Joseph Schick collection
Scope and Contents
Collection contains images of various large and small railroad companies that operated in Colorado between 1885 and 1956. Shows steam and diesel locomotives, snowplow locomotives, cars, trains, motor cars, equipment, track, trestles, bridges, and railroad stations. Some views were taken in other states.
Dates
- between 1885 and 1956?
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Joseph Schick moved to Denver around 1910. He purchased a farm near Keenesburg, Colorado where he had a dairy operation. A railroad buff, he loved to travel by train, but was unable to take more than a day or two off at a time. He started photographing trains in the 1930's and sold and traded pictures and postcards with other railroad buffs, these are the core of his collection. He was married to Dorothy Schick.
Extent
37 photo box(es)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source: Mrs. Joseph Schick, Keenesburg, Colorado.
General
Title from label on album.
General
This collection is made up of postcards and photographs made and / or collected by Joseph Schick from the 1930's through the 1950's. Most images have inked identification. Many images are by well known railroad photographers who include Sanborn and Otto Perry.
Table of Contents
Box 1. Denver & Rio Grande Western standard gauge -- Box 2. Denver & Rio Grande Western standard gauge -- Box 3. Denver & Rio Grande Western standard gauge -- Box 4. Denver & Rio Grande Western standard gauge -- Box 5. Denver & Rio Grande Western standard gauge -- Box 6. Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge -- Box 7. Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge -- Box 8. Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge -- Box 9. Colorado & Southern narrow gauge -- Box 10. Colorado & Southern standard gauge -- Box 11. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy steam locomotives -- Box 12. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy steam locomotives -- Box 13. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy steam locomotives -- Box 14. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy steam locomotives -- Box 15. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy diesel locomotives - motor cars -- Box 16. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy trains -- Box 17. Southern Pacific steam locomotives -- Box 18. Southern Pacific steam locomotives -- Box 19. Southern Pacific steam locomotives, Yosemite Valley Railroad -- Box 20. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe steam locomotives -- Box 21. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe steam locomotives -- Box 22. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe steam locomotives -- Box 23. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe steam locomotives -- Box 24. Rio Grande Southern -- Box 25. Rio Grande Southern, Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursions -- Box 26. Colorado Central, Colorado Midland, Colorado & Southeastern, Colorado & Wyoming, Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District, Crystal River & San Juan, Denver & Intermountain, Denver & Interurban, Colorado & Northwestern, Denver, Boulder & Western, Denver, Enid and Gulf [Okla.], Denver, Laramie & Northwestern, Denver, South Park and Pacific, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific-- Box 27. Denver & Salt Lake. -- Box 28. Denver Tramway, Florence & Cripple Creek, Golden Circle, Great Western, Laramie, North Park & Western, Manitou & Pike's Peak, Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursions-- Box 29. Midland Terminal, Montezuma Lumber Company, Mount Blanca & Western, Oregonian [Or.], Pacific Coast [Calif.], Pajaro Valley [Calif.], Rio Grande Eastern [N.M.], San Luis Central, San Luis Valley Southern, Silverton, Silverton, Gladstone & Northerly, Silverton Northern, Uintah, Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf, White Pass & Yukon [Alaska) -- Box 30. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific steam locomotives -- Box 31. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific , Rock Island Southern -- Box 32. Union Pacific steam locomotives -- Box 33. Union Pacific Steam locomotives -- Box 34. Union Pacific steam locomotives -- Box. 35. Union Pacific steam locomotives -- Box 36. Union Pacific -- Box 37. Union Pacific.
- Colorado -- History -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph albums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographic prints. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Postcards. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Railroads -- Colorado -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Joseph Schick collection[graphic]
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
