Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Automatic Telephone Co political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts men, one who wears a top hat. Text includes: "Automatic Telephone promotor. You must get one of my automatic phone systems. I have sold them to several of the large cities.," "Los Angeles. Be...
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Mines - Unid
- Two men operate an automatic shovel at a mining site probably in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Lettering on the shovel reads: "Made by the Thew Automatic Shovel Co., Lorain, OH."
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1920.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Victor--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda subway
- Shows workmen at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A McCabe and Steen steam shovel is nearby. A sign on a building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company [M]anufrs Of Hand Tower & Automatic Ry. Switches".
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Telephone cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts two men, one representative of the Automatic Telephone Company and the other of Denver, Colorado. Text includes: "23," and "Automatic Telephone Promotor Los Angeles, Calif."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Industries construction crew posed at Alameda subway site
- Workmen sit on the edge of wood forms, at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site, in Denver, Colorado. A nearby sign on a building reads: "The Call Automatic Swit[ch Co.] Manufrs. Of Hand Tower & Automatic Ry. Switches".
- Concrete construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Gay 90's miners delight
- An automatic Wurlitzer orchestra machine with a wood cabinet is against the wall next to a door at the Gold Coin Saloon in Central City, Colorado. Clear glass windows on the front of the cabinet show the inside of the machine, which includes...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Musical instruments--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Pressing the search for James B. Sherbondy
- Responding to the 1947 break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, National Guardsmen surround a 1930's hardtop sedan. They wear helmets, double-breasted top coats, and carry automatic and semi- automatic machine guns. Snow covers...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Militias--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1947
- Vedetta, Italy, three members of Co. K, 87th Mountain Inf., 10th Mountain Div. cover house in background
- Members of Company K of the 87th Mountain Infantry crouch behind a tree on the slopes of Monte della Vedetta in Bologna Province, Italy. One of the men covers a distant house with his Browning automatic rifle. Captured German soldiers are near the...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Monte della Vedetta (Italy)--1940-1950.; Campaigns & battles--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Farmhouses--Italy--Bologna (Italy :...
- 1945 March 3
- Boulder Light Office
- Exterior view of the Public Service Company of Colorado office in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Architectural features of the building include: a bracketed cornice, glass storefront windows, and double-entry doors. Items on display in the...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Boulder--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Telephone Automatic Telephone Co. political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a hand with a key and a door lock. Text reads: "The Wrong Door," "Denver," "Promotor," and "The rural automatic phone will not fit the City of Denver."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Automatic Telephone Co. political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a hand with a string tied around one finger. Text includes: "Remember Mr. Taxpayer Vote Nov. 6th. Against The Automatic Telephone Franchise."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Automatic telephone Co. political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a hand that holds a gold brick. Text includes: "Handing Denver a gold brick with the left hand," "Promoter," and "Automatic Telephone."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Industries - construction - Alameda subway with pile driver
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows a crane, excavations, and a building with letters: "The Call Automatic Switch Company."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Main portion of plan of Index Shale Oil Co, De Beque, Colo.
- View of oil shale processing facilities at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; shows storage bins, crusher house, and smokestacks.
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Where the spent shale is discharged
- A man stands near the oil shale processing facility at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado, Shows a Brown retort, a conveyor belt elevator for tailings, exhaust stacks, and sheds. The Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Conveying systems--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum...
- 1922
- Industries - construction - overview at Alameda
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, the railroad bridge, horses, men, houses, and a building with sign: "The Call Automatic Switch Company."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Industries - construction - scene at Alameda subway
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, a dog, men working, horses, and a building with letters: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Military men on sidewalk in WWI uniforms posing with machine guns
- Outdoor portrait of men in World War One military uniform by an automatic, tripod mounted rifle with ammunition on a (probably) Denver, Colorado sidewalk; automobiles are parked in the street.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military uniforms--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rifles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Construction of railroad bridge on W. Alameda Avenue
- View of Alameda underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, horse, men, railroad tracks, and a business with sign: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction equipment scene near Alameda looking west
- Workmen on horseback drive teams of horses toward the Alameda Avenue subway construction site in Denver, Colorado. Railroad tracks and a sign that reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company" are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene during building Alameda subway
- A workman drives a horse-drawn grader at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Another man stands nearby. A sign that reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company" is on a nearby building.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda subway looking west
- Workmen pose at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Other men use horse-drawn graders to level the ground nearby. A sign on a building in the distance reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company".
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Industries construction
- View of the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn temporary railroad with side-dump cars is nearby. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch [Co]".
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Military men in WWI uniforms posing with machine gun on sidewalk - 3 roadsters in background
- Outdoor portrait of men in World War One military uniforms by an automatic, tripod mounted rifle with ammunition on a (probably) Denver, Colorado sidewalk; automobiles are parked in the street.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military personnel--Colorado--Denver.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Military uniforms--American--1910-1920.; Rifles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1918?]
- Colo. Midland RR refrigerator car
- Shows a Colorado Midland Railway refrigerator car made in Colorado City, Colorado on July 16, 1897. "Colorado 1206 Midland Refrigerator line", the company logo and "Hanrahan automatic system of refrigeration" are painted on one side of the car.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 16
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a dog listening to a telephone. Text includes: "'His Maters Value,'" "Promotor," "Los Angeles Capitalists," "Automatic Telephone $$$," and "It Only Works One Way."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a man with a bag of money standing near Denver, Colorado. Text includes: "Los Angeles," "Automatic Telephone Co.," and "This money goes back to Los Angeles."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a rat that eats a large pocketbook that belongs to Denver, Colorado. A man crouches nearby. Text includes: "Los Angeles," "Dotted line shows course taken by promotor to Denver," "Automatic Telephone...
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a telephone as a snake that reaches from Los Angeles to Denver. Text includes: "Automatic Telephone stock jobbing scheme.
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a man who listens to another person on a telephone. The conversation concerns the disadvantages of automatic phone service.
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts fingers pointing at a chain. Text includes: "A chain is no stronger than it weakest link," "Guess work," "2 bills," "Confusion," "Automatic," "Double cost," "2 bells," "2 phones," "Experience,"...
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Industries construction scene during work on Alameda subway
- A workman uses a horse-drawn grader at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Other men stand nearby. A sign on a building in the distance reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company".
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene during work on Alameda subway
- Workmen load side-dump railcars on temporary railroad tracks at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
- Dump cars--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Industries construction scene at Alameda subway
- Workmen use horse drawn graders to level the ground at the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Horse-drawn wagons and carts are nearby. A sign on a building in the distance reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Graders (Earthmoving...
- [1909]
- Construction scene of the Alameda Avenue subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete forms, crane tracks, excavation, and men working. Building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Company."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Construction scene at the Alameda Avenue subway
- View of Alameda Avenue underpass construction in Denver, Colorado; shows excavation, men working with a steam shovel, the railroad bridge, a handcar, and building with sign: "The Call Automatic Switch Company."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Steam...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Industries construction construction at Alameda subway
- View of the Alameda Avenue trolley car underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Workmen work near a tractor and crane. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Co. Inc."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [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]
- N. P. #653 Baldwin #8566
- Northern Pacific Railroad locomotive number 653, which has a bell, a light, and a cow catcher, stops at a depot with thick, black smoke streaming out of its smokestack. Painted on the side of the engine: "N. P. 653 B" and "Northern Pacific."
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--1880-1890.; Railroads--1880-1890.
- June, 1887
- Thomas Alva Edison visiting Denver
- Inventor Thomas Alva Edison poses next to a train car on his visit to Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Inventors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.
- September 9, 1908
- Colorado National Guard
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMWA strike against CF&I, stand and crouch near a tripod-mounted automatic rifle, on Water Tank Hill near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; 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.; Coal...
- [1914]
- Seargt Davis
- Sergeant John Davis of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, poses near a newly assembled tripod-mounted automatic rifle, on Water Tank Hill near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. Cloth coverings, a...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; 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.; Coal...
- [1914]
- Water tower north of Ludlow looking east into the tent colony
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMWA strike against CF&I, pose outdoors near the water tower on Water Tank Hill near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. Two men crouch near an automatic rifle on a tripod; one man...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; 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.; Coal...
- [1914]
- Water Tank Hill Sgt. Davis at gun
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, including Sergeant John Davis, pose near an automatic rifle on a tripod on Water Tank Hill near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. A nearby wooden crate...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; 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.; Coal...
- [1914]
- Castle Gate, UT, from west showing D&RGW double track main line fitted w/automatic block signals at bridge 632A over Price River
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks at Castle Gate, Utah; shows bridge 632A over the Price River, fitted with automatic block signals.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Castle Gate (Utah)--1920-1930.; Price River (Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Castle Gate--1920-1930.; Railroad signals--Utah--Castle Gate--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- 1929?
- Metropolitan bldg., Denver
- Exterior view of Metropolitan building, 16th (Sixteenth) & southeast corner of Court Place, Denver, Colorado; constructed in 1910 by Gano-Downs Company, designed by George Hebard Williamson, also called "Physician's building" since originally...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911 or 1912]
- Ludlow strike Colorado National Guard
- A member of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, aims an automatic rifle on a tripod, probably near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. Other guards stand nearby.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machine...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Machine gun on Water Tower Hill at Ludlow
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, sit near an automatic rifle on a tripod near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. A Colorado & Southern Railway (C&S) train makes its way past the town.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machine...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Machine gun at Water Tank Hill Ludlow.
- Members of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, pose with their guns, which include an automatic rifle on a tripod, on Water Tank Hill near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. The tracks of the Colorado &...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machine...
- [1913 or 1914]
- Standard Mine close to Lafayette.
- A man aims an automatic rifle on a tripod near the Standard Mine, part of the UMW strike against RMFC, near Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado. Another man stands in a nearby wooden shelter.
- Rocky Mountain Fuel Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Standard Mine (Lafayette, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machine guns--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- February 14, 1914