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    • Snow on shale cliffs

    • Snow on shale cliffs

    • Snow is on layered shale cliffs and talus in probably Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Trees and brush are in a ravine or possibly a creek bed.

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

    • [between 1900 and 1920?]
    • Snow on shale cliffs

    • Snow on shale cliffs

    • Snow is on a hillside below layered shale cliffs in probably Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Shows trees and sagebrush on the hillside.

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

    • [between 1900 and 1920?]
    • 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?]
    • 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]
    • Plant of the Continental Oil Shale Mining & Refining Co., Rio Blanco Co. Colo.

    • Plant of the Continental Oil Shale Mining & Refining Co., Rio Blanco Co. Colo.

    • Men stand and pose beside a Continental Oil Shale Mining and Refining Company retort in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows a brick smokestack, metal pipes, timber scaffolding, pulleys, and hoists. Snow is on shale cliffs nearby.

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Refineries--Colorado--Rio Blanco...

    • [1919 December]
    • Plant of the Continental Oil Shale Mining & Refining Co., Rio Blanco [County], Colo.

    • Plant of the Continental Oil Shale Mining & Refining Co., Rio Blanco [County], Colo.

    • View of a Continental Oil Shale Mining and Refining Company plant on a hillside near layered shale cliffs in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows a brick retort with timber scaffolding and ladders and a sign that reads: "The Colorado Continuous...

    • 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?]
    • 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?]
    • Oil Shale process

    • Oil Shale process

    • Men pose with shale oil refining machinery (a retort) in Denver, Colorado; the "Michael Egan" clothing store, at 1243 Larimer Street, is in the background.

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.

    • [between 1890 and 1910?]
    • Shale oil refinery

    • Shale oil refinery

    • View of a shale oil retort with pulleys, tanks, pipes, and a drive belt, in (probably) Colorado; a brick building and corrugated shed are in the background.

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--1910-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--1910-1920.

    • [between 1910 and 1920?]
    • Mountains of oil shale near De Beque, Colorado

    • Mountains of oil shale near De Beque, Colorado

    • View of oil shale deposits in the Roan Cliffs in Mesa or Garfield County, Colorado; a shed and roads cut through scrub brush.

    • Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--1910-1930.

    • [between 1910 and 1930?]
    • Oil shale promotion, Grand Valley Dist.

    • Oil shale promotion, Grand Valley Dist.

    • Men stand in snow and look up a slope at oil shale in Mesa or Garfield County, Colorado.

    • Oil-shales--Colorado--1910-1930.; Men--Colorado--1910-1930.; Snow--Colorado--1910-1930.

    • [between 1910 and 1930?]
    • Shale strata on Parachute Creek, near Grand Valley, Colo.

    • Shale strata on Parachute Creek, near Grand Valley, Colo.

    • View of Parachute Creek valley in (probably) Garfield County, Colorado; men are by a car and the oil shale rich Roan Cliffs are in the distance.

    • Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mountains--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.

    • [between 1920 and 1930?]
    • 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
    • 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?]
    • Index Co., De Beque, Brown retort

    • Index Co., De Beque, Brown retort

    • View of an oil shale processing facility (a retort) near De Beque (Mesa County) Colorado; shows sheds, tanks, men by a cabin, and the Roan Cliffs.

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; De Beque (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1920.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--De Beque--1900-1920.

    • [between 1900 and 1920?]
    • Mount Logan

    • Mount Logan

    • View of Mount Logan oil shale formations and Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado; a man is by a dirt road.

    • Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Logan, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.

    • [between 1920 and 1930?]
    • Mount Logan

    • Mount Logan

    • View of Mount Logan oil shale formations and Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado.

    • Oil-shales--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.; Logan, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1920-1930.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1920-1930.

    • [between 1920 and 1930?]
    • Mount Logan and Callahan in Garfield County, Colorado

    • Mount Logan and Callahan in Garfield County, Colorado

    • View of Mount Logan, Mount Callahan, and the Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado; horses and a buggy are on Highway 24.

    • Callahan, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Logan, Mount (Garfield County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountains--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.

    • [between 1900 and 1910?]
    • Mt. Logan plant

    • Mt. Logan plant

    • View of a shale oil extraction facility in Garfield County, Colorado; sheds, machinery, barrels, hoists, and cable guides are on a steep slope. Roan Cliff formations are in the background.

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Petroleum industry--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.

    • [between 1890 and 1910?]
    • 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?]
    • Roan Cliffs

    • Roan Cliffs

    • View of Roan Cliffs, oil shale strata, and brush, in (probably) Garfield or Mesa County, Colorado.

    • Oil-shales--Colorado--1900-1930.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1900-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--1900-1930.

    • [between 1900 and 1930?]
    • Machine and man

    • Machine and man

    • A man works on a shale oil retort with pulleys, tanks, pipes, and a drive belt, in (probably) Colorado; a brick building and corrugated shed are in the background.

    • Oil-shale industry--Colorado--1910-1920.; Machinery--Colorado--1910-1920.

    • [between 1910 and 1920?]

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