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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

Railroad stations
Railroad stations: Ward
Call Number 218-3-19
Date 1898-[1909]
Contents 9 photographs (8 views).
Description Views of Ward including a view of Engine no. 32 at the station, and an earlier view of Colorado & Northwestern engine no. 1 arriving before construction of the station.

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Railroad stations
Railroad stations: Ward in winter
Call Number 218-3-20
Date [1898-1909]
Contents 4 photographs (2 views).
Description Views of Ward taken in winter with deep snow on the ground. One photo shows a two engine train pulling into town; the other shows two men who have just cleared the snow off the station platform.

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Excursions : trains at Mont Alto
Excursions : trains at Mont Alto
Call Number 218-3-21
Date [1898-1905]
Contents 9 photographs (6 views).
Description Views of trains carrying excursionists arriving at Mont Alto.

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Excursions
Excursions: Mont Alto pavilion
Call Number 218-3-22
Date [1898-1905]
Contents 4 photographs (3 views).
Description Views of crowds of people on excursion to Mont Alto posed in front of the pavilion.

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Excursions
Excursions: Mont Alto pavilion with excursionists
Call Number 218-3-23
Date [1898-1905]
Contents 8 photographs (5 views).
Description Views of crowds of people on excursion to Mont Alto posed in front of the pavilion.

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Excursions
Excursions: Mont Alto pavilion fountain
Call Number 218-3-24
Date [1898]-1952
Contents 16 photographs (8 views).
Description Views of the fountain at Mont Alto Park in front of the pavilion.

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Excursions
Excursions: Behr's band at Mont Alto Park
Call Number 218-3-25
Date 1898
Contents 5 photographs (3 views).

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Excursions
Excursions: people on excursions at Mont Alto Park
Call Number 218-3-26
Date [1898-1904]
Contents 10 photographs (9 views).
Description Views of people on excursions at Mont Alto.

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Excursions
Excursions: Wildflower excursions on the Switzerland Trail of America
Call Number 218-3-27
Date 1908-1914
Contents 5 photographs.
Description Views of people on wildflower picking excursions in the mountains.

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Excursions
Excursions: Snowball/snowfield excursions on the Switzerland Trail of America
Call Number 218-3-28
Date 1899-1904
Contents 8 photographs (6 views).
Description Views of people on snowball/snowfield excursions in the mountains.

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Excursions : Sanitarium nurses
Excursions : Sanitarium nurses
Call Number 218-3-29
Date 1904
Contents 4 photographs.
Description Snapshots of people associated with the Boulder-Colorado Sanitarium on an excursion.

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Excursions
Excursions: Sunday school excursions
Call Number 218-3-30
Date 1904-1908
Contents 4 photographs.
Description Views of Sunday school groups on picnic excursions on the Colorado & Northwestern line in the mountains.

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