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- White Dog Saloon in 1898
- A bartender stands behind a bar in the White Dog Saloon probably in Colorado. A patron stands near the bar, waves a gun in one hand and a cigar in the other. Another man leans his elbow on the bar and holds a cigar to his mouth. Advertising signs...
- Bars--Colorado--1898-1900.; Bartenders--Colorado--1898-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--1898-1900.
- 1898
- Early day caboose on exhibit at Silver Plume, Colorado.
- A Colorado and Southern caboose is parked on on wooden blocks in Silver Plume (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The caboose has an observation area on the roof with windows on all sides. Letters on the caboose read: "Colorado and Southern" and...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Silver Plume--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Interior view, St. James Episcopal Church, Meeker, Colorado
- Interior of St. James Episcopal Church, 368 Fourth (4th) Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows the sanctuary decorated with sheaths of wheat and grape vines wrapped on decorative brass framework in front of the pulpit. The wooden altar...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Meeker--1920-1940.; Interiors.; St. James Episcopal Church (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Riverview, Colo.
- View of Riverview, Jefferson County, Colorado; shows houses, horses, and Buffalo Creek.
- Riverview (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- Rye, Colorado
- View along main street of Rye, Pueblo County, Colorado, shows houses, trees, shrubs, cars and a "Conoco" sign.
- Rye (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Rye, Colorado
- View over Rye, Pueblo County, Colorado, shows buildings concealed by mature trees, a brick, flat roofed civic building and plains in distance.
- Rye (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Rye, Colorado
- View of a paved street in Rye, Pueblo County, Colorado, shows cars and trucks, sidewalks, flat-roofed commercial buildings with "Conoco" and "KCG Upholstering Furniture," signs.
- Rye (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Georgetown in winter
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking south taken from Griffith Mountain. Visible landmarks include the new Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the Cushman Block, the old schoolhouse, Grace Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church, and the tower...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1940.
- [between 1918 and 1940?]
- Lower Creede, Colo.
- The town of Creede, in Mineral County, Colorado, is nestled in a steep valley surrounded by steep, rocky mountains. Evergreen trees grow on the hillside surrounding the town.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- May, 1892
- Panorama of Marble, Colorado
- Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado, consists of frame dwellings and commercial buildings, including the fire tower, built in 1910. The Thode Lumber Company is housed in the white building (with three little windows) across the street. The white,...
- Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- [between 1912 and 1918?]
- Panorama of Climax, Colo.
- Aerial view of the molybdenum mining town of Climax (Lake County), Colorado. Shows workers houses, industrial buildings, trestles and the frozen settling basin.
- Climax Molybdenum Company--1940-1950.; Molybdenum mines and mining--Colorado--Climax--1940-1950.; Climax (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Climax--1940-1950.; Settling basins--Colorado--Climax--1940-1950.
- [between 1943 and 1944]
- Harrison Ave., Leadville, Colo.
- View southeast down Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado includes automobiles and trucks on the street and parked diagonally. Landmark buildings include the Hotel Vendome, the Hotel Delaware, the old Lake County Courthouse, the Fox Theater, the...
- American National Bank (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Hotel Delaware (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Hotel Vendome (Leadville, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Leadville (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1935]
- Memorial Day '1896, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of large crowd lining boardwalks on both sides of street watching Memorial Day parade, Cripple Creek, Colorado; several one-story wooden framed commercial buildings line the street; business signs include: "Burkhardt Bros. Meat Market,"...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holidays--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Naturita, Colo
- View of Naturita, uranium mining town in Montrose County, Colorado, includes frame dwellings and commercial buildings and meadows along the San Miguel River valley.
- Naturita (Colo.)--1930-1940.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Lobby Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Colo.
- Interior view of the lobby of the Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows floral rugs on the lobby floor, a two sided writing table, and a door in corner with a sign: "Children Play Room." The front desk has flanking mirrors, and a...
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Rugs.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Lobby Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Colo.
- Interior view of the lobby of the Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, with sunlight streaming through upper story skylight on the central grand stairway with turned balusters. Boston ferns are on the newel posts, and floral rugs cover...
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Stairways--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.
- [1924]
- Lobby Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Colo.
- Interior view of the lobby of the Beaumont Hotel, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, with sunlight streaming through an upper story skylight. A man stands behind the front desk, and the center stairway has Boston ferns on the newel posts.
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotel front desk personnel--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.
- [1924]
- The Old Community Church - Penrose, Colo.
- View of the Old Community Church in Penrose, Colorado in Fremont County. The frame building has a gable and a chimney. A one-story shed with a flat roof is next to the building.
- Penrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Penrose--1920-1930.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Penrose--1920-1930.
- [1924?]
- Early day scene, Fourth of July, 1901 parade, Ouray, Colo.
- A six horse team draws a stagecoach through the intersection of Main Street and Sixth (6th) Avenue, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; strings of light bulbs and flags hang across the intersection for the 4th of July celebration. Spectators watch the...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1910.
- July 1901
- Scene at Wolcott, Colo. Highway U. S. 24 on the Eagle River
- View of a gas station in Wolcott, Eagle County, Colorado; shows a log and frame building. Signs read: "Willard Storage Batteries," "Dreamland Dance," "Only 3.2% Beer Sold Here," and "Penz Oil;" plaster birds perch on eaves.
- Wolcott (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Wolcott--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Broadcasting Station, Tiny Town, Colo.
- View over the one-sixth scale broadcasting station with KFEL radio towers, Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. The miniature village was created by George Turner and opened to the public in 1920. The large adobe pueblo in...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Radio stations--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1937]
- Miniature train at Tiny Town
- The engineer takes engine No. 1700, a small scaled coal burning steam engine with sightseers in passenger cars on a ride around the miniature village of Tiny Town, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Miniature railroads--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1937]
- Panorama of Tiny Town in Turkey Creek Canon
- View over the one sixth scale miniature village of Tiny Town in Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the changes Harry Frazer made after the departure of George Turner.
- Frazer, Harry--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1927 and 1937]
- Scene at Tabernash, Colo.
- View of L. C. Hinds Cash Store, Tabernash, Grand County, Colorado, shows the two story false front with covered walkway. An automobile with its top down parks in front of the store. A foreground sign with an arrow reads: "Bart Inn Cafe, meals &...
- L. C. Hinds Cash Store (Tabernash, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tabernash (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Tabernash--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Christian Church, Windsor, Colo.
- The Christian Church in Windsor, Weld County, Colorado, is a frame building with a covered entry, a belltower, and arched windows.
- Windsor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Churches--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- City Hall, Windsor, Colo.
- In Windsor, Weld County, Colorado, the Windsor Fire Department poses on their truck; the brick building behind them has columns, a bracketed cornice, and lettering: "City Hall," "1909."
- Windsor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; City & town halls--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Cohagen Hall, Windsor, Colo.
- Cohagen Hall, Windsor, Weld County, Colorado, is a brick building with a hipped, tile roof, a walk-up entrance and a flat-roofed porch.
- Windsor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dwellings--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Bethel American Lutheran Church, Windsor, Colo.
- Bethel American Lutheran Church, in Windsor, Weld County, Colorado, is a stucco building with stone trim and a hipped roof; landscaping includes flowering bushes.
- Windsor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lutheran churches--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Grand View Hotel, Shawnee, Colo.
- View of Grand View Hotel, Shawnee, Park County, Colorado: a frame building with bay window, porch and balcony.
- Grand View Hotel (Shawnee, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Shawnee (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Shawnee--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- First National Bank, Windsor, Colo.
- First National Bank, Windsor, Weld County, Colorado is a brick building; automobiles park in the streets. Signs read: "Hotel," "Public Service," "Benton Motors, Chrysler Plymouth," and "Bakery."
- First National Bank (Windsor, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Windsor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Banks--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Great Western Sugar factory, Windsor, Colo.
- Great Western Sugar factory, Windsor, Weld County, Colorado, is a beet processing plant with a smokestack, water tower and storage silos.
- Great Western Sugar Company--1930-1940.; Windsor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Silos--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.; Sugar industry--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.; Water towers--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Methodist Church, Windsor, Colo.
- First Methodist Episcopal Church (dedicated February 21, 1915) of Windsor, Weld County, Colorado, is a brick building with arched windows, columns, and a faceted, domed skylight.
- Windsor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Methodist Episcopal Churches--Colorado--Windsor--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Old time train over famous Georgetown Loop route to Clear Creek mining districts
- View of the Colorado and Southern steam engine No. 7 and passenger cars in Silver Plume, Colorado. Mount Pendleton is in the background.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1910-1930.; Pendleton, Mount (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1910-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Silver Plume--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- London Butte Mine Alma, Colo.
- View of the London Butte Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Alma--1920-1930.; Alma (Colo.)--1920-1930.; London Butte Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Mines in London District, Alma, Colo.
- View of mines that include the London Butte near Alma (Park County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Alma--1920-1930.; Alma (Colo.)--1920-1930.; London Butte Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Scene at London Mining District, Alma, Colo.
- View of mines that include the London Butte Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Alma--1920-1930.; Alma (Colo.)--1920-1930.; London Butte Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Rotary plow at work, U P Blockade
- View of an Union Pacific Railroad engine equipped with a rotary snowplow, Colorado. Men with shovels look on, from deep snow flanking the tracks. A water tower is in the background.
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1910-1920.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Gold King Mine Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Miners pose with wheelbarrows by the entrance to the Gold King Mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. A separator screen is nearby.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold King Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Gold King Mine, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Men and women pose by the head frame of the Gold King Mine near Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. A sign reads: "Gold King Mine Site Of First Discovery Of Gold In Cripple Creek". An automobile and pickup truck are parked nearby.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Gold King Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1960.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1960.
- [between 1945 and 1955]
- El Pomar, Retreat Center, Colorado Springs, Colo. view from swimming pool
- View from swimming pool and over a balustrade of the El Pomar Retreat Center, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Pomar Retreat Center (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Religious retreats--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- El Pomar, Retreat Center, Colorado Springs, Colo., sunken gardens
- View from steps over balustrade and sunken gardens of the El Pomar Retreat Center, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Pomar Retreat Center (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Balustrades--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Gardens--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Religious retreats--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Chapel, El Pomar, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Veiled nuns pray inside the chapel of the El Pomar Retreat Center, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Flowers adorn the statues of the Virgin Mary and Jesus; a crucifix and candles are on the cloth covered altar.
- El Pomar Retreat Center (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Chapels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Nuns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Religious retreats--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- El Pomar, Retreat Center, Colorado Springs, Colo.
- View of the landscaped gardens of the El Pomar Retreat Center, Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes, fountains, sculpture, arbors with vines, and metal lawn funiture.
- El Pomar Retreat Center (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1940-1960.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fountains--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1960.; Gardens--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- El Pomar Retreat Center, Colorado Springs, Colo., Sacred Heart Hall
- Bedroom in Sacred Heart Hall, El Pomar Retreat Center, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, includes a twin bed, mirrored wall, chandelier, ornate fireplace and statue of Jesus.
- El Pomar Retreat Center (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1940-1950.; Religious retreats--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- An old timer panning gold
- An elderly man placer mines along the banks of an unidentified stream, Colorado.
- Aged persons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1900-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Old Time Assayers Office, Cripple Creek, Colo
- Interior view of a mine assay laboratory in Cripple Creek, Colorado; shows a brick retort furnace, washtubs, buckets, a shovel, pulleys and drive belts.
- Assaying--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.--1880-1900.; Gold--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.; Laboratories--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- South Platte dredge, Fairplay, Colo.
- Hydraulic placer gold mining dredge on the South Platte River, Fairplay, Park County, Colorado.
- Dredges--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.; Gold dredging--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.; Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- Bailey, Colo.
- In the town of Bailey, Colorado, a grassy island is in the center of three roads, marked by road markers. A rectangular, clapboard, two- story building with gablets and a gabled roof has a "Red & White" sign on it and three cars parked in front of...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- The dredge, Fairplay, Colo.
- Hydraulic placer gold mining dredge with shed and equipment, Fairplay, Park County, Colorado.
- Dredges--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.; Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- The dredge, Fairplay, Colo.
- Hydraulic placer gold mining dredge, Fairplay, Park County, Colorado.
- Dredges--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.; Gold dredging--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.; Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1940.
- [1930?]