Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Picnic grounds, Dome Rock, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of picnic grounds at rock formation Dome Rock in Platte Canyon, Colorado reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; South Platte River; picnic tables in shade of trees, pavilion and wooden frame building; narrow gauge track opposite...
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Sightseers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Picnic party in Denver Mtn. Park
- View of a picnic in Denver Mountain Park, west of Denver, Colorado; shows women around a small picnic table and a man fishing in creek (probably Bear Creek); men, a picnic basket, and cooking pans are on ground.
- Parks--Colorado--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1917]
- Picnic
- Men, women and children pose at a picnic gathering in a forested area, probably in Colorado. Shows a picnic blanket, silverware, bread, a bucket, a cup, and a basket. The men wear suits, ties and hats. The women wear dresses, hats and shawls. A man...
- People--Colorado--1880-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Picnic grounds, South Platte, C. & S. Ry.
- Picnic grounds in South Platte, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows men, women and children among picnic tables and trees, snack or curios stand, and two little boys, center right.
- South Platte (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--South Platte--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 10 Numbers 5 and 6, 1927 May-June
- Picnic grounds in Granite Canon
- Two Colorado Midland Railway excursion trains stop at a picnic area in Granite Canyon (Elevenmile Canyon) beside the South Platte River, Park County, Colorado. Shows passengers, a boulder strewn field, and American flags on a locomotive.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- Sunday School Picnic Red Cliff, Colo
- The Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado Sunday school class poses. The women wear bodices, dresses, and fancy hats; the men and children wear ties, suspenders, and felt hats. Many have bamboo fishing poles; a picnic basket is in the foreground. They...
- Minturn (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clergy--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Picnic baskets--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Picnics--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Sunday...
- 1889
- Picnic grounds, Denver Mtn. Park
- Picnic in Denver Mountain Park west of Denver, Colorado; shows creek (probably Bear Creek), a group around a picnic table, canvas tarp stretched across two car tops, and outhouses on hillside behind road.
- Parks--Colorado--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1917]
- East High spotlight: vol 29 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1943 May 27
- Cosmopolitan Club Picnic Group Photo
- Picnic in Clear Creek Canyon
- A woman and a teenage girl sit on the ground and have a picnic beside Clear Creek, probably in Jefferson County, Colorado. The woman wears a dark wool double-breasted jacket and a long skirt. She sits beside a leather case and a large straw sun...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls.; Picnics.; Streams.; Teenagers.; Women.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Picnic in Clear Creek Canyon
- An elderly man, a woman and a young girl sit on the ground and have a picnic in Clear Creek Canyon, probably in Jefferson County, Colorado. The man wears a jacket, vest and a hat; he holds a sandwich. The woman wears a wool suit with a...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Girls.; Older people.; Picnics.; Women.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Recreation picnic large group in wooded area
- Outdoor portrait of well-dressed families at a picnic probably in the mountains of Colorado. Costume includes straw and bowler hats, some decorated with flowers, pendants, and bow ties.
- Clothing & dress--Colorado--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Female at picnic
- A woman in a swimsuit and swim cap kneels in front of a picnic blanket, she holds a basket full of rolls.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Picnics--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Methdist Church picnic
- View of men, women, and children gathered around a picnic table covered with food in a meadow in Aspen, Colorado; shows boys sitting on a large rock, women and girls standing and facing the table, and several groups of men and boys; evergreen trees...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Capetowners Club picnic
- A group of African American (Black) women, children, and men pose on and near a picnic table in a campground at a Capetowners picnic, probably near Denver, Colorado. One boy holds a softball in a mitt and another wears a sweatshirt reading:...
- Capetowners Club (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--1960-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--1960-1970.; People--Colorado--1960-1970.; Picnics--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [1962?]
- Picnic group at Red Rock Canon, Colo.
- Men and women sit or stand and pose on horseback on a picnic in what is identified as Red Rock Canyon in probably El Paso County, Colorado. The people pose with food, wicker picnic baskets and jug covers. One man plays a banjo. The women wear wide...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Banjos--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Picnics--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- 1884 April 4
- Gilpin Tramway, Picnic
- Passengers on a picnic excursion pose in front of open Gilpin Tramway passenger railroad cars and a locomotive in Gilpin County, Colorado. The large group of well-dressed men, women, and children stand downhill from the train. The excursion cars...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Tourists--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.
- 1888 Aug. 30
- Picnic Rock near Black Buttes, Wyo. Terr.
- Men and a woman pose near a rock butte identified as "Picnic Rock" near Black Buttes and Black Buttes Stage Station on the Overland Trail (Sweetwater County), Wyoming. Men in sack coats include an African American (Black) man. A woman wears a skirt...
- African Americans--Wyoming--Sweetwater County--1860-1870.; Overland Trails--1860-1870.; Sweetwater County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; People--Wyoming--Sweetwater County--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Sweetwater County--1860-1870.; Trails &...
- [between 1867 and 1868]
- Picnic party by Big Thompson
- Women and a man picnic beside the Big Thompson River in the Big Thompson Canyon in Larimer County, Colorado. A Ford car is parked nearby. The women wear blouses with long skirts and the man wears slacks with a shirt and tie. Tin cups, a thermos,...
- Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Larimer County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Larimer County (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- The Walter[s] family on a picnic
- Picnic scene shows the Charles Orville Walter's family and Maurice and Redich Homes. Charles Orville Walters, Sr. wears an undershirt and holds a beer bottle. Jeanette Walters kneels next to Charles Orville Walters, Jr. and Virginia Walters stands...
- Children--1920-1930.; Families--1920-1930.; Walters, Charles Orville.; Walters, Marie Elizabeth.; Homes family.; Walters family.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Mount Evans picnic
- An unidentified man and three women, possibly including H.H. Lake's wife, Theodora, stop for a picnic in front of a stone building on Mount Evans in Clear Creek County, Colorado. One woman and the man sip from metal cups. The man holds a metal...
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1910-1930.; Picnics--Colorado--Mount Evans--1910-1930.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Mount Evans--1910-1930.; Tableware--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Picnic
- A man and woman enjoy a picnic, in (probably) Colorado. She holds a flowered hat. They sit near a picnic basket and a bottle of wine.
- Clothing & dress--Colorado--1890-1900.; Couples--Colorado--1890-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--1890-1900.
- Picnicers [sic] at Tolland on the Moffat Road
- Tolland (formerly Mammoth), Colorado, reached via Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake), Moffat Road; shows picnic shelter, edge of Toll Inn, restaurant (lunch room), shoe store, large group of men and women...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Tolland on the Moffat Road
- Tolland (formerly Mammoth), Colorado, reached via Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later Denver and Salt Lake); shows picnic shelter, Toll Inn, restaurant (lunch room), shoe store, soft drinks and lunch stand, post office, souvenir store,...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Picnicing [sic] at Dome Rock
- Group of picnickers at Dome Rock picnic area in Platte Canyon, Colorado; reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; men, women and children fashionably attired seated at wooden picnic tables nestled amongst shade of narrowleaf cottonwood trees.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Picnic of Merry widow cast, Central City
- Four actresses and seven actors share a picnic around a wood picnic table during the Play Festival Season in Central City, Colorado. Food tins, plates, silverware, and other items are on the table. There is a cardboard box in the foreground and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Actors--1930-1940.; Picnics--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Mamie Doud's picnic at City Park
- Confluence Park, Delta
- View of the historic U.S. 50 four-span through steel truss bridge (replaced 1992) over the Gunnison River and a picnic shelter at Confluence Park in Delta, Colorado. Confluence Park had previously been Delta's dump and Holly Beet Sugar refinery. In...
- Confluence Park (Delta, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Delta (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Shelters.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Parks--Colorado--Delta--Pictorial works.; Confluence Park (Delta, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Delta (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1992
- 4 scenes
- Four photographs show: an ivy covered water wheel, a wooden picnic shelter, a mule in a pasture, and a cultivated field or orchard.
- Croplands--1890-1910.; Mules--1890-1910.; Shelters--1890-1910.; Waterwheels--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- I O O F July 24
- At the Odd Fellows picnic in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, men, women and children pose around tables under a tarpaulin held aloft by wooden poles. A pavilion with jigsawn ornaments is in the background.
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--Colorado--Salida--1890- 1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Landscape pavilions--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Picnicing [sic] in January in Colorado
- Three men picnic next to an early gasoline-powered automobile near dam site for Standley Lake, Colorado; men eat apples and sit on car seat cushions; scene includes blanket, wicker picnic basket, food items, plates, bottles, a spare tire attached...
- Standley Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Standley Lake--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Standley Lake--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Standley Lake--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Meeker, Colorado; the old Paradice [sic] mine owned by the Fairfield family
- View shows the Fairfield family, of Meeker (Rio Blanco County), Colorado, and owners of the Paradise mine, on a picnic outing. The men and women are gathered under a trestle with their horse-drawn carriages and dog.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- In Denver Mountain Park
- Picnic in Denver Mountain Park, west of Denver, Colorado; two men lean over a stone-block barbecue; couple poses at a tree swing, another couple stands; shows stone-block picnic pavilion, automobiles, and picnickers in background.
- Parks--Colorado--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Picnic grounds in Granite Canon
- Two Colorado Midland railroad excursion trains stops at a picnic area in Granite Canyon (Elevenmile Canyon) beside the South Platte River, Park County, Colorado. Shows passengers, a boulder strewn field, and American flags on a locomotive.
- Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Park...
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- Pearl Pass trip
- View of several men and women sitting on blankets having a picnic on the side of Pearl Pass, Aspen Colorado; dressed in heavy coats and sweaters and wearing hats; wrappers, cups, and food scattered over the picnic blanket; patches of snow cover...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- [about 1910?]
- Picnic Grove, Pleasant Valley, C. & S. Ry.
- Picnic grove in Pleasant Valley near Greeley, Colorado reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; grassy area with trees.
- Pleasant Valley (Weld County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Weld County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Trees--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Gay Dutchess club
- An African American (Black) couple, members of the Gay Dutchess club (The Gay Dutchess), stand next to a man on a Harley Davidson motorcycle at a picnic in a park in the mountains near Denver, Colorado. The woman wears a patchwork blouse, peddle...
- Gay Dutchess, The (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--1950-1960.; Couples--Colorado--1950-1960.; Motorcycles--American--Colorado--1950-1960.
- [between 1955-1965?]
- Gay Dutchess club
- View of a Gay Dutchess club (The Gay Dutchess) picnic shows a group of African American (Black) men and women gathered around a picnic table at a park in the mountains near Denver, Colorado. Everyone is dressed in summer clothes, with light...
- Gay Dutchess, The (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1970.; African Americans--Organizations--Colorado--1950-1970.; Clubs--Colorado--1950-1970.; Families--Colorado--1950-1970.; Picnics--Colorado--1950-1970.
- [between 1955 and 1965?]
- Boulder County, log cabin
- Men and women on a picnic pose near a log cabin in the hills in Boulder County, Colorado. The women wear long dresses and the men wear suits. One of the women sits on a burro. Picnic baskets, a watermelon and an axe are on the ground.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Riding--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Picnicing at Silverpume [sic] on the C. & S. Ry.
- Large group of picnickers at Silver Plume, Colorado, reached via the Colorado and Southern Railway; shows tables and chairs amidst pines with large wooden frame building (picnic pavilion) with numerous doors hidden from view by trees in background,...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Food vendors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Tourists at Silver Plume, C. & S. Ry.
- Picnickers and sightseers at Silver Plume, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway. Shows tables and chairs amidst trees; men, women and children fashionably dressed; picnic baskets on tables; a large wooden frame building (picnic...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Food vendors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Crystal Lake Pavilion, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Partial view of Crystal Lake with pavilion or picnic shelter; includes residence and outbuildings behind picnic shelter and dirt road leading from lake; Platte Canyon, Colorado, Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Pavilions--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Three girls on a bridge with picnic basket and a camera
- Outdoor portrait of three girls near the Alameda Avenue bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. They hold a picnic basket and a camera. Signs on the bridge read: "Pyle[?] Pearline" and "Use Traylo[r's] Veter[?] [C]rem[e]".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Picnic baskets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Recreation picnic group on picnic in mountains
- Outdoor portrait of a group of well-dressed men and women near a lake in the mountains of Colorado. They pose near picnic baskets and pails. The women wear dresses and hats decorated with flowers. One man wears a military uniform while another...
- Clothing & dress--Colorado--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--1900-1920.; Uniforms--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Recreation - picnic - group of five on picnic
- Outdoor portrait of men and women having a picnic by the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Picnic grounds, Lue Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Lue Canyon, Colorado reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; small stream, trees and man standing in grassy area.
- Weld County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Mt. Audubon and Arapahoe Peak from Picnic Rocks, Glacier Lake
- Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge track and spur to Glacier Lake on Eldora line; Mt. Audubon (elevation 12,223 feet) and Arapahoe Peaks (elevation 13,502 and 13,397 feet) in distant background; shows wooden frame residence, wooden...
- Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1910.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Picnic Rocks, Glacier Lake, Colo. & N.W. Ry. [graphic]
- Picnic rocks near Glacier Lake, Colorado, along Colorado and Northwestern Railway; includes numerous boulders, rock outcroppings and evergreen trees.
- Glacier Lake (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railroad Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Crystal Lake picnic grounds, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- View of Crystal Lake and picnic shelter (or pavilion) with Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge railroad track looping by pavilion in Platte Canyon, Colorado; includes barbed wire fence, ponderosa pines around lake, and wooden footbridge...
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Pavilions--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]