Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Crossing the divide, Grand Lake in the background
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies ride horseback on a rocky trail near the continental divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Riders wear rain ponchos and cowboy hats. Shows craggy summits, patches of snow, and Grand Lake in...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1958 July
- Watermelon Day, Rocky Ford, Colo.
- Crowds of people mingle amongst horse-drawn carriages during Watermelon Day in Rocky Ford (Otero County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings and banners along street that read: "Welcome," "Buggies and Wagons," "Rocky Ford."
- Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1900-1910.
- 1900 September 7
- Margaret Shelton and Me at Lock Vale
- Margaret Shelton and Marie Anderson (later Marie L. Greenwood), two African American teenage girls, stand on rocks in water at Loch (Locke) Vale in Rocky Mountain National Park (Larimer County), Colorado. They wear pants, blouses and boots. Marie...
- Young Women's Christian Association (Denver, Colo.). Phyllis Wheatley Branch--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1920-1930.; Loch Vale (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rocky Mountain National Park...
- 1929, August 20-30
- Fall River Pass elev 11,790
- Men, women, and a boy pose by a rock shelter on the summit of Fall River Pass, in Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colorado.
- Fall River Pass (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1920-1930.; People--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1920-1930.; Shelters--Colorado--Rocky...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Trail back over the divide to Estes Park lunch near timberline, west side of Flattop.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies members take a lunch break at timberline on a trail ride on the west side of Flattop Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Riders hold their horses' reins and sit and eat lunch on rocks. The horses graze...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.; Flattop Mountain (Grand County and Larimer County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.;...
- 1956 July
- North Inlet Trail looking down towards trail to Grand Lake
- View of rock outcroppings, steep slopes and a high alpine lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Trees and scree are beside the unidentified lake. The view was taken on the annual Roundup Riders of the Rockies trail ride, on the North...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; North Inlet Trail (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Rocky...
- 1958 July
- A break in the climb up to Flattop Mountain from Stead's Hank Hankins, Francis "Van" Van Derbur, Hoppy Rice.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies take a break on a trail ride to Flattop Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. The first three riders on the trail are identified left to right as Harlan "Hank" Hankins, Francis Van Derbur...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1958 July
- Pueblo - Rocky Ford Toll Line
- Men pose by canvas tents, buckboards, tools, and power poles, during the construction of the Pueblo -Rocky Ford Toll Line in Nepesta, Pueblo County, Colorado. They are left to right: Harry Sheldon (foreman), Bert Flack, Jim Slocum, Stan Wessel,...
- Nepesta (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Nepesta--1890-1900.; Road construction--Colorado--Nepesta--1890-1900.
- November 1899
- Horseshoe Park and the Mummy Range in late spring from Trail Ridge Road
- View of Horseshoe Park, Trail Ridge Road, and the Mummy Range in Rocky Mountain National Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows cars on the road and snow on peaks in the distance.
- Horseshoe Park (Colo. : Flat)--1980-1990.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Mummy Range (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1980-1990.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1980-1990.;...
- [1980 July]
- Sunday service, the choir Pete Smythe, John Day, Buck Evans, Verg Reynolds, Dr. Glenn Cody, Johnny Boyle.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies stand beside a memorial to deceased riders during the Empty Saddles memorial service near Estes Park in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Members of the "choir," identified left to right as: Pete...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National...
- 1957 July 14
- Heading up to the Divide of the Flattops from Spragues Doc Harry Gorman, President Rick Ricketson, Verg Reynolds.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies ride, and hold their hats in reverence to deceased former riders, during a memorial service near Estes Park in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Members on horseback include from left to right...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.; Memorial rites &...
- 1957 July 14
- Colt Mountain on the Continental Divide, Flattop Wilderness Area ceremony inducting new members in the 3R.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies gather at the summit of what is identified as "Colt Mountain," for the induction of new riders or "colts, on the continental divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Saddled horses stand nearby....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.; Initiation rites--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.;...
- 1957
- Cottage in Empire, Colorado
- This two story log house, in Empire (City), Colorado, was built by Dr. D. W. King, the county's first coroner, in 1861. It was located on the, "slope of Main Street."
- Empire (Colo.)--1860-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Empire--1860-1900.
- [between 1861 and 1900]
- Chiefs of the Pawnee and Sioux Nations
- Four Pawnee chiefs (on the left) and four Sioux chiefs (on the right), pose for a group portrait while touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Included are, from the left, Eagle Chief, Knife Chief, Brave Chief, Young Chief, American Horse,...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Dakota Indians.; Pawnee Indians.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Buffalo Bill with group
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in the left center of a group of Native American chiefs. The group includes, from left, Brave Chief, Eagle Chief, Knife Chief, Young Chief, Buffalo Bill, American Horse, Rocky Bear, Flys Above and Long...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; American Horse, Dakota Chief, 1840-1908.; Brave Chief.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Eagle Chief.; Flys Above.; Knife Chief.; Long Wolf.; Rocky Bear.; Young Chief.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Down the ladder off the continental divide towards Sprague's Lodge
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies traverse a high alpine slope and steep switchbacks on a trail ride near the Continental Divide on Flattop Mountain in Larimer County, Colorado. Some of the men walk and lead their horses; others ride...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Flattop Mountain (Grand County and Larimer County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rocky Mountain...
- 1955 July
- Climbing up to Pawnee Pass from Arapahoe Valley Ranch camp
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies ride horseback on a rocky trail above timberline, near the continental divide and Pawnee Pass, in Grand County, Colorado. Shows rocks and high alpine grasses, the men ride in a single file.
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.; Grand County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Pawnee Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National...
- 1958 July
- Rocky Mountain News men removing lead sheet from inside roller
- Shows employees for the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado as they work in the printing room. The room is filled with printing equipment. One employee lays out a lead sheet in a roller, another man watches nearby. Two men pour a hot liquid...
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Rocky Mtn. News men working on lead sheets
- Shows employees of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado, as they work on lead type sheets. The room is filled with printing equipment, light fixtures hang from the ceiling and a clock is on the wall.
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Rocky Mtn. News General Electric Motors
- Shows two General Electric Company motors, possibly used to turn the presses at the Rocky Mountain News printing department in Denver, Colorado. A large power/switch box is on the back wall behind the motors.
- Rocky Mountain News--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Engines--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Rocky Mtn. News printing press
- A printing press from the Goss Printing Press Company of Chicago, IL, fills the printing room of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado. A newspaper rolls through the complex system of rolls and cog wheels. To the right is a short flight of...
- Rocky Mountain News--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- View of room with men handling rolls of paper
- Shows the reel room of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado. Rolls of newsprint are hung on the columns of metal reels. Crumpled newsprint is strewn on the concrete floor. Workers stand and watch as others load newsprint rolls onto reels.
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Men at work on printing presses
- Shows employees of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado at work on the printing presses. A printed newspaper rolls through the printing press. An article on the newspaper reads: "Sunday Magazine Section, Feb. 1902 Revival of the Dealth...
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Rocky Mountain News men working with type on rollers
- Shows employees of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, Colorado as they work in the printing room. The room is filled with printing equipment. Three employees work with type on rollers. Other men work on type at work tables.
- Rocky Mountain News--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Printing presses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Central City Opera House dancers
- Photograph of nine people, one is caller Larry Wylie, and the other eight are square-dancers. The caller is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, a vest, and a bolo tie. The male dancers are wearing black trousers, white long-sleeved, Western...
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dancers--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Square dancing--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
- 1968
- The Mountain Meadows Massacre
- Wood engraving of the September 1857 "Mountain Meadow Massacre" in which Mormons killed approximately 135 Arkansas pioneers, at Mountain Meadow, Dixie National Forest, Washington County, Utah. Men brandish rifles; a man holds a woman at gunpoint.
- Mountain Meadow (Utah)--1850-1860.; Massacres--Utah--Mountain Meadow--1850-1860.; Mountain Meadows Massacre, 1857.
- [between 1850 and 1860?]
- William Allen White Cabin
- View of the William Allen White Cabin located on Moraine Park Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, Colo. The one-story rustic style cabin is constructed in a log and slab-log style with the additional use of native stone. The...
- Log cabins--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1980-1990.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1980-1990.; White, William Allen, 1868-1944--Dwellings--Pictorial works.; Log cabins--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--Pictorial works.;...
- 1985
- Lock [sic] Vale at timberline
- View of Loch Vale (Locke Vale) at timberline in Rocky Mountain National Park (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows a body of water, evergreen trees and a glacier in the distance.
- Loch Vale (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1920-1930.; Valleys--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Lock [sic] Vale at timberline; a bit of God's most majestic handiwork
- Text and annotations on album page read: "[ARL-53] Lock [sic] Vale at timberline, [ARL-54] A bit of God's most majestic handiwork, [ARL-55] Lock Vale at timberline." The photographic prints on the album page show: three women at the edge of a lake;...
- Loch Vale (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Colt Mountain Dick Dickson (left) and Rudy Paulson deliver the invocation to the colts.
- Dick Dickson stands on a rock cairn beside a flag pole, and delivers an invocation to new members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, at the summit of what is identified as "Colt Mountain," on the continental divide in Rocky Mountain National...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Initiation rites--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1950-1960.
- 1957
- Elmore mill, Rocky Bar, Ida.
- View of the Elmore Mill, with piles of lumber and a wagon, Rocky Bar (Elmore County), Idaho.
- Rocky Bar (Idaho)--1900-1910.; Mills--Idaho--Rocky Bar--1900-1910.; Mining--Idaho--Rocky Bar--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Elmore mill, Rocky Bar, Idaho
- View of the Elmore Mill in Rocky Bar (Elmore County), Idaho.
- Rocky Bar (Idaho)--1900-1910.; Mills--Idaho--Rocky Bar--1900-1910.; Mining--Idaho--Rocky Bar--1900-1910.
- 1903
- 80 pound watermelons
- Men pose in Rocky Ford watermelon field, Otero County, Colorado, with slices of watermelon balanced on upright melons. They wear duster hats and bib overalls.
- Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1910-1920.; Watermelons--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Tabernacle, Rocky Ford, Colo. Hart-Hagann revival
- Interior view of a building identified as a tabernacle in Rocky Ford (Otero County), Colorado. Men pose near an altar or stage of a large room with a high ceiling and exposed rafters. American flags hang on timber pillars above rows of pews. The...
- Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1910-1920.; Revivals--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1910-1920.
- 1914 February or March
- A bit of the old Fall River Road
- View of a switchback on the Fall River Road near Fall River Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park (Larimer County), Colorado; a woman poses in the distance.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Early winter on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park
- View of mountains in Rocky Mountain National Park in Larimer County or Grand County, Colorado. Shows a stream and a "buck and rail" wooden fence. Snow covers the ground.
- Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)--1970-1990.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1970-1990.; Streams--Colorado--Rocky Mountain National Park--1970-1990.
- [between 1975 and 1981?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Geology.- Rocky Mountains
- Western History Subject Index
- Rocky -mountain arsenal
- Western History Subject Index
- Beet sugar industry -- Rocky Mountain Region
- Cabin in Rocky Gulch, Mine - Utah
- View of a frame cabin in Utah (Rocky Gulch?); shows people, a truck, a car, and rock outcroppings.
- Rocky Gulch (Utah)--1920-1930.; Cabins--Utah--Rocky Gulch--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Rocky Ford sugar factory
- The American Crystal Sugar Company factory in Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, consists of brick buildings with arched windows, silos, elevators, and a smokestack.
- American Crystal Sugar Company--1970-1980.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1970-1980.
- Spring 1978
- Rocky Mountain sugar factory
- Offices of the American Crystal Sugar Company in Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, are housed in a one story building with an arched door and a loggia. A barbed wire and a pipe gate are in the foreground.
- American Crystal Sugar Company--1970-1980.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Rocky Mountain sugar factory
- The American Crystal Sugar Company factory, Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, consists of brick buildings with arched windows, silos, and a smokestack with faded lettering: "[Cry]stal Sugar."
- American Crystal Sugar Company--1970-1980.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1970-1980.
- Spring 1978
- Rocky Mountain sugar factory
- Reflection of the American Cystal Sugar Company factory, Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, shows on foreground water. Smoke pours from stacks of the large sugar beet processing plant with hoppers, elevators and monitor roofed metal buildings.
- American Crystal Sugar Company--1910-1920.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Rocky Mountain sugar factory
- View of the American Crystal Sugar Company factory, Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, shows brick buildings with arched windows, silos, a smokestack with faded lettering: "Crystal Sugar," a semi truck lettered "Lee Way," behind a barbed wire and...
- American Crystal Sugar Company--1970-1980.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1970-1980.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1970-1980.
- Spring 1978
- S. E. panoramic view Am. Beet Sugar Co.'s Factory, Rocky Ford, Colo.
- View of Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, shows brick buildings of the American Sugar Beet Company factory with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad tracks and a smokestack. Men pose by an engine in the midground; dwellings and trees are to the...
- American Sugar Beet Company--1900-1910.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Rocky Mountain sugar factory pulp dryer
- View of American Cystal Sugar Company factory, Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, shows cylindrical and conical tanks with lettering: "NADCO," and a railroad hopper car lettered: "A T S F 309 07."
- American Crystal Sugar Company--1970-1980.; Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1970-1980.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1970-1980.
- 1978
- Rocky Ford sugar factory during World War II
- View of American Crystal Sugar Company factory, Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, shows brick buildings with arched windows, silos, and a smokestack with lettering: "Crystal Sugar," and plank bins loaded with sugar beets.
- American Crystal Sugar Company--1940-1950.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1940-1950.
- [between 1941 and 1945?]
- Rocky Ford, Colo., Union Station
- People crowd the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad depot parking lot in Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, with automobiles, bicycles, boy on crutches,and a perambulator. Ladies wear straw and flowered hats, United States flags drape the...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rocky Ford, Am. Crystal Sugar Co. Research Lab
- Research laboratories of the American Crystal Sugar Company, Rocky Ford, Otero County, Colorado, are flat roofed, one-story brick buildings with wall mounted turban vents; letters read: "American Crystal Sugar Research."
- American Crystal Sugar Company--1970-1980.; Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1970-1980.
- 1978