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    • A Mountain of oil shale near Grand Valley, Colorado

    • A Mountain of oil shale near Grand Valley, Colorado

    • View of a layered shale mesa in probably Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Shows steep slopes, shale cliffs, and trees beside the Colorado River.

    • Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.

    • [between 1900 and 1917?]
    • A Mountain of shale on Conn Creek near De Beque

    • A Mountain of shale on Conn Creek near De Beque

    • Men, probably miners, stand and pose beside canvas tents near sagebrush and a barbed wire fence near De Beque and Conn Creek in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows layers of shale on a mesa.

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesas--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1920.;...

    • [between 1910 and 1918?]
    • A portion of Kimball Top (oil shale) near De Beque, Colo.

    • A portion of Kimball Top (oil shale) near De Beque, Colo.

    • View of a part of Kimball Mountain and the Roan Cliffs in Garfield or Mesa County, Colorado; Highway 24 follows the valley floor.

    • Mesa County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--1900-1910.

    • [between 1900 and 1910?]
    • Alabama Fatal Mining Accidents : 1905, 1912-1921

    • Alabama Fatal Mining Accidents : 1905, 1912-1921

    • List of fatal mining accident victims in 1905 (Virginia City Mine only) and 1912-1921, taken from the 1912-1921 Annual report of coal mines, State of Alabama, and from the website http://www.gendisasters.com/al/ "Alabama mine explosions". Gives...

    • Mine accidents--Alabama--Indexes.

    • 2007
    • American Shale Refining Co.

    • American Shale Refining Co.

    • View of the American Shale Refining Company plant site near De Beque on Conn Creek in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows one-story houses with gabled roofs and tar paper siding. Identical buildings, possibly boarding houses or dormitories, an...

    • American Shale Refining Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.

    • [1920 August]
    • American Shale Refining Company (Wingett Process), on Conn Creek

    • American Shale Refining Company (Wingett Process), on Conn Creek

    • View of an American Shale Refining Company oil shale processing facility near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; shows dormitories and outhouses. Road grade and tailings are on slopes of the Roan Cliffs.

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.

    • [between 1920 and 1930?]
    • An Immense body of oil shale, near Grand Valley, Colorado

    • An Immense body of oil shale, near Grand Valley, Colorado

    • Men wear overalls, jackets, and hats and pose on a rocky trail in probably Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Canvas tents are near scrub, trees, and talus. Shows steep, layered shale cliffs.

    • Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1920.; Trails & paths--Colorado--1900-1920.

    • [between 1900 and 1917]
    • Anvil Point, Book Cliffs [sic]

    • Anvil Point, Book Cliffs [sic]

    • View of a steep shale formation in the Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows a pointed rock formation identified as Anvil Point, talus, trees and possibly the Colorado River in a valley. Men pose on the shore in the distance.

    • Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mesas--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.

    • [between 1890 and 1910?]
    • At the camp above plant of Index Oil Shale Co., De Beque, Colo.

    • At the camp above plant of Index Oil Shale Co., De Beque, Colo.

    • Men wear suits, ties, overcoats, and felt hats and stand beside trees outside the Index Oil Shale Company plant in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows metal and frame buildings and tall smokestacks. A flag above a building reads "Index." Metal...

    • Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.

    • [between 1920 and 1930?]
    • Book Cliffs

    • Book Cliffs

    • View of layered shale cliffs and hills in Mesa County, Colorado. A wire fence with timber posts and a haystack are in Grand Valley. Sparse trees and shrubs are on the Book Cliffs.

    • Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1900-1920.; Book Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1900-1920.

    • [between 1900 and 1917?]
    • British Columbia Fatal Mining Accidents : 1887, 1896-1942

    • British Columbia Fatal Mining Accidents : 1887, 1896-1942

    • Index of the Fatal Mining Accidents occurring in British Columbia Canada in the years 1887, and 1896-1949. Information is arranged alphabetically and includes: the name of the victim, date of the accident, colliery/mine name (town), whether fatal...

    • Mine accidents--British Columbia--Indexes.

    • 2007
    • Brown Retort

    • Brown Retort

    • Men examine a Brown retort under construction at an oil shale processing facility at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; part of the retort is in a shed.

    • Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.

    • [between 1920 and 1922?]
    • Brown Retort, Index Shale Oil Co., on Mt. Blaine, near De Beque

    • Brown Retort, Index Shale Oil Co., on Mt. Blaine, near De Beque

    • A man poses by oil shale processing machinery at the Index Oil Company near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; shows a retort with a rotating tank with gear and belt drives.

    • Index Shale Oil Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Machinery--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.

    • [between 1920 and 1930?]
    • Brush Creek shale near Collbran

    • Brush Creek shale near Collbran

    • Men stand and pose in a ravine beside Brush Creek, trees, and a slope of layered shale in Mesa County, Colorado. Fallen timber is near the creek.

    • Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Brush Creek (Garfield County and Mesa County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.

    • [between 1910 and 1920?]
    • Buckskin Joe, Colorado

    • Buckskin Joe, Colorado

    • View of Buckskin Joe, Colorado in Park County; shows two houses and a dilapidated shed situated in a field near a hill of shale.

    • Buckskin Joe (Park County, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1950-1970.

    • [between 1950 and 1965]
    • Burro monument, Fairplay

    • Burro monument, Fairplay

    • The Burro monument in the town of Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County consists of two concrete-enclosed display cases between a concrete wall. Shale is atop each display case between a bronze plaque with a burro on it. Potted plans are on top of...

    • Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.

    • [about 1930]
    • Buttress Mountain (Oil Shale) on Brush Creek, near De Beque, Colo.

    • Buttress Mountain (Oil Shale) on Brush Creek, near De Beque, Colo.

    • View of a mountain identified as Buttress Mountain and the Roan Cliff formations with oil shale strata near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; also pinon pines, brush, and clouds.

    • Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1920.

    • [between 1910 and 1920?]
    • Citadel Walls formation in the red sandstone of Ruby Canon on the D&RGW east of Shale, Colorado

    • Citadel Walls formation in the red sandstone of Ruby Canon on the D&RGW east of Shale, Colorado

    • Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks curve around the red sandstone Citadel Walls formation of Ruby Canyon, east of Shale, Mesa County, Colorado. Telephone lines are alongside of tracks.

    • Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1930.

    • 1925
    • Clear Creek Canon 16 mi from De Beque, Colo

    • Clear Creek Canon 16 mi from De Beque, Colo

    • View of Roan Cliffs and the Clear Creek valley in Garfield County, Colorado; men pose on a rock.

    • Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.

    • [between 1900 and 1910?]
    • Close view of oil shale deposits in northwestern Colorado

    • Close view of oil shale deposits in northwestern Colorado

    • Men stand on a rocky ledge and pose beneath a layered shale cliff in Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Shale cliffs are above talus, shrubs, and a valley.

    • Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--1900-1920.

    • [between 1900 and 1918]
    • Continental Oil Shale and Refining Co.

    • Continental Oil Shale and Refining Co.

    • View of a plant of the Colorado Oil Shale Mining & Refining Company near a layered shale cliff near Rifle in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows the brick smokestack of probably a retort, timber scaffolding, ladders, pulleys, and hoists. A man...

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1920-1930.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1920-1930.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1920-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--Rio Blanco...

    • [1920 August]
    • Continental Oil Shale and Refining Co., Rio Blanco Co.

    • Continental Oil Shale and Refining Co., Rio Blanco Co.

    • View of Continental Oil Shale and Refining Company corrugated metal-sided buildings and a brick retort in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. A sign on timber scaffolding near a ladder reads: "The Colorado Continuous Retort, Patent applied for," and a...

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1920.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1920.; Refineries--Colorado--Rio Blanco...

    • [between 1900 and 1920?]
    • Continental Oil Shale and Refining Co., Rio Blanco Co.

    • Continental Oil Shale and Refining Co., Rio Blanco Co.

    • Close-up view of the brick smokestack and timber scaffolding of a Continental Oil Shale and Refining Company retort in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows pulleys or hoisting devices and ladders above a corrugated metal roof.

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1920.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1920.;...

    • [between 1900 and 1920?]
    • Continental Oil Shale and Refining Co., Rio Blanco Co.

    • Continental Oil Shale and Refining Co., Rio Blanco Co.

    • View of probably an oil shale retort with a brick smokestack and timber scaffolding in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows ladders above a corrugated metal roof and a sign on the building that reads: "Continental Oil Shale Mining & Ref'g Co." A...

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1930.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1930.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--Rio Blanco...

    • [between 1910 and 1930?]
    • Continental Oil Shale Co. plant under construction

    • Continental Oil Shale Co. plant under construction

    • View of the brick smokestack and timber scaffolding of a Continental Oil Shale Company retort in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows metal parts for the retort, scraps of wood, and snow on the ground nearby.

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1920.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Building construction--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1920.; Refineries--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1920.

    • [between 1900 and 1920?]
    • De Beque, Colorado

    • De Beque, Colorado

    • View of a frame mine building used in oil shale processing in or near De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows a tailings pile, an oil-stained ravine, a smokestack, and flumes or chutes on a steep slope.

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.

    • 1920 October
    • De Beque, Colorado on Denver & Rio Grande in the Oil Shale Country

    • 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?]
    • DeBeque

    • DeBeque

    • View of oil shale processing facilities at the Index Shale Oil Company in De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; also shows a retort with machinery, pipes, and sheds.

    • Index Oil Shale Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.

    • [between 1920 and 1930?]
    • DeBeque looking north up Roan Creek

    • DeBeque looking north up Roan Creek

    • Aerial view of the town of De Beque (DeBeque) in Mesa County, Colorado. Roan Creek meanders through the wide valley. The Roan Cliffs and South Shale Ridge are in the distance.

    • De Beque (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1930-1960.; Roan Creek (Colo.)--1930-1960.; Roan Creek (Mesa County, Colo.)--1930-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--De Beque--1930-1960.; Streams--Colorado--De Beque--1930-1960.

    • [between 1930 and 1960?]

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