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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 13, 1910 March 26
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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 March 26
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 6, 1911 February 4
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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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    1911 February 4
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 17, 1911 April 22
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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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    1911 April 22
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  • Sunflower carnival parade
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    Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a group of men ride on a wagon pulled by a horse and a burro and decorated with several American flags. Spectators watch from the side of the street, one on a bicycle.
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Animal teams--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
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  • Girls and women on donkeys
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    Women and girls sit on donkeys and mules (some sidesaddle) during the Sunflower Carnival in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The girls and women wear hats and carry umbrellas. Houses are among trees.
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Girls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
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  • Burro ride
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    A girl with a quirt in her hand sits sidesaddle on a burro in (probably) Colorado. A man holds the reins.
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    Donkeys--Colorado--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--1880-1890.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--1880-1890.
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  • Burro rider
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    A woman rides a donkey sidesaddle in (probably) Manitou Springs (El Paso County) Colorado; a house with a covered porch and surrounded by a stone wall is in the distance.
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    Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Sidesaddle riding--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
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    ANIMALS. COLORADO
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    Donkeys
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    Donkeys
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    Donkeys
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    DONKEYS
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    DONKEYS
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    HIGHLANDS RANCH v COLORADO
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    Denver. Parks. City park. Zoo
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    Little, OLGA
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    Burros
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    Burros
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    BURROS
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  • Third and Main Streets, taken in 1868 the buildings were erected in 1860
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    Men in top hats ride donkeys on Main Street in Canon City, Colorado. Scene includes frame and brick commercial buildings with arched windows and signs: [illegible]. Low hills are in the background, and ruts in the dirt are in the foreground.
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Donkeys--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1870.
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    1868
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  • Packing
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    Two men adjust the load on the back of a donkey in Colorado; shows a campsite with a tent, supplies, pots and pans.
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    Donkeys--Colorado--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--1870-1880.; Pack animals--Colorado--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
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    1871?
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  • Indian peace commission
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    A peace commission, possibly during the Native American Modoc War, shows a group of men and women with donkeys and covered wagons gathered in a grassy field; some of the men are in military uniforms.
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    Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--1870-1880.; Delegations--1870-1880.; Peace negotiations--1870-1880.
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    1873
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  • Prospectors ready for a trip : taken on north 5th Street near the intersection of 5th and Macon
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    Loaded burros are on the dirt street in Canon City, Colorado. Men standing with them wear hats, dark clothes with suspenders, and carry rifles. Gable roofed, frame houses are behind them, with chimneys, fences, and young trees. The hogback is in...
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Donkeys--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Prospecting--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Roads--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
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    1878
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  • Children's winter sports in Gunnison
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    Children bundled in warm clothes ride on small burros pulling sleds on a snowy street in Gunnison, Colorado. One boy rides his dog. Wood frame buildings and a tent show in background.
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    Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children playing in snow--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Dogs--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
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    1880
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  • Irwin, Colorado
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    Men in Irwin, Colorado, pose in front of false-front storefronts and on burros in the rocky street. Signs read, "J. E. Packard & Co., Grocers. Miners Supplies." and "B. Kersberg, Wholesale & Retail Wines & Liquor."
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    Irwin (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Irwin--1880-1890.
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    1880
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  • Group of prospectors
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    A group of prospectors and their burro pose around a campfire and tent on the floor of a steep walled valley.
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    Campfires--1880-1890.; Donkeys--1880-1890.; Miners--1880-1890.; Mining--1880-1890.; Tents--1880-1890.
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    1881?
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  • Forest King mine and camp
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    A burro stands next to a tall tree at the Forest King mine and camp, Gunnison County, Colorado. Miners, tailings, mining equipment, and tents are in the background.
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    Mining camps--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Forest King Mine (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
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    1882
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  • Excursion party
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    A crowd of gathers in front of a one-story, wood frame, gabled cabin in the town of Bonanza, Saguache County, Colorado. The cabin has a porch, where a little girl stands with two men, one wearing an apron. Two women and a baby sit on burros held by...
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    Bonanza (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Baseball players--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Bonanza--1880-1890.
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    1882
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  • Sidesaddle on a burro
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    A girl rides a burro in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado, on Main Street. She wears high button shoes, a pleated dress, and a straw hat with ribbons. A building has a balcony / porch and signs "Emery's Photograph Gallery," and "Drug...
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    Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1890.
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    1884
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  • A burro party, Pike's Peak
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    Young women or girls and a man ride burros on a trail on Pikes Peak (El Paso County), Colorado. The girls wear wide brimmed straw hats and dresses and ride sidesaddle. A man in a suit and overcoat rides a mule and holds a whip. One animal carries...
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    El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Trails & paths--Colorado--El Paso...
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    1888 October 27
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  • In town for supplies, Ouray, Col., U. S. A.
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    View north of Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows a pack train assembling in front of the Beaumont Hotel. The burros are loaded with milled lumber.
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    Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Lumber--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.;...
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    1890
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  • Don't be frightened, old Jenny is trne, Aspen, Colorado
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    A man holds two burros bearing two children next to elevated tracks above Aspen, Colorado. The tracks are built on mine tailings leading out of a mine.
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    Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
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    1890
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  • Loading the great burro train, Aspen, Col.
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    View of burros wearing pack saddles and people in traveling clothes; shows men sitting on horses, railroad cars in a line on the track and a building under construction; Aspen Mountain in the background.
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    Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Travel--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
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    1890
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  • West Willow Creek Falls and Burro Bridge packing ore from Amethyst Mine to Creede
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    A burro with saddle bags crosses a bridge near West Willow Creek Falls by the Amethyst Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Miners stand on the bridge and on the side of the creek.
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    Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; West Willow Creek (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Pack...
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    1892
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  • Bennett family outing
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    Scene of an outing to Pikes Peak from Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado shows well dressed people and a baby, held in place by a man, on donkeys. The town of Manitou Springs is seen in the distance. The people are identified (left to...
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    Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Riding--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Travel--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.;...
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    1892
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  • Pack burros [art original].
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    Three donkeys with loaded packs in a mountain landscape.
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    Donkeys in art.; Painting, American.
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    1893
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  • In front of our store at Gillett, Colo.
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    View of large group posed in front of D.F. Woodruff general merchandise store in Gillett, Colorado, includes men atop saddled horses, children atop burros (or donkeys), and additional men and women on the boardwalk in front of the two-story wood...
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    Gillett (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Gillett--1890-1900.
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    1894
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  • London Bostomonger, A. E. Rofe
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    A. E. Rofe, London Bostomonger, sits in a donkey-drawn cart parade entry for the Flower (Sunflower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The man, with upside-down pipe, holds the reins and wears a corduroy suit with numerous...
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    Rofe, A. E.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Handicapped persons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Parades &...
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    1895
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  • Upper Red River N. M. La Belle boom
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    Miners connected with the La Belle mining boom pose in (possibly) Taos County, New Mexico, with loaded pack mules.
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    Donkeys--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Mining--New Mexico--1890-1900.; Pack animals--New Mexico--1890-1900.
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    1895
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  • Cimmarone [i.e. Cimarron] pack train, Sneffels
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    View of a pack train of burros, with materials and supplies on their backs, in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. Shows wood frame buildings; Stony Mountain is in the distance.
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    Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.
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    1896 July
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  • Burros (Advance guard of civilization)
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    View of burros in possibly Colorado. Horses graze in the distance.
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    Donkeys--1890-1900.
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    1897 July 24
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  • Sunflower carnival parade
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    Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a chariot with a driver in white clothing and a headband is pulled by two burros and a horse; a boy in a clown suit rides a burro; a man in a dress stands on two burros. Children walk...
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chariots--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
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    1898
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  • Sunflower carnival parade
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    Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: a chariot with a driver in white clothing and a headband is pulled by two burros and a horse; a boy in a clown suit rides a burro; a man in a dress stands on two burros. Children walk...
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Chariots--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
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    1898
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  • Circus
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    Spectators stand near a procession of donkey and horse drawn wagons with wooden cages, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The wooden cages contain circus performers. One woman stands on the backs of a two...
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cages--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Circus parades--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
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    1898
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  • Circus
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    Men dressed as clowns pose on burros and on horseback near a circus tent, Sunflower (Flower) Carnival, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The men wear hats and face paint. The horse wears pants on his front legs.
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Circuses & shows--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
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    1898
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  • Midway, Colo
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    In Midway, Weld County [?], Colorado, men pose on a storefront boardwalk. They wear bowler or slouch hats and suits. Two ride donkeys; another holds a surveyor's tripod and theodolite. Signs read: "Coors Gold Beer," "Grand View Saloon," and...
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    Midway (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Midway--1890-1900.
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    1899
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  • Sunflower carnival parade
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    Sunflower (Flower) Carnival Parade, Colorado Springs, Colorado: two men in clown costumes ride in a horse drawn trap with large wheels decorated with cloth and flowers; the horse has pants over his front legs and a cone hat. Nearby, a man rides a...
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Clowns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
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    1899
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  • Off for the mines
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    Two miners pose with five loaded burros, Huerfano County, Colorado. Burros carry planks, barrels, stovepipes, wheelbarrow, shovels, pickaxes, and boxes of goods.
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    Huerfano County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Huerfano County--1890-1900.; Pack...
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    1899
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  • Ready to take off on an outing to Trappers Lake, in Yampa, across from Antlers Hotel
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    People pose in Yampa (Egeria,) Routt County, Colorado, with horses, burros, and supplies. A sod roofed log house is behind them.
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    Yampa (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Yampa--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Yampa--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Yampa--1900-1910.; Pack animals--Colorado--Yampa--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Yampa--1900-1910.
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    1900?
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  • Gardner with donkeys
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    Gardner Jackson poses near a donkey and her foal probably in South Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado. He pets the foal. Gardner wears a broad-brimmed cloth hat, long pants and a loose, bloused shirt with a broad...
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    Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1836-1919--Family.; Jackson, William S. (William Sharpless), 1920- --Family.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys.; Donkeys.; Jackson, Gardner, 1896-1965.;...
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    1902

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