Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- #1 in Royal Gorge
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive #5481 pulls train #1 through the Royal Gorge beside the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Hanging Bridge and the sheer walls of the canon spanned by the Royal Gorge suspension bridge.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Arkansas River--1950-1960.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Royal Gorge Bridge (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1950-1960.;...
- 1951 Jul. 21
- 1 very old swimming pool, 2 bath house, 3 office
- A view of the springs in Sulphur Hot Springs, Colorado, includes the natural steaming swimming pool, a stone bath house, a wood building, a log cabin, a wood bridge, a tent, and a rail fence surrounding the area. Three men are near the fence; one...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1860-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1860-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1860-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1860-1920.
- [between 1860 and 1912?]
- 1/4 mi. west of bridge 126-B, 2 tracks upside down, one upon the other
- Railroad ties from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway are piled on top of each other and covered in mud from a flood, in probably Pueblo County, Colorado. Dried mud and debris are near a damaged telephone pole.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo County--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo...
- 1921 June
- 11th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair
- 11th Ave. and Speer Blvd., Denver
- View of a bridge over Cherry Creek at 11th Avenue and Speer Blvd. in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows concrete stairs to Cherry Creek and a paved path. Signs or billboards read "Schlosser," "Narconon," "Charter 10 The Final...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.;...
- 1982 January
- 1400 block on 15th Street
- Workmen transport steel beams with horses and wagon wheels on Market Street near 15th (Fifteenth) Street as part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction in Denver, Colorado. Spectators are nearby on horseback and in carriages....
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mercantile...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Men walk on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. City Hall, the Tabor Opera House, and the Post Office are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1899]
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Three men pose in a field below the at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows a muddy, snow covered field and a small brick building. A railroad bridge is in the background. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 March 28
- 14th Street Viaduct
- A view of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct spanning the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. The Highlands neighborhood, Denver, Colorado is in the background. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th and Platte Street. It was...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 March 28
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Three men pose in a field below the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Shows a muddy, snow covered field and a small brick building. A railroad bridge is in the background. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 March 28
- 14th Street Viaduct
- A view of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct spanning the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. The Highland neighborhood, Denver, Colorado, is in the background. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th and Platte Street. It was...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 March 28
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Pedestrians, horse drawn carriages and bicyclists cross over Cherry Creek via the completed 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Hotel Topsy Turvy", "Art Metal and Bui?", "Stone Saw Mill", "Moore Hardware and Iron...
- 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.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Shows a view of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The roof of a brick building, construction materials, the South Platte River and the Highland neighborhood are within view. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Shows a view of railroad tracks under a portion of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct and the supports underneath the bridge. This may be near 14th and Wazee. The viaduct began at 14th and Wazee and ended at 14th and Platte Street. It was later...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 October 3
- 14th Street Viaduct
- A large crowd watches two men chisel a stone (probably a dedication stone for the completion of the 14th [Fourteenth] St. viaduct) in front of the Hotel Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The two men stand on a large platform surrounded by spectators....
- Hotel Broadway (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Dedications--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 September 28
- 14th Street Viaduct - Denver, Colorado
- Shows work crews resting on the nearly completed 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and a bicyclist are on the bridge. The bridges for Colorado and Southern, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, and Denver & Rio Grande...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 May 26
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View, facing northwest, of a portion the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site between the South Platte River and Platte Street in Denver, Colorado. Temporary rail tracks are on the wooden scaffolding bridge that crosses the river.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 23, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of snow-covered construction materials and traveler at the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct near Platte Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sites--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898 November 22
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Laborers work near the pedestals and the traveler at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site near Platte Street in Denver, Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pedestals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sites--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898 November 22
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site and temporary rail tracks in Denver, Colorado. The 16th (Sixteenth) and 19th (Nineteenth) Street bridges are nearby. A sign on a nearby building reads: "D. T. & W. Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sites--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 28, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Laborers work on the temporary wood scaffolding at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver Colorado. The wooden bridge crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- November 26, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Laborers work on the temporary wood scaffolding at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver Colorado. The wooden bridge crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 26, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of pedestals and a crane at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pedestals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898 November 23
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen work on an iron bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. They stand and walk on temporary rail tracks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 1, 1898
- 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 and construction company employees stand on the temporary wood frame bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. A temporary rail track is on the bridge that crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural frames--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- November 29, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen stand on a partially constructed bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Metal beams and girders are on the ground nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 4, 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 stand on a partially constructed bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. The bridge crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- December 2, 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 work on a partially constructed bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Brick pedestals are near the bridge that crosses the South Platte River.
- 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 3, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen stand near and on a beam hoisted by a crane on the traveler at the 14th Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 6, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View, facing Platte Street, of a partially constructed bridge, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The bridge crosses the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 6, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen walk near a team of horses that pull a vertical tubular boiler on Blake Street in Denver, Colorado. The machinery will be used for the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct.
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [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]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Laborers work on a partially constructed bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. The bridge crosses the South Platte River. Buildings along Platte Street are at the end of the viaduct.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- December 5, 1898
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen watch as a crane on the traveler lifts a steel girder at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Other beams and girders are on the ground nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen guide a steel girder hoisted by a crane at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Spectators stand near a building. A nearby sign reads: "[...] Wagon Works".
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of the underside of a partially constructed bridge at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural frames--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- View of the crane, partially constructed bridge, and construction site at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen stand and guide a metal beam attached to a crane at the 14th Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen guide a steel beam, as it is lowered by a crane, at the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. Spectators stand nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- A workman walks on a partially constructed bridge, a section of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct, in Denver, Colorado. The traveler and crane are in the distance.
- 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]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen stand near a traveler and crane on a partially constructed bridge, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct, in Denver, Colorado. The bridge spans the South Platte River.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen accompany a boiler and crane machinery on a horse-drawn wagon, possibly Blake Street, as part of the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado . Spectators stand nearby. Signs read: "1409", "Denver Brewing Cos...
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boilers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen unload Philadelphia and Reading (P&R) railroad cars, that carry steal beams and plates, at the 14th Street Viaduct construction site in Denver, Colorado. A crane is nearby.
- Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- A crane on a traveler hoists a steel beam above a partially constructed bridge, part of the construction of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct, in Denver, Colorado. The bridge passes over the Colorado Ore Sampling Company's buildings.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen work on the partially constructed 14th Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado. The traveler supports a crane near the edge of the bridge.
- 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]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen unload steel beams from a railroad car with a crane, part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct construction, in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Girders--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]
- 14th Street Viaduct construction
- Workmen work near the traveler and crane on the partially constructed 14th (Fourteenth) Street Viaduct in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Structural frames--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1898]