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- View looking down the valley from bell tower
- The three-story Clarendon Hotel, in Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado, is on a corner with a wrap around porch/balcony and a flat roof.
- Clarendon Hotel (Aspen, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Nugget from Smuggler Broken up in 3 pieces to get it out of shaft
- A miner, his son, and dog pose on a horse drawn wagon near the office of the Mollie Gibson Shaft in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. The wagon is loaded with three pieces of a nugget from the Smuggler Mine near Aspen.
- Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--Products--1880-1890.; Silver ores--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Boys--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Locomotive (D & R.G) #83 & #403, construction train at Aspen
- Denver & Rio Grande Locomotive Number 403, and a Class C-19 Baldwin locomotive with Number 83, both narrow-gauge 2-8-0, with a large crowd of citizens gathered to meet the first locomotive to reach Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado; tracklayers with...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Aspen--1880- 1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Special trains to celebrate opening of D&RG at Aspen, Colo.
- Citizens of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado, congregate by a special train of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad to celebrate the opening of service to Aspen. West Aspen (Bell Mountain) Mountain is in the background.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Celebrations--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- November 2, 1887
- Approaching Aspen by the D.& RG.RY
- View of Aspen and Denver & Rio Grande railroad tracks and rock gorge, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Approaching Aspen by the D. & R.G. Ry.
- View of the Roaring Fork River Valley, Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks beside the Roaring Fork River, and the town of Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roaring Fork River Valley (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1886]
- D&RG Train, first train into Aspen
- Well-dressed men, women and children pose on and near the first Denver and Rio Grande Railroad train to arrive in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Steam rises from locomotive with American flags attached. People stand on railroad flatcars and the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Spectators--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- 1887 Oct. 27
- Aspen and Aspen Mtn.
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; Aspen Mountain fills the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Aspen and Aspen Mtn.
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; Aspen Mountain fills the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- A view of Aspen, Colorado, is taken from the north. Train cars are on the track below the hill in the foreground. The mines include the Aspen Sampler, the Sampler, and the Argentum-Juniata. Aspen Mountain is in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Aspen Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- Christ Church & rectory, Aspen, Colo.
- Christ Church in Aspen, Colorado, is a one-story, wood building with a gabled roof, chimney, and arched stained-glass windows. A transom is over the entry door; a cross is atop the gable. Steps lead from the unpaved street to the entry of the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Churches--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Religious dwellings--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Christ Church (Aspen, Colo.)
- 1887 December 11
- Aspen from Aspen Mt.
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; shows the Wheeler Opera House, Hotel Jerome, St. Mary's Catholic Church, houses and businesses. Mountains are in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Al S. Lamb and wife, Aspen, Colo.
- Al Lamb and his wife and two dogs and a puppy litter sit on the lawn near a small evergreen tree in front of a house. Mr. Lamb wears a pinstripe suit a white shirt, a striped tie with a tie tack, and a bowler hat. Mrs. Lamb wears a long sleeved,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Lamb, Al S.
- 1888
- Aspen, Colo. Fire Dept.
- The firemen of the Aspen, Colorado, Fire Department sit in a sledge drawn by two horses. Men are in uniform including long coats and hats. Two men sit on the front of the sledge; one holds a horse whip. A small boy stands in the sledge with his...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [1886?]
- Aspen, Colo.
- The town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated between Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax, and Shadow Mountain. Railroad tracks wind through the sparsely built foreground into the town. The Roaring Fork River runs through the trees on the right. ...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889?]
- St. Mary's Catholic Church
- A priest and three altar boys pose in their vestments in front of the altar of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Aspen, Colorado. Pews are in the foreground; two chandeliers with glass globes hang from the ceiling. Geometrical patterns are painted on...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Altars--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Interiors.; St. Mary's Catholic Church (Aspen, Colo.)
- 1885
- 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?]
- Aspen from Aspen Mountain
- View of Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; the Wheeler Opera House, Hotel Jerome, and Saint Mary's Catholic Church are among houses and businesses. Red Mountain is in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Aspen schoolroom
- Students at an elementary school sit in wooden desks in Aspen, Colorado. The girls wear dresses with puffed sleeves and high collars; boys wear long-sleeved shirts, jackets, and trousers. Several of the students hold open books in their hands. The...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Classrooms--Colorado--Aspen--18801-1890.; School children--Colorado--Aspen--18801-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Aspen, Colorado railroad yards
- View of a large crowd of people standing on the railroad tracks waiting for the train, near Smuggler Mountain, Aspen, Colorado; railroad ties and rails visible in the foreground; most of the men, women and children wear hats; boys wearing knickers,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- 1887 October 27
- Aspen, Colorado schools 1880's
- Group view of students (older boys and girls) and instructor from the public school, Aspen, Colorado; posed in several rows both sitting and standing outside of a clapboard building; women wearing dresses and men dressed in suits and ties.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Marching band, Aspen
- Members of a brass band march down a dirt street during a parade in Aspen, Colorado. Each band member dressed in a uniform and cap, holds an instrument such as a trombone, trumpet, clarinet, or drums. A man on a cart pulled by a team of horses is...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Marching bands--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Aspen, Colorado streets
- View toward the southwest along an unpaved Aspen, Colorado, street; shows a man driving a cart, an empty carriage, a man leaning against a telegraph post, and pedestrians along the sidewalks and street. The buildings have masonry storefronts;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1886?]
- Aspen, Colorado streets
- View of unpaved Aspen, Colorado, street shows commercial storefronts, wagons with horses hitched to them, and signs: "Jones & King Hardware," "Dain & Morgan Sign Writing House Painting," "Windsor Hotel," "David Bros. Clothing House," and "Carson...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1887?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- Snow-covered Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax, looms over the town of Aspen, Colorado. The mountain has patches of trees and hanging clouds. The buildings of the town are the most dense in the center of the image. Trees are on the hill in...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- June, 1882
- Aspen, Colorado
- A view of the rooftops of Aspen, Colorado, is taken from the top of a flat roof, which is visible in the foreground. Hyman Avenue and Main Street intersect in the foreground. Visible landmarks include Armory Hall, the Aspen Block, the Hotel...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1890]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado, taken from Smuggler Mountain, shows one and two-story buildings, including one under construction. Aspen Mountain, in the background across the valley, is scarred with mine tailings and a road that traverses up the side of...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Aspen, Colorado, street scenes, Monarch Street south from Main Street Monarch Street
- Two horses pull a carriage on unpaved, littered Monarch Street in Aspen, Colorado. Wagons drawn by horses are parked on the left side of the street. Buildings include one and two-story brick and wood commercial storefronts and a church with spire.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Hyman Avenue
- Lamb's Drug Store occupies the center building along a block on Hyman Street in Aspen, Colorado. The buildings are two story, clapboard, structures with cornices (some have brackets). Men in dark suits stand on the sidewalk in front of the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Drugstores--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [1888?]
- West Aspen, Silver Queen
- The town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated at the foot of Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax. The Roaring Fork River is in foreground; trees and houses are near the river. Smoke flows out of the smokestacks from the mills situated at the edge...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Industry--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889]
- Aspen
- View of the town of Aspen, Aspen Mountain, and the Roaring Fork River, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1889]
- Electric power plant
- Interior view of an electric power plant in Aspen, Colorado; features two large generators with belts resting on wood bases, and electrical boxes and other circuitry on the back wall; man in a suit and a bowler hat sits on a chair in the back of...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hydroelectric power--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.; Interiors.; Power plants--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885]
- Portrait of a baby
- Full-length portrait of a baby wearing a long-sleeved christening gown with lace around the bottom of the skirt and ruffles on the breast and cuffs, Aspen, Colorado; ring on baby's left hand; shows baby sitting on a chair covered with a print...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Infants--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1887]
- Portrait of a woman
- Head and shoulders portrait of a woman wearing a long-sleeved dress with a ruffled bodice and high collar, Aspen, Colorado; wearing a pin fastened to her throat and a pendant with a sliding piece with a stone in the center; curly hair pulled back...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Full length studio portrait of a woman reclining against a chair, Aspen, Colorado; features a woman wearing a long dress with a ruffled skirt, long sleeved, blouse with an Elizabethan collar and ruffled cuffs, and a hat with an upturned brim;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885?]
- Portrait of a woman
- Head and shoulders portrait of a young woman wearing a high neck blouse with a ruffled breastpiece; floral pattern on the puffed sleeves and sides of the blouse; dark curly hair pulled back away from her face and held in place with hair combs;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885]
- Portrait of two women
- Three-quarter length studio portrait of two women standing in front of a chair made of tree branches, Aspen, Colorado; curly haired woman wears a print dress with embroidery, high collar, and earrings; other woman wears a dress with embroidery down...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1890.
- [about 1885?]
- Apsen, Colorado
- The young town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated at the base of snowy Aspen Mountain. The town consists of one and two story log, wood- frame, and brick structures. Churches and commercial storefronts are visible along the streets. The summit of...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Aspen from Aspen Mountain
- View of Aspen, Colorado, possibly from Smuggler Mountain. A mining tramway and trees are in the foreground. Landmarks in the town include the Hotel Jerome and the Wheeler Opera House. Aspen Mountain is in the background across the valley.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado, is taken from the hillside. A split- rail fence is in the foreground. One and two story houses and other buildings are in the valley. Aspen Mountain is across the valley.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889]
- Fred Johnson from Minnesota
- Head and shoulders portrait of Fred Johnson with a handlebar moustache, Aspen, Colorado; shows him wearing a suit with small lapels buttoned at the top button, high-collared shirt, necktie, and a vest; jewelry includes a tie tack and a watch chain;...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Johnson, Fred.
- [about 1885]
- Jim Boughton
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of Jim Boughton with cropped hair parted on the side and a bushy, handlebar moustache, Aspen, Colorado; dressed in a buttoned, tweed suit jacket with a high-collared shirt, and a print tie.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [about 1889]
- James Longmier
- Head and shoulders portrait of James Longmier with a handlebar moustache, Aspen, Colorado; dressed in a buttoned suit jacket with small lapels, necktie, and a high-collared shirt; hair neatly combed and parted on the side.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Longmier, James.
- [about 1885]
- Portrait of a man
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a young man dressed in a suit coat, high-collared shirt, scarf and bow tie, Aspen, Colorado; handkerchief is in his breast pocket; hair cropped and styled with a part on the side.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [about 1885?]
- Portrait of a man
- Head and shoulders view of a man with a mustache wearing a suit with small lapels, high collared shirt, and bow tie, Aspen, Colorado; cropped hair parted on the side.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [about 1885]
- Portrait of a man
- An Aspen, Colorado man poses for a three-quarter length, studio portrait. He wears a pinstripe suit with only the top button buttoned and a striped necktie with a tie tack. He rests his arm against a high- backed, upholstered chair and crosses...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [about 1885]
- Portrait of a man
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a young man with cropped hair wearing a jacket and tie, Aspen, Colorado.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Portrait of a man
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a man with a moustache, bushy eyebrows, and cropped hair parted on the side, Aspen, Colorado; dressed in a suit of textured fabric with small lapels and buttoned at the top button, high collared shirt, vest,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [about 1889?]
- Portrait of a man
- Head and shoulders studio portrait of a man with cropped hair parted on the side, Aspen, Colorado; dressed in a buttoned suit jacket with wide lapels, high-collared shirt, and a necktie with tie tack.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [about 1889]
- Portrait of a man
- Head and shoulders pose of a man wearing a buttoned suit jacket, print necktie, and tuxedo shirt, Aspen, Colorado; shows a man with a crewcut and sparse hair on the sides of his head.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [about 1885?]