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- Big snow of December 1913 17th Ave. looking toward Broadway
- A man walks up a snow cleared sidewalk along Seventeenth Avenue, Denver, Colorado. A narrow one lane section of the street has also been cleared of the deep snow. The Savoy Hotel shows on the corner of Broadway and 17th.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Union Station from River Front Park
- View of Union Station (1894 : Van Brunt and Howe , remodeled 1912 : Gove and Walsh) from the cable-stayed suspension pedestrian bridge the Denver Millennium Bridge in River Front Park in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Denver...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver Millennium Bridge (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad stations.; Pedestrian bridges.; Cityscapes.; Union Station (Denver,...
- 2002
- Snow plow at Ivanhoe. Col. Mid. Ry
- View of the Colorado Midland Railway rotary snow plow on Hagerman Pass (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows men on cleared tracks and a water tower.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Snow...
- [between 1882 and 1896?]
- Big snow of December 1913
- Pedestrians walk on cleared sidewalks with deep snow piled on sides of and in Champa Street, Denver, Colorado. The Post Office shows across street.
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913 17th Ave. looking toward Broadway
- Snowy view along 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue to Broadway Avenue, Denver, Colorado, includes pedestrians on cleared walkways, horse drawn carriages in distance and a house on the estate of Mrs. H. A. W. Tabor in foreground.
- Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913 16th St. looking toward Broadway
- Pedestrians walk along cleared sidewalks as men haul the snow in horse drawn wagons along Sixteenth Street towards Broadway Avenue to dump in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913
- A young boy poses in front of a tall snowman next to a snowcovered post, downtown Denver, Colorado. Snow piles have American flags stuck in them for decoration. The sidewalks are cleared, while the street shows deep snow heavily tracked. Signs...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snowmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913
- Pedestrians stand in the middle of snow cleared paths in a street in downtown Denver, Colorado. A man moves a load of goods on a flat skid drawn by a horse. Signs read: "Rialto Hotel," "Dutch Mill Cafe," and "Pool."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913
- Pedestrians walk along a snow cleared sidewalk near the Albany Hotel, Seventeenth (17th) Street, Denver, Colorado. Tall piles of snow and ice chunks are in the street. A man with a shovel shows in distance across the street from the Equitable...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913
- A street car makes its way along 17th (Seventeenth) Avenue, Denver, Colorado. Snow has been cleared and piled high on sides of streets. Landmark buildings include the Albany Hotel and the 1892 Equitable Building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913
- Two men walk on the sidewalk in front of the State Capitol Building cleared of deep snow from the December 1913 storm, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Main Street in Rangely, Colorado
- Aerial view of paved Main Street, Rangely, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, includes: people, cars, trucks at a gas station and flat roofed businesses. Signs read: "GHC Delicatessen Fine Foods Meats Boxed Lunches Baked Goods," "Liquor Coors Beer,"...
- Rangely (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Oil wells--Colorado--Rangely--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Rangely--1940-1950.
- [between 1945 and 1950?]
- St. Elmo Hotel
- Possibly Kitty O'Brien (Heit) stands with others on the snow cleared boardwalk of her St. Elmo Hotel, next door to her Bon Ton Restaurant, Main Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The 1898 two story brick hotel features painted wood central...
- St. Elmo Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Heit, Kitty O'Brien.
- [between 1898 and 1900]
- Sellar, Colo.
- View of snow-covered Sellar, Pitkin County, Colorado, (once a station stop on the Colorado Midland Railroad); shows the coal chute, section houses, water tank and grade loops in background. The cleared power line heads for Hell Gate.
- Sellar (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Sellar--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Sellar--1920-1930.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- January 1922
- By Bennett
- Teenage women pose on a snowy cleared sidewalk and snowbank, Bennett, Adams County, Colorado. They wear winter coats, scarves and print dresses, and carry books.
- Bennett (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Bennett--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- The take off Steamboat Spgs. ski course, Moffat Road
- Close, side view of a ski jump platform on the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; two United States flags fly from corners of snow-covered, wooden platform; two platforms are further downhill, one with snow, another cleared.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 to 1923?]
- Walking man
- A man wearing a dirty apron and carrying a rope walks on a sidewalk that has been cleared of snow, possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Walking--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company grade
- Construction of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company near Ruxton Park in El Paso County, Colorado, shows cleared roadbed with wagon and wood pile
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad construction &...
- [1889?]
- Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway grade
- Two men on horseback and a dog on the cleared roadbed of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company near Ruxton Park, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad construction &...
- [1889?]
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company grade
- Construction of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company track near Ruxton Park in El Paso County, Colorado; shows cleared roadbed with tree stumps, distant rock formations.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad construction &...
- [1889?]
- Manitou & Pike's Peak Railway grade
- Two men on horseback and a dog on the cleared roadbed of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway near Ruxton Park in El Paso County, Colorado.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Railroad construction &...
- [1889?]
- Main St 1936
- View of Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. A path has been cleared in deep snow which is piled onto both sides of the street. The Denver Hotel and part of the cornice of the Arlington House are on the left; a triangular "Conoco" sign is mounted...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1940.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1930-1940.
- 1936
- "Big Alec's" wife and her garden
- A Native American (Paiute) woman, identified as the wife of Big Alec, stands in a cultivated garden, Deep Creek, Nevada. She wears a scarf over her head, and a print blouse and skirt, and holds a garden tool. Family members stand in the background.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Paiute Indians--Women--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Deep Creek (Nev.)--1910-1920.; Gardening--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Women--Nevada--Deep Creek--1910-1920.; Big Alex--Family.
- 1913
- Long's Peak from Allen's Park
- Autumn view of Longs Peak from Allenspark, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, shows cleared open areas, dirt road with bridge over drainage, and wood structure on far slope.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1927]
- Line change in valley - outfit cars
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad construction in (probably) Colorado or Utah consists of men working on track, a work train on a siding, electrical wires and power poles, flanked by dirt road, cleared fields, and hills.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Railroad construction & maintenance--1920-1940.; Railroad construction workers--1920-1940.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1940.; Railroads--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- DU student, concerned citizens volunteer work
- Denver University students and citizen volunteers help to construct the Lincoln day care center in Denver, Colorado. Shows a cleared dirt area, wood posts and an unfinished wood building is in the background.
- University of Denver--People--1960-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.; Day care--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.
- [between 1965 and 1975?]
- Taos, Fiesta dances
- Taos Pueblo Indians prepare to run a race at the Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Indians wear embroided kilts or blankets and body paint. Spectators line a cleared area and also watch from adobe pueblo rooftops, portals and carriages. Cottonwood trees and...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910- 1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Taos, Fiesta
- Native American (Taos) fiesta dance at the Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. The dancers wear embroided kilts or blankets and body paint. Spectators line a cleared area and also watch from adobe pueblo rooftops, portals and carriages. Cottonwood trees and...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910- 1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Ceremonial dancers--New Mexico--Taos...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Taos, fiesta
- Native Americans (Taos Pueblo) race along a cleared area lined with tourists and carriages at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Spectators watch from platforms and portals. Shows an American flag on a pole with cottonwood trees and mountain in background.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910- 1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Festivals--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Alma, Park County, Colorado and its smelting works from the Dolly Varden Mine
- A copy of a lithograph in a circle shape shows the view from the Dolly Varden Mine down on Alma, (10,353 feet) Park County, Colorado, shows wood frame buildings, smelters, patches of evergreens, cleared areas and a creek.
- Alma (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1870-1880.
- [between 1960-1980?]
- Ten Mile [illegible]
- View of Tenmile Range with railroad tracks, car on siding, and train with baggage car with man inside, Summit County, Colorado. Also shows lumber car with tender and locomotive on tracks cleared of snow, water tower, fence and scattered frame...
- Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Holy Cross City - 1942 mill
- Three sections of a nearly collapsed dilapidated mill in Holy Cross City, Colorado are stepped along a hillside. They are surrounded by cleared land and tree stumps.
- Holy Cross City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Holy Cross City--1940- 1950.; Mills--Colorado--Holy Cross City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Aspen Mountain
- A winter view of the town of Aspen, Colorado. The tops of mullein can be seen in the foreground sticking out of the snow. In the middle distance are snow covered rooftops of early homes and buildings in the town of Aspen. In the background is Aspen...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1950
- View on U. P. Railway, showing clean rails left by rotary in its victorious trial over the Jull Plow on Alpine Pass, April 18th, 1890
- View of Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway tracks cleared of snow and a man on Alpine (Altman) Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Altman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Snow removal--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.
- 1890 April 18th
- Mountain ranges near Fall River, Col.
- View into valley of Fall River, Clear Creek County, Colorado; includes a winding dirt road along the river, cleared areas with agricultural crops, and hazy mountains in the distance.
- Caribou (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Fall River (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Man in snow
- A man lies in a snow bank near cleared railroad tracks in Colorado. Snow-covered mountains are in the distance.
- Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Colorado State Penitentiary, Canon City
- State Penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado, consists of stone buildings and walls with faceted corner lookout towers. A spur of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad crosses the City Ditch in the foreground, by a guard tower and stacks...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aerial views.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1900
- Lumbering, a log slide through second growth to river, Kaniksu National Forest, Idaho
- A man wears a jacket and a hat and leans against a wooden chute used for a logging operation in Kaniksu National Forest in probably Bonner County, Idaho. Shows timber debris on a cleared dirt path through dense trees.
- Bonner County (Idaho)--1900-1910.; Kaniksu National Forest--1900-1910.; Flumes--Idaho--Bonner County--1900-1910.; Forest reserves--Idaho--Bonner County--1900-1910.; Loggers--Idaho--Bonner County--1900-1910.; Lumber industry--Idaho--Bonner...
- 1903 August 3
- American City mill
- View of the remains of an American City mill, Gilpin County, northwest of Black Hawk, Colorado, shows the multi-structure operation on a cleared slope. The town flourished in the late 1890s and early 1900s with several mine and milling companies.
- American City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--American City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Mud deposit at Union Depot, B St. and Victoria Ave.
- A crew cleans up mud and debris from the Arkansas River flood outside the Union Depot in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows a cleared path in the mud and men work in the rail yard.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Union Depot (Pueblo, Colo.)--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Rock slide at snowshed
- A workman walks on Great Northern Railway tracks beside a snowshed near Stevens Pass in King County, Washington. Shows piles of rocks cleared from tracks, stacks of lumber and fire damaged trees on the mountain.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Landslides--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Rocks--Washington (State)--King...
- 1917 June 13
- Eldora, Colo. 1899
- A fence stands in the foreground in front of large mounds of snow near a log cabin in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, after the "Great Snowstorm" of 1899. The cabin is almost buried in snow except for the door, which has been cleared....
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- Huge snowbanks line Eureka Street in front of the Gilpin County Courthouse in Central City, Colorado. Several people walk along the sidewalk that has been cleared.
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.;...
- [1913]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- Several feet of snow cover the roof of a building in Central City, Colorado, after the "Big Snow" in December of 1913. The sidewalk leading back to an entrance to the building has been cleared, leaving piles of snow on both sides. Icicles hang...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Icicles--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Roofs--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Central...
- [1913]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- An unidentified man stands under the City Hall sign on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado, after the "Big Snow" in December of 1913. Huge piles of snow line the side of the cleared sidewalk. The Central City Opera House stands in the left...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; City & town halls--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Opera...
- [1913]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- Snow covers a building in Central City, Colorado, after the "Big Snow" in December of 1913. Trains carrying food and supplies were reportedly unable to reach the area for a few weeks until the snow melted and was cleared.
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- View from above the Gilpin County Courthouse in Central City, Colorado, looking toward the St. Aloysius Academy, a Catholic school on Gunnell Hill. The "Big Snow" in December of 1913 reportedly halted train services in the area for a few weeks...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Church schools--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- Telluride, 95-96
- Man seated on wagon sleigh drawn by two horses stuck in snow on Colorado Avenue, Telluride, Colorado. Men in suits stand on cleared boardwalk on sunny north side of street; men shovel snow on south side of street. Business signs include:...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [1895 or 1896]
- Three Peaks at Frisco
- Two boys pose by the narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad between Main Street and Galena in Frisco, Colorado. One boy wears overalls, a checked shirt, and a hat; the other boy wears a rounded hat and kneels by a dog. The town...
- Frisco (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Children--Colorado--Frisco--1880-1900.; Dogs--Colorado--Frisco--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Frisco--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Western History Subject Index
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