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- #168 in Black Canyon
- Narrow gauge locomotive number 168 (engine type 4-6-0) pulls a train through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, Delta County, Colorado. The Gunnison River is adjacent to the tracks.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900- 1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1900-1910.;...
- [1904?]
- #63 Mail bag expr. and #306 coach M-324-19
- Side-view of two narrow gauge baggage cars of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad at the railroad depot in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado. Painted on the side of the cars: "Baggage Railway Express Agency 63," "U. S. Mail Railway Post...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Antonito (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Antonito--1940-1950.
- 1941 April 30
- #63 mail bag expr. car M-327 41 Antonito, Colo.
- Side view of a narrow gauge baggage car of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad at the depot in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado. Written on the side of the baggage car: "Baggage Railway Express Agency 63."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Antonito (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Antonito--1940-1950.
- August 30, 1941
- 1433 Creede
- Pedestrians and horse drawn wagons proceed down the bustling street in the town of Creede, Colorado in Mineral County. Architectural features include one and two-story, wood-frame residences and commercial storefronts with flat roofs, gables,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1890
- 1440 Speer, Denver
- View of the three-story Woodmen of the World building at 1440 Speer Blvd. in the Civic Center neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building has brick and tile siding on the first floor, and probably precast concrete cladding on the upper stories,...
- Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Co.--Buildings--1980-1990.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Insurance companies--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Office...
- 1982 November
- 15th and Market Street, Denver
- View of 1331 15th (Fifteenth) Street (corner Market Street) in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; storefronts, businesses, and apartment high rises flank a parking lot. Billboards read: "Marlboro," and "Benson & Hedges." A three...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1990-2000.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
- 1991 August
- 1875 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 3rd Annual Denver City directory
- 1877 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 5th Annual Denver City directory
- 1881 Corbett & Ballenger's 9th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1883 Corbett & Ballenger's 11th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1884 Corbett & Ballenger's 12th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1885 Corbett & Ballenger's 13th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1st switchboard, Grand Junction
- Interior view of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph switchboard office area, in Grand Junction, Colorado, shows two female switchboard operators behind a wooden spindle balustrade with swinging door. A group of men, women and one boy pose...
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--1900-1910.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900-1910.; Telephone switchboards--Colorado--Grand Junction--1900- 1910.
- 1903
- 20th Street Gym and Bath House
- 300 choice recipes
- Cookbook created by the Ladies of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the cookbook are various recipes and household tips provided by the ladies.
- Cooking, American--Colorado.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.
- 1892
- 346 and passenger train
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge locomotive 346 with passenger coaches at the Colorado Railroad Museum, in Golden (Jefferson County), Colorado. Car 60 has letters: "United States Mail Railway Post Office."
- Colorado Railroad Museum--1960-1970.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Railroad...
- [between 1962 and 1965]
- 346 headlite and cat on stack
- A cat lies on the stack, near the lamp, of Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge locomotive 346 at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Another cat sleeps near the bell.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cats--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- [1951 November]
- 380 Creede Camp
- The town of Upper Creede in in the valley, in a steep, narrow, rocky canyon in Mineral County, Colorado. Buildings include one and two- story, wood-frame and log commercial buildings and residences; some are under construction. Evergreen trees grow...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- 483, idlers and std box car, n.g. gondolas
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western train, with two locomotives, in La Jara, (Conejos County), Colorado. Locomotive 483 has a pilot plow. Box cars, idler cars, and narrow gauge gondolas are in the train.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; La Jara (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--La Jara--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--La Jara--1940-1950.
- 1949 January 9
- Bliss House
- McNulty House
- 878 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
- View of commercial buildings on the 800 block of Santa Fe Drive in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The brick building at 878 Santa Fe Drive has a flat roof and brick parapet details, and a narrow tile overhang above the doorway....
- Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Lincoln Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1987 June
- [Canon of the Rio] Las Animas
- A narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway excursion train stops along the Rio De Las Animas River (Animas River) in Animas Canyon, near Silverton, Colorado. Passengers sit on rocks and fish; the Needle Mountains of the San Juan Range are in the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882-1886?]
- [Pike's Peak] Height, 14,168 feet.
- Two men stand near a creek and the Denver Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge tracks in El Paso County, Colorado. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- [Toltec Curve, D.& R.G. RY.]
- A man walks the narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway San Juan Extension, near the west end of one of the Toltec Tunnels, Conejos County, Colorado. Shows the a canyon, rugged landscape, pine trees, and snow.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- "Barrel transfer" near Salida, Colo.
- View of a barrel transfer machine and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks near Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Signs on the steel beams read: "D.& R.G.W.R.R. Royal Gorge Route, Scenic Line," and "McMyler Interstate, Cleveland, Ohio."...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1940.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mine railroad cars--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1940.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1940.; Railroad...
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- "Castle Rock" in Boulder Canon
- A man sits on a rock in the middle of probably Middle Boulder Creek, and a dog lies beside the creek in the narrow canyon. Shows a sheer rock wall, trees and fallen logs in the creek bed in Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Boulders--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1875]
- "Phantom Curve" D. & R.G.R.W.
- Panoramic, aerial view of a Denver & Rio Grande Railway Company tracks at what is identified as "phantom curve" in Conejos County, Colorado. Shows railroad grades on hillsides, patches of snow, trees and rock formations. Probably a passenger rail...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1886?]
- "Stinker" rail bus used to transport miners from Silverton, three-foot narrow gauge, Silverton, Colo.
- View of the Silverton Northern Railroad "Stinker", a motor car used to transport miners in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. The rail bus is displayed on a short length of three foot narrow gauge track. Shows a freight train, and frame...
- Silverton Northern Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Silverton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad motor cars--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Silverton--1950-1960.
- 1950 July 27
- "The Loop" above Georgetown
- View of the railroad loop near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A Colorado Central narrow-gage railroad train sits on tracks nearby. The High Bridge trestle is in the distance.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Trestles--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- A Curve, Platte Canon, Colo.
- Men and women pose in front of a locomotive and train on the railroad tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railway line in Platte Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The men wear suits, ties and hats and the women wear long dresses and hats. Shows...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- A live bait for a big one
- Man fishing from boulder above South Platte River in Platte Canyon, possibly near Glenisle, Colorado, reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; narrow gauge railroad tracks, center background; fisherman holding pole and net with creel on shoulder.
- Glenisle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.); Fishing--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Platte Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A narrow escape from the buffaloes
- A man on a fallen horse is on the ground beside an American buffalo herd as they stampede on the prairie. Coyotes or wolves and antelope run to escape the animals.
- Bison--1850-1870.; Horseback riding--1850-1870.; Stampedes--1850-1870.
- [between 1850 and 1870?]
- A Neighborhood Framework Plan for University Park
- A perilous trip, shooting a flume in the Sierra Nevada
- Two men in small boat slide down a narrow, wooden flume filled with water in the Sierra Nevada Range in Nevada or California. Shows the flume on a tree-covered mountain, rock formations and summits in the distance.
- Aquatic sports--1870-1880.; Boats--1870-1880.; Flumes--1870-1880.
- 1877 June 2
- A sky line boulevard
- Two men with a 1914 Cadillac automobile have stopped to view Mt. Massive from the summit of Tennessee Pass, Lake County, Colorado. The unpaved road is the abandoned right of way of the D. & R. G. (Denver & Rio Grande) railroad narrow gauge tracks.
- Cadillac automobile--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1920.; Lake County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1920.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1920?]
- A Street in Creede, no. 3
- Citizens of the town of Creede, Colorado (Mineral County) stand in front of a commercial building along an unpaved street. Architectural elements of the buildings include one-story structures with clapboard siding, gables, flat roofs, and chimneys....
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- A view in Clear Creek Cañon
- View of Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge track with bridge over Clear Creek; Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- A view in Williams Cañon
- Williams Canyon, Colorado; narrow one lane dirt road.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1940.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1890-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1940.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1940.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- A wild Indian show
- Native American men dance on a wooden stage and wear feather headdresses, fur skirts, necklaces, and carry possibly musical instruments and spears in Germany. German peasant spectators wear bonnets and dresses with aprons, or work clothes and caps...
- Indians of North America--Dance--Germany--1870-1880.; Audiences--Germany--1870-1880.; Wild west shows--Germany--1870-1880.
- [1876 November 25]
- Above Bonanza at Turquoise mines
- A large boiler is next to a log cabin in a clearing near Bonanza, Colorado. An ore cart on a track in the distance served the Turquoise mine. Two people are walking on the track.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Bonanza--1930-1940.; Bonanza (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Above hanging rock looking up
- View of Clear Creek near a rock formation identified as "Hanging Rock" in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows trees near the creek and eroded rock spires in the narrow canyon.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Above the forks Clear Creek Canon
- View of Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway locomotive on narrow gauge tracks beside Clear Creek and rock formations in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. A man stands near the engine.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1880-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Above the forks, Clear Creek Canon
- View of a Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway locomotive on narrow gauge tracks beside Clear Creek and rock formations in Clear Creek Canyon, probably Clear Creek County, Colorado. A man stands near the engine.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Acme Upholstery Supply Co. 1333 Wazee.
- Three men pose across the street from the Acme Upholstery Supply Co. at 1333 Wazee Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. The five story brick building has a shaped parapet, a cornice with dentils, a narrow arched entry with a...
- Acme Upholstery Supply Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Commercial facilities.
- 1968 Aug. 4
- Adams Falls, Grand Lake
- Adams Falls (or possibly Ouzel Falls named by Enos Mills after Ouzel bird or "water dipper"), Grand Lake, Colorado; shows rocky and narrow cascading waterfall. The Falls was reached via Moffat Road, Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later...
- Adams Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920]
- Adolph Zang House
- View of the Adolph J. Zang House (William Lang; 1889), also known as the "Gargoyle House," at 1532 Emerson Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a tall, narrow, detached townhouse with a rough-faced stone...
- Adolph J. Zang House (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Historic buildings.; Houses.; Zang, Adolph J.--Homes & haunts.; Zang, Adolph J.--Homes and haunts.; Adolph J. Zang House...
- 1995