View of the dirt Ward-Estes Park, Colorado, auto road crossing Beaver Creek; one man stands next to early automobile; two men are perched on rock formation to left of roadway.
Beaver Creek (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Beaver Creek--1910-1920.
View of auto road running parallel to Big Thompson River in Big Thompson Canyon, between Loveland and Estes Park, Colorado; early automobile parked on road at left; whitewater of river at right.
Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1900-1920.
View of Copeland Lake, with snow-patched 13,176-foot Copeland Mountain in distance, along the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road in Colorado; small log structure at left.
Copeland Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Copeland Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
View of auto road in Big Thompson Canyon between Loveland and Estes Park, Colorado; pine tree-lined Big Thompson River runs at left, parallel to dirt road at right.
Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1900-1920.
View of Estes Park, Colorado, from near Longs Peak Inn, along the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road; barbed-wire fencing parallels the road, with mountain meadow and Rocky Mountain foothills in distance.
Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
View of Estes Park, Colorado, from Park Hill, along the Lyons- Boulder, Colorado Auto Road; vista shows mountain meadow with lakes and Rocky Mountain peaks; fence parallels road.
Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
View of an auto road junction at the entrance to Big Thompson Canyon, west of Loveland, Colorado; a bridge crosses the Big Thompson River; an early automobile is parked at junction, with a mileage sign behind it.
Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
View of Estes Park, Colorado, from a junction of auto roads; one early automobile has two passengers, with the driver standing nearby; the other auto is a Stanley Steamer with number 14 on engine, with a driver and passenger; telegraph poles...
Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
View of wood cabins and creek (Rock Creek or Willow Creek) in Allenspark, Colorado, along the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road; rock formations in background.
View of three men in an early automobile on a small bridge crossing Cave Creek, on the Ward-Estes Park auto road in Colorado; fence with gate behind road; Iron Clad Mountain appears in background.
Cave Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Iron Clad Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Cave Creek--1910-1920.
View of 14,255-foot Longs Peak from Allenspark, Colorado, on the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road; pine trees line the dirt road, with patchy snow on the peak in the distance.
View of Iron Clad Mountain taken from Ward-Estes Park Auto Road in Colorado Rocky Mountains; pine-tree lined dirt road in foreground; rear of early automobile in distance, with heads of four passengers visible; rock formation at top of Iron Clad...
Iron Clad Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
View of 14,255-foot Long's Peak from near Cave Creek along the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road in Colorado; a man stands next to an early automobile; cabin at left.
View of 13,223-foot Audubon Mountain and 12,303-foot Sawtooth Mountain taken from the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road in Colorado; the rear of an early automobile is shown, with the heads of three passengers; the roof of a wooden dwelling is visible in...
Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sawtooth Mountain (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
View of 13,223-foot Mt. Audubon, west of Ward, Colorado, taken from Lookout Point on the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road; dirt road switchback in foreground, with back of early automobile visible at distant right; snow-patched peak at left background.
Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
View of snow-patched 13,911-foot Mount Meeker (about one mile southeast of Longs Peak) and 12,303 Sawtooth Mountain from Allenspark, Colorado, along the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road; a barbed-wire fence runs parallel to the road; small culvert in...
Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sawtooth Mountain (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Allenspark--1910-1920.
View of Big Thompson River and dirt auto road, near the entrance of the Big Thompson Canyon, west of Loveland, Colorado; a dog appears at center on road.
Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
View of snow-patched 13,911-foot Mount Meeker (about one mile southeast of Longs Peak) at right background, and 12,303-foot Sawtooth Mountain at left background, from the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road in Allenspark, Colorado; fenced, forested rangeland...
Meeker, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sawtooth Mountain (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Allenspark--1910-1920.
Close view of Boulder Falls waterfall in Boulder Canyon west of Boulder, Colorado; area served by Denver, Boulder & Western Railway; water cascades over rocks, framed by pine trees.
View of the Big Thompson River and travelers on the auto road in Big Thompson Canyon, between Loveland and Estes Park, Colorado; at left is whitewater; at right, a man and two women stand near an early automobile.
Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
View of Big Thompson River running parallel to auto road in Big Thompson Canyon, between Loveland and Estes Park, Colorado; dirt auto road in foreground, with river at left and rock formation across river; canyon lined with tall pine trees.
Big Thompson Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1900-1920.
View of 12,303-foot Sawtooth Mountain and Buchanan Pass (Indian section of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains) from the Ward-Estes Park, Colorado Auto Road; the rear of an early automobile is visible with two passengers' heads.
Buchanan Pass (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sawtooth Mountain (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
View of mountains identified as the Snowy Range from the Shoefelt Ranch, along the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road in Colorado; an automobile is parked in the shade, with one man standing near car, and four passengers heads shown; at center is a fenced...
View of 14,255-foot Long's Peak (in Rocky Mountain National Park), near Estes Park, Colorado, taken from the Ward-Estes Park Auto Road; a man stands facing camera, next to early automobile.
View of 14,255-foot Longs Peak and Estes Park, Colorado, taken from Stanley Hotel; low stone wall and lamp-posts of the hotel in foreground; scattered residences of town at mid-ground, with snow-patched peak in background.
Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, Colo.)
View of 14,255-foot Longs Peak and Estes Park, Colorado, from Stanley Hotel; low stone wall and lamp-posts of hotel in foreground; residences of Estes Park at mid-ground, with snow-patched peak in background.
Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1920.; Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, Colo.)
View of a fenced cow pasture in rural Colorado; a small herd grazes; one cow drinks from irrigation ditch; at right is a field of corn; at rear is an orchard, and tall cottonwoods in distance.
Eighth in a series of views documenting progress of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows the newly completed two story brick hotel. Features include: large pane windows and door...
Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
View of whitewater on the Big Thompson River in Big Thompson Canyon, between Loveland, Colorado and Estes Park, Colorado; at center, water rushes over boulders; at left, the auto road runs parallel to the river; an early automobile is parked on...
Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
Five oil derricks dot the fenced oil field in Boulder, Colorado; a horse grazes in front of small cabins at right; clothes hang on clotheslines; fenced fields in foreground; foothills in background.
Eastward view of Rocky Mountain National Park from Fall River Road west of Estes Park, Colorado; shows granite boulders, pine and aspen trees, meadow, and mountains in distance.
Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
View of Estes Park, Colorado from Park Hill (about four miles southeast of Estes Park); narrow dirt road is flanked by barbed-wire fence and aspen and pine trees; road descends toward valley of Estes Park; mountain range of the Rocky Mountain...
View of Estes Park, Colorado from Park Hill (about four miles southeast of Estes Park); shows dirt road lined with barbed-wire fence and valley of Estes Park in distance with mountains of the Rocky Mountain National Park behind.
View of Estes Park, Colorado, from Park Hill (about four miles southeast of Estes Park); narrow dirt road is flanked by barbed-wire fence and aspen and pine trees; mountain range of the Rocky Mountain National Park in distance.
View of Estes Park, Colorado, from Park Hill (about four miles southeast of Estes Park); shows narrow dirt road flanked by barbed-wire fence, utility pole and wires, tall pine tree, and mountain range of the Rocky Mountain National Park in distance.
Distant, westward view of the Stanley Hotel (completed in 1909) in Estes Park, Colorado; fenced hayfields with baled hay extend through valley; pine tree at right foreground; mountains of the Rocky Mountain National Park in background.
Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
View of a hairpin turn, from center of turn, on the Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park west of Estes Park, Colorado; pine trees dot the rocky slopes.
Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
View, from uphill, of a switchback on the Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park west of Estes Park, Colorado; pine trees interspersed with granite rocks on steep mountainsides.
Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.
View of Estes Park, Colorado; fenced rangeland flanks the Fall River at center; pine trees in foreground; mountains and snow-covered peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park in background.
Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fall River (Larimer County, Colo.)--1910-1920.
View of the Hotel Stanley in Estes Park, Colorado (completed in 1909); complex includes main hotel, two smaller buildings, and stable; pine trees in foreground; mountains in background.
Estes Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Estes Park--1910-1920.