Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Granite, between Buena Vista and Leadville
- View of the town of Granite (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows the railroad station, wood frame commercial buildings and residences, outhouses, a bridge over the Arkansas River, and Colorado Midland Railroad tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Granite (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Granite--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Granite--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Granite--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1887 and 1895?]
- Royal Gorge from the bridge
- Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks wind through the Royal Gorge beside the Arkansas River, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge
- View of the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande track and the Arkansas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge
- A man sits on a large boulder near the Arkansas River that flows through Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge from the top
- A man leans on a rock overlooking Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. The Arkansas River and tracks of the Denver and Rio Grand Railway are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge
- View of the hanging bridge and the Denver and Rio Grand Railway tracks in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. A group of people stand on the tracks in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Bridge from above
- View of the hanging bridge in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows the Arkansas River and the Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Royal Gorge at the bridge down
- A Denver & Rio Grande locomotive and passenger cars stop near the hanging bridge in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Crew members and passengers sit on rocks near the Arkansas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Royal Gorge
- View of the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande tracks and the Arkansas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge
- A man fishes from a boulder in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railroad track and the Arkansas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge
- View of Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows the Arkansas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge
- View of the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows the Arkansas River and Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks and suspended trestle.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Bridge in Grand Canyon, Royal Gorge
- View of Hanging Bridge, the Arkansas River, and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Arkansas Valley
- View of the Arkansas River from the edge of Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks, the roundhouse and turntable. The Sawatch Mountains are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge, at the bridge
- Men pose near a Denver and Rio Grande locomotive and caboose beside the Arkansas River in Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. A man stands on a rock in the river. Hanging bridge, a railroad suspension bridge, is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge, the bridge
- View of the hanging bridge in Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows the Arkansas River and Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- Rift Back of Bridge, Royal Gorge, Colo.
- View through a rock fissure in Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. Men pose near a Denver & Rio Grande locomotive on the hanging bridge over the Arkansas River. A man leans against a rock wall.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- The Royal Gorge
- View of the hanging bridge in Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows the Arkansas River and Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- The Royal Gorge
- View of the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande track and the Arkansas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Salida Col.
- View of Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande railroad depot on the Arkansas River, Monte Cristo Hotel, Salida High School, commercial buildings and residences. A bridge spans the Arkansas river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Salida, Col.
- View of Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows Arkansas River, Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks and depot, freight cars, cattle pens, high school and Monte Cristo Hotel. The Sawatch Range is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Salida
- Aerial view of Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks and depot, Monte Christo Hotel, Salida High School, and Arkansas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Salida
- View of Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks and depot, Arkansas River and Sawatch Range.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The bridge, Royal Gorge
- View of the hanging bridge, a suspension bridge with overhead girders, in Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande tracks are on the bridge beside the Arkansas River in the narrow canyon.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas river--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks, Royal Gorge
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks beside the Arkansas River in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows boulders, rocks and the steep cliffs of the gorge.
- Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks.; Canyons.; Rivers--1880-1900; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Grand Canyon, D.R.G.R.R.
- View of the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad track with a third rail to accommodate narrow-gauge and standard gauge trains. Steep canyon walls are on either side of the Arkansas River and tents are...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1886 and 1895?]
- Royal Gorge
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks follow the Arkansas river in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows a rock formation.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- Royal Gorge, west end of Hanging Bridge
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks follow the Arkansas river in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. A man sits on a ledge over the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- Royal Gorge, west end of Hanging Bridge
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks follow the Arkansas river in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. A telegraph armature extends from the cliff.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- Royal Gorge
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks follow the Arkansas river in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Men and a maintenance car are on the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- Below the Royal Gorge
- View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks before the third rail was added, near the Arkansas River in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Steep canyon walls are beside the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1885?]
- The Grand Canon of the Arkansas
- View of steep rock walls at the Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows the Arkansas River and Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge tracks at the bottom of the canyon. Trees and mountains are in the distance.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge from the top, looking west
- A man sits on a rock above Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. The Arkansas River and Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks are in the canyon.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- Arkansas valley
- Passengers stand beside possibly a Denver and Rio Grande steam engine and passenger cars beside the Arkansas River in probably Chaffee County, Colorado. A round water tank is near the tracks. Shows treeless buttes and snow-capped mountains in the...
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Water tanks--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1892?]
- The Royal Gorge
- View of the Royal Gorge, Colorado, from railroad bed at base; railroad track and suspended trestle at right (three rails for standard and narrow gauge, Denver & Rio Grande Railway).
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Royal Gorge
- View from base of the Royal Gorge, Colorado; railroad bed and Arkansas River in foreground (three rails for standard and narrow gauge, Denver and Rio Grande Railway); suspended trestle in background.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Royal Gorge
- View of the Royal Gorge, Colorado, from railroad bed at base of canyon; railroad tracks at right (three rails for standard and narrow gauge, Denver & Rio Grande Railway), suspended trestle in distance; Arkansas River visible at left.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Royal Gorge
- View of the Royal Gorge, Colorado, from railroad bed at base of canyon; tracks at left (three rails for standard and narrow gauge, Denver & Rio Grande Railway), Arkansas River at right; suspended trestle in distance.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Across the Royal Gorge
- A view across a side canyon or crevasse in the Royal Gorge of Colorado; an unidentified man stands in sunlight on the side of a small bridge in the Gorge; steep, granite rock walls of the crevasse create a curtain of shadow.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Royal Gorge
- Close view of the suspended railroad trestle in the Royal Gorge, Colorado; Arkansas River at left runs parallel to train track at right; boulders line river bank; steep, granite canyon walls flank river and track; three rails for standard and...
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Royal Gorge
- Distant view of the suspended train trestle in the Royal Gorge of Colorado, taken from canyon base; granite rock walls tower above train track, with Arkansas River running parallel; three rails for standard and narrow gauge (Denver and Rio Grande...
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Royal Gorge
- Distant view of the suspended train trestle in the Royal Gorge of Colorado; steep, granite canyon walls flank railroad track as it approaches the trestle; the Arkansas River, running parallel to track at left, is barely visible beyond trestle;...
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Royal Gorge
- Distant view of the suspended train trestle in the Royal Gorge of Colorado, taken from canyon base; the Arkansas River runs parallel to the train track (three rails for narrow and standard gauge, Denver & Rio Grande Railway).
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Royal Gorge
- Close view of the suspended railroad trestle in the Royal Gorge, Colorado; Arkansas River at left runs parallel to train track at right; boulders line river bank; steep, granite canyon walls flank river and track (three rails for narrow and...
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- The Royal Gorge
- Close view of the suspended railroad trestle in the Royal Gorge, Colorado; Arkansas River at left runs parallel to train track at right; boulders line river bank; a man stands on the trestle, facing the river; steep, granite canyon walls flank...
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Grand Canon of the Arkansas
- View of steep canyon walls in the Royal Gorge and Denver and Rio Grande tracks beside the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1893]
- Grand Canon of the Arkansas, exit of the Arkansas from the Grand Canyon
- View of the Arkansas River near the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows steep cliffs and a rock strewn shore line. A tent, a sluice and a water wheel, part of a placer mine, are beside the river.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]