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- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 10, 1911 March 4
- Sam Noel fishes Eldorado Canyon
- Sam Noel, a young boy, fishes South Boulder Creek in Eldorado Canyon State Park in Boulder County, Colorado. The jagged rock outcrops of the canyon walls are in the distance.
- Eldorado State Park (Colo.)--1990-2000.; South Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Eldorado Canyon (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fishing; Streams.; Boys.; Noel, Sam--Pictorial works.; Fishing--Colorado--Eldorado...
- 1998
- Man fishing woman reading
- A man fishes near a spillway on the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A woman sits near him and reads.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Reading--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Cripple Creek
- A man fishes in Cripple Creek near a train with Denver and Rio Grande freight cars, possibly the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, in Phantom Canyon, Teller County, Colorado. Shows rock formations, one identified as Sentinel Rock.
- Cripple Creek (Colo. : Stream)--1880-1890.; Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Man fishing at the dam in the South Platte
- A man fishes near a spillway on the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Spillways--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Hallam Lake near Aspen
- A woman fishes in Hallam Lake near Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. She wears a dress decorated with embroidery. A boat storage building and the buildings of Aspen are in the distance.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hallum Lake (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fishing--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Fishing on the Frying Pan
- A man fishes on the Fryingpan River in Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Royal Gorge
- A man fishes from a boulder in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railroad track and the Arkansas River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- "Fish Pot" hot spring. Yellowstone Lake
- A man stands over the Fishing Cone hot springs and fishes in Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park.
- Fishing Cone (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Fishing--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Bridge at Breckton's [sic]. Fishing
- Thomas Moran fishes near a wooden bridge on Big Goose Creek near Beckton (Sheridan County), Wyoming. A man, probably W.H. Jackson's photographer's assistant Millet, stands on the bridge.
- Beckton (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Big Goose Creek (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Bridges--Wyoming--Beckton--1890-1900.; Fishing--Wyoming--Beckton--1890-1900.; Streams--Wyoming--Beckton--1890-1900.; Moran, Thomas, 1837-1926.
- 1892
- The Rio Grande below Wagon Wheel Gap
- A man fishes in the Rio Grande River near Wagon Wheel Gap (Mineral County), Colorado. He wears a suit and hat. Shows Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks nearby.
- Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.
- [between 1883 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge, below the bridge (D. & .R.G.Ry.)
- A man sits on a rock and fishes in the Arkansas River in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows the narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1870-1890.; Arkansas River--1870-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Fish Pot Hot Spring, Yellowstone Lake
- A man stands and fishes in the Fishing Cone near the shore of West Thumb bay, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A fallen tree trunk provides a bridge over the water to the accreted calcareous mineral cone.
- Fishing Cone (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; West Thumb (Wyo. : Bay)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Fishing--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Sunshine peak [sic] from Lake Fork near Illium [sic]
- A man fishes in the Lake Fork stream beside Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks near Ilium (San Miguel County), Colorado. Sunshine Mountain is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Lake Fork (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sunshine Mountain (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Trout Lake
- A man wears a suit and fishes from a raft on Trout Lake in the San Juan Mountains in San Miguel County, Colorado. Trees, a cabin, a Rio Grande Southern Railroad grade, and a water tank are beside the lake.
- San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trout Lake (San Miguel County, Colo. : Lake)--1890-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Miguel...
- 1892
- Lake Tahoe, Fallen Leaf Lake & Mount Tallac
- A man wears a suit and fishes in Fallen Leaf Lake near Lake Tahoe (El Dorado County), California. Trees and sticks are on the shore. A grade, probably for a road, is across the lake in the distance near a slope of probably Mount Tallac.
- El Dorado County (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Fallen Leaf Lake (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Tallac, Mount (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Fishing--California--El Dorado County--1880-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1880-1910.
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Canon City
- View of a section of Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. A man fishes from a row boat in a pond in a park. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway cars sit on tracks nearby.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.; Railroads--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Mountain parks, Starbuck Park fishing scene
- Vacationers relax on the grass next to Bear Creek, Starbuck (also known as Joylan and Idledale), Colorado, in Jefferson County. A man fishes in the creek; another sits with his dog on a stone retaining wall.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Starbuck (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fishing--Colorado--Starbuck--1910-1920.; Sightseers--Colorado--Starbuck--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Crystal River - man fishing
- A man stands on a large boulder and fishes on the banks of the fast-moving Crystal River, Gunnison or Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Crystal River (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fishing--Colorado--Crystal River--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Boy fishing
- A boy fishes at a lake or river shore, possibly in Denver, Colorado.
- Boys--Colorado--1920-1940.; Fishing--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Fishing for Trout Platte Canon.
- A man fishes in the South Platte River, Platte Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. He stands on a rock next to the river, he wears waders, a sweater, and a hat.
- Jefferson County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Fishing--Colorado--Jefferson County--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Jefferson...
- [1900?]
- Man fishing in stream
- A man stands on rocky beach and fishes in a Colorado or Utah river; trees are in the background.
- Fishermen--1920-1940.; Fishing--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 ad 1935?]
- Man fishing in stream
- A man stands on rocky beach and fishes in a Colorado or Utah river; pine trees are in the background.
- Fishermen--1920-1940.; Fishing--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Auto on bridge over stream 3 people - one fishing
- View of a family outing, probably in Colorado. A convertible car is parked on a wooden bridge with a man at the wheel; a woman sits on a railing, and a girl fishes with waders and creel. Forest and hills are in the background.
- Bridges--Colorado--1920-1940.; Convertible automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Fishing--Colorado--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--1920-1930.
- 1925
- Fisherman in stream
- A man fishes in (probably) the Gunnison River, Mesa County, Colorado; he casts his line from a small rock island. The bluff of Grand Mesa is in the background.
- Grand Mesa (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fishing--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Fisherman & stream - bridge
- A man fishes in (probably) the Gunnison River, Mesa County, Colorado; he stands on a rocky shore. A trestle bridge spans the water; Grand Mesa is in the background.
- Grand Mesa (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fishing--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1940.; Trestles--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Fisherman - stream bldgs
- A man fishes in (probably) the Gunnison River, Mesa County, Colorado; he stands on rocky shore. A trestle bridge spans the water by frame and log houses; Grand Mesa is in the background.
- Grand Mesa (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fishing--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1940.; Trestles--Colorado--Mesa County--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Girl fishing
- A young woman fishes with a bamboo pole, in (probably) Colorado or Utah; she wears hip waders and stands in the river. Her outfit also includes short-legged bib-overalls and a straw hat.
- Fishing--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- [ca.1935?]
- Girl fishing
- A young woman fishes with a bamboo pole, in (probably) Colorado or Utah; she sits on a rock by a river. Her outfit includes short-legged bib-overalls and a straw hat; hip waders are on the grass.
- Fishing--1930-1940.; Women--1930-1940.
- [ca. 1935?]
- Boy fishing
- Doug Ellis fishes with a large fishing pole at a pond probably by the Front Range in Colorado.
- Boys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Children fishing--Colorado--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1900?]
- Sunshine Peak [sic], from Lakefork [sic]
- View of Sunshine Mountain with Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad tracks, a man leans against a rock and fishes in the Lake Fork, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Lake Fork (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sunshine Mountain (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Fishing on Williams Fork
- View of Williams Fork river, a man fishes, probably in Grand County, Colorado.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Williams Fork (Grand County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Fishing on the Frying Pan [i.e.Fryingpan]
- A man fishes on probably the Fryingpan River in Eagle County, Colorado.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--DATES.; Frying Pan Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Fishing on the Fraser River
- View of man fishes on the Fraser River, Byers Peak is in the distance, Grand County, Colorado.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fraser River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Royal Gorge
- Narrow gauge tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway traverse a sheer rock wall near the Arkansas River in Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. A man sits and fishes from a rock outcrop.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Royal Gorge
- A man fishes in the Arkansas River in the Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks are nearby.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1889]
- Sunshine Peak [sic] from Lake Fork near Illium [sic]
- A man fishes in Lake Fork beside Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company tracks near Ilium (San Miguel County), Colorado. Sunshine Mountain is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1900.; Lake Fork (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sunshine Mountain (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Sunshine Peak [sic] from Lake Fork near Illium [sic]
- A man fishes in the Lake Fork near near Ilium, (San Miguel County), Colorado. Shows the narrow gauge tracks of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, tall pine trees. Sunshine Mountain is in the distance.
- Lake Fork (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sunshine Mountain (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--San Miguel...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Lake Fork Junction. D.&.R.G.R.R.
- View of the junction of the Lake Fork, and the Gunnison River, Gunnison County, Colorado. A man fishes in the river and passengers stand by a Denver and Rio Grande Railroad narrow gauge locomotive near a trestle bridge. A second trestle spans Lake...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake Fork (Hinsdale County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Sentinel Rock
- A man fishes in a creek near a train with Denver and Rio Grande freight cars, probably the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad, in probably Phantom Canyon, Teller County, Colorado. Shows rock formations, one identified as Sentinel Rock.
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Phantom Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Teller...
- [between 1893 and 1900?]
- Fishing for the hard-fighting black bass that throng the lake-waters
- A man in a cap stands in a row boat and fishes in Theodore Roosevelt Lake in Gila County, Arizona. Shows a flagpole and buildings with porches on a hillside nearby.
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company--Public Relations--1910-1920.; Apache Trail (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Gila County (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Theodore Roosevelt Lake (Ariz.)--1910-1920.; Fishing--Arizona--Gila County--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Arizona--Gila...
- [1916]
- Along Clarks Forks River
- A man fishes from the shore of the Clark Fork (Clarks Forks) River near Northern Pacific Railway tracks in probably Missoula County, Montana. He wears a long overcoat and hat.
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1910.; Clark Fork (Mont. and Idaho)--1880-1910.; Fishing--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1910.; Railroad tracks--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Montana--Missoula County--1880-1910.
- [between 1883 and 1905?]
- Picnic near a river
- Two couples picnic near a stream. One man fishes at the rivers edge while the other reads a letter. One woman prepares food at a camp fire while the other woman sits near a tree with bottles and boxes of food spread on a cloth.
- Couples--1910-1920.; Fishing--1910-1920.; Picnics--1910-1920.; Streams--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Ferndale
- A man fly fishes in the North Fork of the Platte River that flows past the town of Ferndale, Colorado, in Jefferson County. Evergreen trees grow on the steep hillsides in the background.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1900.
- [about 1891?]
- Fishing at a lake
- A man fishes in a lake in (probably) Colorado; women and children stand nearby.
- Families--Colorado--1910-1930.; Fishing--Colorado--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1910-1930.
- Gunnison Post Office painting
- Interior view of the Gunnison Post Office, Colorado includes: the WPA painting "Wealth of the West," by Ila McAfee Turner. The painting depicts a cattle drive with two cowboys, a miner gold panning in a river as a burro stands by loaded with his...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1980]
- Gunnison Post Office
- Copy of a WPA painting "Wealth of the West," by Ila McAfee Turner in the Gunnison Post Office, Colorado; depicts a cattle drive with two cowboys, a miner gold panning in a river as a burro stands by with his supplies, a fisherman fishes in the...
- Gunnison (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Timberline Lake
- View of Timberline Lake in probably Lake County, Colorado. A jeep is parked near the lake and a man fishes.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Timberline Lake (Lake County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fishing--Colorado--Lake County--1960-1970.; Jeep automobiles--American--Colorado--Lake County--1960-1970.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 30, 1912 July 27
- The City of Denver: Volume 3 Number 2, 1914 October 24