Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cheeseman [sic] Dam under const.
- View of Cheesman Dam, Douglas County, Colorado under construction. Shows scaffolding, cranes, pulleys, and lumber.
- Cheesman Dam (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Douglas County--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- John Ruderson
- Criminal John Ruderson has a chain handcuff attached to his wrist; he wears a suit and tie with a hat.
- Ruderson, John.; Handcuffs--1900-1910.; Prisoners--1900-1910.
- 1901 November 15
- Fire unid. bldg.
- Spectators watch fire and smoke leap from the roof of an unidentified warehouse building.
- Fire--1900-1910.; Warehouses--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Cut - away demonstration fan
- Shows a fan and two pieces of a spool shaped object that was cut down the middle. Two unidentified objects are in front of the fan.
- Fans (Machinery)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Boy wearing hat
- A young boy poses in a chair. He wears a jacket, tie, stripped shirt and a hat that reads: "Keystone 5 cent tours J. Weingarther's sons".
- Boys--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Hose wagon - George Kephart Jr.
- A fireman and a dog sit in a hose wagon that is just outside of a fire house garage. Another fireman leans against ladder on the side of the wagon. Writing on the wagon reads: "George Kephart Jr.".
- Dogs--1890-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--1890-1910.; Fire fighters--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Rodeo
- A man poses on horseback at a rodeo possibly at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne (Laramie county), Wyoming. He wears a solid color shirt, bandana and cowboy hat; he holds a lasso in one hand. Spectators are in the background.
- Cheyenne Frontier Days--1900-1910.; Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Horses--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.; Spectators--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Rocky Mt. News
- A view of the Rocky Mountain News building located on 17th (Seventeenth) and Welton streets in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the roof reads "The News". "MDCCCLIX", "The Rocky Mountain News" and "MDCCCCI" are carved in the stone right below the roof...
- Rocky Mountain News--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Foster, J. C.
- A photo of criminal J. C. Foster. He has a mustache and wears a suit jacket, vest, tie and dark colored shirt.
- Foster, J. C.; Criminals--1900-1910.
- 1902?
- Rocky Mt. News
- Typesetters work at tables in the composing room of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado. A row of tables is in the center of the room and along one wall. Each table has numerous thin drawers. Light fixtures hang from the ceiling. Plates of...
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Foster, J. C.
- A photo of criminal J. C. Foster. He has a mustache and wears a hat, suit jacket, vest, tie and dark colored shirt.
- Foster, J. C.; Criminals--1900-1910.
- 1902?
- Rocky Mt. News
- Typesetters work at tables and at roll carts in the composing room of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado. A row of carts and a long work table are in the center of the room and along one wall. Light fixtures hang from the ceiling.
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Unid. young woman
- A photo of an unidentified female criminal. She wears a print dress, stripped blouse and a hat.
- Criminals--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Miss Tillie Vidal in hayfield
- Miss Tillie Vidal poses on a single passenger horse drawn carriage (?). Another horse is nearby. In the background, people stand on a large bale of hay and a man stands next to a horse.
- Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Women--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Animals & skins
- Shows animal skins on a desk and a stuffed animal on the floor below the desk, possibly in a taxidermist office.
- Hides & skins--1890-1910.; Taxidermy--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Large dog at fence
- A large herding dog (Great Pyrennees?) leans up on a fence. Horses and stables are in the background.
- Dogs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Crystal Lake South Park Road
- View of a hotel and pavilion at Crystal Lake in Platte Canyon (Jefferson County), Colorado. Railroad tracks are near the lake.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1910.; Crystal Lake (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [1893, May 21]
- San Benito Car, Midland R. R. ?
- Shows the interior of the San Benito Car, possibly from the Midland Railroad company, Colorado. The railway car has two wheel windows, possibly electric lights and wicker chairs.
- Interiors--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Man peeling potatoes
- A man sits in a kitchen, in a wood chair, as he peels potatoes. A bucket of potatoes is in the middle of the room; a large wood stove (of the John Van Range Company) is along the back wall, a water faucet and large tub is on the side wall, pots...
- Home food processing--1890-1910.; Kitchens--1890-1910.; Potatoes--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland Presidential special no. 15
- Shows the Colorado Midland engine no. 15, the Presidential Special locomotive and train, on the tracks in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. This train carried President Theodore Roosevelt through Colorado to New Castle. The front of the...
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Journeys.; Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- DSP&P R.R. round house
- Shows the Denver South Park and Pacific Railroad roundhouse. The building is brick with semi-arched windows, Denver, Colorado. Cable cars, salvaged for their parts, are in front of the roundhouse.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland R. R. Eng. No. 18 in tunnel
- Engine No. 18 of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company passes through a tunnel in Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland RR. ticket office Glenwood Springs
- Men and a young boy pose outside of the Colorado Midland Railroad ticket office in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The building is single story and brick with lettering in the windows that reads: "Colorado Midland R.R.". An awning in the front of the...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Facilities--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Ticket...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland Ry. station - Glenwood Springs
- The Colorado Midland Railroad Company Station in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The building is constructed of wood with a shingled roof and a dormer type second level. Signs on the building read: "Colorado Midland Ry." and "Wells Fargo & Co's...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Denver Northwestern & Pacific RR.
- Shows the railroad tracks of the Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railroad in a small canyon near Moffat, Saguache County, Colorado.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Denver Northwestern & Pacific RR. No. 300 in tunnel
- Smoke rises from Engine No. 300 of a Denver Northwestern & Pacific Railroad train as it passes through a tunnel in Colorado. Railroad trestle tracks are in the canyon below the tunnel. Tree, boulders and small rocks dot the hilly landscape.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Denver & Northwestern RR ticket office - Arvada
- Shows the ticket office and station buildings of the Denver and Northwestern Railroad company in Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. The buildings are wooden with batten siding and gable roofs. Wood spools, railroad tracks and ties, metal grates,...
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Arvada (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arvada--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Arvada--1900-1910.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Arvada--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- D&R.G R.R.
- A view of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company brick building with three smoke stacks, possibly the railroad shops in Denver, Colorado. The windows are arched and there is a star carved in stone above the door. Railroad car parts are in the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf - Dumont, Co.
- A view of the town of Dumont, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Shows single and two story residences and wood fences. A Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Railroad freight car sits alone on railroad tracks near town. Trees and rocks dot the hills and flat...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Dumont (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Dumont--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Silverton R.R. Chatanoogo Loop
- Hills rise above the railroad tracks that follow the route of the Silverton Northern Railroad, Chatanoogo Loop. A four car train, below the hill to the left, heads up Red Mountain in the San Juan Mountains north of Silverton, Colorado.
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 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
- Pikes Peak & Manitou Eng. No. 3 summit of Pikes Peak
- Shows Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway Engine No. 3 at the top of Pikes Peak, July 26, 1897, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Men and women sit and stand on nearby boulders and the engineer leans out of the locomotive. A single story rock ashlar building...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Passengers--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- 1897 July 26
- Pikes Peak & Manitou Eng. No. 3
- Shows the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway Engine No. 3 as it moves along railroad tracks in Manitou Springs, Colorado. A crew member is seated in the back of the train, another person leans out of a window on the side.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Manitou & Pikes Peak RR.
- The crew of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railroad do a final check on the No. 108 cog railroad car in Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Writing on the side of the railroad car reads: "Manitou & Pikes Peak Ry. 106" The Cog Road Depot and...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1900-1910.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland Railroad Cryptic Excursion Hell Gate
- A group of tourists on the Cryptic Excursion trip of the Colorado Midland Railroad, pose for a photo at Hell Gate in Pitkin County, Colorado. They stand on the tracks in front of the rear car and on the rocks on either side of the train.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland Hell Gate
- A group of men, women and children on an excursion trip pose in front of Engine No. 49 of a Colorado Midland Railroad Company train, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland R.R. Engine No. 1
- Performer Anna Held, a singer and actress, and others pose for a photo at Hell Gate on the Colorado Midland Railroad route in Colorado. Some sit on or lean out of railroad Engine car No. 1; others stand on or near the tracks. One man leans against...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Actresses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad passengers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Singers--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- 1904 May 10
- Colorado Midland Railroad tunnel
- A view of the Colorado Midland Railroad tracks through a tunnel in Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland Rotary on Hagerman Pass
- Shows the Colorado Midland Railroad Company's rotary car (plow engine) on Hagerman pass in Pitkin County, Colorado. One crew worker walks down the snow covered railroad tracks; another stands off to the side.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland Engine 38
- A young boy stands on the front end of Colorado Midland Railroad Company Engine No. 38 in Colorado. He wears a pair of slacks, jacket, and cap.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- DNW & P R. R.
- Shows a Denver, Northwestern & Pacific railroad train as it passes through a landscape of high plains in Colorado.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1890-1910.; Plains--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Denver Northwestern & Pacific Engine 200
- Shows the rear car of a train pulled by Engine no. 200 of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific railroad as it passes through shallow rock canyon walls in Colorado.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Denver Northwestern & Pacific (Moffat Road)
- Shows the Denver Northwestern & Pacific railroad train on the Moffat road, possibly in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland R.R. Engine No. 1 at Hell Gate
- Performer Anna Held and a group pose for a photo at Hell Gate on the Colorado Midland Railroad route in Colorado. Some of them stand on railroad Engine car No. 1, others stand on or near the tracks. Anna Held stands in the center, she wears a white...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Actresses--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad passengers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Singers--Colorado--1900-1910.;...
- 1904 May 10
- Denver Northwestern & Pacific Eldorado Canyon
- Shows a Denver Northwestern & Pacific railroad train on the Moffat road in Eldorado Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Boulder County--1890-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- West Alpine Pass near Pitkin - excursion train
- Tourists pose for a photo along the narrow gauge tracks west of Alpine (Altman) Pass, near Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado. A train of the Colorado & Southern Railway is in the background.
- Colorado and Southern Railway.--1900-1910.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Colo. Midland Presidential New Castle
- View of Colorado Midland train and engine no. 15, the Presidential Special, on the tracks in New Castle (Garfield County), Colorado. The front of the locomotive is decorated with a shield and bunting. The train depot and Burning Mountain are in the...
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Journeys.; Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Burning Mountain (Garfield County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; New Castle (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--New Castle--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Group on handcar near Hell Gate
- A group of men and women, on a handcar on the Colorado Midland Railroad tracks, pause near Hell Gate for a view of Fryingpan Valley, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- 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
- Denver Northwestern & Pacific near Plainview
- Shows the Denver Northwestern & Pacific railroad train on the Moffat road near Plainview, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910]