Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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]
- Kiowa Lodge, Bailey's, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Exterior view of Kiowa Lodge, Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; includes large group (over 15) of men, women, and boys posed on porch steps leading to screened-in porch, and rough-hewn logs for railing...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lodges--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Kiowa Lodge (Bailey, Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bailey's from Lookout Mtn., Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye distant view of Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows North fork of South Platte River paralleling narrow gauge track, stacks of lumber or logs, train station or depot, residences, man...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bailey's Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Bailey, Colorado, and view of North Fork of South Platte River; shows wooden frame and log cabin residences, woman with fishing pole fishing at side of stream. The Platte Canyon was reached via the Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Fishing at Bailey's, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- View of two men fishing in North Fork of South Platte River, Platte Canyon, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; both men wear waders and fishing basket over one shoulder.
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Fishermen--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bailiey's [sic], Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway. Shows general store; wooden frame building and residence; Kiowa Lodge nestled among trees on hillside; group of men, women and children following...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; General...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bailey's, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Bailey, Colorado in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado & Southern Railway; engine number nine parked at train station between daily run from Denver to Leadville; general store, wooden frame residence, Kiowa Lodge; horse-drawn...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Dining room, Kiowa Lodge, Bailey's, C. & S. Ry. in Platte Cañon
- Interior view, Dining room, Kiowa Lodge, Bailey, Colorado in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; five families seated at dining tables (men, women and children), one female lodge worker standing by head of table.
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Vista from Kiowa Lodge, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Interior view of screened porch, Kiowa Lodge, Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; focus is on exterior view from backporch, north fork of South Platte River, and wooden frame residences below hillside.
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Porches--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Kiowa Lodge (Bailey, Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Reception room, Kiowa Lodge, Bailey's, Platte Canon, C. & S. Ry.
- Reception room (interior view) of Kiowa Lodge, Bailey, Colorado in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; two men, two women and two children seated in front of fireplace; one woman playing piano, doorway leading to maid in dining...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bailey's, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows North Fork of South Platte River, narrow gauge track and railroad station, a horse-drawn wagon parked next to open freight car, general store,...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.; General...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- 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]
- 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]
- Kiowa Lodge, Bailey's, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Complete exterior view of Kiowa Lodge, Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon along Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge railroad line; lodge opened in 1899, destroyed by fire October, 1940; shows two- story rough-hewn log lodge building with...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Lodges--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Snowy Range from Bellview Mtn. [graphic]
- The right side of the panorama view from a rocky slope of Mount Bellview, Gunnison County, Colorado, looks over vast expanse of mountains with a snowy range in distance.
- Bellview, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mountains--Colorado Gunnison County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Picturesqe [sic] Big Thompson Canon
- A Stanley Steamer automobile is on the Loveland / Estes Park road in Big Thompson Canyon, Larimer County, Colorado; Big Thompson River is flanked by sheer rock walls.
- Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Breckenridge, Colo. on the C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Breckenridge, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows narrow gauge track in town and along hillside, wooden frame buildings and residences, churches, school, depot with freight cars, Ten Mile Range, and mine...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Breckenridge, Colo. and the Ten Mile Range, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Breckenridge, Colorado, and Ten Mile Range reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows numerous wooden frame buildings and residences in town, churches, school, railroad depot, Denver Hotel, mine dumps and mines, and narrow...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Breckenridge, Colo. and the Ten Mile Range, C. & S. Ry
- Bird's eye view of Breckenridge, Colorado, and Ten Mile Range reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows narrow gauge track along lower base of hillside with wooden trestle, railroad depot, wooden frame buildings and residences, churches,...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Bridal Veil Falls, No. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Bridal Veil Falls in North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso county, Colorado; small cascading waterfall, North Cheyenne creek.
- Bridal Veil Falls (El Paso County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Georgetown Loop, C. & S. Ry.
- Photograph of a painting of Georgetown Loop, Colorado and Southery Railway; artist is unknown; shows High Bridge with train passing over and additional train past Loop.
- Bridges--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1899 and 1927]
- Buffalo, Colo., Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Buffalo, Colorado, with Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track and depot at edge of town; shows Platte Canyon and north fork of South Platte River, wooden frame residences and buildings, dirt road paralleling railroad...
- Buffalo (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Buffalo--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Buffalo Park from river view on the C. & S. Ry.
- Buffalo Park (became Buffalo Creek), Colorado, along the Colorado and Southern Railway line; shows north fork of South Platte River paralleled by narrow gauge track, wooden frame residences and buildings, distant view of Rocky Mountains, and...
- Buffalo Creek (Colo.)--1900-1930.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--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]
- Cassell's Hotel, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- View across pond to Hotel Cassell, Cassells, Platte Canyon, Park County, Colorado; shows a frame hotel with a veranda.
- Cassell's Hotel (Cassell, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Central City, Colo.
- View northwest from the rocky bluff of Central Hill over Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, with St. Aloysius Academy, long wooden stairs that lead down to Pine Street left of St. Patrick's Church; west facades of businesses on Lawrence and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1880-1890.
- [194-?]
- Central City in the 80?
- View of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows Main Street businesses: First National Bank Block, Undertaking, Jeweler; Temple of Fashion; Nevada Street: Armory Hall with sign: "Westman & Newell Hay Grain Feed & Coal," "Boarding Stable,"...
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1880-1900.
- [194-?]
- 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]
- Vista of Cheyenne Mtn. from Monument Valley Park, Colo. Springs
- Distant view of Cheyenne Mountain (elevation 9198 feet on north summit) from Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; lake, shrubs, trees and dirt trail wind through park.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.); Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Irrigation Flume in Clear Creek Cañon
- Wooden irrigation flume in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, with water being released into Clear Creek.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Flumes--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Where gold was firs [sic] discovered in Colo., near Idaho Spgs.
- Miner with gold pan, pick, and shovel panning on banks of Clear Creek near Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows canvas frame tent and sluice box in background.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold miners--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Placer mining in Clear Creek
- Hydraulic hose and sluice box placer mining operation along banks of Clear Creek, Colorado; shows miner standing behind wooden frame shack and three post winch above adit.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Placer mining in Clear Creek
- Miner operating paddle wheel driven sluice box along the banks of Clear Creek, Colorado.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Newhouse Tunnel, Idaho Springs, Colo.
- View of Newhouse Tunnel, mine dump tailings and smelter east of Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge track and siding beside Clear Creek, Bertha Gold Mining and Milling Company wooden frame building, and Sun and...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1904]
- Pavilion, Silver Plume
- Enclosed picnic pavilion by Clear Creek, Silver Plume, Colorado.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Mt. Lincoln from Clear Creek Canon
- View of snow-covered, 14,284-foot Mount Lincoln taken from Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver, Colorado; shows Clear Creek lined with bushes and trees and utility poles.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lincoln, Mount (Park County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Mt. Lincoln from Empire Colo., Clear Creek Canon
- View of snow-covered, 14,284-foot Mount Lincoln from Clear Creek Canyon at Empire, Colorado; shows tree-lined and rocky Clear Creek, fence posts, utility wires overhead, and mountains in distance.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lincoln, Mount (Park County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- El Capitan, Clear Creek Canon
- View of El Capitan rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; tree-lined Clear Creek flows through wide portion of canyon; dirt roadway and bridge at center; mountains in distance.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Clear Creek Canon
- View, from downstream, of a wide portion of Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver, Colorado.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- 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]
- First glimpse of Snowy Range on the Loop trip
- View of Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track beside Clear Creek, Colorado; shows push car used by L.C. McClure with male passenger on track and Snowy Range in distant center.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1927]
- The Lone Tree, Clear Creek Cañon
- View of Clear Creek and Canyon, Colorado, with push car used by L.C. McClure on Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track; shows steep, rocky walls with a lone evergreen tree in center of image.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Clear Creek--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1927]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- Overview of Georgetown, Colorado; photo taken from railroad tracks.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Rounding Inspiration Point, Clear Creek Cañon
- A Colorado and Southern Railway passenger train rounds Inspiration Point alongside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado; the narrow gauge line ran from Denver to Central City via the Georgetown Loop; a mileage post reads "23 miles to Denver."
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [1905?]
- The Roadmaster, Clear Creek Cañon
- Vertical image of Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge track; Clear Creek Canyon and stream, Colorado.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A view in Clear Creek Cañon
- View of Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge track with bridge over Clear Creek; Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- The Loop above Georgetown, Colo.
- Aerial view looking west over Georgetown Loop and bridge on the Colorado and Southern Railway in Clear Creek Canyon above Georgetown, Colorado.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Georgetown Colo.
- Bird's eye view of Georgetown, Colorado, taken from Colorado and Southern's track looking east to town; Clear Creek in center foreground.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]