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- Longmont's Cornet Band serenading at Fourth and Kimbark.
- View of the Cornet Band in the intersection of Fourth (4th) Avenue and Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado, taken from upper a window of the old City Hall. Townspeople look on as the uniformed band plays in a circle formation with the bass and snare...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Band uniforms--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Longmont--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Off to the war
- "Longmont Colorado, April 29th 1898, old Burlington Depot, Company C, Colorado National Guard embarking for camp Adams at Denver where they expected to be sworn into the service of the United States." A large group of uniformed men including Capt....
- Colorado. National Guard--1890-1900.; Longmont (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Soldiers--American--Colorado--Longmont--1890-1900.; Sullivan, Neil.; Spanish-American War, 1898.
- [1898]
- Ruins of Masonic Temple fire
- View of the ruins of the Masonic Temple and nearby storefronts, Main Street, Longmont, Colorado. "The three story lodge building adjoined Dickens Opera House, shown at extreme right. Thomas Butler Hardware store did not burn, but collapse of Temple...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fires--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- 1905 February 13
- Laying of corner stone, new City Hall, Longmont, Colo.
- A large crowd gathers around a platform with tripod supporting the cornerstone for the new Longmont City Hall, Fourth (4th) Avenue and Kimbark Street, Colorado, June 1921. Several officials sit nearby on the platform and band members are at the far...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; City & town halls--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.; Cornerstone laying--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
- June 1921
- 50th anniversary of White River National Forest
- John T. Barnett, President of Colorado State Planning Commission, deliver an address on the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest, on the side of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, Meeker, Colorado. Townspeople listen to the...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Barnett, John T.
- October 11, 1941
- 50th anniversary of White River National Forest
- Regional Forester Allen S. Peck responds to address of welcome at the fiftieth anniversary of the White River National Forest, on the side of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, Meeker, Colorado. Governor Ralph L. Carr sits on left with two other...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Courthouses--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.; Carr, Ralph L. (Ralph Lawrence), 1887-1950.; Peck, Allen S.
- 1941 October 11
- Exhibition of old time square dancing
- Townspeople gather around two sets of dancers from the White Powell Community Club on lower White River at the 50th anniversary celebration of founding White River National Forest, in front of the Rio Blanco County Courthouse, Meeker, Colorado.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1940-1950.; White River National Forest (Colo.)--Commemoration.; Square dancing--Colorado--Meeker--1940-1950.
- October 11, 1941
- Flood, Ouray
- A group of townspeople survey the 1919 flood rock debris along a residential street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Flood, Ouray
- Townspeople divert water and clear rock and branch debris after the 1919 flood, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Ouray--1910-1920.
- 1919
- Ouray fire
- Townspeople survey the vast destruction of a fire, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado. View includes a man and woman on horseback, groups of men, a person on a timber supported boardwalk leading to a plank road, charred trees, parts of stoves and wooden...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Watching the water fights, 1:30 PM.
- Townspeople gather along Main Street in front the the Bear Creek Store, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, to watch the parade and water fights, during the 4th of July celebration. Signs read: "Antiques And Glass," "Westside Gallery" and the "Alpine...
- Ouray (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1970-1980.
- 1979 July 4
- Walden in 1887, the entire population at that time
- Townspeople of Walden, North Park, Jackson County, Colorado, pose by the towns first log house built by I. H. Greene in 1885. The group includes: 1. Ruth Rathbun, 2. Mrs. Shippey, 3. Maud Rathbun, 4. Ike Greene (with transit,) 5. Doc Squires (a...
- Walden (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Alamosa High School, burned Apr 1930
- The burned out Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado is a two-story brick shell, which burned April 26, 1930. Townspeople gather outside the smoke blackened brick building with its missing roof. Automobiles and trucks fill the...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.
- 1930
- Early Alamosa, 1875 or 1876
- Townspeople pose in front of tent and simple wood frame front gable structures labelled with signs "Conejos Ave," "post office," and "Ames House," in Alamosa, Colorado. The group is mostly men in suits, hats, and work clothes. Some men have rifles,...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Burke, C. (Carolyn); Gerteisen, John.
- [between 1875 and 1876]
- Laying of corner stone of Washington County Court House at Akron, Colo.
- Townspeople gather for the laying of the cornerstone of the Washington County Courthouse in Akron, Colorado. A large group of about 80 people are gathered around the upright wood framing. There is an outhouse in the foreground and one-story...
- Akron (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Washington County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Building construction--Colorado--Akron--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Akron--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Washington County--1900-1910.
- 1909
- J. E. Zrieum (?) at front of ladder, left. Rob Weaver, climber
- Townspeople line edge of Alpine Street (6th, Sixth) for a parade, Georgetown, Colorado. Fireman hold up a tall ladder as one of them climbs to top. Climber identified as Rob Weaver; J. E. (Zreium ?) is at front of ladder on left. Spectators hang...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- View down the street from our house, Bull Hill, Altman, Colorado
- View down a main street in Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor, on a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff, Teller County, shows the wide muddy street with a horse-drawn "Gillett Dairy" wagon, and townspeople in front of wood...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Altman--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1896]
- Looking west, Ault, Colorado
- Main street Ault, Weld County, Colorado, shows townspeople standing along boardwalks of the wood frame false fronts. The street is wheel tracked and has a center muddy area. Signs include: "Ault Hotel", "Groceries, Dry Goods & General Merchandise,"...
- Ault (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Ault--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Joe Block in front of his meat market, Crested Butte, Colo.
- Townspeople pose in doorways along a false front commercial block, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. Joseph Block wears a white apron and sits in front of his meat market. The long building features four storefronts with large pane windows...
- Crested Butte (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.; Facades--Colorado--Crested Butte--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view of the burning Court Exchange Bar on the west side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, dark smoke billows from the building while townspeople look on from the street. Men holding a firehose spray water through a window. A chef...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view of the burning Court Exchange Bar and the buildings between the Lake County Courthouse and the Fox Theater on the west side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, dark smoke billows from the courthouse while townspeople look on...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Theaters--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Lake County Courthouse fire
- In this view of the burning Court Exchange Bar on the west side of Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado, dark smoke billows from the building while townspeople look on from the street. Men holding a firehose spray water through a window. A chef...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.; Fires--Colorado--Leadville--1940-1950.
- 1942 June 29
- Five Utes and one white man
- Ute Indians and a white man pose on horseback in front of the two-story Preston & Verry News Depot, Gunnison, Colorado; townspeople look on. A large street clock hangs on the business sign.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1880]
- Cornet Creek flood
- View northwest down Colorado Avenue after the Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado; shows First National Bank Building on corner of Fir and Colorado, three false front businesses, the Sheridan Hotel, the San Miguel County...
- Cornet Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Business districts--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.
- July 1914
- Early Telluride
- Telluride Silver Cornet (?) Band parades west on Main Street (Colorado Avenue), Telluride, Colorado. Townspeople line street to watch Fourth of July parade. Businesses include: A. J. Vart, Merchant, two-story Sheridan commercial block, and...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Marching bands--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Fourth of July Parade on Colorado Avenue, Telluride
- Fire department race on Main Street (Colorado Avenue), Telluride, Colorado. Townspeople line street and perch on rooftops to watch Fourth of July event in front of wood frame residences and businesses. Firemen in trunks pull fire hose cart to...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Racing--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Main Street, Telluride
- View east on Main Street (Colorado Avenue), Telluride, Colorado. Townspeople line boardwalks fronting Sheridan Hotel, adjacent two-story commercial block, and past First National Bank building. Street has muddy wagon wheel ruts and snow covers San...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1905]
- New Sheridan, Telluride, Colo
- Townspeople line boardwalk in front of the New Sheridan and adjacent two-story Sheridan commercial block on Colorado Avenue, Telluride, Colorado, possibly for a funeral procession. A casket is in a decorative horse-drawn coach in front of hotel....
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1910.
- [between 1899 and 1910?]
- Cornet Creek flood
- View south down Oak Street filled with mud and debris from the disastrous Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado. Townspeople survey damage. Jack Hawkins' two-story wood frame Victorian with front porch and second story bay window...
- Cornet Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.
- July 1914
- Cable for the Nellie Tramway, Length 10810, Weight 1700 lbs.
- Colorado freighter David Wood's mules loaded with cable for the Nellie Tramway, July 3, 1897 on Main Street (Colorado Avenue), Telluride, Colorado. Fifty-two mules carry load of continuous coil for a total length of 10,810 feet without splices....
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mules--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [1897]
- Parade on Colorado Avenue, Telluride
- Fraternal order parades west on Main Street (Colorado Avenue), Telluride, Colorado. Townspeople line boardwalks to watch Fourth of July parade in front of wood frame and a few brick businesses. On north side: First National Bank building, San...
- Telluride (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Telluride--1890-1900.
- [1897]
- Cornet Creek flood
- View southeast down Cornet Creek after the flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado. Jack Hawkins' two-story wood frame Victorian with front porch and second story bay window tilts on side from flood waters in centerground; smaller destroyed...
- Hawkins, Jack--Homes & haunts--1910-1920.; Cornet Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Telluride (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Telluride--1910-1920.
- July 1914
- Victor, Colo.
- View of Bob & Evelyn Brown with dog standing on ridge cut above Victor, Colorado, on outskirts of town; same location where townspeople fled for safety from August 21, 1899 fire using Florence & Cripple Creek railroad cars to move belongings;...
- Victor (Colo.)--1970-1980.
- 1971
- 1st meat market in Gunnison
- Townspeople and shopkeepers pose on west side of Main Street between Virginia and Georgia, Gunnison, Colorado. J. D. Miller and James Keenan are in front of the "Meat Market," with carcasses hung by door. Other businesses include: "City Bakery,"...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1880
- Indians trading at Gunnison
- Traders on horseback and townspeople pose in front of the Brann & Bloch, Gus. Levi & Co. General Merchadise store in Gunnison, Colorado.
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; General stores--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Trading posts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- [1880 and 1885]
- Miller meat market, section of business district
- Townspeople and shopkeepers pose on west side of Main Street between Virginia and Georgia, Gunnison, Colorado. J. D. Miller and James Keenan are in front of the "Meat Market," with carcasses hung by door. Other false front businesses include: "City...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--1880-1890.; Keenan, James.; Miller, J. D.
- [between 1880 and 1881]
- Golden, Colo. 10th & Ford Street flood
- Townspeople survey the July 24, 1896, Clear Creek flood damage at 10th (Tenth) and Ford Streets, Tucker Gluch, Golden Jefferson County, Colorado. Two women with a child and umbrella stand at a wooden rail above the eroded riverbanks; several men...
- Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.
- 1896 July 24
- 300 block Main
- View along the 300 block of Main Street, Longmont, Colorado, shows townspeople gathered around and on a freshly cut cottonwood tree. A man poses with an ax over his shoulder; a boy sits on his bicycle holding on to a tree branch. The brick...
- Cottonwood--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [1901]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 38, 1911 September 16
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 48, 1911 November 25
- The Good Old Days: Grigsby Family History
- Intensive document covering the Grisby family history starting in the early 1870's in Iowa.
- 2012 June 20
- Western History Subject Index
- Crime and criminals. Extortion. Montana
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- Georgetown, Colorado
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- grand lake, colorado
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- Holidays. Christmas
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- Holidays, Christmas. Colorado. Palmer lake