Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- C. & S.E. #2 (2-6-0) switching, Ludlow
- View of Colorado & Southeastern steam locomotive # 2 switching a Colorado & Southern gondola car in Ludlow (Las Animas County), Colorado. Hills are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southeastern Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad switching.
- Colorado & Southern Ry. (2-8-0) #634, Globeville Branch, Denver, Colo.
- View of Colorado & Southern steam locomotive # 634 with a tender, boxcar and caboose in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "C & S 634," on the tender reads: "Burlington Route," on the boxcar: "C & S...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad cabooses.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- Western History Subject Index
- Automobiles. Sports cars. Racing
- Western History Subject Index
- Automobiles. Sports cars. Racing
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Dining
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Cabooses
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Dining
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Interiors
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Private
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Private
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Private
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Private
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Private
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Cattle
- Western History Subject Index
- RAILROADS. CARS. PRIVATE
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Pullman
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Pullman
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Pullman
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Pullman
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Refrigerated
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Sleeping
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Pullman
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Tank
- Western History Subject Index
- Railroads. Cars. Vista dome
- Church Sunday School picnic at Sunset, Colo. Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific RR.
- People pose by the Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific tracks and depot, Sunset, (originally Penn's Gluch) Boulder County, Colorado. They are dressed in their finest for the Sunday School picnic excursion. A residence, tent, lunch room and grocery store...
- Greeley, Salt Lake, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1890.; Sunset (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Picnics--Colorado--Sunset--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Sunset--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Sunset--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Sopris coal tipple
- View of the tipple at the Sopris Mine in the Colorado Fuel and Iron coal camp of Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks and coal cars.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Sopris (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sopris Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1900.; Tipples--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1900.
- 1893
- D&RGRR depot
- A locomotive with two passenger cars pauses on tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad depot, water tank and eating house, Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. Men and a little girl stand on the train platform, others sit on wagons. Signs...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Colo Trading and Transfer Co. in 1894 in Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Exterior view of Colorado Trading and Transfer Company with several horse-drawn freight wagons parked in front, North Fifth (5th) Street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; also included are several other wood frame buildings with saltbox...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Hospital Corps. Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- The Hospital Corps of the Deputy Army, there to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors at Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men, which include Dr. Tucker, stand in a camp and field hospital of the Deputy Army, near pitched...
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Emergency medical services--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Hospitals--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Medical personnel--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Teller...
- 1894
- Cavalry Scouts. Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- Members of the Deputy Army, there to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors at Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. Men stand and are on horseback near pitched tents. Some men hold rifles or pistols. All men wear hats.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Military scouts--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Capt. Browns Leadville company
- Capt Brown's Leadville Company, Deputy Army, poses outdoors near Big Bull Mountain, Teller County, Colorado; they were brought in to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894. The men hold rifles and wear hats. One man holds a U. S. flag. A...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cannons--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Brown,...
- 1894
- Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- Members of the Deputy Army militia brought in to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, stand near the "mess" at Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. Men stand, sit, and eat near an outdoor kitchen surrounded by a wooden rail fence. The men...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Company K. Capt Browns Leadville Company
- Captain Brown's Leadville Company and Company K. of the Deputy Army militia, sent to suppress the 1894 Cripple Creek Strike, pose outdoors at Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand and kneel, some shoulder rifles while others take aim....
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cannons--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Company M. Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- Members of Company M of the Deputy Army, sent in to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors near Big Bull Mountain, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men shoulder rifles and wear hats. Other members of the Deputy Army stand...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Capt. Smith's Veteran Company, Insley Guards: Major N. E. Insley [graphic]
- Captain Smith's Deputy Army Veteran Company pose at Camp Boynton in Beaver Park, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado. A row of men kneel behind a dirt barricade, another row of men stand behind them, all hold rifles. Two cooks with...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barricades--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cooks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miners'...
- 1894
- Camp Boynton, Beaver Park
- Members of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the 1894 Cripple Creek Strike, many with rifles, stand around tents at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado. Two of the tents are painted with signs that read: "Co....
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Cavalry company
- The Deputy Army, sent to suppress the first miner's labor strike in Cripple Creek, assembles at camp, Teller County, Colorado. The men pose in a line on horseback and hold rifles; one man is in front of the line.
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cavalry--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miners'...
- 1894
- Deputy army in the first strike at Cripple Creek
- Deputy Army sent to suppress the first miner's labor strike in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado. Several men stand in a long line, many hold rifles. Two uniformed men are on horseback; another man in uniform stands behind them. Tents and...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Military officers--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Rear Guard at Midland
- Members of the Rear Guard of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose at Midland, Teller County, Colorado. Some men shoulder rifles, others wear armbands with crosses. Three men lie on a pile of bedrolls and other...
- Midland Terminal Railway--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Midland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Midland--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- 1894
- Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- The Black members of Company K of the Deputy Army, sent to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors and aim rifles at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado. The men stand in front of pitched tents. Two men hold U. S....
- African Americans--Military service--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller...
- 1894
- Camp Boynton Beaver Park
- Members of Captain Smith's Veteran Company and members of the Insley Guards led by Major H. E. Insley, part of the opposition to the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894, pose outdoors near a trench at Camp Boynton, Beaver Park, Teller County, Colorado....
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Insley, H....
- 1894
- Cripple Creek, Colo. first train into the "great gold camp"
- View of the first train into Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande locomotive 39, a baggage car and passenger cars surrounded by a crowd of people. Mine buildings are on the hillsides. Horse-drawn carriages and piles...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1894 July 1
- Wreck of first passenger train in Anacond [sic] F & C C RY
- View of a Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad wreck near Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado; shows men, women and children looking at wrecked passenger cars. A photographer has a box camera on a tripod.
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company.
- 1894, July 9
- Hotel scene, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of Pullman Banking and Brokerage office within Portland Hotel, 204 East Warren, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of men wearing three-piece suits, overcoats and derby hats are seated around tables or standing; signs on the two-story...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Stock exchanges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Arena erected for the Bull Fight, Gillett, Colo. August 24, 25, 26, 1895.
- The wood bullfight ring used for the Mexican bullfight on August 24 and 25, 1895, within the racetrack at Gillett, Colorado, is empty; snow is on the ground around it, and trees on the hills behind are leafless. Joe Wolfe was the organizer of the...
- Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bullfighting--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Julian, son of Buckskin Charlie, and family - Ute
- Outdoor portrait (sitting, standing) of Julian and unidentified woman and girl, Native Americans (Ute); girl wears moccasins and pants, striped dress, and dark clasped shawl with (possibly) medal, woman wears printed dress, and clasped shawl with...
- Indians of North America--Children--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Women--1890-1900.; Julian, Ute Indian.
- 1896
- Gilpin tramway hauled coal to the mines and ore from mines to mills
- A view of a Gilpin Tramway freight train on the Quartz Hill branch as it hauls coal in Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows locomotive numbers 2 and 3 with coal in ore cars. Men sit atop the ore cars as the train travels by mine buildings.
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine railroad cars--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Anaconda, Col.
- View of a Florence & Cripple Creek Railway locomotive and Denver & Rio Grande Railway cars at Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado. Shows mine buildings, mine dumps and the tracks of the Midland Terminal Railway on Gold Hill. Residences and...
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Midland Terminal Railway--1890-1900.; Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.;...
- 1897
- Wreck of Gilpin Tramway engine in Prosser Gulch
- A view of an accident in Prosser Gulch on the Gilpin Tramway line in Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows a heavily damaged locomotive and cars. Officials and workers stand on a wooden trestle with cribbed retaining walls and observe the overturned...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prosser Gulch (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 Dec. 30
- Freighting around White Horse from Miles Canyon in 1898
- Half tone reproduction shows the Miles Canyon portage at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory; men pose on a dock by the Yukon River. Crates are stacked by a platform scale; horses are by railroad flat cars.
- Whitehorse (Yukon)--1890-1900.; Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)--1890-1900.; Crates--Yukon Territory--Whitehorse--1890-1900.; Horses--Yukon Territory--Whitehorse--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Yukon Territory--Whitehorse--1890-1900.;...
- 1898