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- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 2, 1909 February 27
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 35, 1909 October 16
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 24, 1909 July 31
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 41, 1909 November 27
- Approach to Spearfish Canon, South Dakota
- A view of the approach to Spearfish Canyon in Lawrence County, South Dakota shows a group of buildings from above. Railroad tracks and piles of wood can be seen surrounded by a forest.
- Lawrence County (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Spearfish Canyon (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1880.; Railroad tracks--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1872?]
- 7 miles to gain 1300 ft., approach to Spearfish Canon, B. & M. R.R.
- View of Burlington & Missouri River Railroad tracks on a hillside in Spearfish Canyon (Lawrence County), in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Shows a flatbed wagon and trees beside tracks on a steep, rocky grade.
- Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Lawrence County (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Spearfish Canyon (S.D.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Water Street approach
- View, facing northeast, of the pedestals and wooden framework of the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct at the Water Street approach in Denver, Colorado. A workman stands on the temporary wooden bridge that crosses the South...
- 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.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 15, 1898
- West approach to Toltec Tunnel
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks at the approach of the Toltec Tunnel in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Shows mountainous terrain and the Toltec Gorge with light snow.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Toltec Gorge (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.; Rock...
- [between 1881 and 1886?]
- View from southeast approach Denver Botanic Gardens Tropical Conservatory
- The drawing shows a preliminary version of the entrance and tropical conservatory buildings at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1005 York Street, Cheesman Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, 1961. In contrast to the modified catenary arch eventually...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Botanical gardens.; Greenhouses.; Denver Botanic Gardens--Buildings--1960-1970.; Conservatories.
- 1961, November 30
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 March 23
- The Urban Dweller: A Publication by Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods Inc.
- Prowers Bridge, U.S. 34 over Arkansas River
- View of the Prowers Bridge which takes U.S. 34 over the Arkansas River in Bent County Colorado. The bridge is a five-span through truss bridge. The bridge was originally a pile bridge, constructed by the Kansas City Bridge Company in 1900, trusses...
- Prowers Bridge (Bent County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bent County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Truss bridges.; Historic sites.; Prowers Bridge (Bent County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Truss bridges--Colorado--Bent County--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2009
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 15, 1910 April 9
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 15, 1912 May 17
- Rotary snow plow, Ivanhoe, Col. Midland Ry.
- View of a Colorado Midland Railway train with a rotary snowplow on tracks beside a water tower and a frame building on the approach to Hagerman Pass in probably Pitkin County, Colorado. Men and a child stand near piled snow and utility poles. Snow...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Water...
- [between 1889 and 1893?]
- Rotary snow plow near Hagerman
- View of snow drifts and a Colorado Midland Railroad rotary snowplow locomotive and train on the approach to Hagerman Pass near Pitkin and Lake County, Colorado. Railroad tracks and pine trees are seen on the mountain. Men with hats pose in and atop...
- Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Pitkin...
- [between 1889 and 1893?]
- Pack Train
- View of a pack train probably in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado. Shows burros loaded with long pieces of lumber on a trail cut into a steep cliff or hillside as they approach a log bridge.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; Bridges.; Donkeys.; Packtrains.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Color concepts for Judicial Building mural, Denver, Colorado
- Drawing shows four color illustrations with figures, trees, mountains, and landscapes that conceptualize justice and the history of law in Colorado.
- [between 1976 and 1977]
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts two men in automobiles as they approach a corner where a small man stands. Text includes: "What will the havoc be?" and "The common man will surely suffer."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Men racing
- Native American men and a boy in (probably) Colorado, approach at a run; they wear feathers, leggings, and vests. Advertisements on fences read "Neef," and "Manitou Table Water."
- Indians of North America--Men--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Running races--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1906?]
- L. Wyman & Moffit Freighting Outfit, Silverton, Colo.
- Scene in Silverton, Colorado, on Greene Street, looking south. Numerous horse-drawn wagons approach; men in sack suits, ties, vests and derby hats sit and stand on the wagons and on the dirt street. Frame, gable-roof buildings with clapboard false...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.
- 1881
- Louise Note was brought in upon a mule train similar - will send a better one sometime
- Winter scene in Silverton, Colorado, of the east side of Greene Street, looking south. A mule train heads north on the the muddy street; the lead animal bears a waving man; the mules that follow are loaded with bundles and boxes. Behind piled snow,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mules--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Silverton and Grand Turk Mountain
- View of Silverton (San Juan County) Colorado; shows the Silverton reservoir, sheds and tracks of the Silverton Gladstone and Northern Railroad, Reese and Greene Streets, and the school. A wagon and team approach the Cement Creek bridge; the...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Locomotive #203, NG 2-8-0 at lower snowshed slide, MP 492 1/2, Silverton Branch
- Engine #203, narrow gauge 2-8-0, of the Silverton Branch at lower end of snowshed slide. Large pieces of debris, timbers, show in the deep snow from avalanches along the railroad tracks on the upper reaches of the Rio de Las Animas, on the approach...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.
- April or May 1909
- Traction M E R & T meet on Pt. Washington line articulated taking siding (thru front window of 1188)
- Streetcars of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company approach in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company--1940-1950.; Milwaukee (Wis.)--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--1940-1950.
- August 16, 1945
- El Paso Livery Stable before the fire
- Heavy, black smoke and flames approach El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) and "A" Streets, Cripple Creek, Colorado, during second fire, April 29, 1896; scene includes wood frame residences, two-story flat-roof commercial...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Smoke--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Stables--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Maybell, Colorado
- Store in Maybell, Moffat County, Colorado, is a one-story building with a false front and a corner entry. Men approach the door; pay telephones and hollyhocks are to the side; gasoline pumps are opposite. Signs read: "Chevron," "Self-Serve,"...
- Maybell (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Maybell--1980-1990.
- 1985?
- Cimarron, Colorado D. & R. G. R. R.
- Cimarron, Montrose County, Colorado, flanks the Cimarron River. Frame residences, trees, sheds, tents, and stock pens comprise the town; a low bridge spans the water upstream. Passenger coaches of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad approach the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Cimarron (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cimarron River (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Colorado D. & R. G. R. R.
- Cimarron, Montrose County, Colorado, flanks the Cimarron River. Frame residences, trees, sheds, tents, and stock pens comprise the town; a low bridge spans the water upstream. Passenger coaches of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad approach the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Cimarron (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Parade in Salida, Colorado
- Men in suits and bowlers approach on "F" Street during a Fourth of July Parade in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Spectators include a woman holding a baby; bunting and United States flags decorate the brick businesses; banner reads: "Enjoy...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Parades &...
- 1903?
- Parade in Salida, Colorado
- Men in suits, bowlers, and straw hats approach on "F" Street during a Fourth of July Parade in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Brick commercial buildings have metal cornices, canvas awnings, and signs: "Baths," "Dr. R. R. Baird," "Cigars." A...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- 1903?
- Parade in Salida, Colorado
- Girls in white dresses, flowered or straw hats, and dark stockings approach during a Fourth of July Parade in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Two women with bicycles are at the dirt street's edge, under trees.
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- 1903?
- Parade in Salida, Colorado
- People approach during a Fourth of July Parade in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Uniformed men carry a United States flag, women are in white, and boys wear kneepants and duster hats.
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Military uniforms--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- 1903?
- Parade in Salida, Colorado
- People approach during a Fourth of July Parade in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Women wear puff shouldered blouses, ribbons, and carry umbrellas. A boy in kneepants wears a Slavic sailor's hat; horse-drawn wagons bring up the rear. Signs read:...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.;...
- 1903?
- Parade in Salida, Colorado
- Men on horseback approach on "F" Street during a Fourth of July Parade in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Spectators include a woman holding a baby; bunting and United States flags decorate the brick businesses. Banner reads: "Enjoy Yourself."...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Parades &...
- 1903?
- Parade in Salida, Colorado
- Horse-drawn wagons approach on "F" Street during a Fourth of July Parade in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. They are draped with bunting; one is driven by a Black man. Spectators include a woman holding a baby; bunting and United States flags...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; African Americans--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.;...
- 1903?
- Parade in Salida, Colorado
- Men approach on "F" Street during a Fourth of July Parade in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Their uniforms include swords, sashes, and feathered bicorn hats; one carries a fringed standard. Spectators include a woman holding a baby; bunting and...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.;...
- 1903?
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen work on the Blake Street approach to the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Cherry Creek is nearby.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction.
- Laborers work near Cherry Creek by the Blake Street approach to the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. A traveler and crane are nearby. A sign reads: "This Building For Rent [?] Lions And Johnson [?]".
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen work near Cherry Creek by the Blake Street approach to the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. A traveler and crane are nearby. A sign reads: "This Building For Rent [?] Lions And Johnson [?]".
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- During the winter of the big snow 1898-99
- The banker and city treasurer, George Engle, and his wife, Gertrude, approach through a snow tunnel on Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado. He wears a topcoat, sack suit and gold chain, and fedora hat. She is in a puff shouldered bodice and...
- Engle, George.; Engle, Gertrude.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Laying of cornerstone at courthouse, Summit Co, Colo.
- On Main Street, in Breckenridge, Colorado, a parade of Masons approach in their aprons, led by men with tubas or cornets, bound for the cornerstone laying ceremony at the site of the new Summit County Courthouse. Men, women, children, power poles...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Snow tunnel across Main St of Breckenridge
- On Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, two men in sack suits and bowler hats approach through a snow tunnel. Power poles behind them suggest a view to the north, rather than what is written on back of photoprint.
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Price River Canyon
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks approach the Castle Gate formations, in Emery County, Utah.
- 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 1922 and 1930?]
- Castle Gate
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks approach Castle Gate, Utah, and the Price River bridge.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Castle Gate (Utah)--1920-1930.; Price River (Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Utah--Castle Gate--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Castle Gate--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1927?]
- EB above Gilluly
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks run parallel in Utah County, Utah; locomotives approach.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Utah County (Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Utah--Utah County--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Utah County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Passenger train e. of Gilluly, Utah
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive and passenger coaches approach in Utah County, Utah.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Utah County (Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Utah--Utah County--1902-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--Utah--Utah County--1902-1930.; Railroads--Utah--Utah County--1902-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- EB above Gilluly
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad trains approach, Gilluly, Utah, a sign reads: "Station One Mile." Houses, administration buildings, and a water tower are in the valley below.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Gilluly (Utah)--1920-1930.; Houses--Utah--Gilluly--1920-1930.; Railroad facilities--Utah--Gilluly--1920-1930.; Railroads--Utah--Gilluly--1920-1930.; Water towers--Utah--Gilluly--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Track scene
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in (probably) Colorado or Utah approach distant alluvial hills.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Railroad tracks--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Uintah - the narrow gauge Uintah Railway on the north side of Baxter Pass
- View of Uintah Railway narrow gauge tracks on the approach to Baxter Pass, in Uintah County, Utah.
- Uintah Railway--1910-1920.; Uintah County (Utah)--1910-1920.; Narrow gauge railroads--Utah--Uintah County--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Uintah County--1910-1920.
- August, 1912