Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen move steel beams at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. The wood frame and steel bridge crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 30, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen move iron on a temporary wood frame bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The bridge crosses the South Platte River. Brick viaduct pedestals are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 30, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen move iron and work on a partially constructed bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Brick pedestals are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pedestals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- December 1, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen move metal beams under the framework for a bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Buildings on Platte Street, at the end of the viaduct, are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural frames--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- Blake St, 1400 block
- Workmen move metal beams on carriage wheels drawn by horses, at 14th Street near Blake Street, in Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn wagon that reads: "Ice" is nearby. The partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct bridge is in the...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1898]
- The Carriage Line. Summit of Pikes Peak
- A woman stands near a hitched carriage at the summit of Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. A sign on the carriage reads: "Pikes Peak Carriage Line Hundley and Carlhe". An engine and passenger car from the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railroad move on...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1920.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Habitat - Polar Bear
- Two polar bears move about in their habitat in the Denver Zoo at City Park, Denver, Colorado. This habitat was part of the large Bear Mountain habitat built in 1918.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Denver Zoo--1930-1950.; Animal housing--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Polar bears--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Zoo animals--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.;...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Cow sheds & corral
- Cows move about in a corral at the Denver County Farm (Denver Farm) in Henderson, Colorado. Shows wood cow sheds and two silos. The Denver County Farm (Denver Farm) began in the late 1800's to aid the elderly and indigent, it was sold in 1960.
- Denver Farm--1930-1940.; Henderson (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Almshouses--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Cows--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Farms--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.; Sheds--Colorado--Henderson--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Arkansas Valley flood view looking south along Arkansas River, below railyard, placing rocks to prevent bank washouts
- Men move rocks between the flooding Arkansas River and the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Pueblo Union Depot yard, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado; a freight car has letters: "St. Louis Southwestern 19730."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Railroad shops &...
- 1921
- Library book transfer
- View of a wooden crate on a conveyor used to move books from the Carnegie library on Bannock Street to the new Denver Public Library at 1331 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Bucking Bronco statue in Civic Center.
- Denver Public Library--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Book conveyors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1956]
- Library book transfer
- View of a conveyor used to move books from the Carnegie library to the Denver Public Library at 1331 Broadway in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Library--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Book conveyors--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [1956]
- Tree removal
- Workmen move trees on Colfax Avenue at Logan Street during construction to widen the avenue in Denver, Colorado. The Newhouse Hotel is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Street maintenance & repair--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Trees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1928 and 1930]
- Old May Co. bldg 16th and Champa being demolished
- View of the partially demolished May Company Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians walk by a sign that reads: "Colorado National Bank Makes Another Move Forward Metro Denver."
- May-D & F--Buildings--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1965 September 28
- Colorado National Bank
- View of the partially demolished May Company Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Champa Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A sign on a nearby covered walkway reads: "Colorado National Bank Makes Another Move Forward Metro Denver."
- May-D & F--Buildings--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1966 June 27
- Franklin
- View of Franklin, a furniture store at 18th (Eighteenth) and Wazee Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The four story brick building has striped awnings and decorative brickwork, signs read: "Franklin.". Automobiles are parked nearby.
- Franklin (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Furniture stores--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- [between 1980 and 1984]
- Robvon Backing Ring Company
- Workmen who include an African-American man, work at machinery and move wooden barrels in the Robvon Backing Ring & Fabrication Company shop in Denver, Colorado. A man who wears a suit stands nearby.
- Robvon Backing Ring & Fabrication Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rubber...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Robvon Backing Ring Company
- Workmen cut and move large strips of probably rubber at the Robvon Backing Ring & Fabrication Company in Denver, Colorado. A man who wears a suit and a man who wears a hat and tie stand nearby.
- Robvon Backing Ring & Fabrication Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Building natural rock hills in deer pen
- A man poses in the deer habitat at the Denver Zoo in Denver, Colorado. Deer and a crane used to move large rocks are nearby.
- Denver Zoo--Facilities--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Deer--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Zoos--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- [between 1931 and 1935]]
- 14th Street Viaduct, Denver, Colorado
- Men pose on the unfinished iron skeleton of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct over the South Platte River in Denver (Denver County) Colorado. Shows pulleys, cranes, wood supports, and rail track to move materials.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1898 December 5
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction - Denver, Colorado
- A construction crew works on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Workers use a traveling crane to move a support beam, two men ride on the beam. The South Platte River and railroad tracks are in view. The viaduct began at 14th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting...
- 1899 January 13
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Spectators watch as a construction crew moves a large steel beam into place for the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct over Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. The workers use a crane to move the load. The rock retaining wall and the Moore Hardware...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 February 14
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Spectators watch as construction workers use a traveling crane to move a steel beam into place on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct over Cheery Creek. A few of the workers ride on the beam, and a man leans on a bicycle. The Moore Hardware and...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 February 14
- 14th Street Viaduct Construction
- Shows four men on or near a traveling crane on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct. Traveling cranes were used to move large equipment and material and is mounted on crawlers, rubber tires or rails. This particular crane is mounted on rails. Two...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting...
- 1899 February 8
- Zanetell tent at Forbes tent colony
- Striking coal miners and their families pose near Joe Zanetell's tent during the UMW labor strike against CF & I. at Forbes Camp near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado The people are identified (left to right) as: 1) an unidentified man, 2)...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Funicular to Strauss Marble Quarry
- View of a funicular cable tram and ore car used to move marble between the Strauss Quarry and and rail terminal, above Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Inclined railroads--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- W.H. Kistler Stationery Company building
- view of the W. H. Kistler Stationery company building at 1636 Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the four-story building read: "H. H. Tammen Co.," "Thrift Novelty Co.," "Miller Stockman Western Wear," "Demolition Sale," "Forced to...
- W.H. Kistler Stationery Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Stationary trade--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1980?]
- Old Prospector Mines football team parade in Denver
- Members of the Colorado School of Mines football team (from Golden, Colo.) move a statue of a miner from the lobby of the Colorado National Bank Building in Denver, Colorado. The statue formerly stood atop the Mining Exchange building.
- Colorado School of Mines--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Football players--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Lifting & carrying--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1967 September 8
- Amoco Building fire
- View of the partially constructed Amoco Building during a fire at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Broadway in downtown Denver, Colorado. Fire fighters on ladders move close to the building. Automobiles are on the street nearby. A sign reads:...
- Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Fire fighting--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.;...
- 1979 January 11
- Population of an Indian village moving
- Native American (Plains) men, women, and children move camp, horses pull travois.
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1870-1880.; Travois--1870-1880.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Denver Zoo habitat fabrication
- Workmen move a portion of the bear habitat for the Denver Zoo on Dinosaur Mountain near Morrison (Jefferson County), Colorado. The concrete, hemp, and clay casting is attached to a sledge.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Animal housing--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1920.; Moving of structures--Colorado--Morrison--1910-1920.
- [1918]
- First train in Craig on Railroad Day from Yampa, Steamboat, and Hayden
- Groups of people and horse-drawn carts move toward the railroad tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad. Snow dusts the ground.
- Craig (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Craig--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Patterson Building, Denver
- View of the Patterson Building at 17th and Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with tall arched windows and balustrade. Sign reads: "The Washington Life Insurance Co. New York." Pedestrians, wagons and carriages...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- IC train, engine number 3785, engine type 2-8-2
- Switching move, moving streamliner Green Diamond to yard. Photographed: Chicago, Ill., August 11, 1939.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Railroad locomotives--Illinois--Chicago.; Illinois Central Railroad Company.
- 1939
- Chalk Creek Canon
- A Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad engine number 3, freight car and caboose move through Chalk Creek Canon in the snow covered mountains of Chaffee County, Colorado. In the distance another train sits on a siding.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Denver Technological Center
- A grader and a bulldozer move over the dirt at the Denver Technological Center (Tech Center), under construction south of Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Bulldozers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.; Graders (Earthmoving machinery)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.; Real estate development--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.
- [between 1963 and 1975?]
- MP train, engine number 9737, engine type 0-8-0
- Switching move, backing. Photographed: at St. Louis, Mo., July 20, 1940.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad locomotives--Missouri--Saint Louis.; Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1940
- Prison canning factory Round Crest Canning Company
- One and two-story brick buildings of the State Penitentiary canning factory in Canon City, Colorado, have dentiled cornices and barred, gauge arched windows. Lettering reads: "The Round Crest Canning (or "fruit") Co." and "Office." Workers move...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Food industry--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1910.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Gilpin County Tramway wreck, Central City
- A view of an accident on the Gilpin Tramway line in Prosser Gulch in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Spectators stand on an embankment above the wreck. Men work to stabilize locomotive number 3 and move it back on the tracks. A pulley and...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prosser Gulch (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad construction &...
- 1897 Dec. 30
- Gilpin County tramway wreck, Central City
- A view of an accident on the Gilpin Tramway line in Prosser Gulch in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Spectators stand on an embankment and view the wreck. Workers help move locomotive number 3 as it is is pulled along the track by a rope...
- Gilpin Tramway Company--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prosser Gulch (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- 1897 Dec. 30
- Snowshed construction
- View of snowshed construction near Stevens Pass in King County, Washington. Workers move timbers for a covered snowshed over double Great Northern Railway tracks. Traveling cranes are on the wooden snowshed. Shows rock debris and fire damaged trees...
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1917 September 30
- Rock slide
- A Marion steam shovel, Model 40 moves rocks from a rock slide or snowslide on Great Northern Railway tracks in King County, Washington. Men use shovels to move rocks. Shows a wooden snowshed and fire damaged trees on a mountain.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Digging--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Landslides--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington...
- 1917
- Snow removal
- Workmen hold shovels and move snow from the roof of a wooden snowshed near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Packed snow is in a ravine on a fire damaged hillside.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Avalanches--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction workers--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad maintenance &...
- 1917 June 13
- Snowshed construction
- Workers move wooden debris from a snowshed retaining wall near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Shows a wooden traveling crane, smoke above a Marion Steam Shovel, and loose rock in a ravine.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Debris--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction &...
- [1917?]
- Snowshed construction
- Workmen move gravel from Great Northern Railway freight cars at a snowshed near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Steam rises from a locomotive. Shows a traveling crane, piles of lumber, an eroded hillside and narrow gauge tracks on...
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroads--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Snowsheds--Washington...
- 1917 October 30
- Prof. Hill's Works at Blackhawk, Colo.
- Men stand outside frame processing buildings at Professor Nathaniel P. Hill's Black Hawk Smelter in Black Hawk (Blackhawk, Gilpin County), Colorado. Vented buildings have smokestacks. Men use shovels and wheelbarrows to move ore piles.
- Hill, N. P. (Nathaniel Peter), 1832-1900--Homes & haunts.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Ore industry--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Smelters--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- [between 1867 and 1868]
- Three GIs on mountain road, Italy
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers move carefully down a road during the Italian Campaign. In the background are mountains and budding trees.
- Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- New Mexico, views
- Five men work to stabilize portions of the remaining walls of the Pecos Pueblo Mission in New Mexico. One man works by himself in the left foreground; two work together on a set of four stairs; and two men work on a ledge above them to move thick...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--Pecos--1910-1920.; Pecos (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pecos National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--New...
- [1915?]
- Taking prisoners on Belvedere
- A pair of soldiers from the Tenth Mountain Division's 85th Regiment move a group of German prisoners down Mount Belvedere's wooded slopes. The trees have budding leaves.
- Prisoners of war--Germany--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--German--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Belvedere, Battle of, 1944.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- February 1945
- Tanks and tank destroyers in the Po Valley
- View of three tanks from units attached to the Tenth Mountain Division during the Italian Campaign move across the flat Po Valley in a straight line. Two soldiers walk in front of the tank in the foreground.
- Po River Valley (Italy)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Tanks (Military science)--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [April] 1945
- "Apple blossoms filled the air" -- death waits
- Photograph of apple blossoms. Trees were blooming in April as the Tenth Mountain Division prepared for a new offensive against the Germans from the hidden valleys behind Monte Della Spe, and Della Casellana, and near the towns of Tora, Campidello...
- Spring--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- April 1945