Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Morley, Las Animas County, Colorado
- View of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Morley in Las Animas County, Colorado. The Colorado Supply Company store, doctor's office, and company boarding house occupy a large mission style structure with towers and a stucco...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1900-1920.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Company towns--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.; Morley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Coke ovens at Gray Creek
- Smoke rises from the coke ovens at Gray Creek, a Victor American Fuel Company coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and railroad cars.
- Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1890-1900.; Gray Creek (Colo. : Town)--1890-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Unidentified coal camp
- View of an unidentified coal camp in either Las Animas or Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows miners houses including four-room square duplexes. A large structure, probably a store sits on a hill. The Spanish Peaks are in the distance.
- Mining camps--Colorado--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hard rock miners
- A group of miners pose near the mouth of a mine possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The miners wear work clothes and hats. Some of the men hold candles in their hands. A sign over the mine entrance reads: "Elisa, Tunnel No. 5." Snow covers the...
- Miners--Colorado--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Coke ovens at El Moro
- Smoke rises over the coke ovens at the coal camp of El Moro (Las Animas County), Colorado. Loose bricks, ladders, and tools are nearby.
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.; Coke industry--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1900.
- [between 1877 and 1900?]
- El Moro
- Men stand on narrow gauge tracks at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of El Moro in Las Animas County, Colorado. A narrow gauge engine and possibly a car associated with track laying are on the tracks. Workers are nearby. Industrial...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1870-1910.; El Moro (Colo.)--1870-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--El Moro--1870-1910.; Railroad construction workers--Colorado--El...
- [between 1876 and 1908?]
- Mining machinery
- A group of workers pose near a large piece of mining machinery probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear overalls and hats. Large piles of rocks are nearby. The mining machine is powered by electricity and has large belts, wheels, and...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Machinery--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Tobasco [sic]
- View of industrial buildings at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Tabasco Mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a long building with smoke stacks and several small wood frame buildings. Rolling hills rise in the distance.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Tabasco Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Tabasco--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Coal cars
- Two young miners ride in an electrified or motorized coal car probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Large lumps of coal are loaded into the coal carts that follow the engine.
- Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Sopris coal tipple
- View of the tipple at the Sopris Mine in the Colorado Fuel and Iron coal camp of Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows narrow gauge tracks and coal cars.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Sopris (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Sopris Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1900.; Tipples--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Segundo washers
- View of the washer and tipple in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Camp of Segundo (Las Animas County), Colorado. Colorado and Southern Railway cars sit on tracks nearby.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1930.; Segundo (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1930.; Tipples--Colorado--Segundo--1900-1930.
- [between 1901 and 1929?]
- Miners at Boncarbo mine
- A miner operates a narrow gauge railroad engine that pulls coal cars from the entrance of the Boncarbo mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. A young boy stands on the back of the engine. Other miners stand nearby.
- Boncarbo Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ramey Mine
- Workmen pose at the base of a hill where they are building an incline track at Ramey mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shaped logs lay perpendicular to a low even trench. A few iron rails lay across the logs.
- Ramey (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Inclined railroads--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Ramey--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Empire mine, Aguilar
- View of the tipple and industrial buildings at the Empire mine in Aguilar (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and rolling hills.
- Aguilar (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Empire Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Aguilar--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Tipple & washer, Gray Creek
- View of the tipple and washer at Gray Creek coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Smoke rises from a smoke stack. Rolling hills are in the distance.
- Gray Creek (Colo. : Town)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1920.; Tipples--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Miners at Sopris
- A group of miners pose near a tipple at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company Sopris Mine near Sopris in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men lean on a coal car and wear work clothes that include overalls, gloves, boots, and hats. Some of the miners...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--People--1910-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sopris Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Sopris--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Manitou and vicinity, just from the mountains
- A group of miners stand with their burros on a dirt road near Manitou, El Paso County, Colorado. One man is mounted on a horse, the others stand nearby. One man holds a gun. The burros are loaded with gear.
- Manitou (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.; Packtrains--Colorado--Manitou--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- Unidentified coal town
- Aerial view of an unidentified mining town possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a large town with substantial brick and frame buildings including a church. Smoke rises from the smoke stacks of mine processing buildings. Frame houses sit...
- Cities & towns--Colorado--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Miners
- A group of miners pose near a house made of stone, mud, and wood possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men and a boy wear work clothes including: overalls, pants, boots, bandanas, and hats. One man balances a bottle of liquor on his knee. A...
- Boys--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Primrose coal "trip on the fly."
- A miner stands behind a row of coal cars from the Primrose Mine in the town of Primrose (Huerfano County), Colorado. Electric wires are strung on posts near the tracks. Shows mine buildings with smokestacks in the distance and a house with a hipped...
- Primrose (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Primrose--1910-1930.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Primrose--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Hastings Colo., Victor Fuel Co. camp looking east
- Aerial view of Hastings a Victor American Fuel Company coal camp in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows tipple, washer, and screening plant. Company houses line the road that cuts through the canyon. Possibly a school or church is on a hill....
- Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1910.; Hastings (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Hastings--1880-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Hastings--1880-1910.; Company towns--Colorado--Hastings--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Mine rescue team
- A group of miners with rescue equipment pose near the mouth of a mine possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. Many of the men hold face masks with tubes connected to respirator mechanisms strapped to their chests.
- Coal mining--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mine rescue work--Colorado--1900-1910.
- c 1900
- Prospect Mine, showing superior grade of coal
- A burro pulls two large ore carts filled with boulders of coal at the Prospect Mine in Las Animas County, Colorado. Mining machinery sits on a set of narrow gauge tracks nearby. Logs and iron rails are stacked near the tracks. Fisher's Peak is in...
- Fishers Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Miners and train
- A miner sits on the engine of a train pulling coal carts in a coal mining camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Another man dressed in work clothes stands on the railroad bed nearby. A label on the front of the train reads: "Vulcan Iron...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1890-1920.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Berwin [sic]
- View of an area that may be Berwind (Road Canyon), or the coking works at El Moro in Las Animas County, Colorado. A row of coke ovens line railroad tracks (probably the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad). Shows industrial buildings, commercial...
- Coke-ovens--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1910.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Coke industry--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Gray Creek, Colo.
- View of the Victor Fuel Company coal camp Gray Creek in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows a school, a company store with false front, industrial buildings, and company houses. Mesas are in the distance.
- Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; Company towns--Colorado--Gray Creek--1890-1900.; Gray Creek (Colo. : Town)--1890-1910.; Gray Creek Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Gray...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hezron, Colo
- View of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal mining camp of Hezron in Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows company houses with hipped-roofs, probably a company store, privies (outhouses), and a barn.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Company towns--Colorado--Hezron Camp--1900-1920.; Hezron Camp (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Hezron Camp--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Hezron Camp--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Hoehne, Colorado
- Two men and a boy stand near a store in the agricultural village of Hoehne, Las Animas County, Colorado. The boy wears a pair of overalls and a broad brimmed hat and the men wear suit jackets and hats. A horse and carriage is hitched to a nearby...
- Hoehne (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; Feed stores--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1911?]
- DeBusk Store & Post Office, Hoehne, Colorado
- Sam W. DeBusk and a group of men stand near the DeBusk store in Hoehne, Las Animas County, Colorado. Sam DeBusk wears a light colored shirt, a vest and stands near the front porch of the store. Other men are mounted on horses. One young man stands...
- DeBusk Store & Post Office (Hoehne, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hoehne (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business people--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; DeBusk, Sam W.
- [between 1918 and 1920?]
- Main Street, Lamar, Colo.
- View of Main Street in Lamar (Prowers County), Colorado. Automobiles and horse drawn wagons are parked near the edges of the wide dirt road. Two story brick structures line the road. Shows the Masonic Temple and Post Office. Signs on businesses...
- Lamar (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Lamar--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1920?]
- Morley Coal Camp
- View of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Morley in Las Animas County, Colorado. The Colorado Supply Company store, camp doctor's office, and company boarding house are housed in a large mission style structure with exposed vigas,...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1900-1920.; Company towns--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.; Morley (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.; Coal Mining--Colorado--Morley--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1907 and 1915?]
- Bowen, Colorado
- A telegraph operator stands outside the Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office in Bowen, a Victor American Fuel Company town in Las Animas County, Colorado. The operator is probably a Hispanic man who wears pants, suspenders, a light colored...
- Victor American Fuel Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1900-1910.; Bowen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Bowen--1900-1910.; Telegraph offices--Colorado--Bowen--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Sopris, John Bianchi
- A man identified as John Bianchi and a group of unidentified men pose near a store entrance in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Sopris (Las Animas County), Colorado. John Bianchi stands with his hand on his hip and holds a pistol. ...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1920.; Sopris (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.; Firearms--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.; Men--Colorado--Sopris--1890-1920.;...
- [between 1893 and 1915?]
- Adobe at Starkville, Colorado
- View of an adobe building in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of Starkville, (Las Animas County), Colorado. The structure has a flat roof and exposed vigas. A fence made of sticks extends from the side of the house. Wheel ruts mark...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1890-1910.; Company towns--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1910.; Fishers Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Starkville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1910.; Coal...
- [between 1896 and 1910?]
- Starkville train depot
- Two men stand on the platform of the Starkville train depot in Las Animas County, Colorado. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe station is a wood structure with a projecting bay, and is located in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company coal camp of...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Company towns--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1910.; Starkville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities &...
- [between 1896 and 1910?]
- Starkville
- A group of men and boys stand near a two story frame clapboard building in the mining camp of Starkville (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man, probably of Hispanic heritage, stands near a sack of flour. Other sacks are stacked nearby. A dog sits...
- Company towns--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1910.; Starkville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Carriage from Stonewall to Trinidad
- A group of passengers stand outside the J.W. Shouse General Store in Stonewall (Las Animas County), Colorado. A man identified as Jim Ryan sits in the drivers seat of the Trinidad and Stonewall carriage. Women and children sit in the passenger...
- Stonewall (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Stonewall--1890-1910.; People--Colorado--Stonewall--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Stonewall--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1905?]
- Rugby, Colo.
- A group of men pose with raised beer glasses near the Miner's Exchange in Rugby (Las Animas County), Colorado. One man wears a white shirt, apron and probably is the storekeeper. A man standing near the door leans a pair of crutches against his...
- Rugby (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- 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?]
- Mining household
- A group of miners, a woman, and children pose on the porch of a clapboard house probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. One man slings a gun over his shoulder and another pours beer from a bottle into a glass. A man standing on the porch pretends...
- Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Colorado Supply Company delivery wagon
- A man and two boys sit in a Colorado Supply Company wagon in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear winter clothes and hats. Two horses are hitched to the wagon which is labeled: "The Colorado Supply Company." Adobe...
- Colorado Supply Company--Equipment & supplies--1890-1920.; Boys--Colorado--1890-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Miners and their families
- A group of miners and their families pose near a house in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men, women, and children are probably Italian. The women and girls wear dresses and aprons. One boy wears dirty work clothes and...
- Italian Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; 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...
- [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?]
- A Woman and her boarders
- A woman holds a broom and poses with her boarders near a house in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The woman wears a dress and apron, a man, possibly her husband, holds a baby. Some of the other men hold beer bottles to their...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Coal camp children
- A group of boys and girls pose on the porch of their home in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. One of the older girls holds a baby in her arms. The other girls stand nearby. One boy wears work overalls and stands near a porch...
- Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Coal tipple
- View of a tipple at an unidentified coal camp possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows coal cars, elevated narrow-gauge tracks, coal chute, industrial building, houses, and probably a school. Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company and...
- Coal mining--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tipples--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Coal tipple
- A narrow gauge train engine followed by coal cars moves toward the tipple in an unidentified coal camp possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows industrial buildings, houses, and a large building, possibly a school or store, under...
- Mining camps--Colorado--1900-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--1900-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--1900-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1930.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1900-1930.; Tipples--Colorado--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Hard rock miners
- A group of miners pose outside a mine entrance possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work pants, jackets and hats. Several men hold candles that are mounted on metal rods. Some of the miners may be Hispanic or Italian.
- Miners--Colorado--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Hard rock miners
- A group of miners pose near the mouth of a mine possibly in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men wear work pants, jackets, and hats. They hold candles mounted on metal holders. A sign over the mine entrance reads: "Eliza, Tunnel No. 5." Snow covers...
- Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mines--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Boarders in a coal camp household
- A group of men pose near a house, possibly a boarding house, in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Some of the men hold tools in their hands including axes, brooms, saws, and picks. Others hold liquor bottles. Several men sit on...
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]