Details
Title

A. A. Paddock collection: railroads

Date

[1870-1979]

Call Number

BHS 218

Contents

626 photographs, in five boxes.

Description

This collection is a photographic record of the Switzerland Trail of America, later called the Colorado and Northern Railroad. Photographs show the stages on the route, depots at mountain stations, locomotives and rolling stock. There are also photographs of other railroads in Colorado, including the Moffat Road and Moffat Tunnel.

Terms of Use

RIGHTS: The historic photographs and documents, with the Source BHS, belong to the Boulder Historical Society/Museum of Boulder and require attribution when used. These items are on permanent loan to the Carnegie Library for Local History. No duplicated materials may be deposited, or placed on file in any other archive, museum, library or similar repository. Questions of copyright are the responsibility of the user.

Format

Photographs.

Author/Donor

Paddock, Laurence T.
1927-2016

Subjects

Paddock, Alva A, 1887-1961--Photograph collections
Railroads--Colorado--Boulder County

Ownership Note

The photographs in this collection came to A. A. Paddock and his son, Laurence Paddock, from numerous sources, primarily from pioneer Boulder families who had these photos in their possession and knew of Paddock's efforts to collect and preserve Boulder's historic past. A.A. Paddock was a founding member of the Boulder Historical Society in 1945, and began donating his collection to the Society over a period of years.

Note

This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.

Pages

Railroads in Colorado.
Railroads in Colorado.
Call Number 218-5-43
Date [undated]
Contents 2 photographs.
Description Views of trains in Colorado. Photo one is located in Morrison, photo 2 is at an unidentified location.

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Colorado and Southern Railway collision
Colorado and Southern Railway collision
Call Number 218-5-44
Date 1953
Contents 10 photographs (7 digitized).
Description Ten views of a Colorado and Southern train wreck, not far from the Broomfield depot. People are watching as a crew works to remove the wreckage. One of the cars has "Baggage-Mail Express" on the side. The C&S was a Denver based railroad company that was a subsidiary of the Burlington Railroad Co. (Chicago, Burlington & Quincy).

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Colorado & Southern Railroad
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Call Number 218-5-45
Date 1945-1951
Contents 5 photographs (4 views).
Description Views of the Colorado and Southern rail cars in Boulder. Dates and descriptions are written on the back of the prints.

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Wildflower excursion
Wildflower excursion
Call Number 218-O-1
Date 1914
Contents 1 photograph.

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Tracks and trains in the mountains.
Tracks and trains in the mountains.
Call Number 218-P9-6
Date 1898-1907
Contents 2 photographs.

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