The Colorado Obituary Project is a statewide index of approximately 50,000 non-Denver obituaries mostly from the 1970s through 1990. Researchers may request a copy of the full text obituary through the Western History and Genealogy Department.
Colorado--Genealogy--Indexes.;Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.;Registers of births, etc.--Colorado.
A woman and children walk past the Burlington Record newspaper building on the main street in Burlington (Kit Carson County), Colorado. Shows brick buildings, a planter with a small tree, a waste can, pedestrians and street vendors who sit on the...
Burlington (Colo.)--1980-1990.; City & town life--Colorado--Burlington--1980-1990.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Burlington--1980-1990.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Burlington--1980-1990.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Burlington--1980-1990.
View of the Public Library building located at 608 14th Street, Burlington, Colo. The simple, one-story brick library was built in 1922. It is currently houses the Burlington Municipal Court.
CB&Q Burlington Zephyr No. 9900, at the railyard in Denver, Colorado; high speed silver streamliner of the Burlington Route; also known as Pioneer Zephyr; lettering on buildings read "Pride of the Rockies Flour Mill"," Pikes Peak Mill", "National...
Burlington Zephyr "Silver Charger" carrying Prince Fredric and wife Ingrid of Denmark; shows a high speed silver streamliner of the Burlington Route (Chicago, Burlington & Quincy) with three car bodies mounted on four trucks; "General Pershing...
Burlington High School, in Burlington, Kit Carson County, Colorado, is a three-story building with large windows, a flat roof, and transoms over the front door. Sidewalks lead through the yard to the building entrance.
A convertible car with two men in it is parked outside the Winegar Block (built 1907) in Burlington, Colorado, in Kit Carson County. Two women stand next to a fire hydrant near the car. A man stands next to the two-story, commercial, building with...
Burlington (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Burlington--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Burlington--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Burlington --1910-1920.; Fire hydrants--1910-1920.
A dust storm engulfs the town of Burlington, Colorado (Kit Carson County). Cars are parked on unpaved Main Street in front of the town's commercial storefronts. A grain elevator is at the end of the street. "Coca-Cola," "W&R Drugs, Carlson's Ice...
The engineer, a railroad worker and a man in a suit and hat pose on or near a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Denver Zephyr locomotive and train in probably Denver, Colorado. A sign on the locomotive reads: "Burlington Route."
Female beauty contestants, fashionably dressed, board the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Denver Zephyr in Chicago, Illinois. "Queen Virginia Roper" wears a crown and shakes hands with Ralph Budd the president of the railroad. The other contestants...
View of the Old Town Museum located on a 15-acre site near I-70 and 14th Street in Burlington, Colo. The site opened in 1988 during the town's centennial and includes several false-fronted buildings moved to the site from other locations.
Old Town Museum (Burlington, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historical museums--Colorado--Burlington--2000-2010.; Burlington (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Old Town Museum (Burlington, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historical museums--Colorado--Burlington--Pictorial...
Aerial view of South Platte River flood damage in Denver, Colorado; shows the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad yard, the 23rd (Twenty third) Street viaduct, traffic, warehouses, fuel tanks, railroad tracks, and the South Platte River.
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1960-1970.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Railroad shops &...
View of a Colorado and Southern (Burlington Northern) SD9 diesel locomotive 6219 and a caboose near a group of utility buildings in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "6219," "Burlington Northern," "Denver SD9."...
This reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard shows a Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company locomotive and passenger and freight cars. The word "Burlington" on each car has been retouched. Other words on the cars, also retouched,...
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Railroads--1900-1910.
Workers complete the water tower in Burlington, Colorado (Kit Carson County). The steel structure is complete, except for the top. A man stands on the rim of the structure; another worker stands on the ground near the materials for the water tank....
Burlington (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Water towers--Colorado--Burlington--1910-1920.
Burlington & Missouri River locomotive, to celebrate 50th anniversary of Burlington's arrival in Denver, left side view of engine. Photographed: Denver, Colo., May 25, 1932.
Burlington & Missouri River locomotive, to celebrate 50th anniversary of Burlington's arrival in Denver, three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Denver, Colo., May 25, 1932.
View of the State Armory located at 191 14th Street, Burlington, Colo. Constructed in 1926 from designs by Greeley, Colo. based architect, Sidney G. Frazier, the facade of the two-story, symmetrical brick building has a crenelated parapet with...
This reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard shows a Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company locomotive and passenger and freight cars. The word "Burlington" on each car has been retouched. Other words on the cars, also retouched,...
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--1900-1910.; Railroads--1900-1910.
A fire engine from the Burlington Fire Department is among other antique vehicles. Its hose reels and water tanks are in the bed of the truck. Fire extinguishers and lanterns are affixed to the side above the running boards. "Burlington Fire Dept....
Burlington (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Burlington--1920-1930.
View of a banquet, a promotional event for the Chicago, Burlington, Northern and Quincy Railroads new Denver Zephyr Vista Dome in Denver, Colorado. Men are seated at banquet tables in a conference room. A large printed advertisement hung on the...
Beauty contestant winners (identified from left to right) Elizabeth Foster, Wilma Adams, Florence Collier, Virginia Roper, Beverley Peterson, and their chaperon, Mrs. H.C. Leuty pose in the observation car of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,...
View of Burlington Northern (Colorado and Southern) diesel locomotive number 834 in Golden, Colorado. Men stand near and on the locomotive. Freight cars and snow covered hills and mountains are in the distance. Lettering on the locomotive reads:...
Burlington Northern Railroad Company--1980-1990.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1980-1990.; Golden (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Golden--1980-1990.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Golden--1980-1990.;...
View of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad charter train no. 30 in the railroad yards in Billings (Yellowstone County), Montana. Shows two Pullman cars, a business car, a post office car, and a baggage car. The train is pulled by a diesel...
View of a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad train in Deadwood (Lawrence County), South Dakota. Shows side door caboose # 14560 and "Poplar Summit," a Pullman car. National Railway Historical Society car 96 is in the distance. Lettering on the...
View the Burlington Hotel (1891; Frank E. Edbrooke, architect) at 2201 Larimer Street in the Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows the Larimer Street elevation of a corner commercial building. The three-story red brick structure has a...
Rooftop view of the Burlington Railroad ticket office on 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Automobiles are parked nearby on the street. Signs read: "Lunch," "Rubber Stamps," "E. R. Callahan Novelty," "Western Union,"...
Mr. W. P. Davis, Treasurer of Colorado, and two women, stand in the yard of his home in Burlington, Colorado, in Kit Carson County. The yard is surrounded by a chicken-wire fence and a gate. The house, which is partially obscured by trees, is a...
Davis, W. P.--Homes & haunts--1900-1910.; Burlington (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Burlington--1900-1910.; Windmills--Colorado--Burlington--1900-1910.
Men stand and pose beside a frame structure near a flume and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad freight cars with lettering that reads: "CB & Q" and "Burlington Route" in Central Park (Gallatin County), Montana. Logs float beside a flume and a...
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Central Park (Mont.)--1890-1910.; Gallatin River (Wyo. and Mont.)--1890-1910.; Flumes--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Loggers--Montana--Central Park--1890-1910.; Logs--Montana--Central...
A crowd is gathered around the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Denver Zephyr on its first trip to Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows the railroad station, a water tower and mesas in the distance.
View of a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy wooden clock in probably Denver, Colorado. A sign reads: "Mountain Time." Letters on the clock case read: "Naval Observatory Time hourly by Western Union" and "The Start of the Zephyr Will Break the Tape and...
View of a Colorado and Southern narrow gauge locomotive no. 60 on a flat car at the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy, Denver shops in Denver, Colorado. The locomotive has a cow catcher and a headlamp. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "60" and...
Burlington Northern railroad passenger cars are wrecked and upended on Colorado & Southern Railway tracks near Broomfield (Broomfield County), Colorado. The head on collision between train number 30 and a north bound freight is surrounded by an...
View of Colorado & Southern train no. 73 pulled by Chicago, Burlington and Quincy steam locomotive no. 6143 in the yards in Denver, Colorado. The tender has lettering that reads: "Burlington Route." A railroad box car has lettering that reads:...
View of the Silver Moon Hotel, Third (3rd) Avenue and Kimbark, Longmont, Colorado, shows the two story wooden gable roof building with a false front and vine covered porch. The sign has a cresent shape moon symbol between: "Silver" and "Hotel."...
Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Longmont--1870-1890.; Silver Moon Hotel (Longmont, Colo.)
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Locomotive Number 537, outside framed 2-8-0, Rice Yard coaling tower, Denver, Colorado; man stands on tender and the opens water plug.
Costumed members of a parade sit in decorated wagons on an unpaved road in Burlington, Colorado (Kit Carson County). Drawn by teams of horses, the carts are decorated with stars and stripes printed fabric. A man sits on a light-colored horse next...
The Kit Carson County court house is in the town of Burlington, Colorado. Architectural features of the three-story structure include a hipped roof, pediments, cornices, quoins, arched windows, covered entrance, and steps that lead from the...
View inside the Colorado, Burlington and Quincy railroad Depot in Brush (Morgan County), Colorado. E.S. Dutton, the agent, and George Stewart, the telegraph operator, sit at telegraph equipment. Dutton, in a bowler hat, taps out a message. The men...