Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver - Fire Dept. fire run or parade?
- View of 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado, during filming of "Fireman's Race For Life," a Buckwalter movie; people crowd sidewalks watching firemen in a horse drawn buggy.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1902]
- Fire departments opporated pumper parade [sic]
- Firemen ride on a horse-drawn pumper wagon while they film a motion picture on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Spectators line the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: "Warner's [B]arber [S]hop" and "McCracken Jewelry Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Firefighters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Rocky Mt. News
- A view of the Rocky Mountain News building located on 17th (Seventeenth) and Welton streets in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the roof reads "The News". "MDCCCLIX", "The Rocky Mountain News" and "MDCCCCI" are carved in the stone right below the roof...
- Rocky Mountain News--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Bryan election banner
- Men walk on the street near horse-drawn wagons in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the side of a horse reads: "Bryan." Signs on nearby buildings read: "Laundry Agency Shirts 3 [cents]," "The Montana Cigar and Pool Room," "Bicycle Repairing," "Tin Shop,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- 17th & Champa
- View of horse-drawn wagons, pedestrians, and bicyclists on 17th (Seventeenth) and Champa Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs on buildings read: "E. H Rollins," "The Standard Fire Brick Co.," "Wall Paper," "Ornamental Iron Work," "Walter W. White &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Fire Dept. fire run
- Firefighters ride on a horse-drawn pumper wagon on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Spectators, some with bicycles, stand nearby. The scene is part of a motion picture.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Motion picture industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Broadway carriage works Wright & Alcott props.
- View of an ornate horse-drawn wagon parked near the Broadway Carriage Works at 716 and 718 Broadway in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Industries - construction - scene during work on Alameda
- View of Alameda Avenue construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men posing by machinery, concrete forms, and a railroad bridge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction equipment - upright steam engines operating pump
- View of Alameda Avenue construction in Denver, Colorado; shows boilers and the wooden bridge over the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene during work at Alameda
- View of Alameda Avenue construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men and equipment.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene during work on Alameda
- View of Alameda Avenue construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men and wooden shoring.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Concrete of the railroad bridge at the Alameda subway
- View railroad bridge construction over Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms and a mixer.
- Concrete mixers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 or 1910]
- Crew laying decking on the Alameda Avenue bridge
- View of Alameda Avenue - South Platte River bridge construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men working with lumber and hand crank drills.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Alameda Avenue bridge
- View of Alameda Avenue - South Platte River bridge and snow in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene during work on Alameda
- View of construction on Alameda Avenue, in Denver, Colorado; shows men working and wooden shoring.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene during work on Alameda project
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men, railroad tracks, concrete forms, and houses.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene during work on Alameda
- View of Alameda Avenue construction in Denver, Colorado; shows workmen by a ditch with shoring.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - scene during work on Alameda bridge
- View of Alameda Avenue bridge construction in Denver, Colorado; shows metal girders and road grade.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Transportation - railroad - lay rail on D&RG bridge over Alameda
- Men work on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks over Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; a concrete batch plant is in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - view of Alameda subway from C&S bridge
- View of Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks over the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado; a man and woman pose on concrete walls.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - teams and wagons at work on Alameda subway
- View of construction on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado; shows men, wagons, and excavation.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries - construction - men and teams grading near Alameda bridge
- View of Alameda Avenue construction in Denver, Colorado; shows men, horse drawn road grading equipment, and bridges over Archer Canal and the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909 or 1910]
- 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?]
- Industries construction embankment at Alameda bridge
- View of a dirt slope near the Archer Canal bridge on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Men on the street ride bicycles and in a horse-drawn cart.
- Embankments--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Horse-drawn wagon passing Sandford R. Leving's Grocery 1377 W. Alameda
- Men drive horse-drawn wagons loaded with sand bags on West Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Sanford R. Leving's Grocery store at 1377 West Alameda is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- 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]
- A number of wagons passing in front of S. R. Leving's general store at 1377 W. Alameda
- Men drive horse-drawn wagons loaded with sand bags on West Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Sanford R. Leving's Grocery store at 1377 West Alameda is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Milk wagon from the Kentucky Jersey Dairy
- A milkman and his assistant, who holds a metal carrier of milk bottles, pose near their wagon on Alameda Avenue near a bridge over the Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. The side of the wagon reads: "Kentucky Jersey Dairy". A sign on the bridge...
- Kentucky Jersey Dairy (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Dairy industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Looking west down the Alameda subway
- View, facing west, of the nearly completed Alameda Avenue trolley car underpass and railroad viaduct in Denver, Colorado. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Horse-drawn wagon
- A man drives a horse-drawn wagon on Alameda Avenue near the bridge over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the bridge read: "Pearline Best By Test", "Yes We Sell The New Bachelor", and "Rex Lye".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1909]
- Charline [sic] Place
- Charlene Place, early Denver, Colorado, apartment building, 1421-41 Pennsylvania. Originally a group of four large connected houses built in 1890 by architects, Varian and Sterner. Romanesque Revival features include: stone construction, steep...
- Wadleigh, Frank A.--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Charlene Place (Apartment House: Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Engine House No. 1 Denver Fire Department, Colfax and Broadway
- Denver Fire Department's Engine House Number One is being dismantled, corner of Colfax and Broadway, Denver, Colorado. A stagecoach parks on street near the gabled Victorian firehouse. American flags decorate the streetlights. The Harris Drug...
- Civic Center (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Flags--American--1900-1910.;...
- [October 1909]
- Colfax and Bdwy.
- Pedestrians walk along the pathway near the Colfax and Broadway intersection, Denver, Colorado. Engine Company No. 1's victorian firehouse and the Plymouth Hotel show in distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1908]
- 16th, Denver
- Bird's eye view northwest on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, Denver, Colorado; Kittridge building, Equitable building, steel frame for building under construction; numerous businesses including Carter Brothers Hardware (James S. & Oscar E., 301-303 16th),...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Denver from Presby. Church, 1906
- Right side of panorama view looks west over Broadway and Lincoln Streets and downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Broadway Theatre and Metropole Hotel, Trinity Church and the Brown Palace. Signs read: "Metropole Hotel, American and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Denver, Colo., 1906
- The right side of the panorama view looks west over Broadway and Lincoln Streets to downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Broadway Theatre and Metropole Hotel, Trinity Church and the Brown Palace. Signs read: "Metropole Hotel, American...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Denver, Colo., 1906
- Left side of panorama view looks west over Broadway and Lincoln Streets to downtown Denver, Colorado. Landmark buildings include the domed Arapahoe County Courthouse, Auditorium, and the Savoy Hotel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Denver from Presby. Church, 1906
- Left side of panorama view looks west over Broadway and Lincoln Streets and downtown Denver, Colorado. Landmark buildings include the domed Arapahoe County Courthouse, Auditorium, and the Savoy Hotel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- City Hall, Denver
- View of Denver City Hall between Market and Larimer Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows a stone structure with a central clock tower and four-sided dome. Horse-drawn carriages and bicycles are on 14th (Fourteenth) Street.
- Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Denver City Hall
- View of Denver City Hall (demolished in the late 1940's) on 14th (Fourteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. The stone and granite building has a clock and bell tower. Shows bicycles on sidewalk, an open sided trolley car, fire hydrant, and hose.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Clock towers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Harry Rhoads' sister and his mother
- Harry Rhoads' sister, Hazel Rhoads, and his mother, Addie Mellon Rhoads sit in a horse drawn carriage outside 230 Logan Street in Denver, Colorado. Both women wear long dresses and hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or...
- 1904
- Parade in Denver, Colorado
- Spectators gather at the corner of 16th (Sixteenth) and Lawrence street to watch men ride camels in a parade. Shows young children on bicycles, trolley tracks, and local businesses. The May Shoe and Clothing Co. is in the background.
- May Shoe & Clothing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Camels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Western Typewriter & Sales Co. located at 1533 Welton
- Pedestrians walk by the Western Typewriter & Sales Company at 1533 Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. Typewriters are displayed in the window; a sign reads: "Rented & Repaired." A couple smiles for the camera.
- Western Typewriter & Sales Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Office equipment & supplies industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Harry Rhoads
- Photographer Harry Rhoads poses on Champa Street in Denver, Colorado, in a suit and bowler hat; bicycles are by business signs: "Commercial School," "Barnes," "Typewriter Exchange," and "Mercantile Installment."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Snow pile
- A group of men, with ribbons pinned to their suits, pose with a snow pile trucked from the Moffat Road in the Rocky Mountains to Denver, Colorado. American flags decorate 15th (Fifteenth) Street, signs read: "The Post", "Livery Stables", "Central...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [Summer, between 1900 and 1910?]
- Harry Rhoads and photographer
- Mr. Rhoads (on right) and an unidentified photographer stand on a platform with cameras high above 14th (Fourteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Colorado State Capitol building, houses, and apartment buildings.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Tabor opera house
- View of the Tabor Grand Opera House building on 16th (Sixteenth) and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado with marquee; "The Money Changers". Shows Joseph. L. Schwartz Jewelers on street level, trolleys, automobiles, sidewalk clock, and pedestrians.
- Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Opera houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Snow pile
- A group of children play in a snow pile trucked in from the Rocky Mountains to 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Sign reads: "'From Summer's Glow To Winter's Snow' From the Moffat Road."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [Summer, between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver
- View shows a man with a bicycle and residences on a street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1901?]
- Denver, 1600 Wazee
- View shows a bicycle against a curb, a horse drawn buggy, and the Sheridan House at 1600 Wazee Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Sheridan House, rooms 50 (cents), 75 (cents), and $1.00 per day," signs: "Paint Shop," "Jackson...
- Sheridan House (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1901?]