Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Badlands N. M. near 4 corners
- View of barren rock mesas in New Mexico, near Four Corners. A dirt road or path leads through the mesas over a sandy desert landscape dotted with scrub bushes.
- Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; Deserts--Four Corners Region--1900-1910.; Mesas--Four Corners Region--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Captains of the canon, Canon de Chelley [sic], Ariz.
- View of rock pillar formations, mesas and a stream bed in Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Spider Rock has steep sandstone walls. Sparse trees are on mesas.
- River channels--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1890.; Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1870-1890.; Spider Rock (Ariz.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1870-1890.; Rock...
- [between 1879 and 1881]
- Arizona, the Grand Canon, looking up from Bissell's Point
- Panoramic view of eroded sandstone mesas and steep canyon walls near what is identified as Bissell's Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows sedimentary rock layers, trees, shrubs and the Colorado River in the canyon.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; Mesas--Arizona--Grand Canyon National...
- 1899
- Zuni
- View over the Native American Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, shows rooftops of adobe houses, wagons, timber corrals, and distant mesas.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Zuni Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.; Zuni (N.M.)--1930-1940.; Mesas--New Mexico--Zuni--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1934 and 1936?]
- Indians, Pueblo
- Stone and adobe buildings of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico have long wooden ladders leading to the upper levels. A small mound, probably an oven, lies several feet from the back of the row of buildings. Another structure with a pipe protruding...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Laguna (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Mesas--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Indians, Pueblo, Acoma, missions
- structure are in the foreground. Additional mesas, including the "Enchanted Mesa," stand in the distance. The mission and convent are thought to have been built by Fray Juan Ramirez between 1629 and 1641.; The Pueblo Acoma Mission and convent...
- Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Mesas--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- New Mexico, views
- View of the Pecos Pueblo Mission ruins, cholla cactus, desert mesas, and strato cumulus storm clouds in San Miguel County, New Mexico.
- Pecos National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Mesas--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Indians of North America New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo...
- [1915?]
- Plaza area Laguna Pueblo
- Wooden ladders lead to the upper levels of the stone and adobe buildings of the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico. The buildings are flat-roofed and some have large pipes, possibly from indoor stoves, protruding from their roofs. Additional mesas line...
- Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Laguna (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Mesas--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Archaeology, dwellings, Utah
- The remains of two large stone walls stand on the top of a mesa in southeast Utah. Two additional mesas stand in the distance. Small shrubs dot the landscape in the foreground.
- Archaeological sites--Utah--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Utah--1920-1930.; Mesas--Utah--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Two portions of a rock formation on top of a mesa stand taller than the rest creating tower-like structures. A canyon lies in the background between additional mesas, possibly in southeastern Utah or southwestern Colorado.
- Archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1920-1930.; Mesas--Four Corners Region--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Canyon of the San Juan River, Utah
- Aerial view of the San Juan River from the Honaker Trail looking west in San Juan County, Utah. Shows canyon walls and eroded sedimentary rock formations in the "goosenecks." Mesas are in the distance.
- Goosenecks, The (Utah)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Utah)--1890-1900.; San Juan River (Colo.-Utah)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Mesas--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- View of Mesa Verde from Yucca House National Monument
- View of one of the mesas of Mesa Verde National Park, trees, wooden buildings and houses in the Montezuma Valley in Montezuma County, Colorado. A grove of trees is near an abandoned building.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Yucca House National Monument (Colo.)--1970-1990.; Mesas--Colorado--Montezuma County--1970-1990.; Valleys--Colorado--Montezuma County--1970-1990.
- [between 1975 and 1981?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 8 and 9, 1923 August-September
- Oil shale plant beside Colorado River
- View of the oil shale demonstration plant beside the Colorado River near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Smoke rises from smokestacks of the multi-story building, probably an oil shale retort. Denver and Rio Grande tracks are beside the river,...
- Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1910-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Haystack Mountain and plant site of the Mid-Continent Shale and Refining Co.
- Men stand beside a car on a dirt road near Haystack Mountain in Garfield County, Colorado. Sagebrush, a haystack, trees, a fence, and Parachute Creek are in the valley. Shows layered shale on the Roan Cliffs and talus on mesas near the plant site...
- Mid-Continent Shale and Refining Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Haystack Mountain (Garfield County,...
- [1920 August]
- Sportsman's Hotel, Cebolla
- Panoramic view of the two-story frame Sportsman's Hotel on the Gunnison River in Cebolla (Gunnison County), Colorado. A long, one-story log hotel building, fenced yards, and a horse are nearby. Shows a wooden bridge over the Gunnison River and...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Cebolla (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Cebolla--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Cebolla--1890-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Cebolla--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1894 and 1910?]
- Sapinero
- View of the town of Sapinero in Gunnison County, Colorado. Shows the Sapinero (Rainbow) Hotel and the general store. A shed with a sign reading "Garage" painted on the roof is near the banks of the Gunnison River. Cars of the Denver and Rio Grand...
- Denver and Rio Grand Railroad Company--1900-1920.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Sapinero (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Sapinero--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Sapinero--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Sapinero--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Coal mine
- View of a mill building of an unidentified coal mine probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows coal cars on narrow gauge tracks, a frame mill, an elevator and powerhouse smokestacks in a valley. Mesas are near the mine.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- Coal mine
- View of a mill building at an unidentified coal mine, probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows coal cars on narrow gauge tracks, coke ovens, a frame mill, an elevator and powerhouse smokestacks in a valley. Mesas are nearby.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- The Colorado Sugar Manufacturing Co.
- View of brick structures and a building under construction at the Colorado Sugar Manufacturing Company plant in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows piles of bricks, iron scaffolding on a stone foundation and mesas in the distance.
- Colorado Sugar Manufacturing Company--Buildings--1890-1900.; Grand Junction (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Grand Junction--1890-1900.
- 1899 July 1
- Gunnison Butte, Green River
- View of the Green River and Gunnison Butte in Emery County, Utah. Shows talus, eroded mesas and trees beside the river.
- Emery County (Utah)--1880-1900.; Green River (Wyo.-Utah)--1880-1900.; Gunnison Butte (Utah)--1880-1900.; Buttes--Utah--Emery County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Utah--Emery County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho
- View of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River near Twin Falls (Twin Falls County), Idaho. Shows steep, rocky cliffs and mesas in the canyon.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1900.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Greeley Water Dep't. water treatment plant
- Bird's eye view of probably Greeley Water Department treatment plant holding pools in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Shows dirt roads, buildings, mesas and concrete retaining walls around reservoirs.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Public utility companies--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.; Sewerage--Colorado--Greeley--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Grand Canon of the Colorado
- Panoramic view of the sandstone canyons of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon in what became Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows vegetation on rock layers, steep slopes, and eroded rock walls and mesas in the distance.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Grand Canyon of Arizona, west from Rowe's Point
- View of the Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows the Colorado River, mesas, cliffs and buttes in the canyon.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons.; National parks & reserves.; Rivers.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1910.
- c1905
- Western Slope ranch lands
- View of a fence and road near a ranch in Colorado. A utility building and mesas are in the distance.
- Ranches--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Western Slope
- A man poses in a field of grain on the Western Slope of Colorado. A house and mesas are in the distance.
- Croplands--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Western Slope ranch
- View of a house, utility buildings, and an orchard on a ranch in Colorado. Mesas are in the distance.
- Orchards--Colorado--1910-1930.; Ranches--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Agri crops grain (wheat?)
- Men pose in a field of possibly wheat in Colorado. Mesas are in the distance.
- Croplands--Colorado--1910-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Wheat
- A man poses in a field of wheat in Colorado. Mesas are in the distance.
- Croplands--Colorado--1910-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Irrigation ditch
- View of an irrigation ditch possibly in Colorado. A sluice crosses above the irrigation ditch. Mesas are in the distance.
- Irrigation canals & flumes--1900-1920.
- [between 1901 and 1920?]
- Moki pueblo, patient toil
- View of a Native American (Hopi) woman and a boy on the Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. The woman wears a dress and a shawl and has a fabric strap balanced on her head to support a fabric bundle with probably a baby inside. She holds a cup in her...
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Children--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Arizona--1890-1900.; Women--Arizona--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Man-With-No-Hair and his squaw, Crows
- A Native American (Crow) man and woman stand and pose beside dogs, probably at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. The woman wears earrings and a cotton dress under a woven shawl with a stripe and checkerboard pattern. The man, identified as...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Dogs--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indian encampments--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Pretty Old Man, Crows, Crow Agency, Mont.
- A Native American (Crow) man identified as Pretty-Old-Man poses on a horse at Crow Agency (Big Horn County), Montana. The man wears a feather headdress and a headpiece with fur and antlers, a shirt, leggings, and moccasins, and he sits on a saddled...
- Crow Indians--Structures--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Men--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Crow Agency (Mont.)--1880-1900.; Carts & wagons--Montana--Crow Agency--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Montana--Crow...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Grand Canon of the Colorado
- Aerial view of sandstone canyons of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows vegetation on rock layers, steep slopes, and eroded rock walls and mesas in the distance.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1910.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Canon of the Colorado
- Panoramic view of trees, eroded mesas, and steep rock walls of the Grand Canyon at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Grand Canon of the Colorado
- Panoramic view of eroded mesas, rock formations, and steep rock walls in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
- Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Arizona, the Grand Canon, the walls from Bissell's Point
- Panoramic view of eroded sandstone mesas, steep canyon walls, and The Alligator cliff from what is identified as Bissell's Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows sedimentary rock layers, trees, and shrubs.
- Alligator, The (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1900-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--Grand Canyon...
- 1900
- Bad Lands, S.D., view over the hills
- View of probably the White River in the Badlands in South Dakota. Shows eroded hills and mesas, trees, and shrubs beside the river.
- Badlands (S.D. and Neb.)--1880-1910.; White River (Neb. and S.D.)--1880-1910.; Hills--South Dakota--1880-1910.; Rivers--South Dakota--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Arizona, the Grand Canon, looking up from Bissell's Point
- Panoramic view of eroded sandstone mesas and steep canyon walls near what is identified as Bissell's Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Shows sedimentary rock layers, the Colorado River, and cumulus clouds.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--Grand...
- [1899 or 1900?]
- 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?]
- Collbran, Colo.
- Aerial view of the town of Collbran in the Plateau Valley (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows wood frame commercial buildings, houses, a church, and barns. Mesas are in the distance.
- Collbran (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Collbran--1920-1930.
- 1920
- Collbran, Colorado
- Panoramic view of the town of Collbran in the Plateau Valley (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows wood frame commercial buildings, a church, log cabins, and barns. Mesas are in the distance.
- Collbran (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Collbran--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Collbran, Colorado
- Panoramic view of the town of Collbran in the Plateau Valley (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows wood frame commercial buildings, houses, and a church. Mesas are in the distance.
- Collbran (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Collbran--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- De Beque, Colorado on Denver & Rio Grande in the Oil Shale Country
- View of the town of De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows houses, commercial buildings, fruit orchards, and fields. The Denver and Rio Grand Western Railroad Company depot is near the tracks that parallel the Colorado River. Signs on commercial...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cities & towns--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Johnson's [sic] Canon, A. & P. Ry.
- View of a curved railroad trestle and a tunnel in Johnson Canyon in probably Coconino County, Arizona. Shows a wooden trestle with rusticated stone block supports and Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company double tracks. Talus is below the trestle and...
- Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Coconino County (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Johnson County (Coconino County, Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1900.; Trestles--Arizona--Coconino County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Rocky Mtns. from Denver
- Panoramic view of farms and fenced fields west of Denver in probably Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows farm houses, telegraph poles, cultivated fields, sparse trees, and a square building beside a flag pole. Mesas are near foothills and snow is on...
- Front Range (Colo. and Wyo.)--1880-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Croplands--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1900.; Farms--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mesa Verde Natl. Pk. note wild flowers
- A two track road cuts through valley with wild flowers and Rabbit Brush, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado. Tree covered mesas show in distance.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1910-1930.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1925]
- Pueblo of Jemez
- Reproduction of a lithograph by R. H. Kern, shows adobe buildings of the Native American pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico; mesas and hills in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Jemez Pueblo--1840-1850.; Jemez Pueblo (N.M.)--1840-1850.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Jemez Pueblo--1840-1850.
- [between 1920-1950?]
- Cedar Breaks, Utah - man on overlook
- A man stands close to a vertical dropoff to view the cliffs, mesas, and sandstone pillars in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.
- Cedar Breaks National Monument (Utah)--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Utah--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]