Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Black Canyon, Gunnison River
- A view of the high walls of Black Canyon of the Gunnison on the Gunnison River (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows dirt roads, a bridge and three passers by near the river edge.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Gunnison River below Chipeta Falls, Black Canyon, D.& R.G. Ry.
- View of the Gunnison River below Chipeta Falls in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows rapids, rocks, and boulders and steep canyon walls. Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks are near the edge of the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- 1886
- Near Sapinero, entrance to the Black Canon
- A man stands on a rock beside the Gunnison River near Sapinero and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, telegraph poles and steel rails near the tracks....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rock...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Currecanti [sic] Needle, Black Canon of the Gunnison
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canon of the Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks and the track bed of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, rock formations, telegraph...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1886?]
- Approaching the Black Canon
- Two men sit on rocks and fish in the Gunnison River, near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and possibly near the town of Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks are near the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Bridge "B"
- A Denver & Rio Grande Railroad train makes its way along the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, probably near Curecanti Creek, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows a railroad bridge, utility pole and boulders.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Currecanti Needle
- View of a rock formation known as the Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle, and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Currecanti Needle
- View of the Gunnison River, Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle, and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Black Canon [i.e. Canyon] near Chipeta Falls
- View of the Gunnison River, Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks, and Chipeta Falls in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chipeta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Currecanti [i.e. Curecanti] Needle
- View of Curecanti Needle, the Gunnison River, and a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad locomotive in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Valley of the Gunnison near Sapinero
- Men in derby hats and suits or vests, sit on rocks and fish in the Gunnison River, near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and near the town of Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks are near the river. Trees and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Currecanti Needle
- View of Curricanti (Curecanti) Needle, a rock formation, and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Currecanti Needle
- View of Currecanti Needle (Curecanti) Needle, the Gunnison River, and a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad locomotive in the Grand Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Currecanti [sic] Needle Black Canon of the Gunnison
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Curecanti Needle
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, trees, brush, telephone poles.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Near Sapinero, entrance to the Black Canon
- A man stands on a rock by the Gunnison River near Sapinero and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, telegraph poles, steel rails near the tracks and rock...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rock...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Chipeta Falls
- Passengers and railroad employees stand and sit on a flatbed car and locomotive of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway excursion train stopped by Chipeta Falls, beside the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chipeta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Curica[n]te [sic] Needle, Black Canyon of the Gunnison
- View through canyon walls of the Gunnison River and the Curecanti Needle, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. A man stands on a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railroad locomotive near the river. A well-dressed man and woman...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Currecanti Needle, Black Canon of the Gunnison
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge tracks near Gunnison River, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Currecanti [sic] Needle, Black Canon of the Gunnison
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks and the track bed of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, rock formations, telegraph...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Lake Fork Junction. D.&.R.G.R.R.
- View of the junction of the Lake Fork, and the Gunnison River, Gunnison County, Colorado. A man fishes in the river and passengers stand by a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge locomotive near a trestle bridge. A second trestle spans Lake...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- D & RG Ry. crossing, Gunnison River, Robideaux [sic], Delta Co. Colorado, 1886
- View of the Gunnison River and Denver and Rio Grande Railway trestles near Roubideau (Delta County), Colorado. Buildings and possibly a tent are on the riverbanks, and mesas are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Delta County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Delta County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Delta County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Delta...
- 1886
- Bird's-eye view Black Canon [i.e. Canyon] of the Gunnison
- Bird's eye view of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison or Montrose County), Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks, a railroad bridge, and the Gunnison River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Chipeta Falls
- View of the Gunnison River, a Denver & Rio Grande Railway locomotive, and Chipeta Falls in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chipeta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Black Canon of the Gunnison bridge "B"
- A Denver & Rio Grande Railroad train makes its way along the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison or Montrose County), Colorado. Shows a railroad bridge, utility pole and boulders.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Birds eye view Black Canon of the Gunnison
- Aerial view of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison or Montrose County), Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks, a railroad bridge, and the Gunnison River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Chipeta Falls
- View of the Gunnison River, Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks, and Chipeta Falls in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chipeta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1888?]
- Chipeta Falls
- View of the Gunnison River, a Denver & Rio Grande Railway locomotive, and Chipeta Falls in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chipeta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Cimarron, Colorado, looking down
- View over Cimarron, Montrose County, on the Gunnison River and Cimarron Creek, at the head of the Black Canyon, Colorado; shows wood frame structures, stockyard, the Denver and Rio Grande railway station with roundhouse, water tank, trestle and the...
- Cimarron (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Black Canon near Cimarron
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad trestle over the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison near Cimarron (Montrose County), Colorado. Two railroad workers stand by a train.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Bridge B, Black Canon
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande railroad train and a trestle over the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in either Gunnison or Montrose County, Colorado. Shows rock formations, telegraph poles.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- The Black Canon near Cimarron
- View of a locomotive and excursion car on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge tracks near the Gunnison River, in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison near Cimarron (Montrose County), Colorado. Workmen stand near the engine, a railroad...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Bridge B, D. & R.G. Ry. Black Canon, Colo.
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway train on Bridge B in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, on the Gunnison River, in Delta County, Colorado. Shows locomotive 95 "Embuda" and box cars near sheer rock cliffs. Men in work clothes stand at an open...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Delta County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Delta County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison, D&R.G.Ry.
- A man stands on a rock ledge near a Denver and Rio Grande Railway bridge beside the Gunnison River in the the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County or Montrose County, Colorado. Mountains and canyon walls are near the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Chipeta Falls, Black Canon of the Gunnison
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway excursion train near Chipeta Falls, along the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison or Montrose County, Colorado. Men stand or sit on locomotive number "275" or beside the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chipeta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Black Canon of the Gunnison
- A Denver and Rio Grande train on tracks beside the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, in Gunnison or Montrose County, Colorado. Shows a railroad bridge, a utility pole and boulders.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Currecante [sic] Needle
- View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad are nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]