Aerial view of the town of De Beque (DeBeque) in Mesa County, Colorado. Roan Creek meanders through the wide valley. The Roan Cliffs and South Shale Ridge are in the distance.
De Beque (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1930-1960.; Roan Creek (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Roan Creek (Mesa County, Colo.)--1930-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--De Beque--1930-1960.; Streams--Colorado--De Beque--1930-1960.
View of the Roan Creek valley and Mount Blaine (Mount Index) in Garfield County, Colorado; shows a farmhouse, livestock pens, and a car on a dirt road. Clouds top the Roan Cliffs.
Blaine, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1930.; Valleys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.
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.
View of a street in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado; shows storefronts, automobiles, and a stucco building with a mission style pediment and tile roof. Signs read: "The Independent Lumber Co.," "Vacuum Cup;" a United States flag is on a building,...
De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Delta--1920-1930.
View of the American Shale Refining Company plant site near De Beque on Conn Creek in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows one-story houses with gabled roofs and tar paper siding. Identical buildings, possibly boarding houses or dormitories, an...
American Shale Refining Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--Garfield 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...
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 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.;...
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.
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,...
View of an American Shale Refining Company oil shale processing facility near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; shows dormitories and outhouses. Road grade and tailings are on slopes of the Roan Cliffs.
Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
View of Mount Logan oil shale formations and Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado; a man is by a dirt road.
Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Logan, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
View of Mount Logan oil shale formations and Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado.
Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Logan, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
View of oil shale formations and Roan Cliffs at Conn Creek, in Garfield County, Colorado; also shows a Monarch Shale Oil Company building and tailings.
Monarch Shale Oil Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
View of Mount Logan oil shale formations and Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado. Erosion cuts through rock strata.
Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Logan, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
View of a mountain identified as Buttress Mountain and the Roan Cliff formations with oil shale strata near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; also pinon pines, brush, and clouds.
Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1920.
View of Mount Logan, Mount Callahan, and the Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado; horses and a buggy are on Highway 24.
Callahan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Logan, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
View of Parachute Creek valley in Garfield County, Colorado; a man is by a car; a cabin and Roan Cliff formations and oil shale deposits are in the distance.
Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.
View of the Index Shale Oil Company extraction facility near De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado; men pose by retorts and shed roofs. The Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De...
View of the town of Rifle in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows houses and commercial structures. Signs on businesses read: "Red Barn," "J. W. Hugus & Co.," and "McLearn Merc. Co." The Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1920.
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.
Aerial view of the town of De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. A bridge extends over the Colorado River that is dotted by several wooded islands. Tracks of the Denver and Rio Grand Western Railroad Company parallel the river. Cliffs of the Roan...
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Plateau (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad freight cars and locomotive head east between the Colorado River and the cliffs of the Roan Plateau in Garfield County, Colorado.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Plateau (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.
Men use a funnel to fill wood barrels with oil, near De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. A man in a suit and duster hat looks on; the Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
Aerial view of a town possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows houses, barns, fields, and a church. The Roan Cliffs and Grand Mesa are in the distance.
Grand Mesa (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--1890-1920.
View of a shale oil extraction facility in Garfield County, Colorado; sheds, machinery, barrels, hoists, and cable guides are on a steep slope. Roan Cliff formations are in the background.
A man stands near the oil shale processing facility at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado, Shows a Brown retort, a conveyor belt elevator for tailings, exhaust stacks, and sheds. The Roan Cliffs are in the distance.
Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Conveying systems--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum...
People pose by Denver and Rio Grande Railroad passenger coaches in Colorado; a banner reads: "Agricultural [?] Train," snow covers (possibly) the Roan Cliffs in the distance. Letters read: "831 D. & R. G."
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--1910-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--1910-1920.
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.
View of a cantilever bridge over the Colorado River, in Silt (Garfield County), Colorado; twisted metal frames are in the water and the Roan Cliffs are in the background.
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Silt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Cantilever construction--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Silt--1900-1910.
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.
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.
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.
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.;...