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- Man in row boat on Grand Lake
- A man, possibly Joseph Collier, sits in a wood row boat on the shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. He wears a hat and has a beard. Several ridges of mountains are in the distance on the far side of the lake.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- View of Georgetown
- Stereographic view of the town of Georgetown standing in a half- mile valley between mountains in Clear Creek County, Colorado. A church is in the right background at the base of a hill.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Colorado Central R.R. train from Black Hawk to Golden
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train beside Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. Men pose beside the train, shows a wooden shack.
- 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.;...
- [between 1871 and 1890?]
- View from the pavilion at Beaver Creek Station, Colorado Central R.R.
- A view from the pavilion at Beaver Brook station shows tracks of the Colorado Central Railroad in Clear Creek Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado. Women stand at a wood frame structure along Clear Creek. The steep walls of the canyon are covered...
- 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?]
- Beaver Brook Station
- A view of the Beaver Brook station on the Colorado Central Railroad in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows an excursion train with passenger cars beside Clear Creek. A pile of logs is beside the train. A pavilion, water tank and...
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1880.; Pavilions--Colorado--Beaver...
- [between 1871 and 1880?]
- Mason bogie approaching South Park
- midground near the tracks. A ridge of snow-capped mountains is in the distance. Construction of the railroad line to the top of Kenosha Pass (about 76 miles southwest of Denver) was completed on May 19, 1879.; Stereographic view of a Mason bogie...
- Kenosha Pass (Colo.); Park County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Park County--1870-1880.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Park County-- 1870-1880.
- [1879?]
- Snake River Bridge
- A view of the Snake River near Taylors Bridge in Idaho. Shows a man on a rock at the edge of the river.
- Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--1870-1880.; Rivers--Idaho--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1871?]
- Railroad tracks near Aspen
- A track of the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad runs from the foreground around a steep, rocky cliff in Chalk Creek Canyon, south of Aspen, Colorado. A passenger train is in the background with a person standing on top of the locomotive.
- Pitkin County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1900.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Pitkin County--1870-1900.; Railroad...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Church ruins, Taos, New Mexico
- Stereographic view of the remains of a church at Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. A portion of one tower remains standing. A large cross stands in the left midground near the church remains.
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1870-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1870-1900.; Taos Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1870-1900.; Taos Pueblo(N.M.)--1870-1900.; Churches--New...
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Pueblo de Taos
- Stereographic view of Pueblo de Taos near Taos in New Mexico. Wood ladders are propped against several of the flat-roofed, adobe buildings at the pueblo.
- Taos (N.M.)--1870-1900.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Hidden Cascades on Rock Creek, Elk Mountain
- A view of a waterfall on a stream identified as Rock Creek, on Elk Mountain in Wyoming. The cascade is surrounded by a forest and boulders.
- Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Streams--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- 1871?
- Among the rocks of Pleasant Park, South of Denver
- View of Perry Park (Pleasant Park) in Douglas County, Colorado. Shows rock formations in a barren landscape with areas of brush nearby.
- Perry Park (Colo. : Flat)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Douglas County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Douglas County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1871?]
- Fortified Rock on the McElmo
- A view of Native American ((Ancestral Puebloan) ruins in McElmo Canyon in Hovenweep National Monument in Colorado. Shows a desert landscape with shrubbery near an ancient ruin integrated into a natural rock formation. People are seen at the summit...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Hovenweep National Monument--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Hovenweep National Monument--1870-1880.; Hovenweep National Monument...
- 1874
- Sinching [sic] on the pack
- Two men adjust the load on the back of a donkey in Colorado; shows a campsite with a tent, supplies, pots and pans.
- Donkeys--Colorado--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--1870-1880.; Pack animals--Colorado--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1871?]
- Cunningham Gulch, from the Highland Mary Mine
- A view of Cunningham Gulch from the Highland Mary Mine in San Juan County, Colorado shows Cunningham Creek and an encampment with tents. A miner stands near a tent and holds a tool or implement on his shoulder.
- Cunningham Creek (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cunningham Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan...
- 1871?
- Cascades at the head of Cunningham Gulch
- A view of the cascades at the head of Cunningham Gulch shows a heavily forested area in San Juan County, Colorado.
- Cunningham Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the...
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Cunningham Gulch, Tail to the North Star Mine
- A view of the trail to the North Star Mine in Cunningham Gulch in the San Juan Mountains in San Juan County, Colorado. A man with a horse crouches on a ledge on a steep cliff and aims a rifle.
- Cunningham Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Hunting--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.;...
- [1871?]
- View from the summit of King Solomon Mt.
- A view of a group of men and a horse at the summit of King Solomon Mountain in San Juan County, Colorado. Shows a mountainous snow-covered landscape with the peaks of the San Juan Mountain range in the distance.
- King Solomon Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Horses--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.;...
- [1871?]
- Head of Borens Gulch, Sierra La Plata
- A view of Borens Gulch in la Plata County, Colorado shows snowfields and fallen trees.
- La Plata County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; La Plata Mountains (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Arroyos--Colorado--La Plata County--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--La Plata County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1875]
- Punch and Judy, isolated sandstone monuments of the San Juan
- A view of rock formations identified as Punch and Judy near the San Juan River in probably Utah. Shows two pillar formations of resistant sedimentary rock on top of a sedimentary cliff in a desert landscape.
- Expeditions & surveys--Utah--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1871?]
- Cave Ruins in the bluffs overhanging the San Juan River
- View of Native American ((Ancestral Puebloan) ruins under a cliff overhang near the San Juan River in the Four Corners region. A man is seen near the ruins on a ledge with the river below the cliffs. Probably a camera bellows and lens is on a ledge...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1870-1880.; Four Corners Region--1870-1880.; San Juan River...
- [1871?]
- Ruins in Montezuma Canon encircled by large stones set upright in the earth
- A view of Montezuma (Mancos) Canyon in Montezuma County, Colorado shows a line of stone posts in an upright position at the perimeter of Native American ((Ancestral Puebloan) ruins.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Colorado--Montezuma County--1870-1880.; Montezuma County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Archaeological...
- between 1870 and 1878]
- View in She-paul-a-wee, Moquis houses
- A view of a pueblo building in Sipaulovi on Second Mesa, part of the the Hopi (Moqui, Moki) Indian Reservation in Arizona. Shows adobe and stone buildings with ladders against the walls.
- Hopi Indians--Structures--Arizona--Sipaulovi--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Structures--Arizona--Sipaulovi--1870-1880.; Pueblo Indians--Structures--Arizona--Sipaulovi--1870-1880.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Sipaulovi...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Bakers Park, milk cart
- A view of a man and a burro with a wooden keg on its back in Bakers Park (Silverton, San Juan County), Colorado. The man dispenses milk from the keg into a small pitcher.
- Bakers Park (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Milkmen--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Pack animals--Colorado--Bakers Park--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [1871?]
- Mountain City bridge
- A view of a Colorado Central Railroad train on a wooden trestle bridge at Packard Gulch near Mountain City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Men are in and on top of the train. Buildings are on a hillside in the distance.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Packard Gulch (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1880.; Railroads--Colorado--Mountain City--1870-1880.; Trestles--Colorado--Mountain...
- [between 1878?]
- Mule Shoe bend
- View of a curve on the Denver and Rio Grande line known as Mule Shoe Curve on Veta Pass (La Veta Pass) in Huerfano County, Colorado. A steam engine, flat cars and freight cars are on the railroad tracks. Shows a man near a canvas tent, the stone...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.
- [between 1877 and 1890?]
- Beebee House
- Stereographic view of a group of people sitting on a stagecoach in front of the Beebee House, a hotel in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The stagecoach is pulled by three teams of horses. Another stagecoach, with a group of men standing on it, is in...
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Beebee House (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- Man in row boat on Grand Lake
- A man sits in a row boat near the shore of Grand Lake in Grand County, Colorado. He wears a hat and holds the oars in his hands. A mountain ridge is in the distance at the far side of the lake. Several shrubs are on the shore in the foreground.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1877?]
- View east from Arapahoe School
- View of Victorian houses and the First Baptist Church in what is now the Central Business District in Denver, Colorado. The two story brick house at the corner of 18th (Eighteenth) Street and Arapahoe Street has a hip roof with a widow's walk,...
- Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Churches--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Residential streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
- [between 1873 and 1874]
- Grand Canon; Sheavwitz Crossing
- A man, probably a member of the geological survey, wears a hat and stands on a rocky ridge at the edge of the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona, at Shivwits Plateau. Shows layered canyon walls in the distance.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Shivwits Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand...
- 1872
- Mouth of Kanab Wash
- View of steep rock walls, a narrow valley and Kanab Creek in Kanab Canyon (Coconino County), Arizona. Rocks and a structure, possibly a tent, are beside the creek bed.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Creek (Utah and Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Streams--Arizona--Coconino...
- 1872
- Main Street, Alma, Mt. Bross above clouds
- View northwest along upper Main Street in Alma, (10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado, includes wood frame and false front commercial buildings lining the street. A sign on the two-story false-front at the bend in the street reads "Capital Hotel...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Bross, Mount (Colo.)
- 1885
- Alma 1885, May 9th
- This view west, across the Middle Fork of the South Platte River, near Alma, (elevation 10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado, consists of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, painted false front commercial buildings, log cabins, smelting works...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Churches--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- 1885 May 9
- Decoration Day, Alma, showing upper part of Main St. and Mt. Bross in distance, May 30th 1885
- View northwest along upper Main Street in Alma, (10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado. Uniformed men with American flags march in the Decoration parade. Log cabins, front gable and wood frame residences, and false front commercial buildings line...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bross, Mount (Colo.); Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- 1885 May 30
- Marshall Pass under Mt. Ouray
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Railway steam engine on a trestle on Marshall Pass in Saguache County, Colorado. Men pose in the engine cab. Shows a portion of Mount Ouray in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1881 and 1886]
- The town of Alma, South Park, Colorado
- View west, across the Middle Fork of the South Platte River and mine tailings, to Alma, (elev. 10,353 feet) in South Park, Park County, Colorado, consists of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, painted false front commercial buildings, log cabins,...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890]
- Looking W. from S. cor. Dump Mt.
- Men in suits and hats pose beside a Denver and Rio Grande engine and passenger cars on Dump Mountain on Veta Pass (La Veta Pass) in Huerfano County, Colorado. Shows rock slopes and a valley in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1870-1890.; Dump Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Huerfano County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Huerfano County--1870-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Huerfano...
- [between 1877 and 1890?]
- Marble Canon
- Sun reflects off the surface of the Colorado River in Marble Canyon (later part of Grand Canyon National Park), Arizona. Shows talus beside the river and eroded sandstone and limestone walls.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Marble Canyon (Coconino County, Ariz. : Canyon)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Rivers--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.;...
- 1872
- Ute Indian Agency, 25 miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River. Four Chiefs. Captain Billy on the left.
- Portrait of four Native American Ute chiefs, an agent, and an interpreter at the Ute Indian Agency, twenty five miles below Ouray on the Uncompahgre River, probably San Juan County, Colorado. The people are identified as Tabuchakat, Pahant, J. B....
- Indians of North America--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Captain Billy.; Pah-ant, Ute Indian.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.; Thompson, J. B., Major.
- 1878?
- Grand Canon of the Colorado
- A man with a hat and tall boots, a member of the Corps of Engineers, sits and poses on a rock at probably Toroweap Point on the edge of a chasm at the Grand Canyon (later Grand Canyon National Park), in Arizona. Shows rounded sandstone rocks and...
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1872
- View of Grand Lake
- Stereographic view of Grand Lake and Long's Peak in Grand County, Colorado. A large basket made from thin branches sits on the sandy shore and tall pine trees stand along the shore of the lake.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Grand Lake (Colo. : Lake)--1870-1900.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Baskets--1870-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1900.; Pines--Colorado--Grand County--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Chestnut Street from Harrison Avenue
- View west on Chestnut Street, once considered the main street, in Leadville, Colorado; shows muddy street, horse drawn wagons and covered wagons, and pedestrians. Business signs include "Boot & Shoe Store," "St. James Restuarant," "Drugstore,"...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [1879]
- Windsor Hotel
- Stereographic view of the Windsor Hotel at the northeast corner of 18th (Eighteenth) and Larimer streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The hotel, built by an English firm under the direction of James Duff, opened its doors June 23, 1880. The...
- Signs and signboards--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Awnings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Flags--American--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Stone...
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Railroad track in Clear Creek Canyon
- Stereographic view of a railroad track, probably of the Colorado Central Railroad, curving through the foreground in Clear Creek Canyon in Colorado. Large rocky cliffs stand on both sides of the track in the midground and background.
- Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--1870-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Central City
- Stereographic view of a locomotive of the Colorado Central Railroad looking toward Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado in the distance. A man stands with hands on hips at the side of the locomotive, and another man leans against the front of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Gilpin County--1870-1900.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- Golden, looking north
- Early view north over Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows a group of young boys playing in a open field with wood frame and brick buildings and the Rocky Mountain Front Range in the distance. Information printed on back of stereo card: "This...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Golden, looking east
- Early view east of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows wood frame and brick buildings along the gridlines of dirt streets, with North and South Table Mountains in background. A wash or irrigation ditch shows in foreground. Information printed...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- Leadville or bust, Leadvill [sic] not busted
- View from a wooded slope west across the Arkansas River Valley and Leadville, Colorado, to the Continental Divide. The town consists of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, false fronts and smelting and ore sampling works.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1877-1879]
- Mt. Bross above the clouds
- This view down a muddy road across a plank bridge in Alma, (elevation, 10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado, includes a man and a woman in front of large tent. A "Photographing" sign shows on a tall post. Small wood frame buildings, including a...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Churches--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1886]
- Alma from the east
- A man in a white shirt, vest and hat leans on a tree stump on a hill above tailing piles and the Middle Fork of the South Platte River, in Alma, (elevation 10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado. The town, in the background, consists of wood frame...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [1882]