Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- 1882 Corbett & Ballenger's 10th Annual Denver City Directory.
- A view of the San Juan river
- Landscape with the San Juan River, trees, and mesas, possibly near Farmington, New Mexico.
- San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1910-1920.; Rivers--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Bridge across Animas River, Farmington
- Wooden bridge with railing and support beams spans the Animas River, in Farmington, New Mexico; shows dirt road, fences, trees, and utility poles.
- Farmington (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Bridges--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Rivers--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- CMStP&P locomotive, engine number 5555, engine type 2-6-2
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Farmington, Minn., August 3, 1937.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1937.; Railroad locomotives--Minnesota--Farmington.; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company.
- 1937
- Colorado World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- The Colorado registration cards are on 40 rolls of microfilm (v.1 through v.40), Denver Public Library catalog number G973.91, W893co. The draft registration cards are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are...
- 2005
- D&RGW
- View of a new Studebaker truck inside a canvas covered narrow gauge flat car in the rail yard at Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Western freight cars are on both sides of the flat car. A sign reads "Stop, Men at Work."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1950-1960.;...
- 1952 July
- D&RGW
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #486 (2-8-2), with freight cars, moves past the depot in Farmington (San Juan County), New Mexico. Shows a water tank with a gravity fed spout, and the gable roof of the passenger depot.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Farmington (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Farmington--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Farmington--1950-1960.; Railroads--New...
- 1950 April 5
- D&RGW
- U.S. Army Transportation Corps Diesel #4700N and freight cars are stopped on Farmington Branch tracks near Posta, in La Plata County, Colorado. A gondola car holds metal pipe. Railroad workers stand beside piles of dirt beside the Denver and Rio...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--La Plata County--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1940-1950.
- 1954 February 24
- D&RGW
- Denver and Rio Grande Western K-37 class (2-8-2) locomotive pulls a freight train, carrying pipe, bound for Farmington, New Mexico, over a railroad trestle in Carbon Junction (La Plata County), Colorado. Shows a highway, buildings, Animas River and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1950-1960.; Carbon Junction (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Carbon Junction--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Carbon Junction--1950-1960.;...
- 1958 March
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #495 (2-8-2) en route to Farmington N.M., in Carbon Junction (La Plata County), Colorado. The freight train is beside a sign that reads "Carbon Jct."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Carbon Junction (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Carbon Junction--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Carbon Junction--1950-1960.
- 1953 February
- D&RGW
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #495 (2-8-2), with a freight train, on a curve in the foothills south of Carbon Junction in La Plata County, Colorado. Shows the Animas River valley, and snow on probably the La Plata...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Animas River (Colo. and N.M.)--1950-1960.; La Plata County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; La Plata Mountains (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1950-1960.;...
- 1953 February
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #494 (2-8-2) on a westbound freight in Oxford (La Plata County), Colorado. A sign beside the tracks reads "Oxford." A few buildings and houses are in the town.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Oxford (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--La Plata County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--La Plata County--1950-1960.
- 1954 February 23
- D&RGW 202, NG 2-8-0, switching on three-rail trackage in front of station at Durango, Colorado
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad depot at Durango, Colorado; shows D&RGW locomotive 202 (Elk Creek), a Rio Grande Southern passenger train, a Farmington Branch boxcar, and men and women by baggage carts. Sign reads: "Western Union...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1920-1930.; Durango (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- Spring, 1923
- D&RGW depot
- Photographed: Farmington, N.M., October 24, 1946.
- Railroad stations--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Farmington.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1946
- D&RGW locomotive (Narrow Gauge), engine number 488, engine type 2-8-2
- Right side view of engine. Photographed: Farmington, N.M., October 24, 1946.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Farmington.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1946
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 463, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; on the Farmington Branch, 14 cars. Photographed: near Carbon Juncton, Colo., October 21, 1947.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1947.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Carbon Junction.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1947
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 482, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; for Farmington, N.M. Photographed: south of Carbon Junction, Colo., October 25, 1946.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Carbon Junction.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1946
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 488, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound, for Farmington, N.M.; 43 cars. Photographed: Durango, Colo., October 24, 1946.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Durango.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1946
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 488, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 21 cars. Photographed: Farmington, N.M., October 24, 1946.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1946.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Farmington.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1946
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 493, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 11 cars. Photographed: arriving at Farmington, N.M., May 31, 1958.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1958.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Farmington.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1958
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 493, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 11 cars. Photographed: standing at Farmington, N.M., May 31, 1958.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1958.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Farmington.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1958
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 493, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 11 cars. Photographed: leaving Farmington, N.M., for Durango, Colo., May 31, 1958.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1958.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Farmington.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1958
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 493, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 11 cars, headed for Farmington, N.M. Photographed: Carbon Junction, Colo., May 31, 1958.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1958.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Carbon Junction.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1958
- D&RGW, Farmington, N.M.
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge locomotive 495 (2-8-2) at a railroad crossing in Farmington (San Juan County), New Mexico. The locomotive pushes box car 3749. Shows an automobile, a switch and a railroad...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Farmington (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--New Mexico--Farmington--1950-1960.; Railroad crossings--New Mexico--Farmington--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--New...
- 1953 February
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 44, 1911 October 28
- Descendants of Cristobal de Atenzia Y Alcala Escobar and Maria de Bautista
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Cristobal de Atenzia Y Alcala Escobar and Maria de Bautista
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Jaime de Osca and Maria de Figueroa
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Jaime de Osca and Maria de Figueroa who were married in 17th century Spain.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002
- Descendants of Juan Archuleta
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan Archuleta who married an unknown woman around 1572 in Spain.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002
- Descendants of Vicente L'Archeveque and Jeanne Lamibe
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family of Vicente L'Archeveque and Jeanne Lamibe who were married in the late 16th century in France.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002
- Durango, Colorado, showing three-rail trackage and standard gauge freight cars
- View of the Rio Grande Southern depot in Durango, La Plata County, Colorado; shows people, passenger coaches, baggage carts, a bicycle, and a sign: "Durango."
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1920-1930.; Durango (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Durango--1920-1930.
- Spring 1923
- Farmington R.R. station
- View of the frame and half timbered Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad depot in Farmington (San Juan County), New Mexico. Freight cars are in the distance. Signs read: "Farmington" and "Rio Grande."
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Farmington (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Farmington--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Farmington residence
- Brick house with encircling porch, railings, posts, pavilion roof, dormers, and a wood and wire fence, Farmington, New Mexico.
- Farmington (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Houses--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Farmington, New Mexico, view west along Main Street from Orchard Avenue
- View of a street in Farmington, New Mexico; shows people, dogs, buggies, a barber pole, and businesses with signs: "Martin & Martin Grocery Bakery," "Baths," "Tin Shop," "Hunter Mercantile Co," "Millinery," and "St. Clair Stoves & Ranges."
- Farmington (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--New Mexico--Farmington--1900-1910.; Streets--New Mexico--Farmington--1900-1910.
- 1906?
- Farmington-Shiprock auto truck
- A group of Native American (Navajo) men and boys, in hats, shirts, overalls or pants, pose on a sidewalk in Farmington, New Mexico, by the Farmington to Shiprock auto truck. The convertible truck has packages and bundles tied to the back and one...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Farmington (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Automobiles--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Trucks--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Ferry across San Juan river, Farmington
- Two men on a ferry boat in the San Juan River, Farmington, New Mexico. One man holds a wench to operate a pulley system located in the prow and attached to a line that runs across the river. A sliding container is on the end of the line. On the...
- San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1910-1920.; Ferries--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Rivers--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- First Baptist Church Directory and Yearbook
- Directory published by the First Baptist Church of Denver, Colorado. Included in the document are lists of: the different religious services and their corresponding meeting times, different organizations within the congregation, and members by...
- First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930
- Flume near Flora Vista, N. M.
- A car drives on a dirt road near a wooden water-filled flume supported by a wooden trestle near Flora Vista, New Mexico. The flume spans the bed of a wash. Trees and rocks line the sides of the wash.
- Flora Vista (N.M.)--1890-1920.; Arroyos--New Mexico--Flora Vista--1890-1920.; Flumes--New Mexico--Flora Vista--1890-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1915]
- History of Denver
- Indians at Fourth of July Celebration--Farmington
- View of two groups of Native American (Navajo) men on horseback near Farmington, New Mexico. A large group stands on one side of a dirt road, while a smaller group on horseback, possibly cowboys, is on the other side. The men wear hats. One man is...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Farmington--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Farmington--1900-1910.; Farmington (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--New Mexico--Farmington--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--New...
- [between 1901 and 1908]
- Intermountain Jewish News (IJN) Obituary Index : 1918-June 2011
- This obituary index begins in October 1918 and goes through June 2011. The index is composed of a number of columns of information, most taken directly from the IJN obituary, but many also supplemented from different sources. Associated cemetery...
- Denver (Colo.)--Newspapers.; Jews--Colorado.; Jews--Colorado--Denver Metropolitan Area--Periodicals.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Intermountain Jewish News--Indexes.
- 2011 July
- Logging between Durango, Colo. and Farmington, N. M.
- View over a logging camp between Durango, Colorado and Farmington, New Mexico. A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad train is loaded with stacks of cut timber ready for the lumber mill. Logger shacks, cabins, tents and outhouses are scattered...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--1900-1910.; Logs--Colorado--1900-1910.; Lumber industry--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Methodist Indian mission at Farmington, N. M.
- Native American (Navajo) children pose in front of the Methodist Mission, in Farmington, New Mexico. A group of boys, in shirts and pants or overalls, stand on the front steps; a group of girls, in dresses and aprons, stand at the corner of the...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--Children--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Farmington (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Church schools--New Mexico--Farmington--1910-1920.; Missions--New...
- [1910?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 1 and 2, 1923 January-February
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 8 and 9, 1923 August-September
- Navajo Bareback Horse Race-- Fruitland
- Native American (Navajo) men take part in a bareback horse race at Fruitland, New Mexico. The men wear no shoes. The horses have leather bridles. Spectators stand nearby.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--Fruitland--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Men--New Mexico--Fruitland--1900-1910.; Fruitland (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Horse racing--New Mexico--Fruitland--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--Fruitland--1900-1910.
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 A-L
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- Nebraska World War I Selective Service Draft Registration Cards Index, 1917-1918 M-Z
- The Nebraska registration cards are on 50 rolls of microfilm, Nebraska State Historical Society library microfilm catalog number RG0544.PR. They are arranged alphabetically by county or city. Within the county or city, names are listed usually...
- World War, 1914-1918--Nebraska.; Nebraska--Genealogy--Sources.; Nebraska--History, Military.; United States. Selective Service System--Sources.; United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.--World War, 1914-1918.; United States....
- 2005
- 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 Francisco Lopez and Maria de Villafuerte
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Francisco Lopez and Maria de Villafuerte.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Nicolas Ramos and Ana Manriquez de Reinoso
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Nicolas Ramos and Ana Manriquez de Reinoso.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April