Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Marshall Basin in winter, from Mendota Mine
- Miners work on the partially constructed shafthouse of the Mendota Mine near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mendota Tunnel Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.;...
- Winter [between 1900 and 1910]
- View of San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy
- View of San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy, where Tenth Mountain Division soldiers were quartered during the Italian Campaign. It was near their headquarters at Campo Tizzoro.
- Military camps--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- Winter 1945
- Spike, Cooper Hill, Colorado
- Tenth Mountain Division soldier, Spike, reclines in the sun using his skis as a backrest at Cooper Hill, near Camp Hale, Colorado. He is wearing a cap, ski jacket, and brown wool pants. He has removed his gloves and his sunglasses, which are...
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Winter 1943-1944
- Morey Junior High School safety patrol
- A photograph of the Safety Patrol directing traffic on Fourteenth Avenue near Morey Junior High School.
- Morey Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated.
- Stevens School students cleaning
- Photograph of three girls from Stevens Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, hand moping a wooden floor at the school. All three of the girls clean the floor in front of a play house. Two girls on kneeling on the floor near a metal buck and...
- Stevens School (Denver, Colo.); Congress Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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- Emily Griffith Opportunity School film class
- Photograph of a film class at Emily Griffith Opportunity School located in Denver, Colorado. Pictured are two unidentified men standing near a film camera. One works the camera while the other watches. A woman sits on a stool in front of the...
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Sculpted lion at South High School
- Close-up of a sculpted lion at South High School. Lion is abutted against a brick will and near a window. Snow covers lion.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver Public Schools--Buildings--1920-1930.; South High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.;
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- Grace Church Call
- Reproduction of several versions of a newsletter produced by Grace Methodist Church in Denver, Colorado. Dates included in the newsletter are: October 10 1878, March 9 1889 and March 14 1943.
- Grace Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- undated
- South High School Winter Sports Rebel Rangers
- Several boys and girls from South High School in Denver, Colorado standing around a possible sled on a mountain in the snow.
- Winter.; Sleds and sleighs.; South High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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- Justina L. Ford, M.D.
- Justina L. Ford, M.D. 1871-1952 Colorado's First Black Woman Physician Came to Denver in 1902; medical practice was widespread among Spanish, foreign-born and black people; spoke eleven languages. Was the attending physician at the delivery of...
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- West High School folklore project
- Photograph of three West High School students from Denver, Colorado, during a folklore class. The three unidentified students stand at the front of the classroom near a bulletin board of book covers. Two girls sing while a male students stands on...
- West High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- undated
- Capitol Hill: Denver's great urban neighborhood
- Summary History of Denver School Desegregation from a Park Hill Perspective
- Stapleton International Airport
- Citizens for Auraria: Vote 4 Auraria Nov. 4 Pamphlet
- McGrath's Men and Women who arrived in what is now Colorado prior to January 1, 1861
- List of Colorado Pioneers. Includes list of men and women with name, residence, date of arrival, from state, birth and death dates.
- Pioneers--Colorado--Indexes.; Colorado--History--Indexes.
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- Quaintance Block
- Photograph of an alley near the Quaintance Block located in Golden, Colorado. Originally located on a corner lot, the brown glazed brick portion of the one-story commercial building was constructed for Charles F. Quaintance in 1911. The building...
- Golden (Colo.); Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Golden.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Golden.; Architecture--Colorado--Golden--History.
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge
- Photograph looking down the hill towards Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado, and its surrounding buildings. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic buildings--ColLincoln...
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge
- Photograph of Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy the Rocky Mountain...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge
- Photograph of Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy the Rocky Mountain...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge
- Photograph of Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy the Rocky Mountain...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
- Undated
- Wink's Panorama Lodge
- Photograph of Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy the Rocky Mountain...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge
- Photograph of Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy the Rocky Mountain...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge
- Photograph of Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy the Rocky Mountain...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge
- Photograph of Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy the Rocky Mountain...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge private entrance
- Photograph of stone porch and entrance to Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge outhouse and well
- Photograph looking from Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado, looking towards the outhouse and well. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
- Undated
- Wink's Panorama Lodge
- Photograph looking down the hill towards Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado, and its surrounding buildings. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge well
- Photograph of a well at Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy the Rocky...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge shed
- Photograph of a maintenance shed at Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy the...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge well
- Photograph of a well and picnic area at Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black vacationers wanting to enjoy...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
- Undated
- Wink's Panorama Lodge restrooms
- Photograph the outhouse at Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado, and its surrounding buildings. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Wink's Panorama Lodge
- Photograph of the back of Wink's Lodge, located near Lincoln Hills, Colorado, with the forest in the background. Winks Panorama is important for its role in Black History. In 1925, Wendall "Winks" Hamlet decided to build a lodge for black...
- Wink's Panorama Lodge (Lincoln Hills, Colo.); African Americans--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Lincoln Hills (Colo.); Camps--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lincoln Hills.; Historic...
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- Alamo Placita Park
- Photograph of homes located near Alamo Placita Park located in Denver, Colorado. Alamo Placita and Hungarian Freedom Parks illustrate the early plan to develop parks facing each other on opposite sides of Speer Boulevard and Cherry Creek. The...
- Alamo Placita Park (Denver, Colo.) Arlington Park (Denver, Colo.) Hungarian Freedom Park (Denver, Colo.) Parks--Colorado--Denver.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver.; Speer (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.;...
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- Chautauqua Auditorium tower
- Exterior photograph of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Chautauqua Park, located near Boulder, Colorado. The district is comprised of 12 buildings which form the oldest part of the main campus of the University of Colorado. The buildings, constructed...
- Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- Undated
- Chautauqua Auditorium tower
- Exterior photograph of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Chautauqua Park, located near Boulder, Colorado. The district is comprised of 12 buildings which form the oldest part of the main campus of the University of Colorado. The buildings, constructed...
- Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
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- Chautauqua Dining Hall
- Exterior photograph of the Chautauqua Dining Hall in Chautauqua Park, located near Boulder, Colorado. The district is comprised of 12 buildings which form the oldest part of the main campus of the University of Colorado. The buildings,...
- Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
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- Chautauqua Auditorium tower
- Exterior photograph of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Chautauqua Park, located near Boulder, Colorado. The district is comprised of 12 buildings which form the oldest part of the main campus of the University of Colorado. The buildings, constructed...
- Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
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- Chautauqua Auditorium
- Exterior photograph of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Chautauqua Park, located near Boulder, Colorado. The district is comprised of 12 buildings which form the oldest part of the main campus of the University of Colorado. The buildings, constructed...
- Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
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- Chautauqua Auditorium
- Exterior photograph of some architectural elements on the Chautauqua Auditorium in Chautauqua Park, located near Boulder, Colorado. The district is comprised of 12 buildings which form the oldest part of the main campus of the University of...
- Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
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- Chautauqua Auditorium
- Exterior photograph of the side of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Chautauqua Park, located near Boulder, Colorado. The district is comprised of 12 buildings which form the oldest part of the main campus of the University of Colorado. The buildings,...
- Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
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- Chautauqua Auditorium after renovation
- Exterior photograph of the Chautauqua Auditorium in Chautauqua Park, after its renovation, located near Boulder, Colorado. The district is comprised of 12 buildings which form the oldest part of the main campus of the University of Colorado. The...
- Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Boulder.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Boulder.; Architecture--Colorado--Boulder--History.
- Undated
- Lafayette Miners Museum
- Exterior photograph of the Lafayette Miners Museum, located in Lafayette, Colorado. Building was once one of the original miner's homes constructed in the 1890s at the Gladstone Mine near Lafayette, it was moved to its present site after the start...
- Mining--Colorado--Gladstone.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gladstone.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lafayette.; Historic buildings--Colorado-Lafayette.; Architecture--Colorado--Lafayette--History.
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- Lafayette Miners Museum
- Exterior photograph of the back of the Lafayette Miners Museum, located in Lafayette, Colorado. Building was once one of the original miner's homes constructed in the 1890s at the Gladstone Mine near Lafayette, it was moved to its present site...
- Mining--Colorado--Gladstone.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gladstone.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Lafayette.; Historic buildings--Colorado-Lafayette.; Architecture--Colorado--Lafayette--History.
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- Union Station excavation
- Photograph of the Environmental Protection Agency's excavation near Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Different surface layers of occupation can be seen in the walls of the trench. Denver's Union Station consists of a Neo-Classical central...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.); Railroad stations.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic...
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- Unions Station excavation
- Photograph of the Environmental Protection Agency's excavation near Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Denver's Union Station consists of a Neo-Classical central section, constructed in 1914, with flanking wings from a previous 1881 depot. The...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.); Railroad stations.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic...
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- Union Station excavation
- Photograph of the Environmental Protection Agency's excavation near Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Different surface layers of occupation can be seen in the walls of the trench. Denver's Union Station consists of a Neo-Classical central...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.); Railroad stations.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic...
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- Frying Pan / Arkansas Rivers irrigation project Pueblo, Colo
- Governor Stephen McNichols, President John F. Kennedy, and U. S. Senator John Carroll pose outdoors near Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado.
- Carroll, John A.; McNichols, Stephen L. R.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Governors--Colorado--1960-1970.; Legislators--Colorado--1960-1970.; Presidents--Colorado--1960-1970.; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
- Summer, 1963
- D&RGW 3618, 2-8-8-2 w/eastbound [sic] freight train on Dotsero cutoff near Burns, Colo
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 3618, westbound, crossing a bridge and pulling a freight train on the Dotsero cutoff near Burns, Eagle County, Colorado,
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1930-1940.; Dotsero Cutoff (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Eagle County--1930-1940.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Eagle County--1930-1940.;...
- Summer, 1934
- D&RGW 1510, 4-8-2, and southbound passenger extra, near Wolhurst, Colorado
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 1510 pulls a passenger train near the Wolhurst Estate in Littleton, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company.--1920-1930.; Littleton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Littleton--1920-1930.
- Summer, 1923