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- Trolley with screen
- A man looks out from Denver Tramway Company trolley number 146 parked inside the garage in Denver, Colorado; screens wrap around the trolley windows, probably during the Denver Tramway strike.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1920?]
- Women exiting trolley
- Women exit a Denver Tramway Company trolley that has screened windows and doors, probably during the Denver Tramway strike, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Damaged trolley
- View of Denver Tramway Company trolley number 14 with broken glass windows, probably during the Denver Tramway Strike, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Trolley interior
- Interior view of a damaged Denver Tramway Company trolley, probably the result of the Denver Tramway strike, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Amethyst Tramway Creede, Colo.
- A miner rides in a bucket of an aerial tramway over West Willow Creek by the Amethyst Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado.
- Amethyst Mine (Creede, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Mine tramway, Mount Champion, Colorado
- View of the mine tramway on Mount Champion. According to the photographer the towers still seemed in good condition and the tramway extended to the top of the mountain although the mine was closed. A Group of Tenth Mountain Division soldiers...
- Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 1944
- Railroads. Gilpin Tramway. Cars.
- Several cars of the Gilpin Tramway are on the narrow gauge railroad track in the foreground of this view near Quartz Hill above Central City, Colorado. The Gilpin Tramway was used to haul ores from the mines in the Central City area down the hill...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Central City--1870-1910.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Central City--1870-1910.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1870-1910.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Gilpin tramway in Prosser Gulch
- Logs are stacked together to support a portion of the Gilpin Tramway tracks in Prosser Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. Rocks are in between the log layers. A large square opening is built into the support and has a small stream of water flowing...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Prosser Gulch (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Gilpin tramway
- A young boy, possibly H.H. Lake's son W.R. Lake, sits on a large rock above tracks of the Gilpin Tramway on the north side of Quartz Hill in Gilpin County, Colorado. He holds his hands to his mouth. Snow covers the ground.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Quartz Hill (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- The first casualty of World War II evacuated by a tramway arrives at the end of his four-minute journey.
- Medics and soldiers move towards a dead man on a stretcher hanging from a small temporary aerial tramway built by the members of the 126th Mountain Engineers at Riva Ridge in Bologna Province, Italy. The medics wear helmets with crosses painted on...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Casualties--American--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province); Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Aerial tramways--Italy--Bologna (Italy : Province)--1940-1950.; Dead persons--Italy--Bologna (Italy :...
- 1945 February 21
- Forney Transportation Museum (constructed as the Denver Tramway Power Company Powerhouse) and Harry H. Post building
- View of the Forney Transportation Museum, constructed as the Denver Tramway Power Company Powerhouse (1901), at 1416 Platte Street, and the Harry H. Post Building near the South Platte River, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1970-1980.; Harry H. Post Company--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; South Platte...
- 1975
- Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the REI Building, located at 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the top portion of the southeast elevation of the red brick building with a parapet with a corbeled cornice, and three inset corbeled,...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sporting goods stores.;...
- 1999
- Forney Transportation Museum formerly known as the Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Building, 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a red brick building and the South Platte River. A red caboose is next to the building. The southeast elevation,...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo....
- 1999
- Forney Transportation Museum and South Platte River formerly known as the Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Building, 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a refuse container with construction debris, fencing, and a sign in front of a red brick building. There are ladders...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Construction.; Sporting...
- 1999
- Forney Transportation Museum and South Platte River formerly known as the Denver Tramway Power Company powerhouse
- View of the red brick Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) building, located at 1416 Platte Street, and Confluence Park in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete retaining walls on the South Platte River, a walkway, steps, low...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--1990-2000.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo....
- 1999
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- End of street car line, Arvada, Colo.
- View down tracks to a distant Denver Tramway electric car heading for the "cut" at the siding where the tramway track passed under the Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks at Grandview Anevue, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. A set of stairs...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Arvada--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1904]
- North Clear Creek. Hidden Treasure Mill
- across the creek from the tracks. A building stands in the background at the base of a rocky hill. The tracks of the Gilpin Tramway run around the hillside in midground.; The Hidden Treasure Mill in Gilpin County, Colorado, stands in the center of...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- REI, Denver
- View of the Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Building, 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a red brick building and the South Platte River. The building has a parapet with a corbeled cornice and three blind...
- REI (Firm)--Buildings--2010-2020.; Starbucks Coffee Company--Buildings--2010-2020.; Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2010-2020.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--2010-2020.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2010-2020.; Denver...
- 2010
- REI building
- View of the Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Building, 1416 Platte Street, in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the southeast elevation of the red brick building with a parapet with a corbeled cornice, and three inset corbeled,...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Forney Museum of Transportation--Buildings--2000-2010.; REI (Firm)--Buildings--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Sporting goods stores.;...
- 2002
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 5, 1919 May
- Tramway car on last day
- View of Denver Tramway Corporation trolley number "308" under a passenger shelter with signs for route "75" and "Today Is My Last Day...Tomorrow a New Bus Replaces Me." A bench and a metal garbage can are near the trolley. A parked car is on a...
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1950 June]
- Gilpin Tramway work train
- View of a Gilpin Tramway Company work train led by locomotive no. 4. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "G. 4 T." and "4." The engineer and fireman stand in the door and window of the locomotive. A well dressed man in a suit, tie and hat, sits on...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1900-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad cars.; Railroad employees.; Railroad locomotives.
- 1908
- Denver Tramway Car #63
- The Denver Tramway Company car #63 is at the Berkeley Loop at the end of the Berkeley - Elitch line at Berkeley Park about 40th (Fortieth) and Yates in Denver, Colorado. Two men stand in the doorway of the tramway car, one man is seated. Shows...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Denver Tramway cars no. 74 and no. 63
- Passengers ride in Denver Tramway cars No. 74 and 63 in Denver, Colorado. The cars are parked at the intersection of West 38th (thirty-eighth) Avenue and Tennyson Street near Elitch Gardens. A sign on one car reads "Northwestern" and on the other...
- Denver and Northwestern Railway Company--1900-1910.; Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Sunrise Peak Aerial Tramway
- The Sunrise Peak Aerial Tramway transports passengers in open ore buckets from its base near Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado, to the top of Sunrise Peak on Pendleton Mountain. Argentine Central railroad tracks in foreground and "Sunrise...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1920.; Sunrise Peak Aerial Tramway (Silver Plume, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1914]
- Street car - auto accident. Denver Tramway Company
- Shows the wreckage of an automobile and Denver Tramway trolley car accident, Denver, Colorado. Numbers on the trolley car read "40"and "803". A man looks out the window of a second trolley car; tramway workers gather behind the damaged trolley car.
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Street railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Denver Tramway Company strikers
- A large crowd gathers around two damaged Denver Tramway Company trolley cars during the union member strike in 1920. A few men attempt to enter one trolley car, other men stand on the side railing. Sign in the background reads: "WM W Myer...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Labor unions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street...
- August 1920
- Denver Tramway Company strike
- A crowd watches as two men carry an injured man on a stretcher to an ambulance during the Denver Tramway Company strike in 1920. Denver Police officers stand in front of the crowd. Shows two damaged trolley cars.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Labor unions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street...
- August 1920
- Denver Tramway Company strikers
- A large crowd watches as Denver Tramway Company strikers and supporters climb into a damaged trolley car during the union members strike in 1920. A second damaged trolley car is in front of the first.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Strikes--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Crowds--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Labor unions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad strikes--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street...
- August 1920
- DTC armature room
- Interior of the Denver Tramway Company machine shop in Denver, Colorado; shows workers, armatures or rotors, tools, trolley parts, hoists, tools, light bulbs, and a wall clock. Sign reads: "Smoking In The Company's Premises Absolutely Forbidden,...
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- Denver Tramway ?
- A group of men in suits and ties stand or are seated on stools, probably employees of the Denver Tramway Company in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Denver Tramway Company building
- View of Denver Tramway Company building and garage, 14th (Fourteenth) and Arapahoe Streets, Denver, Colorado; shows electric street railway cars parked in garage stalls, Denver Tramway Company employees, and a water tower.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920?]
- Private triangle at the tramway grounds
- View of a landscaped triangular block near the Denver Tramway Company building and shops at 13th (Thirteenth) and Arapahoe Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Trees, flowers, and grass are on the block.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street railroad facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Gilpin tramway
- A young boy wearing knickers and a cap walks in the middle of a track of the Gilpin Tramway in Gilpin County, Colorado. The two-foot, narrow-gauge tramway was used to haul ore from the mines in the Central City area down the hill to Blackhawk,...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Gilpin Tramway Company.
- [between 1899 and 1913?]
- Gilpin tramway
- A young boy wearing knickers and a cap stands next to a bend in the track of the Gilpin Tramway near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. The two-foot, narrow-gauge tramway was used to haul ore from the mines in the Central City area down the...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1899 and 1913?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver- tramway company 1914-1925
- Official Route Map of the Denver Tramway Corp.
- Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building buses
- Photograph of the several buses parked inside the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver, Colorado. The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver metropolitan region's transition...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- circa 1942
- Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver, Colorado. The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver metropolitan region's transition from streetcars to gas...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998
- Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver, Colorado. The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver metropolitan region's transition from streetcars to gas...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998
- Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver, Colorado. The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver metropolitan region's transition from streetcars to gas...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998
- Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver, Colorado. The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver metropolitan region's transition from streetcars to gas...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998
- Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver, Colorado. The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver metropolitan region's transition from streetcars to gas...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998
- Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building
- Exterior photograph of the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver, Colorado. The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver metropolitan region's transition from streetcars to gas...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1998
- Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building bus driver and bus
- Photograph of a 1939 Twin Coach bus and its unidentified driver parked outside the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver, Colorado. The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- circa 1939
- Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building bus driver and bus
- Photograph of a 1939 Twin Coach bus and its unidentified driver parked outside the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver, Colorado. The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.) Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- circa 1939
- Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building and bus
- Photograph of a 1941 Twin Coach bus and its unidentified driver parked outside the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver, Colorado. The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- circa 1941
- Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building and bus
- Photograph of a 1942 Twin Coach bus and its unidentified driver parked outside the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver, Colorado. The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- circa 1942
- Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building and bus
- Photograph of a 1947 Ford bus and its unidentified driver parked outside the Denver Tramway Motor Coach Division building located in Denver, Colorado. The Motor Coach Division Building of the Denver Tramway Company figured into the Denver...
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- circa 1947