Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Animas Fork
- View down main street of Animas Forks in the Animas River Valley, (11,300 feet) San Juan County, Colorado; consists of wood frame structures, tents, log cabins, gabled houses, false fronts, outhouses, and the two-story Walsh residence; small front...
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Animas Forks--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Animas Forks--1870-1880.
- [between 1876 and 1880]
- Animas Forks
- View of Animas Forks in the Animas River valley (San Juan County), Colorado; shows the dilapidated Walsh house with a front gable and projecting bay; thick clouds top the Red Mountains in the distance.
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Animas Forks--1920-1940.; Roads--Colorado--Animas Forks--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- In the Canon of the Rio Las Animas near [Roc]kwood
- View of a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway double headed passenger train on a cliff in the Animas Gorge by the Animas River near Rockwood (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows rock formations and talus.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande Railway train on the Highline, Silverton Branch, near Rockwood in the Canyon of the Rio Los Animas, beside the Animas River in La Plata County, Colorado. A narrow gauge engine pulls a caboose and flat car on a rock...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Sultan Mt., Baker's Park
- View of the Animas Valley, the Animas River (Rio de las Animas), Sultan Mountain, and Bakers Park (Silverton, San Juan County), Colorado. Shows rock formations, a dirt road, and trees. A man stands by a wooden bridge in the distance.
- Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; Bakers Park (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--San Juan...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Animas Forks
- Wood buildings with false fronts line a rocky dirt street in Animas Forks, a town about 13 miles northeast of Silverton, Colorado. An unhitched wagon is in the left foreground near a store with a large wood sign "General Merchandise" over its...
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Animas Forks--1870-1900.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Animas Forks--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1876 and 1900?]
- Pre-1963 Colorado mining fatalities
- An alphabetical listing of people who were killed in mining accidents in Colorado from 1884, when state legislation first required mining companies to report their accidents, through 1962.
- Mine accidents--Colorado. ; Registers of births, etc.--Colorado. ; Colorado--Vital records.
- 1995
- Descendants of Juan del Castillo and Maria Diaz de Cuellar
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan del Castillo and Maria Diaz de Cuellar .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Pedro Cadimo
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Pedro Cadimo.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of (---) Pacheco
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family (---) Pacheco.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Juan Fernandez de Tapia and Francisca Robledo
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan Fernandez de Tapia and Francisca Robledo.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 P
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Pauline Gallegos Chavez's daughters
- The daughters of Pauline Gallegos Chavez pose outdoors for a portrait probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. They are identified, (left to right): Teenagers, Racheal Chavez and Helen Chavez; Ida Chavez, who holds a dog; and Lucy Chavez and Emma...
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Women.; Girls.; Teenagers.; Families.; Interiors.; Chavez, Pauline Gallegos, 1887-1986--Family--Pictorial works.; Chavez...
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Bent County Court House
- View of the Bent County Courthouse at 725 Carson Street in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. The two-story red brick courthouse with Romanesque details has a hip roof, central clock tower, pilasters, pillars, corner towers with semicircular...
- Bent County Courthouse (Las Animas, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Las Animas (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Courthouses.; Historic buildings.; Bent County Courthouse (Las Animas, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 2009
- Pat's Cafe, Las Animas
- View of Pat's Cafe at 514 Bent Avenue in Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. The two story, plastered brick, commercial style building has two large windows on the first floor surrounded by faux stone. The building has a cornice with a pediment in...
- Pat's Cafe (Las Animas, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Las Animas (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants.; Pat's Cafe (Las Animas, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Restaurants--Colorado--Las Animas--Pictorial works.; Las Animas (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1995
- María Salomé Córdova spinning wool
- Hispanic American María Salomé Córdova sits in a chair and spins yarn in her yard in Hoehne (Las Animas County), Colorado. She holds a wood spindle in one hand and the wool in the other. The spindle rests in a wood bowl in her lap. The...
- Hispanic Americans--1930-1940.; Mexican Americans--1930-1940.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Weavers.; Women.; Córdova, María Salomé, 1867---Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- [between 1930 and 1935?]
- Engle, Fisher's Peak
- View of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp of Engle in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows company housing, industrial mining buildings, a powerhouse, and a water tower. Fishers Peak is in the distance.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1870-1930.; Mining camps--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1930.; Engle Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1870-1930.; Fishers Peak (Colo.)--1870-1930.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1870-1930.; Coal...
- [between 1877 and 1924?]
- Animas Forks
- View of possibly the Animas Forks Mine at Animas Forks (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows men mining, dilapidated buildings, mining barrows, horse-drawn wagons, and a cement mixer. The San Juan Range is in the distance.
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Animas Forks--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910? ]
- Animas Forks
- View of the town of Animas Forks (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows a mule drawn wagon, men and women, wood frame structures, tents, log cabins, gabled houses, false fronts, outhouses, and the two-story Walsh residence. A tall narrow shed in the...
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Animas Forks--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Animas Forks--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Animas Forks--1890-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Animas Forks--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Animas Forks
- A man wearing a vest and straw hat sits outside of the town of Animas Forks (San Juan County), Colorado. A footbridge extends over a fork of the Animas River. The town consists of wood frame structures, tents, log cabins, gabled houses, false...
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Animas Forks--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Home of coal miner
- A woman and her three children, the family of a coal miner, pose near their home probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The woman holds a baby in her arms and leans on a fence constructed from sticks. Two young girls, one with a shaved head,...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Adobe houses--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Women and children in mining camp
- A woman poses with a group of children near a house in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The woman wears a blouse with a ruffle and puffy sleeves. Some of the children hold pets including dogs, cats, and rabbits. The house is a...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Woman and child in coal camp
- A woman and child stand on the porch of a house in a mining camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The woman wears a loose fitting calico dress. The boy wears a light colored shirt and cap. The house is made from planks. Screen is tacked to...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Workers at coke oven
- Workers with shovels and rakes stand near a row of coke ovens in an unidentified coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Some men stand and sit on train cars loaded with coal. Smoke rises from the ovens.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Coke industry--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Laborers--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1930?]
- Canon of the Rio Los Animas
- View of a narrow-gauge railroad track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway) and locomotive with two cars along the Los Animas River in Animas Canyon, near Silverton, Colorado; five women sit on rocks near river, one man stands behind train; snow-covered...
- Los Animas River (Colo.); Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Canon of the Rio Los Animas
- A Denver & Rio Grande Railway narrow gauge train with four freight and two passenger cars pauses along a rocky cliff face near Rockwood in the Canyon of the Animas River, La Plata County, Colorado; passengers stand outside the train to view the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1880- 1890.;...
- [between 1930- and 1940]
- Bridge in Animas Canon
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande railroad trestle over the Animas River in the Animas Canyon, probably San Juan County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Zanetell tent at Forbes tent colony
- Striking coal miners and their families pose near Joe Zanetell's tent during the UMW labor strike against CF & I. at Forbes Camp near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado The people are identified (left to right) as: 1) an unidentified man, 2)...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Tent colony at Forbes before being destroyed
- Striking coal miners and family at Forbes Camp, Las Animas County, Colorado during the UMW labor strike against CF&I. Shows tents with Joe Zanatell between the two Prescot boys, Mrs. Mosei, and Emma Zanatell's sister with baby.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.; Miners'...
- 1914
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- A Denver and Rio Grand Railroad Company narrow gauge train is on sheer granite cliffs that flank the Animas River (Rio Las Animas), in either San Juan or La Plata Counties, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Animas Forks
- View of Animas Forks camp in the Animas River Valley, San Juan County, Colorado; includes a man on a horse wearing a jacket and hat, looking out into valley from the Otto Mears road; road leads down to the town of wood frame structures and the Gold...
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Animas Forks--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890]
- Animas Forks, Colorado
- View of the bustling camp of Animas Forks in the Animas River valley, (11,300 feet) San Juan County, Colorado; includes walled tents, wood frame gable structures, log cabins and a few false fronts; large tailing dumps from hydraulic mining along...
- Animas Forks (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Animas Forks--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1885]
- Animas Canon
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway locomotive, with antlers mounted on the cowcatcher, and a flatbed railroad car on a ledge in the Animas Canyon, Colorado. Shows a railroad trestle and the Animas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company train near the Animas River (Rio Las Animas) in La Plata County, Colorado. The Needle Mountain are in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Needle Mountains (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Elk Park, Animas Canon
- View of a Denver & Rio Grande locomotive and caboose on narrow gauge tracks by the Rio de Las Animas (Animas River) in Elk Park, San Juan County, Colorado. Wood frame buildings are in the distance. The railroad locomotive has antlers mounted on the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Snowdon Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--San Juan...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Canon of Rio Las Animas. D.& R.G. RY.
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge locomotive and caboose on a rock ledge above the Animas River (Rio Las Animas), in probably La Plata County, Colorado. Elk antlers are mounted on the engine, shows rock outcroppings, forests,...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M. )--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Entrance to snow shed
- View of a Silverton Northern Railroad snow shed between Eureka and Animas Forks in San Juan County, Colorado; shows narrow gauge tracks and timber retaining walls. The Animas River valley is to the side.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Snow sheds--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Silverton Northern Railroad Company.
- 1904
- Animas Canon, D. & R.G. Ry.
- View of a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway double headed passenger train on a cliff by the Animas River in the Animas Gorge near Rockwood (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows rock formations and talus slopes.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Animas Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1890.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Colorado--La Plata...
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Descendants of Alejo Robledo and (---) de Avalos
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Alejo Robledo and (---) de Avalos.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Bernabe Ruiz and Maria de Valdez
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Bernabe Ruiz and Maria de Valdez.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Miners Eloy Cruz and Leandro Vigil
- Coal miners Eloy Cruz (left) and his brother-in-law Leandro Vigil pose near the entrance to the Frederick Mine in Valdez (Las Animas County), Colorado. Eloy wears a jacket, a cap with a battery operated lantern, safety boots and holds a bucket and...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Frederick Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal miners.; Cruz, Eloy--Pictorial works.; Vigil, Leandro--Pictorial...
- [1920?]
- Mine entrance
- Rails lead into a mine probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. A coal car sits by the entrance. The sloping side of the hill is reinforced by cut logs.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1880-1910.; Retaining walls--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Wooton [sic] Land and Fuel Company
- A miner sits on a coal cart pulled by two mules at the Wootton Land & Fuel Company near Raton Pass in Las Animas County, Colorado.
- Wootton Land & Fuel Company (Las Animas County, Colo.)--People--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mules--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1906 and 1913?]
- Coal miners
- A group of miners pose in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work clothes including overalls, work pants, jackets, boots, and flannel shirts. The men wear oil wick caps with lamps. One man smokes a pipe.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Locomotive
- An engineer sits in a locomotive near coal loading chutes probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Labels on the train read: "Railway Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, 20487" and "4."
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1930?]
- Coke ovens
- View of coke ovens probably near Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. A Denver & Rio Grande Railroad train is nearby.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coke industry--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Tobasco [sic] Mine
- View of the Tabasco coal mine (Las Animas County), Colorado. Mine railroad tracks connect the shafthouse and processing plants. Smoke rises from the nearby smokestacks.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tabasco Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Round up
- A cowboy on horseback attempts to rope a calf during a round up probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The cowboy has a lasso and wears a hat and boots.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cattle herding--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Roping--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Bridge across the Rio Las Animas
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad trestle over the Las Animas River near Tacoma (La Plata County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--La Plata County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Canon of the Rio Las Animas
- A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company narrow gauge train is on sheer granite cliffs that flank the Animas River (Rio Las Animas), in either San Juan or La Plata County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]