Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- # 43 Allen, Colo - Glenwood Canyon
- View of Allen, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows the Colorado River, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, and a shed with letters: "Allen."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Allen (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- October 4-8, 1930
- # 49 W. S. W. Allen, Colo.
- View of Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows a maintainence shed with sign: "Allen."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- October, 1930
- #168 in Black Canyon
- Narrow gauge locomotive number 168 (engine type 4-6-0) pulls a train through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Delta County, Colorado. The Gunnison River is adjacent to the tracks.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900- 1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.;...
- [1904?]
- 10 Mile Canon below Wheeler's
- View of a snow-covered mountainside and plowed railroad tracks in Tenmile Canyon, Summit County, Colorado.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 1000 mile tree U.P. RWy.
- View of the 1000 Mile Tree near Union Pacific Railway Company tracks in Weber Canyon, Utah. A sign on the tree reads: "1000 Mile Tree." Telegraph poles are nearby.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Utah--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Utah--1880-1900.; Trees--Utah--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1897]
- 1000 Mile Tree, Weber Canon, U.P. Ry.
- View of the 1000 (one thousand) Mile Tree and Union Pacific Railway tracks with rock formations in Weber Canyon, Utah. Shows telegraph poles.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Weber Canyon (Utah)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Utah--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Utah--1880-1900.; Trees--Utah--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- 11 Mile Canyon road
- View of dirt road and tunnels cut in rock in Elevenmile Canyon, Park County, Colorado.
- Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Park County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Park County--1920-1940.; Tunnels--Colorado--Park County--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- 13th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide Official Program
- 1501 east bound - Brown's canyon ?
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 1501 and passenger coaches pass between rock embankments, possibly in Browns Canyon, La Plata or Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1929 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.5
- 1935 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.11
- 1937 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.13
- 1983 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- 1984 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- 3 Falls, S. Cheyenne Canon
- View from the base of Three Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado; wooden walkway crosses pool in foreground; stairs are parallel to waterfall.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Three Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 3 men & auto in snow (Gr. Canyon?)
- Three men dressed in winter clothing stand in the knee-deep snow alongside a car possibly in Glenwood Canyon, Colorado.
- Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Glenwood Canyon--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 3 men in snow (Glenwood Canyon?)
- Three men stand in knee-deep snow, possibly in Glenwood Canyon, Eagle or Garfield County, Colorado, with the Colorado River in background. They wear winter clothing, including boots, long overcoats with fur collars, and hats.
- Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Glenwood Canyon--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 32/20 speedboard - Glenwood Canyon
- View of Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- October 4-8, 1930
- 3600 in Glenwood Canyon
- View of Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks, a 3600 series locomotive, and the Colorado River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1927 and 1934]
- 380 Creede Camp
- The town of Upper Creede in in the valley, in a steep, narrow, rocky canyon in Mineral County, Colorado. Buildings include one and two- story, wood-frame and log commercial buildings and residences; some are under construction. Evergreen trees grow...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- 4 men @ Grand Canyon
- View of men at Bright Angel Point, Grand Canyon, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, with the south rim in the distance.
- Bright Angel Point (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- 7 Falls, So. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from mid-fall level; wooden stairway runs parallel to waterfall and crosses pool at base; steep canyon walls flank falls.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 7 Falls, So. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from mid-fall level; wooden stairway runs parallel to waterfall and crosses pool at base; steep canyon walls flank falls; two figures with...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 7 Falls, So. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls waterfall in South Cheyenne Canyon, southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado, taken from mid-fall level; wooden stairway runs parallel to waterfall and crosses pool at base; steep canyon walls flank falls; bench visible at...
- Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- 7 Miles to gain 1300 ft. Approach to Spearfish Canon B.& M.R.R.
- View of Burlington & Missouri River Railroad tracks on a hillside at Spearfish Canyon in Lawrence County, Black Hills, South Dakota. Shows a flatbed wagon and trees beside tracks on a steep, rocky grade.
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1860-1880.; Black Hills (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Lawrence County (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Spearfish Canyon (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1880.; Railroad tracks--South...
- [between 1860 and 1872?]
- 7 miles to gain 1300 ft., approach to Spearfish Canon, B. & M. R.R.
- View of Burlington & Missouri River Railroad tracks on a hillside in Spearfish Canyon (Lawrence County), in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Shows a flatbed wagon and trees beside tracks on a steep, rocky grade.
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Lawrence County (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Spearfish Canyon (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- 7:30 mine
- Snow fills a large portion of an abandoned building of the 7:30 (Seven-thirty) Mine, Brown's Canyon near Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Possibly the result of an 1899 avalanche that took several lives and other mine buildings.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Avalanches--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- [A]rizona, the Grand Canyon, looking up from Bissell's Point
- View from what is identified as Bissell's Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, in a reproduction of a cabinet card displayed probably on a wall. Shows a cliff called The Alligator and the Colorado River.
- Alligator, The (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Cabinet photographs--1890-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon...
- [1899 or 1900?]
- [Basal]tic Canon. Mouth of Tower Creek
- View of the pentagonal basaltic bluffs in a canyon identified as Basaltic Canyon on Tower Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- [Canon of the Rio] Las Animas
- A narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway excursion train stops along the Rio De Las Animas River (Animas River) in Animas Canyon, near Silverton, Colorado. Passengers sit on rocks and fish; the Needle Mountains of the San Juan Range are in the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882-1886?]
- [Composite scene] [art original].
- Yellowstone -- Mount of the Holy Cross.
- Watercolor painting, American.; Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--Pictorial works.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- [n.d.]
- [Head of Canyon Creek looking north toward Potosi] [art original].
- Painting, American.; Potosi Peak (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Colorado--Pictorial works.; Canyon Creek (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Watercolors (Paintings)
- 1897
- [J?]ump Canon, Kaibab Plateau, Ariz.
- Panoramic view of layered rock formations, towers, talus slopes and a valley at Kaibab Plateau, Coconino County, Arizona. Shows possibly Jumpup Canyon and layered, eroded cliff walls.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- [Payrock Mine] [art original].
- Canyons--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.); Oil paintings.
- 1885
- [Toltec Curve, D.& R.G. RY.]
- A man walks the narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway San Juan Extension, near the west end of one of the Toltec Tunnels, Conejos County, Colorado. Shows the a canyon, rugged landscape, pine trees, and snow.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- "Castle Rock" in Boulder Canon
- A man sits on a rock in the middle of probably Middle Boulder Creek, and a dog lies beside the creek in the narrow canyon. Shows a sheer rock wall, trees and fallen logs in the creek bed in Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Boulders--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1875]
- "Johnnie" Cheyenne Canon.
- A donkey stands in a meadow near Stratton Park, North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. The donkey wears a bridle, saddle, and blanket. A horse stands in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- "The Captain" Canon of Grand River
- View of tents and men (possibly a work camp) between Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks and the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, probably Garfield County, Colorado. Shows a rock formation identified as The Captain, and a railroad bridge.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- "The Colorado" from the Grand River, Glenwood
- Distant, northwestward view of the Hotel Colorado and hot springs complex taken from the south bank of the Grand River (now Colorado River); brush in foreground, river in mid-ground; Hotel Colorado at left, fountain rises from pool (not...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Fountains--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Hotel...
- [between 1892 and 1901]
- "The Old Roadmaster", Clear Creek
- View of Clear Creek, a rock formation identified as "The Old Roadmaster," and Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway tracks in Clear Creek Canyon (Clear Creek County or Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--1890-1900.; Union Pacific,...
- 1894
- A 6,500 ft. [i.e. 2,500 ft.] cliff where we abandoned trip
- View of cliffs and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose County, Colorado.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Discovery &...
- 1900 September
- A canyon in mountains near Denver
- View of a road grade beside a creek in an unidentified canyon, possibly in Boulder County, Colorado. Shows trees, rock walls in the canyon and fallen trees in the creek.
- Canyons--Colorado--1860-1870.; Dirt roads--Colorado--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1868]
- A cold morning, ranger's camp
- Men (including McCormick, James Horsburgh, Jr., and Professor Joseph N. LeConte) wear hooded caftans and warm their hands by a fire at their camp in Tulare County (now Kings Canyon National Park), California. Other men lie asleep or awake in their...
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; Kings Canyon National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tulare County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Campfires--California--Tulare County--1890-1910.; Camping--California--Tulare County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A corner of Sunnyside showing the school house
- View of Sunnyside, Boulder County, Colorado; shows two story public school with hipped roof and several residences; steep canyon walls in background.
- Sunnyside (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Sunnyside--1890-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Sunnyside--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A Curve, Platte Canon, Colo.
- Men and women pose in front of a locomotive and train on the railroad tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railway line in Platte Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The men wear suits, ties and hats and the women wear long dresses and hats. Shows...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- A difficult bit of railroad surveying in the Rocky Mountains
- A man on a cliff face in a canyon scales the rock with a rope, in (probably) Colorado. Surveyors are across the canyon in the distance.
- Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--1890-1900.; Climbing--Colorado--1890-1900.; Surveying--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1896 November 7
- A familiar bridge in Bear Creek
- View of wooden stairs and a suspension foot bridge over Bear Creek in probably Bear Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. The bridge has decorative hewn log and stick pillars, supports and a railing. A support cable is staked in the ground. A...
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1910 and 1925?]
- A glimpse of the Plains from above North Cheyenne Canon, Cripple Creek Short Line
- Looking east toward Lake Broadmoor and the Plains from Cripple Creek Short Line above North Cheyenne Canyon; Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, Colorado.
- Broadmoor (Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Plains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [betweem 1900 and 1920]