Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Mt. Sopris and Crystal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Aerial view of Roaring Fork River & valley from Red Mountain near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Mount Sopris (elevation 12,823 feet), background; Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (Aspen branch through Carbondale) standard...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Carbondale & Mt. Sopris, Sep. 1906
- View southwest over Carbondale in Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado, includes scattered wood frame and brick residences and businesses among agricultural fields between the Roaring Fork and Crystal Rivers. The Carbondale depot is...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.); Railroad stations--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1910.
- September 1906
- Cutting alfalfa on Holland Ranch, Carbondale, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of horse-drawn hay-cutting equipment in alfalfa field, Holland Ranch, southwest of Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Holland Ranch owned by Oscar & Hattie Holland; team of horses pulling hay cutter with man holding...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Haystacks--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Mowing machines--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Holland, Oscar--Homes & haunts.;...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Fancy wheat, Sweet Ranch Carbondale Dist, Colo. Midland Ry
- View of man standing in waist-high wheat field in Carbondale, Colorado; in distance are fields with baled grain, and a horse-drawn farm implement with driver; mountains in background.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Wheat--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Carbondale and Mt. Sopris, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View toward Mount Sopris (elevation 12,823 feet) and Carbondale, Colorado, from Colorado Midland Railway; shows tops of railroad passenger cars, residences, ranches, and agricultural fields.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Seed potatoes in bloom, Sweet Ranch, Carbondale Dist., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across an agricultural field; shows rows of seed potato plants in bloom, Sweet Ranch, near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Experimental potatoe [sic] patch, Edgerton Ranch, Carbondale, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across rows of potato plants, Edgerton Ranch, near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Edgerton family included sons Hamlin (married to May), George (married to Adelaide) & Irvin; experimental agricultural field; distant...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Experimental potatoe [sic] patch, Edgerton Ranch, Carbondale, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of potato field, Edgerton Ranch, near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway, with Mount Sopris (elevation 12,823 feet) in background; Edgerton family included sons Hamlin (married to May), George (married to Adelaide), &...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Potatoes on Edgerton Ranch, Carbondale, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of rows of potato plants in agricultural field, Edgerton Ranch, near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Edgerton family included sons Hamlin (married to May), George (married to Adelaide) and Irvin; horses in pasture;...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Potatoes on Edgerton Ranch, Carbondale, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across rows of potato plants, Edgerton Ranch, near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway with Mount Sopris (elevation 12,823 feet) in background; agricultural field; Edgerton family included sons Hamlin (married to May),...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Alfalfa stacks Sweet Ranch Carbondale Dist, Colo. Midland Ry
- View of alfalfa stacks with stacking pole in fenced field in Carbondale, Colorado; at left is horse-drawn wagon with driver and two people on horseback; Mount Sopris in background.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Barley on the Sweet Ranch Carbondale Dist, Colo. Midland Ry
- View of barley field in Carbondale, Colorado; trampled diagonal pathway in foreground, mountains in background.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Barley--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Potatoe [sic] patch on the Y Ranch, Carbondale District
- View of a field of potato plants in Carbondale, Colorado; ranch buildings, telegraph poles, and mountains in distance.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Ranch, Carbondale Dist Colo. Midland Ry
- View of a hay field, with baled hay, in the Roaring Fork River Valley near Carbondale, Colorado; trees line riverbed in distance; mountains at horizon.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Hay--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Sweet Ranch, Carbondale Dist.
- Left side of panorama view looks south over pioneer agriculturalist F. E. Sweet's potato fields, near Carbondale, Colorado, to Mount Sopris.
- Sweet, Frank E.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Sweet Ranch, Carbondale Dist.
- Right side of panorama view looks south over pioneer agriculturalist F. E. Sweet's potato fields, near Carbondale, Colorado, to Mount Sopris.
- Sweet, Frank E.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- A Colorado barley field, Carbondale Dist., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across large barley field near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; distant view of Roaring Fork River and valley.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.); Barley--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Potatoes in the Carbondale Dist., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across rows of potato plants near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; probably Russet potato plants having reached 57 days growth; large agricultural field.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Russet potatoes 57 days growth, Carbondale Dist., Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across rows of Russet potato plants, near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; plants have reached 57 days growth, large agricultural field.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Early town of Carbondale
- View of Carbondale in Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado includes wood frame residences, sheds, outhouses, brick and false front businesses. The Carbondale depot serving the Denver and Rio Grande and the Crystal River Railroad...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Crystal River Railway Company.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Alfalfa on the 4 Bar Ranch
- View of an alfalfa field on the 4 Bar Ranch near Carbondale, Colorado; scarecrow appears in center of field; ranch buildings and foothills in distance.
- Alfalfa--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Scarecrows--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Potatoes on the Sweet Ranch, Carbondale Dist Colo. Midland Ry
- View of potato field in Carbondale, Colorado; fence, ranch buildings, trees and mountains visible in distance.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Second cutting, alfalfa, Sweet Ranch Colo. Midland Ry
- View of alfalfa field on Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado; man drives horse-drawn mower through field; in distance, a figure works among bales; ranch buildings visible in distance, with Rocky Mountains in background.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Sweet Ranch, Carbondale Colo.
- View of a potato field and baled hay on the Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- F.E. Sweet ranch on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across agricultural field towards Frank E. Sweet's Ranch (residence) near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway. Sweet, an early agriculturalist and potato grower, arrived in Carbondale area in 1884; shows irrigation ditch...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Croplands--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Sweet, Frank E.--Homes &...
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Crystal River Valley from Red Mtn., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Aerial view of Roaring Fork River & valley from Red Mountain near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Denver & Rio Grande Railroad standard gauge track & timber-through-truss bridge crossing Roaring Fork River, foreground...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Up Crystal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View across Roaring Fork River Valley north of Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Roaring Fork River with bridge, background left; Crystal River bordered by trees, center; distant view of wooden frame buildings & residences,...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Carbondale, 1911, horse show
- Two men show their horses on main street of Carbondale, in the Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado. Spectators line street in front of the Rocky Mountain Stores Company; most wear hats, including straw bonnets, derbies, and fedoras.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Carbondale--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Carbondale--1910-1920.
- 1911
- Home of W. L. Grubb, Carbondale, Col.
- Men harvest hay in Carbondale, Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado; a man stands atop a fully loaded wagon; another man stands in front of an empty horse-drawn wagon; a two-story wood frame house with intersecting gables and...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Harvesting--Colorado--Carbondale--1890-1900.; Hay--Colorado--Carbondale--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Carbondale, Colorado, Charles Harris residence
- Interior view of the kitchen in Charles H. Harris (ranch homesteader) in Carbondale, Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado; includes an enameled cook stove with kettles on top, a crock with a decorative leaf pattern, meatgrinder...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Carbondale--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Kitchens--Colorado--Carbondale--1960-1980.; Harris, Charles H.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Oats 100 bu. per acre, Sweet Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View towards large oat field cultivated by Frank E. Sweet (pioneer agriculturalist and potato grower) near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; a man stands in waist-deep oats; estimated crop yield is 100 bushels per acre.
- Sweet, Frank E.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Oats--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [beteen 1900 and 1919]
- Oats 100 bu. per acre, Sweet Ranch, Colo. Mdiland Ry.
- View of large oat field cultivated by Frank E. Sweet (pioneer agriculturalist and potato grower) near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; man stands in waist-deep oat field; estimated crop yield is 100 bushels per acre.
- Sweet, Frank E.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Oats--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Potatoe [sic] field, Sweet Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Large potato field cultivated by Frank E. Sweet (pioneer agriculturalist and potato grower) near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; three men walk through field; wood-frame residences are in distant center.
- Sweet, Frank E.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Potatoes on the Sweet Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Rows of potato plants in field cultivated by Frank E. Sweet (pioneer agriculturalist and potato grower) near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Sweet, Frank E.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Prize potatoe [sic] patch, Sweet Ranch, rows 2000 ft. long, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Long rows of potato plants cultivated by Frank E. Sweet in Carbondale (Garfield County), Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; cumulus clouds fill the sky.
- Sweet, Frank E.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Barley on the 4 Bar Ranch
- View of a field of barley on the 4 Bar Ranch near Carbondale, Colorado; a few residences appear in distance; mountains in background.
- Barley--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Potatoes on the 4 Bar Ranch
- View of a field of potato plants on the 4 Bar Ranch near Carbondale, Colorado; ranch buildings at distant right, hay fields at left, and mountains in distance.
- Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Looking north on Sweet Ranch Carbondale Colo.
- Northward view of the Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado; cultivated fields extend along valley.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Looking west on Sweet Ranch, Carbondale Colo.
- Westward view of the Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado; shows cultivated fields, baled hay, and ranch buildings.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Potatoe [sic] cellars, Sweet Ranch
- View of potato cellars on the Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado; shows open entrances to cellars and vents on sod roof.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Root cellars--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Potatoes on Sweet Ranch
- View of a field of potato plants on the Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado; shows wood cabin in distance.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Russet potatoes, Sweet Ranch
- A man stands amidst knee-high potato plants in a field on the Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Carbondale, Colorado
- Exterior view of a brick business in Carbondale (Garfield County) Colorado; shows storefronts, a parked car, and signs: "Furnishings, Groceries, the W. M. Dinkel Merc. Co., Hardware, Farm Implements, Furniture, Queensware, Tinware" and "Hotel,...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Crystal River Valley from Red Mtn., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Aerial view of Roaring Fork River & valley from Red Mountain near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Crystal River just about to join up with Roaring Fork River but actual junction is out of view, center right; wooden bridge...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Roaring Fork Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Aerial view of Roaring Fork River & valley, probably taken from Red Mountain near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track, foreground; Roaring Fork River meandering past cultivated...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- 65 acre potatoe [sic] patch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of rows of potato plants in cultivated agricultural field measuring 65 acres near Carbondale, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Potatoes--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Carbondale
- View towards Carbondale in the Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado, includes a two-track road with simple arched bridge over the tree-lined Crystal River. A side gable house with a front porch, log structures, and a vertical board...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Crystal River (Colo.); Bridges--Colorado--Carbondale--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Carbondale, Colorado, Charles Harris residence
- Exterior detail of the Charles H. Harris (ranch homesteader) house in Carbondale, Roaring Fork River Valley, Garfield County, Colorado; includes front porch with turned posts and decorative brackets, a portion of the stone beltcourses, and...
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Carbondale--1960-1980.; Harris, Charles H.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Big Four Ranch, Crystal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Big Four Ranch agricultural fields and Mount Sopris (elevation 13,283 feet) near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; dirt road leads to wooden frame residence, center left.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sopris, Mount (Colo.); Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Big Four Ranch, Crystal River Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Big Four Ranch agricultural fields in Crystal River Valley near Carbondale, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; horses graze near piles of stacked hay.
- Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Crystal River (Colo.); Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]