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- North on Sherman Ave. from 16th Ave.
- View north on Sherman Street from 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue towards Central Presbyterian Church (17th Avenue & Sherman) and El Jebel Temple (18th Avenue & Sherman), Denver, Colorado; tree-lined cement sidewalk, billboard in front of church "Dr....
- Churches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Switching beets, Brush, Colo.
- Men stand near a Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy train in Brush (Morgan County), Colorado, with a shipment of sugar beets. The locomotive is inscribed with number "1232". A smoke stack is in the distance.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Brush (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Brush--1900-1910.; Sugar...
- 1909 Nov. 25
- Albion St. Mother Leets last home Denver
- View of the Leet home at 1630 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch.
- Leet, Modeste--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Postcard of Old East High School
- Color postcard of the Old East Denver High School building constructed in 1889. Originally located on 19th and Stout, Denver, Colorado.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- 1910
- York Street House
- View of a house at 1160 York Street in the Cheesman Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; it has a gable, porch, incised stone, and shingle imbrication. Women and a man are in the yard.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910 Summer
- Southern Pacific Depot, Tucson, Arizona
- View of the Southern Pacific Railroad depot in Tucson (Pima County), Arizona; the Mission Revival style building has arches and churrigueresque windows. Maguey (agave) plants grow in the yard.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Tucson (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1920.
- 1910?
- Walden
- Veterans from the Grand Old Army of the Republic who include Silas Haskins, John T. Shippey, August Speck, Thomas Vils, John Cochran, Jephtah Davison, John W. Riggen, D. K. Smith, John Mitchell, Hubert C. Chadsey, and E. T. Rogers, pose with U. S....
- Walden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Veterans--Colorado--Walden--1910-1920.
- 1911, May 3
- A busy day, Vernon, Colo.
- View of a gable roof church with pointed arch windows and a commercial building in Vernon (Yuma County), Colorado. A group of women in dresses stand on the porch of a building with a sign that reads: "Kirkendall Shoes." Parked around the buildings...
- Vernon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Vernon--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Vernon--1910-1920.
- 1911?
- Cherry Creek north of Country Club
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows drainage pipes, retaining walls, washed out stream banks,x a steel bridge, people, and houses in the Country Club neighborhood. Billboard reads: "Byers Addition."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912 July 14
- Speer Boulevard east of Broadway bridge
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows Speer Boulevard, people, and eroded stream banks.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912 July 14
- Scene below 14th St. Viaduct
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in Denver, Colorado. Men clear debris by industrial buildings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Ruins--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912 July 14
- North bank Cherry Creek west of Downing Bridge
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows debris, a woman with an umbrella, and the Downing Street bridge.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912 July 14
- Union parade Trinidad, Colo
- Women march in support of UMW coal miners on strike against CF&I in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, carrying a United States flag and signs: "God Bless Mother Jones," and "Ladies Assembly of Southern Colorado." Men crowd the sidewalk by a...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1913
- Denver, snow storms
- View of horse-drawn wagons and men who shovel snow near the Denver Public Library in the Civic Center on West Colfax and Bannock Streets after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado State Capitol is in the distance.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver Public Library--Buildings--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Taken of a work train west of Hayden, Colo
- View of a Denver and Salt Lake Railroad construction train near Hayden (Routt County), Colorado. Men crowd a flatcar; women and children stand on new tracks and ties.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Routt...
- 1913
- Teachers on tour
- Men, women, a girl and a boy pose with a Stanley Steamer tour bus in Salt Lake City, Utah. I. J. Boyd (Panama hat and bow tie) poses with the teachers.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1910-1920.; Buses--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Passengers--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Teachers--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Tourists--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Elephant stampede
- Scene of an elephant stampede in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada shows collapsed bleachers within the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus tent. Two women stand in the wreckage in long dresses and hats.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Disasters--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Disasters--1910-1920.; Winnipeg (Man.)--1910-1920.; Debris--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Stampedes--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Women--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.
- 1913 [July 30]
- Southwest on Champa Street, at 14th Street, during Knights Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave
- Night view of the illumintated archway on Champa Street and Fourteenth, for the Knights Templar 32nd Triennial Conclave, Denver, Colorado. "Electric sunset and Mt. (Mount) of the Holy Cross. Over 60,000 candle power required to illuminate this...
- Knights Templar (Masonic Order)--Commemoration--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Arches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Electric signs--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 August 12 - 15
- Free noon meal at R.R. days celebration, Hayden, Colo
- View of a Denver and Salt Lake Railroad celebration at Hayden (Routt County), Colorado; people wait around canvas tents and a cauldron on a tripod.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--Public relations--1910-1920.; Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 Autumn
- R.R. track layer working west of Hayden, Colo
- View of Denver and Salt Lake Railroad construction near Hayden (Routt County), Colorado. Men work with track, ties, and hoists on work cars.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction...
- 1913 Autumn
- R.R. days celebration passenger coach came down from Steamboat Springs
- People crowd around a Denver and Salt Lake Railroad passenger car and caboose at a Railroad Days celebration in Hayden (Routt County), Colorado. Flat cars carry railroad ties.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 Autumn
- A football game, Hayden, Colo, RR days celebration
- People crowd a football field during a Railroad Days celebration in Hayden (Routt County), Colorado; some look at a stage, others look at people atop a hill.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--Public relations--1910-1920.; Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Football--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Spectators--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.
- 1913 Autumn
- Elephant stampede
- View of collapsed bleachers after an elephant stampede in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Workers pose near the bleachers in the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tent. Daylight from outside the tent illuminates the wreckage.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Disasters--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Disasters--1910-1920.; Winnipeg (Man.)--1910-1920.; Debris--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Employees--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Stampedes--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.
- 1913 July 30
- Coal miner's daughter
- A girl wears a striped dress, high-button shoes, and holds a doll while she poses by a window with lace curtains. She is the child of a UMWA coal miner on strike against CF&I, in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing with dolls--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- See, 'tis hard to force a smile
- Studio portrait of a coal miner and a girl (his daughter ?), during the UMWA strike against CF&I, in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children & adults--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1913 or 1914
- Tracklayer on the Moffat RR extension from Steamboat Springs to Craig, Colo
- View of Denver and Salt Lake Railroad construction near Hayden (Routt County), Colorado. Men work with track, ties, and hoists on a work car.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction...
- 1913 Summer
- Young White Bull
- Standing studio portrait of a young Native American (Minniconjou Sioux) boy, identified as Young White Bull. He wears moccasins, fringed and beaded leggings, a dark shirt with elk tooth decoration, fur, necklaces, face paint, and beads and plumage...
- Dakota Indians--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Boys--1910-1920.; Young White Bull.
- 1913?
- Public school, Whitewater, Colo.
- View of a school house in Whitewater (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows clapboard siding, the belfry, a pedimented gable roof, round arched portal and steps.
- Whitewater (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Whitewater--1910-1920.
- 1914
- K.C. King, Sells Floto Circus, mailman
- K.C. King delivers mail to men and women, members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A leather mail bag inscribed with: "U.S. Mail" is slung over King's shoulder and he holds letters in his hands. Circus trailers with...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Correspondence--1910-1920.; Employees--1910-1920.; Letter carriers--1910-1920.; King, K. C.
- 1914
- Devlin Zouaves, Sells Floto Buffalo Bill Show
- The Devlin's Zouaves, performers for the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, parade down a street in Pasadena (Los Angeles County), California. Some of the Zouaves carry drums, others carry rifles over their shoulders. All of the...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Pasadena (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Circus parades--California--Pasadena--1900-1920.; Circus...
- 1914
- Ogdon [sic], Utah
- Performers from the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show gather around Charles Orville "Dutch" Walters in a moment of camaraderie. The men sit and stand in a field in Ogden (Weber County), Utah. Men dressed as a cowboy and...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Ogden (Utah)--1910-1920.; Circus performers--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.; Cowboys--1910-1920.;...
- 1914
- Snowing, Baker City, Oregon
- Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show stand, in the snow, near a train in Baker City (Baker County), Oregon. The men wear hats and coats. The passenger car behind them is inscribed with "Sells Floto."
- Circus trains--Oregon--Baker City--1910-1920.; Baker City (Or.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Oregon--Baker City--1910-1920.; Men--Oregon--Baker City--1910-1920.; Railroads--Oregon--Baker City--1910-1920.; Snow--Oregon--Baker City--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Lincoln Sightseeing Co., San Francisco, Cal.
- Members of the Devlin's Zouaves, part of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose in a sightseeing bus in San Francisco (Alameda County), California. The young men all wear caps or hats and suit coats with ties and dress...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Tour buses--California--San Francisco--1910-1920.; San Francisco (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Buses--California--San...
- 1914 Apr. 24
- Redlands, Calif.
- A crowd gathers near the train tracks in Redlands (San Bernardino County), California as the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus train arrives. The flatbed rail cars carry ornate circus trailers and personnel. A Ford car and...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Circus trains--California--Redlands--1910-1920.; Redlands (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Circuses &...
- 1914 April 4
- Ludlow striker and children
- Lawson [?], a coal miner on strike against CF&I in Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado, hoists a barbed-wire wrapped fencepost with a pulley in the UMW tent colony, by boys. A water tower and shed are in the background.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barbed wire--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.;...
- 1914?
- Portal Argo Tunnel Idaho Springs, Colo.
- Miners pose on electric velocipede cars and a tram engine near the entrance to the Argo Tunnel near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The tram engine pulls loaded mine ore cars.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.; Argo Tunnel Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Auditorium, Oakland, Calif.
- Devlin's Zouaves with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, pose in the Oakland Auditorium in Oakland (Alameda County), California. They wear jackets with an appliqued pattern on the front and sleeves and slacks.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Oakland (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Auditoriums--California--Oakland--1910-1920.; Circus...
- 1915
- Desert in Arizona, dinner
- Members of the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill,s Wild West Show, meet near Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad cars in Arizona. The men are gathered in a group away from makeshift tables and benches set for a meal. Napkins, flatware and...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1910-1920.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Discussion--1910-1920.; Employees--1910-1920.; Railroads--1910-1920.; Tables--1910-1920.
- 1915 Apr. 7
- Auditorium, Oakland, Calif.
- Devlin's Zouaves pose in the Oakland Civic Auditorium in Oakland (Alameda County), California. The men kneel with one knee on the ground as they salute with their left hand. The troupe, with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show,...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Devlin's Zouaves--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Oakland (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Circus performers--California--Oakland--1910-1920.; Circuses &...
- 1915 May
- Water Tower, Manzanola, Colo.
- View of a water tower in Manzanola (Otero County), Colorado.
- Manzanola (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Water towers--Colorado--Manzanola--1910-1920.
- 1916
- St. scene after cyclone, Yuma, Colo.
- View of the aftermath of a tornado in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows a street full of debris, wood panels, downed trees, an automobile and brick buildings.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Tornadoes--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- 1916 May 20
- Cyclone, Yuma, Colo.
- View of the damage and debris caused by a tornado in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows women, a gable-roofed house and downed trees.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Tornadoes--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- 1916 May 20
- St. scene, cyclone, Yuma, Colo.
- View of the aftermath of a tornado in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows debris, gable-roofed buildings, downed electricity or telephone poles and water.
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ruins--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Tornadoes--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- 1916 May 20
- W.F. Cody "Buffalo Bill," 1916
- Buffalo Bill is depicted in a drawing holding a flag and stands at the entrance of Yellowstone Park where cars and trains migrate into the Park. The flag reads, "Welcome! To Cody Wyoming The Home Of 'Buffalo Bill' And The Scenic Entrance To...
- Cody (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Drawings.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- 1916 October 18
- Mishongnovi, Ariz.
- View over the Native American Hopi Pueblo of Mishongnovi, Second Mesa, Arizona, shows adobe house blocks with vigas, access ladders, a cook stove, laundry and pottery.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Mishongnovi--1910-1920.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1910-1920.;...
- 1917
- Craig Depot
- View of the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad station in Craig (Moffat County), Colorado. The brick building has a covered porch.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Has the pipe
- Standing portrait of a Native American (Siksika, Blackfeet) man, Has the Pipe, and a horse at Fort Belknap, Montana. The man wears a suit, a ribbon over his heart, and holds a hat in his hands.
- Indians of North America--1910-1920.; Siksika Indians--1910-1920.; Has the Pipe. Siksika Indian.
- 1917?
- Home of Henrietta Bromwell 646 Williams
- View of the Henrietta Bromwell residence at (possibly) 646 Williams Street, in Denver, Colorado; features hipped gables.
- Bromwell, Henrietta E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)--Homes & haunts.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Rose Smith on Jiggs, Pendleton Round-Up
- Rose Smith rides Jiggs, a bucking bronco, at the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton (Umatilla County), Oregon; people watch from bleachers. A sign reads: "The Round-Up, Pendleton, Oregon, 1918."
- Pendleton Round-Up--1910-1920.; Pendleton (Or.)--1910-1920.; Broncos--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; Cowgirls--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; Rodeos--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; Spectators--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; Smith, Rose, Cowgirl.
- 1918
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 2, 1918 April