View of layered shale cliffs and hills in Mesa County, Colorado. A wire fence with timber posts and a haystack are in Grand Valley. Sparse trees and shrubs are on the Book Cliffs.
Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1900-1920.; Book Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1900-1920.
Chalk Creek runs through the foreground near the Chalk Cliffs in Chaffee County, Colorado. The cliffs are near the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs south of Buena Vista. Large shrubs stand on the shore of the creek.
Buena Vista (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cliffs--Colorado--1930-1950.; Shrubs--Colorado--Buena Vista--1930-1950.; Streams--Colorado--Buena Vista--1930-1950.
View of layered shale cliffs, trees, and fallen logs on Parachute Creek (Garfield County), Colorado. A wire fence is across the creek, and a road grade is on the Roan Cliffs.
Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Parachute Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Garfield...
View of the Colorado River and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge railroad tracks in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows cliffs identified as Echo Cliffs.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
View of a conductor in the engine compartment of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway locomotive and a man in baggage beside the Eagle River, Eagle County, Colorado. Shows boulders, logs in the river, pine and aspen trees on cliffs. A rock outcrop...
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle...
A man wears a tie and stands near sagebrush in a valley below the Roan Cliffs near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows trees, scree, and layered shale on steep cliffs in the distance.
Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Valleys--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
View of a steep shale formation in the Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows a pointed rock formation identified as Anvil Point, talus, trees and possibly the Colorado River in a valley. Men pose on the shore in the distance.
Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mesas--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
A view of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway locomotive, tender and freight cars beside the Eagle River, Eagle County, Colorado. Shows boulders, logs in the river, pine and aspen trees on the cliff. A rock outcrop identified as Two Elk Cliffs is in...
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Eagle River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle...
View of the Glenwood Extension of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad with narrow gauge tracks in Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows the Grand River (Colorado River) and striated cliffs identified as Echo Cliffs, high meadows, pine...
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
View of the Glenwood Extension of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge tracks in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows the Colorado River and striated cliffs identified as Echo Cliffs, high meadows, pine trees, and talus.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
Chalk Creek runs through the foreground of this view looking toward the Chalk Cliffs near Mount Princeton Hot Springs in Chaffee County, Colorado. Large shrubs stand along the bank of the creek.
Chaffee County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--1920-1930.; Shrubs--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--Chaffee County--1920-1930.
A fence with wood posts stands in a field in the foreground of this view of the Lava Cliffs and Elk Mountain near Hot Sulphur Springs in Grand County, Colorado.
Grand County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Fences--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1910.; Meadows--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1890-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1890-1910.
Echo Cliffs of Glenwood Canyon, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado; Colorado River (formerly called Grand River) paralleled by Denver & Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge tracks on railroad embankment.
Close-up view of the Puye Cliffs, Native American (Tewa) tuff dwellings, at Puye Cliff Dwellings, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. The cliffs have arched doorways that stand underneath holes for vigas.
Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Tewa Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Puye Cliff...
View looking toward the Chalk Cliffs near Mount Princeton Hot Springs in Chaffee County, Colorado. Two metal bridges with stone abutments and Colorado and Southern railroad tracks cross Chalk Creek.
Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chalk Cliffs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chalk Creek (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.
Jimtown (Lower Creede) is built in a narrow, steep, rocky canyon next to the town of Creede, in Mineral County, Colorado. The tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad stretch through the town, next to mills, and wood-frame buildings with...
View of Phantom Canyon, near Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado; shows dirt road, Sixmile Creek, bridges, cliffs, splintered or striated rock formations, and a car.
Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Sixmile Creek (Fremont County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Bridges--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Roads--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.;...
Panoramic, aerial view of layered oil shale rock formations of the Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows Logan Wash in a valley near Mount Logan, the Colorado River, an extinct volcanic crater, and North Mamm Peak in the distance.
Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1930-1960.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1930-1960.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Logan Wash (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Logan, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1930-1960.; North Mamm Peak...
Men wear suits and stand on a valley floor near sagebrush outside Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Scree and trees are on Roan Cliffs in the distance.
Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
A man, woman, and boy pose by a building with a sign: "Cliff View Poultry Plant" and a poultry house in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; Battlement Mesa, hayfields, and the Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
View of an oil shale cliff, probably in the Roan Cliffs, and logs on a lake, possibly on the Colorado River, identified as Slide Lake, probably in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows talus snow on the mesa.
Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Mesas--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
View of Mount Lincoln and the Book Cliffs, in Mesa County, Colorado. A man stands by a horse drawn buggy.
Book Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1890-1920.; Lincoln, Mount (Mesa County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Mesa County--1890-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1890-1920.
View of Mount Lincoln and the Book Cliffs, in Mesa County, Colorado. A man sits in a horse drawn wagon full of brush or hay.
Book Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1890-1920.; Lincoln, Mount (Mesa County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Mesa County--1890-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1890-1920.
View of Denver & Rio Grande Railway tracks beside the Colorado River, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows Echo Cliffs.
Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1899.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield...
View of a Naval oil shale plant near probably Rulison (Garfield County), Colorado. Mine buildings have corrugated metal sides, gabled roofs, and smokestacks. Shows layered shale on the Roan Cliffs and talus in the distance.
Layered shale on Roan Cliffs is above a valley and trees that surround Parachute Creek in Garfield County, Colorado. A one-story log cabin is on the valley floor. Trees, scree, and brush are on the hillside.
Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parachute Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Log cabins--Colorado--Garfield...
View of the oil shale demonstration plant beside the Colorado River near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Smoke rises from smokestacks of the multi-story building, probably an oil shale retort. Denver and Rio Grande tracks are beside the river,...
Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.;...
Men stand beside a car on a dirt road near Haystack Mountain in Garfield County, Colorado. Sagebrush, a haystack, trees, a fence, and Parachute Creek are in the valley. Shows layered shale on the Roan Cliffs and talus on mesas near the plant site...
Mid-Continent Shale and Refining Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Haystack Mountain (Garfield County,...
Snow is on layered shale cliffs and talus in probably Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Trees and brush are in a ravine or possibly a creek bed.
View of the Colorado River in Eagle County, Colorado, with cliffs and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1910.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.; Railroad...
View of the Chalk Cliffs in Chaffee County, Colorado. Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company tracks and metal bridges with stone abutments cross Chalk Creek.
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chalk Cliffs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chalk Creek (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
View of Echo Cliffs in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows the Colorado River and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield...
View of Echo Cliffs in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. The Colorado River and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks are nearby.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
View of the Virgin River valley and probably Hurricane Cliffs in Washington County, Utah. Cultivated fields, fences and horses are near trees and the river. Eroded rock faces are near the settlement of Virgin City (Virgin), Utah.
A man in a hat, probably from the geological survey, stands and faces the Vermilion Cliffs, sandstone formations in Coconino County, Arizona. Shows wagon ruts and footprints in the clay soil on a hill near Jacobs Pool.
Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Vermilion Cliffs (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.;...
Narrow gauge tracks of the Glenwood Extension of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad follow Glenwood Canyon (Garfield County), Colorado. Striated "Echo Cliffs," pine trees, brush and talus flank the Colorado River.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
View of wooden footbridge and hand railings on Lookout Rock and Eagle Cliffs on Mount Manitou reached via Mount Manitou Incline Railway with distant aerial views of Manitou Springs & Colorado Springs, Colorado; a man stands atop lookout point.
Manitou, Mount (Colo.); Inclined railroads--Colorado--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--1900-1920.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.