Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Descendants of Salvador Silva
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Salvador Silva.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Jose Garcia and Tomasa Romero de Pedraza
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Jose Garcia and Tomasa Romero de Pedraza .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Nicolas Ramos and Ana Manriquez de Reinoso
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Nicolas Ramos and Ana Manriquez de Reinoso.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Juan Esteban Benavides and Maria de Diezma
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan Esteban Benavides and Maria de Diezma.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Cristobal de La Vega Y Coca
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Cristobal de La Vega Y Coca.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Francisca de Carbajal and Gutierre Vasquez de la Cueva
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Francisca de Carbajal and Gutierre Vasquez de la Cueva .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Jaime de Osca and Maria de Figueroa
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Jaime de Osca and Maria de Figueroa who were married in 17th century Spain.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002
- Mission San Miguel
- View of the arched arcade and adobe church of the Mission of San Miguel Arcangel with clay tiles atop the roof, adobe piers and a bell on a wooden frame, San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), California. Shows a brick building near the mission.
- Mission San Miguel Arcangel (San Miguel, Calif.)--Buildings--1880-1910.; San Miguel (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Adobe buildings--California--San Miguel--1880-1910.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Miguel--1880-1910.; Catholic...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Descendants of (---) Pacheco
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family (---) Pacheco.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Mission San Miguel
- View of Mission San Miguel Arcangel near San Miguel, California. Ruins of an adobe brick wall, railroad tracks, and an adobe building are nearby.
- Mission San Miguel Arcangel (San Miguel, Calif.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--California--San Miguel--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Miguel--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--California--San Miguel--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Mission of San Miguel
- View of the arched arcade and adobe church of the Mission of San Miguel Arcangel with two small, wooden enclosures and a bell on a wooden frame, San Miguel (San Luis Obispo County), California. The buildings have tile roofs.
- Mission San Miguel Arcangel (San Miguel, Calif.)--1880-1910.; San Miguel (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Adobe buildings--California--San Miguel--1880-1910.; Arcades (Architectural components)--California--San Miguel--1880-1910.; Catholic...
- [between 1880 and 1902]
- Descendants of Alonzo Gutierrez and Ana Cadimo
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Alonzo Gutierrez and Ana Cadimo .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Jacinto Sandoval Martinez and Juana Estrada
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Jacinto Sandoval Martinez and Juana Estrada .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Lorenzo Velasco and Josefa de Palavis
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Lorenzo Velasco and Josefa de Palavis.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Placer mining on the San Miguel River
- View of mining operations along the San Miguel River in San Miguel County, Colorado. Plumes of water emerge from pipes with hydraulic nozzles (monitors).
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mission of San Miguel
- View of Mission San Miguel Arcangel near San Miguel, California. The adobe buildings have vigas and an arcade. A bell on a trestle is nearby.
- Mission San Miguel Arcangel (San Miguel, Calif.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Fences--California--San Miguel--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Miguel--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Funeral on the mountain
- Funeral procession for Superintendent Charles M. Baker, murdered during a WFM labor strike, at the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. Miners carry a flower covered casket and stand on the porch of the boarding house.
- Baker, Charles M., mine superintendent--Death & burial.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel...
- 1902
- Sierra San Miguel
- View of a probably Trout Lake and San Miguel Peak, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Trout Lake (San Miguel County, Colo. : Lake)--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Telluride and San Miguel River Valley
- Panoramic view of the San Miguel River valley, and the town of Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows the San Miguel River, houses and businesses.
- San Miguel River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns.; Valleys.
- [between 1891 and 1895?]
- U.S. Gold placer no. 6, San Miguel River : building flume
- Men work on a flume for a U.S. Gold Placers mining operation beside the San Miguel River in Montrose or San Miguel County, Colorado. The workmen pose near a wooden flume that is under construction. Shows piles of lumber.
- San Miguel River (Colo.-Utah)--1880-1890.; Construction.; Flumes.; Gold mining.; Hydraulic mining.; Laborers.; Rivers.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Sierra San Miguel
- View of San Miguel Peak and probably Trout Lake in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Trout Lake (San Miguel County, Colo. : Lake)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1900?]
- Mission of San Miguel
- View of Mission San Miguel Arcangel near San Miguel, California. The adobe buildings have vigas and an arcade.
- Mission San Miguel Arcangel (San Miguel, Calif.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel (Calif.)--1880-1890.; Missions--California--San Miguel--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Cimarron Mill Telluride
- View of the shafthouse, tramway, and mill at the Cimarron Mine near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Cimarron Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
- [1897]
- San Miguel church
- San Miguel church, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Shows front doors, with two signs above it; "San Miguel Church the Oldest Bell, Old paintings, Old carving & All Will Be Described by the Usher. To Call the Usher, Give the Gong 3 Strokes. Fee 25 cts." "If...
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1910-1930.; Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--Buildings--1910-1930.
- [1915 or 1925?]
- Zigzag trail to Marshall Basin
- View of mountain valley with zigzag dirt trail near large frame hillside buildings of the Pandora Mill of the Smuggler-Union Mine, near Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Illium [sic] Loop looking north
- In a valley a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad train steams across a trestle on a loop of track identified as Ilium Loop near Ilium, (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows spilt rail fences, log and wood frame buildings, railroad boxcars on a spur, and...
- Lake Fork (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Trout Lake Dam flood
- The tracks of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad are washed out after the Trout Lake Dam break of 1909 in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows the San Miguel River and utility poles.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--San...
- 1909 September 5
- Descendants of Estacio de Cordova and Maria de la Cueva
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Estacio de Cordova and Maria de la Cueva .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Antonio Cruz
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Antonio Cruz.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Juan Tafoya Altamirano and Felipa Jaguada de Uolla
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan Tafoya Altamirano and Felipa Jaguada de Uolla .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Juan Tenorio de Alba and Josefa Lopez Sandoval
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan Tenorio de Alba and Josefa Lopez Sandoval.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- San Miguel Valley from Pandora
- View of San Miguel Valley with roads, buildings and town of Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Illium [sic] Loop
- In a valley, a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad train steams across a trestle on a loop of track identified as Ilium Loop near Ilium (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows spilt rail fences, log and wood frame buildings, railroad boxcars on a spur, and...
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Illium [sic] Loop and valley
- View of a valley and stream near Ilium in San Miguel County, Colorado. An abandoned mine, wooden flume, and log buildings are in the valley. A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad train is in the distance.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- San Miguel Valley from Pandora
- View of San Miguel valley with roads, buildings, and the mining town of Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Pandora--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Trout Lake, Colo.
- View of San Miguel Peak and Trout Lake in San Miguel County, Colorado. Snow covers the mountains.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Trout Lake (San Miguel County, Colo. : Lake)--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Dump along river bed after being put through trummel screen for San Juan Metal Corp.
- Mounds of crushed ore left by a trommel along the San Miguel River, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Rocks--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Suffolk Mine
- View of the Suffolk Mine and aerial tramway in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows cabins.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Suffolk Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1910.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Butterfly Mill
- View of the Butterfly Mill after the flood of Trout Lake near Ophir, (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- San Miguel County Butterfly Mine and Mill
- View, from State Route 145, of the Butterfly Mine, Mill, and trestle bridge near Ophir (San Miguel County), Colorado. A covered tramway connects the buildings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1940.; Butterfly Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Telluride, Colo.
- Funeral procession for Superintendent Charles M. Baker, murdered during a WFM labor strike, at the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado. Miners carry a flower covered casket and ride on horses.
- Baker, Charles M., mine superintendent--Death & burial.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Smuggler Union Mine (San Miguel...
- [1902]
- Alta mine, Telluride Colo., Silver Mt., 13,000 ft.
- The surface structures and tailings of the Alta mine at the base of Silver Mountain are near the shore of the Alta Lakes, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1930.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1930.; Alta Lakes (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Alta Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Silver...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- San Miguel River at Fall Creek
- View of a suspension bridge over the San Miguel River at Fall Creek, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Alder Creek Taylor's or Prospectors Camp
- Miners pose with burros in a camp near Alder Creek, San Miguel County, Colorado. One man sits in a wheelbarrow.
- Mining camps--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.; Alder Creek (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.; Miners--Colorado--San Miguel County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Marshall Basin mines [illegible]
- View of mines in Marshall Basin including large tailing piles, collection of frame office and mill buildings, and tents near timberline, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Pandora Mill and Sheridan Incline
- View of the frame buildings of the Pandora Mill of the Smuggler-Union Mine and the Sheridan Incline railway with man, Denver and Rio Grande railroad boxcar numbered "1596" and pile of wood near Pandora, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1888-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Inclined railroads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1888-1890.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1888-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- North Continent Mine Slick Rock uranium & vanadium largest deposit of radium ore ever found (Madam Curie) In western end of Montrose Co.
- View of the power house and water tank of the North Continent Mine in Slick Rock Canyon, San Miguel County, Colorado. A Dodge pickup truck, automobiles, and a truck are parked nearby.
- North Continent Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--San Miguel County--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Marshall Basin mines, Telluride
- View of Sheridan Mine # 2 (two) on Marshall Basin above timberline with frame buildings, tent, flume, and tailings, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mt. Roosevelt and Sunshine Mtn.
- View of Mount Wilson (elevation 14,246 feet) and Sunshine Mountain (elevation 12,930 feet), San Miguel County, Colorado; Franklin Roosevelt Peak later called Wilson Peak; San Miguel Range, Rocky Mountains.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Miguel Mountains (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sunshine Mountain (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wilson, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]
- Sunshine Peak and Lizard Head
- View towards Lizard Head (elevation 13,113 feet) and Sunshine Mountain (elevation 12,930 feet), from San Miguel County, Colorado; San Miguel Range, Rocky Mountains.
- Lizard Head (Colo. : Summit)--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Miguel Mountains (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sunshine Mountain (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910]