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- Palisade, Colo.
- Palisade, Colorado, possibly Main street; dirt street in town with horse-drawn wagons and carriages parked by cement sidewalk; window awnings; identifiable businesses include Palisade Outfitters, Palisade Fruit & Land Company (Real Estate), Saloon,...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- George W. Bowman
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of George W. Bowman, President of the Palisade National Bank for thirty years, Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado. He wears a suit, vest, bow tie, and a fedora.
- Palisade National Bank (Palisade, Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Palisade (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bankers--Colorado--Palisade--1940-1950.; Bowman, George W.
- February 1, 1943
- Fruit packing on B.F. Wests Ranch, Palisade, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Group of workers packing fruit (peaches) on B.F. West's Ranch, Palisade, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; canvas covered shelter for small assembly line of male and female workers; two workers with canvas bags around shoulders for...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Palisade, Colo. - High School
- View of Palisade High School, Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado, shows the two story brick building with two arched entrances with: "Palisade High School" and "1910," above them.
- Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1920.
- 1912
- A Street in Palisade looking east on Third St. approaching Main
- Pedestrians walk on sidewalks and cross dirt Third (3rd) Street in Palisade (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings, a building with a weather vane, parked horse-drawn wagons and cars. Signs on buildings read: "The Independent Lumber...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Cherry trees in bloom, Palisade, Colo.
- Cherry trees in bloom near Palisade, Colorado; mature fruit orchard in spring time with cherry blossoms.
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cherry orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Cherry trees--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Irrigation ditch and peach orchard, Palisade, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Irrigation ditch (or canal) and peach orchard with young peach trees near Palisade, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Peach trees--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Palisade, Colorado
- View of Palisade (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows orchards, houses, sheds, a windmill, the Highway 6 (Six) bridge, the Colorado River, and the Book Cliffs.
- Book Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1920.; Orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Palisade, Co., Mountain Lion Fruit Co
- The Mountain Lion Fruit Company warehouse in Palisade (Mesa County), Colorado, near the Colorado Midland Railway line. Shows wagons and the Book Cliffs in the distance.
- Mountain Lion Fruit Company (Palisade, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Palisade
- View of the town of Palisade (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows orchards and houses. The Colorado River river meanders past the town in the distance.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1930.; Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1930.; Orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1930.; Rivers--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 to 1930?]
- Grand River Valley, Palisade, Colo.
- View of Palisade (Mesa County) Colorado; shows fruit orchards, farm land, residences and the Colorado River. The Book Cliffs and Mount Garfield are in the background.
- Book Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Irrigation power plant, Palisade, Colo.
- Irrigation water supply plant pulling water from Colorado River near Palisade, Colorado; water being piped into an irrigation canal or ditch; horse-drawn carriage parked near ditch, building near edge of river; stacked, chopped wood, foreground.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Waterworks--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- R.M. Skinner's Lucky Strike Ranch, Palisade, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- R.M. Skinner's Lucky Strike Ranch, Palisade, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; bird's eye view of immature fruit orchard (young fruit trees) with small residence in center and off to side; G.W. Stong, jeweler and optician, sign near...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Peach trees in bloom, Palisade, Colo.
- Two rows of peach trees with blooms near Palisade, Colorado; tilled soil between rows of fruit trees; peach orchard.
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Peach trees--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Receiving fruit, Palisade, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Warehouse in Palisade, Colorado, along the Colorado Midland Railway; shows horse-drawn wagons delivering boxes of fruit to a large warehouse, a young girl seated in horse-drawn carriage, freight railroad cars at center right, and Book Cliffs in...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Palisade peach orchards, Grand Valley, Colo.
- View south over agricultural fields and peach orchards of Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado; shows embankments of the Colorado River.
- Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1920.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Irrigation, Grand Valley
- View over the Colorado River, a Colorado River irrigation diversion system, and Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado; shows orchards, farms, the Book Cliffs, and Mount Garfield.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Irrigation--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
- [1912]
- Farm labor camp near Palisade
- View of migrant laborers' houses near Palisade (Mesa County), Colorado. Modest frame houses are by trees and the Colorado River. Mount Garfield is in the distance.
- Migrant agricultural laborers--Housing--Colorado--Palisade--1950-1960.; Palisade (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Palisade--1950-1960.
- 1954
- Garfield Hill, Palisade, Colo., Colo. Midland Ry.
- Book Cliffs near Palisade, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway, and the rock formation Garfield Hill (Mount Garfield).
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Palisade, Colorado
- Aerial view of Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado, includes the Colorado River, tracks of Denver & Rio Grande Western and uniformly planted fruit orchards.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1900-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.; Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1907?]
- The Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right side of panorama south over Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado; shows orchards on the Colorado River, eroded slopes, frame structures and rows of fruit trees.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- The Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left side of panorama over Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado, shows orchards along the Colorado River and Grand Mesa; frame houses are among rows of fruit trees.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- The Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Center of panorama view over Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado, shows orchards along the Colorado River, Grand Mesa, Long Mesa, frame structures are scattered among neatly spaced rows of fruit trees.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [1910]
- Orchard & mtns in distance
- View of an orchard, cow pasture, and ranch buildings, in Palisade (Mesa County), Colorado. Cedar trees are in the foreground; Mount Garfield and the Bookcliffs are in the background.
- Palisade (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1920-1940.; Ranches--Colorado--Palisade--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Palisade, Colo. Main St.
- View of Main Street, Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado; shows businesses, cars, people, a street lamp, a barber pole, the Book Cliffs, and signs: "Ed R. Brown Law Office," "G. S. Drugs Soda," "J. W. Hugus & Co.," "The Bank of Palisades," "Bell...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Palisade--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Grand Valley
- View over peach orchards in Grand Valley along the Colorado River, Palisade, Colorado, includes the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tresles, farms, canals and bridges with Book Cliffs in background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1928]
- Grand Valley
- View over peach orchards in Grand Valley along the Colorado River, Palisade, Colorado, includes the town, farms, and bridge with Book Cliffs in background.
- Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Peach orchards--Colorado--Palisade--1910-1930.
- [between 1918 and 1928]
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right center of panorama view north over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows an irrigation canal works, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, sheds and the town of...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left center of panorama view northwest over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows the Colorado (Grand) River and sandbar, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, sheds,...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Eureka & Palisade locomotive
- A man and a woman pose inside the cab of a Eureka & Palisade Railroad Company locomotive in Nevada. The woman wears a short sleeved blouse and a soft, brimless, fabric hat.
- Eureka and Palisade Railroad Company--1900-1912.; Couples--Nevada--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Nevada--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1912?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Palisade, Colorado
- Eureka-Nevada locomotive, engine number 11, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from rear end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Palisade, Nev., July 18, 1938.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Nevada--Palisade.; Eureka Nevada Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- D&RGW train, engine number 3610, engine type 2-8-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 49 cars, 30 MPH. Photographed: east of Palisade, Colo., April 16, 1939.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Palisade.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.
- 1939
- First construction train passing the Palisades. Ten Mile Canyon
- View of a Central Pacific Railroad locomotive in Palisade Canyon (Eureka County), Nevada, men pose by the construction train and rock cliffs.
- Central Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Eureka County (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Palisade Canyon (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Nevada--Eureka County--1860-1870.; Railroad locomotives--Nevada--Eureka County--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Packing Grand Valley fruit, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Interior view of fruit packing plant in Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows men and women working in assembly lines packing fruit in boxes for shipment. Crate label states Peach Orchard Assn., Palisade, Colorado.
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fruit industry--Colorado--Grand Valley--1900-1910.; Peach Orchard Association (Palisade, Colo.)
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Palisade Hotel, Main Street
- East side of Main Street, Gunnison, Colorado, from the First National Bank, shows the two-story stone Palisade Hotel (Tabor House) and businesses, including: Vienna Bakery and the News Champion building with ornamental circle gable. Horse-drawn...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Western History Subject Index
- Palisade, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Palisade, Colorado
- Grand Valley, Colo.
- View southwest over an irrigation canal to agricultural fields and fruit orchards of Clifton and Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado, with Grand Junction and the Colorado Plateau in distance.
- Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Orchards--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Grand Valley
- View southeast over an irrigation canal to agricultural fields and fruit orchards of Clifton and Palisade, Mesa County, Colorado; also shows people in a horse drawn wagon and Grand Mesa.
- Croplands--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Irrigation--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Orchards--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- Girls basketball team
- View of six members of the Aspen, Colorado girls basketball team standing in a row on the steps of the school; dressed in long coats, skirts, muffs, and hats; woman in the middle holds a pennant with "A. H. S." printed on it;
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
- 1912
- Eureka-Nevada locomotive, engine number 11, engine type 2-8-0
- Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end; stored, parts missing. Photographed: Palisade, Nev., July 18, 1938.
- Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives.; Eureka Nevada Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- La Veta Hotel, Gunnison
- Partial view of the northwest wing of the La Veta Hotel, "The Vein," 219 South Boulevard, Gunnison, Colorado; Victorian brick structure features: second and third story balconies, flat roof three-story wing, corbelled cornice, stone window lintels...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1910-1920.; La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Peach orchard in the Grand Valley, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Peach tree in fruit orchard in Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; shows a man holding a peach, box with letters: "Mountain Fruit from the Grand Junction Fruit Growers Association, Palisade, Colorado," and cirrus and...
- Fruit industry--Colorado--Grand Valley--1900-1910.; Orchards--Colorado--Grand Valley--1900-1910.; Peaches--Colorado--Grand Valley--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Gunnison from depot
- View from Denver and Rio Grande Railway Depot, of Gunnison, Colorado, along curve in railroad tracks; shows distant Palisade Cliffs.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1882]
- East side of Main Street, north from Tomichi Ave.
- East side of Main Street north from Tomichi Avenue, Gunnison, Colorado, shows the stone Tabor House (Palisades Hotel), the city well with piles of rock rubble from water works project, pedestrians, and horse- drawn wagons. Business signs read: "C....
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Western History Subject Index
- Newspapers. Palisade Tribune
- Western History Subject Index
- Palisade Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Palisade, Colorado
- The Palisade, C. & S. Ry.
- View of Colorado & Southern Railway narrow gauge tracks reaching the Palisades west of Alpine Tunnel, Gunnison county, Colorado; man seated on support rockwork done for railroad embankment, track rounding bend; mountain peak, background.
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Palisades, The (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900- 1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1920.; Colorado...
- [between 1900 and 1920]