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  • History, heritage, and homes on the hill: 6th annual League of Women Voters of Denver tour, Sunday, June 1, 1980
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    Provides tour information on Denver (Colo.) Capitol Hill neighborhood including Colorado Heritage Center, Colorado State Judicial Building, KBTV, Channel 9, Erickson Memorial Company, City and County Building, Colorado State Capitol Building, Grant...
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    1980
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Colorado. Census
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  • Winterfest on the Hill
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    Newspaper advertising the Winterfest event, with details of the event on the inside pages.
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    Citizens' associations--Colorado--Denver.
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    1995
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  • Denver Orphan's Home Historic Building Application Forms
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    Record contains both the Colorado Historical Society's Historic Record Inventory Sheet and the United State's Department of Interior's National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Denver Orphan's Home.
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    Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Orphanages--Colorado
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    1993
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  • Ladies Relief Society of Denver : Index To Residents of the Old Ladies Home 1897-1980
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    Index to the residents of the the Old Ladies Home in Denver, Colorado. Index includes name of individual, birth date, when they entered the home and death date for residents between 1897 and 1980.
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    Old Ladies' Home (Denver, Colorado)--Registers.; Older women--Colorado-- Denver--Registers.
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    2004
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  • Saguache County Museum
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    View of the Saguache County Museum on the corner of U.S. 285 and San Juan Avenue in Saguache, Colorado. The one story gable-roofed adobe building was built in 1908. A sign in front of the building reads: " Saguache County Museum," "Gift Shop...
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    Saguache County Museum (Saguache, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Saguache (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Galleries & museums.; Historic sites.; Saguache County Museum (Saguache, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Museums--Colorado--Saguache--Pictorial works.; Historic...
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    2009
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  • Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 6, 1919 June
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    Newsletter produced monthly by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1919 June
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  • Ocean Park, Ocean Promenade
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    Vacationers sit on benches and walk on Pier Avenue in Ocean Park in Santa Monica (Los Angeles County), California. Above the pedestrians, chairs sit on a second story balcony. Across the street, an outdoor band shell is built into the second floor...
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    Santa Monica (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Benches--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; Commercial facilities--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; People--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.; Sitting--California--Santa Monica--1900-1920.;...
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    [between 1907 and 1915?]
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  • Poster ad from Georgetown Courier
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    Copy of an advertisement that appeared in the April 1, 1886 edition of the Georgetown Courier. Ad reads "2d Silver Benefit McClellan Opera House, One Night Only. Saturday Evening, April 3d. The Only and Original Buffalo Bill Hon. W.F. Cody, Late...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [between 1900 and 1925?]
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  • Midland Terminal Station, Cripple Creek
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    Exterior view of Cripple Creek District Museum (formerly Midland Terminal Railway Station), Cripple Creek, Colorado; building was constructed in 1896, closed in 1949 after railroad halted operations, and reopened in 1953 as a private nonprofit...
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    Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
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    1969 December 17
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  • Elitch's Garden, Denver
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    Elitch's Gardens, Denver, Colorado; view of ticket booth and entrance to amusement park boat ride "Tour of the World - Deadwood Sleeper or Brooklyn Bridge"; ten cent admission fare for adults, special price of one nickel for children under 12...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Amusement rides--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ticket offices--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
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    [between 1900 and 1910]
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  • Telluride
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    The Sheridan Opera House on Oak Street in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado is a three-story brick building with an electric "Show" sign on the front and "Opera House, Picture Show Every Evening, Admission 10 and 15 Cents" painted on the side.
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    Telluride (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Opera houses--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Telluride--1940-1950.
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    [1940?]
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  • Elitch's
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    Main entrance to Elitch Gardens amusement park in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Elitch's Gardens Zoological & Floral, Gate Admission 10 Cents, Denver's Famous Resort, All Amusements In Operation Every Day, Circle Swing, Flying Machine, Visit The...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Advertisements--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gates--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
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    [1905?]
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  • 16th Street
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    View northwest from corner of Glenarm Place on Sixteenth Street, Denver, Colorado, to the Daniels and Fisher Tower; shows pedestrians, cars, buses, street and traffic signs, Masonic Temple, Colorado National Bank building, Paramount Theater...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
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    1979 April 5
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  • Autos and people - Mesa Verde (?) Royal Gorge (?)
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    Nine park rangers stand on a dirt road next to the lead car in a long line of cars, possibly waiting for admission to Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
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    Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1910-1930.
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    [between 1910 and 1930]
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  • Autos and people - Mesa Verde (?) Royal Gorge (?)
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    Men, women, children, and park rangers pose on a dirt road near a long line of cars parked in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado (?). The people may be waiting for admission to the park.
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    Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1910-1930.
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    [between 1910 and 1930]
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  • Line of autos w/ rangers (?) - Mesa Verde (?) - signs reading "Stop - information" and "Keep to right"
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    Cars park along the side of a dirt road in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado (?). Park rangers (?) stand near the vehicles waiting for admission to the park; signs posted on trees read "Stop - Information" and "Keep to right."
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    Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Colorado--Mesa Verde National Park--1910-1930.
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    [between 1910 and 1930]
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  • "Hidden inn" at garden of the gods
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    A woman sits in a Kissel convertible automobile at the Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The Hidden Inn is an adobe hotel; a sign reads: "City Park Property, Free Admission, Visitors Welcome."
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado...
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    [1918?]
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  • Manhattan Beach
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    View of Manhattan Beach amusement park in Denver, Colorado; shows men on a bench by landscaping, and a building with signs: "Roller Rink Special Features Each Week, Monday, Ladie's Day, Wednesday, Contests of Grace, Friday, Society Night, 10 Cents...
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    Roller-skating rinks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Manhattan Beach (Denver, Colo. : Amusement Park)--1890-1910.; Sloan Lake (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Park...
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    [between 1891 and 1906?]
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  • Manhattan Beach
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    View of the Manhattan Beach amusement park entrance in Denver, Colorado; shows people standing by an arched gate with towers, shingle imbrication, and lettering; "Manhattan Beach Admission 10 cents." A man wears a police uniform with helmet; a...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Manhattan Beach (Denver, Colo. : Amusement Park)--1890-1910.; Sloan Lake (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1890-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
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    [between 1891 and 1906?]
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  • Crystal Theater
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    View of a theater in Denver, Colorado; shows an ornate building with garland friezes, round window, and an electric sign: "The Crystal Theatre." Other lettering reads: "George Ira Adams," "Continuous Vaudeville, 4 Shows Daily, Matinees, Nights,...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Vaudeville shows--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
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    [between 1903 and 1909]
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  • Festival of Mountain and Plain parade
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    A woman rides on a horse-drawn float, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in a parade in Denver, Colorado. She wears a gown and stands on a platform covered with cloth. Signs read: "Kansas Salt Co. R. S. V. P. Hutchinson Kansas" and...
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    Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
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    [1896]
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  • Festival of Mountain and Plain parade
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    A man sits on a horse-drawn float, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in a parade in Denver, Colorado. A dog, mountain lion, and goat are also on the float. Spectators line the street and sit in nearby grandstands. A sign reads: "Colorado...
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    Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
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    [1896]
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  • Swimming pool at El Dorado Springs 1928
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    Swimmers and onlookers enjoy themselves at the resort swimming pool in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. Signs around the pool read: "Evening Swimming Every Night Warm Radium Water, Pleasing Lighting Effects, You Will Enjoy It, Pool Closes 10:45 p. m.,...
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    Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Springs--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1920-1930.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1920-1930.
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    1928
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  • Joseph E. Howard, Ethleyn Clark and Co. in Chin Toy Orpheum Denver
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    Panoramic view of the cast of "Chin Toy," a musical revue presented at the Orpheum Theater at 1537 Welton, Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose next to the canopied entrance to the theater. Sign reads: "Second Balcony Admission 15...
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    Orpheum Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    1920, August 12
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  • Buffalo Bill Warpath
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    Suede finish card stock album cover has an embossed art nouveau flourish and depiction of a mermaid holding a sunburst. Letters read: "Badger Gem." Ticket stub (probably) glued to cover reads: "Sells Floto Circus, Home of 1001 Wonders, Admission 25...
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    Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--Public relations--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--Public relations--1910-1920.; Album covers--1910-1920.; Tickets--1910-1920.
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    [between 1913 and 1916?]
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  • Old front of the San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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    View of the San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel), at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows an adobe building in disrepair with adobe battlements, wooden timber lintels over a front entrance, a dilapidated bell...
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    Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Building deterioration--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
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    [between 1885 and 1890?]
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  • Old front of the San Miguel Church, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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    View of the San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel), at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail, in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows an adobe building in disrepair with adobe battlements, wooden timber lintels over a front entrance, a dilapidated bell...
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    Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Building deterioration--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Catholic churches--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
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    [between 1880 and 1885]
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  • Entrance Elitch's Gardens, Denver
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    View of main entrance to Elitch's Gardens, West 38th (Thirty- eight) Avenue and Tennyson Street, Denver, Colorado; shows Elitch's Gardens' name in lights over sign. Two posters advertise gate admission at ten cents, zoological & floral gardens,...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
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    [between 1900 and 1909]
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  • Sheridan Opera House
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    View northeast across Oak Street to exterior of Sheridan Opera House, 110 North Oak Street, Telluride, Colorado, a two-hundred seat opera house used for traveling shows and dances, later as a movie theater. The three-story brick structure,...
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    Telluride (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Historic sites--Colorado--Telluride--1960-1970.; Opera houses--Colorado--Telluride--1960-1970.; Sheridan Opera House (Telluride, Colo.)
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    [1964]
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  • Wild West Show main entrance
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    A group of men stands under the main entrance tent to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The words "Main Entrance Buffalo Bill's Wild West" are painted on the top canvas of the tent. A banner hangs at the back of the tent reading "Doors open at 1 & 7...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Entrance to grounds ticket office
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    A large group of people walks in front of the ticket office wagon near the entrance to the grounds of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Several of the men and women wear straw hats and carry umbrellas. A banner hanging from the top of the ticket...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Ticket offices--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Rear, 2nd from right, Dexter Fellows
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    A group of five men is gathered in front of a large banner for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man second from the right may be Dexter Fellows, press agent for the show. The banner shows admission prices to the show as 50 cents for adults and...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Advertisements--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Telluride
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    View of a brick theater in Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado. The building has a stepped parapet, a projecting enclosed balcony with a tile roof and a hip roof tile porch. Lamp posts are near the theater and a sign on the building reads:...
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    Telluride (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Lampposts--Colorado--Telluride--1960-1970.; Motion picture theaters--Colorado--Telluride--1960-1970.
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    1954
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  • Fort Collins, Colorado
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    Trolley number 22 of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway travels through a commercial district in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. Sign on front of trolley: "Pioneer Museum 3 Blocks East Of Post Office Admission Free." Signs on building:...
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    Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Advertisements--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)
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    [between 1947 and 1951]
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  • Ft. Collins Muni Rwy
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    Three trolleys of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway pass one another in downtown Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. The First National Bank building is in the background. Signs on trolleys: "Colorado A & M at Speedway Park," and "Pioneer...
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    Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Advertisements--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)
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    [between 1947 and 1951]
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  • Ft. Collins Muni Rwy
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    Trolley number 20 of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway moves down a residential street in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. A car pulls out onto the street behind it. The placard on the front of the trolley reads: "Pioneer Museum 3...
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    Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Advertisements--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)
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    [between 1947 and 1951]
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  • Ft. Collins Muni
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    Two cars drive past trolley number 20 of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway in a residential neighborhood in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. Sign on front of trolley: "Pioneer Museum Admission Free."
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    Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Advertisements--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)
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    [between 1947 and 1951]
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  • Ft. Collins, Colo.
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    Trolley number 25 of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway passes the rodeo grounds in a residential neighborhood in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. Signs outside of the fairground read: "Colorado A & M College" and "Colorado A & M College...
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    Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)
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    [between 1947 and 1951]
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  • Young People's Society
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    This is a concert program for the Young People's Society at Central Presbyterian Church on Thursday evening December 12, 1889. Admission to the concert was 50 cents for adults, 25 cents for children, and were sold at the door.
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    Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
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    1889 December 12
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Colorado. Statehood
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    Colorado. Statehood
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    Politics, Colorado
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Colorado; Census
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Colorado. Census
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    Afro-Americans Suffrage Colorado
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    Chaffee, Jerome B
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  • Barney L Ford Building
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    Exterior photograph of the Barney L. Ford Building located in Denver, Colorado. Portions of the three-story brick commercial structure date from the 1860s. The building is important for its association with Barney L. Ford an early Denver...
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    Ford, Barney L.--Homes & haunts.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1980-1990.; Historic Buildings.; Historic preservation--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Architecture--Colorado--Denver--History.
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    1982 April
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 30, 1910 July 23
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    Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1910 July 23
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 41, 1910 October 8
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    Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1910 October 8

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