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- Jefferson County Fair Grounds setting up the parade.
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies line up on horseback before a parade at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, Colorado. Some men and women wear costumes and are dressed as North American Indians; others are dressed as Arabs with...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Golden (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Costumes--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Boulder--1950-1960.;...
- 1957?
- Curley, Crow Scout
- Photograph of a postcard with head and shoulders profile of Curley, Crow male who was a scout for General George Custer, in an oval frame.
- Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Curly.; Crow Indians.; Indians of North America--Portraits.
- [188-?]
- John Nelson, Squaw man and family
- John Y. Nelson, a member of the cast of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, stands leaning against a tree behind his Sioux wife and their five children. The group is gathered in front of a teepee in a camp for the show at Erastina in Staten Island, New...
- Nelson, John Young, b. 1826--Family.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Nelson, John Young, b. 1826.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1886?]
- Nevadaville [graphic]
- View of the town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows wood frame commercial buildings and residences, the Methodist Episcopal Church, a school, outhouses, a head frame near a tailings pile, narrow gauge tracks and wagons.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1901]
- Sketches in the Northwest
- Men stand beside an ox-driven wagon at Fort Garry (later Lower Fort Garry National Historic Park) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A man hauls a moose head on his back. Shows a silo and a frame building. A North American Indian in a woven blanket,...
- Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--North Dakota--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--North Dakota--1870-1880.; Votive offerings--North Dakota--1870-1880.; Fort Garry (Man.)--1870-1880.; Missouri River--1870-1880.; Carts &...
- 1870 January 25
- Rifle area parade
- Men wear embroidered coats and hats, hold spears and pose on horseback beside a car in probably a parade in Garfield County, Colorado. Girls and a man pose in a car decorated probably with crepe paper in the shape of a heart and polka dots. A moose...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1925?]
- Top of the world, from No. 2 level, Old Hundred Mine, Silverton, Colo.
- View of frame mine buildings at the Old Hundred Mill on Galena Mountain (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows multi-story buildings on a steep slope, sections of railroad and timber, a wooden head frame, talus slopes and snow on peaks in the San Juan...
- Galena Mountain (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Old Hundred Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1908]
- Buffalo Bill Cody
- Head and shoulders portrait of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) at age fifty-four. The painting has an elaborate, gilded frame.
- Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
- 1899
- Edward Eddy
- Head and shoulders portrait of Edward Eddy; he has a beard and moustache and wears a black suit. The painting has a gilded frame.
- Eddy, Edward.
- [1900?]
- Nathan C. Miller
- Head and shoulders portrait of Nathan C. Miller, he has a moustache and wears a black suit and bow tie. The painting has a carved, gilt frame.
- Miller, Nathan C.; Men--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Headframe and shaft house at Boncarbo mine
- View of a head frame and shaft house at Boncarbo mine in Sarcillo Canyon (Las Animas County), Colorado. The shaft house is constructed from corrugated tin. The headframe is made from iron beams.
- Boncarbo Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Sarcillo Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- North End of Carbonate Hill, Leadville
- View of Carbonate Hill near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows mines, frame houses, mine tailings, head frames, tipples and the Sawatch Mountains in the distance.
- Carbonate Hill (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Buena Vista Mine & Pikes Peak
- View of Buena Vista Mine in Teller County, Colorado. Shows a partially constructed wood shafthouse with head frame, windlass, miners, and harnessed mule. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Buena Vista Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Gregory Gulch
- View of dilapidated head frames, frame buildings and snow on tailings piles in Gregory Gulch in Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. A historical marker sign reads: "On this ground, later known as Gregory Diggings, John H. Gregory discovered the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned mines--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Cresson Mine, surface bldgs.
- View of the mill building, shaft house, surface structures, head frame, and tailings at the Cresson Mine in Teller County, Colorado. A sign painted on one of the buildings reads: "Safety First." Buckets dangle from an aerial tramway. Cars and...
- Cresson Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Wolf Tongue Mine, Nederland
- View of a frame Wolf Tongue Mine building and probably a head frame in Nederland (Boulder County), Colorado. A pickup truck is on a dirt road near the building. Tailings piles for the tungsten mine are nearby.
- Nederland (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wolf Tongue Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Nederland--1940-1950.; Tungsten mines &...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Colo. Fuel & Iron Company Sunrise Mine, headframe
- View of a head frame, mine buildings and probably Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad tracks at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company owned Sunrise Mine in Platte County, Wyoming. Shows a man and ore cars beside the hematite mine building.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1930-1950.; Platte County (Wyo.)--1930-1950.; Mining--Wyoming--Platte County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Sunrise, headframe
- View of a headframe and mine buildings and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad ore cars that read: "CB & Q" on tracks at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company owned Sunrise Mine in Platte County, Wyoming. Shows cogs and pulleys between the head frame...
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1930-1950.; Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1930-1950.; Platte County (Wyo.)--1930-1950.; Mining--Wyoming--Platte County--1930-1950.; Railroad freight cars--Wyoming--Platte County--1930-1950.
- Colo. Fluorspar
- View of a head frame, an elevator, lumber piles, ore tailings and Colorado Fluorspar mine buildings on a hillside in probably Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado.
- Fluorspar industry--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.; Salida (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Salida--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Golden Cycle Mine
- View of a head frame, tailings, and surface structures at the Golden Cycle #2 mine, Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Golden Cycle Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Victor (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Vindicator Mine
- View of a head frame, tailings, and surface structures at the Vindicator Mine, Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Victor (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Vindicator Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Penrose Mine
- Children stand on a dirt road near the Penrose Mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. A boy rides in a wagon pulled by a donkey. Shows the mine head frame, mill building, and tailing piles.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Penrose Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Head frame
- View of a mine head frame in Colorado. Shows ore cars, tracks, a gabled, wood frame building, a shed and a ladder.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mines - Unid.
- View of a mine, probably in Colorado. Shows head frame, smokestacks, trestle, water tank, and other wood frame mine buildings.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mine in the San Juan Mountains
- Men pose at an unidentified mine site in the San Juan Mountain Range in Colorado. Shows a head frame, shaft house with cable, wood frame buildings, smokestack, dog and the snow covered ground.
- Headframes (Mining)--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- Sweat lodge, Sioux Village
- A Native American (Sioux) man sits on the ground near the uncovered frame (wickiup) of a sweat lodge. A fire pit is in the center of the lodge, teepes are in the background.
- Dakota Indians--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--1890-1910.; Indian encampments--1890-1910.; Sweatbaths--1890-1910.; Tipis--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1905]
- Tree-shaded Boulder and the curious Flatirons S from Lovers' Hill, Colo.
- Foothills and the Flatirons rise behind Boulder, Colorado. Frame houses in the foreground have hipped gable-roofs, dormers, chimneys, stovepipes, and laundry on a clothesline. The Courthouse, with its cupola and corner towers, is in the midground,...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1909?]
- The Utica Ward, Colo.
- View of the abandoned head frame and windlass of the Utica Mine near Ward (Boulder County), Colorado.
- Utica Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ward (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Old mine, Nevadaville
- View of an unidentified abandoned mine with a cable hoist and head frame in the ghost town of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- October 6, 1940
- Tabor's "The Matchless," Leadville, Colo.
- View of a head frame and surface buildings at the Matchless mine, Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Posted sign reads: "Notice! Employees allowed in this mine only."
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Matchless Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Elkton mine, Cripple Creek & Victor
- View of a head frame, covered tram, and shafthouse at the Elkton mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Elkton Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.;...
- 1941
- Golden Cycle #2, above Victor, Colo.
- View of a head frame, tailings, and surface structures at the Golden Cycle #2 mine, Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Golden Cycle Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Victor (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Portland #1, Cripple Creek and Victor
- View of the head frame and other surface structures at the Portland #1 mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Independence mine, Victor, Colo.
- View of the head frame and surface structures at the Stratton Independence mine, Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Stratton Independence Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Victor (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.
- 1941
- The Morning Glory, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of the head frame at the Morning Glory mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Morning Glory Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.
- 1941
- The Jack Pot, Cripple Creek & Victor
- View of a head frame, mill, and tailings pile at the Jack Pot mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Jackpot Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.
- 1941
- The Gold Dollar
- View of the Gold Dollar mine's head frame and surface structures, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Gold Dollar Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.
- [1941?]
- The Succor, Ward, Colorado
- View of an abandoned head frame and shafthouse at the Succor mine, Ward (Boulder County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.; Succor Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Ward (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Ward--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- The Blue Bird, Cripple Creek District
- View of the shafthouse and head frame at the Blue Bird mine, Teller County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Blue Bird Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.
- 1941
- The Cresson, still working, Cripple Creek region
- View of the Cresson mine's mill building, shafthouse, surface structures (one with "Safety First" painted on it), and head frame surrounded by tailings, Teller County, Colorado. Other mines dot what may be Raven Hill behind the Cresson.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Cresson Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.;...
- [1941?]
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left center of panorama view northwest over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows the Colorado (Grand) River and sandbar, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, sheds,...
- Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right center of panorama view north over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows an irrigation canal works, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, sheds and the town of...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Right side of panorama view north over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows an irrigation canal works, orchards with rows of fruit trees and a few scattered wood frame residences, tents and sheds; the...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- Grand Valley at Palisade, Colo. Midland Ry.
- Left side of panorama view over fertile Grand Valley, Colorado, reached via the Colorado Midland Railway, shows Colorado River and sandbar, orchards with rows of fruit trees and scattered wood frame residences and sheds; eroding slope of Mount...
- Grand Valley (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Palisade (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- July 12, 1911
- The old sweat teepee, a striking snow picture of an old frame wickieup [sic]
- The wooden frame of a dome shaped wickiup, built by Native Americans (Crow), stands abandoned in snow on the bank of an iced over river.
- Crow Indians--Structures--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Structures--1900-1910.; Wickiups--1900-1910.
- 1908?
- Manitou in winter
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, in winter. Unstripped rail and barbed wire fence is in the foreground, and snowy fields with two two- story frame buildings partly obscured by trees are in the midground. Foothills are in the background. Men in...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [1878?]
- Brownsville Mining Camp on C.C.R.R. Col.
- The settlement of Brownsville, in Clear Creek County, Colorado, consists of frame, saltbox dwellings, an ore processing shed, and a wooden footbridge crossing Clear Creek. Also known as Brownville, the town was destroyed by a landslide.
- Brownsville (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Brownville--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1898]
- Ute Iron Spring, Manitou. D. R. G. R. R.
- Exterior view of the Ute Iron Spring Chateau in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The frame octagonal pavilion has latticework and projecting bays; a man and a woman stand in one of the entries. The pavilion has a shingled, faceted...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Ute Iron Spring Chateau (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1882 and 1885?]
- Manitou House, Manitou, Colorado.
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roof frame structure features chimneys, central dormers, diamond-shaped windows, and wrap-around open air porch and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Silverton, Colo.
- View of Silverton, Colorado, looking north towards Anvil Mountain and Cement Creek valley. In the foreground, past the flood plain of the Animas River, are the Depot, tracks and spurs of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Among the many buildings...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1911]