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  • Brighton pioneers
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    These South Platte Valley pioneers, probably at the Hagus homestead in Brighton, Colorado, include men women, and children in sack suits, bowlers, puff shouldered blouses and jabot collars. They are identified as: back row, left to right, Nick...
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    Brighton (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Picnics--Colorado--Brighton--1880-1900.
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    [between 1888 and 1891]
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  • Miners Eloy Cruz and Leandro Vigil
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    Coal miners Eloy Cruz (left) and his brother-in-law Leandro Vigil pose near the entrance to the Frederick Mine in Valdez (Las Animas County), Colorado. Eloy wears a jacket, a cap with a battery operated lantern, safety boots and holds a bucket and...
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    Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1920-1930.; Frederick Mine (Las Animas County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Las Animas County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal miners.; Cruz, Eloy--Pictorial works.; Vigil, Leandro--Pictorial...
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    [1920?]
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  • Trinidad Advertiser office, Trinidad, Colorado
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    Men, a woman, and a boy stand and pose in front of the Morning Advertiser newspaper office in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Mrs. Sam Schuyler wears a pleated dress, a fitted shirt with a bow, and a decorated hat. S.H. Stevens, the...
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    Trinidad (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Trinidad--1890-1900.
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    1892
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  • The Plant of the Monarch Shale Oil Company using the "Ginet eduction process" De Beque, Colorado
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    View of the Monarch Shale Oil Company mine on a mesa in De Beque (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows the mine entrance and crusher site near layered shale at the top of the formation, a shale conveyor, a crushed shale bin, a retort, a stairway, storage...
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    Monarch Shale Oil Company--1920-1930.; Oil-shale industry--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; De Beque (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--De Beque--1920-1930.; Refineries--Colorado--De...
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    [1920 August]
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  • Recen
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    View of frame houses and road grades in the mountains above the mining town of Recen (Kokomo, Summit County), Colorado. Shows commercial buildings with false fronts, mine buildings and tailings piles. Identification: "1. Stable owned by Prior...
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    Recen (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cites & towns--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Recen--1880-1900.
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    [between 1882 and 1895?]
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  • Denver exchange equipment, York office, operating room
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    Rows of operators sit at switchboards that line two walls of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building on York Street in Denver, Colorado. The women wear headsets and sit in tall chairs that face the switchboard....
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    Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Telephone operators--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
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    1916
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  • Durango exchange equipment, operating room
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    Telephone switchboards line a wall of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company exchange building in Durango (La Plata County), Colorado. Cords are strung across the switchboard and numbers identify each work station. A supervisors desk...
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    Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Facilities--1910-1920.; Durango (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Durango--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Durango--1910-1920.; Telephone switchboards--Colorado--Durango--1910-1920.
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    1915
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  • Denver Union Depot, public telephones
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    An operator sits at a switchboard near a bank of telephone booths at Union Station in Denver, Colorado. She sits behind a divider and wears a head set. The telephone booths are lined with decorative molded tin and numbers identify each booth. A...
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    Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
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    1915
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  • Colorado Midland - excursion at Hells Gate
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    A large group of tourists pose for a photo in front of engine number 1 and 49 of the Colorado Midland Railway on an excursion to Hells Gate in Colorado.
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    Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; People--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910]
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  • Unid. 2 men
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    Two men (possibly Ben Simon and Billy Green) pose in front of an open door, probably in Denver, Colorado. Both men smoke cigars.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smoking--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910?]
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  • Yule log ceremony
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    Two teenagers crouch by a fire and warm their hands during the Yule Log ceremony at Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado, as others watch.
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    Christmas--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1960-1970.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1960-1970.
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    1967 December 16
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  • Plenty Horses trial
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    Studio portrait (sitting and standing) of Plenty Horses, Living Bear, Bear-That-Lays-Down, He Dog, Jack Red Cloud, Broken Arm, White Moon, and Rock Road, Native American (Sioux, Cheyenne, and Oglala Lakota) men. The men wear suits. Four men hold...
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    Cheyenne Indians--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Oglala Indians--1890-1900.; Teton Indians--1890-1900.; Bear That Lays Down.; Broken Arm.; He Dog, 1837-1936.; Living Bear.; Plenty Horses, d. 1933.;...
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    1891
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  • Alma, Colo.
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    View of Alma, Park County, Colorado; signs identify Alma Hotel and Annex.
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    Alma Hotel (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Alma (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Alma--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]
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  • Camp Weld Council, Denver
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    Group portrait of the Camp Weld Council, Denver, Colorado, shows white and Native American men arranged in three rows. Identification: "Standing (back row) l. to rt.: 1. unidentified, 2. unidentified, 3. John Simpson Smith, interpreter, 4. White...
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    Arapaho Indians--1860-1870.; Cheyenne Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Organizations--1860-1870.
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    September 28, 1864
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  • Silver Plume school built 1894, 1895
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    School children are standing in front of the schoolhouse in Silver Plume, Colorado. A dog is in the lower left corner. Teachers are standing to the right. Two windows and a staircase are behind the group.
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    Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; School children--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Schools--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
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    [between 1894 and 1895]
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  • Peck House, Empire, Colorado
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    Members of the Peck family are identified, as a group of men, women, and children pose on the front porch of the Peck House in Empire, Colorado. Those identified include: F. L. Peck, Mrs. C. P. Peck, Mrs. F. L. Peck, Frank Peck, Jr., Howark Beck,...
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    Peck House (Empire, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Empire (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Empire--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1905]
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  • A Shady area in downtown section, Capitol grounds
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    View of a section of the Capitol grounds landscaped by S.R. DeBoer located in Denver, Colorado. Shows possible tree placards to identify tree, a trolley, a waiting kiosk for trolleys, cars, pedestrians and businesses. Business signs read,...
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    Colorado State Capitol (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Lawns--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Trees--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
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    [between 1910 and 1931]
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  • Police reporters lined up outside the old Denver City Hall at 14th & Larimer
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    Denver newspaper police reporters including George Flanagan, Mudge Ransom, George Minot, Walter Lovelace, Johnny Day, and Joe Satterthwaite pose in front of the old Denver City Hall in Denver, Colorado.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Reporters--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    1912
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  • Lowell School, Englewood, Colorado
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    Boys and girls stand on steps and pose for a school picture in front of the brick Lowell School at 3500 S. Sherman Street in Englewood (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Girls wear knee-length plaid or solid color dresses with high waists or no waists,...
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    Lowell School (Englewood, Colorado)--People--1920-1930.; Englewood (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.; Teachers--Colorado--Englewood--1920-1930.;...
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    1924?
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  • Maria Mitchell graduation class
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    Students sit and pose on a staircase at Maria Mitchell School at 32nd (Thirty-second) and Lafayette Streets in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Girls wear dresses with rounded collars or wide lapels, camisoles, skirts with box pleats,...
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    Mitchell School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; School principals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
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    1923
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  • Ranger school at Fort Collins, Colorado
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    Men stand and pose on stairs of a brick building with arched windows in Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. Men, probably affiliated with the Colorado Agricultural College ranger school, wear suits with bow ties or neck ties or forest service...
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    Colorado Agricultural College--People--1890-1920.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Foresters--Colorado--Fort Collins--1890-1920.; Men--Colorado--Fort Collins--1890-1920.; Rangers--Colorado--Fort Collins--1890-1920.; Universities &...
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    [between 1891 and 1920?]
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  • Forest supervisors meeting, Albuquerque, N.M.
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    Men stand on a staircase of probably a stucco building with arched windows, scalloped awnings, iron details above a door, and tall lanterns on either side of the door. The men hold hats and wear suits with rounded collars and neck ties or bow ties....
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    Albuquerque (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Foresters--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1910-1920.; Men--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1910-1920.
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    [between 1917 and 1919]
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  • William A. "Bill" Southworth at the Continental Divide, Loveland Pass, Colorado
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    Tenth Mountain Division soldier, William A. "Bill" Southworth poses for a portrait at the Continental Divide. He is wearing a khaki uniform with a white belt, which was not army issue. The signs at the side of the highway identify the place: the...
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    Military life--Colorado--1940-1950.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1940-1950.; Photographers--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
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    [1943,1944]
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  • The Gold Medal Mine, Bird's-Eye Gulch, Leadville, Colorado
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    View of a boarding house and a stamp mill building at a mine identified as the Gold Medal Mine near Leadville in Lake County, Colorado. Shows buildings, a creek and a road in Birdseye Gulch. Switchbacks, tunnels and probably a tramway are on...
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    Lake County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mosquito Range (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1870-1880.
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    1879 October 13
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  • Gold Dirt Mine crew
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    Two rows of miners sit on logs, with one man sitting on a stump slightly in front of the posed group, probably near Rollinsville in Gilpin County, Colorado. The group is probably the crew of the Gold Dirt Mine. All of the men wear hats, some with...
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    Rollinsville (Colo.)--1860-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Rollinsville--1860-1900.
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    [between 1860 and 1899?]
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  • Civil War veterans
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    A large group of men is gathered outside in a grove of trees at Ambrose Park in Brooklyn, New York. The group is probably comprised of Civil War veterans invited to see Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show as guests of Nate Salsbury, owner and manager of...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1894?]
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  • B & O 7618 (2-8-8-4), 5304 (4-6-2) exhibit special leaving Akron Jct., OH
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    Baltimore & Ohio freight cars carry antique locomotives and open railroad passenger and observation carriages and coaches in Akron Junction (Summit County), Ohio. Signs identify the exhibits. Lettering on the locomotives and carriages read:...
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    Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company--Exhibitions & displays.; Akron Junction (Ohio)--1940-1950.; Railroad freight cars.; Railroad locomotives.; Railroad observation cars.; Railroad passenger cars.
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    1948 July 1
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  • Keota School Armistice Day Pageant Nov. 11, 1921 [sic]
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    Students parade in Keota, Weld County, Colorado, carrying a Colorado state flag, a halberd, and a banner. Numbers under marchers identify them as: 1: Ruth Craig, 2: Forrest Hemphill, 3: Oren Bridwell, 4: Lorna Cavil, 5: Sadie Byrne, 6: Olinda Rohn,...
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    Armistice Day--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.; Keota (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Keota--1920-1930.
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    1929 November 11
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  • Iliff, Colo.
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    Members of a basketball team in Iliff, Colorado, wear striped jackets with bulldog motifs, and the coaches wear suits. They are, top row, left to right: May, Grimes, Ertle, Clyde, Benedict, Clarence Benedict; bottom row: Coach Kruse, Simpson,...
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    Iliff (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Athletes--Colorado--Iliff--1940-1950.; Basketball players--Colorado--Iliff--1940-1950.
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    1940 March 16
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  • The old stone church just east of Hygiene was built by the Dunkard religious group, centered at Hygiene, Colo.
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    Men, women, and children, members of the Dunkard religious group, pose next to a small leafless tree in front of a gable-roofed stone church in Hygiene, Colorado. The women wear bonnets, and several wear long white aprons; the men have beards and...
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    Hygiene (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Hygiene--1870-1900.
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    [Between 1870 and 1900?]
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  • Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Whittier Neighborhood
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    Report written by the Denver Historic Neighborhood Project pertaining to Whittier
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    Historic districts--Colorado--Denver.
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    1995
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  • History of Denver
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    Comprehenisve study of the history of the Denver area before, during, and after the founding of the city.
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    Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1901
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  • Christianity : a sermon preached in First Congregational Church, Denver, Colorado
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    An undated, published sermon given by Reverend Robert Hopkin of the First Congregational Church, in Denver, Colorado.
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    Hopkin, Robert.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
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    Undated
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  • East High spotlight: vol 30 no 10
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    Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
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    1944 March 23
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  • East High School Handbook for Parents and Pupils
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    Handbook created by Denver Public Schools for all students and parents of East High School in Denver, Colo.
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)
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    1955
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  • Certificate of Church Membership for George S. Van Law
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    This certificate of membership is for George S. Van Law. The pastor of Central Presbyterian at the time was Martin E. Anderson. The book contains a written commitment to Christ, and Declaration of Purpose, and the members Covenant with God and...
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    Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; Central Presbyterian Church (Denver, Colo.)
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    1901 January 8
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  • The Annual: East Denver High School, 1914
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    1914 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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    1914
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  • The Urban Dweller: A Publication by Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods Inc.
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    Newsletter produced by the Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) pertaining to organization's meetings, events, and decisions. Specific issues addressed in this newsletter include membership, VISTA's, a pedestrian safety program, cable TV,...
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    Citizens' associations--Colorado--Denver.; Land use, Urban--Colorado--Denver; Zoning--Colorado--Denver; City planning--Colorado--Denver.; Neighborhood government--Colorado--Denver.; Transportation--Colorado--Denver.
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    1981 January
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  • The Urban Dweller: A Publication by Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods Inc., Issue 12
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    Newsletter produced by the Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods (CHUN) pertaining to organization's meetings, events, and decisions. Specific issues addressed in this newsletter include the People's Fair, crime, fundraising, height restrictions on...
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    Citizens' associations--Colorado--Denver.; Land use, Urban--Colorado--Denver; Zoning--Colorado--Denver; City planning--Colorado--Denver.; Neighborhood government--Colorado--Denver.; Transportation--Colorado--Denver.
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    1981 May
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  • Cheesman Park Mountain Index Inscriptions
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    Letter detailing the inscriptions for the Cheesman Park Mountain Index by the Colorado Mountain Club.
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    City planning--Colorado--Denver.; City planners--Colorado--Denver.; Landscape architecture--Colorado--Denver.; Landscape architects--Colorado--Denver.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--History.; Parkways--Colorado--Denver.
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    circa 1912-1913
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  • Capitol Hill neighborhood: prepared by R. Laurie Simmons and Thomas H. Simmons
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    Report prepared for the Denver Landmark Preservation Committee documenting significant historical and architectural resources in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
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    Historic districts--Colorado--Denver.; Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.
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    1995
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  • North Capitol Hill neighborhood
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    Report describing significant architectural and historical landmarks in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood. Includes maps, photographs, demographic information and extensive histories of people and buildings.
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    Historic districts--Colorado--Denver.
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    1995
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  • West Colfax Corridor Transportation and Economic Study
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    Report prepared for the City of Lakewood as part of the West Colfax Revitalization Program. Discusses transportation and economics concerns of the West Colfax Corridor.
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    Transportation--Colorado--Denver metropolitan area.; Colfax Avenue (Denver, Colo.)--Planning.; Denver metropolitan area (Colo.)--Economic conditions.
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    1979 September
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  • Five Points Area Residents' Survey
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    This survey discusses the history and programs within the Five Points area, as well as the changing demographics of the area and possible solutions to probable changes in the neighborhood.
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    Neighborhoods--Colorado--Denver.
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    1984
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  • Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Five Points Neighborhood
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    Report written by the Denver Historic Neighborhood Project pertaining to Five Points
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    Historic districts--Colorado--Denver.
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    1995
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 21, 1912 May 25
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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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    1912 May 25
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  • The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 16, 1914 May 23
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    Newsletter produced semi-monthly 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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    1914 May 23
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 19, 1909 June 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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    1909 June 26
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 7, 1909 April 3
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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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    1909 April 3
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 21, 1909 July 10
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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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    1909 July 10

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