Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 22, 1910 May 28
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 23, 1911 June 3
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 34, 1911 August 19
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 41, 1909 November 27
- The Good Old Days: Grigsby Family History
- Intensive document covering the Grisby family history starting in the early 1870's in Iowa.
- 2012 June 20
- Bliss House
- Colfax-Larimer Viaduct Blueprints
- McNulty House
- Smith House
- Spangler House
- Voorhees House
- Denver Building Permits File, 1906-1914
- Building permits--Colorado--Denver.
- 1998
- Scene along Main Street in Pueblo after the flood of 1921
- Dead horses lie scattered on Main Street after a devastating flood in Pueblo, Colorado. The street is covered in mud and sections of flooded buildings and houses are nearby. A railroad coaling trestle and box cars are in the distance.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dead animals--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Mud--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- 1921 June
- Switchback to Central
- A railroad trestle crosses a gulch in the foreground on the Colorado Central Railroad switchback between Central City and Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. The track continues to curve around the hillside in the background. A large cloud of...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1900.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Rock Creek bridge No. [?]
- Construction workers stand on the wooden Rock Creek trestle on Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway tracks near McCoy in Routt County, Colorado. Shows construction timber beside the twenty-nine panel trestle on a steep slope.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--Facilities--1900-1910.; Routt County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Routt County--1900-1910.; Railroad construction &...
- [1908]
- 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?]
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive number "3404" on a wooden trestle in probably Colorado. A dilapidated railroad construction car in the ravine reads: "LIMA, Pioneer Const. & Engr. Corp. Denver, Colorado."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1920-1930.; Trestles--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Reflections, Pike's Peak
- View of mountains and trees reflected on a pond on Fountain Creek in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks, a railroad trestle, cattle grazing near a pond.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fountain Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mountain City bridge
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train on a wooden trestle bridge at Packard Gulch near Mountain City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Men are in and on top of the train. Buildings are on a hillside in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Packard Gulch (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1880.; Trestles--Colorado--Mountain...
- [between 1878?]
- Railroad in Blackhawk
- A trestle near the Running Lode Mine shafthouse in Blackhawk, Colorado, enabled trains from the Colorado and Southern Railroad Company to cross the gulch in the foreground. Smoke puffs from the front engine of the train crossing the trestle. A set...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Sapinero Arch at the top
- View of snow on rocky slopes beside bridges and trestles over the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River near the confluence with the Gunnison River in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad trestle, an old highway...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1925 and 1940?]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado Midland Ry, Pano (Section of 6170)
- View of the mining town Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows masonry commercial buildings, residential frame structures, outbuildings, and the Portland Hotel. Shows dirt roads to mines and mining structures on the hillside. A locomotive...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Dale Creek Bridge
- The wooden Dale Creek Bridge, a Union Pacific Railroad trestle over a rocky canyon in Albany County, Wyoming. Shows telegraph poles and guy wires near the narrow canyon.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Albany County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Railroad bridges--Wyoming--Albany County--1860-1870.; Trestles--Wyoming--Albany County--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Dale Creek Bridge with first U.P. engine
- People stand and pose on a locomotive or on the wooden Dale Creek Bridge, a Union Pacific Railroad trestle in Albany County, Wyoming. Shows guy wires in the rocky canyon.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Albany County (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Railroad bridges--Wyoming--Albany County--1860-1870.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Albany County--1860-1870.; Trestles--Wyoming--Albany County--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Marshall Pass under Mt. Ouray
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway steam engine on a trestle on Marshall Pass in Saguache County, Colorado. Men pose in the engine cab. Shows a portion of Mount Ouray in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1881 and 1886]
- Huntsman's
- View of Huntsman's Bridge, on the Clear Creek Line of the Colorado Central Railroad just west of Chimney Gulch, on Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows a wooden railroad trestle bridge built on a stone block...
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1871 and 1880?]
- Georgetown, looking south, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame and brick commercial buildings, houses and dirt streets in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A railroad trestle is over Clear Creek near tailings piles in the canyon. Shows the rounded spire of Our Lady of Lourdes...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- High bridge on Rainbow Route
- View of bridges and trestles over the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River at the confluence with the Gunnison River near Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad trestle, an old highway bridge and a steel...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1925 and 1940?]
- Camp Goldfield, N.G.C., Cripple Creek District
- View of "Camp Goldfield," headquarters of the Colorado National Guard during the Western Federation of Miners labor strike. Shows rows of tents, mine buildings, probably Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad cars and a trestle, smokestacks, and the...
- Colorado. National Guard--Structures--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- 1903
- Colorado Central Railroad switchback
- Stereographic view of two men standing on the tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad on the switchback between Blackhawk and Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. The two men look toward the trestle over the Running Lode Gulch in the...
- Aspen--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1900.; Colorado Central...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Bridge No. 1, L.S. & M.R.R.
- View of a wooden Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad trestle, identified as "bridge number 1," spans a narrow canyon in Minnesota. Shows a narrow wooden structure, probably a flume, at the edge of the gorge.
- Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company--Facilities--1870-1880.; Canyons--Minnesota--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Minnesota--1870-1880.; Trestles--Minnesota--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- Gilpin narrow gauge tramway
- Tracks of the narrow gauge Gilpin Tramway run from the foreground under a trestle in the background on the north side of Quartz Hill in Gilpin County, Colorado. Three men are on the trestle, possibly from the Columbia Mine near Central City. Snow...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Quartz Hill (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Men--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Colorado Midland near Aspen
- Shows a Colorado Midland Railway Company engine car on the Maroon Creek trestle near Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Georgetown loop Engine No. 7 on the Big Trestle
- Shows the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Engine No. 7 and train at the Georgetown Loop on the Big Trestle near Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Some of the passenger stand on the back platform and next to the rear railroad car.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Georgetown Loop Engine No. 7 under the Big Trestle
- A group stands in front of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Engine No. 7 at the Georgetown Loop underneath the Big Trestle near Georgetown, Colorado in Clear Creek County. A woman is seated on the front guard rail of the engine.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Marysville from the north
- Distant view of frame houses and buildings in Marysville (Lewis and Clark County), Montana. Shows mine tailings on mountains and a wooden Northern Pacific Railroad (Helena and Northern Railroad Company) trestle.
- Helena and Northern Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Marysville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Montana--Marysville--1880-1890.; Mining--Montana--Marysville--1880-1890.;...
- 1887 December
- Pagosa Springs
- Panoramic view of frame houses and buildings in Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. Shows a church, frame and log houses, brick commercial buildings, a trestle over the San Juan River, and smokestacks at probably the Pagosa Lumber Company...
- Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Pagosa Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Winters morning, Leadville Colo.
- View of the snow covered town of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows wood frame houses, churches, a Colorado Midland Railroad tracks and trestle, and probably the Coronado Mine building. The Sawatch Mountain range is in the distance.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Winter--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Terrible Mine & Mill Silver Plume - Colo
- View of the Terrible Mill and Mine at Silver Plume, Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings, wooden ore cars on track, trestle, smokestack, a pipeline and tailings pile.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Terrible Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Recen
- Deep snow is on the ground in Recen (Kokomo, Summit County), Colorado. Shows tracks in the snow, frame houses or mine buildings and a railroad trestle.
- Recen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Recen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Dale Creek bridge U.P.R.Y.
- View of a Union Pacific Railway Company train on a high trestle bridge over Dale Creek in Albany County, Wyoming. A rocky canyon is nearby.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1890-1900.; Albany County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Wyoming--Albany County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Wyoming--Albany County--1890-1900.; Streams--Wyoming--Albany County--1890-1900.; Trestles--Wyoming--Albany...
- [between 1892 and 1894]
- Mission of San Miguel
- View of Mission San Miguel Arcangel near San Miguel, California. The adobe buildings have vigas and an arcade. A bell on a trestle is nearby.
- Mission San Miguel Arcangel (San Miguel, Calif.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Fences--California--San Miguel--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Miguel--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Home of the cliff dwellers Santa Fe Southern Ry
- Men stand near a Santa Fe Southern Railway train in New Mexico. A trestle bridge and arroyo are nearby. A mesa is in the distance.
- Santa Fe Southern Railway Company--1880-1900.; Arroyos--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Mesas--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--New Mexico--1880-1900.; Railroads--New Mexico--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1900?]
- Canon Diablo
- An Atlantic & Pacific Railroad passenger train is on a high trestle over Canyon Diablo in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows concrete pylons and steel beams.
- Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Diablo, Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Canyon Diablo bridge
- View of an Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company passenger train on a high railroad trestle over Canyon Diablo in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows iron frame, concrete pylons and rock formations.
- Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Diablo, Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Canon Diablo
- View of a Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company freight train on a high railroad trestle over Canyon Diablo in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows concrete pylons, iron beams and rock formations.
- Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Diablo, Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Canon Diablo
- A group of men stand on the railroad trestle over Canyon Diablo in Coconino County, Arizona. The view from the canyon floor shows the steel beams and concrete pylons of this Atlantic & Pacific Railroad bridge.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Diablo, Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Trestles--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Canon Diablo
- View of a railroad trestle across Canyon Diablo in Coconino County, Arizona. The railroad bridge was built by the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company. Shows a stream and cliffs.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Diablo, Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Streams--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Santa Fe bridge over the Washita
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, an iron trestle of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway lines spans the Washita River near Berwyn Township (Carter County), Oklahoma.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Berwyn Township (Okla.)--1900-1910.; Washita River (Tex. and Okla.)--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Oklahoma--Berwyn Township--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Columbia River Highway, High Trestle
- Passengers in an automobile ride on a high viaduct on the Columbia River Highway over Columbia River Gorge, near the Divide in Cascade Range, Multnomah County, Oregon.
- Columbia River Highway (Or.)--1910-1920.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--Oregon--Multnomah County--1910-1920.; Bridges--Oregon--Multnomah County--1910-1920.; Roads--Oregon--Multnomah County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]