Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- People on horses
- A woman and girls in skirts and blouses pose on horseback in a meadow possibly near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The girls ride double on a horse. A man stands and poses between the horses.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Slide Lake
- 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.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Haying on the Egry Ranch
- A hay loader is beside a haystack in a meadow at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. A man is beside a team of horses and a hay rake.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Hay stacks--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Egry, Charles--Homes & haunts.
- Rifle area ranch
- Women, a man, children and a dog pose in front of a house with board and batten finish and a hewn log addition, on a ranch in probably Garfield County, Colorado. Girls wear dresses and pose with dolls. A man is on a horse near haystacks, a wagon...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rifle, "Apple Pie Day"
- A woman and a girl hold pendants that read: "Apple Pie Day, September 22-23 1914., Rifle, Colo." and pose on horseback in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A woman wears a fitted, long sleeved blouse, a skirt and a wide brimmed hat. A girl holds a...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Children, Rifle area
- Babies sit on pillows on a bench for a portrait. The babies wear gowns with lace cuffs.
- Infants--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle area family
- A man and woman stand and pose for a studio portrait. The man holds a hat and wears a shirt with a rounded collar, a suit and tie. The woman wears a belted overcoat over a full skirt, an asymmetrical hat with a curled feather and leather boots.
- Couples--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Children playing with toys
- Children sit and play with toys on a table probably in Garfield County, Colorado. A girl holds a doll. A boy holds a wooden stick from a Tinkertoy set. Shows a metal roller-skate, a gyroscope, pictures of Santa Claus on the table, and a Tinkertoy...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- Children, Rifle area
- A girl and a boy pose beside a table probably in Garfield County, Colorado. Christmas decorations on the table include: a Christmas tree with a popcorn chain, pictures of Santa Claus, a doll, a lantern and an animal figurine. The boy holds a ball...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Rifle area fruit
- Close up view of a row of cherries displayed on a table beside a wooden ruler, probably in Garfield County, Colorado. A handwritten sign reads: "14 Cherries per foot from Clovers Orchard, Rifle, Colo., Garrison Photo."
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cherries--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Barber Shop, Rifle
- Men pose outside a two-story, brick commercial building in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The building has arched second story windows beside a balcony and a double door entrance between large windows. A barber shop pole is outside the building...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Barber poles--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Barbershops--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1903 and 1915?]
- First Christian Church, Rifle
- View of the clapboard First Christian Church in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The church has a corner bell tower, high windows beneath a gabled roof, a staircase from the dirt road to the entrance, and a sign that reads: "First Christian...
- First Christian Church (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920?]
- Nick McLearn, unidentified man and Jim McLearn, Rifle
- Men, left to right: Nick McLearn, unidentified man, and Jim McLearn, sit or stand and pose on a horse-drawn wagon in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Canvas sacks in the wagon have lettering that reads: "[?] Portland Cement Co." The John Deere...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business people--American--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; McLearn, Jim.; McLearn, Nick.
- [between 1907 and 1920?]
- Trinidad water works
- Men pose beside a metal water pipe over a bridge and possibly the Purgatoire River, probably near Trinidad Water Works in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows a frame house and a barn or garage.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Penstocks--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- Rifle area parade
- Men wear embroidered coats and hats, hold spears and pose on horseback beside a car in probably a parade in Garfield County, Colorado. Girls and a man pose in a car decorated probably with crepe paper in the shape of a heart and polka dots. A moose...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Group at Egry's, Pyramid
- Men, women and children pose for a group photograph at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Boys, girls and babies sit in adults' laps. Women wear striped, fitted dresses. Men wear suits or suspenders.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Group at Egry's, Pyramid
- Men, women and children pose for a group photograph at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Boys, girls and babies sit in adults' laps. Women wear striped, fitted dresses. Men wear suits or suspenders.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Anvil Point, Book Cliffs [sic]
- 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.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Stonewall Road, town of Vigil
- View of a dirt road, farm houses, barns and cultivated fields in Vigil (Las Animas County), Colorado. Snow is on the Sangre de Cristo Mountains or the Culebra Range in the distance.
- Vigil (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Farms--Colorado--Vigil--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- ATSF Railroad depot after flood
- View of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway depot and tracks after a flood in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The mission-style stucco building has arcades, a ceramic tiled roof, and curvilinear gables. Horses, a wagon, and debris are...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Purgatoire River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.;...
- 1905
- Lost Lake
- Men stand on rafts and hold fishing poles on possibly East or West Lost Lake in probably Garfield County, Colorado. Dense trees are nearby and people stand on the shore of the lake.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fishing--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Rafts--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Children by Christmas tree
- A girl and a boy pose beside a table probably in Garfield County, Colorado. Christmas decorations on the table include: a Christmas tree with a popcorn chain, pictures of Santa Claus, a doll, a lantern and an animal figurine. The boy holds a ball...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children playing with toys--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Christmas trees--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Glenwood Springs
- View of buildings in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, a church spire, the Hotel Colorado and tree-covered mountains in the distance.
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1900-1910.
- 1898 May 15
- Ibex Mines
- View of frame mine buildings, headframes and tailings piles at Ibex Mines near Leadville in Lake County, Colorado. Shows mountains in probably the Mosquito Range in the distance.
- Ibex Mining Company (Leadville, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ibex Mines (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900?]
- Trolley coach, Colfax & Broadway, Denver
- Men and women stand near open doorways on electric bus number "526" bound for "West 29th Ave." near the intersection of Colfax and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Women wear hats, coats and high heeled shoes; men wear overcoats and hats.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1955]
- Old Mill Rd., Cunningham Gulch
- View of mining ore processing buildings in Cunningham Gulch in probably San Juan County, Colorado. Shows sheds, a tunnel opening, cribbing, and tailings piles.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--San Juan County--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Family, Rifle area
- A group of people sit or stand for an outdoor group portrait near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The men wear suits and ties or suspenders and hats. The women wear blouses with puffed sleeves, banded collars with broaches or scarves and skirts....
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Coal camp
- View of railroad tracks and frame buildings in probably Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows probably a covered tipple and coal cars on railroad tracks, and a pile of I beams on the ground nearby.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.; Tipples--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- Publicity advertising illustration, kitchen, 831 Gaylord, Grinstead house
- A smiling woman stands in a kitchen and holds a phone receiver to her ear in the home of Gilbert H. and Katherine J. Grinstead located at 831 Gaylord in the Cheesman Park Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The phone is mounted on the wall of the...
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Conversation--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Kitchens--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Grinstead, Gilbert H.--Homes &...
- 1940 February 5
- Unidentified family group
- A woman and children pose for a group portrait on a porch in probably western Colorado. Probably the mother sits and girls and a boy stand nearby. Girls wear plaid or dogtooth patterned dresses with ruffled collars or ties. A boy wears a shirt with...
- Children--1890-1910.; Families--1890-1910.; Women--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Pike's Peak from Garden of the Gods
- View of a portion of Gate Rock and massive sandstone and limestone rock formations at Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- American Fluorspar, Salida
- View of corrugated metal buildings of the American Fluorspar mine near Salida in Chaffee County, Colorado. Shows metal barrels, timber cribbing, a driveway, cars and dirt roads beside the fluorspar processing facility, and snow on mountains in the...
- Fluorspar industry--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.; American Fluorspar Mine Company Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Chaffee (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Colorado Fluorspar, Salida
- View of a processing plant or flotation mill identified as part of Colorado Fluorspar in Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. The building is on a hillside and has tar paper siding, smokestacks and elevators. Shows a truck on a dirt road near the...
- Fluorspar industry--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.; Salida (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.; Ore industry--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Gates
- Men pose with a rubber belt, probably a part for a car, at Gates Rubber Company plant in Denver, Colorado. A worker wears a pants suit and a cap and holds a rubber belt manufactured at Gates. A man with a hat, suit and tie stands in front of a car...
- Gates Rubber Company--Products--1930-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1945?]
- Camp Hale construction
- View of a building under construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows steel tanks, probably boilers, wooden scaffolding, and the metal framed roof of a building.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A man drives a Caterpillar machine with tracks, possibly a loader, for construction of buildings at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Mountains are near the Pando valley.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction equipment--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- Men wear overalls or work clothes and pose beside metal pipes at a construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows a wrench and a mallet and exposed ceiling rafters.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- View of a crawl space under a wooden floor, probably a construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows metal pipes, wooden rafters, concrete supports and insulation.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Structural systems--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Sign at Camp Hale
- A wooden painted sign at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado, shows a caricature painting of Adolf Hitler and reads: "We've Got a Date With This Sonofabitch, Let's Be On Time!"
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Billboards--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Caricatures--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A man stands on a ladder in a building under construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows wooden rafters and an air vent under a gabled roof.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- Construction workers wear overalls and hats and work on a building construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows a ruler and a hammer, pipes and a framed building interior.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- View of barracks (?) under construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Workers stand in doorways; the frame, two-story building has a gable roof.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barracks--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- View of a two-story building, probably barracks, during construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. The building has a gable roof, a balcony and clapboard siding. Wooden scaffolding and construction debris are nearby.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barracks--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A man stands and poses on a wooden rafter of a building under construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. The man holds probably electrical wire near the ceiling of a gabled roof.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- Construction workers wear overalls and lean over a wooden sawhorse in a building under construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Doors are stacked against building supports and framed walls.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A man wears overalls and a hat and works on the foundation of a building at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows wooden boards and poured concrete at the construction site.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Foundations--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A man is in a trench beside a metal pipe at a construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. The man wears a badge and a holster that holds bullets and a handgun. Rocks and debris are piled on the sides of the trench.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Guards--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- A man wears a welding mask and welds a metal I beam to probably a cable at a construction site at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. The man carries a wrench and works beside tanks, possibly boilers. Shows the metal frame of a roof.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Welding--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- Men wear overalls, work gloves and caps and stand beside a pipe threader at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows sections of pipe on the ground, machinery and construction debris on the ground beside a building.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Construction workers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Equipment--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]
- Camp Hale, construction
- Wooden scaffolding is beside a building under construction at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows wooden boards constructed around possibly a tower. The building has tar paper siding.
- Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Scaffolding--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.
- [1942?]