PPLD Digital Collections

American serviceman near the Pont d'Lena with the Palais de Chaillot in the background. 1

American solder crossing a snow covered wooden bridge 1

An automobile bearing 1924 Colorado license plates crosses a wooden trestle bridge in front of a tunnel on the Corley Mountain Highway [later Gold Camp Road] in a mountain landscape. 1

An automobile is crossing a wooden trestle bridge after exiting a tunnel on the Corley Mountain Highway [later Gold Camp Road] in a rugged mountain landscape. 1

An automobile is stopped with two people standing adjacent on a wooden trestle bridge on the Corley Mountain Highway [later Gold Camp Road] in a mountain landscape. Another car is parked in the background with its occupants next to the automobile. 1

An automobile that is the same vehicle in images 013-0414 and 013-8470 crosses a wooden trestle bridge after exiting the south portal of tunnel no. 4 on the Corley Mountain Highway [later Gold Camp Road] in a rugged mountain landscape. 1

Arch highway bridge over canyon at Rainbow Falls in rocky landscape. 1

Bridge in Cheyenne Canyon. 1

Bridge over a creek with railroad tracks and several structures visible to the far left. Pikes Peak is seen in the background. 1

Bridge over railroad tracks at Denver & Rio Grande Railroad station. Brick buildings at left have signs for feed and grain. Railroad station with trains parked on sidings in front is visible in background. 1

Bridge over river with mountains in background. Several people are walking over the bridge, while others stand at the left side. Photo identified as "8th Bridge over Fountain Creek, Colorado Springs." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Bridge over shallow water built with a foundation of rocks. Hay wagon and a touring car, perhaps on its way to the general store in the small settlement beyond, pass each other on the dirt road through the valley. 1

Bridge over unidentified river with trees lining banks. 1

Building I-25 overpass on Colorado Avenue, past drive-in liquor store and Tip-Top Cleaners. 1

Burning brush just north of the Bijou Bridge. The Tahama Spring Pavilion visible in the background is no longer standing. 1

Close up of steel wires attached to stone columns of the Brooklyn Bridge suspension bridge in New York City. 1

Closeup of plaque mounted on north side of eastbound lanes. "Bijou Street Viaduct 1937 / Ed. H. Honnen Const. Co. Contractor". 1

Closeup of plaque mounted on south side of eastbound lanes. 1

Colorado Avenue overpass with decorative iron railings and stairway. Cars are parked under the overpass. Robinson Grain Co. building visible in background with D&RGW railroad boxcar parked alongside. Railroad crossing sign is at left. 1

Cranes working on overpasses during the construction of Interstate 25, with cars and trucks parked underneath. 1

Creek running under bridge, identified as "Monument Creek at Mesa Bridge, Colo. Springs, CO." 1

Curving rocky canyon road and wooden deck bridge in a mountain landscape. 1

Dirt road in rocky canyon. Small bridge is in center. Photo identified on back. 1

Dirt road with an automobile crossing a wooden deck bridge in the distance. Trees and bushes are on either side of the road. 1

Early motorcar parked on the dirt road just past a wooden trestle deck bridge crossing over the river. 1

Eastbound lanes of Cimarron Street Bridge -- looking East from West end of bridge 1

Eastbound lanes of Cimarron Street Bridge showing the barricades 1

Eastbound lanes of Cimarron Street Bridge, at its crest -- Note cover over hole in bridge in Eastbound lanes 1

Emma Swem [on right] stands with a group of women and one man on a wooden bridge, possibly at Seven Falls. 1

Fast-running river with houses behind and Cheyenne Mountain in distance. Photo identified as "View from Downstream of Fountain Creek - Bridge 8th St., Colorado Springs." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Flood debris and half-demolished buildings with bridge in background. Building at left has sign "Bought Sold Exchanged." Note on back reads "Looking across Union Ave., and Main St. from Santa Fe Stone Depot." 1

Foggy view of arched bridge over wide river with tall buildings of large city in background. Small bridge is on end of jetty in foreground. 1

Freight train crossing trestle bridge over snowy landscape with hills behind. "No. 535" printed on center of print. Handwritten note on back reads "Marshall Pass Colo." Partially obscured stamp on back reads "Bros. News Agents. Ogden - Utah." 1

Full page spread with 13 images. Caption at bottom of page "Pictures from New Mexico and Colorado." [translated from the original German] Illustration appeared in "Around the World" dated March 22, 1884, pages 40-41. 1

Group of 13 boys on standing on a pipe line on a wooden bridge. This may be the penstock pipe line running from Ruxton Creek to the Manitou Hydro Electric plant, before it reached the upper station of the Manitou Incline. 1

Group of women and children posing on log bridge over roaring river with treed hillside behind. Handwritten note on back reads "Excurcionists [sic] going to the Lakes." 1

Halftone illustration of rustic bridge over stream shaded by trees. "In Cheyenne Park" printed at bottom of page. "Stevens" printed in lower left of page. 1

Helen Hunt Falls with the first walkway bridge above the falls. Four people are standing on the bridge and a girl is visible at the base of the falls. The original lower bridge can still be seen at the bottom of the falls. 1

Helen Hunt Falls with the second walkway bridge above the falls. A sign appears on the bridge stating “Helen Hunt Falls”. 1

Laura and Lavergne Long stand on a boardwalk bridge. 1

Looking East at the East bridge support pillars and their braces under the Cimarron Street Bridge 1

Looking East at the center pillar supports betweent Conejos Street and the Railroad tracks under the Cimarron Street Bridge 1

Looking East on the North half of the Cimarron Street Bridge from the West end of the bridge 1

Looking East on the Westbound lanes of Cimarron Street Bridge -- traffic has been routed two ways on this part of the bridge 1

Looking North across the Cimarron Street Bridge -- Note steel plates set in place due to damage to bridge surface 1

Looking North at the East end of the Cimarron Street Bridge from the South on Conejos Street 1

Looking North at the West end of the Cimarron Street Bridge from Conejos Street 1

Looking North on 500 South Conejos Street at the Cimarron Street Bridge 1

Looking Northwest at the support pillars and their braces on the West end of the Cimarron Street Bridge 1

Looking South at the Cimarron Street Bridge as it spans 400 South Conejos Street 1

Looking South at the Cimarron Street Bridge from approximately 300 South Conejos Street 1

Looking Southeast across the Cimarron Street Bridge -- Note plywood cover and sandbags covering a large hole in the Eastbound lanes of the bridge 1

Looking Southeast at the North side of the Cimarron Street Bridge from 400 South Conejos Street 1

Man and woman standing on wooden bridge with waterfall behind. Photo identified as "Seven Falls 4-28-07" on print. Couple identified as Eddie and Pearl Dennis on back. 1

Man identified as Eddie Dennis on wooden bridge in Stratton Park surrounded by trees. 1

Man standing in water surveying damage to demolished bridge with debris around. Another man hangs on to side of bridge. Photo identified on back. 1

Man standing on wooden bridge in front of waterfall cascading from under large rock on steep hillside. "953. Sheltered Fall's. Pike's Peak Trail" written on bottom of print. 1

Memorial Day Flood. 1

Men and boys sit in rowboats on river under bridge with tree-lined bank in distance. Other rowboats and canoes are visible in background. 1

Men and women standing on rustic log bridge in Monument Valley Park. 1

Men stand on flood damaged bridge over Monument Creek. Dirt road goes over bridge, which is littered with boards . A sawhorse stands at right side of bridge. 1

Monument Valley Park bridge. 1

Muddy and water-logged area is strewn with debris following the Pueblo Flood of 1921. A drive-through steel truss bridge and large buildings are in the distance. Note on back reads "All that remain of "The Grove" Pueblo most thickly populated district." 1

Old Colorado Avenue bridge showing the stairway to the Rio Grande Railway Station. 1

One of 12 images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "The Illustrated London News" on April 16, 1887 on pages 450-451. 1

Original Bridge in Cheyenne Canyon. This is scanned from an original print, not the negative. 1

Ornate railing and walkway on bridge support in New York City. 1

Panoramic photograph of a stylist wooden bridge crossing the creek in Monument Valley Park with houses visible in the distance. Railroad tracks run along the left side of the photo. 1

Panoramic view of wooden bridge over Monument Creek. 1

Pikes Peak framed above a narrow bridge over Monument creek. 1

Plaque on north side of eastbound lanes. 1

Plaque on south side of eastbound lanes. Plaque reads "Colorado Springs Bijou Street Viaduct 1937". 1

Plywood cover and sandbags used to cover hole in Cimarron Street Bridge 1

Printed on back "Pinnacle Rock, Thompson Canon on road to Estes Park, Colo." 1

Printed on front " A Vista of Pike's Peak from Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs." 1

Printed on front "1463 "Prexy's Walk," University Campus, Boulder, Colo." Walking bridge spans small lake. 1

Printed on front "A Scene Near Manitou." Imprinted on sides "W. H. Lawrence & Co., Publishers, Denver, Colo." and "Rocky Mountain Scenery." 1

Printed on front "At 7 Falls." Imprinted on back "Published at Colorado Springs, Colorado. Always call for Mellens Views." 1

Printed on front "Rustic Bridge, Stratton Park, Near Colorado Springs." 1

Printed on front "Rustic bridge in Mountain Valley Park, Pike's Peak in the distance, Colorado Springs, Colo." 1

Printed on front "The Bridge" Monument Valley Park" Snow covered. 1

Printed on front &quot8562. Bridge at the Soda Springs, Manitou, Colo.&quot 1

Railroad tracks through Royal Gorge. Printed on bottom "1586 Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge" and "Hook Photo". 1

Sandy road with a bridge in the distance with a convoy of Sociability Tour automobiles with their driving teams stopped on it posing for a photo. Probably photographed by G. B. Merrick. 1

Showing a closer view of the damage to the center North concrete support pillar and its braces 1

Showing closeup of the cracking in the concrete along the North handrail of Cimarron Street Bridge 1

Showing damage to the concrete bridge supports and the braces holding it together under the Cimarron Street Bridge 1

Showing some of the cracking in the concrete along the North handrail of Cimarron Street Bridge 1

Showing the damage to the center North concrete support pillar and its braces 1

Small boat sails under Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. Factory building in background has sign "Gair Indus" 1

Small iron bridge over sandy riverbed. Bridge has plaque attached at right reading "1887 Built by King Bridge Co. Cleveland O." Photo identified on back as "Huerfano crossing at Doyles, south of Pueblo." 1

Small steel deck bridge over a stream. ID on back "One of the bridges on Colo-Gulf Highway, Pueblo County". 1

Snow covered foot bridge in wooded area. 1

Snow-covered bridge over small river with stands of trees and snowy ground in front. Note on back reads "State Bridge from the Yampa Valley mail train at 50 m.p.h." 1

South side of Bijou Street Bridge 1

Southwest support pillar of Cimarron Street Bridge showing steel cable brace 1

Taos Pueblo Indians cross a footbridge. 1

The Ute Pass bridge over Rainbow Falls shortly after completion with one automobile crossing the span. Snow covers the surrounding rocky terrain. The bridge was first opened in December of 1932. 1

Three Sociability Tour automobiles loaded with passengers cross a drive-through steel-truss bridge. Probably photographed by G. B. Merrick. 1

Three individuals on bridge at top of dam. 1

Top of Brooklyn Bridge showing steel support wire with towers of skyscrapers in background. 1

Towers of the Queensboro Bridge hang over busy street in New York City. Cars and buses fill the street in front. Movie theater at left has sign "O Lucky Man Malcolm McDowell" on its marquee. 1

Two men in suits stand by a newly-constructed bridge with rock sides. Construction workers, with wagons and mule teams, stand on the road behind them. 1

Two persons in a touring car bearing a 1913 Colorado license plate drive on a concrete arch bridge over a stream in a mountain landscape. 1

Two women and a girl pose with their touring car on a wooden bridge in a rocky mountain canyon. 1

Two women on a steel deck trestle bridge pose for a photo next to their circa 1910 touring car. The bridge spans a dry creek bed in a rocky mountain landscape. 1

Underneath the West end of the Cimarron Street Bridge looking Northwest from Conejos Street 1

View from the river under the Brooklyn Bridge in New York towards lower Manhattan showing the skyline. 1

View from water level of ironwork on bridge supports, probably of the hydroelectric dam at Cameo, Colorado. On top are buildings with tile roofs. A walkway with metal railings runs along the top of the bridge. 1

View near the Cascade Avenue bridge after a train wreck. Wreck occurred on August 23, 1970. Mangled railroad hopper cars loaded with coal are strewn along the tracks. Presented reversed. 1

View of Bijou Street from the bridge looking west, with mountains in background and street lamps alongside road. 1

View of Royal Gorge Suspension Bridge. Identification sheet with negative. 1

View of Soda Spring, Navajo Spring, and Cliff House in Manitou Springs. 1

View of a collapsed Cascade Avenue bridge after a train wreck. Men are standing near the wreckage. Mangled railroad hopper cars loaded with coal are strewn along the tracks. 1

View of a muddy road next to a farm. An automobile is visible in the background driving towards a bridge. Probably photographed by G. B. Merrick. 1

View of bridge across Fountain Creek at location known as Adams Crossing in Old Colorado City. 1

View of bridge with the steeple from St. Mary's Catholic Church visible in the background. 1

View of decoratively-designed tower of the Manhattan Bridge in New York City, with one tower of the World Trade Center visible behind. Note on back reads "Circle line tour." 1

View of demolished bridge over Fountain Creek with receding flood waters. Signs on stores visible include "Veterinary Hospital" and "Auto Repairing". 1

View of ornate wooden bridge in Stratton Park. 1

View of the bridge looking west. 1

View of the bridge looking west. Identified on the back of the photograph as "Only bridge to survive Memorial Day flood." 1

View of train cars that have left the tracks. Location of the wreck identified as being south of Fillmore Avenue. Mangled railroad hopper cars loaded with coal are strewn along the tracks. 1

View of wooden bridge through trees. 1

View towards Pikes Peak with small bridge in midground. Photo identified as "Pikes Peak from .... Platform foot of Columbia, Colo. Springs." Identification sheet with negative. 1

Westbound entrance to the East end of the Cimarron Street Bridge at Sierra Madre Street intersection 1

White railed wooden bridge in Phantom Canon. 1

Woman draped in large coat walking across Bijou Street bridge in the rain, with railroad tracks and second Antlers Hotel visible in background. 1

Wood engraving of narrow bridge over river among sheer cliffs in mountains."Uncapaghre Bridge" printed below image. One of three images on page 468 of "Ouray, the Gem of the Rockies" supplement of Harper's Weekly, June 8, 1889. 1

Wooden bridge at foot of slope with team of workhorses at bottom and pole fence at left. Photo identified on back. This was the first ski jump built by the Silver Spruce Ski Club. 1

Wooden deck bridge built over a ravine on an unpaved mountain road. 1

Workers remove train wreckage. Location of the wreck identified as being south of Fillmore Avenue. The Cascade Avenue bridge was later removed. Mangled railroad hopper cars loaded with coal are strewn along the tracks. Presented reversed. 1

Young woman holding child staring at flood waters of Monument Creek going under Uintah Street Bridge during 1965 flood. 1