Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Speer Boulevard bridge over the South Platte River
- View of construction of the Speer Boulevard Bridge over the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A construction crane is near the bridge. Shows a weir in the river and a pedestrian bridge over the river.
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Bridge construction.; Bridges.; Pedestrian bridges.; Rivers.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- D&RGW Narrow Gauge Lines Lake Fork Junction, Colorado
- View of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows a man fishing, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (narrow gauge) and U.S. Highway 50 trestle bridges.
- 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 1922 and 1935?]
- On CCRR looking west
- A man sits on the Colorado Central Railroad tracks near the wooden trestle at Packard Gulch by Mountain City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Houses and buildings in Central City are in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad tracks.; Trestles.
- [between 1878 and 1880?]
- Transportation - wagons - horsedrawn wagon
- Outdoor portrait of a man in a horse drawn wagon on Alameda Avenue, in Denver, Colorado, by the Archer Canal and South Platte River bridges. A crane begins construction in the background.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1909 and 1910?]
- 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]
- Denver, Cherry Creek
- View of Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado; shows concrete retaining walls, new landscaping, wrought iron railings, an automobile, and bridges.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Erosion protection works--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1918?]
- Denver railroads
- View of an unidentified railroad bridges, Denver, Colorado. Shows men working on tracks and one of the bridges.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- The Georgetown Loop
- View of Clear Creek Canyon between Silver Plume and Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows Union Pacific railroad bridges.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Desolation in wake of flood, looking south from Main Street, A.T. & S.F. river bridge and wrecked D. & R.G. bridge in center
- Men beside a cement wall look at wreckage from the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows standing water, mud, debris and damaged Denver and Rio Grande Western and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad bridges. A brick...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- River bridges at Pueblo from south end
- Men work to clear rubble piled along the flooded Arkansas River in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Freight cars, a locomotive, hay bales, tracks and lumber are scattered near Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe and Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Colorado & Southern Ry. (2-8-2) #807 15th St., Denver, Colo., bridge over Cherry Creek
- Colorado & Southern steam locomotive no. 807 crosses a steel bridge over Cherry Creek near the 15th (Fifteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bridges.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad locomotives.; Snow.
- Mining buildings
- View of multi-story, wood frame ore mill facilities, smokestacks, gabled sheds and buildings in Colorado. Shows fences, piles of tailings and elevated bridges.
- Mills--Colorado--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1920.; Ore industry--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Steel bridge [Nathrop, Colorado]
- View of a partially completed steel railroad bridge over a river. A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company crane lifts a steel girder while construction workers pose near by. Wood piers lie on both sides of the river as it meanders below...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Nathrop--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Nathrop--1920-1930.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Nathrop--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Steel bridge at [?]
- View of a partially completed railroad bridge that spans a river, probably in Colorado. Shows construction workers, steel trusses, wooden piers and trees. A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company crane hoists a steel girder.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Bridge construction--Colorado--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Street lights and seating on Broadway bridge over Cherry Creek
- View of the Broadway Bridge that crosses Cherry Creek, at the corner of Broadway and Speer Boulevard, in Denver, Colorado. The bridge has iron lamps mounted on concrete bases and built in benches. The renovation was part of the Denver Landmark...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bridges.; Lampposts.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Lampposts--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Speer (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1990
- Confluence Park and South Platte River
- View of Confluence Park, located in the Union Station neighborhood, from the southeast bank of the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. Shows the concrete steps and walkways, grass and trees in Confluence Park and the concrete Fifteenth (15th)...
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bridges.; Parks.; Rivers.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 1995
- Speer Boulevard bridge pylon
- View of an entrance pylon on the end of the Speer Boulevard Bridge which crosses the South Platte River in the Jefferson Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The pylon's entablature shows the Denver city street grid. Shows traffic on Speer...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Jefferson Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bridges.; Cityscapes.; Pylons (Gateways); Streets.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1990
- Mining
- View of a mine processing mill in (probably) Colorado; shows smokestacks, mill buildings, ore tramways, pine forest, hills, a water tank and bridges.
- Mills--Colorado--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1930.; Ore industry--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Cripple Creek
- View of the mining town of Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows hewn log cabins, wood frame residences, the National Hotel and Gold Mining Stock Exchange, the Catholic Church, masonry commercial buildings, and trestle bridges. Men lean on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Colorado Springs from the air looking southwest
- Aerial view of downtown Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, businesses, wide streets busy with cars, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, yards and depot, Monument Creek with Huerfano Street bridges. Landmarks include the First...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Col. Bacon's grounds
- View over the landscaped grounds of Colonel John H. Bacon's residence, at Ivywild, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows a rock lined waterway with bridges.
- Bacon, John H.--Homes & Haunts--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gardens--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Cascade Ave., Colo. Springs
- View of Cascade Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado with several large homes. A stage coach stands outside a cut stone structure and horse-drawn buggies are shown near the houses. Utility poles line both sides of the street and...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Residential streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- RGS narrow gauge motor car number 3
- "Galloping Goose," on one of the high bridges. Photographed: above Ophir, Colo., June 26, 1945.
- Railroad motor-cars--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1945.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ophir.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
- 1945
- Pueblo, Colorado 1921 flood
- Pueblo, Colorado, aerial view shows streets covered in mud and debris, freight cars scattered, and dotted with standing water. Arkansas River is to the north, and the containing walls of the river pass through town, crossed by bridges. Locations...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1921
- B & O Akron Jct. terminal from Erie r of w, eng. #'s 2430 and 1027 on legs of wye
- View of the Baltimore & Ohio terminal in Akron Junction (Summit County, Ohio. B & O steam locomotives # 2430 and #1027 are on a wye in the yards. Shows consists of freight cars, a water tank, railroad buildings, a storage tank and railroad bridges.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron Junction (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad facilities.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad shops & yards.
- 1948 July
- Colorado River, Grand Junction, Colo.
- View of the Grand Avenue footbridge bridge and the Denver and Rio Grande iron truss bridge over the Colorado River in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. A large warehouse and smokestacks are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges.; Railroad bridges.; Rivers.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Railroad bridge near Delgany Street Denver
- View, facing south, of the railroad truss bridge over Cherry Creek (north of Delgany Street) in the Union Station neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. There are commercial storage containers designed to look like railroad freight cars on the bridge....
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad bridges.; Truss bridges.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 2009
- Wewatta Street railroad bridge Denver
- View, facing north, of the Wewatta Street truss railroad bridge over Cherry Creek in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad bridges.; Truss bridges.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 2005
- Confluence Park pedestrian bridge over South Platte River
- View of the installation of a pedestrian bridge across the South Platte River at Confluence Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows construction on the suspended arch pedestrian bridge that spans the river and connects the Union Station neighborhood to the...
- Confluence Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1990-2000.; Union Station neighborhood (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bridge construction.; Pedestrian...
- 1999
- Eagle River Bridge near Red Cliff, Colo.
- View of the Eagle River Bridge (1940), also known as the Red Cliff Bridge, in Eagle County, Colorado. This green steel arch bridge carries U.S. Highway 24 high over the Eagle River, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and Turkey Creek Road. The bridge...
- Eagle River (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Eagle County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bridges.; Arch bridges--Colorado--Eagle River--Pictorial works.; Historic sites--Colorado--Eagle County--Pictorial works.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--Pictorial works.;...
- 2007
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Bridges. Lawrence St
- Western History Subject Index
- DENVER. BRIDGES. BROADWAY
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Bridges. Larimer
- Western History Subject Index
- Denver. Bridges. Brown's bridge
- Pack Train
- View of a pack train probably in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. Shows burros loaded with long pieces of lumber on a trail cut into a steep cliff or hillside as they approach a log bridge.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; Bridges.; Donkeys.; Packtrains.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Los Angeles, Cal. Elysian Park, Fremont Gate
- View of the Fremont gate entrance to Elysian Park in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Shows a road and a steep path entering the park from a roadway adjacent to railroad tracks. An iron lamp post topped with an eagle is at...
- Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif. : Neighborhood)--1900-1910.; Elysian Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Boats.; Bridges.; Gardens.; Parks.; Trails & paths.
- [1905?]
- Cheyenne Canyon, mtns. near Colorado Springs
- William S. Jackson (1836-1919), former vice- president of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, poses with his hands on the shoulders of his son, Gardner Jackson, on a bridge over South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs in...
- Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges.; Children.; Families.; Older people.; Streams.; Jackson,...
- 1902
- 19th Street bridge, Denver
- View of the 19th Street Bridge (1888) built over the South Platte River in the Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This steel through truss bridge was designed by the Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co. and is on the National Register of...
- Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Truss bridges.; Rivers.; Historic sites.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial...
- 2003
- Prowers Bridge, U.S. 34 over Arkansas River
- View of the Prowers Bridge which takes U.S. 34 over the Arkansas River in Bent County Colorado. The bridge is a five-span through truss bridge. The bridge was originally a pile bridge, constructed by the Kansas City Bridge Company in 1900, trusses...
- Prowers Bridge (Bent County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bent County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Truss bridges.; Historic sites.; Prowers Bridge (Bent County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Bent County--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2009
- Western History Subject Index
- BRIDGES. COLORADO j
- Western History Subject Index
- Bridges. Denver
- Western History Subject Index
- BRIDGES. COLORADO
- Union Station from River Front Park
- View of Union Station (1894 : Van Brunt and Howe , remodeled 1912 : Gove and Walsh) from the cable-stayed suspension pedestrian bridge the Denver Millennium Bridge in River Front Park in the Union Station neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The Denver...
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver Millennium Bridge (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroad stations.; Pedestrian bridges.; Cityscapes.; Union Station (Denver,...
- 2002
- National Velvet sculpture, Denver
- View of the public art installation "National Velvet" by Denver artist, John McEnroe in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The sculpture is constructed using mainly sandbags and is a deep red color. After dark, the sculpture is...
- Highland Bridge (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Highland (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Public sculpture.; Pedestrian bridges.; Public sculpture, American--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 2009
- Uintah railway pile driver
- A railroad work crew pose with a Uintah Railway pile driver in Colorado or Utah. The pile driver, pushed by a steam locomotive, is on a wooden trestle that crosses a stream or river. Shows a flat car with logs.
- Uintah Railway--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Pile drivers.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad locomotives.; Trestles.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Colorado & Southern train stopped under high bridge Georgetown loop.
- Passengers and crew pose on and near Colorado & Southern Railway passenger train number 7 stopped beneath the high bridge (Devil's Gate Viaduct) on the Georgetown loop near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Well dressed men, women,...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Passengers.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad employees.; Streams.; Tourists.
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- Colorado Central train at Beaver Brook station
- Passengers and crew pose on and near a Colorado Central Railroad passenger train stopped on a bridge over Clear Creek at Beaver Brook Station (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows narrow gauge steam locomotive #3, a passenger car, the wooden water...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Pavilions.; Railroad bridges.; Railroads.; Streams.
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Pueblo railroad yards and Union Avenue viaduct
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad freight cars are parked in the Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado, freight yard under the Union Avenue Viaduct. Lettering on boxcars reads: "C.R.S. Trust," "4512," "3571," "2453," "4061." Lettering on flatcars reads:...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Hotel Victoria (Pueblo, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad shops & yards.; Truss bridges.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Ophir Loop, Colo.
- View of the town of Ophir Loop and the Rio Grande Southern Ophir Loop railroad bridge (butterfly trestle 44A) in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows the railroad trestle, the RGS railroad depot, houses, log cabins, a store and shacks and sheds. A...
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1890-1910.; Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns.; Mules.; Pack trains.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad stations.; Trestles.
- [between 1891 and 1910?]
- Ophir Loop Silver Bell Mine and Mill
- View of the town of Ophir Loop and the Rio Grande Southern Ophir Loop railroad bridge (butterfly trestle 44A) over Howard Fork (a stream) in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows the railroad trestle, the RGS railroad depot and the Silver Bell Mine,...
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad.; Howard Fork (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Silver Bell Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns.; Mills.; Mining.; Ore industry.; Railroad bridges.; Railroad stations.;...
- [between 1891 and 1910?]