Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Original S.M.P.D.T.U. membership ledger
- View of the original membership ledger of the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos (S.P.M.D.T.U.) in the office at the Concilio Superior hall, Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows a large, handwritten ledger on a stove.
- Sociedad Protección Mutua de Trabajadores Unidos--People--2000-2010.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Fraternal organizations.; Registers.; Sociedad Protección...
- [2002]
- Occasions of note from the first and second decades of Greeley history, the 1880's and 1890's
- Photoprint of five photos depicts the early history of the town of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980]
- Union Colony building
- Men and women of the Union Colony of Colorado pose in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado; they are 1. B.F. Marsh, 2. W.B. Woodruff, 3. Jos. Moore, 4. C.S. Brockway, 5. Wm. Joyce, 6. E.J. Carver, 7. Jos. Inman, 8. M. Hastings, 9. Thos. G Macy, 10. C.A....
- Union Colony of Colorado--People--1890-1900.; Greeley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Pioneers--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Greeley--1890-1900.
- 1894 December 3
- Kirkwood House, N. E. corner Wahsatch and Pikes Peak Avenues
- Men pose in the doorway of a butcher shop, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Gutted elk, deer, and large cats hang by their hind legs; signs read: "Ralston Bros.," "Christy and Garrett's P. S. & Co. Marvel." Fruit is arranged under an...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Salida
- View 3rd (Third) Street of F Street, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, includes the brick Presbyterian Church, businesses, buggies, pedestrians and a billboard at the base of Tenderfoot Mountain.
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Breckenridge, Colo, from Nigger Hill, looking across the valley of the Blue River at Tenmile Range
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, northwest from Barney Ford Hill (formerly called "Nigger Hill"); landmarks include the Summit County Courthouse, the monitor roofed Tonopa Shops, railroad tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad, and the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- 1929?
- Housing project, Lincoln Park Homes
- View of the entry to a drive-through tunnel built into a Lincoln Park Homes public housing building located at West Colfax Avenue and Mariposa Street in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story brick and cinder block...
- Lincoln Park Homes (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Housing--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.;...
- 1993 November
- Housing project, Lincoln Park Homes
- View of a drive-through tunnel built into a three-story Lincoln Park Homes public housing building located at West Colfax Avenue and Mariposa Street in the Lincoln Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a brick and cinder block apartment...
- Lincoln Park Homes (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Housing--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Tunnels--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Urban...
- 1993 November
- Little Chief Iron Spring
- Exterior view looking northeast of the original 'Summer House' at Ute Iron Springs in Manitou Springs, Colorado; a shingle roofed pavilion (1880) with latticed balustrade and wooden arched columns. On the left is a buggy (top down) with a man and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [1870-1880?]
- Portrait of a baby
- A baby poses for a studio portrait on an upholstered chair. The child wears a light colored dress with eyelet lace and a bib.
- Infants--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Portrait of a baby
- Studio portrait of a child who sits on a chair covered with a tapestry. The baby wears a light colored dress with a yoke decorated with lace.
- Infants--1890-1910.; Sitting--1890-1910.
- [between 1891 and 1901?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Parker M. P
- Western History Subject Index
- Drummey, M.P
- Western History Subject Index
- Switzer, M. P
- Western History Subject Index
- Marquis, M. P
- Western History Subject Index
- Capp M. P
- Western History Subject Index
- Taylor, Alice Bemis (Mrs. F. M. P.)
- Denver & Rio Grande Western #472 on #315, "The Shavano," near Mears Jct., Colo. 5 cars, 20 M.P.H.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #472 climbs a grade near Mears Junction, Colorado, pulling freight cars and passenger coaches.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1930-1940.; Mears Junction (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Mears Junction--1930-1940.
- 1937 May 16
- M. P. Depot, Ordway, Colo.
- View of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot, Ordway, Crowley County, Colorado; the one-story brick building has a tile roof and round dormers.
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Ordway (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ordway--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Glenwood Canyon - M. P. 352.2
- View of Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; also shows a man and a signal light with mile mark letters: "352.2."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- M. P. 352 Glenwood Canyon
- View of Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows the Colorado River and Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1920]
- M. P. 352 Glenwood Canyon
- View of Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks (mile marker 352), the Colorado River, and cliffs.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1920]
- W. @ M. P. 355 Grizzly siding
- View of Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks near Grizzly, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado; shows the Colorado River and milepost "D355."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- West @ M.P. 221 (good)
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks pass by fenced fields and a milepost sign: "D 221," probably in Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- South at M. P. 221 toward Salida
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks pass between signal lights, in Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad signals--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Glenwood Springs bridge M.P. 360.3
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad bridges span the Colorado River in Garfield County, Colorado; letters on a signal read: "360.3," farm buildings are to the side.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Rail laying M. P. 686 @ bridge
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad construction in Ruby Canyon, (probably) Utah, consists of men laying track over a concrete bridge, using a rail-adapted crane. Sandstone cliffs are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Utah--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Utah--1920-1930.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Utah--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- August, 1927
- Rail laying M. P. 686 east of bridge
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad construction in Ruby Canyon, (probably) Utah consists of men laying track over a concrete bridge, using a rail-adapted crane. Sandstone cliffs are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Utah--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Utah--1920-1930.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Utah--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- August, 1927
- M.P. 632
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks and a bridge are by the Castle Gate rock formations, in Emery County, Utah. Block signals have letters: "D632," and "632IE."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Emery County (Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Emery County--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Utah--Emery County--1920-1930.
- [between 1928 and 1930?]
- M.P. 707 - Geneva, Utah
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks near Geneva, Utah, pass by a milepost with letters: "D707."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Geneva (Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Geneva--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Washout at D. & R.G., m.p. 135 + 1500', looking downstream
- View of an eroded riverbed and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks washed out and submerged in the Arkansas River near milepost 135 in Pueblo County, Colorado. A man stands near the edge of the river.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- 1921 June
- 2 views of washout at D. & R.G. m.p. 135 + 1500', looking upstream
- View of an eroded riverbed and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks washed out and submerged in the Arkansas River near milepost 135 in Pueblo County, Colorado.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- 1921 June
- 2 views of washout at D. & R.G. m.p. 135 + 1500', looking upstream
- A man in a vest and flat brimmed hat poses beside an eroded riverbed. Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks are washed out and submerged in the Arkansas River near milepost 135 in Pueblo County, Colorado.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- 1921 June
- A.T. & S.F. overhead at D. & R.G. m.p. 136 near Swallows
- View of a washed out Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad bridge over the Arkansas River at mile point 136 near Swallows in Pueblo County, Colorado. Shows broken track and timber bridge supports.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- 1921 June
- Vegas cut at m.p. 126
- Men wear overalls and fedoras, hold shovels and stand near flood damaged Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks and a washed out bridge over a creek bed in possibly Pueblo County, Colorado. African American (Black) men work at milepost 126...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; African Americans--Employment--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Looking N.W. at Rock Canon on Arkansas River, no. of m.p. 126
- A man in a uniform with a helmet, knickers and tall boots stands beside layered rock formations and the Arkansas River in Rock Canyon in Pueblo County, Colorado.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rock Canyon (Pueblo County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- East of Curecanti eastward at M.P. 320.4
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive near the Gunnison River and cliffs in probably the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1940-1950.;...
- 1949 May 30
- Black Canyon, eastward at M.P. 320.4
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 361 and passenger coaches in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison by the Gunnison River and cliffs in Gunnison County, Colorado. The locomotive vents smoke and steam.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1940-1950.;...
- 1949 May 30
- Camphouse at Arbourville, M.P.G & D.R.R.
- Men, boys and a girl sit and stand near a log cabin at a surveying camp for the Marshall Pass, Gunnison & Dolores Railroad in Arbourville (Chaffee County), Colorado. A gravel road with a bridge is near the cabin. A second cabin and mountains are in...
- Marshall Pass, Gunnison and Dolores Railroad Company--Buildings--1870-1880.; Arbourville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Arbourville--1870-1880.; People--Colorado--Arbourville--1870-1880.; Railroad...
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Engineers camp at Chaffee, M.P.G.& D.R.R.
- A view of an engineers camp for the Marshall Pass, Gunnison and Dolores Railroad shows workers and tents in a mountainous landscape. Two men wear aprons in the distance next to a stove. A pile of timber, possibly the structure for a log cabin is...
- Marshall Pass, Gunnison and Dolores Railroad Company--Facilities--1870-1880.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Construction camps--Colorado--Chaffee County--1870-1880.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Chaffee County--1870-1880.; Railroad...
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Engineers M.P.G. & D.R.R. on line near Aboursville [sic]
- A view of engineers and workers on a survey crew for the Marshall Pass, Gunnison and Dolores Railroad, near Arbourville (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows a work party on a mountainside with survey equipment.
- Marshall Pass, Gunnison and Dolores Railroad Company--People--1870-1880.; Arbourville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Arbourville--1870-1880.; Surveying--Colorado--Arbourville--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Engineers Camp, M.P.G. & D.R.R., Head of the Tomichi
- View of a work camp for the Marshall Pass, Gunnison and Dolores Railroad on Tomichi Pass in Gunnison County, Colorado. Men pose near a tent, one man cooks food over a campfire. Felled timber is in the distance.
- Marshall Pass, Gunnison and Dolores Railroad Company--People--1870-1880.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Tomichi Pass (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Gunnison County--1870-1880.; Tents--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1879 and 1880?]
- Cascade just above the crossing of Middle Fork of South Arkansas and M.P.G. & D.R.R.
- View of a small waterfall on the Middle Fork of the South Arkansas River in Chaffee County, Colorado. Shows rocks, boulders, fallen timber and pine trees.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Arkansas River, Middle Fork (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.