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- Colo. Midland gateway to Granite Canyon
- View of the entrance to Granite (Eleven Mile) Canyon in El Paso County, Colorado. Colorado Midland Railway Company tracks are near the South Platte River.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Colorado Midland...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mt. Nast on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Mount Nast, Colorado (elevation 12,500 feet), in northern Sawatch Range of Rocky Mountains viewed from along Colorado Midland Railway. Clouds cast shadows onto the peaks.
- Nast, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Roaring Fork River, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Downstream view of Roaring Fork River, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Wild flower excursionests, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Large group of primarily men and women and some children holding bouquets of wildflowers picked somewhere in Colorado along Colorado Midland Railway.
- Bouquets--Colorado--1900-1910.; Wildflowers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Irrigation ditch and peach orchard, Palisade, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Irrigation ditch (or canal) and peach orchard with young peach trees near Palisade, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Peach trees--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Approaching Hell Gate, Col. Mid. Ry.
- View of a Colorado Midland Railway Company train near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. The engineer and a worker pose in the locomotive. Shows boxcar #11050 of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company. A man sits on top of...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.
- [1888]
- Granite Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track extending down Granite Canyon (later named Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado; shows South Platte River in canyon and railroad milepost 44.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Granite Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track paralleled by South Platte River rounding bend in Granite Canyon (later named Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Granite Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track by South Platte River rounding bend in Granite Canyon (later renamed Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado. Clouds fill the sky.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Granite Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge tracks winding through Granite Canyon (later named Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado; South Platte River in canyon.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Granite Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track by South Platte River rounding bend in Granite Canyon (later renamed Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado; clouds fill the sky.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Approaching Hell Gate, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of the Colorado Midland Railway Company train "23" near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. The engineer and a worker pose in the locomotive. Shows boxcar labeled: "11050" of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company. A...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Hell Gap (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897?]
- Red Rock Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track paralleled by possibly Fountain Creek or Fryingpan River winding through Red Rock Canyon, Colorado.
- Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Entrance to Granite Cañon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track rounding bend and entering Granite Canyon (later named Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado; South Platte River paralleling track, Granite Canon[sic] sign on rock wall.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Granite Cañon on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track rounding bend in Granite Canyon (later named Eleven Mile Canyon), Colorado; paralleled by South Platte River.
- South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Bridal Veil Falls, Green Mtn. Falls, C M Ry
- Close-up of Bridal Veil Falls waterfall, at Green Mountain Falls, northwest of Manitou, Colorado; served by Colorado Midland Railway.
- Bridal Veil Falls (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Ruedi, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Ruedi, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; station and water tank next to standard gauge track paralleled by Fryingpan River; wooden frame residences, canvas tents, ranch with outbuildings, Roaring Fork Plaster company & plaster mill...
- Ruedi (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1910.; Water...
- 1907
- Ruedi on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Distant view of Ruedi, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Fryingpan River paralleled by standard gauge track; split rail fence, foreground; water tank and railroad station, distant center; horse- drawn hay wagon next to pile of hay in...
- Ruedi (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Fences--Colorado--1900-1920.; Hay--Colorado--1900-1910.; Meadows--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- 1907
- F.E. Sweet ranch on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across agricultural field towards Frank E. Sweet's Ranch (residence) near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway. Sweet, an early agriculturalist and potato grower, arrived in Carbondale area in 1884; shows irrigation ditch...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Croplands--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Sweet, Frank E.--Homes &...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Crystal Spray, Cascade Canon, C. M. Ry
- Upstream view of Crystal Spray waterfall in Cascade Canyon, northwest of Manitou, Colorado; served by Colorado Midland Railway.
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso county, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Crystal Spray Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Potatoes on the Sweet Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Rows of potato plants in field cultivated by Frank E. Sweet (pioneer agriculturalist and potato grower) near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Sweet, Frank E.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Glenwood Spgs., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Glenwood Springs, Colorado looking west; Grand Avenue bridge, Denver & Rio Grande Railroad bridge crossing Colorado River northwest to railroad yards; Rio Grande depot or train station, center and south of river, at edge of...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1990-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.; Denver...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Glenwood Springs, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Glenwood Springs, Colorado looking northwest reached via Colorado Midland Railway; prominent building right foreground is old schoolhouse on 11th (eleventh) and Blake; Hotel Colorado, center right amidst trees; Denver & Rio...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1990-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Plenty of wild flowers at Nast on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- A woman holds bouquets of wildflowers in doorway of a rustic log gazebo, Nast, Pitkin County, Colorado, west of Hagerman Pass reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Wildflowers--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- 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
- Boating on Woods Lake, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of boaters on Woods Lake, eight miles from Thomasville, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway. Scene includes over ten row boats with men, women, children, and a dog; denuded or deforested slope and Rocky Mountains in background; and...
- Thomasville (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Woods Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boats--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Thomasville--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- Carbondale Reservoir and Irrigation Co. Reservoir on Cattle Creek Mesa, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of a Carbondale Reservoir & Irrigation Company pond, Cattle Creek Mesa, Garfield County, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway. Mount Sopris and clouds are reflected in the water.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dams--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Continental Divide from Mt. Morris, Chapman Lake, Nast, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View towards Continental Divide in Rocky Mountains from Mount Morris by Chapman Lake, near Nast, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Chapman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Morris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Nast (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Nast--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- 65 acre potatoe [sic] patch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of rows of potato plants in cultivated agricultural field measuring 65 acres near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Honeymooners retreat, Castle Canon, Colo. Midland Ry.
- A man and a woman stand next to a creek in narrow side canyon of Castle Canyon called "Honeymooner's Retreat", Eagle or Pitkin County, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Castle Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Mt. Nast from Hell Gate, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Mount Nast, Colorado viewed from Colorado Midland Railway near Hellgate; forested mountain slope leading to snowy peak.
- Nast, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Forests--Colorado--1890-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1890-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Sloss, Colo. on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Distant view of Sloss, Colorado in valley reached via Colorado Midland Railway; railroad station and car parked on standard gauge tracks paralleled by Fryingpan River.
- Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Wood's Lake, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Wood's Lake, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; summer resort with lodge and cabins on opposite shore; lake surrounded by snow covered mountains; eight miles from Thomasville.
- Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- Woods Lake, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Wood's Lake, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; lake surrounded by mountains; summer resort with cabins and lodge on opposite shore, eight miles from Thomasville.
- Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- Fising [sic], inlet to Woods Lake, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Two men fishing on inlet to Wood's Lake, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway, eight miles from Thomasville; small mountain stream; snow covered mountains in background.
- Fishing--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1903 and 1919]
- The Fryinpan [sic] Valley and Mt. Sopris, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Fryingpan River valley and Mount Sopris, Colorado; Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track by river; farm and agricultural land; brick residence and prominent brick building (possibly a school), center left; storm clouds top the peaks.
- Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Agriculture--Colorado--1890-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Lake Georg [sic] on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Distant view of Lake George, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; a few wooden frame buildings or residences behind lake; Rocky Mountains, distant background; man-made lake site of half-mile spur to ice houses.
- George, Lake (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Lake George (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Aspen Junction, C.M.R.R., no. 1004
- A track of the Colorado and Midland Railway winds around the Fryingpan River in Aspen Junction, Colorado (later known as Basalt), in Eagle County. Buildings include a one-story with an irregular roofline, a gable and dormer windows; one and...
- Aspen Junction (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.; Water tanks--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.
- [1894?]
- Denver, Colorado
- Views of buildings and landmarks in Denver and Colorado, these include: 1. Oxford Hotel Office. 2. Robertson-Doll Carriage Co. 3. Colorado Dry Goods Co. 4. Jackson-Smith Photographic Co. 5. Daniels & Fishers. 6. Denver Normal and Preparatory...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898, October
- Glenwood Spgs. on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- View south on Grand Avenue from 8th (Eighth) street, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway. Shows dirt street in town, brick buildings with patriotic bunting and United States flags; men, women and children on cement...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1898 and 1910]
- Marking of Ute Pass Trail
- A group of Native American (Ute) men and women on horseback stand together near Cascade, El Paso County, Colorado, as part of the marking ceremony for the Ute Pass Trail. The group stands near a bend in tracks of the Colorado Midland Railway....
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Cascade--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Cascade--1910-1920.; Cascade (El Paso County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commemoration--Colorado--Cascade--1910-1920.; Horseback...
- August 29, 1912
- Cameron's Cone
- View of Cameron Cone in El Paso County, Colorado, and tracks of the Colorado Midland Railway.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Cameron Cone (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Seed potatoes in bloom, Sweet Ranch, Carbondale Dist., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across an agricultural field; shows rows of seed potato plants in bloom, Sweet Ranch, near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Gateway to Garden of the Gods from Colo. Midland Ry.
- View northeast from edge or outskirts of Manitou Springs, Colorado towards Gateway of Garden of the Gods; Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge tracks on right; Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks and Colorado Springs Interurban street railway...
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Farms--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Rifle Falls, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Rifle Falls, 12 miles northeast of Rifle, Colorado, in East Rifle Creek reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Orchard near Grnd [sic] Junction, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Fruit orchard near Grand Junction, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; man standing amongst fruit trees.
- Fruit--Colorado--1890-1920.; Orchards--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Colo. Midland Lake George
- View of Lake George (Park County), Colorado. The South Platte River is near the buildings and Colorado Midland Railway Company tracks.
- Lake George (Colo.)--1890-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Park County--1890-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mt. Nast from Hellgate, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Forested slopes leading to Mount Nast, Colorado, distant horizon, reached via Colorado Midland Railway near Hellgate.
- Nast, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Forests--Colorado--1890-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [betweeb 1890 and 1919]
- Roaring Fork River, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Downstream view of Roaring Fork River, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; mountain valley ridge, background.
- Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Agricultural scene on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge tracks rounding bend in cultivated valley; agricultural horse-drawn wagon bringing in harvest, left foreground; fields are cut and bundled in stacks or piles.
- Carts & wagons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--1890-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]