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- A cow "camp" up in the mountains
- View of a campsite possibly in the Wind River Range in Wyoming. Two women sit and stand near a tent and a covered wagon (camper). The women have coifed hair and wear knee length dresses. The campsite is surrounded by a stand of aspens.
- Covered wagons--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Tents--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Women--Wyoming--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Recreation - camping - man, woman and horse at tent
- View of a campsite in Colorado; shows a woman, a horse, a tent, and a man with a rifle.
- Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Horses--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Recreation - camping - scene with tent
- View of a campsite in Colorado; shows a woman, a tent, a covered wagon, a steamer trunk, and laundry.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Covered wagons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Katherine Buckwalter poses near a group of tents at a campsite in Colorado.
- Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Katherine Buckwalter sits in a tent at a campsite in Colorado. An automobile is parked nearby.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Katherine Buckwalter sits near a tent at a campsite in Colorado. A table set with picnic supplies and an automobile are nearby.
- Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Katherine Buckwalter looks into an automobile at a campsite in Colorado. A group of tents are nearby.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Buckwalter camp
- View of Harry H. Buckwalter's campsite in Colorado. An automobile is parked near a group of tents.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Buckwalter camp
- View of an automobile parked at a campsite used by Harry H. Buckwalter in Colorado.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Katherine Buckwalter
- Women who include Katherine Buckwalter, sit at a table in a campsite in Colorado. A box that reads: "Carnation Instant Milk" is nearby. The side of the tent reads: "Red Seal Tents."
- Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Katherine, 1882-1969.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Buckwalter camp
- View of an automobile parked near a group of tents at a campsite used by Harry H. Buckwalter in Colorado.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.; Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Buckwalter camp
- View of an automobile parked near a group of tents at a campsite used by Harry H. Buckwalter in Colorado.
- Buckwalter, Harry H.--Homes & haunts.; Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925?]
- Happy campers
- View of a campsite along a stream and stone roadbase, somewhere in the Colorado Rockies, shows ladies in jackets, ties, kneepants, and boots raising a toast, a man playing with a dog, a canvas tent, cooking utensils, campfire, and a thermos; pines...
- Colorado--1920-1930.; Campfires--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Streams--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Campers?
- Men gather in a campsite with mud dwelling and wood shed, possibly in Colorado; scene includes furniture, tables, stools, standing shelves with dishes, cookware, kettles, coffee pots, and cooking pots.
- Camps--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Harry Rhoads
- Harry M. Rhoads sits at a campsite in the woods of Colorado. A lean-to tent is propped against his Kissel automobile.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [1920?]
- Sgt. George D. Orrell
- Sergeant George D. Orrell, a member of the 10th Mountain Division 85th Regiment, Company I, shaves at a campsite possibly on Mount Belvedere in Italy. A Jeep and woodstove are nearby.
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; Italy--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Military personnel--Italy--1940-1950.; Shaving--Italy--1940-1950.; Orrell, George D.; United States. Army. Mountain Division,...
- 1945
- First camp near Sheep Ranch
- A man and two horses stand by a wagon at a campsite possibly in the La Sal Mountains, Utah. A box reads, "Choice in Evaporated Apples".
- Camping--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--1890-1900.; Horses--1890-1900.
- 1897 July 15
- Red Rock Pass
- A group of men and boys stand and sit near a geological formation identified as Red Rock Butte in Ogden Canyon, Weber County, Utah. The Hayden Expedition campsite is in the distance.
- Ogden Canyon (Utah)--1870-1880.; Weber County (Utah)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Utah--Weber County--1870-1880.; People--Utah--Weber County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Utah--Weber County--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of...
- [1871]
- Cowboys on a Roundup
- Cowboys sit and stand in a campsite at a roundup in Kaufman pasture, Chaffee County, Colorado. Shows the chuck wagon, the cook tent, and covered wagons. The cook wears a white apron near a cowboy holding a cup. Kaufman Ridge is in the distance.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kaufman Pasture (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Kaufman Ridge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Chuckwagons--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Cooks--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Chaffee...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- 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?]
- Packing
- 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?
- Camp near a lagoon, Kiska
- View of an 87th Mountain Division campsite near a lagoon on Kiska Island showing two tents, a lagoon, the surrounding hills, and the ocean.
- Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- Camp in North Park of Rocky Mountains
- Hunters pose at their campsite in Larimer County, Colorado. The men hold rifles; a pistol is on a stump, and guns lean against aspen trees. Meat and pistols hang by cooking gear and a buggy.
- Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.; Hunting--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Camp scene in the Pike National Forest
- View of a campsite at Pike National Forest, Colorado; a mule and buggy are by canvas tents and trees. The mule wears a blanket.
- Pike National Forest (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Camping--Colorado--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--1890-1910.; Forest reserves--Colorado--1890-1910.; Mules--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Along Yellowstone Trail
- Men watches a woman prepare food at a campsite on the Yellowstone Trail in Wyoming.
- Yellowstone Trail (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Camping--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Outdoor cookery--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Trails & paths--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Women--Wyoming--1920-1930.
- 1923 August 23
- Along Yellowstone Trail
- A man watches a woman stir food over a campfire at a campsite on the Yellowstone Trail in Wyoming.
- Yellowstone Trail (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Couples--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Outdoor cookery--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Trails & paths--Wyoming--1920-1930.
- 1923 August 23
- Along Yellowstone Trail
- A woman and man eat at a campsite along the Yellowstone Trail in Wyoming. Metal cookware and dishes are on a blanket by bottles of milk and catsup and slices of bread.
- Yellowstone Trail (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Couples--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Picnics--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Trails & paths--Wyoming--1920-1930.
- 1923 August 23
- Camping party, Twin Lakes
- People pose at campsite near Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado. A man shows trout to women; horses and a wagon and buggy are by canvas tents. Chairs and a table, with a tablecloth and dishes, are under a canvas awning.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Camping--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1890.; People--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1881?]
- A camp in the wilds - Pike National Forest
- View of a campsite in Pike National Forest, Colorado; cast iron cooking pots are by a log bench and a canvas shelter. Frying pans and a kerosene lamp hang from a tree. Shows a barrel and a wood table.
- Pike National Forest (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Cooking utensils--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- Black Canyon expedition?
- A young man strikes a thoughtful pose by a makeshift canvas tent and a survey tripod at a campsite in (possibly) Montrose or Gunnison County Colorado. A collapsible canoe is beside the tent.
- Camping--Colorado--1890-1910.; Canoes--Colorado--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Black Canyon expedition?
- View of a campsite in (possibly) Montrose or Gunnison County Colorado; men stand near a log hitching post, horses and a wagon. Shows an American flag on a rustic pole near tents.
- Camping--Colorado--1890-1910.; Flags--American--1890-1910.; Horses--Colorado--1890-1910.; Tents--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Camp at Snowy Range
- View of a campsite at Brooklyn Lake (Albany County), Wyoming; people sit by a tent and a harness.
- Albany County (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Camping--Wyoming--Albany County--1910-1920.; Tents--Wyoming--Albany County--1910-1920.
- 1913
- Camp on Taylor River "Dinner"
- Men, women, and a baby eat at at a table under a canvas awning at their campsite in Gunnison County, Colorado. They are identified as [L to R] Mr. V. E. Axtel, Mrs. Axtel, Mr. N. E. Metzler, Ernestine Block, Mrs. Joseph H. Block, and Joseph H....
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aged persons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Camping--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Infants--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.;...
- 1897 August
- A camp in Medicine Bow Range
- View of a campsite in the Medicine Bow Mountains, Wyoming; shows tents and a wagon loaded with equipment.
- Medicine Bow Mountains (Colo. and Wyo)--1900-1910.; Camping--Wyoming--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Wyoming--1900-1910.; Tents--Wyoming--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Mountain campers
- People pose at a campsite, a man is on horseback. Shows a tent and an awning, and a portable cooking cabinet. The men and women wear hats, the women wear long dresses.
- Camping--1870-1890.; Horseback riding--1870-1890.; Storage furniture--1870-1890.; Tents--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Camp scene, Platte Canon, Colo
- Men read by a tent at their campsite by the South Platte River in the Platte Canyon in Colorado.
- Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1870-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1870-1890.; Camping--Colorado--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--1870-1890.; Reading--Colorado--1870-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--1870-1890.; Tents--Colorado--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Kitchen, Camp Bryan
- Men and women gather around an outdoor kitchen at campsite in a forest in Gunnison County, Colorado. Tents and a suspended canopy form a seating area around the stove. Shows a folding chair, a pile of firewood and cooking utensils. The women wear...
- Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Camping--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; People--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1900.
- 1896 August
- Stopping for lunch in the woods
- Three men prepare a meal at their campsite in the woods. One man opens a can near a cloth on the ground set with eating utensils. Another places potatoes in a saucepan near a pile of firewood with a coffee pot placed over it. The third man cuts...
- Camping--1920-1930.; Outdoor cookery--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Camp scene, man cooking
- Two couples pose at a campsite in Colorado. A man prepares food over a campfire. Another man and two women sit or stand under an open sided canvas tent suspended by ropes attached to trees. The women hold cooking utensils.
- Camping--Colorado--1920-1930.; Couples--Colorado--1920-1930.; Outdoor cookery--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Lunch on Cedar Creek, on road to giant forest
- Expedition members pause at a campsite by Cedar Creek in Sequoia National Park, California. A horse drawn wagon is by a wooden water trough.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations.; Cedar Creek (Sequoia National Park, Calif.)--1890-1910.; Sequoia National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Carts & wagons--California--Sequoia National Park--1890-1910.; National parks &...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Entrance to Grand River Canon at Hot Sulphur Spgs.
- A camp is set up in a field in the left midground near the entrance to a canyon of the Colorado River (formerly the Grand River) near Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado. The river runs through the foreground. Several buildings stand in the background,...
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1900-1920.; Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Camps--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Hurlburt Camp
- A group of unidentified men and women is gathered near a picnic table in front of a large tent at a campsite in Colorado. A large mound of dirt is in the foreground.
- Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Picnics--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Hurlburt tent
- Two women sit inside a tent at a campsite in Colorado. Two cots, a rocking chair and a table with a candlestick and a large jug on it are inside the tent. The support post for the tent is in the center foreground.
- Camping--Colorado--1900-1920.; Tents--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Campsites among the foothills
- Stereographic view of five men, one woman, and a small boy posing in front of a campsite near the Garden of the Gods in the foothills near Colorado Springs, Colorado. One man sits at a low table near the remains of a fire in the foreground; others...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Camps--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.; Men--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1900?]
- The dinner hour
- Miners pose near a fire at a campsite in probably Eagle County, Colorado. Pick axes, a shovel, a hatchet, empty tin cans and cooking pans are scattered near the men. Shows tents and bedrolls.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Campfires--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1910.; Camping--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1910.; Eating & drinking--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1910.; Prospecting equipment &...
- [between 1888 and 1901]
- Evening antics, Wave Record (general contractor) wearing Micky [i.e. Mickey] Finn's jeanks [i.e. jeans]
- Wave Record, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, poses in baggy, oversized jeans near a pile of wood at a campsite on a trail ride in Colorado. He holds a cigarette, and has suspenders, a cowboy hat, a western shirt and beaded tie with a...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1950-1960.; Fuelwood--Colorado--1950-1960.; Joking--Colorado--1950-1960.; Record, Waverly V.
- 1955 July
- Evening entertainment at Grand Lake Dr. Glen Cody (rider), Duke Melody (piano), Mickey Finn (sky pilot), Slim Babb (camp hand), Cap Kemp (chief Scout), Johnny Boyle (entertainer).
- Glenn Cody, Duke Melody, Mickey Finn, Slim Babb, Donald C. "Cap" Kemp, and John F. "Johnny" Boyle, members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, sing and play instruments at a campsite on a trail ride in Grand Lake (Grand County), Colorado. The men...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Grand Lake (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Entertainment--Colorado--Grand Lake--1950-1960.; Guitars--1950-1960.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Grand...
- 1955 July
- Porter Moore & the Porter Wagon
- Porter Moore, a member of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, kneels and points at lettering on a Ford van at a campsite, on a trail ride in Colorado. The van has speakers mounted on the roof and signs that read: "Official Staff" a logo "3R,"...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Trail riding--Colorado--1950-1960.; Vans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Camping--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Trucks--Colorado--1950-1960.; Moore, C. Porter.
- 1955 July
- Ride camp, Eldora area
- View of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies ride camp near Eldora (Boulder County), Colorado. Tents, a canvas windbreak, automobiles, and a truck are near wooden buildings and houses. Canvas chairs are set up at the campsite beside smoke from a...
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Camping--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.;...
- 1949 July
- Paying up! Doc Bumpus and tent mates
- Members of the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, identified left to right as: Elmer Elliot, Bill Meyers, John "Doc" Bumpus, Claude Shortman, Charles "Art" Pettibone and Dean O'Brien sit or stand in their tent at a campsite on their annual trail ride....
- Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1950-1960.; Camping--Colorado--1950-1960.; Gambling--Colorado--1950-1960.; Organizations--Colorado--1950-1960.; Tents--Colorado--1950-1960.
- 1953 July