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- Box cars two block up Victoria Ave. from Union Station these were floated down from the Santa Fe yards several blocks distant.
- Two refrigerator cars carried by Arkansas River flood waters sit mired in dried mud on Victoria Avenue in Pueblo, Colorado. Utility poles, a fence, and debris are scattered near the railroad cars. Shows the American Refrigerator Transit Company...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Colo. Midland RR refrigerator car
- Shows a Colorado Midland Railway refrigerator car made in Colorado City, Colorado on July 16, 1897. "Colorado 1206 Midland Refrigerator line", the company logo and "Hanrahan automatic system of refrigeration" are painted on one side of the car.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 16
- Wrecked Missouri Pacific train above Nuckoll's Packing Plant
- Wrecked Missouri Pacific railroad cars, a storage tank, and debris are scattered beside railroad tracks near the Nuckolls Packing Plant after a flood on the Arkansas River in Pueblo, Colorado. A refrigerator car with an American Refrigerator...
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Nuckolls Packing Company (Pueblo, Colo.)--Disasters--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Meat...
- [June 1921]
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #1185 (2-8-0), with a consist of refrigerator cars, in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Shows utility poles, and houses. Snow is on the ground.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1952 January
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 7, 1909 April 3
- Icing F.G.E.X refrigerator carloads of peaches on the D&RG at Grand Junction, Colorado. Note lamp maintainer on switch stand at right
- Men load Fruit Grower's Express refrigerator cars with ice in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks. Gabled ice houses are in the background; a man climbs on a lamp-switch stand.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Icehouses--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--Grand...
- Fall, 1912
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 23, 1910 June 4
- Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway wreck
- View of a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway accident in Colorado; men pose by a locomotive, coal car, and "Refrigerator" car. People look at the wreckage from an embankment.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- W. slope, Marshall Pass, D.& R.G. Ry.
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway locomotive and box cars on the western slope of Marshall Pass in Saguache County, Colorado. Inscriptions on the cars read "Denver and Rio Grande 119 Refrigerator Line for the Transportation of Dressed Beef,...
- Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Water tanks--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.
- ca. 1886
- RGS narrow gauge refrigerator car number 2101
- Three-quarter, close view. Photographed: Ridgway, Colorado, May 25, 1951.
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1951
- RGS narrow gauge refrigerator car number 2101
- Three-quarter, close view. Photographed: Ridgway, Colorado, November 1951.
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1951
- RGS narrow gauge refrigerator car number 2101
- Three-quarter, close view. Photographed: Ridgway, Colorado, November 20, 1951.
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1951
- RGS narrow gauge refrigerator car number 2101
- Three-quarter, close view. Photographed: Ridgway, Colorado, June 1953.
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1953
- RGS narrow gauge refrigerator car number 2101
- Three-quarter, close view. Photographed: Ridgway, Colorado, June 3, 1965.
- Railroad motor-cars--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Ridgway--1960-1970.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway--1960-1970.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1965
- RGS narrow gauge refrigerator car number 2101
- Three-quarter, close view. Photographed: Ridgway, Colorado, August 9, 1951.
- Railroad motor-cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ridgway--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1951
- D&RGW
- Railroad employees use cables to tip Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad refrigerator car #59 off the tracks. Workers use torches to dismantle another railroad car in the yard at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Shows piles of scrap metal,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.;...
- 1951 November
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 2-8-0 locomotive #1167 westbound with a freight train near Parma in Rio Grande County or Alamosa County, Colorado. The train hauls refrigerator cars. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1950-1960.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Hair-pin curve, Alpine Pass
- Men stand and pose beside a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad engine, and on box-cars on a rocky slope near Alpine Station in Gunnison County, Colorado. Train cars read: "Tiffany", "D.S.P.& P.R.R.", "Summer & Winter, Refrigerator" and "Car...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889?]
- Harvesting celery
- View of farm workers harvesting celery in a field, probably in Colorado; men and women put celery into slatted boxes; farm buildings and railroad refrigerator cars are in background.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1910-1930.; Celery--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1923?]
- C&S, U.S. Mail and Express car
- Colorado and Southern U. S. Railway Post Office, American Railway Express car 401 with a self propelled gas engine; Electro-Motive Corporation 302, in the Denver, Colorado, coach yard with team tracks; shows Pride of the Rockies Flour Mill,...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad mail service--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1936]
- Meat locker
- Interior view of a walk-in refrigerator in Denver, Colorado; shows sides of beef.
- Beef cattle--Carcasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Walk-in coolers and freezers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Meat industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Modest home interior
- Interior view of a home in the Harvey Park Addition of Denver, Colorado; kitchen decor includes a stove, oven, refrigerator, dresser, wallpaper, and linoleum. Signs read: "Holiday Features Komac Paints, No. 1 Oak Flooring, Formica Counter Tops,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Kitchens--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Harvey Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1950-1960.
- [1954?]
- Mary Holland house 2341 So. Josephine
- Interior view of the Mary Holland residence in the University neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; kitchen decor includes a linoleum floor, stainless steel cabinets, refrigerator, tea pots, a clock, stove, and dishes.
- Holland, Mary, Denver resident--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1950.; University (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1920-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.; Kitchens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950?]
- N. E. of Longmont migrant house at Herman Wagner farm
- View of a migrant worker's house near Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. A washing machine, bed frame, refrigerator, and automobiles are near the house.
- Migrant agricultural laborers--Housing--Colorado--Longmont--1970-1980.; Longmont (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Longmont--1970-1980.
- 1971 March 17
- Autobungaloafer camper at Overland Park motor camp
- H. B. Ley and T. S. Waud stand in front of the "Autobungaloafer" camper at Overland Park auto camp in the Overland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The vehicle features three windows along the side, fringe curtains and an awning. The license plate...
- Truck campers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Overland Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Ley, H. B.; Waud, T....
- 1921
- D&RGW car number 153
- Refrigerator car. Photographed: Gunnison, Colo., April 12, 1946.
- Railroads--Cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Gunnison.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1946
- D&RGW car number 160
- Refrigerator car. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., June 12, 1943.
- Railroads--Cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1943
- D&RGW car number 42
- Refrigerator car. Photographed: Gunnison, Colo., June 20, 1943.
- Railroads--Cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1943.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Gunnison.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1943
- D&RGW car number 42
- Refrigerator car. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., April 13, 1946.
- Railroads--Cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1946
- D&RGW car number 73
- Refrigerator car. Photographed: Alamosa, Colo., April 13, 1946.
- Railroads--Cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Alamosa.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1946
- GN car
- Refrigerator car 67899, Western Fruit Express. Photographed: Denver, Colo., July 1951.
- Railroads--Cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1951.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver.; Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
- 1951
- Drop City, Colorado
- Interior of a geodome in the community of Drop City, Colorado, in Las Animas County; shows bed covered with blankets on floor, kitchen area including refrigerator and sink, a clock on wall set to 1:10, and light through triangular-shaped window on...
- Drop City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Domes--Colorado--Drop City--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Drop City--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Geodesic domes.
- [about 1965]
- MP car
- Express refrigerator car 3253. Photographed: at Laramie, Wyo.
- Railroads--Cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Railroad cars--Wyoming--Laramie.; Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1935
- B.R.E.X. car number 74637
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, car BREX. Photographed: Denver, Colo., date unknown.
- Railroads--Cars--1913-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1913-1970.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver.; Burlington Refrigerator Express.
- [19--]
- PFE car
- Wood refrigerator car 7484. Photographed: Sidney, Nebr., December 30, 1934.
- Railroads--Cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1934.; Railroad cars--Nebraska--Sidney.; Pacific Fruit Express Company.
- 1934
- PFE car
- Refrigerator car 15568. Photographed: Sidney, Nebr., December 30, 1934.
- Railroads--Cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1934.; Railroad cars--Nebraska--Sidney.; Pacific Fruit Express Company.
- 1934
- PFE car
- Wood refrigerator car 50886. Photographed: Sidney, Nebr., December 30, 1934.
- Railroads--Cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1934.; Railroad cars--Nebraska--Sidney.; Pacific Fruit Express Company.
- 1934
- PFE car
- Steel refrigerator car 458330. Photographed: at Denver, Colo., March, 1970.
- Railroads--Cars--1970-1980.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1970.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Denver.; Pacific Fruit Express Company.
- 1970
- S.L.R.X. car
- Car 4466. Photographed: at Limon, Colo., November 9, 1951.
- Railroads--Cars--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1951.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Limon.; St. Louis Refrigerator Car Company.
- 1951
- Great flood, Pueblo, Colo., June 3rd '21, Union Station
- The intersection of B Street and Victoria Avenue is under flood water from the Arkansas River in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows water in the entrance to the stone Union Depot building, submerged telephone poles and a "St. Louis...
- 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 3
- Cheyenne, Wyoming, Frontier Days Parade
- A miniature Union Pacific train passes by a crowd of men, women and children at a Frontier Days parade in Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming. Neon business signs include: "Kaufman Hardware," "Woodrick and Allen Florsheim Shoes," "The Irene Shoppe,...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1950-1960.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1950-1960.; Miniature railroads--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Great flood Pueblo Colo. June 3rd '21 Union Station
- Flood water in Pueblo, Colorado, fills the first floor of three- story, stone Union Station. The building has an arched entry and windows, a gable roof with eyebrow dormers, and a tower. A freight car is awash and lettering on it reads: "St. Louis...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Southern Pacific lines 4-8-2 #4373, S2 Alco Diesel 1390, El Paso, Tex.
- Southern Pacific Company steam locomotive #4373 and S2 Alco Diesel locomotive #1390, are in the railroad yard in El Paso (El Paso County), Texas. Shows a refrigerator car and passenger cars, and concrete passenger platforms between the railroad...
- Southern Pacific Company--1940-1950.; El Paso (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Texas--El Paso--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Texas--El Paso--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Texas--El Paso--1940-1950.
- 1946 November 2
- D&RGW, Alamosa - Antonito line, Hartner, Colo. D&RGW standard gauge (2-8-0) 1167 mixed gauge train, on Alamosa - Antonito line.
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company freight train at Hartner (Alamosa County) Colorado. Locomotive 1167 (standard gauge 2-8-0) vents smoke. Boxcars read: "American Refrigerator Transit Co;" a sign reads "Hartner."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Hartner (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Hartner--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Hartner--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Hartner--1950-1960.
- 1956
- Boettcher School
- Interior view of a home economics classroom at the Charles Boettcher School (formerly Crippled Children's School) designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 1900 Downing Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The International...
- Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Home economics--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [1941?]
- John Barrows residence, kitchen
- Interior view of the kitchen at the John Barrows residence, a modern style house designed by architect Burnham Hoyt, at 4000 S. Gilpin Street in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The kitchen has painted wood cabinets with steel knobs and...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Architecture--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Cupboards--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Englewood--1930-1940.;...
- 1938
- Nuckolls' Packing Plant on bank of the Arkansas River
- Men stand on a railroad trestle near the Arkansas River and the Nuckolls Packing plant and survey the damage caused by the flood in Pueblo, Colorado. A damaged locomotive, tender and box cars are derailed and sunk in the mud. Letters on a...
- Nuckolls Packing Company (Pueblo, Colo.)--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 June]
- D. & R.G. freight yards northeast from viaduct
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Walker freight yards in Pueblo, Colorado. The railroad yard, damaged by the Arkansas River flood, has overturned and damaged freight, refrigerator and gondola cars. A tank reads "The Eldorado...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921 June]
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #1177 (2-8-0) westbound with a mixed freight train near South Fork (Rio Grande County), Colorado. The consist includes a refrigerator car, coal cars, a box car and a caboose. Snow...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; South Fork (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--South Fork--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--South Fork--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--South Fork--1940-1950.
- 1949 January 18
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #1151 (2-8-0) with a freight train near Hanna (Rio Grande County), Colorado. The consist includes livestock cars, refrigerator cars, a box car that reads "Pennsylvania [Railroad],...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Pennsylvania Railroad--1950-1960.; Rio Grande County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Rio...
- 1956 December