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- Colorado Portland Cement Co.
- View of the Colorado Portland Cement Company, Portland, Fremont County, Colorado, with smokestacks, monitor roof and signs: "The Colorado Portland Cement Co. Manufacturers of Ideal Cement Lime & Plaster" and "Ideal Cement & Plaster Colorado...
- Portland Cement Plant (Portland, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Portland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cement industries--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.
- [between 1924 and 1930?]
- Portland Cement Plant, Portland, Colo.
- Exterior view of Portland Cement Plant, Portland, Colorado; industrial factory & buildings manufacturing gypsum deposits into plaster of paris & cement, railroad freight & hopper cars parked along siding, numerous smokestacks; Arkansas River,...
- Arkansas River--1900-1920.; Portland (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cement industries--Colorado--Portland--1900-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Portland--1900-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Portland--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1903 and 1915]
- Portland, Colo., looking southeast along A.T. & S.F.
- View of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad tracks in Portland (Fremont County), Colorado. Flood water from the Arkansas River is beside tracks and near frame buildings. Shows a portion of the Portland Cement Company building and a house. The...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Portland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- 1921 June
- Portland, Colo., Portland Cement Co.'s tram viaduct on right
- View of the flooded Arkansas River under a Portland Cement Company tram viaduct in Portland (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows flood water beside railroad tracks.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Portland Cement Company--Facilities--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Portland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Portland Cement Co.'s tram viaduct, Portland
- View of the flooded Arkansas River under a Portland Cement Company tram viaduct in Portland (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows debris caught on steel viaduct supports.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Portland Cement Company--Facilities--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Portland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.
- 1921 June
- Portland Cement manager
- E. N. Leh and Peg McGovern pose in Portland, Fremont County, Colorado, on dirt street. He is in a suit; she wears a sailor shirt and bandana. Muddy ruts are flanked by two-story brick Colorado Portland Cement Company dormitories in the background.
- Portland Cement Plant (Portland, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Portland (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cement industries--Colorado--Portland--1910-1920.; Leh, E. N.; McGovern, Peg.
- 1918
- Portland Mine, Cripple Creek
- View of the power house at the Portland Mine near Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The side of the building reads: "The Portland G. M. Co."
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Quarry track
- The Colorado Portland Cement plant in Portland, Fremont County, Colorado, consists of three-story concrete buildings with factory windows and smokestacks, a water tower, rail tracks and a freight car in the loading bay.
- Portland Cement Plant (Portland, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Portland (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cement industries--Colorado--Portland--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Portland- Black Diamond- Victor, Colo.
- View of the Portland, Bobtail, and Black Diamond mines in the Cripple Creek Mining District, Victor, Teller County, Colorado. A large mound of mine dumps and tailing stands next to the slant roofed metal building of the Black Diamond mine. Three...
- Spoil banks--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.
- [between 1892 and 1910?]
- Depot at Portland, stump on D. & R.G. main line
- A man with a hat sits and poses on a tree stump on Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks in front of the passenger depot at Portland (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows mud and silt on tracks, railroad signals, and piles of debris moved by...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Portland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- 1921 June
- River bottoms at Portland, Colo. looking west
- View of mud and debris on the edge of the Arkansas River in Portland (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows an uprooted tree and a flood damaged log building near the river.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Portland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.; Log buildings--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Portland and Indepence [sic] Mines, Victor, Colo.
- View of Portland and Independence Mines on Battle Mountain (Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County), Victor, Colorado; Portland Mine, upper right, largest and most productive in Colorado until surpassed by Homestake Mine's production in...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 3, 1921 March
- Mines of Victor
- View of wooden frame residence & canvas tents with wooden frames on hillside below Portland & Bobtail Mine, Victor, Colorado; includes one- story medium gable wooden frame residence with lean-to, two canvas tents on wooden frames & base,...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1902]
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 20, 1911 May 13
- Portland Cement and wall plaster plants of Colorado Portland Cement Co. shale quarry shows on upper left horizon. Fremont County, Colorado
- The Ideal Cement Plant in Portland, Fremont County, Colorado, consists of monitor-roofed factory buildings with smokestacks, rail track, box cars, and company houses.
- Ideal Cement Plant (Portland, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Portland (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cement industries--Colorado--Portland--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Portland Mine
- View of the Portland Mine near Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Midland Terminal Railway (MT) boxcars are nearby. The side of the buildings read: "Portla[nd] Sha[fthouse]", "[Power] House", and "Portland G. M. Co."
- Midland Terminal Railway--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Portland Gold Mine Cripple Creek District
- View of the Portland Mine near Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Midland Terminal Railway (MT) boxcars are nearby. The side of the buildings read: "Portla[nd] Sha[fthouse]", "[Power] House", and "Portland G. M. Co."
- Midland Terminal Railway--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Portland Mining Co.
- View of the warehouse, shafthouse, and mill of the Portland Mine Number 2 near Victor (Teller County), Colorado. A horse-drawn buggy is nearby. The side of the buildings read: "Portland G. M. Co. Shaft 2" and "P. G. M. Co. Ware House [i. e....
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Portland Mine
- View of the warehouse, shafthouse, and mill of the Portland Mine Number 2 near Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The side of the buildings read: "Portland G. M. Co." and "P. G. M. Co. Ware House [i. e. Warehouse]".
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Portland Mine
- View of the Portland Mine and Mill near Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The side of the mill building reads: "Portland G. M. Co."
- Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Buildings at Portland, showing highwater line
- Men stand outside a building and beside cinder brick houses near the Arkansas River in Portland (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows water marks on buildings from the flood, and mud and silt on the ground. A highway bridge over the washed out river...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Portland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- River bottoms at Portland, Colo.
- View of mud, silt and debris from the Arkansas River flood in Portland (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows probably a metal roof in the flood path, and buildings nearby.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Portland (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Portland--1920-1930.
- 1921 June
- Union Depot, Portland, Oregon
- View of the brick, stone and stucco Union Station, an Italian Renaissance style passenger depot in Portland (Multnomah County), Oregon. Shows ivy on the sides of the depot, flowers and landscaped gardens. The building has a clock tower.
- Union Station (Portland, Or.)--1940-1950.; Portland (Or.)--1940-1950.; Clock towers--Oregon--Portland--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Oregon--Portland--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- C.R. at Portland Mills School, 2 trains waiting, condr. & pupil alongside boxcar in Pennsylvania
- View of a Clarion River Railroad train stopped close to Portland Mills School probably in Portland Mills (Elk County), Pennsylvania. The conductor and a girl student stand near a boxcar and a combination car. The train is pushed by a steam...
- Clarion River Railway--1940-1950.; Portland Mills (Pa.)--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroads.; School children.
- 1947 October 27
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 4, 1910 January 22
- Portland
- A view of Portland (Multnomah County), Oregon. Shows gardens, orchards, houses, and buildings. The Willamette River is in the distance.
- Portland (Or.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Oregon--Portland--1890-1900.; Rivers--Oregon--Portland--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portland, Ore.
- A boy stand on a hill that overlooks Portland (Multnomah County), Oregon. Shows houses, churches, buildings and the Willamette River in the distance.
- Portland (Or.)--1890-1900.; Willamette River (Or.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Oregon--Portland--1890-1900.; Rivers--Oregon--Portland--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- General view Battle mt. and it's mines from Independence
- View of Battle Mountain with the Portland, Black Diamond, and Doubtful mines and boarding houses, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Black Diamond Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Doubtful Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Teller...
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- General landscape Battle mt. from Victor, Colo.
- View of Battle Mt. with the Granite, Anna Lee, Portland, and Black Diamond mines. Signs read: "Victor Fuel & Feed Co." and "Victor The City At The Mines. The Woods Investment Co., Denver, Colorado Spgs. Victor, Colorado. Mines, Mining Stock,...
- Anna Lee Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Black Diamond Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Granite Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- In the exchange
- Interior, three men, including Spencer Penrose, pose in suits and hats at the mining exchange in the Portland Hotel, Cripple Creek, Colorado. One man stands at a high desk and holds a gavel and paper; one man stands on a ladder; another man holds a...
- Portland Hotel (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commodity exchanges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Penrose,...
- 1895
- Chinese actors
- Shows two unidentified Chinese actors dressed in full costume. The actor on the left wears a headdress with pheasant feathers, armor and holds two large maces. The second actor wears no makeup, a headdress, embroidered shirt and pants; he holds two...
- Portland (Or.)--1900-1920.; Actors--Oregon--Portland--1900-1920.; Chinese Americans--Oregon--Portland--1900-1920.; Costumes--Oregon--Portland--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Chinese actor
- Shows one Chinese actor dressed in full costume. The actor wears a headdress with pheasant feathers, armor and holds two large maces.
- Portland (Or.)--1900-1920.; Actors--Oregon--Portland--1900-1920.; Chinese Americans--Oregon--Portland--1900-1920.; Costumes--Oregon--Portland--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- UP train, engine number 7868, engine type 4-8-2
- Train #17, Portland Rose; 18 cars. Photographed: arriving at Portland Ore., July 24, 1939.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Union Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1939
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 161, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, tender obstructed. Photographed: Portland, Ore., October 3, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1931
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 301, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Portland, Ore., October 3, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1931
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 305, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Portland, Ore., October 3, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1931
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 157, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Portland, Ore., June 5, 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1926
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 335, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Portland, Ore., October 3, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1931
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 1, engine type 0-6-0
- Right side view of engine. Photographed: Portland, Ore., June 5, 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1926
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 4, engine type 0-6-0
- Right side view of engine. Photographed: Portland, Ore., October 3, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1931
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 604, engine type 4-4-2
- Right side view of engine. Photographed: Portland, Ore., June 6, 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1926
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 351, engine type 2-8-0
- Left side view of engine. Photographed: Portland, Ore., July 29, 1940.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1940
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 2, engine type 0-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Portland, Ore., October 3, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1931
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 3, engine type 0-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Portland, Ore., October 3, 1931.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1931.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1931
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 5, engine type 0-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Portland, Ore., July 29, 1940.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1940
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 8, engine type 0-6-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Portland, Ore., July 24, 1939.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1939
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 158, engine type 4-6-0
- Left side view of engine. Photographed: Portland, Ore., June 5, 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1926
- SP&S locomotive, engine number 161, engine type 4-6-0
- Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Portland, Ore., June 5, 1926.
- Locomotives--1920-1930.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1926.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--Portland.; Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
- 1926