Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Trip to Glenwood Springs
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-155], [ARL-156], [ARL-157], [ARL-158] Taken from the train along the way to Glenwood Springs. I'll bet we have some folks still guessing about this trip!?!?! 'Three Gadabouts,' N.C., M.E.W, M.L.A.,...
- Mountains--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1936, August
- N. C. Burkey of Keota
- N. C. Burkey poses in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, in a white shirt and trousers. His tie is tucked into his shirt; he wears round, horn rimmed glasses, and a brick wall is behind him.
- Keota (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Burkey, N. C.
- [between 1926 and 1936?]
- N. C. Burkey of Keota
- N. C. Burkey poses in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, in a white shirt and trousers. His tie is tucked into his shirt; he wears round, horn rimmed glasses, and a brick wall is behind him.
- Keota (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Burkey, N. C.
- [between 1926 and 1936?]
- Kansas vs. Colorado
- A group of mostly members of Colorado and Kansas legal teams sit or stand and pose on the front (east) portico of the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. The men wear suits with neck ties or bow ties, wire-rimmed spectacles, watch...
- United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)--1900-1910.; Attorneys general--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Washington (D.C.)--1900-1910.; Capitols--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Judicial proceedings--Washington (D.C)--1900-1910.; Lawyers--Washington...
- 1906 Dec
- Poster "Murders by the Indians Lecture"
- A poster advertising a lecture by Rose Meeker, daughter of N. C. Meeker, about his death and the Meeker massacre. Text reads: "Murders by the indians...see Lyseum Magazine Jamesville, Wis. House bills and newspapers Popular prices Tickets at the...
- Meeker, Rose.; Public speaking--1870-1890.; Publicity--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1885]
- Colorado, the late outbreak and massacre at the White River Agency, the ruins after the fire and massacre
- Reproduction of a sketch of the Meeker tragedy at the White River Ute Indian Agency, September 29th 1879, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows soldiers surveying the destruction from the fire and battle between Native American Utes and Nathan Meeker,...
- Meeker, Nathan Cook, 1814-1879--Tomb.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. White River Agency (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Meeker--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--Meeker--1870-1880.; Meeker...
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Blacksmith and carriage repair shop
- View of a blacksmith shop in Denver, Colorado; shows men, horse drawn wagons, buckboards, and signs: "Wagon & Carriage Shop," "N.C. Thomson's Farm Machinery," "Buckeye Mowers," and "Studebaker."
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Forge shops--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Eaton Railroad Station
- The Union Pacific train depot in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, has a pagoda roof, and was one of the only examples of its type in northern Colorado. The building is a one-story brick building with a sign reading "Eaton," and tracks in front. A...
- Eaton (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Eaton--1970-1980.
- January, 1975
- N&W locomotive, engine number 130, engine type 4-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Stoneville, N.C., August 6, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Stoneville.; Norfolk and Western Railway Company.
- 1932
- SAL locomotive, engine number 407, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, stored. Photographed: Raleigh, N.C., October 21, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Raleigh.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company.
- 1930
- SAL locomotive, engine number 405, engine type 2-8-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: near Apex, N.C., October 21, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Apex.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company.
- 1930
- N&W train, engine number 130, engine type 4-8-2
- Train #33, passenger train; 25 MPH. Photographed: at Stoneville, N.C., August 6, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Stoneville.; Norfolk and Western Railway Company.
- 1932
- 1927 Senate, 26th General Assembly, State of Colorado
- Composite of studio portraits of members of the 26th General Assembly of the Colorado State Senate. Identifications, center row, top to bottom: E.C. Abbey, G.M. Corlett, President, R.J. Weaver. Top row, left to right: A.E. Headlee, T.M. Hudson,...
- Colorado. General Assembly. Senate.--People--1920-1930.; Legislators--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1927
- SAL locomotive, engine number 901, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Raleigh, N.C., October 21, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Raleigh.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company.
- 1930
- SAL locomotive, engine number 848, engine type 4-6-2
- Left side view of engine. Photographed: Monroe, N.C., January 12, 1919.
- Locomotives--1910-1920.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1919.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Monroe.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company.
- 1919
- SAL train, engine number 445, engine type 2-8-2
- Northbound freight train; 41 cars. Photographed: at Norlina, N.C., October 21, 1930.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1930.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Norlina.; Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company.
- 1930
- SR locomotive, engine number 5027, engine type 2-10-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Saluda, N.C., June 23, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Saluda.; Southern Railway (U.S.)
- 1950
- SR locomotive, engine number 5027, engine type 2-10-2
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Saluda, N.C., June 23, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Saluda.; Southern Railway (U.S.)
- 1950
- SR train, engine number 1403, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #38, Crescent Ltd.; 65 MPH, smoke obscures train. Photographed: near Grover, N.C., August 5, 1932.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1932.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Grover.; Southern Railway (U.S.)
- 1932
- SR train, engine number 1459, engine type 4-6-2
- Train #9, passenger train; 8 cars. Photographed: at Melrose, N.C., June 23, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Melrose.; Southern Railway (U.S.)
- 1950
- SR train, engine number 1459, engine type 4-8-2
- Passenger train, climbing Saluda Hill; 8 cars. Photographed: near Saluda, N.C., June 23, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Saluda.; Southern Railway (U.S.)
- 1950
- SR train, engine number 5023, engine type 2-10-2
- Train #10, passenger train; 8 cars, fine smoke effect. Photographed: near Hendersonville, N.C., June 23, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Hendersonville.; Southern Railway (U.S.)
- 1950
- SR train, engine number 6493, engine type 4-8-2
- Train #27, Carolina Special; 7 cars, 30 MPH, 5027, 2-10-2, pushing. Photographed: leaving Melrose, N.C., June 23, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Melrose.; Southern Railway (U.S.)
- 1950
- SR depot
- 5027, 2-10-2, in the distance. Photographed: Saluda, N.C., June 23, 1950.
- Railroad stations--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Railroad stations--North Carolina--Saluda.; Southern Railway (U.S.)
- 1950
- Trip to Glenwood Springs
- View of valley, mesa, and pine trees, Colorado.
- Valleys--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1936 August
- Trip to Glenwood Springs
- View of buildings, including a church, in Colorado. Utility poles, train tracks and mountains are in the distance.
- Cities & towns--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1936 August
- Trip to Glenwood Springs
- View of hillside and mountains in Colorado. Shows pine trees.
- Mountains--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1936, August
- Trip to Glenwood Springs
- View of valley, mountains and houses in Colorado.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1936 August
- 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]
- Benton, Wyoming Territory
- View of log and frame buildings and canvas tents in Benton (Carbon County), Wyoming. Shows a Union Pacific Railroad building or depot, freight cars, and businesses with signs that read: "U.P.R.R.[?]" and "N.C. Worth." Shows covered wagons parked on...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1860-1870.; Benton (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.; Railroad facilities--Wyoming--Benton--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Exhibits and transcript of testimony in case of Kansas vs Colorado over waters of Arkansas River
- Men identified from left to right as: "S.S. Ashbaugh, Counsel for Kansas, N.C. Miller, Atty. Gen. for Colo., L.G. Carpenter, Consulting Engineer and Expert for Colo., J.P. Doyle, Stenographer, G.A. Richardson, Com. U.S. Supreme Court," pose beside...
- Attorneys general--Colorado--1900-1910.; Judicial proceedings--1900-1910.; Lawyers--1900-1910.
- 1905 May
- Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry. #715 coach-cafe-observation car "Autumn Air" Tullahoma, Tenn. officer in foreground.
- A Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway observation car (coach, cafe car), the "Autumn Air," is on tracks in Tullahoma (Coffee County), Tennessee. A man, probably a railroad official, wears a suit and tie and stands at the railing on the...
- Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway--1940-1950.; Tullahoma (Tenn.)--1940-1950.; Railroad employees--Tennessee--Tullahoma--1940-1950.; Railroad observation cars--Tennessee--Tullahoma--1940-1950.
- 1946 June 21
- Nathaniel Cheney Brooks
- Studio portrait of Nathaniel Cheney Brooks, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears a dark jacket and cravat with a light colored floral pattern.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brooks, Nathaniel Cheney.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Greeley First Brigade Band
- This band in Greeley, Colorado, carries brass horns and a clarinet. Their uniforms have trousers with sideseams, and dark jackets with brass buttons. Their hats have feather plumes; the marshal wears a busby and holds a silver topped baton. A...
- Greeley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Greeley--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- C. & N.W. (Carolina & Northwestern), smoke, 206 (4-6-0?), 956 RPO express, 601 coach, southbound approaching outskirts of Hickory, N.C.
- View of Carolina and Northwestern steam locomotive # 206 with a railroad post office car and a passenger coach near Hickory (Watauga County), North Carolina. A stand of pine trees is near the tracks.
- Carolina & Northwestern Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Hickory (Watauga County, N.C.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1942 March 30
- Lawndale Ry. & Industrial Co. 2-8-0 #4 3-foot gauge, Lawndale Junction, N.C.
- A narrow gauge Lawndale Railway and Industrial Company locomotive and train approaches near Lawndale Junction, a railroad stop in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Houses are beside the tracks.
- Lawndale Railway & Industrial Company--1940-1950.; Cleveland County (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Cleveland County--1940-1950.
- 1942 March 28
- Virginia & Carolina Southern R.R. #32 4-4-0, 3/4 view close-up, Hope Mills, N.C.
- View of Virginia & Carolina Southern Railroad locomotive #32 with a mixed train in Hope Mills (Cumberland County), North Carolina.
- Virginia & Carolina Southern Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Hope Mills (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Railroad llocomotives--North Carolina--Hope Mills--1940-1950.; Railroads--North Carolina--Hope Mills--1940-1950.
- 1942 April 3
- Smoke, Clinchfield R.R. meet of passenger trains, Poplar, N.C.
- View of two Clinchfield Railroad trains about to pass each other near Poplar (Mitchell County), North Carolina. A man with a shovel works between the tracks. Shows a railroad signal, a stack of railroad ties, lumber, a pile of logs near a boxcar...
- Clinchfield Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Poplar (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Railroad employees.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroads.
- 1941 November 18
- Cherokee potters from the Cherokee village in North Carolina
- Two Native American (Cherokee) women, (L to R) Amanda Swimmer and Mable Bigmeat Swimmer work on pieces of pottery at Oconaluftee Indian Village in Cherokee, North Carolina. Both wear skirts, shirts, bead necklaces, and scarves on their heads.
- Oconaluftee Indian Village (Cherokee, N.C.)-- People--1950-1960.; Cherokee Indians--North Carolina--Cherokee--1950-1960.; Cherokee pottery--North Carolina--Cherokee--1950-1960.; Indians of North America--North Carolina--Cherokee--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1955?]
- East Tennessee & Western North Carolina R.R. 4-6-0 #12, Cranberry, N.C. stub switch at left.
- Narrow gauge East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad steam locomotive number 12 pulls freight cars loaded with logs at Cranberry (Avery County), North Carolina. The train approaches a stub switch. A dilapidated wooden railroad storage...
- East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cranberry (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Cranberry--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--North Carolina--Cranberry--1940-1950.
- 1942 November 18
- East Tennessee and West [sic] North Carolina 4-6-0 #12 Cranberry, N.C.
- View of narrow gauge East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad locomotive number 12, a tender and freight cars loaded with logs in Cranberry (Avery County), North Carolina. Stacked timber is in the distance. Forest is near the tracks.
- East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cranberry (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Logs--North Carolina--Cranberry--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Cranberry--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--North...
- 1942 November 18
- East Tennessee & Western North Carolina R.R., 3/4 view #11 4-6-0 close-up Baldwin 1916 62 tons, Elk Park, N.C.
- Two railroad employees pose at the cab of narrow gauge East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad locomotive number 11 (Baldwin 1916, 4-6-0) in Elk Park (Avery County), North Carolina. A coal car and passenger coach are behind the engine.
- East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Elk Park (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Elk Park--1940-1950.; Railroad employees--North Carolina--Elk Park--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--North...
- 1942 November 18
- East Tennessee & Western North Carolina R.R., 4-6-0 #12 4-6-0 #11 on commuter train Elk Park, N.C.
- View of narrow gauge East Tennessee & Western North Carolina locomotives number 12 and number 11, with a commuter train, at the depot in Elk Park (Avery County), North Carolina. A railroad worker stands on the tender of # 12. The depot has a sign...
- East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Elk Park (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Elk Park--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--North Carolina--Elk Park--1940-1950.; Railroads stations--North...
- 1942 November 18
- East Tennessee & Western North Carolina R.R. tank cars 1021-1018 at Newland, N.C.
- View of two narrow gauge East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad tanker cars parked on a siding in Newland (Avery County), North Carolina. Lettering on one tank car reads: "[?]TX" and "1021." A storage tank and box cars are in the...
- East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Newland (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Newland--1940-1950.; Railroad tank cars--North Carolina--Newland--1940-1950.
- 1942?
- East Tennessee & Western North Carolina R.R. 4-6-0 #12 Cranberry, N.C.
- View of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad narrow gauge locomotive number 12 with open wooden gondola cars near a water tank in Cranberry (Avery County), North Carolina. An empty frame enginehouse is next to the tracks.
- East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cranberry (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Cranberry--1940-1950.; Railroad facilities--North Carolina--Cranberry--1940-1950.; Railroad freight...
- 1942 November 11
- Lawndale Ry. & Industrial Co. 2-8-0 #5 Vulcan 1909 Lawndale, N.C. 3-foot gauge, fireman Bridges at left.
- Two men, one identified as the fireman, lean against a narrow gauge steam locomotive near an enginehouse in Lawndale (Cleveland County), North Carolina. Letters on the locomotive and tender read: "5" and "Lawndale."
- Lawndale Railway & Industrial Company--1940-1950.; Lawndale (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Lawndale--1940-1950.; Railroad employees--North Carolina--Lawndale--1940-1950.; Railroad facilities--North...
- 1942 March 28
- Lawndale Ry. & Industrial Co. 2-8-0 #4 Double Shoals, N.C., 3-foot gauge.
- View of the top of a narrow gauge freight car and Lawndale Railway and Industrial Company locomotive number #4 as it travels through Double Shoals (Cleveland County), North Carolina. Smoke rises from the locomotive's stack. Shows a dirt road and a...
- Lawndale Railway & Industrial Company--1940-1950.; Double Shoals (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Double Shoals--1940-1950.
- 1942 March 28
- Lawndale Ry. & Industrial Co. 2-8-0 No.4 Lawndale, N.C. 3-foot gauge.
- A Lawndale Railway and Industrial Company train travels near Lawndale (Cleveland County), North Carolina. Locomotive number 4, a tender, freight car, and combine car travel through fields and rolling hills. Lettering on the train reads: "4,"...
- Lawndale Railway & Industrial Company--1940-1950.; Lawndale (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Lawndale--1940-1950.
- 1942 March 28
- Lawndale Ry. & Industrial Co. Lawndale Junction, N.C. 3 foot gauge next to standard gauge box car.
- View of a Lawndale Railway and Industrial Company narrow gauge mixed train and standard freight car on parallel tracks in Lawndale Junction, a rail stop in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- Lawndale Railway & Industrial Company--1940-1950.; Cleveland County (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Freight cars--North Carolina--Cleveland County--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Cleveland County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Lawndale Ry. & Industrial Co. Lawndale Junction, N.C. 3-foot gauge 2-6-0 #4, Seaboard Airline Ry #387 doubleheader train passing.
- A narrow gauge Lawndale Railway and Industrial Company train sits on a siding as a Seaboard Air Line Railway doubleheader freight train passes on the main track in Lawndale Junction in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Men stand near and climb on...
- Lawndale Railway & Industrial Company--1940-1950.; Cleveland County (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Cleveland County--1940-1950.; Railroads--North Carolina--Cleveland County--1940-1950.; Water tanks--North...
- 1942 March 28