Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Rifle area
- View of hayfields, hay stacks, and the Grand Hogback near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Grand Hogback (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Croplands--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Present Rifle Food Market
- Men, boys, and a dog pose by storefront windows in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; lettering and signs on a canvas bag read: "Hungarian Mills Flour," "S. R. Fuleher - correct guess," Mrs. Loeschbaugh - 2nd correct guess," "Mrs. Joe Selby 3rd...
- Hampson Bros. & Valdez (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Downtown Rifle, Colorado
- Men, women, and boys pose by storefronts in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; letters read: "E. McLearn & Co. Groceries & General Merchandise - Gents Furnishing Boots and Shoes." Bunting drapes the cornice; a wicker baby stroller is in a horse...
- E. McLearn & Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Hampson Bros. Valdez
- Interior view of Hampson Bros. & Valdez, a grocery store in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; men pose by cuts of meat, a "Toledo" scale, and merchandise including crackers and lard tins. Bunting, paper bells, and saws hang from the ceiling.
- Hampson Bros. & Valdez (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle flour mill
- Young men pose at a storefront in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; lettering, advertisements, boxes and flour bags read: "Rifle Flour Mills," "Member of Federated Cereal Mills of America," "Flavo Rifle Flour," and "Vitacreme Breakfast Wheat."
- Rifle Flour Mills (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Flour & meal industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- New Hugus & Co. bldg. rebuilt after fire in 1902.
- In Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado, children, men, horses and dogs pose by a brick storefront; lettering on adjacent building reads: "J. C. Hugus & Co. Dealers in Everything."
- J. Hugus & Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910?]
- E. McLearn Merc[antile]
- View of a stone business in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men stand by the corner entry and horse drawn wagons; plows are on the dock. Signs read: "E. McLearn Merc.," "Real Estate and Loans - Leyner & Richards," "The Pastime Pool and...
- E. McLearn Mercantile Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1903, December 23
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Co. Warehouse
- View of a corrugated metal building in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; men pose with a horse drawn wagon by doors. Letters read: "Storage Grain & Produce," and "The Rifle Creek Merc. Co. Warehouse Hay Grain & Produce."
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Company (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- E. McLearn Mercantile Co.
- View of men and horse drawn wagons in front of the E. McLearn Mercantile Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; snow covers the street. Stone businesses with cornices have signs: "J. W. Hugus & Co.," "E. McLearn. Merc. Co."
- E. McLearn Mercantile Co. (Rifle Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1906 January 1
- Rifle Reveille (newspaper) float
- Men and women pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, in a horse drawn carriage wrapped in bunting and United States flags. Sign reads: "Rifle Reveille;" brick houses have bay windows.
- Rifle Reveille (Rifle, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1909, July 16
- Stauffer's Pharmacy
- View of a brick business in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; a man and woman stand by display windows and a sign: "Stauffer's Pharmacy - Drugs."
- Stauffer's Pharmacy (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Drugstores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1903, October 14
- First Christian Church
- Women and teenage girls pose with bunting and pennants in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; outfits include flowered hats, wool coats, and fur muffs. Sign reads: "First Christian Church.
- First Christian Church (Rifle, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Western State Auto Co.
- Men and a boy pose by Ford cars and trucks and a corrugated metal building at the Western State Auto Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; signs read "Ford Weekly Purchase Plan Enrolls You! Let Us Give You Full Particulars." The Roan Cliffs...
- Western State Auto Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--Products--1900-1910.; Ford automobile--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Western State Auto Co.
- A boy in knee pants poses by cars, trucks, and a corrugated metal building at the Western State Auto Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; signs read "Ford Dealers."
- Western State Auto Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--Products--1900-1910.; Ford automobile--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Theatrical group
- Men and women in blackface pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; costume includes dresses of print or brocade fabrics, and hats with flowers. Some of the men are dressed as women. A man points at a cake.
- African Americans--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Group in costume
- Men and women in blackface pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; costume includes dresses of print or brocade fabrics, and hats with flowers. Some of the men are dressed as women. A man points at a cake.
- African Americans--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Blackface entertainers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- J.C. Penney & Co.
- View of a brick storefront in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; sign reads: "J.C. Penney & Co. Incorporated." Windows display hats, shoes, and suits.
- J.C. Penney Co.--Buildings--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle, Colorado
- View of Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado; shows houses, construction, a Denver & Rio Grande Western train, the Colorado River, and signs: "City Stables," "Bank of Rifle," and "McLearn Merc. Co." The Roan Cliffs are in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle, Colo.
- Men pose with a horse drawn wagon filled with sugar beets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; posters on a shed read: "Pearline Cleanser," "Mesa County Fair," "Roy E. Fox's Lone Star Minstrels," "Old Dutch Cleanser," "Tar Tobacco," "K C Baking...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertising--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Rifle, Colo.
- Men pose with a horse drawn wagon filled with sugar beets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; posters on a shed read: "Pearline Cleanser," "Mesa County Fair," "Roy E. Fox's Lone Star Minstrels," "Old Dutch Cleanser," "Tar Tobacco," "K C Baking...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertising--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Violet Fay
- A child's grave in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado cemetery is covered with flowers including roses. Tombstone sculpture depicts a lamb; inscription reads: "Violet Fay - Dau. of F. & F.E. Gorham, Dec. 16, 1895 - Aug. 6, 1900."
- Gorham, Violet Fay, 1895-1900--Tomb.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Cliff View Poultry Plant
- A man and woman pose by a farmhouse in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a building with letters: "Cliff View Poultry Plant," a poultry house, a wagon and fruit trees.
- Cliff View Poultry Plant (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1906.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Farmhouses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Poultry houses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Poultry industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1906 August 1
- Cliff View Poultry Plant
- 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.
- Cliff View Poultry Plant (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1906.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Poultry houses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Poultry industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1906 August 11
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Co.
- People pose in front of the Rifle Creek Mercantile Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has a flat roof and a first floor awning that reads: "Gents [Furni]shing's [sic], Ladies Furnishing's [sic]." Upstairs...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Al Zerbe's Hotel (Zerbe's ranch)
- View of Al Zerbe's hotel (or Rifle Falls Ranch) near Rifle Gap (Garfield County), Colorado; shows a frame house with covered porch in a meadow by low hills.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Benjamin Scudder grave
- Flowers cover a grave in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado cemetery; tombstone sculpture depicts drapery, doves, and gates; inscription reads: "Love, Life, Truth," "Benjamin F. Scudder 1838-1898," and includes poetry.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Scudder, Benjamin, 1838-1898--Tomb.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle are students
- Girls, boys, and teenagers pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; the students wear suits, and print fabric dresses with yokes and ruffles. The teacher (a woman) wears pince-nez eyeglasses and a blouse with ruching.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Children with teachers, evening party?
- Girls and boys pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; the students wear suits, and print fabric dresses with yokes, ruffles, and embroidery. The teacher (a woman) wears pince-nez eyeglasses and a blouse with ruching and beads.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area students
- Teenagers, girls, and boys pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; the students wear suits, beaded or print fabrics, wool jackets with puff sleeves, eyeglasses, and large buttons. The teacher (a man) wears pince-nez eyeglasses.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area school group
- Teenagers, girls, and boys pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; the students wear suits, beaded or print fabrics, wool jackets with puff sleeves, eyeglasses, and large buttons. The teacher (a man) wears pince-nez eyeglasses.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Students--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area picnic
- Women, men, boys, and girls pose near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; outfits include dresses with ruffles. Straw hats and printed fabric bonnets hang on a fence; food includes fruit, cake, bread, and a pie.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle school classroom interior
- Interior view of a Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado classroom; boys and girls pose with books. A piece of buffalo hide is on a desk.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Classrooms--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Theatrical group
- Women and men pose on a stage in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; outfits include flowers, lace, ribbons, hats, and dresses with brocade, embroidered, or print fabric. One woman holds a paper heart that reads: "Matrimony;" a dog is in front. Some...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Actors--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Cross dressing--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area wedding party?
- Interior view of tables set for a banquet in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; the tables are set with dinnerware, flower arrangements, and food including bread, crackers, a roast turkey, fruit, and an ornate wedding cake. Women and men in wait...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Banquets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Food--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Millard Walker & wife who was a Cord before marriage
- View of a funeral near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; men, women, girls, and a baby, who include Millard Walker and his wife, pose with a horse and wagon by a fresh grave. Outfits include elaborate hats with flowers, and leather gloves. The...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children praying--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area
- View of a corrugated metal industrial building in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A spring wagon is by machinery; signs read: "Fairbanks Scales," and "J. Case."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle congregation
- People pose by an unidentified church in (probably) Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; women in hats with flowers, teenage boys, girls, toddlers, and men (one in clerical collar) pose by a frame building with shingle imbrication.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Clergy--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area
- A man and woman pose by a brick warehouse in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; a girl is on the dock by a freight car and a man with crates on a hand truck. Shows a team of horses.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle street scene
- Men and a woman pose by storefronts in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; canvas awnings and signs read: "Post Office," "Bank of Rifle," "J. W. Hugus & Co. Groceries," and "Dry Goods, Boots, and Shoes." Window displays include steamer trunks, hats,...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Shops & stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Two of first brick houses in Rifle
- View of brick houses in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; imbrication and sunburst patterns are in the gables, and snow covers the ground.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area haystack
- People pose by by a haystack in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; shows corn stalks, fruit trees, and log buildings, the Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Haystacks--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Unidentified ranch
- View of a ranch near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; horses, cows, and calves feed in a corral by a house. Snow covers haystacks, barns, and hills.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Zerbe's Ranch
- View of Zerbe's Hotel (Rifle Falls Ranch) near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; shows houses, meadows, and hills.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1903
- Rifle area - group in front of house
- People pose by a ranch house near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; boys, girls, women, and men sit by fruit trees in bloom.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Unidentified ranch
- View of a ranch near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; cattle feed on hay in a corral. Snow covers houses, haystacks, and mountains.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Orchard
- View of an orchard, shows fruit trees in bloom near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Presbyterian Church, Rifle, Colo
- View of a stained glass window in the Presbyterian church in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; depicts lilies, a Bible, United States flags, a cross and crown, an anchor, and lettering: "Our Country Theodore Roosevelt President," "All Men Up Not...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Stained glass--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Stained glass window
- View of a stained glass window in the Presbyterian church in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; depicts lilies, a Bible, United States flags, a cross and crown, an anchor, and lettering: "Our Country Theodore Roosevelt President," "All Men Up Not...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Stained glass--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- In front of Methodist Church after 1907
- Men and teenage boys pose by the Methodist Church in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The brick building has stained glass windows; horse drawn carriages are in the snow.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Methodist Churches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1907 and 1910?]
- Old Christian Church
- View of a brick church in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, with gothic arches, a belfry, stained glass windows, and a sign: "Christian Church."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]