Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1357 Williams Street
- A man rides a bicycle near Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. The two story house has dormers and chimneys.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- 1936, Open season for first aid, splints, and wild rides
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-131] Breakfast out of doors first week. Such hard workers!!!, [ARL-132] Kin I help, Snippy? Now, where are the eggs? Mmm, I smell bacon!, [ARL-133] What's the matter, Andy, isn't Snippy doing it right?...
- Camp Nizhoni (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.; Camp counselors--Colorado--Lincoln Hills--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- 1983 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- 2nd Pueblo - Taos
- View of a Native American (Taos Pueblo) man with a pinto horse on a rope; a boy rides the animal, which drinks from Rio Puerco (Pueblo Creek.)
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1920-1930.; Rio Pueblo de Taos (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Boys--New...
- 1920
- A "Buffalo-Bill" look-alike on stage coach in front of Union Station
- A Buffalo Bill look-alike rides with men and women on a stage coach at Union Station in Denver, Colorado; a crowd looks on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Impersonation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Portrayals.
- [between 1920 and 1929]
- A burro party, Pike's Peak
- Young women or girls and a man ride burros on a trail on Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. The girls wear wide brimmed straw hats and dresses and ride sidesaddle. A man in a suit and overcoat rides a mule and holds a whip. One animal carries...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--El Paso...
- 1888 October 27
- A Neighborhood Framework Plan for University Park
- A scene on the road, the passing of the Ute
- A Ute Native American, accompanied by four dogs, rides a horse by a road and a covered wagon in Montezuma County, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dogs--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Montezuma...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- 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
- A cowboy rides a bucking bronco in an arena rodeo at Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Signs on the arena fence read: "Superior Service to St. Louis Kansas City, Memphis and All Points East," "Drink Zang's Beer," "Manitou Table Water and...
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 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]
- Al Garrett on "Danger" Tucson Rodeo
- Al Garrett rides "Danger," a bucking bronco, at the Tucson Rodeo in Tucson (Pima County), Arizona; people watch in the background.
- Tucson Rodeo--1910-1930.; Tucson (Ariz.)--1910-1930.; Broncos--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Rodeos--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Spectators--Arizona--Tucson--1910-1930.; Garrett, Al.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Amethyst Tramway Creede, Colo.
- A miner rides in a bucket of an aerial tramway over West Willow Creek by the Amethyst Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado.
- Amethyst Mine (Creede, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Antonio Esquivel
- Antonio Esquivel, a champion Mexican vaquero and star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a performance of the show at Earl's Court in England. He wears a cowboy hat and a short, dark jacket. A group of...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Esquivel, Antonio.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Arabs
- A group of Arabs on horseback rides through a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear turbans and capes. Several soldiers are stopped on their horses in the right background. Those men wear helmets and carry...
- Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Arrival of Pres. Theo. Roosevelt at the Antlers
- President Theodore Roosevelt rides a horse-drawn carriage at the front of a procession surrounded by a large crowd on Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado. A band plays; a group of girls stand in rows with scarves or stars on their heads to...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Political parades & rallies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.;...
- 1901
- Aspen
- View of the Aspen ski area chair-lift, Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado; one man rides and a shirtless man looks on.
- Ski lifts--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1970.; Aspen (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Ski resorts--Colorado--Aspen--1940-1970.
- [between 1945 and 1965]
- Auraria Remembered
- Baby rides while mother sweeps & cleans house, Moenkopi, Arizona
- View in Native American (Hopi) village, Moenkopi, Arizona. Shows a woman with a baby wrapped in a blanket on her back, two boys under the arbor awning of their stone house with pane windows, and a pile of melons.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--Moenkopi--1920-1930.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; Moenkopi (Ariz.)--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Barnum Elementary School play gas station
- Photograph of several kindergarten students in their classroom at Barnum Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Four students sit at a table on soap box chairs while a boy stands at a gas station made of cardboard, butcher paper and wood filling...
- Barnum School (Denver, Colo.); Barnum (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1929
- Battle with Indians
- A group of cowboys rides horses in the background in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. Several of the men fire their guns into the air. The riders leave a trail of dirt behind them.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Beginning of Red Rocks show, John Eastman leads carrying the colors
- John Eastman, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, rides his horse and carries a United States flag in the Red Rocks Amphitheater at Red Rocks Park in Jefferson County, Colorado. The horse has a metal decorated saddle with stirrup covers,...
- Red Rocks Amphitheater (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Jefferson...
- 1952 July
- Benjamin B. Brown residence 4th & Marion Denver, Colorado
- Mrs. Benjamin B. Brown rides in a horse-drawn carriage near her house at 4th (Fourth) Avenue and Marion Street in the Country Club neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The Queen Anne-style house has a wraparound porch and wall dormer.
- Brown, Benjamin B.--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Benjamin B., Mrs.; Country Club (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Benjamin Duke on horseback
- Ben Duke rides a sorrel horse, on the A-Bar-A Ranch in Encampment, Wyoming. Men on white horses, wearing felt cowboy hats, ride on either side. Duke was a businessman (President of Gates Corporation), 10th Mountain Division veteran, outdoorsman,...
- Encampment (Wyo.)--1980-1990.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Duke, H. Benjamin.
- [between 1985 and 1990?]
- Bicycle rider
- A man rides a bicycle by brick houses with covered porches and a bay window in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Cycling--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bill Baker calf roping Colo. State Fair, Pueblo
- Bill Baker rides a horse and ropes a calf at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; men watch from behind a fence with signs: "The Mesa Garage," "Good Clothes For Less - Ben Bergerman," "Red Cliff Furniture Company,"...
- Colorado State Fair--1900-1910.; Calf roping--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cattle--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1900-1910.; Horseback...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Billy Bishop on Will Rogers Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Billy Bishop rides "Will Rogers," a bucking bronco, at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming; people watch from judge stands.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1920-1930.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.; Bishop, Billy, Cowboy.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Bird on Probition, Steamboat Springs
- George Bird rides bucking bronco, Probition, Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado. A man holds a megaphone and watches from his horse.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Broncos--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1920-1930.; Bird, George.; Helgesen, T. E.
- 1922
- Bob Askins on Rickety Ann Colo State Fair Pueblo
- Bob Askins rides Rickety Ann, a bucking horse, at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; men and horses are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1910-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Broncos--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Fairs--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Bob Askins wins bronk [sic] riding on Web Foot Sumas Round-Up
- Bob Askins rides Web Foot, a bucking bronco, at the Sumas Round-Up in Sumas (Whatcom County), Washington; people watch from bleachers.
- Sumas Round-Up--1910-1930.; Sumas (Wash.)--1910-1930.; Broncos--Washington (State)--Sumas--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Washington (State)--Sumas--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Washington (State)--Sumas--1910-1930.; Rodeos--Washington...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Bob Melville on Morning Glory Colo State Fair Pueblo
- Bob Melville rides Morning Glory, a bucking horse, at the Colorado State Fair rodeo in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; men and horses are in the background.
- Colorado State Fair--1910-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Broncos--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Rodeos--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1930.; Melville, Bob.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Bonnie
- A man and woman sit on horses; the woman rides sidesaddle. The woman wears a long dress and a bowler hat. The man wears a cap.
- Horseback riding--1880-1890.; Sidesaddle riding--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- Bonnie McCarrol thrown from Silver, Bonnie knows they let'er buck
- Action shot of cowgirl Bonnie McCarrol, popular bronc-riding champion, being thrown off bucking bronco, Silver, at the Round Up, Pendleton, Oregon. She rides "slick" like male rodeo circuit riders with stirrups hanging loose. Riding "hobbled" with...
- Pendleton (Or.)--1910-1920.; Broncos--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; Cowgirls--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; Rodeos--Oregon--Pendleton--1910-1920.; McCarrol, Bonnie.
- [1915]
- Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
- A group of ranchers holds two calves down to inspect them in a corral, probably at the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. A young boy lies on his side holding the hind legs of a calf. One rancher stands apart from the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Branding Scenes
- A rancher, possibly George Green, rides a white horse and twirls a lasso in the air as he goes to rope a calf in a corral at a ranch in Gilpin County, Colorado. Another rope is already attached to the calf. A herd of Herefords stands along the...
- Hereford cattle--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gilpin...
- [1940?]
- Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
- Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
- Denver Public Schools--History.
- 1952
- Bromwell School Fire Company No. 1
- Photograph of three students at Bromwell Elementary School playing in a school made fire house named "Bromwell Fire Company No. 1". One student rides in a soapbox fire truck. Two unidentified girls, one standing and one sitting wear fireman...
- Fire fighters.; Bromwell School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1935
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man's cowboy hat flies in the air behind him. He has a scarf tied around his neck and wears leather chaps. Another man walks near the bucking...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a grassy area during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears a cowboy hat and has a scarf tied around his neck. Additional people on horseback are in the left background. Tents cover the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1899
- Bronc
- A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears leather chaps with tassles and round, silver decorations along the side seams. A coiled rope hangs from his saddle. Two Native American men are stopped on...
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- 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 busting - typical views of riders at western rodeos
- A man rides a horse at a rodeo as it tries to buck him off.
- Broncos--1920-1930.; Cowboys--1920-1930.; Rodeos--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 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]
- Bronc rider
- Spectators watch from the stands as a rodeo contestant rides a bucking bronco at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Bronc riding
- A rodeo contestant rides a bucking bronco at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. Other riders and specators watch.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Rodeos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Broncho [sic] contest
- A man rides a bucking bronco horse at a rodeo contest at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. Other men, horses and spectators are in the background.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Broncos--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- 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?]