Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Arizona on the line of the Santa Fe Ry.
- View of a petrified log segments at Petrified Forest (a National Monument in 1906, a National Park in 1962), Arizona. Log-like rock segments stand near a badlands hill which rises sharply from the ground.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906]
- Eagle Rock at Petrified Forest, near Adamana, Arizona
- A view of a rock formation identified as Eagle Rock in the Petrified Forest ( Petrified Forest National Park), Arizona. Shows a rock pillar surrounded by talus and segmented petrified logs.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Petrified forests--Arizona--Petrified Forest National Park--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Arizona--Petrified Forest National Park--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Petrified Forest
- A view of the Petrified Forest (Petrified Forest National Park), Arizona shows a landscape filled with petrified segmented logs.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; National Parks & reserves--Arizona--Petrified Forest National Park--1890-1900.; Petrified forests--Arizona--Petrified Forest National Park--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Petrified Forest, No. 3, Arizona
- Petrified Forest, Arizona; shows man in suit and cap leaning against large petrified log looking across barren expanse with pieces of petrified logs and Painted Desert in background. The forest became a national monument in 1906, a national park in...
- Painted Desert (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Arizona--Petrified Forest--1900- 1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Petrified Forest, Arizona
- View of a petrified log and log segments at Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. Log-like rock segments stand near a length of petrified log. A dirt road curves near the log. Possibly a mesa in the Painted Desert stands in the distance.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906]
- Petrified Forest, Arizona
- View of a petrified log and log segments at Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. Log-like rock segments and smaller pieces of rock stand near a length of petrified log. Possibly a mesa in the Painted Desert stands in the distance.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906]
- Close-up of petrified log
- A close up view of a petrified log in the Petrified Forest National Monument in Arizona. The monument later became a national park in 1962.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1920.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Arizona, on the line of the Santa Fe
- View of a petrified log segments at Petrified Forest (a National Monument in 1906, a National Park in 1962), Arizona. Log-like rock segments stand on a rocky desert landscape.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1920.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1920.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1920.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]
- Petrified Forest, Bad Lands, Arizona
- View of Petrified Forest, Arizona; shows a man sitting on stool with easel and canvas in front of him, pieces of petrified logs in foreground, and open expanse and barren ridge in background. The forest became a national monument in 1906, a...
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Artists--Arizona--Petrified Forest--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Arizona--Petrified Forest--1900- 1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Petrified Stumps, Arizona
- Petrified Forest, Arizona with view of Painted Desert in background; shows close-up of petrified log section surrounded by other pieces of petrified logs. Forest became a national monument in 1906, a national park in 1962.
- National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1900-1910.; Painted Desert (Ariz.)
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Petrified Giants, Third Forest, Arizona
- Petrified Forest (number three), Arizona; shows a man standing with dog next to a large petrified log, an open barren expanse, and the edge of Painted Desert in left distant background. The forest became a national monument in 1906, a national park...
- Painted Desert (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Arizona--Petrified Forest--1900- 1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Petrifier [sic] Forest, No. 3, Arizona
- Petrified Forest, Arizona; shows two men standing between large petrified logs with Painted Desert in background. The forest became a national monument in 1906, a national park in 1962.
- Painted Desert (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Arizona--Petrified Forest--1900- 1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- White Mtns. from Petrified Forest, No. 3
- Petrified Forest, Arizona; view of open barren expanse (possibly part of Painted Desert) with White Mountains in distant background; shows pieces of petrified logs scattered over barren hills. The forest became a naational monument in 1906, a...
- Painted Desert (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Monuments & memorials--Arizona--Petrified Forest--1900- 1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Arizona - petrified forest
- A view of the Petrified Forest National Monument in Arizona, prior to its establishment as a National Park. Logs from petrified trees are scattered on the desert floor; a butte is in the background.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1920.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1920.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Petrified Forest- Arizona- National Monument
- View of segmented petrified logs at Petrified Forest National Monument. Rows of the rock-like logs stand among short grass tufts on a rocky desert landscape.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906?]
- Petrified Forest, Arizona
- View of segmented petrified logs at Petrified Forest National Monument , Arizona. The log-like rocks sit on a rocky desert landscape. Probably the Painted Desert is in the distance.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906?]
- Petrified Forest, Arizona
- View of large petrified log segments at Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. The log-like rocks stand on their sides and ends on a rocky desert landscape. Possibly Blue Mesa stands in the distance.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906]
- Petrified Forest, Arizona
- View of petrified log segments at Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. The log-like rocks are in a rocky desert landscape.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906]
- Petrified Forest, Arizona
- View of large petrified log segments at Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. The log-like rocks stand on their sides and ends on a rocky desert landscape. Possibly Blue Mesa stands in the distance.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906]
- Petrified Forest, Arizona
- A man poses behind a large petrified rock at Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. The man wears a dark suit and hat.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1906]
- Petrified Giant, Arizona
- Petrified Forest, Arizona, with Painted Desert in background; shows man sitting on large broken petrified tree trunk. Forest became a national monument in 1906, a national park in 1962.
- Painted Desert (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Florrisant [sic], Colorado, petrified stumps
- Two men sit and one stands next to the petrified stump of a tree in Florissant, Colorado. A framework of pine trees surrounds the stump.
- Florissant (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Petrified wood--Colorado--Florissant--1860-1880.
- [between 1860-1880]
- Lamar
- View of the petrified wood building in Lamar, Colorado in Prowers County. Facade of the building has textured, jagged wood. Pickup is parked in front of building. Sign: "Ripley's Believe It Or Not Petrified Wood Building. Built of Wood Turned to...
- Lamar (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Buildings--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.; Petrified wood--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.
- 1983
- Lamar
- View of the intersection of Sherman Street and Poplar Avenue in Lamar, Colorado, in Prowers County. Petrified wood building at corner of intersection. Signs: "Ripley's Believe It Or Not Petrified Wood Building. Built of Wood Turned to Stone. ...
- Lamar (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Buildings--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.; Petrified wood--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.
- 1983
- Lamar
- View of the intersection of Sherman Street and Poplar Avenue in Lamar, Colorado, in Prowers County. Petrified wood building at corner of intersection. Signs: "Ripley Believe It Or Not Petrified Wood Building. Built of Wood Turned to Stone. ...
- Lamar (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Buildings--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.; Petrified wood--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.; Streets--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.
- 1983
- Lamar, Colorado
- View of the petrified wood building in Lamar, Colorado in Prowers County. Facade of the building has textured, jagged wood. Sign: "Ripley's Believe It Or Not Petrified Wood Building. Built of Wood Turned to Stone. 150,000,000 years old."
- Lamar (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Buildings--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.; Petrified wood--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.
- 1983
- Petrified forest
- View of petrified wood and tree stumps in Arizona; also shows a bluff.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Petrified forest
- View of petrified wood and tree stumps in Arizona; also shows a bluff.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Petrified forest
- View of petrified wood and tree stumps in Arizona; also shows a bluff.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Petrified forests--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Petrified forest
- View of petrified wood in Arizona.
- Petrified Forest National Park (Ariz.)--1890-1910.; Petrified wood--Arizona--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Group outing in mts.
- Men, women, and children pose on and near a large petrified tree stump (the "Big Stump") in Florissant (Teller County), Colorado. (Later Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument). The women wear dresses with high collars and hats. The boys wear...
- Florissant (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Florissant--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Florissant--1900-1910.; Petrified forests--Colorado--Florissant--1900-1910.; Petrified...
- [1900?]
- Group outing in mts.
- Men, women, and children pose on and near a large petrified tree stump (the "Big Stump") in Florissant (Teller County), Colorado. (Later Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument). The women wear dresses with high collars and hats. The boys wear...
- Florissant (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Children--Colorado--Florissant--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Florissant--1900-1910.; Petrified forests--Colorado--Florissant--1900-1910.; Petrified...
- [1900?]
- Petrified log
- Close-up view of a petrified piece of wood probably in Colorado.
- Petrified wood--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man w/ petrified stump
- A man, wearing a suit and tie, stands by a wide petrified tree stump. Pine trees dot an embankment in the background.
- Petrified wood--1920-1940.
- between 1922 and 1935?]
- Petrified tree stump
- Pine trees dot an embankment, with a petrified tree stump in the foreground.
- Petrified wood--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Petrified stump, Florissant, Colorado
- A petrified tree stump is surrounded by a timber framework in Florissant, Colorado.
- Florissant (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Petrified wood--Colorado--Florissant--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Petrified stumps near South Park near Florissant, Colo
- View of a petrified tree stump in Florissant (Teller County), Colorado.
- Florissant (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Petrified wood--Colorado--Florissant--1860-1880.
- [betweem 1864 and 1877]
- Petrified stumps
- View of a petrified stump in Florissant (Teller County), Colorado.
- Florissant (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Petrified wood--Colorado--Florissant--1860-1880.
- [betweem 1864 and 1877]
- Lamar
- View of a stone wall in Lamar, Prowers County, Colorado; sign in front reads: "Believe It or Not Ripely Petrified Wood Building, Built of Wood Turned to Stone, 150000000 Yrs. Old. ?? Owner."
- Lamar (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Petrified wood--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.; Stone walls--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.; Tourist trade--Colorado--Lamar--1980-1990.
- 1983
- Western History Subject Index
- archaeology Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Petrified. Wood
- Burros packed with supplies
- View of a pack train of burros loaded with equipment and supplies possibly in Fremont County, Colorado. The burros are loaded with boxes, containers, bed-rolls, and a table. They crowd together on a trail near possibly Fourmile Creek. A railroad...
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Breaking camp
- A survey team breaks camp near Fourmile Creek in Fremont County, Colorado. Burros are loaded with equipment, bedrolls, and a table. A team of railroad surveyors stand interspersed with the burros. One man holds a stadia rod in his hand. A canvas...
- Fourmile Creek (Fremont County and Custer County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- War club
- Shows a Native American Sioux war club from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. It has a bone head made with petrified vertebrae and a handle (possibly wood). The handle is decorated with green, blue and rust color beadwork; horsehair dyed green, eagle...
- Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1890-1910.; Clubs (Weapons)--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Sitting Bull Crystal Cave and Sioux Indian Pageant
- View of signs and a wooden pole tepee near Sitting Bull Crystal Cave, Rapid City, South Dakota. Signs (one arrow shaped), depict a Sioux shield and the profile of a Native American man, and read: "Sitting Bull Crystal Cave and Sioux Indian Pageant...
- Dakota Indians--Commemoration--South Dakota--1940-1950.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--South Dakota--1940-1950.; Billboards--South Dakota--1940-1950.; Tipis--South Dakota--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- The world's most unique fireplace in new municipal building at Canon City
- The brick and stone fireplace at the municipal building in Canon City, Colorado, has inset fossils, vertebrae, a femur, petrified wood, and river rocks. A metate and mano top both hearth ledges; an iron pot hook and ash door are mounted in the...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Interiors.
- 1928 Jan 28
- Long family moved into their homestead during the fall of 1871.
- Men, women, and children pose near the family house in Florissant (Teller County), Colorado.
- Florissant (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Long, D. P.; Stevens, David G.; Stevens, Eva.; Stevens, Nancyann.; Stevens, Rex.; Stevens, Sam T.; Thompson, Allie Long.; Thompson, Gladys.
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- At Genoa, Colorado 5 states can be seen from tower.
- The tower at Genoa, Colorado, six stories high with glassed and open observation decks, was built in the early 1900s by C. W. Gregory, and has been run by several owners. Genoa is the highest point between Denver and New York City, and six states...
- Genoa (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Observation towers--Colorado--Genoa--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Western History Subject Index
- The Petrified Forest National Monument
- Western History Subject Index
- Petrified Forest National Monument