The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher
to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
View of businesses on Chestnut Avenue in Leadville, Colorado; shows storefront windows and signs: "Watchmaker & Jeweler," "Leadville Loan Office," "Stratton & Mead, Mining Engineers and Surveyors," "S.M. Newcomb, Assayer" and "Jolin Headquarters,...
View south along a dirt road to remains of Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, shows dilapidated log cabins and false fronts in a board valley with snowcovered Elk Mountains in background; lower slopes are covered with...
View of a snowbank in front of Leadville, Colorado, houses and evergreen trees. A house with clapboard siding and a snowcovered roof with icicles is on the right. Another rooftop with dormers and power poles is in the background.
This view down a shoveled sidewalk with a tall snowbank on the left side and picket fence on the right in Leadville, Colorado, shows a small portion of a house with clapboard siding and a snowcovered roof with icicles on the right. Evergreens and...
Absalom V. Hunter was a vice president at the Carbonate National Bank in Leadville, Colorado. In this interior view of his home, from parlor to dining room, we see that both rooms are ornately furnished and decorated in Victorian style. An archway...
The Lincoln School in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado, is a two-story brick building built in 1936-1937 and featuring a hip roof, brick chimney, projecting two-story entry with pediment and half round window, double door entry covered with a...
Lincoln School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.
View west, across the Middle Fork of the South Platte River and mine tailings, to Alma, (elev. 10,353 feet) in South Park, Park County, Colorado, consists of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, painted false front commercial buildings, log cabins,...
Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--1880-1890.
View of businesses on Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado; men pose in front of storefronts with display windows and signs: "John F. Humphrey's & Co. Real Estate & Mining Agents," "Hauser the Jeweler," and "Saddle Rock Restaurant, 417."
Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Jewelry stores--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
Portrait of William Henry Jackson as he appeared upon his arrival in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a season as a bullwhacker on the Overland Trails. He is dressed in a ragged hat, coat and pants. He has on high boots and holds a bullwhip. Lettering...
Bullockies--1860-1870.; Photographers--1860-1870.; Watercolors--1930-1940.; Whips--1860-1870.; Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942.
A view of Lake Royer and Buena Vista (Washington County), Maryland from Ragged Edge on the Western Maryland Railway. Shows an aerial view of the town with wood-frame houses, public and commercial buildings with cultivated fields. A man sits on a...
Buena Vista (Md.)--1900-1910.; Royer, Lake (Md.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Maryland--Buena Vista--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Maryland--Buena Vista--1900-1910.
Coal miners pose in front of brick and stone coke ovens at Tercio (Las Animas County), Colorado. Possibly Hispanic or Italian men wear overalls or work shirts and ragged slacks and caps. Wheelbarrows, shovels, a hose, and piles of stone are near...
Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company--1900-1920.; Coke-ovens--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1920.; Tercio (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal miners--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1920.; Coke...
Exterior of the jail in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, features horizontal flush boards and a diagonal board door with heavy hinges; built into a slight slope surrounded by bare aspens.
View of the steep dirt road to Grand Caverns (probably Cave of the Winds) in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a valley with a house and outbuildings; Manitou Springs and probably Iron Mountain are in the distance.
El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
Men sit on a railroad locomotive in possibly Clear Creek Canyon, Clear Creek County, Colorado. Lettering on the locomotive reads: "273." A telegraph pole and canyon walls are nearby.
View of Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company trains on Poncha Pass in either Chaffee or Saguache County, Colorado. A bridge and lumber are nearby.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Poncha Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1880-1900.
A man stands on a flume on a trestle over No Name Creek near Glenwood Springs, in Garfield County, Colorado. Bushes are nearby. Glenwood Canyon and the Colorado River are in the distance.
Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1900.; Trestles--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1900.
View of the Platte Canyon near Deansbury (Jefferson County), Colorado. Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company tracks and the South Platte River are in the canyon.
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
Men ride in a horse-drawn wagon near Lower Twin Lake in Lake County, Colorado. Trees surround the lake. Mount Massive is in the distance.
Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Twin Lakes (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.
View of a valley near Ilium on the South Fork of the San Miguel River in San Miguel County, Colorado. An abandoned mine, wooden flume and log buildings are in the valley. A Denver and Rio Grande Railroad train is in the distance.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
A man walks on railroad tracks between Colorado Midland railroad tunnels in probably Elevenmile (Granite) Canyon, Park County, Colorado. He holds a flag.
Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.
View of probably a Rio Grande Southern Railroad locomotive on broad and narrow gauge railroad tracks in either Montezuma or La Plata County, Colorado. Men sit on the end of a passenger car. A water tower with ice is nearby. Light snow covers the...
Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Water towers--Colorado--1890-1900.
Men pose in and near the Cliff Palace, ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins, at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1890-1900.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mesa...
View of a Colorado Midland Railway Company passenger train near the Fryingpan River in Eagle County, Colorado. A bridge, trees and scrub bushes are nearby.
Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fryingpan River (Colo.); Bridges--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.
A man and women pose on a ledge near ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins near Mesa Verde National Park in Mancos Canyon, Montezuma County, Colorado. Trees are nearby.
Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Mancos Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montezuma County...
View of the Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle rock formation in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado. The Gunnison River and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks are nearby.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1900.;...
View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company train on a railroad loop identified as the Ilium Loop near Ilium (San Miguel County), Colorado. Wood frame farm buildings are nearby.
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Farms--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
Men pose near Sandal House, ancient Native American (Anasazi) cliff dwelling ruins in Mancos Canyon, near Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Circular masonry kivas are at the site.
Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Mancos Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montezuma County...
A man in a park rangers uniform poses on a Native American (Anasazi) wall under a rock overhang in Cliff Canyon near Mesa Verde National Park in Montezuma County, Colorado. The Mancos River is in the distance.
Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1890-1900.; Cliff Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mancos River (Colo....
View of a rock formation identified as Dome Rock, shows Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company tracks, Jefferson County, Colorado.
Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Dome Rock (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Jefferson County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Jefferson...
View of Seven Falls, a waterfall on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. Men stand on a wooden viewing platform near a staircase.
El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso...