Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 2011 Quitman Street
- View of 2011 Quitman Street in the Sloan Lake neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. This two-story, modified, Georgian style house has a steep pitched gable roof, brick chimney and an ornate wrought iron overhang over the front door. The first story is...
- Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Sloan Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Dwellings--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Sloan Lake (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1991
- Platoro Mining District
- View of a winding dirt road , the toll road around Terrace Reservoir, in the Platero Mining District in Conejos County, Colorado. The Alamosa River and canyon are in the distance.
- Alamosa River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1920.; Toll roads--Colorado--Conejos County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Green Mtn. Dam
- View of the construction site of the Green Mountain Dam project in Summit County, Colorado. Shows automobiles, graded earth, crane and winding roads.
- Earthmoving machinery--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.; Green Mountain Dam (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- Green Mtn. Dam
- View of the construction site of the Green Mountain Dam project in Summit County, Colorado. Shows graded earth, automobiles, mountains, buildings and winding dirt roads.
- Green Mountain Dam (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Summit Company (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Summit Company--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- Green Mtn. Dam
- View of the construction site of the Green Mountain Dam project in Summit County, Colorado. Shows graded earth, automobiles, winding roads and the Blue River.
- Green Mountain Dam (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Summit County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dam construction--Colorado--Summit County--1930-1950.
- [between 1938 and 1943?]
- Hell Gate from below
- A view of the valley near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. Shows the winding Colorado Midland Railway tracks, snow-tipped pine trees, and the Sawatch Mountain Range.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Hell Gap (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pitkin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Pitkin...
- [between 1893 and 1897?]
- View down Frying Pan [sic] from Hell Gate, Colorado Midland R.R.
- View of the Sawatch Mountain Range near Hell Gap (Hell Gate) in Pitkin County, Colorado. Shows the winding Colorado Midland Railway tracks, pine trees, Aspens, snow and a rocky hillside. The Fryingpan River is in the distance.
- Hell Gap (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- The "W." Pikes Peak carriage road
- Five horse-drawn carriages with passengers are on a winding portion of Pikes Peak carriage toll road in El Paso County Colorado.
- Mountain roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway, the hotel
- View of the Tavern of Tamalpais near the summit of Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County, California. Shows telephone poles and a winding road.
- Tavern of Tamalpais (Marin County, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Marin County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tamalpais, Mount (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Taverns (Inns)--California--Marin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1910?]
- The 36 in. equatorial, Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Calif.
- Interior view of the domed tower at Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County, California. Shows a large telescope mounted on a frame base and a winding staircase.
- Lick Observatory--1880-1900.; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Astronomical observatories--California--Santa Clara County--1880-1900.; Interiors--California--Santa Clara County--1880-1900.; Telescopes--California--Santa Clara...
- [between 1888 and 1900?]
- The 36 in. equatorial, Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal.
- Interior view of the observatory tower at Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton in Santa Clara County, California. A man leans near a winding staircase at the base of a large telescope.
- Lick Observatory--1880-1900.; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--1880-1900.; Astronomical observatories--California--Santa Clara County--1880-1900.; Interiors--California--Santa Clara County--1880-1900.; Telescopes--California--Santa Clara...
- [between 1888 and 1900?]
- Canon of the Grand River
- View of narrow-gauge train track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway), telegraph line, and Grand River (Colorado River) winding through Glenwood Canyon, east of Glenwood Springs, Colorado; shows tent in distance at left of track, a small tunnel visible in...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1920.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Curricanti [sic] Needle, Black Canon
- View of a narrow-gauge train track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway), telegraph line, and Gunnison River winding through the Black Canyon west of Gunnison, Colorado; Curecanti Needle rock formation is across river.
- Gunnison River Colo.)--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Black Canyon--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Ouray - Silverton Stage Road, Mt. Abram
- View of the stage road between Ouray and Silverton, Colorado; the narrow, winding dirt road ascends a canyon, with a figure on horseback at left; snow-covered, 12,800 foot Mt. Abrams at center background (located at the boundary of Ouray and San...
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- 4 Bar Ranch
- View of dirt road winding through the 4 Bar Ranch near Carbondale, Colorado; utility pole and wires, baled hay, farm buildings, and cultivated fields in distance, mountains in background, and field of clover in foreground.
- Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Louis Wyman pack outfit
- View of the Louis Wyman pack outfit, in Silverton, Colorado; shows men on horses, standing women and children, and men in surreys lined up in front of a two story, gable-roofed log cabin. Over its door, a sign reads: Store - Post Office. Wyman sits...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.; Wyman, Louis.
- 1880?
- Hartsel Springs, So. Park, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Hartsel, Colorado and South Park reached via Colorado Midland Railway; depot or train station, water tower, railroad freight cars, standard gauge track, and edge of corral, center; Hot Springs Hotel, center left; wooden frame buildings,...
- Hartsel (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Hartsel--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Hartsel--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Hartsel--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- South from Rock Creek Canon, Moffat Road
- Left side of panorama view over Rock Creek Canyon, Colorado; a man sits on a rocky cliff overlooking the Moffat Road tracks of the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad (formerly Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway) winding around the hills.
- Rock Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1915]
- Denver Mtn. Park Auto Road
- View of the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado; pine trees cast shadows across winding dirt road; mountains in background visible through trees.
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1914 and 1920]
- Elk Creek Canon Near Pine Grove Colo.
- View of a narrow, rutted, and pine tree-lined dirt road winding through Elk Creek Canyon near Pine Grove (later Pine), Colorado.
- Elk Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Pine Grove (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Pine Grove--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Narrows, Williams Canon
- View of dirt road winding through a narrow portion of Williams Canyon, north of Manitou (later Manitou Springs), Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Narrows Williams Canon
- View of dirt roadway winding through a narrow portion of Williams Canyon, north of Manitou (later Manitou Springs), Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Pikes Peak Highway
- View of the highway leading to the summit of Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado; horse-drawn carriages ascend the winding road.
- Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Raw land open to entry, Iron Spgs. Divide, near Great Divide Colony
- View of wagon ruts winding through brush-covered rolling hills at Iron Springs Divide, Moffat County, Colorado.
- Roads--Colorado--Moffat County--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- Williams Canon, Manitou Colo.
- View of dirt road winding through base of Williams Canyon, north of Manitou (later Manitou Springs), Colorado; shows steep canyon walls and switchback with guardrail.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- On the way to Berthud [i.e. Berthoud] Pass
- View of road winding through valley to Berthoud Pass, northwest of Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows Empire in distant background.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1927]
- Garden of the Gods
- Two men, with horses and wagons, stand on the trails winding through sandstone rock formations at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1930.
- [between 1890 and 1925?]
- Ute Pass pack train
- View of pack burros on Ute Pass, in Teller County, Colorado; their saddles show under light loads.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Teller County--1870-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Teller County--1870-1890.; Roads--Colorado--Teller County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Glenwood Canyon
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, the Colorado River, and a dirt highway winding through Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado; features a rutted road winding by gable roof buildings, two of board-and-batten construction, and the third with a corrugated metal roof; 1940s automobile parked further down the road.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Auto & man on mountain road switchbacks
- A man, standing by a parked car, looks at mountain peaks and winding turns on a dirt road, probably in Colorado or Utah.
- Automobiles--1920-1940.; Roads--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- 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?]
- Colo. roads
- View down on a winding dirt road on a bare pass in the Colorado mountains.
- Roads--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Mother Grundy, Clear Creek Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Colorado and Southern Railway's narrow gauge tracks in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado winding past rock formation "Mother Grundy"; man standing beside railroad tracks.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900- 1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Dixie Lake near Continental Divide, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Ry., the Moffat Road
- View of Dixie Lake (also called Jenny Lake) and Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway (later called Denver & Salt Lake) passenger train approaching Needle's Eye tunnel (number 32) near Rollins Pass, Colorado; standard gauge track winding along...
- Jenny Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--1900-1920.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1904 and 1913]
- Looking west from tunnel six, Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway
- View west from tunnel six of two elevations of Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway standard gauge track winding through foothills of Rocky Mountains above Colorado Springs, Colorado; also called Cripple Creek Short Line; passenger...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Pikes Peak carriage road, the "W."
- View of rock covered alpine area on Pikes Peak with winding dirt Pikes Peak carriage toll road and five horse drawn carriages with passengers, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- An extinct volcano on the Moffat Road
- View into valley with a caldera reached via Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway (later called Denver and Salt Lake Railroad), Moffat Road, Colorado; road winding up volcano past agricultural plots.
- Calderas--Colorado--1900-1930.; Craters--Colorado--1900-1930.; Valleys--Colorado--1900-1930.; Volcanoes--Colorado--1900-1930.; Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway.
- [between 1907 and 1925]
- Yankee Girl Mines
- View of Yankee Girl mines with frame buildings, house, winding railroad tracks, boxcar and iron smokestacks, possibly San Juan County, Colorado.
- Mining--Colorado--1880-1890.; Ore industry--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Painting of Cripple Creek Short Line
- Photograph of a painting by W. Bancroft (possibly William Henry Bancroft) depicting Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway (also called Cripple Creek Short Line), Colorado; two elevations of standard gauge track with two passenger...
- Canyons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Painting of Cripple Creek Short Line
- Photograph of a painting by J. (John Arthur) Ricker, 1903, illustrating Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway (also called Cripple Creek Short Line) with distant view of Colorado Springs, Colorado; five elevations of standard gauge...
- Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1910.; Trestles--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ricker, John Arthur.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- 1903
- Painting of Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad
- Photograph of a painting (artist unknown) depicting Denver, Boulder and Western Railroad (formerly Colorado & Northwestern Railway), Colorado; three elevations of narrow gauge tracks winding around mountain ridge with passenger train crossing...
- Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Ouray-Silverton stage road
- View of narrow stage road between Ouray & Silverton, Colorado; dirt road winding around rocky ledges; "Toll Road" originally built by Otto Mears in 1883, later became U.S. Highway 550 - "Million Dollar Highway".
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- View from Puzzler on the Denver, Boulder & Westery Ry.
- View towards Golden-Slipper Mining & Milling Company (Boulder county) from Puzzler, Colorado reached via Denver, Boulder & Western Railroad (formerly Colorado and Northwestern); narrow gauge tracks, right foreground; mine tailings, adit, mill, log...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Boulder County--1900-1910.; Denver, Boulder, and Western Railroad Company.; Golden-Slipper Mining & Milling Company (Boulder County,...
- [1909?]
- In the San Juan Mtns.
- View of one-lane dirt road winding around mountain slope in San Juans, Rocky Mountains, probably near Telluride, Colorado; possibly road from Black Bear Mine & Mill, later called Black Bear jeep road.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1900-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- 1967
- View northwest from Goat Hill over remains of Caribou (9800 feet), once a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado shows an improved gravel road winding upslope past portions of two stone walled structures and several dilapidated wood frame or log...
- Caribou (Colo.)--1960-1970.
- 1967
- 1956
- View northwest from Goat Hill over remains of Caribou (9800 feet), once a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, includes a gravel road winding past portions of two stone walled structures and several dilapidated wood frame or log structures...
- Caribou (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1956
- Mountain ranges near Fall River, Col.
- View into valley of Fall River, Clear Creek County, Colorado; includes a winding dirt road along the river, cleared areas with agricultural crops, and hazy mountains in the distance.
- Caribou (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Fall River (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Leadville Opera House scenery, 1933
- In this original scenery drop from the Tabor Opera House in Leadville, Colorado, we see a mountain scene with a winding road that follows a river with a waterfall in the background. A piano and music stands with lamps show in the foreground. The...
- Tabor Opera House--1930-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors.; Opera houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Theatrical productions--1930-1940.
- [1933]