Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1400 block on 15th Street
- Workmen transport steel beams with horses and wagon wheels on Market Street near 15th (Fifteenth) Street as part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction in Denver, Colorado. Spectators are nearby on horseback and in carriages....
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mercantile...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen walk near a team of horses that pull a vertical tubular boiler on Blake Street in Denver, Colorado. The machinery will be used for the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen accompany a boiler and crane machinery on a horse-drawn wagon, possibly Blake Street, as part of the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado . Spectators stand nearby. Signs read: "1409", "Denver Brewing Cos...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1898]
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- A beautiful landscape - ask F.D.
- Men pour water into radiators of Model F Ford vehicles while women stand near boulders and trees on a road probably near Livermore (Larimer County), Colorado.
- Ford Model F automobile--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.
- 1905
- A halt by the roadside
- Men and women stand near and sit in two Model F Ford vehicles parked on the side of a road probably near Livermore in Larimer County, Colorado. A field is in the distance.
- Ford Model F automobile--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Larimer County--1900-1910.
- 1905
- A Neighborhood Framework Plan for University Park
- A slippery walk [art original].
- Image of gentleman fallen on wet pavement, a second gentleman appears to be helping. A woman sits in horse drawn carriage observing.
- Men--Pictorial works.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Pictorial works.; Drawings (visual works)
- [between 1880 and 1909]
- Abandoned railroad bridge, Rifle, Colo.
- View of a former Denver & Rio Grande Railroad truss bridge located in Rifle, Colorado. The bridge spans the Colorado River and is now used by pedestrians. There is a person walking a dog on the bridge and a sign reading "Pedestrian Crossing Only...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1980-1990.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Rifle--1980-1990; Rifle (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Rifle--1980-1990; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Pictorial works.; Railroad...
- 1987
- All tanked up
- Men and women stand near parked Model F Ford vehicles on a street in Livermore (Larimer County), Colorado. The women wear hats, blouses and skirts. The men wear suits and caps; some wear ties and bow ties. Shows store fronts and horse-drawn...
- Ford Model F automobile--Colorado--Livermore--1900-1910.; Livermore (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Livermore--1900-1910.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Livermore--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Livermore--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Vehicles have worn dirt tracks into the ground near Mesa Verde National Park. Several trees and shrubs dot the landscape. Large billowing clouds lint the sky.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1921 and 1931?]
- Archaeology. Chichen Itza
- A pyramid-like structure with a flat-roofed building on its peak stands in a field at Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The ruins date back to the Mayan Empire. Vehicles have formed tracks in the dirt road that winds along the side...
- Chichén Itzá Site (Mexico)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--Mexico--Yucatan Peninsula--1910-1920.; Indians of Central America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1910-1920.; Mayas.
- [between 1910 and 1913?]
- Armored car
- Men with rifles and artillery in an armored vehicle, responding to the UMWA coal miners' 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.; Armored vehicles--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Arms &...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Arnold Faucus (foreground) w / film crew a one track snowcat, steered with skis from behind the cab.
- Arnold Faucus and ski troops, members of the Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol (later 10th Mountain Division), and an MGM film crew stand or sit on the back of a trailer pulled by a snowcat during the filming of a training film near Sun...
- Blaine County (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1942
- As-U-Go
- Aspens
- A grove of aspens grow along a dirt road in Colorado. A log rail fence stands in the right foreground. The trees have full sets of leaves. Grass grows in the middle of the road between tracks left by vehicles.
- Aspen--Colorado--1900-1920.; Forest roads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Fences--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Auraria Parkway: Environmental Assessment
- Auraria: Facts Not Words, presentation to Joint Budget Committee
- Auto / truck accident
- Men and boys look at a car wreck in Denver, Colorado; both vehicles have damage. Warehouse letters read: "The Colorado Ice & Cold Storage Company."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Auto accident
- A group of men and women gather at the scene of an two car accident in a Denver residential area, Colorado. A man in uniform stands near one of the vehicles.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Auto races at Overland Park race track
- Spectators watch as race cars line up at the start of a race at Overland Park in Denver, Colorado. A tow truck from AAA is parked in front of the car line; shows pit crews and race drivers. Overland Park race track became a golf course in the...
- Pit crews--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile racing drivers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobile racing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Barnum and Barnum West: neighborhood analysis
- Big snow of December 1913
- Pedestrians stand in the middle of snow cleared paths in a street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A man moves a load of goods on a flat skid drawn by a horse. Signs read: "Rialto Hotel," "Dutch Mill Cafe," and "Pool."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Blake 1500 block to right
- Workmen walk near a team of horses that pull metal beams on wagon wheels near the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Blake Streets, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction in Denver, Colorado. Spectators are nearby. Prominent signs...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horse...
- [1898]
- Blake St, 1400 block
- Workmen move metal beams on carriage wheels drawn by horses, at 14th Street near Blake Street, in Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn wagon that reads: "Ice" is nearby. The partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct bridge is in the...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1898]
- Boulder County
- A wagon driver negotiates his team of four horses through the unpaved streets of the town of Gold Hill, Colorado, in Boulder County. A second wagon pulled by a team of horses is across from the first team.
- Gold Hill (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Gold Hill--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Building and mountain encampment, Italy
- Overview of a large stone building complex with tiled roofs surrounded by fourteen U.S. Army vehicles located in a mountain valley, trees nearby have budding leaves; possibly Tenth Mountain Division headquarters. Men are visible in the woods and...
- Military headquarters--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Burning the obsolete horse cars
- Workers dismantle the chassis and wheels from several old Denver Tramway Company cars in Denver, Colorado. Smoke drifts off a pile of debris.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Caissons pulled by the U.S. Cavalry, Sixth Division
- Members of the U.S. Sixth Division Cavalry ride horses in two groups pulling caissons (two-wheeled wagons with storage space for ammunition). One man sits on his horse between the two groups. The men are touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Caissons (Vehicles)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 6th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1898?]
- Caissons pulled by the U.S. Cavalry, Sixth Division
- Members of the U.S. Sixth Division Cavalry ride horses pulling several caissons (two-wheeled wagons with storage space for ammunition). The men are touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Two large buildings resembling barns are in the...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Caissons (Vehicles)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; United States. Army Cavalry, 6th.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1898?]
- Camping in Rock[y] Mt. Lake Park
- A man and woman prepare a meal in the back of a camper at Rocky Mountain Lake Park auto camp (motor camp) in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The grill, coffee pot, pans, tins and other utensils sit on a drawer that slides under the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Camping in Rocky Mt. Park
- A man and woman prepare a meal in the back of their camper at Rocky Mountain Lake Park in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The grill and cooking utensils sit on a drawer that slides under the truck. A dog sniffs at a platter of corn,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rocky Mountain Lake Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Couples--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Cañon of the Big Thompson, Loveland-Estes Park Road
- Shows rock wall of Big Thompson Canyon, Big Thompson River, and two horse drawn carriages on dirt road between Loveland and Estes Park, Colorado; road bed supported with rocks at bend.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1917]
- Cañon of the Big Thompson, Loveland-Estes Park
- Shows the narrow part of Big Thompson Canyon; includes dirt road between Loveland and Estes Park, Colorado, horse-drawn carriage, Big Thompson River, and rock walls straight up canyon.
- Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1920.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--1890-1920.; Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Capitol Hill Neighborhood Plan
- Capitol Hill neighborhood: prepared by R. Laurie Simmons and Thomas H. Simmons
- Capitol Hill Newsletter: Volume 1 Number 2
- Car - camp trip to Estes Park
- Women, children, and a man pose by their camper / truck near Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. A hill with rock outcrops is in the distance.
- Families--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.; Recreational vehicles--Colorado--Larimer County--1920-1930.
- 1926 July
- Castle Rock, Colorado
- View of the Castle Centerstone Building, at 399 Perry Street (at 4th - fourth) in Castle Rock (Douglas County), Colorado; the three story brick commercial building has storefronts at street level and offices or condominiums on the upper levels....
- Castle Centerstone Building (Castle Rock, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Castle Rock (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Business districts--Colorado--Castle Rock--2000-2010.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Castle Rock--2000-2010.
- 2002 July
- Tivoli Brewery: a feasibility study Part 1
- West Colfax Corridor Transportation and Economic Study
- Centennial Year: History of the University Park United Methodist Church, 1894-1994
- Central City 1890s. Funeral procession
- A long funeral procession led by a band walks down Main Street in Central City, Colorado, probably during the 1890s, possibly for Sheriff R. B. Williams who was fatally shot by Samuel Covington, a quartz hauler from Nevadaville, in April of 1896....
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Sheriffs--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Funeral...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Central City. 1860-1869
- Several storefronts face Main and Eureka streets in early day Central City, Colorado, probably in the early 1860s. Among the businesses are a clothing store, a hardware store and a concert hall with billiard rooms. Several horse-drawn wagons travel...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Billiard rooms--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Building construction--Colorado--Central City--1860- 1870.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Central...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Cherokee Indians, education
- Native American (Cherokee) women from the graduating class of 1875, pose outside of the Cherokee Female Seminary, Park Hill (near Tahlequah), Oklahoma. Schools were built for both male and female students and were designed as vehicles towards...
- Cherokee Female Seminary (Park Hill, Okla.)--1870-1880.; Cherokee Indians--Oklahoma--Park Hill--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Park Hill--1870-1880.; Park Hill (Okla.)--1870-1880.; Schools--Oklahoma--Park Hill--1870-1880.;...
- 1875?
- Coal wagon brought from mine for riot from Royal Gorge mine operated by prison
- A Black man holds the reins of this horse-drawn coal wagon at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Behind him is the old stone Administration Building, with its extruded joints and arched, barred windows.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.; Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1914