Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Eben G. Fine Park
- View of Eben G. Fine Park, named after a prominent Boulder businessman, conservationist and mountaineer, located at 101 Arapahoe Avenue in Boulder Colorado. Shows children in a playground. A woman pushes a little boy in a blue jacket on a metal...
- Eben G. Fine Park (Boulder, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boulder (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Parks.; Shelters.; Playgrounds.; Urban parks--Colorado--Boulder--Pictorial works.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Boulder--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- London Mine, women working
- A woman works in a mill building at a London Mine in Alma (Parker County), Colorado. She pulls a cord and pushes a button on a control panel. She wears overalls, a cap, and eyeglasses.
- Women employees--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Denver Globe Smelter
- View of the work yard at the Globe Smelter at 52nd (Fifty-second), Logan, and Washington Streets in Denver, Colorado. A worker pushes an ore cart on the Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad tracks past a pile of loose rails. Shows brick...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1910.; Globe Smelter--1880-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1880-1910.
- [between 1889 and 1910?]
- Block of marble ready for shipment use on Tomb of Unknown Soldier
- Men and women pose in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado. The 56 ton marble block on the railcar behind them was used for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery in Washington D. C. Locomotive number 2 of the Crystal River & San Juan...
- Colorado Yule Marble Company--1930-1940.; Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Quarries and quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1930-1940.; Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)--1930-1940.; Marble (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Marble...
- 1931
- The largest single block of marble ever quarried used for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlinton, Va, was shipped from Marble, Colo Boon to Marble's growth was the Crystal River & San Juan Railroad, completed in 1906, now abandoned.
- Men pose in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, by a flatbed railcar loaded with a block of marble used for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery in Washington D. C. An engine and coalcar of the Crystal River & San Juan Railroad...
- Colorado Yule Marble Company--1930-1940.; Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Tomb of the Unknowns (Va.)--1930-1940.; Marble (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1930-1940.; Quarries and...
- 1931
- Snow scene
- A snow plow with caterpillar treads and a single headlight pushes deep snow along a street in Leadville, Lake County, or Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Snow plows--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.; Snow plows--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.;...
- 1936
- Ballarat Mine Whiskerino
- A miner pushes an ore car from the entrance to the Ballarat mine near Kokomo (Summit County), Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Kokomo--1920-1930.; Ballarat Mine (Summit County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Kokomo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Kokomo--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Kokomo--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Breckenridge Mine
- A man pushes a mine ore car by the entrance of a mine near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado. A vent pipe and mine building are nearby.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Granit[e] Mine (lower left) Portland Gold Mining Co. Shaft No. 2 (center horizon)
- View of the Granite Mine and tramway near Victor (Teller County), Colorado. A miner pushes a mine ore car on the tramway. The shafthouse of a Portland Mine is in the distance.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Granite Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold...
- 1895
- Tank destroyer advances along a mountain road, Italy
- Three soldiers of the 701st Tank Destroyer Battalion advance a tank destroyer mounted with three inch guns along a mountain road located, according to the caption, in the Mount Terminale area. The 701st was attached to the Tenth Mountain Division...
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- March 3, 1945
- Broadwell Hotel, Alamosa
- The Broadwell House on the corner of Hunt and 6th (Sixth) streets in Alamosa, Colorado, is one of the buildings moved into Alamosa from old Garland City. Men pose on the boardwalk on the corner in front of the two-story clapboard building. One man...
- Broadwell House (Alamosa, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.; Water pumps--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
- 1933
- Sade Rhoads and baby buggy of the '20's
- Sade Rhoads pushes a baby carriage beneath a laundry line, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Baby carriages--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- A snowplow pushes deep snow from a street in Georgetown, Colorado. A young boy sits in the cab of the plow and a man in a hat stands on the side. The plow has a tall smokestack and its blade is buried. Wood frame structures and snow covered trees...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Snow removal--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1930.
- 1978
- Parade California Cor. 17th looking toward 16th
- A man pushes a luggage cart during a parade on California Street at 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Groups of men march nearby. Spectators line the street. Signs read: "The Crescent Realty & Rental Co. Seth B. Bradley &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Mining tramway and shaft house
- Miners stand near the shaft house of a mine. One man pushes a bucket car loaded with an ore bucket.
- Mine buildings--1880-1900.; Mine railroads--1880-1900.; Miners--1880-1900.; Mining--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Argo- Idaho Springs
- A miner sits in a mine tramway engine as it pushes ore cars near the entrance to the Argo Tunnel Mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A horizontal tubular boiler is near the tracks. A sign above the tunnel entrance reads: "Argo...
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1940.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1940.; Silver...
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Idarado 'E'
- Miners ride on a mine tramway engine as it pushes mine ore cars in the E tunnel of the Idarado Mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. They wear hard hats with miner's lights.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Idarado Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1970.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1960-1970.;...
- May 20, 1969
- Home, May 1908
- View of the back yard of a house in Denver, Colorado; a man pushes a lawn mower. An adjacent building has two-story sun porches.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Englewood, Cherrelyn horse car at south end of line on South Broadway in Cherrelyn, Colorado
- View of the Cherrelyn Gravity and Broncho Street Railway car on its return trip downhill from Cherrelyn, (district incorporated into Englewood) Arapahoe County, Colorado, shows the horse on the rear platform and a wooden ramp board on the ground....
- Cherrelyn (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Cherrelyn--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Boettcher School
- Interior view of Charles Boettcher School in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows children. A boy pushes a girl (with flowers) in a wheelchair.
- Boettcher School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Flowers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Handicapped persons--Education--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- 1940 July
- Queen of Heaven Orphanage
- Girls sit in chairs in a circle around a basket at the Queen of Heaven Orphanage at 4825 Federal Boulevard in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Other girls sit at long tables in the back of the room. Shows a table full of dolls near...
- Queen of Heaven Orphanage (Denver, Colo.)--People--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Classrooms--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.;...
- [between 1904 and 1922?]
- Stock loss by animal predation
- A stockman pushes back his cap and scratches his head as he looks at a dead sheep. Wool tufts torn from the sheep's throat and neck lie on the ground.
- Dead animals--1920-1940.; Ranchers--1920-1940.; Sheep--1920-1940.
- [between 1929 and 1939?]
- Hanging vines at Cherry Creek near Marion
- View of Cherry Creek and retaining walls in Denver, Colorado; a man pushes a lawnmower, and a bridge is in the background.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Erosion protection works--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Lawn mowing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1920?]
- Pete Pourtalis
- Pete Pourtalis pushes a wheelbarrow full of ore out of a mine near Hahns Peak (Routt County, also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado. He wears a jacket, a long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and a cowboy hat. He holds a pipe in his mouth. Two miners stand...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1900-1910.
- 1906
- Snow scene, "Dogtown", 1899
- A group of men works to clear deep snow from the tracks of the Gilpin County Tramway (GCT) in "Dogtown," an area near Central City, Colorado. A railroad locomotive pushes snow from the tracks. Mine shaft houses are in the distance.
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [1899]
- At Snowslide, over slide as 463 bucking it, train distant
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western snowplow locomotive pushes through a snow slide by the Las Animas River south of Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. A train is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1940-1950.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Avalanches--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--San Juan...
- 1949 March 31
- Empire Coal Mine R. R.
- People pose on an Empire Coal Mine & Railroad Company locomotive and passenger coach, in Antioch (Contra Costa County), California. The locomotive pushes a ore car. A false front building is to the side.
- Empire Coal Mine & Railroad Co.--1880-1900.; Antioch (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Mine railroads--California--Antioch--1880-1900.; Railroads--California--Antioch--1880-1900.; Wooden buildings--California--Antioch--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1898]
- Road work in Black Hawk
- Men with shovels clean up Main Street after a flood in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. A Colorado & Southern locomotive pushes flat cars on temporary tracks, they are loaded with dirt and rocks. Shows the Gilpin Hotel, businesses, and men and...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1910-1920.; Digging--Colorado--Blackhawk--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1910-1920.;...
- [1910?]
- Windy Point - Cumbres Pass
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 487 pushes idler cars at Windy Point on Cumbres Pass (Conejos County), Colorado; a dirt road, valleys, and hills are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos...
- [1954?]
- Windy Point
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 491 pushes idler cars on Cumbres Pass (Conejos County), Colorado; smoke swathes the rocky crags of Windy Point.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.
- 1954 September
- Barnum's elephants in winter-quarters
- An elephant pushes a railroad car with its head during a snowstorm; a trainer stands nearby. In a border, P.T. Barnum circus elephants are trained to use props and perform tricks.
- P.T. Barnum (Firm)--1880-1890.; Animal training--1880-1890.; Circus animals--1880-1890.; Circuses & shows--American--1880-1890.; Elephants--1880-1890.
- 1883 January 27
- Snow scene in "Dogtown", 1899
- A group of men work to clear the deep snow from the tracks of the narrow-gauge Gilpin Tramway in "Dogtown," an area near Central City, Colorado. A train engine pushes from the background to move snow from the tracks, puffing a trail of smoke. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad employees--1890-1900.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Snow...
- [1899]
- Snow scene, "Dogtown", 1899
- A group of men works to clear the deep snow from the tracks of the Gilpin County Tramway (GCT) in "Dogtown," an area near Central City, Colorado. A train engine pushes snow from the tracks, leaving a trail of smoke in the air. The snow is piled...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Snow removal--Colorado--Central...
- [1899]
- Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern R.R. Olean, N.Y. at wye switch on trestle.
- Smoke rises from a Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad locomotive that reads: "Shawmut Line" on a trestle in Olean (Cattaraugus County), New York. The locomotive pushes gondola cars. Shows utility poles.
- Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Olean (N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--New York--Olean--1940-1950.; Railroads--New York--Olean--1940-1950.
- 1947 July 19
- St. Louis Southwestern Ry. 2-6-0 #450 Dallas, Tex.
- Smoke rises from St. Louis Southwestern Railway locomotive #450 in Dallas (Dallas County), Texas. The locomotive pushes a gondola car. A brick building nearby has letters that reads "Sinclair Refining."
- St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company--1940-1950.; Dallas (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Texas--Dallas--1940-1950.; Railroads--Texas--Dallas--1940-1950.
- 1946 March 2
- Sheffield & Tionesta Ry. (smoke) 11 pushing chemical company car across HV bridge, taken from down river, Mayburg, Pa.
- Smoke rises from a Sheffield & Tionesta Railway locomotive on a bridge, with concrete piers and steel girders, over Tionesta Creek in Mayburg (Forest County), Pennsylvania. Locomotive #11 pushes a flatbed railroad car. Shows dense trees beside the...
- Sheffield and Tionesta Railway Company--1930-1940.; Mayburg (Pa.)--1930-1940.; Railroad bridges--Pennsylvania--Mayburg--1930-1940.; Railroads--Pennsylvania--Mayburg--1930-1940.
- 1939 September 11
- D&RGW Wedge plow 066 near South Fork, Colo. D&RGW (2-8-0) 1185, plow 066 was derailed and destroyed later on this day.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 1185 (2-8-0) pushes wedge snow plow 066, it pulls a coal tender, boxcars and a caboose near South Fork (Rio Grande County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; South Fork (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--South Fork--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--South Fork--1950-1960.; Snow removal--Colorado--South Fork--1950-1960.;...
- 1952 January 18
- "Mucking" contest
- Colorado School of Mines Professor Frush, in suit and tie, and student Myron Beck, dump an ore cart load of rocks as a group of students, including George Olson and Dick Moore, look on during Engineer's Day celebrations in Golden, Jefferson County,...
- Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Contests--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Colorado School of Mines.
- February 1968
- D&RGW
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #488 (2-8-2) pushes a standard gauge coal car up a coal dock (coaling trestle) in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Standard gauge locomotive #1161 (2-8-0) is in the distance. Shows a flanger...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa County--1950-1960.; Railroad shops and yards--Colorado--Alamosa County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa...
- 1952 April 8
- D&RGW, Maysville
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 2-8-2 locomotive 481 as it pulls caboose 0574 in Maysville (Chaffee County), Colorado. The locomotive pushes gondola cars on a trestle built over a narrow gulch. Shows tree covered mountains...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Maysville (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Maysville--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Maysville--1950-1960.
- 1955
- D&RGW, Farmington, N.M.
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge locomotive 495 (2-8-2) at a railroad crossing in Farmington (San Juan County), New Mexico. The locomotive pushes box car 3749. Shows an automobile, a switch and a railroad...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Farmington (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--New Mexico--Farmington--1950-1960.; Railroad crossings--New Mexico--Farmington--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--New...
- 1953 February
- View from Union Ave.
- View from Union Avenue viaduct, looking north on South Union Avenue, in Pueblo, Colorado, shows a commercial street lined with two- story flat roof brick buildings. Two rows of street railway tracks are in the center of the street. A boy pushes a...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Aliquippa & Southern engine # 14 (0-6-0) pushing two slag cars up dump, Aliquippa, PA.
- Short line Aliquippa and Southern Railroad steam locomotive #114 pushes gondola cars filled with slag beside the Ohio River in Aliquippa (Beaver County), Pennsylvania.
- Aliquippa & Southern Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Aliquippa (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Ohio River--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Rivers.; Slag.
- 1936 May
- B & O eng. #-4212 (2-8-2), very broad, pushing, Bettes Corners (Summit County), Ohio [graphic]
- Baltimore & Ohio locomotive #4212 blows smoke as it pushes caboose #C2013 and a freight car in Bettes Corners, Ohio. A refuse dump and houses are in the distance.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Knoxville, (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad cabooses.; Railroad locomotives.; Refuse disposal.
- 1947 April 4
- Cinderella City
- Cars are parked diagonally in front of stores at Cinderella City shopping center in Englewood, Colorado. Automobiles in the lot include Volkswagens, pickup trucks, station wagons, and sedans from the 1950s and 1960s. Men, women, and children walk...
- Englewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Shopping centers--Colorado--Englewood--1960-1970.
- [1968?]
- Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
- 1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1917
- East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
- 1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1918
- Western History Subject Index
- Colorado river storage project
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. CITY COUNCIL
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 17, 1912 April 27