Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 10:15 A.M., C & S 608 near Denver on Argo line, W 48th Ave. & Huron
- View of Colorado and Southern Railway steam locomotive 608 (2-8-0) on the Argo Line near W 48rh (Forty-eighth) Avenue and Huron Street in Denver, Colorado. The locomotive heads a tank car and a caboose. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "C & S,"...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Railroad tank cars--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1956 August 1
- 10th Mountain Division Name Lookup Index
- Database of 32,213 records of men who served with the “Mountain Troops” from 1941-1945. You may use the Name Lookup Index to determine if a person was a member of the 10th Mountain Division, and the company or Regiment with which he served.
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, Inc.; Military records.; Colorado--Genealogy
- 2002
- 1881 Corbett & Ballenger's 9th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1883 Corbett & Ballenger's 11th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1886 Corbett & Ballenger's 14th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1889 Corbett & Ballenger's 17th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1891 Corbett & Ballenger's 19th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1894 Corbett & Ballenger's 22nd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1896 Ballenger & Richards 24th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
- 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
- 1920 Corbett & Ballenger's 48th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
- 1924 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.1
- 1926 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.2
- 1927 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.3
- 1928 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.4
- 1929 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.5
- 1930 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.6
- 1931 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.7
- 1933 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.9
- 1934 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.10
- 1935 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.11
- 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
- 1937 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.13
- 1983 Capitol Hill People's Fair Guide
- 1:40 P.M., S.F. tr. 31 at Sedalia, diesel 179
- View of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe train no. 31 led by diesel locomotive 179 at Sedalia (Douglas County), Colorado. The consist has boxcars, a tank car and caboose. A parked automobile and frame buildings are in the distance.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Sedalia (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Sedalia--1950-1960.
- 1956 February 13
- 268 head on backing at tank, town at rt.
- A (probably) Denver, Rio Grande Western locomotive approaches a water tank near frame houses in Crested Butte (Gunnison County) Colorado; snow capped peaks are behind the town.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.; Water towers--Colorado--Crested Butte--1950-1960.
- 1952 July 3
- 9:35 A.M., Santa Fe ballast tamping machine at work near Tomah, Colo.
- View of an Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad ballast (gravel) tamping machine at work near Tomah (Douglas County), Colorado. Men stand or sit on the machine which has a storage tank and large pistons. The machine is pulled by a diesel...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Tomah (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Tomah--1950-1960.; Machinery--Colorado--Tomah--1950-1960.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Tomah--1950-1960.;...
- 1955 July 18
- "Life Saver" and group of children in swimsuits
- A man in shorts and a tank top with letters: "Chief Life Saver" poses in a crowd of boys and girls wearing swimming suits by a lake.
- Bathing suits--1910-1930.; Boys--1910-1930.; Children--1910-1930.; Girls--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--1910-1930.; Lifeguards--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- 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
- Abandoned coal mine
- View of the shafthouse, water tank, and buildings of an abandoned coal mine in Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--1910-1920.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Acme
- A miner walks between the power house, water tank, and buildings of the Acme Mine near Louisville (Boulder County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Louisville--1910-1920.; Acme Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Louisville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Louisville--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Louisville--1910-1920.; Water...
- 1911
- 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]
- Adelaide Station, F. & C. C. R. R.
- The small, Victorian, wood frame Adelaide depot served the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad in Fremont County, Colorado. The building features a decorative gable apron trim, a wooden platform, wooden siding, and a water tank. In 1896, the...
- Adelaide (Fremont County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Adelaide--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1905]
- Akron & Barberton Belt R.R. Akron, OH. diesel # 26
- View of Akron and Barberton Belt Railroad diesel locomotive # 26 with freight cars, a gondola car and caboose in Akron, Ohio. Letters on the train read: "A.& B.B.R.R.," "Atlantic Coast Dispatch" and "N & W." The train is on a spur near storage...
- Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Diesel locomotives.; Railroad shops & yards.; Railroads.
- 1948 June 26
- Alamosa city jail, Alamosa, Colo. 7-15-50f
- The city jail in Alamosa, Colorado, is a small one-story building with bars on the windows. There is a gas or oil tank with a wood frame and a glass gallon jug and steel barrels sit to the side of wood door entry. A larger brick structure and wood...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Jails--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Alamosa yard
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western freight train pulled by locomotives 490 and 484 in the railroad yard at Alamosa, (Alamosa County), Colorado. Tank and gondola cars are in the train. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.
- 1953 January 18
- Alpine Station
- View of the Alpine railroad station, Alpine, Chaffee County, Colorado, a combination frame depot, freight room and living quarters with a large group of men on the wooden plank depot platform with piles of bundled canvas sacks; shows Denver South...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1890.; Alpine (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- Alpine Station, Chalk Creek
- A group of men stand on the raised wooden platform of the combination depot, freight room and living quarters of the Alpine Station Number 1070, (later known as Fisher) along Chalk Creek in Chaffee County, Colorado. The depot features clapboard...
- Alpine (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Water towers--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company.
- [between 19-? and 1950]
- Alpine Station, Chalk Creek
- A group of men stand on the raised wooden platform of the combination depot, freight room and living quarters of the Alpine Station Number 1070, (later known as Fisher) along Chalk Creek in Chaffee County, Colorado. The depot features clapboard...
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Alpine (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- American Smelting & Refining Co.
- View of American Smelting and Refining Company, Pueblo, Colorado, a smelter and refinery; shows an industrial plant complex with warehouse style buildings, smokestacks, water tank, slag ladles on tracks in workyard, ore cart tracks leading to...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; American Smelting and Refining Company.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- American Smelting & Refining Co., Pueblo, Colo.
- Partial view of American Smelting and Refining Company, Pueblo, Colorado, a smelter and refinery; shows warehouse style buildings, smokestacks, water tank, ore cart tracks, pile of coal, stacked rails, wheelbarrows, and scrap materials.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Smelters--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1910.; American Smelting and Refining Company.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Antlers Hotel garage
- View of the brick Antlers Garage on West Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The building has ornamental brick work; an arched, rooftop facade with an elk or deer head and antlers; tile roof accents; and a sign that...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Garages--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- April Crumley and Family at the Future Site of Cedar Park
- Arch Rock and Deer Creek - Platte Canon
- View of Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad tracks near Arch Rock and Deer Creek in the Platte Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. People are by the rock formation; a water tank is by the tracks.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Arch Rock at Deer Creek water tank
- Stereographic view of an unidentified man sitting in the shade on a large boulder under Arch Rock, a landmark along the line of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad. The man holds a long branch, possibly using it for a fishing pole; two men...
- Crossons (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Men--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Crossons--1870-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [between 1877 and 1890?]
- Areation [sic] tanks
- A view of the aeration tanks at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located at 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. The aeration tanks have walkways that criss-cross over a liquid filled tank. The sludge control tanks are in...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Facilities--1930-1940.; Aeration tanks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Areation [sic] tanks
- A view of the aeration tanks at the Denver Sewage Disposal Works Plant located at 50th (Fiftieth) and Emerson Street in Denver, Colorado. The aeration tanks have walkways that criss-cross over a liquid filled tank. The sludge control tanks are in...
- Denver Sewage Disposal Works--Facilities--1930-1940.; Aeration tanks--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Sewage disposal plants--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic facilities--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1930 and 1940?]