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- Denver Ordnance Plant, hoisting re-enforcing steel
- Construction workers unload re-enforcing steel from a railroad car at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Workers in hard hats and work clothes attach...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial...
- [1941?]
- Denver Ordnance Plant, steam plant under construction
- A crew of construction workers build the framework for the Steam Plant at the Denver Ordnance Plant (Remington Ordnance Plant, later the Denver Federal Center) in Lakewood (Jefferson County), Colorado. Three boilers and pipe systems are enclosed in...
- Denver Ordnance Plant--Buildings--1940-1950.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Lakewood--1940-1950.; Ordnance...
- [1941?]
- Canon of the Grand River, Utah
- Probably a Rio Grande Western train travels along tracks in a canyon on the Colorado River in Utah. Men stand on a rock outcrop near the tracks. The inscription on the engine reads "142".
- Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Grand County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Utah--Grand County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Utah--Grand County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Canon of the Grand River, Utah
- View of a Rio Grande Western passenger train in Ruby Canyon, Grand County, Utah paralleled by the Colorado River. A woman stands at the back of the train.
- Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Grand County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Grand County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Utah--Grand...
- [between 1881 and 1889]
- Liberty Cap and Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
- A view of Liberty Cap, an extinct hot spring cone at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The Mammoth Hotel is seen in the distance surrounded by mountains.
- Mammoth Hotel (Yellowstone National Park)--1890-1900.; Liberty Cap (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Hotels--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Springs--Yellowstone National...
- [1872?]
- Yosemite Valley from Artists Point
- A Panoramic view from Artist Point of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. Shows Half Dome in the distance, Bridalveil Fall and Cathedral Peaks.
- Bridalveil Fall (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Half Dome (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; National parks & reserves--California--Yosemite National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations--California--Yosemite National...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mts., Colorado
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado shows mine buildings, railroad trains and bridges, wood frame houses and public buildings. Aspen Mountain is in the distance.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pikes Peak, Colorado, from near Manitou Park
- A view of the Pikes Peak from Manitou Park in Teller County, Colorado. Shows a meadow with barns, a split rail fence, and piles of lumber.
- Manitou Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- Pikes Peak, Colorado, from near Manitou Park
- A view of snow on Pikes Peak from Manitou Park in Teller County, Colorado. Shows a meadow surrounded by pine trees.
- Manitou Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pikes Peak from near Manitou Park
- A view Pikes Peak from Manitou Park in Teller County, Colorado shows a clearing with stands of pine trees. A split rail fence and piles of lumber can be seen near utility lines in the distance.
- Manitou Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1897?]
- Hotel del Coronado, South Front
- A view of the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado (San Diego County), California shows the Victorian style hotel with balconies, turrets and dormers. The circular Crown Room on the end has an octagonal roof with a cupola on the top.
- Hotel del Coronado (Coronado, Calif.)--1880-1900.; Coronado (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--California--Coronado--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1910?]
- Coronado Beach from Point Loma
- A view of Coronado City Beach from Point Loma in Coronado (San Diego County), California shows the town of Coronado on a peninsula in the Pacific Ocean with wood frame buildings. The Hotel del Coronado and the city of San Diego are in the distance.
- Coronado (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Coronado City Beach (Calif.)--1890-1900.; San Diego (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Beaches--California--Coronado--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--California--Coronado--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--California--San Diego--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Mission of San Juan Capistrano
- A view of an arcade at the Mission of San Juan Capistrano (Orange County), California The Spanish Colonial style building has benches, stucco walls, a tile roof and a garden.
- Mission San Juan Capistrano--1890-1900.; San Juan Capistrano (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Arcades--California--San Juan Capistrano--1890-1900.; Missions--California--San Juan Capistrano--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Mt. Lowe Railway, view from circular bridge
- A view of the Mt. Lowe Railway near the circular bridge in Altadena (Los Angeles County), California shows the tracks and Echo Mountain House in the distance. Cultivated fields can be seen at a lower elevation.
- Mount Lowe Railway--1890-1900.; Altadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Electric railroads--California--Altadena--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--California--Altadena--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- c1899
- Aspen and Aspen Mt.
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado, and Aspen Mountain. Shows houses, public buildings and churches, and the Roaring Fork River. Railroad grades, mining operations and pine trees are visible on the mountain.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mt.
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado and Aspen Mountain. Shows wood frame houses, barns and commercial buildings, unpaved streets and the Roaring Fork River. Railroad grades and pine trees are visible on Aspen Mountain.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak range
- A view of Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado, and Cheyenne Mountain. Shows wood frame houses, commercial buildings, and railroad tracks. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Jackson and Mt. Washington from Thorn Mountain, White Mountains
- A view of the village of Jackson (Carroll County), New Hampshire, and Mt. Washington in the Presidential Range. Shows the town in a valley surrounded by forested mountains. Large a hotel and buildings are seen near cultivated tracts of land.
- Jackson (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Washington, Mount (N.H.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--New Hampshire--Jackson--1900-1910.; Mountains--New Hampshire--Jackson--1900-1910.
- c1900
- Summit, Pikes Peak
- A view of the summit of Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado shows an observatory with a deck on top. Tourists are seen on the deck with a boulder field and rock outcrops below. Snow fields and a Manitou Springs & Pikes Peak train are in the...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Observation towers--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Lake Royer and Buena Vista from Ragged Edge
- A view of Lake Royer and Buena Vista (Washington County), Maryland from Ragged Edge on the Western Maryland Railway. Shows an aerial view of the town with wood-frame houses, public and commercial buildings with cultivated fields. A man sits on a...
- Buena Vista (Md.)--1900-1910.; Royer, Lake (Md.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Maryland--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Maryland--Buena Vista--1900-1910.
- c1904
- Tamalpais and Summit House
- A view of Mt. Tamalpais and Summit House in Marin County, California. Shows geared Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway locomotive, number 498, and an open passenger car on a steep embankment near the building with shingled siding and...
- Mill Valley and Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway--1890-1910.; Marin County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tamalpais, Mount (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--California--Marin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Montgomery, Colo
- Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log cabins, some partially built, and piles of lumber. Mountain slopes are in the background.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Montgomery--1850-1870.
- [between 1859 and 1868?]
- Gov. Diego Narango (Santa Clara)
- Studio portrait of Governor Diego Narango (Naranjo), a Native American man (Santa Clara Pueblo) wearing fur wrapped braids, a fringed shirt with beadwork, and a hair pipe choker. He holds a silver-tipped cane.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1890-1900.; Naranjo, Diego, Santa Clara Governor.
- 1898
- Larimer and 16th Streets
- View of Larimer Street between 17th (Seventeenth) and 18th (Eighteenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrian and horse-drawn buggy traffic, street lights, utility poles, storefronts, and businesses. The Windsor Hotel has a corner tower...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Denver's Larimer St.
- View of the 1600 Block of Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado; shows the Colorado National Bank Block, pedestrians, automobiles, storefronts, and signs: "The Manhattan" and "Colorado iron and Metal."
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Bloomer Cut
- A view of the Bloomer Cut in Placer County, California along the route of the Central Pacific Railroad shows steep vertical walls with a wood flume at the top of the cut.
- Central Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Placer County (Calif.)--1860-1870.; Flumes--California--Placer County--1860-1870.; Railroad cuts--California--Placer County--1860-1870.; Railroads--California--Placer County--1860-1870.
- 1866
- Bridge across the Colorado River at Yuma, Arizona
- A view of a Southern Pacific locomotive and tender near the newly constructed wooden trestle bridge over the Colorado River at Yuma (Yuma County), Arizona. Men and a boy are near and on the engine. Railroad ties, timbers, and a handcar are near the...
- Yuma (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Arizona--Yuma--1870-1880.; Railroads--Arizona--Yuma--1870-1880.; Trestles--Arizona--Yuma--1870-1880.
- [1877]
- Shadow Lake on the Yellowstone divide
- A view of Shadow Lake on the Yellowstone Divide in Sublette County, Wyoming shows snow covered rock formations near the shore and stands of pine trees.
- Shadow Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Sublette County (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--Sublette County--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--Sublette County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Sublette County--1870-1880.; Geological...
- [1871?]
- San Cristoval Lake
- A view of Lake San Cristobal (San Cristoval Lake) in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Shows a mountain lake surrounded by pines and boulders.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Cristobal, Lake (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories...
- [1871?]
- Camp at the three Tetons
- A view of a camp at in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Men stand near tents and a campfire, the Teton Range is in the distance.
- Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1870-1880.; Camping--Wyoming--Grand Teton National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--Grand Teton National Park--1870-1880.; National Parks &...
- [1871?]
- Ruins of a large cave town in the lower canon of the Rio de Chelly
- View of Native American (Ancestral Puebloan) ruins near a sheer cliff in Canyon de Chelly in Arizona.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1880.; Canyon de Chelly...
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Tramway Depot, Blackhawk, Colo.
- A view of the Gilpin Tramway depot in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. The depot is a two story frame building beside a railroad trestle. The track is supported by timber cross braces and bases. A mountain landscape with rock formations...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Trestles--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Conductors special train in Eagle River Canon, D. & R.G. Ry.
- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Locomotive number 507 pulls a passenger train beside the Eagle River in Eagle River Canon, Eagle County, Colorado. Head frames and mining structures are located on the steep rock faces of the canyon walls. Gilman and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle...
- 1897 May 9
- Cripple Creek, Colo. first train into the "great gold camp"
- View of the first train into Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande locomotive 39, a baggage car and passenger cars surrounded by a crowd of people. Mine buildings are on the hillsides. Horse-drawn carriages and piles...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1894 July 1
- Bridge just east of Maysville, Colorado
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad train at Maysville (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows locomotive number 52 and box cars on the bridge at the North Fork of the South Arkansas River. Men in work clothes stand on and near the train, snow...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Maysville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Arkansas River, North Fork (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Maysville--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Maysville--1890-1900.;...
- 1896 Dec. 15
- B. & M.R.R. locomotive
- Railroad workers stand near Burlington and Missouri River Railroad locomotive number 214 (Baldwin) in an unidentified railroad yard.
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1880-1910.; Railroad employees--1880-1910.; Railroad locomotives--1880-1910.
- [between 1888 and 1910?]
- Along Clarks Forks River
- A man fishes from the shore of the Clark Fork (Clarks Forks) River near Northern Pacific Railway tracks in probably Missoula County, Montana. He wears a long overcoat and hat.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1910.; Clark Fork (Mont. and Idaho)--1880-1910.; Fishing--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1910.; Railroad tracks--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1910.
- [between 1883 and 1905?]
- Powerhouse, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Denver
- Men stand near the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy power house near West 48th and Fox Streets in Denver, Colorado. The brick power house with a smokestack is flanked by a viaduct with utility pipes. Railroad tracks are seen alongside the power plant.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Power plants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Chicago Burlington and Quincy, Denver Zephyr lounge
- A Chicago, Burlington and Quincy porter snuffs out a cigarette in an ashtray in a Denver Zephyr lounge car. The African American (black) porter wears a white uniform and cap. Well dressed men and women passengers sit in upholstered chairs with...
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--People--1940-1950.; African Americans--Employment--1940-1950.; Denver Zephyr (Express train)--1940-1950.; Passengers--1940-1950.; Railroad lounge cars--1940-1950.; Railroad porters--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Engine 625, Colorado and Southern
- Men pose on and near Colorado and Southern Railway locomotive number 625 and a tender at the roundhouse in Denver, Colorado. The men are identified from left to right: "Standing on the ground - Charles Eichman, Charles Conroe, Charles Howell...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Big Canyon A.T. & S.F.
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train is seen along a railroad grade in an area identified as Big Canyon. The locomotive pulls passenger and box cars in an arid landscape beside an unidentified river.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1910.; Railroads--1910-1920.; Rivers--1910-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Saguache snowslide, Animas Canon, on D.& R.G. near Silverton, Colo. 60 feet deep
- View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad cut through a snowslide in Animas Canyon, San Juan County, Colorado; a man stands on top of the snow embankment.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Avalanches--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Railroad cuts--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1900]
- At the opening in the rocks at the hanging bridge in the Royal Gorge
- Two men sit on rocks in a fissure near Hanging Bridge in Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows a section of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad bridge.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Bridge, Royal Gorge, Grand Canon of the Arkansas River
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Hanging Bridge over the Arkansas River in Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. The bridge has steel girder plate construction reinforced by two cross beams and cables. Steep granitic walls flank the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1888 and 1890]
- Fort Robinson, Nebraska
- North America Indians (probably Sioux) and white men, a woman and children stand by the one and two story log buildings of the post trader's store at Fort Robinson (Dawes County), Nebraska. Shows a long stack of firewood, horses, and a log fence...
- Dakota Indians--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Fort Robinson (Neb.)--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Nebraska--Fort Robinson--1870-1880.; Mercantile facilities--Nebraska--Fort...
- [1876?]
- Chautauqua entrance, Bob May, Ed Knapp
- Men in suits, a scarf, a straw hat and a pith helmet pose on the deck of the Chautauqua entrance building in Boulder, Colorado. The faceted, frame structure has a shingle roof and ticket windows; signs read: "Denver," and "Clark." Fabric is...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chautauquas--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Boulder--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 8, 1909 April 10
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 22, 1909 July 17
- Annual History Book University Park P.T.A. 1961-1962