San Juan National Forest, United States Forest Service Historic Records Collection

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Rico Ranger Station - SEP1913
Image of Rico Ranger Station in September of 1913. The station is a wooden building with a roofed porch. A sign hanging under the roof of the porch reads U.S. Forest Service Rico Ranger Station. The station is enclosed by a metal and wood fence. To the right there is a larger wooden building. To the left there is wooden building with a raised yard. In the foreground debris consisting of large rocks are seen. In the background a small mountain range is seen leading to the right. In the bottom right corner the sequence 17273A is seen.
Rico Ranger Station Combination Building - 12JUN42
Image of Rico Ranger Station Combination Building. The station is a log cabin style building with a shingled roof and some type of stone foundation. The entrance to the building is to the left with a brick stair case. The foreground is rocky and uneven. In the background a hill is seen with trees. Seen the right hand bottom corner is the number 42123 with the last digit a 4 written over a 5.
Rico Ranger Station Dwelling & Combination Building - 12JUN4
Image of Rico Ranger Station Dwelling & Combination Building. The combination building is seen to the left. It is a log cabin style structure with a shingled roof. It has a porch that appears to be made from stone with a wooden rail on either side. A flag pole with a flag is in front of the building. To the right is the dwelling. It is also a log cabin style building. It has a walled front porch that appears to be made from stone. A dirt road curves from the left to behind the combination building. In the background there is a mountain covered in trees rising to the left. Seen in the bottom right corner is the number 421237.
Rico Ranger Station Dwelling - 12JUN42
Image of Rico Ranger Station Dwelling. The station is a log cabin style building with a shingled roof. The station has a walled front porch made from what appears to be stone. In the background there is a mountain covered in trees.
Rico Ranger Station Group - 12JUN42
Image of Rico Ranger Station Group. View is of the back. The building to the left is the dwelling. It is a log cabin style building. Materials are seen scattered in the back space of the dwelling. To the right a second log cabin style building is seen. A row of trees grows in front of it. In the background a mountain range is seen rising to the left. Seen in the bottom right corner is the number 421236.
Rico Ranger Station at Christmas time (Dolores District (1)
Image of Rico Ranger Station at Christmas time. The station is seen at night. It is a wooden building with a roofed porch. In the front yard of the station five pine saplings are seen. Each sapling is strung with lights and appear to have been decorated with ornaments. A wood and wire fence encloses the yard running in front of the trees. Above the fence's gate is a sign that reads Rico Ranger Station Montezuma National Forest. A thick layer of snow covers the ground.
Rico Ranger Station at Christmas time (Dolores District (2)
Image is of a description on a photo. The description is in list form with numbers 1 through 5. The information given is on location, dates, and names. The words IMP Ranger Stations are seen in the bottom left corner.
Rico Ranger Station at Christmas time (Dolores District phot
Image of Rico Ranger Station at Christmas time. The image is of the station at night. The station is a wooden building with a fenced in yard. To the right there is a gate. Above the gate a sign reads Rico Ranger Station. Just behind the fence four pine saplings are seen. Each sapling is decorated with lights. The ground is covered in snow.
Ruins
An image depicting a series of ruins most likely at Chimney Rock.
Ruins - 2
A image depicting some ruins. The ruins are in a square formation.
SJNF Garage & Warehouse in Durango (RO photo)
Image of constructed SJNF garage and warehouse. Railroad tracks present in the left lower corner. The numbers 432689 are in the lower right corner.
SJNF Rangers Meeting (RO photo)
Image of San Juan National Forest Rangers posing for a photograph outside of a building. The small handwritten text at the bottom just says "(over)".

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