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  • Eureka 1950
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    View of three large structures bordering a large dump of discarded machinery and lumber parts, Eureka, Colorado; features hipped, lean-to, and stepped gable roof; discards include large boiler, lumber, large used piping, discarded cable spools, and...
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    Eureka (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Refuse--Colorado--Eureka--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • Standard gauge wedge plow 066
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    Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive #1167, with wedge snowplow #066, sit in the yard in Alamosa (Alamosa County), Colorado.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.;...
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    1949 February 15
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  • The Scriptbook
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    Booklet created by The Script Club of East High School in Denver, Colorado. Members of The Script Club, the writing club of East High, submitted their own works for create this booklet. Included are poems, essays, sketches and stories written by...
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High school students' writings--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
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    1932 May
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  • East Denver High School Annual: Class of 1918
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    1918 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
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    1918
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  • Harry and daughter "Mitzi"
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    Harry Rhoads poses with his daughter Mary Elizabeth (Mitzi) in Denver, Colorado. Both wear dirtied work jumpers; discarded tires are nearby.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fathers & children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
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    [between 1920 and 1925?]
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  • Alpine Hose Company No. 2 Fire House, Georgetown, Colorado
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    Exterior view of the Alpine Hose Company No. 2 Fire House, located on Fifth (5th) Street near Rose Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The front of the building was built by the company in 1874, with storage for the hose carts on the first floor and a...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
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    1951
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  • Monti Building and Alpine House Company No. 2, Georgetown, Colorado
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    View of Sixth (6th or Alpine) and Rose Streets in Georgetown, Colorado, including the Monti Building, a wood construction building built in 1867, with signs: "Cresto & Valentine the Worst Wines Liquors & Cigars," "Visit the St. James Authentic...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
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    1951
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  • Gertrude Pulsifer residence, Georgetown, Colorado
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    Exterior view of the Gertrude Nash Pulsifer residence on Taos Street, a wood construction building with brick between the inner and outer walls. The house has a gable roof, two brick chimneys, and double-hung mullioned windows. The facade is...
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    Pulsifer, Gertrude Nash--s Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
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    1951
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  • Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Colorado
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    Exterior view of Grace Episcopal Church on Taos Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The congregation was organized in 1867 by Reverend Winslow, church was built in 1869, and rebuilt after a windstorm the same year. The small building has a steep gabled...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
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    1951
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  • Star Hook and Ladder Fire House, Georgetown, Colorado
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    Exterior view of the Star Hook and Ladder Fire House at the east end of Sixth (6th or Alpine) Street, Georgetown, Colorado, built in 1886. The company was founded in 1874, the first in the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department. The building has a...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
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    1951
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  • Office and carriage House, Hamill House, Georgetown, Colorado
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    Exterior view of the carriage house and office on the grounds of the Hamill House, located at the corner of Argentine and Third (3rd) Streets in Georgetown, Colorado. The house was built by Joseph Watson, and was acquired by William A. Hamill in...
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    Hamill, William A. (William Arthur), 1836-1904--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Carriage houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
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    1951
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  • Bedrock - 1959
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    View of a two story commercial building in Bedrock, Colorado; features vertical board and batten siding (first floor), horizontal clapboard siding (second floor), rectangular bays, open front porch with ceiling, second floor balcony with...
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    Bedrock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Bedrock--1950-1960.
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    1959
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  • Carson, 1946
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    View of three dilapidated structures in Carson, Colorado; shows vertical board and batten siding and steep gabled roofs on two of the structures, and a false front on the third (saloon); discarded timbers (possibly the remains of a fallen...
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    Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.
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    1946
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  • Eureka - 1958
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    View in Eureka, Colorado; shows a rough cut rock wall, ceiling beams, and horizontal board wall and doorway; discarded lumber and mine excavation in the distance.
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    Eureka (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Eureka--1950-1960.
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    1958
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  • Eureka 1950
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    View of buildings in a state of disrepair along a street in Eureka, Colorado; features discarded gable frames among lumber, paper trash, and metal sheeting; collapsed and near collapsed buildings in the distance; roads into town and to the mines on...
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    Eureka (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Eureka--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • Eureka, Colorado 1942
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    View of a wooden bridge with no side rails spanning Eureka Creek, Eureka, Colorado; shows discarded fifty-five gallon drum among other wood and metal scraps, shed with a lightly colored lean-to roof, and rocky banks of the creek; valley with...
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    Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bridges--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
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    1942
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  • Post office
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    View of four dilapidated structures in Carson, Colorado; shows vertical board and batten siding, medium and cross gable roofs, and a structure with a shed attached; two large trees frame the old post office in Carson; discarded timber and lumber...
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    Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.; Post offices--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.
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    1946
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  • Saloon
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    View of the saloon in Carson, Colorado; shows steeply gabled roof line, rectangular bays (including two windows and a door), vertical board and batten siding, and the outline of a false front; steps lead up to the doorway and discarded lumber...
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    Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Bars--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.
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    1946
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  • Gladstone - 1941
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    View of discarded mining equipment, dirt covered log wall foundations and dilapidated buildings in Gladstone, Colorado; pine tree covered mountains in the background.
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    Gladstone (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.
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    1941
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  • Gladstone - 1941
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    A jumble of discarded mining equipment lies amid dilapidated buildings, a part of the Gold King Mill, Gladstone, Colorado. Shows machine shop at left, boiler and generator house at center. One of the buildings stands askew in the wreckage; other...
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    Gladstone (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.
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    1941
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  • La Plata - 1942
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    View of two dilapidated wooden buildings in La Plata City, Colorado; features a false front accented by a point in the middle, vertical board siding, and a single leaf door; discarded lumber scattered nearby; dirt road extends into the distance.
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    La Plata (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--La Plata--1940-1950.
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    1942
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  • Marble - 1959 Turntable
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    View of the loading and turn-around area for trains, Marble, Colorado; turntable area below ground with a marble retaining wall; fallen tree and other debris fill the hole; discarded marble pieces, crumbled walls, and a piece of equipment used for...
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    Marble (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Marble--1950-1960.
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    1959
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  • Marble - 1959
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    View of discarded blocks of marble along a tree lined, two track road in Marble, Colorado.
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    Marble (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1950-1960.
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    1959
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  • Marble - 1959
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    View of a man standing in front of a large pile of discarded square and round shaped marble pieces; most show the marks of the drill bit used to extract them; tree covered mountain rises in the background.
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    Marble (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1950-1960.
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    1959
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  • Coach 1002
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    View from station platform across tracks to the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Coach 1002, streamlined and air conditioned; modernized for Exposition Flyer Service, Denver, Colorado.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
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    Summer, 1939
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  • Hotel de Paris
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    Exterior view of the Hotel de Paris, Georgetown, Colorado, on the east end of Sixth (Alpine) Street. The hotel was constructed by Louis Dupuy, the proprietor, from three separate buildings, and was completed in 1890. The front and side of the...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.; Hotel de Paris (Georgetown, Colo.)
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    1951
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  • D. & R. G. 169
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    Side view of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 169, narrow gauge 4-6-0, with tender, bell and cattle catcher, possibly in Denver railroad yards, Colorado.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1930-1940.
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    Spring 1939
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  • D. & R. G. 169
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    Three-quarter view of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 169, narrow gauge 4-6-0, with tender, bell, diamond stack and cattle catcher, inside Burnham Locomotive back shop, Denver, Colorado.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
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    Spring, 1939
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  • D. & R. G. 169
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    Three-quarter front view of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 169, narrow gauge 4-6-0, class T-12, Baldwin Works 7028, with tender, bell and cattle catcher, at Burnham Shops, Denver railroad yards, Colorado.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
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    Spring, 1939
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  • Interior view of diner lounge
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    Interior view of Denver and Rio Grande Western dining lounge railroad car refurbished from an ex-Western Pacific dining car, which may be parked in Denver railroad yards. Interior decorated with Art Deco arm chairs, sofas, tables, lamps, smoking...
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.
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    Summer, 1939?
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  • Interior view of diner lounge
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    Women in high heels, dresses, skirts and hats pose on furniture inside the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining lounge car refurbished from an ex-Western Pacific dining car, possibly parked in Denver railroad yard. Interior decorated with...
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
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    Summer, 1939?
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  • Interior view of diner lounge
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    Women in high heels, dresses, skirts and hats pose on furniture inside the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining lounge car refurbished from an ex-Western Pacific car, possibly parked in Denver railroad yard. Interior decorated with Art...
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
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    Summer, 1939?
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  • Interior view of diner lounge
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    Women in high heels, dresses, skirts and hats pose on furniture inside a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad dining lounge car, refurbished from a Western Pacific dining car, parked possibly in the Denver, Colorado railroad yards. Some of the...
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Western Pacific Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Railroad dining cars--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
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    Summer, 1939?
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  • Locomotive 1510
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    View across rail yards shows the profile of Denver and Rio Grande Western engine 1510, 4-8-2, class 377-M67 with eighteen car Cherry Special at west end of Salida Yard, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Salida (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Salida--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1930-1940.
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    June 13, 1938
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  • Locomotive 1510
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    Three-quarter view of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad engine 1510, 4-8-2, class 377-M67 with freight box cars in Salida railroad yards, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado.
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    Denver and rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Salida (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Salida--1930-1940.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Salida--1930-1940.; Railroads--Colorado--Salida--1930-1940.
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    June 13, 1938
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  • Rio Grande Trailways 180 ACF Model 37P, Serial No. 047, at City Park, Denver, Colorado
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    Side view of a streamlined Rio Grande Trailways 180 bus, ACF Model 37P, Serial No. 047, City Park, Denver, Colorado. Lettering on bus reads: "Rio Grande Trailways, 180, Los Angeles - Salt Lake - Grand Junction - Pueblo - Denver - Omaha - Kansas...
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    Rio Grande Trailways--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buses--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
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    Summer 1938
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  • Coach 1000
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    View of Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Coach 1000, streamlined and air conditioned, Denver, Colorado; modernized for Exposition Flyer Service. Small circular insert images of an interior view with passengers and drawn "Exposition Flyer,"...
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Passengers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.
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    Summer, 1939
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  • Georgetown - 1942
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    View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking west along Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The Cushman Block is in the distance; in the foreground are a stone wall with a seated lion sculpture on top, with a discarded iron gate resting in a tire in front. The...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
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    1942
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  • Aspen
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    View of a two story log building in Aspen, Colorado; features a flat, slanted roof with decorated eaves, balcony with decorative panels, and a stairwell that leads up each side of the balcony; evergreen garland decorates the railing of the porch;...
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    Jones, Whipple Van Ness--Homes & haunts.; Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Log buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.
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    [between 1951 and 1954?]
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  • Irwin - 1946
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    An abandoned log cabin is in a clearing in Irwin, Colorado. Discarded timbers, rocks, and other cabins are nearby.
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    Irwin (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Irwin--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Irwin--1940-1950.
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    1946
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  • Irwin - 1946
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    Abandoned log cabins are in a clearing in Irwin, Colorado. One of the cabins is without a roof and is nearing collapse. The other cabin has a hipped roof and appears in relatively good condition. Discarded timbers, rocks, and mountains are nearby.
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    Irwin (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Irwin--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Irwin--1940-1950.
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    1946
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  • We-got-em mine
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    View of ore cart tracks, a large, discarded flywheel, a tunnel, and a portion of the mill at the We-got-em Mine (Gilpin County Gold Mining Company), Gilpin County, Colorado.
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    Gilpin County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; We-Got-Em Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1920-1940.
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    [between 1920 and 1940?]
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  • We-got-em mine
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    An unidentified man stands next to a large piece of tunneling equipment at the We-got-em mine (Gilpin County Gold Mining Company), Gilpin County, Colorado. The discarded tunneler consists of an auger attached to a flywheel.
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    Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; We-Got-Em Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Drilling & boring machinery--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1940.
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    [between 1930 and 1940?]
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  • We-got-em mine
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    View of a portal and tailings on a hillside at the We-got-em mine (Gilpin County Gold Mining Company), Gilpin County, Colorado. Discarded mining equipment litters the area below the tailings.
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    Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; We-Got-Em Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1940.
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    [between 1930 and 1940?]
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  • We-got-em mine
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    Two automobiles are parked by a building, to one side of a tunnel, atop a tailings dump at the We-got-em mine (Gilpin County Gold Mining Company), Gilpin County, Colorado. Discarded mining equipment litters the area below the tailings.
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    Mine buildings--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1930.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1930.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; We-Got-Em Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1910-1930.
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    [between 1930 and 1940?]
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  • We-got-em mine
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    An unidentified man poses next to a large pile of discarded lumber and mining equipment at the We-Got-Em mine, (Gilpin County Gold Mining Corp.), Gilpin County, Colorado. The tunnel entrance and mine office building are in the distance near the...
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    Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; We-Got-Em Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Machinery--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1940.
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    [between 1930 and 1940]
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  • Club Building, Denver
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    View of the Club Building on Curtis Street between 15th and 14th Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows Italianate style building with tall arched windows and arched doorway in contrasting stone trim. Sign reads: "Capitol Savings & Loan Assn." "Club...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
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    [between 1882 and 1900?]
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  • Capitol District Transportation Co.
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    View of Capitol District Transportation Company streetcar #300 at the loop in Little Rock (Pulaski County), Arkansas. People, automobiles, and storefronts are nearby.
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    Capitol District Transportation Company (Little Rock, Ark.)--1940-1950.; Little Rock (Ark.)--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Arkansas--Little Rock--1940-1950.
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    1945 December 19
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  • Capitol District Transportation Co. car 260 and two others, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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    Capitol District Transportation Company streetcar #260 and others are parked in Little Rock (Pulaski County), Arkansas. Shows utility poles and wires.
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    Capitol District Transportation Company (Little Rock, Ark.)--1940-1950.; Little Rock (Ark.)--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Arkansas--Little Rock--1940-1950.
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    1945 December 19
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  • Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Ry. car #119 at Iowa City, 3/4 view, Iowa.
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    A Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway interurban trolley car is near a "Sear[s]" store in Iowa City (Johnson County), Iowa. Advertisement reads: "Coca Cola." Lettering on the car reads: "Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway" and "119."
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    Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway--1940-1950.; Iowa City (Iowa)--1940-1950.; Electric railroads--Iowa--Iowa City--1940-1950.
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    1945 October 3

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