Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1859 flat with wrecked 9305 on top
- Denver and Rio Grande Western flatcar 1859 waits in the yard at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado with the wreckage of flatcar 9305.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Debris--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1950 October
- Airplane View of flooded area looking east across Union Depot Yard from above Mesa City Hall at upper left, D.& R.G. round house on right
- Aerial view of Union Depot and rail yard in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows bridges over Union Avenue, Main Street and C Street, the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad roundhouse, train wreckage from the flood, and standing water near...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Union Depot (Pueblo, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Army tank used in clearing up wreckage
- An army tank used in cleaning up wreckage caused by a flood sits in dried mud in a street in Pueblo, Colorado. Shows a cable and piles of downed utility poles. An overturned railroad freight car and commercial buildings are in the distance. A sign...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Tanks (Military science)--American--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Auto wreck
- A crowd gathers around the wreckage of an automobile accident, probably in Denver, Colorado. The vehicle lies overturned next to a utility pole at a street corner. A police officer stands nearby.
- Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Auto/drug store accident
- A crowd looks at wreckage of an automobile that crashed into the front of a drugstore, in Denver, Colorado. Awnings lie across the front of the automobile and a bench is overturned. Men help to remove the debris.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Awnings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Drugstores--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Bridge washed out with train wrecked
- The wreckage of probably a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific passenger train after a bridge collapse near Vona (Kit Carson County), Colorado. Shows a train derailment on the bridge. Crushed and overturned railroad cars lie in the river, some cars...
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Kit Carson County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridge failures--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Kit Carson County--1920-1930.;...
- 1929
- Campion, John (mansion) n.e. corner e. 8th Ave. & Logan St.
- View of Campion home wreckage at 800 Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; a wall remains standing among debris.
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Mansions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1963 December 31
- Campion, John - mansion
- View of the Campion home wreckage at 800 Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; a wall remains standing among debris. Cardboard boxes have labels: "Qupak Contact Lens Cases."
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Mansions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1963 December 4
- Car inside store / accident
- A man and woman pose by an automobile, wreckage, and interior store walls.
- Accidents--1910-1930.; Automobiles--1910-1930.; Stores & shops--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Car inside store / wreck
- View of an automobile, wreckage, and interior store walls.
- Accidents--1910-1930.; Automobiles--1910-1930.; Stores & shops--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Car upside down
- View of a automobile crash scene; men look at a man's body and wreckage.
- Automobiles--1920-1930.; Dead persons--1920-1930.; Traffic accidents--1920-1930.; Victims--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Car wreck
- Bystanders look at the wreckage of an automobile accident. The car is overturned on a curb next to a utility pole. Other automobiles are in the background.
- Automobiles--1920-1940.; Spectators--1920-1940.; Traffic accidents--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Carload of stoves at Holmes' Hardware Store
- Cast iron cooking stoves are piled up against the side of the brick Holmes Hardware Store at 400 S. Union Avenue near railroad tracks after the Arkansas River flood, in Pueblo, Colorado. Wreckage and debris are piled up near a viaduct. Wooden...
- Holmes Hardware Store (Pueblo, Colo.)--Disasters--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Stoves--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.
- [1921 June]
- Clearing wreckage from D. & R.G. Walker Yard, looking north from C. St. viaduct, freight cars in distance on south levee of river
- View of wrecked freight cars and debris from the Arkansas River flood in the Denver and Rio Grande Western Walker rail yard in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Wrecking cranes clear rubble.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Collapsed bldg.
- A group looks over the wreckage of a collapsed brick building in Denver, Colorado. One side of the building along with the roof has fallen into a river below the remaining structure.
- Building failures--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Colorado State College of Education buildings
- A somber Helen Langworthy, Theater Director, appraises the damage done by the fire in Cranford Hall in March, 1949, on the campus of the Colorado State College of Education (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly the State Normal...
- Colorado State College of Education--1940-1950.; Greeley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Langworthy, Helen.
- 1949 March 12
- D. & R.G.W. train wreck, Royal Gorge route
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Western Railroad wreck near Granite (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows locomotive 1604 and passenger cars in the Arkansas River. Men stand on the wreckage, tracks and on a rocky hillside.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.;...
- 1926, Labor Day
- D. & R.G.W. train wreck, Royal Gorge route
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Western Railroad wreck near Granite (Chaffee County), Colorado. People stand on tracks and twisted wreckage. One man sits on a rock in the Arkansas River. Shows passenger cars in the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.;...
- 1926 Labor Day
- Debris and wreckage, E. end of Main St. viaduct
- View of a pile of lumber and debris from the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows men beside the wreckage of the Main Street viaduct.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Debris from engine explosion cleared
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad locomotive mangled from an explosion in probably Denver, Colorado. Metal wreckage is piled on a flatbed railroad car. Shows a crane with cables, a viaduct, and a water tower in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosions--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1941 February 4
- Denver & Interurban Trolley and auto accident
- Men stand by the wreckage of a automobile after an accident with a Denver and Interurban Trolley near Denver, Colorado. The wrecked car is on the tracks in front of trolley car #M-153; men walk along the railroad line.
- Denver & Interurban Railroad--1900-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--1900-1930.; Electric railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1908 and 1926?]
- Denver & Salt Lake wreck
- Wreckage of cars; after runaway on 2% grade, behind Denver & Sale Lake 215. Photographed: Near Rollinsville, Colo., November 6, 1935.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1935.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Rollinsville.
- 1935
- Denver fire trucks - accident
- Shows the wreckage of Denver Fire trucks, the result of an accident. A carriage portion of a fire engine rests overturned in the middle of the street.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
- July 17, 1939
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 47, 1910 November 19
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 33, 1912 August 17
- Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway wreck
- View of a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway accident in Colorado; men pose by a locomotive, coal car, and "Refrigerator" car. People look at the wreckage from an embankment.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Desolation in wake of flood, looking south from Main Street, A.T. & S.F. river bridge and wrecked D. & R.G. bridge in center
- Men beside a cement wall look at wreckage from the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows standing water, mud, debris and damaged Denver and Rio Grande Western and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad bridges. A brick...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Elephant stampede
- Scene of an elephant stampede in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada shows collapsed bleachers within the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show circus tent. Two women stand in the wreckage in long dresses and hats.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Disasters--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Disasters--1910-1920.; Winnipeg (Man.)--1910-1920.; Debris--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Stampedes--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Women--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.
- 1913 [July 30]
- Elephant stampede
- View of collapsed bleachers after an elephant stampede in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Workers pose near the bleachers in the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tent. Daylight from outside the tent illuminates the wreckage.
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Disasters--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Disasters--1910-1920.; Winnipeg (Man.)--1910-1920.; Debris--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Employees--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.; Stampedes--Canada--Winnipeg--1910-1920.
- 1913 July 30
- Fire engine #15 wreck
- A crowd stands around the wreckage of Fire Engine #15 overturned on a city street in Denver, Colorado. Shows ladder and hoses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Fire truck / building accident
- Workers clean wreckage from a building after a fire truck had crashed into the front wall, in Denver, Colorado. Billboard reads: "Lakeside."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Traffic accidents--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Flood scene, R.R. yards, Nuckolls Packing Plant in the distance, Pueblo
- Wrecked buildings and overturned Denver and Rio Grande Western freight cars are in the Walker rail yard after the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows smokestacks and the Nuckolls Packing Company buildings in the distance.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Nuckolls Packing Company (Pueblo, Colo.)--Disasters--1920-1930.; Packing-houses--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June 6
- Flood scenes
- Intersection of Main St. and Gregory St. after flooding, 1910. George Stroehle & Sons, Boiler and Sheet Iron Works and "Bull" Durham buildings are visible among the wreckage. Seven people (one blurred) and a dog are seen interspersed among the...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.
- 1910
- Forbes
- View of metal wreckage in Forbes (Las Animas County) Colorado, after the UMF mining labor strike against CF&I.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo. 1913-1914.; Forbes (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Forbes--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Foxton, train wreck, Colorado and Southern
- View of a train wreck near Foxton (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows a derailed Colorado and Southern railroad train on a bridge over the North Fork of the South Platte River; a group of bystanders stands near the train surrounded by wreckage. The...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--Disasters--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson...
- 1901 Sept. 1
- Foxton, train wreck, Colorado and Southern
- A group of bystanders stands near the wreckage of a Colorado and Southern Railway train near Foxton (Jefferson County), Colorado. A tender, number "10," hangs off the bridge over the North Fork of the South Platte River.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--Disasters--1900-1910.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson...
- 1901 Sept. 1
- Front of Union Depot, June 3rd 1921, Pueblo, Colo.
- View of wrecked freight cars and mud covered tracks from the flooded Arkansas River at Union Depot in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows debris, lumber and overturned railroad cars.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Union Depot (Pueblo, Colo.)--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June 3
- Gladstone - 1941
- The wreckage of the Gold King Mill stands precariously in Gladstone, Colorado. The top of the facade is leaning outward and is nearing collapse. Framework timbers lead up to the leaning facade.
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Gladstone - 1941
- A jumble of discarded mining equipment lies amid dilapidated buildings, a part of the Gold King Mill, Gladstone, Colorado. Shows machine shop at left, boiler and generator house at center. One of the buildings stands askew in the wreckage; other...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Glendive train wreck
- View of a Northern Pacific Railroad wreck at Glendive (Dawson County), Montana; shows the wreckage of the day coach, smoker, and mail cars.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Glendive (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.; Railroads--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.
- 1908 August 11
- Great flood, Pueblo, Colo., June 3rd '21, C. & S. Wrecking Crane no. 99007, D.& R.G.R.R. Yds [?]
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western wrecking crane moves debris in a rail yard from the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Shows overturned freight cars, lumber, silt and mud on tracks.
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June 3
- Headlite from wreck among trees, Marshall Pass
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western wreckage on Marshall Pass, in Montezuma County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1960-1970.; Locomotives--Headlights--Colorado--Saguache County--1960-1970.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Saguache...
- 1960
- History of Denver
- Idaho Springs school
- The cornerstone to the new addition to the grade school is being laid in Idaho Springs, Colorado, in 1902. A large group of people has gathered and are standing around a triangular support apparatus made of three timbers. It is being used in the...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cornerstones--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Looking south along Union Avenue, Pueblo white building with tower is new City Hall on bank of river
- View of debris, mud, and silt from the Arkansas River flood on Union Avenue in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. People are gathered near piles of wreckage in the street and in front of commercial businesses. Shows the City Hall building with a...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Looking west along 2nd St. from point near Main Street
- People walk on 2nd (Second) Street in front of damaged commercial buildings and piles of debris from the Arkansas River flood in Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado. Men pose on wreckage from a collapsed roof beside a damaged brick building with a...
- Ridgway, Arthur Osbourne, 1870-1953.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Pueblo (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Debris--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo--1920-1930.;...
- 1921 June
- Men looking at car wreckage in trees
- View of (possibly) flood damage, near Morrison (Jefferson County) Colorado; men examine automobile parts and debris among trees.
- Morrison (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Morrison--1930-1940.
- 1938?
- Missouri Pacific passenger engine, D. & R.G. switch engine, Santa Fe and Rio Grande bridges with A.S. & R. smelter in background
- View of the wreckage of a Missouri Pacific railroad passenger engine and a Denver and Rio Grande Western switching engine near the intact Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad bridge and the collapsed Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad bridge...
- American Smelting and Refining Company--1920-1930.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Disasters--1920-1930.; Missouri Pacific Railroad...
- [1921]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Numbers 6 and 7, 1921 June-July
- Olympic Portland Cement Co., Bellingham, Wash.
- View of wrecked Great Northern Railway freight car number "76581" and a locomotive in Bellingham (Whatcom County), Washington. A man stands beside the collision wreckage near a fence.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1940-1950.; Bellingham (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Railroad accidents--Washington--Bellingham--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Washington--Bellingham--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- [between 1942?]