Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Descendants of Antonio Cruz
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Antonio Cruz.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Pedro Hurtado and Catalina Salazar
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Pedro Hurtado and Catalina Salazar.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Diego Padilla and Luisa dela Serna
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Diego Padilla and Luisa dela Serna.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Alvar Gomez dela Serna
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Alvar Gomez dela Serna.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Yvon Alari and Marie Odon
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Yvon Alari and Marie Odon. They were married in France in the early 1700's
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002
- Corn field 4 1/2 miles west of La Junta
- Men pose beside tall corn plants and horses or mules hitched to a McCormick reaper harvesting machine in a corn field near La Junta (Otero County), Colorado. The workers wear overalls or suspenders, work gloves, button down shirts and hats. A man...
- Otero County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Agricultural laborers--Colorado--Otero County--1900-1910.; Corn--Colorado--Otero County--1900-1910.; Harvesting machinery--Colorado--Otero County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Otero Co. Courthouse
- View of the Victorian Otero County Courthouse with Spanish-style embellishments in La Junta, Colorado. Architectural features of three- story masonry building: twin towers with hipped roofs brackets, finials, lintels, and decorative brickwork,...
- La Junta (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--La Junta--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Wire stringing gang working on job between Pueblo & Lamar
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph employees pose by horse drawn wagons in La Junta (Otero County), Colorado; the men are in front of the Otero County Courthouse.
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1890-1910.; La Junta (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--La Junta--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--La Junta--1900-1910.; Linemen--Colorado--La Junta--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Looking north from scenic point, near Cloudcroft, New Mexico 9,000 feet elevation, reached via Rock Island - El Paso Route
- View of El Paso and Northeastern Railroad Company tracks on a pass in the Sacramento Mountains in Otero County near Cloudcroft, New Mexico.
- El Paso and Northeastern Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Otero County (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Sacramento Mountains (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Passes (Landforms)--New Mexico--Otero County--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--New Mexico--Otero County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Otero, Miguel Antonio (1829-1882)
- A summer scene on the grasslands south of La Junta
- View of grasslands near La Junta (Otero County), Colorado. Shows prairie with dry cracked earth, dry gasses, and bushes.
- Otero County (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Prairies--Colorado--Otero County--1970-1990.
- [between 1975 and 1981?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Bunko swindler of Otero arrested
- Descendants of Juan de Leon
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan de Leon.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Francisco Trujillo Villvicencio and Mariana de Salas Orosco
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Francisco Trujillo Villvicencio and Mariana de Salas Orosco.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Pedro Varela
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Pedro Varela.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Otero C. established March 25, 1889 (Hall, v. 4, p. 242)
- View of the Otero County Courthouse in La Junta, Colorado. Architectural features: brick construction with glass windows. Dirt parking lot in front of building. Signs: "Do Not Enter."
- La Junta (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Courthouses--Colorado--La Junta--1960-1970.
- [1960?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Carpenter, Merle S
- Western History Subject Index
- Otero, Miguel Antonio (1829-1882)
- Western History Subject Index
- Otero, Miguel Antonio (1859-1944)
- Western History Subject Index
- Otero county, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Otero County, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Otero County Interurban Light and Power Co
- Western History Subject Index
- Otero County
- Descendants of Martin de Alaja and Maria de Baca
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Martin de Alaja and Maria de Baca
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2005 April
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 F
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Fowler, Colo.
- Men pose near a freight train with sugar beets piled in Arkansas Valley Railroad Company and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company cars in Fowler (Otero County), Colorado. Men wear suits and stand near a man on a horse. A frame building and...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1910.; Fowler (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Fowler--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Fowler--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Fowler--1900-1910.
- [1900 Dec. 7?]
- Watermelon Day, Rocky Ford, Colo.
- Crowds of people mingle amongst horse-drawn carriages during Watermelon Day in Rocky Ford (Otero County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings and banners along street that read: "Welcome," "Buggies and Wagons," "Rocky Ford."
- Rocky Ford (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1900-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Rocky Ford--1900-1910.
- 1900 September 7
- Water Tower, Manzanola, Colo.
- View of a water tower in Manzanola (Otero County), Colorado.
- Manzanola (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Water towers--Colorado--Manzanola--1910-1920.
- 1916
- Swink, Colorado boiler house and stock
- View of the brick boiler house and machinery at a sugar plant near Swink (Otero County), Colorado.
- Sugar beet industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1906, June 4
- Swink, Colorado boiler house, stock and lime kilns
- View of the boiler house, sugar beets, and lime kilns at a sugar processing plant near Swink (Otero County), Colorado.
- Sugar beet industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1906, June 4
- Swink, Colorado main building foundations
- Men drive horse-drawn wagons near the foundation of the partially constructed main building at a sugar refinery near Swink (Otero County), Colorado. A silo, houses, and other buildings are nearby.
- Sugar beet industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1906, June 4
- Swink, Colorado sugar mills construction warehouse
- Bricklayers work on a partially constructed sugar beet warehouse in Swink (Otero County), Colorado. Piles of bricks are nearby.
- Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Swink, Colorado sugar mill construction RR crane
- View of a railroad crane with a claw attachment as it lifts material out of a Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company car near Swink (Otero County), Colorado.
- Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Swink, Colorado sugar mill construcion office building
- A man poses on the stoop of the construction office of the Holly Sugar Company's sugar mill operation in Swink (Otero County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has awnings and a wooden picket fence nearby.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Office buildings--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Swink, Colo sugar mill construction traveler
- Men pose on and near a wooden traveler with cranes by the partially constructed Holly Sugar Company mill in Swink (Otero County), Colorado.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Swink, Colo sugar mill construction office building
- A man walks near the construction office of the Holly Sugar Company's sugar mill operation in Swink (Otero County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has awnings and a wooden picket fence nearby.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Office buildings--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Swink, Colo sugar mill construction main sewers
- View of a sewer drainage canal and mill buildings at the Holly Sugar Company mill in Swink (Otero County), Colorado.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sewerage--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Swink sugar mill construction milling house foundation
- Construction workers stand on the partially constructed foundation of the Holly Sugar Company's mill near Swink (Otero County), Colorado. Metal utility buildings are in the distance.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1906, July 12
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction dumping cars beet shed
- View of a dumping station at the Holly Sugar Company's mill near Swink (Otero County), Colorado. Holly & Swink Railway cars loaded with sugar beets prepare to dump their loads onto the ground.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Beets--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction top of diffusion battery
- Workmen stand on scaffolding near the top of the diffusion battery at the Holly Sugar Company's mill near Swink (Otero County), Colorado. A series of pipes and valves are nearby.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1905, August 24
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction main derrick
- Construction workers pose near a set of railroad tracks and a crane at the Holly Sugar Company's mill near Swink (Otero County), Colorado. Tanks, railroad cars, and utility buildings are nearby.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1906, June 4
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction boiler house & kilns
- View of boilers in the partially constructed boiler house at the Holly Sugar Company's mill near Swink (Otero County), Colorado. A kiln and holding tanks are nearby.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1906, June 12
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction boilers boiler house
- View of boilers in the partially constructed boiler house at the Holly Sugar Company's mill near Swink (Otero County), Colorado.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boilers--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1906, June 4
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction bridge
- Construction workers stand on a temporary bridge at a bridge construction site near the Holly Sugar Company's mill at Swink (Otero County), Colorado. The Arkansas River is nearby.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction concrete pit
- A man poses in a concrete pit at the Holly Sugar Company mill construction site near Swink (Otero County), Colorado. He wears a wide-brimmed hat.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Swink, Colo sugar mill construction time office
- A man poses near the time office at the Holly Sugar Company's mill near Swink (Otero County), Colorado. The one-story brick building has a wood picket fence nearby.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction lime kilns & boiler house
- View of the partially constructed boiler house and kilns at the Holly Sugar Company mill near Swink (Otero County), Colorado. A utility building and smokestack are on either side of the boiler house.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1905, June 1
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction mechanic's office
- A man sits at a desk in the mechanic's office at the Holly Sugar Company mill near Swink (Otero County), Colorado. A lamp, clock, pictures, and books are on the desk. The man wears a suit and cap.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--People--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Offices--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction boilers
- Viwe of boilers in the partially constructed boiler house at the Holly Sugar Company mill near Swink (Otero County), Colorado.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- 1906, June 1
- Swink / Holly sugar mill construction stock & boiler house
- Men on horseback pose near the boiler house and smokestack at the Holly Sugar Company mill near Swink (Otero County), Colorado.
- Holly Sugar Corporation--1900-1910.; Swink (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Construction--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Swink--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1906]