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- Large hoist in the Black Hawk Mine
- A miner poses in the shaft house of the Black Hawk Mine in Gilpin County, Colorado. The machinery includes the hoist that has "Vulcan Iron Works Wilkes-Barre PA U. S. A." embossed on the platform, and center crank engines.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1910.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Interior Gold Pan shops
- View of the interior of the Gold Pan Company's facilities near Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado. The machinery includes side crank engines, flywheels, and belts.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910.]
- Early stamp mill
- Abandoned stamp mill parts that include a waterwheel and a sluice box, in Colorado.
- Sluices--Colorado--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--1930-1940.; Ruins--Colorado--1930-1940.; Waterwheels--Colorado--1930-1940.
- 1936
- View of old "stamp mill" used for crushing ore
- Smitty poses near abandoned stamp mill machinery that includes stamps and a flywheel near Trout Creek Pass, Chaffee County, Colorado. The abandoned Colorado and Southern (C&S) grade, Mount Princeton, and Mount Harvard are in the distance.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Machinery--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Milling machines--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Chaffee County--1940-1950.; Smitty.
- September 27, 1941
- Aurora Fire Department truck
- An Aurora Fire Department Fire truck is parked on an unpaaved street in front of a plaza in Aurora, Colorado. The truck, which has white wall tires, has two ladders stacked on the side of it, and three fire extinguishers resting on the running...
- Aurora (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Aurora--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Stamp mill interior
- Interior of a stamp mill in Summit County, Colorado. The machinery includes dies and stamps.
- Summit County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Machinery--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.; Milling machines--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890-1900]
- Bobtail Tunnel tramway
- A miner poses on an electric engine of the Bobtail Tunnel tramway near Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. Loaded and empty mine cars are pulled by the engine that has "The Jeffrey MFG Co. Columbus O. U. S. A." embossed on the side.
- Jeffrey Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ohio); Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bobtail Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Old Geyser Cut above Silver Cliff
- Miners push mine cars on wooden bridges between piles of tailings at the Old Geyser Cut near Silver Cliff, Custer County, Colorado.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1880-1890.;...
- 1880
- Motor and cars of Bobtail Tunnel Central City, Colo
- A miner poses in an electric engine of the Bobtail Tunnel tramway near Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. The engine, which has "The Jeffrey MFG Co. Columbus, O. U. S. A." embossed on the side, pulls mine cars on the tracks.
- Jeffrey Manufacturing Company (Columbus, Ohio); Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bobtail Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.;...
- [1900 or 1901]
- Tram terminal of Pennsylvania Tunnel
- View of the interior of the tram terminal at the Pennsylvania Tunnel in Park County, Colorado. Machinery includes an engine, flywheel, gears, and a tram bucket.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Park County--1890-1910.; Park County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Pennsylvania Tunnel (Park County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Park County--1890-1910.; Machinery--Colorado--Park County--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mine tramway
- Miners pose in a tram car in a mine shaft.
- Interiors--1880-1900.; Mine railroads--1880-1900.; Miners--1880-1900.; Mining--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Starting of the tramway between Ellison Hoist and mills
- View of the partially completed tramway near the Ellison Hoist and mill, probably in Colorado.
- Bridges--Colorado--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--1880-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mine railroads--Colorado--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Tramway Encampment, Wyo from Ferris-Haggarty mine
- View of the aerial bucket tramway at the Ferris-Haggarty Mine near Encampment, Carbon County, Wyoming. The tramway is near a store with a sign that reads: "[?]n's Store".
- Encampment (Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Ferris-Haggarty Mine (Carbon County, Wyo.)--1910-1920.; Aerial tramways--Wyoming--Encampment--1910-1920.; Mining--Wyoming--Encampment--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Georgetown- Colo.- District Stevens Mine Tramway
- Miners who include Ed Riley and Andy Lane pose on the Stevens Mine Tramway near Georgetown, Clear Creek County, Colorado. The men hold various tools that include saws, axes, and rulers.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Stevens Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.); Mine railroads--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.;...
- [between 1860 and 1870]
- Mine car manufacturing plant
- View of the interior of a mine car manufacturing plant. Rockers, rocker stands, and ore car bodies along with hood vents and tools are in the plant.
- Factories--1890-1910.; Industry--1890-1910.; Interiors--1890-1910.; Mine railroads--1890-1910.; Mining--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Pat Casey mine, later Ute Opher above Nevadaville, on the Burroughs Lode of Quartz Heel
- View of the abandoned head frame of the Ophir-Burroughs mine, owned by the Ophir Gold Mining Company, near Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado. The ruins of the shaft house are nearby.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ophir-Burroughs Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gold mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Nevadaville--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Players at school play
- Ten children, cast members in a school play, pose standing side by side in front of a row of chairs on a stage in Basalt, Colorado. The children are dressed in an assortment of costumes, including breeches, long-sleeved shirts, aprons, suspenders,...
- Basalt (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Child actors--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Basalt--1890-1900.
- [1897?]
- Cable trams Aspen Mountain, Colo
- View of aerial tramways on Aspen Mountain near Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado. The buckets pass over a wooden utility building.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Aspen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Mining tram tower
- View of a wooden mine tram tower for the Buffalo Boy Mine in Cunningham Gulch (San Juan County), Colorado.
- Buffalo Boy Mine (San Juan County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cunningham Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1910-1930.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--San Juan County--1910-1930.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Dick Washakie Son of Shoshone Chief
- Outdoor portrait (standing) of Dick Washakie, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He wears a scarf around his neck and head, a hat, and a medal that commemorates his father's (Washakie) participation in the Battle of Little Bighorn pinned to his...
- Indians of North America--1920-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--1920-1940.; Military decorations--1920-1940.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900--Family.; Washakie, Dick.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Shoshones, Washakie standing
- Studio portrait (standing) of Washakie, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He holds a rifle and a wooden pipe decorated with hair. He wears moccasins, leggings, a cloth belt, a scarf around his neck held in place by an abalone shell ornament, and a...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Mary Enos with baby in cradleboard
- Studio portrait (standing) of Mary Enos, a Native American (Shoshone) woman, and a baby in a cradleboard. She wears no shoes, a dress, a metal bead belt, a blanket shawl, and a cradleboard on her back.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Cradleboards--1880-1890.; Infants--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.; Enos, Mary.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Altman, Colorado
- The painting is a view of Altman, Colorado, located three miles north of Victor, on a saddle between Bull Hill and Bull Cliff, Teller County. The town is filled with wood frame residences, log cabins, sheds, false front businesses, smelters, and...
- Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--1960-1970.
- [between 1963 and 1970]
- Sun Dance
- Native American (Shoshone) men participate in a Sun Dance in a brush enclosure. The men blow eagle bone whistles decorated with feathers as they dance near the center pole. A bundle of dried foliage, the Thunder's Nest, is tied to the center pole....
- Indians of North America--1900-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1930.; Ceremonial dancers--1900-1930.; Sun dance--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Peace Sign Shoshone Indians conclude unique treaty of peace with whites
- Chief Tendoy III, a Native American (Shoshone) man, shakes hands with A. C. Hinckley a representative of the Union Pacific Railway( from Pocatello, Idaho) in Fort Hall, Idaho. Chief Tendoy III wears moccasins, leggings, a beaded and fringed...
- Indians of North America--Idaho--Fort Hall--1920-1930.; Shoshoni Indians--Idaho--Fort Hall--1920-1930.; Fort Hall (Idaho)--1920-1930.; Peace treaties--Idaho--Fort Hall--1920-1930.; Shaking hands--Idaho--Fort Hall--1920-1930.; Tribal...
- 1927 April 8
- Shoshones Codsiogo
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Codsiogo, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He holds a picture frame near his lap. He wears a fur blanket, a vest decorated with metal beads, armbands, beaded necklaces, a fur pelt over one braid, and a feather in his...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Codsiogo.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Shoshone woman
- Studio portrait, (standing) of a Native American (Shoshone) woman. She wears moccasins, a dress, a leather belt decorated with metal, and bead necklaces with a shell pendant.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Women--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Carl Henry Parlasca
- Carl Henry Parlasca stands with another Native American (Shoshone) man near a group of tepees. Two tripods that support a cross beam stand near the tepees. Both men wear moccasins, leggings, breechcloths, armbands, beaded vests, and beaded feather...
- Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Shoshoni Indians--1900-1920.; Clothing & dress--1900-1920.; Indian encampments--1900-1920.; Tipis--1900-1920.; Parlasca, Carl Henry.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- "Billy" a Shoshone warrior
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Billy, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He wears a blanket over his lap, a shirt, scarves over his braids, and a beaded necklace.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Shoshoni Indians--1860-1870.; Billy Shoshone Indian.
- 1867
- Snake Chief
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Washakie, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He wears moccasins, leggings, a blanket over his lap, a wide cloth bandolier, and a round medal around his neck. He holds a wide-brimmed hat.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Shoshoni Indians--1860-1870.; Tribal chiefs--1860-1870.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Chief Washakie in council
- Studio portrait (standing and sitting) of Chief Washakie and other Native American (Shoshone) men and a boy. Chief Washakie stands in the center of the group, he wears moccasins, leggings, and a feather headdress; he holds a wooden pipe. Members of...
- Indians of North America--1880-1900.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1900.; Boys--1880-1900.; Clothing & dress--1880-1900.; Meetings--1880-1900.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1900.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Picturesque grave at Bachelor
- A small grave is enclosed by a wood-picket fence on a grassy hillside under a thicket of Aspen trees in the ghost town of Bachelor, Colorado, in Mineral County. A forest of trees covers the slope in the background. Two dilapidated structures are...
- Bachelor (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Bachelor--1960-1970.; Graves--Colorado--Bachelor--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Shoshones, Washakie sitting
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Washakie, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He holds a rifle and a wooden pipe decorated with hair. He wears a cloth belt, a scarf around his neck held in place by an abalone shell ornament, and a feather headdress.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Sun Dance pavillion [sic], Shoshone Indians, Fort Washakie Wyo
- View of a wooden structure used for a Sun Dance at Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The pavilion has a square roof over a center pole, with log beams that radiate outward toward the log walls.
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Structures--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Pavilions--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Sun dance--Wyoming--Fort...
- 1939
- Oiti, second Chief Shoshones
- Studio portrait (head and shoulders) of Oiti, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He wears a tie loosely tied under his collar.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Oiti.
- [between 1884 and 1885]
- Shoshones Taboonggwesha
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Taboonggwesha, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He holds a piece of metal decorated with metal beads and hair. He wears a beaded vest decorated with shells, metal armbands, and beaded necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Taboonggwesha.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Indian burial grounds and Sacajaweas' grave
- View of Wind River Cemetery near Fort Washakie in Wyoming. The graves of Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, Sacagawea, and Bazil stand near one another. They are decorated with U. S. flags. The gravestones read: "Dedicated in the Memory of Baptiste...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Cemeteries--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Wyoming--Fort...
- [between 1932 and 1940?]
- Shoshone, grandson of Chief Washakie
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Washakie's grandson. He wears a kilt, no shirt, hair pipe and bead necklaces.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Boys--1880-1890.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900--Family.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Shoshones, Moragootch
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Moragootch, a Native American (Shoshone) man. He holds mirror framed in metal. He wears a vest decorated with metal beads, metal arm and wrist bands, beaded necklaces, and one braid.
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Clothing & dress--1880-1890.; Moragootch.
- [between 1884 and 1885?]
- Chief "Washakie"
- Native American (Shoshone) Washakie and a girl pose near a tepee. Washakie holds a piece of cloth and points in the distance. He wears moccasins, a kilt, and a cloth belt. The girl wears moccasins, a leather belt decorated with metal, a dress...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--1880-1890.; Girls--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900.
- [1885]
- Reverend John Roberts and Andrew Basil at Sacajawea's grave
- Andrew Basil, a Native American (Shoshone) man, and Reverend John Roberts pose near the graves of Sacajawea and her son, Basil near Fort Washakie, Wyoming. Andrew Basil wears moccasins, a vest, and a scarf around his neck. Reverend John Roberts...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Cemeteries--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Clergy--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1930-1940.; Tombs...
- [1930-1940?]
- Grave of Sacajawea
- View of Sacajawea's and Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau's gravestones at Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The graves have been recently covered. Sacajawea's gravestone is a pillar of stone with a plaque placed on one face. Baptiste Charbonneau's gravestone has an...
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Cemeteries--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1880-1890.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Wyoming--Fort...
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Headstone of Chief Washakie who was known as the whiteman's friend
- View of Native American (Shoshone) Washakie's gravestone near Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The gravestone reads: "Washakie 1804-1900 A wise ruler". Wooden buildings and the mountains of the Wind River Range are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1900-1910.; Shoshoni Indians--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1900-1910.; Fort Washakie (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Wyoming--Fort Washakie--1900-1910.; Washakie, ca. 1804-1900--Tomb.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Soda Spring, Manitou, Colo.
- Soda Spring at Manitou Springs, Colorado electric railway depot or trolley stop; large group of men, women and children underneath pavilion; men & women drinking from Soda Spring; young boy, newspaper carrier slung over front shoulders; women with...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Newspaper carriers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1910.; Street railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890- 1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Altman, Colorado, street scene, July 4th (1900-01-02)
- View of snow covered street in Altman, Teller County, Colorado; shows frame businesses, front gable and lean-to structures, telegraph and telephone poles. A flagpole for a Fourth of July celebration and a man are in the street.
- Fourth of July--1900-1910.; Altman (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Snow--Colorado--Altman--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1902]
- Ruby Castles, Canon of the Grand
- A Denver & Rio Grande railway train makes its way along the Colorado River in Ruby Canyon in Utah.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Ruby Canyon (Colo. and Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Utah--1880-1890.; Railroads--Utah--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Barley raised without irrigation, Skelton Ranch, Woodland Park, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of barley field grown without irrigation, Skelton Ranch, Woodland Park, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men and two women standing in chest-high barley field, dry-land farming; log cabin with stone fireplace and wooden frame...
- Dry farming--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900- 1920.; Woodland Park (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Barley--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Woodland Park--1900-1920.; Colorado Midland...
- [between 1900 and 1919]
- Within the Gates Grand River Canon
- A Denver & Rio Grande Railway train travels beside the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows canyon walls and rocks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Glenwood Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Garfield County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Garfield...
- [between 1881 and 1885?]
- Platte Cañon, bridge near Deansbury
- A Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company railroad bridge spans the South Platte River near Deansbury in the Platte Canyon, Douglas County, Colorado. A man stands beside the railroad tracks; shows logs and rocky cliffs.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- Cascade in Granite Canon
- View of rapids on the South Platte River in Elevenmile Canyon (Granite Canyon), Park County, Colorado. Shows possibly Cathedral Spires in the distance.
- Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885]