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- Park Hill Topics Volume 8 No. 36
- Portrait girl & boy
- Studio portrait of a girl and boy in Colorado. The boy holds a fancy double harmonica and sits on a wooden bench.
- Boys--Colorado--1910-1930.; Girls--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- A scene in Manitou
- Scene in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north at the Soda Spring Pavilion and the Cliff House. The Pavilion is a frame structure with a cross-gable roof and a cupola with flagpole; the foundation is knee- high rusticated stone. The east half is...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880- 1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff...
- [between 1885 and 1887?]
- Mechling & Shallcross
- A man sits in a horse-drawn buggy near the Mechling and Shallcross fancy goods store at 14th (Fourteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A pillar topped with a large bucket is nearby. Signs read: "Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils,...
- Mechling & Shallcross (Denver, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Dry goods stores--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Scene in Denver, Col.
- View of Larimer Street near 14th (Fourteenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Wood frame and brick buildings line the street. Signs read: "G. W. Clayton," "L. N. Greenleaf Co.," "Fancy Goods Notions Toys," "Cigars Tobacco Pipes," "Drugs...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Fancy dress and masquerade ball : to be given at my residence no. 245 Seventeenth St., Zella Glenmore.
- Balls (Parties)--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs.
- 1875
- Trinity Echo: Volume IV, Number 10
- Trinity United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (Denver, Colo.) -- History. ; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Methodist Episcopal Church -- Colorado -- Denver -- Periodicals.;...
- 1899 February
- Park Hill Topics Volume 8 No. 31
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 1, 1912 October 12
- East High spotlight: vol 24 no 5
- Christmas edition of the newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 December 10
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 9
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 March 2
- West's theatre, Trinidad, Co.
- View of the brick, three-tiered West Theater at 423 West Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The theater has an arched entrance with ionic capitals, and a balustrade along the cornice. The second and third tiers of the building...
- West's Theater (Trinidad, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- Businesses in Las Animas
- Men stand outside businesses on a street in probably Las Animas (later covered by John Martin Reservoir) near the present day Las Animas (Bent County), Colorado. Shows false front frame buildings and signs that read: "G.M. Woodworth's Livery...
- Las Animas (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Las Animas--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1883?]
- Kokomo
- Men wear suits and hats and pose on wooden sidewalks in front of commercial buildings in Kokomo (Summit County), Colorado. Frame buildings have gabled roofs and false fronts. Signs on businesses read: "Will C. Stainsby, Drugs & Medicines,...
- Kokomo (Colo.)--1870-1880.; City & town life--Colorado--Kokomo--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Kokomo--1870-1880.
- 1879
- Colorado Mining Association
- View of the Colorado Mining Association parade as it passes spectators near Tremont and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows people, a flatbed truck, a float and storefronts. Signs read: "Mineral County," "We Mine The Lead...
- Colorado Mining Association--Public relations--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Trucks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- CMA, 1942 parade
- View of the Colorado Mining Association convention parade as it passes spectators near Tremont and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A man wears a cape and plays a trumpet. Shows people, parade floats, the Hotel Tremont, parked...
- Colorado Mining Association--Public relations--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- CMA, 1942 parade
- View of the Colorado Mining Association convention parade as it passes spectators near Tremont and 16th (Sixteenth) Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A flatbed truck tows an air compressor. Shows people, street lamps, a clock, the "Hotel...
- Colorado Mining Association--Public relations--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Three women standing on square hewn timber across river
- Outdoor portrait of women in fancy hats on a wooden beam over Archer Canal in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canals--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hats--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1904 and 1910?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Full-length studio portrait of a young girl, possibly the daughter of Mrs. J.B. Johnson. She wears a dark colored dress embellished with fancy stitching at the hem and front of the bodice. The dress has a yoke at the neck with a contrasting white...
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl, possibly the daughter of Mrs. J.B. Johnson. She wears a dark colored dress embellished with fancy stitching at the hem and bodice. The dress has a yoke and a contrasting white collar, cuffs and sleeves. The girl's...
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of a girl
- Studio portrait of a young girl possibly the daughter of Mrs. J.B. Johnson. She wears a dark colored dress embellished with fancy stitching at the hem and bodice. The dress has a yoke and contrasting white collar, sleeves and cuffs. Her hair is in...
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Portrait of two girls
- Studio portrait of two girls, possibly the daughters of Mrs. M. Beshoar. The two girls wear white cotton dresses with fancy lace, gathers and pleats. Each wears a silver bracelet. Their hair is worn down and wavy. One girl has short bangs that are...
- Girls--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Orange packing warehouse, Redlands, Cal.
- Workers on a platform load crates onto a horse-drawn wagon at an orange packing warehouse in Redlands (San Bernardino County), California. Crates labeled "Earl Fruit Co., California," "Redlands Fruit Association," and "Foller's Fancy Oranges,...
- Redlands (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--California--Redlands--1890-1910.; Crates--California--Redlands--1890-1910.; Oranges--California--Redlands--1890-1910.; Shipping--California--Redlands--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Dr. & Mrs. R. M. Campbell Byron & Susie Campbell Mosca, Colorado.
- A family in Mosca, Alamosa County, Colorado, poses in their mule- drawn buggy. They wear a helmet, wide brimmed hats, a suit, fancy dresses, and high button shoes. United States flags are mounted in the animal's bridle; a picket fence encloses the...
- Mosca (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Mosca--1880-1890.; Campbell, R. M.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Longmont Pres. Church
- Interior of the First Presbyterian Church, Fourth Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado; shows the minister preaching to the congregation seated in wooden pews curved around the lectern with the open scripture book, a vase of daisies and a...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; First Presbyterian Church (Longmont, Colo.)
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Manitou, Colo.
- Power lines, street light, telgraph and telephone cables cross intersection of Manitou Avenue and Ruxton Avenue, Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Tourist shops include: "Rocky Mountain Gem Specimens and Free Museum," "Wing Fat's Chinese...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Street lights--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Street railroads--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1910-1920.; Tourist trade--Colorado--Manitou...
- [1912]
- Pagosa Springs, Colo.
- View across river of Pagosa Springs, business district, Archuleta County, Colorado, includes: The Merchantile Co.," "Happyland Theatre," "G. S. Jones, Dry Goods & Groceries," "Groceries, Hay & Grain," "General Merchandise," "W. H. Norton," and the...
- Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1915]
- School house (1st) Minturn, Colo
- Children pose in Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado, on the steps of a frame schoolhouse. The girls are in fancy dresses, and several children wear cloche, planter, sailor, or duster hats.
- Minturn (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Minturn--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Sunday School Picnic Red Cliff, Colo
- The Minturn, Eagle County, Colorado Sunday school class poses. The women wear bodices, dresses, and fancy hats; the men and children wear ties, suspenders, and felt hats. Many have bamboo fishing poles; a picnic basket is in the foreground. They...
- Minturn (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clergy--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Picnic baskets--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Picnics--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Minturn--1880-1890.; Sunday...
- 1889
- Residence at 819 D Street in Salida, Colorado
- People pose with burros in front of a brick house at 819 D Street in Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Bargeboard and a finial adorns the gable over the lace curtained window; a picket fence encloses the yard. The men wear suits and ties; the...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Residence at 819 D Street in Salida, Colorado
- People pose with burros in front of a brick house 819 D Street, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. Bargeboard and a finial adorns the gable over the lace curtained window; a picket fence encloses the yard. The men wear suits and ties; the women have...
- Salida (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Salida--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado in its heyday
- Bird's eye view northwest towards Cripple Creek, Colorado from Anchoria-Leland Mine on Gold Hill with Mount Pisgah in the background; Moon Anchor Mine surface building, smelter and hoist are in foreground; scene includes railroad tracks past the...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1897 and 1900]
- Tom Hughes grocery, Teyon [sic] and Pikes Peak, T. H. in door way
- Tom Hughs poses with others by his false front business, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Palettes, crates, and barrels are on the boardwalk; signs read: "Staple Fancy Groceries Choice Teas & Coffees," "California and Eastern Canned...
- Hughes, Tom, Grocer--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Poster ad from Georgetown Courier
- Copy of an advertisement that appeared in the April 1, 1886 edition of the Georgetown Courier. Ad reads "2d Silver Benefit McClellan Opera House, One Night Only. Saturday Evening, April 3d. The Only and Original Buffalo Bill Hon. W.F. Cody, Late...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [between 1900 and 1925?]
- Apex, Colorado
- Reproduction of newspaper advertisement from Apex, Gilpin County, Colorado, reads: "Bobstock & Hoag, The Grocers A Nice Fresh Line of Staple and Fancy Groceries Fresh and Salt Meats, Constantly on Hand, Game in Season. 1st Door South of Town Hall,...
- Apex (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Advertisements--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Briarhurst Mansion
- Exterior view of Briarhurst Mansion in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking east. This elegant two story Tudor style residence of Dr. William Bell was rebuilt in 1888 after a fire in 1886. Built of local stone, it features gables, dormers, bays,...
- Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [betwen 1892 and 1896?]
- Pikes Peak Avenue, south side
- Brick and frame commercial buildings on the south side of Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, are draped with bunting and United States flags. Signs read: "Durkee Building 1880," "K. P. Hall," "C. E. Durkee Hardware,"...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Soda Springs & Cliff House, Manitou
- Exterior view of Manitou Springs Pavilion and Cliff House, looking north, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The pavilion is a shingle roof style building with a waist high rusticated stone foundation, a gabled roof and cupola; one part is enclosed, and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- Alamosa
- The Manders Building, on the corner of San Juan and Main streets, in Alamosa, Colorado is a two-story building, constructed in 1891, with rusticated stone block, bracketed enriched cornice, corner entry with double wooden panel with large glass...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1890-1900.
- [between 1891 and 1900]
- Dr. M. Beshoar residence, 1880's
- This shingle roofed, cross gabled house in Trinidad, Colorado, has siding with grooves in a brick pattern. A man, three women, and three little girls pose in the patio of the house. The man wears a frock coat and bowler hat, and the ladies wear...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1890.; Bent, Fannie.; Beshoar, Annie E.; Beshoar, Burnie.; Maupin, John Harris.; Maupin, Rachel.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Probably in Denver
- Portrait of women in Denver, Colorado; costume includes satin, brocade fabric, a brooch, a bone belt buckle, pearls, and fancy hats with feathers and ribbons.
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- 17th St. on top of Brown Palace
- Women pose on the roof of the Brown Palace Hotel, in Denver, Colorado. They wear outfits that include leopard skin, fur, feathers, fancy hats, a plaid cape, gloves, taffeta, and high heels. 17th (Seventeenth) Street and downtown commercial...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Couple
- A man and woman pose. The woman wears a fur muff and fancy hat. Darkroom equipment and photographs are on interior walls.
- Couples--1920-1930.; Interiors--1920-1930.; Men--1920-1930.; Women--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Commonwealth building
- View of the Commonwealth building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado with business signs: "Clarke Millinery", "John Carson and Bro., China And Cut Glass", "Headquarters For Holiday, Fancy Lamps, Delayed Shipment Of Cut Glass,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of dancing couples at the convention, Trinidad, Colorado. Men wear their Marine uniforms and women wear fancy dress.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dancing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Military uniforms.; Douse, Ken.; McCarthy, Imelda.
- August, 1939
- Storefront
- Three men, two with aprons, stand at the entrance of J. D. Miller's Meat Market at 1035 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. A large display of turkey carcasses hang from hooks across the front of the store, signs read: "Miller's Home...
- J. D. Miller's Meat Market (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Butchers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Cliff House Manitou Springs
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, probably from the Barker House. In the foreground is the Manitou Springs Pavilion, a cross gabled frame structure with a cupola, a rusticated knee-high stone foundation and fancy woodwork in the...
- Wheeler, Jerome--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1887 April 20
- Cliff House
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, probably from the Barker House. In the foreground is the Manitou Springs Pavilion, a cross gabled frame structure with a cupola, a rusticated knee-high stone foundation and fancy woodwork in the...
- Wheeler, Jerome--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- Manitou and the Cliff House
- View in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, probably from the Barker House. In the foreground is the Manitou Springs Pavilion, a cross gabled frame structure with a cupola, a rusticated knee-high stone foundation and fancy woodwork in the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- Cliff House - Soda Springs - circa 1908
- Exterior view of Manitou Spring Pavilion and Cliff House looking north, in Manitou Springs, Colorado. The Pavilion is a shingle style building with a knee-high rusticated stone foundation, a cross gabled roof, and cupola; a banner waves from a pole...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff...
- 1908