Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- # 43 Allen, Colo - Glenwood Canyon
- View of Allen, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows the Colorado River, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, and a shed with letters: "Allen."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Allen (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- October 4-8, 1930
- # 49 W. S. W. Allen, Colo.
- View of Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows a maintainence shed with sign: "Allen."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- October, 1930
- #1 Ranch Road under construction
- In the distance, inmates of the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, perform roadwork with horses near them. A 1920's truck is on the dirt road and lumber is piled in the foreground.
- Road construction workers--Colorado--Canon City--1930-1940.; Canon City (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1932
- #168 in Black Canyon
- Narrow gauge locomotive number 168 (engine type 4-6-0) pulls a train through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Delta County, Colorado. The Gunnison River is adjacent to the tracks.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900- 1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.;...
- [1904?]
- #375 Arrival of Denver & Rio Grande passenger train
- A steam locomotive of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad pulls into the Paonia, Colorado train station in Delta County. Spectators, all men, stand on both sides of the tracks to watch the entrance. Crates of fruit are stacked next to the depot...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- September 19, 1908
- #63 Mail bag expr. and #306 coach M-324-19
- Side-view of two narrow gauge baggage cars of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad at the railroad depot in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado. Painted on the side of the cars: "Baggage Railway Express Agency 63," "U. S. Mail Railway Post...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Antonito (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Antonito--1940-1950.
- 1941 April 30
- #63 mail bag expr. car M-327 41 Antonito, Colo.
- Side view of a narrow gauge baggage car of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad at the depot in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado. Written on the side of the baggage car: "Baggage Railway Express Agency 63."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Antonito (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Antonito--1940-1950.
- August 30, 1941
- #763 Ex. G, R.J.M.
- Panoramic landscape of the C & S railroad tracks from Ludlow to Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado during the coal miners UMW labor strike against CF&I. Shows trestle, cultivated field, and farm buildings.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1913 or 1914
- $75 reward! : stolen -- Sunday evening, September 15th, 1872 ... Canadian horse pony.
- Poster that offers a $75 reward for the return of a Canadian horse pony stolen from Daniel Witter of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Crimes--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Horse stealing--Colorado--Denver.
- 1872
- (Cripple Creek District) Independence Station (after destruction by strikers) wrecked platform where 14 men were killed.
- The railroad station in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is in ruins after being destroyed by strikers; fourteen men were killed on the platform. Doors are off their hinges, all glass in windows and doors has been broken out, torn shingles...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Railroad strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; includes a one- story gable-roofed wooden building with a hill behind it; stone fence and a log fence in front.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--(New) Cardinal--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado showing tall grass and flowers growing in a field in front of a small wooden house; wagon wheels partially hidden by the grass; trees behind the house in the field.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; features a rutted road winding by gable roof buildings, two of board-and-batten construction, and the third with a corrugated metal roof; 1940s automobile parked further down the road.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; shows a house with a porch at the top of a hill in the distance looking over a rushing stream below; mountain covered with pines and a road with low bushes passes in front of the house.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- 1 very old swimming pool, 2 bath house, 3 office
- A view of the springs in Sulphur Hot Springs, Colorado, includes the natural steaming swimming pool, a stone bath house, a wood building, a log cabin, a wood bridge, a tent, and a rail fence surrounding the area. Three men are near the fence; one...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1860-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1860-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1860-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1860-1920.
- [between 1860 and 1912?]
- 1. Jo Raymond, 2. - , 3. Fred (Aklin?) 4. Jo Cuerto, 5. Paddy Welch, 6. Geo Layden 7. Chas Gow, 8. Jo (Broad?) 9. M. Welch 10.-
- Street scene in front of Georgetown, Colorado saloon. Chan Gow, a Chinese man, sits in a two wheel cart being drawn by a burro. A Pitbull dog is next to him. Other men in suits and hats are behind; the saloonkeeper has a vest, tie and white apron,...
- Chinese--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1892]
- 1. Memphis Mine Dump on road N. of Ouray 2. Memphis mine 3. Memphis boarding house
- Memphis Mine and boarding house on the cliffs of Cascade Mountain, Paquin Mining District, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Memphis Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1910-1940.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1910-1940.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Ouray County--1910-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- 10 Mile Canon below Wheeler's
- View of a snow-covered mountainside and plowed railroad tracks in Tenmile Canyon, Summit County, Colorado.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 1000 mile tree U.P. RWy.
- View of the 1000 Mile Tree near Union Pacific Railway Company tracks in Weber Canyon, Utah. A sign on the tree reads: "1000 Mile Tree." Telegraph poles are nearby.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Utah--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Utah--1880-1900.; Trees--Utah--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1897]
- 1000 Mile Tree, Weber Canon, U.P. Ry.
- View of the 1000 (one thousand) Mile Tree and Union Pacific Railway tracks with rock formations in Weber Canyon, Utah. Shows telegraph poles.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Utah--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Utah--1880-1900.; Trees--Utah--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- 101 South Broadway, Denver
- View of a building (formerly the Ball Park bathhouse) at 101 South Broadway Street (at West Bayaud Avenue) in the Speer Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building has mission style pediments, corner turrets, and shingle pent roofs. Movie...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Speer (Denver Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1990 January
- 10th Mountain Division troops in "whites"
- Fifteen Tenth Mountain Division soldiers pose for a picture along a snow-covered trail. They are wearing "whites," the winter camouflage uniform, and are carrying rifles.
- Soldiers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- 10th moves through Badia, Italy
- A loosely organized column of eleven Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Mountain Infantry, 2nd Battalion, soldiers enter the town of Badia, during the Italian Campaign. The stone buildings are slightly damaged.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [April or May] 1945
- 10th units lead Victory Parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Columns of soldiers march down a crowded tree lined avenue as paper falls from the sky. A soldier in the center of the image is carrying the American flag. According to the caption: "A platoon and the Colorguard of the 10th Mountain Division lead...
- Military parades & ceremonies--American--Brazil--Rio de Janiero--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Brazil--Rio de Janiero--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1945 July 18
- 11 days work
- Workmen for W. Johnson, in Brighton, Colorado, pose in bib overalls, aprons, sack suits, ties and gold chains, with a line of new houses behind them. The dwellings are frame, one-story, and gable roofed; some have covered porches, all have brick...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Brighton--1910-1920.
- April 9, 1917
- 1100 block on Pearl, south side
- Frame and brick false fronted stores line Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado. Men and boys pose on the boardwalk in suits, bowlers, and a chef's apron and hat. Cornice lettering reads: "Bush & Co. Jewelers.," and a pole edging the dirt street bears...
- Shold, P. M.; Boulder (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Boulder--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- 1137 Pearl Street
- Posing in sack suits, hats, ties and gold chains, in Boulder, Colorado, these men are identified from left to right as: Hi Washburn, John Bester, Mell Sundstrag, Mr Bottoms, Barkley Sanders (or T.F. Wagner). The storefront behind them has window...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Facades--Colorado--Boulder--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 114 E. Pikes Peak Avenue,
- Stockbrokers, and Charles Berry, R. S. Zimmerman, and Charles D. Hopkins, pose on the sidewalk in front of "The Board of Trade and Mining Exchange," East Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The Midland Block storefront...
- Board of Trade and Mining Exchange (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Stock exchanges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- June 1897
- 11th U.S. Cavalry arriving at Trinidad
- A member of the 11th U.S. Cavalry, shakes hands with a man as the Cavalry arrives in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. The 11th Cavalry was called in at the request of Colorado Governor Ammons, to restore order in the coal fields after the...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cavalry--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- [1914]
- 12:30 at the Victor.
- A group of miners pose outside the office of the Victor Mine on Bull Hill in Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.
- February 16, 1893
- 12th Street, Boulder, Colo.
- A man in a boat floats down a river of water on a flooded street in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County during the city flood of 1894. Spectators stand on the side of the street and watch.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- June 1, 1894
- 1308 Glenarm Street Denver, Colorado
- A man, probably Amos Steck, stands on the porch of a house at 1308 Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick masonry house has turrets, covered porch, and balconies.
- Steck, Amos,--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- Summer, 1886
- 1346 Palmer Lake Eating House G. G. Russel Prop. D. & R. G. R. R.
- Four men and one woman stand outside of the eating house near the shore of the lake in Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad are in front of the building. The "Lunch Room" has a hipped roof, gables,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Palmer Lake Eating House (Palmer Lake, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1888?]
- 13th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide Official Program
- 1400 class engine climbing Soldier Summit at Gilluly, Utah
- View from hillside over Gilluly station looks south across Soldier Creek, Utah. A Denver and Rio Grande F-81 Class 2-10-2 Engine makes its way up on one of the three levels of track required for the new two-percent grade up Soldier Summit.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Gilluly (Utah)--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1928]
- 1433 Creede
- Pedestrians and horse drawn wagons proceed down the bustling street in the town of Creede, Colorado in Mineral County. Architectural features include one and two-story, wood-frame residences and commercial storefronts with flat roofs, gables,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1890
- 1434 to 44 Wazee St. Denver, Colo.
- View of a livery and brick business at 1434 Wazee Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows horses, well dressed people in carriages, buggies and a wagon, storefronts, and signs: "Racine Wagon and Carriage Co. Peter Schuttler Wagons.," "John Thams...
- John Thams Carriages Buggies Wagons (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Old Elephant Corral (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- 1442 Creede by W.H. Jackson.
- People bundled in coats stand in front of shanties in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. One of the rectangular, wood-frame buildings has a gable with roofing; the gables of the other buildings are covered with tent material. Stacks...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Pedestrians, horse drawn carriages and bicyclists cross over Cherry Creek via the completed 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Hotel Topsy Turvy", "Art Metal and Bui?", "Stone Saw Mill", "Moore Hardware and Iron...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Shows part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct at Wazee Street. The completed viaduct features, a iron rod fence, asphalt roads, flagstone sidewalks and rock ashlar retaining walls. Here it crosses Cherry Creek. Local businesses are in the...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- A man stands in a ditch with a wagon and workhorse. The Denver City Hall on 14th (Fourteenth) Street, a rock retaining wall and a metal railroad bridge over Cherry Creek are visible in the background.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City & town...
- 1898 December 5th
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Workmen construct the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows Cherry Creek, pulleys, cranes and a small portable coal engine with wheels. The Denver City Hall, the Denver Wire and Ironworks Co., Congregation of Shomro Amunoh,...
- Congregation Shomro Amunoh (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 September 3
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Workmen pose near pulleys, cranes and other machinery used in the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver (Denver County) Colorado. The Congregation of Shomro Amunoh, Revere House and Leadville House are in the background.
- Congregation Shomro Amunoh (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- August 19 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows the snow covered 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct at Blake Street. A few people stand on the viaduct. Two pieces of machinery are next to the Congregation of Shomro Amunoh synagogue. Shows road and railroad bridges over Cherry Creek and the...
- Congregation Shomro Amunoh (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- 1899 March 28
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows a construction crew paving the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The workers use shovels, gravel, wheelbarrows and water hoses. Bags of sand or concrete and the iron fence used on the viaduct are stacked nearby. A few of...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pavements--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction...
- June 1899
- 15 Alliot, Glenwood - Valley of the Grand
- Panoramic view overlooking the town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado (formerly known as Defiance), in Garfield County. Tracks of Denver and Rio Grande Western parallel with Colorado River. Visible landmarks: Hotel Colorado, hot springs, bathhouses,...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1902]
- 15 St Denver
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) (F) Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs on the wood and brick business district buildings read: "Broadway Store Dry Goods & Clothing Wholesale & Retail", "Tappan & Co.", "Chemicals Paints Oils Brushes & Glass", and "Drugs"....
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1863
- 1501 east bound - Brown's canyon ?
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 1501 and passenger coaches pass between rock embankments, possibly in Browns Canyon, La Plata or Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- 1505 eastbound @ Tenn. Pass
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 1505 and passenger cars are at Tennessee Pass, in Lake County, Colorado. Signs on the frame depot read: "Tennessee Pass," and "Western Union Telegraph Office."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Lake County--1920-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Lake County--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Lake...
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- 1522 on freight - Wolcott, Colo
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 1522 pulls freight cars past Wolcott, Eagle County, Colorado. A steam shovel loads gondola cars; houses and businesses are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Wolcott (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Wolcott--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Wolcott--1920-1930.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Wolcott--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]