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- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 11 and 12, 1922 November-December
- Coal Basin, boiler house
- Smoke pours out of the boiler house at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company mine at Coal Basin (Pitkin County), Colorado. The building is constructed of corrugated tin material. Several smokestacks extend from the roof of the building.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Coal Basin (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boiler houses--Colorado--Coal Basin--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Coal Basin--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Coal Basin--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 11 and 12, 1921 November-December
- Upper Fire Hole Basin
- Steam rises from fumaroles and hot springs in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows cabins.
- Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Cabins--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Excelsior Geyser Basin
- View of Excelsior Geyser Basin (Midway Geyser Basin) in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows the Firehole River.
- Firehole River (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Midway Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Stone basin, woman washing clothes Moki Indians, Wolpi Pueblo, Arizona
- Native American (Hopi) woman kneels on a stone wash basin and washes clothes while a naked boy looks on, Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona; boy stands on wash basin, holding small woven blanket; next to the basin are two metal cans, a pottery water...
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Laundry--Arizona--Walpi--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Hot spring basin, thumb of lake
- View of West Thumb Geyser Basin at West Thumb bay, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows steam from springs in an area partly denuded by heat and minerals. Pine trees stand near the lake.
- West Thumb (Wyo. : Bay)--1870-1890.; West Thumb Geyser Basin (Wyo. : Basin)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Fountain, Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the cast iron fountain on the grounds of the Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado. The Renaissance Revival style fountain is has a basin in the ground and and two basins on a pedestal; at the top are iron lily leaves and flowers. The larger...
- Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fountains--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1942
- J. G. Rogers Home
- View of the grounds of the James Grafton Rogers house, Georgetown, Colorado, torn down in 1965. In the left foreground is a square water-filled basin next to a stone wall. Three jets project water into the basin. A square wooden table in on the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Gardens--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Rogers, James Grafton 1883-1971--Homes & haunts.
- 1950
- Hamill's office, left, and the stable turret on top of the stable was a roost for squab.
- View of the grounds of the Hamill House, in Georgetown, Colorado. The house was built by Joseph Watson, and was acquired by mine owner William A. Hamill in 1874. A cast iron fountain is in the foreground including a basin at ground level rimmed by...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Stables--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.; Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Marshall Basin Mines
- Panoramic view of the mines at Marshall Basin (San Miguel County), Colorado; view above timberline shows rugged mountains and a natural basin with tailing piles. Wood frame offices, mill buildings, tents, dot the landscape. Shows a flume and a...
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Granite public drinking fountain erected by Weld Co.
- A granite fountain in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, was erected by Weld county; on the stone above the basin is inscribed, "Erected A. D. 1928," flanked by leafy carved decorations. A bronze plaque below reads, "In memory of Dr. John C. Carlson,...
- Carlson, John C.--Monuments--1920-1940.; Eaton (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fountains--Colorado--Eaton--1920-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Eaton--1920-1940.
- [between 1928 and 1935?]
- Looking down into Blue Lakes
- View of Blue Lakes Basin at the base of Dallas Peak in San Miguel County, Colorado shows the north face of the formation above timberline; snowfields surround the basin.
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Dallas Peak (Colo.)--1910-1920.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.
- 1916 Sept. 12
- Marshal [sic] Basin looking north
- View of frame mine buildings, tailings piles and steep mountain slopes above timberline in Marshall Basin (San Miguel County), Colorado. A narrow road grade is on talus. Shows possibly buildings of the Smuggler-Union Mine among frame structures in...
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.
- [1889?]
- Excelsior Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
- View of the Excelsior Geyser Basin (Midway Geyser Basin) in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows the Firehole River and trees near mineral deposits.
- Firehole River (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Midway Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Rivers--Yellowstone...
- 1892
- Excelsior Geyser Basin
- View of the Excelsior Geyser Basin (Midway Geyser Basin), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows the Firehole River.
- Firehole River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Midway Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Excelsior Geyser Basin
- View of the Excelsior Geyser Basin (Midway Geyser Basin), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Midway Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Excelsior Geyser Basin, Prismatic Terrace
- Steam rises behind a man who stands on the travertine terraces formed by the Grand Prismatic Spring in the Midway Geyser Basin (Excelsior Geyser Basin), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Prismatic Spring (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Midway Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Norris Geyser Basin
- Steam rises from fumaroles at Norris Geyser Basin, Wyoming. Shows a dirt road and pine trees.
- Norris Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Dirt roads--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The Growler, Norris Geyser Basin
- View of a fumarole identified as The Growler in Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a landscape and trees obscured by steam. Mountains are in the distance.
- Norris Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- New geyser, Norris Geyser Basin
- Water and steam erupts from a geyser at Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Norris Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Camp in Norris Geyser Basin
- Men and horses outfitted for an expedition pose near a settlement at Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows canvas tents with log frames and a wooden frame structure on the hill. An A-frame plank bridge spans a creek; a dog...
- Norris Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Horseback riding--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Men--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Settlements--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Marshall Basin
- View of Marshall Basin above timberline in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Marshall Basin Mines
- View of mines in Marshall Basin including large tailing piles, a collection of office buildings, mill buildings, and tents near timberline, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Tailing...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Savage Basin from Smuggler Mine
- View of Savage Basin and the Tomboy Mine near Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado.
- Savage Basin (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Tomboy Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Panning gold ore, Miners Basin, La Sal Mts, Utah
- Miners, one with a shovel, watch a man pan for gold in Miners Basin in the La Sal Mountains, Grand County, Utah. A sign reads, "Miners Basin, Utah, 300 D[?] Ore." Shows a horse and a meadow.
- Grand County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Miners Basin (Grand County, Utah : Valley)--1890-1900.; Gold miners--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 Aug. 10
- Excelsior Geyser, Prismatic Springs, Midway Basin
- Panoramic view of Excelsior Geyser Crater and Grand Prismatic Spring in Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. People stand beside a crater and steam is in the air. Mineral deposits are in the basin and dense trees are beside the...
- Excelsior Geyser Crater (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Firehole River (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Grand Prismatic Spring (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Midway Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1880-1890.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National...
- [1883?]
- Sheridan Mine
- View of the Sheridan Mine in Marshall Basin, San Miguel County, Colorado. Men work on the roof of a building under construction. Shows a tipple, mine buildings and possibly a mill. Smoke rises from a smokestack. Snow covers the basin.
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [ca. 1890]
- The Fountain Geyser in eruption
- The Great Fountain Geyser erupts in the Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Great Fountain Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Lower Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- The Big Blue Spring. The Gentian
- Two men measure and record temperatures in the Gentian Pool hot spring in the Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Gentian Pool (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Lower Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- [C]raters of the Grand and Turban Geysers
- View of the globular sinter in the basin of the Turban Geyser and the shallow pool of the Grand Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Grand Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Turban Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Lone Star Geyser
- Steam rises from the sinter cone of the Lone Star Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Lone Star Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Lone Star Geyser
- A man stands beside the Lone Star Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Steam rises from the geyser vent.
- Lone Star Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Crater of Deluge Geyser
- View of the rosette sinter of the Deluge Geyser crater basin in the Heart Lake Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Deluge Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Heart Lake Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Burros packing coal to forest shaft
- Burros loaded with coal and a group of men make their way along a snowslide in Imogene Basin, Uncompahgre National Forest, Ouray County, Colorado. A mining structure with tailings shows on slope below rocky peaks.
- Imogene Basin (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1920.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Adam's Cabin, Mammoth Basin
- A log cabin stands in the left midground in Mammoth Basin in Gilpin County, Colorado. A large pine tree is in the right foreground near several dead trees lying on their sides. Additional pine trees are in the background, and a rocky ridge of...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.
- [1944?]
- Timberline Mammoth Basin 1943
- A group of three unidentified people is in the left foreground in the Mammoth Basin west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. One person sits alone and the other two are farther away, one sitting on a rock, the other standing. In the distance, the...
- Timberline--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1945?]
- Crystal River Railroad, abandoned coal camp, Coal Basin, Colo.
- View of the abandoned coal camp of Coal Basin (Pitkin County), Colorado, on the the Crystal River and San Juan Railroad line. An open field has wooden shacks, foundations and scattered lumber. Eroded hills and trees are in the distance.
- Coal Basin (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Coal Basin--1950-1960.; Ruins--Colorado--Coal Basin--1950-1960.
- 1956 September 29
- Richthofen Fountain
- View of the Richthofen Fountain (1901, now a planter) at the intersection of Richthofen Parkway and Oneida Street in the Montclair Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A young boy and girl sit on the edge of the former fountain's granite basin which...
- Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Monuments.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Montclair (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Children.; Fountains.; Gardens.; Von Richthofen, Walter, Baron, 1848-1898--Monuments--Pictorial works.;...
- 1975
- Children's Fountain City Park, Denver
- View of a detail of the Children's Fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The statue is a copy (1912) by French sculptor Max Blondet, of a Henry C. Charpeot original in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Italian white marble statue features three...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Sculpture.; Vandalism.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Vandalism--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 1985
- Children's Fountain City Park, Denver
- View of a detail of the Children's Fountain in City Park, Denver, Colorado. The statue is a copy (1912) by French sculptor Max Blondet, of a Henry C. Charpeot original in Düsseldorf, Germany. The Italian white marble statue features three...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Denver (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Sculpture.; Vandalism.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Vandalism--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver...
- 2009
- Yellowstone
- A group of tourists stand by Emerald Pool, a large crystal clear basin on Black Sand Basin Loop, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Springs--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Women--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- The Horseshoe, from West Ouray, Colorado
- View of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, and the Horseshoe, also called the Amphitheater. Town buildings are in the foreground.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- The celebrated Mineral Springs at Manitou
- View of the Navajo and Soda Springs, in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. The cylindrical stone basin around Navajo Springs is in the foreground; a man in a sack suit, silk cravat and Homborg hat sits on the edge of the stone basin...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Marshall Basin
- View of Marshall Basin above timberline, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Marshall Basin mines [illegible]
- View of mines in Marshall Basin including large tailing piles, collection of frame office and mill buildings, and tents near timberline, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Marshall Basin
- View of Marshall Basin above timberline in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Valleys--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Marshall Basin mines
- View of mines in Marshall Basin, San Miguel County, Colorado. Tailings, mine railroads, and wood frame buildings are nearby.
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Crater of Grotto Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin
- View of Grotto Geyser a hot spring at the lower end of the Upper Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows pools of water, silica deposits, and steam over the thermal spring. Forests are in the distance.
- Grotto Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [1872.]
- Grotto Geyser, Fire Hole Basin
- View of Grotto Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Sprays of water and steam rise from fumaroles under accreted silica mounds at the hot springs.
- Grotto Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of...
- [1871.]