Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cental City Colo.
- Central City, Colorado's "Little Kingdom Capitol," Gilpin County, from Quartz Hill; shows Gunnel Hill with mill tailings, Colorado and Southern Railroad narrow gauge lines; buildings include railway depot, St. Aloysius Acadamy, St. Mary's Church,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Aspens in Estes Park
- Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado; shows aspen grove with flowers and grasses.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1926]
- Mt. Evans
- View across valley with dirt road to Mt. Evans.
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923?]
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden
- View of Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; campus buildings include (center, left to right) Samuel Guggenheim Hall (Administration building built in 1906), Gymnasium (built in 1908), Assaying Laboratory & Powerhouse plant, Stratton Hall...
- Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1900-1910.; Colorado School of Mines.
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Rock Creek Canon, Moffat Road
- View of three levels of Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific) standard gauge track in Rock Creek Canyon, Colorado, Moffat Road; wooden trestles, track on top portion of canyon ridge looping to opposite side; tunnel,...
- Rock Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1907 and 1915]
- Argentine Cascade on the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Cascade (possibly Leavenworth Creek or South Clear Creek), Colorado; shows cascading waterfalls through bushes and brush along Argentine Central Railway.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Argentine Falls on the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Falls (possibly Leavenworth Creek or South Clear Creek), Colorado; view of waterfall cascading along Argentine Central Railway, water tower at Sidney mine, half way to Waldorf, and rock- supported embankment.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Georgetown Loop from Argentine Central switchback
- View of Georgetown Loop, Clear Creek Canyon and distant Georgetown, Colorado, taken from Argentine Central Railway switchback on Pendleton Mountain; shows Colorado and Southern Railway train on high bridge, narrow gauge track, mine dumps, and...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pendleton Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- North from summit of McClellan Mtn. on the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Central Railway engine with Colorado and Southern passenger cars on summit of Mount McClellan, Colorado; shows view north of Rocky Mountains, narrow gauge track winding up to summit, and sightseers in train.
- McClellan Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Summit of Mt. McClellan reached via Argentine Central Ry.
- Mount McClellan's summit (14,007 feet) via Argentine Central Railway, Colorado; shows engine and passenger cars parked with large group of sightseers at summit and in cars, passenger cars retouched to reflect name of "Gray's Peak Route," narrow...
- McClellan Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Tourists on the sumit [sic] of McClellan Mtn. reached via the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Central Railway engine with Colorado and Southern Railway passenger cars at summit of Mount McClellan, Colorado; shows sightseers debarking, climbing, and hiking to or returning from summit; some tourists are still in train.
- McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Argentine Pass and Waldorf Mine, Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge track with push car near timberline, Argentine Pass, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Waldorf Mine distant center; Rocky Mountains with snowfields; man on push car with derby hat.
- Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900- 1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Argentine Pass, Vidler and Waldorf Mines, Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Waldorf Mine and outbuildings, Clear Creek County, Colorado towards Vidler Mine and Argentine Pass in distance; Waldorf reached via Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge track with 1/2 mile spur to Vidler; road to Argentine Pass parallels...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--1900-1920.; Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Vidler Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- The Ice Palace on McClellan Mtn., Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Ice Palace (abandoned mine shaft) on Mount McClellan, Colorado, reached via Argentine Central Railway. A man in derby hat holds a lit candle with leather gloves inside Ice Palace; his pants are tucked in his boots. Shows beautiful ice...
- McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ice--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- The Colorado Central Mine, Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge track rounding bend cut through mountainside in Clear Creek County, Colorado; Colorado Central Mine dump, tailings and buildings in mountain valley below; cirrus and stratus clouds top the peaks.
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Colorado Central Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Looking north on summit of McClellan Mtn. reached via Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Rocky Mountains north from summit of Mount McClellan, Colorado, reached via Argentine Central Railway; shows switchback of narrow gauge tracks, and above timberline views.
- McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Mts. Evans and Rosalie from turminus[sic] of the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Central Railway engine number four with two passenger cars facing east at end of narrow gauge track; Colorado; group of sightseers about to enter Ice Palace in old mine; Mount Evans and Mount Rosalie, distant background; Rocky Mountains...
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- The Roadmaster, Argentine Central Ry.
- Man standing on push car with derby hat believed to be Arthur Chapman (author of "Out Where the West Begins") posed with a burro foal; Argentine Central Railway, Colorado; three workmen gathered around push car; unidentified wooden frame building...
- Donkeys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Chapman, Arthur 1873-1935.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Stephens Mine and Tunnel, McClellan Mtn., Argentine Central Ry.
- McClellan Mountain, Colorado with Stephens Mine and Tunnel (distant foreground, Clear Creek County) viewed via Argentine Central Railway; mine buildings and adit; steep, snow covered ridge.
- McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- The Vidler and Waldorf Mines, Argentine Central Ry.
- Vidler and Waldorf Mines, Clear Creek County, Colorado reached via Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge track; Vidler mine reached via 1/2 mile spur from Waldorf; view from Vidler Mine back towards town of Waldorf; boarding house at Waldorf,...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Vidler Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- View on the Argentine Central Ry.
- View of forested slope in Colorado and Argentine Central Railway's narrow gauge tracks with push car; two men in derby hats seated on push car or "gravity car".
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- View on the Argentine Central
- View of Argentine Central Railway showing narrow gauge track with push car. Man on push car is holding bouquet of flowers with valley and Rocky Mountains of Colorado in background.
- Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Waldorf Mine on the Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Waldorf Mine and mill and Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado (11,666 feet elevation). Waldorf mill was one of the major shippers on the narrow gauge line. Argentine Central Railway's narrow gauge tracks, sidings, switches, and water...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900- 1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- North side Torry's [sic] Peak, Argentine Central Ry.
- North side of Torreys Peak, Colorado (elevation 14,264 feet) viewed from Argentine Central Railway; snow covered 14-er Rocky Mountain peak.
- Torreys Peak (Colo.); Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Georgetown, Colo.
- Bird's eye view east towards Georgetown, Colorado; Colorado & Southern narrow gauge track, center right; wooden frame & brick residences & buildings, churches, school, mines, mills, tailings.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Public Library, Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Exterior view Ft. Collins Carnegie Public Library, Colorado, with immature landscaping of bushes and trees; later became site of Ft. Collins Museum.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Libraries--Colorado--Fort Collins--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Vista of Pike's Peak, Palmer Park
- View of Pikes Peak from Palmer Park, a municipal park northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Ponderosa Pine tree frames the view; clouds and fog swathe the mountain.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920]
- Vista of Pikes Peak, Palmer Park
- Distant view of Pikes Peak (elevation 14,110 feet) from Palmer Park, a municipal park northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Ponderosa Pine tree framing distant Pikes Peak.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920]
- Loveland-Estes Park Road, Cañon of the Big Thompson
- Rocky walls of Big Thompson Canyon bordered by dirt road and Big Thompson River; road between Estes Park and Loveland, Colorado; shows horse-drawn wagon on road.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1917]
- Clear Creek Valley
- Clear Creek Valley near present Arvada, Colorado; Clear Creek riverbed winding by agricultural and pasture land; standard gauge line with third rail to Golden via Denver and Northwestern Railroad, wooden railroad bridge, wooden frame residences;...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Farms--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Northwestern Railroad.
- [between 1901 and 1914]
- Crystal Lake, Platte Canon, Colo. & Southern Ry.
- A man sits under a tree, looking across Crystal Lake, Jefferson County, Colorado, in the left side of a panorama view. Colorado and Southern Railway tracks wind through the canyon; shows a few wood frame structures including a station depot across...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1930.; Crystal Lake (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1930.; Lakes &...
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Crystal Lake, Platte Canon, Colo. & Southern Ry.
- Right side of panorama view across Crystal Lake, Platte Canyon, Colorado shows a dirt two-track and fence around the water, with evergreens on surrounding slopes.
- Crystal Lake (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1930.;...
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Bridge above Deansbury, Platte Cañon
- View of Platte Canyon and rushing waters of South Platte River along the Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track above Deansbury, Colorado; shows metal railroad bridge spanning river and narrow vertical canyon walls.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Bridge across the Platte near Deansbury
- Metal bridge crossing South Platte River in Platte Canyon, Colorado; narrow gauge track of Colorado and Southern Railway; extremely narrow, rocky and vertical canyon walls.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Crystal Lake, Platte Cañon on the C. & S.
- Crystal Lake, Platte Canyon, Colorado; includes picnic shelter, Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge railroad track and siding, wooden platform leading to boardwalk from siding, and a wooden frame residence.
- Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Deansbury, Platte Cañon
- Deansbury (formerly Strontia Springs), Colorado, in Platte Canyon beside rushing waters of South Platte River; push car used by L.C. McClure on Colorado and Southern's narrow gauge track; timbers used for railroad ties atop rock wall embankment of...
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Health resorts--Colorado--Deansbury--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Glimpse of Crystal Lake, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Partial view of Crystal Lake, Platte Canyon, Colorado, surrounded by Ponderosa pines; includes wooden frame picnic shelter center right with other outbuildings behind; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Pine Grove, Colo., C. & S. Ry.
- View of Pine Grove, Colorado, from Platte Canyon's ridge above; includes wooden frame residences, buildings and structures, Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge railroad track paralleling South Platte River, barbed wire and picket fences, and...
- Pine Grove (Colo.)--1900-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Platte Canon from Stevens Gulch
- View up Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track from Stevens Gulch alongside South Platte River of Platte Canyon, Colorado; shows telephone poles and lines, and clouds.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Stevens Gulch (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Platte Cañon near South Platte
- View up Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track alongside South Platte River in Platte Canyon, Colorado; shows telephone poles and wires along track.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Platte Cañon
- View up Platte Canyon and South Platte River, Colorado; shows Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track at base of vertical canyon walls.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Platte Cañon
- View up Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track in Platte Canyon, Colorado, alongside South Platte River; narrow vertical canyon walls.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- View in Platte Cañon
- Looking up Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track in Platte Canyon, Colorado; rushing waters of South Platte River on left.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Fireplace, Kiowa Lodge, Bailey's, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Fireplace in Kiowa Lodge near Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon along the Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge railroad line; lodge opened in 1899, destroyed by fire October, 1940; shows stone fireplace with pine boughs on mantle, fireplace...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1930.; Lodges--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Hanging Rock, Clear Creek Cañon
- View of Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track through Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado; shows extra railroad rails alongside track, Hanging Rock rock formation, and L. R. Ford on push car used by L.C. McClure.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1930.; Ford, L. R.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Crystal Lake Pavilion, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Partial view of Crystal Lake with pavilion or picnic shelter; includes residence and outbuildings behind picnic shelter and dirt road leading from lake; Platte Canyon, Colorado, Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Pavilions--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Kiowa Lodge, Bailey's, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Partial exterior view of Kiowa Lodge, Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon along the Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge railroad line; lodge opened in 1899, destroyed by fire October, 1940; rock lined dirt path leading to rough-hewn log...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Lodges--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Kiowa Lodge, Bailey's, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Partial exterior view of Kiowa Lodge, Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon along the Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge railroad line; lodge opened in 1899, destroyed by fire October, 1940; shows rock-lined dirt path leading to rough-hewn...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Lodges--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Kiowa Lodge, Bailey's, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Partial exterior view of Kiowa Lodge, Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon along the Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge railroad line; lodge opened in 1899, destroyed by fire 1940; shows rock-lined dirt path leading to rough-hewn log...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Lodges--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Crystal Lake and Pavilion, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Partial view of Crystal Lake with picnic pavilion in Platte Canyon, Colorado; includes wooden frame residence, outbuilding, and barbed wire fence surrounding lake. Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Pavilions--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]