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  • William Garrett Fisher mansion
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    A cyclist passes by the neoclassical William Garret Fisher mansion, built in 1895, at 1600 Sixteenth (16th) Street at the intersection of Sixteenth Street and Logan Street in the City and County of Denver, Colorado. Fisher was the founder of the...
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    Fisher, William Garrett, 1844-1897,--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910?]
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  • Lone Valley schoolhouse, southwest of Akron, Colo.
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    The Lone Valley schoolhouse stands on a grassy plain southwest of Akron in Washington County, Colorado. The small, weathered, clapboard, one-room schoolhouse has an entry vestibule, front gables, shingle roof, and brick chimney. A merry-go-round is...
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    Akron (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Akron--1950-1960.; Schools--Colorado--Washington County--1950-1960.
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    1959
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  • The Georgetown Cornet Band, 1884
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    The Georgetown Cornet Band poses in two rows on and between large boulders along a fork of Clear Creek, Georgetown, Colorado. The men wear suits, ties and straw hats; many have mustaches, one has a beard. Instruments include cornets, trombones,...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bands--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.; Musical instruments--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
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    between 1884 and 1886
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  • Apts at 13th and Bannock
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    View of the Grace Apartments (under demolition), on Bannock Street in Denver, Colorado; features square and faceted towers, stone arches, finials, and date: "1889."
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    Grace Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Demolition--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
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    1963 October 15
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  • Tabor Theater
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    View of the Tabor theater 16th (Sixteenth) Street entrance in Denver, Colorado. People, boys, and bicycles are by the arched entry and ticket window; electric signs read: "Continuous Vaudeville 5 [cents] 10 [cents]." Poster advertises "The Balkan...
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    Tabor Grand Opera House (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    1920
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  • Brush baseball team
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    The Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, baseball team poses in uniforms, cleats, and ribbons reading: Brush. Some are identified as Finney, O'Dell, Jones, Gilmore, Rogers, Thompson, and Bolinger.
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    Brush (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Baseball players--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.
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    August 9, 1913
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  • Brush high school basketball team
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    The Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, girl's basketball team poses in uniforms consisting of bloomers, sailor shirts with bandanas, and scarves around their heads. One holds a basketball. They are identified as: Ann White, Bertha Jones, Ada Grill (or...
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    Brush (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.
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    1914
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  • Every kid loves to fish
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    Young men of Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, pose behind trays of movable type at the Denver Post printing plant. One wears a Hawaiian shirt.
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    Brush (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Printing industry--Colorado--Brush--1930-1940.
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    Aug 15, 1939
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  • Hurd W. Twombly
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    Hurd W. Twombly, pioneer of Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, poses in his suit and tie. He is bald and elderly, and has a pin with a cross in it on his lapel.
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    Brush (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Twombly, Hurd W.
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    May 5, 1941
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  • Pony Express Riders
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    Uniformed Boy Scouts of Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, pose with bicycles; some equipped with horns and lamps. Men in cowboy hats, shirts and bandanas are with them; Governor Ralph L. Carr, in a suit and white Homburg hat, holds a scarf. The...
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    Boy Scouts of America--1930-1940.; Brush (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Brush--1930-1940.
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    June 29, 1939
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  • Northern Colorado football champs
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    The Eaton High School football team poses in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado; men and teenage boys wear leather helmets and jerseys with stripes. They are, standing, left to right: Hinds, (coach), M. Ross, Hendon, C. Ross, Falzgraff, Collins,...
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    Eaton (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Football players--Colorado--Eaton--1920-1930.; Teenagers--Colorado--Eaton--1920-1940.
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    1925 December 3
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  • Will compete for state prize
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    The Eaton High School chorus in Eaton, Weld County, Colorado, poses in three rows. Women wear skirts and blouses or patterned dresses, one with a dropped waist, and have waved hair. The men wear lettermen's sweaters, either cardigan or pullover,...
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    Eaton (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Singers--1940-1950.
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    1931 May 4
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  • Former Colored member of legislature is dead
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    Obituary of Barney L. Ford and brief highlights of his life. Clipping includes a photograph of an elderly Mr. Ford.
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    African Americans--Men--Colorado--1900-1910.; Business people--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ford, Barney L.
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    1902 December 17
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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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  • Newspaper clipping
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    News paper clipping of two students from Saint Philomena Catholic Parish School blowing balloons during a Parent Teacher conference in Denver, Colorado.
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    Saint Philomena Church (Denver, Colo.)
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    undated
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Stonaker, Clarence L
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Stonaker, Clarence L
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Stonaker, Clarence L
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  • Newspaper clipping titled "Field Program Will Be Given: Singing, Dancing and Recitations on Benefit Bill Tonight." Source unknown.
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    Clipping highlighting Eugene Field Foundation Fund Entertainment even, stamped "The Musicians' Society of Denver Centennial Project, 1958-1959."
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    circa 1930's
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  • "Students to Give Frontier Pageant", news clipping (unidentified source)
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    Newspaper clipping describing the Frontier pageant program that Barnum and Perry Elementary School students participated in.
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    Elementary schools--Colorado--Denver--History.
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    1930 April 29
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  • Legal fraternity of Georgetown
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    Men pose in front of a log building with a gabled roof and a sign that reads: "John H. McMurdy, Law Office" in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Men wear tuxedos with silk hats or derby hats and sit on horseback or stand. Boys are nearby...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Law offices--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Lawyers--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
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    1874
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  • Alex Cobsky
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    Alex Cobsky has a beard, wears a cap and overalls, holds a rifle and poses beside two burros in probably La Veta (Huerfano County), Colorado. Burros carry packs and stand beside a frame building.
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    La Veta (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Donkeys--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1940.; Men--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1940.; Pack animals--Colorado--La Veta--1930-1940.; Cobsky, Alex.
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    1937 March 1
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  • Charles S. Stobie and his two Indian scouts
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    Photograph of a newspaper clipping. Illustration shows Charles S. Stobie flanked by his North American Indian (Ute) scouts. (Left) Wanzito (Antelope), and (right) Chief Piah (Black Tail Deer.
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    Indians of North America.; Ute Indians.; Artists--American--1860-1870.; Clippings.; Military scouts.; Piah, Ute chief.; Wanzito.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
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    [between 1865 and 1869?]
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  • Adams County Library
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    Adams County Library, 7269 Lowell Boulevard, Northglenn, Colorado, is a two-story brick building with signs: "Adams County Public Library," and "Administrative Office."
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    Northglenn (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
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    October 7, 1964
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  • Find a book? there's nothing to it
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    Interior view of Adams County Library, 8964 North Washington Street, Thornton, Colorado; shows card catalog drawers, a typewriter, Hoyt's volumes, book carts, bookshelves, and workers. Lettered card reads: "How To Find A Book."
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    Thornton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
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    November 14, 1963
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  • Help volunteers
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    HELP (Helpful Extra Library People) volunteers, a group of mostly Jaycees and Jayceettes, work inside the Adams County Library, Northglenn, Colorado, stamping books, typing, sewing and shelving.
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    Northglenn (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Community service--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
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    October 7, 1964
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  • Mac Warnell, a HELP volunteer, builds cabinets at the Adams County Library
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    Mac Warnell saws a board in the Adams County Library, Northglenn, Colorado. He wears a fringed rawhide vest and buttons reading: "Be Like Me," "Go" and "Junior Chamber of Commerce."
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    Northglenn (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building construction--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Warnell, Mac.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
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    October 7, 1964
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  • Mrs. Rita Morel, HELP volunteer
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    Rita Morel, a HELP (Helpful Extra Library People) volunteer, sews uniforms in Adams County Library, Northglenn, Colorado, with a Singer sewing machine, a pin cushion, thread, bobbins and needles.
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    Northglenn (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Community service--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
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    October 7, 1964
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  • Mending and repairing books
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    Mrs. Orlando Romero (left) and Mrs. Lois Dockter repair books in the Adams County Library, Northglenn, Colorado. Titles include: "Little Bear Bumble," "Whitey Takes A Trip" and "Cowboys and Indians."
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    Northglenn (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
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    October 7, 1964
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  • Working in the bookmobile
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    HELP (Helpful Extra Library People) volunteers work in the Adams County Library bookmobile, in Northglenn, Colorado. They are Mrs. Peggy Burris (right), and (front to rear) Mrs. Thelma Harms, Mrs. Pat Warnell, Dick Whitt and Mac Warnell. The...
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    Northglenn (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Community service--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Libraries--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Adams County Public Library (Colo.)--1960-1970.
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    October 7, 1964
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  • Volunteers aid Adams Library
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    Mrs. Dale Jenner reads to children inside Valley Vista Methodist Church, 7640 Hilltop Circle, Adams County, Northglenn, Colorado.
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    Valley Vista Methodist Church (Northglenn, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Northglenn (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children reading & writing--Colorado--Northglenn--1960- 1970.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Northglenn--1960-1970.; Jenner, Dale, Mrs.
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    August 26, 1964
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  • The White Rabbit
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    Women work on the front porch of "Estamere" (or Estemere), in Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. It is a lodge dedicated to teaching handicrafts to unemployed girls. The women are using looms and spinning wheels.
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    Estamere (Palmer Lake, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Handicraft--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1930-1940.; Vocational education--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1930-1940.
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    [1937?]
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  • Catholic Church at old town of San Francisco, Colo of San Luis
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    Catholic Church, San Francisco, Costilla County, Colorado, has a square tower with battlements. View of log and adobe buildings in decay and a hill.
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    San Francisco (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--San Francisco--1960-1970.; Catholic churches--Colorado--San Francisco--1960-1970.
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    February 4, 1962?
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  • First capitol of Colorado
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    Reproduction of ink rendering from "The Marvels of the New West;" shows a log building in Colorado City, El Paso County, Colorado.
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    Colorado City (Colo.)--1880-1890.
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    [between 1880 and 1890?]
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  • Open pit mining comes to Butte - to stay
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    View inside the Berkeley copper open pit mine, Silver Bow County, Montana. Shows Steam shovels and trucks.
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    Berkeley Pit (Silver Bow County, Mont.)--1950-1960.; Silver Bow County (Mont.)--1950-1960.; Copper mining--Montana--Silver Bow County--Butte--1950-1960.; Mining--Montana--Silver Bow County--Butte--1950-1960.; Steam shovels--Montana--Silver Bow...
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    October 27, 1957
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  • Alamosa
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    One of the buildings moved to Alamosa, Colorado, from Garland City in 1878, has several store fronts with large pane windows, wood kickplates, pilasters, bracketed cornices and "Field & Hill" with painted faux marbeling. Three men in suits and hats...
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    Alamosa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Alamosa--1880-1890.
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    [1880]
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  • Camp wagon of E. A. Merritt
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    View of E. A. Merritt's horse drawn camping wagon in Denver, Colorado; children hold the reins. Business sign reads: "Murphy's Stock Yards Exchange."
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    Animal teams--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Transportation--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    1916, May
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  • El Paso Stables
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    Men, on horseback, in vehicles, and on foot, pose near the El Paso Stables, Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, as part of the Sunflower (Flower) Carnival. Shows a two wheel buggy and chariot decorated with greenery and...
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Awards--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Chariots--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
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    [1899?]
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  • Jack Alterie
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    Studio portrait of Leland Varain, alias J.A. Varain, alias Louie Alterie, alias Diamond Jack in Colorado. He wears a large ten gallon cowboy hat.
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    Men--Colorado--1920-1930.; Ranchers--Colorado--1920-1930.; Varain, Leland, d. 1935.
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    1927, July 24
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  • Japanese Chamber of Commerce
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    Both photos are of the members of the business inspection committee of the Kyoto, Japan Chamber of Commerce Party. Members in the top image from left to right: Kanbei Kawase, Mitsuzo Honjyo, Kitaro Asozu and Satorn Kasuga. In the bottom image are...
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    Japanese Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Chambers of commerce--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    1926 July 3
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  • Mack Block
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    View of Welton Street in Denver, Colorado; stores and offices on the north east side include the Patterson Building, Kenmark Hotel, Mack Building; signs read: "Citizen's Savings Bank," "Silver State Savings," "Carpenter Hibbard Optometrists,"...
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    Masonic Temple (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; City & town...
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    1953 January 21
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  • O'Fallon Bldg 15th & Wynkoop
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    View of the the M. J. (Martin Joseph) O'Fallon (plumbing) Supply Company warehouse at 15th (Fifteenth) and Wynkoop Streets in Denver, Colorado; shows a brick office building, loading dock, hand trucks, barrels, and door lamps.
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    M. J. O'Fallon Supply Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Warehouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
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    [1900?]
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  • Denver Red Light district "Blue Row"
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    A man looks at a brick wall in Denver, Colorado, with gauge arch windows and bricked in door openings, purported to be "Blue Row," an early prostitution section of the city.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
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    1944 August 1
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  • Chandelier
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    View of an ornate cut glass light fixture in Denver, Colorado; Lorna Moffit looks on.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Moffit, Lorna.
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    1939 March 19
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  • Bonnie Apts
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    View of the Bonnie Apartments in Denver, Colorado, at 1825 Logan Street; features include brick corbeling and a covered entry.
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    Bonnie Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.
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    [between 1910 and 1930?]
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  • Aromor Apartments
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    View of the Aromor Apartments in Denver, Colorado, at 13th (Thirteenth) and Grant Streets; features include an arched entry and terra cotta tile roof. Signs read: "The Aromor - Arohoff and Morris - 72 Apartments Will be Completely Furnished [with]...
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    Aromor Apartment Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    [between 1920 and 1930?]
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  • Denver apartment buildings
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    View of apartment buildings in Denver, Colorado, at East 9th (Ninth) Avenue and Sherman Streets; features include stucco siding, half timbering, and bargeboard. Cars are parked on the street.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    1922 December 31
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  • Harcourt Arms Apt 1350 Sherman
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    View of the Harcourt Arms apartments at 1350 Sherman Street in Denver, Colorado; features include a terra cotta tile roof, ceramic ornaments, and a moorish arch.
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    Harcourt Arms (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
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    1949 August 30
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  • Ghosts have been walking
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    View of a rusticated stone residence at Colfax and Gilpin Streets, in Denver, Colorado; features include a tower, dormers, a balcony, leaded glass, an arched entry, and sandstone ornaments.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
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    1933 November 5
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  • St. Anthony's
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    View of Saint Anthony's Hospital in Denver, Colorado; the six story brick building has bays, arched windows, towers, and a stone foundation.
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    St. Anthony's Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    1919 February 12

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