Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Dr. Wells, Gary Tsutsui, Eugene Caranci, Dr. Harris
- Photograph of Dr. Kenneth D. Wells, president of Freedoms foundation at Valley Forge; Mr. Gary Tsutsui and Mr. Eugene A. Caranci both of of Cole Junior High School in Denver, Colorado; and Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, Chaplain of the U.S. Senate...
- Cole Junior High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1967
- Clifton Forge. The Blue Ridge & South Clifton Forge
- The Jackson River flows in front of Clifton Forge, Virginia. Shows residences on a hillside and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- Blue Ridge Mountains--1900-1910.; Clifton Forge (Va.)--1900-1910.; Jackson River (Va.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Virginia--Clifton Forge--1900-1910.; Rivers--Virginia--Clifton Forge--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Brighton forge
- The interior of this blacksmith shop in Brighton, Colorado, includes two men in leather aprons posing with an anvil, vises, a forge, and grinders. The walls are hung with tools, horseshoes, and posters advertising "Old Virginia" cheroots.
- Brighton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blacksmithing--Colorado--Brighton--1890-1900.; Forge shops--Colorado--Brighton--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Metalworking shop
- Interior view of a blacksmith shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men, a forge, bellows, a wagon tongue, and a saw horse.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blacksmiths--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Forge shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Clifton Forge, Jackson River & Iron Mtn.
- View of a Chesapeake & Ohio Railway trestle over the Jackson River in Alleghany County near Clifton Forge, Virginia. Shows the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company--1900-1910.; Alleghany County (Va.)--1900-1910.; Blue Ridge Mountains--1900-1910.; Jackson River (Va.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Virginia--Alleghany County--1900-1910.; Trestles--Virginia--Alleghany County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Jackson River west of Clifton Forge
- Trees line the Jackson River as it runs beside Chesapeake and Ohio Railway tracks in Alleghany County in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Clifton Forge, Virginia.
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company--1900-1910.; Alleghany County (Va.)--1900-1910.; Blue Ridge Mountains--1900-1910.; Jackson River (Va.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Virginia--Alleghany County--1900-1910.; Rivers--Virginia--Alleghany...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Making steel tires for highway wagons
- Interior view of a blacksmith shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men, wheels, tools, a jack, a vise, and a forge.
- Tires, steel--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Forge shops--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- C&O locomotive, engine number 375, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O locomotive, engine number 451, engine type 4-6-2
- Left side view of engine. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O locomotive, engine number 912, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O locomotive, engine number 919, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O locomotive, engine number 1210, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O locomotive, engine number 1251, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; obstructions. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 8, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O locomotive, engine number 1253, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end; obstructions. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O locomotive, engine number 2331, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O locomotive, engine number 1571, engine type 2-8-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, became Union Pacific 3594 in 1945. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O locomotive, engine number 1557, engine type 2-8-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; became U.P. 3575 in 1945. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O motor car, engine number 9054, engine type BRILL
- Gas-electric motor car 9054. Photographed: at Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Railroad motor-cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad cars--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O locomotive, engine number 548, engine type 4-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O train, engine number 603, engine type 4-8-4
- Train #9, passenger; 13 cars, 60 MPH. Photographed: east of Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O train, engine number 964, engine type 2-8-0
- The Merry Widow; 2 cars. Photographed: approaching Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O locomotive, engine number 1578, engine type 2-8-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- C&O locomotive, engine number 1581, engine type 2-8-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, became Union Pacific 3590 in 1945. Photographed: Clifton Forge, Va., August 4, 1936.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Virginia--Clifton Forge.; Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.
- 1936
- Jim McKay blacksmith shop, Main St. between 4th & 5th
- The interior of this blacksmith shop in Brighton, Colorado, includes men in leather aprons, suspenders and overalls posing with an anvil, a forge, and a hand rockover core machine. Horseshoes, a haymower blade, a suitcase, a wagon tongue, and a...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blacksmithing--Colorado--Brighton--1890-1900.; Forge shops--Colorado--Brighton--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- M.I.F. Blacksmith shop, Miner's Basin
- Men work in an outdoor blacksmith shop in Miners Basin in the La Sal Mountains (Grand County), Utah. Shows an anvil, a bellows and a forge, pickaxes, hammers, and a woodpile. An Ouray Herald newspaper is on the ground.
- Grand County (Utah)--1890-1900.; La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Miners Basin (Grand County, Utah : Valley)--1890-1900.; Blacksmithing--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.; Blacksmiths--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.; Forge shops--Utah--Grand...
- 1897 August 10
- Slide Mine - G-D sharpener's furnace
- A man works with a stamp mill by a forge at the Slide Mine is probably Boulder County, Colorado. Embossed letters on the machinery read: "Gardner Denver."
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Slide Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Founding--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Carriage and buggy repair shop interior
- Men pose near an anvil and forge in a repair shop in Denver, Colorado. A partially assembled wagon is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Machine shop interior
- Machinists pose near an axle supported by oil drums in a machine shop in Denver, Colorado. A forge, ventilation hood, pressurized tanks, and workbench are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Goshen Notch
- View of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway tracks and a river in probably Rockbridge County in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company--1900-1910.; Rockbridge County (Va.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Virginia--Rockbridge County--1900-1910.; Rivers--Virginia--Rockbridge County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- John M Dumont built this house for the Boston Mine
- This shingle sided structure in North Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, has one side of its gable roof built into the hillside; dormers are at ground level. John Dumont built the structure, used as a dormitory for employees of the Boston Mine...
- North Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Lodging houses--Colorado--North Empire--1960-1970.; Dumont, John M.
- June, 1960
- Demolished building
- View of (possibly) flood damage in Denver, Colorado; men and cars are by brick industrial buildings on Blake Street, including one with a monitor roof. Signs read: "American Forge Works, Oil Well Supplies."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Ruins--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Ajax Iron Works
- Men pose by large pieces of mining equipment lined up on the sidewalk near the Ajax Iron Works at 1709 Blake Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs read: Pocket Billiards, Soft Drinks, Cig[ars]," "Zang's New Now on the Market," "Ajax Iron...
- Ajax Iron Works (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Castlewood Dam Break Cherry Creek flood
- View of Cherry Creek flood damage in Denver, Colorado after the Castlewood Canyon Dam break. Men and boys clear debris by a bridge over Cherry Creek; warehouses are in the background. Sign reads: "American Forge Works - Oil Well Supplies."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Blake Street bridge
- View of a Cherry Creek flood in Denver, Colorado after the Castlewood Canyon Dam break; shows muddy water, the Blake Street bridge, people, debris, and commercial buildings with signs: "American Forge Works."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1933 August 3
- Western Spring - Advertising Unlimited
- Men hold a leaf spring with tongs at Western Spring, in Denver, Colorado. Large springs are on the floor near a forge.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Automobile equipment & supplies--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Workshops--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1948 and 1955?]
- Wedding at Wolhurst lavender and pink colored dresses, pink lilies, bouquets, maid of honor, pink chrysanthemums - matron all lavender.
- Bridesmaids and groomsmen pose at Wolhurst, in Littleton, Colorado, sporting suits, taffeta, wide brimmed hats, and flowers. They are identified as: (girls) Eileen Ewing, Dorothy Riche, Phyllis Campion, Fredricka McKenney, Marion Piggot, Ivor...
- Wolcott, Edward Olive, 1848-1905--Homes & haunts.; Littleton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Estates--Colorado--Littleton--1920-1930.; Weddings--Colorado--Littleton--1920-1930.
- September 22, 1920
- Western History Subject Index
- Iron forge stables
- Dan Hoare Village Smithy, Kremmling, Colo.
- View of the Dan Hoare Village Smithy located on the northeast corner of 2nd Street and Central Avenue in Kremmling, Colorado. The single story, shiplap sided building has a false front with the words "Dan Hoare Village Smithy" painted above the two...
- Dan Hoare Village Smithy (Kremmling, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Grand County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Forge shops.; Dan Hoare Village Smithy (Kremmling, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Forge shops--Colorado--Kremmling--Pictorial works.; Grand County...
- 1991
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 26, 1911 June 24
- The Scriptbook
- Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1932 May
- Western History Subject Index
- Freedom foundation of valley forge
- Western History Subject Index
- COLORADO RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
- Western History Subject Index
- Bill Hosokawa wins Valley Forge Freedoms Foundation
- Western History Subject Index
- Le, Forge, Harry
- Western History Subject Index
- Kaiser shell processing plant
- Western History Subject Index
- Le Forge,
- Western History Subject Index
- Forge, A F
- Western History Subject Index
- Forge, R
- Western History Subject Index
- Valley Forge (Boulder co.)
- Western History Subject Index
- Valley Forge Gold Mining Co. ( Boulder co.)