Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Orchard Mesa ditch
- View of large elevated wood-frame Orchard Mesa irrigation ditch leading to ditch in hillside, Mesa County, Colorado; shows gate or water flow control on elevated portion of ditch, orchards, wood-frame buildings and residences, and a cultivated...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Orchards--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Pastimes at Nast on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Women, a man, and a girl pose in Nast (Pitkin County), Colorado (west Hagerman Pass reached via Colorado Midland Railway), with wildflowers, fishing rods, a wicker creel, and fish. Outfits include wide brimmed straw hats and pleats; a rustic log...
- Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Penstock Mutual Ditch, Plateau Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Partial view of Penstock Mutual Ditch elevated wooden flume in Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; irrigation flume ends at wooden frame box; view extends across Plateau Valley with mesas in distant horizon.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau Valley (Colo.); Flumes--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Picnic party on the Fryingpan, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Men, women, and a girl picnic near the Fryingpan River, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows a large blanket spread out on ground with foodstuffs, wicker basket, tin cups, plate of bread, cast iron pot, and mason jars.
- Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--Fryingpan River--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Picturesque Castle Canon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Castle Canyon, Eagle or Pitkin County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men stand near rock wall on dry streambed; side canyon walls are heavily forested.
- Castle Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Place Ranch, Plateau Valley, Battlement Mesa, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Pristine view of Place Ranch's agricultural fields near undeveloped Battlement Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows fields with deer grazing in distant center and sage, juniper & piñon vegetation.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Plateau City from the north, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Distant view of Plateau City (formerly Eagalite), Mesa County, Colorado, and agricultural fields in Plateau Valley from the north reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows Plateau Creek in foreground, wood- frame buildings and residences, church,...
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau City (Colo.); Plateau Valley (Colo.); Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Plateau City, Plateau Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Plateau City (formerly Eagalite), Mesa County, Colorado, in Plateau Valley reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows a dirt street through town, log and wood-frame residences and buildings, church, school, horse-drawn carriages...
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau City (Colo.); Streets--Colorado--Plateau City--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Plateau City, Plateau Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Plateau City in Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows hay fields and houses. Grand Mesa is in the distance.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau City (Colo.); Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Plateau Creek, Plateau Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Plateau Creek in Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; dirt road is paralleled by barbed wire fence; creek or stream winds through juniper & piñon trees on hillsides.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau Creek (Colo.); Plateau Valley (Colo.); Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Plateau Creek, Plateau Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Plateau Creek in Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; rushing stream is bordered by cottonwoods.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau Creek (Colo.); Plateau Valley (Colo.); Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Plateau Valley from Lookout Point, Colo. Midland Ry
- View from Lookout Point across Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows mesas, drainages, sage, juniper & piñon vegetation.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau Valley (Colo.); Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Plateau Valley no. east from Haystack Mtn., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View northeast from Haystack Mountain across Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows ranch or farm, wooden frame buildings, agricultural fields, mesas, sagebrush, juniper & piñon vegetation.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau Valley (Colo.); Agriculture--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Plateau Valley so. west from Haystack Mtn., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View southwest from Haystack Mountain across Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows small ranch or farm, wooden frame buildings, outhouse, horse, barbed wire fence, mesas, and sagebrush.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau Valley (Colo.); Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Plateau Valley, Grand Mesa, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across the pristine Plateau Valley to Grand Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Midland Railway.
- Grand Mesa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau Valley (Colo.); Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Potatoe [sic] field, Sweet Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Large potato field cultivated by Frank E. Sweet (pioneer agriculturalist and potato grower) near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; three men walk through field; wood-frame residences are in distant center.
- Sweet, Frank E.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Plateau Valley south from Haystack Mtn., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View south from Haystack Mountain across Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows agricultural fields and sagebrush.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau Valley (Colo.); Agriculture--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Potatoe [sic] patch, East Mesa, Cyrstal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of potato field on East Mesa of Crystal River Valley & Mount Sopris (elevation 12,823 feet)n near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows large agricultural field with rows of potato plants and wood-frame residence,...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Potatoes on the Sweet Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Rows of potato plants in field cultivated by Frank E. Sweet (pioneer agriculturalist and potato grower) near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Sweet, Frank E.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Prize potatoe [sic] patch, Sweet Ranch, rows 2000 ft. long, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Long rows of potato plants cultivated by Frank E. Sweet in Carbondale (Garfield County), Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; cumulus clouds fill the sky.
- Sweet, Frank E.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Potatoes, Seiver Ranch, Roaring Fork Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Long rows of potato plants cultivated by Seiver Ranch in Roaring Fork valley between Carbondale & Glenwood Springs, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows Colorado Midland flatbed railroad car, wood-frame residences and outbuildings,...
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Rifle Falls Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Rifle Falls Ranch, near Rifle, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows the two-story wood-frame residence with covered porch, log and wood-frame outbuildings, and cottonwood trees surrounding residence. Storm clouds fill the...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Rifle Falls, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Rifle Falls, 12 miles northeast of Rifle, Colorado, in East Rifle Creek reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Roaring Fork Valley lookin [sic] south, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Roaring Fork River and valley south towards agricultural fields between Carbondale & Glenwood Springs, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows Colorado Midland box cars, piñon and juniper covered slope, wood-frame...
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Seiver Ranch, Roaring Fork Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Seiver Ranch cultivated fields in Roaring Fork valley between Carbondale & Glenwood Springs, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows log building and large wood-frame barn, two teams of horses pulling hay-cutting (or mowing)...
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.); Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Roaring Fork Valley looking north, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Roaring Fork Valley to the north between Carbondale & Glenwood Springs, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows Colorado Midland box and hopper cars on standard gauge track, agricultural fields, wood-frame residence and...
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canon
- Complete bird's eye view of wooden steps and railing ascending Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado; three men, two saddled donkeys (or burros), and camera on a tripod are at the base of waterfall; wooden footbridge crosses...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Seven Falls (Colo.); Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Shady lane in Monument Valley Park
- View of shaded dirt trail through Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; rough hewn posts form park bench beside dirt path, trees, and shrubs.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Sloss Falls, Castle Canon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Sloss Falls in Castle Canyon, Eagle or Pitkin County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men stand at base of waterfall; group of men, women, and children sit atop crest of waterfall.
- Sloss (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- A summer camp in the Rocky Mtns.
- View of a campsite in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado; large canvas tent is supported by wooden posts with awning extended over front door to make a "covered porch;" three women sit underneath awning (one weaves reed or cane, one reads, one...
- Camping--Colorado--1900-1910.; Camps--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Summer cottages at Norrie, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of three summer cottages or cabins, Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; men and women stand around yard area; an older woman rocks in a rocking chair; a man holds a fishing pole, a woman holds an umbrella for shade, and a...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Spraying trees, Morrisaia [sic] Ranch, Grand Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of men with agricultural tree-spraying equipment on horse- drawn wagon in orchard, Morrisania Ranch, Grand Valley, Garfield or Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men fumigate the fruit trees.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Orchards--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Summit of Pike's Peak
- Summit of Pikes Peak (elevation 14,110 feet), Colorado, reached via Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (also called "Pike's Peak Cog Road"); shows cog engine number six, passenger car near Summit House, look-out tower atop Pikes Peak, cog track...
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Pikes Peak--1900-1920.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1915]
- Summit of Pike's Peak
- View of Summit House and Lookout Tower atop Pikes Peak (elevation 14,110 feet), Colorado; shows Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway engine and passenger car, men standing near stone house building, sign over doorway "Entrance to Tower Inside of...
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Watch towers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Tower Falls, Castle Canon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Tower Falls in Castle Canyon, Eagle or Pitkin County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; five men and women stand at base of waterfall; a boy is tucked in ledge shadow, center left.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Turbine pumps for Orchard Mesa Ditch
- Interior view of Orchard Mesa ditch power plant, Mesa County, Colorado; shows four large turbine pumps, brick building, and pressure gauge.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Irrigation--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Power plants--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Syphon Mutual Ditch, Sunny side, Plateau Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Syphon Mutual Ditch, Sunnyside, in Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; dirt-covered and uncovered wooden flume extends down hillside and across small ravine; shows a small wood-frame residence, sod...
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau Valley (Colo.); Sunnyside (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Flumes--Colorado--Sunnyside--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Sunnyside--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- View from summit of Pike's Peak
- View from snowy summit of Pikes Peak (elevation 14,110 feet), Colorado; metal fence surrounds bronze plaque or marker mounted in granite dedicated to Zebulon M. Pike; clouds approach from right.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Pikes Peak--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1915]
- 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]
- View from foot of Eagle Cliffs, Mt. Manitou
- View of wooden footbridge and hand railings on Lookout Rock and Eagle Cliffs on Mount Manitou reached via Mount Manitou Incline Railway with distant aerial views of Manitou Springs & Colorado Springs, Colorado; a man stands atop lookout point.
- Manitou, Mount (Colo.); Inclined railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- [between 1908 and 1920]
- Vista of Cheyenne Mtn., Monument Valley Park
- Distant view of Cheyenne Mountain (elevation 9198 feet on north summit) from Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; lake, trees, shrubs, 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]
- Vista of Pike's Peak
- Distant view of Pikes Peak (elevation 14,110 feet) from Colorado Springs area, Colorado; trees border unidentified stream and railroad grade.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Wheat on Seiver Ranch, Roaring Fork valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of wheat field and log cabin on Seiver Ranch in Roaring Fork Valley between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; horse-drawn team pulls agricultural equipment; storm clouds fill the sky.
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.); Croplands--Colorado--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Windy Point near summit of Pike's Peak
- View of Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (also called Pikes Peak Cog Road) engine number six and passenger car on Windy Point (elevation 12,129 feet) near summit of Pikes Peak, Colorado. The engine was built by Baldwin in 1906, converted to coal...
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1920.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1915]
- Water power plant, Orchard Mesa ditch
- View of water power plant on Orchard Mesa Ditch, Mesa County, Colorado; shows holding tank above four large water intake pipes, pipes entering two-story brick building, additional pipe entering from side, large ditch with water underneath building,...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Power plants--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Young cherry orchard, Morrisania Ranch, Grand Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of immature cherry orchard, Morrisania Ranch, Grand Valley, Garfield or Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows fruit trees and mesa in background.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cherry orchards--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Denver, Colo.
- Bird's eye view of Denver, Colorado, northwest from Colorado State Capitol building towards Colfax Avenue & 16th (Sixteenth) street; identifiable businesses and buildings include Arapahoe County Courthouse, City Auditorium, Daniels & Fisher tower...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911?]
- Marshall Pass and Mt. Ouray
- View towards Marshall Pass, Mount Ouray (elevation 13,971 feet), and Shirley, Colorado, in valley; Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge track with switchbacks winds across mountain ridge ascending Marshall Pass; William H. Jackson's photographic...
- Marshall Pass (Colo.); Ouray, Mount (Colo.); Shirley (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Ouray, Colo.
- Aerial view of Ouray, Colorado, with Rocky Mountains, amphitheater, and waterfall in background; shows wood-frame buildings and residences and dirt streets.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Vista from Mt. Manitou
- View of log footbridge leading to Lookout Rock on Mount Manitou reached via Mount Manitou Incline Railway with distant aerial view of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Manitou, Mount (Colo.); Inclined railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- [between 1908 and 1920]