Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Steamboat Spgs., Moffat Road
- Right side of panorama over Steamboat Springs, Colorado shows Denver and Salt Lake Railroad tracks (formerly the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific) along the flooded south bank of the Yampa River. Town consists of frame residences, churches, sheds,...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- Main Street, Strasburg, Colo.
- Shows unpaved Main Street, Strasburg, Colorado; includes general merchandise, hotel, restaurant and hardware buildings, cars and horse- drawn wagon on street, and school at end of street.
- Strasburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Strasburg--1910-1920.
- Western History Subject Index
- Foreign descent groups. Utah
- Western History Subject Index
- Slavs in Utah
- Descendants of Martin de Alaja and Maria de Baca
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Martin de Alaja and Maria de Baca
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2005 April
- Descendants of Fernan Lainez and Jimena Nunez de Castro
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Fernan Lainez and Jimena Nunez de Castro.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Mt. Massive from near Busk Tunnel, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View toward Mount Massive, Colorado, from near the Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel; grade work completed for Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track from lower elevation Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel. A lake is in the foreground; clouds top snow dotted mountains.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- 1893
- Mt. Massive from near Busk Tunnel, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View towards Mount Massive (elevation 14,421 feet), Colorado, from near the Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel; shows small lake in valley below, grade work completed for Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track, and a man (with lace-up boots and suspenders)...
- Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Rifles--Colorado--Lake...
- 1893
- Painting of Cripple Creek Short Line
- Photograph of a painting by J. (John Arthur) Ricker, 1903, illustrating Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway (also called Cripple Creek Short Line) with distant view of Colorado Springs, Colorado; five elevations of standard gauge...
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ricker, John Arthur.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- 1903
- Crossing the Continental Divide, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry.
- Yankee Doodle Lake, Boulder County, Colorado on Moffat Road reached by Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake); D, N. & P. passenger train on Rollins Pass (top of ridge above lake); standard gauge track looping...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Yankee Doodle Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Boulder County --1900-1910.; Railroad...
- 1904
- A view of Middle Park on the Moffat Road
- Left side of panorama shows a man looking over Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado, along the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's Moffat Road. The broad valley gives way to evergreen covered slopes.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Middle Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Hotel Castañeda, Las Vegas, N.M., Harvey System
- Exterior view of Fred Harvey's Hotel Castañeda, Las Vegas, New Mexico; Mission style brick two-story building has U-shaped plan with central bell tower, sign on tower, arches on wraparound porch. Signs include "18 Hotel Castañeda 98," "Hotel...
- Fred Harvey (Firm)--1900-1910.; Hotel Castaneda (Las Vegas, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Las Vegas (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Las Vegas--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque N.M., Harvey System, A. T. S.F. RY.
- View of Fred Harvey's Hotel Alvarado, Rio Grande Valley, Albuquerque (Bernalillo County) New Mexico; shows a Mission-style building with arcades, towers, and a terra-cotta roof, the Santa Fe depot, and a Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe passenger train.
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- 1904
- Loop Siding, Moffat Road
- Loop siding with parked freight cars on Moffat Road; includes cut timber and partially denuded slope alongside standard gauge railroad track and view of snow-capped peaks in background; south side of loop flanked with construction materials for...
- Snowsheds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad sidings--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tunnel 33 from Continental Divide, Moffat Road
- Bird's eye view of above timberline Tunnel Number Thirty-two (named Needle's Eye Tunnel because of its cut in ridge) and surrounding ridges; McClure misidentified tunnel number in title; shows standard gauge railroad track, lake, and forested...
- Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- The Arapahoes from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Looking across to snowy Arapaho Mountains from Rollins Pass, Colorado; Moffat Road of Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad).
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- James Peak from Arrowhead, Moffat Road
- James Peak, elevation 13,294 feet, framed by Ponderosa pines from Arrowhead (renamed Arrow, Colorado) on Moffat Road. Denver and Salt Lake Railroad.
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- 1904
- James Peak from Continental Divide, Moffat Road
- Overview of snowy James Peak (elevation 13,294 feet) and two lakes taken from Continental Divide on Moffat Road, Colorado; other peaks in distance. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad).
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Middle Park from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- View of Middle Park, Colorado, from Rollins Pass on Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake); snowcapped Rocky Mountains, center background.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1904.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- A moon light scene on the Moffat Road
- Night photograph of Moffat Road from tunnel number thirty-two; includes standard gauge railroad track turning right, and stars and snow illuminating mountains. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway, Colorado; McClure used 3 1/2 hour exposure.
- Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Sphinx Head Rock, Tunnel No.31, Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later became Denver & Salt Lake) standard gauge railroad track leading into Sphinx Head Rock which forms Tunnel Number 31 on Moffat Road in Colorado.
- Railroad tracks--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tolland and Mammoth Park from Ladora, Moffat Road
- Aerial view of Tolland, Colorado, and South Boulder Creek, lake and valley from Ladora Station on Moffat Road; Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) spur, siding and water tank at Tolland, right center; Tolland...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Bird's eye view of Mammoth Park, Moffat Road
- Standard gauge railroad track around bend; includes distant view of Mammoth Park (later renamed Tolland) Colorado, South Boulder Creek and valley, a man sitting on rock near the track, and spur at Tolland. Moffat Road; Denver, Northwestern and...
- Mammoth Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Hanging Rock near Tunnel No. 30, Moffat Road
- Shows standard gauge railroad track between narrow rock walls near Tunnel Number Thirty in Colorado; includes rock formation Hanging Rock center left. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- North from Tunnel No. 6, Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) standard gauge tracks along the Colorado foothills from Tunnel Number Six; includes distant view of the Plains, telegraph poles and wires paralleling track, a...
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Plains from Tunnel No. 8, Moffat Road
- Distant view of the Plains from Tunnel Number Eight; shows two elevations of standard gauge railroad track left foreground and background and prominent view of rocky foothills and escarpments. Moffat Road, Colorado; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific...
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rock formations--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tunnel No. 30 from above, Moffat Road
- View of Tunnel Number Thirty also called Sphinx Head Tunnel of Moffat Road in Colorado; includes push car on standard gauge railroad track and mountainous terrain. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tunnel No. 30 on the Moffat Road
- Engine Number 100 emerging out of Tunnel Number Thirty (Sphinx Head Tunnel) approaching Rollinsville, Colorado; includes telegraph wires and poles paralleling standard railroad gauge track. Moffat Road on the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific.
- Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tunnel No. 6, Moffat Road
- View toward Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's (later became Denver & Salt Lake) tunnel Number Six as it enters rock escarpment; includes telegraph poles and wires paralleling standard gauge railroad track and view of Plains distant right....
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rock formations--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Georgetow [sic] from Argentine Central R.R.
- View north to Silver Plume, Colorado, from Argentine Central Railway completed grading; shows Georgetown Loop with narrow gauge railroad tracks in valley below.
- Railroads--Grades--Colorado--1900-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- 1905
- On the Argentine Central R.R.
- View of grade on Leavenworth Mountain, Colorado, completed for Argentine Central Railway; shows valley with lake and some snow down below.
- Railroads--Grades--Colorado--1900-1910.; Leavenworth Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- 1905
- On the Argentine Central R.R.
- View of Argentine Central Railway grade with snow on completed grading; Colorado.
- Railroads--Grades--Colorado--1900-1910.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- 1905
- Silver Plume from switchback, Argentine Central R.R.
- View of Silver Plume, Colorado, and grading completed for switchbacks of Argentine Central Railway from Pendleton Mountain; shows mine dump tailings on side of mountain.
- Pendleton Mountain (Colo.) dy 1900-1910.; Silver Plume (colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Grades--Colorado--1900-1910.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- 1905
- Arrow, Colo. on the Moffat Road
- Arrow, Colorado (formerly Arrowhead), and Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later Denver and Salt Lake) passenger train; shows standard gauge tracks and switches, town behind depot, women standing on track, a dining room a restaurant,...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1905
- Denver from Presby. Church, 1906
- Right side of panorama view looks west over Broadway and Lincoln Streets and downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Broadway Theatre and Metropole Hotel, Trinity Church and the Brown Palace. Signs read: "Metropole Hotel, American and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Denver, Colo., 1906
- The right side of the panorama view looks west over Broadway and Lincoln Streets to downtown Denver, Colorado. Buildings include the Broadway Theatre and Metropole Hotel, Trinity Church and the Brown Palace. Signs read: "Metropole Hotel, American...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Denver, Colo., 1906
- Left side of panorama view looks west over Broadway and Lincoln Streets to downtown Denver, Colorado. Landmark buildings include the domed Arapahoe County Courthouse, Auditorium, and the Savoy Hotel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Denver from Presby. Church, 1906
- Left side of panorama view looks west over Broadway and Lincoln Streets and downtown Denver, Colorado. Landmark buildings include the domed Arapahoe County Courthouse, Auditorium, and the Savoy Hotel.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Mercantile Bldg.
- Exterior view of Mercantile Building, 1031 15th Street, Denver, Colorado; street level businesses include Dean Drug Company, a cigar store, and Troxel Brothers Hardware store adjacent left; shows street railway tracks, fire hydrant on corner, and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Colo. Midland terminals, Grand Junction
- Bird's eye view east from roof of Union Station over Colorado Midland rail and freight yards, Grand Junction, Colorado (shared by Denver & Rio Grande), including freight, box, passenger, and hopper railroad cars; shows standard and narrow gauge...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.; Railroad...
- 1907
- Union Station, Grand Junction, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Exterior view of Union Station, Grand Junction, Colorado; built in 1905, used by Denver and Rio Grande and Colorado Midland Railway.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.; Union Station (Grand Junction, Colo.)
- 1907
- Colo. Midland Terminals, Grand Junction
- Bird's eye view west over Colorado Midland Railway rail and freight yards taken from roof of Union Station, Grand Junction, Colorado; including freight, box, hopper, and passenger railroad cars; shows standard and narrow gauge tracks, two railyard...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad dining cars--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.; Railroad shops &...
- 1907
- Ruedi on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Distant view of Ruedi, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Fryingpan River paralleled by standard gauge track; split rail fence, foreground; water tank and railroad station, distant center; horse- drawn hay wagon next to pile of hay in...
- Ruedi (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Fences--Colorado--1900-1920.; Hay--Colorado--1900-1910.; Meadows--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- 1907
- Ruedi, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Ruedi, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; station and water tank next to standard gauge track paralleled by Fryingpan River; wooden frame residences, canvas tents, ranch with outbuildings, Roaring Fork Plaster company & plaster mill...
- Ruedi (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1910.; Water...
- 1907
- Interior Denver Auditorium
- Interior view of City Auditorium on 15th (Fifteenth) between Curtis and Champa Streets, Denver, Colorado; soon after completion in 1908 being readied for Democratic National Convention in July, 1908; shows patriotic bunting and banners, large...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Political conventions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)
- 1908
- The Grand Valley, Grand Junction, Colo.
- View across the fertile fruit orchards of Grand Valley and Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, includes scattered residences, small towns and mesas in background.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Democratic convention, Denver
- View of Denver City Auditorium, 15th (fifteenth) between Curtis and Champa Streets, Denver, Colorado, during Democratic National Convention; signs read: "Entrances Delegates and Alternates." The brick building has cupolas and dentils; men, women,...
- City Auditorium (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Political conventions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Democratic National Convention (1908 :...
- 1908
- Grand River Valley, Palisade, Colo.
- View of Palisade (Mesa County) Colorado; shows fruit orchards, farm land, residences and the Colorado River. The Book Cliffs and Mount Garfield are in the background.
- Book Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
- 1908
- General view Shoshone Camp
- View of Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant construction in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County) Colorado; shows the Colorado River, the dam, sheds, a footbridge, and the workmen's camp.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoshone powerplant (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Hydroelectric...
- 1908
- Shoshone Power House site
- View of Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant construction in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County) Colorado; shows the Colorado River, the powerhouse, penstocks, and sheds.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Shoshone powerplant (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Hydroelectric...
- 1908