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  • Wash day in a United States Geological Survey camp
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    View of a large kettle beside canvas tents at a United States Geological Survey camp in either Mesa County or Garfield County, Colorado. Oil shale burns under a laundry kettle.
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    Geological Survey (U.S.)--People--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--1910-1920.; Campfires--Colorado--1910-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1910-1920.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1910-1920.
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    1914?
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  • Shale cliff northwest of Collbran
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    View of layered, eroded shale cliffs near Collbran (Mesa County), Colorado. Sparse grass and trees are on the shale formation.
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    Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1930.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1930.
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    [between 1910 and 1930?]
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  • Paper shale cliff, Battlement Mesa, facing Collbran
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    A man wears overalls and a hat and holds a pick axe near the ledge of a layered shale cliff at Battlement Mesa area in probably Mesa County, Colorado. Shows a gorge and trees on steep slopes.
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    Shale--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Battlement Mesa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cliffs--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]
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  • Shale claim corner on Battlement Mesa, facing Collbran
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    Men stand and pose beside a wooden claim marker pole on Battlement Mesa in probably Mesa County, Colorado. Men wear overalls or vests and felt hats. One man holds a pick axe; another man smokes a cigarette.
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    Mining claims--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Battlement Mesa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Mesa...
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]
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  • Brush Creek shale near Collbran
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    Men stand and pose in a ravine beside Brush Creek, trees, and a slope of layered shale in Mesa County, Colorado. Fallen timber is near the creek.
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    Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Brush Creek (Garfield County and Mesa County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]
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  • Shale and water northeast of Collbran, Brush Creek
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    Men stand and pose beside a small waterfall on Brush Creek in Mesa County, Colorado. Layered shale is in the creek bed, and fallen logs and trees are nearby.
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    Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Brush Creek (Garfield County and Mesa County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]
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  • Shale on Brush Creek, northeast of Collbran
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    A man poses on talus, below a layered shale slope near Brush Creek in Mesa County, Colorado. Shows trees and fallen logs.
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    Oil-shales--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Talus (Geology)--Colorado--Mesa County--1910-1920.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]

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