Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Hotel Remona [sic], Cascade Canon, C. M. Ry.
- View of Hotel Ramona and Cascade House hotel in the resort town of Cascade Canyon, northwest of Manitou, Colorado; five-story Ramona Hotel has several striped turrets visible; Cascade House hotel has identifying roof signage; horse and buggy parked...
- Cascade Canyon (El Paso county, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]
- Colorado & Southern Arvada, Colo.
- A crowd stands next to a passenger and coal car of the Colorado and Southern Railway Company in Arvada (Jefferson County), Colorado. A railroad car, with an attached flatbed, of the Denver and Northwestern Railway is parked horizontally from the...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad companies--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.; Denver and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [1901]
- Cog Railway to Pike's Peak
- Uphill view of a car and engine of the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (aka Cog Railway) in mid-ground; telegraph lines and Ruxton Creek run parallel to the railway; canyon walls with boulders and pine trees flank the railway line.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ruxton Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf montage
- A photomontage of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf railway. The first image is of railroad tracks in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado. The second image is of the railway line at Mother Grundy in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado. The third image is of a...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Numbers 9 and 10, 1919 September-October
- Colo. & N.W. Ry. from above Sunset
- View of Sunset, Colorado, in valley; shows Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge track to Ward on slopes to right; L.R. Ford identified as man sitting on rocky ledge in right foreground
- Sunset (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Ford, L. R.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Midland Terminal Railway station, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Close-up view of station names on Midland Terminal Railway station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; partial view of station that is also called Cripple Creek Central Depot or Union Depot when used by Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Midland Terminal Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Colorado & Southern Ry., narrow gauge railway post office car H13 at New York World's Fair
- Robert Richardson puts a letter in a mail box on a Colorado & Southern Railway narrow gauge post office car parked in a rail yard at the New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadow, New York City, New York. Lettering on the railroad car reads:...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1940-1950.; Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950.; New York (N.Y.)--1940-1950.; Photographers--New York--New York--1940-1950.; Railroad cars--New York--New York--1940-1950.; Railroad mail...
- 1940 Oct. 8
- T.E. car 328 followed by 660 Birney Dallas Ry. & Terminal car
- Texas Electric Railway interurban streetcar 328 and Dallas Railway and Terminal Birney car 660 are on Commerce Street in Dallas (Dallas County), Texas. Business signs read: "Levine & Weltman," and "Hotel Whitmore."
- Dallas Railway & Terminal Co.--1940-1950.; Texas Electric Railway--1940-1950.; Dallas (Tex.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Texas--Dallas--1940-1950.; Commercial streets--Texas--Dallas--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Texas--Dallas--1940-1950.
- 1946 April 25
- Four Mile Cañon on the Colo. & N.W. Ry.
- Three elevations of Colorado and Northwestern Railway narrow gauge track on both sides of Fourmile Canyon, Colorado, and along Fourmile creek (main line to Sunset, Colorado, marked by three trestles); train on right bound for Ward and train on left...
- Fourmile Canyon (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railroad Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Denver City Cable Railway Building
- Exterior photograph of the Denver City Cable Railway Building, the Tramway Cable Building, or the Spaghetti Factory in Denver, Colorado. The two-story red brick building was constructed in 1889 to house the operations of the Denver City Cable...
- Denver City Cable Railway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1978 May
- Denver City Cable Railway Building
- Exterior photograph of the Denver City Cable Railway Building, the Tramway Cable Building, or the Spaghetti Factory in Denver, Colorado. The two-story red brick building was constructed in 1889 to house the operations of the Denver City Cable...
- Denver City Cable Railway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1978 May
- Denver City Cable Railway Building
- Exterior photograph of the Denver City Cable Railway Building, the Tramway Cable Building, or the Spaghetti Factory in Denver, Colorado. The two-story red brick building was constructed in 1889 to house the operations of the Denver City Cable...
- Denver City Cable Railway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1978 May
- Denver City Cable Railway Building
- Exterior photograph of the Denver City Cable Railway Building, the Tramway Cable Building, or the Spaghetti Factory in Denver, Colorado. The two-story red brick building was constructed in 1889 to house the operations of the Denver City Cable...
- Denver City Cable Railway Company (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1970-1980.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1978 May
- Denver Pacific Junction
- View of the site of Jersey Junction, where the Denver Pacific Railway and Kansas Pacific Railway intersected near 40th Avenue and Williams Street in the Elyria-Swansea Neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Boxcars are lined up in the railroad yard....
- Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company--History--1970-1980.; Kansas Pacific Railway Company--History--1970-1980.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad shops & yards.; Denver...
- 1978
- Approaching Hell Gate, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of the Colorado Midland Railway Company train "23" near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. The engineer and a worker pose in the locomotive. Shows boxcar labeled: "11050" of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company. A...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Hell Gap (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897?]
- Uintah excursion train
- View of a Uintah Railway narrow gauge excursion train probably in Garfield County, Colorado. The consist is led by a steam locomotive and includes a passenger car and a flat car with a temporary frame that supports wooden poles, a railing, and a...
- Uintah Railway--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Festive decorations.; Passengers.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad observation cars.; Railroad passenger cars.
- [between 1906 and 1910?]
- Group at Colorado Midland Railroad Company
- A group of five men and one women, employees of the Colorado Midland Railway Company, pose in an office in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Posters line the wall behind them, one reads: "Lion Hunt De Beque Colo. Nov. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--People--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Glenwood...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Down Ruxton Glen, grounds of the M. & P.P. Ry.
- View of Iron Springs Hotel and the Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway looking down Ruxton Glen in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows the hotel with dormers and a front porch, railway track, railway station. People walk on the road near a horse-drawn...
- Iron Springs Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1880-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Approaching Hell Gate, Col. Mid. Ry.
- View of a Colorado Midland Railway Company train near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. The engineer and a worker pose in the locomotive. Shows boxcar #11050 of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company. A man sits on top of...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.
- [1888]
- Anaconda, Col.
- View of a Florence & Cripple Creek Railway locomotive and Denver & Rio Grande Railway cars at Anaconda (Teller County), Colorado. Shows mine buildings, mine dumps and the tracks of the Midland Terminal Railway on Gold Hill. Residences and...
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Midland Terminal Railway--1890-1900.; Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.;...
- 1897
- The Lake, Green Mountain Falls
- Lake at Green Mountain Falls, a resort northwest of Manitou, Colorado; island in center of lake with gazebo; boathouse and rowboats in distance; fisherman at right foreground with parasol; Green Mountain Hotel (built in 1888 and opened in 1889) in...
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gazebos--Colorado--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1888 and 1901]
- Cog Road and Iron Springs Hotel
- Downhill view of Cog Road (aka Manitou & Pikes Peak) railway track descending toward Manitou, Colorado; telegraph poles run parallel to railway; unidentified buildings at left and right of railway; Iron Springs Hotel in distance.
- Iron Springs Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.); Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Lawndale Ry. & Industrial Co. Lawndale Junction, N.C. 3-foot gauge 2-6-0 #4, Seaboard Airline Ry #387 doubleheader train passing.
- A narrow gauge Lawndale Railway and Industrial Company train sits on a siding as a Seaboard Air Line Railway doubleheader freight train passes on the main track in Lawndale Junction in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Men stand near and climb on...
- Lawndale Railway & Industrial Company--1940-1950.; Cleveland County (N.C.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--North Carolina--Cleveland County--1940-1950.; Railroads--North Carolina--Cleveland County--1940-1950.; Water tanks--North...
- 1942 March 28
- Colorado wheat field on the C. & S. Ry.
- View of wheat field along the Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge tracks; shows harvested and bundled wheat in Colorado field; Rocky Mountains and foothills in distant background.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- James Peak from near Glacier Lake on the Colo. & N.W. Ry.
- View across forested canyon with Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge track cut through ridge at right; James Peak (elevation 13,294 feet) in far distant background.
- James Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Long's Peak from Switzerland Trail, Colo. & Northwestern Ry.
- View through fir and spruce trees to Longs Peak, Colorado, (elevation 14,255 feet) center background from "Switzerland Trail"; shows Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge track below. Clouds top the peaks.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Lovers Leap, Colo. & Northwestern Ry.
- Lover's Leap, rock formation, Boulder Canyon, Colorado; shows Colorado and Northwestern Railway's narrow gauge track center foreground paralleling creek, wooden flume of Silver Lake irrigation ditch center left, and dirt road rounding Lover's Leap...
- Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Boulder Canyon--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder Canyon--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Mt. Audubon and Arapahoe Peak, Colo. & N.W. Ry.
- View across forested slopes to Mt. Audubon (elevation 12,223 feet), Colorado, and Arapahoe Peaks (elevation 13,502 and 13,397 feet) center background; from Colorado and Northwestern Railway; clouds top the peaks.
- Audubon, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1910.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Forests--Colorado--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Pavilion, Glacier Lake, Colo. & Northwestern Ry.
- View of the edge of Glacier Lake and wooden frame picnic pavilion with canvas tent attached; shows the Colorado and Northwestern Railway narrow gauge rails either under repair or construction and the branch line to Eldora, Colorado. The building...
- Glacier Lake (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--1890-1910.; Pavilions--Colorado--1890-1910.; Reflections--Colorado--1890-1910.; Colorado and Northwestern Railway Company.
- [between 1898 and 1909]
- Wheat field on the C.& S. Ry.
- View of a wheat field near the Colorado and Southern Railway; shows sheaves of wheat in a Colorado field; sun filters through clouds onto distant mountains.
- Agriculture--Colorado--1900-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Railway Exchange Addition building
- Exterior photograph of the Railway Exchange Addition/Railway Exchange New building, also known as the Title Building, Reszels Building or the Hotel Monaco located in Denver, Colorado. The 1909/1913 Railway Exchange Addition, and its interconnected...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1997
- Railway Exchange Addition building
- Exterior photograph of the Railway Exchange Addition/Railway Exchange New building, also known as the Title Building, Reszels Building or the Hotel Monaco located in Denver, Colorado. The 1909/1913 Railway Exchange Addition, and its interconnected...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1997
- Railway Exchange Addition building
- Exterior photograph of the Railway Exchange Addition/Railway Exchange New building, also known as the Title Building, Reszels Building or the Hotel Monaco located in Denver, Colorado. The 1909/1913 Railway Exchange Addition, and its interconnected...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1997
- Railway Exchange Addition building
- Exterior photograph of the Railway Exchange Addition/Railway Exchange New building, also known as the Title Building, Reszels Building or the Hotel Monaco located in Denver, Colorado. The 1909/1913 Railway Exchange Addition, and its interconnected...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1997
- Railway Exchange Addition building
- Exterior photograph of the Railway Exchange Addition/Railway Exchange New building, also known as the Title Building, Reszels Building or the Hotel Monaco located in Denver, Colorado. The 1909/1913 Railway Exchange Addition, and its interconnected...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1997
- Railway Exchange Addition building
- Exterior photograph of the Railway Exchange Addition/Railway Exchange New building, also known as the Title Building, Reszels Building or the Hotel Monaco located in Denver, Colorado. The 1909/1913 Railway Exchange Addition, and its interconnected...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1997
- Railway Exchange Addition building
- Exterior photograph of the Railway Exchange Addition/Railway Exchange New building, also known as the Title Building, Reszels Building or the Hotel Monaco located in Denver, Colorado. The 1909/1913 Railway Exchange Addition, and its interconnected...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1997
- Railway Exchange Addition building
- Exterior photograph of the Railway Exchange Addition/Railway Exchange New building, also known as the Title Building, Reszels Building or the Hotel Monaco located in Denver, Colorado. The 1909/1913 Railway Exchange Addition, and its interconnected...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1997
- Railway Exchange Addition building
- Exterior photograph of the Railway Exchange Addition/Railway Exchange New building, also known as the Title Building, Reszels Building or the Hotel Monaco located in Denver, Colorado. The 1909/1913 Railway Exchange Addition, and its interconnected...
- Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
- 1997
- Pike Peaks Cog Railway Station
- View of the Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway station located at 515 Ruxton Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The two-story stone and shingle style Romanesque Revival structure is the starting point for the Pikes Peak Cog Railway.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--2000-2010.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--Pictorial works.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 2003
- Fort Collins Municipal Railway building, Colo.
- View of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway Streetcar barn located at 350 North Howes Street, Fort Collins, Colo. The simple brick building is distinguished by a pediment with a decorative plaque with the words: The Ft. Collins Municipal Railway...
- Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Electric railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--Buildings--Pictorial works.;...
- 1987
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 2 and 3, 1920 February-March
- Taylor and Brunton Sampling Company - Cripple Creek district
- Engine no. 104, of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railroad, is parked in front of the Taylor and Brunton Sampling Company building in Pitkin County, Colorado. "Taylor and Brunton Sampling Company" is painted on the side of the four...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway--1890-1900.; Midland Terminal Railway--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Denver, Leadville & Gunnison Railway at Pine, Colorado
- Shows two passenger and one cargo railroad cars parked on railroad tracks at the town of Pine (Jefferson County), Colorado. One passenger car is of the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railway Company, the other is from the Union Pacific, Denver and...
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1900.; Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Pine (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pine--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- 17th Street, Denver
- View northeast on 17th (Seventeenth) from California Street, Denver, Colorado; identifiable buildings include California, Equitable, First National Bank, Boston, Ernst & Cranmer, & Quincy buildings; street railway car number 231 (17th Street) and...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1911 or 1912]
- Tipple, Delagua
- View of the tipple at Delagua coal mine in Las Animas County, west of Ludlow, Colorado (owned by Victor-American Fuel Company); shows workers and ore cars on tipple, coke ovens, tracks of the Colorado and Southeastern Railway, boxcars of the Denver...
- Tipples--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.; Delagua and Delagua Mines (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Hamilton National Bank, Denver
- View of Hamilton National Bank, in the Railway Exchange building, Denver, Colorado; shows bicycles, automobiles, a horse-drawn carriage, lettered awnings: "The Hamilton National Bank," men, women, fire hydrant, mail box, signs: "Colorado &...
- Hamilton National Bank (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1911 and 1924]
- Balanced Rock: Garden of the Gods
- Balanced Rock sandstone rock formation in Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs; tree at left; shadow in right foreground.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Bridal Veil Falls, Green Mtn. Falls, C M Ry
- Close-up of Bridal Veil Falls waterfall, at Green Mountain Falls, northwest of Manitou, Colorado; served by Colorado Midland Railway.
- Bridal Veil Falls (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1887 and 1901]