Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque
- Building" above another rectangular sign saying: "Indian Building Fred Harvey." Additional men and women walk along the sidewalk. Several men sit on bicycles in the left background.; Native American women with shawls wrapped over their heads...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Baskets--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Buildings--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Indians of...
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque
- another rectangular sign saying: "Indian Building Fred Harvey." Additional men and women walk along the sidewalk looking at the displays. Several men sit on bicycles in the left background.; Native American women with shawls wrapped over their...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Baskets--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Buildings--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Indians of...
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque
- street in front of them. A sign reading: "Street Cars Stop Here" hangs from one of the poles in front of the hotel. Street car rails line the street. A horse- drawn wagon is being led up the wide dirt road in the right background.; Two women step...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Sidewalks--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Street railroads--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Swine--New...
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- car stop in front of the hotel.; Two women, one possibly H.H. Lake's wife, Theodora, stand on a brick sidewalk in front of the adobe Hotel Alvarado in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Hotel Alvarado was completed in 1902 to serve lunch to train...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Sidewalks--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Telecommunication lines--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900- 1920.;...
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Hotel Alvarado, Albuquerque
- A man wearing a dark suit stands on a brick sidewalk bordering the adobe Hotel Alvarado in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Hotel Alvarado was completed in 1902 to serve lunch to train passengers. The dining room could accommodate up to about 200...
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.; Sidewalks--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1902 and 1910?]
- Baltimore & Ohio R.R. excursion train engine 5175, Ohio?
- A Baltimore & Ohio excursion train led by steam locomotive # 5175 stops in a rocky railroad cut , possibly in Ohio. Passengers stand on top of the cut and near the locomotive.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Passengers.; Railfans.; Railroad cuts.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Rock formations.
- 1939 October 15
- Live steam miniature rr Elitch's Gardens - Denver
- Passengers ride a miniature train at Elitch Gardens, Denver, Colorado, riding a miniature train. A man in bandit costume points guns at the passengers.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Plaza, La Veta, Colo. Beatty Mt. in background
- People and a horse-drawn carriage are in front of the one-story adobe brick Francisco Plaza fort buildings in La Veta (Spanish Peaks, Huerfano County), Colorado (later the Francisco Fort Museum), this served as the commercial center of the town and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1880.; La Veta (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--La Veta--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--La Veta--1870-1880.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--La Veta--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- On the brink of the Bottomless Pit, Pikes Peak wagon road
- View of a high rock formation above timberline along the Pikes Peak toll road, El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a horse-drawn carriage and passengers.
- Mountain roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Bottomless Pit (Colo.)--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Tiny Town
- Train No. 1700, a small scaled coal burning steam engine, pulls passenger and freight cars and a caboose around the village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Harry Altig, engineer in cab checks on his passengers. Sunny...
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Girls--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1947 July 8
- Aspen streetcar
- Two Aspen streetcars, each drawn by one horse, are behind one another on rails. Each streetcar has one driver and no passengers. Lettering on the streetcars read: "Fashionable Sands Bros. Clothes, West Aspen Mill & Main Sts., Aspen City Railway,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1800-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900]
- Shooting antelopes from a railroad train in Colorado
- Antelope run from people with rifles on a prairie hillside in Colorado. One antelope has been shot and falls to the ground. A railroad train is on tracks beside the passengers. Shows dark clouds in the distance and mountains on the horizon.
- Antelope hunting--Colorado--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--1870-1880.
- 1875 May 29
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 3
- Head on; Galloping Goose discharging passengers. Photographed: Matterhorn, Colorado, October 11, 1945.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Matterhorn--1940-1950.; Matterhorn (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Matterhorn--1940-1950.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1945
- D. & R.G. Depot, Colo. Sprgs.
- View of the two-story Denver & Rio Grande Railroad depot in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The stone building has a gabled roof, dormers, a central cupola, and a covered platform for passengers. An engraving above an entrance reads...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Buildings--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1895?]
- The Needles
- Pueblo women walk on railroad tracks carrying basins of items for sale to train passengers. They wear plaid blankets and have their lower legs wrapped. A conductor and a porter stand among them; passenger coaches are in the background.
- Indians of North America--Commerce--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--women--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Santa Fe depot in Colorado Springs before present structure was built
- View of an ornate wood souvenir stand with shelves and a raised awning outside of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad station in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Native American items for sale include; blankets, pottery, painted...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Structures--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations.; Souvenir shops.
- [between 1890 and 1893?]
- Denver Tramway Company, electric street car
- View of Denver Tramway Company electric street railway car number "802" in Denver, Colorado, with passengers.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1926?]
- Sheridan Junction
- View of Sheridan Junction, probably San Juan County, Colorado. Shows Sheridan Junction Hotel, Denver & Rio Grande railroad passenger car and locomotive, and passengers.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Book, magazine, and souvenir stand
- View of an ornate wood souvenir stand, with shelves and a raised awning, outside of a railroad station in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Items for sale include candy, bananas, apples, and North American Indian blankets, pottery,...
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Souvenir shops--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Venice on the Creek
- View of punting boats from the company Venice on the Creek near 14th and Larimer in the Larimer Square Historic District in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A man in a green shirt and black shorts stands in the boat and punts with...
- Venice on the Creek (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Larimer Square Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--2000-2010.;...
- 2002
- Colorado Midland passenger train
- Passengers and crew pose by and on a Colorado Midland passenger train. The train is led by steam locomotive 28, (Schenectady Locomotive Works, 1887).
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Passengers.; Railroads.
- [between 1897 and 1900?]
- Colorado & Southern train stopped under high bridge Georgetown loop.
- Passengers and crew pose on and near Colorado & Southern Railway passenger train number 7 stopped beneath the high bridge (Devil's Gate Viaduct) on the Georgetown loop near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Well dressed men, women,...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Passengers.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad employees.; Streams.; Tourists.
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- Uintah excursion train
- View of a Uintah Railway narrow gauge excursion train probably in Garfield County, Colorado. The consist is led by a steam locomotive and includes a passenger car and a flat car with a temporary frame that supports wooden poles, a railing, and a...
- Uintah Railway--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Festive decorations.; Passengers.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad observation cars.; Railroad passenger cars.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Ry. motor train near Trinity, Tex. collecting fares from passengers.
- A railroad worker in overalls collects fares from African American (Black) men, women and children passengers aboard a crowded Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway trailer pulled by motor car #1 near Trinity in Trinity County, Texas. Lettering...
- Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway Company--1940-1950.; African Americans--Texas--Trinity County--1940-1950.; Trinity County (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Passengers--Texas--Trinity County--1940-1950.; Railroad motor cars--Texas--Trinity...
- 1946 October 5
- Venice on the Creek
- View of punting boats, from the company Venice on the Creek, near 14th and Larimer Streets in the Larimer Square Historic District in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. A man in a purple shirt and black shorts stands in a boat and...
- Venice on the Creek (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Larimer Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--2000-2010.;...
- 2002
- Denver, Leadville, & Gunnison passenger train at Buffalo, Union Pacific RR
- A Denver, Leadville, & Gunnison railroad passenger train is stopped in front of a rusticated stone two story building in Buffalo (Buffalo Creek, Jefferson County), Colorado. Well dressed women and men pose on the train. Union Pacific Railroad...
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1900.; Buffalo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passengers.; Railroad passenger cars.; Railroad stations.; Railroads.
- [between 1895 and 1898?]
- B.C. & G B motor car built by Four Wheel Drive Auto Co., Clintonville, Wisc. at Dundon, W. Va.
- View of Buffalo Creek & Gauley motor car "B" near Dundon (Clay County), West Virginia. A man and a young girl cross the tracks to approach the self propelled car.
- Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad--1940-1950.; Dundon (W.Va.)--1940-1950.; Girls.; Passengers.; Railroad motor cars.
- 1947 July 5