Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Byers Canyon
- View of Denver & Salt Lake railroad tracks beside the Colorado River in Byers Canyon in Grand County, Colorado.
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Dam east of Cameo, Colo.
- View of a dam along the Colorado River near Cameo, De Beque Canyon, Mesa County, Colorado, shows a bridge across a dam connected by several concrete towers.
- Cameo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Cameo--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Byers Canyon?
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks edge (probably) the Colorado River in Byers Canyon, Grand County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Byers canyon?
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks follow (probably) the Colorado River, in Byers Canyon, Grand County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Devil's Garden section Arches Nat'l Mon
- View of a White Motor tour bus on a bridge over the Colorado River at Arches National Park, Utah, with cliffs in the background.
- Arches National Park (Utah)--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Devils Garden (Utah)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Utah--1920-1930.; Buses--Utah--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Utah--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1920-1930.;...
- September, 1923
- Devil's Garden section Arches Nat'l Mon
- View of a White Motor tour bus on a Colorado River bridge at Arches National Park, Utah, with cliffs in the background.
- Arches National Park (Utah)--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Devils Garden (Utah)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Utah--1920-1930.; Buses--Utah--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Utah--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1920-1930.;...
- September, 1923
- Utaline MP484 (old)
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks pass between the Colorado River and sandstone cliffs in Utaline, Mesa County, Colorado. Milepost reads: "D484."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Utaline (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Utaline--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Glenwood Canyon
- View along the Colorado River through Glenwood Canyon and the Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Borrow pit
- View of borrow pit Station 2849 to Station 2857 at east end looking westerly, along the Colorado River and Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks to Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Fill Station 2728
- "Fill Station 2728 to Station 2739 man at left on old grade," Garfield County, Colorado, shows the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks to Glenwood Springs. Colorado River adjacent to tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Fill Station 2803
- Fill at Station 2803 to Station 2806 showing material moved from borrow pit, along the Colorado River and Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks to Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Glenwood Canyon
- View along the Colorado River and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Standing at Station 2766
- "Standing at Station 2766 plus 60 looking westerly," along the Colorado River and Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks to Glenwood Springs, Eagle or Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Line change w. of Minturn
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks flank the Colorado River, in Eagle County, Colorado; a steel bridge is in the foreground.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Near Wolcott? bridge
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad pass over (probably) the Colorado River, in Eagle County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- New bridge w. of Minturn
- Cement pylons support a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad bridge spanning (probably) the Colorado River, in Eagle County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Line change near Wolcott, Colo
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks between cliffs and the Colorado River, in Eagle County, Colorado; a man stands by a handcar.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Glenwood Springs bridge M.P. 360.3
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad bridges span the Colorado River in Garfield County, Colorado; letters on a signal read: "360.3," farm buildings are to the side.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Main line & siding - De Beque Canyon ? tunnel siding
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks pass rocky buttes and the Colorado River, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Section men, Niger Hill, east of DeBeque
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad workmen and a hand car are between tracks and the Colorado River, in Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Garfield...
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- W @ curve @ Niger Hill E. of De Beque, Colo
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks are flanked by rock cliffs and the Colorado River, in Garfield County, Colorado. A man looks on.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Track & siding E. @ tunnel siding
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks pass between rock buttes and the Colorado River, in Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- West @ Shale, Colo
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, at Shale, Mesa County, Colorado, are flanked by sandstone cliffs and the Colorado River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1930.
- August, 1927
- Below Shoshone dam
- Dry riverbed of the Colorado River below dam at Shoshone in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- E. at Shoshone, Colo.
- Colorado River is backed up behind the dam at Shoshone which is adjacent to the tunnel along the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- E. Shoshone tunnel
- View of a tunnel carved from solid rock on the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad near Shoshone in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado. A signal pole has "3499" painted on its side.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Glenwood Canyon (Flynn's curve)
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad at Flynn's Curve and the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Glenwood Canyon - snow
- The water of the Colorado River is backed up behind the dam at Shoshone which is adjacent to the tunnel along the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Glenwood Canyon
- Men with horses work on the tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado; shows a steep embankment, Colorado River, and dirt highway through the canyon.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Shoshone dam
- The Colorado River and dam at Shoshone in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado. Tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad emerge from a tunnel.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Shoshone dam
- View of the Colorado River waters behind the dam at Shoshone in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado. Tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad enter a tunnel.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Shoshone dam
- View of a snow covered Colorado River, the dam at Shoshone, and a tunnel along the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Shoshone dam
- Colorado River behind the dam at Shoshone; adjacent tunnel carved from the canyon walls for the passage of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado-- Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Shoshone tunnel and dam
- Colorado River backed up behind the dam at Shoshone in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado; adjacent is a tunnel along the route of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Shoshone, Colo. - snow
- View across a snow covered Colorado River shows the path of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad as it approaches the tunnel at Shoshone in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Track in canyon (Glenwood?)
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad, the Colorado River, and a dirt highway in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- W. @ E. Shoshone tunnel
- View of the tunnel at Shoshone along the course of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- W. S. W. Shoshone
- View across the Colorado River shows the tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad as they enter a tunnel carved from the walls of Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- W. SW Shoshone
- Colorado River behind the dam at Shoshone in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado, and tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad as they enter a tunnel carved from the canyon wall.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- W. SW Shoshone
- View of the tunnel, the railroad and siding, the Colorado River, and the dam at Shoshone along the course of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- W. @ Chacra 368.5
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks between signals "368.5," beside the Colorado River, in Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad signals--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield...
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- E. of Chacra, Colo.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks follow the Colorado River in Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- 771 & 3 car psgr. @ Glenwood Depot
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 771 and passenger cars stop between the Colorado River and the depot, in Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado. People stand on Durant Street, with buildings in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1920-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Glenwood...
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Colo. River xing on Dotsero Cutoff below Burns
- Concrete forms top an island in the Colorado River, in Eagle County, Colorado; sheds and tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad are to the side.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Islands--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Eagle...
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Along Dotsero Cutoff?
- View of (probably) the Colorado River in Eagle County, Colorado; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad track grade is in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Near Radium?
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks follow the Colorado River, in Grand County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.
- between 1922 and 1930?]
- Ranch on Dotsero Cutoff?
- View of (probably) the Colorado River, in Eagle County, Colorado; haystacks and houses are to the side. Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad track grade is in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.; Ranches--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Borrow pit Sta #3233 to Sta #3236 from east end looking westerly
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield or Eagle County) Colorado; also shows the Colorado River and sign: "D355."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Showing rock fill from Station 3422 westerly taken from river bottom.
- View of rock fill supporting Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield or Eagle County) Colorado; also shows the Colorado River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]
- Standing at Sta #3204 looking westerly
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield or Eagle County) Colorado; also shows signals, the Colorado River, and the Taylor Wagon Road.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1929]