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- Ouray, looking down the Uncompahgre River
- Aerial view of frame houses and buildings in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings with false fronts, the Uncompahgre River, and the layered rock of the Amphitheater.
- Amphitheater, The (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Otto Mears toll road
- View of the toll road built between Ouray and Ironton by Otto Mears. The dirt road was excavated into the side of the Uncompahgre Gorge beside the Uncompahgre River in Ouray County, Colorado. A saddled horse and a wagon are on the road. Rivulets of...
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons.; Dirt roads.; Rivers.; Toll roads.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Uncompagre [sic] Canon
- A man in a horse-drawn carriage stops near a log bridge on a narrow dirt road, probably the Ouray to Silverton Toll Road, in Uncompahgre Gorge (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the Uncompahgre River in the canyon.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Uncompagre [sic] Canon
- A man sits in a horse-drawn carriage near a bridge in the Uncompahgre Gorge (Ouray County), Colorado. The Uncompahgre River is nearby.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Uncompagre [sic] Canon
- A man in a horse-drawn carriage stops near a log bridge on a narrow dirt road, probably the Ouray to Silverton Toll Road in Uncompahgre Gorge (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows the Uncompahgre River in the valley.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Parade at Cantonment on Uncompahgre, Major Geo. K. Brady commanding, Nov. 5th, 1886
- Men probably from Company G or K of the 19th (Nineteenth) Infantry under George K. Brady are lined up at the Cantonment on the Uncompahgre, later renamed Fort Crawford, near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Men wear military uniforms, hold...
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 19th (1861- )--1880-1890.; Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Infantry--American--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Military...
- 1886 Nov. 5th
- Ute Indian Agency, 25 miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River. Four Chiefs. Captain Billy on the left.
- Portrait of four Native American Ute chiefs, an agent, and an interpreter at the Ute Indian Agency, twenty five miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River, probably San Juan County, Colorado. The people are identified as Tabuchakat, Pahant, J. B....
- Indians of North America--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Captain Billy.; Pah-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.; Thompson, J. B., Major.
- 1878?
- Uncompagre [sic] Canon upper end
- View of the Uncompahgre river in the Uncompahgre Gorge, Ouray County, Colorado. A horse team and buggy are on a dirt road on the side of the canyon.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Highgrade ore from Camp Bird mine, Ouray Colo.
- A man with horses and an ore wagon crosses the bridge over the Uncompahgre gorge on the Camp Bird road, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Bridge over the Uncompagre [sic]
- A man in a horse drawn wagon crosses a wooden bridge over a waterfall on the Uncompahgre River in probably the Uncompahgre Gorge, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Montrose from mesa on west side of town
- View looking east from the mesa on the west side of Montrose, Colorado. The Uncompahgre River Basin, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, residences, and commercial buildings are included. Flat Top mountain is in the distance.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Lunch time on the Little Cimarron
- Men and women picnic near camping gear in the Uncompahgre National Forest, in Montrose or Gunnison County, Colorado. Their horses feed in a meadow.
- Uncompahgre National Forest (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Irrigated wheat crop, Uncompahgre Project, Colo.
- A man in a shirt, pants, vest, and a hat poses near a stack of wheat sheaves in a field near Delta (Delta County), Colorado. Stacks of wheat are in the distance.
- Delta County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Croplands--Colorado--Delta County--1920-1930.; Farming--Colorado--Delta County--1920-1930.; Harvesting--Colorado--Delta County--1920-1930.; Wheat--Colorado--Delta County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Burros packing coal to forest shaft
- Burros loaded with coal and a group of men make their way along a snowslide in Imogene Basin, Uncompahgre National Forest, Ouray County, Colorado. A mining structure with tailings shows on slope below rocky peaks.
- Imogene Basin (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Uncompahgre Valley
- Cows stand by Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks in the Uncompahgre Valley, (probably) Montrose County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Hereford cattle--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cows--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- In the Red Mtn mining district near Ironton, Governor Peak, Spirit Basin and Galena Lion (left to right, background)
- View of Barstow Mine in Commodore Gulch, Uncompahgre National Forest, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Barstow Mine (Ouray County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commodore Gulch (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Uncompagre [sic] Falls
- View of cascading Uncompahgre River tumbling over rocks & boulders reached via Ouray to Silverton, Colorado stage road.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1910]
- Uncompagre [sic] Mtns. from Rigway [sic], Colo.
- View of Cimarron Ridge, Uncompahgre National Forest near Owl Creek Pass from Ridgway, Colorado; agricultural field of possibly alfalfa or barley bordered by barbed wire fence; stratus and cumulus clouds top jagged peaks.
- Cimarron Ridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Owl Creek Pass (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ridgway (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Uncompahgre National Forest (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Ridgway--1900-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Ridgway--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Officer's quarters Cantonment on Uncompahgre, no. 107
- View of the officer's quarters at the Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (later Fort Crawford) near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows the wood frame officers quarters, a corral and a stable surrounded with a wooden fence. Snow covers the...
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 19th (1861-).--Buildings--1880-1890.; Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--American.; Housing.; Military facilities.
- 1886 November 19
- Uncompahgre Peak
- A man sits on horseback above tree-line in a basin near the slope of Uncompahgre Peak in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Shows a rocky peak, cliffs, rivulets, and snowbanks.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Uncompahgre Peak (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Uncompahgre Canyon: early view of Mear's toll road along side of canon wall
- View of the Otto Mears toll road in Uncompahgre Gorge, Ouray County, Colorado; shows a man on a horse, power poles, and cliffs.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.
- 1905 or 1906
- First camp dinner, Iron Springs, Uncompahgre Plateau
- A man stands by a campfire between a wagon and a tent near a place identified as Iron Springs on the Uncompahgre Plateau in Colorado. Shows horses and supplies and a dog in the wagon.
- Uncompahgre Plateau (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Camping--Colorado--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 15
- Park along Paradox Road between Iron Springs and U.S Placers, Uncompahgre Plateau
- View of a dirt road in a meadow along Paradox Road on the Uncompahgre Plateau in Colorado. Shows pine trees.
- Paradox Road (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uncompahgre Plateau (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--1890-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--1890-1900.; Pines--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 15
- Park along U.S. Placers road near Shreiber Springs, Uncompahgre Plateau
- View of a meadow with spruce and lodgepole pine along a road identified as the U.S. Placers road on the Uncompahgre Plateau in Colorado. A wagon is near a fallen tree.
- Uncompahgre Plateau (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--1890-1900.; Pines--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 15
- Uncompahgre Valley along Paradox road
- View of the Uncompahgre Valley in Colorado; shows a valley, mountains, and cabins.
- Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 Sep. 10
- Uncompahgre Valley along Paradox road
- View of the Uncompahgre Valley in Colorado; shows a mesa, mountains, and cabins.
- Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 Sep. 10
- Park along Paradox road, Uncompahgre Plateau
- View of a meadow on the Uncompahgre Plateau in Colorado. Shows aspen and pine trees.
- Uncompahgre Plateau (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Meadows--Colorado--1890-1900.; Trees--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897 Sep. 10
- Montrose, Uncompahgre Valley Colo.
- View of a road through the Uncompahgre Valley leading to the town of Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Shows houses in the distance.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.
- 1897 Sep. 10
- Uncompagre [sic] Canon, Ouray and Silverton Toll Road
- View of the Ouray and Silverton Tollroad built by Otto Mears, Ouray County, Colorado. Two horse-drawn wagons with passengers stop on the narrow road near the Uncompahgre Gorge and River, shows rock formations. The dirt road has a log bridge and log...
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Quarters of Co. G. 10th Infantry. Capt. Kelton, Cantonment on Uncompahgre
- Men from Company G of the 10th (Tenth) Infantry pose on a porch of a frame building at the Cantonment on the Uncompahgre, later renamed Fort Crawford, near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Men sit and stand; most wear military uniforms.
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1855- )--1880-1890.; Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barracks--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Infantry--American--Colorado--Montrose...
- 1886 Nov. 5th
- Cantonment on Uncompahgre
- View of frame buildings, possibly sleeping quarters, at Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (later renamed Fort Crawford) near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. A tree-lined dirt road is in front of buildings with porches. Mesas are in the distance.
- Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Military facilities--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.
- [1886?]
- Co. K. 10th Infantry, Capt. Hampson. Cantonment on Uncompahgre
- Men from Company K of the 10th (Tenth) Infantry under Captain J.A.P. Hampson are lined up in front of sleeping quarters at Cantonment on the Uncompahgre, later renamed Fort Crawford, near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Men wear military...
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1855- )--1880-1890.; Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Barracks--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Infantry--American--Colorado--Montrose...
- 1886 Nov. 5th
- Hospital, guard house, Cantonment on Uncompahgre
- View of frame buildings, including what are identified as a hospital and guard house, at Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (later renamed Fort Crawford) near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado. Buildings have wood shingled roofs and porches. A...
- Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cannons--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Military facilities--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.
- [1886?]
- U.S. Reclamation Service Uncompahgre Valley Map
- Close-up view of a "United States Reclamation Service Uncompahgre Valley Project Progress Chart." Map shows preliminary and final canal and road routes for the Gunnison Tunnel and canal project in Montrose County, Colorado. Map shows townships,...
- Gunnison Tunnel (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Maps--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- First bridge built over Uncompahgre River near Montrose : about 40 years ago
- The Uncompahgre River passes beneath the first bridge to be built across it, in Montrose, Colorado. Residences and businesses are in the distance.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1910-1940.
- [between 1910 and 1940]
- View from hill 1/2 mile southwest of Montrose, Uncompahgre River in foreground, also showing south edge of Montrose
- View of residences, farm plots, and the Uncompahgre River, in Montrose, Colorado.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Uncompahgre Mt. from the south
- A view of Uncompahgre Peak in Hinsdale County, Colorado shows the summit and snowfields.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Uncompahgre peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1870-1880.; Snow--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [1871?]
- Excavated cliff thru which canyon road was constructed, Uncompahgre Valley project, Colo.
- People stop with a horse drawn buggy at a turn on the road in the Uncompahgre River gorge south of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. A woman and girl sit on rocks by the excavated slope.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Uncompahgre Gorge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.; Mountain roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1910.
- 1905 July 2
- Cantonment on Uncompahgre, Colorado (Fort Crawford)
- View of Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (later Fort Crawford) near Montrose (Montrose County), Colorado; shows the barracks, parade grounds, and hills.
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 19th (1861-)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Cantonment on the Uncompahgre (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Military...
- 1886 November 5
- Distant San Juan peaks from the southern edge of the Uncompahgre Plateau
- View of an aspen tree and the San Juan Peaks from the Uncompahgre Plateau in probably Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1990-2000.; Uncompahgre Plateau (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Valleys--Colorado--Ouray County--1990-2000.
- [between 1990 and 1999?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Uncompahgre Peak has a name of ,great antiquity, wttYmtt doubt transferred from the Uncompahgre River. Mr. Douglas, Secretary of the Geographic Board of Canada writes:" "The majority of the Indian names were
- Western History Subject Index
- Uncompahgre valley
- U.S. Reclamation Service Uncompahgre Valley Map
- Close-up view of a "United States Reclamation Service Uncompahgre Valley Project Progress Chart." Map shows preliminary and final canal and road routes for the Gunnison Tunnel and canal project in Montrose County, Colorado. Map shows townships,...
- Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1900-1910--Maps.; Gunnison Tunnel (Colo.)--1900-1910--Maps.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Maps--1900-1910.;
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Birds eye view of Ouray, Colo.
- Aerial view of streets, commercial buildings, houses, and the Uncompahgre River in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows Ouray toll road (the Otto Mears Toll Road), layered rock walls of the Amphitheater, and trees in the San Juan Mountains.
- Amphitheater, The (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1893?]
- Ouray
- A panoramic view of Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows streets, residential and commercial buildings, the Beaumont Hotel, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot, freight cars, the Uncompahgre River, the City Hall building and a snowcapped...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1905]
- A view in the Uncompahgre Canon near Ouray, Colo.
- Two men, one on horseback and the other on foot beside his horse, stop on the Otto Mears Toll Road in the Uncompahgre Canyon near Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. The road is built in the side of a rock cliff. Abrams Mountain is in the distance
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray...
- [ca. 1890]
- Mt. Abram
- View of Abrams Mountain and the Uncompahgre River Valley, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre Valley (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Mt. Abram
- View of snow-covered Abrams Mountain in Ouray County Colorado. Shows the Otto Mears Toll Road and the Uncompahgre River.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Toll roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Remains of a snow slide, Uncompagre [sic] River
- A man stands beside the Uncompahgre River and inspects a tunnel that has eroded through a pile of snow left from an avalanche in either Ouray County or San Juan County, Colorado.
- Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Avalanches--Colorado--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Uncompagre [sic] Peak
- View of Uncompahgre Peak with tree covered mountainside, Hinsdale County, Colorado.
- Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Uncompahgre Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]