Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Rifle Band
- Men and teenage boys pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, with musical instruments which include clarinets, trumpets, French horns, bass drum, trombones and tubas. Uniforms include kepi hats; a brick house has a covered porch and bay window...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Graham Mesa Band
- Members of the Graham (family) Mesa Brass Band pose with musical instruments in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. They are identified as (top row, left to right): Elmer, Albert, Claude, Isem W., Henry and Jennie and (bottom row, left to right):...
- Graham, Isem W.--Family.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.;...
- 1911, October 16
- Rifle Band
- Men and teenage boys pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, with musical instruments including clarinets, trumpets, French horns, bass drum, trombones and tubas. Uniforms include kepi hats; a brick house has a covered porch and bay window with...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cowboy band, Idaho Springs
- Men and a woman pose with musical instruments in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men wear wide-brimmed hats, scarves, jackets and fur woollies (chaps). A woman wears probably a buckskin skirt with fringe, a neck scarf, and a cowboy...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1910.; Cowgirls--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1910?]
- Musicians with instruments in a park
- Members of a band pose outdoors with their instruments that include trumpets, baritones, and a bass drum at a park in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Second Regiment Band
- Group portrait of the Colorado National Guard Second Regiment Band during the Western Federation of Miners strike at probably the Goldfield camp in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The men are in uniform with overcoat capes and hats, they hold...
- Colorado. National Guard.--People--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Women's band
- Women in an all female marching band pose outdoors in Colorado. They pose with their instruments which include: baritones, trumpets, drums, and a clarinet. A man poses behind them.
- Marching bands--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- U. P. Denver & Gulf RR engine no. 8
- Passengers and a musical band in uniform pose with the Union, Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railroad train #8 in Colorado. Instruments include baritones and trumpets.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado Midland R R Co band
- Members of the Colorado Midland Railway Company marching band pose outdoors with their instruments which include saxophones, trombones, trumpets, drums, clarinets. and baritones, possibly in Denver, Colorado. Their uniforms include buckskin...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--People--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--1890-1910.; Marching bands--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Military Kansas Nat'l Guard 2nd Regiment band from Emporia, Kansas
- Men pose in (probably) Denver, Colorado, in uniforms; they hold trumpets, clarinets, a saxophone, trombones, flutes, a French horn and other musical instruments. They wear medals and flowers; standard reads: "Kansas Second Regiment Band;" bass drum...
- Men--Colorado--1890-1910.; Military bands--Colorado--1890-1910.; Militia--Kansas--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Nederland High School Jr. Band
- The Nederland High School Band poses on the field of a Denver, Colorado, stadium at night; they hold musical instruments including clarinets, French horns, trumpets, tubas, trombones, saxophones, a xylophone, batons, a snare drum, and a bass drum...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Nederland--1950-1960.; Marching bands--Colorado--Nederland--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Murphy Mine Cornet Band St. Elmo Colo
- Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, men pose with trombones, cornets, bugles, a tuba, trumpets and snare drum. The bass drum has letters: "Murphy Mine Silver Cornet Band." Signs on frame businesses read: "True Fissure Billiard Hall,"...
- Murphy Mine Silver Cornet Band (Saint Elmo, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Saint Elmo (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Saint Elmo--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1890?]
- Band float, Flower Carnival
- Band members pose on a horse drawn wagon wearing hobo outfits, uniforms, bowler or top hats, suspenders, medals, ribbons, face paint and masks in the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They carry trumpets,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]
- D&RG passenger car lounge observation car "Ogden Canon" with Denver Shop Band, Burnham Shops Denver, Colorado (car on turntable, roundhouse in background)
- Employees Shop Band of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad pose in front of a passenger car on a turntable, Denver, Colorado railroad yards. Each wears a uniform; each holds his instrument (trombones, trumpets, sousaphones, clarinets, and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Locomotive #1506 @ Palmer Lake w/ shop band
- Band members and passengers pose on and around engine number 1506, type 4-8-2, at Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. Members of The Denver & Rio Grande Western Scenic Line Shop Band are on the standard gauge tracks with their instruments,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Marching bands--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1920-1940.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1920-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Palmer...
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Locomotive #1704 w/ shop bands
- The shop bands of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad pose on and around locomotive number 1704, type 4-6-2, possibly in Colorado. Band members wear uniforms; some hold instruments which include trombones, trumpets, drums, and sousaphones....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Marching bands--Colorado--1920-1940.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1920-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Locomotive #1506, w/ Shop Band @ Palmer Lake, Colo.
- Band members and passengers pose on and around engine number 1506, a 4-8-2, at Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. Members of The Denver & Rio Grande Western Scenic Line Shop Band are on the standard gauge tracks with their instruments,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Marching bands--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1920-1940.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1920-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Palmer...
- [between 1920 and 1935?]
- Parade in Trinidad, Colorado
- A marching band carrying trumpets, drums, and American flags leads the parade in Trinidad, Colorado. A convertible early Ford automobile is behind them, and another one is parked in the shade. Scene includes a one-story building with lettering:...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- 6/3/22
- Midland Band in their Indian costumes
- The Midland Band poses outdoors near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The band members wear fringed uniforms with feathers attached to their hats and hold various musical instruments that include: trumpets, trombones, saxophones, and drums. The bass...
- Colorado Midland Band (Colorado City, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--1890-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Band uniforms--Colorado--1890-1920.; Bands--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Head of a Chinese funeral procession
- View of a marching band in a funeral procession probably on Wazee Street in Denver, Colorado. They play instruments that include: baritones, trombones, clarinets, and trumpets. Buildings line the street.
- Chinese-Americans--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Funeral processions--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Marching bands--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- Jazz group appearing at Denver's Empress Theater
- Black musicians pose on a balcony on an unidentified building in Denver, Colorado. They hold instruments that include: piccolos, clarinets, trumpets, coronets, baritones, french horns, trombones, and drums. Nearby signs read: "In Old Kentucky With...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Balconies--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Shrine 53
- African American members of the Shriners' (Shrine 53) band march with their instruments in a parade on Welton Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Their instruments include drums and trumpets.
- Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America--People--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Parades &...
- [1953]
- Central City, Colorado buildings
- Image of the two-story Concert Hall and Billiard Rooms in Central City, Colorado. Members of a brass band are holding instruments, including drums and trumpets and an American flag.
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1872?]
- Concert Hall, Central City
- View of two-story Concert Hall and Billiard Rooms in Central City, Colorado. The building is between a two-story, flat-roofed masonry structure with the words "Stage Line" written at the top and a two-story building with a balcony that has a flat...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Bands--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1872?]
- Clayton College
- Boys and teachers participate in a flag ceremony at Clayton College in Denver, Colorado. Members of a marching band play instruments which include trombones, a tuba, saxophones, drums, and trumpets. A group of boys salute the flag near the...
- George W. Clayton College (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Flag salutes--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Orphanages--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- 1931 November 11
- Zobo trio
- Colorado National Guard soldiers pose with trumpets in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners. A rack of rifles are against interior canvas tent walls.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners'...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- American Woodmen band
- African-American men and women, members of an American Woodmen's Association band, pose outdoors near an office in Cleveland, Ohio. They pose with their instruments that include drums, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, and baritones. A banner and...
- American Woodmen--People--1930-1940.; African Americans--Ohio--Cleveland--1930-1940.; Cleveland (Ohio)--1930-1940.; Bands--Ohio--Cleveland--1930-1940.; Fraternal organizations--Ohio--Cleveland--1930-1940.; Women--Ohio--Cleveland--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Ralph Pollack's America theater orchestra
- Group portrait of men with violins, a drum, tuba, trumpets, and saxophones in Denver, Colorado; they are (l to r back row) Joseph Barros, Loyal Slauson, Paul Hoover, Ralph Pollack, Joseph Skrivanek, Frank Fitts, and Neil Hause; (l to r front row)...
- America Theatre (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Musicians--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1924 August 5
- Parade
- Members of a marching band and a man on horseback participate in a parade, a part of the reenactment of the Battle of Little Bighorn, in Sheridan, Wyoming. The band members play trombones, french horns, trumpets, and baritones. Spectators line the...
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Commemoration.; Sheridan (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Sheridan--1900-1910.; Marching...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Southeast corner of 4th and Main Streets
- At Fourth and Main Streets in Canon City, Colorado, uniformed cadets are in formation with bayoneted (fake?) rifles at the shoulder. Two have flags; one of the United States. A suited brass band of men and boys have cornets, a bass drum, and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Cadets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Telluride (Colo.) band in Bridal Veil Park
- Men wear suits and hats and hold musical instruments including tubas, cornets, trumpets, trombones, and a bass drum in a meadow below the San Juan Mountains near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Ingram Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Ingram...
- Bridal Veil Falls (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ingram Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Meadows--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.;...
- 1886 Sept
- Gunnison Cornet Band, Champions of Gunnison, Co., 1890
- Studio portrait of the members of the Gunnison Cornet Band from Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Band members wear long trousers with a side stripe, jackets decorated with braid trim, and kepi hats. The men hold cornets, tubas, trumpets, a...
- Bands--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.; Brass instruments--1890-1900.; Drums--1890-1900.; Musicians--Colorado--Gunnison--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Woodie Fisher Hose Co. No. 1
- Firemen, in uniform, pose in front of the Hughes Block, a brick building with windows set in an arched facade, an outside staircase, and a covered porch, on Lawrence Street between 14th (Fourteenth) and 15th (Fifteenth) Streets, in Denver,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- 1872
- Cavallo's Symphony Orchestra, Elitch's Gardens, Denver, Colo., season 1912
- Member of the Denver Symphony Orchestra (Garden Season Orchestra) pose with their instruments at Elitch's Gardens in Denver, Colorado. Raffaello Cavallo, the conductor wears a light colored suit and sits in the center of the group. Members of the...
- Denver Symphony Orchestra--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Orchestras--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Prison band
- Members of the prisoner's band at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, pose with drums, clarinets, trombones, cornets, trumpets, and a saxophone. Their uniforms have embroidered flourishes on the sleeves, billed caps, gold chains, high...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Prison band
- Members of the prisoner's band at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, pose with drums, trombones, cornets, and trumpets. Their uniforms are white with rectangles across the fronts, and they wear conductor's hats. Stone Prison buildings...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Cavallo's Denver Municipal Band, Season 1918
- Panoramic group portrait of the Denver Municipal Band probably in Denver, Colorado. Men stand and pose on stairs of a shingled building with awnings and a porch. Rafaello Cavallo, the band leader, wears a light uniform and poses in the center of a...
- Denver Municipal Band--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cavallo, Rafaello.
- 1918
- The Denver Welsh Band, Director
- Men and boys stand and pose in a row for a panoramic group portrait in front of the Colorado State Capitol building staircase in Denver, Colorado. Members of the Denver Welsh Band wear uniforms with decorative frogging and piping, slacks, boots,...
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver Welsh Band--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bands--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Glenwood Springs fire department
- Group portrait of members of the Glenwood Springs Fire Department at 8th (Eighth) and Grand Streets in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado; the men pose in uniform with a hose cart, nozzles, speaking trumpets, and a dog. The Hotel Glenwood...
- Hotel Glenwood (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Greeley Opera House
- Members of the ensemble of a play pose on the stage of the Greeley Opera House in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County for a formal portrait. Costumes include: tuxedos, white suits with large bow ties, and military uniforms. The cast members wearing...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Actors--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Montrose, Colo. first city band
- Members of the Montrose marching band pose in Montrose, Colorado. Band members hold tubas, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, french horns, a snare drum and a bass drum. The members wear plain, dark uniforms and billed caps with pins on them. The...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1920.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Montrose, Colo. music, first city band in Montrose
- The eighteen members of the Montrose marching band pose in Montrose, Colorado. A tuba, valve trombones, trumpets, french horns, a snare drum, and a bass drum are represented. The members of the band wear decoratively stitched uniforms with...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Montrose County highschool (sic) band : winners of first place in Western Colorado and Utah
- The Montrose High School band poses on the steps of their high school in Montrose, Colorado. Instruments include tubas, trombones, french horns, trumpets, clarinets, saxophones, flutes, tympani, snare drums, bells, and a bass drum with the band's...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1950.; Bands--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Idaho Springs
- The twenty nine members of the Blazing Arrow Band pose in front of an unidentified building in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The name of the band along with a representation of an Indian are printed on the head of the bass drum. Trumpets, clarinets,...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Union Pacific Railroad Band, Omaha Neb 1879
- Studio portraits of Union Pacific Railroad band members; legible names include: V. Engstrom, N. O. Ahlquist, Liverfel, Mallette, and Leeder. The men wear uniforms and hold musical instruments including tubas, trumpets, and drums.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1870-1880.; Bands--Nebraska--Omaha--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Pre 1900 entertainment : women up in back - band - monkey
- Coved ceilings edge the interior of this theater at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Women are in the balcony in back, and male prisoners fill the seats on the main floor. A man on the stage stands between a table with a monkey on it...
- Prison theater--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Entertainment--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Interiors.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Logan Co. Fair Parade
- View of Lowry Air Force Base marching band in Logan County Fair parade, Sterling, Colorado; military band wears plain uniforms with officer-style hat and emblems on brim; band leader has baton. Musical instruments include: saxophone, trombones,...
- Sterling (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Military bands--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Sterling--1960-1970.; Lowry Air Force Base (Colo.)
- between 1963 and 1965
- Black Hawk Fire Department, 1881
- Firemen, members of the Black Hawk Fire Department, pose in uniform in front of the fire station, near a hose cart, in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. The men wear fire hats and jackets with oversized stitched lapels and cuffs. Some of the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Firefighters--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Wild West Show band
- Members of the band for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show pose with their instruments while touring with the show in Europe, possibly in Paris. One man stands behind a large drum that has "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Cowboy Band" painted on it. Several...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Music ensembles--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Colo. State Indust. School, battalion
- Boys and young men of the battalion band pose on steps of the Administration Building, State Industrial School (name change in 1961 to Lookout Mountain School for Boys) Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. A Black man with baton and a bass drummer...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Marching bands--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Reformatories--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.; Uniforms--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.;...
- [1928]