & Colfax Streets in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a rusticated sandstone building with a turret and a conical dome. The house has a balcony and steep...
- Bennett, Horace W.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 June
- Horizontal bar exercises
- Boys perform gymnastics on iron horizontal bars in the schoolyard of Gilpin School at 29th (Twenty-ninth) and Stout Streets in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The boys wear short jackets, knee-length pants, long black stockings,...
- Gilpin School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children exercising--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gymnastics--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; School...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Horse
- View of a horse in a bridle; a man is to the side, Denver, Colorado.
- Horses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Horse & buggy
- Shows a horse and buggy in front of a tent. A man is seated in the buggy, he wears a suit, vest and hat.
- Carriages & coaches--1900-1920.; Tents--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Horse & carriage
- A man poses near a horse-drawn buggy on a railroad bridge in the mountains of Colorado. A river is under the bridge.
- Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Horse - drawn cart at City Park
- Outdoor portrait of well dressed girls and a woman with a pony cart in City Park, Denver, Colorado; costume includes an umbrella and hats with flowers. The Pavilion is in the background.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pony carts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- July, 1912
- Horse - drawn dirt scraper
- View of men and horse drawn excavation machinery, in Denver, Colorado; houses are in the background. Harness includes fly screens over the horses' eyes.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Horse - drawn dirt scraper carts
- View of men and horse drawn excavation machinery, in Denver, Colorado.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Horse - drawn plows
- View of men, horses in harness, construction excavation, and houses in Denver, Colorado.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Plows--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Horse - drawn vehicle maneuvering in snow
- View of a horse drawn sedan car in snow on Alameda Avenue, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Horse - drawn water truck; tank reads "Denver"
- Outdoor portrait of a man driving a water wagon on Alameda Avenue, in Denver, Colorado, a banner has a fleur-de-lis. The water tank reads: "Denver."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Water carriers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Horse and buggy
- A man and woman ride in a horse-drawn buggy near the stockyards, the Denver Union Stock Yards in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Union Stock Yard Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Horse and cart in field, City Park, Denver
- A horse stands near a wagon in a large field of hey or straw in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The harvested grass is arranged in piles across the field.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hay--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Horse and cart in field, City Park, Denver
- A horse stands near a wagon in a large field of hey or straw in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The harvested grass is arranged in piles across the field.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Hay--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Horse barn
- View of the pathway to the horse barn at the William Petrikin house at 9th (Ninth) and Vine Streets in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Lawn jockeys and a statue of a monkey are near arbors that span the path. The one-story barn...
- Petrikin, William L.--Homes & haunts.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Barns--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1939 August 26
- Horse corral, Vernal Utah Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of a horse corral in Vernal, Utah; horses stand at troughs; town buildings are visible in background.
- Vernal (Utah)--1910-1920.; Corrals--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.; Horses--Utah--Vernal--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Horse drawn buggy and automobile on the Alameda Avenue bridge
- View of Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; shows a car, a horse drawn buggy, and bridge railings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Horse drawn earth movers during street construction
- View of Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; shows men with horses and scoops, businesses, and signs: "Look Out For The Cars," "Hargreaves."
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909?]
- Horse drawn wagon
- View of a horse drawn wagon carrying crates and stove parts in (probably) Colorado.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--1880-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Horse drawn wagon loaded with people on the Alameda Avenue bridge
- Outdoor portrait of men and women, wearing winter clothes, in a horse drawn wagon on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; a man holds loaves of bread.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Horse drawn wagons and men on horseback going through snow
- View of men on horses and wagons in snow, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Horse jumping
- A man on horseback jumps over a set of wooden rails probably in Colorado. He wears a derby.
- Jumping (Horsemanship)--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Horse jumping W N W Blayney's "Billy"
- A man on horseback jumps over a wooden obstacle probably in Colorado.
- Horses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Jumping (Horsemanship)--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1901, March 22]
- Horse pulls tepee poles
- A horse pulls tepee polls that are strapped to its back like a travois, blankets and supplies are on its back. A Native American (tribe unkown) man on horseback and other horses stand nearby.
- Indians of North America--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--1890-1920.; Pack animals--1890-1920.; Tipis--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Horse race
- View of a racetrack; shows spectators and men on horses, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Horse race at track
- View of racing horses, spectators, and a gazebo or observation platform.
- Horse racing--1920-1930.; Spectators--1920-1930.
- 1927 September 3
- Horse Race on Alpine Street in the '70's Alpine Street is now (1933) 6th Street.
- View of a horse race on Alpine Street (Sixth Street) in Georgetown, Colorado, on the Fourth of July. Groups of men stand in the street looking west; people sit on balconies under umbrellas. A uniformed man on a horse rides east. The street is...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Holidays--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Horse racing--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1879?]
- Horse racing
- Spectators watch a horse race at the race track in City Park in Denver, Colorado. Men stand and watch along a wood fence. Two men stand in the racing booth. A sign near the track lists the names of the horse owners; "Gamble, Jones, Evans, Derbey,...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horse racing--1900-1920.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Horse racing
- Spectators watch a horse race at City Park in Denver, Colorado. Men stand and watch along a wood fence. Two men stand in the racing booth. A sign near the track lists the names of the horse owners; "Stewart, Jones, Brown, Kent, Ellis, Hennesy".
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horse racing--1900-1920.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spectators--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- 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?]
- Horse Shoe Curve from Chattanooga
- View of Horse Shoe Curve on the Silverton Northern Railroad near Chattanooga (San Juan County), Colorado. Otto Mears' Toll Road and a frame building are in the valley nearby.
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Horse Shoe Curve, Chattanooga
- View of Horse Shoe Curve of Silverton Railroad with tracks, the Otto Mear's Toll Road and frame building, Chattanooga, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Chattanooga (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chattanooga--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Horse Shoe Curve. Chattanooga
- View of Horse Shoe Curve of Silverton Railroad with tracks, the Otto Mear's Toll Road and frame building, Chattanooga, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Chattanooga (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chattanooga--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Horse show
- An equestrian rider and horse jump over a fence at a horse show. Two men watch nearby; a grandstand with spectators is in the background.
- Horse shows--1890-1910.; Jumping (Horsemanship)--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?]
- Horse whim Sunshine, Colo.
- View of the headframe of a mine near Sunshine (Boulder County), Colorado. A horse in an arrastra stands near a small wood building in the distance.
- Sunshine (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Sunshine--1890-1910.; Horse--Colorado--Sunshine--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Sunshine--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Horse-drawn construction equipment
- View of horse-drawn graders near the Alameda Avenue bridge construction site in Denver, Colorado. Workmen stand nearby and drive the equipment while others look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Horse-drawn flatbed wagon loaded with people
- A group of men, women, and children pose on and near a horse-drawn wagon probably on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Horse-drawn gig race, maybe at City Park track
- View of horses and drivers engaged in a close harness race, possibly at the track in City Park, Denver, Colorado.
- Horse racing--Colorado--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Horse-drawn street grader
- Workmen pose on a horse-drawn grader probably on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Horse-drawn vehicles hauling sacks of unidentified material past residence
- Men drive flatbed horse-drawn wagons loaded with bags of sand past a brick house in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Horse-drawn wagon
- Outdoor portrait of men and a horse drawn wagon in Denver, Colorado; houses are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Horse-drawn wagon
- Outdoor portrait of a man driving a horse drawn vegetables wagon on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Horse-drawn wagon
- A man poses by a horse-drawn wagon loaded with corn stalks on a street in Denver, Colorado. An umbrella attached to the wagon reads: "Use Patton's Sun-Proof Paints".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915]