Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Insmont, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Insmont, Colorado, in Platte Canyon along the Colorado and Southern Railway; shows log and wooden frame residences and cabins (summer cottages) on hillside, pond in foreground with man in rowboat leaving shore, wooden footbridge, young boy near...
- Insmont (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Insmont--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Looking north on summit of McClellan Mtn. reached via Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Rocky Mountains north from summit of Mount McClellan, Colorado, reached via Argentine Central Railway; shows switchback of narrow gauge tracks, and above timberline views.
- McClellan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Summit of Mt. McClellan reached via Argentine Central Ry.
- Mount McClellan's summit (14,007 feet) via Argentine Central Railway, Colorado; shows engine and passenger cars parked with large group of sightseers at summit and in cars, passenger cars retouched to reflect name of "Gray's Peak Route," narrow...
- McClellan Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- The big ones like the shady spots
- Two men fishing in South Platte River in Platte Canyon possibly near Glenisle, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; huge boulders in stream, one fisherman holding net.
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Shawnee, Colo., Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Shawnee, Colorado in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; view across South Platte River to town, summer residences and lodges nestled amidst trees and hillside; cirrus clouds fill the sky.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Shawnee (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Gray's and Torrey's Peaks
- View of Grays Peak, Colorado (elevation 14,270 feet), and Torreys Peak (elevation 14,267 feet) from above timberline; Grays Peak named after Asa Gray of Harvard and Torreys Peak named after John Torrey of Princeton, botanists who climbed together....
- Grays Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Torreys Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Snowy Range from Bellview Mtn. [graphic]
- The right side of the panorama view from a rocky slope of Mount Bellview, Gunnison County, Colorado, looks over vast expanse of mountains with a snowy range in distance.
- Bellview, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mountains--Colorado Gunnison County--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- In Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- View of cascading South Platte River in Platte Canyon, Colorado reached via Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Gray's and Torry's [sic] Peaks, western slope, Argentine Pass
- Western slopes of Grays Peak and Torreys Peak of Rocky Mountains viewed from Argentine Pass, Colorado; clouds dot the sky.
- Grays Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Torreys Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Pike's Peak
- View of 14,110-foot Pikes Peak near Manitou Springs, Colorado, taken from front-range plain; creek in foreground, trees at mid-ground, and foothills and the peak with patchy snow in background.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Cañon
- Vertical image of Seven Falls in Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado; shows sightseers on steep wooden stairway to top of falls.
- Seven Falls (Colo.)--1890-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Stairways--Colorado--1890-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Approaching Duffield, Cripple Creek Short Line
- Cripple Creek Short Line standard gauge tracks through mountainous terrain approaching Duffield, Colorado, signpost; Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway.
- Duffield (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods
- View of rock formation, Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods, Colorado; surrounded by other rock croppings and dirt road.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1940.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Picturesque trail to St. Peter's Dome on the Cripple Creek Short Line
- Dirt trail to rock formation St. Peter's Dome reached via Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway; shows man on trail with some snow surrounded by a huge boulder and ponderosa pines, spruces and firs; distant view of Colorado Springs'...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Helen Hunt Falls, No. Cheyenne Cañon
- Helen Hunt Falls (waterfall) in North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado; woman seated on wooden railing of boardwalk over stream, foreground.
- Helen Hunt Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Boardwalks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Bridal Veil Falls, No. Cheyenne Canon
- View of Bridal Veil Falls in North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso county, Colorado; small cascading waterfall, North Cheyenne creek.
- Bridal Veil Falls (El Paso County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Vista of Cheyenne Mtn. from Monument Valley Park, Colo. Springs
- Distant view of Cheyenne Mountain (elevation 9198 feet on north summit) from Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs, Colorado; lake, shrubs, trees and dirt trail wind through park.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.); Monument Valley Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A view in Clear Creek Cañon
- View of Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge track with bridge over Clear Creek; Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- The Roadmaster, Clear Creek Cañon
- Vertical image of Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge track; Clear Creek Canyon and stream, Colorado.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Georgetow [sic] from Argentine Central R.R.
- View north to Silver Plume, Colorado, from Argentine Central Railway completed grading; shows Georgetown Loop with narrow gauge railroad tracks in valley below.
- Railroads--Grades--Colorado--1900-1910.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- 1905
- Water erosions in Platte Canon
- Rounded and curved rocks eroded by South Platte River in Platte Canyon, Colorado reached via Colorado and Southern Railway.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Erosion--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rocks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- North side Torry's [sic] Peak, Argentine Central Ry.
- North side of Torreys Peak, Colorado (elevation 14,264 feet) viewed from Argentine Central Railway; snow covered 14-er Rocky Mountain peak.
- Torreys Peak (Colo.); Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- The Poised Rock in Platte Canon, C. & S. Ry.
- Poised Rock (huge boulder) poised above Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge track in Platte Canyon, Colorado; South Platte River paralleling track.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Boulders--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Arch Rock in Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Platte Canyon, Colorado with rock formation Arch Rock hanging over cascading South Platte River reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; railroad embankment, center right.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- In Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Colorado and Southern Railway double header passenger train in Platte Canyon, Colorado; narrow gauge track paralleled by South Platte River, cloud in canyon.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Clouds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Mt. Evens[sic] and Mt. Rosalee from McClellan Mtn.
- View of Mount Evans, Colorado (elevation 14,260 feet), and Rosalie Peak (elevation 13,575 feet) above timberline from McClellan Mountain (elevation 13,575 feet); Mount Evans named after John Evans, second governor of Colorado Territory.
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rosalie Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Where gold was firs [sic] discovered in Colo., near Idaho Spgs.
- Miner with gold pan, pick, and shovel panning on banks of Clear Creek near Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows canvas frame tent and sluice box in background.
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold miners--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Clear Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mts. Evans and Rosalie from turminus[sic] of the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Central Railway engine number four with two passenger cars facing east at end of narrow gauge track; Colorado; group of sightseers about to enter Ice Palace in old mine; Mount Evans and Mount Rosalie, distant background; Rocky Mountains...
- Evans, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Picnicing at Silverpume [sic] on the C. & S. Ry.
- Large group of picnickers at Silver Plume, Colorado, reached via the Colorado and Southern Railway; shows tables and chairs amidst pines with large wooden frame building (picnic pavilion) with numerous doors hidden from view by trees in background,...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Food vendors--Colorado--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Cathedral Rock in Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge track with push car paralleled by South Platte River in Platte Canyon, Colorado; rock formation Cathedral Rock in background; two men on push car.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Strontia Springs, Platte Canon, C. & S. Ry.
- Strontia Springs, Colorado in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; narrow gauge track paralleled by South Platte River, railroad sign and edge of Strontia Springs Hotel and Lodge; vertical canyon wall.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Esterbrook [sic], Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Estabrook, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows barn, vegetable garden, cows, split rail fence and summer residences or cabins.
- Estabrook (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Estabrook--1900-1920.; Farms--Colorado--Estabrook--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Estabrook--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Glenisl[sic], Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Exterior view of Glenisle Hotel and surrounding cabins and wooden frame residences on hillside with ponderosa pines; shows a man sitting by small waterfall, footbridge over to hotel, and oxbow of north fork of South Platte River. The hotel was...
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenisle--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Glenisle--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Glenisle Hotel (Glenisle, Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Dining room, Shawnee Lodge, Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Shawnee Lodge, dining room, Shawnee, Colorado in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; dining tables with place settings and vases of flowers, stone fireplace with earthenware and pots on mantle.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Shawnee (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Picnicers [sic] arriving at Dome Rock, C. & S. Ry.
- Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge track with two passenger trains of sightseers at Dome Rock, Colorado in Platte Canyon; large crowd of people, some crossing footbridge over South Platte River; rock formation; edge of water tower behind...
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Breckenridge, Colo. on the C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Breckenridge, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows narrow gauge track in town and along hillside, wooden frame buildings and residences, churches, school, depot with freight cars, Ten Mile Range, and mine...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Kline, Colo., Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Kline, Colorado (elevation 8337 feet) in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; wooden bridge crossing South Platte River leading to lake and summer residence or hotel; two women standing on bridge, two women in rowboat, Kline...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rowboats--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Office, Hotel Glenisle, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Hotel Glenisle, office area, Glenisle, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; interior view, man standing behind display case containing cigars, fishing poles and supplies with ledger on top; man and women reading magazines seated in...
- Glenisle (Colo.)--b 1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lobbies--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Reception room, Shawne [sic] Lodge, Platte Canon, C. & S. Ry.
- Shawnee Lodge, Reception room, interior view, Shawnee, Colorado in Platte Canyon; group of women seated in rocking chairs around stone fireplace; balcony and stairs to second floor, reception table with vases of flowers, greenery and prehistoric or...
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Shawnee (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Reception rooms--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rocking chairs--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Dining room, Kiowa Lodge, Bailey's, C. & S. Ry. in Platte Cañon
- Interior view, Dining room, Kiowa Lodge, Bailey, Colorado in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; five families seated at dining tables (men, women and children), one female lodge worker standing by head of table.
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--1900-1920.; Lodges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Elk Creek Canon Near Pine Grove Colo.
- View of a rutted dirt road in Elk Creek Canyon near Pine Grove (later Pine), Colorado.
- Elk Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Pine Grove (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Pine Grove--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- On the Argentine Central R.R.
- View of grade on Leavenworth Mountain, Colorado, completed for Argentine Central Railway; shows valley with lake and some snow down below.
- Railroads--Grades--Colorado--1900-1910.; Leavenworth Mountain (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- 1905
- On the Argentine Central R.R.
- View of Argentine Central Railway grade with snow on completed grading; Colorado.
- Railroads--Grades--Colorado--1900-1910.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- 1905
- Hot Springs Hotel Idaho Springs Colo.
- Northward view of the Hot Springs Hotel in Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows shaded dirt road in foreground and pine-tree clad hill in background.
- Hot Springs Hotel (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Elk Creek Canon Near Pine Grove Colo.
- View of a narrow, rutted, and pine tree-lined dirt road winding through Elk Creek Canyon near Pine Grove (later Pine), Colorado.
- Elk Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Pine Grove (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Pine Grove--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Argentine Cascade on the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Cascade (possibly Leavenworth Creek or South Clear Creek), Colorado; shows cascading waterfalls through bushes and brush along Argentine Central Railway.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Georgetown Colo.
- Bird's eye view of Georgetown, Colorado, taken from Colorado and Southern's track looking east to town; Clear Creek in center foreground.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Elk Creek Canon Near Pine Grove Colo.
- A narrow, rutted dirt road winds through canyon near Pine Grove (later Pine), Colorado; shows Elk Creek, pine trees, and rock walls of canyon.
- Elk Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Pine Grove (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Pine Grove--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- View on the Argentine Central Ry.
- View of forested slope in Colorado and Argentine Central Railway's narrow gauge tracks with push car; two men in derby hats seated on push car or "gravity car".
- Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Waldorf Mine on the Argentine Central Ry.
- View of Waldorf Mine and mill and Waldorf, Clear Creek County, Colorado (11,666 feet elevation). Waldorf mill was one of the major shippers on the narrow gauge line. Argentine Central Railway's narrow gauge tracks, sidings, switches, and water...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waldorf Mine (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1900- 1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1906 and 1913]