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- The Park Hill area of Denver, an integrated community?: A report on the Greater Park Hill area
- Off for the mines
- Two miners pose with five loaded burros, Huerfano County, Colorado. Burros carry planks, barrels, stovepipes, wheelbarrow, shovels, pickaxes, and boxes of goods.
- Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Pack...
- 1899
- Harrison Avenue in Leadville
- This view to the northwest of busy Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows a street filled with pedestrians on boardwalks, carriages and horse drawn wagons, one with milk cans. The three story brick commercial block on the corner has a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado
- In this view of a festive Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, the street is decorated with small evergreens, an arch crosses the street in the distance with buntings and garlands, the telephone company's tall cross arm pole with wires is in the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1889]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, glimpse from old road
- View from a distance of accreted calcareous terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs on Terrace Mountain in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows trees and a mesa in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Terrace Mountain (Park County, Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Charter members, Neighbors of Woodcraft, Park View Circle, at Walden, Colo.
- Neighbors of Woodcraft (formerly Women of Woodcraft) members, Walden, North Park, Colorado, are (back row - l to r): Mrs. Evaline Langholf, Floyd Norris, Pearl Holdredge, Parmelia (Meda) Williams, Harry Holdredge, Miss Jennie Green (organizer);...
- Neighbors of Woodcraft--1900-1910.; Walden (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Walden--1900-1910.
- April 12, 1906
- Mountain of gold, Summitville, Colo.
- View shows South Mountain and mines, Summitville (Rio Grande County), Colorado. On back of print: "1. Winchester Tunnel on the nameless looking ridge, just at the edge of the trees. Two men were killed in a snow slide, winter of 1933. 2. The...
- Reynolds Tunnel (Rio Grande County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Summitville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Winchester Tunnel (Rio Grande County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Rio Grande County--1920-1930.
- July, 1928
- Breckenridge, Colorado
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking west; shows the schoolhouse, belfry of the Fireman's Hall, the Denver Hotel, the Arlington House, a frame building with a curvelinear false front and a wide cornice. The Methodist Church and the...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tenmile range (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1895?]
- Blue Cloud (Indian name) Herman Arapaho
- A Native American (Sioux) boy, identified as Blue Cloud, poses outdoors. He wears moccasins, leggings, a fringed shirt, and a feather headdress. He holds a metal cup.
- Dakota Indians--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.; Blue Cloud, Dakota Indian.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Native Americans
- Native American (Sioux) women and children pose outdoors with white men. The women and girl wear moccasins, fringed dresses, hair pipe necklaces, and headbands. The boys wear moccasins, leggings, beaded shirts, armbands, and feather headdresses....
- Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Children--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Clothing & dress--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Women--Great Plains--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Soda Spring pavilion
- View of the Soda Spring pavilion in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows a wooden pavilion with sunburst trim, gabled roof and cupola; sign in roof gable reads: "1885." A wooden bridge spans Fountain Creek; sign in front of a stone...
- Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Powell's boat with chair strapped - Grand Canyon of the Colo.
- View of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon, Arizona. John Wesley Powell's boat, with a chair and oars, is in the water by cliffs.
- Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.--Homes & haunts.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1860-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1860-1880.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1860-1880.; Boats--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1860-1880.;...
- [between 1869 and 1872?]
- Snow covered Georgetown
- View of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado with deep snow. Shows houses and public and commercial buildings. Griffith Mountain is in the distance. Shows a snow covered road.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Officer's table, Co. F party (86th)
- Officers from Company F of the 86th Infantry Division pose near a table loaded with beer bottles and dirty dishes at a party. Sketches of nude women and large paper or fabric rosettes are mounted on the wall. The men are in uniform and are...
- World War, 1939-1945--American--Campaigns & battles.; Military officers--American--1940-1950.; Parties--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th.
- 1944 May
- Streets - Monte Vista
- Unpaved street in the commercial district of Monte Vista (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Produce sacks are stacked on a parked, flatbed truck. Shows pedestrians, cars, electric street lampposts. Signs read: "Fassett," "Hotel La Veta," "Stow's,"...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Monte Vista--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Monte Vista--1920-1930.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Monte Vista--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- An Avenue of Poplars at Glenwood Springs, Colo. on the Denver & Rio Grande R.R.
- Poplars line an avenue in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a trestle bridge, stone wall and the Colorado River in the distance.
- Poplar--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dirt roads--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Trees--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.; Trestles--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Victor strike
- Western Federation of Miners workers stand in a group and hold rifles in an empty lot during a strike in Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Men and women watch on the sidewalk of 4th (Fourth) Street. Shows houses, mine buildings, and a freight train...
- Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
- [1904 June 6?]
- The Mosman Store in Ft. Collins
- Store interior in Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado has men and women posing by glass cabinets. Hats and boxes are on display.
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Fort Collins--1880-1890.
- 1888
- Salida parlor
- This residence in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado, has framed photographs and portraits on interior walls, ingrain or oriental rugs on wood floor, a combination bookcase with crystal, china plates, and a fruitbowl. Ruffled pillows are needleworked...
- Reed organs--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Embroidery--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Salidans at home
- People play cards in their lavishly furnished parlour in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The interior includes ingrain carpet, framed pictures, a combination bookcase, china, crystal, and embroidery. A pillow with Masonic symbols reads:...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Card games--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Parlors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Salidans at home
- People play cards in their lavishly furnished parlour in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The interior includes ingrain carpet, framed pictures, a combination bookcase, china, crystal, and embroidery. A pillow with Masonic Symbols reads:...
- Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Card games--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Living rooms--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Parlors--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Old County Jail, Walsenburg, Colo.
- View of Huerfano County Jail northwest of Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, built by P. Chappel, of rock with a low curved roof. Sign lists county officers for the year 1878: "R. Pacheco, J. B. Hudson, Ben J. Doss, Com.; C. O. Unfug, C. Clerk,...
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jails--Colorado--Walsenburg--1890-1900.
- May 10, 1893
- Breckenridge, Colo, from Gibson Hill.
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southwest shows dwellings and commercial buildings of the town. Landmarks include two churches, false fronted structures and, in the foothills, numerous mining facilities. A frame, gable roofed structure is...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tenmile Range (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890-1899?]
- Gold mining dredge, Cripple Creek Alaska
- Hydraulic placer gold mining dredge, known as Dredge #10. Built by the Fairbanks Exploration Company (a subsidiary of the U.S. Smelting, Refining & Mining Co.) in 1940.
- Dredges--Alaska--Fairbanks North Star Borough--1950-1960.; Gold dredging--Alaska--Fairbanks North Star Borough--1950-1960.; Fairbanks North Star Borough (Alaska)--1950-1960.; Hydraulic mining--Alaska--Fairbanks North Star Borough--1950-1960.;...
- June 22, 1950
- Near Lizard Head
- Rio Grande Southern train (northbound Civilian Conservation Corps Special; Locomotive 22, Schenectady type 4-6-0; and number 41, Baldwin type 2-8-0) with eight cars; near Lizard Head, San Miguel County, Colorado, June 30, 1940; the engineer leans...
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1940-1950.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--San Miguel County--1940-1950.
- [1940 June 4th]
- Near Ridgway Colo.
- Denver & Rio Grande Western Locomotive 453, leased to Rio Grande Southern (Baldwin type 2-8-2; with twelve cars; Civilian Conservation Corps excursion); northbound down Dallas Divide towards Ridgway, Ouray County, Colorado; engineer and passengers...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1940-1950.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Passengers--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Ouray County--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- [1940]
- Aerial view of Denver
- Aerial view of the central business district of Denver, Colorado. Shows the First National Bank building, Continental Oil Company Building, Trinity Methodist Church, Brown Palace Hotel, Continental Hotel, Mile High Center, Petroleum Building,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Skyscrapers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- [between 1955 and 1960?]
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado
- Aerial view of Denver, Colorado. Shows Civic Center park, the Colorado State Capitol Building, Denver City and County Building, Farmers Union Building, Petroleum Building, Mile High Center, Brown Palace Hotel, First National Bank Building, Republic...
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1960 May 2
- Ambulance at prison riot
- Parked outside the stone, barred, West Gate at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, this four-door hardtop 1920's sedan has signs with crosses in the front and side windows reading: "Ambulance." The keystone in the arched gate reads:...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Ambulances--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
- 1929
- Belvedere Hotel
- The Belvedere Hotel in Montrose, Colorado, features a mansard roof, dormers, a second floor balcony, balustrade, an open front porch, brick walls, and a small yard. The building is on a corner bordered by dirt roads.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1900.; Belvedere Hotel (Montrose, Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1890?]
- Freight approaching Tallmadge Ave. crossing
- View of a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company double header freight train by brick houses in Akron, Ohio. The locomotives vent smoke.
- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Akron (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Ohio--Akron--1940-1950.
- 1940 February 11
- Near Glendive, Mont
- View of a Northern Pacific Railroad wreck at Glendive (Dawson County), Montana. Men stand by a day coach, baggage car, locomotive, and mail car.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Glendive (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Railroad accidents--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.; Railroads--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.; Spectators--Montana--Glendive--1900-1910.
- 1908 August 8
- The Royal Gorge
- View of the Royal Gorge shows Hanging Bridge and the Royal Gorge suspension bridge in Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad train is on standard tracks beside the Arkansas River, shows a combination...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1929
- Old Guard, Royal Gorge, 4 miles from C.C.
- Snow-covered landscape shows massive rock formations in the Royal Gorge near Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado.
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- 1874?
- Multnomah Falls
- View of Multnomah Falls on Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge in Multnomah County, Oregon. Shows the 620 foot cascade with a rustic wooden foot bridge at the base. The terrain is rocky with vegetation throughout. The trunks of the trees...
- Multnomah County (Or.)--1860-1870.; Multnomah Creek (Or.)--1860-1870.; Multnomah Falls (Or.)--1860-1870.; Cliffs--Oregon--Multnomah County--1860-1870.; Pedestrian bridges--Oregon--Multnomah County--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Multnomah...
- [1867]
- Nate Salsbury portrait
- Nate Salsbury poses for a side-angle, bust portrait. Salsbury was an actor and managed the Salsbury Troubadours before taking over as manager of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1883. Born in Freeport, Illinois in 1846, Salsbury first met William...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Actors--1860-1870.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Salsbury, Nate, 1846-1902.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Gunnison Post Office painting
- Interior view of the Gunnison Post Office, Colorado includes: the WPA painting "Wealth of the West," by Ila McAfee Turner. The painting depicts a cattle drive with two cowboys, a miner gold panning in a river as a burro stands by loaded with his...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1980]
- Lamar, Colo.
- Citizens of Lamar, Colorado (Prowers County), stand outside a commercial block. Architectural features of the two-story brick building: a bracketed cornice and an elevated cornice, lintels, and storefront windows. A man sits in a cart hitched to...
- Lamar (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Lamar--1890-1900.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Lamar--1890-1900.
- [1890?]
- St. Elmo Hotel
- Possibly Kitty O'Brien (Heit) stands with others on the snow cleared boardwalk of her St. Elmo Hotel, next door to her Bon Ton Restaurant, Main Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. The 1898 two story brick hotel features painted wood central...
- St. Elmo Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Heit, Kitty O'Brien.
- [between 1898 and 1900]
- F. O. Stanley as cowboy
- F. O. Stanley, coinventor of the Stanley Steamer, dressed as a cowboy poses outdoors by a large rock probably near Estes Park (Larimer County), Colorado. He wears woolies (chaps), a leather belt and holster, kerchief scarf, and wide-brimmed hat.
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business men--Colorado--Estes Park--1900-1910.; Stanley, Freelan Oscar, 1849-1940.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Thos. O. Davy house Main St. Nevadaville
- The Thomas O. Davy house, on Main Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a dilapidated one-story frame L-shaped structure with a shingle roof and a stone foundation. The doors and windows have been removed; a flagpole is mounted on the...
- Davy, Thomas O.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
- January, 1938
- I.O.O.F. at Salida Colo. No. 3
- I.O.O.F. uniformed men and buggies parade on "F" Street in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Spectators on the sidewalks have bicycles, horses, and umbrellas; brick commercial buildings have awnings and a sign: "George R. Gessert." A power pole has...
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows--1890-1900.; Salida (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Salida--1890-1900.; Parades &...
- October 15, 1894
- Acoma Street side between 14th & 13th
- View of O'Meara Ford automobile dealership at Broadway and 13th (Thirteenth) Street in the Golden Triangle neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Ford O'Meara Motor Co." and "Ford Service."
- O'Meara Ford (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Golden Triangle (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile dealerships--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Young Mike O'Toole at a Hanson claim
- Mike O'Toole poses near the entrance to a mine near Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado. Mine tramway tracks are near the entrance.
- Eureka (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Eureka--1900-1910.; O'Toole, Mike.
- 1904
- Bank building, general & grocery store, newspaper office, Col. Mayer's home
- Commercial storefronts are along a street in the town of Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County. The streets are covered with snow. Signs: "Bank of Alma," "South Park Sentinel."
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Fairplay--1950-1960.
- December 31, 1958
- Col. Mayer's home
- Patches of snow cover the ground in front of two one-story commercial storefronts in the town of Fairplay, Colorado, in Park County. Sign: "The Home of Colonel Frank Mayer Owned and Furnished by Lucy Talbell Roth."
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Fairplay--1950-1960.
- [about 1958]
- Catholic church
- Father O'Farrell stands in front of the Catholic church that he was responsible for organizing and building in Montrose, Colorado. The brick church has a front gable, a wheel window, and an arched-pointed entryway. Crosses are on the gable peak at...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.; O'Farrell, Father.
- 1912
- Roy O. Bingham, Blizzard photographer
- Roy O. Bingham holds a canvas covered box and poses for a portrait in front of an haystack; two jeeps a leafy tree and mountains in the background. Bingham, photographer for the Blizzard, was assigned to the Tenth Mountain Division in Italy.
- Photographers--1940-1950.; Bingham, Roy O.
- [1945]
- Georgetown Loop, unveiling monument
- Elmer O. Davis makes an address at the ceremony for the dedication of the monument to commemorate the Georgetown loop in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Dignitaries who include, A.J. Horton, Robert Rice, and Ben Draper stand near the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dedications--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Public speaking--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.