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- Ry. (Rio Grande Train #475) Santa Fe Branch
- Rio Grande Train 452 (Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad); engine 475 (Schenectady type 2-8-2) Chili Line, Santa Fe Branch; shows two freight and one passenger car near Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Santa Fe County (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Santa Fe County--1930- 1940.; Railroads--New Mexico--Santa Fe County--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Side Gear Locomotive, Rio Grande Southern, Silverton RR, Shay "Guston"
- Silverton Railroad Shay 269, at Silverton, Colorado, just prior to becoming Rio Grande Southern 34 (1893). Shows plank walkway.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1890-1900.; Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Silverton RR. Engine #100
- Silverton Railroad Engine 100 (Baldwin narrow gauge type 2-8-0), with the number on an old-fashioned kerosene headlight, pulls one freight and one passenger car, Colorado; the train pauses on a steep slope with tracks built up with rock and...
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mears, Otto, 1840-1931.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- South Denver Masonic Temple
- South Denver Masonic Temple, 350 South Broadway, Denver Colorado; shows a two-story brick structure in the Classical Revival style; Roman numerals read " MDCCCXCIII" above second story windows; lamps on both sides of entry read: "South Denver...
- Freemasons--Buildings--1890-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1930.
- [1890-1930?]
- Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde
- Native American (Anasazi) Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado; prehistoric cliff dwelling in Spruce Tree Canyon; three- story stone masonry structure with living quarters, ceremonial rooms called kivas and storerooms.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1940.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde
- A man looks across a canyon to Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado; prehistoric cliff dwelling in Spruce Tree Canyon; a three-story stone masonry structure with living quarters, ceremonial rooms called kivas and storerooms.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- Colorado--1920-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1940.; Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Spruce Tree House (Colo.)--1920-1940.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Sugar Beet Industry
- Sugar beet dumps at Brighton, Northern Colorado; shows Union Pacific Railway freight cars, large piles of beets, a depot, the Kuner Empson cannery, and the eastern plains with farms in background.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1900-1930.; Brighton (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Beets--Colorado--Brighton--1900-1930.; Canneries--Colorado--Brighton--1900-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Brighton--1900-1930.; Railroad...
- [between 1901 and 1927]
- Colorado sugar beets
- A young man sits in the bed of a truck loaded with sugar beets parked in sugar beet field in Northern Colorado. Shows a line of large beets displayed along the chained sideboard of the truck bed.
- Beets--Colorado--1910-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1910-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1927]
- Sugar beet field
- Northern Colorado beet field, near Brighton(?);a group of men in overalls shovel and fork beets into a wide furrow; shows another group of men and women in long dresses and scarves in background.
- Agricultural laborers--Colorado--1900-1930.; Beets--Colorado--1900-1930.; Farming--Colorado--1900-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1927]
- Sugar beet industry
- Sugar beet industry, Brighton(?), Northern Colorado; several men stand around two trucks unloading beets onto a machine that sorts, bags, and piles beets at a processing factory; shows a large conical pile of beets and full bags of beets at the...
- Beets--Colorado--1900-1930.; Conveying systems--Colorado--1900-1930.; Machinery--Colorado--1900-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1900-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1927]
- Summit of Alpine Pass, west slope
- Summit of Alpine (Altman) Pass, west slope of Continental Divide, Alpine Station, Gunnison County, Colorado; shows a stone engine house under construction, log buildings which house tunnel workers in background, and the wagon road that crossed pass...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1890.; Alpine Station (Colo. : Locale)--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Colorado--Alpine Station--1880-1890.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Alpine Station--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The prospectors friend
- Two small burros loaded with prospector's supplies stand on a dirt road; shows sparse evergreens in background.
- Donkeys--1890-1920.; Pack animals--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Trucking sugar beets
- A Long line of farm trucks loaded with sugar beets are parked along a dirt road near Brighton(?), in Northern Colorado; one man with a feather in his hat stands on his truck's running board, another man with a pipe leans against wheel fender of his...
- Beets--Colorado--1910-1930.; Sugar industry--Colorado--1910-1930.; Trucks--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1927]
- Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Train No. 7
- Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Train Number 7 (type 2-6-0 Cooke 1558 in 1884) the Silver Plume to Denver train at Empire station, Clear Creek County, Colorado on August 7, 1894; shows mail car 30 and two passenger cars, the engineer and fireman stand...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Empire (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Empire--1890-1900.; Railroad mail service--Colorado--Empire--1890-1900.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Empire--1890-1900.;...
- [1894]
- Toltec Tunnel, D&RGRW
- Toltec Tunnel Number 2 (Rock Tunnel), west side with light snow; on the Denver Rio Grande Railway, San Juan Extension, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; shows D&RG Engine 100 (type 4-4-0 narrow gauge) and train on a wooden trestle; passengers pose...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Passengers--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.; Railroad tunnels--New Mexico--Rio...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Wood ladened burrow [sic]
- Two boys with a wood ladened burro stand between adobe structures, with a small cat at a doorway, possibly southern Colorado or New Mexico.
- Boys--1890-1930.; Donkeys--1890-1930.; Fuelwood--1890-1930.; Pack animals--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1930?]
- Burlington Special carrying crowned Prince Fredric and wife Ingrid of Denmark, 4-18-'39
- 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...
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroads--1930-1940.
- [194-?]
- D&RG engines on La Veta Pass, No. 99 & 46
- Denver and Rio Grande Locomotive Number 99 "Kokomo" and Number 46 "Badito" eastbound special excursion train (narrow gauge; type 4-4-0 Baldwin construction 5425 in 1880 and type 2-8-0 Baldwin construction 4981 in 1880) with diamond stack on La Veta...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano...
- [194-?]
- Locomotive (Argentine Central) Shay No. 1
- Argentine Central Locomotive Engine Number 1, Lima 1561, constructed in 1905, first narrow-gauge Shay gear-driven engine designed for line's steep grades and tight curves, at railroad's lower terminus, Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado;...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Ames, George.; Dunning, Bill.
- [between 1905 and 1909]
- Locomotive (Argentine Central) Shay No. 4
- Argentine Central Locomotive; Engine Number 4, Lima 1907 construction, narrow-gauge Shay gear-driven engine designed for line's steep grades and tight curves, in front of Silver Plume enginehouse at railroad's lower terminus, Clear Creek, Colorado;...
- Argentine Central Railway Company--1900-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Silver Plume--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1909]
- Pikes Peak Cog Road
- Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Road rack and pinion railroad locomotive 2 (type 0-4-2ST; 1890 Baldwin construction number 10919) pauses in Englemann Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado; the engineer leans out the window; coachmen and a passenger stand...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Englemann Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, NM, erected in 1550
- San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, New Mexico; shows west facade; the church is stone and adobe construction with a tower with tin roof and wood cross.
- Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1890-1940.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1890-1940.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1940.
- [194-?]
- Canon of the Rio Los Animas
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande Railway train on the Highline, Silverton Branch, near Rockwood in the Canyon of the Rio Los Animas (Animas Gorge), La Plata County, Colorado; shows a narrow gauge train with one freight and two passenger cars as it...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- In Civic Center, Denver
- View shows a sculpture of a Native American man on horseback by A. Phimister Proctor, Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado. The man wears a breech cloth, moccasins, and carries a spear. A plaque attached to the granite base reads: "On the war trail,...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1932 and 1935?]
- The Terrace, Deckers Spgs., C. & S. Ry.
- View towards Terrace, Deckers Springs (fishing resort owned by Maurice Weinberger), Deckers, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; men, women and children are seated on front porch of long log building.
- Deckers (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Porches--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Terraces--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Royal Gorge
- View of the Royal Gorge and the toll bridge spanning it, Fremont County, Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande railroad narrow gauge tracks run adjacent to the Arkansas River at the bottom of the gorge.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Arkansas River--1920-1940.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1940.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1927 and 1931?]
- Ski jumping
- View of a ski jumper taking off from the platform at Howelsen Hill, Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. The town is across the Yampa River in the distance.
- Howelsen Hill Ski Area (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Ski jumping--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski jumping in Colorado
- View of a ski jumper taking off from the platform at Howelsen Hill, Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. The town is across the Yampa River in the distance.
- Howelsen Hill Ski Area (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Ski jumping--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- Ski jumping in Colorado
- View of a ski jumper taking off from the platform at Howelsen Hill, Steamboat Springs (Routt County), Colorado. The town is across the Yampa River in the distance.
- Howelsen Hill Ski Area (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Ski jumping--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1923?]
- D&RGS Engine #1, Lizard Head Pass
- Rio Grande Southern Locomotive Number 1 "Montezuma" (narrow gauge; type 2-4-0 Baldwin construction 2459 in 1871) with diamond stack and two passenger cars, one named "Rico"; shows two women in long dresses and hats at back of train, Lizard Head...
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1890-1920.; Lizard Head Pass (Colo.)--1890-1920.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890- 1920.; Railroads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1920.;...
- [194-?]
- D&RGW Train #475
- Denver & Rio Grande Western (narrow gauge) mixed train, engine 475 (type 2-8-2; 1923 Schenectady construction number 64986) with two cars, on the Rio Grande River iron bridge, Otowi, New Mexico.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Otowi (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Rio Grande--1930-1940.; Narrow gauge railroads--New Mexico--Otowi--1930-1940.; Railroad bridges--New Mexico--Otowi--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--New...
- [1941]
- Denver & Rio Grande R.R. Locomotive No. 1
- Denver Rio Grande Locomotive Number 1; "Montezuma", Colorado, (narrow gauge type 2-4-0 with diamond stack; Baldwin Locomotive Works, builders number 2459); the first to be used on Denver Rio Grande Railroad passenger service.
- Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1880-1890.; Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company.
- [194-?]
- DRGS Engine #1, closeup
- Rio Grande Southern Locomotive Number 1 "Montezuma" (narrow gauge; type 2-4-0; 1871 Baldwin construction 2459) with diamond stack and front portion of passenger car, Lizard Head Pass, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1890-1920.; Lizard Head Pass (Colo.)--1890-1920.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890- 1920.; Railroads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- An early pack train
- A pack train heads out of the snowy mountain town of Sneffels, Colorado; several men stand around burros loaded with supplies; shows wood frame structures; a barn, a couple of businesses with false fronts and tied back awnings, a house with a...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1920.; Packtrains--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915?]
- Georgtown Loop
- Colorado Central Railroad Devil's Gate, High Bridge over Clear Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado, on the Georgetown loop looking west. Shows bridge with iron towers and granite piers and an engine with three passenger cars on center of bridge.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Grand Valley
- Rio Grande Junction and Denver and Rio Grande railroads joint depot, Grand Valley (Parachute), Garfield County, Colorado; shows a typical Rio Grande design depot, a wood frame structure with gable roof; several men stand on a plank platform with...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Grand Valley--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Highlads [i.e. Highlands] Masonic Temple, Denver
- Highlands Masonic Temple, Denver, Colorado, a Beaux-Arts style building with two ionic columns in entry, pilasters, bronze trim and mason emblems; "Free Masonry Builds Its Temples In The Hearts Of Men" on front frieze above entry; brick and...
- Freemasons--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1928]
- High Bridge, Georgtown Loop
- Colorado Central Railroad Devil's Gate High Bridge over Clear Creek, Clear Creek County, Colorado, on the Georgetown loop, looking west. Shows the bridge with four iron towers with granite piers, and four trains, headed north, south, east and...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Lizard Head
- Lizard Head, San Miguel County, Colorado; (13,113 feet elevation); 400 foot rock volcanic neck tower; eroded lower slopes with patches of snow in crevices.
- Lizard Head (Colo.)--1910-1930.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1927?]
- In Byers Canon
- Denver Rio Grande Western engine 3612 in Byers Canyon, west of Sulphur Springs, Grand County, Colorado; shows westbound freight, full steam, with sixty-four cars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Canyons--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Grand County--1940-1950.;...
- [194-?]
- Lizard Head
- Lizard Head (13,113 feet elevation), San Miguel Range, Huerfano County, Colorado; volcanic rock tower with treeless eroded slopes; evergreens in foreground.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Lizard Head (Colo. : Summit)--1910-1940.; Mountains--Colorado--Huerfano County--1910-1940.
- [194-?]
- Twin Lakes, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across Twin Lakes, Colorado, towards Rocky Mountains reached via Colorado Midland Railway; row boats on shore and in lake.
- Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo. : Lake)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1890-1900.; Rowboats--Colorado--1890-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Railroads, Denver & Salt Lake, Cars
- Interior view of Pullman passenger car number 900 (owned by Denver and Salt Lake Railroad) in (probably) Denver, Colorado; aisle of coach flanked by passenger seats and overhead storage racks.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- Denver's beacon light
- Night view of Daniels and Fisher Tower with beacon, illuminated clock and United States flag, Denver, Colorado; shows cupola with bell, weather vane and water tower.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clock towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915]
- Vista of Mt. Princeton, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View toward Mount Princeton (elevation 14,197 feet) near Buena Vista, Colorado, from Colorado Midland Railway; shows Collegiate Peaks and Sawatch Range.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Princeton, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Chaffee County--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Railroad handcart
- View of a railroad handcart with wooden seats, hand brake and pumper lever; background has been masked out.
- Railroad handcars--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- A vista on the Frying Pan River, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Frying Pan River, Colorado, along the Colorado Midland Railway; cascading stream, mountain ridges in background.
- Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Union Station, Grand Junction, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Exterior view of Union Station, Grand Junction, Colorado; built in 1905, used by Denver and Rio Grande and Colorado Midland Railway.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.; Union Station (Grand Junction, Colo.)
- 1907
- The winding Platte in South Park, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Hartsel (Park County) Colorado; shows Colorado Midland Railway station, water tank, corrals, and South Platte River meanders. Storm clouds top distant mountains.
- Hartsel (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Hartsel--1900-1910.; Corrals--Colorado--Hartsel--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Hartsel--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Zoroastr [sic] from the river, Grand Cañon, Ariz.
- View towards Zoroaster Point (or Temple) from Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Zoroaster Temple (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900- 1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]