Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Zerbe's Ranch composite
- Photomontage of scenes in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado area; shows the Falls, the waterfalls in ice, hunters with deer carcasses, Rifle Gap cliffs, a log bridge, a lynx, people, and the Zerbe Ranch Hotel. Labels read: "Open June 1. Good...
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle Falls Ranch composite A. L. Zerbe, prop.
- Photomontage of scenes in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado area; shows the Rifle Falls, the waterfalls in ice, hunters with deer carcasses, Rifle Gap cliffs, a log bridge, a lynx, people, and the Zerbe Ranch Hotel. Labels read: "Open June 1....
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trappers Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle Reveille (newspaper) float
- Men and women pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, in a horse drawn carriage wrapped in bunting and United States flags. Sign reads: "Rifle Reveille;" brick houses have bay windows.
- Rifle Reveille (Rifle, Colo.)--People--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1909, July 16
- Rifle House & Wiseman Restaurant
- View of brick storefronts at Railroad and Second Streets in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; signs read: "Rifle House, "Rifle Bar," and "Wiseman's Restaurant."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bars--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Restaurants--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Rifle Falls Ranch
- View of Zerbe's Ranch Hotel (The Rifle Falls Ranch), near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; men and women sit on the porch by a hammock, lawn, antlers, a United States flag, and a sprinkler. A horse drawn spring wagon is to the side.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Chamber of Commerce, Rifle, Colo.
- View of the Rifle Chambers of Commerce office located in an old Denver & Rio Grande Railroad club car near Rifle, Colorado (ca.1987). Painted on the side of the car are the words "Rifle Chamber of Commerce" and in the background is a former Denver...
- Rifle Chamber of Commerce (Rifle, Colo.).--1980-1990.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1980-1990.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Rifle--1980-1990.; Rifle (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Rifle Chamber of Commerce (Rifle, Colo.).--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1987
- Rifle flour mill
- Young men pose at a storefront in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; lettering, advertisements, boxes and flour bags read: "Rifle Flour Mills," "Member of Federated Cereal Mills of America," "Flavo Rifle Flour," and "Vitacreme Breakfast Wheat."
- Rifle Flour Mills (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Flour & meal industry--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle Post Office, Rifle, Colo.
- View of the Rifle Post Office located at the southeastern corner of Railroad Avenue and East 4th Street, Rifle, Colorado. The one-story red brick Colonial Revival style post office has standing brass and copper lanterns standing next to the granite...
- Rifle Post Office (Rifle, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Post office buildings--Colorado--Rifle--1990-2000.; Rifle (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Rifle Post Office (Rifle, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Post office buildings--Colorado--Rifle--Pictorial works.; Rifle...
- 1998
- Rifle Fire Department
- Firemen pose in snow in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, with a nozzle and hose cart. Men's uniforms include kepi hats, white leather belts, and button front shirts; embroidery depicts axes, hats, and letters: "Rifle."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- The Style Shop - decorated car
- Women, teenage girls, and a man pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, in an automobile wrapped in bunting and pennants: "The Style Shop - Mrs. Linder." Costume includes wide hats, fur, lace, tassels, feathers, and ruffles.
- The Style Shop (Rifle, Colo.)--People--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- The Style Shop - decorated car
- Women, teenage girls, and a man pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, in an automobile wrapped in bunting and pennants: "The Style Shop - Mrs. Linder." Costume includes wide hats, fur, lace, tassels, feathers, and ruffles.
- The Style Shop (Rifle, Colo.)--People--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Automobiles--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle Falls Ranch
- View of Zerbe's Ranch Hotel (The Rifle Falls Ranch), near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; snow dusts the ground.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Rifle Falls Ranch
- View of Zerbe's Ranch Hotel, near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; men and women sit on the porch by a hammock, lawn, antlers, a United States flag, and a sprinkler.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910?]
- Al Zerbe's Hotel (Zerbe's ranch)
- View of Al Zerbe's hotel (or Rifle Falls Ranch) near Rifle Gap (Garfield County), Colorado; shows a frame house with covered porch in a meadow by low hills.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Present Rifle Food Market
- Men, boys, and a dog pose by storefront windows in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; lettering and signs on a canvas bag read: "Hungarian Mills Flour," "S. R. Fuleher - correct guess," Mrs. Loeschbaugh - 2nd correct guess," "Mrs. Joe Selby 3rd...
- Hampson Bros. & Valdez (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle Fire Department
- Firemen pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, with a nozzle. Men's uniforms include kepi hats, white leather belts, and button bib shirts; embroidery depicts axes, hats, and letters: "Rifle."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Graham Mesa Band
- Members of the Graham (family) Mesa Brass Band pose with musical instruments in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. They are identified as (top row, left to right): Elmer, Albert, Claude, Isem W., Henry and Jennie and (bottom row, left to right):...
- Graham, Isem W.--Family.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bands--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Brass instruments--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.;...
- 1911, October 16
- Red Tomahawk, and Eagle Man, and unidentified Indian man, in uniform, full length
- badge, gloved hands, moccasins, one hand holds rifle with rifle butt resting on floor and other hand tucked in belt; Red Tomahawk and Eagle Man reputed to have helped kill Sitting Bull while arresting him in 1889.; Dakota Native Americans dressed...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Eagle Man.; Red Tomahawk.
- [188-?]
- Rifle, "Apple Pie Day"
- A woman and a girl hold pendants that read: "Apple Pie Day, September 22-23 1914., Rifle, Colo." and pose on horseback in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A woman wears a fitted, long sleeved blouse, a skirt and a wide brimmed hat. A girl holds a...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Rifle boardwalk crowd
- Men, women, teenage boys, girls and dogs pose on 3rd (Third) Street in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, by a horse drawn wagon and oversized sack of flour. Signs and awnings read: "Bakery & Confectionery," and "Hampson Bros & Valdez;" a boy is on...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- 1914?
- Little Rifle Falls, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Little Rifle Falls, 12 miles northeast of Rifle, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; series of three waterfalls cascade over rocky ledges and brush in East Rifle Creek.
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Little Rifle Falls, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Little Rifle Falls, 12 miles northeast of Rifle, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; series of three waterfalls cascade over rocky ledges and brush in East Rifle Creek.
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Little Rifle Falls, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Little Rifle Falls, 12 miles northeast of Rifle, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; series of three waterfalls cascade over rocky ledges and brush in East Rifle Creek.
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Rifle Falls, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Rifle Falls, 12 miles northeast of Rifle, Colorado, in East Rifle Creek reached via Colorado Midland Railway.
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Rifle Falls
- View of Rifle Falls in Garfield County, Colorado. East Rifle Creek cascades over limestone cliffs; vegetation includes cattails.
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle, Colorado
- Aerial view of the town of Rifle in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows agricultural fields and ditches. The Colorado River meanders past the town and the Grand Hogback is in the distance.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1940-1970.; Grand Hogback (Colo.) 1890-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Rifle--1940-1970.; Rivers--Colorado--Rifle--1940-1970.
- [between 1940 and 1970?]
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Co.
- People pose in front of the Rifle Creek Mercantile Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The two-story brick building has a flat roof and a first floor awning that reads: "Gents [Furni]shing's [sic], Ladies Furnishing's [sic]." Upstairs...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- Cowpoke lineup
- Men and women pose on horses in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; signs read "Rifle Hotel - J. W. Chamberlain."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Cowgirls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1909, October 24
- Rifle family
- Women, men, a baby, and a Saint Bernard dog pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The house has shingle imbrication and a picket fence.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dogs--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1900.
- 1899, July 6
- Woodmen of the World
- Men pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado, by a team of horses and a wagon. Uniforms include kepi hats and ritual gowns; a mesa is in the distance.
- Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Co.--People--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clubs--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle Falls Ranch
- View of Zerbe's Ranch Hotel (The Rifle Falls Ranch), near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A man, boy, and dog are on the covered porch.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1903, June 12
- Rifle horseman
- A man poses on a horse in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; his outfit includes chaps and a bowler hat. Sign reads: "Rifle Hotel."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rifle Falls Ranch
- View of Zerbe's Ranch Hotel, near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; men sit on the porch.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- 1903, June 12
- Fred Paiz
- Four men pose in a corral probably on a ranch in Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. Two of the men are on horseback, one in a checked cap and jacket is identified as Fred Paiz who aims a rifle, the other wears a cowboy hat and has a rifle on...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding.; Paiz, Silfredo, 1904-1919--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Shooting--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.;...
- [ca. 1918]
- Rifle Gap Falls, Garfield County, Colo.
- View of Rifle Gap Falls located 10 miles north of Rifle, Colorado on Garfield County Road 325 in the Rifle Gap Falls State Park.
- Rifle Gap Falls State Park (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Gafield County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Garfield County--Pictorial works.; Rifle Gap Falls State Park (Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Garfield County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2004
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Co. Warehouse
- View of a corrugated metal building in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; men pose with a horse drawn wagon by doors. Letters read: "Storage Grain & Produce," and "The Rifle Creek Merc. Co. Warehouse Hay Grain & Produce."
- Rifle Creek Mercantile Company (Rifle, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Hotel in Rifle
- Men, women, and a baby pose on a hotel porch in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; signs by United States flags read: "Marker Hotel," "Pioneer," and "Rifle Reveille" on the front of the newspaper's office.
- Marker Hotel (Rifle, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1910.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1910?]
- Western State Auto Co.
- Men and a boy pose by Ford cars and trucks and a corrugated metal building at the Western State Auto Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; signs read "Ford Weekly Purchase Plan Enrolls You! Let Us Give You Full Particulars." The Roan Cliffs...
- Western State Auto Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--Products--1900-1910.; Ford automobile--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Western State Auto Co.
- A boy in knee pants poses by cars, trucks, and a corrugated metal building at the Western State Auto Company in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; signs read "Ford Dealers."
- Western State Auto Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--Products--1900-1910.; Ford automobile--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Automobiles--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Saloon
- Interior view of a saloon in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; United States flags, bunting, and paper streamers adorn the bar, ceiling lamps, and taxidermic mounted deer heads. A man poses in a "rooster" hat; a poster reads: "Wm. J. Lemp Brewing...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Festive decorations--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- First Christian Church
- People pose by the First Christian Church in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; women, men, teenage girls, boys, babies, and toddlers wear winter clothes including bonnets, fur or feather hats, dusters, and fedoras. Sign reads: "First Christian...
- First Christian Church (Rifle, Colo.)--People--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Children--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Churches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Teenagers--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1915?]
- Off to the Stock Show
- Men pose in a horse drawn buggy in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; one holds a handbill: "Denver The Great Western Livestock Market - The Denver Union Stock Yards - Home Market." Sign reads: "Winchester Hotel."
- Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Rifle family
- Women, men, a baby, and a Saint Bernard dog pose in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The house has shingle imbrication and a picket fence.
- Rifle (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dogs--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1900.
- 1899, July 6
- Rifle family
- A woman and girl pose in a horse drawn Phaeton in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; a man is on the covered porch of a house with a picket fence.
- Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Rifle--1890-1900.
- 1899, July 15
- Men on telegraph pole in front of store & bank
- Men pose on and near a telegraph pole in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A horse-drawn wagon is parked near a brick building. Signs painted on the building read: "Bank of Rifle," "J. W. Hu[gus] & Co. [General Mercha]ndise."
- Bank of Rifle--1910-1930.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1930.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1930.; Linemen--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1930.; Utility poles--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Rifle water coupons
- Reproduction shows water coupons from Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado, reading: "Good for Five Barrels, Rifle Water Wagons. Scott & McComas Issues to Fred Garrison paid Date 10/5 - 06 Terms Cash. These tickets are positively not transferable,"...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1950-1980.; Water use--Colorado--Rifle--1950-1980.
- [between 1950 and 1980?]
- View of oil shale district in Colo.
- Aerial view of Rifle, Garfield County, Colorado; shows streets, tilled fields, and the Rifle Creek / Colorado River confluence.
- Oil-shales--Colorado--Rifle--1920-1930.; Rifle (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Rifle--1920-1930.
- 1928
- Red Tomahawk and Eagle Man, Dakota police, in uniform, full length
- and Eagle Man reputed to have helped kill Sitting Bull during his arrest in 1889.; Red Tomahawk and Eagle Man, full length standing portraits in tribal or reservation police uniform taken inside wooden frame building; Red Tomahawk, at left, in...
- Dakota Indians--1880-1890.; Indian reservation police--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Portraits--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Eagle Man.; Red Tomahawk.
- [188-?]
- Rifle area
- View of dam construction near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado; men pose by East Rifle Creek; a flume on a trestle is in the distance.
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dam construction--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Rifle area
- View of dam construction near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men pose by East Rifle Creek; a trestle with a flume is in the distance.
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dam construction--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]