Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Sierra Blanca from Blanca, Colo.
- View of Blanca (Costilla County), Colorado; shows houses and town buildings. Low stratus clouds swathe the Sangre de Cristo Mountains; cirrus formations fill the sky.
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- [1920?]
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, repainted with "M.B. & W.R.R.," and caboose 0500 with a sign: "Mount Blanca and Western Railroad," are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sangre de Cristo...
- 1952
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, and Mount Blanca and Western caboose #05, are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Smoke rises from a passing D. & R.G.W. narrow gauge train....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sangre de Cristo...
- 1952 March 30
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, repainted as "M.B. & W.R.R." (Mount Blanca and Western Railroad,) and caboose 0500, are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Antlers are mounted...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sangre de Cristo...
- 1952
- Descendants of Jose Tiburcio dela O and Maria Josefa de Herrera
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Jose Tiburcio dela O and Maria Josefa de Herrera .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Blanca, Colo. old school gymnasium
- View of the abandoned Blanca School gymnasium at the intersection of 10th Street and Broadway in Blanca (Costilla County), Colorado. The two-story stuccoed adobe structure has a curved, shaped parapet. The exterior stucco is crumbling to reveal the...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Schools.; Abandoned buildings.; Gymnasiums.; School buildings--Colorado--Blanca--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Blanca--Pictorial works.; Gymnasiums--Colorado--Blanca--Pictorial works.; Blanca...
- 1994
- Broad-way, N. Blanca, Colo.
- A crowd of people stand in a group in the middle of a dirt intersection in the town of Blanca, Colorado, in Costilla County, at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The buildings on Broadway include one-story, wood-frame structures and...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- September 10, 1909
- San Luis Valley Southern Ry. scenic, smoke, #105 & caboose backing on main (middle distance) Mt. Blanca, weedy r. of w. etc, Blanca, Colo.
- Smoke rises from San Luis Valley Southern Railway locomotive #105, with a caboose, in Blanca (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows frame railroad buildings, switches, patches of snow beside the tracks, and Blanca Peak and the Sangre de Cristo...
- Southern San Luis Valley Railroad--1940-1950.; Blanca (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Blanca Peak (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Blanca--1940-1950.;...
- 1948 November 22
- Blanca, Colo.
- View of the 600 block of Main Street in Blanca, Colorado. Two businesses are on the street. At 610 Main Street is the Trinchera Irrigation Co. The one story stucco building has a garage door, two entrances, and two windows. Next door is the...
- Corral (Blanca, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Trinchera Irrigation Company (Blanca, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Blanca (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Corral (Blanca, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Trinchera Irrigation Company (Blanca,...
- 1992
- Blanca, Colo. old school
- View of the abandoned Blanca School at the intersection of 10th Street and Broadway in Blanca (Costilla County), Colorado. The stuccoed two-story building has a hipped roof, a cupola bell tower and a pediment over the entrance. The second story...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Schools.; Abandoned buildings.; School buildings--Colorado--Blanca--Pictorial works.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Blanca--Pictorial works.; Blanca (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1994
- Blanca, Colo. old town pump house
- View of the structure over the Blanca town pump at the corner of Main street and Broadway in Blanca (Costilla County), Colorado. The building is made from field stones and mortar, has four arched openings and has a shingled roof.
- Blanca (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Stone buildings.; Stone buildings--Colorado--Blanca--Pictorial works.; Blanca (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1994
- Henderson & Hankins Park, Sierra Blanco, Colo.
- View of what are identified as the homesteads of Henderson and Hankins and snow covered Blanca Peak (Sierra Blanco, Sierra Blanca), possibly Costilla County, Colorado. Shows a creek, log cabins, a tent, an outhouse, and wagons.
- Blanca Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Homesteading--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1905?]
- Well in middle of st., Blanca, Colo.
- A well, covered by a stone house is in the center of town in Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). A lone car moves along the unpaved street. A "Mobiloil" filling station and one and two-story, commercial storefronts are along the main street of...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1920-1930.; Wells--Colorado--Blanca--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Alpine lake, Cerro Blanco Mountains, Col.
- Panoramic view of a high mountain lake, sparse trees, the Sierra Blanca ridge (Cerro Blanco), and Blanca Peak in probably Costilla County or Alamosa County, Colorado. Shows a rocky ridge and possibly Lake Como.
- Blanca Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1874
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, and caboose 0500 are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The tender is decorated with a garland and painted sign that reads: "Merry Christmas...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas...
- 1951 December 6
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Mount Blanca & Western Railroad caboose 05 is on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The caboose reads: "Mount Blanca & Western, Thru the Chico." Shows the cupola and stack on the roof. Snow is on the ground.
- Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Open-air...
- 1955?
- Narrow Gauge Motel and Museum
- View of Rio Grande Southern (4-6-0) #20, Mount Blanca & Western (2-8-0) #346, Mount Blanca & Western Caboose 05, and Rio Grande Southern locomotive (2-8-0) #42 on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The frame...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad--Equipment &...
- 1954 February
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- View of Rio Grande Southern locomotive (4-6-0) #20, Mount Blanca & Western locomotive (2-8-0) #346, Mount Blanca & Western Caboose #05, and Rio Grande Southern locomotive (2-8-0) #42 on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Alamosa...
- 1954 February
- St. James Mission, Blanca
- View of Saint James (the Less) Mission Church on the northeast corner of 9th Street and Broadway in Blanca, Colorado. The church has a stucco exterior and wooden bell tower. The church has two gothic arched windows flanking the entrance. The bell...
- St. James Mission (Blanca, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Blanca (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic churches.; St. James Mission (Blanca, Colo.)--Building--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Blanca--Pictorial works.; Blanca (Colo.)--Pictorial...
- 1994
- St. James Mission, Blanca, Colo.
- View of Saint James Mission (St. James the Less Catholic Church) on the northeast corner of 9th Street and Broadway in Blanca (Costilla County), Colorado. The church has a stucco exterior with a bell tower and gothic arched windows. The bell tower...
- St. James Mission (Blanca, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Blanca (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic churches.; St. James Mission (Blanca, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Blanca--Pictorial works.; Blanca (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1994
- St. James Mission, Blanca, Colo.
- View of Saint James Mission (St. James the Less Catholic Church) on the northeast corner of 9th Street and Broadway in Blanca (Costilla County), Colorado. The church has a stucco exterior with a bell tower and gothic arched windows. The bell tower...
- St. James Mission (Blanca, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Blanca (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Catholic churches.; St. James Mission (Blanca, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Catholic church buildings--Colorado--Blanca--Pictorial works.; Blanca (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1994
- R. R. station at left, Blanca, Colo.
- Located in the San Luis Valley, the town of Blanca, Colorado, is on the Denver & Rio Grande Western line. The depot building, a one-story structure with a gable, is between the tracks. Buildings along the street next to the tracks include a...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1908.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Robert W. Richardson and Carl Helfin pose on Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, at the Narrow Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Richardson holds an oil can and Helfin holds a wire handled lamp. Antlers are...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad...
- 1952 April 9
- Descendants of Juan de Leon
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan de Leon.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Simon Perez de Bustillo
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Simon Perez de Bustillo.
- 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 Jose Valerio Martinez and Nicolasa Vela de Rosal
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Jose Valerio Martinez and Nicolasa Vela de Rosal .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Mt. Blanca & Rio Grande River
- View of the Rio Grande River, sandbars, and Sierra Blanca Peak (Blanca Peak), Costilla or Conejos County, Colorado.
- Blanca Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rio Grande--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Broadway, Blanca City
- The snow-capped Sangre de Cristo mountains loom over the town of Blanca, Colorado, in Costilla County. Men in suits stand in front of two tents and a lightpost. Wood-frame structures, including one with a gable, are across grassy Broadway, which...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- September 28, 1908
- Sierra Blanca from Ft. Garland
- View of Fort Garland, in Fort Garland (Costilla County), Colorado; Sierra Blanca mountain is in the distance.
- Fort Garland (Colo.)--1850-1890.; Fort Garland (Fort Garland, Colo. : Fort)--1850-1890.; Sierra Blanca (Colo.)--1850-1890.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--Fort Garland--1850-1890.; Military facilities--Colorado--Fort Garland--1850-1890.
- [between 1858 and 1883?]
- San Luis Valley Southern engines 105 & 106 in engine house at Blanca, 3:115 - 3:45 P.M.
- View of two Southern San Luis Valley Railroad Company diesel locomotives parked the engine house in Blanca (Costilla County), Colorado. Lettering on one diesel reads: "SLVS."
- Southern San Luis Valley Railroad--1950-1960.; Blanca (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Blanca--1950-1960.; Interiors--Colorado--Blanca--1950-1960.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Blanca--1950-1960.
- 1955 May 27
- Blanca Hotel burned about 1903 Monte Vista
- The Blanca Hotel in Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, is in ruins after a fire that occurred November 19, 1902. The three-story stone structure's ground floor has an arcade, and chimneys stand by one remaining wall of a gambrel roof. Power...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Monte Vista--1900-1910.; Blanca Hotel (Monte Vista, Colo.)
- [between 1902 and 1905?]
- Descendants of Francisco Madrid and Maria dela Vega Marquez
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Francisco Madrid and Maria dela Vega Marquez .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Casa Blanca near Palmer Lake
- View of a limestone butte identified as Casa Blanca near Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. Two people stand on top of the butte.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buttes--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Blanca, Colo. looking north from R. R.
- The town of Blanca, Colorado, is located at the foot of the snow- capped Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Costilla County. Buildings on the street include one-story commercial storefronts with false fronts, as well as buildings with flat and...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Wells--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- April, 1909
- Blanca, Colo.
- A group of men with horses stand in the middle of a dirt street in Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). Two of the men are riding their horses, and teams of horses are hitched to wagons. The buildings along the street include a one-story, stone...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Boring a well in street intersection, Blanca, Colo.
- Men drill into the ground to make a well in the center of an intersection in Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). A stepladder forms an angle over the well site; machinery is next to the well, near rows of pipe. Several men work around the machinery...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Wells--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- April, 1909
- Looking east to R. R. station, Blanca, Colo.
- A stream flows under a wooden bridge in the town of Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad surround the depot, a one-story, wood-frame with a gable. Train cars are on the tracks in front of the...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- View looking west from near the summit of Veta Pass Sierra Blanco in the distance
- Men stand on a hillside beside a Denver and Rio Grande Railway locomotive, passenger car and a caboose on La Veta Pass in probably Huerfano County, Colorado. A log building is beside tracks. Shows snow on Blanca Peak (Sierra Blanca) in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1880.; Blanca Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano...
- [between 1877 and 1880?]
- Std. gauge R.G. frt. 2-8-8-2's 3405, 3600 coming on ft eastbound, 3400 series loading, Blanca, Colo.
- A Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company doubleheader freight train is near Blanca (Costilla County), Colorado. Locomotives 3405 and 3600 vent smoke.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Blanca (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Blanca--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Blanca--1950-1960.
- 1950 May 15
- San Luis Valley Southern Ry. 830 derelict combine Blanca, Colo. Blanca wye.
- View of a San Luis Valley Southern Railway derelict combine car #830 on tracks in Blanca (Costilla County), Colorado. Shows the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the distance.
- Southern San Luis Valley Railroad--1950-1960.; Blanca (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Blanca--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #346, repainted with "M.B. & W.R.R." (Mt. Blanca and Western Railroad) and "Cumbres," and caboose 05 are on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado....
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge...
- 1952 October 21
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- View of Mount Blanca & Western Railroad locomotive and tender #346 (2-8-0, formerly Denver and Rio Grande Western), and caboose #05 on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. The locomotive reads: "Cumbres." The...
- Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--1950-1960.; Narrow Gauge Museum (Alamosa, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Open-air...
- 1955 February
- Narrow Gauge Museum
- Snow falls on Rio Grande Southern locomotive #42, stock car #7302, caboose #0404, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive (2-8-0) #318, and Mount Blanca & Western caboose 05 on display at the Narrow Gauge Museum in Alamosa (Alamosa County),...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Mount Blanca and Western Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.;...
- 1954 December 23
- Veta Pass. Sierra Blanca
- A woman stands near Veta Pass (La Veta Pass) and looks towards Sierra Blanca in Costilla County, Colorado.
- Costilla County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sierra Blanca (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Costilla County--1880-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Costilla County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Sierra Blanca
- View of Sierra Blanca, a stream, railroad tracks, possibly Costilla County, Colorado.
- Sierra Blanca (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Blanca, Colo.
- The town of Blanca, Colorado, (Costilla County) is situated at the foot of the snow-capped Sangre de Cristos. Architecture in the town includes one and two story houses and commercial buildings with flat roofs and gables. A well is in the center of...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wells--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- April, 1909
- Blanca, Colo.
- The town of Blanca, Colorado, (Costilla County) is located at the foot of the snow-covered Sangre de Cristo mountains in the San Luis Valley. A muddy intersection at the center of town is surrounded by one and two-story buildings whose features...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- [1909?]
- Sierra Blanca
- Men and children stand near railroad tracks possibly in Costilla County, Colorado. Light snow covers Sierra Blanca in the distance.
- Sierra Blanca (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Sierra Blanca
- Men and children stand near railroad tracks in possibly Costilla County, Colorado. Light snow covers Sierra Blanca in the distance.
- Sierra Blanca (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]