Rare Historical Photos Of Denver From The Early 20th Century That Will Take You Back

Denver was founded in November 1858 after the discovery of gold, which dried up quickly, and the city moved to become a supply hub for new mines in the mountains. The city was devastated by fire in 1863, and a year later a flash flood swept away many buildings, including the city hall. Investors from Denver organized their own railway which was completed in 1870. New roads and improvements to rail and air travel in the early twentieth century made Denver a hub for transportation. In 1893, financial panic swept the nation, silver markets crashed, Banks failed, smelters shut down, and silver kings became paupers.

In the early 20th century, Denver was thriving and growing rapidly. Several development projects added new landmarks, updated existing facilities, and improved the city’s landscape including the City Auditorium, the Civic Center and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

Here below are some fascinating historical photos of Denver from the early 20th century.

#1 Four cyclists stop for a photograph on the Alameda Avenue Bridge, Denver, 1905.

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#2 Welcome Arch at Union Depot, Denver, 1908.

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#3 State House, Denver, 1900

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#4 The University of Denver, Colorado, 1902.

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#5 Daniels & Fisher Stores Co, Denver, 1910

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#6 Interior view of the Convention Hall, Denver, 1908

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#7 General Store including shopkeepers, a customer and a cowboy, Denver, 1910.

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#8 A group of cowboys on a hillside in Denver, 1904

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#9 Women tending to a war garden outside of Gates Rubber Factory in Denver, 1914

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#10 Departure of a Car Race in Denver, 1920s.

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#11 Stout Street, Denver. Dated 1909.

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#12 An old mining town, Denver, 1920s.

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#13 Sherman Avenue and Colorado statehouse, Denver, 1908

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#14 The American Hydraulic Stone Co. of Denver, 1904

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#15 Tower View, 1900s

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#16 Three young boys with shovels standing in doorway of a Fort Worth & Denver train car, 1912

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#17 View of a carriage parked outside the Holladay Overland Mail & Express, Denver, 1900.

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#18 Theodore Roosevelt in Denver, during a campaign, 1903.

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#19 A turkey and a cauldron are used to advertise a free Christmas dinner to be provided to the poor by the charity Volunteers of America, Denver, 1905

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#20 A marching band leads a funeral procession in honor of Buffalo Bill.

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#21 Denver Omnibus for the Mountains, 1910s.

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#22 Denver Ice and Cold Storage Company, 1920s.

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#24 Digby Bell at the train station, Denver, 1900

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#25 A golf links in Denver, Colorado, 1910

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#26 Members of the Ku Klux Klan march in a parade on Larimer Street in Denver, 1910s

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#27 Ku Klux Klan on a ferris wheel, Denver, 1926.

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