Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1877 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 5th Annual Denver City directory
- "The Loop", U. P. D. & G. Ry.
- Panoramic, northeastward view of the "Loop," a circuitous, narrow-gauge railway route above Georgetown, Colorado; owned by Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf; two trestles in distance; buildings of Georgetown visible beyond distant trestle; pine trees in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Arch Rock, Platte Canon
- View of granite rock formation, "Arch Rock," in Platte Canyon southwest of Denver, Colorado; South Platte River flows near the rock formation among driftwood and boulders; railroad bed and telegraph lines of the narrow-gauge Colorado & Southern...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--South Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--South Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rock...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Black Hawk, Mills
- View northwest up the gulley formed by North Clear Creek in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows Bates Hill, Bobtail Mill, and the Colorado Shoe store on Gregory Street. Mills, processors, and samplers are in the distance; a narrow-gauge train is on...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Bridge above Georgetown
- A passenger train of the Colorado Central Railroad passes under a bridge in the left background heading east toward Georgetown in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The train travels along the Georgetown Loop, a narrow-gauge railroad that looped about...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Canon of the Grand River
- View of narrow-gauge train track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway), telegraph line, and Grand River (Colorado River) winding through Glenwood Canyon, east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; shows tent in distance at left of track, a small tunnel visible in...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Canon of the Grand River
- View of Glenwood Canyon and Grand River (Colorado River) east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, taken from river-level; shows telegraph line, narrow-gauge railroad bed at left (Denver & Rio Grande Railway), and tunnel in distance.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Canon of the Rio Los Animas
- View of a narrow-gauge railroad track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway) and locomotive with two cars along the Los Animas River in Animas Canyon, near Silverton, Colorado; five women sit on rocks near river, one man stands behind train; snow-covered...
- Los Animas River (Colo.); Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- CB&Q locomotive (narrow-gauge), engine number 537, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, with snow plow. Photographed: Denver, Colo., December 4, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver.; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1932
- Clear Creek Canon from Coleraw Pt. Denver Mtn. Park
- View of Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado, taken from Coleraw Point, an overlook along the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road; shows Clear Creek and narrow-gauge tracks of the Colorado & Southern Railway.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Clear Creek Canon
- View, from downstream, of Clear Creek and Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; shows boulders, narrow-gauge tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railway, and pine trees on steep sides of canyon.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Climbing the grade in Platte Canon
- View of engine no. 70 (type 2-8-0, built by Baldwin) on the narrow-gauge Colorado and Southern Railway route in Platte Canyon, southwest of Denver, Colorado; South Platte River flows among boulders at right; track in foreground.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Coal tipple
- View of a tipple at an unidentified coal camp possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows coal cars, elevated narrow-gauge tracks, coal chute, industrial building, houses, and probably a school. Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company and...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tipples--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Currecanti Needle
- View of the Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle rock formation in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. The Gunnison River and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company narrow-gauge tracks are nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Curricanti [sic] Needle, Black Canon
- View of a narrow-gauge train track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway), telegraph line, and Gunnison River winding through the Black Canyon west of Gunnison, Colorado; Curecanti Needle rock formation is across river.
- Gunnison River Colo.)--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Black Canyon--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Deadwood Gulch, "Elk Horn" narrow guage [sic] ry., S.D.
- View of a Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley (the "Elkhorn") narrow-gauge railroad passenger train stopped on a railroad crossing, near a dirt road and trestle, in Deadwood Gulch (Lawrence County), in the Black Hills near Deadwood, South Dakota....
- Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad--1900-1910.; Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Deadwood Gulch (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Canyons.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad passenger cars.; Rock...
- c1900
- Denver and Rio Grande Western train
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow-gauge train displayed on a piece of trestle near Cimarron (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows restored Baldwin (C-16, Class 2-8-0) steam locomotive number "278" with a cow-catcher, a headlamp...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1970-1990.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Montrose County--1970-1990.; Railroads--Colorado--Montrose County--1970-1990.; Trestles--Colorado--Montrose...
- [between 1975 and 1981?]
- El Capitan, Clear Creek Canon
- View of El Capitan rock formation from Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver, Colorado; shows rocky Clear Creek, narrow-gauge track of the Colorado and Southern Railway, utility poles, and mountains in distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Gilpin tramway
- Tracks for the Gilpin Tramway wind around a rocky hillside in Gilpin County, Colorado. The two-foot, narrow-gauge tramway was used to haul ore from the mines in the Central City area down to Blackhawk, where they were transferred to the Colorado...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Hills--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 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?]
- Gladstone
- Narrow-gauge rail, lumber, and a shack in Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gladstone--1970-1980.
- 1972
- Grand Canyon, D.R.G.R.R.
- View of the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad track with a third rail to accommodate narrow-gauge and standard gauge trains. Steep canyon walls are on either side of the Arkansas River and tents are...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1886 and 1895?]
- Hanging Rock
- View of rock formation called "Hanging Rock" in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; formation extends over narrow-gauge railroad track (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Company).
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- Hanging Rock, Clear Creek Canon
- Close view of rock formation called "Hanging Rock" in Clear Creek Canyon west of Denver, Colorado; at left, rock formation hangs over narrow-gauge train track winding between steep canyon walls (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Company).
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1880-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf...
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Hanging Rock, Clear Creek Canon
- View of the rock formation, "Hanging Rock," on the Colorado and Southern Railway route in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; narrow-gauge track curves to left; a man stands at curve next to tracks, gazing up at rock formation; pine trees...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- High Bridge on Loop
- Northeastward, creek-level view of span of High Bridge train trestle on "The Loop," a narrow-gauge train route southwest of Georgetown, Colorado (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway); Clear Creek, in foreground, runs perpendicular to span; lower...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- High Bridge on the Loop
- Southwestward view, span of High Bridge train trestle on "The Loop," a narrow-gauge train route southwest of Georgetown, Colorado (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway) ; taken at level of lower train track; Clear Creek runs below, perpendicular to...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- History of Denver
- Inspiration Point, Clear Creek Canon
- View, at track level, of railroad track curving sharply left, running parallel to the right of Clear Creek (narrow-gauge track of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Co.); steep walls of Clear Creek Canyon flank the creek and track.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Locomotive (Argentine Central) Shay No. 1
- Argentine Central Locomotive Engine Number 1, Lima 1561, constructed in 1905, first narrow-gauge Shay gear-driven engine designed for line's steep grades and tight curves, at railroad's lower terminus, Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado;...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Ames, George.; Dunning, Bill.
- [between 1905 and 1909]
- Locomotive (Argentine Central) Shay No. 4
- Argentine Central Locomotive; Engine Number 4, Lima 1907 construction, narrow-gauge Shay gear-driven engine designed for line's steep grades and tight curves, in front of Silver Plume enginehouse at railroad's lower terminus, Clear Creek, Colorado;...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1909]
- Locomotive (Colo. & Southern) #8
- Colorado & Southern Locomotive Mogul Number 8 on Train 70 bound for Leadville; Denver Union Station, Colorado; narrow-gauge 2-6-0, Cooke construction 1554; steams pours from Bear Trap stack (Ridgeway spark arrester); shows station platform with...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [194-?]
- Locomotive (D & R.G) #83 & #403, construction train at Aspen
- Denver & Rio Grande Locomotive Number 403, and a Class C-19 Baldwin locomotive with Number 83, both narrow-gauge 2-8-0, with a large crowd of citizens gathered to meet the first locomotive to reach Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado; tracklayers with...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Aspen--1880- 1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Locomotive (Denver, South Park & Pacific) (#160)
- Denver, South Park & Pacific locomotive No. 160 with train pauses on wooden trestle over Four Mile Creek near Sunset, Boulder County, Colorado; narrow-gauge 2-6-0; construction 1882 Brooks 742.
- Sunset (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Sunset--1890-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Sunset--1890-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Sunset--1890-1930.; Streams--Colorado--Sunset--1890-1930.; Trestles--Colorado--Sunset--1890-1930.
- [194-?]
- Locomotive, Colo. & Southern, #73
- Colorado & Southern Locomotive Number 73, narrow-gauge Consolidation, 2-8-0; Baldwin construction number 15144, stops at coaling tower in Denver yards, steam rises from boiler; shows tender full of coal, air tanks mounted atop squat boilers, and...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [194-?]
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Canon
- Close view of Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; narrow-gauge train track winds between steep and rocky canyon walls (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway line); telegraph line is diagonally perched near...
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Canon
- Railroad track winds between rock walls (narrow-gauge track of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway); right wall in shadow and casting shadow over track; left wall in sunlight; telegraph pole juts diagonally from halfway up right wall; pine...
- Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Canon Col.
- A view of the Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The narrow-gauge train tracks wind between steep and rocky canyon walls (Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway line) and a telegraph line is diagonally...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1898]
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Canon
- Close view of the Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; the formation casts a shadow over the narrow-gauge track of the Colorado and Southern Railway; a man stands between the Clear Creek at left and the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek, Colo.
- View of the Mother Grundy rock formation in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. A man stands between Clear Creek and the narrow-gauge track of the Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 11 Numbers 3 and 4, 1928 March-April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 10, 1920 October
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 8 and 9, 1923 August-September
- Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 7 and 8, 1925 September-October
- Ouray Colo.
- Southward view of Ouray, Colorado, shows Third (3rd or Main) Street with turret of Elks Club on east side of street. Businesses include: Arps Bros Hardware, Columbus Saloon, County Courthouse, and City Hall. Uncompahgre River is spanned by bridges,...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Baseball--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Ouray Colo.
- Southeast view of Ouray, Colorado from western hillside; shows Denver and Rio Grande narrow-gauge tracks, station, boxcars, and Uncompahgre River with bridges. Identifiable buildings include County Courthouse and Library.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Pitkin Colo.
- View of the mining town of Pitkin, Colorado, in Gunnison County; narrow-gauge railroad track in foreground (either Colorado & Southern Railway or Denver & Rio Grande Railway); mill with smokestack and slag heap at left; wooden buildings of town at...
- Pitkin (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Platte Canon Near Engineers Point
- View of South Platte River in Platte Canyon, southwest of Denver, Colorado; shows narrow-gauge track of the Colorado and Southern Railway and steep canyon walls with pine trees.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Platte Canon
- View of South Platte River in Platte Canyon, southwest of Denver, Colorado; shows narrow-gauge track of the Colorado and Southern Railway, boulders in river, and granite walls of canyon dotted with trees.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]