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- Road to Manitou Grand Caverns
- View of carriages on a steep dirt road to the Grand Caverns (Manitou Caverns, Cave of the Winds) in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a valley, houses, and outbuildings. Manitou Springs and probably Iron Mountain are in the distance.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Road to Manitou Grand caverns
- View of a carriage on a steep dirt road to Manitou Caverns (Cave of the Winds) in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows a valley, houses, and outbuildings. Manitou Springs and probably Iron Mountain are in the distance.
- Roads, Earth--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- The Golden Gate
- A dirt road winds along a cliff through Golden Gate gap in Golden Gate Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Wooden struts and logs support the road. Shows forests, a rocky stream bed, and a rock formation on the road identified as the Pillar...
- Golden Gate (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Golden Gate Canyon (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Dirt roads--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- M. & P.P. Ry. nearing the Summit
- The Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway winds along rocky slopes to the summit of Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Clouds roll over the top of the 14,110 foot summit.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Clouds--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Narrows in Williams Canyon
- A dirt road winds through a narrow rock opening identified as The Narrows in Williams Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Dirt roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Williams Canon
- View of a natural amphitheater and the steep walls of Williams Canyon, north of Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Signs on a wood frame building read "Cave Trail" and "Cave Open", a reference to what later became Cave of the Winds. Shows...
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Keota panorama from railroad windmill tower
- A dirt road winds through the town of Keota, Colorado in Weld County, past a wood-frame boarding house with a flat roof. Commercial storefronts are along the road.
- Keota (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Keota--1950-1960.
- 1955 July 19
- View from Wild Cat Point, Lookout Mtn. Auto Road
- Eastward view of North and South Table Mountains and town of Golden from Wild Cat Point on the Lookout Mountain Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado (Denver Mountain Park system); road winds down mountainside.
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Store interior
- View of a large store interior in Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows the manager Joe Luxon in a suit, Jim Hargusin, Axial stage driver in doorway, Burt Rank, butcher in an apron, E. L. Davis, Charlie Groves, clerks and customer Joe Peltier....
- Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Merchants--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Long's Peak, Estes Park
- View of 14,255-foot Longs Peak from an auto road in Estes Park, Colorado; road winds near fenced mountain meadow, with peak in background.
- Longs Peak (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1909 and 1916]
- Sky Line Drive, Canon City Colo.
- View of Skyline Drive west of Canon City, Colorado; dirt road on top of narrow plateau disappears near horizon; at right, a rock formation casts shadow on the road; at left, dirt road winds through valley.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1903 and 1920]
- Sky Line Drive, Canon City, Colo.
- View of Skyline Drive west of Canon City, Colorado; shadow falls on dirt road from rock formation at right; road winds at left in distant valley; mountains in background.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1903 and 1920]
- Mary's Lake, Estes Park
- View of Mary's Lake south of Estes Park, Colorado; dirt road winds along lake.
- Mary's Lake (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- The Narrows, Clear Creek Canon
- The narrow-gauge track of the Colorado and Southern Railway winds through a narrow portion of Clear Creek Canyon, west of Denver, Colorado; supporting rocks of the railroad bed are shown at left; telegraph poles are halfway up steep canyon wall;...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1900-1920.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.; Streams--Colorado--Clear Creek Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- North Cheyenne Canon
- View of North Cheyenne Canyon west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; dirt road winds to right among trees; rock formations tower at center and right.
- North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Cheyenne Canyon--1900-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Cheyenne Canyon--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Continental Divide, Estes Park
- View of a range of Rocky Mountains on the Continental Divide west of Estes Park, Colorado; a dirt road winds through fenced mountain meadow.
- Rocky Mountains--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920]
- The Horseshoe, from West Ouray, Colorado
- View of Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, and the Horseshoe, also called the Amphitheater. Town buildings are in the foreground.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Hot Springs Poncha
- View over Poncha Springs, Chaffee County, Colorado, shows the circular bath house, a pipe from the spring winds around the cross-gabled Poncha House Hotel and outbuildings, tracks and grade of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad cut through the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Poncha Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Poncha Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1903?]
- Birdseye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Bird's eye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado; plat of streets, residences and commercial buildings.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- South Main St. looking south east
- A dirt road winds past a row of abandoned log buildings in Spar City (Fisher City, Lime Creek), Mineral County, Colorado.
- Spar City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Spar City--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Spar City--1960-1970.
- 1960
- View from the top of a small knoll south of the town of Turret, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- A grave is surrounded by a picket fence on a knoll in the ghost town of Turret, Colorado in Chaffee County. Brush grows around the grave and a dirt road winds toward the ghost town.
- Turret (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Graves--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.
- Summer 1975
- Virginia Canon
- View of Virginia Canyon, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows road beside a dry creek bed.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Virginia Canyon (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1880.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1880]
- The famous railroad Loop, near Georgetown, Colorado, U.S. A.
- A Colorado and Southern narrow gauge train makes its way east towards the Devil's Gate High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop in Clear Creek County, above Georgetown, Colorado. The railroad tracks winds its along Clear Creek and on slopes to make the...
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.
- 1894
- High Bridge above Georgetown, Colo. C. C. R. R.
- View of a Colorado Central narrow gauge train on Devil's Gate High Bridge (300 feet long, 96 feet above Clear Creek, set on a two percent grade) Clear Creek County, Colorado. The Loop winds its way between Georgetown and Silver Plume.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880- 1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1895]
- The Loop in the U. P. Ry. near Georgetown
- View west towards Silver Plume shows a Union Pacific train on the Devil's Gate High Bridge on the Colorado and Southern railroad, Clear Creek County, Colorado. The Loop winds its way between Georgetown and Silver Plume.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1880-1890.; Union Pacific Railway Company--1880-1890.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1895]
- M. & P. P. Ry. near the summit
- The Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway, (Cog Road), winds along rocky slopes to the summit of Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado. Clouds roll over the top of the 14,110 foot summit.
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1890-1900.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895]
- Antlers Hotel fire
- Men walk among furniture evacuated from the Antlers Hotel as flames engulf the Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado inn. High winds and an explosion fed fire that consumed the hotel and several blocks of downtown Colorado Springs.
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado...
- [October 1, 1898]
- Remains of old Summitville, Colo.
- View shows dilapidated and fallen wooden buildings at an area called Windy Point, ("the winter winds have earned this turn in the road its name,") in old Summitville (Rio Grande County), Colorado. Numbers on print indicate: "1. The remains of the...
- Summitville (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1920-1930.
- July, 1928
- Lookout Mtn. Auto Road
- View of a switchback on the Lookout Mountain Automobile Road west of Golden, Colorado; a fence lines the dirt road as it winds down the mountainside; North and South Table Mountains flank the town of Golden in the distance.
- Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Lookout Mountain--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Four elevations of track on the Short Line
- Four elevations of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway, also called "The Short Line;" a engine with passenger cars smokes on the tracks as it winds up forested mountain slopes above Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows High Drive...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Passenger railroad cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Four elevations of track on the Short Line
- View of four elevations of the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway (also called Cripple Creek Short Line); an engine with passenger cars smokes on the tracks as it winds up forested mountain slopes above Colorado Springs, Colorado;...
- Passenger railroad cars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Bear Creek Canon, Denver Mtn. Park
- The Denver Mountain Park Auto Road winds through Bear Creek Canyon west of Denver, Colorado; Bear Creek runs parallel to road at left.
- Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Bear Creek Canyon--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Snowy rang [sic] from Genesee Mtn.
- View of snow-covered mountain range on the Continental Divide, taken from Genesee Mountain along the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road, west of Denver, Colorado; road winds through valley below, past a small shelter or cabin.
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Ophir
- A dirt road winds through Ophir (Ouray County), Colorado past houses and a Rio Grande railroad car. An automobile is parked in front of a store. Business signs read: "Quality Store, General Merchandise" and "Gates Tires."
- Ophir (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Ophir--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ophir--1940-1950.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Ophir--1940-1950.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Ophir--1940-1950.
- [1940?]
- Snowy range from Denver Mtn. Park
- View of snow-covered mountain range on the Continental Divide, along the Denver Mountain Park Auto Road west of Denver, Colorado; dirt road winds through valley at mid-ground.
- Roads--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1916]
- Elk Creek Canon Near Pine Grove Colo.
- A narrow, rutted dirt road winds through canyon near Pine Grove (later Pine), Colorado; shows Elk Creek, pine trees, and rock walls of canyon.
- Elk Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Pine Grove (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Roads--Colorado--Pine Grove--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Central City, Colorado residences
- A flagstone stairway winds up the side of a steep hill covered with trees, shrubs, and other vegetation in a back yard in Central City, Colorado. A sundial is in front of the stairway.
- Central City (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Backyards--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1960-1980.
- No. Cheyenne Canon above Colo. Spngs.
- View across two sections of an unpaved road that winds around a canyon on Cheyenne Mountain near Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1930?]
- Mesa Verde country
- A hiking trail, marked by a log railing, winds through a ravine dense vegetation and vertical sandstone cliff walls, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- August 1929
- Pajarito Park
- View, facing southeast, of Pajarito Park (later Bandelier National Monument). Two cars drive on a dirt road which winds through rocky desert landscape. Mountains are visible in the distance.
- Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Roads--New Mexico--1910-1920.
- [between 1905 nd 1915]
- Taos Pueblo Back of south Pueblo- homes, wall, wagon sheds
- View of a street near Native American south Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. A dirt road winds its way under a wooden balcony bridge that stands near a group of adobe cluster homes with wooden vigas, canales, and adobe chimneys. Near the end of the bridge...
- Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Pueblos--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Fishermen's paradise Platte Canon.
- The South Platte River winds down the Platte Canyon southwest of Denver, Colorado. Rocky hills, bushes and pine trees line the river bank.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Burro Brigade at the Cliff
- View of the "Burro Brigade" in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Burro rides to the Garden of the Gods, Pike's Peak summit, and Cave of the Winds were a popular diversion and daily occurrence for tourists in this resort town. 15 "Brigaders" pose,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Echo Park Glen Eyrie
- View of Echo Park near Glen Eyrie (El Paso County), Colorado. A creek winds through the park near a rock formation.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1860-1870.
- [between 1861 and 1870]
- Breckenridge
- In this view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southeast, frame dwellings and commercial buildings dot the scene. The Tonopa Shop with its monitor roof sits at the base of Barney Ford Hill and ruts lead up Illinois Gulch from the facility. Above...
- Barney Ford Hill (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Breckenridge
- View of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southeast, includes tents, frame and log dwellings and commercial buildings dotting the flats next to the Blue River which winds up to and through town. The foothills of Boreas Mountain are in the left, and...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1881
- North Cheyenne Canon. Drive in City Park, Colorado Springs.
- View of a dirt road in City Park, North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The road winds through a mountain landscape covered with grass and trees.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- The Narrows.
- View of The Narrows, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. A dirt road winds its way through a narrow canyon, next to a rock-lined South Cheyenne Creek.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1910.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Roads--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1910.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso...
- b[between 1890 and 1910]
- Gold Hill, northwest slope
- The Anchoria - Leland mine on the northwest slope of Gold Hill, Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado; a road winds uphill among the wood frame surface buildings, smokestacks, shafts, and tailings.
- Anchoria-Leland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- A road through the woods
- View of a road that winds through a heavily wooded area, probably in Colorado. Small boulders and short grass are near the road.
- Roads--Colorado--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1915]