Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Taylor and Brunton Sampling Company - Cripple Creek district
- Engine no. 104, of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railroad, is parked in front of the Taylor and Brunton Sampling Company building in Pitkin County, Colorado. "Taylor and Brunton Sampling Company" is painted on the side of the four...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1900.; Midland Terminal Railway--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Hagerman Pass, C.M.RY.
- Hagerman Pass, Lake County, Colorado. Shows Colorado Midland Railway Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel under construction (1891); Midland trains climb mountainside, back and forth to Hagerman Tunnel far above, Douglas City is behind snow shed directly above...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Railroad construction &...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- The Hundley stage line to Cripple Creek, via C.M. Ry.
- Men pose at the Colorado Midland Railway and Hundley stage line meeting point at a depot in Divide (Teller County), Colorado. Men wear suits and hats and pose on top of horse-drawn stagecoaches that read: "Mail Express" and "Cripple Creek."...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Divide (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Divide--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Divide--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Divide--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1893]
- Mt. Sopris from mouth of Red Canon, Colorado Midland R.R.
- View of the Roaring Fork River and Colorado Midland Railway Company tracks in probably Pitkin County, Colorado. Shows rocks in the creek and pine trees. Mount Sopris is possibly in the distance.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Approaching Hell Gate, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of the Colorado Midland Railway Company train "23" near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. The engineer and a worker pose in the locomotive. Shows boxcar labeled: "11050" of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company. A...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Hell Gap (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897?]
- Sphinx [sic] Rock - group of people in front
- View of a Colorado Midland railroad excursion at Sphynx Rock near Wild Horse in Chaffee County, Colorado. Passengers pose by the granite rock formation.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Sightseers--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Colorado...
- 1898, 13 June
- Tunnel 5 Granite Canon C.M.R.R.
- View of Colorado Midland Railroad locomotive 17 exiting tunnel 5 in Granite Canyon (Elevenmile Canyon), Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Tunnels--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The great trestle near Hagerman tunnel, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of the wooden Hagerman trestle of the Colorado Midland Railway near Hagerman Tunnel in Lake County, Colorado. Shows railroad workers' tents.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.
- [1892]
- The great trestle near Hagerman tunnel, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of the wooden Hagerman trestle of the Colorado Midland Railway near Hagerman Tunnel in Lake County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.
- [1892]
- The great trestle near Hagerman Tunnel, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of the wooden Hagerman trestle of the Colorado Midland Railway near Hagerman Pass in Lake County, Colorado. Shows railroad track cuts in the mountain.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- East from Hagerman Tunnel, Col. Midland R.R.
- View from Hagerman Tunnel of a mountain valley, rock cliffs and Colorado Midland railroad tracks in Hagerman Pass, Lake County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.
- [1892]
- Tunnel 5 Granite Canon C.M.R.R.
- View of Colorado Midland Railroad locomotive 17 exiting tunnel 5 in Granite Canyon (11 ((Eleven)) Mile) Canyon in Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Tunnels--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- The Great Trestle near Hagerman Tunnel. Col. Midland R.R.
- View of massive wooden Colorado Midland railroad trestle near Hagerman Tunnel, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Colorado Midland depot at Colorado Springs
- A view of the Colorado Midland Railway Company train depot in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Carriages are parked on one side of the building, pedestrians walk in front of the depot. A sign above the doorway reads "Union Passenger...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Opal Lake, Hagerman Tunnel, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of two women at a lake identified as Opal Lake near the entrance to Hagerman Tunnel on Hagerman Pass in Lake County, Colorado. Shows the Colorado Midland Railroad track bed, a log cabin and the entrance to tunnel.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hagerman Tunnel (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.;...
- [1892]
- Mountain lake near Hagerman Tunnel, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of an unidentified lake near Hagerman Pass, Lake County, Colorado. Shows trees and the entrance to the Colorado Midland Railway Hagerman Tunnel.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hagerman Tunnel (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake...
- [1892]
- Colorado Midland Ry. Hagerman Pass, Colo. Pike's Peak Route.
- View of Hagerman Pass, on the Colorado Midland Railway Company route, in Lake County, Colorado. Shows snowsheds, the great Hagerman Trestle, a passenger train, and the construction camp for the Busk Ivanhoe Tunnel, with a water tank, railroad...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lithographs--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [1893]
- Colorado Midland Engine No. 20
- Shows the Colorado Midland Railway Company Engine No. 20 with a coal tender on a turntable in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Turntables (Railroads)--Colorado--Pitkin County--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1900-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 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
- Colo. Midland RR Dolomite trestle (no train)
- A view of the Dolomite trestle of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company in Chaffee County, Colorado. Shows a trestle bridge, hills and trees.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.
- 1897 May 8
- Colo. Midland rounding Hell Gate
- Shows a three engine Colorado Midland Railway Company freight train as it rounds Hell Gate in Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Colorado Midland RR Engine no. 1 at Ivanhoe
- A Colorado Midland Railway crew workers poses on the front pilot (cowcatcher) of Engine number 1 in Ivanhoe (Pitkin County), Colorado. Another crew member, possibly the engineer, leans out of the cab window. A coal car is attached to the engine; in...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Ivanhoe (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Ivanhoe--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Colo. Midland "Grand Castle"
- Two conductors pose on the back of a Colorado Midland Railway car stopped by a row of granite rock walls in Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Park County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Park County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Park County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- T. & B. sampler
- Colorado Midland railroad cars at the T. & B. Sampler, Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Colorado Midland excursion train
- Mr. Ristine and a group of unidentified people pose behind a Colorado Midland Railway train stopped along the route in Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 June 10
- Approaching "Sevencastles" [i.e. Seven Castles]
- Men sit and stand on railroad tracks behind a Colorado Midland railroad train near probably the Fryingpan River, Eagle County, Colorado. Seven Castles, a cliff, is in the distance.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Seven Castles (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Hell Gate from below
- A view of the valley near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. Shows the winding Colorado Midland Railway tracks, snow-tipped pine trees, and the Sawatch Mountain Range.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Hell Gap (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Pitkin...
- [between 1893 and 1897?]
- 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?]
- Cameron Cone from tunnel
- A view through a tunnel along the Colorado Midland Railway line close to the "Cameron Cone" near Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Cameron Cone (Colo.)--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- 1897 May 8
- Cameron's Cone
- View of Cameron Cone in El Paso County, Colorado, and tracks of the Colorado Midland Railway.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Cameron Cone (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- The loop near Hagerman Tunnel
- Colorado Midland Railway tracks loop down Hagerman Pass from Hagerman tunnel in Lake County, Colorado. Shows the wooden Hagerman trestle.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Rear Guard at Midland
- People pose in Midland, Teller County, Colorado; some are in uniform, others ride a stage coach or a buckboard. Passenger coaches of the Colorado Midland Railroad and frame depot are in the background.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Midland (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Midland--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Colorado Midland Depot
- The Colorado Midland Depot in New Castle, Garfield County, Colorado, is a one-story frame building with a gabled entry and wide, bracketed eaves. Businesses and rocky hills are in the background; railroad tracks are in the foreground. A baggage...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; New Castle (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--New Castle--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Six horse stage at Grassy Depot- Midland Terminal This stage ran to Cripple Creek for several years
- Men pose outdoors on a hitched stagecoach, the Cripple Creek Stage, with a team of six horses near the Grassy (later Cameron) depot of the Colorado Midland Terminal Railway. The side of the stagecoach reads: "U. S. Mail." Three wooden barrels stand...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Grassy (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Grassy--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Approaching Buena Vista
- A Man looks through the back of a large format camera along the Colorado Midland Railway tracks near Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The surrounding rock outcropping is probably part of Midland Hill.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cameras--Colorado--Buena Vista--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--Buena Vista--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Buena Vista--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- Seven Castles, Frying Pan creek
- View of Seven Castles rock formation near Basalt (Eagle County), Colorado. A Colorado Midland Railway locomotive and train parallels the Fryingpan River.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Seven Castles (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Rock...
- [1900]