PPLD Digital Collections

A young girl sits on an old wagon bed amidst a collection of other old wagons and parts in Fairplay. The old Park County Courthouse built in 1874 is in the background. 1

Abandoned towed fire-hose wagon sitting in large brick building with boarded up windows. The wooden floor has collapsed under the one of the rear wheels. "Goldfield F.D.H. & L.I." painted on side of wagon. 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

Covered freight wagons being pulled by teams of oxen are lined up on the narrow road up Ute pass. Log railings line the left side of the dirt road in a rocky canyon. A teamster is holding long whip is leaning against wagon in foreground. 1

Covered wagon makes its way across a wide mountain valley. 1

Crossing the Plains from the States to Colorado 1

Early view on Second and Bennett in Cripple Creek showing Palace Hotel with horses tied in front and men standing on porch. Horses and wagons are standing by sidewalk on other side of the street. Title written on bottom of print. 1

Eight images on a full-page spread. 1

Four couples eat a meal by a rocky cliff. One man is sitting on wooden chair. A wagon to the side is loaded with three bundles of what appears to be bedding with one wrapped with a quilt. 1

Four men in a wagon on their way to the Navajo reservation Shiprock. 1

Four men stand at wagon parked in front of railroad depot. Small boy wearing cap is in foreground. 1

Four mule-drawn carriages with six people in each standing in snow and rocks on the old carriage road to the summit of Pikes Peak. Title and "Elevation 14147 ft" are written on print. 1

Four women and two small children sit on wagon; two of the women are holding pitchforks. Photo is identified on back "Kathryn Will, Hattie Clifford Monahan, John Monahan, Nell Clifford Farmer, Clifford Farmer, Mayme Clifford Foley." 1

Frank Cheley (left) next to supply wagon hitched up to a team of horses. 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

Full page spread with 13 images. Page title "Colorado. - Incidents of a trip to the mining town of Durango. - From Sketches by J. J. Reilly. - See page 223." Illustration appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", on May 28, 1881 page 221. 1

Group of men stand on sidewalk by unpaved road in front of large stone building. Wagon is on street in front of building at right, which has awning reading "Soda Water" and "Drugs." 1

Half-page wood engraving titled "The Rocky Mountains" showing wagon train camped alongside river with mountains behind. Cattle are being driven to the river to drink. Image is part of article titled "Glimpses of Colorado" on March 15, 1873. 1

Halt in a rough pass of the Rocky Mountains. Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on May 1, 1875 on pages 360-361. 1

Horse and carriage on scrubby ground with rocky cliff in background. 1

Image of a campsite at the foot of mountains. Canvass tent to the right wagon to the left with horses grazing beyond. Man and woman stand in foreground. One of three vignettes on larger image. 1

Large group of people in open wagon pulled by two horses. Photo identified on back as "On the way to Sunday School - 12 miles southwest of Limon, Pleasant Plains School House cir. 1910." 1

Large number of horse and buggies gathered together within a cluster of buildings. Hitching post to the right of the photograph has "Snider's Catsup" painted on it. 1

Large wagon holding nine warmly-dressed people and pulled by four horses standds on dirt road. "Royal ride 30 mi. over mts. Idaho" written on bottom of album page. 1

Line of covered wagons, most pulled by mules, on tree-lined unpaved street. Dog sits in middle of street. Title printed below photo. 1

Lone sheepherder's wagon on plains with mountains in distance. Photo identified as South Park near Walden. 1

Man drives a wagon of supplies on dirt road in the mountains. 1

Man driving wagon in front of storefronts with crowd of people watching. Wagon has sign reading "Here Lie the Bodies of Those Who Opposed Teller Co." 1

Man in horse drawn covered wagon moving along a dirt road. 1

Man sits in small cart pulled by four donkeys with two other donkeys walking loose alongside. 1

Man stands amid pile of dead rabbits with wagon in back. A ribbon with the image of a rabbit printed on it is attached to the hunter’s jacket indicating he may have competed in a rabbit-hunting contest. 1

Men driving horse-drawn wagons through the river. Women congregated in foreground. Black and white illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on August 13, 1859 page 516. 1

Men excavate rocks and boulders at the portal of a tunnel for the Colorado Midland Railway. Two two-wheel carts pulled by mules are backed up for loading at the site. Title written on bottom of print. 1

Men sitting on logs at camp next to covered wagon watching man clowning around. 1

Men sitting on top and inside of fully-loaded stagecoach with hills behind. One man stands alongside horses at front of coach. 1

Men, women, and children stand in front of five wagons pulled by teams of horses. Note on back "Salida 1900 July First Colorado". 1

Old wooden wagon in front of stone wall at the fairgrounds in Trinidad, Colorado. Photo identified on back. 1

One of eight images on a full-page spread. 1

One of nine images in a full page spread. Illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on May 30, 1874 on pages 456-457. 1

Ore wagon with team of six horses in front of cars labeled "Cripple Creek 398 Short Line" and "Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District". Two lead horses wear nosebags and blinkers. Photo identified on back as "wagons unloading ore CS & CC District RW". 1

Ore wagons used for hauling gold ore from South London Mine to Alma Junction and loaded onto railroad to mill. 1

Printed below image "Colorado - Our wonderful mineral productions - Hauling machinery in the mountains, near the timberline, at Leadville, 10,500 feet above the level of the sea." 1

Rodeo fashions at wax museum. 1

Round-topped sheepherder's wagon in front of rail fence. Caption on back reads "An old sheep wagon|becoming extinct." 1

Sepia wood engraving showing stagecoach drawn by four horses plunging down rock-littered trail among pine trees. 1

Several carriages are parked in front of the Ute Iron Spring building in Manitou Springs. The drivers are standing outside waiting for their passengers. "Manitou, Colo.” written on front of the photograph. 1

Several horse-drawn vehicles are parked under the trees adjacent to a tent-cabin with a man standing beside it. Written on front "At Cottenwood Spring-Colo." 1

Several men along side a horse-drawn wagon at work digging and constructing a small building. Hand-written on bottom "The Great-View Mine Cripple Creek Colo. Nov. 1-91". 1

Several old and deteriorating hay wagons are parked next to log fences and corrals with mountains in the background. Note reads “Old wagons at Tom McQuaid’s”. 1

Six images on a full-page spread. 1

Small halftone image in upper left corner of full-page image of Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak. Image shows fully-loaded stagecoach with six horses in harness. 1

Small stagecoach with one man in driver's box, one sitting on top and two men inside. "U.S. Mail" printed on side of coach. 1

Team of horses pull open wagon filled with boys on a YMCA camping trip. Joseph W. Erps, physical director and coach at the Colorado Springs YMCA from 1909 to 1918, is seated on the side of the wagon above the front wheel. 1

Teenage boys pull ropes attached to a team of horses with wagon. 1

The sign reads in part " Joseph H. Maupin's horse drawn carriage of 1880 vintage. Maupin was a leading city attorney & one-time Colorado attorney general prior to the 1900's." 1

Three donkeys pulling a two-wheeled wagon. A smaller white burro is looking around, a fifth burro is following the wagon. One of 10 images on a full-page spread. 1

Three modes of transportation. Burro hitched to wagon with driver standing. 1

Three wagons, each pulled by a team of two horses and with one man driving, stand in a field with mountains behind. Photo is identified on back as Newton Lumber Co. 1

Three women and a young man on top of wagon drawn by two horses and loaded with straw. One woman is holding a pitchfork full of straw. 1

Two Fully-loaded stagecoaches are parked in front of a large log and stone building with a covered walkway. Painted on the closest coach is "Yellowstone National Park Transportation Co." 1

Two boys holding cows and man leading horse pulling wagon of hay walk down country road. Two women pushing baby carriages walk behind. 1

Two covered wagons pulled by cattle. One wagon has "Pike's Peak" painted on it. Two men drive. Bones of steer in foreground. Black and white illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on August 13, 1859 page 516. 1

Two men relaxing on the ground. Covered wagons behind. Black and white illustration appeared in "Harper's Weekly" on August 13, 1859 page 516.. 1

Two men sit in wagon on snowy ground in front of log buildings in mountains. Man, woman and several children stand by woodpile in midground. Dog is lying on ground next to wagon. 1

Two men stand in horse-drawn wagon in valley by Bandelier National Monument. Photo identified as "Puye Cliff from valley." 1

Two men standing in doorway of warehouse with sign reading "Sinclair Oils" over door and oil can in front. Truck and wagon with "Sinclair Refining Co." are parked in front. Barrels are sitting on dock. 1

Two people sit in horse-drawn hearse with flag draping front and sign reading "The Kaiser's Funeral" hanging from side. Note on back reads "Armistice Day Parade. Nina (Mrs. Russell) Law and Louis Herevig". 1

Two teams of horses pull an open wagon along rocky road on treed hillside. Title written on bottom of print. 1

Upper right vignette [#3] is a small covered wagon with the phrase "Pikes Peak or Bust" written at the top. One of five images in a half page spread. 1

Wells Fargo wagon in an unidentified location. 1

Young girl stands in two-wheeled cart pulled by donkey with scrubby hillside behind. 1