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- Noontide at the water hole
- View of cattle drinking water from a stream, possibly somewhere in Routt County, Colorado; small ravine with trees.
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Yacht race, Grand Lake
- View of yacht racing on Grand Lake, Colorado; partial view of Grand Lake, man in rowboat; forested mountain ridge.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Yacht racing--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- The Arapahoes from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Looking across to snowy Arapaho Mountains from Rollins Pass, Colorado; Moffat Road of Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad).
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Grand Lake outlet
- View of east inlet of Grand Lake, Colorado with Mt. Cairns, Mt. Craig, Mt. Adams, Mt. Wescott, Mt. Patterson and fog in the background. A footbridge spans the water; trees cast a reflection.
- Adams, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cairns, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Craig, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grand County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Patterson, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Wescott, Mount...
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Coal dumping device, McGregor Mine
- A man in overalls and cap stands at the controls of a coal- dumping device at the McGregor Mine in Milner, Colorado; the cylindrical device is housed inside a structure with exposed wooden rafters and supports.
- Milner (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Milner--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Milner--1910-1920.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Milner--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Snowy Range from Crags, Moffat Road
- View towards Snowy Range from Crags area near Tunnel nine reached via Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake), Moffat Road, Colorado; hiking trail cut alongside rocky ridge; distant view of Rocky Mountains.
- Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Vista of Grand Lake
- Partial view of Grand Lake, Colorado and two women in cloth hammocks strung between trees in shade; forested shoreline with wooden frame residences nestled amongst trees; boathouses, flag atop flagpole; forested mountain ridge, background.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hammocks--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Looking east from Jennie Lake, Moffat Road
- Looking east from Jennie Lake through heavily forested slopes to standard gauge railroad track cut in distant ridge; Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake Railroad), Colorado.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Forests--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Tolland and Mammoth Park from Ladora, Moffat Road
- Aerial view of Tolland, Colorado, and South Boulder Creek, lake and valley from Ladora Station on Moffat Road; Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) spur, siding and water tank at Tolland, right center; Tolland...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- Early morning on Grand Lake reached via Moffat Road
- Grand Lake, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake Railroad); shows sailboat anchored in water and dirt trail around shore of lake.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.; Sailboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- James Peak from Continental Divide, Moffat Road
- Overview of snowy James Peak (elevation 13,294 feet) and two lakes taken from Continental Divide on Moffat Road, Colorado; other peaks in distance. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad).
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- James Peak from near Jennie Lake, Moffat Road
- Forested ridge near Jennie Lake; shows James Peak, elevation 13,294 feet. Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific (later called Denver and Salt Lake Railroad), Colorado. Lenticular stratus clouds span the sky.
- Forests--Colorado--1900-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- View from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Two track elevations and two trains seen on Moffat Road from Rollins Pass in Colorado; includes snowy Rocky Mountains, center background. Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake).
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1905.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [ca. 1905?]
- South from Tunnel No. 2 on the Moffat Road
- View south from Tunnel Number Two through the foothills to the Plains in distant background. Moffat Road, Colorado; Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake Railroad).
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [1904?]
- Ascending Congor Mesa, Moffat Road
- Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific) passenger train number one ascending two percent grade of Congor Mesa above box car station of Orestod, Colorado, Moffat Road; railroad embankment & curve with standard gauge...
- Congor Mesa (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Orestod (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Yarmony Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1907 and 1915]
- Fish Creek Falls, Moffat Road
- View of Fish Creek Falls six miles east of Steamboat Springs, Colorado reached via Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific); Moffat Road.
- Fish Creek Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- Rock Creek Canon, Moffat Road
- View of three levels of Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern & Pacific) standard gauge track in Rock Creek Canyon, Colorado, Moffat Road; wooden trestles, track on top portion of canyon ridge looping to opposite side; tunnel,...
- Rock Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1907 and 1915]
- Bathing beach, Grand Lake
- View of "bathing beach" on Grand Lake, Colorado; sandy shoreline with rowboats, makeshift dock, men, women, children & a dog; man in rowboat named "ZemZem" near swimmers (women & children); wooden box labeled "Roasted Coffees" near makeshift pier;...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Beaches--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Swimming--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Grand Lake Yacht Club landing
- View of Grand Lake Yacht Club & landing on Grand Lake, Colorado; wooden piers, pavilion, log shed, sailboats moored in lake & at pier, canoes on shore, forested shoreline; canvas tent with log base, center right; Rocky Mountains, distant background.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Yacht clubs--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Grand Lake
- View of man & boy in rowboat on Grand Lake, Colorado; tree-lined shore with numerous boats moored on sandy beach; wooden frame residence (summer cottage or cabin) with screened-in porch, center right; wooden footbridge, center left.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Lovers Lane, Grand Lake
- View of free-standing arch (rough hewn posts) & gateway to dirt path nicknamed "Lovers' Lane" beside Grand Lake, Colorado; glimpse of Grand Lake Yacht Club house (pavilion, dock & pier), center; tree-lined shore.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Arches--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Yacht clubs--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- East from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- View of forested valley and distant mountains east from Rollins Pass, Colorado; includes standard gauge railroad track with some snow, timber to build snowshed above Tunnel Number 32 (Needles Eye Tunnel), and telephone poles paralleling rails....
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Fremont Peak from Bolder [sic] Park
- Fremont Peak, Colorado covered in snow; includes collapsed tent or canvas possibly covering construction materials from Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad). Low clouds cover the peaks.
- Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1920]
- Middle Park from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- View of Middle Park, Colorado, from Rollins Pass on Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake); snowcapped Rocky Mountains, center background.
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1904.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- 1904
- A stormy day on Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Close-up of snowy standard gauge railroad track on barren cloud covered Rollins Pass in Colorado; Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake Railroad).
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1930.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Tunnel 33 from Continental Divide, Moffat Road
- Distant view of Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later became Denver & Salt Lake Railroad) passenger train approaching Tunnel Number Thirty-two (named Needle's Eye because of its cut through the ridge); tunnel number misidentified by McClure...
- Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [ca. 1905?]
- East from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- Looking east from top of Rollins Pass, Colorado, on Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake Railroad); shows Needle's Eye Tunnel left center, Colorado plains in far-distant background, and standard gauge track near...
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1930.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- James Peak from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- View of boulder-covered field looking to James Peak (elevation 13,294 feet) with some snow from Rollins Pass on Denver and Salt Lake Railroad; Moffat Road, Colorado.
- James Peak (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Sphinx Head Rock, Tunnel 30, Moffat Road
- Sphinx Head Rock with Denver, Northwestern & Pacific engine Number 100 (one hundred) emerging from Tunnel Number Thirty; elk horns placed on oil headlight by engineer Billy Rush to distinguish his engine; standard gauge track passing over former...
- Sphinx Head Rock (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1904?]
- Grand view of the Plains from Tunnel No. 7, Moffat Road
- View east to the Plains from Tunnel Number Seven on Moffat Road, Colorado; includes rocky escarpment or cliff center left, South Boulder Creek winding down through Plains, and lake in background right. Eldorado Springs lies at base of cliff....
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [1904?]
- Adams Falls, Grand Lake
- Adams Falls (or possibly Ouzel Falls named by Enos Mills after Ouzel bird or "water dipper"), Grand Lake, Colorado; shows rocky and narrow cascading waterfall. The Falls was reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later...
- Adams Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Rabbit Ear Range from Grand Lake, Moffat Road
- Grand Lake, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake Railroad); shows snowy Rabbit Ear Range in background partially shrouded by clouds, sailboat anchored in water, and rowboats...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Rabbit Ears Range (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boats--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Sulphur Springs, Colorado, Moffat Road
- View of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake); shows hot springs with rock and wooden frame buildings, boardwalk, a group of people standing between...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900- 1910.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Grand Lake, Moffat Road
- Grand Lake, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake Railroad); shows man in rowboat on lake, other rowboats docked on shore, a sailboat anchored in water, and shoreline...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Arrow, Colo. on the Moffat Road
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake) passenger train at Arrow, Colorado train station; dining room, Elk Saloon and rooms, Cottage Bar, hotel, and New England Kitchen are identifiable businesses; wooden frame...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Billboards--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Eagles Nest Range from Kremmling, Colo., Moffat Road
- Eagles Nest Range of Rocky Mountains viewed from Kremmling, Colorado via Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later Denver and Salt Lake) on the Moffat Road; storm clouds reflected in lake.
- Kremmling (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Rocky Mountains--1900-1930.; Boats--Colorado--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1907 and 1925]
- Grand Lake and the Rabbit Ears
- Partial view of Grand Lake, Colorado and pass leading over Rabbit Ears on horizon; wooden pier and sailboat in lake; dirt path along shore with split beam bench, handrailing along pier with small pavilion at end of pier; Rocky Mountains, tree-lined...
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rabbit Ears Range (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sailboats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- The Village beach, Grand Lake
- Partial view of boats docked on sandy shore of Grand Lake, Colorado near town of Grand Lake; one boat moored to small wooden pier; another boat with three people heading onto lake; edge of town with small wooden frame buildings or shacks.
- Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1910-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Beaches--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Boats--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- Mt. Epworth and Snowy Rang [sic] from Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- View towards Mt. Epworth, Colorado, from Rollins Pass; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad's standard gauge track descending; Moffat Road. Clouds dot the sky.
- Epworth, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Tunnel 6 and Plaines [sic], Moffat Road
- View towards Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake) Tunnel Six along the Moffat Road, Colorado; distant view of the Plains; man, stack of posts and small machine (wire spool or hoist mechanism) alongside standard...
- Plains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1915]
- Pacific Sloap [sic], Rollins Pass, Moffat Road
- View of Pacific Slope side (Continental Divide) or western side of Rollins Pass, Colorado, on Denver and Salt Lake Railroad; passenger train on standard gauge track approaching summit from western side, strong wind blowing engine's smoke upslope;...
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- The Loop from Tarmigan [sic] Point, Moffat Road
- View of the Loop in winter from Ptarmigan Point, Denver and Salt Lake Railroad, Moffat Road, Colorado; shows standard gauge track area, tunnel and wooden trestle also nicknamed "Hill Hell," and remains from railroad construction cabins at lower...
- Railroad bridges--Colorado--1900-1930.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Entrance to Gore Cañon, Grand River, Moffat Road
- Colorado River (formerly Grand River) leading to entrance of Gore Canyon, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake); possibly beginning of or prior to railroad construction in...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Gore Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Gore Canyon--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Summit of Rollins Pass, Pacific Sloap [sic], Moffat Road
- Summit of snowy Rollins Pass, Colorado; shows Moffat Road distant right and Pacific Slope drainage of Continental Divide. Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake Railroad).
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [1904?]
- Middle Park from Vascas [sic] Pass
- View from Vasquez Pass toward Middle Park (distant background), Colorado; four men resting on fallen log, view down heavily timbered valley.
- Vasquez Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1890-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Byres [sic] Cañon on the Moffat Road
- View of Byers Canyon, Colorado; shows Colorado River paralleled by Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's (later became Denver and Salt Lake Railroad) standard gauge Moffat Road track.
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1907?]
- Hot Sulphu [sic] Springs on the Moffat Road
- View of the springs at Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake); shows wooden frame and stone buildings built on hot springs, and dirt road with bridge.
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Picnicers [sic] at Tolland on the Moffat Road
- Tolland (formerly Mammoth), Colorado, reached via Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake), Moffat Road; shows picnic shelter, edge of Toll Inn, restaurant (lunch room), shoe store, large group of men and women...
- Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Picnic grounds--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1910]
- Byres [sic] Cañon on the Moffat Road
- Byers Canyon, Colorado; shows Colorado River paralleled by Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway's (later became Denver and Salt Lake) standard gauge track, steep vertical rock wall on left, and tree- covered rocky slope on right.
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1907?]
- Byres [sic] Cañon on the Moffat Road
- View of Byers Canyon, Colorado, showing first Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later became Denver and Salt Lake Railroad) passenger train steaming east from Kremmling with two men riding pilot beam of engine; also shows Colorado River...
- Byers Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Byers Canyon--1900-1910.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [1906 or 1907?]