Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Horse-drawn water wagon
- A horse-drawn wagon carries a water tank in Denver, Colorado. A man wears a hat and sits atop the wagon with the reins in his hands. Draped over the horse is a decorative covering. A sign on the side of the tank reads: "Denver 87."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Water carriers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- Three people in mule drawn wagon near R. W. Ostrom & Co Bldg.
- Two men and a young boy sit on a mule drawn wagon in front of the R. W. Ostrom & Co. Bldg., probably in Colorado. Another wagon is in the background.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mules--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Cowboys & chuck wagon
- Cowboys sit and stand by a chuck wagon probably near Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A horse-drawn wagon is nearby.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Chuckwagons--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Near Wagon Wheel Gap
- View of the Rio Grande River near Wagon Wheel Gap (Mineral County), Colorado. A tent and horses, Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks and telegraph poles are beside the river.
- Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rio Grande--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- The Rio Grande below Wagon Wheel Gap
- A man fishes in the Rio Grande River near Wagon Wheel Gap (Mineral County), Colorado. He wears a suit and hat. Shows Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks nearby.
- Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Delivery wagon
- View of a horse drawn sedan wagon on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; emblem reads: "W." A man is at the door of the wagon, a woman is inside.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Horse-drawn wagon
- A man poses by a horse-drawn wagon loaded with corn stalks on a street in Denver, Colorado. An umbrella attached to the wagon reads: "Use Patton's Sun-Proof Paints".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Horse-drawn wagon after crossing bridge
- A man drives a horse-drawn wagon on Alameda Avenue near the bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the side of the wagon reads: "Ash Hauler Number [?]".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ash disposal--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Wagon with team of four horses
- Men pose on a loaded horse-drawn wagon on Alameda Avenue near the bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. The side of the wagon reads: "The [?] Chemical Mfg. Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Horse-drawn wagon with sign
- Men and women pose on a horse-drawn wagon on Alameda Avenue near a bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. The side of the wagon reads: "The Silver State Furniture Co."
- Silver State Furniture Company--Public relations--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Colorado Supply Company delivery wagon
- A man and two boys sit in a Colorado Supply Company wagon in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear winter clothes and hats. Two horses are hitched to the wagon which is labeled: "The Colorado Supply Company." Adobe...
- Colorado Supply Company--Equipment & supplies--1890-1920.; Boys--Colorado--1890-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Longmont's new fire wagon in front of the new Fire House
- Mayor C. A. Bradley poses between William Boze, driver, and Bill Neeley, on the new fire wagon, Longmont, Colorado. Two large draft horses pull the wagon equipped with ladders, hoses and fire extigishers.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Boze, William.; Bradley, C. A.; Neeley, Bill.
- [1908?]
- Man driving wagon
- A man drives a wagon pulled by three teams of horses in front of a large, stone wall. The man and wagon are probably part of a parade for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- People's water wagon supplied water for the city of Rifle until the water system was built
- View of a horse-drawn water wagon and driver in Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado; tank lettering reads: "Rifle Water Wagon No. 1."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Water supply--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Hot Springs Hotel and baths, Wagon Wheel Gap on the Denver and Rio Grande
- View of the Hot Springs Hotel and baths, Wagon Wheel Gap, Mineral County, Colorado; shows cottages, a bathhouse, buildings with porches or verandas, wooden walkways, and Blue Creek.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo. : Town)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1940-1950.; Springs--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1940-1950.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- The V. V. F. A. Colorado Fire Department with horse-drawn fire wagon
- Members of the Veteran Volunteer Fire Association (VVFA) pose near an 1867 horse drawn hand pumper wagon at night in Denver, Colorado. A girl sits on the wagon with a dog; spectators stand nearby. The men's hats read: "The VVFA Denver Colo".
- Veteran Volunteer Fire Association (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915]
- Horse drawn fire wagon from Denver Fire Dept.
- Two men pose, two in front and two on back, on a horse drawn fire wagon from the Denver Fire Department, Denver, Colorado. The wagon has a ladder, fire extinguisher, lantern, and bell.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 to 1910]
- Six-horse team and wagon
- A six horse team with a wagon stop for a photo an a Denver Street. Two men are in the wagon, one holds the reins. Shows the Denver Public Library and a man and two children on the sidewalk in the background.
- Denver Public Library--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- December 2, 1927
- Ore wagon
- Team of horses with ore freight wagon, "The Blackhawk Wagon" painted on the side, at a mining camp in Colorado. Shows other horses with saddles; rock pilings, part of wood structure, snow on ground.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.; Shipping--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Puye- cliff from valley J -trip -wagon
- Men stand in a flat-bed wagon at Puye Cliff Dwellings, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. The wagon is hitched to a team of two mules or donkeys. Puye Cliff stands in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Puye Cliff Dwellings National Historic Landmark (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Santa Clara Pueblo...
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- The mess wagon - making pies
- A man poses by a chuck wagon and rolled tents; another man slices a pie. Lettering on the wagon reads: "C. Po(?)gan, Cheyenne, Wyo."
- Chuckwagons--1880-1890.; Cowboys--1880-1890.; Outdoor cookery--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Wagon in mountain pasture
- View of mountains and a meadow in the La Sal Mountains, possibly San Juan County, Utah. Shows a wagon and wagon ruts in the field.
- La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Utah--1890-1900.; Meadows--Utah--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 22
- Red ticket wagon
- Men pose by a painted ticket sales wagon for the Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Far East show; they include: (L to R) Charles Metius, Treasurer, C. N. Thompson, Legal Adjuster, and Benny Keeler, Ticket Seller." Ed Dowling stands on...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East Show--People.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1909
- White Ticket Wagon
- Men pose by a painted ticket sales wagon for the Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill Show; they include: (L to R) Charles Metius, Ben Keeler, John Stevens, Ed Dowling, and Harry Kiel. Painted signs on the wagon read: "Reserved Seats," "Buffalo [B]ills...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Great Far East Show--People.; Carts & wagons--1900-1910.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- 1909
- Eugene William's wagon shop corner 8th Ave. & 9th St.
- Two men stand outside a wagon shop in Greeley, Colorado in Weld County. One man wears an apron and a broad-brimmed hat. The other leans against a piece of wood. Wagon wheels and wood boards surround the exterior of the shop.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Teaming from the railroad at Cisco, Placer County, Cal.
- A ten mule team pulls a Conestoga wagon and a covered box wagon by the halfway house at Cisco (Placer County), California.
- Cisco (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Covered wagons--California--Cisco--1880-1900.; Wagon trains--California--Cisco--1880-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Wagon Wheels at Lost Lake
- A set of wagon wheels sits half submerged in the water on the edge of Lost Lake west of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado. A portion of the nearer wheel is missing. Pieces of wood float near the set of wheels.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Carts & wagons--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Wheels--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- The Mullinix's
- The Mullinix's stand behind wagon wheel gate of a log fence (at their Wagon Wheel Hotel?), Lake City, Colorado. Mr. Mullinix wears a western style shirt, has one arm around Mrs. Mullinix, and the other rests on top of wheel; she wears a polka-dot...
- Lake City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Wagon Wheel Hotel (Lake City, Colo.)
- 1959
- Wagon Wheel Lodge
- View of Wagon Wheel Lodge, Lake City, Colorado, a log hotel with gables and a garage; an automobile and a jeep are parked by a pole fence. Cabins and bluffs are in the background.
- Lake City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Lake City--1940-1950.
- 1949
- Hotel near Wagon Wheel Gap
- A hotel and other buildings are at the base of a hill near Wagon Wheel Gap, in Mineral County, Colorado. A man stands in front of a building; snow-capped mountains are in the distance.
- Wagon Wheel Gap (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Hills--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1870-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Wagon Wheel Gap--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Old Fort Kearney, Neb.
- View of a wagon train on the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail at Fort Kearny in Kearney County, Nebraska. Wagon masters with bullwhips, men with rifles, and women and children meet with military officers who sit on horseback. Shows ox-drawn...
- Fort Kearny (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Platte River (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--Fort Kearny--1850-1870.; Forts &...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Wild West Show covered wagon
- Two members of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show sit on the buckboard of a covered wagon. A third man is stopped on a horse in the left midground near the back of the covered wagon. A landscape scene is painted on the backdrop behind where...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Covered wagons--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Old Fort Mitchell near Scott's Bluff, Neb.
- View of a U shaped building and a stockade with horses at Fort Mitchell in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. People gather around a campfire near a covered wagon. Cavalry troops ride toward a pack train on the Oregon Trail. A wagon train and Scotts...
- Fort Mitchell (Neb.)--1860-1870.; North Platte River--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Scotts Bluff National Monument (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Scottsbluff (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cavalry--Nebraska--Fort Mitchell--1860-1870.; Forts &...
- 1933
- Mitchell Pass, Scott's Bluff, Neb.
- A wagon train climbs Mitchell Pass on the Oregon Trail in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska (later Scotts Bluff National Monument.) Wagon masters crack their whips over ox teams that pull Conestoga wagons. Eagle Rock and bluffs are in the distance.
- Eagle Rock (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Mitchell Pass (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.; Scotts Bluff County (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Scotts Bluff National Monument (Neb.)--1850-1870.; Ox teams--Nebraska--Scotts Bluff...
- 1930
- Emigrant train
- Two men sit on the buckboard of a covered wagon leading a train of wagons during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at Earl's Court in England. A man, woman and child sit on the buckboard of another wagon in the left midground. Two men...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Covered wagons.; Wagon trains.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Burnt Ranch Station, Wyo.
- A stagecoach approaches Burnt Ranch Station, a stage stop and military garrison on the California, Mormon and Oregon Trails, in Fremont County, Wyoming. Shows a log fortification with a tower and stockade. Armed soldiers, telegraph poles, and a...
- California National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Fremont County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1860-1870.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Forts &...
- 1933
- Old Fort Bridger, Wyo.
- View of Fort Bridger on the Oregon Trail in Uinta County, Wyoming. Shows a stockade with log buildings and another with horses. A wagon train is camped in a circle near the Blacks Fork river. Horses and oxen graze nearby. A Conestoga wagon fords...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Bridger--1850-1870.; Blacks Fork (Utah and Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Fort Bridger (Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Fort Bridger State Historic Site (Fort Bridger, Wyo.)--1850-1870.; Oregon National Historic Trail--1850-1870.;...
- [between 1932 and 1938?]
- Barlow Cutoff, Oregon
- View of the Barlow Cutoff, a trail between the Oregon Trail and Barlow Road, in Sherman County, Oregon. Shows ox-drawn wagons mired in the mud. Men push a wagon; men, women and children walk beside the wagon train. Mount Hood is in the distance.
- Barlow Cutoff (Or.)--1850-1870.; Hood, Mount (Or.)--1850-1870.; Sherman County (Or.)--1850-1870.; Covered wagons--Oregon--Sherman County--1850-1870.; Pioneers--Oregon--Sherman County--1850-1870.; Wagon trains--Oregon--Sherman County--1850-1870.;...
- 1930
- Chimney Rock and Platte Valley, Neb.
- A wagon train on the Oregon Trail approaches the North Platte River in Nebraska. Men, women, children and dogs walk or ride in bullock drawn Conestoga wagons. Chimney Rock and Scotts Bluff are in the distance. People wave at a Pony Express rider...
- Chimney Rock (Neb.)--1860-1870.; North Platte River--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Horseback riding--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Pioneers--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Pony express--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Rivers--Nebraska--1860-1870.; Rock...
- 1934
- Wagon on Ingram Rd.
- Men sit in a horse-drawn wagon with cover hoops, on Black Bear Road probably near Black Bear Pass, in Ouray County, Colorado. A woman sits in a jeep parked next to the wagon. A rugged bare ridge is in the distance.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Ouray County--1960-1970.; Jeep automobiles--American--Colorado--Ouray County--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Bromwell School wagon
- Photograph of one of the first school buses in Denver, Colorado. A man sits on a wagon being drawn by two horses. Several children sit in the back, looking at the camera holding their lunch pails hanging over the sides of the wagon.
- School buses.; Wagons.; Bromwell School (Denver, Colo.);Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1900
- Hauling beets on the Louis Frantz farm
- An unidentified man poses beside a large horse drawn, freight wagon loaded with sugar beets at the Louis Franz farm (Franz Farm) in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. The man wears a hat and vest, the wagon is drawn by a four horse team, and...
- Franz Farm (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons.; Beets.; Franz Farm (Fort Collins, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Wagons--Colorado--Fort Collins--Pictorial works.; Sugar...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Pagosah Healing Waters
- View of a wagon with a sign that reads: "Pagosah Healing Waters," in Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. The tall, enclosed wagon has a barrel shaped roof and is light colored with dark trim and advertises hot spring baths. A building in...
- Pagosah Healing Waters (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Carts & wagons.; Signs (Notices).; Springs.; Pagosah Healing Waters (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Wagons--Colorado--Pagosa...
- 1993
- Ray & Fred
- Mexican Americans Ray Baca, age two, and his brother Fred, age three, sit in a toy wagon in front of 1118 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The boys wear lace dresses, one wears a bonnet. A sign on the front of the...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boys.; Carts & wagons.; Play (Recreation); Baca, Fred--Pictorial works.; Baca, Ray--Pictorial works.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1928
- Félix Sandoval
- Studio portrait of Félix Sandoval (left) and an unidentified man from Wagon Mound (Mora County), New Mexico. When Félix was twelve years old, he was kidnapped and held captive for eight months by Native American raiders in Fort Pueblo (now...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Sandoval, Félix, 1843---Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.
- [1912, January 16]
- Harmon, Colo.
- Men pose beside a horse-drawn dairy wagon on a dirt street probably in Harmon (Washington County), Colorado. Two men have beards; wear suits, overcoats, and hats; and pose near trolley tracks beside a wagon with lettering that reads: "J.C. Beeman,...
- Harmon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Harmon--1880-1890.; Dairy products industry--Colorado--Harmon--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Harmon--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889?]
- Creede, Colo.
- Wood frame buildings, canvas tents and log cabins sit in the valley below a mine shaft in lower Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Men stand in front of a batt and board construction building. Men in a wagon sit in front of the building; one holds...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Blacksmith works
- View of a frame, two-story blacksmith shop with dormer windows and a gabled roof in Blackhawk (Black Hawk, Gilpin County), Colorado. Men stand and pose near a front entrance. Signs on the building read: "Blacksmith Works" and "Weeks & Ventress...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Forge shops--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Idaho Springs
- Firemen pose in front of the fire department in Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Some pull their hand-drawn fire wagon, others pose in front of the wagon; a boy sits on top of the hose cart. They wear uniforms with spiked shoes. Some...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Fires stations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Rugby
- Four men pose near a horse-drawn wagon and metal shed with a wooden headframe at a mine in Rugby (Las Animas County), Colorado. Three of the men wear work clothes, the fourth wears a suit and vest. Shows a wagon filled with supplies and or...
- Rugby (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.; Sheds--Colorado--Rugby--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]