Railroads

New Castle, Colorado: A Coal Town That Survives Despite Disaster

Submitted by Noel on Sat, 03/23/2013 - 11:45am

Main Street in New Castle, Colorado. Circa 1890-1900.

New Castle, Colorado on the Fourth of July, 1891.

Shrull, Dale. The Legend of Burning Mountain: An Early History of New Castle. Glenwood Springs: Stoney Mountain Publishing, 2000

The town of New Castle was one of many Western Slope towns incorporated during the coal boom of the 1880’s, but is one of few coal towns from that era to have survived.

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Manuscript Monday: Cyrus "Doc" Shores

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 1:54pm

Salutations! This week’s Manuscript Monday highlights the collection of a western lawman: Cyrus “Doc” Shores (WH 344).

Cyrus “Doc” Wells Shores was named after the doctor who delivered him in 1844 in Hickville, Michigan.

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Manuscript Monday: Railway Passes

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 06/28/2011 - 1:26pm

In a world where airline and train tickets are issued on the internet, the Railroad Pass Collection in the Western History and Genealogy Department is a special treat. Read more in this week’s Manuscript Monday.

Did you know that railroad passes used to sometimes be made from silver, gold, and even buckskin?

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Driven From Sea to Sea ~ Book Review

Submitted by R Metz on Fri, 03/04/2011 - 1:09pm

Corporate Rapacity? Political Corruption? Is it 2011 or 1883?

In my continuing maintenance of the Western History Collection, I find some amazing items that seem to transcend time...

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Railroads galore!

Submitted by jrogers on Mon, 02/28/2011 - 5:20pm

Railroads

In their early years, railroads did much more than carry passengers across the country. The Iron Horse helped settle the West by building rail branches to uncharted areas.

The Western History/Genealogy Department is a treasure trove of railroad resources and collections.

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Best of the Box: Theodora Mussey Scrapbook

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 2:03pm

"Let us begin at the top of the page" illustration

New Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs poster

For this week's long overdue Best of the Box, I discovered a lovely scrapbook by Theodora Mussey, a piano teacher at the University of Denver. Compiled between 1900 and 1902, the Mussey scrapbook contains a number of clippings including programs from Denver music recitals and concerts, church bulletins, invitations and travel memorabilia.

You can check have a look at the Denver Public Library's catalog record for this item here

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