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- Glen road, Redlands, Cal.
- View of Glen road in Redlands (San Bernardino County), California. The dirt road forks into two roads; one leading uphill and one leading downhill. In some areas the road is lined with stone and concrete walls. Lush growth surrounds the roadways.
- Redlands (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Dirt roads--California--Redlands--1890-1910.; Trees--California--Redlands--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- On the road to Garden of the Gods
- View of a dirt road near Garden of the Gods park in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a tree beside a curve in the road, eroded sandstone rocks, bushes, trees and foothills. A railroad grade and bridge are in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mountain road
- View of narrow dirt road cut into cliffside, possibly Wolf Creek Pass or the Durango-Silverton Road, Colorado. Rock embankments support the thoroughfare as it rounds a corner in the background.
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Houses at entrance to Fall River Road near Idaho Springs, Fall River, 1941
- View of houses at entrance to Fall River Road near Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado; features house on side of hill with reinforcing on hillside between house and road below and one-story gable roof house at road level with row of trees...
- Fall River (Colo. : Town)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Fall River--1950-1960.; Roads--Colorado--Fall River--1950-1960.
- 1941
- River view, Cañon of the Big Thompson, Loveland-Estes Park Auto Road
- Early automobile, Stanley Steamer, in Big Thompson Canyon reached via Loveland-Estes Park, Colorado road; Big Thompson River and two men seated in car on a dirt road.
- Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Steam automobiles--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Vista in Big Thompson Cañon, Loveland-Estes Park Auto Road
- Dirt road in Big Thompson Canyon paralleled by Big Thompson River, Loveland to Estes Park, Colorado road.
- Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Dumont, Colorado - Canyon Road
- Three women walk beside an unpaved road with deep ruts in Dumont, Colorado, in Clear Creek Canyon. A wood fence is parallel to the road. Small, wood-frame residences are on both sides of the road.
- Dumont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Dumont--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Leadville entrance road to Matchless mine
- A man stands near his car on a muddy road surrounded by snow and mining equipment near Leadville, Colorado. The road is the access road to the famous Matchless mine.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Road work done by C.S.P. inmates
- State Penitentiary road crew horses, wagon and driver approach near Canon City, Colorado. Gravel road behind them cuts through steep, rocky terrain; a power pole is at the base of a sheer cliff in the background.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920?]
- Building bypass road in mined farm field, near Rocca di Roffeno
- Approximately thirty men at work examining the ground for mines, or taping out a new road; bulldozer is in background; possibly the Tenth Mountain Division's 126th Engineers building a bypass road in an area believed to be heavily mined. According...
- Mines (Warfare)--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [April 1945]
- Road repair - views along road to Mesa Verde
- Workers look up at a man sitting on a large slab of rock that lies on the uphill side of a steep slope next to a road, possibly Knife Edge Road in Mesa Verde National Park. The steep hill continues down from where the men stand. Some men hold...
- Knife Edge Road (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Road construction--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Mesa Verde, general views
- A horse-drawn wagon stands on a dirt road built into a steep hillside, possibly Knife Edge Road, in Mesa Verde National Park. Workers are gathered near the wagon, where several large slabs of rock also lie. Additional men stand above them on the...
- Knife Edge Road (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Mesa Verde, general views
- Deric Nusbaum stands on a ledge above a dirt road, possibly Knife Edge Road, in Mesa Verde National Park. The ledge that he stands on is steep. Snow lightly covers the dirt road, and pine trees line the hillside behind where Deric stands.
- Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.; Knife Edge Road (Colo.)
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Mesa Verde, general views
- Deric Nusbaum stands on a rock that sticks out of the hillside above a road, probably Knife Edge Road, in Mesa Verde National Park. The ledge he stands on is steep. Snow lightly covers the dirt road below him.
- Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.; Knife Edge Road (Colo.)
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Gold Lake Road, N. of Ward
- A log cabin stands in the foreground near Gold Lake Road north of Ward in Boulder County, Colorado. A log fence stands along the dirt road in the midground. Trees stand in the field in front of the cabin and form a thick forest in the background....
- Forest roads--Colorado--Ward--1930-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Ward (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Fences--Colorado--Ward--1930-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Ward--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Clear Creek Road
- Clear Creek Road in Clear Creek County, Colorado, runs through the foreground on the edge of a hill. Large rocks form a ridge on the side of the road. Pine trees stand on both sides of the road.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hills--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Pines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Clear Creek Road
- A dirt road winds through a hillside in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Trees stand on both sides of the road. Tracks have formed on the road.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Ruts--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Clear Creek Road
- A dirt road stands in the foreground on a hillside in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Trees with no leaves stand below the road. Pine trees also stand near the road.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Pines--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cañon of the Big Thompson, Loveland-Estes Park Road
- Shows rock wall of Big Thompson Canyon, Big Thompson River, and two horse drawn carriages on dirt road between Loveland and Estes Park, Colorado; road bed supported with rocks at bend.
- 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]
- Ouray and Silverton Toll Road
- Men, one on horseback pause on the Otto Mears Toll Road in Ouray County, Colorado. The dirt road traverses a rocky cliff. Probably the Uncompahgre River is in a canyon beside the road.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Dirt Roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ouray - Silverton road
- People in horse drawn buggies and on foot travel the Otto Mears toll road in San Juan or Ouray County, Colorado. Rock outcrops hang over the road; snow dusts mountains in the distance.
- Dirt Roads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Sightseers--Colorado--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Ouray - Silverton stage road, Colo
- View of the Ouray - Silverton road, the Otto Mears toll road, in Ouray County, Colorado; people in a buggy stop on a cliff by a valley. Utility lines traverse the rock. Probably the Uncompahgre River is in a canyon beside the road.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Dirt Roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Ouray...
- 1901
- Ouray - Silverton stage road, Colo
- View of the Ouray - Silverton road, the Otto Mears toll road, in Ouray County, Colorado; the road tops a rock cliff by a valley and the Uncompahgre River.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Dirt Roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Ouray...
- 1901
- Ouray and Silverton toll road
- View of the Ouray - Silverton road, the Otto Mears toll road, in Ouray County, Colorado; log retaining structures bridge sections of the road. The Uncompahgre River is in the valley below.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.; Dirt Roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hot Sulphu [sic] Springs on the Moffat Road
- View of the springs at Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake); shows wooden frame and stone buildings built on hot springs, and dirt road with bridge.
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Sheridan Blvd. Road
- Sheridan Blvd. Road, a bumpy dirt road, has a lake with rushes on one side and fields with wildflowers and cows nearby; trees around large buildings are on the horizon. Telegraph or telephone poles are along the road.
- Englewood (Colo.)--1910-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Englewood--1910-1950.
- [between 1917 and 1941?]
- Trinity Echo: Volume IV, Number 10
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal Church -- Colorado -- Denver -- Periodicals.;...
- 1899 February
- Western History Subject Index
- Roads. Wagon roads Colorado
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 46, 1910 November 12
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 8, 1921 August
- Burros packed with supplies
- View of a pack train of burros loaded with equipment and supplies possibly in Fremont County, Colorado. The burros are loaded with boxes, containers, bed-rolls, and a table. They crowd together on a trail near possibly Fourmile Creek. A railroad...
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- M.E. Church, Yuma, Colo.
- View of the Methodist Episcopal Church on a dirt road in Yuma (Yuma County), Colorado. Shows the two-story brick church with pointed arch windows, bell tower and cement stairs. An automobile is parked along the road. A wood board sidewalk is...
- Yuma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Methodist Episcopal churches--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Yuma--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pole lines, Lakewood, Colo.
- View of telephone poles and lines on the shoulder of a dirt road in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. A row of trees, barbed wire fence, and a shallow ditch parallel the road. Pedestrians are on the road in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Lakewood--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Hanging rock near Porter's
- View of a bulbous cliff that overhangs a road, probably the Otto Mears Toll Road, in either Ouray County or San Juan County, Colorado. The side of the road is reinforced with logs. A buggy is in the distance.
- Mountain roads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Provo valley, Utah
- View of a dirt road, a bridge, cultivated land, trees and the Wasatch Mountains in Utah Valley near Provo (Utah County), Utah. A horse-drawn wagon and people are stopped in an irrigation ditch. People and horses are on the road in the distance....
- Utah County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Utah Valley (Utah)--1880-1900.; Wasatch Range (Utah and Idaho)--1880-1900.; Corn--Utah--Utah County--1880-1900.; Croplands--Utah--Utah County--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Utah--Utah County--1880-1900.; Farms--Utah--Utah...
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- Sky Line Drive, Canon City Colo.
- View of Skyline Drive west of Canon City, Colorado; dirt road on top of narrow plateau disappears near horizon; at right, a rock formation casts shadow on the road; at left, dirt road winds through valley.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1903 and 1920]
- Ouray from Twin Peaks, 3000 feet below
- View southeast from Twin Peaks high over the town of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; shows the Amphitheater, roads in the Uncompahgre River Valley, one to Camp Bird Mine, Red Mountain Highway (originally the Otto Mears Toll Road, Million Dollar...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [1935]
- Golden Gate
- View of entrance to Golden Gate Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows toll road leading to Black Hawk, Central City and Nevadaville.
- Golden Gate Canyon (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1860-1880.; Toll roads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Near Black Hawk
- View of a curve in an ashpalt road near Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. The road is bordered by road signs (blurry), residences, and a restored mining building that features white trim around its doors and windows and a shed style roof.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- [1968]
- In Estes Park
- View of a narrow dirt automobile road in Estes Park, Colorado; pine trees line the road; grove of aspen trees at left; fallen log at right side of road; mountains in background.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- On the high drive, Estes Park
- View of a dirt automobile road west of Estes Park, Colorado; tall pine trees and aspen trees cast shadows on the road; fallen logs line the sides of the road.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- St. Verain Canon
- View of auto road in St. Vrain Canyon west of Lyons, Colorado; tree-lined creek (probably North St. Vrain Creek) at left runs parallel to the dirt road; canyon wall at right casts shadows on road; back of automobile visible at curve in distance.
- Saint Vrain Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Lyons--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Lyons--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Vsta [sic] from Genesee Mtn, Denver Mtn Park
- Eastward view from Genesee Mountain, reached via the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado, shows rocky pathway through pine trees, dirt road with two parked automobiles, a small group of men and women at road's edge, and the...
- Genesee Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1920]
- Engineers Lariat, Denver Mtn. Park
- Westward view of the Lookout Mountain Automobile Road west of Denver, Colorado (part of the Denver Mountain Park system), from higher viewpoint of road across mountain valley showing four switchbacks.
- Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Lookout Mountain--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- In Denver Mountain Park
- View from above of three switchbacks on the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road (Lariat Loop Road) on Lookout Mountain, west of Denver, Colorado; guardrails border road at curves; foothills extend to horizon.
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- In Denver Mtn. Park
- View of the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado; rock formation at left casts a shadow across the dirt road; guardrail borders road.
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- View in McElmo Canon, Colo.
- View of Eagle Rock, near the road to McElmo Canyon, Montezuma County, Colorado. A sandstone rock formation stands independently of a rocky hill near a dirt road. Rocky desert landscape dotted with bushes and trees surrounds the rock formation.
- McElmo Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Montezuma County--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Montezuma County--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Montezuma County--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Pajarito Park Ruins James Plateau Roadway to Tyuonyi in Rito de Los Frijoles Canyon
- A team of two horses pull an automobile up a sandy road while men look on, Pajarito Plateau, Pajarito Park (Bandelier National Monument), New Mexico. One man sits in the car. A saddled horse stands on the road. Rocky desert landscape surrounds the...
- Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Horse teams--New Mexico--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Creede - 1942
- View of the cemetery in Creede, Colorado; shows a two track road leading to the top of a hill; gravestones on one side of the road and a small chapel enclosed by a metal fence on the other side; chapel has a front gable with return and a small...
- Creede (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.
- 1942
- In the San Juan Mtns.
- View of San Juans of the Rocky Mountains possibly near Red Mountain Mining District, Ironton Park, Colorado along Ouray-Silverton stage road; "Toll Road" originally built by Otto Mears in 1883, later became U.S. Highway 550 - "Million Dollar...
- Ironton Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Red Mountain Mining District (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1910.; Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910]