Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #763 Ex. G, R.J.M.
- Panoramic landscape of the C & S railroad tracks from Ludlow to Trinidad in Las Animas County, Colorado during the coal miners UMW labor strike against CF&I. Shows trestle, cultivated field, and farm buildings.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1913 or 1914
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows the early stages of trestle work on the viaduct over the South Platte River. Colorado Southern railroad tracks run in front of the bridgework near the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 December 5
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction - Denver, Colorado
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows the beginning trestle work on the bridge over the South Platte River and buildings in the background. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 December 5
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- Bliss House
- McNulty House
- "The Loop" above Georgetown
- View of the railroad loop near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A Colorado Central narrow-gage railroad train sits on tracks nearby. The High Bridge trestle is in the distance.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Trestles--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- "The Loop" above Georgetown, Colo.
- View of the Georgetown Loop above Georgetown (Clear Creek County) Colorado. Shows a Colorado and Southern Railway train on a trestle and Clear Creek in a valley.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1910?]
- "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]
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown engine #352 broadside on River Styx trestle
- View of an Akron, Canton and Youngstown passenger train on a steel trestle over the River Styx in Medina County, Ohio. Shows steam locomotive 352 with a passenger coach and a baggage car.
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Medina County (Ohio)--1930-1940.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Trestles.
- 1937 October 4
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown engine #401, tr. 95, 401, 15, 11, 6 frt cars on Howard St.-Walnut trestle, Akron, Ohio
- View of an Akron, Canton and Youngstown passenger train on a steel trestle over the River Styx in Medina County, Ohio. Shows steam locomotive 352 with a passenger coach and a baggage car.
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Akron (Ohio)--1930-1940.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Trestles.
- 1937 June
- Alabama Fatal Mining Accidents : 1905, 1912-1921
- List of fatal mining accident victims in 1905 (Virginia City Mine only) and 1912-1921, taken from the 1912-1921 Annual report of coal mines, State of Alabama, and from the website http://www.gendisasters.com/al/ "Alabama mine explosions". Gives...
- Mine accidents--Alabama--Indexes.
- 2007
- Alie Bell mine near Hancock
- Dilapidated buildings from the Alie Bell mine are on either side of a dirt road near Hancock (Chaffee County), Colorado. The wooden ore storage building has clerestory windows, tin roofs and ore chutes. Across the road is a collapsed log building...
- Alie Bell Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Chimneys--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Mine...
- 1950
- An Avenue of Poplars at Glenwood Springs, Colo. on the Denver & Rio Grande R.R.
- Poplars line an avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a trestle bridge, stone wall and the Colorado River in the distance.
- Poplar--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Anaconda Col.
- View of a Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad locomotive and Denver & Rio Grande Railway cars at Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado. Shows a railroad trestle, mine buildings, mine tailings, and the tracks of the Midland Terminal Railway on Gold Hill....
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.;...
- 1897
- Animas Canon
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway locomotive, with antlers mounted on the cowcatcher, and a flatbed railroad car on a ledge in the Animas Canyon, Colorado. Shows a railroad trestle and the Animas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Animas Canon
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad engine and caboose on a trestle over Rio De Las Animas (Animas River) near Animas Canyon, possibly in La Plata County or San Juan County, Colorado. The engineer stands on the locomotive and a workman stands on...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1890.; Trestles--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Animas Canon
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway locomotive, with antlers mounted on the cowcatcher, and a flatbed railroad car stopped on a sheer granite cliff near the Animas River (Rio De Las Animas) in either San Juan or La Plata Counties, Colorado....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Arastra Gulch, Silverton, Colo.
- View of a trestle bridge that crosses Arastra Gulch near Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1910.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Arkansas Bridge and Mt. Harvard
- A view of a steel trestle bridge over the Arkansas River near Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows a Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad locomotive number 22 with freight and passenger cars. Mount Harvard is in the distance.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Buena Vista--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroads--Buena Vista--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889?]
- Arvada Denver & N. W.
- Two Denver & Northwestern Railway gondola cars, number 102 and 125, sit on the tracks beneath a trestle in Arvada (Jefferson County), Colorado. Sign on a building reads: "Tramway Lunchroom."
- Denver and Northwestern Railway Company--1890-1910.; Arvada (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Arvada--1890-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Arvada--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Aspen
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows houses, buildings, train trestle, railway crossing signs, and fences.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1887 May
- Aspen
- View of an unidentified mill near Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows a covered trestle, mine buildings, tailings and a mine tramway tower in the distance.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mills--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.; Ore industry--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Aspen, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Aspen, Colorado (Pitkin County), reached via Colorado Midland Railway; view includes edge of Mollie Gibson and Silver King mines, Cowenhoven Tunnel buildings, Sampler mine, Aspen-Sampler mine, Argentum-Juniata mine, Holden works,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Castle Creek (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Courthouses--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Aspen, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Aspen, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; view includes edge of Mollie Gibson & Silver King mines, Cowenhoven Tunnel buildings, Sampler mine, Aspen-Sampler mine, Argentum- Juniata mine, Holden works, mills, smelters,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Aspen, Colorado
- A view of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado shows mining structures, smokestacks, railroad cars, piles of lumber and a railroad trestle. 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?]
- At West Portal
- View of trestle and tracks, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, West Portal, Grand County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; West Portal (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--West Portal--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--West Portal--1920-1930.; Trestles--Colorado--West Portal--1920-1930.
- [1926 or 1927?]
- AT&SF train, engine number 3933, engine type 2-10-2 and engine number 3934, engine type 2-10-2
- Freight; eastbound; 71 cars, 20 MPH; from a distance showing trestle. Photographed: crossing the Colorado River near Topock, Ariz., April 27, 1933.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1933.; Railroad locomotives--Arizona--Topock.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company.
- 1933
- Atchee, Uintah Railway railroad yard
- View of Atchee and the West Salt Creek valley, in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows the Uintah Railway shop yards and houses, narrow gauge shay locomotives and freight and gondola cars. A water tank is near the shop buildings. A trestle crosses the...
- Uintah Railway--1900-1910.; Atchee (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Baxter Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; West Salt Creek (Garfield County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Passes (Landforms); Railroad shops & yards.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Baltimore & Ohio R.R. Cherry Street Trestle, Akron, OH
- Men pose on the Cherry Street trestle near Baltimore & Ohio steam locomotive # 1580 and a boxcar in Akron, Ohio. Automobiles are parked below the bridge.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Akron (Ohio)--1930-1940.; Parking lots.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad employees.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.; Trestles.
- 1937 June
- Barker House and Pike's Peak, Manitou
- View of frame buildings and houses on a hillside in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows the two story Barker House with a hipped roof, and a livery barn on Manitou Avenue. Nearby signs read: "Use Geyserite Soaps" and "Burlington Route...
- Barker House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Stables--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Barlow-Colorow Mine, Rainbow Lode
- View of Uintah Basin in (Uintah County), Utah; shows Gilsonite mining operations north of Rainbow Junction, Uintah Railway railroad tracks, the Rainbow Vein, a trestle, snow, and sandstone cliffs.
- Uintah Railway--1890-1910.; Uintah County (Utah)--1890-1910.; Mining--Utah--Uintah County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Big tressel [sic] Ophir Loop
- View of a Rio Grande Southern Railroad narrow gauge trestle on the Ophir Loop in San Miguel County, Colorado. Forest covers steep hillsides.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1890-1910.; Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1890-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1901?]
- Black Canon near Cimarron
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad trestle over the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison near Cimarron (Montrose County), Colorado. Two railroad workers stand by a train.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Black Canon near Cimmaron
- View of a stream or river in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, shows a Denver and Rio Grande railroad trestle.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Black Canon, bridge "B"
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande train and a trestle over the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows steep schist and gneiss canyon walls, boulders, and telegraph poles beside tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Black Canyon
- View of Denver & Rio Grande train on a trestle over possibly the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1889]
- Black Hawk
- View of the Colorado Central Railroad trestle in Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows Gregory Street businesses and a car. Sign reads: "J. P. Richards groceries and notions, bakery and merchandise."
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--Facilities--1930-1940.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.; Trestles--Colorado--Blackhawk--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1940]
- Black Hawk
- View of Gregory Street businesses and buildings in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows railroad tracks, timber piles, wagons, and frame houses. Signs on brick or frame commercial buildings read: "Liquor Store, Jason E. Scobey," "Black Hawk...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.; Trestles--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Black Hawk
- View to the northeast of Black Hawk and lower Gregory Gulch, Colorado; shows High Street, Church Street, Gregory Street, Presbyterian church and schoolhouse, Colorado Central Railroad trestle over Gregory Street, stamp mills and processing mills in...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Black Hawk
- View is west up Gregory Gulch, Black Hawk, Colorado and shows: Colorado Central R.R. tracks in near foreground, large empty site where Chas. Leitzman's Blacksmith shop used to be (notice chimney stack), Scobey's Saloon, Black Hawk Cracker Works,...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
- [188-?]
- Black Hawk
- View is west up Gregory Gulch in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows Colorado Central Railroad trestle in midground with C.C.R.R. passenger train going over Gregory Street, Chas. Leitzman's Blacksmith shop in near foreground, Scobey's Saloon, Black Hawk...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
- [188-?]
- Black Hawk - 1942
- View east, of Horn Gulch near Black Hawk, Colorado. Residences are visible across the gulley; mine is in upper left corner. In the near foreground is a wooden trestle with tracks used to transport ore in small cars from mines to processing sites...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Horn Gulch (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Trestles--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Black Hawk and Central, Colo. Central R.R.
- View northwest up Gregory Gulch from Swede Hill in Colorado. Shows the towns of Black Hawk, Mountain City, and Central City in the distance; narrow gauge train trestle over Gregory Street, Presbyterian church and schoolhouse on Bate's Hill,...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Black Hawk fire department
- View of the Black Hawk City Hall/Fire Department building. Completed in December of 1877, it was built for City Council meetings; in 1879 its use was expanded to house the fire department and its equipment. Abutting the building is the Colorado...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1930.; Fire stations--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1930.
- [between 1877 and 1925]
- Black Hawk to Central by rail
- View of the Colorado Central Railroad trestle and track between Black Hawk and Central City (Teller County), Colorado. Shows an ore mill, mines and the town of Black Hawk in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1860-1890.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Teller County (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Teller County--1860-1890.; Trestles--Colorado--Teller...
- [between 1868 and 1890?]
- Black Hawk, 1880's
- View Southwest in Black Hawk, Colorado. Selak Street, with carriage in a wheel rut, is on near right. Black Hawk Street fronts building with "Smoke Little Joker Tobacco" sign. Main Street veers off to the left of the photo. A flag pole, wood...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
- [188-?]
- Black Hawk, 1926
- View of an unidentified building in Black Hawk, Colorado. It has a false front backed by a medium gabeled roof. The front is horizontal clapboard, while the side is a vertical plank. On the first floor, there are two windows on either side of...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Black Hawk, Col.
- View west of downtown Black Hawk, Colorado. Shows rail lines; large rectangular, flat roofed, stone carriage shop; Gilpin Hotel on Main Street; Gregory Street with most of Black Hawk businesses located along this street; Colorado Central train...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1889]
- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Colorado and Southern locomotive No. 13 pulls a train up the "Switch Back" above Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado, leaving a trail of black smoke behind it. The Switch Back enabled trains to travel the steep, 1-mile distance between Central...
- Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]