A long snow shed covers the main line of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad in front of the stone engine house at Alpine Pass, about a quarter of a mile west of the Alpine Tunnel, on the border of Chaffee and Gunnison counties in Colorado....
Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Snowsheds--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canon of the Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks and the track bed of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, rock formations, telegraph...
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
A Denver & Rio Grande Railroad train makes its way along the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, probably near Curecanti Creek, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows a railroad bridge, utility pole and boulders.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
View of a rock formation known as the Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle, and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison...
View of the Gunnison River, Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle, and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks, Gunnison County, Colorado.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
View of the Gunnison River, Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks, and Chipeta Falls in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chipeta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
View of Curecanti Needle, the Gunnison River, and a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad locomotive in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
View of Curricanti (Curecanti) Needle, a rock formation, and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison...
View of Currecanti Needle (Curecanti) Needle, the Gunnison River, and a Denver & Rio Grande Railroad locomotive in the Grand Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
A view of the high walls of Black Canyon of the Gunnison on the Gunnison River (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows dirt roads, a bridge and three passers by near the river edge.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison...
View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison...
View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, trees, brush, telephone poles.
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
Passengers and railroad employees stand and sit on a flatbed car and locomotive of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway excursion train stopped by Chipeta Falls, beside the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado....
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chipeta Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
View through canyon walls of the Gunnison River and the Curecanti Needle, Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. A man stands on a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railroad locomotive near the river. A well-dressed man and woman...
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge tracks near Gunnison River, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
View of Curecanti Needle, a pillar rock formation near the Gunnison River in the Black Canon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks and the track bed of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, rock formations, telegraph...
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison...
View of the Gunnison River below Chipeta Falls in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows rapids, rocks, and boulders and steep canyon walls. Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks are near the edge of the river.
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
View of rugged terrain and steep canyon walls in Curecanti Pass, near a creek, probably Curecanti Creek, Gunnison County, Colorado. A well-dressed woman holding an umbrella, and two men lean on rocks near the water.
Curecanti Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Gunnison...
Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad tracks follow a cliff near The Palisades at Alpine (Altman) Pass, Gunnison County, Colorado. A stone wall supports the track bed.
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Altman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palisades, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Passes...
A Denver and Rio Grande locomotive sits outside a coal breaker building on Anthracite Mesa near Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. A man sits on top of the caboose that is labeled: "0559." A set of railroad tracks extends up a steep hill....
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Anthracite Mesa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
View of Chair Mountain and the Crystal River near Marble (Gunnison County), Colorado; men and horses work on Crystal River and San Juan Railroad standard gauge track.
Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Chair Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
Men sit and pose on a Denver, South Park & Pacific railroad Engine, labeled "42", and passenger car on a stone embankment at the west portal of the tunnel near Alpine Station in the Sawatch Mountains (Gunnison County), Colorado. View shows a...
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Alpine Tunnel (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Tunnels--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
View of frame coal breaker with mountainside loading chute and Denver and Rio Grande locomotive, tender and Caboose 0559, Gunnison County, Colorado.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Anthracite Mesa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
A horse-drawn carriage crosses the Crystal River, Gunnison County, Colorado; a work crew probably prepares track bed for the Crystal River & San Juan Railroad, Chair Mountain is in the distance.
Crystal River Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Chair Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad construction &...
View of Denver & Rio Grande train on a trestle over possibly the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad Engine 42 and an excursion car travel on a stone embankment at the west portal of the Alpine Tunnel in Gunnison County, Colorado. View shows a section of the Alpine Pass (Altman Pass) wagon road level with the...
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Altman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Roads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
View of rugged terrain in Curecanti Pass, a well-dressed woman and two men lean on rocks near a stream, probably Curecanti Creek, Gunnison County, Colorado.
Curecanti Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Gunnison...
View of the Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle pillar formation and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado. Narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks are beside the river.
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
A burro stands next to a tall tree at the Forest King mine and camp, Gunnison County, Colorado. Miners, tailings, mining equipment, and tents are in the background.
Mining camps--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Forest King Mine (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
View of snow covered burned buildings and mining equipment at the Crested Butte Mine in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows houses and industrial buildings. Smoke rises from a chimney.
Crested Butte Mine (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Disasters--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
View shows miners work on a hillside at the Forest Queen mine near Irwin (Gunnison County), Colorado. Log retaining walls support the hillside and tailings. A wagon is parked nearby.
Forest Queen Mine (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
The Bullion King Mine, Gunnison County, Colorado, shows mine buildings, men pose on steps. The mine was destroyed by a snow slide in 1891.
Bullion King Mine (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
Men stand on a sidewalk in front of the First National Bank building on Virginia Avenue and Main Street in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. Signs read: "Abercrombie & Karr, Lawyers" and "Western Union Telegraph Office." Shows the Gunnison...
First National Bank (Gunnison, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Banks--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
View of the junction of the Lake Fork, and the Gunnison River, Gunnison County, Colorado. A man fishes in the river and passengers stand by a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge locomotive near a trestle bridge. A second trestle spans Lake...
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
A man stands on a rock beside the Gunnison River near Sapinero and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, telegraph poles and steel rails near the tracks....
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rock...
Two men sit on rocks and fish in the Gunnison River, near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and possibly near the town of Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks are near the river.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
Men in derby hats and suits or vests, sit on rocks and fish in the Gunnison River, near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and near the town of Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks are near the river. Trees and...
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
A man stands on a rock by the Gunnison River near Sapinero and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway, telegraph poles, steel rails near the tracks and rock...
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rock...
A narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande Railway locomotive and train stops on tracks by a creek, Lake Fork (of the Gunnison), in a canyon, possibly a side canyon of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, in Gunnison County, Colorado. A conductor sits on...
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison...
View of a Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge excursion train near the Lake Fork (Lake Fork Gunnison River) in probably a side canyon of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. Canvas tents and rock outcroppings are near the...
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison...
A Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge locomotive stops on a high wooden trestle over the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River near Lake Fork Junction, Gunnison County, Colorado. Workmen look out from the engine cabin. Shows boulders and brush.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison...
Shows a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad engine, box-cars and side-cars on a rocky slope near Alpine Pass (Altman Pass), Gunnison County, Colorado. Men stand near the engine and on a box car. Rough hewn log cabins, timber and another train...
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Gunnison...
Men stand and pose beside a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad engine, and on box-cars on a rocky slope near Alpine Station in Gunnison County, Colorado. Train cars read: "Tiffany", "D.S.P.& P.R.R.", "Summer & Winter, Refrigerator" and "Car...
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
View of probably a snow shed near the Alpine Tunnel on the Denver and South Park Railroad, Alpine Pass (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows two tunnel openings and timber ceiling planks. Logs lean against short posts to form possibly a snow fence...
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Snowsheds--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
View of The Palisades, a cliff beside Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad tracks near Alpine Station in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows a stone support wall beside narrow gauge tracks, wagon roads and buildings in the valley. Snow is on steep...
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palisades, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
Aerial view of The Palisades, a cliff beside Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad tracks near Alpine Station in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows a stone support wall beside narrow gauge tracks, and wagon roads near buildings in the valley. Snow is...
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palisades, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
Aerial view of The Palisades, a cliff beside Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad tracks near Alpine Station in Gunnison County, Colorado. A man sits and poses on a boulder next to narrow gauge tracks. Snow is on steep slopes in the Sawatch...
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palisades, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
View of the narrow gauge tracks of the Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad on a constructed stone embankment near a sheer rock face identified as the Palisades on the approach to Alpine Pass (Altman Pass) in Gunnison County, Colorado....
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Palisades, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.