Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 11, 1919 November
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 5, 1911 January 28
- Cherrelyn horse car
- View of the Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway car. Shows the horse riding on the back platform and passengers leaning out the windows near Cherrelyn (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado. The Cherrelyn trolley...
- Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway--1900-1910.; Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- People in rear of observation car Denver
- Passengers pose for a photo on the back of a Colorado Midland observation car No. 111 at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. All of the passengers are dressed in their finest travel clothes. The men wear suits and hats and the women wear dresses and...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Manitou & Pikes Peak RR top of Pikes Peak
- Passengers disembark from the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railroad on Pikes Peaks in El Paso County, Colorado. Men walk along the railroads tracks, other passengers walk up a stairway that leads to the brick train depot.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Georgetown Loop
- View of the Devil's Gate bridge on the Georgetown Loop near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A Colorado Central locomotive and freight cars sit on the elevated bridge; passengers stand on the cars. Shows a Colorado Central excursion train...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- On Pikes Peak, Alt. 14,147 ft.
- View of a Manitou and Pikes Peak Railroad passenger car and locomotive on the summit Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. Passengers stand on and near the train. The passengers are well-dressed in suits and long dresses. Snow banks are near the...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1910-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1912 June 5
- Launch Zilla[h] on Yellowstone Lake
- A view of Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park shows a steamboat, the Zillah, with passengers on the lake. The male passengers stand or sit on the deck of the boat. Snowcapped mountains are seen in the distance.
- Zillah (Steamboat)--1890-1910.; Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1890-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1910.; National Parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Manitou & Pikes Peak RR on Pikes Peak
- Passengers disembark from the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railroad on Pikes Peaks in El Paso County, Colorado. Men walk along the railroads tracks, other passengers walk up a stairway that leads to the brick train depot.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Manitou & Pikes Peak RR top of Pikes Peak
- Passengers disembark from a Manitou and Pikes Peak Railroad train on Pikes Peaks in El Paso County, Colorado. Men walk along the railroads tracks, other passengers walk up a stairway that leads to the brick train depot.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Denver Station
- Image is of a 1870s engraving that depicts a busy scene at Denver's railroad station, at the end of 22nd (Twenty Second) Street, Denver, Colorado. Passengers come and go from three lines, the Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad, Kansas...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company--1870-1890.; Kansas Pacific Railway Company--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1870 and 1881]
- Manitou Springs tour
- A tour party in Manitou Springs, Colorado, poses in front of the Cliff House Hotel. Sixteen bemused passengers sit in an open buckboard, while the driver holds the reins of the four horse team. The women are wearing puff shouldered blouses of...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1900.
- July 13, 1895
- 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?]
- 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?]
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 7, 1914 January 10
- The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 24, 1914 September 26
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 2, 1910 January 8
- Railroad passengers
- Passengers carry luggage across railroad tracks to the sidewalk, probably at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Shows Colorado and Southern train car "7429," and engine "1354;" smokestacks are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Wagon with passengers
- People, on an open horse-drawn coach, pose in front of the Oasis Hotel in Greeley (Larimer County), Colorado. The passengers and bystanders are well dressed and wear hats. An ornate wooden porch wraps around the front of the brick hotel on an...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 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
- Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Ry. motor train, Onalaska, Tex. "white" passengers ride in car, "colored" passengers ride in trailer.
- View of a Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway motor car and trailer beside the dilapidated depot in Onalaska (Polk County), Texas. Shows African American (Black) men, women and children passengers aboard the crowded trailer "W.B.T. & S. 2" and...
- Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railway Company--1940-1950.; African Americans--Texas--Onalaska--1940-1950.; Onalaska (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroad motor cars--Texas--Onalaska--1940-1950.; Segregation--Texas--Onalaska--1940-1950.
- 1946 October 5
- 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
- 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
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 5, 1919 May
- Cherrelyn horse car
- A horse rides on the rear platform of the Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway horse car near Cherrelyn, (Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado. Women passengers wear hats and dresses. The Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway...
- Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway--1900-1910.; Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- 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?]
- Recreation excursions railroad passenger train in mountains probably C. & N. W.
- View of a Chicago and North Western (C&NW) passenger train as it makes its way around a bend in the mountains of Colorado. Passengers ride in closed and open-air cars.
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1900-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Group in Clear Creek Canyon
- Railroad cars of the Union Pacific Denver & Gulf railroad line are stopped in Clear Creek Canyon near Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Men stand outside of the passenger cars; other passengers (mostly women) look out the windows of the...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland Railway interior of Pullman Car
- Passengers are seated in the Pullman car of the Colorado Midland Railway Company. Above the seats are luggage compartments and small windows. An African American crew worker, in uniform, stands in the back in front of the train car door.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Afro-Americans--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad porters--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland Railway interior of Pullman Car
- Passengers are seated in the Pullman car of the Colorado Midland Railway Company. Above the seats are luggage compartments and small windows. An African American crew worker, in uniform, stands in the back in front of the train car door.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Afro-Americans--Colorado--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad porters--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Passenger train at Union Station in Denver
- A group of passengers stop to talk on the platform at the rear of a train at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Four train conductors stand next to the doorways that lead into the railroad passenger cars.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Stage hold-up
- Reenactment of a stage hold up shows bandits with pistols and passengers with their hands in the air, Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Sign on the horse drawn coach reads "J. H. [?]nour."
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Robberies--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf
- A large group poses in front of Engine No. 162 of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway, at a stop in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. In the background passengers walk next to the railroad cars, others look out their windows. A...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado & Southern Georgetown Loop
- Passengers stand behind the rear car of a Colorado and Southern Railway passenger train at the Georgetown loop in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Denver, Leadville & Gunnison RR Eng. No. 192 at Como
- Passengers pose in front of the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railroad engine no. 192 at a rail stop in Como (Park county), Colorado. Some stand on the pilot (cowcatcher), one man is seated as he finishes a sandwich; crew members stand on both...
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1900.; Como (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Como--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Como--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Colorado & Southern Georgetown Loop
- Passengers stand behind the rear car of a Colorado and Southern Railway passenger train at the Georgetown loop in Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Denver & South Park near alpine tunnel
- A group of passengers pose on the railroad tracks next to a Denver, Leadville and Gunnison train in Colorado.
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1898?]
- Union Pacific, Denver, Gulf and Clear Creek
- Passengers pose next to a Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Railway train in Colorado. The train sits on a bridge over Clear Creek.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Street car
- Passengers ride on the Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway Company streetcar number 70 in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Signs on the streetcar read: "Seeing Colorado Springs", "Dangerous Keep Off", and "Visit The Zoo."
- Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colo. Spgs. & Cripple Creek Dist. RR excursion
- Passengers pose on the tracks in front of a Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railroad train in Colorado. One man holds a camera on a tripod.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Photographers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910?]
- U. P. Denver & Gulf RR engine no. 8
- Passengers and a musical band in uniform pose with the Union, Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railroad train #8 in Colorado. Instruments include baritones and trumpets.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 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
- The Royal Gorge at the bridge down
- A Denver & Rio Grande locomotive and passenger cars stop near the hanging bridge in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Crew members and passengers sit on rocks near the Arkansas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Picnic grounds in Granite Canon
- Two Colorado Midland Railway excursion trains stop at a picnic area in Granite Canyon (Elevenmile Canyon) beside the South Platte River, Park County, Colorado. Shows passengers, a boulder strewn field, and American flags on a locomotive.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]