Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Denver, snowstorm
- People walk down a shoveled pathway on a residential street in Denver, Colorado after the snowstorm of 1913. Shows snow packed lawns and snow covered houses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pedestrians--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December 9
- Civic Center, Denver, Colo. in big snow, early Dec., 1913.
- A man walks near a large pile of snow as horse-drawn wagons filled with snow are driven to be dumped in Civic Center, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- A miner's cabin in winter, Crested Butte, Colo.
- View of a log miner's cabin with metal chimneys near Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Snow drifts are on the sides of the structure and on a portion on the roof. Shows a tunnel in the snow, probably to a cabin entrance. Snow is in a...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Eldora, Colo. 1899
- A fence stands in the foreground in front of large mounds of snow near a log cabin in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, after the "Great Snowstorm" of 1899. The cabin is almost buried in snow except for the door, which has been cleared....
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colo. Snowstorm 1899
- A fence stands in the foreground in front of large mounds of snow near a log cabin in Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, after the "Great Snowstorm" of 1899. The cabin is almost buried in snow.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colorado 1890-99 (prints)
- Snow is piled up in front of the Assay Office of Welch and Bancroft on Eldorado Avenue in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. An unidentified man sts on a log in the left midground at the base of a mound of snow where two young boys...
- Assayers--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Blizzards--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Snow, December 5, 1913, Central City, Colorado
- An unidentified man wearing a suit and hat stands next to huge piles of snow in Central City, Colorado, after the "Big Snow" in December of 1913. A telephone or telegraph pole stands in the background near some houses.
- [1913]
- D&RGW
- A boy identified as Bill Gilmer poses in deep snow in front of the Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger depot in Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Gilmer wears a plaid wool jacket. Shows D&RGW freight car #3271 buried in snow, and deep...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Crested Butte (Colo. : Mountain)--1950-1960.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Boys--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.;...
- 1952 March 29
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #483 (2-8-2) with spreader snow plow "OU" at Cumbres (Conejos County), Colorado. The locomotive and plow are obscured by deep snow. Two men stand near the train. Shows snow drifts...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cumbres (Colo.)--1940-1950.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1940-1950.; Blizzards--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Snow...
- 1949 January 21
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #483 (2-8-2) with spreader snow plow "OU" and locomotive #487 (2-8-2) at Cumbres (Conejos County), Colorado. The locomotive and plow are obscured by deep snow. Shows the frame...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cumbres (Colo.)--1940-1950.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1940-1950.; Blizzards--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1949 January 21
- Sneffels
- Men pose near a wood frame building, skis and debris caused by an avalanche in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Skis are planted in the snow vertically and lean against the roof of the building. A man sits on a crate near an overturned chair and...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Cabins--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Winter--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Big snow of December 1913
- A young boy poses in front of a tall snowman next to a snowcovered post, downtown Denver, Colorado. Snow piles have American flags stuck in them for decoration. The sidewalks are cleared, while the street shows deep snow heavily tracked. Signs...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snowmen--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Venir Tunnel
- Five men stand inside a tunnel dug from deep snow, two men with a shovel stand on top of the snow, Leadville, Lake County, or Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. Letters on top of the opening read: "Venir Tunnel."
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Venir Tunnel
- Five men stand inside a tunnel dug in deep snow, a shovel is next to them, Leadville, Lake County, or Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. Letters on top of the opening read: "Venir Tunnel."
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Crested Butte--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer near an igloo, at Camp Hale, Colorado
- Arctic explorer, Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefansson stands beside an igloo in a snowfield at Camp Hale, Colorado. He taught lessons in snow-craft to the Tenth Mountain Division.
- Igloos--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th. Company F.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- Septembeer, 1943
- Snow storm
- Children play in the snow with a sled in front of the State Capital Building in Denver, Colorado. Horse drawn wagons are used to remove snow, sign reads: "Argonaut Hotel."
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--1910-1920.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sleds &...
- 1913
- Boulder
- View in Boulder, Colorado showing snow covered pine trees fronting a snow covered street; large three story snow covered house behind the trees; lone car in street in the distance.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Pine Street, Central City streets
- Winter view looking south on Pine Street in Central City, Colorado. The dirt road is covered with slush and bordered by snow on both sides. A white, wood-construction house, which stands above a stone retaining wall, has a peaked roof, and...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1960-1990.
- [between 1969 and 1990?]
- Auto sprinkler hauling snow
- View of snow removal in Denver, Colorado; shows a sprinkler truck and a snow wagon. Letters read: "Street Cleaning Dept No. 42."
- Street cleaning--Equipment and supplies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 April
- Ford Smith A form hauling snow
- View of snow removal in Denver, Colorado; shows a truck, a snow wagon, a streetlamp, and a stone building.
- Street cleaning--Equipment and supplies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1919 April
- Team and wagon hauling snow Civic Center
- View of snow removal in Denver, Colorado; shows a horse-drawn wagon full of snow, a man driving, and buildings with arched windows.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Municipal oiler converted into snow wagon
- View of snow removal in Denver, Colorado; shows a truck loaded with snow, and brick storefronts.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1919 April
- Denver Tramway Corp. snow plow #4 on Sheridan Blvd & 46th Ave
- View of a Denver Tramway Corporation snow plow as it blows snow from the tracks at Sheridan Boulevard and 46th (Forty-sixth) Avenue in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Signs on the nearby buildings of Lakeside Amusement Park read:...
- Denver Tramway Corporation (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Snow plows--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Berkeley (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Street...
- between 1948 and 1950
- Great snow slide and snow tunnel on road between Ouray and Silverton, Colo
- Men and horse-drawn wagons pose by a snow tunnel on the Otto Mears toll road on Red Mountain Pass near Ironton Park (Ouray County), Colorado. Timber debris is mixed with snow in the snowslide.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Red Mountain Pass (Ouray County and San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray...
- 1888 July 6
- Denver, snow storms
- View of a horse-drawn covered wagon on a snow packed Colfax after the great snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows the Capitol building, a flagpole and men with horse-drawn, snow filled wagons in Civic Center Park.
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- 1913
- Ration Sergeant, James Shea during D Series
- Tenth Mountain Division Ration Sergeant, James Shea poses for a picture during D Series, which was a winter war game held at Camp Hale. He is wearing a cap, parka, pants, boots and snow shoes and, according to the photographer, he is carrying a...
- Photographers--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--1940-1950.; War games--Colorado--1940-1950.; Shea, James.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- April, 1944
- View of Central City area, 1899
- Several houses stand at the upper end of Eureka Street at the base of a snow-covered hill in Central City, Colorado. Workers shovel snow from the tracks of the Gilpin Tramway in the distance, possibly after the "Big Snow" in December of 1913. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Digging--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.; Narrow-gage...
- [1913?]
- Great snow slide and snow tunnel on Ouray & Silverton wagon road, Colo
- Men and horse-drawn wagons pose by a snow tunnel on the Otto Mears toll road on Red Mountain Pass near Ironton Park (Ouray County), Colorado. Timber debris is mixed with snow in the snowslide.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Red Mountain Pass (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Avalanches--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Passes...
- 1888 July 6
- Bucking snow on the Moffat Road
- Denver and Salt Lake Railroad's rotary snowplow #10200 bucking snow along Moffat Road, probably Rollins Pass or "Hill Hell"; 36-foot rotary snowplow #10200 nicknamed "the Red Devil" by General Manager Ridgway, he also called it "the world's most...
- Rollins Pass (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Snow removal--Colorado--1910-1930.; Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company.
- [between 1913 and 1925]
- 10th Mountain Division ski trooper
- Photomechanical reproduction of a painting shows a ski trooper with the 10th Light Division (Alpine) [later renamed the 10th Mountain Division] kneeling in snow and holding a rifle. He has on skis and wears dark snow goggles and a winter jump suit...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Ski Troopers--American--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Saturday evening post.
- 1943
- Denver Public Library 1992 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1992.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- 1994
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 1 and 2, 1919 January - February
- Rotary snow plow near Hagerman
- View of snow drifts and a Colorado Midland Railroad rotary snowplow locomotive and train on the approach to Hagerman Pass near Pitkin and Lake County, Colorado. Railroad tracks and pine trees are seen on the mountain. Men with hats pose in and atop...
- Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Pitkin...
- [between 1889 and 1893?]
- Sneffels snow scene
- View of Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado in the winter. Shows snow covered buildings, possibly the post office and general store. A burro a pack saddle stands on a path near the buildings.
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Snow--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Winter--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Big snow of December 1913 17th Ave. looking toward Broadway
- A man walks up a snow cleared sidewalk along Seventeenth Avenue, Denver, Colorado. A narrow one lane section of the street has also been cleared of the deep snow. The Savoy Hotel shows on the corner of Broadway and 17th.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913
- View along a snow shoveled walkway next to the Indian and buffalo bronze sculpture, "Closing era", on the back side of the State Capitol Building, Denver, Colorado. A small sign is barely visible above the deep snow, it reads:"Keep off the grass".
- Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Capitols--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913
- Pedestrians walk along a snow cleared sidewalk near the Albany Hotel, Seventeenth (17th) Street, Denver, Colorado. Tall piles of snow and ice chunks are in the street. A man with a shovel shows in distance across the street from the Equitable...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Big snow of December 1913
- Street car No. 307 in deep snow along a downtown Denver, Colorado, street. Snow piles line the sidewalk and a church steeple is in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- December 1913
- Two men practice rescuing a man from the snow, Paradise, Washington
- Two soldiers from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) practice rescuing a man from the snow using ropes. The man on the left is wearing a pith helmet and dark clothing. He is smiling and holding lightly onto a rope. The man in the...
- Paradise (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [1942]
- Truck load of snow with "bathing beauties" - some type of promotion for the Merchants Transfer Company
- Girls in bathing suits throw snow balls and sit on snow piled in the back of a truck, in Denver, Colorado; lettering reads: "The Merchant's Transfer Co."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Bathing beauties--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Teenagers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Snow pile
- A group of children play in a snow pile trucked in from the Rocky Mountains to 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Sign reads: "'From Summer's Glow To Winter's Snow' From the Moffat Road."
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [Summer, between 1900 and 1910?]
- Heavy snow on Boreas Pass
- A snow tunnel at the top of Boreas Pass (Summit County), Colorado opens into a snowbank near a deep trench with a shovel standing by it. A "Post Office" sign is above the tunnel opening. Above the trench, a man leans on the top of a power pole that...
- Boreas Pass (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Boreas Pass--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Boreas Pass--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Man walking through snow
- A man stands on path in the snow. He wears a suit, coat, and bowler hat and carries a large box with a strap over his shoulder. In the background are snow covered trees, utility poles and mountains, probably Colorado.
- Snow--Colorado--1890-1910.; Winter--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Winter of the big snow 1898-99
- On Main Street in Breckenridge, Colorado, the balcony and second floor of the Denver Hotel show above deep snow. The "Denver Hotel" sign shows above the line of sash windows. A half-round window is centered over each word, in each of the two...
- Denver Hotel (Breckenridge, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Snow--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Winter--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
- [1898 or 1899]
- Snow plow on the Midland
- View of Colorado Midland Railway rotary snow plow with locomotive, tender, two cabooses, men and frame snow shed, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--1880-1890.; Snowsheds--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- City Park snow scene
- View of City Park, Denver, Colorado. Snow covers the ground and trees.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- View on U.P. Railway, rotary making 4 miles per hour on a 4 per cent grade with 2 inches of ice on rails, snow 7 feet deep
- Men stand on and near a Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway rotary snow plow, assisted by railroad locomotives, as it clears snow from the track in Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Chaffee County--1890-1900.; Snow...
- 1890 April 18
- Snow shed & snow plow H. Pass
- View of snow drifts over a snowshed and a Colorado Midland Railroad snowplow locomotive and train on the approach to Hagerman Pass (Pitkin County), Colorado. Workmen look out from the train. Railroad tracks and pine trees are seen on the mountain
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Hagerman Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Denver, snow scenes
- View of snow piles on street after the snowstorm of 1913 in Denver, Colorado. Shows a Denver Tramway trolley car number "307" and hitching posts. A sign on a building reads, "Drug Store."
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December