Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Lovers Leap, Colo. & Northwestern Ry.
- Lover's Leap, rock formation, Boulder Canyon, Colorado; shows Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge track center foreground paralleling creek, wooden flume of Silver Lake irrigation ditch center left, and dirt road rounding Lover's Leap...
- Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Boulder Canyon--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder Canyon--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- 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]
- Los Angeles, Cal. La Grande Station
- View of La Grande Station, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's main railroad station in Los Angeles, California. The rusticated brick building is in the Moorish style and features a gazebo like covered entrance that leads under two towers...
- Sisters' Orphans Home (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Bell towers.; Orphanages.
- [1899?]
- Colorado & Southern Arvada, Colo.
- A crowd stands next to a passenger and coal car of the Colorado and Southern Railway Company in Arvada (Jefferson County), Colorado. A railroad car, with an attached flatbed, of the Denver and Northwestern Railway is parked horizontally from the...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Denver and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [1901]
- Placer gold fields, Russell, Colo.
- View of Russell, Costilla County, Colorado, includes dwellings, outbuildings, mining sheds, Sangre de Cristo Creek and Denver and Rio Grande railroad engine, freight cars and passenger coach. Identified locations are: "1. Spanish Basin Placers, 2....
- Russell (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Bicknell family
- Members of the Bicknell family pose for a portrait in Torquay, Devonshire, England, just prior to immigrating to Denver, Colorado in May of 1890. They are identified as: Walter Henry Bicknell, Sr. (brakeman for the C&S Railway's Georgetown Loop...
- Families--Colorado--1890-1900.; Bicknell family.; Pearce family.
- [ca. 1890]
- A view of Middle Park on the Moffat Road
- Left side of panorama shows a man looking over Middle Park, Grand County, Colorado, along the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's Moffat Road. The broad valley gives way to evergreen covered slopes.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Grand County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Middle Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1910.
- 1904
- The Arapahoes from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Left side of the panorama along the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's Moffat Road, Rollins Pass, Colorado, shows rocky slopes and mountains.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- The Arapahoes from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Center of panorama along the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's Moffat Road, Rollins Pass, Colorado, shows rocky slopes, evergreens and mountains.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- Near the Summit of Rollins Pass
- Right side of the panorama along the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's Moffat Road, Rollins Pass, Colorado, shows a railroad construction tent, railroad tracks, telephone poles and mountain slopes.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1905]
- High Bridge over the Loop, above Georgetown, Colo., C. & S. Ry
- Complete view of Colorado & Southern Railway's High Bridge with narrow gauge track underneath bridge in Clear Creek Canyon above Georgetown, Colorado; part of Georgetown Loop; retouched double header passenger train crossing bridge; Clear Creek...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890- 1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Rock Creek Canõn, Moffat Road
- View of several elevations of standard gauge track and tunnels along Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's Moffat Road (later called Denver and Salt Lake Railroad) in Rock Creek Canyon, Colorado.
- Rock Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1907 and 1925]
- Buena Vista, Mt. Princeton and Sheep Mtn., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Buena Vista, Colorado, Mount Princeton (elevation 14,197 feet) and Sheep Mountain taken from Midland Hill near Colorado Midland Railway's station; shows South Park depot or Colorado and Southern station, Chaffee County...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Princeton, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sheep Mountain (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Buena...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Buena Vista, Mt. Princeton, and Sheep Mtn., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view west towards Buena Vista, Colorado, Mount Princeton (elevation 14,197 feet) and Sheep Mountain taken from Colorado Midland Railway's Buena Vista station (located above town on Midland Hill); South Park depot or Colorado & Southern...
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Princeton, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sheep Mountain (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Buena...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Uintah Railway Station and freight house building at Watson, Utah
- View of the Uintah Railway Station and freight house at Watson, Uintah County, Utah; shows men, horses, wagons, a dog, and chickens. Full burlap sacks are on the dock of the corrugated metal building, a crate reads: "Folger's Coffee," and cliffs...
- Uintah Railway--1910-1920.; Watson (Utah)--1910-1920.; Narrow gauge railroads--Utah--Uintah County--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Utah--Watson--1910-1920.; Warehouses--Utah--Watson--1910-1920.
- August, 1912
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge tracks in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado winding past rock formation "Mother Grundy"; man standing beside railroad tracks.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900- 1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Hanging Rock, Clear Creek Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Colorado & Southern Railway's narrow gauge tracks rounding bend past rock formation "Hanging Rock" in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900- 1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Hot Sulphur Springs, Moffat Road
- View of hot springs site enclosed by stone and wooden frame buildings, Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, along Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's Moffat Road; shows light snow covering ridge and muddy wagon tracks leading to wooden log bridge...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1905 and 1913]
- Egeria Cañon, Moffat Road
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's (later Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) standard gauge track with guardrails in Egeria Canyon, Colorado on Moffat Road. Snow in the canyon.
- Canyons--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1907 and 1925]
- Corona in summer
- View of the snowshed at Corona (Grand County), Colorado. The snowshed and telegraph poles are in snowdrifts. The Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's living quarters and heating plant are in the distance. Smoke rises from the heating plant.
- Corona (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Corona--1900-1920.; Snowsheds--Colorado--Corona--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Shot from a helicopter about 10:00 the morning after the flood
- Aerial view of South Platte River flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad yard, the 23rd (Twenty third) Street viaduct, traffic, warehouses, fuel tanks, railroad tracks, and the South Platte River.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1960-1970.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Railroad shops &...
- 1965 June 17
- Colo. & N.W. Ry. from above Sunset
- View of Sunset, Colorado, in valley; shows Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge track to Ward on slopes to right; L.R. Ford identified as man sitting on rocky ledge in right foreground
- Sunset (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ford, L. R.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Colorado wheat field on the C. & S. Ry.
- View of wheat field along the Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge tracks; shows harvested and bundled wheat in Colorado field; Rocky Mountains and foothills in distant background.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- 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]
- Forks of the Creek, Clear Creek Cañon
- View west from the Forks Creek eating house and depot, Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado; shows Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge tracks leading to iron bridge and water tower seen at distant edge of depot; Forks Creek was junction of North...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Forks Creek (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Clear Creek--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1927]
- Hanging Rock from above, Clear Creek Cañon
- Rock formation Hanging Rock in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, beside Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track; shows push car used by L.C. McClure with male passenger on track, Clear Creek stream, and railroad rails beside track.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Clear Creek--1900-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1927]
- James Peak from near Glacier Lake on the Colo. & N.W. Ry.
- View across forested canyon with Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge track cut through ridge at right; James Peak (elevation 13,294 feet) in far distant background.
- James Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- James Peak
- View towards James Peak, Colorado (elevation 13,294 feet), across forested hills with Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge track cut into hillside.
- James Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- 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]
- Long's Peak from Switzerland Trail, Colo. & Northwestern Ry.
- View through fir and spruce trees to Longs Peak, Colorado, (elevation 14,255 feet) center background from "Switzerland Trail"; shows Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge track below. Clouds top the peaks.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Mt. Audubon and Arapahoe Peak from Picnic Rocks, Glacier Lake
- Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge track and spur to Glacier Lake on Eldora line; Mt. Audubon (elevation 12,223 feet) and Arapahoe Peaks (elevation 13,502 and 13,397 feet) in distant background; shows wooden frame residence, wooden...
- Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1910.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- On the Colo. & Northwestern Ry.
- View down Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge track as it rounds bend with push car used by L.C. McClure; man on push car identified as L. R. Ford; Colorado.
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ford, L. R.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- On the Colo. and Northwestern Ry.
- View of Maxwell Pitch (high rock-walled road above wooden flume on left), original wagon stagecoach road built in 1865, called Windy Point by railroaders in North Boulder Canyon, Colorado; shows Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge...
- North Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Flumes--Colorado--North Boulder Canyon--1890-1910.; Roads--Colorado--North Boulder Canyon--1890-1910.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Three Brothers, Clear Creek Cañon
- View of rugged Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, and stream with glimpse of Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track and push car used by L.C. McClure in center foreground; Three Brothers is a huge boulder split into three in center...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1927]
- 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]
- Bull Gulck [sic] and Tunnel 3, Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Three on Moffat Road, Colorado, in Bull Gulch; includes trestle and push car on standard gauge track.
- Bull Gulch (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Glimpse of the Plains from Tunnel 9, Moffat Road
- Glimpse of the Colorado plains from Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Nine, Moffat Road, Colorado; shows hogback or ridge and standard gauge track center right.
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- High Bridge, Georgetow [sic] Loop
- Looking up Clear Creek Canyon back to High Bridge on the Georgetown Loop; Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track; mine dumps or tailing at center.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1940.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1940.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1899 and 1935]
- High Bridge, Georgetown Loop
- Wide angle view of the High Bridge (300 feet long, 96 feet above Clear Creek, and set on a two percent grade) on Georgetown Loop in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado; Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track; mine dumps or tailings at center.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1940.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1940.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1899 and 1935]
- North from below Tunnl [sic] 5, Moffat Road
- View north to foothills below Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Five, Moffat Road, Colorado
- Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- 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]
- So. Boulder Creek near Rollinsville, Colo.
- South Boulder Creek near Rollinsville, Colorado; Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's standard gauge track extending down canyon; clouds dot the sky.
- Rollinsville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- South from Tunnel 2, Moffat Road
- View south from Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number two over foothills to the Colorado plains; Moffat Road, Colorado.
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Tunnel 27, So. Boulder Cañon, Moffat Road
- View toward Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Twenty-seven, right background; South Boulder Creek and Canyon; shows beginning of wooden canal or aqueduct system in stream used for hydraulic mining on opposite canyon wall from...
- South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aqueducts--Colorado--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Tunnel 4, Moffat Road
- View toward Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's (later became Denver & Salt Lake) tunnel Number Four, Moffat Road, Colorado; McClure had taken train to Mammoth where railroad gave him a push car & a train man; shows push car on standard gauge...
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telegraph lines--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Tunnel No. 29 from above, Moffat Road
- Looking down on Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Twenty-nine, Moffat Road, Colorado; push car used by L.C. McClure on standard gauge track winds along mountains and rock walls; wooden trestle, center foreground.
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Tunnel 5 from Tunnel 4, Moffat Road
- View from inside Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway's tunnel number Four to tunnel number Five; push car used by L.C. McClure with two men on standard gauge track; scenic image of tunnels blasted through solid rock.
- Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]