Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Caribou Mill Crew 1882
- A group of mine workers poses in front of the Caribou Consolidated Mining Company office in Nederland in Boulder County, Colorado, probably in the 1880s. The man at the far left in the doorway is James Cowie, an assayer who later became the...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Nederland--1880-1890.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Nederland (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Nederland--1880-1890.; Bryant, J. A.; Bryant, William.; Chance, Tom.; Churchill, H. J.; Clark, Bryant Bessie.;...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Colorado & Southern Ry. section crew on track speeder Clear Creek Canyon, Colo.
- A railroad worker and an adolescent boy, a Colorado & Southern Railway section crew, pose on or near a motorized railroad car in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. They wear overalls and caps.
- Colorado and Southern Railway 1930-1940.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Railroad section...
- 1938
- Tent crew
- A group of workers is gathered in the foreground holding sledgehammers. The men are members of the tent crew for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. They all wear work clothes and some wear suspenders. Numerous horseback riders are in the background...
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917--Staff.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Laborers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- D&RGW, Sapinero, Colo. crew before departing to Gunnison with last train 268 (2-8-0).
- Denver and Rio Grande Western crew members pose by locomotive 268 (2-8-0) with coal tender, outfit car, and boxcars, at Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Sapinero (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Sapinero--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sapinero--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Sapinero--1950-1960.
- 1954 October 5
- F.F. Weller & crew, C&S switch engine 602 in yards near W. 43rd Ave. 10:20 A.M.
- F.F. Weller and his crew of railroad employees pose beside the tender of Colorado and Southern switch engine no. 602 (2-8-0) in the railroad yards near West 43rd (Forty-third) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the tender reads: "C & S, A T &...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Weller, F. F.
- 1949 July 16
- Great Western no. 51 and crew at Longmont
- Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 51(2-8-0), with a tender, is stopped near Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. The locomotive crew stand beside the locomotive. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "Great Western" and "51." Smoke rises from...
- Great Western Railway Company (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Longmont (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Longmont--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Longmont--1950-1960.
- 1951 November 12
- Arnold Faucus (foreground) w / film crew a one track snowcat, steered with skis from behind the cab.
- Arnold Faucus and ski troops, members of the Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol (later 10th Mountain Division), and an MGM film crew stand or sit on the back of a trailer pulled by a snowcat during the filming of a training film near Sun...
- Blaine County (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture industry--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.;...
- 1942
- Telephone company crew brings service to Idlewild
- The telphone crew bringing service to Idlewild, Colorado, poses by a wagon in front of a log building with a corrugated metal roof and a sign reading "Idlewild." The men wear felt hats, several wear turtleneck sweaters, and several wear braces on...
- Idlewild (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Linemen--Colorado--Idlewild--1900-1910.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Idlewild--1900-1910.
- 1904?
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1916
- 1916 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1916
- Tremont House, two crew members
- Tremont House, archaeology crew members excavate a chamber
- Denver Public Library 1933 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1933. Included in the index
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Denver Public Library 1996 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1996.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1997
- Galloping Goose
- View of Galloping Goose No. 5 at the railroad depot in Dolores (Montezuma County), Colorado. Letters on the motor read: "The Galloping Goose" with a picture of a goose with a banner tied to its neck that reads: "The Galloping Goose." "Rio Grande...
- Dolores (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Railroad motor cars.; Railroad motorcars--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.; Dolores (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1998
- Railroad workers
- View of a railroad work crew in New Mexico. A group of men and teenage boys stand with tools that include crowbars. The men are dressed for cold weather and wear hats, caps, suits, overcoats and jackets. Farmers from southern Colorado would travel...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Railroad construction workers.; Teenagers.; Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Railroad construction workers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.; Teenagers--New Mexico--Pictorial works.
- 1905
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 7, 1919 July
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 7 and 8, 1925 September-October
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 2, 1910 January 8
- View on Main St, Pueblo
- View of a crowded Main Street filled with pedestrians in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings (including the Grand Opera House), horse-drawn carriages, cars, a trolley car and rows of electric street lamps. A sign on the...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1918
- Carlton Tunnel
- Men wear raincoats, rubber boots and hats with lamps pose inside the Carlton Tunnel (a mine drainage tunnel) in Teller County, Colorado. Shows pipes, water and interior tunnel walls.
- Teller (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Men--Colorado--Teller--1940-1960.; Raincoats--1940-1960.; Tunnels--Colorado--Teller--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, steam plant under construction
- A crew of construction workers build the framework for the Steam Plant at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Three boilers and pipe systems are enclosed in...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, bricklaying
- Construction workers assemble walls of a building at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. The building's framework consists of I-beams and corrugated metal...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bricklaying--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial...
- [1941?]
- Aerial construction, attaching guy wire
- Two workers hang from a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company telephone pole in a rural area in Denver. A crew of workers on the ground tighten the guy wire. A man stands by a barbed wire fence near a sign that reads: "Otto Vogel." An...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait of a man who wears a plaid suit jacket, a vest, white shirt and a checkered bow tie. The man has a moustache and a crew cut hairstyle. A handkerchief hangs from his jacket pocket.
- Clothing & dress--1890-1910.; Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.; Mustaches--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Portrait of a man
- Studio portrait (bust) of a man who wears a dark colored jacket, a vest, shirt and a bow tie. The man has a moustache and a crew cut hairstyle.
- Hairstyles--1890-1910.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Uintah railway pile driver
- A railroad work crew pose with a Uintah Railway pile driver in Colorado or Utah. The pile driver, pushed by a steam locomotive, is on a wooden trestle that crosses a stream or river. Shows a flat car with logs.
- Uintah Railway--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Pile drivers.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad locomotives.; Trestles.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Colorado Midland passenger train
- Passengers and crew pose by and on a Colorado Midland passenger train. The train is led by steam locomotive 28, (Schenectady Locomotive Works, 1887).
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Passengers.; Railroads.
- [between 1897 and 1900?]
- Colorado & Southern railroad, Clear Creek Canyon
- A Colorado and Southern Railway train is stopped beside Clear Creek in probably Jefferson County, Colorado. Passengers and crew stand beside the train or walk towards a handcar that is stopped on the tracks. Locomotive number "7" leads the consist...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars.; Railroad section cars.; Railroads.; Streams.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Colorado Central train at Beaver Brook station
- Passengers and crew pose on and near a Colorado Central Railroad passenger train stopped on a bridge over Clear Creek at Beaver Brook Station (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows narrow gauge steam locomotive #3, a passenger car, the wooden water...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Pavilions.; Railroad bridges.; Railroads.; Streams.
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Surveying for patent
- A man with a surveyors transit poses with three men, one on horseback, and a woman and two girls, at the Dew Drop Mine in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. The men wear jackets or overcoats and hats or caps. The woman wears a long checked dress...
- Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children.; Horseback riding.; Miners.; Mining.; Surveyors.; Tipples.; Winter.; Women.
- 1894 December 7th
- Industries construction men surveying near Platte River
- A survey crew poses by their equipment by the South Platte River probably near Alameda Avenue, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surveying equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surveyors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1908 or 1909]
- Industry construction surveyors
- A survey crew takes measurements by the edge of the Archer Canal near Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons that read: "Ice" and "Drink Zang's".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surveying--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surveyors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1908 or 1909]
- Pikes Peak & Manitou Eng. No. 3
- Shows the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway Engine No. 3 as it moves along railroad tracks in Manitou Springs, Colorado. A crew member is seated in the back of the train, another person leans out of a window on the side.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Manitou & Pikes Peak RR.
- The crew of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railroad do a final check on the No. 108 cog railroad car in Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Writing on the side of the railroad car reads: "Manitou & Pikes Peak Ry. 106" The Cog Road Depot and...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1900-1910.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Big snow ball on Pikes Peak Cog Railway
- A crew worker stands on top of a large snow drift on the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway in El Paso County, Colorado. The plow train had just backed out of the cut snow to make another attempt to remove the snow from the tracks.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Colorado Midland R.R. Engine No. 1
- Performer Anna Held, a singer and actress, and others pose for a photo at Hell Gate on the Colorado Midland Railroad route in Colorado. Some sit on or lean out of railroad Engine car No. 1; others stand on or near the tracks. One man leans against...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Actresses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad passengers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Singers--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- 1904 May 10
- Colo. Midland Rotary on Hagerman Pass
- Shows the Colorado Midland Railroad Company's rotary car (plow engine) on Hagerman pass in Pitkin County, Colorado. One crew worker walks down the snow covered railroad tracks; another stands off to the side.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland Railway interior of Pullman Car
- Passengers are seated in the Pullman car of the Colorado Midland Railway Company. Above the seats are luggage compartments and small windows. An African American crew worker, in uniform, stands in the back in front of the train car door.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Afro-Americans--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad porters--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland Railway interior of Pullman Car
- Passengers are seated in the Pullman car of the Colorado Midland Railway Company. Above the seats are luggage compartments and small windows. An African American crew worker, in uniform, stands in the back in front of the train car door.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Afro-Americans--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad porters--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Hanging Rock excursion
- A tourist group on an excursion poses at Hanging Rock in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. They stand in front of and on the rear of a Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railroad car. Rocky canyon walls rise up from the canyon floor above...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Hanging Rock excursion
- A tourist group on an excursion poses at Hanging Rock in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. They stand in front of the rear of a Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railroad car. A crew member stands on top of the railroad passenger car.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Car repair a Colo. Midland RR at Colo. City
- A railroad crew from the Colorado Midland Railway Company work to repair the wheels on a railroad car in Colorado City, Colorado. The railroad car is parked over a work area, similar to a trench. The workers stand next to a set of railroad car...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Colorado City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Colorado City--1890-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Colorado City--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland RR car repair B at Colo. City
- A railroad crew from the Colorado Midland Railway Company work to repair the wheels on a railroad car in Colorado City. The railroad car is parked over a work area, similar to a trench. One worker uses a jack or other hydraulic tool to raise a set...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Colorado City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Colorado City--1890-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Colorado City--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- People in rear of observation car Denver
- Passengers pose for a photo on the back of a Colorado Midland observation car No. 111 at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. All of the passengers are dressed in their finest travel clothes. The men wear suits and hats and the women wear dresses and...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. & Southern RR Chicago Special with Eng. No. 472
- The Colorado & Southern Railway Chicago Special with Engine No. 472 heads down railroad tracks in Colorado. Two crew members stand on the grass next to the train. Shows a dirt road and utility poles.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Denver, Northwestern & Pacific RR rear of passenger train
- Shows the rear of a passenger train of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railroad company, in a canyon in Colorado. A crew worker stands next to the railroad car.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads employees--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Denver, Leadville & Gunnison RR Eng. No. 192 at Como
- Passengers pose in front of the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railroad engine no. 192 at a rail stop in Como (Park county), Colorado. Some stand on the pilot (cowcatcher), one man is seated as he finishes a sandwich; crew members stand on both...
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1900.; Como (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Como--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Como--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Denver Northwestern & Pacific RR freight train
- Shows a Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railroad freight train as is moves past a water tower at the Leyden Junction in Jefferson County, Colorado. A crew member stands on top of a coal pile in the coal car.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Water towers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Colo. Northwestern & Pacific RR engine at Boulder
- Shows engine number 2 with a coal car, of the Colorado Northwestern and Pacific Railway company, better known as the "Switzerland Trail", on the tracks in Boulder (Boulder county), Colorado. A crew member walks behind the train.
- Colorado Northwestern Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Colo. Midland RR Rotary on Hagerman Pass
- A rotary train of the Colorado Midland Railway Company plows snow from the railroad tracks on Hagerman Pass in Pitkin County, Colorado. Railroad crew workers walk in front of the train.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]