Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Descendants of Andres Contreras and Maria Salinas Y Valdez
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Andres Contreras and Maria Salinas Y Valdez.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Juan Villalpando and Ursula Olaes
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan Villalpando and Ursula Olaes .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- 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
- Huerfano slope packtrain Blanca Camp
- Men pose on horseback and near burros on a packtrain at a camp in Huerfano County, Colorado.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1880.; Packtrains--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1880.; Transportation--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Off for the mines
- Two miners pose with five loaded burros, Huerfano County, Colorado. Burros carry planks, barrels, stovepipes, wheelbarrow, shovels, pickaxes, and boxes of goods.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Pack...
- 1899
- Chavez Plaza Cemetery, Huerfano County, Colo.
- View of the Chavez Plaza Cemetery, known also as the San Jose Canon Cemetery, the San Jose de Los Chavez Cemetery, or the Los Chavez Cemetery located near the town of Gardner in Huerfano County, Colo. The earliest gravestone dates to 1877 with the...
- Chavez Plaza Cemetery (Huerfano County, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Huerfano County--1970-1980.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Chavez Plaza Cemetery (Huerfano County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Huerfano...
- 1977
- Blanca Peak Huerfano River
- View of Blanca Peak and the Huerfano River in Huerfano County, Colorado. Trees line the river and snow is on the mountains in the distance.
- Blanca Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Huerfano River (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- Spanish Peaks, Huerfano County, Colo.
- View of the Spanish Peaks, a pair of prominent mountains located in southwestern Huerfano County, Colo.
- Mountains--Colorado--Huerfano County--1970-1980.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Mountains--Colorado--Huerfano County--Pictorial works.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Spanish Peaks...
- 1970
- Old County Jail, Walsenburg, Colo.
- View of Huerfano County Jail northwest of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, built by P. Chappel, of rock with a low curved roof. Sign lists county officers for the year 1878: "R. Pacheco, J. B. Hudson, Ben J. Doss, Com.; C. O. Unfug, C. Clerk,...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jails--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.
- May 10, 1893
- Blanca Peak Ellingwood Peak
- View of Blanca Peak and Ellingwood Point (Ellingwood Peak) in Huerfano County, Colorado. The Huerfano River is nearby.
- Blanca Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ellingwood Point (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Huerfano River (Colo.)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1908]
- Building in Huerfano County on which taxes were raised when Union bought it
- View of a frame shed in Huerfano County, Colorado, which was purchased by the mining labor organization United Mine Workers of America. A team of horses is in harness.
- United Mine Workers of America--1900-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Huerfano County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano County--1900-1910.; Plank buildings--Colorado--Huerfano County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Spanish Peaks from Lathrop State Park
- View of Horseshoe Lake reservoir at Lathrop State Park near Walsenburg in Huerfano County, Colorado. The Spanish Peaks are in the distance. A boat is on the lake.
- Horseshoe Lake Reservoir (Huerfano County, Colo.)--1970-1990.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Lathrop State Park (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Huerfano County--1970-1990.;...
- [between 1975 and 1981?]
- Colorado Obituary Project 1969-1990, Revised
- The Colorado Obituary Project is a statewide index of approximately 50,000 non-Denver obituaries mostly from the 1970s through 1990. Researchers may request a copy of the full text obituary through the Western History and Genealogy Department.
- Colorado--Genealogy--Indexes.;Obituaries--Colorado--Indexes.;Registers of births, etc.--Colorado.
- Descendants of Juan Bautista Pino and Maria Domingo
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan Bautista Pino and Maria Domingo .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Huerfano County Courthouse, Walsenburg, Colo.
- View of the Huerfano County Courthouse located at 401 Main Street, Walsenburg, Colo. The two-story building is constructed of rough-faced local sandstone. The facade rises four stories to a prominent bell tower with pedimented dormers and a...
- Huerfano County Courthouse (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Courthouses--Colorado--Walsenburg--1990-2000.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Courthouses.; Huerfano County Courthouse (Walsenburg, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1993
- Miners at Rugby Mine
- Two men stand near a headframe and mining equipment at the Rugby Mine in Huerfano County, Colorado. The workers stand near barrels and a boiler mechanism.
- Huerfano (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rugby Mine (Huerfano County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Coal mining--Colorado--Huerfano--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mexican settlement, near Walsenburg
- View of adobe houses in a Mexican settlement near Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows a man by a horse, beehive ovens (hornos), a wooden fence, a wagon with a barrel on it and a cedar tree.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Settlements--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Veta Pass, Dump Mountain
- View of the caboose end of a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway excursion train on Veta Pass (La Veta Pass, Huerfano County), Colorado. Well-dressed men stand near and on top of the train. Shows a split rail fence and dirt road. Another train...
- Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1886.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1886.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1886.; Passengers--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1886.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1886.; Railroads--Huerfano...
- [between 1870 and 1886]
- Dump Mtn. La Veta Pass
- Men look out from the windows of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad train on La Veta Pass, Huerfano County, Colorado. Dump Mountain is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Veta Pass, Dump Mountain
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande train with two locomotives near a dirt road on Veta (La Veta) Pass (Huerfano County), Colorado. Dump Mountain is in the distance. Men pose in windows or stand in doorways of the railroad cars. Lettering on a...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1880.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1877 and 1886?]
- Dump Mtn. La Veta Pass
- View of Denver and Rio Grande train with two locomotives and Dump Mountain at La Veta Pass (Veta Pass), Huerfano County, Colorado.
- Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Veta Pass Dump Mountain
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande train with two locomotives on Veta (La Veta) Pass in Huerfano County, Colorado. Dump Mountain is in the distance. A man poses on the edge of a locomotive. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "Kokomo." A dirt road is...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1886?]
- Veta Pass
- View of a double-headed narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande Railway train in La Veta Pass, (Veta Pass, Huerfano County), Colorado. "Kokomo" is stenciled on the first locomotive; workmen and passengers lean from the windows and doorways of the train....
- Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Veta Pass
- View of the caboose end of a narrow gauge Denver & Rio Grande Railway excursion train on Veta Pass (La Veta Pass, Huerfano County), Colorado. Well-dressed men stand near and on top of the train. Shows a split rail fence and dirt road. Another train...
- Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Dump Mt. from Milk Ranch
- A man stands beside Denver and Rio Grande tracks and log cabins identified as "Milk Ranch" on Veta Pass (La Veta Pass) in Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows a railroad grade on Dump Mountain.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1877 and 1890?]
- Mule Shoe, looking S.E.
- View of curved Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks at what is identified as the "Mule Shoe" on Veta Pass (La Veta Pass) in Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows a bridge, the stone retaining walls of an underpass, a dirt road, and scree on the slope...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Underpasses--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1877 and 1890?]
- Filler
- View of Colorado and Southern Railway water tower in Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows railroad tracks and a freight train; the Spanish Peaks and foothills are in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1920-1930.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Huerfano County--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano County--1920-1930.; Water...
- 1923 Sept. 21
- Dump Mtn. La Veta Pass
- A Denver and Rio Grande railroad train with two locomotives climbs Veta (La Veta) Pass in Huerfano County Colorado. A man poses on the locomotive. A train is on Dump Mountain in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- West Spanish Peak
- View of snow on West Spanish Peak and the Cucharas River valley in Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows houses, trailers and cattle in the valley and volcanic dikes (Great Dikes of the Spanish Peaks) on the base of the mountain.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1970-1990.; West Spanish Peak (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Rock formations--Colorado--Huerfano County--1970-1990.; Valleys--Colorado--Huerfano County--1970-1990.; Volcanic rock--Colorado--Huerfano...
- [between 1975 and 1981?]
- Descendants of Estacio de Cordova and Maria de la Cueva
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Estacio de Cordova and Maria de la Cueva .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- 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
- Descendants of Hernan Martin Zamorano and Maria de la Vega
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Hernan Martin Zamorano and Maria de la Vega.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Juan Mestas and Juana de Mestas Peralta
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan Mestas and Juana de Mestas Peralta .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Lucas Montano and Sebastiana Lopez de Gracia
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Lucas Montano and Sebastiana Lopez de Gracia.
- 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
- Colorado Marriages 1858-1939 P
- Marriage records--Colorado; Colorado--Genealogy.
- Tipple of Turner Mine (Independent) 9 mi north of Walsenburg, Colo
- View of Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks, ore cars, and a frame tipple at one of the Turner Mines near Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.; Tipples--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- County Court House, Walsenburg, Colo.
- View of the Huerfano County Court House in Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows the two-story building made of rough-faced (rusticated) local sandstone in a Romanesque Revival style. The four-story bell tower has rooftop finials, minarets,...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1925? ]
- Dump Mountain from Mule Shoe
- View of Denver & Rio Grande railroad tracks on Muleshoe Curve, Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), Huerfano County, Colorado. Dump Mountain is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Mule Shoe, Veta Pass
- View of Denver and Rio Grande train on Mule Shoe Curve on Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), probably Huerfano County, Colorado. Men stand on the tracks near a bridge and on flatbed railroad cars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Mule Shoe Curve, Veta Pass
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks on Mule Shoe Curve on Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), probably Huerfano County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Spanish Peaks from Dump Mountain
- View of Spanish Peaks from Dump Mountain, Veta Pass, Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Dump Mt. from Mule Shoe
- Men stand on a flatbed car of a Denver & Rio Grande train on Muleshoe Curve, Veta Pass, Huerfano County, Colorado. Dump Mountain is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Veta Pass, south from Dump Mountain
- View of Veta (La Veta) Pass in Huerfano County, Colorado. Narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks, a train, log buildings and probably South Abeyta Creek are in a valley. A man stands and holds a flag beside railroad tracks and telegraph...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Hecla Castle near Calumet
- Men sit or stand and pose by engine number "410" near a rock pinnacle identified as "Hecla Castle" near Calumet in probably Huerfano County, Colorado. Men wear suits and sit beside a dog on an engine. A caboose reads: "Denver & Rio Grande". Logs...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The early home of Fred Walsen in block 32 north end, Walsenburg, Colorado
- Fred Walsen, his wife Millie (Sporleder) and children pose in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, by a brick house house with a bay window and picket fence. Walsen opened the first coal mine in Huerfano County; the town was named after him and...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Families--Colorado--Walsenburg--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Walsenburg--1870-1880.; Mayors--Colorado--Walsenburg--1870-1880.; Walsen, Fred.; Walsen, Millie Sporleder.
- [between 1876 and 1878]
- Ruins of the Antlers, Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs
- View north from Colorado (Huerfano) Avenue of the ruins of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows people on Cascade Avenue by lumber, debris and remaining chimneys and walls left after the October fire. A residence and...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ruins--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
- 1898
- Dump Mt La Veta Pass
- A train makes it's way over La Veta (Veta) Pass near Dump Mountain in Huerfano County, Colorado.
- Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.
- [between 1861 and 1881]
- Tipple, Ravenwood Mine
- View of the tipple at the Ravenwood coal mine in Huerfano County, south of Walsenburg, Colorado; shows Colorado and Southern and Canadian Pacific boxcars on C&S tracks.
- Canadian Pacific Railway--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1930.; Mining camps--Colorado--Huerfano County--1900-1930.; Tipples--Colorado--Huerfano County--1900-1930.; Ravenwood Mine (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Coal...
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- D&RG engines on La Veta Pass, No. 99 & 46
- Denver and Rio Grande Locomotive Number 99 "Kokomo" and Number 46 "Badito" eastbound special excursion train (narrow gauge; type 4-4-0 Baldwin construction 5425 in 1880 and type 2-8-0 Baldwin construction 4981 in 1880) with diamond stack on La Veta...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano...
- [194-?]