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- Tipple at Crested Butte
- Miners stand next to coal cars on a tipple in Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows wood frame houses. Crested Butte mountain is in the distance.
- Crested Butte (Colo. : Mountain)--1880-1900.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.; Tipples--Colorado--Crested Butte--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Approaching the Black Canon
- Two men sit on rocks and fish in the Gunnison River, near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and possibly near the town of Sapinero (Gunnison County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks are near the river.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fishing--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- San Clemente from the Aloha
- A large tree stands on the top of a hill identified as the Aloha, with a view of San Clemente (Orange County), California.
- San Clemente (Calif.)--1870-1900.; Cities & towns--California--San Clemente--1870-1900.; Hills--California--San Clemente--1870-1900.; Trees--California--San Clemente--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Georgetown, Colorado - 1883
- View of Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado; shows the Monti and Guanella Building, the Cushman Blocks, a false front building, covered wagons, women, men, a boy, and horses. Outfits include dresses, suits and hats; a mine is at the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Found in excavating at Ft Casper [i.e. Caspar]
- View of artifacts found at Fort Caspar in Casper (Natrona County), Wyoming. Shows harness and farrier's tools including a fish plate (from a freighter wagon), a hame and short tug, an axe, a coupling iron, a spoon, a glue pot, a yoke iron, part of...
- Fort Caspar (Wyo.)--1930-1940.; Archaeology--Colorado--Fort Caspar--1930-1940.; Equipment--Colorado--Fort Caspar--1930-1940.
- 1936 March 23
- Samuels School art education
- Photograph of a young female student during art education at Samuels Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. The young girl sits at a table with construction paper, scissors and other crate supplies around her. She has a bottle of white glue...
- Samuels School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1975
- The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
- 1914 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1914
- Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 4, 1918 June
- Funeral flowers
- Funerary flower arrangements include sweet peas, asters, chrysanthemums, and artemisia.
- Flowers--1900-1910.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Gateway - Garden of the Gods
- View of the Gateway rock formation (Gate Rock) at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. A woman poses on the road; Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Gateway and Pikes Peak
- View of the Gateway rock formation (Gate Rock) at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Men are by a horse-drawn wagon; Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gate Rock (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Parks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Rock...
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- The Tabor Grand, Leadville
- View of the Tabor Grand Hotel, Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The four-story building has a mansard roof, dormers and widow's walks.
- Tabor Grand Hotel (Leadville, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- North from the summit of Mt. Ouray
- View of alpine mountain landscape from Mount Ouray, Chaffee County, Colorado.
- Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Monarc [sic], a mountain mining town
- Mount Shavano towers over the town of Monarch (Chaffee County), Colorado. Shows residences, commercial buildings, and railroad tracks.
- Monarch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Shavano, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Monarch--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Coal breaker and mine, Anthracite Mesa, Crested Butte, Colo.
- A Denver and Rio Grande locomotive sits outside a coal breaker building on Anthracite Mesa near Crested Butte (Gunnison County), Colorado. A man sits on top of the caboose that is labeled: "0559." A set of railroad tracks extends up a steep hill....
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Anthracite Mesa (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Currecanti Needle
- View of a rock formation known as the Curecanti (Currecanti) Needle, and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Curecanti Needle (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1881 and 1888?]
- Marshall Basin
- View of Marshall Basin above timberline, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Basins (Geology)--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Marshall Basin (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Hotel Colorado, Glenwood Springs
- View of the Colorado Hotel in Glenwood Springs (Garfield County), Colorado; shows landscaping, fountains, and the Colorado River. A Denver & Rio Grande Railroad train emerges from Glenwood Canyon.
- Hotel Colorado (Glenwood Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Lizzard's [sic] Head and Mt. Wilson
- View of the town of Lizard Head, San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows Rio Grande Southern Railroad tracks, log buildings, tents, and horses. Lizard Head rock formation and Mt. Wilson are in the distance.
- Lizard Head (Colo. : Summit)--1880-1900.; Lizard Head (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Wilson, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Lizard Head--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Lizard Head--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Switchback at Red Mountain
- View of Red Mountain with railroad tracks, locomotive, railroad cars, and switchback, probably in Ouray County, Colorado. Men stand on the railroad cars and on the tracks.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Red Mountain mines
- View of mines near the town of Red Mountain, Ouray County, Colorado. Shows tailings piles, roads, and frame and log buildings.
- Red Mountain (Ouray County, Colo. : Town)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Red Mountain--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Red Mountain--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Veta Pass, Sierra Blanca
- A woman stands on the edge of a ridge overlooking the Sierra Blanca and Veta Pass, Costilla County, Colorado.
- Costilla County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sierra Blanca (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Veta Pass (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Costilla County--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Costilla County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- In Cooper's Canon
- A heard of cattle graze along a dirt road and fence in an area identified as Cooper's [Cooper?] Canyon, California. Trees are in the distance.
- Canyons--California--1870-1900.; Cattle--California--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Grove of Olive Trees in Cooper Canyon
- View of a grove of olive trees in an area identified as Cooper Canyon, California.
- Olive trees--California--1870-1900.; Orchards--California--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- The maguey in blossom
- View of a maguey in bloom possibly near Los Angeles, California. This agave has blossoms that branch out from a large central stalk that emerges from a cluster of pointed succulent leaves. Shows trees and a frame structure in the distance.
- Agaves--California--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Bucking Broncos
- Two cowboys ride on bucking horses probably in Texas. The cowboys wear hats, bandanas and chaps.
- Broncos--Texas--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Texas--1890-1900.; Riding--Texas--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Trail herd watering
- A herd of cattle wade in and drink from a pond on a flat plain probably in Texas. Cowboys sit on horses in the distance.
- Cattle herding--Texas--1900-1910.; Cattle--Texas--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Texas--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Georgetown, Colorado looking southeast
- A view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest from Griffith Mountain; landmarks include the school house, the Cushman Block, the tower of the Alpine Hose Company No. 2 firehouse, and the Devil's Gate Bridge of the Georgetown Loop railway over...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900.]
- The Cliff House and Soda Springs, Manitou, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Cliff House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north, a three-story frame building with hipped gable roof, widows' walk, wrap around porch, and balcony. Ladders lean on the the south wing; horses, coaches, buggies, and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1875?]
- Dakota Indians
- Distant view of Native Americans (Sioux) gathered at the bottom of a hill near tepees.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--1870-1900.; Indian encampments--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Dakota burial
- View of a Native American (Dakota) burial platform mounted above ground using timber supports. A shrouded casket lies tied down atop the platform.
- Dakota Indians--Spiritual life--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Funeral rites & ceremonies--1880-1910.; Scaffold burial--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]
- Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway wreck
- View of a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway accident in Colorado; men pose by a locomotive, coal car, and "Refrigerator" car. People look at the wreckage from an embankment.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1880-1900.; Railroad refrigerator cars--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Denver, South Park & Pacific Railway wreck
- View of a Denver, South Park and Pacific Railway accident in Colorado; men work with block and tackle and a locomotive. Other train engines stand by; people watch from an embankment.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1900.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Georgetown, Colorado May 1946
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking north, taken from Leavenworth Mountain. The grid plan of the town is clearly visible; many of the blocks have large unbuilt areas. Recognizable landmarks include Chimney Rock, the Cushman Block, the old school,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- May 1946
- Students, Georgetown, Colorado
- A group of students pose for a group photograph in Georgetown, Colorado. The students are in three lines in front of a brick wall (probably the two-story brick school built 1874.) Two children's faces are dimly seen in one of the windows. The boys...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; African Americans--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; School children--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Students--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Emmett Mine Leadville
- Guarding Emmett Mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during mining labor disputes, a man wears a blanket, pistol, holster, and ammunition belt. He holds a drop-block carbine rifle with bayonet; mine processing buildings and tailing piles are in...
- Mining camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Guards--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [1896?]
- 1913-4
- View of a heavy snowfall on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The Spruance Building and Kneisel-Curtis-Seifeld building are on the south side of the street. Five men ride large horses; five men stand (wearing heavy coats and hats)...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- [1913 or 1914]
- Idaho Springs
- View looking east on Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado, of a car lined street; features Queen Anne style buildings (most single story),; street lamp, electric utility poles, barber pole, and signs: "Sodas," "Newly Finished Hotel Central,"...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1930.
- 1929
- Bank of Clear Creek County, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a wood construction building at Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets in Georgetown, Colorado, in Italianate style, with a hipped roof and eaves with brackets. Three business are on the first floor; one has a striped awning that reads "Mrs....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1887?]
- Col. McCoy and staff
- View of Colorado National Guard soldiers on horses in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners; Colonel McCoy wears a uniform, cape, and gauntlets.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Prisoners.
- Prisoners hold brooms in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners. A Colorado National Guard soldier looks on; he carries a rifle with bayonet and wears an ammunition belt and quirt. A man...
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' unions--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Pie - if we had money we pai[d] if not we ?
- Colorado National Guard soldiers approach a pie wagon in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- All night on duty.
- Colorado National Guard soldiers walk in snow by canvas tents in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, during a mining labor strike of the Western Federation of Miners.
- Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Military camps--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Militia--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Miners' strikes--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- [1896 or 1897?]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado residences
- Panoramic view of the Marshall house complex in Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows the Marshall House dining room with a man and a woman standing in front of it; features include rectangular openings with a semicircular window shape, decorative wood...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1930.
- 1922 July 23, 1922
- Georgetown - ca. 1868
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, looking north. The grid pattern of the town is vaguely discernible, and many simple wood construction buildings and tall pine trees are visible; large open sections are fenced. The two branches of Clear Creek are on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [1868?]
- Georgetown - silver mining town
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, northeast, probably from Republican Mountain. Lanmarks includes the McClellan Opera House on Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Taos Streets, which has its name written on the side of the building. Other landmarks include Our...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Idaho Springs, Colorado residences
- View of tree lined street with residences in Idaho Springs, Colorado; includes the three story Marshall house (advertising steam and board) with three men standing near the house and a woman sitting on the porch; house features a bay window, hipped...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1920-1930.
- July 23, 1922
- Union Depot, Denver, Colorado
- View of Union Station, in Denver, Colorado, built in the railroad Gothic style with a tower. Lawn and iron fence are in the foreground.
- Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1881 and 1894]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado, taken from Aspen Mountain. Landmarks include the Hotel Jerome and the Wheeler Opera House. Red Mountain is in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- John W. Prowers house, Boggsville, built 1863
- A woman in a long dress and a hat stands in front of the Prowers' house in Boggsville, Colorado. The architectural features of the two-story residence include a gable, shingles, a covered porch, a chimney, and narrow windows above the roof....
- Prowers, John Wesley, 1838-1884--Homes & haunts.; Boggsville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Boggsville--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]