Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Union Station, Grand Junction
- Passengers stand on the platform of Union Station, Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. The building is a two-story hipped roof brick structure with a one-story hipped roof side wing and a tile roof. Tracks used by the Colorado Midland and...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Union Station (Grand Junction, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- ca. 1910
- Palmer Lake
- A smoke cloud from an Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe train hangs over Palmer Lake, El Paso County Colorado. The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad train depot shows across the lake.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1912
- Glenwood Springs
- View over Glenwood Springs, in the broad valley of the Grand (Colorado) River, Garfield County, Colorado includes the Hotel Colorado, facilities for the Denver and Rio Grande and the Colorado Midland, State Road 82 viaduct, business district, and a...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [Summer 1912]
- Coke ovens at Crested Butte, Gunnison, Co
- Men work by a railroad ore car at the C. F. & I. coke ovens, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coke industry--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver & Rio Grande employees
- Fisheye view. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad employees, men and boys, pose by a horse drawn railroad boxcar in front of the Stout Street Post Office, in Denver, Colorado. Lettering on the boxcar reads: "In Unity There Is Strength," "D&RG,"...
- Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America--People--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banners--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horse...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Bowie Coal Mines wide angle view from old tipple and mine on hill
- View from old tipple over Bowie Coal Mine structures, Delta County, Colorado. Steep incline with ore cart tracks leads to mine entrance. A Denver and Rio Grande gondola car shows under the new tipple. Formerly Juanita Coal and Coke before Alexander...
- Bowie Coal Mine (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Delta County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Delta County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- In D. & R. G. pass. dept. office, Equitable Bldg. Denver, Sect. to Gen. Pass. & ticket agent, Frank A. Wadleigh
- Photographer's self portrait in the Denver and Rio Grande Passenger Department Office, Equitable Building, Denver, Colorado, shows Beam, in his official position as Secretary to the General Passenger and Ticket Agent, at his desk with typewriter...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Typewriters--1910-1920.; Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.
- July 1910
- Primos Chem. Co. mill, Vanadium, Colo.
- View of the Primos Chemical Company mill and Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks beside the San Miguel River in Vanadium (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows frame buildings and brick or metal smokestacks in a valley. Denver & Rio Grande freight...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Primos Chemical Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Vanadium industry--Colorado--Vanadium--1910-1920.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Vanadium (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1914 and 1920?]
- Sportsman's Home, Cebolla, Colo.
- View of the resort hotel owned by J. J. Carpenter in Cebolla (Gunnison County), Colorado. The hotel is a two story brick structure and a long one story log building. Passengers sit in an open car on a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad train. A bridge...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Cebolla (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Cebolla--1910-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cebolla--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Cebolla--1910-1920.;...
- 1910
- Coke ovens, Crested Butte, Colo.
- Denver and Rio Grande box cars carry bituminous coking coal at the C. F. & I. stone coke ovens, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. A laundry line is in distance flying high; smoke and fumes from the ovens blow in the opposite direction....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clotheslines--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Coke industry--Colorado--Crested Butte--1910-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Crested...
- [1910]
- Platoro, Colo.
- Scattered log and tent structures, many under construction, make up the gold mining town of Platoro in the Platoro - Gilmore Mining District, Conejos County, Colorado; shows people in front of residences and stores along the wide center street.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Platoro (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Log buildings--Colorado--Platoro--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Platoro--1910-1920.
- May 31, 1913
- Primos Chem. Co. mill Vanadium, Colo.
- View of the Primos Chemical Company vanadium mill complex in Vanadium (San Miguel County), Colorado shows: smokestacks, dump truck, railroad tracks and cars "D. & R. G.", and the San Miguel River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Primos Chemical Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Vanadium industry--Colorado--Vanadium--1910-1920.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Vanadium (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1914 and 1917?]
- Tipple at Hastings, Colo.
- Men stand on a trestled tipple lined with full ore carts above Denver and Rio Grande railroad cars, in the Victor American Fuel Company's town of Hastings, Las Animas County, Colorado. Lumber is by a shed; smokestacks and processing buildings are...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipples--Colorado--Hastings--1910-1920.; Hastings (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hastings Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal...
- [1914]
- 20th St. Viaduct
- View of 20th (Twentieth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado; shows a bridge above railroad tracks, a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad box car, and the Empire Seed and Fuel Company warehouse. Background landmarks include Webster School, St. (Saint)...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Empire Seed and Fuel Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [1911 or 1912?]
- Grand Valley
- View of the Denver & Rio Grande and Rio Grande Junction railroad depot and frame buildings in the town of Grand Valley (Parachute) in Mesa County, Colorado. Men stand near boxes, crates and milk jugs on the platform of the depot. A sign on the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Holly Sugar Co - dumping beets at factory Delta, Colo
- Men watch beets pour from a D.& R.G. railroad freight car at the Holly Sugar processing facility in Delta (Delta County) Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Holly Sugar Corporation--Facilities--1910-1920.; Delta (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.; Sugar...
- 1920 October 27
- Agriculture college demonstration train
- People pose by Denver and Rio Grande Railroad passenger coaches in Colorado; a banner reads: "Agricultural [?] Train," snow covers (possibly) the Roan Cliffs in the distance. Letters read: "831 D. & R. G."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--1910-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Paonia in the fertile North Fork Valley, Colorado
- View of the town of Paonia in Delta County, Colorado. A canal, warehouses and sheds are at the edge of town near the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks. A sign on one building reads: "The Paonia Fruit Exchange Co." Shows the Junior High School,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.; Warehouses--Colorado--Paonia--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Telluride vicinity mines at Pandora
- View of Pandora mine facilities, separated by Marshall Creek, San Miguel County, Colorado, shows the multi-structure mill with tailings, Denver and Rio Grande box and coal cars on loading spurs. The Smuggler-Union mine and buildings show high above...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Marshall Creek (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.;...
- [1918]
- Palmer Lake
- View of the town of Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado, includes the Denver & Rio Grande train depot.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1910-1920.
- July 11, 1912
- Depot
- Young men in suits sit on the dock by the passenger shelter of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The depot has a gable roof with flared eaves, half-timbering, dormer, and sign: "Freight Express Office."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Salida (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Salida--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- 1910
- Denver to Mesa Verde
- Men watch a convertible car accend a ramp onto a flat-bed railroad car of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in Colorado. A second car, with a banner that reads: "Sociability Run Automobile Owners Denver to Mesa Verde," is on the bed of the railroad...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1910-1920.
- September, 1917
- Pandora mill and end of the railroad
- View of the Pandora Mill, located three miles downhill from the Smuggler-Union mine, in Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado with Denver and Rio Grande railroad cars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Smuggler-Union mine
- View of the Pandora Mill located three miles downhill from the Smuggler-Union mine in Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado with Denver and Rio Grande railroad cars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1914 and 1915?]
- Smuggler-Union mine
- View of the Pandora Mill located three miles downhill from the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado with Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1915 and 1915]
- Old and new Smuggler mills at Pandora
- View of the Pandora Mills located three miles downhill from the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado with Denver and Rio Grande railroad cars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Old Smuggler mill and terminal of Tom Boy train
- View of the Pandora Mill located three miles downhill from the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado with Denver and Rio Grande railroad cars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Old Smuggler mill & cyanide plant
- View of the Pandora Mill located three miles downhill from the Smuggler-Union mine in Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado with Denver and Rio Grande railroad cars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Railroad freight...
- [1910?]
- Smuggler Union mill
- View of the Pandora Mill located three miles downhill from the Smuggler-Union mine in Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows houses and Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [1910?]
- Railroads, Denver and Rio Grande
- Men watch an automobile drive onto a Denver & Rio Grande railroad car in Colorado; another automobile has a banner: "2nd Sociability Run Oldsmobile Owners Denver to Mesa Verde National Park."
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Oldsmobile automobile--Colorado--1910-1920.; Automobile rallies--Colorado--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- September 3-11, 1917
- Colorado River and railroad tracks
- View of Denver & Rio Grande railroad tracks beside the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows telegraph poles, and sheer cliffs.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Colorado River and Glenwood Canyon
- View of Denver and Rio Grand railroad tracks beside the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows tents beside the river, cliffs and rock formations.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Colorado River & D&RG train tunnel
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande railroad tunnel, the Colorado River, telegraph poles, and sheer cliffs, in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Glenwood Canyon
- View of Denver & Rio Grande railroad tracks beside rapids in the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows telegraph poles and a dirt road on the far side of the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Glenwood Canyon
- View of Denver & Rio Grande railroad tracks and telegraph poles beside the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows cliffs and rock formations.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Glenwood Canyon
- View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks beside the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Telegraph poles are beside the tracks. Shows cliffs and rock formations.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Glenwood Canyon
- View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, a railroad tunnel, a telegraph pole and the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon in Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Animas river scene at Rosing
- Man stands on a hill above the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks at Rosing by the Animas River, New Mexico; shows landscape with trees, bend in river, distant mountains.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1920.; Rosing (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--New Mexico--Rosing--1910-1920.; Rivers--New Mexico--Rosing--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Provo, Utah - joint D&RG (RGW) - UP depot under construction
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande (Rio Grande Western) and Union Pacific depot in Provo, Utah, during its construction. Scaffolding covers the brick and stone building; men pose by stacked, terra-cotta roof tiles.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1910-1920.; Union Pacific Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Provo (Utah)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Utah--Provo--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- October, 1910
- Hastings, Colorado
- View of Hastings, Las Animas County, Colorado; shows the Victor American Fuel Company's coal screening plant trestled tipple lined with full ore carts and Denver and Rio Grande railroad cars. A false front business has a sign: "Chas Niccoli...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipples--Colorado--Hastings--1910-1920.; Hastings (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Hastings--1910-1920.;...
- [1914]
- Grand Valley
- Rio Grande Junction and Denver and Rio Grande railroads joint depot, Grand Valley (Parachute), Garfield County, Colorado; shows a typical Rio Grande design depot, a wood frame structure with gable roof; several men stand on a plank platform with...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Shoshone Dam looking up stream
- View of Shoshone Dam (hydro electric) construction, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows men on a bridge over the Colorado River and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Shoshone powerplant (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Garfield...
- December 4, 1910
- Shoshone Dam
- View of Shoshone Dam (hydro electric) construction, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows men on catwalks over the Colorado River and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Shoshone powerplant (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dam construction--Colorado--Garfield...
- March 17, 1910
- Ouray
- Passengers walk between transfer automobiles and a train at the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger depot, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Ouray (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- America's greatest Colorado's grandest health and summer resort Hot Sulphur Spring Park
- Panoramic view of Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Wood frame buildings, one with a sign that reads: "Park Hotel" are in the town. The Colorado River and a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company train are nearby. Light snow covers the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Royal Gorge
- Aerial view of the Royal Gorge on the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado shows the steep canyon walls along the river with standard Denver and Rio Grande or Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Arkansas River--1910-1920.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]