Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 87th Regiment, Company L
- Group portrait of the Tenth Mountain Division, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company L. Taken at Camp Hale, Spring 1944. Left to right top row: 1) Slusark, Stanley, 2) unidentified, 3) Katzman, Heinz, 4) unidentified, 5) unidentified, 6)...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company L.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- Spring 1944
- D & R G W end view on parallel tracks n.g. and std express cars Alamosa
- Shows Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger coaches are parked in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado, and a water tower.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--1940-1950.
- September 9, 1946
- D & R G W looking down on 473 eastbound pass from rear near Cresco
- Denver and Rio Grande locomotive 473 and passenger coaches head east in forested hills, near Cresco, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cresco (N. M.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Cresco--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--New Mexico--Cresco--1940-1950.
- September 9, 1946
- D & R G W looking down on 473 eastbound from rear near Cresco
- Denver and Rio Grande locomotive 473 and passenger coaches head east in forested hills in Hinsdale County, Colorado, near the Cresco, N.M. marker.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940- 1950.
- September 9, 1946
- G & R G W 473, 119, 126, 312, 323 Durango Chama Depot
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger coaches and locomotive wait by the depot in Chama (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. Workmen and passengers are in the area; sign reads: "Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Chama (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Chama--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--New Mexico--Chama--1940-1950.; Telegraph offices--New Mexico--Chama--1940-1950.
- September 9, 1946
- D & R G W pass "saw-by" meet at Osier Alamosa & 327 on siding, caboose 1st engine in distance
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger coaches and caboose pass near Osier, Conejos County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Osier (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Osier--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Osier--1940-1950.
- September 21, 1948
- D & R G W pass from cliffs above valley, Cumbres westw, passenger train at road crossing between Coxo & Cresco
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger train passes through a wide valley between Coxo, Conejos County, Colorado, and Cresco, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cumbres (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars 1940-1950.
- September 21, 1948
- D & R G W general view, depot & std cars & Chama
- Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad Pullman coaches "Chama" and "Glenview" by brick buildings; a track-layer tractor is on a flatbed.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Railroad cars--1940-1950.
- October, 1949
- D & R G W "Glenview" and "Chama"
- Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad Pullman coaches "Chama" and "Glenview" are by brick buildings.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Railroad cars--1940-1950.
- October, 1949
- Awaiting a train to photograph it on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad between Durango and Hermosa, Colorado
- North of Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, Agostino D. Mastrogiuseppe, special collections librarian and curator of photographs, Western History and Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library, holds his 35mm camera. He wears a pony tail,...
- La Plata County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Mastrogiuseppe, Agostino D.; Richardson, Robert W.
- October 1995
- Waiting for the Silverton Train (to photograph it) at the south end of Baker Park on the Rio de las Animas, Silverton, Colorado
- Robert W. Richardson, retired executive director of the Colorado Railroad Museum, and Agostino D. Mastrogiuseppe, special collections librarian and curator of photographs, Denver Public Library Western History and Genealogy Department, wait for the...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Librarians--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Photographers--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Mastrogiuseppe, Agostino D.; Richardson, Robert W.
- October 1995
- D & R G W stub "San Juan" last 216 near Willow Creek 1.473, 212
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad locomotive 473 pulls a coal car and passenger coach near Willow Creek, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Willow Creek (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Willow Creek--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--New Mexico--Willow Creek--1940- 1950.
- May 22, 1951
- D & R G W stub "San Juan" last 216 in Chama yard
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Western locomotive 473 pulls a coal car and passenger coach 212 in Chama (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. A sign reads: "Baggage Railway Express Agency."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Chama (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Chama--1950-1960.; Railroad passenger cars--New Mexico--Chama--1950-1960.
- May 22, 1951
- D & R G W std. & n.g. 935 & 319 coaches
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger coaches 935 and 319 are on a spur.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--1940-1950.
- March 17, 1949
- 86th Regiment, Company K
- FIRST ROW left to right: 1) Hellman, 2) Starnes, 3) Kresse, 4) Bennett, 5) Ford, 6) Cross, 7) Darnell, 8) Lippincott, 9) McKenney, 10) Metnik, 11) Bennett, 12) Wyatt, 13) Coursen, 14) Belcher, 15) Short, 16) Putyra, 17) Schafer or Schaeffer, 18)...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company K.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- June 1944
- D & R G W parlor car "Gunnison"
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger coach "Gunnison" is parked.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1960.; Railroad passenger cars--1940-1950.
- July 7, 1941
- D & R G W night view of rear of "Durango"
- Interior of a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad coach, viewed from the outside.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Durango (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Railroad cars--1940-1950.
- July 4, 1941
- D & R G W Santa Fe Br - RPO Mike Delgado in door of 63, w/dog - between Espanola & meeting point
- Mike Delgado and a dog stand in the door of Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad mail car 63, near Espanola, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Lettering reads: "Baggage Railway Express Agency."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1960.; Dogs--New Mexico--Espanola--1940-1950.; Railroad mail service--New Mexico--Espanola--1940-1950.; Delgado, Mike.
- July 31, 1941
- D & R G W Santa Fe br. 3200 STSF std guage passing 473 n.g. in front of depot Santa Fe
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad locomotive 3200 passes Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 473 by the depot in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1940-1950.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Santa Fe (N. M.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1940-1950.
- July 31, 1941
- D & R G W Santa Fe br 473, 63, 306, from left rear riders on horses
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger coaches are on a spur.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--1940-1950.
- July 1941
- D & R G W last run "San Juan" La Jara 4888.9 car leaving
- A locomotive, boxcars, and passenger coaches of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company leave the station at La Jara, Conejos County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1950-1960.; La Jara (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--La Jara--1950-1960.
- January 31, 1951
- D & R G W R P O car of "San Juan" Antonito 119, CC Rollins in doorway
- C. C. Rollins looks from Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad car 110, in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Antonito (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Rollins, C. C.
- January 30, 1951
- D & R G W both guages coaches 1146 comy with TR115-116
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger coaches have identification numbers: "323," and "980;" a locomotive approaches.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroad passenger cars--1950-1960.
- January 21, 1951
- D & R G W Texaco 10 - car fleet Ant.
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tank cars of the Texaco car fleet are on a siding.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Railroad tank cars--1950-1960.
- February, 1950
- D & R G W Ala - Dur Xmas odd scenic view - Amargo-Monero 473 between rock cut ahead
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 473 and coaches pass by rocky crags somewhere between Alamosa and Durango, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cresco--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1940-1950.
- December 25, 1948
- D&RGW, Montrose, Colo.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad standard gauge locomotive 3413 (2-8-8-2) is beside D&RGW narrow gauge locomotive 482 (2-8-0), with a pilot mounted wedge snowplow, in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. A man stands on the tracks near a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Montrose (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.; Railroad shops &...
- ca. 1955
- Koppers Company, #40, 2-foot gauge 0-4-0 Salida, Colo. tie plant.
- View of Koppers Company steam locomotive #40 near a tie plant in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Koppers Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Salida (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida--1950-1960.
- ca. 1954
- Union Pacific RR. 2-8-2 #2519 running lite on curve, Sherman, Wyo.
- Union Pacific Railroad locomotive #2519 is on a curve near Sherman (Albany County), Wyoming. Shows hills, trees, and snow fences in the distance.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1980-1990.; Albany County (Wyo.)--1980-1990.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Albany County--1980-1990.
- ca. 1952
- Baltimore & Ohio R.R. eng. 7161 somewhere in Ohio
- Baltimore and Ohio steam locomotive #7161 with a consist of freight cars passes a water tank and a two story frame house at an unidentified location in Ohio.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Houses.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Water tanks.
- ca. 1940
- D&RGW F7 diesel 5571, train No. 10 "Yampa Valley Mail," Rock Creek Canyon west of McCoy, Colo. c. 1962-1965, National Ry. Historical Society car 96 at end of train.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company passenger train #10, the Yampa Valley Mail, rounds a bend at Rock Creek Canyon, west of McCoy (Eagle County), Colorado. National Railway Historical Society car 96 is the last car on the train.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1960-1970.; National Railway Historical Society--Equipment & supplies--1960-1970.; McCoy (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Railroads--Colorado--McCoy--1960-1970.
- between 1962 and 1965
- D&RGW
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge (2-8-2) locomotives #491 and #488 are beneath a coal dock (coaling tower) in Monero (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. Shows a pile of coal near the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Coaling stations--New Mexico--Monero--1950-1960.; Monero (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Coal--New Mexico--Monero--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Monero--1950-1960.; Railroads--New...
- between 1953 and 1956
- D&RGW standard gauge Coach 1004 on train 115, "The San Luis," arriving Alamosa, Colo.
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company train #115, with passenger coach #1004, arrives in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- between 1951 and 1953
- D&RGW F3 diesel 5534 standard gauge train 115, "The San Luis," arriving Alamosa, Colo.
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company train 115 arrives in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The train is pulled by diesel engine #5534.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- between 1951 and 1953
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge locomotive (2-8-2) #454, as it switches standard gauge freight cars in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows railroad workers, tanks beside tracks in the rail yard and a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Montrose (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.; Railroad...
- between 1951 and 1953
- D&RGW
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad standard gauge locomotive (4-8-2) #1514 with the passenger train, the "San Luis," and narrow gauge locomotive (2-8-2) #476 are in the rail yard in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- between 1951 and 1952
- D&RGW
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge locomotive #494 (2-8-2) heads a mixed gauge train south of Alamosa in Alamosa County, Colorado. The consist includes standard gauge box cars, an idler car and narrow gauge caboose #0503. The...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Alamosa County--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa...
- between 1950 and 1960
- D&RGW
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge freight train is westbound in a treeless valley west of Antonito in Conejos County, Colorado. The consist has fourteen (14) tank cars, freight cars, and a second locomotive. Shows low storm...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clouds--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.; Railroad tank cars--Colorado--Conejos...
- between 1950 and 1956
- D&RGW Coal dock, Alamosa, Colo. from s.e.
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company coal dock (coaling station) at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Shows an inclined wooden trestle like structure with coal cars on top.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Coaling-stations--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- between 1950 and 1955
- Sacramento City Lines 64 double end safety car, at Southern Pacific Depot, Sacramento California.
- Sacramento City Lines interurban streetcar #64 waits at the Southern Pacific Depot in Sacramento (Sacramento County), California. Lettering on the trolley reads: Sacrament City Lines" and "64." The destination sign reads: "46th & J Street."
- Sacramento City Lines, Inc.--1940-1950.; Sacramento (Calif.)--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--California--Sacramento--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--California--Sacramento--1940-1950.
- between 1940 and 1949?
- Traction M E R & T #1155 War Bonds Car approaching rear of terminal
- Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company streetcar #4 is surrounded by businesses in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; signs read: "Electric," "Hotel Antlers," "Modern Fireproof Rooms," "Rates $1.00 and $2.00," and "Recreation Bar 16 Bowling Alleys...
- Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company--1940-1960.; Milwaukee (Wis.)--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--1940-1950.
- August, 1945
- D & R G W "Durango" & coach at Toltec stop pass cars 56P
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad passenger coach "Durango" on tracks near Toltec, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Toltec (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Railroad passenger cars--New Mexico--Toltec--1950-1960.; Railroad tracks--New Mexico--Toltec--1950-1960.
- August 20, 1950
- Traction M E R & T meet on Pt. Washington line articulated taking siding (thru front window of 1188)
- Streetcars of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company approach in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company--1940-1950.; Milwaukee (Wis.)--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--1940-1950.
- August 16, 1945
- Traction M E R & T cars in terminal "West Jet" & "Racine-Kenosha"
- Streetcars in the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company garage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company--1940-1950.; Milwaukee (Wis.)--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--1940-1950.
- August 15-16, 1945
- Traction M E R & T cars in terminal "Port Washington" & "?"
- Streetcars in the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company garage in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company--1940-1950.; Milwaukee (Wis.)--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--1940-1950.
- August 15-16, 1945
- Denver South Park and Pacific R.R., unfinished stone wall on grade near Ohio Pass, Colo. project abandoned in 1882, track never laid here.
- View of an abandoned and unfinished Denver, South Park and Pacific railroad grade and retaining wall near Ohio Pass in Gunnison County, Colorado. Two men inspect the grade. One stands on the wall.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ohio Pass (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Gunnison County--1960-1970.
- [ca. 1965]
- D&RGW, Montrose, Colo.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge locomotive 278 (2-8-0) is on display on a spur in Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Montrose (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Montrose--1950-1960.
- [ca. 1953?]
- East Broad Top R.R. & Coal Co., narrow gauge motor, unknown location
- View of East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company narrow gauge motor car "M-1" parked on a siding in Pennsylvania. Shows freight cars, a wooden building, a railroad signal, and a tipple. A man with a camera stands near the motor car. Lettering on...
- East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--Pennsylvania--1940-1950.; Railroad motor cars--Pennsylvania--1940-1950.
- [ca. 1945]
- Union Pacific RR. depot circa 1980, Sterling, Colo.
- View of the brick and stone Union Pacific Railroad depot during a relocation and construction renovation project in Sterling (Logan County), Colorado. The one story building has a hip and gable roof, arched waiting room windows, knee brace...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1980-1990.; Sterling (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Sterling--1980-1990.; Remodeling--Colorado--Sterling--1980-1990.
- [between 1984 and 1986]
- 346 and passenger train
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge locomotive 346 with passenger coaches at the Colorado Railroad Museum, in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Car 60 has letters: "United States Mail Railway Post Office."
- Colorado Railroad Museum--1960-1970.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Railroad...
- [between 1962 and 1965]
- RGS narrow gauge views
- Rebuilt depot. Photographed: Ridgway, Colorado, 1960s.
- Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Ridgway--1960-1970.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroads--Colorado--Ridgway--1960-1970.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- [between 1960 and 1969?]