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- Mountains. Colorado. James Peak (prints)
- A large patch of snow remains on a ridge of James Peak in the distance where Gilpin, Clear Creek and Grand Counties converge in Colorado. Pine trees and trees with bare branches line the rocky ridge in the midground near a log structure of the Oro...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline Picture Frame
- Two long, bare branches, possibly of a Limber Pine, grow toward each other on a ridge north of Kingston Peak on the border of Gilpin and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. Several tree stumps are in the background. Photographer titled the image...
- Limber pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Timberline--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree limbs--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- West of Kingston
- A tree with bare branches, possibly a Limber Pine, stands on a ridge near James Peak on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek Counties in Colorado. The image is framed in a dark oval as a result of its being retouched.
- Limber pine--Colorado--1930-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; James Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Yankee Hill
- A large pine tree stands among rocks on Yankee Hill northwest of Central City on the border of Gilpin and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. Additional pine trees stand in the background.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Arapaho Peak looking North from Tip Top
- Arapaho Peak is in the distance on the border of Grand and Boulder counties in Colorado in this view from the Tip Top Mine near Perigo in Gilpin County. Patches of snow dot the peaks; strato cumulus and cirrus clouds dot the sky.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; North Arapaho Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Perigo (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Perigo--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Crown Point and Virginia Shafthouse
- The Crown Point and Virginia Mine shafthouse stands in the foreground at the head of Virginia Canyon on the border of Gilpin and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. A ladder leads up to the building at the top of the shafthouse. A wood walkway that...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1930-1950.; Mine shafts--Colorado--1930-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Canyons--Colorado--1930-1950.; Ladders--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- James Peak Country
- A small group of dead trees leans to one side in the foreground near James Peak on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek Counties in Colorado. Several tree stumps stand near the dead trees. Tall pine trees are in the background.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- James Peak, S.W. from Jenny Lake
- Tall pine trees stand along a ridge in the foreground, near Rollins Pass looking toward James Peak on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek counties in Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; James Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- West of Kingston
- A pine tree, possibly a Limber Pine, grows in an irregular shape in the foreground of this view looking toward Kingston Mountain on the border of Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, Colorado. Additional pine trees with bare branches stand in the...
- Limber pine--Colorado--1930-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Kingston Peak (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Tree structure
- An up-close view of the bark on a tree shows the swirling pattern on it. The bark is possibly from a Limber Pine tree in Gilpin or Boulder County, Colorado.
- Limber pine--Colorado--1930-1950.; Pine bark--Colorado--1930-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Virginia Shaft House (Crown Point & Virginia Mines)
- The Crown Point and Virginia Mine shafthouse stands in the foreground at the head of Virginia Canyon on the border of Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties in Colorado. A set of wood steps leads to the second level of a shorter part of the building,...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--1930-1950.; Mine shafts--Colorado--1930-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline tree "Signpost of Timberline"
- A large pine tree stands among rocks on Yankee Hill west of Central City on the border of Gilpin and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. Additional pine trees stand in the background. Photographer titled the image "Signpost of the Timberline."
- Timberline--Colorado--1930-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline Group
- A group of pine trees grow toward one direction on a ridge at timberline, possibly in Boulder or Gilpin County, Colorado. Several branches and other pieces of wood lie in the long grass in the foreground.
- Timberline--Colorado--1930-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Burned Tree, Baltimore Ridge
- A tree with bare branches stands at timberline on Baltimore Ridge northwest of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado; fragmented stratus clouds dot the sky.
- Timberline--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Baltimore Ridge (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Trees--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Jubjub Bird
- An irregularly shaped tree stump, possibly a Limber Pine, stands in the foreground against the sky as a backdrop, probably in Stump Flats west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Jubjub Bird."
- Limber pine--Gilpin County--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Central City, Colo. 1860
- Several large buildings stand along Main Street in early day Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Gold was first discovered in the region by John H. Gregory in 1859 and spurred the town's growth. Additional buildings stand along Eureka Street...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Log...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Spirit of Timberline
- A large pine tree, possibly a Limber or a Ponderosa Pine, grows at timberline near Baltimore Ridge near Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Spirit of Timberline."
- Timberline--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Stout Fellah [graphic]
- A pine tree with bare branches, possibly a Limber Pine, stands in the foreground near the summit of Pile Hill west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional tree stumps are on the hill behind the tree. Photographer titled the image "Stout...
- Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- The Champion, Stump region S.W. of Apex
- View of a gnarled tree stump in Stump Flats southwest of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado; stratus clouds dot the sky.
- Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Goliath
- View of a gnarled tree stump at Stump Flats west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado; cumulus clouds dot the sky.
- Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pile Hill (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Clouds--1930-1950.; Forest fires--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Humpty Dumpty
- A large tree stump stands in the foreground, probably in Stump Flats west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Humpty Dumpty."
- Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Invictus
- View of a gnarled tree stump in (probably) Stump Flats west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado; cumulus clouds dot the sky.
- Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- The Lyre
- An irregularly shaped tree stump, possibly of a Limber Pine, stands in the foreground in Stump Flats west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "The Lyre." Additional stumps are in the background.
- Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Ponderosa Pine
- A large pine tree, possibly a Ponderosa Pine, grows in the midground near Yankee Hill Road west of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. A ridge of mountains is in the distance.
- Ponderosa pine--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Central City--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Signpost
- The branches of a tree stump form an irregular shape in the foreground near Baltimore Ridge northwest of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Signpost."
- Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree limbs--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Pile Hill
- View of Pile Hill west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado; ruins of cabins are among rock and sparse trees. Cumulo nimbus thunderhead clouds fill the sky.
- Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Tree Tangle
- The bare branches of a tree are tangled together at timberline near Pile Hill west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Tree Tangle."
- Timberline--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree limbs--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Pile Hill Stump Area "Man Beautifies Nature"
- A large pine tree stands in the rocky foreground near Pile Hill west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional pine trees stand in the background, and a ridge of mountains is in the distance. Photographer titled the image "Man Beautifes...
- Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline "Humpty Dumpty"
- A large tree stump with a swirling pattern on its bark stands in the foreground, probably in Stump Flats west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Humpty Dumpty."
- Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Peck Flats
- Pine trees grow near Peck Flats, probably in Peck Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. Snow capped mountain peaks and cumulus clouds are in the distance.
- Limber pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Spirit o' the Storm
- A large pine tree, possibly a Bristlecone Pine, stands in the foreground with its branches growing toward one side near Rollins Pass in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional pine trees stand in the background along the hill. Photographer titled the...
- Bristlecone pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Top o' the World
- The branches of several pine trees, possibly Bristlecone Pines, grow toward one side on a ridge near Rollins Pass in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Top o' the World."
- Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Tree limbs--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline "Jub Jub Bird"
- An irregularly shaped tree stump, possibly of a Limber Pine, stands in the foreground against the sky as a backdrop, in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Jub-Jub Bird."
- Limber pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline trees
- The trunk of a pine tree curves in the foreground on a ridge at timberline near Pile Hill in Gilpin County, Colorado. Tall, thin trees with bare branches stand in the background.
- Timberline--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Tree trunks--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Nevadaville, Colorado 1900
- The remains of the Ophir Mine stand in the foreground on Quartz Hill in a view looking toward Nevadaville, a mining town in Gilpin County, Colorado. A large wood hoist is in the right foreground. Several buildings remain standing in the town,...
- Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1950.; Hoisting...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline Tree "Bronc Buster"
- The branches of a tree stump form an irregular shape in the foreground west of Jenny Lind Gulch, a tributary of South Boulder Creek in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Prehistoric Bucking Horse" and "Bronc Buster." Rocks...
- Timberline--Colorado--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree limbs--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline "Spirit of the Storm" (tree) 1930's
- A large pine tree, possibly a Bristlecone Pine, stands in the foreground with its branches growing toward one side near Rollins Pass in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional pine trees stand in the background along the hill. Photographer titled the...
- Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline "Spirit of the Storm" (tree) 1930's
- A large pine tree, possibly a Bristlecone Pine, stands in the foreground with its branches growing toward one side near Rollins Pass in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional pine trees stand in the background along the hill. Photographer titled the...
- Bristlecone pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Ancient of Days
- Two pine trees, possibly Limber Pines, stand in the foreground southwest of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. The trees have bare branches. Photographer titled the image "Ancient of Days." Additional pine trees are in the background. Rocks are...
- Limber pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Mushroom Tree
- A pine tree, possibly a Bristlecone Pine, grows in an irregular shape, possibly in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image the "Mushroom Tree."
- Bristlecone pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline trees
- Several pine trees with bare branches, possibly Limber Pines, lean downhill on the James Creek Wagon Road on the south side of Pile Hill in Gilpin County, Colorado. New pine trees grow in the background. Photographer titled the image "Old and New."
- Limber pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Mountain roads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Timberline--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Central City. Pactolve Placer 1890's
- A long, wood platform, possibly a water flume or a walkway, is suspended by log poles in the midground at a mine below Rollinsville in Gilpin County, Colorado. A dirt road winds through the background up a hill. Several trees stand on the ridge of...
- Flumes--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Rollinsville (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Rollinsville--1930-1950.; Walkways--Colorado--Rollinsville--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Timberline "Spirit o' the Storm" (tree) 1930's
- A large pine tree, possibly a Bristlecone Pine, stands in the foreground with its branches growing toward one side near Rollins Pass in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional pine trees stand in the background along the hill. Photographer titled the...
- Rocky Mountain bristlecone pine--Colorado--Gilpin County.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Prehistoric Bucking Horse
- The branches of a tree stump form an irregular shape in the foreground west of Jenny Lind Gulch, a tributary of South Boulder Creek in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Prehistoric Bucking Horse." Rocks stand near the stump.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Snowbound
- An irregularly shaped pine tree stands in the snow on a hill in the midground, probably in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "Snowbound."
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Snow--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Herder
- An unidentified man on horseback herds a group of cattle down a dirt road, possibly in Gilpin County, Colorado. Tall trees and rocks stand on both sides of the road.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cattle herding--Colorado--1930-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Jenny Creek Road
- An unidentified man snowshoes through the woods near Jenny Creek in Gilpin County, Colorado. The man wears a large coat and hat.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Roads--Colorado--1930-1950.; Snowshoeing--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Streams--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]