Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mammo[th Hot Springs]
- View of hot spring silica accretions identified as Pulpit Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows pools of still water, mineral deposits and hills.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- A man stands on hot spring mineral deposits, silica accretions, identified as Pulpit Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Hills and forests are in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The giant and young faithful
- View of geyserite silica accretions, mineral deposits, at Old Faithful Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Mist and water rise above hot springs.
- Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Yellowstone, Crater of Old Faithful
- View of geyserite silica accretions at Old Faithful Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Crater of the Castle Geyser
- View of Castle Geyser with geyserite silica accretions in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Steam rises from the vent. A pine forest is in the distance.
- Castle Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [1871]
- Crater of the Great Fountain Geyser
- View of geyserite silica accretions and steam at Great Fountain Geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Great Fountain Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Lower Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- View of the lower terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows terraced accretions of silica from the hot springs. Logs brace an accreted mineral terrace in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, pulpit terraces
- View of the lower terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs identified as Pulpit Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows terraced hot spring silica accretions. Bare tree stumps, hills, and forests are in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- View of terraced hot spring silica accretions identified as Pulpit Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Dead trees stand amidst the mineral terraces.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Petrified mop
- View of a porous mineral sample; shows string-like accretions.
- Minerals--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- Man at edge of hot springs
- A man, standing on a ledge, looks at a natural thermal pool; mineral accretions edge the water, and hills are in the background.
- Springs--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- People looking in hot springs craters
- People look into fumaroles surrounding thermal pools, shows a parked car and farms and hills in the background. Mineral accretions and boiling water are in the foreground.
- Springs--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- People looking into hot springs craters
- People look into fumaroles surrounding thermal pools, shows a parked car, farms and hills in the background. Mineral accretions and boiling water are in the foreground.
- Springs--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- White Mountain Hot Springs, group of Upper Basins
- A man examines geyserite silica accretions at Mammoth Springs (White Mountain Hot Springs) a geothermal spring in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1870 and 1879]
- Extinct hot spring, east fork of the Yellowstone
- View of an extinct hot spring, near the east fork of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows water, calcified silica accretions, brush, rocks. Mountains are in the distance.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Valleys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the...
- [between 1871 and 1879]
- White Mountain Hot Springs, hot water fissures
- View of Mammoth Hot Springs on the Gardner River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A man sits upon accretions of calcerous silica deposited near a series of long fissures created by the hot springs below. A large fissure and pools of water are...
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Men--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1872.]
- Canon Diablo Bridge, A. & P.R.R., Arizona
- A view of an Atlantic and Pacific railroad train on the trestle over Canyon Diablo in Coconino County, Arizona. The bridge is constructed of steel beams. Staff and passengers stand near and on railroad locomotive "37" and passenger cars.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Diablo Canyon (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1890.; Trestles--Arizona--Coconino...
- [1882?]
- Uncompahgre Mt. from the south
- A view of Uncompahgre Peak in Hinsdale County, Colorado shows the summit and snowfields.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Uncompahgre peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1870-1880.; Snow--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [1871?]
- Cascades at the head of Cunningham Gulch
- A view of the cascades at the head of Cunningham Gulch shows a heavily forested area in San Juan County, Colorado.
- Cunningham Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the...
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Cascades, head of Middle Creek
- A view of the cascades of a stream identified as Middle Creek in Montana, shows a waterfall surrounded by pines and boulders.
- Expeditions & surveys--Montana--1870-1880.; Streams--Montana--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Montana--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1872]
- S.P. on U.P. at Green River, Wyo.
- A view of a Southern Pacific locomotive number 2224 and a Central Pacific tender on Union Pacific tracks in Green River (Sweetwater County), Wyoming. The engineer and a worker are on the train near a water tank, a water tower and a frame building.
- Central Pacific Railway Company--1900-1910.; Southern Pacific Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Union Pacific Railway Company--1900-1910.; Green River (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Wyoming--Green River--1900-1910.; Water...
- 1901
- Scene on Midland Terminal R.R.
- A view of a Midland Terminal Railway locomotive, tender and passenger car in Colorado. The locomotive vents smoke. Mountains are in the distance.
- Midland Terminal Railway--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1897?]
- A train wreck causing s[ix]teen hours delay
- A view of the site of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train wreck. Men inspect a damaged wheel assembly. Shows a work train with a box car and an idler car, and a box car without a wheel assembly.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1920.; Railroad accidents--1900-1920.; Railroad freight cars--1900-1920.; Railroads--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cadalac [sic] car used by Mr. Hale
- View of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe inspection (road master) car in an unidentified railroad yard; shows an open Cadillac touring car, used by I. Hale, with wheels adapted to travel on railroad tracks. Freight cars and buildings are in the...
- Railroad motor-cars--1910-1930.; Automobiles--1910-1930.; Railroad section cars--1910-1930.
- [between 1913 and 1930?]
- Hanging Rock, C.C.R.R.
- View of Colorado Central Railroad tracks near a rock formation identified as Hanging Rock in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The steep canyon walls of Clear Creek Canyon are seen in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1860-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1860-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1890.; Rock...
- [between 1868-1890?]
- Camp Hale, Colo.
- A view of Camp Hale, the training headquarters of the Tenth Mountain Division, in the Pando Valley in Eagle County, Colorado. Shows barracks. A Denver and Rio Grande Western train with two locomotives is seen in the distance near a mountain.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military camps--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1944
- 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?]
- Workshops, Omaha
- View of the Union Pacific Railroad Company railroad shops and rail yard in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska shows Union Pacific Railroad warehouses and yard with trains near the buildings. Stacks of lumber are seen along the tracks.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad shops & yards--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Railroads--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Peere [i.e. Pere] Marquette R.R.
- View of a Pere Marquette Railroad passenger train near Flint (Genessee County), Michigan. The train is near a trestle with cement embankments. The locomotive has a cowcatcher. A man with a hat stands near the tracks.
- Flint (Mich.)--1900-1910.; Railroads--Michigan--Flint--1900-1910.; Trestles--Michigan--Flint--1900-1910.; Pere Marquette Railroad.
- 1901
- Crystal Crck [sic] Bridge, Blak [sic] Canyon
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Crystal Creek Bridge in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose County, Colorado. Shows a steel trestle over Crystal Creek.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Crystal Creek (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Montrose...
- [between 1887 and 1888?]
- Along Clarks Forks River
- A man fishes from the shore of the Clark Fork (Clarks Forks) River near Northern Pacific Railway tracks in probably Missoula County, Montana. He wears a long overcoat and hat.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1910.; Clark Fork (Mont. and Idaho)--1880-1910.; Fishing--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1910.; Railroad tracks--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1910.
- [between 1883 and 1905?]
- The Pillars
- View of volcanic basalt formations known as the Pillars of Hercules in Multnomah County, Oregon. A man stands on Oregon Railway & Navigation Company railroad tracks.
- Oregon Railway and Navigation Company--1880-1890.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1890.; Pillars of Hercules (Or.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Gasoline motor car, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
- Two men sit on a gasoline motor car, inscribed with the number 5, on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad line in Custer (Custer County), South Dakota. The town of Custer is in the distance with wood-frame houses, buildings and a wooded area...
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Railroad motor-cars--South Dakota--Custer--1910-1920.; Custer (S.D.)--1910-1920.; Railroad employees--South Dakota--Custer--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Engine 625, Colorado and Southern
- Men pose on and near Colorado and Southern Railway locomotive number 625 and a tender at the roundhouse in Denver, Colorado. The men are identified from left to right: "Standing on the ground - Charles Eichman, Charles Conroe, Charles Howell...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Texas Creek Bridge, Westcliffe Branch
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad trestles at Texas Creek on the Westcliffe Branch in Fremont County, Colorado. One trestle crosses the creek, the other bridges a ravine.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Texas Creek (Fremont County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Saguache snowslide, 60 ft.
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in Animas Canyon, San Juan County, Colorado. Shows timber beams at the entrance to the snow shed and a man next to vertical snow walls.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Avalanches--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Snowsheds--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge
- View of the cliffs of the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado shows mountains in the distance.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- 1880?
- Royal Gorge, Hanging Bridge
- View of Denver and Rio Grande three rail tracks and Hanging Bridge on the Arkansas River in Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. The steel plate girder bridge supported by two cross beams and cables from above is surrounded by the steep...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Arkansas River--1890-1910.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1896 and 1901?]
- Seven Falls
- Group of men, women and children sit and stand near the base of Seven Falls in South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. The cascade cuts through the sheer rock walls of the canyon on South Cheyenne Creek.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Canon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; People--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- "If I Were White" by Clarence F. Holmes (unofficial title)
- History of Denver