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- Crossing the Continental Divide, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry.
- Yankee Doodle Lake, Boulder County, Colorado on Moffat Road reached by Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake); D, N. & P. passenger train on Rollins Pass (top of ridge above lake); standard gauge track looping...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Yankee Doodle Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Boulder County --1900-1910.; Railroad...
- 1904
- Loop Siding, Moffat Road
- Loop siding with parked freight cars on Moffat Road; includes cut timber and partially denuded slope alongside standard gauge railroad track and view of snow-capped peaks in background; south side of loop flanked with construction materials for...
- Snowsheds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad sidings--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tunnel 33 from Continental Divide, Moffat Road
- Bird's eye view of above timberline Tunnel Number Thirty-two (named Needle's Eye Tunnel because of its cut in ridge) and surrounding ridges; McClure misidentified tunnel number in title; shows standard gauge railroad track, lake, and forested...
- Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- The Arapahoes from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Looking across to snowy Arapaho Mountains from Rollins Pass, Colorado; Moffat Road of Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad).
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- James Peak from Continental Divide, Moffat Road
- Overview of snowy James Peak (elevation 13,294 feet) and two lakes taken from Continental Divide on Moffat Road, Colorado; other peaks in distance. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad).
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Middle Park from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- View of Middle Park, Colorado, from Rollins Pass on Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake); snowcapped Rocky Mountains, center background.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1904.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- A moon light scene on the Moffat Road
- Night photograph of Moffat Road from tunnel number thirty-two; includes standard gauge railroad track turning right, and stars and snow illuminating mountains. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway, Colorado; McClure used 3 1/2 hour exposure.
- Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Sphinx Head Rock, Tunnel No.31, Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later became Denver & Salt Lake) standard gauge railroad track leading into Sphinx Head Rock which forms Tunnel Number 31 on Moffat Road in Colorado.
- Railroad tracks--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tolland and Mammoth Park from Ladora, Moffat Road
- Aerial view of Tolland, Colorado, and South Boulder Creek, lake and valley from Ladora Station on Moffat Road; Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) spur, siding and water tank at Tolland, right center; Tolland...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Bird's eye view of Mammoth Park, Moffat Road
- Standard gauge railroad track around bend; includes distant view of Mammoth Park (later renamed Tolland) Colorado, South Boulder Creek and valley, a man sitting on rock near the track, and spur at Tolland. Moffat Road; Denver, Northwestern and...
- Mammoth Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Hanging Rock near Tunnel No. 30, Moffat Road
- Shows standard gauge railroad track between narrow rock walls near Tunnel Number Thirty in Colorado; includes rock formation Hanging Rock center left. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- North from Tunnel No. 6, Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) standard gauge tracks along the Colorado foothills from Tunnel Number Six; includes distant view of the Plains, telegraph poles and wires paralleling track, a...
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Plains from Tunnel No. 8, Moffat Road
- Distant view of the Plains from Tunnel Number Eight; shows two elevations of standard gauge railroad track left foreground and background and prominent view of rocky foothills and escarpments. Moffat Road, Colorado; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific...
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rock formations--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tunnel No. 30 from above, Moffat Road
- View of Tunnel Number Thirty also called Sphinx Head Tunnel of Moffat Road in Colorado; includes push car on standard gauge railroad track and mountainous terrain. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tunnel No. 30 on the Moffat Road
- Engine Number 100 emerging out of Tunnel Number Thirty (Sphinx Head Tunnel) approaching Rollinsville, Colorado; includes telegraph wires and poles paralleling standard railroad gauge track. Moffat Road on the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific.
- Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Tunnel No. 6, Moffat Road
- View toward Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's (later became Denver & Salt Lake) tunnel Number Six as it enters rock escarpment; includes telegraph poles and wires paralleling standard gauge railroad track and view of Plains distant right....
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rock formations--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Arrow, Colo. on the Moffat Road
- Arrow, Colorado (formerly Arrowhead), and Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later Denver and Salt Lake) passenger train; shows standard gauge tracks and switches, town behind depot, women standing on track, a dining room a restaurant,...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1905
- Needle's Eye Tunnel, Boulder County, Colo.
- View of Needle's Eye Tunnel located on the Continental Divide in Boulder County, Colo. near Rollins Pass a.k.a. Corona Pass. A part of the Moffat Road, it was built in the early 20th century by Daniel Moffat as part of the Denver, Northwestern...
- Railroad Tunnels--Colorado--Boulder County--1970-1980.; Needle's Eye Tunnel (Boulder County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver, Northwestern, and Pacific Railway--Pictorial works.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Boulder...
- 1974
- Bull Gulck [sic] and Tunnel 3, Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Three on Moffat Road, Colorado, in Bull Gulch; includes trestle and push car on standard gauge track.
- Bull Gulch (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Glimpse of the Plains from Tunnel No. 8, Moffat Road
- View east from Tunnel Number Eight to the Plains with rocky escarpment foreground. Moffat Road, Colorado; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Glimpse of the Plains from Tunnel 9, Moffat Road
- Glimpse of the Colorado plains from Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Nine, Moffat Road, Colorado; shows hogback or ridge and standard gauge track center right.
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- North from below Tunnl [sic] 5, Moffat Road
- View north to foothills below Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Five, Moffat Road, Colorado
- Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- The Plains from between Tunnels 4 and 5, Moffat Road
- View toward the Colorado plains with development in far distance reached via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway, Moffat Road; shows rocky foothills.
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- The Plains from Tunnel 8, Moffat Road
- View east to the Colorado plains from rocky escarpment forming Denver, Northwestern & Pacific tunnel number Eight, Moffat Road; tents in valley below along stream.
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- So. Boulder Creek near Rollinsville, Colo.
- South Boulder Creek near Rollinsville, Colorado; Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's standard gauge track extending down canyon; clouds dot the sky.
- Rollinsville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- South from Tunnel 2, Moffat Road
- View south from Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number two over foothills to the Colorado plains; Moffat Road, Colorado.
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Sphinx Head Rock, Tunnel 30, Moffat Road
- Sphinx Head Rock with Denver, Northwestern & Pacific engine Number 100 (one hundred) emerging from Tunnel Number Thirty; elk horns placed on oil headlight by engineer Billy Rush to distinguish his engine; standard gauge track passing over former...
- Sphinx Head Rock (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Tunnel 27, So. Boulder Cañon, Moffat Road
- View toward Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Twenty-seven, right background; South Boulder Creek and Canyon; shows beginning of wooden canal or aqueduct system in stream used for hydraulic mining on opposite canyon wall from...
- South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aqueducts--Colorado--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Tunnel 4, Moffat Road
- View toward Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's (later became Denver & Salt Lake) tunnel Number Four, Moffat Road, Colorado; McClure had taken train to Mammoth where railroad gave him a push car & a train man; shows push car on standard gauge...
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telegraph lines--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Tunnel No. 29 from above, Moffat Road
- Looking down on Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Twenty-nine, Moffat Road, Colorado; push car used by L.C. McClure on standard gauge track winds along mountains and rock walls; wooden trestle, center foreground.
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Tunnel 5 from Tunnel 4, Moffat Road
- View from inside Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Four to tunnel number Five; push car used by L.C. McClure with two men on standard gauge track; scenic image of tunnels blasted through solid rock.
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Tunnels 2, 3 and 4 from Rainbow Cut, Moffat Road
- View from Rainbow Cut across foothills' range to Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnels number Two, Three and Four, Moffat Road, Colorado; overall view of short tunnels blasted through rock.
- Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- So. Boulder near Pine Cliff, Moffat Road
- South Boulder Creek and Canyon near Pine Cliff (formerly Gato), Colorado, reached via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway standard gauge track; includes small bridge and narrow rock walls; Moffat Road.
- Pinecliffe (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Pine Cliff--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- State Bridge, Colorado
- Panoramic view of Hotel Atchison, State Bridge, Colorado reached via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later Denver & Salt Lake), Moffat Road; men, women & children standing or seated in front of log frame building with sod roof & cabins,...
- State Bridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fishing--Colorado--State Bridge--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--State Bridge--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1905?]
- Byres [sic] Cañon on the Moffat Road
- View of Byers Canyon, Colorado, showing first Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake Railroad) passenger train steaming east from Kremmling with two men riding pilot beam of engine; also shows Colorado River...
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1906 or 1907?]
- Byres [sic] Cañon, Moffat Road
- Probably first Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake) passenger train steaming through Byers Canyon, Colorado; shows Colorado River paralleling railroad embankment with steep rocky canyon wall and tree-covered...
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1906 or 1907?]
- Gore Cañon on the Moffat Road
- Gore Canyon, Colorado, with railroad track laying ready to begin for Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake), Moffat Road; shows steep rugged canyon, Colorado River, railroad grading completed along parts of...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Gore Canyon--1900-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Gore Canyon-- 1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1906?]
- Gore Cano [sic], Moffat Road
- Gore Canyon and Colorado River, Colorado, with grading completed for railroad track laying for Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake), Moffat Road; shows steep canyon walls and construction tents.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Gore Canyon--1900-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Gore Canyon-- 1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1906?]
- Kremmling Colo., Moffat Road
- Aerial view of Kremmling, Colorado reached via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific (later called Denver & Salt Lake), Moffat Road; man seated on rocky bluff probably from where McClure was photographing, foreground right; railroad freight, box & gondola...
- Kremmling (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Kremmling--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Kremmling--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Kremmling--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1906]
- Yarmany [sic], Colo., Moffat Road
- Yarmony, Colorado located 20 miles west of Kremmling was end of line for Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake) and construction camp for winter of 1907 and 1908 on the Moffat Road. Box cars used for offices,...
- Yarmony (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Yarmony--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Yarmony--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Yarmony--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Yarmony--1900-1910.; Denver,...
- [1907 or 1908]
- Yarmany [sic], Colo., Moffat Road
- Yarmony, Colorado located 20 miles west of Kremmling was end of the line for Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake) during winter of 1907 and 1908 on the Moffat Road. Construction camp, tents, lodging, store,...
- Yarmony (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clotheslines--Colorado--Yarmony--1900-1910.; Laundry--Colorado--Yarmony--1900-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Yarmony--1900-1910.; Restaurants--Colorado--Yarmony--1900-1910.; Stores &...
- [1907 or 1908]
- East from Gore Cañon, Moffat Road
- View east from Gore Canyon, Colorado, with Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake) construction tents above bank of Colorado River; shows dirt road and bridge in foreground.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Gore Canyon--1900-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Gore Canyon-- 1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1907?]
- Entrance, Byres [sic] Cañon, Grand River, Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's (later became Denver and Salt Lake) standard gauge Moffat Road track at entrance of Byers Canyon, Colorado; shows bridge across Colorado River, track, and siding with switch.
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1907?]
- Byres [sic] Cañon on the Moffat Road
- Byers Canyon, Colorado; shows Colorado River paralleled by Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's (later became Denver and Salt Lake) standard gauge track, steep vertical rock wall on left, and tree- covered rocky slope on right.
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1907?]
- Byres [sic] Cañon on the Moffat Road
- View of Byers Canyon, Colorado; shows Colorado River paralleled by Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's (later became Denver and Salt Lake Railroad) standard gauge Moffat Road track.
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1907?]
- Byres [sic] Cañon, Moffat Road
- View of Byers Canyon, Colorado; shows Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's (later became Denver and Salt Lake) standard gauge track paralleled by Colorado River, Moffat Road, steep vertical rock walls on left of track, and tree-covered slope...
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1907?]
- Into the depths of Gore Cañon, Moffat Road
- Gore Canyon, Colorado on the Moffat Road with Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later Denver and Salt Lake) standard gauge tracks in bottom of canyon paralleled by Colorado River; steep, vertical canyon walls; wooden trestle, center.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1907?]
- Picnicers [sic] arriving at Tolland, Boulder Park, Moffat Road
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway depot at Tolland (formerly Mammoth), Colorado, via Moffat Road; shows passenger excursion train arriving at station, picnickers and sightseers departing from train, picnic shelter or...
- South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific...
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Picnicers [sic] at Tolland on the Moffat Road
- Tolland (formerly Mammoth), Colorado, reached via Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake), Moffat Road; shows picnic shelter, edge of Toll Inn, restaurant (lunch room), shoe store, large group of men and women...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Group on Rollins Pass
- Large group of well dressed men, women, and a boy wearing knickers, stand on snowfield near Rollins Pass, Moffat Road, Boulder or Grand County, Colorado; probably on Denver, Northwestern and Pacific excursion train.
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]