Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 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?]
- 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 - 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
- Continental Divid [sic] from the Rustic Road, Estes Park
- View towards Continental Divide of Rocky Mountains from the Rustic Road, Estes Park, Colorado; wooden frame residence in clearing.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Tolland, Colorado
- View of the train depot at Tolland (known as Mammoth until 1904), Colorado in Gilpin County, shows water tank and wooden coaling trestle. Three levels of tracks of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway, Moffat Road, (later Denver & Salt Lake...
- Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1930.; Tolland (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Tolland--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1928?]
- Diagram of the Situation at the Battle of Wounded Knee at the time the Indians opened fire
- Photo reproduction of a map depicting location of United States troops and Native American Lakota Sioux, at the start of the Wounded Knee massacre, South Dakota. Shows: "soldiers tents, Indian tepees, Big Foot's tent, the Bee correspondent, General...
- Dakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D., 1890.; Wounded Knee...
- [1891]
- Skyline Drive, Canon City, Colorado
- Panoramic view of an automobile on Skyline Drive, a dirt road, near Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado. The road, built by convict labor, crosses a ridge. Canon City is in the distance.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Diagram of the Situation at the Battle of Wounded Knee at the time the Indians opened fire
- Photo reproduction of a map depicting location of United States troops and Native American Lakota Sioux, at the start of the Wounded Knee massacre, South Dakota. Shows: "soldiers tents, Indian tepees, Big Foot's tent, the Bee correspondent, General...
- Indians of North America--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900--Maps.; Dakota Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900--Maps.; Teton Indians--War--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1890-1900--Maps.; Wounded Knee Massacre, S.D.,...
- 1891
- Mesa Verde, excavations
- Deric Nusbaum, Jesse's stepson, is lowered on a rope over the edge of a cliff in Mesa Verde National Park. A man sits on the ledge above where Deric dangles and helps lower him with the rope. The rope continues up the cliff behind the man. A road,...
- Knife Edge Road (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--1920-1930.; Nusbaum, Deric.
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Mesa Verde, general views
- Deric Nusbaum, Jesse's stepson, dangles on a rope over the side of a cliff in Mesa Verde National Park. A man sits on the top ledge of the cliff and lowers Deric down with the rope. The rope continues up the ledge behind the man. A road, possibly...
- 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?]
- Twin bridges, Silverton toll road
- View of the Ouray - Silverton road, the Otto Mears toll road, in San Juan or Ouray County, Colorado; bridges span gaps in the cliff high above Mineral or Canyon Creek.
- Bridges--Colorado--1890-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--1890-1910.; Toll roads--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Toll gate, Silverton toll road
- View of the Ouray - Silverton road, the Otto Mears toll road, probably in Ouray County, Colorado; a log toll booth and gate are by a cliff and a waterfall on probably Bear Creek.
- Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Gates--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Auto on mountain road (Pike's Peak?)
- View of an unpaved road, possibly Pikes Peak Road, near Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a car parked on a switchback.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Mount Abram
- View of a snow-capped Abrams Mountain in probably Ouray County. Horse drawn buggies are on a narrow mountain road, the Otto Mears Toll Road, which is buttressed with log supports. Shows talus.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Road repair - views along road to Mesa Verde
- An unidentified worker stands with hands on his hips on a dirt road to Mesa Verde National Park. The road, possibly Knife Edge Road, winds around the steep side of a rocky hillside and continues in the distance behind the man. A jagged rock wall...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--History--1920-1930.; Roads, Earth--1920-1930.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Road construction--Colorado--1920-1930.; Knife Edge Road (Colo.)
- [between 1923 and 1927?]
- Gap Ranch/Snowy Range 1945
- A rocky dirt road, possibly Gap Road, winds from the foreground into the background between Mount Thorodin and Tremont Mountain northeast of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Tall pine trees stand on both sides of the road. Large rocks are...
- Mountain roads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Ranches--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.
- [1945?]
- 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?]
- 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?]
- Cheyenne Mt., The Horns
- View of Cheyenne Mountains with The Horns, a group of pointed rock formations on the summit, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows Broadmoor Lake, trees, road, and utility poles.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- School House, Tolland, Colo.
- View of the Tolland School House located on Tolland Road, a.k.a. East Portal Road, in the town of Tolland, Gilpin County, Colorado. Built in 1902, the single-story, vernacular, clapboard sided structure sits upon a stone foundation and has a blue...
- Rural schools--Coloado--Tolland--2000-2010.; Tolland (Colo.)--2000-2010.; One-room schools; Rural schools--Colorado--Tolland--Pictorial works.; Tolland (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2006
- Uncompagre [sic] Canon
- A man in a horse-drawn carriage stops near a log bridge on a narrow dirt road, probably the Ouray to Silverton Toll Road, in Uncompahgre Gorge (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the Uncompahgre River in the canyon.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Street and parade grounds Ft. Duchesne Utah Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
- View of leaf-strewn, tree-lined sidewalk, road, and parade grounds at Fort Duchesne, Utah; small gazebo at distant right, automobile at distant center.
- Fort Duchesne (Utah)--1910-1920.; Gazebos--Utah--Fort Duchesne--1910-1920.; Military parades & ceremonies--Utah--Fort Duchesne--1910- 1920.
- [1915?]
- Provo Canyon
- View of Provo Canyon, Uinta National Forest, Utah; shows Provo River, road, stone walls, and a frame cabin.
- Uinta National Forest (Utah)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Provo Canyon
- View of Provo River and Canyon, Uinta National Forest, Utah; shows a car, road, and mountains.
- Provo River (Utah)--1920-1930.; Uinta National Forest (Utah)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lenado - 1942
- View of Lenado, Pitkin County, Colorado; features a mining mill at the turn of a dirt road, with large piles of mining tailings around it; log building with a board gable roof next to the road, across from a grove of trees; an overhanging tree and...
- Lenado (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Lenado--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Molas Lake?
- Ice dots the surface of (possibly) Molas Lake, San Juan County, Colorado; marsh edges the water. A parked car, road, and rocky peaks are in the background.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Juan County--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #499 (2-8-2) at a bridge over the South Arkansas River near Maysville (Chaffee County), Colorado. The locomotive has a pilot mounted snowplow. Members of the Rocky Mountain Railroad...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Rocky Mountain Railroad Club--1940-1950.; Railfans--Colorado--Maysville--1940-1950.; Maysville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; South Arkansas River (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1949 September 25
- Hot Sulphup [sic] Spg. bath house, Steamboat Spgs., Moffat Road
- Exterior view of Hot Sulphur Spring bathhouse, Steamboat Springs, Colorado reached via Moffat Road, Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific); wooden frame building with sign on roof, "Hot Baths", hot springs; two men...
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1920.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1913 and 1925]
- Cntinental [sic] Divide, Moffat Road
- View of two elevations of standard gauge railroad track, one winding along mountainside and other in valley below; shows snowy mountainous area of Rollins Pass and Continental Divide center background and trees denuded from slopes either from...
- Mammoth Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--1900-1910.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [1904?]
- Silver Dale, Green Lake Road, Colo Centr dumps [sic]
- View of Silver Dale, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows Green Lake Road, Colorado Central mine, and buildings.
- Silver Dale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Dale--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Silver Dale--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Yosemite, Road from Oak Flats
- View of Old Big Flat Oak Road and Half Dome near Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California. Old Tioga Road, built in 1881 to reach a mine, travels east to west across the valley; was soon abandoned. In 1915 the Department of...
- Half Dome (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--California--Yosemite National Park--1910-1920.; Cliffs--California--Yosemite National Park--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Auto on switchback road, Pikes Peak
- View of a car on a switchback, possibly Pikes Peak Road, near Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows patches of snow and ice on slopes.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- 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?]
- Ouray-Silverton toll road, Uncompaghre [sic] bridge (around the circle)
- A view of the Otto Mears Ouray to Silverton toll road and a bridge in Uncompahgre Gorge (Ouray County), Colorado. A man in a horse-drawn carriage poses on a bridge. A log building is nearby. Shows a waterfall above a river.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1900?]
- Stonewall Road, town of Vigil
- View of a dirt road, farm houses, barns and cultivated fields in Vigil (Las Animas County), Colorado. Snow is on the Sangre de Cristo Mountains or the Culebra Range in the distance.
- Vigil (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Farms--Colorado--Vigil--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- American Fork Canyon road, Utah
- View of American Fork Canyon road, Utah County, Utah; shows rock cliffs and trees.
- American Fork Canyon (Utah)--1920-1930.; Roads--Utah--Utah County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Bear Creek Canon, Denver Mtn. Park Auto Road
- View of Denver Mountain Park Auto Road in Bear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; shows curve of dirt road, rock road bed past curve, sandstone rock formations, and sign: "Phone Gallup 2051."
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Tollgate, Ouray Stage Road
- Men and women passengers sit in a horse-drawn coach (Tally-ho) near the log tollgate on the Ouray to Silverton Toll Road, (Otto Mears Toll Road), Ouray County, Colorado. In the distance, men sit on and stand by horses. Bear Creek Falls cascades...
- Tollhouses--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Ousel [sic] Falls, Grand Lake, Moffat Road
- Close-up view of Ouzel Falls near Grand Lake, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake); waterfall named by Enos Mills after Ouzel or "water dipper" bird; shows waterfall...
- Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ouzel Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Byres [sic] Cañon, Moffat Road
- View of Byers Canyon, Colorado; shows Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's (later became Denver and Salt Lake) standard gauge track paralleled by Colorado River, Moffat Road, steep vertical rock walls on left of track, and tree-covered slope...
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1907?]
- Snowy rang [sic] from Genesee Mtn.
- View of snow-covered mountain range on the Continental Divide, taken from Genesee Mountain along the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road, west of Denver, Colorado; road winds through valley below, past a small shelter or cabin.
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Road to Taos
- Four passengers, two men and two women, ride in a convertible car through the forest on the road to Taos, New Mexico; shows dirt road, evergreen trees, car with folded down windshield and right side steering wheel.
- Convertible automobiles--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Sightseers--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Women--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Idaho Springs, Colorado
- View looking northwest of Idaho Springs, Colorado, features Bellevue Mountain, Virginia Canyon (Oh My God! road), Clear Creek parallel to Colorado Central Railroad tracks with train, Natatorium on Soda Creek road, mills, residences, Continental...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Site of Harvard City - 1950
- The site where Harvard City once stood is in Chaffee County, Colorado, on the Cottonwood Pass road, near Buena Vista. Here, the dirt road has come to a fork, and an illegible Forest Service sign marks the divergence. Tall mountains and pine forest...
- Cottonwood Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Harvard City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Roads--Colorado--Harvard City--1950-1960.
- 1950
- 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?]
- Denver Mtn. Park Auto. Road
- Northeastward view from hillside above switchbacks on the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road on Lookout Mountain, west of Denver, Colorado; shows guardrails, an automobile parked along road, North Table Mountain, and Golden, Colorado.
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- An extinct volcano on the Moffat Road
- View into valley with a caldera reached via Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake Railroad), Moffat Road, Colorado; road winding up volcano past agricultural plots.
- Calderas--Colorado--1900-1930.; Craters--Colorado--1900-1930.; Valleys--Colorado--1900-1930.; Volcanoes--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1907 and 1925]
- 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?]