Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sunday School Picnic Red Cliff, Colo
- The Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado Sunday school class poses. The women wear bodices, dresses, and fancy hats; the men and children wear ties, suspenders, and felt hats. Many have bamboo fishing poles; a picnic basket is in the foreground. They...
- Minturn (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clergy--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Picnic baskets--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Picnics--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Sunday...
- 1889
- Minturn school
- Children and their teachers stand at the front door of the Minturn School in Minturn (Eagle County), Colorado. The girls wear pinafores, black stockings and high-topped shoes. The boys wear jackets and pants. Shows the projecting entry porch and...
- Minturn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.; Teachers--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.
- 1905 [March] 2
- Lioness, Minturn, D. & R.G.R.R., Glenwood Extension
- Men wait for a train at the Minturn depot on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Glenwood Extension, (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows the Eagle River, Lionshead, a rock formation, a water tower, and frame buildings.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lionshead (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Minturn (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- The Lioness, Minturn D.& R.G.R.R.
- View of the Lionness (Lionshead), a rock formation northeast of Minturn (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows the Minturn train depot for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, a water tower and residences.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Lionshead (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1900.; Water...
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- The Lioness near Minturn
- View of the Lionshead (the Lioness), a rock formation northeast of Minturn (Eagle County), Colorado. Men stand by the wood frame Minturn train depot of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company. Shows a steep slope and pine trees.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Lionshead (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Minturn (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Lioness. Minturn, D.& R.G.R.R., Glenwood Extension
- Men wait for the train at the Minturn depot on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Glenwood Extension, (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows the Eagle River, Lionshead, a rock formation, a water tower, and frame buildings.
- Eagle River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lionshead (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Minturn (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Water...
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Luby family
- The Luby family in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, poses in suits, bodices, a high collar, and poke bonnets. One of the children holds a straw hat.
- Luby family--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bonnets--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Hats--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Minturn, Colo Church or School
- Women and children pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, on the steps of a frame building with a projecting, arched entry. The boys wear sack coats and kneepants; the girls are in print dresses.
- Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Minturn, Colo
- Well dressed men, women, and children pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, on the steps of a frame schoolhouse (with belfry). The women wear oversized, feathered hats.
- Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Squires Hotel Minturn, Colo
- Men and women pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, by a two- story building with a covered balcony/porch and paired, double hung windows. Lathe turned piers and jigsawn balustrade finish the verandah; the stucco building has a flat roof and...
- Squires Hotel (Minturn, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Minturn (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Artificial limbs--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Four Rio Grande "3600" class engines at Minturn
- Denver and Rio Grande "3600" Class locomotives (2-8-8-2) are stopped near a coaling station, coal washer and water column in Minturn (Eagle County), Colorado. Lettering on the locomotives reads: "Rio Grande 3602" and "3617."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Minturn (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.; Water...
- 1953 September 6
- Eagle River Hotel Minturn, Colo
- Men and women pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, by a three-story building with a stone foundation, tar paper siding, dormer, and one-story extension. Lettering reads: "The Eagle River Hotel. Baths 25 (cent sign) Agency Best Laundry."
- Eagle River Hotel (Minturn, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Minturn (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915?]
- Engines smashed up by a snow slide near Minturn, Colo
- Near Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, a boxcar and engine of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad have damage and are in deep snow.
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Luby family?
- A man and children pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado. He wears a suit and has a soft hat with a Montana peak in his lap; a boy wears bib overalls and holds a domed hat. The girls wear bonnets and hold flowers; one sits in a wicker baby...
- Luby family--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Baby carriages--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Luby Home Leadville or Minturn
- This interior in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, includes bobcat skin rugs, a spindle chair, a frosted glass lamp, framed portraits, chinaware, and a gilt framed mirror. A pillow depicts a man looking at women's legs and grabbing his head.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Minturn (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Decorations--Colorado--Minturn--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Minturn--1910-1920.; Rocking chairs--Colorado--Minturn--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Luby in Minturn
- In Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, saloon owner H. W. Luby poses with a little girl on horseback. He wears a vest, bowtie, and planter hat; she is in white lace with a bow in her hair. The horse is tethered to a picket fenced deck; frame houses...
- Luby, H. W.--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children riding horses--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Minturn, Colorado on Eagle River
- Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, is dusted in snow. The large tin roofed barn is the property of G. L. Wright; the two-story residence with bay windows is the home of Dr. Kauffman, and the cross gabled house on the right is the Boco [?] home....
- Wright, G. L.--Homes & haunts.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.
- 1899
- School house (1st) Minturn, Colo
- Children pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, on the steps of a frame schoolhouse. The girls are in fancy dresses, and several children wear cloche, planter, sailor, or duster hats.
- Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- D&RGW, Minturn, Colo. D&RGW (2-8-8-2) 3600.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 3600 (2-8-8-2), with a coal tender, vents smoke at Minturn (Eagle County), Colorado. A sedan and station wagon are by the depot; a sign reads: "D&RG - RR - YMCA." A railroad crossing sign is...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Minturn (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.
- 1954 August
- D&RGW, Minturn, Colo. D&RGW (2-8-8-2) 3615.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 3615 (2-8-8-2), with a coal tender, by water tanks and a shed at Minturn (Eagle County) Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Minturn (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.; Water tanks--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.
- 1954 August
- Rocky Mt. R.R. Club circle trip special at Minturn
- Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad diesel locomotive 5554 leads a special Rocky Mountain Railroad Club passenger train at Minturn (Eagle County), Colorado. Members of the club stand near the train and a water column.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain Railroad Club--People--1950-1960.; Minturn (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.;...
- 1952 July 20
- Eagle River Hotel Minturn, Colo
- Men pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, on the porch of a three-story building with a stone foundation, tar paper siding and a dormer. Snow and icicles cover the porch; lettering reads: "The Eagle River Hotel. Baths 25 (cent sign)."
- Eagle River Hotel (Minturn, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Luby Family
- The Luby family, in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, poses in suits, lace collars, and puffed sleeves. One of the children has a knotted silk scarf; the other has flowers in her hair.
- Luby family--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Luby Home Minturn, Colo
- This one-story frame residence in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, has a covered porch, shingle imbrication, bargeboard, bay windows, and a brick chimney. A man, woman, and child pose on the stoop; wood fence encloses the snowy yard. Mountains are...
- Minturn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Minturn, Colo views
- Frame dwellings line Main Street in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado. Power poles edge the pavement; vines climb one topped by a mercury vapor lamp. Foothills are in the background.
- Minturn (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Minturn--1970-1980.; Utility poles--Colorado--Minturn--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Minturn, Colo
- Men pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, in front of a false- fronted barber shop. The building has storefront windows and a louvered transom over the door; signs on a side extension have barber stripes. An adjacent building has a brick...
- Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Barbershops--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Minturn, Colo
- Men pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, in front of a false- fronted business. Two wear white aprons, the others are in vests with gold chains. The double doors have arched windows and bars; lettering over the entry reads: "Restaurant." Signs...
- Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Restaurants--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Minturn, Colorado
- The Saint Patrick Catholic church in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, is a one-story frame building with a projecting square tower housing the entry. A cross tops the pointed roof; a sign by the door reads: "Saint Patrick's Parish." Two girls ride...
- Saint Patrick Catholic Church (Minturn, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Minturn (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Minturn--1980-1990.
- 1986
- Snowslide near Minturn, Colo
- Near Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, a passenger coach of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad has damage and is in deep snow.
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Road Co.--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- 1899
- D&RGW, Minturn, Colo. D&RGW (2-8-8-2) 3600.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 3600 (2-8-8-2), with a consist that includes a coal tender, flat car, and box cars, near a coaling station in Minturn (Eagle County), Colorado. Gondola cars are near a train shed.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Minturn (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.
- 1954 August
- D&RGW, east of Minturn, Colo. D&RGW (2-8-8-2) 3612.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 3612 (2-8-8-2), with a consist that includes a coal tender, caboose, and box cars, climbs a grade east of Minturn (Eagle County) Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Minturn (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Minturn--1950-1960.
- 1951 August 26
- Minturn, Colo Ball Team
- A baseball team poses in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, in uniforms featuring short billed caps, quilted kneepants, and a letter "M" on the shirts. Men sitting in front have bats; men in back have mitts. One man, in a suit with a gold chain,...
- Minturn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baseball players--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Minturn, Colo
- Businesses in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, include storefronts with lettering: "Stonewall," "Sample Room Liquors Cigars," and "American House." A bridge spans the Eagle River; buildings and foothills are in the background.
- Eagle River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Minturn, Colo
- Buildings in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, include gable roofed dwellings and sheds. Yards are fenced; horses and children stand in the snow.
- Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Minturn, Colo
- This grave in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, is laden with flowers and a portrait of a man. A wrought iron fence has fleur-de-lis finials; more graves are in the background.
- Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Graves--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Minturn, Colo
- Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, consists of frame dwellings and outbuildings, dusted in snow. The Eagle River and tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad are in the foreground; foothills are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Minturn, Colo
- These one-story frame residences in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, have covered porches, bay windows, and double hung windows. Picket fence encloses the yard of the smaller house; slopes are in the background.
- Minturn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Minturn--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Taxidermy display, Minturn, Colo
- This cabinet in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, displays taxidermied fowl, a badger, a beaver, an antelope, owls, and other game. Rifles form a tripod; lace curtains on the interior walls flank the case.
- Minturn (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rifles.; Showcases.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Minturn--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Taxidermy display, Minturn, Colo
- This cabinet in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, displays taxidermied fowl, a ferret, a porcupine, ptarmigan, jays, pistols, rocks, coral and books. Rifles form a tripod by a wicker creel; bobcat and mountain lion skins are on the floor. A parlor...
- Minturn (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rifles.; Showcases.; Taxidermy--Colorado--Minturn--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Public Library 1927 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1927.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 2011
- Line change W. of Minturn?
- View of Hamilton and O'leason Company freight cars on Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad tracks, by the Eagle River, near Minturn(?), Eagle County, Colorado.
- Hamilton and O'leason Company--1920-1930.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- New bridge W. of Minturn
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad bridge over the Eagle River, near Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- New bridge W. of Minturn
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad bridge over the Eagle River, near Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Track W. of Minturn
- View of Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks by the Eagle River, near Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- D&RGW locomotive, engine number 790, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Minturn, Colo., July 14, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1935
- D&RGW locomotive, engine number 3605, engine type 2-8-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Minturn, Colo., April 29, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1938
- D&RGW locomotive, engine number 1506, engine type 4-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Minturn, Colo., April 29, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1938
- D&RGW locomotive, engine number 1510, engine type 4-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Minturn, Colo., June 13, 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1926
- D&RGW locomotive, engine number 1803, engine type 4-8-4
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: East of Minturn, Colo., July 23, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1950
- D&RGW locomotive, engine number 3602, engine type 2-8-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Minturn, Colo., April 29, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Minturn.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1938