Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Numbers 9 and 10, 1921 September-October
- B & O 7618 (2-8-8-4), 5304 (4-6-2) exhibit special leaving Akron Jct., OH
- Baltimore & Ohio freight cars carry antique locomotives and open railroad passenger and observation carriages and coaches in Akron Junction (Summit County), Ohio. Signs identify the exhibits. Lettering on the locomotives and carriages read:...
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--Exhibitions & displays.; Akron Junction (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad observation cars.; Railroad passenger cars.
- 1948 July 1
- Where Earth and Sky Meet
- View of a windswept tree on Baltimore Ridge south of Tolland in Gilpin County, Colorado. Cumulus and nimbus thunderhead clouds fill the sky above distant mountain peaks.
- Timberline--Colorado--Tolland--1930-1940.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Tolland (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Clouds--1930-1940.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Tolland--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Baltimore Tunnel Silver Plume
- View of the power plant and the entrance to the Baltimore Tunnel near Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A sign over the tunnel entrance reads: "Hazleton Consolidated M & T Co. Baltimore Tunnel".
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.; Baltimore Mine (Silver Plume, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Burned Tree, Baltimore Ridge
- A tree with bare branches stands at timberline on Baltimore Ridge northwest of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado; fragmented stratus clouds dot the sky.
- Timberline--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Baltimore Ridge (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Trees--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Baltimore Ohio R.R., Elkland, PA., engine 1485
- Baltimore & Ohio steam locomotive no. 1485 and a mail car are stopped at the Elkland (Tioga County), Pennsylvania freight depot. Signs on the depot building reads "Elkland," "Baltimore & Ohio Freight Station," and "Railway Express Agency."
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1930-1950.; Elkland (Pa.)--1930-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad stations.; Railroads.
- [between 1936 and 1945?]
- Baltimore & Ohio R.R. Soap Box Derby loco. Arlington Tower, Akron, OH, eng. 5207
- View of Baltimore & Ohio steam locomotive # 5207 stopped on the tracks near Akron (Summit County), Ohio. Shows a painting of a Soap Box Derby coaster car, lettering on the locomotive reads: "5207," "B&O," "Lima," "Tom Barnes locomotive courtesy of...
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; International Soap Box Derby, Inc.--Public relations.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Publicity.; Railroad locomotives.
- 1947 August 17
- Historical sketch of the Central Presbyterian Church, Denver, Colorado
- Booklet compiled for the fiftieth anniversary of the Central Presbyterian Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book are excerpts of correspondence from previous clergy, list of all Elders during the fifty years, and a history of the...
- Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.); Presbyterian Church--Colorado--Denver.
- 1911
- B&O locomotive, engine number 363, engine type 0-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Baltimore, Md., August 19, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Maryland--Baltimore.; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
- 1937
- B&O locomotive, engine number 2024, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Baltimore, Md., August 10, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--Maryland--Baltimore.; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
- 1932
- B&O locomotive, engine number 4621, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Baltimore, Md., August 19, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Maryland--Baltimore.; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
- 1937
- B&O diesel-electric locomotive, engine number 12, engine type GE B-B
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Baltimore, Md., August 10, 1932.
- Diesel locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--Maryland--Baltimore.; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
- 1932
- B&O locomotive, engine number 98, engine type 0-4-0T
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Baltimore, Md., August 19, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Maryland--Baltimore.; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
- 1937
- B&O train, engine number 5060, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #143; 2 cars; 35 MPH. Photographed: leaving Baltimore, Md., August 10, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--Maryland--Baltimore.; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
- 1932
- B & O hand wreck crane D32 lt wt. 40,900, PO 9-37 Portsmouth terminal, OH
- View of a Baltimore & Ohio wreck crane, flat car and a hopper car at the yards in Portsmouth (Scioto County), Ohio. Lettering on the crane reads: "B & O D 32 LT WT 40900 PO 9-37." Lettering on the hopper car reads: "B & O 235768 Baltimore & Ohio."...
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Portsmouth (Ohio)--1930-1940.; Hoisting machinery.; Railroad freight cars.
- 1939 January 1
- Smoke, B & O engine # 7406 (2-6-6-2) on freight, rear 3/4 view, Bridgeport, OH
- A Baltimore and Ohio locomotive with tanker cars is stopped at the railroad depot in Bridgeport (Belmont County), Ohio. Signs on the station reads: "Bridgeport" and "Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Freight & Passenger Station." A truck is parked beside...
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Bridgeport (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad stations.; Railroad tank cars.; Railroads.; Water tanks.
- 1940 July 7
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- Annie Oakley poster
- Copy of poster with drawing of Phoebe Anne "Annie Oakley" Moses holding her rifle propped on its end on the ground. Oakley wears a hat and a skirt. She has numerous medals pinned to her shirt. Drawings in the background depict scenes of Oakley...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooting--1900-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- B&O train, engine number 1, engine type 4-4-4
- Train #2, The Abraham Lincoln; 9 cars; 35 MPH; locomotive "Lady Baltimore". Photographed: leaving St. Louis, Mo., September 24, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Railroad locomotives--Missouri--Saint Louis.; Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
- 1935
- B&O train, engine number 2, engine type 4-6-4
- Train #28, The Royal Blue; 8 cars; 30 MPH; locomotive "Lord Baltimore". Photographed: leaving Washington D.C., August 5, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Washington (D.C.); Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
- 1936
- Johnnie Baker poster
- Copy of poster with drawing of Johnnie Baker holding his rifle in his left hand. Baker wears a hat and a thigh boots. Drawings in the background depict scenes of Baker shooting at glass balls in the air. "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Congress, Rough...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Sharpshooting--1900-1930.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Spirit of Timberline
- A large pine tree, possibly a Limber or a Ponderosa Pine, grows at timberline near Baltimore Ridge near Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Spirit of Timberline."
- Timberline--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Signpost
- The branches of a tree stump form an irregular shape in the foreground near Baltimore Ridge northwest of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Signpost."
- Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree limbs--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline Tree "Where earth and sky meet" 1939
- A windswept pine tree grows on Baltimore Ridge south of Tolland in Gilpin County, Colorado. Cumulus thunderehead clouds top snow dotted mountain peaks.
- Timberline--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1940.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Tolland (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Clouds--1930-1940.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1940.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1940.
- [1939?]
- Baltimore Resort, Tolland, Colo.
- View of the Baltimore Resort in Tolland, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows rustic log buildings, parked automobiles, and children (some riding mules).
- Baltimore Resort (Tolland, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Tolland (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Children--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.; Log buildings--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.; Mules--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.; Resorts--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Baltimore Resort, Tolland Colo.
- View of the Baltimore Resort in Tolland, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows rustic log buildings, an automobile parked near flagpole, and pine trees.
- Baltimore Resort (Tolland, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Tolland (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Log buildings--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.; Resorts--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Baltimore Resort above Tolland, Colo.
- View of Baltimore, Gilpin county, Colorado; shows log and false- front resort buildings, United States flags, mine tailings, and fire damaged timber.
- Baltimore (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Baltimore & Ohio ticket office
- View of a railroad ticket office in Denver, Colorado; shows a storefront with window displays, awnings, and signs: "Baltimore & Ohio System."
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Baltimore Resort, Tolland
- View of a dirt road and aspen trees at the Baltimore Resort in Tolland (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows wood and log buildings. Flags are on flagpoles. A sign on a cabin reads: "Brookside."
- Baltimore Resort (Tolland, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Tolland (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Log buildings--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.; Resorts--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Baltimore & Ohio Eng. # 7618, 5304 & exhibit train leaving Akron Jct.
- Tandem Baltimore & Ohio steam locomotives 7618 (2-8-8-4)and 5304 (4-6-2) lead a passenger car, freight cars and flatcars carrying antique railroad locomotives and passenger coaches in Akron Junction (Summit County), Ohio.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron Junction (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1948 July 1
- Baltimore & Ohio R.R. Cherry Street Trestle, Akron, OH
- Men pose on the Cherry Street trestle near Baltimore & Ohio steam locomotive # 1580 and a boxcar in Akron, Ohio. Automobiles are parked below the bridge.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Akron (Ohio)--1930-1940.; Parking lots.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad employees.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Trestles.
- 1937 June
- Baltimore & Ohio R.R. derailment, engine 4247, wrecking derrick X41, Akron, OH
- View of Baltimore & Ohio steam locomotive no. 4247 and wrecking derrick X-41 in Akron, Ohio. The derrick lifts a gondola car after a derailment while a railroad crew looks on.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery.; Railroad accidents.; Railroad locomotives.
- 1947 August 27
- Baltimore & Ohio R.R. eng. 7161 somewhere in Ohio
- Baltimore and Ohio steam locomotive #7161 with a consist of freight cars passes a water tank and a two story frame house at an unidentified location in Ohio.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Houses.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Water tanks.
- ca. 1940
- Baltimore & Ohio R.R. Millerstown, OH. #3109 - 3140 (eng. #'s)
- Baltimore and Ohio steam locomotives #3109 and #3140 are stopped at a water tank in Millerstown (Champaign county), Ohio. Locomotive #3109 takes on water, a man stands on the tender and holds the water pipe.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Millerstown (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Water tanks.
- 1947 August 30
- Baltimore & Ohio R.R. excursion train engine 5175, Ohio?
- A Baltimore & Ohio excursion train led by steam locomotive # 5175 stops in a rocky railroad cut , possibly in Ohio. Passengers stand on top of the cut and near the locomotive.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Passengers.; Railfans.; Railroad cuts.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Rock formations.
- 1939 October 15
- Index to Colorado Mining Directory: First Edition 1883
- Index to mines within Colorado. Information is arranged alphabetically by Mine name, with the county it is located in.
- Mines and mineral industries--Colorado--Directories.; Mines and mineral resources--Colorado--Directories.;
- 1883
- Dr. Clarence Holmes in Baltimore (Maryland)
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 50, 1910 December 10
- Sykesville Station - Old Line
- A view of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad station in Sykesville (Carroll County), Maryland. A group of people stand and wait at the depot near railroad tracks. A worker leans against the ladder of a railroad signal.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Sykesville (Md.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Maryland--Sykesville--1890-1900.
- [1880-1890]
- Baltimore mine, John Catren(?), Jesse Claire, Dick Chappel
- Three men dressed in dirty overalls and hats stand in front of a wooden shack at the Baltimore mine in Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. A sign on the shack reads: "Private Property No Camping No Fires No Smoking."
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1920-1930.
- 1927?
- PRR locomotive, engine number 3351, engine type 4-6-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Baltimore, Md., October 19, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--Maryland--Baltimore.; Pennsylvania Railroad.
- 1930
- Crane and railroad cars
- A railroad worker operates a crane at the site of an accident. Shows an overturned caboose, tracks, a freight car with mangled debris, and people. Black smoke billows from the crane. A portion of the crane is labeled: "P.B.& W.R.R." (Philadelphia,...
- Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad Company--Disasters--1880-1900.; Hoisting machinery--1880-1900.; Railroad accidents--1880-1900.; Railroad freight cars--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Freight approaching Tallmadge Ave. crossing
- View of a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company double header freight train by brick houses in Akron, Ohio. The locomotives vent smoke.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Ohio--Akron--1940-1950.
- 1940 February 11
- B & O 5:33 P.M. eastbound passenger from rear from St. Clair bridge, Cleveland, Ohio
- View of a Baltimore & Ohio passenger train in the railroad yards in Cleveland, Ohio. Shows automobiles parked near the railroad tracks, a line of cabooses, freight cars, railroad buildings, and factories with stacks belching smoke.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cleveland (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities.; Railroad facilities.; Railroad shops & yards.; Railroads.
- 1940 August 3
- B & O Akron Jct. terminal from Erie r of w, eng. #'s 2430 and 1027 on legs of wye
- View of the Baltimore & Ohio terminal in Akron Junction (Summit County, Ohio. B & O steam locomotives # 2430 and #1027 are on a wye in the yards. Shows consists of freight cars, a water tank, railroad buildings, a storage tank and railroad bridges.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron Junction (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad facilities.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad shops & yards.
- 1948 July
- 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?
- B & O eng. #-4212 (2-8-2), very broad, pushing, Bettes Corners (Summit County), Ohio [graphic]
- Baltimore & Ohio locomotive #4212 blows smoke as it pushes caboose #C2013 and a freight car in Bettes Corners, Ohio. A refuse dump and houses are in the distance.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Knoxville, (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad cabooses.; Railroad locomotives.; Refuse disposal.
- 1947 April 4
- B & O doubleheader east just after passing camera at Barberton, Ohio, Eng. 6148, lead eng. unknown
- View of two Baltimore & Ohio steam locomotives hooked in tandem, at a railroad crossing in Barberton (Summit County), Ohio. A man and boys stand near the railroad crossing signal. Buildings are in the distance.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Barberton (Ohio)--1930-1940.; Railroad crossings.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad signals.
- 1939 August 13
- B & O eng. #1485 (4-4-2) coming close, entering Knoxville, PA
- A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train led by steam locomotive # 1485 passes a house and trees in Knoxville, Pennsylvania.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Knoxville, (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1947 October 28
- B & O eng. #2430 (2-6-0) switching wrecker in its yard, from Arlington St. Akron, OH?
- The engineer of Baltimore & Ohio Railroad locomotive #2430 leans out of the cab as his train switches track in an unidentified rail yard in possibly Akron, Ohio. Boxcars, cabooses, a gondola car and a locomotive are in the distance.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad switching.; Railroads.
- 1948 July