Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1000 Mile Tree, Weber Canon, U.P. Ry.
- View of the 1000 (one thousand) Mile Tree and Union Pacific Railway tracks with rock formations in Weber Canyon, Utah. Shows telegraph poles.
- 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 1900?]
- 65 acre potatoe [sic] patch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of rows of potato plants in cultivated agricultural field measuring 65 acres near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- [M]. & P.P. Ry. crossing timberline
- View of a Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway Company cog railroad train near timberline on Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. The mountain summit is in the distance.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1900.; Timberline--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- between 1882 and 1900?]
- [Toltec Curve, D.& R.G. RY.]
- A man walks the narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway San Juan Extension, near the west end of one of the Toltec Tunnels, Conejos County, Colorado. Shows the a canyon, rugged landscape, pine trees, and snow.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- "Big Horn Curve" D. & R.G. Ry.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railway train with frame ranch buildings, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1886]
- "Bighorn Curve" D. & R.G. Ry.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railway train and frame buildings in Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- "Johnnie" Cheyenne Canon.
- A donkey stands in a meadow near Stratton Park, North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. The donkey wears a bridle, saddle, and blanket. A horse stands in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- "Sans Peur" owned by J. D. Brunton, Glendale Stock Farm, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Close, side view of a draft horse with bridle, bit and rope; person holding rope not visible; fencing, telegraph pole, and hills in background; farm located near Aspen, Colorado.
- Horses--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1919.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- "The Loop", U. P. D. & G. Ry.
- Panoramic, northeastward view of the "Loop," a circuitous, narrow-gauge railway route above Georgetown, Colorado; owned by Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf; two trestles in distance; buildings of Georgetown visible beyond distant trestle; pine trees in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- A busy day in the Glenwood pool, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Hot Springs Hotel, bathhouse and swimming pool, Glenwood Springs, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; primarily outdoor pool area with numerous swimmers, backside of bathhouse and hotel; valley ridge, background.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1893 and 1919]
- A Colo. Potatoe [sic] cellar, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of potato cellar (probably somewhere in Roaring Fork River valley near Carbondale, Colorado), possibly Frank E. Sweet's farm; shows massive log posts supporting wooden beams and frame; small cart (similar to a child's wagon), and...
- Root cellars--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Potatoes--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- A Colorado barley field, Carbondale Dist., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across large barley field near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; distant view of Roaring Fork River and valley.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.); Barley--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- A Colorado potatoe [sic] field, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Large field of potato plants in Roaring Fork River valley near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows horse- drawn wagon parked near potato field, small irrigation ditch channeling water, and horseback rider in field.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Farming--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Farms--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- A fine days catch at Woods Lake, Colo. Midland Ry.
- A wicker creel overflows with trout caught at Woods Lake, eight miles from Thomasville, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; fishing poles and nets are on the ground.
- Thomasville (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Woods Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Trout--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- A Grand Valley apple orchard, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of apple orchard in Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; man standing by two rows of apple trees, numerous apples on ground underneath tree.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Apple orchards--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Apples--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- A Grand Valley orchard, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of one row of apple trees, Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; fruit orchard, distant view of ridge.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Apple orchards--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- A Grand Valley packing house, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of fruit-packing warehouse, Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; women with aprons individually wrapping & packing peaches & pears in crates; wooden crate with label "Superior quality peaches grown at Cross...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Peaches--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Pears--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Warehouses--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway...
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- A Grand Valley packing house, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of fruit-packing warehouse, Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; dozens of stacks of wooden crates packed with peaches & pears, one man pushing dolly loaded with crates of pears labeled "Grand Valley pears...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Peaches--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Pears--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Warehouses--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway...
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- A Grand Valley truck garden, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of "truck garden" with cantaloupes & other vegetable plants, Grand Valley, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; man bending down in garden examining cantaloupe; distant view of Grand Mesa & roof top.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cantaloupes--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Truck farming--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1910 and 1918]
- A Roarnig [sic] Fork Valley agricultural scene, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across Roaring Fork River valley north of Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows agricultural fields, pastures, Roaring Fork River, railroad box car, and barbed wire fence, foreground.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barbed wire--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Croplands--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Fences--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- A scene on the Chicago & North Western Ry.
- View of Chicago & North Western Railway Company tracks and probably an irrigation ditch near the Wapsipinicon River, in probably Clinton County, Iowa. Shows double railroad tracks on a grade, timber telltales (height gauges) near covered railroad...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clinton County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Iowa--Clinton County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Iowa--Clinton County--1890-1900.
- 1898
- A summer cottage in Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Summer residence (log cabin) in Platte Canyon, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; Platte River is in foreground.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A vista of Mt. Sopris, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Mount Sopris, elevation 12,823, northwest outpost of Elks Range of Rocky Mountains near Glenwood Springs and Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; dirt road, foreground; snow covered peak framed by trees; Roaring Fork River...
- Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1890-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- A vista on the Frying Pan River, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Frying Pan River, Colorado, along the Colorado Midland Railway; cascading stream, mountain ridges in background.
- Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Above the Loop, Georgetown, Colo.
- View of the Colorado and Southern Railway Georgetown Loop near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows a railroad bridge and the Devil's Gate high viaduct in Clear Creek Canyon and Clear Creek. Railroad tracks and an ore processing...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1910.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1898 and 1910?]
- After the feast is over, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of two outdoorsmen cleaning up after meal in camp near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; one man washing dishes over cookstove with second man watching; open a-frame canvas shelter covering eating & cooking area,...
- Norrie (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Dishwashing--Colorado--Norrie--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Agricultural Dist., Cattle Creek Mesa, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across sage & prairie grasslands towards agricultural fields, Cattle Creek Mesa, Garfield County, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; distant view of ranch or farm buildings, hay stacks with stacking rack, & herd of cattle in corral.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Agricultural scene on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge tracks rounding bend in cultivated valley; agricultural horse-drawn wagon bringing in harvest, left foreground; fields are cut and bundled in stacks or piles.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1890-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Ames Monument at Sherman, U.P. Ry.
- View of the Ames Monument on the Union Pacific Railway near Sherman, Wyoming. The granite brick pyramid has a bas relief of Oakes Ames near the top.
- Ames, Oakes, 1804-1873--Monuments.; Ames, Oliver, 1807-1877--Monuments.; Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Sherman (Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Monuments & memorials--Wyoming--Sherman--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Anaconda Col.
- View of a Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad locomotive and Denver & Rio Grande Railway cars at Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado. Shows a railroad trestle, mine buildings, mine tailings, and the tracks of the Midland Terminal Railway on Gold Hill....
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.;...
- 1897
- Animas Canon, D. & R.G. Ry.
- View of a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway double headed passenger train on a cliff by the Animas River in the Animas Gorge near Rockwood (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows rock formations and talus slopes.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Apple orchard, sunny side Pateau [sic] Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of apple orchard in Plateau Valley, Mesa County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows fruit orchard fenced by barbed wire and edge of pond in foreground right.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Plateau Valley (Colo.); Apple orchards--Colorado--Plateau Valley--1910-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1911?]
- Approaching Aspen by the D. & R.G. Ry.
- View of the Roaring Fork River Valley, Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks beside the Roaring Fork River, and the town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1886]
- Approaching Hell Gate, Col. Mid. Ry.
- View of a Colorado Midland Railway Company train near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. The engineer and a worker pose in the locomotive. Shows boxcar #11050 of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company. A man sits on top of...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.
- [1888]
- Approaching the Hell Gate [sic] Col. Mid. Ry.
- View of a Colorado Midland Railway Company locomotive near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. An Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company box car is part of the train. A man sits on a boxcar.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.
- [1888]
- Approaching timberline, M. & P.P. Ry.
- View of Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway tracks and a locomotive near timberline on Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. Buildings, a tent, and a footbridge are beside cog railroad tracks.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910?]
- Approaching timberline, M. & P.P. Ry.
- View of Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway tracks and a locomotive near timberline on Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. Buildings, a tent, and a footbridge are beside cog railroad tracks. The summit of Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1910?]
- Arch Rock in Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Platte Canyon, Colorado with rock formation Arch Rock hanging over cascading South Platte River reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; railroad embankment, center right.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Argentine and Grays Peak Railway ticket office
- View of the Argentine Central Railway Company ticket office at 1641 Market Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. The five-story building has decorative trim and stone work. Signs read: "Argentine & Grays Peak Ry. Ticket Office" and "Seeing Denver."
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- between 1914 and 1918
- Argentine Cascade on the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Cascade (possibly Leavenworth Creek or South Clear Creek), Colorado; shows cascading waterfalls through bushes and brush along Argentine Central Railway.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Argentine Falls on the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Falls (possibly Leavenworth Creek or South Clear Creek), Colorado; view of waterfall cascading along Argentine Central Railway, water tower at Sidney mine, half way to Waldorf, and rock- supported embankment.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Argentine Pass and Waldorf Mine, Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge track with push car near timberline, Argentine Pass, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Waldorf Mine distant center; Rocky Mountains with snowfields; man on push car with derby hat.
- Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900- 1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Argentine Pass, Vidler and Waldorf Mines, Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Waldorf Mine and outbuildings, Clear Creek County, Colorado towards Vidler Mine and Argentine Pass in distance; Waldorf reached via Argentine Central Railway narrow gauge track with 1/2 mile spur to Vidler; road to Argentine Pass parallels...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--1900-1920.; Argentine Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Vidler Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage...
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Arizona on the line of the Santa Fe Ry.
- View of a petrified log segments at Petrified Forest (a National Monument in 1906, a National Park in 1962), Arizona. Log-like rock segments stand near a badlands hill which rises sharply from the ground.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906]
- Arizona on the Line of the Santa Fe Ry.
- View from W. W. Basses Trail of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The sloped sides of the canyon are covered by a rocky desert landscape.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Arizona--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Arizona, on the line of the Santa Fe Ry.
- View of probably Bright Angel Trail at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The narrow trail makes its way around the rocky desert canyon. A rock formation stands in the distance.
- Bright Angel Trail (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Arizona--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Arizona, on the Line of the Santa Fe Ry.
- A man stands on a rock overhang at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. A portion of the Grand Canyon stands in the distance.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Arizona--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Arizona--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Arizona, on the Line of the Santa Fe Ry.
- View of El Tovar Hotel from near Maricopa Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The hotel stands near the edge of the canyon, surrounded by a rocky desert landscape.
- Hotel El Tovar--1900-1920.; Bright Angel Trail (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Arizona--1900-1920.; Hotels--Arizona--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1920.; Trails &...
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Ry. Engine #61, Bastrop, LA.
- View of an Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Railway Company work train stopped in a field near Bastrop (Morehouse Parish), Louisiana. The engineer leans out of the cab of steam locomotive #61, men stand beside a caboose and flatcars, and a man stands...
- Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Bastrop (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1946 May 3
- Arkansas valley from Buena Vista, State Reformatory, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View toward Arkansas River valley near Buena Vista, Colorado, from Colorado Midland Railway; shows edge of Colorado State Reformatory, center right and thunderhead clouds.
- Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Reformatories--Colorado--Chaffee County--1900-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Chaffee County--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.; State...
- [between 1900 and 1910]