Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #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
- #109 Apple packers at Roberts #2
- Apple packers pose in front of the North Fork Fruit Growers Association Warehouse No. 2 in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. A group stands under the covered porch adjacent to the building. A second group congregates around a pile of crates near...
- North Fork Fruit Growers Association (Paonia, Colo.)--1900- 1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Food industry--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Food storage buildings--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.
- October 13, 1908
- #745 Interior of Methodist Church Christmas Party
- Two rows of girls holding baby dolls perform in the Christmas pageant at the Methodist Church in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. Baby cradles and miniature brooms are in front of the girls in the front row. Christmas trees flank the stage. The...
- Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- #97 Apple packers Robert's #1
- Apple packers pose in front of the Fruit Growers Association Warehouse in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County. One group stands under the covered porch adjacent to the building. A second group congregates around a pile of crates near the building. ...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1900-1910.; North Fork Fruit Growers Association (Paonia, Colo.)--1900- 1910.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Food industry--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1910.; Food storage...
- October 13, 1908
- (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?]
- 1 - 1:30 P.M. C & S 605 on spur off west side line, Denver, W 16th Ave. & Bryant St.
- View of Colorado and Southern Railway steam locomotive 605 (2-8-0) crossing a road near the intersection of West 16th (Sixteenth) Avenue and Bryant Street in Denver, Colorado. The tender is piled with coal. Letters on the locomotive and tender...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1959 January 17
- 1 1/2 miles below Royal Gorge
- A man in uniform stands on railroad tracks near the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. He carries a rifle and wears a cartridge belt. Shows mountains and brush.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1920.; Uniforms--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- 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?]
- 1/4 mi. west of bridge 126-B, 2 tracks upside down, one upon the other
- Railroad ties from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway are piled on top of each other and covered in mud from a flood, in probably Pueblo County, Colorado. Dried mud and debris are near a damaged telephone pole.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo...
- 1921 June
- 10 A.M. Union Pacific tr. 85, eng. 802 1 m. south of Henderson, Colo.
- View of Union Pacific passenger train 85, led by steam locomotive 802 (4-8-4), near Henderson (Adams County), Colorado. The locomotive has a steel smoke deflector.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Powars (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Powars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Powars--1950-1960.
- 1955 July 18
- 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]
- 10:15 A.M., C & S 608 near Denver on Argo line, W 48th Ave. & Huron
- View of Colorado and Southern Railway steam locomotive 608 (2-8-0) on the Argo Line near W 48rh (Forty-eighth) Avenue and Huron Street in Denver, Colorado. The locomotive heads a tank car and a caboose. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "C & S,"...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Railroad tank cars--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1956 August 1
- 10:35 A.M., Rio Grande 5914, 5923 & two shrouded "B" units south at Sedalia
- Denver and Rio Grande Western diesel locomotives 5914 and 5923 with two "B" units lead a freight train near Sedalia (Douglas County), Colorado. Lettering on the locomotives reads: "Rio Grande," "5914" and "5923." Wood frame buildings are in the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.
- 1956 June 11
- 10:45 A.M. Union Pacific diesel 1466, etc. extra north, 1 mile south of Henderson
- Union Pacific diesel locomotive 1466 leads a freight train near Henderson (Adams County), Colorado.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Adams County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Adams County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Adams County--1950-1960.
- 1955 August 28
- 10:50 A.M. Union Pacific 2555 at Eaton, Colorado
- View of Union Pacific steam locomotive 2555 (2-8-2) and a caboose in the yards at Eaton (Weld County), Colorado. Metal sided buildings are near the tracks.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Eaton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Eaton--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Eaton--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Eaton--1950-1960.
- 1956 October 12
- 10th Mountain Division Monument, Tennessee Pass, Near Leadvile, CO
- 2007 Aug 28
- 10th Mountain Division Name Lookup Index
- Database of 32,213 records of men who served with the “Mountain Troops” from 1941-1945. You may use the Name Lookup Index to determine if a person was a member of the 10th Mountain Division, and the company or Regiment with which he served.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc.; Military records.; Colorado--Genealogy
- 2002
- 10th Mountain Division ski troops
- Uniformed ski troops, members of the 10th Mountain Division, sit and stand on a rocky mountain slope near a snow field in probably Northern Italy. Opened cans and clothing are scattered on the ground.
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Ski troops--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- 10th Mountain Division ski troops
- Uniformed ski troops, members of the 10th Mountain Division, stand near a rocky mountain slope and snow field in probably Northern Italy. One of the men carries skis and holds ski poles.
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Ski troops--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- 10th Mountain troops debark at Leghorn, Italy
- Uniformed artillerymen, members of the 10th Mountain Division, descend a gangplank from a transport ship in the city of Livorno, Italy. The men wears uniforms and carry packs, duffel bags and rifles. Open army trucks are filled with soldiers on a...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles--Italy--Livorno.; World War, 1939-1945--American--Destruction & pillage--Italy--Livorno.; Livorno (Italy)--1940-1950.; Gangplanks--Italy--Livorno--1940-1950.; Government...
- 1945 January 24
- 1127 Pennsylvania St., Denver
- View of a stuccoed carriage house at 1127 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has a steep pitched roof, and corner windows on the front side of the house. Shows a mailbox, and bushes planted near...
- Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Carriage houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1995 March?
- 1135 Ogden Street, Denver
- View of the "Marianne," an apartment building at 1135 Ogden Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The two-toned brick, art deco style building has a vertical brick stepped front, low relief stone details and a broken cornice...
- Marianne (Apartment : Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1983 December
- 11:00 A.M. cut in former D. & N.O., D.T. & G., U.P.D &.G, C & S right of way at Hilltop, Colorado
- View of a railroad cut on an abandoned Colorado and Southern right of way near Hilltop (Douglas County), Colorado. Shows the abandoned rail bed.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Hilltop (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad cuts--Colorado--Hilltop--1950-1960.
- 1955 August 1
- 11:10 A.M. C & S 901 south at Semper, Colo. C.L. Dean, engineer, E.J. Boyle, fireman
- View of a Colorado and Southern freight train led by steam locomotive 901 (2-10-2) near Semper (Adams County), Colorado. The consist has boxcars, gondola cars and flatcars.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Semper (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Semper--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Semper--1960-1960.
- 1955 July 30
- 11:15 A.M. C.B. & Q. diesels 153, etc. west bound at Eno
- A Chicago, Burlington and Quincy freight train led by diesel locomotive 153 travels near Eno (Adams County), Colorado. The consist has boxcars.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Eno (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Eno--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Eno--1950-1960.
- 1954 October 10
- 11:30 A.M., Rio Grande diesel 5903 with "B" unit, southbound at Tomah
- Denver and Rio Grande Western diesel locomotive 5903 with a "B" unit leads a freight train near Tomah (Douglas County), Colorado. The consist has boxcars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Tomah (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Tomah--1950-1960.
- 1956 June 11
- 11:40 A.M. UP X275 east near Magee, Colo.
- A Union Pacific freight train led by diesel locomotive 275 travels near Magee (Adams County), Colorado. The consist has a gondola car, flatcar, and boxcars. Trees are in the distance.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Adams County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Adams County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Adams County--1950-1960.
- 1959 June 20
- 11:50 A.M., Great Western no. 60 at Windsor
- View of Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 60 (2-8-0) and a consist of gondola cars at Windsor (Weld County), Colorado. The cab crew stands on or in the locomotive. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "Great Western 60." The train is parked...
- Great Western Railway Company (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Windsor (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Windsor--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Windsor--1950-1960.
- 1956 October 12
- 11th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair
- 11th U.S. Cavalry
- Members of the 11th U.S. Cavalry unload supplies from a boxcar on the Colorado & Southern Railway near Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. The troops were called in at the request of Colorado Governor Ammons, to restore order in the coal fields...
- Colorado and Southern Railway.; 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.;...
- [1914]
- 11th U.S. Cavalry
- A member of the 11th U.S. Cavalry sits and dismantles his rifle near a wooden crate that reads: "Old Dutch Cleanser The Cudahy Packing Co.," in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. The troops were called in at the request of Colorado Governor...
- 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]
- 12:05 P.M., Colorado & Southern 820 & S.F. 2146 south at Palmer Lake
- View of Colorado and Southern Railway diesel locomotive 820 followed by Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe diesel locomotive 2146, boxcars and gondola cars near Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. Letters on the lead locomotive read: "Way of the...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1950-1960. and Santa Fe...
- 1957 September 27
- 12:05 p.m., Union Pacific extra 1427, north bound just south of Platteville, Colo.
- View of a Union Pacific freight train led by diesel locomotive 1427 near Platteville (Weld County), Colorado. Shows trees, a barn and utility poles.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Weld County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Weld County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Weld County--1950-1960.
- 1955 July 18
- 12:50 P.M., Santa Fe tr. 31 south at Palmer Lake, diesel 133, etc.
- View of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train no. 31 led by diesel locomotive 133 near Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. The consist has boxcars and tanker cars. Wood frame buildings and houses are in the distance.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1950-1960.
- 1956 April 22
- 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?]
- 1357 Williams
- Interior view of Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. May F. Woodward leans over a wooden railing near the stairs. Decor includes paneling, coffered ceilings, and a brass floor lamp.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1895 and 1910]
- 1357 Williams Street
- A man rides a bicycle near Frank L. Woodward's residence at 1357 Williams Street in Denver, Colorado. The two story house has dormers and chimneys.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Woodward, Frank Lincoln, 1866-1930.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- 13th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide Official Program
- 1400 block on 15th Street
- Workmen transport steel beams with horses and wagon wheels on Market Street near 15th (Fifteenth) Street as part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction in Denver, Colorado. Spectators are nearby on horseback and in carriages....
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mercantile...
- [1898]
- 1421 Champa, construction progress excavation
- View of an excavated area filled with brick rubble and wood joists at the site of the Colorado Telephone Company building at 1421 Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. A cut stone wall lines a portion of the hole. Bricks are stacked near a shed-roofed...
- Colorado Telephone Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Excavation--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902 June 4
- 1421 Champa, interior, offices, general plant, "engineering."
- Men work at desks in an office at the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company Building at 1421 Champa Street in Denver, Colorado. Most of the desks are arranged in the center of the room. The men work on papers that are organized on the...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone...
- 1916 February
- 1441 Market St., Denver
- View of a three story brick commercial building at 1441 Market Street in the Union Station neighborhood of downtown Denver, Colorado. The building has glass blocks above ground floor display windows, and metal grates over basement level windows. A...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1982 August
- 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?]
- 1444 Market St., Denver
- View of a courtyard and entrance to an office building on the 1400 block of Market Street in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The renovated facade is recessed from the street with a stairway to a sunken, landscaped courtyard. The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Courtyards--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Curtain walls--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Street...
- 1986 November
- 1449 gondola overturned on Montezuma Lumber Co. near Dolores
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western gondola is overturned near Dolores, in Montezuma County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Montezuma County--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Montezuma County--1940-1950.
- 1946 September 13
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Shows a view of railroad tracks under a portion of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct and the supports underneath the bridge. This may be near 14th and Wazee. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th and Platte Street. It was later...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct - Denver, Colorado
- Shows work crews resting on the nearly completed 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and a bicyclist are on the bridge. The bridges for Colorado and Southern, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, and Denver & Rio Grande...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 May 26
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of snow-covered construction materials and traveler at the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct near Platte Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sites--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898 November 22
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Laborers work near the pedestals and the traveler at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site near Platte Street in Denver, Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pedestals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sites--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898 November 22
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site and temporary rail tracks in Denver, Colorado. The 16th (Sixteenth) and 19th (Nineteenth) Street bridges are nearby. A sign on a nearby building reads: "D. T. & W. Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sites--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 28, 1898