Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- On the Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- One man and a boy standing between large snowbank and Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad (formerly Colorado and Northwestern) narrow gauge tracks; two men atop snowbank; June 13th, 1909 etched in snowbank, other inscription -"for sale to whoever...
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- 1909
- Snow cut on the Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- Rear car of Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado and Western) with female passengers standing on platform passing by large snowbank; group of men standing atop snowbank; June 13th, 1909 inscribed in snowbank; narrow gauge tracks,...
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- 1909
- Evacuation of student to medic van near Paradise, Washington
- An injured student lashed to a stretcher is lowered off a snowbank approximately six feet deep by a team of ten 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldiers into an ambulance. At the top of the image one soldier on skis stands in a deep...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Tipped over weasel, and passing skiers
- A weasel, a special snow vehicle, is tipped over onto its side on a snowbank along the side of a road. A Tenth Mountain Division soldier surveys the situation. Two ski by on the road while others ski past on an elevated path above the snowbank.
- Military vehicles--Colorado--1940-1950.; Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1943-1944]
- On the Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- Three men in overcoats standing between Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad (formerly Colorado and Northwestern) narrow gauge tracks and large snowbank; one man pointing skyward with umbrella, numerous initials inscribed in snowbank; ridge in...
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- [1909?]
- On the Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- Group of men and one boy posed on push car (hand car) on Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad (formerly Colorado and Northwestern) narrow gauge tracks besides large snowbank; June 13th, 1909 inscribed in snowbank; men with coats.
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- 1909
- 30 ft. snowcut, Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Denver and Salt Lake Arrow Turn (passenger car) parked east of Corona snowshed by thirty foot snowbank cut, Rollins Pass, Colorado; shows men, women and railroad employees posed behind train, on roof and on snowbank and standard gauge track.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.); Snow removal--Colorado--1910-1930.; Snowsheds--Colorado--1910-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Bucking snow, Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Rear view of rotary snowplow bucking snow near Rollins Pass, Colorado, via Denver and Salt Lake Railroad's Moffat Road; shows huge cut snowbank with engine behind snowplow pulling flatbed cars and three men standing on snowbank.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Snow plows--Colorado--1910-1930.; Snow removal--Colorado--1910-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1913 and 1925]
- Perpetual snow banks on the Moffat Road, summit of Rollins Pass, Arapahoe Peaks
- Snowbank alongside Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's standard gauge track atop Rollins Pass, Colorado; shows woman standing in snowbank holding on to her hat and snow-covered North and South Arapahoe Peaks center background.
- North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Snow cuts on Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- View of Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway rear passenger car atop Rollins Pass, Moffat Road, Colorado; shows standard gauge track through high snowbank and excursion group of fashionably attired men, women and boy standing in car, on track,...
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Another view of the last "heavy frost" in Silverton
- View of a large snowbank fronting a business in Silverton, Colorado. A two-story brick building with a corbel course in the cornice and sash windows on the second floor has lettering on the retracted canvas awning: "The French Bakery." Lettering...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Near Alpine tunnel
- Snowbanks surround two Denver, Leadville and Gunnison railroad trains that are stopped on railroad tracks near the East Portal of the Alpine tunnel in Chaffee County, Colorado. A man sits on the back platform on one train.
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1900.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.
- 1895 May
- Mount of the Holy Cross, ascending the Cross, looking up
- Three men stand on a snowbank of Mount of the Holy Cross, Eagle County, Colorado. Shows a barren rocky slope.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [18]97 August 15
- Ascending the Mount of the Holy Cross
- Three men stand in a snowbank on Mount of the Holy Cross, Eagle County, Colorado. Shows rocky slopes, mountains and forests in the distance.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Fire fighters in snow
- Fire fighters aim fire hose at snowbank in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.
- [1913?]
- 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 birth of "Sven", 1942
- A 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) soldier wearing snowshoes attempts to climb a steep snowbank behind another soldier who offers his hand to help. Two men walking on snowshoes are partially visible in the background. The soldier in...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Snowshoeing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1942
- Front of Tatoosh Lodge, Paradise, Washington
- A partial view of Tatoosh Lodge on Mount Rainier. The roof is covered with snow. One group of four 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) skitroops stand near the door of the lodge holding skis. Another group of four men carry their skis....
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Rotary snowplow on Boreas Pass, winter 1898-9
- View of a rotary snowplow on Boreas Pass, southeast of Breckenridge, Colorado. The steam dome and smokestack of a train show through deep snow and a strong blast of smoke comes from the stack. Men and equipment are ranged on the snowbank...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899?]
- Breckenridge 1899
- The Denver Hotel in Breckenridge, Colorado, is a two story frame building with a half round window in the gable with "Hotel" lettered under it. A line of sash windows are under the letters, opening to the balcony, which has a snowman on it. Snow...
- Denver Hotel (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Breckenridge
- In deep snow on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, a snowbank fills the scene and buildings peek over it. To the right, the boardwalk and sawtooth arched balcony of the Denver Hotel have been dug out. A sign on the balcony reads "Denver Hotel."...
- Denver Hotel (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Crossing Main St during winter of 1899
- On Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, in deep snow, one of the sawtooth porch uprights of the Denver Hotel emerges, and in the background, the belfry and cornice of Fireman's Hall shows above piled snow. A false fronted commercial building...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899?]
- Heavy snow on Boreas Pass
- A snow tunnel at the top of Boreas Pass (Summit County), Colorado opens into a snowbank near a deep trench with a shovel standing by it. A "Post Office" sign is above the tunnel opening. Above the trench, a man leans on the top of a power pole that...
- Boreas Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Boreas Pass--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Boreas Pass--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Lincoln Avenue winter of 1899
- On Lincoln Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, looking west, are two-story, frame buildings behind piles of snow. One has a line of sash windows on the second floor, the other has lettering on the second floor reading "Kaiser's Market." A man on skis...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Tooley Shoe Shop, Stephenson Drug Store Main St. 1898-99
- False fronted stores in Breckenridge, Colorado, are seen through a trench dug in deep snow. A frame business with a "W.B. Stephenson Druggist Paints Oils Glass Wall Paper" sign and "drugs" lettered in the transom over the door is above a snowbank....
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- June 13th on the Denver, Boulder & Western Ry
- Group of men, women and children posed on Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad (formerly Colorado and Northwestern) rear car's platform; train stopped at large snowbank; train employee standing on side, right background; women and girls in...
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- 1909
- Ascending Mt Holy Cross
- Three men pose on snowbank on Mount of the Holy Cross, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Arvada, Colorado
- View west along the Grandview Avenue after the snow of 1913, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado; includes men on a snowbank in front of H. A. Ullery's drugstore; awnings advertise: "Soda Water," and "Candies;" man leans on corner electric...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1900-1910.
- 1913
- Follett House on West 8th
- This view down a snow covered sidewalk with footprints and a large snowbank on the left and a decorative wire fence on right leads to the Follett House on West Eighth Street in Leadville, Colorado. The Follet House is a two story front gable house...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Snowy scene
- This view down a shoveled sidewalk with a tall snowbank on the left side and picket fence on the right in Leadville, Colorado, shows a small portion of a house with clapboard siding and a snowcovered roof with icicles on the right. Evergreens and...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Snowy scene
- View of a snowbank in front of Leadville, Colorado, houses and evergreen trees. A house with clapboard siding and a snowcovered roof with icicles is on the right. Another rooftop with dormers and power poles is in the background.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Morning after first storm
- Snow covers the State Penitentiary road building camp near Canon City, Colorado. A white canvas tent with a stovepipe has a ripsaw and a shovel in the snowbank by the entry, and a rope stretched between posts has laundry hanging on it. Trees and...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Work camps--Colorado--Canon City--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pikes Peak, Altitude 14,147 ft.
- Men and women passengers and the crew of a Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway train pose in and on a passenger car on the summit of Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. A snowbank is nearby.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--El...
- 1906 June 5
- Texas Tweedy
- Portrait of Tenth Mountain Division soldier John B. "Jack" Tweedy,Company E-86, Jack holds a ski with snow on the tip and wears a brown sweater; behind him is a snowbank and pine trees.
- Ski troops--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tweedy, John B.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Breckenridge
- A girl in high button boots, a light-colored frock, and dark blouse with wide lace collar tips her wide brimmed hat and smiles as she looks through a snow tunnel in Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. This was one of many tunnels that were dug...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Snow removal--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1898 and 1899]
- Lue Cañon reached via C.& S. Ry.
- Lue Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway, possibly near Greeley, Colorado; two men seated beside small stream, tree and snowbank; small canyon with boulders.
- Weld County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boulders--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Weld County--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Bucking snow on the Moffat Road
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad's rotary snowplow #10200 bucking snow along Moffat Road, probably Rollins Pass or "Hill Hell"; 36-foot rotary snowplow #10200 nicknamed "the Red Devil" by General Manager Ridgway, he also called it "the world's most...
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Snow removal--Colorado--1910-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1913 and 1925]
- Clearing the cuts, Moffat Road
- Rotary snowplow #10200 on Denver and Salt Lake Railroad's Moffat Road, Colorado, clearing standard gauge track, probably atop Rollins Pass; a man stands on snowbank to left of snowplow.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.); Snow plows--Colorado--1910-1930.; Snow removal--Colorado--1910-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1913 and 1925]
- U.S. Weather Bureau station, Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- United States Weather Bureau station atop water tower at Corona showshed on Rollins Pass, Moffat Road, Denver and Salt Lake Railroad, Colorado; shows meteorological instruments and snowbank about to cover top of snowshed.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.); Snowsheds--Colorado--1910-1920.; Water towers--Colorado--1910-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.; United States. Weather Bureau.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Group on Rollins Pass
- Large group of fashionably attired men, women and children standing on snowbank, Rollins Pass, Moffat Road, Colorado; shows two Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway passenger cars in background.
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- On Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway engine number 100 atop Rollins Pass in deep snow on the Moffat Road in Colorado; shows standardgauge track, an excursion train, and passengers on a snowbank.
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Rollins Pass
- Large group of fashionably attired men, women, and one boy (in knickers) standing on snowbank, Rollins Pass, Moffat Road, Colorado; probably on Denver, Northwestern and Pacific excursion train.
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Snow banks on Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific engine number 100 atop Rollins Pass, Moffat Road, Colorado; shows standard gauge track through high snowbank and four men standing on engine's pilot beam.
- Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Crested Butte, Colo., street
- Snow is piled high in front of commercial businesses on Elk Avenue in Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Signs read: "Princess, Across the Wide Missouri," "Standard," and "Tivoli Beer." Automobiles are parked in the narrow, plowed street,...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.
- 1952 March 29
- Crested Butte, Colo., street
- A boy identified as Bill Gilmer poses beside a street light and a tall snowbank on Elk Avenue in Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Gilmer wears a plaid wool jacket, and pants tucked into tall laced up boots. Signs read: "Drugs, Bank" and...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.; Boys--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.;...
- 1952 March 29
- Keota
- Snow in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, conceals the lower part of a 30's sedan and the dwelling behind it. The house is a one-story frame structure with a gable roof, dormer, and covered porch. A woman stands on a snowbank, by a child in a wagon. A...
- Keota (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Snow--Colorado--Keota--1940-1950.
- 1949 January 15
- Two soldiers near a snowbank
- Two Tenth Mountain Division Soldiers stand near a snow bank, at their feet is a piece of equipment that could possibly be the Kennedy mortar sight, which was developed by a soldier at Camp Hale. Both men are wearing white pants and khaki shirts....
- Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1943-1944]
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 May 25
- Western History Subject Index
- SnoWbank lode. Decatur DISTRICT COLORADO