Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Descendants of Diego Gonzalez
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Diego Gonzalez.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Descendants of Cristobal Carvallo de Medina and Ana Romero
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Cristobal Carvallo de Medina and Ana Romero .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- 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 Alvaro Garcia Holgado and Juana delos Reyes
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Alvaro Garcia Holgado and Juana delos Reyes .
- 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
- María Isabel Manzanares and José Estevan Vigil
- Portrait of Hispanic American husband and wife, José Estevan Vigil and his wife María Isabel Manzanares de Vigil, Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. They pose on the front steps of their adobe house. María stands next to her husband. She...
- Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Farmers.; Spouses.; Women.; Vigil, José Estevan--Pictorial works.; Vigil, María Isabel Manzanares de--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1903?]
- Elks convention in Walsenburg
- Fisheye view of Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, shows stone commercial buildings draped in bunting and United States flags. Pedestrians, bicycles, a barber pole, and an oversized pocketwatch advertisement are on the sidewalk....
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 1086 (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Fraternal...
- 1913
- Walsenburg's orchestra: playing in the patio of the second Sporleder Hotel in 1882.
- A band poses in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, with a cello, cornet, guitars, and a violin. The men wear suits; one has a music stand, and a hat lays on the lawn. Boys and girls sit to the sides; the adobe wall with louvered shutters in the...
- Sporleder Hotel (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Orchestras--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Sporleder Orchestra in the yard of the Sporleder Hotel of the historical fame
- A band poses in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, with a cello, cornet, guitars, and a violin. The men wear suits; one has a music stand. Boys and girls sit to the sides; the adobe wall with louvered shutters in the background is the Sporleder...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.;...
- 1882
- 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
- Norton's Cottage Camp
- View of "Norton's Cottage Camp" in Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows a man, parked automobiles, a landscaped boulevard, and gable-roof buildings. Signs read: "Norton's Deluxe Cottages and Lunch," "Running Water and Steam Heat,"...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Motels--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Information Center, Walsenburg, Colo.
- View of the Huerfano County Chamber of Commerce Information Center located at 112 East 4th Street, Walsenburg, Colo. Originally built in 1910 as a depot for the Colorado and Southern Railway. The simple, single store, red brick building is...
- Tourist information centers--Colorado--Walsenburg--2010-2020.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Walsenburg--2010-2020.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Colorado and Southern Railway--Pictorial works.; Tourist information...
- 2010
- 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
- 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?]
- Elks convention held in Walsenburg
- Fisheye view of Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, shows stone commercial buildings draped in bunting and United States flags. Pedestrians, bicycles, a barber pole, and an oversized pocketwatch advertisement are on the sidewalk....
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 1086 (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Fraternal...
- 1913
- The flood, Main St. Walsenburg
- View of Cucharas River flooding Main Street, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; business district has barber poles and signs: "Restaurant," "New York Clothing House," "World Printing Office," "L. W. Burtch, County Surveyor," and "The Club."
- Cucharas River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Floods--Colorado--Walsenburg--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1900-1910.
- 1886
- 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
- 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? ]
- Looking down Walsenburg's Main Street
- Brick, stone, and frame commercial buildings and dwellings line Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado. Barber poles, a fire hydrant and trees edge the boardwalk; a canvas tent is in the foreground. Buggies and pedestrians are in the...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Looking up Walsenburg's Main Street
- Frame and stone commercial buildings line Main Street in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado. Trees, pedestrians, buggies, and a man on horseback are in the thoroughfare; a barberpole is by the boardwalk.
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Main St., Walsenburg, Colo.
- View south on Main Street, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; shows Twin Lakes Hotel (built 1887 by Martin and Holmes in Garden City, later moved to this location). Sign reads "Railroad Crossing Look Out for Cars."
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.
- May 20, 1893
- 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
- Walsenburg Colo. wreck of a D&RGW 3600 2-8-8-2
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company employees work with railroad cranes to move derailed locomotive 3600 at Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1940-1950.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Walsenburg--1940-1950.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Walsenburg--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1946 September 8
- Std. gauge 801 4-6-2 Alamosa-Pueblo train, "San Luis" Walsenburg depot, Colo.
- A Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company train, the "San Luis," waits near the depot in Walsenburg (Huerfano County) Colorado. The train consists of steam locomotive #801, a baggage car and a passenger car. Newspaper boys stand on the station...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Delivery boys--Colorado--Walsenburg--1950-1960.; Newspaper carriers--Colorado--Walsenburg--1950-1960.; Railroad...
- 1951 May 8
- Descendants of Juan de Maluenda
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Juan de Maluenda.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2005 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
- Walsenburg, Colo.
- View of a corrugated metal storage shed used by the Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company in Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. The shed has a wooden door, one small window, and sits on the corner of a lot adjacent to a low wooden...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Sheds--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Walsenburg Bank building built by Frederick Walsen (Heinrich Guton [?] Frederick).
- This Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, bank is a two-story brick structure with stone trim and fanlights. Signs read: "First National Bank," "Star Market," "South 25," "West 160," "South 85," and "South 87." A car, parking meters, trash cans,...
- Walsenburg Bank (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Banks--Colorado--Walsenburg--1970-1980.
- June 1, 1972
- 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]
- Walsenburg, Colo.
- View of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, southwest towards Spanish Peaks; shows both of St. Mary's Catholic churches, Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Depot, businesses and residences.
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- May 20, 1893
- Banquet honoring 75th Anniversary of the founding of St. Mary's Church, Walsenburg held in St. Mary's Auditorium
- View in St. Mary's auditorium, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, during the church's 75th anniversary celebration; shows people at tables set with program cards, silverware, coffee cups, vases of flowers and taper candles.
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Anniversaries--Colorado--Walsenburg--1940-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Walsenburg--1940-1950.
- October 1944
- Walsenburg in front of Oxford Hotel
- Men crowd the Oxford Hotel entry, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, under a United States flag. Windows read: "Oxford Restaurant," "Billiards and Pool;" sign reads: "Erasi and Brunelli Star Saloon."
- Oxford Hotel (Walsenburg, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Walsenburg
- View of a parade float, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; shows women in cloche hats, an automobile adorned with crepe paper and letter "K," a man in leather gaiters, United States flags, and window lettering: "Kirkpatrick's Coca-Cola Bottling...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.
- [between 1915 and 1920]
- Walsenburg
- View of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado. Bluffs, hills and the Spanish Peaks are in the distance.
- Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Walsenburg--1870-1900.
- [between 1879 and 1896?]
- D&RGW, Walsenburg, Colo. D&RGW (2-6-6-0) 3375 (was Denver & Salt Lake 216).
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 3375 (2-6-6-0) (formerly Denver & Salt Lake 216) at Walsenburg (Huerfano County) Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Walsenburg--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Walsenburg--1940-1950.
- 1948 November 22
- Western History Subject Index
- Walsenburg, Colorado
- Descendants of Luis Gallegos de Terraza and Pasquala de Rueda
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Luis Gallegos de Terraza and Pasquala de Rueda .
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- 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
- Descendants of Pedro Ruiz
- Detailed description of the descendants of New Mexico pioneering family Pedro Ruiz.
- Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Spaniards--New Mexico--Genealogy.; Mexican Americans--New Mexico--Genealogy.; New Mexico--Genealogy.
- 2002 April
- Tourist City (Walsenburg) and Spanish Peaks
- View of Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows town buildings and Spanish Peaks.
- Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Exposure made in a northerly direction from foot of Russell Street, Walsenburg showing Capitol Hill and school house in background
- View from Russell Street, north to Capitol Hill and schoolhouse, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; shows residences and a street lamp.
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- The Walsen and Levy store at Walsenburg
- Men posing at the Walsen & Levy store, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, are: Fred Walsen (left), Albert Singer (center), and Fred Unfug (right). The frame building with a stepped false-front was the town's first Masonic Hall.
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Singer, Albert.; Unfug, Fred.; Walsen, Fred.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Walsenburg, Main St. N. from 6th
- View north on Main Street from Sixth (6th) Street, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; shows men, women, businesses, a barber pole, and signs: "Baths," "Drugs," and "Boots."
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.
- 1891
- 1907 flood
- View of the 1907 Cucharas River flood, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado. Men row a boat on Main Street; signs read: "Klein's Bakery, Confectionery" and "Owl Cigars."
- Cucharas River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Walsenburg--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Walsenburg--1900-1910.
- 1907
- Walsenburg
- Group portrait of the Rotary International Club of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; their emblem is on the wall, and a United States flag is to the side.
- Rotary International--Colorado--Walsenburg--1920-1940.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Father Ussel
- Head and shoulders portrait of Father Gabriel Ussel, pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, from 1876 to 1909.
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.; Priests--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.; Ussel, Gabriel.
- 1892
- D&RGW 3607 2-8-8-2 on frt. arriving wreck scene near Walsenburg, Colo.
- A Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company freight train, pulled by locomotive 3607, stops near Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. The train has gondola and box cars.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Walsenburg--1940-1950.
- 1946 September 8
- D&RGW
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #3375 (2-6-6-0) probably in the rail yard in Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. Shows light snow on the ground.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Walsenburg--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Walsenburg--1940-1950.
- 1948 November 22
- Alex Levi, gen. merchandise [sic]
- Exterior view of Alex Levy's store, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado. Men pose by storefront windows; ornate lettering reads: "A. Levy, Whole-Sale, and Retail Dealer in Dry Goods Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Carpets, Glass and...
- Levy, Alex--Homes & haunts.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Gen. mercantile store run by Fred Walsen
- View of Fred Walsen's store, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado; shows men (one wears an apron) and a woman on boardwalk, windows, and a horse-drawn wagon.
- Walsen, Fred--Homes & haunts.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1870-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Walsenburg--1870-1890.
- [between 1876 and 1890]