Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Redondo Beach, the beach
- A man stands in front of Redondo Hotel in Redondo Beach (Los Angeles County), California. The hotel has turrets, gables, a porch with columns, dormer windows, balcony, and chimneys. Houses and a pier are in the distance.
- Redondo Hotel (Redondo Beach, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Redondo Beach (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--California--Redondo Beach--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Redondo Beach, the beach
- View of Santa Monica Bay and Redondo Beach in Los Angeles County, California. Railroad freight cars sit on a pier. Shows a tugboat and possibly a turbine powered passenger ship.
- Redondo Beach (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Santa Monica Bay (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Redondo Beach--1880-1900.; Piers & wharves--California--Redondo Beach--1880-1900.; Ships--California--Redondo Beach--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Santa Catalina Island, Avalon from the north
- View of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows Hotel Metropole, the Aquarium, a bath house, the pier, and new house construction.
- Avalon (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--California--Avalon--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Avalon, Santa Catalina Island
- View of Avalon Bay and Avalon on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows people on the beach, a pier, boats in the harbor, hotels, and commercial buildings.
- Avalon (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Avalon Bay (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Beaches--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Boats--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--California--Avalon--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Avalon, California
- View of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows the Hotel Metropole, houses, the bath house, the beach, and a pier.
- Avalon (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Beaches--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--California--Avalon--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Avalon, California
- View of Avalon Bay and Avalon on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows a pier, the beach, sailing ships and boats in the harbor, and commercial buildings.
- Avalon (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Avalon Bay (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Beaches--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Boats--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--California--Avalon--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Santa Catalina Island, Avalon
- View of Avalon and Avalon Bay on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows a pier, boats in the harbor, hotels, and commercial buildings.
- Avalon (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Avalon Bay (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--California--Avalon--1890-1900.; Harbors--California--Avalon--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Garfield Beach bathing pavilion
- View of the Saltair Pavilion on Great Salt Lake near Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. Shows a pavilion on a long wooden pier.
- Great Salt Lake (Utah)--1880-1900.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Saltair Resort (Utah)--1880-1900.; Beaches--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Salt Lake County--1880-1900.; Pavilions--Utah--Salt Lake...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Great Salt Lake, Salt Air Pavilion
- View of the Saltair Resort pavilion on Great Salt Lake near Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. People are in water near the Moorish building with onion domes, finials, flags, arches, and tracery. Men stand near an advertisement on a rounded,...
- Great Salt Lake (Utah)--1900-1910.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1900-1910.; Saltair Resort (Utah)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Salt Lake County--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Utah--Salt Lake County--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--Utah--Salt Lake...
- 1901
- Salt Air Pavilion, Great Salt Lake, Utah
- View of the Saltair Resort pavilion on Great Salt Lake near Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County), Utah. People stand and sit in the water. Moorish gazebo structures with tracery, finials, and U.S. flags are on a timber pier. Probably the Wasatch...
- Great Salt Lake (Utah)--1900-1910.; Salt Lake County (Utah)--1900-1910.; Saltair Resort (Utah)--1900-1910.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1900-1910.; Gazebos--Utah--Salt Lake County--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Utah--Salt Lake County--1900-1910.;...
- [1901?]
- St. Louis, Eads Bridge
- View of the Eads Bridge, a steel truss span bridge, in St. Louis, Missouri. A steamship is docked at a pier. Ice appears on the Mississippi River.
- Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1900-1910.; Mississippi River (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Ice--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Rivers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- San Francisco waterfront
- View of the waterfront of San Francisco and San Francisco Bay, California. Steamboats are moored at piers nine, seven, and five. Tall masted ships are moored near the Roslyn Coal Company dock and the American Milling Company pier. Shows smoke above...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Ships--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.;...
- [1904?]
- San Francisco & Bay
- View from probably California Street Hill of the Telegraph Hill neighborhood in San Francisco, California. Shows apartment buildings, houses, and commercial buildings. Signs on commercial buildings read: "Old Kirk Whiskey," "Paramount Cafe,"...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Telegraph Hill (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Santa Catalina Island, Avalon
- View of the waterfront of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California. Shows houses and commercial buildings. Boats float in the harbor on Avalon Bay near a pier. A road cuts over a hill near Casino Point (Sugarloaf).
- Avalon (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Avalon Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Casino Point (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--Avalon--1900-1910.; Boats--California--Avalon--1900-1910.; Capes...
- c1905
- Lithia Springs Steamboat Springs, Colo.
- Two boys sit on the edge of a wooden pier over the Lithia Springs at Steamboat Springs, Routt County, Colorado.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Amusement piers--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1920.; Children--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Gaming room of Old Homestead, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of refurbished gaming room of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district that operated until 1916 and later became a residence until reopened as a...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Gambling--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Mrs. Harry M. (Julia) Rhoads in Santa Monica, California
- Mrs. Harry M. (Julia) Rhoads, sits in a wheelchair upon a porch which overlooks the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, California. Shows beach houses and pier in background.
- Santa Monica (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Touring chairs--California--Santa Monica--1910-1920.; Oceans--California--Santa Monica--1910-1920.; Spouses--California--Santa Monica--1910-1920.; Wheelchairs--California--Santa Monica--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Santa Monica, California - Ocean Park Pier, or Santa Monica Pier, or Loof Pier
- View of beach in Santa Monica (Los Angeles County) California; shows people, a roller coaster, pavilion, and signs: "Municipal Community Service Playground," "Pound's Bath house," and "Webster's Edible Lunch."
- Santa Monica (Calif.)--1920-1940.; Beaches--California--Santa Monica--1920-1940.; Roller coasters--California--Santa Monica--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Fern Lake
- View of Fern Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado; shows log pier with row boat, stumps of cut pines along shore, pine covered opposite shore, and slope of (possibly) Mount Wuh in background.
- Fern Lake (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1925]
- Swimmers
- Women in swimming suits laugh as they pose in water. A boat is on the lake, letters on a pier read: "...Beyond the Depth of Your Shoulders."
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1910-1930.; Swimmers--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Swimming
- A woman poses on a dock or pier in a swimming suit; men and boys are in a row boat on the lake.
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1910-1930.; Rowboats--1910-1930.; Swimmers--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Female at lake's edge
- A young woman or teenager sits on a canoe in a swimming suit; her long hair is worn loose. A lake and pier are in the background.
- Bathing beauties--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1910-1930.; Rowboats--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Female at lake
- A woman poses on a beach wearing a swimming robe with her long hair worn loose; letters on a pier read: "...Beyond the Depth of Your Shoulders," and "Do Not Throw Rocks in Lake."
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Beaches--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Swimmer
- A woman in a swimming suit walks by a lake; a pier is in the water.
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1910-1930.; Swimmers--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Boaters
- A man and teenaged girls in swimming suits pose in a boat, smiling; a pier in the lake reads: "Don't Go Out In The Lake Beyond the Depth of Your Shoulders."
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Girls--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1910-1930.; Rowboats--1910-1930.; Smiling--1910-1930.; Teenagers--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Four swimmers
- Four young women pose, in swimming suits, in a lake with a pier.
- Bathing beauties--1910-1930.; Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1910-1930.; Swimmers--1910-1930.; Women--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Salish Indians, totem poles
- Small groups of people stand near Native American (Coastal Salish) totem poles, false front buildings, and a pier. Animals carved on the poles include birds, fish, and mammals.
- Coast Salish Indians--Spiritual life--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1920.; Totem poles--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Three women in swimsuits
- Three women pose for a photo on a pier. They all wear swimsuits, two women wear swimcaps.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Piers & wharves--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Swimmers
- Four women swimmers splash out of a body of water. They all wear swimsuits and bathing caps. A pier is in the distance.
- Bathing suits--1920-1940.; Swimmers--1920-1940.; Swimming--1920-1940.; Women--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Female swimmers
- Women pose in swimsuits on a pier at a lake in Colorado.
- Bathing suits--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Mrs. Julia (Knapp) Rhoads in Santa Monica, Calif.
- Mrs. Harry (Julia Knapp) Rhoads seated in a beach chair on the Santa Monica Pier, California. Shows benches, signs: "Kodaks And Supplies", "Western Union Telegraph And Cable Office."
- Santa Monica (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Touring chairs--California--Santa Monica--1910-1920.; Amusement piers--California--Santa Monica--1910-1920.; Wheelchairs--California--Santa Monica--1910-1920.; Women--California--Santa Monica--1910-1920.; Rhoads,...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Five females, swimsuits
- Young women wear bathing suits and run together hand in hand at a park in Denver, Colorado. Shows pond and pier in background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Female swimmers
- Women smile and model swimming suits; a pier and lake are in the background, possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- Bathing suits--Colorado--1910-1930.; Swimmers--Colorado--1910-1930.; Women--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Swimmers
- Women pose in swimming suits on a wooden pier at a lake or reservoir, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Bathing suits--Colorado--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1920-1930.; Swimmers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Female in swimsuit
- A woman poses in a swimming suit with a monogram and stripes; a pier on the lake has letters: "Women Only - Do Not Go Out In Lake Beyond The Depth Of Your Shoulders.", probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Bathing suits--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Green Lake
- Two men and a woman pose near a dock and cabins at Green Lake near Guanella Pass (Clear Creek County), Colorado. One man holds an oar and rowboats are docked near a wooden pier.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Piers & wharves--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Chas Levy family
- Portrait of Charles Levy and his family on their porch in Breckenridge, Colorado. The successful Jewish clothier and dry goods store owner is in his sack suit and top coat, hands in pockets. His wife wears a dark skirt and a ruffled, puff-sleeved...
- Levy, Charles--Family--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Levy, Augusta.; Levy, Carrie.; Levy, Max.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Band stand "on the lake"
- A view of the bandstand at City Park in Denver, Colorado built in the 1920's. Shows an open pavilion structure on a wood pier on City Park Lake. Benches are lined up in front of the bandstand. This structure was torn down and replicated in 1984.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Bandstands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Band stand
- A view of the Band Stand in City Park in Denver, Colorado. The band stand is located on the east side of the Pavilion. The structure is an open gazebo with columns, slate tile roof, stage and a pier that extends out to the City Park Lake (Ferril...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Bandstands--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- On St. Clair river
- View of the St. Clair River, Michigan shows pier and large houses and a resort.
- Saint Clair River (Mich. and Ont.)--1900-1910.; Resorts--Michigan--1900-1910.; Rivers--Michigan--1900-1910.
- 1901
- D&RGW Narrow Gauge Lines Lake Fork Junction, Colorado
- View of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows a man fishing, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (narrow gauge) and U.S. Highway 50 trestle bridges.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Bathers, Grand Lake
- View of women & children swimming in Grand Lake, Colorado; man in rowboat named "ZemZem" with woman in swimsuit on stern; makeshift pier with wooden box labeled "Roasted Coffees"; women with swimcaps or kerchiefs on heads; forested shoreline.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Beaches--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Swimming--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Bathing beach, Grand Lake
- View of "bathing beach" on Grand Lake, Colorado; sandy shoreline with rowboats, makeshift dock, men, women, children & a dog; man in rowboat named "ZemZem" near swimmers (women & children); wooden box labeled "Roasted Coffees" near makeshift pier;...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Beaches--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Swimming--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Grand Lake Yacht Club landing
- View of Grand Lake Yacht Club & landing on Grand Lake, Colorado; wooden piers, pavilion, log shed, sailboats moored in lake & at pier, canoes on shore, forested shoreline; canvas tent with log base, center right; Rocky Mountains, distant background.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Yacht clubs--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Lovers Lane, Grand Lake
- View of free-standing arch (rough hewn posts) & gateway to dirt path nicknamed "Lovers' Lane" beside Grand Lake, Colorado; glimpse of Grand Lake Yacht Club house (pavilion, dock & pier), center; tree-lined shore.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Arches--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Yacht clubs--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- S.D. Cook's cottage, Grand Lake
- Partial view of Grand Lake, Colorado and S.D. Cook's log frame cabin or cottage; Cook's cabin was first summer cottage built at Grand Lake by Chris Young in 1889; one woman seated in front of cabin built on large boulder of rocky shore nestled...
- Cook, S.D.--Homes & haunts.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- The Village beach, Grand Lake
- Partial view of boats docked on sandy shore of Grand Lake, Colorado near town of Grand Lake; one boat moored to small wooden pier; another boat with three people heading onto lake; edge of town with small wooden frame buildings or shacks.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Beaches--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Boats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- The Witch, Grand Lake
- Partial view of Grand Lake, Colorado; wooden pier with handrailing and small pavilion at end, man pushing off sailboat named "Witch", two other men on board yacht; tree-covered ridges & distant view of Rocky Mountains.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Piers & wharves--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Sailboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Lake Garda
- Members of the 10th Mountain Division stand on a pier during the Italian campaign of World War II at Lake Garda in Italy. A sail boat used to transport materiel around collapsed railroad tunnels on the lakeside road.
- World War, 1939-1945--Equipment & supplies--Italy--1940-1950.; Garda, Lake (Italy)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; Sailboats--Italy--1940-1950.; United...
- [1945 April or May]
- The Beach at Old Orchard, Maine
- View of the beach on the Atlantic Ocean at Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Shows men and women in bathing attire and a pier with gazebos.
- Old Orchard Beach (Me.)--1890-1900.; Amusement piers--Maine--Old Orchard Beach--1890-1900.; Beaches--Maine--Old Orchard Beach--1890-1900.; Swimmers--Maine--Old Orchard Beach--1890-1900.
- 1900