Local History Photo Archive
The Eagle Valley Library District and the Eagle County Historical Society work together to bring you thousands of photographs, artifacts, and many other items from historical Eagle County and the surrounding areas on the Western Slope.
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- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Station at Gilman, Colorado, ca. 1896
- This photograph of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Station in Gilman, Colorado was taken around 1896. The photographer is identified as C. W. Erdlen.
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- Denver & Rio Grande Railroad along the Eagle River, ca. 1899
- This photograph was taken from a car on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad sometime around 1899. The photographer is presumed to be Prof. Charles Peter Berkey. Professor Berkey was in Colorado as part of a school trip from the University of Minnesota. He came with mining students from that university to study the "practical science of mining."
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- Denver Municipal Airport
- A "Mainliner" at Denver Municipal Airport, 1939, taken from inside the terminal. [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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- Denver Stock Show 1913
- A group from McCoy attended the Denver Stock Show in 1913 [back of photo says 1914]. "Left to right: Phil Hines, Harry Groh, Ethel McCoy, John Kier, Kate Pound, Jack Grimes, Mae Grimes, Stella McCoy, Frank Groh, Agatha Ebert, George Irondale." -- McCoy Memoirs, p.101 [Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine 1522 at Minturn
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine 1522 sits at the coaling tower in Minturn. Taken on May 21, 1949. Engine 1522 was a 4-8-2 type locomotive. It was originally built in 1923, and was scrapped in February of 1955.
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- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine 1709 at Dotsero
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine 1709 passes through Dotsero in 1939. Engine 1709 was a 4-8-4 type locomotive. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad commissioned 19 of these locomotives between 1929 and 1938. All 19 were scrapped between 1951 and 1959. This photograph was taken by Otto Perry.
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- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine 3410
- Railroad employees stand in front of engine 3410. Engine 3410 was a 2-8-8-2 type engine which was owned by and operated on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The train is possibly stopped at the top of Tennessee Pass. A building listing the elevation can be seen in the top right corner, and is listed as "Elevation 10242."
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- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine 3610 at Pando
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad engine 3610 sits at Pando. A railroad employee stands on the tender of the locomotive. Engine 3610 was a 2-8-8-2 type locomotive.
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- Denver, Colorado
- "Father picture taken in the '80s before father was married to Mary Grant" - Alda Borah. "Father" would be Alfred Borah. The photo is double printed on a cardboard postcard; verso reads Denver, Colorado.