Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Inside D& R G W "Granite Canyon" on C & S tr. 31, Rocky Mountain R.R. Club excursion
- Interior view of the Denver and Rio Grande Western club car "Granite Canyon" during a Colorado & Southern excursion for the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club. The art-deco style car has round fluted ceiling lights and a glass screen with iron work. Men...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain Railroad Club--People--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--1950-1960.;...
- 1951 February 25
- Pedro Rivera
- Pedro Rivera cuts a piece of metal with a large hacksaw on a sawhorse near 1121 Lawrence Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears jeans, a leather jacket and a fedora hat.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sawhorses.; Saws.; Rivera, Pedro--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Sawhorses--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Sawing--Pictorial works.; Auraria...
- 1950
- Carlton Tunnel - Xmas party - miners at portal
- Men laugh and smile by the mouth of the Carlton Tunnel in Teller County, Colorado. Mine drainage pipes, rail tracks, and stairs flank the crowd; outfits include suits, ties, sweaters, and fedora hats. Letters read: "1939-1941 Safety First - Carlton...
- Carlton Tunnel (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Night--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Monitor pictures, Old Colorado Telephone Co. baseball team, A. R. Grosheider, manager
- Member of a Colorado Telephone Company baseball team pose near a wooden fence probably in Denver, Colorado. The men wear uniforms including knickers and jerseys with the letters: "C. T. Co." and a bell logo. Manager Arthur R. Grosheider stand in...
- Colorado Telephone Company--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- 1909
- Portrait of a man and woman
- Studio portrait of a man and woman. The man wears a long coat over a vest, slacks, a bow tie and watch chain; he holds a cane, wears rings on his fingers and a fedora. The woman wears an elaborate hat decorated with feather plumage, a belted dress...
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Couples--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man with short hair and a moustache in a probably wool sack suit with a knit tie, starched collar and a watch chain. The man holds a fedora.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a young man
- Studio portrait of a young man in a sack suit with a bow tie, a watch chain and leather boots. The man poses beside a faux stone carved pillar in front of a painted backdrop. A fedora is on the pillar.
- Men--1890-1910.; Studio props--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio profile portrait of a man with a moustache and short hair, in a coat and a fedora.
- Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Estes Park area trip
- Two women and a boy stand outside a clapboard house in Keota, Colorado. Both women wear suits and hats; the boy wears a double-breasted suit and a fedora.
- Keota (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1946?]
- Mt. Carbon, Colo
- Men pose in Mount Carbon, Gunnison County, Colorado, on the boardwalk of a saloon. They wear suspenders, fedora hats, leather gaiters and high boots. A dog is with them; sawhorses are to the side. Curving signs flanking the bar door read: "Blatz...
- Mount Carbon (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- George W. Bowman
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of George W. Bowman, President of the Palisade National Bank for thirty years, Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado. He wears a suit, vest, bow tie, and a fedora.
- Palisade National Bank (Palisade, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Palisade (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bankers--Colorado--Palisade--1940-1950.; Bowman, George W.
- February 1, 1943
- Soda fountain, Salida
- Interior view of a Salida drugstore, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows men in suits, ties, fedora hats, and gold chains, soda fountain with marble counter, syrup containers, metal serving mugs, Rose's Lime Juice, and apothecary shelves filled with...
- Apothecary bottles--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Drugstores--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Board of Exchange, Mining Stock Midland Block, Colorado Springs, Flash light during call
- A packed dimly lit interior shows men waving their hands, and holding up fingers during bidding at the Board of Trade and Mining Exchange, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear fedora hats, ties, starched collars, and gold chains.
- Board of Trade and Mining Exchange (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Board of Trade & Mining Exchange Colorado Springs
- Men in suits, ties, bowler and fedora hats, and gold chains crowd the interior of the Board of Trade and Mining Exchange, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, during night session. A police officer in uniform has brass buttons and a domed...
- Board of Trade and Mining Exchange (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- 1900?
- The Board of Trade and Mining Exchange
- A crowd of men pose wearing suits, ties, bowler, duster and fedora hats in front of the "The Board of Trade and Mining Exchange," Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Signs read: "Midland Block," "The Telegraph," "R. M. Bradford Physician...
- Board of Trade and Mining Exchange (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900- 1910.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Midland Block built by Colorado Midland R. R., general offices were located here
- A crowd of men poses in suits, ties, bowler, duster and fedora hats, in front of the Midland Block, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; one man holds up a stock certificate. Signs read: "The Board of Trade and Mining Exchange," "The...
- Board of Trade and Mining Exchange (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Stock...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Cheyenne Mt. Country Club
- View at the Cheyenne Mountain Country Club, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows a man adjusting the saddle on a blindfolded mule while another man holds the reins; a Black man holds a horse with a man in suit and tie mounted on top....
- Cheyenne Mountain Country Club--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Country clubs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Colo. College
- View of a Sunflower Carnival Parade entry, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a driver wearing a suit, fedora, and an oversized boutonniere with a four-horse team and wagon decorated with foilage. Riders wear mortarboard caps and...
- Colorado College--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Parades &...
- July 4, 1906?
- Parade entry, Flower Carnival
- Well dressed men and women wearing fedora or flowered hats, carry white parasols and pose in a horse drawn buggy draped in sprigs of sagebrush (artemesia), and other flowers, during the Sunflower Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County,...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Parades &...
- July 4, 1906
- Harry Rhoads, wears a barrel
- Portrait of photographer Harry M. Rhoads, on stage in (probably) Denver, Colorado, wearing a wooden barrel, a Fedora hat, and camera equipment bags. A microphone is to the side.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barrels--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Man in cluttered office
- A man poses in a tweed topcoat and Fedora hat; darkroom supplies are on interior walls.
- Interiors--1920-1930.; Men--1920-1930.; Offices--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Gov. Morley at right
- Colorado Republican Governor Clarence J. Morley (fedora hat) poses with pilots (man and woman) by an airplane in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air pilots--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Biplanes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1930.; Morley, Clarence J.
- [between 1925 and 1927?]
- Harry M. Rhoads and Frances Melrose
- Harry M. Rhoads places a fedora hat on an Frances Melrose who is seated at a typewriter. Harry wears a chinese style hat, possibly a women's hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Melrose, Frances.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Three men in front of "999" Welton St. (?)
- Men in suits, ties, fedora and duster hats pose, smiling.
- Men--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Two female models
- Women pose by a folding screen; costume includes a swimming suit, high heels, pants and a fedora hat.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Car wreck
- People crowd around an automobile crash, in (probably) Denver, Colorado; one man wears a priest's robe or vestments and a fedora hat. Houses are in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Priests--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Chas Levy family
- Portrait of the family of Charles Levy, a prominent Jewish clothier of Breckenridge, Colorado. Men, women, and children's costume includes suits, topcoats, fedora hats, a pince- nez, applique, puff sleeves, a lace jabot collar, pearls, a silk tie,...
- Levy, Carrie.; Levy, Charles.--Family--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Mr. Charles Levy
- Portrait of Charles Levy in Breckenridge, Colorado. The successful Jewish clothier and dry goods store owner wears a sack suit, striped silk tie and fedora hat. He wears glasses and a walrus moustache and stands on the boardwalk fronting plate...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Levy, Charles.
- [between 1900 and 1917?]
- During the winter of the big snow 1898-99
- The banker and city treasurer, George Engle, and his wife, Gertrude, approach through a snow tunnel on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. He wears a topcoat, sack suit and gold chain, and fedora hat. She is in a puff shouldered bodice and...
- Engle, George.; Engle, Gertrude.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Fishing & stream
- A man fishing, casts a line into a river, with trees in the background. His outfit includes a fedora and hip waders.
- Fishermen--1920-1940.; Fishing--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Man fishing in stream
- A man, wearing a fedora, is fishing in river rapids; road grade, trees, and a slope are in the background.
- Fishermen--1920-1940.; Fishing--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Chicago White Sox baseball team and special five car Pullman train westward bound on the Denver & Rio Grande main line through the Royal Gorge
- Men, women, children, and the Chicago White Sox pose by a Denver and Rio Grande passenger car and the Arkansas River at Hanging Bridge, in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Baseball team owner Charles A. Comiskey wears a fedora hat.
- Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Arkansas River--1910-1920.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1910 February 27
- Fireman, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a Georgetown, Colorado, fireman with a white bushy moustache holding an American flag. He wears a conductor-type hat and a shirt on which the emblem of the Star Hook and Ladder Company, two crossed ladders superimposed on a five-pointed...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.; Flags--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Crest Hotel Nat'l News Agency - alleged gambling syndicate
- Interior view of a book store in Denver, Colorado; shows books, magazines, and men identified as Detective John Wells (topcoat and fedora hat) and Sam Handler.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bookstores--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Detectives--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Handler, Sam.; Wells, John, Denver detective.
- 1934
- James Henry Adams and Lola Adams at Glenwood
- James Henry Adams and Lola Adams pose by train tracks in Aspen, Colorado. Mrs. Adams wears a long skirt with buttons up the center, long jacket with large buttons, high-collar shirt, and a broad-brimmed hat with an ostrich plume. Mr. Adams wears a...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1910
- On Top of Hanging Rock
- Two men stand on the edge of a precipice near Aspen, Colorado. Their clothes feature a fedora, suspenders, long boots and a cap. Weeds and other vegetation grow between the rocks. Evergreen trees grow on the snow-covered hills in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Mushroom farm in Westminster, Colorado
- This interior view of the Savery mushroom farm in Westminster, Colorado, shows a bed crowded with ripe, white fungi. A man in a suit, tie and fedora picks one in the background.
- Westminster (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Westminster--1930-1940.; Interiors--1930-1940.; Mushrooms--Colorado--Westminster--1930-1940.
- 1931
- Int. cell block #6 sergeant's desk, Officer Grey's
- Men in suits and uniforms stand behind an interior wooden desk at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Barred cells above and in the foreground have concrete balconies with pipe railings from the second floor up. A chalked sign hangs on...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Three men with locomotive
- Men pose beside a SHAY engine type Uintah Railway narrow gauge engine on tracks, possibly near Baxter Pass in Garfield County, Colorado. A man, probably an engineer, and a man with suspenders and a fedora smoke cigars. A frame building and a...
- Uintah Railway--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Forest Rangers
- Men pose by rocks, a campfire, coffee pots and horses. Outfits include fedora and Montana peak hats.
- Rangers--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1925?]
- Colorado penitentiary break 1947
- Laying on a wadded, pinstriped prison mattress at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, this recaptured escapee has his hand to his mouth. Men write on pads of paper; one wears a baseball cap. A man in a tweed jacket and smoking a...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Fenwick, Red.; Tolley, A. B.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1947
- Colorado Penitentiary escapes
- Tools used in a prison break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, include hacksaw blades, drill brace and bits, pliers, a screwdriver, putty knife, batteries, string, wire, and tape. In a Fedora, tweed jacket and tie, associate...
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.; Canon City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1960-1970.
- 1962
- Coring apples
- Inmates (some Black) sitting on metal stools at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, work at benches with central conveyor belts, buckets and faucets. They wear denim and striped clothes, golf and fedora hats. Interior electric light...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1945
- Road block on a bridge : possibly a prison break from Canon City
- Men block a wooden bridge following a break from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Some have rifles and helmets, others are in suits and Fedora hats. Water is below and a 1930's sedan is in the foreground. A delivery truck and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- A.T. & S.F. bridge opposite D. & R.G. bridge 126-B
- A man in overalls and a fedora stands beside a debris covered Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad bridge and a mud covered Denver and Rio Grande Western bridge in probably Pueblo County, Colorado. Tree branches and mud are washed up against the...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Dreadful flood of Pueblo, Colo., the Santa Fe R.R. by the Nuckolls Packing Co.
- Panoramic view. A man in a bow tie and fedora and a boy in overalls and a cap stand on wrecked Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks near the brick Nuckolls Packing Company building in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows washed out...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Nuckolls Packing Company (Pueblo, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Packing-houses--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Deputy warden
- Posing in a black suit and white tie, the Deputy Warden of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, wears a black fedora and carries a cane. Behind him is a painted backdrop of a lake, trees, and a female nude silhouette.
- Prison wardens--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Group of officers
- Uniformed guards and a man in a suit and fedora pose at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. Their hatbands read: "Overseer," "Cell house," and "Lieutenant." They carry canes with spherical knobs; barred windows are behind them.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prison guards--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- St. Michaels [sic] College
- Group portrait of the St. Michael's College brass band in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The boys, teenagers and men, who include Hispanics, wear suits, ties and caps; they hold brass instruments, cymbals, and a drum. One man wears a...
- Saint Michael's College (Santa Fe, N.M.)--People--1900-1910.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Bands--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1910.; Boys--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1910.; Brass instruments--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1900-1910.; Religious...
- 1902
- Manitou Springs Texaco fuel depot
- View of a Texaco fuel depot in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; shows a fuel tank, a corrugated metal sheds, and a horse drawn fuel wagon with a hooded cab. Men pose by a car, in suits, ties, and Fedora or straw hats. Letters of the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fuel tanks--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1920-1930.; Gasoline--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1920-1930.; Texas Company.
- [between 1920 and 1929?]