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- Cog Railway up Pikes Peak
- Smoke rises from Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway Engine No. 3 as it climbs up the cog railway on Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado. Trees dot the landscape and a small mountain is in the background.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Cog Railway up Pikes Peak
- Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway Engine No. 3 and cars climbs up the cog railway on Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Cog Railway up Pikes Peak
- The Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway Engine No. 3 climbs up the cog railway on Pikes Peak in El Paso County , Colorado. The train passes by the Pikes Peak Daily News paper office; it is a small single story wood building. A sign on the building reads:...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak Daily News (El Paso County, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Climbing Marshall Pass
- View of Denver and Rio Grande train with two locomotives as it climbs Marshall Pass, Saguache County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Mt. Ouray from Poncha Pass
- A Denver and Rio Grande train climbs Poncha Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado. Mount Ouray is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Marshall Pass, west side, first section, no. 4
- View of a Denver and Rio Grand train as it climbs Marshall Pass, Saguache County, Colorado. Shows piles of dead trees and deforestation.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canon
- View of Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek, South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado. A waterfall cascades down a rock face; a wooden staircase with landings to view the falls climbs the hill beside the waterfall.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Temple - Grape Creek Canon
- A man climbs a rock arch in Temple Canyon (Grape Creek Canyon), Fremont County, Colorado.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Temple Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Fremont County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- San Pablo ferry boat, San Francisco
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to corkboard, passengers stand on the bow platform and in the starboard windows of a ferryboat in San Francisco Bay, San Francisco County, California. A man climbs down a ladder from the pilot house....
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Bays (Bodies of water)--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cabinet photographs--1900-1910.; Ferries--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Veta Pass, Dump Mountain
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande train with two locomotives near a dirt road on Veta (La Veta) Pass (Huerfano County), Colorado. Dump Mountain is in the distance. Men pose in windows or stand in doorways of the railroad cars. Lettering on a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1880.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1877 and 1886?]
- Laying streetcar tracks
- Workmen install trolley car power lines on Alameda Avenue in Denver, Colorado. A man climbs on a utility pole near a horse-drawn wagon in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Electric lines--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Linemen--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Loop near Hagerman tunnel, Colorado Midland
- View of Colorado Midland's tracks on the east side of Hagerman Pass in Lake County, Colorado; the main line from Leadville climbs along the southeast side of the valley on the far right. Shows log and wood frame outbuildings, and the great...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900]
- Mesa Verde
- A man on a rope climbs on a sandstone rock face in Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--1910-1930.; Climbing--Colorado--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Mesa Verde
- A man on a rope climbs on a sandstone rock face in Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--1910-1930.; Climbing--Colorado--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Denver & Rio Grande Western #472 on #315, "The Shavano," near Mears Jct., Colo. 5 cars, 20 M.P.H.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #472 climbs a grade near Mears Junction, Colorado, pulling freight cars and passenger coaches.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1930-1940.; Mears Junction (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Mears Junction--1930-1940.
- 1937 May 16
- Monarch, Chaffee Co Colo looking up Madonna Mine & ore tramway on mountain to left D & R G Ry alt 11000 ft Sept 1884 length of tram 2736 ft.
- Monarch, founded in Chaffee County, Colorado in 1878, consists of log or frame dwellings and commercial buildings lining dirt street. Surrounding hills are covered in felled timber; a tramway climbs the slopes to a mine higher up. Freight and ore...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Madonna Mine and Ore Tramway.; Monarch (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Monarch--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Monarch--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Monarch--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Nevadaville, Colo - early days alt. 9,000 - Gilpin Co.
- A man in a horse-drawn wagon climbs Quartz Hill above Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado. The town shows beyond in a shallow valley with dwellings, commercial buildings, The Christ Church, school belfry, Odd Fellow's Building and mining...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Tolland, Colorado Mountain Laboratory for Biology/ Botany Tolland Laboratory Class
- Ten biology and botany students, five men and five women, from the University of Colorado pose on a snowy mountainside near Jenny Lake above Tolland, Colorado in Gilpin County. One man holds a butterfly net; another holds a snowball. Denver & Salt...
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1920.; Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Laboratory schools--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1910.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- AdAmAn Club
- Night view, taken during one of the AdAmAn Clubs' New Year's Eve Pikes Peak climbs, of the stairs and railings of the Pikes Peak Cog Railway upper terminal encrusted with ice, above Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1950-1960.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Cliff House and Soda Spring
- View of the Cliff House Hotel and Soda Spring Pavilion in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northeast. The Cliff House, a four story frame and stone structure with hipped, gabled roof, dormers, open porches, balustraded balconies, towers and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Moki Indians Walpi family about their doorway
- Native American (Hopi) women, one (possibly Nampeyo), and children, sit and stand outside a Pueblo home at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; the adobe home is next to a stone and adobe building; the home has two paned windows, an open door, thin...
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.;...
- 1899
- Woman standing on chair
- A woman in high heels, dress, scarf, and cap climbs a chair; another woman looks on, and cosmetics cover a table.
- Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Baby
- A baby climbs a low stone wall, by Virginia Creeper vines.
- Children playing outdoors--1920-1930.; Infants--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- San Geronimo Fiesta
- Native American (Pueblo) man dressed as a clown (Koshare, chifonete), climbs a pole the morning of the San Geronimo fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. He places prizes on the top. Spectators are standing or sitting on horseback or in wagons. More...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- [1902]
- Chifonete pole, San Geronimo Feast, Taos, N.M.
- Native American (Pueblo) man dressed as a clown (Koshare), climbs to the top of a pole for the San Geronimo fiesta in Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Spectators are standing or sitting on horseback or in wagons, some hold umbrellas. More people watch from...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1902
- Chifonete Pole, Taos, N.M.
- View of three Native Americans (Taos) dressed as clowns (Koshares), in body paint, San Geronimo fiesta, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. One man climbs a pole from the top of a ladder being held for him. Spectators stand, sit on horseback and wagons, and...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1902
- Rotary snow plow
- Standing rotary snow plow on Rollins Pass, Moffat Road, Denver and Salt Lake Railroad, Gilpin County Colorado; two engines push plow with steam powered rotary plow wheel; a man climbs out first car, appears to have a camera bag.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1930.; Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1926]
- Man climbing palm tree
- A man climbs a palm tree while two other men watch, possibly the Caribbean.
- Climbing--1920-1930.; Palms--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Chifonete pole San Geronimo feast, Taos, N. M.
- A Native American (Taos) man climbs to the top of a pole for the harvest festival of San Geronimo, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. Spectators are gathered around the pole in wagons or on horseback. In the background are the multi-story adobe dwellings and...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; San Geronimo Fiesta (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Indians--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo...
- 1902
- Psgr in Belden Canyon ?
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger train climbs a steep grade, possibly in Belden Canyon, Eagle County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Ruby Canyon
- Dirt road climbs a spur of Ruby Canyon, in Utah or Colorado; men stand on sandstone cliffs.
- Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1920-1930.; Canyons--1920-1930.; Roads--1920-1930.
- [between 1922 and 1930?]
- Hanging Bridge - President Theodore Roosevelt and party at Hanging Bridge in the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River
- President Theodore Roosevelt poses with men including (left) Major Shadrick K. Hooper G. P. A., and (4th from left) Amos C. Ridgway, General Manager, at Hanging Bridge on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad line, Royal Gorge, Fremont County,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1900-1910.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1910-1920.; Presidents--United States--Colorado--Fremont County--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1905 May 8
- Icing F.G.E.X refrigerator carloads of peaches on the D&RG at Grand Junction, Colorado. Note lamp maintainer on switch stand at right
- Men load Fruit Grower's Express refrigerator cars with ice in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks. Gabled ice houses are in the background; a man climbs on a lamp-switch stand.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1910-1920.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Icehouses--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Laborers--Colorado--Grand Junction--1910-1920.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--Grand...
- Fall, 1912
- J. E. Zrieum (?) at front of ladder, left. Rob Weaver, climber
- Townspeople line edge of Alpine Street (6th, Sixth) for a parade, Georgetown, Colorado. Fireman hold up a tall ladder as one of them climbs to top. Climber identified as Rob Weaver; J. E. (Zreium ?) is at front of ladder on left. Spectators hang...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Keva [sic] entrance - Mesa Verde
- Kiva entrance at Ceremonial Cave, part of the Native American Anasazi ruins at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Julian Martinez, husband of Maria, pottery makers, of San Ildefonso, climbs through the opening or "sipapu" on ladder.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites-- New Mexico--1920-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1920-1940.; Tewa Indians--New Mexico--1920-1940.; Tewa potters--New Mexico--1920-1940.; Bandelier...
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Loop near Hagerman Tunnel, Colorado Midland
- Colorado Midland's tracks ascend the east side of Hagerman Pass, Lake County, Colorado ; the main line from Leadville climbs along the southeast side of the valley, far right; shows the great 1,084-foot-long timber trestle above Busk Creek with...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Douglas City (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Street scene, Georgetown, Colorado
- View near 5th (Fifth) on Argentine Street looking south towards Leavenworth Mountain. The mountain is covered with snow, mine entrances and two figures are visible. The unpaved street has a long fence on which is painted, in extreme perspective,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Saratoga mines - Central City
- A miner climbs a ladder in a tunnel while he holds a candle in his hand, Saratoga mines, Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saratoga Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Enslaved in the mines
- Three Native American slaves working in a mine. One man wields a chopping tool, another fills a basket, and a third climbs a log ladder while carrying a full ore basket on his back.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Mining--1880-1890.; Slaves--1880-1890.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Marshal Pass west side - first section no 4
- View of Denver and Rio Grand train as it climbs Marshall Pass, shows large pile of fallen trees, Saguache County, Colorado.
- Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Climbing Marshall Pass
- View of Denver and Rio Grande train with two locomotives as it climbs Marshall Pass, Saguache County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Mt. Ouray from Poncha Pass
- View of Mt. Ouray, a Denver and Rio Grande train climbs Poncha Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- D.A.C. Park at 17th Ave and Detroit
- People fill bleachers and watch bicycle races at the Denver Athletic Club Park, near City Park, in Denver, Colorado. A buggy is on Detroit Street; a boy climbs the fence.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycle racing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Racetracks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902?
- Grand view timberline Manitou and Pikes Peak Railroad
- A Manitou & Pikes Peak railroad train climbs Pikes Peak near Grand View in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a log building and a men on the tracks. The top of the peak is in the distance.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Playground, Berkeley Park
- Children pose near the base of a tree on the playground at Berkeley Park in Denver, Colorado. A group of children sit on a stone pedestal while others stand in an arc around them. Many of the children are smiling; one boy hugs another. Children...
- Berkeley Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Hugging--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Model ships--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Colo. Glenwood Springs Bath House
- Swimmers frolic in the Natatorium at the hot springs pool and spa in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. A wooden ladder floats in the pool. A swimmer slides down the slide as another climbs up...
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Swimmers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1920.
- [between 1891 and 1915]
- Veta Pass
- View of the caboose end of a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway excursion train on Veta Pass (La Veta Pass, Huerfano County), Colorado. Well-dressed men stand near and on top of the train. Shows a split rail fence and dirt road. Another train...
- Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Cumbres Mountain, Pinos-Chama divide
- A Denver and Rio Grande locomotive climbs a hill identified as Cumbres Mountain near the Pinos-Chama Divide probably in Conejos County, Colorado. Shows a valley, trees, telegraph poles, a dirt road, track bed and rock formations.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Denver Fire Department, charitable work
- A fireman climbs on crates to get a basket from a shelf in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Baskets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Climbing--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Community service--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire...
- 1940
- Joe Stettner, rock climber deluxe
- Tenth Mountain Division soldier, Joe Stettner, climbs a steep rock face near Camp Hale, Colorado. He wears a cap, khaki uniform, and soft-soled shoes. Hammer and carabiners hang from his belt as he clips a carabiner to a piton.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military training--Colorado--1940-1950.; Rock climbing--Colorado--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; Stettner, Joe.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- May 1943