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- Hanging Rock Clear Creek Canyon
- View of Hanging Rock and Colorado and Southern (C & S) Railway narrow gauge railroad tracks in Clear Creek Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.
- [1900, November 9]
- Leadville
- This view from Chicken Hill, northwest across Leadville, Colorado, shows a town filled with wood frame residences, barns, sheds, mining operations and brick commercial and public structures. Landmarks include the Church of the Annunciation,...
- Church of the Annunciation (Leadville, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Harrison Reduction Works--1900-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Railroad in Blackhawk
- A trestle near the Running Lode Mine shafthouse in Blackhawk, Colorado, enabled trains from the Colorado and Southern Railroad Company to cross the gulch in the foreground. Smoke puffs from the front engine of the train crossing the trestle. A set...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Idaho Springs, Colo.
- Left side of panorama over Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows Argo Mine tailing and timber piles, ore car tracks, residences on Colorado Boulevard, Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks, Clear Creek, a gazebo, the Natatorium, Wykoff Lumber and...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1907]
- Idaho Springs, Colo.
- Right side of panorama over Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows residences on Virginia and Wall Streets, Argo Mine tailings, timber and ore car rails, Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks, businesses on Miner Street, schoolhouse with tower and Jackson...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1907]
- Idahoe [sic] Springs, Colo.
- The left side of the panorama view of Idaho Springs, Colorado, includes: a portion of the Argo mining operation with tailing piles, wood frame residences, Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks, Clear Creek, a small gazebo, the Natatorium, and...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1907]
- Idahoe [sic] Springs, Colo.
- The center of the panorama view of Idaho Springs, Colorado, includes: the Argo Mine with tailing and timber piles and ore cart tracks in foreground, residences along Colorado Boulevard, Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks, Clear Creek, Wykoff...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1907]
- 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?]
- Long's Peak and agricultural scene near Longmont Colo. C. & S. Ry.
- Left side of panorama view along the Colorado and Southern Railway near Longmont looks west over agricultural fields and hay stacks to the Front Range and Indian Peaks with light snow.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Long's Peak and agricultural scene near Longmont Colo. C. & S. Ry.
- Right side of panorama view along the Colorado and Southern Railway near Longmont looks west over agritcultural fields, ranch houses with tree windbreak and the Front Range.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Long's Peak and agricultural scene near Longmont Colo. C. & S. Ry.
- Center of panorama view along the Colorado and Southern Railway near Longmont looks west over plowed fields, hay stacks, ranch houses and barns to the Front Range and Longs Peak with light snow.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Colo. & Southern RR Chicago Special with Eng. No. 472
- The Colorado & Southern Railway Chicago Special with Engine No. 472 heads down railroad tracks in Colorado. Two crew members stand on the grass next to the train. Shows a dirt road and utility poles.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Colorado & Southern R. R. car #10055
- View of a Colorado and Southern Railway train car in Colorado. The car is loaded with probably wood.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1908]
- Colo. & Southern on Sopris branch
- View of the remains of a Colorado and Southern Railway trestle destroyed in a flood near the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. The Purgatoire River meanders past the ruins of the bridge.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Purgatoire River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sopris (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Sopris--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Sopris--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Sopris--1900-1910.;...
- [1904]
- Colo. & Southern RR Eng. No. 8
- Shows the Colorado and Southern Railway Engine No. 8 with a coal tender parked on railroad tracks in railroad yard in Denver, Colorado. One man stands in front of the engine car, another stands behind the engine cab. Behind the engine cab is the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1903]
- Railroads Colo & So. crane working on new bridge over Alameda
- A Colorado and Southern (C&S) Railway railroad crane hoists a metal barrier for a bridge on the tracks over the Alameda Avenue underpass construction site in Denver, Colorado. Spectators are nearby. The side of the crane reads: "Wrecking Crane C&S...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting...
- [1909]
- Colo. & Southern Engine #8
- Colorado and Southern locomotive number 8, 1884 Cooke construction 1554, type 2-6-0 narrow gauge; in Denver, Colorado yards with new wagon-top boiler and tender full of coal.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1901]
- C.& S.R.R. in Platte Canon, So. Park branch
- View of a Colorado and Southern Railway train, on the South Park branch, in a rocky and mountainous stretch in Platte Canyon near the North Fork of the South Platte River in (Jefferson County), Colorado. A cloud of dark smoke billows from the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Locomotive
- View of a Colorado & Southern narrow gauge snowplow locomotive in snowin Colorado. Mountains are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Industries - construction - view of Alameda subway from C&S bridge
- View of Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks over the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado; a man and woman pose on concrete walls.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Bound for St. Louis
- View of the interior of a Colorado and Southern Railway passenger car. Men, women and children are in bench seats. Coats and hats hang from hooks and lights are along the ceiling of the car. Luggage is placed along the floor near the seats.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Passengers--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Colorado & Southern and Denver, Laramie & Northern event
- Well dressed men and women, and railroad employees, pose near a railroad baggage car, a gondola car filled with debris, and a boxcar at Utah Junction, near Pecos Street and Cargill Drive, in Adams County, Colorado. Men stand on the debris in the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern Railroad Company.
- [May 1908?]
- Colorado & Southern and Denver, Laramie & Northern event
- Men, one with a shovel, pose near flat cars filled with dirt at Utah Junction, near Pecos Street and Cargill Drive, in Adams County, Colorado. A railroad gondola car, a flatcar with crates, passenger cars, and freight cars are in the distance....
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern...
- [May 1908?]
- Switchback on Colorado and Southern Railway
- View of the switchback on the Colorado and Southern Railway between Central City and Black Hawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. A train has pulled onto the switchback siding.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad tracks.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Old Roadmaster Clear Creek Canyon
- Rocky hills rise above the railroad tracks that follow the route of the Old Roadmaster through Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- 1900 November 9
- Colorado & Southern Clear Creek Canyon
- Railroad tracks of Colorado & Southern Railway curve through the rock walls in the "The Narrows" of Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1910.
- 1900 November 9
- South Platte Station of Denver, South Park & Pacific siding after May 6, 1900 flood
- View of the flooded tracks of Colorado & Southern Railway, (The South Park) South Platte, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows "Union Pacific 24658," and "Union Pacific Denver & Gulf 25468," and empty boxcars.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; South Platte (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--South Platte--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--South Platte--1900-1910.
- May 1900
- South Platte, Colorado
- View overlooking the town of South Platte (also known as Symes), Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the Colorado & Southern Railway tracks and depot and South Platte Hotel.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; South Platte (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--South Platte--1900-1910.
- May, 1900?
- Railroad passengers
- Passengers carry luggage across railroad tracks to the sidewalk, probably at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. Shows Colorado and Southern train car "7429," and engine "1354;" smokestacks are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Georgetown Loop [graphic]
- View of the Colorado and Southern Georgetown Loop trestle in Clear Creek Canyon, between Georgetown and Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Afoot inspecting Marshall Lake
- People approach Colorado and Southern Railway passenger railroad cars in Boulder County, Colorado; houses dot the coal mining town of Marshall; shows a canal or ditch (possibly Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation system), and the Flatirons.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation District--Facilities--1900- 1910.; Marshall (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Marshall--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Marshall--1900-1910.;...
- May 20, 1909
- Denver-Greeley Valley irrigation district
- View of men on Colorado & Southern Railroad passenger cars inspecting the Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation System, Jefferson County, Colorado; banner reads: "The Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation System Taking Water From the Standley Lake System."
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation District--Facilities--1900- 1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson...
- May 20, 1909
- $Construction equipment arriving at Standley Lake Camp, 1\14\'09$
- Construction equipment arriving at Standley Lake Camp, 1\14\'09
- Kenefick-Quigley-Russell Construction Company train arrives at Standley Lake Dam in Jefferson County, Colorado; shows Colorado & Southern Railroad locomotives, men in overcoats and bowler hats, and a dog.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Kenefick-Quigley-Russell Construction Company (Colo.)--1900- 1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.
- 1909 January 14
- Standley Lake Station on the Denver & Interurban RY
- Car M-152 full of passengers pauses by Standley Lake, near Denver, Colorado; Standley Lake Dam construction spur of Colorado & Southern main line tracks run next to Denver & Interurban Line.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver & Interurban Railroad--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Passengers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Jefferson County--1910- 1920.;...
- 1909 April 2
- Platform at Ferndale, Colorado, Colorado and Southern
- View of the Colorado and Southern railroad shelter and platform at Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado. A man and women wait at the train stop near the railroad tracks. A rustic wood-frame house is seen in the distance surrounded by a rocky...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.
- 1901 Sept. 1
- Ferndale railroad stop
- A Colorado and Southern Railway train, on the South Park Branch, arrives at the platform in Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado. A boy wears a hat and waits at the platform near a sign that reads "Ferndale". A wooden crate with empty milk bottles...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- C&S RR in Platte Canon
- A Colorado & Southern locomotive and train approaches the depot in Ferndale, Park County, Colorado; a cloud of smoke billows above the engine. A wooden crate with bottles rests on the train platform. In the distance a sheer cliff is covered with...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Ferndale (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Ferndale--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Colorado & Southern and Denver, Laramie & Northern event
- Men pose on and in a Colorado and Southern steam shovel or ditcher on temporary tracks at Utah Junction, near Pecos Street and Cargill Drive, in Adams County, Colorado. Lettering on the machine reads: "Colorado & Southern Railroad," " No. 02," and...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver, Laramie, and Northwestern Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Adams...
- [May 1908?]
- Colorado & Southern and Denver, Laramie & Northern event
- Panoramic view shows well dressed men and women, and railroad employees, posed by locomotives, a steam shovel, tenders, boxcars, passenger coaches, flat cars and gondola cars at Utah Junction (near Pecos Street and Cargill Drive) (Adams County),...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Adams County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passengers--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Adams County--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [May 1908?]
- Colorado & Southern railroad, Clear Creek Canyon
- A Colorado and Southern Railway train is stopped beside Clear Creek in probably Jefferson County, Colorado. Passengers and crew stand beside the train or walk towards a handcar that is stopped on the tracks. Locomotive number "7" leads the consist...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars.; Railroad section cars.; Railroads.; Streams.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Visitors at Standley Lake Dam
- View of Colorado & Southern Railroad engine number 316 with coal tender and passenger cars at Standley Lake dam, (Jefferson County) Colorado; shows crowd of men and women standing by banner: "Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation System..." and wagons...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Denver-Greeley Valley Irrigation District--Facilities--1900- 1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Standley Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.;...
- May 29, 1909
- C&S dining car 702
- Interior view of Colorado & Southern Railway dining car 207; shows ornate carved wood, leaded glass windows; sconce and hanging lamps, tables with silverware, carafes and flower vases.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Railroad dining cars--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- C&S dining car 702
- Interior view of Colorado & Southern Railway dining car 207; shows ornate carved wood, leaded glass windows; sconce and hanging lamps, tables with silverware, carafes, flower vases, men, women, and waiters.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Railroad Dining cars--1900-1910.; Waiters--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [1907]
- $Dumping earth on the great Standley Lake embankment 1\14\'09$
- Dumping earth on the great Standley Lake embankment 1\14\'09
- View of dam construction at Standley Lake (Jefferson County) Colorado; shows Engine 105 of the Colorado & Southern Railway and Kenefick- Quigley-Russell Construction Company men working.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Kenefick-Quigley-Russell Construction Company (Colo.)--1900- 1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Standley Lake Dam (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-...
- 1909
- Opening up a steam shovel cut at Standley Lake Dam
- View of construction at Standley Lake Dam (Jefferson County) Colorado; shows a Kenefick-Quigley-Russell Construction Company steam shovel, flatbed cars, and Colorado & Southern Line Locomotive 105.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Kenefick-Quigley-Russell Construction Company (Colo.)--1900- 1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Standley Lake Dam (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-...
- 1909
- Colorado and Southern Trains (South Park Branch)
- View of Colorado and Southern Railroad passenger train at Dome Rock (Jefferson County) Colorado; shows a footbridge across the South Platte River, people on lawn, and the Dome Rock formation.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Dome Rock (Jefferson County, Colo. : Town)--1900-1910.; Dome Rock (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Dome Rock--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Idaho Springs
- View of Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado; shows Argo Mine tailing and timber piles, ore car tracks, houses, yards, Colorado Boulevard, Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks, Clear Creek, the Natatorium, Wykoff Lumber and Flirtation Peak.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]