Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- A part of the flood devestation [sic] in Pueblo, Colo. June 3, 1921
- Panoramic view of Arkansas River flood water around buildings and railroad tracks after the flood in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows wrecked frame buildings and standing water beside railroad tracks. Features identified in the photograph...
- 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.; Cities &...
- 1921 June 3
- A winter scene by the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel
- View of the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows James Peak and Haystack Mountain. Snow covers the ground. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1970-1990.; East Portal (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Mountains--Colorado--Gilpin County--1970-1990.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gilpin County--1970-1990.;...
- [between 1975 and 1981?]
- Abandoned Argentine Central Railway tracks
- View of abandoned railroad tracks on the Argentine Central Railway near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The ruined tracks lead to possibly the remains of a wooden railroad bridge.
- Argentine Central Railway Company--Facilities--2010-2020.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Railroad tracks.; Argentine Central Railway Company--Pictorial works.; Railroads--Abandonment--Colorado--Clear Creek County--Pictorial works.; Clear...
- 2010
- Abandoned railroad bridge, Rifle, Colo.
- View of a former Denver & Rio Grande Railroad truss bridge located in Rifle, Colorado. The bridge spans the Colorado River and is now used by pedestrians. There is a person walking a dog on the bridge and a sign reading "Pedestrian Crossing Only...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1980-1990.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Rifle--1980-1990; Rifle (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Rifle--1980-1990; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Pictorial works.; Railroad...
- 1987
- American Smelting and Refining
- A view of the American Smelting and Refining building in Pueblo, Colorado. Shows factory buildings, piles of work materials, railroad tracks, smoke stacks and a pile of broken rocks on railroad tracks.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; American Smelting and Refining Company.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Approach to first tunnel - Grand River
- View of the Colorado River in Eagle County, Colorado, with cliffs and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1910.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Approaching timberline, M. & P.P. Ry.
- View of Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway tracks and a locomotive near timberline on Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. Buildings, a tent, and a footbridge are beside cog railroad tracks.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910?]
- Approaching timberline, M. & P.P. Ry.
- View of Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway tracks and a locomotive near timberline on Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. Buildings, a tent, and a footbridge are beside cog railroad tracks. The summit of Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910?]
- Arrow, Colorado
- A woman in a dark dress with light lace collar and cuffs and a hat stands on platform of log depot at Arrow (Arrowhead), Colorado. Two other male passengers stand beyond her. The station features horizontal logs with chinking and a front gable...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Aspen from Aspen Mtn.
- View of possibly the Enterprise Tunnel in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado from Aspen Mountain. Shows mine buildings, mine tailings, and Colorado Midland Railroad tracks. Clarendon Hotel, Wheeler Opera House, and Jerome Hotel are visible on Mill...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Aspen, Colorado and Roaring Fork River
- View of the town of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. The Roaring Fork River meanders past the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks. Prominent buildings include the Pitkin County Courthouse and possibly the Sampler Mine or the Argentum-Juniata Mine....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- B & O Doodlebug at Jackson, Ohio?
- Men stand outside a Baltimore & Ohio railroad depot in Ohio. A small structure near the station has the letters: "84" painted on the side. Shows a railroad semaphore signal and freight car. A warehouse is near the railroad tracks. A B & O doodlebug...
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad signals.; Railroad stations.; Sheds.
- 1938?
- Barbecue at the Denver Union Stock Yards
- Men and women prepare food for a barbecue at the Denver Union Stock Yards in Denver, Colorado. Three women work under a cook shed. Sides of beef are laid out over coal pits. Men in aprons stand at tables near the covered cook shed. Thousands of...
- Denver Union Stock Yard Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Barbecues--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1910?]
- Barbecue at the Denver Union Stockyard
- A large crowd of people gathers outside the Denver Union Stockyard in Denver, Colorado. Men and women prepare food for a barbecue. Women work under a cook shed and men in aprons crowd around tables outside. Smoke rises from a coal pile. Beer...
- Denver Union Stock Yard Company--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Barbecues--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1897 and 1910?]
- Black Canyon, snow
- View of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado shows snow covered hills and canyon walls along Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Black Hawk mine
- View of the West Hiawatha Store and Amusement Hall in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado with Gilpin Tramway railroad tracks.
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1900-1910.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Black Hawk, Colorado
- Panoramic view of tailings piles and mine buildings, smokestacks, houses, and commercial buildings in Blackhawk (Black Hawk, Gilpin County), Colorado. Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf freight cars are on Colorado Central Railroad tracks. Shows the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Blackhawk, Colorado
- View of Blackhawk, Colorado, looking up Gregory Gulch toward Central City. Several storefronts are visible, including "The Colorado Shoe," the "Black Hawk Bakery" and the "Little Market." The Blackhawk Presbyterian church stands on the hill above...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & towns--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Blue Ridge Mtns. C&O tunnel
- View of a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway tunnel through the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. Shows brick tunnel facade and railroad tracks.
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Virginia--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Virginia--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Borrow pit at Sta #3152 to Sta #3154
- View in Glenwood canyon (Garfield or Eagle County) Colorado; shows men on excavated hillside by Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Building under construction
- A view of large brick building under construction in a field. The building has multiple stories, arched windows and curvilinear gables. In front of the building are horse drawn carriages, a hay stall, a large building with wood paneling and...
- Building construction--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Cadalac [sic] car used by Mr. Hale
- View of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe inspection (road master) car in an unidentified railroad yard; shows an open Cadillac touring car, used by I. Hale, with wheels adapted to travel on railroad tracks. Freight cars and buildings are in the...
- Railroad motor-cars--1910-1930.; Automobiles--1910-1930.; Railroad section cars--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1930?]
- Cadalac [sic] Car used by Mr. I. Hale
- View of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe inspection (road master) car at an unidentified railroad roundhouse; shows an open Cadillac touring car, used by I. Hale, with wheels adapted to travel on railroad tracks. A locomotive is in the roundhouse.
- Railroad motor-cars--1910-1930.; Automobiles--1910-1930.; Railroad roundhouses--1910-1930.; Railroad section cars--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1930?]
- Canon of Grand River
- View of Glenwood Canyon in (probably) Garfield County, Colorado; the Colorado River (formerly called Grand River) is by Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Canon of Grand River Echo Cliffs
- View of the Colorado River in Eagle County, Colorado, with cliffs and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1910.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Canyon of the Arkansas
- People pose on the edge of the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows the Arkansas River and Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks. Mountains are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Arkansas River--1890-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.
- [1896?]
- Cardiff
- View of the coal bins above the Colorado Midland Railway tracks in Cardiff (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows miners houses and boarding houses, and the post office in a long building with a false front near the railroad tracks. The schoolhouse...
- Cardiff (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Cardiff--1880-1910.
- [between 1888 and 1902?]
- Cascade Canon
- View along the Pikes Peak Highway towards the Cascade House and the Hotel Ramona, both popular Ute Pass resorts, located in Cascade, (Cascade Canon) at the foot of Pikes Peak on the Midland Terminal Railroad, El Paso County, Colorado. The Cascade...
- Cascade (El Paso county, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak Highway (Colo.)
- [between 1889 and 1890]
- Cascade, Colorado, 1900?
- View over Cascade, (Cascade Canon) Ute Pass, at the foot of Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, includes the resorts and railroad tracks. The Ramona, a three-story hotel with encircling verandas around the striped dome and conical roofed towers...
- Cascade (El Paso county, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Cascade--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Castle Gate
- View of rock cliffs of the Castle Gate rock formation in Price Canyon, Carbon County, Utah; also shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Carbon County (Utah)--1890-1910.; Castle Gate, The (Utah)--1890-1910.; Price Canyon (Utah)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Utah--Carbon County--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Utah--Carbon County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Castle Gate, UT from the west
- View of cattle cars and locomotive (unidentified) eastbound at Castle Gate, Utah, on the Price River bridge and Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. A man is on the caboose.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Castle Gate (Utah)--1920-1930.; Price River (Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Castle Gate--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Utah--Castle Gate--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Utah--Castle...
- 1927
- Castle Rock [sic], Price Canyon, Utah
- View of rock cliffs of the Castle Gate rock formation in Price Canyon (Carbon County), Utah. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Carbon County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Castle Gate, The (Utah)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Utah--Carbon County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Utah--Carbon County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Castle Rock
- View of Castle Rock (rock formation) in Douglas County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks.
- Castle Rock (Douglas County, Colo. : Rock formation)--1880-1890.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Cedar Rapids, C. & N.W. Ry. Station, tram sheds
- View of the Chicago & North-Western Railway Company station in Cedar Rapids (Linn County), Iowa. Shows a brick and stone building with half-timbered dormer windows, a center tower with corner turrets, a missions style parapet, a cupola with...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Cedar Rapids (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Iowa--Cedar Rapids--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Cedar River, Indian Creek
- Men pose on a Chicago & North Western Railway Company engine beside a trestle in Iowa. Men sit on top of a caboose behind a passenger car. The Cedar River is beside the railroad tracks. A fence is below a railroad grade.
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Cedar River (Minn. and Iowa)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Iowa--1890-1900.; Railroads--Iowa--1890-1900.; Rivers--Iowa--1890-1900.; Trestles--Iowa--1890-1900.
- [1898?]
- Chicago Rock Island & Pacific locomotive
- Composite view of Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway locomotive number 1202 and railroad tracks.
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R. special train, Longmont, CO, eng. 5626
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy steam locomotive 5626 (4-8-4) travels through Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. The consist includes a passenger car and a caboose. A dirt road, sidewalks and houses are near the railroad tracks.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Longmont (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1959 June
- Clear Creek and Gilpin Tunnel Mine
- Interior view of the Clear Creek and Gilpin Tunnel Mine (Corporation of American Mines) in Dumont (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Miners and a man in a cap, jacket, jodhpurs, and boots examine the walls of the mine with carbide lamps. Spikes rest...
- Corporation of American Mines--Buildings--1920-1930.; Clear Creek and Gilpin Tunnel Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dumont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Dumont--1920-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Dumont--1920-1930.; Mining...
- [between 1925 and 1930?]
- Clear Creek Canon
- View of the pavilion at Beaver Brook in Clear Creek Canyon (Jefferson County) Colorado. The frame polygon shaped building has a roof with cross-braces in front of window openings. Wooden stairs lead up the hillside to the gazebo. A frame water tank...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pavilions--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Clear Creek Canon, Hanging Rock
- A view of Hanging Rock in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. Two men stand below the rock formation near Colorado Central Railroad tracks.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Rock...
- [between 1871 and 1880?]
- Cloudcroft Lodge, railway depot & Pavilion [graphic]
- Drawing of the Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway depot at the first Lodge at Cloudcroft (Otero County), New Mexico, reproduced as a cabinet card tacked to corkboard. Shows a Shingle Style depot with turret and veranda beside railroad...
- Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway--Buildings--1900-1910.; Cloudcroft Lodge (Cloudcroft, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cloudcroft (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Drawings--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Cloudcroft--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Coal mine
- View of an unidentified coal processing mill in probably Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a frame coal mill, timber scaffolding, a brick powerhouse with smokestacks, and piles of lumber on the ground near buildings. Smoke rises from coke ovens...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- Coal mine
- View of an unidentified coal processing mill in probably Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows frame mill buildings, tailings piles, a mule-drawn ore cart, a tipple and railroad tracks.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- Colo. Midland - entrance to tunnel #8 Ute Pass
- A view of the Colorado Midland Railway train route at Ute Pass (Teller County) Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and utility poles. A dirt road is in the valley below the railroad tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms )--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Colo. Midland R. R. Eng. No. 7 excursion
- A group of tourists dressed in fine clothing, pose for a group photo in front of engine no. 7 and a train of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company in Colorado. Some of the passengers stand on engine car; others stand on the railroad tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 11
- Colo. Midland rotary on Hagerman Pass
- A plow train cuts through snow drifts on Hagerman Pass in Pitkin County, Colorado. Four men walk in front of the train, next to the railroad tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado & Southeastern R.R. track near Delagua, Colo.
- View of Colorado & Southeastern railroad tracks next to a dry arroyo in Canyon Del Agua in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows electric, and telephone poles and lines.
- Colorado and Southeastern Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Canyon Del Agua (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Arroyos.; Canyons.; Railroad tracks.
- Colorado Central railroad tracks
- A view of Colorado Central Railroad tracks in possibly Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a railroad grade and cut in a section of a hillside. A flume is under the railroad tracks.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Flumes--Colorado--1870-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- Colorado Midland Ry. Hagerman Pass Colorado Pike's Peak Route
- View of Hagerman Pass on the Colorado Midland Railway Company route in Lake County, Colorado. Covered and trestle bridges are on the railroad tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado Midland train in Frying Pan Canyon
- A group of tourists pose on the back platform of a Colorado Midland Railway train in Frying Pan Canyon, Eagle County, Colorado. A few men stand to the side of the railroad tracks. In the background a small wood shack is next to the railroad tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.; Sheds--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]