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- A live bait for a big one
- Man fishing from boulder above South Platte River in Platte Canyon, possibly near Glenisle, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; narrow gauge railroad tracks, center background; fisherman holding pole and net with creel on shoulder.
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.); Fishing--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A long cast
- One man fishing in South Platte River in Platte Canyon possibly near Glenisle, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; fisherman casting into stream with wicker creel on shoulder.
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A long riffle and a long fight
- One man fishing (reeling in a fish) in North Fork of South Platte River in Platte Canyon possibly near Glenisle, Colorado; summer cottages, cabins and residences on hillside in background; fisherman with pole, net and wicker creel around shoulder.
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A summer cottage in Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Summer residence (log cabin) in Platte Canyon, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; Platte River is in foreground.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A view in Clear Creek Cañon
- View of Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge track with bridge over Clear Creek; Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Among the rocks
- Two men fishing in South Platte River in Platte Canyon possibly near Glenisle, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; narrow gauge tracks rounding bend in canyon; two women seated beside stream, one man fishing from shore and another...
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- An interested audience
- Two men fishing from boulders above South Platte River in Platte Canyon possibly near Glenisle, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; two women watching fishermen; small waterfall or cascading stream; man with lace-up boots, wicker...
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Glenisle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Approaching Duffield, Cripple Creek Short Line
- Cripple Creek Short Line standard gauge tracks through mountainous terrain approaching Duffield, Colorado, signpost; Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway.
- Duffield (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Arch Rock in Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Platte Canyon, Colorado with rock formation Arch Rock hanging over cascading South Platte River reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; railroad embankment, center right.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Arch Rock, Platte Canon
- View of granite rock formation, "Arch Rock," in Platte Canyon southwest of Denver, Colorado; South Platte River flows near the rock formation among driftwood and boulders; railroad bed and telegraph lines of the narrow-gauge Colorado & Southern...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--South Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--South Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rock...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Argentine Cascade on the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Cascade (possibly Leavenworth Creek or South Clear Creek), Colorado; shows cascading waterfalls through bushes and brush along Argentine Central Railway.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Argentine Falls on the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Falls (possibly Leavenworth Creek or South Clear Creek), Colorado; view of waterfall cascading along Argentine Central Railway, water tower at Sidney mine, half way to Waldorf, and rock- supported embankment.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Argentine Pass and Waldorf Mine, Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge track with push car near timberline, Argentine Pass, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Waldorf Mine distant center; Rocky Mountains with snowfields; man on push car with derby hat.
- Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900- 1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Argentine Pass, Vidler and Waldorf Mines, Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Waldorf Mine and outbuildings, Clear Creek County, Colorado towards Vidler Mine and Argentine Pass in distance; Waldorf reached via Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge track with 1/2 mile spur to Vidler; road to Argentine Pass parallels...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--1900-1920.; Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Vidler Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Aspens in Estes Park
- Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado; shows aspen grove with flowers and grasses.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1926]
- Bailey's from Lookout Mtn., Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye distant view of Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows North fork of South Platte River paralleling narrow gauge track, stacks of lumber or logs, train station or depot, residences, man...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bailey's Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Bailey, Colorado, and view of North Fork of South Platte River; shows wooden frame and log cabin residences, woman with fishing pole fishing at side of stream. The Platte Canyon was reached via the Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bailey's, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Bailey, Colorado in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado & Southern Railway; engine number nine parked at train station between daily run from Denver to Leadville; general store, wooden frame residence, Kiowa Lodge; horse-drawn...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bailey's, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows North Fork of South Platte River, narrow gauge track and railroad station, a horse-drawn wagon parked next to open freight car, general store,...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; General...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bailiey's [sic], Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway. Shows general store; wooden frame building and residence; Kiowa Lodge nestled among trees on hillside; group of men, women and children following...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; General...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bath house, Deckers, C. & S. Ry.
- Exterior view of Lithia bathhouse, Deckers, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows two wooden frame buildings, one log building, one man seated on covered front porch, and three men posed underneath trees near small stream.
- Deckers (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Breckenridge, Colo. and the Ten Mile Range, C. & S. Ry
- Bird's eye view of Breckenridge, Colorado, and Ten Mile Range reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows narrow gauge track along lower base of hillside with wooden trestle, railroad depot, wooden frame buildings and residences, churches,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Breckenridge, Colo. and the Ten Mile Range, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Breckenridge, Colorado, and Ten Mile Range reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows numerous wooden frame buildings and residences in town, churches, school, railroad depot, Denver Hotel, mine dumps and mines, and narrow...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Breckenridge, Colo. on the C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Breckenridge, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows narrow gauge track in town and along hillside, wooden frame buildings and residences, churches, school, depot with freight cars, Ten Mile Range, and mine...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Bridal Veil Falls, No. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Bridal Veil Falls in North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso county, Colorado; small cascading waterfall, North Cheyenne creek.
- Bridal Veil Falls (El Paso County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bridge above Deansbury, Platte Cañon
- View of Platte Canyon and rushing waters of South Platte River along the Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track above Deansbury, Colorado; shows metal railroad bridge spanning river and narrow vertical canyon walls.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Bridge across the Platte near Deansbury
- Metal bridge crossing South Platte River in Platte Canyon, Colorado; narrow gauge track of Colorado and Southern Railway; extremely narrow, rocky and vertical canyon walls.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Buffalo Park from river view on the C. & S. Ry.
- Buffalo Park (became Buffalo Creek), Colorado, along the Colorado and Southern Railway line; shows north fork of South Platte River paralleled by narrow gauge track, wooden frame residences and buildings, distant view of Rocky Mountains, and...
- Buffalo Creek (Colo.)--1900-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Buffalo Park, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Buffalo Park, Colorado (also called Buffalo Creek) in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; dirt road leading past lake to view of buildings in town; summer cottages, cabins and residences nestled amongst trees on hillside;...
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Flagpoles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Flags American--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Buffalo, Colo., Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Buffalo, Colorado, with Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track and depot at edge of town; shows Platte Canyon and north fork of South Platte River, wooden frame residences and buildings, dirt road paralleling railroad...
- Buffalo (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Buffalo--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Cassell's Hotel, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- View across pond to Hotel Cassell, Cassells, Platte Canyon, Park County, Colorado; shows a frame hotel with a veranda.
- Cassell's Hotel (Cassell, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Castle Rock, Golden, Colo.
- View of rock formation "Castle Rock" located on South Table Mounain near Golden, Colorado; shows mesa or butte overlooking Golden, wood frame residences and building hidden from view by trees, barbed wire fence enclosing pasture or field, funicular...
- Rock formations--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1912 or 1913]
- Cathedral Rock in Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge track with push car paralleled by South Platte River in Platte Canyon, Colorado; rock formation Cathedral Rock in background; two men on push car.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods
- View of rock formation, Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods, Colorado; surrounded by other rock croppings and dirt road.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1940.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Cathedral Spires, River View, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- View of log and wooden frame residences and buildings in Riverview, Platte Canyon, Colorado, along the railroad line of Colorado and Southern Railway; shows narrow gauge track, siding, platform, Platte River and Valley, and rock formation Cathedral...
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Riverview (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Cental City Colo.
- Central City, Colorado's "Little Kingdom Capitol," Gilpin County, from Quartz Hill; shows Gunnel Hill with mill tailings, Colorado and Southern Railroad narrow gauge lines; buildings include railway depot, St. Aloysius Acadamy, St. Mary's Church,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Central City in the 80?
- View of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows Main Street businesses: First National Bank Block, Undertaking, Jeweler; Temple of Fashion; Nevada Street: Armory Hall with sign: "Westman & Newell Hay Grain Feed & Coal," "Boarding Stable,"...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900.
- [194-?]
- Central City, Colo.
- View northwest from the rocky bluff of Central Hill over Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, with St. Aloysius Academy, long wooden stairs that lead down to Pine Street left of St. Patrick's Church; west facades of businesses on Lawrence and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- [194-?]
- Charles H. Harmon painting of Georgetown Loop
- Photograph of a painting by Charles H. Harmon; Georgetown Loop, High Bridge and Argentine Central Railway; numerous painted trains on track, some retouched by McClure.
- Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Harmon, Charles H.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Chase, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Chase, Colorado (also called Weller) in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; Lake View Lodge, summer cabin or residence, railroad sign and shelter, narrow gauge tracks, people posed on push car and in front of lake and lodge,...
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rowboats--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Clear Creek Cañon
- Vertical image of Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge track rounding bend; Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Clear Creek Canon
- View, from downstream, of Clear Creek and Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; shows boulders, narrow-gauge tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railway, and pine trees on steep sides of canyon.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Clear Creek Canon
- View, from downstream, of a wide portion of Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver, Colorado.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Clear Creek Valley
- Clear Creek Valley near present Arvada, Colorado; Clear Creek riverbed winding by agricultural and pasture land; standard gauge line with third rail to Golden via Denver and Northwestern Railroad, wooden railroad bridge, wooden frame residences;...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Farms--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Northwestern Railroad.
- [between 1901 and 1914]
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden
- View of Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; campus buildings include (center, left to right) Samuel Guggenheim Hall (Administration building built in 1906), Gymnasium (built in 1908), Assaying Laboratory & Powerhouse plant, Stratton Hall...
- Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Cottages at Deckers Spgs., C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Decker Springs (fishing resort owned by Maurice Weinberger), Deckers, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows wooden frame and log frame residences, picket fence, South Platte River, and a small group of men...
- Deckers (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cragy Mtn. on the road to Deckers, C. & S. Ry.
- View of "Cragy Mountain" (or Long Scraggy Peak) on road to Deckers, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; horse-drawn carriage or surrey on dirt road parallels the South Platte River.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Long Scraggy Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900- 1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Crystal Lake and Pavilion, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Partial view of Crystal Lake with picnic pavilion in Platte Canyon, Colorado; includes wooden frame residence, outbuilding, and barbed wire fence surrounding lake. Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Pavilions--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Crystal Lake Pavilion, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Partial view of Crystal Lake with pavilion or picnic shelter; includes residence and outbuildings behind picnic shelter and dirt road leading from lake; Platte Canyon, Colorado, Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Pavilions--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Crystal Lake picnic grounds, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- View of Crystal Lake and picnic shelter (or pavilion) with Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge railroad track looping by pavilion in Platte Canyon, Colorado; includes barbed wire fence, ponderosa pines around lake, and wooden footbridge...
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Pavilions--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]