Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- The Caudron
- View of a Caudron C23, a French bomber airplane with two 200 horsepower Salmson engines.
- Biplanes--French--1910-1920.; Bombers--French--1910-1920.
- [1917 or 1918?]
- Cañon of the Rio Las Animas
- View of two Denver & Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge engines as they pull a passenger train on a high, steep rock ledge in the Canyon of the Animas River (La Plata County), Colorado. Passengers lean out windows or stand by the train. Shows steam...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge...
- 1887
- View of Aspen Junction
- The town of Basalt, Colorado, is nestled in a valley near the Fryingpan River in Eagle County, Colorado. The view of First Street, below, shows simple, wood-frame, houses with gables and chimneys lining the dirt road. The train depot, roundhouse,...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dwellings--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Morse Brothers Machinery & Supply Company at 18th & Lawrence
- View of a building (originally Denver City Cable Railway Company power house) at 18th (Eighteenth) and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: " Supply Co.", "The Morse Bros. Machinery & Su[pply]", "Mining, Milling & Smelting Machinery....
- Denver City Cable Railway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; S. H. Supply Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905]
- D&RGW train, engine number 3609, engine type 2-8-8-2 and engine number 3619, engine type 2-8-8-2
- Light engines, coupled, eastbound; last use of these engines on the Moffat route. Photographed: Coal Creek, Colo., October 27, 1956.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1956.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Coal Creek.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1956
- D&RGW train, engine number 3609, engine type 2-8-8-2 and engine number 3619, engine type 2-8-8-2
- Light engines, coupled, eastbound, rear view; last use of these engines on the Moffat route. Photographed: near Tolland, Colo., October 27, 1956.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1956.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Tolland.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1956
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 46, 1910 November 12
- Fire - Downtown Denver
- Fire fighters on long ladders work to put out a blaze in a downtown building, Denver, Colorado. Shows fire engines, hoses, and trolley tracks.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Fire in pool hall at 18th Street
- A crowd watches as a pool hall fire is extinguished, Denver, Colorado. Fire hoses lie across the street and sidewalk. Automobiles are parked next to the curb and fire engines are parked in the streets.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Hoses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Police and Fireman's parade
- Men ride on steam powered fire engines in a parade at 18th (Eighteenth) and Champa Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Spectators, some with bicycles, and the U. S. Post Office are nearby.
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [1921 May 17]
- Fire Department - demonstrations
- Firemen conduct a night exercise at a Denver Dry Goods Company warehouse at 12th (Twelfth) and Wazee Streets in the Auraria neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The warehouse is a brick building with arched windows and a loading dock. Ladder trucks...
- Denver Dry Goods Co.--Buildings--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [1944 June 6]
- Fire Department combination pumpers
- Firemen pose in fire trucks in Denver, Colorado. The engines have pinstripes and letters: "Engine No. 10" and "Engine No. 11." Business sign reads "The Bell Filling Station Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Cherokee Street fire station
- Interior view of Denver Fire Department Station No. 11 at 40 West 2nd Avenue and Cherokee Street in the Baker neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows fire engines, a bell, tables, and chairs.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--Facilities--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Fire stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Winch house
- A man stands on an elevated metal platform between steam powered engines and a winch with cable in a wooden winch house. Shows steam pipes, a wheel to operate the winch, and a wheel with numbers. Posters, pictures and an American flag hang on the...
- Hoisting machinery--1890-1900.; Interiors--1890-1900.; Steam engines--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 10, 1918 December
- Buildings commercial Texaco station at 200 So. Santa Fe, Denver
- An attendant stands near a Six Star filling station at 200 South Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Colorado. A convertible automobile is parked near a fuel pump. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Six Star Lubricants Co. Home Of Pure Pennsylvania Oils...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Buildings commercial
- View of the Six Star filling station at the corner of Alameda Avenue and Kalamath Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs painted on the building read: "The Six Star Lubricants Co. Inc.", "Home Of Pure Pennsylvania Oils Grades For All Types Of Engines",...
- Six Star Lubricants Co. Inc.--Buildings--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Industries construction
- Workmen mix concrete at a construction site probably near the Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado. Shows a crane on temporary railroad tracks and railroad engines, one of which reads: "113".
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Concrete--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [1909]
- Colo. Springs & Cripple Creek District R. R.
- View shows "The Taylor & Brunton Sampling Company," buildings adjacent to the tracks of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, Bull Hill (Teller County), Colorado. Engines #104 and #102 are parked near the Midland Terminal.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1900-1910.; Taylor & Brunton Sampling Company (Colo.); Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Railroad...
- [1905?]
- Stanley Hoister 350 hp
- A miner poses on a platform near Stanley engines in the shaft house of a mine probably in Colorado. Plants and baskets are near the window.
- Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Stanley Mine Idaho Springs Colo. hoist room
- A hoisting engineer poses on a platform in the shafthouse of the Stanley Mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Engines with exhaust pipes are nearby.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Stanley Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Union Station, Denver
- Union Station, Denver, Colorado, is a stone building with dormers and hipped roofs. A square clocktower has an arcaded lookout, with a pavilion roof. Engines, passenger coaches, pallettes, and a man working are in the yard.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1920.
- [between 1894 and 1914?]
- Last Midland Terminal passenger train, Cripple Creek
- Men, women and children dressed in heavy winter coats walk towards rear of Midland Terminal Railway passenger car, last run of February 6, 1949, Cripple Creek, Colorado; train warms up its engines at the Midland Terminal station; side rear view of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940- 1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- 1949 February 6
- Salida, Colo.
- View of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows Denver and Rio Grande Railroad passenger coaches, engines, roundhouse, sheds, and watertower. The Railroad Hospital, houses, and businesses are across the Arkansas River. Sawatch Range with snow is in...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- March 29, 1903
- Salida, Colorado
- Left side of a panorama view over Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, inlcudes the busy Denver and Rio Grande Railroad roundhouse and shops with engines, including Nos. 913 and 268. The Railroad Hospital, coldframes, businesses, and houses are across...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad roundhouses--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Miniture [sic] train, Elitch Garden, Denver
- Miniature steam-powered train, Elitch's Gardens, Denver, Colorado; Fred Root built steam engines for Elitch's (viewed as engineer); men, women and small children riding train; benches, tables and refreshment stand, background; directional signs "To...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Bull Hill, Colorado
- View shows, "The Taylor & Brunton Sampling Company," buildings adjacent to the tracks of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, Bull Hill, Teller County, Colorado. Engines #104 and #102 are parked near the Midland Terminal.
- Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Adelaide Station, F. & C. C. R. R.
- Adelaide station along the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, middle of Phantom Canyon, Fremont County, Colorado. View downgrade before 1896 relocation of track between Milepost 12 and 18 due to flash floods. Small Victorian wood frame depot...
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Adelaide (Fremont County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Adelaide--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Adelaide--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1896]
- Denver business, mining machinery supplies
- View of The Mine and Smelter Supply Company building, Denver, Colorado. It is a three story brick building with a decorative cornice and advertisements in many of the windows. They read in part: "Pipe fitting, Brass goods, Machinery supplies,...
- Mine & Smelter Supply Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Fire house, Georgetown
- Features of the Old Missouri fire house, on Taos Street, Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado, include: false front, double hung windows, bell tower and bell, and double wide door to accommodate fire engines. The building was constructed in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bell towers--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- April 4, 1940
- View of Colorado Central Narrow Gauge Railway yards
- A winter view of the Colorado Central Narrow Gauge railyards shows the one-story Central City building and the one story Black Hawk building. The Central City building has a gabled roof, a window, and a sign that reads "Central City 8475 Ft above...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Central City--1950-1970.; Railroads--Colorado--Central City--1950-1970.
- [between 1950 and 1970?]
- 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]
- Rotary snow plow
- Side view of rotary snow plow at Jenny Lake, Moffat Road, Denver and Salt Lake Railroad, Gilpin County Colorado; standard gauge, two engines push plow with steam generated rotary wheel.
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company--1900-1930.; Jenny Lake (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1926]
- The Bell VTOL jet propelled vertical-rising airplane
- View of a Bell Aircraft jet propelled vertical rising airplane in flight at Niagara Falls (Niagara County) New York; letters read: "Experimental," and "NIIO5V."
- Bell Aircraft Corporation--Products--1950-1960.; Vertically rising aircraft--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)--1950-1960.; Airplanes--American--New York--Niagara Falls--1950-1960.; Flight testing--New York--Niagara...
- 1954, November 16
- Imperial Airways - first U.K. India airmail service refuelling [sic] on desert strip enroute
- View of a De Havilland D. H. 66 Hercules G-EBMX ("City of Delhi") airplane being refueled. It has three 450 horsepower Bristol Jupiter engines, and is in the employ of Imperial Airways. Men climb on the wings and fuselage.
- Imperial Airways--1920-1930.; Airplanes--Refueling--1920-1930.; De Havilland aircraft--1920-1930.; Biplanes--English--1920-1930.; Transport planes--English--1920-1930.
- 1927 or 1928
- Turbines
- View of turbines in a shelter, with metal tubing connecting the engines, at the Index Shale Oil Company, in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado.
- Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shales--Colorado--De Beque--1910-1920.; De Beque (Colo.)-- 1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--De Beque--1910-1920.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Aurora, Colorado
- A Convair B36A bomber flies over Aurora, Colorado. The six engine pusher-type aircraft, which went into service in the early fifties, has broad, swept-back wings wings with three engines on each wing and a glass dome above the cockpit. "U.S. Air...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bombers--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.
- [1955?]
- Aurora, Colorado
- A Convair B36A bomber flies over Aurora, Colorado. The six engine pusher-type aircraft, which went into service in the early fifties, has broad, swept-back wings with three engines on each wing and a glass dome above the cockpit. "U.S. Air Force"...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bombers--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.
- [1955?]
- Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway wreck
- View of a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway accident in Colorado; men work with block and tackle and a locomotive. Other train engines stand by; people watch from an embankment.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Denver from the Union Depot, up 17th St.
- View looking southeast on 17th (Seventeenth) Street from Union Station, Denver, Colorado. Buildings: Arapahoe County Courthouse, First Congregational church, Arapahoe School, Tabor Opera House, St. John's Church in the Wilderness (Episcopal)....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1892]
- West Colfax Viaduct construction
- View of the demolition of part of a building for the construction of the West Colfax Viaduct at 1st (First) and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado. Boilers and engines are near the building. A sign reads: "130 Lari[mer] Arthur D [?]yon Machin[e]ry.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1914 June 9
- C&S narrouw gauge at Waterton, Engine 69, 70
- Colorado & Southern narrow gauge freight train, eastbound, leaving Waterton, Jefferson County, Colorado. Engines 69 and 70 (Baldwin type 2-8-0) and twenty-eight cars curve round bend; smoke raises from Ridgway Spark Arrester (Bear Trap stack) of...
- Waterton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Waterton--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Waterton--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Waterton--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- C&S narrow gauge at Waterton
- Colorado & Southern narrow gauge freight train eastbound leaving Waterton, Jefferson County, Colorado; Engines 69 and 70 (Baldwin type 2-8- 0)and twenty-eight cars curve round bend at 15 MPH; smoke rises from Ridgway Spark Arrester (Bear Trap...
- Waterton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Waterton--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Waterton--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Waterton--1940-1950.
- [1941 March 31]
- Locomotive (Sumpter Valley Ry - #19 & #17
- Sumpter Valley Railway Locomotives 19 and 17 (narrow gauge) side by side at an Oregon railyard, they are wood burning engines with Gabbage stacks, Number 19 has a full tender of wood.
- Sumpter Valley Railroad--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--Oregon--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Oregon--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Oregon--1940-1950.
- [Between 1940 and 1944?]
- Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company
- View of the Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company at 18th (Eighteenth) and Blake Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick building has awnings and signs that read: "The Denver Rock Drill & Machinery Co.," "Mining Machinery,...
- Denver Rock Drill & Machinery Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company
- View of the Denver Rock Drill and Machinery Company at 18th (Eighteenth) and Blake Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The three-story brick building has awnings and signs that read: "The Denver Rock Drill & Machinery Co.," "Mining Machinery,...
- Denver Rock Drill & Machinery Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machinery industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Machine shop
- Interior view of a machine shop in Denver, Colorado. Heavy machinery that includes drills, saws, engines, and in-ground ovens is in the warehouse building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Machine shop
- Interior view of a machine shop in Denver, Colorado. Machines, tools, belt-driven engines, and metal parts on shelves are in the warehouse building.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Machine shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Littleton, Colo. Business
- View of Leyner Engineering Works, Littleton (Arapahoe County) Colorado, a milling and manufacturing complex; shows brick buildings, lettering reads: "Leyner Engineering Works, Rock Drills, Air Compressors, Hoists, Complete Mining Mach'y Plants" and...
- Leyner Engineering Works (Littleton, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1920?]
- 14th Street Viaduct
- Shows part of the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct at Wazee Street. The completed viaduct features, a iron rod fence, asphalt roads, flagstone sidewalks and rock ashlar retaining walls. Here it crosses Cherry Creek. Local businesses are in the...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 October 3