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- The Penitente morado [sic], or place of worship which is secretly performed inside. Note only one door and no windows: In Arriba [sic] County, N.M.
- View of a Penitente morada in Alcalde (Rio Arriba), New Mexico. Shows an adobe building with a wooden door and vigas.
- Hermanos Penitentes--Buildings--1890-1910.; Moradas--New Mexico--Alcalde--1890-1910.; Alcalde (N.M.)--1890-1910.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Taos County--1890-1910.; Chapels--New Mexico--Alcalde--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Altman, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame houses and commercial buildings in Altman (Teller County), Colorado. Shows residences, mine buildings with smokestacks, false front businesses, and tailings piles. Business signs include: "Geo McMillan, Grocer" and "Johnson...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898?]
- Cripple Creek
- Group portrait of members of the Colorado National Guard in front of a tent during the Western Federation of Miners labor strike. Men sit or stand in uniforms, hats, tall boots, and swords. Shows frame buildings and probably telegraph poles in the...
- Colorado. National Guard.--People--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Teller County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Military camps--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.; Militia--Colorado--Teller County--1900-1910.;...
- [1903]
- Interior of Detroit Photographic Co's car
- Interior view of the Detroit Photographic Company railroad car, probably in Chicago (Cook County), Illinois. Men wear suits and sit behind a table covered by a woven rug. Photographic prints are on a table and hang on interior walls. The car has...
- Chicago and North Western Railway Company--1890-1900.; Detroit Photographic Co.--Facilities--1890-1900.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.; Interiors--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.;...
- [1898?]
- Mt. of the Holy Cross & iris
- A photograph of a meadow iris overlies a photographic print depicting Mount of the Holy Cross in Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Flowers--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1900.; Photographic prints--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- 10th moves through Badia, Italy
- A loosely organized column of eleven Tenth Mountain Division, 85th Mountain Infantry, 2nd Battalion, soldiers enter the town of Badia, during the Italian Campaign. The stone buildings are slightly damaged.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- [April or May] 1945
- Tramway on Riva Ridge, Italy
- View of the tramway (loaded with supplies, an Army officer, an Army photographer, and Sergeant Paul Long) on Riva Ridge, Italy, during the Italian Campaign. Also pictured, a group of approximately 10 other soldiers stand on the landing deck or man...
- Medicine, Military--Italy--1940-1950.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.; Aerial tramways--Italy--1940-1950.; Medical aspects of war--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- February 21, 1945
- Le Loup, Indien de la tribu des Yutes, - dessin de Janet Lange d'après une photograhie
- Photographic reproduction of a drawing shows a standing portrait of Le Loup, Native American Ute, dress includes buckskin leggings.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--1860-1870.; Loup, Ute Indian.
- 1868
- Celebration of Mexican Independence Day
- A group of Mexican American men and children stand on a statue at the Colorado State Capitol in celebration of "Diez y Seis de Septiembre," Mexican Independence Day, September 16, 1969. A boy in a sombrero holds a banner that reads: "Migration in...
- Independence Day (Mexico)--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Political activity--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1969 September 16
- Panning Gold
- A man crouches and holds a gold pan with dirt in it.
- Gold mining--1900-1920.; Miners--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Excavations- Pueblo of Ty-u-on-yi--Rito de los Frijoles
- Tyuonyi Ruins, Native American (Anasazi) pueblo ruins, before excavation, near Capulin Canyon, Pajarito Park (Bandelier National Monument), New Mexico. The stone masonry ruins stand in a semi-circular formation with one kiva hole in the center. A...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--New...
- 1909
- Moffat Tunnel, East Portal
- Close up of East Portal Moffat Tunnel, Denver & Salt Lake Railroad Tunnel through Continental Divide, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows tunnel entrance and ventilating plant, railroad tracks, power lines, "No Trespassing" sign above white rocks placed...
- Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company--1920-1930.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1930.
- [between 1927 and 1928]
- Locomotive, Burlington & Quincy #537
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Locomotive Number 537, outside framed 2-8-0, Rice Yard coaling tower, Denver, Colorado; man stands on tender and the opens water plug.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Towers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
- [194-?]
- Old Locomotive (Moffat Road, D.N.W & P #200)
- Denver Northwestern & Pacific Locomotive Number 200 at Utah Junction, Adams County, Colorado, shortly after delivery in 1908 (Moffat Road type 0-6-6-0, later pilot trucks were added making them 2-6-6-0s, Schenectady number 45604); the first of...
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1910.; Utah Junction (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Utah Junction--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Utah Junction--1900-1910.
- [1908]
- The mineral resources of Summit County
- View of a 156 ounce specimen of crystallized gold, known as "Tom's Baby," taken from the Gold Flake Mine on Farncomb Hill, near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado. The specimen was named after Tom Groves, one of the miners who discovered it.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Tenth Legion Lode Clear Creek
- View of the shafthouse, mine buildings and area surrounding the Tenth Legion Mine near Empire (Clear Creek County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Empire--1860-1870.; Empire (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Tenth Legion Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold mining--Colorado--Empire--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Empire--1860-1870.; Silver...
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Main St. Jimtown, Colo.
- Pedestrians walk down the unpaved street of Creede (Jimtown), Colorado in Mineral County; many people stand on the wood-plank sidewalks in front of the building. Horse-drawn wagons are parked at the sides of the street. Architectural elements of...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1899]
- Duncan Sisters and Company in their music comedy classic "Topsy & Eva" Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the Duncan sisters and the cast and crew of the musical revue "Topsy & Eva," presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Rosetta and Vivian Duncan sit at center. A poster for the show reads: "The World's...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Duncan Sisters--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926, April 14
- Denver, Union Station, great snowstorm
- A railroad train with two locomotives sits in Union Station after a snowstorm in Denver, Colorado. Shows piles of snow on platform and a watchman's tower.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Denver, Union Station, great snowstorm
- View of piles of snow in Union Station in Denver, Colorado; a man shovels snow near a railroad train. Shows a signal tower.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1913 December
- Gold King Mill near Silverton, Colo.
- View of the Gold King Mill in Gladstone in the Cement Creek valley, San Juan County Colorado. Shows a multi-tiered gold processing building with dormer windows, ore cars, smokestacks, mine tailings, and an American flag on a flagpole. Storm Peak is...
- Gladstone (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Storm Peak (San Juan County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1900.; Ore industry--Colorado--Gladstone--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Silverton-Red Mountain wagon road
- A man sits in a horse-drawn wagon and poses on the Otto Mears toll road between Silverton and Red Mountain (San Juan County), Colorado. Horses stand near a log embankment on a hairpin turn in the road. Shows probably telegraph poles and wires on a...
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.; Toll roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1889?]
- Camp of Colo. State Militia, Bull Hill, Colo. [?] 12 [?]
- Panoramic view, probably during a mining labor strike, of frame buildings in the town of Altman (Teller County), Colorado and tents in rows at a military encampment in a nearby meadow. A flagpole with an American flag is near tents, and soldiers in...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Militias--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- [1894]
- From Tough Cuss Bend looking up
- A view of Colorado Central Railroad railroad tracks beside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. A flume constructed of timber is across the creek.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1871 and 1890]
- Snowshed construction
- Construction workers use ropes to lift timbers for frame cribbing at a snowshed construction site near Stevens Pass in King County, Washington. Workers stand near stacks of lumber and on Great Northern Railway tracks.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Construction--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction...
- 1917 October 7
- Snow shed construction
- View of construction of a snowshed near Stevens Pass in King County, Washington. Workmen are on Great Northern Railway tracks or on the shed roof with a traveling crane. Shows debris from a rock slide and an eroded, fire damaged hillside.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Landslides--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction &...
- 1917 July 14
- Rock slide on tracks, Great Northern Railway
- A traveling crane is above a damaged frame retaining wall and cribbing near Stevens Pass in King County, Washington. Shows workers near a pile of snow, a freight car, rocks piled over the track and an eroded, fire damaged hillside.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Landslides--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad maintenance &...
- 1917 June 23
- Great Northern locomotive
- View of a Great Northern Railway locomotive on tracks at Embro (King County), Washington. Workers and a construction excavator are on a wooden snowshed roof. Mountains are in the distance.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1917 August 16
- Tye, Wn.
- View of frame buildings, wooden covered walkways, a coal tower, and freight cars on Great Northern Railway tracks in Tye (King County), Washington. Shows fire damaged trees on eroded hillsides.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; Tye (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad facilities--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Shelters--Washington (State)--King...
- 1917 May 29
- Cabin construction
- Men pose in deep snow beside frame cabins in probably King County, Washington. Shows a frame building under construction, snow drifts and tree covered mountains.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Building construction--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Cabins--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Snow--Washington (State)--King...
- 1914 April 28?
- Fire damage
- Aerial view of a fire damaged mountain slope, probably along the route of the Great Northern Railway, in the Cascade Range in possibly King County, Washington. Shows tree trunks and rocks on the deforested slope.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; Deforestation--Washington (State)--1910-1920.; Cascade Range--1910-1920.; Forest fires--Washington (State)--1910-1920.; Mountains--Washington (State)--1910-1920.
- 1917 October 17
- Fire damage
- Aerial view of a valley possibly near Stevens Pass (King County), probably along the route of the Great Northern Railway, Washington. Shows fire damaged trees and barren mountain slopes.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; Deforestation--Washington (State)--1910-1920.; Cascade Range--1910-1920.; Forest fires--Washington (State)--1910-1920.; Mountains--Washington (State)--1910-1920.
- 1917 July 22
- Mountain valley
- Low clouds are in a valley, possibly near Stevens Pass, in King County, Washington. Shows a wooden snowshed roof and a frame building on a Great Northern Railway grade.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Clouds--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Valleys--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.
- [1917?]
- Fire damage
- Aerial view of a valley and burned trees on steep slopes probably near the route of the Great Northern Railway in the Cascade Range in possibly King County, Washington.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; Deforestation--Washington (State)--1910-1920.; Cascade Range--1910-1920.; Forest fires--Washington (State)--1910-1920.; Mountains--Washington (State)--1910-1920.
- 1917 October 7
- Snowshed construction
- Workmen move gravel from Great Northern Railway freight cars at a snowshed near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Steam rises from a locomotive. Shows a traveling crane, piles of lumber, an eroded hillside and narrow gauge tracks on...
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroads--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Snowsheds--Washington...
- 1917 October 30
- Mountain Lake
- Aerial view of mountain lakes and mountains, probably the Cascade Range, in Washington. Shows dense trees and a patch of possibly fire damaged trees on a slope.
- Cascade Range--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--1910-1920.
- [1917?]
- Snowshed construction
- A traveling crane is near Great Northern Railway tracks and deep snow is in a ravine near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Shows a wooden flume for water diversion over the snow.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Snow--Washington...
- 1917 June 30
- Snowshed construction
- Workmen build a roof on a wooden snowshed near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Shows a steam-powered traveling crane, wooden cribbing in a ravine and mountains.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--Scenic--1910-1920.; Railroad construction...
- 1917 July 7
- Group portrait
- View of women, children and a dog in a posed group portrait probably in King County, Washington. The women wear dresses with lace or sailor collars, full pleated skirts and upswept hairstyles. A boy wears knickers and a sailor shirt with a scarf....
- King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Children--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Cross dressing--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; People--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Women--Washington (State)--King...
- [1917 July 6]
- Men on leave in Venice
- Three Tenth Mountain Division soldiers on leave take a ride in a gondola in Venice, Italy, after the end of the war.
- Venice (Italy)--1940-1950.; Military life--Italy--Venice--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Gen. Hays on horseback at Zirroco, Italy
- General George P. Hays poses on horseback on the lawn in front of the Tenth Mountain Division Headquarters, Zirocco, Italy, wearing a helmet, the 10th Mountain Division Patch and a holding a riding crop.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 27, 1945
- Cripple Creek, Colo. first train into the "great gold camp"
- View of the first train into Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Shows Denver and Rio Grande locomotive 39, a baggage car and passenger cars surrounded by a crowd of people. Mine buildings are on the hillsides. Horse-drawn carriages and piles...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1894 July 1
- The Pillars
- View of volcanic basalt formations known as the Pillars of Hercules in Multnomah County, Oregon. A man stands on Oregon Railway & Navigation Company railroad tracks.
- Oregon Railway and Navigation Company--1880-1890.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1890.; Pillars of Hercules (Or.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Zephyr in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.
- A crowd is gathered around the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Denver Zephyr on its first trip to Hot Sulphur Springs (Grand County), Colorado. Shows the railroad station, a water tower and mesas in the distance.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Denver Zephyr (Express train)--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1930-1940.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1930-1940.;...
- 1934 Jun. 16
- Powerhouse, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Denver
- Men stand near the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy power house near West 48th and Fox Streets in Denver, Colorado. The brick power house with a smokestack is flanked by a viaduct with utility pipes. Railroad tracks are seen alongside the power plant.
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Power plants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Station at Laramie, Wyo.
- View of the Union Pacific Railroad depot in Laramie (Albany County), Wyoming. The brick building has a stone foundation and a hip roof with dormers and brackets. A phone booth and mailboxes are outside the depot.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Buildings--1950-1960.; Laramie (Wyo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Wyoming--Laramie--1950-1960.
- 1953 May 17
- The Royal Gorge
- View of the Royal Gorge shows Hanging Bridge and the Royal Gorge suspension bridge in Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. A Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad train is on standard tracks beside the Arkansas River, shows a combination...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Arkansas River--1920-1930.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1929
- Navajoe Indian squaw and child
- A Native American (Navajo) mother and child pose seated beside large rocks in Canyon de Chelly (later Canyon de Chelly National Monument), Arizona. The woman wears a bil (dress) and a bead necklace. The boy stands on a woven blanket.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1873
- A cow "camp" up in the mountains
- View of a campsite possibly in the Wind River Range in Wyoming. Two women sit and stand near a tent and a covered wagon (camper). The women have coifed hair and wear knee length dresses. The campsite is surrounded by a stand of aspens.
- Covered wagons--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Tents--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Women--Wyoming--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A 6,500 ft. [i.e. 2,500 ft.] cliff where we abandoned trip
- View of cliffs and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose County, Colorado.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Discovery &...
- 1900 September