Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Rev. Wm. Law
- Reverend Law, one of the first pastors of the Basalt Methodist Church in Basalt, Colorado, poses for a head and shoulders studio portrait. He wears a buttoned suit jacket with a lapel pin, a high-collared shirt, and a bow tie. His hair is parted...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clergy--Colorado--Basalt--1910-1920.; Law, William.
- [1910?]
- Remains of engine 35 which blew up at Basalt after Uncle Albert just gotten off
- Debris from the engine 35 explosion litters the tracks of the Colorado and Midland Railroad in Basalt, Colorado in Eagle County. Metal grates, wheels, and scraps from the locomotive are piled next to the tracks. A large locomotive wheel is on the...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [1895?]
- Clifford Rhodes in wagon, Sam Drake standing, taken in front of Sherwood Pool Hall
- Clifford Rhodes, who wears a suit, cap, long boots, and a bow tie, holds the reins of a delivery cart of the "Basalt Supply Co." in Basalt, Colorado, in Eagle County. The cart, which has "Basalt Supply Co. and Meats" painted on the side, has spoked...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Drake, Sam.; Rhodes, C. (Clifford)
- [1900?]
- Basalt Methodist Church
- A man in a hat stands on the steps that lead to the side entrance of the Basalt Methodist Church in Basalt, Colorado. The building is a one story, rectangular structure with a gable and a side-steeple, with a bell in it, at the front of the...
- Aspen Junction (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Basalt (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1910.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Last passenger train out of Basalt
- A steam engine pulling three passenger cars leaves the Basalt train depot in Basalt, Colorado, for the last time. The tracks of the Colorado and Midland Railroad are in the foreground. A lone, closed, car is on one set of tracks near tracks holding...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Basalt--1910-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Basalt--1910-1920.
- August 4, 1918
- Basalt, Colorado
- Aerial view of Basalt (Eagle County), Colorado. The town is nestled in a valley next to the Fryingpan River. Buildings and houses are clustered along Main Street. Coke ovens and hills are in the distance.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Coke industry.; Kilns--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Rivers.
- [1900?]
- Made by the Ladies Aid Society, Basalt, Colo.
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows a quilt from Basalt, Eagle County, Colorado. Names surround symbols of societies and clubs.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Map of the town of Basalt
- Reproduction of map; shows Basalt, Eagle County, Colorado, with street names, lot numbers, water mains, "G. Lucksinger," the Roaring Fork and Frying Pan Rivers.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1930
- Basalt, Colorado
- Aerial view of seven beehive-shaped charcoal kilns in Basalt (Eagle County), Colorado. Basalt is nestled in a valley near the Fryingpan River. A railroad train and dirt roads are in the town. Foothills are in the distance.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Charcoal kilns.; Rivers.
- [1900?]
- Mr. & Mrs. (Frank & Anne) Blair
- Frank and Anna Blair pose on the concrete foundation of their boarding house in Basalt, Colorado. Mrs. Blair wears an apron over her dress and a granny cap. Mr. Blair wears overalls. The boarding house has a stone foundation, hewn logs, a gable...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.; Blair, Anna.; Blair, Frank.
- [1895?]
- Leap Year Club
- Sixteen members of the Leap Year Club in Basalt, Colorado pose in two lines. Ten women are in the first row, and six women are in the second row. Characteristic of the early twentieth century, their clothing includes long-sleeved, high-collar...
- Leap Year Club (Basalt, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Rev. William Law & wife
- Reverend Law, pastor of the Basalt Methodist Church of Basalt, Colorado, and his wife, pose for a head and shoulders portrait. She wears a blouse with a ruffled collar and puffed sleeves. He wears a suit with a windowpane design, a necktie, and a...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clergy--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.; Law, William.
- [between 1896 and 1897]
- Students at High School
- Schoolchildren pose in two rows in front of the Basalt schoolhouse in Basalt, Colorado. Ten boys and girls sit on a bench; older boys and girls stand in a back row. A man in a dark suit and a bow tie stands in the background. The girls wear...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- Map of the town of Basalt
- Reproduction of map; shows Basalt, Eagle County, Colorado, with street names, lot numbers, water mains, "G. Lucksinger," the Roaring Fork and Frying Pan Rivers.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1930-1940--Maps.;
- 1930
- Railroad yards, depot, hotel of the Colo. Midland R. R.
- People stand next to the Colorado Midland Depot in Basalt (Eagle County), Colorado. There are trains on the railroad tracks. Shows a two-story wood building, possibly a hotel, with a front porch and chimneys.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Basalt (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Seven Castles, Colo. Midland
- Photograph of a painting by Charles H. Harmon depicting rock formation Seven Castles near Basalt, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; passenger train is paralleled by Fryingpan River in valley.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [1907?]
- Clifford Smith, Greta Pottenger
- Clifford Smith and Greta Pottenger of Basalt, Colorado, pose as they sit on the edge of the front bumper of a car. She wears a light- colored, short-sleeved, print dress with a long, ruffled collar, light- colored hose, and leather shoes. She...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pottenger, Greta.; Smith, Clifford.
- [1925]
- Fred Carlson, Jake Lucksinger
- Fred Carlson and Jake Luchsinger of Basalt, Colorado, pose in front of a brick wall, wearing suits, shirts with collars, ties, and hats. Carlson has one hand in his pocket and the other on his hip; Luchsinger has both hands on his hips.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carlson, Fred.; Luchsinger, Jake.
- [1900?]
- Basalt school
- Women, a man, boys and girls pose in front of the schoolhouse in Basalt (Eagle County) Colorado.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; School children--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- View of Aspen Junction
- The town of Basalt, Colorado, is nestled in a valley near the Fryingpan River in Eagle County, Colorado. The view of First Street, below, shows simple, wood-frame, houses with gables and chimneys lining the dirt road. The train depot, roundhouse,...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dwellings--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Basalt--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Railroad station & water tank at Basalt
- A large, round water tank supported by timbers is situated next to the tracks of the Colorado and Midland Railroad in Basalt, Colorado. A two-story, wood-frame hotel with a hipped roof, multiple chimneys, and a covered porch is in the background,...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Basalt--1920-1930.
- [about 1920]
- Aspen Junction, C.M.R.R., no. 1004
- A track of the Colorado and Midland Railway winds around the Fryingpan River in Aspen Junction, Colorado (later known as Basalt), in Eagle County. Buildings include a one-story with an irregular roofline, a gable and dormer windows; one and...
- Aspen Junction (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.; Water tanks--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.
- [1894?]
- Players at school play
- Ten children, cast members in a school play, pose standing side by side in front of a row of chairs on a stage in Basalt, Colorado. The children are dressed in an assortment of costumes, including breeches, long-sleeved shirts, aprons, suspenders,...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Child actors--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.
- [1897?]
- Arrival at Basalt, Colorado
- Women and a man from Aspen, Colorado arrive at the Basalt, Colorado train station. The women carrying suitcases are dressed in coats, long skirts and dresses, and large, broad-brimmed hats. A "Colorado & Southern" railroad car is behind them....
- Basalt (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Basalt--1910-1920.
- [about 1910]
- Chataqua
- The Basalt, Colorado, Chataqua Club gathers as a group below an unpaved, graded road. Three members stand, and the rest sit. Their attire includes long dresses with high collars, suits, high-collared shirts, and neckties.
- Chautauqua Club (Basalt, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Fred Carlson, Phil Smith, Charley Hanson
- Three men (Fred Carlson, Phil Smith, and Charley Hanson) from Basalt, Colorado, hold rifles and stand over the corpse of a dead mountain lion lying in the snow. The men wear hunting clothes and one man rests his right hand on the head of a sitting...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hunting--Colorado--Basalt--1910-1920.; Carlson, Fred.; Hanson, Charley.; Smith, Phil.
- [1910?]
- Julia Luchsinger
- Elderly Julia Luchsinger of Basalt, Colorado, poses with a Golden Retriever dog in front of a deciduous tree. She wears a long, dark dress, and her hair is pulled back away from her face. The dog cocks its head to the side.
- Basalt (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dogs--Colorado--Basalt--1910-1920.; Luchsinger, Julia.
- [1910?]
- Mr. & Mrs. John Ould & favorite horse
- Mr. and Mrs. John Ould stand on opposite sides of their horse in Basalt, Colorado. Mrs. Ould wears a long skirt and blouse. Mr. Ould, the town barber, wears trousers, a jacket, a shirt, and a hat. The sorrel has a blaze and wears a halter. A picket...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Horses--Colorado--Basalt--1920-1930.; Ould, John, Mrs.; Ould, John.
- [about 1920?]
- Track meet, group at Basalt, Colorado
- Five members of the Aspen High School track team of Aspen, Colorado pose with their arms around each other's shoulders at the train station in Basalt, Colorado. The males wear suits, hats, and ties or bowties. The gables of the depot's roof are...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Track and field athletes--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 23, 1911 June 3
- D.R.C. Brown
- D.R.C. Brown, a pioneer in the Roaring Fork Valley who contributed to the development of both Aspen and Basalt, Colorado, poses, seated, for a three-quarter length studio portrait. He wears a pin-stripe suit, a striped shirt with a plain, rounded...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Brown, D. R. C.
- [1910?]
- Gabe Luchsinger family
- People from Basalt, Colorado, including, India Reeves Luchsinger, Mrs. Gabe Luchsinger, Iona Rutherford, Charles Luchsinger, and Zella Luchsinger, pose standing in a line. One girl wears a sailor shirt, one man smokes a cigar, and an elderly woman...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Luchsinger, Charles.; Luchsinger, Gabe,--Family.; Luchsinger, India Reeves.; Luchsinger, Zella.; Rutherford, Iona.
- [1910?]
- Gabe Luchsinger
- Gabe Luchsinger of Basalt, Colorado, stands in the middle of a grassy field. He wears overalls and a cap and holds an implement over his right shoulder. His other hand is in his pocket, and he smokes a cigar. A scrub oak bush is in the foreground,...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Luchsinger, Gabe.
- [1910]
- Gene Luby of Eagle & C.L. Danielson
- Gene Luby and C.L. Danielson of Basalt, Colorado, pose in front of a brick building. Luby wears trousers, a long-sleeved shirt, suspenders, and a tie. Danielson wears a suit, shirt, a t-shirt under the shirt, and a hat. Both men hold their arms...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Danielson, C. L.; Luby, Gene.
- [1955?]
- Genie Hyrup Murray
- Genie Hyrup Murray of Basalt, Colorado, poses in the shadows with her hands on her hips. She wears a long-sleeved, button-down shirt with a bow at the neck, a long skirt, and an apron. Her hair is parted down the middle of her head and pulled to...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Murray, Genie Hyrup.
- [1915?]
- W.P. Bates family
- Members of the William Bates family, Bill, Irene, Ralph, Jennie, and Arthur, pose in the interior of their home in Basalt, Colorado. They are seated on chairs and on an ottoman. Irene sits in Bill's lap. A retriever dog lies on the floor at...
- Bates, William--Family--1890-1910.; Basalt (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bates, Arthur.; Bates, Irene.; Bates, Jennie.; Bates, Ralph.; Bates, William.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- Roaring Fork Valley at Wheeler, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Roaring Fork Valley at Wheeler, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; station on Colorado Midland between Aspen Junction (later called Basalt) and Cardiff; ranch or farm house with outbuildings, Colorado Midland standard gauge...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cardiff (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Wheeler (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Wheeler--1900-1920.; Valleys--Colorado--Wheeler--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- D&RGW train, engine number 760, engine type 4-6-0
- Train #229, mixed; 2 cars 20 MPH. Photographed: near Basalt, Colo., June 23, 1942.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1942.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Basalt.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1942
- CM depot
- Now a gas Station. Photographed: at Basalt, Colo., June 23, 1942.
- Railroad stations--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1942.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Basalt.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- 1942
- Frying Pan near Basalt
- View of the Fryingpan River at flood stage near Basalt (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows rapids with mountains and trees in the distance. Two people stand on a bridge over the river.
- Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Rapids--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Junction Frying Pan and Snow Mass at Basalt
- View of rapids near the convergence of the Fryingpan River and Snowmass Creek near Basalt (Pitkin County), Colorado. Trees are beside the river and the creek; mountains are in the distance.
- Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Snowmass Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rapids--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Basalt, 'Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Basalt, Colorado
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 44, 1911 October 28
- Casa Grande of the "Seven Castles" of Red Canon, Col. Midland R.R.
- View of a portion of the Seven Castles rock formation on the Colorado Midland Railway Company line near Basalt (Eagle County), Colorado. Men wear hats and stand next to a log cabin. A haystack with a fence around it is near the cabin.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Seven Castles (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1897?]
- Rooster Rock, Columbia River
- View of Rooster Rock, a basalt pillar, and dense trees beside the Columbia River in Multnomah County, Oregon. People in a canoe are near the shore of the river.
- Columbia River--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Rooster Rock (Multnomah County, Or. : Pillar)--1880-1910.; Rivers--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Hercules Pillars, Columbia River.
- View of the Pillars of Hercules, a group of basalt pillars, near a railroad track in Multnomah County, Oregon. The Columbia River is in the distance.
- Multnomah, County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Pillars of Hercules (Or.)--1880-1910.; Railroad tracks--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Matteo Teepee or Devils Tower
- View of the Devils Tower (later Devils Tower National Monument) in Crook County, Wyoming. Shows the basalt volcanic cone of the tower.
- Devils Tower National Monument (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Crook County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.; Volcanic rock--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Grand Canon of the Yellowstone
- The Yellowstone River runs through columnar basalt (volcanic) formations in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National Parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Matteo Teepee or Devil's Tower
- View of the Devils Tower (later Devils Tower National Monument) in Crook County, Wyoming. Shows the basalt volcanic cone of the tower and the Belle Fourche River.
- Belle Fourche River (Wyo. and S.D.)--1890-1900.; Crook County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Devils Tower National Monument (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Rivers--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.
- 1892