Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1/4 mi. west of bridge 126-B, 2 tracks upside down, one upon the other
- Railroad ties from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway are piled on top of each other and covered in mud from a flood, in probably Pueblo County, Colorado. Dried mud and debris are near a damaged telephone pole.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo...
- 1921 June
- 1000 mile tree U.P. RWy.
- View of the 1000 Mile Tree near Union Pacific Railway Company tracks in Weber Canyon, Utah. A sign on the tree reads: "1000 Mile Tree." Telegraph poles are nearby.
- 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 1897]
- 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?]
- 10th Mountain Division ski trooper
- Photomechanical reproduction of a painting shows a ski trooper with the 10th Light Division (Alpine) [later renamed the 10th Mountain Division] kneeling in snow and holding a rifle. He has on skis and wears dark snow goggles and a winter jump suit...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Ski Troopers--American--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Saturday evening post.
- 1943
- 10th Mountain Division ski troops
- Uniformed ski troops, members of the 10th Mountain Division, stand near a rocky mountain slope and snow field in probably Northern Italy. One of the men carries skis and holds ski poles.
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Ski troops--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1945]
- 12:05 p.m., Union Pacific extra 1427, north bound just south of Platteville, Colo.
- View of a Union Pacific freight train led by diesel locomotive 1427 near Platteville (Weld County), Colorado. Shows trees, a barn and utility poles.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Weld County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Weld County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Weld County--1950-1960.
- 1955 July 18
- 14th & Lawrence
- A view of the snow covered intersection of 14th (Fourteenth) and Lawrence streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows trolley car tracks, utility poles, residences and snow covered trees.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 14th & Lawrence
- A view a multiple story building at the intersection of 14th (Fourteenth) and Lawrence streets in Denver, Colorado. Piles of wood and other construction materials are on the streets in front of the building. Shows other local businesses, utility...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 15th Street and Chestnut Street, Denver
- View of the Grout Electric Company and a parking lot at 2000-30 15th (Fifteenth) Street (corner Chestnut Street) in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a building with a an attached warehouse with a pitched metal roof. Cars...
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1984 October
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1890, section house
- View down Colorado and Southern railroad tracks towards the station section house, Climax, Lake County, Colorado; includes wood frame side gable structure and telephone poles; Continental Divide peaks in background.
- Climax (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Climax--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Climax--1890-1900.
- 1890
- 1905 Corbett & Ballenger's 32nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1907 Ballenger & Richards 35th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 38th St underpass
- A view of the south entrance of the underpass at 38th Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows utility poles, lamp posts, and local businesses. A train passes over the bridge above the underpass. A sign reads: "Barnett Fuel & Coal Co. 1blk North".
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- 38th St underpass
- Automobiles drive in the underpass at 38th Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows above ground storage tanks, lamp posts, and utility poles. Local residences are in the background.
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- 4th of July 100 yard dash, 1911
- View of a line of people at the end of the street preparing to run the one hundred yard dash on unpaved Hyman Avenue in Aspen, Colorado; shows two story commercial storefronts on both sides of the street and telephone poles and lines; Smuggler...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Racing--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- [1911]
- 5th Inf. Ski Patrol in Sun Valley, during training film
- A member of the Mountain Division, 15th Infantry Ski Patrol (later the 10th Mountain Division) adjusts his rifle during filming for an Otto Lang training film at Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. He stands on skis and wears a winter jacket and...
- Sawtooth Mountains (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (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...
- 1941
- 8:25 A.M., Union Pacific tr. 111, City of Denver, 1 mi. south of Henderson, Colo.
- Union Pacific passenger train no. 111, the "City of Denver," led by a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company diesel 5024-B travels near Henderson in Adams County, Colorado. Railroad signals, fields and telephone poles are in the...
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; City of Denver (Express train)--1950-1960.; Adams County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel...
- 1956 January 8
- 9:55 A.M., Union Pacific tr. 18, Portland Rose, 1 m. south of Henderson
- View of express passenger train 18, "Portland Rose," near Henderson (Adams County), Colorado. Telephone and telegraph poles are near the tracks.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Portland Rose (Express train)--1950-1960.; Adams County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Adams County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Adams County--1950-1960.
- 1956 January 8
- 9th Street
- Flood water and debris in Boulder, Colorado, have moved a two- story frame and brick building off of its foundation. Trees, power, and light poles withstand the torrent, as does a sign reading: "Look out for the cars." On the far bank, a two-story...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- June 1, 1894
- [Cri]pple Creek
- Colorado National Guard soldiers sit or stand outside tents at probably Goldfield Camp in Victor (Teller County), Colorado, during the Western Federation of Miners strike. Men in uniform are near tailings piles, mine buildings, telegraph poles and...
- Colorado. National Guard.--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mine...
- [1903]
- [Fifteenth] 15th Inf.
- Members of the 15th Infantry Ski Patrol set up pyramid tents with A & T (Anderson Thompson) skis on the west side of Mount Rainier in Washington. Other equipment includes backpacks and ski poles. This ski patrol was part of the early training...
- Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Military training--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Ski troops--American--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; Tents--Washington (State)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1941]
- [Two] 2 surveyors standing in front of their Model T Ford
- A surveyor and his assistant pose with striped poles by a convertible automobile on the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. The license plate reads: "462[?]4 Colo 19[1]3".
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Surveying equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Surveyors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913]
- "Stringing" the great 100 pair cable-16G Toll Line, Colo, Telephone Co., Denver, Colo.
- Workers for the Colorado Telephone Company stand in an alley with a spool of telephone wire, or pose harnessed to a wooden telephone pole in Denver, Colorado. Men carry tool belts, wear overalls, suspenders, hats and leather gloves.
- Colorado Telephone Company--People--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Telephone lines--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- "Waiting for Gabriel's trumpet," Indian burial, Crow, Montana, near Pryor
- A covered casket (?) sits atop a wooden burial platform on a hilltop, possibly on the Native American Crow Reservation in Montana. Signs of frost line the securing ropes and platform poles.
- Crow Indians--Social life--Montana--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--1890-1900.; Scaffold burial--Montana--1890-1900.
- 1900
- A Bar A Ranch, Encampment, Wyo
- A Black man smokes a pipe and holds the reins of a horse drawn sled on the A Bar A Ranch, in Encampment (Carbon County), Wyoming. The vehicle has an A-frame cover made of wooden poles.
- A Bar A Ranch (Carbon County, Wyo.)--People--1900-1920.; African Americans--Wyoming--Carbon County--1900-1920.; Carbon County (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Horse teams--Wyoming--Carbon County--1900-1920.; Ranches--Wyoming--Carbon County--1900-1920.; Sleds &...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- 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 good day's fishing
- Fishermen pose by a log wall hung with dead trout. The men have wicker creels and fishing poles.
- Fishing & hunting gear--1880-1890.; Fishing--1880-1890.; Trout--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- A nearer view
- Black smoke rises from a smokestack at the heating plant for the living facilities and the snowsshed in Corona (Grand County), Colorado. The buildings are wood frame and the snowshed has gables, they are buried in snow. Shows utility poles;...
- Corona (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Corona--1900-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Corona--1900-1930.; Snowsheds--Colorado--Corona--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1928]
- 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 Song of the woodland
- A man and a boy sit near a campfire in a heavily wooded area possibly on St. Vrain Mountain in Boulder County, Colorado. A wooden pole suspends a cast iron pot over the fire and a frying pan hangs off to the side. Firelight illuminates a tepee...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1930.; Night--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1930.; Tipis--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A street scene in Saguache, Colo
- Crowds of people dressed in their Sunday best gather, possibly for a Fourth of July parade, on a street in Saguache (Saguache County), Colorado. Shows decorated cars, store fronts with American flags, dogs, a man on a horse and utility poles. Signs...
- Saguache (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; City & town life--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Saguache--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- A sunset in Middle Park, Moffat Road
- Sunset over Middle Park, Colorado reached via Denver and Salt Lake Railroad, Moffat Road; standard gauge tracks paralleled by telegraph poles rounding bend, clouds dot the sky.
- Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Sunrises & sunsets--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- A typical street scene a mass of broken trees and poles
- View of broken tree limbs in a residential neighborhood after a snowstorm in Denver, Colorado. Shows houses in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Disasters--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Trees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 19930 and 1940]
- A.C. Moulton residence, Meeker
- View of the A. C. Moulton residence in Meeker (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. The house has dormer windows, fishscale and clapboard siding and a picket fence. Probably a grape arbor is in the backyard near a horse. Shows a dirt road and utility...
- Moulton, A. C.--Homes & haunts.; Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1902?]
- Administration building
- Men ride a horse-drawn wagon in the yard at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. The stone Administration Building behind them has barred, arched windows on both floors, and a blind arch in the gable. Power poles, gazebo guard houses,...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Aerial construction raising pole to upright position by hand
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph workers position a pole in an excavated hole near a dirt road and field probably in Colorado. A group of men lift the pole while another stands by with a prop. A barn, house, and fields are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- 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
- Aerial construction, hoisting crossarms
- A man on top of a Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company utility pole guides a crossarm up to the top of the pole in Colorado. A worker on the ground hoists the crossarm with a rope. Other men stand nearby. Shows open fields and an...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand
- Workers use wires and poles to prop up a telephone pole in an alley probably in Denver, Colorado. One group of workers steady the pole near the base while other workers push the pole on its end with long sticks. Low wood fences surround the brick...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company workers lift a pole in an alley probably in Denver, Colorado. The pole is propped on a wooden frame and workers are positioned along its length. Shows low wood fences, brick garages, yards, and houses.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand
- Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company workers position a pole near a dirt road and field probably in Colorado. Two men stand on either side of the work area monitoring the alignment of the pole. Four men use wooden props to hold the pole...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company workers position a pole near a dirt road and field probably in Colorado. One man braces the pole with a prop and other workers are positioned along its length. Several of the workers wear work...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand, filling hole & tamping
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company workers position a pole near a field probably in Colorado. Three men steady the pole with wood braces. Other men shovel soil back into the hole. Open fields and a house are in the distance.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Alameda Ave underpass
- A truck drives down the Alameda Avenue underpass at the East entrance in Denver, Colorado. A train travels over the tracks above the underpass. Shows utility poles, trolley tracks, a warehouse and a traffic sign that reads: "Keep to the Right".
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]