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- Frying Pan
- A woman, probably Katherine Buckwalter, reads by a tent near probably Frying Pan Creek in Gunnison County, Colorado. An automobile is parked nearby.
- Frying Pan Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.; Reading--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [1924]
- Almont [sic]
- A woman, probably Katherine Buckwalter, sits by a tent and automobile near probably Frying Pan Creek in Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Frying Pan Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [1924]
- Frying Pan
- A woman, probably Katherine Buckwalter, cooks at a camp near probably Frying Pan Creek in Gunnison County, Colorado. She stands near a tent and an automobile.
- Frying Pan Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--Gunnison County--1920-1930.;...
- [1924]
- Tama squaw & papoose
- A Native American (Sac (Sauk) and Fox) woman wears a skirt and a blouse with buttons and a banded collar and stands beside probably a baby hammock wrapped with fabric and strung between trees. A wagon, a wooden shelter, and metal pots are behind...
- Sac and Fox Nation--People--1890-1900.; Fox Indians--Women--Iowa--Tama County--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Iowa--Tama County--1890-1900.; Sauk Indians--Women--Iowa--Tama County--1890-1900.; Sac and Fox Reservation...
- [1898?]
- The narrows, Cedar River, Iowa
- View of an oxbow on the Cedar River and probably Chicago & North Western Railway Company tracks in probably Linn County, Iowa. Men stand on railroad tracks by a switch, signal, and a frame building. Tents are beside the river. A railroad trestle...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Cedar River (Minn. and Iowa)--1890-1900.; Linn County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Railroad signals--Iowa--Linn County--1890-1900.; Railroad switching--Iowa--Linn County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Iowa--Linn...
- [1898?]
- A scene on the Chicago & North Western Ry.
- View of Chicago & North Western Railway Company tracks and probably an irrigation ditch near the Wapsipinicon River, in probably Clinton County, Iowa. Shows double railroad tracks on a grade, timber telltales (height gauges) near covered railroad...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clinton County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Iowa--Clinton County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Iowa--Clinton County--1890-1900.
- 1898
- A Moki farmer
- Native Americans (Hopi) stand at a doorway at Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. A man wears a cotton shirt with buttons, pants, and moccasins, and he carries a leather and rope bundle, probably a harness. Women have bare feet and wear woven shawls...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--1890-1900.; Farmers--Arizona--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- Moki Pueblo herdsmen
- Native American (Hopi) men, probably herdsmen, pose in front of an adobe wall, probably on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Arizona. The men wear woven striped or checkered long sleeved shirts, woven blankets, pants, and moccasins. One man has a...
- Hopi Indians--Men--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Men--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Shepherds--Arizona--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Ouray and Portland basin
- Panoramic view of buildings, railroads, and wagons on probably the Otto Mears toll road near Portland Creek in the San Juan Mountains in Ouray (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande freight cars on tracks near dirt roads, frame...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray--1880-1900.
- [between 1888 and 1900?]
- Glenwood Springs
- View of frame buildings, probably Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks, and telegraph poles beside the Colorado River in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Signs on commercial buildings read: "Photographs, Views" and "2nd Store"....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1900.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake & Mount Tallac
- A man wears a suit and fishes in Fallen Leaf Lake near Lake Tahoe (El Dorado County), California. Trees and sticks are on the shore. A grade, probably for a road, is across the lake in the distance near a slope of probably Mount Tallac.
- El Dorado County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Fallen Leaf Lake (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Tallac, Mount (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Fishing--California--El Dorado County--1880-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Columbia River near Bonneville, Ore.
- View of a railroad truss bridge over the Columbia River, probably in Multnomah County, Oregon. Probably Union Pacific tracks are on the bridge. Rocks are in the river, and dense fir trees are on both sides of the river.
- Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Columbia River--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Railroad bridges--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1910?]
- Huron, S.D., valley of the James River
- View of cultivated fields and probably corn crops in Huron (Beadle County), South Dakota. The James river is beside the field. Probably Great Northern Railroad or Chicago and North Western Railway Company tracks and a trestle are across the river....
- Huron (S.D.)--1880-1900.; James River (N.D. and S.D.)--1880-1900.; Corn--South Dakota--Huron--1880-1900.; Croplands--South Dakota--Huron--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--South Dakota--Huron--1880-1900.; Rivers--South Dakota--Huron--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1889 and 1900?]
- Leadville
- Panoramic view of houses on probably West 7th (Seventh) Street and commercial buildings in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame houses in a neighborhood, a wagon, and utility poles. Buildings in the distance include the Courthouse with a...
- Carbonate Hill (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Leadville
- Panoramic view of houses on probably West 7th (Seventh) Street and commercial buildings in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame houses in a neighborhood, a wagon, and utility poles. Buildings in the distance include the Courthouse with a...
- Carbonate Hill (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Georgetown from Leavenworth Mountain
- View of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado, from Leavenworth Mountain. Shows frame houses, commercial buildings, the spire of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, probably a school with a bell tower, and probably Republican Mountain.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1884?]
- Hecla Castle near Calumet
- Men sit or stand and pose by engine number "410" near a rock pinnacle identified as "Hecla Castle" near Calumet in probably Huerfano County, Colorado. Men wear suits and sit beside a dog on an engine. A caboose reads: "Denver & Rio Grande". Logs...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Huerfano County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Red Cliff
- Shows timber buildings, houses and probably commercial buildings with false fronts on Eagle Street in Red Cliff (Eagle County), Colorado. Shows the quartzite rock formation of what was known as Fort Arnett near probably Turkey Creek, Denver and Rio...
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1898]
- Rock Island
- Panoramic view of frame houses, commercial buildings or factories with smokestacks, and railroad bridges over the Mississippi River in Rock Island (Rock Island County), Illinois. Shows Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway roundhouses, freight...
- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1890-1910.; Mississippi River--1890-1910.; Rock Island (Ill.)--1890-1910.; Bridges--Illinois--Rock Island--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Illinois--Rock Island--1890-1910.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Mining families
- Mining families pose near their house probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The families are probably Italian and include men, women, and children. One man wears work overalls the others wear pants with suspenders. The women wear work dresses...
- Children--Colorado--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Miners and their families
- A group of miners and their families pose near a house in a coal camp probably in Las Animas County, Colorado. The men, women, and children are probably Italian. The women and girls wear dresses and aprons. One boy wears dirty work clothes and...
- Italian Americans--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Las Animas...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Platoro, Conejos County, Colo.
- View of Platoro, Conejos County, Colorado, includes log cabins, Platoro Hotel in canvas tents, sheds, saddled horses, people in front of the general store with United States flag, and Red Mountain in the background.
- Platoro (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1913?
- Topic Theatre : dance hall and bar in connection
- Interior two-story view of Topic Theater, 313-315 Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes private balconies, wooden paneling on ceiling & balconies, piano covered with protective dust cloth, and bronze railing around orchestra pit;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Theaters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Silver Cliff, Colorado
- View of Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado; shows Silver Cliff Mill Sampling Works (probably) and frame houses.
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Silver Ciff--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Siver Cliff--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1885]
- National Guard aircraft
- National Guard aircraft, probably P12's, fly over Guard support units at Camp George West in Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Guard support from over 20 Colorado towns gathered for review from state and military officials.
- Colorado. Air National Guard--1930-1940.; Camp George West (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Golden (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Biplanes--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Military camps--Colorado--Golden--1930-1940.; Military parades &...
- June 1933
- Basketball game
- Shows two basketball teams vying for points, probably local Denver high school teams in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Basketball--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Cracker eating contest, Rocky Mountain Lake Park
- Women stand side by side and take part in a cracker eating contest probably at Rocky Mountain Park in Denver, Colorado. Men, probably judges, look on. The women wear dresses with calf length skirts and hats. A lake and the Front Range are in the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rocky Mountain Lake (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Warren Harding
- Probably U. S. President Warren G. Harding sits at a desk and signs a photograph, probably in Denver, Colorado. A group of unidentified men look on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Autographing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Presidents--United States--1920-1930.; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923.
- [between 1920 and 1922?]
- Sheep shearer
- An unidentified man shears a sheep, probably in Denver, Colorado, a boy (probably Hispanic-American) stands near a corner pen. Barn interior includes a bucket, shears, clumps of wool, partial view of a man combing a sheep.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Sheep shearing--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Storefront, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the first floor of a storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th) Street or nearby. A closed striped awning runs across the top, with two large mullioned windows flanking the center door. Two men stand in front; to...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Businessmen--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Georgetown, Colorado, looking south
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south; in the foreground are Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, school and hospital. Other landmarks include the Cushman Block, the High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop, the schoolhouse, and the tower of the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884?]
- Marking of Ute Pass Trail
- Native American (Ute) men and child and white men sit in a convertible automobile, probably probably part of a parade for the marking ceremony of the Ute Pass Trail, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The Native American men wear feather...
- Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Clothing & dress--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1912 August 29
- Potters demonstrating for School of American Research, Dr. Hewett
- Three Native American (Tewa) women create pottery for an audience from the School of American Research, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. One woman, probably Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso Pueblo), sculpts a pot, one kneads clay, and one holds a...
- School of American Research (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--New Mexico--Santa Clara Pueblo--1910-1920.; Tewa Indians--Women--New Mexico--Santa Clara...
- [1912?]
- Capt. Browns Leadville company
- Capt Brown's Leadville Company, Deputy Army, poses outdoors near Big Bull Mountain, Teller County, Colorado; they were brought in to suppress the Cripple Creek Strike of 1894. The men hold rifles and wear hats. One man holds a U. S. flag. A...
- Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1894.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cannons--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Brown,...
- 1894
- Augusta and Horace Tabor's house
- View of the Horace and Augusta Tabor home, on East 5th (Fifth) Street, in Leadville, (Lake County), Colorado; shows a frame house with a bay window and bargeboard.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895--Homes & haunts.; Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899--Homes & haunts.
- 1931
- 3 Generations
- Family portrait with grandparents, and a mother and son, probably Doug Ellis, seated on a porch bench, probably in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Aged persons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Grandparents--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1905?]
- Marshall Pass, Mount Ouray
- Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad ascent up mountain slopes to Marshall Pass, Mount Ouray, Saguache County, Colorado; light snow cover on Rocky Mountain peaks; probably William Henry Jackson's special photo train in foreground with the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ouray, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Shirley (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Shirley--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1935]
- Waterwheel
- View of mine processing facility ruins with a waterwheel and flume, in (probably) Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Abandoned buildings--Colorado--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterwheels--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Water supply
- View of two abandoned wooden waterwheels and flumes probably in Wyoming. Various boards and construction materials are on the ground near the waterwheels. A wooden building is in the distance. Probably used to supply Native Americans (Shoshone)...
- Indians of North America--Government relations--Wyoming--1880-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--Government relations--Wyoming--1880-1910.; Flumes--Wyoming--1880-1910.; Waterwheels--Wyoming--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Dome Rock. Boulder Canon
- View of a rock formation identified as Dome Rock in probably South Boulder Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. Shows a dirt road and probably South Boulder Creek.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; South Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1900.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder...
- [between 1879 and 1892]
- Road to Manitou Grand Caverns
- View of the steep dirt road to Grand Caverns (probably Cave of the Winds) in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a valley with a house and outbuildings; Manitou Springs and probably Iron Mountain are in the distance.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- The Jay Adams cottage, Grand Lake
- View of log cabin belonging to Jay E. Adams, Grand Lake, Colorado; probably Adams' third cabin he built in Grand Lake area in 1912; Adams Falls on east inlet (formerly Ousel Falls) & Mount Adams in area named after Jay E. Adams; two-story rough...
- Adams, Jay E.--Homes & haunts.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--Grand Lake--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1920]
- The milk herd, Skelton Mountain Ranch, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of small herd of dairy cattle, Skelton Mountain Ranch, probably Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; one goat & calf amidst herd, man on horseback behind herd, barbed wire fence; cut agricultural field on hillside...
- Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cattle--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Dairy farming--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Denver hospitals & sanatoriums
- View of a hospital in (probably) Colorado.
- Hospitals--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Denver, hospitals & sanatoriums
- View of a brick structure in (probably) Colorado; shows balcony, towers, a cross, a terrace, and outbuildings. A concrete driveway edges landscaping.
- Sanatoriums--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Aspen, Colo. street scenes
- Seven men stand outside the Berg candy store in Aspen, Colorado, a two story, clapboard building with a bay window displaying merchandise. A man, probably the proprietor, stands in the doorway. The building next to the candy store is a...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Confectioneries--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885?]
- Indian camp, tepees, horses, and wagons, distant view
- Photograph of Native American, probably Dakota, camp showing tepees, wagons, horses and people. Probably taken in North Dakota.
- Indians of North America--Dakota Territory--1880-1890.; Dakota Indians.; Tipis.
- [188-?]
- Boulder
- View of a bridge in probably South Boulder Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. Shows a dirt road, rock formation, and probably South Boulder Creek.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Dome Rock, Boulder Canon
- View of a rock formation identified as Dome Rock in probably South Boulder Canyon, Boulder County, Colorado. Shows a dirt road, bridge, and probably South Boulder Creek.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Girl Scouts
- A group of Girl Scouts, Brownies, and probably a troop leader pose on steps in Denver, Colorado. The two Brownies are African American (Black) and wear uniforms and beanies. The Girl Scout is an African American (Black) girl who wears the tradition...
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America--Branches, chapters, etc.--1950-1960.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Asian Americans--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- [between 1950 and 1960?]