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- Colorado Central R.R. train from Black Hawk to Golden
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train beside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. Men pose beside the train, shows a wooden shack.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- View from the pavilion at Beaver Creek Station, Colorado Central R.R.
- A view from the pavilion at Beaver Brook station shows tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. Women stand at a wood frame structure along Clear Creek. The steep walls of the canyon are covered...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Golden, from the C.C. Round House
- Panoramic view of the Colorado Central Railroad Company roundhouse and depot, railroad tracks, and frame and brick buildings in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Clear Creek is near commercial buildings and houses. South School and the...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Golden (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Golden--1870-1890.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Golden--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1879 and 1885?]
- Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado Central R.R.
- A view of Colorado Central Railroad tracks in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows steep canyon walls along Clear Creek below Beaver Brook.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1870-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1870-1890.; Streams--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Inspiration Point, C.C.R.R. below Beaver [Brook]
- A view of Clear Creek Canyon below Beaver Brook in Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows Colorado Central Railroad tracks near vertical canyon walls and Clear Creek.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- Silver ore train, Clear Creek Canon, Colo.
- A Colorado Central Railroad train stops beside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. Men pose on and beside the train. Shows boxcars and a flatcar with bags of ore.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- Forks of Clear Creek C.C.R.R.
- View of Forks Creek (Jefferson County), Colorado shows a Colorado Central Railroad train on a railroad bridge. A frame building and heavy railroad equipment are by the tracks; sign reads "Fast Trains... Toledo".
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Forks Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Forks Creek--1870-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Forks Creek--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Packard Gulch
- A view of Packard Gulch near Mountain City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows a trestle and Colorado Central Railroad tracks. Two men sit on the edge of the trestle. Wood-frame houses and tailings piles are seen in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Packard Gulch (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1890.; Trestles--Colorado--Mountain...
- [between 1878 and 1890?]
- From Tough Cuss Bend looking up
- A view of Colorado Central Railroad railroad tracks beside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. A flume constructed of timber is across the creek.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- Below smelting works
- A view of smelting works along North Clear Creek in Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows mine processing buildings, a Colorado Central Railroad freight car and laborers. Shows railroad tracks and a bridge.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; North Clear Creek (Gilpin County-Jefferson County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1890.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- Buggy riding
- View of a Colorado Central Railroad freight train beside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Men sit in a carriage in an open railroad freight car. The railroad grade is near steep canyon walls.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Carriages &...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Deep cut
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train on a steep incline near a railroad cut in a hill possibly in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Men stand near the train.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Railroad cuts--Colorado--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1873 and 1890?]
- High trestle
- A view of a railroad trestle bridge possibly between Central City and Black Hawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. A Colorado Central Railroad train is on the bridge. Wood frame buildings are near the bridge.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1890.; Trestles--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Beaver Brook
- A view of Beaver Brook station in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. A Colorado Central Railroad train is near the edge of Clear Creek. A pavilion, wood frame depot and water tank are in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1890.; Pavilions--Colorado--Beaver...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Beaver Brook C.C.R.R.
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train at Beaver Brook station in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado shows the train at the wooden station, a water tank is nearby. A steep canyon wall and tracks are on the edge of Clear Creek.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- Above Beaver Brook
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train beside Clear Creek, in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. A group of men are seen in an open passenger car. A worker stands near a white tent beside the tracks.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Tough Cuss Pass
- A view of Tough Cuss Pass in Jefferson County, Colorado shows and Clear Creek Canyon and Colorado Central Railroad tracks.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- Running Gulch
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad railroad train at Running Gulch near Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows wood frame houses and mine buildings near the railroad grade.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Forks Creek, Clear Creek Canon
- A view of Forks Creek (Jefferson County), Colorado, in Clear Creek Canyon, shows a Colorado Central Railroad train near railroad buildings.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Forks Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Forks Creek--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Clear Creek Canon, Colorado Central Railroad
- A view of Clear Creek Canyon (Jefferson County or Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows Colorado Central Railroad tracks along Clear Creek surrounded by vertical canyon walls. The road bed has a stone retaining wall. A structure built of timber is...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1870-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1870-1900.; Streams--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Clear Creek Canon
- A view of Clear Creek Canyon probably in Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows Colorado Central Railroad tracks beside Clear Creek. Snow and ice are on the stream and tracks.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1870-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1870-1890.; Streams--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- Switch back
- A view of Colorado Central railroad tracks near Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado shows a switch back on the side of a mountain.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1890?]
- Danger
- A Colorado Central railroad locomotive vents smoke in Clear Creek Canyon, Clear Creek County, Colorado; people lean from a passenger coach and men sit on an open freight car.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1890.
- [between 1875 and 1890]
- Forks of Creek
- Colorado Central Railroad Company locomotive number 2 waits at Forks Creek (Jefferson County), Colorado; men pose by the train, a frame depot and a bridge.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Forks Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Forks Creek--1870-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Forks Creek--1870-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Forks Creek--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1875 and 1890?]
- Special train Clear Creek Canon
- A view of a Colorado Central train beside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. Passengers are at the windows of the passenger cars and stand near the locomotive.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Jefferson County--Colorado--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Mixed trains, Clear Creek Canon
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train (narrow gauge) on the west approach to Huntsman's Bridge in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. A locomotive, open freight cars, and a passenger car are near Clear Creek.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- The Snowy Range, from the wonder R.R.
- Passengers pose on a train between a locomotive and a passenger car at a switch in Colorado Central Railroad Company tracks between Black Hawk and Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. A railroad employees pose near the cow catcher or on the...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1885]
- Switch back C.C.R.R.
- View of a Colorado Central Railroad passenger train on a switchback near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Smoke rises from the engine. Hills are in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1890?]
- Colorado Central railroad tracks
- A view of Colorado Central Railroad tracks in possibly Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows a railroad grade and cut in a section of a hillside. A flume is under the railroad tracks.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Flumes--Colorado--1870-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- From Beaver Brook Station looking down Clear Creek
- A view of the Beaver Brook station on Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows a Colorado Central Railroad locomotive and passenger cars. A covered pavilion with people, a water tower and wood frame depot are in the...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1890.; Pavilions--Colorado--Beaver...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Beaver Brook, Colo., Station on Colo. Central R.R.
- A view of the Beaver Brook station on the Colorado Central Railroad in Jefferson County, Colorado shows well dressed men standing on the train platform. Shows a railroad passenger car, the water tower and the wooden frame depot.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1890.; Water...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- Georgetown Loop
- View of Georgetown (Gilpin County), Colorado; shows roads and Colorado Central Railroad tracks in the valley surrounding the town, and distant snow capped peaks.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]