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- San Juan Hill
- Several gravestones stand in the foreground looking toward the back of San Juan Hill in the distance near Santiago, Cuba. The word carved into the stones are illegible. San Juan Hill was the site of a famous battle during the Spanish-American War....
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Santiago de Cuba (Cuba)--1890-1900.; Cemeteries--Cuba--Santiago de Cuba--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; San Juan Hill, Battle of, 1898.
- [1899?]
- Phoebe's Arch near Palmer Lake, Col.
- View of Elephant Rock Arch (Phoebe's Arch) near Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. A fallen and a standing tree are visible, and a man leans against the sandstone formation under the arch.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Elephant Rock Arch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1894?]
- Panorama of Arkansas Valley at Salida, Co
- View of the Arkansas River valley near Salida (Chaffee County), Colorado. Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks and a few houses are visible. The Sawatch Mountains, with Mount Shavano and Jones Peak is in the distance.
- Arkansas River--1880-1890.; Salida (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Sawatch Range (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Salida--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- The Iron Mine, Leadville
- Panorama of Iron Hill and the Iron Silver Mine near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. Shows frame houses, tipples, tailings and possibly an ore house.
- Iron Silver Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- The Silver Cord
- View of the Silver Cord Mine with frame mine buildings on terraces, a tipple with log buttressing, and cabins near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Silver Cord Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.; Silver mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1890.;...
- [1881]
- Georgetown, the Loop
- View of train on the high trestle over Clear Creek in Clear Creek Canyon (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A train passes under the trestle, another is in the distance. Shows three railroad bridges, men on horseback on a road with a covered wagon....
- Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.;...
- 1896
- Assaying, cupeling
- Men work in an assay office, probably in Colorado. Shows an assayer pouring ore into a cupel over a stove. Shows barrels, sacks, sifters, tins, mortars and pestles, tongs, and graduated sizes of cupels in the laboratory.
- Assayers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Assaying--Colorado--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1900.
- [1897?]
- Assaying
- View of a laboratory in an assay office, probably in Colorado. One man sits at a counter to measure ore samples, another man with a pipette and beaker stands near a wood stove. Shows various ore measuring equipment, including a button-balance...
- Assayers--Colorado--1890-1900.; Assaying--Colorado--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Matteo Teepee or Devil's Tower
- View of Devils Tower (Devils Tower National Monument) in Crook County, Wyoming. Shows the eroded cone of a volcano, the Belle Fourche River, and pine forests.
- Belle Fourche River (Wyo. and S.D.)--1890-1900.; Crook County (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Devils Tower National Monument (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Rivers--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.; Rock formations--Wyoming--Crook County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cloud Peak, Big Horn Mts., Wyo.
- View of Cloud Peak in the Big Horn Mountains in either Big Horn County or Johnson County, Wyoming. Shows alpine tundra, mountain lakes, and rock formations.
- Cloud Peak (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Mountains--Wyoming--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- View of the lower terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows terraced accretions of silica from the hot springs. Logs brace an accreted mineral terrace in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- View of terraced hot spring silica accretions identified as Pulpit Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Dead trees stand amidst the mineral terraces.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, pulpit terraces
- View of the lower terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs identified as Pulpit Terraces in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows terraced hot spring silica accretions. Bare tree stumps, hills, and forests are in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, glimpse from old road
- View from a distance of accreted calcareous terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs on Terrace Mountain in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows trees and a mesa in the distance.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Terrace Mountain (Park County, Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Jupiter Terrace
- View of a mound of calcareous mineral deposits identified as Jupiter Terrace at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows natural terraces and basins filled with water.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The Golden Gate
- A dirt road winds along a cliff through Golden Gate gap in Golden Gate Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Wooden struts and logs support the road. Shows forests, a rocky stream bed, and a rock formation on the road identified as the Pillar...
- Golden Gate (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Golden Gate Canyon (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Dirt roads--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Golden Gate entrance, looking down
- View of a dirt road on a cliff in Golden Gate gap, Golden Gate Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Horse-drawn wagons that include an uncovered Sante Fe freight wagon with passengers stop on the road. Shows a gorge, a stream, and trees.
- Golden Gate (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Golden Gate Canyon (Wyo.) 1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Cliffs--Yellowstone National...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Norris Geyser Basin
- Steam rises from fumaroles at Norris Geyser Basin, Wyoming. Shows a dirt road and pine trees.
- Norris Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Dirt roads--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The Growler, Norris Geyser Basin
- View of a fumarole identified as The Growler in Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a landscape and trees obscured by steam. Mountains are in the distance.
- Norris Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Camp in Norris Geyser Basin
- Men and horses outfitted for an expedition pose near a settlement at Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows canvas tents with log frames and a wooden frame structure on the hill. An A-frame plank bridge spans a creek; a dog...
- Norris Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Horseback riding--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Men--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Settlements--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.;...
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The Mud Geyser
- View of a Geyser identified as Mud Geyser as it sprays steam, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Yellowstone Lake, landing at Stormy [sic] Point
- A group of passengers disembark from a steamboat to the wooden dock at Storm Point, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Men and women walk toward the shore. Railroad ties are stacked on the dock and rowboats rest on the shoreline....
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Boats--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Piers & wharves--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Yellowstone Lake
- A steamboat is moored to a wooden dock at Storm Point on Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Railroad ties are stacked on the dock. A man rows a boat on the lake, another works in a rowboat. Stevenson Island and the Absaroka Range...
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Boats--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Piers & wharves--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Yellowstone Lake
- A man in a rowboat rows toward the sandy shore on Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Two small valises are in the boat. Another person sits in a boat in the distance. Shows trees, stumps, and forests on the far shore.
- Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1900-1920.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Rowboats--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Waterfronts--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Hotel camp, thumb of lake
- View of tents identified as the hotel camp near West Thumb Geyser Basin at West Thumb bay, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a field with pools of water. Canvas tents set on wooden frames are in the distance. A U.S. flag...
- West Thumb Geyser Basin (Wyo. : Basin)--1900-1920.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Camps--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.; Tents--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Hot spring basin, thumb of lake
- View of West Thumb Geyser Basin at West Thumb bay, Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows steam from springs in an area partly denuded by heat and minerals. Pine trees stand near the lake.
- West Thumb (Wyo. : Bay)--1870-1890.; West Thumb Geyser Basin (Wyo. : Basin)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National...
- [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?]
- Fountain Geyser
- View of Fountain Geyser in eruption, near the east side of Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The geyser spews steam and water; a forest is in the distance.
- Fountain Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Lower Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Fountain Geyser
- View of Fountain Geyser in Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The geyser erupts and spews hot water and steam. Trees and mountains are in the distance.
- Fountain Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Lower Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890.]
- The Gentian Hot Spring
- View of Gentian Pool, a thermal spring in Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows hills, forests, and mountains in the distance.
- Gentian Pool (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Lower Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Crater of the Oblong Geyser
- View of Oblong Geyser in Upper Geyser Basin near the Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows calecareous silica accreted in mounds around the geyser. Steam rises from the water. Brush, trees, and forests are in the distance.
- Firehole river (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Oblong Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Crater of the Giant
- View of the crater of Giant Geyser, one of the Giant Group in Upper Geyser Basin near old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows the Firehole River.
- Firehole river (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Giant Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The Punch Bowl
- View of Punch Bowl Spring in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows a crater of accreted calcareous silica and bubbling mineral springs. Trees are in the distance.
- Punch Bowl Spring (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The Artemesia [sic]
- A man stands on a calcareous silica landscape near Artemisia Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The area is denuded by heat and minerals; brush and trees are in the distance.
- Artemisia Geyser (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Geysers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Teton Range from the east, Wyo.
- View of the Teton Range from Teton County, Wyoming. Shows grassland, trees, and rugged mountain peaks.
- Teton County (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho)--1870-1890.; Mountains--Wyoming--Teton County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The camp near the Tetons
- Cowboys stand and sit in a camp near the Teton Range in Wyoming. Shows a campfire, cooking equipment, and preparations for a meal. Trout hang from the branches of a fireside smoker; horses stand saddled with gear. A man pours coffee in his cup, and...
- Camping--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Horses--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Meadows--Wyoming--1870-1890.; Outdoor cookery--Wyoming--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Fremont's [sic] Lake
- View of Fremont Lake in the Wind River Range, Sublette County, Wyoming. Shows a small peninsula in the lake, forests, and rock formations.
- Fremont Lake (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Sublette County (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Wind River Range (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--Sublette County--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Pulpit Terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs
- View of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; shows a place identified as lower pulpit terrace on a hill with naturally formed, stepped terraces of accreted calcareous silica. Shows a landscape encrusted with mineral deposits...
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1890.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The Sapphire
- A man stands near Sapphire Pool, a hot spring with low bulbous mineral incrustations near Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Sapphire Pool (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Tunnels 10 and 11, 11 Mile Canon, Colorado Midland [Ry.]
- View of a Colorado Midland Railway locomotive tender or caboose on narrow gauge tracks in a tunnel through a rock wall in Elevenmile Canyon (Park County), Colorado. Men pose near a tunnel opening.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1900.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Tunnels--Colorado--Park...
- [between 1887 and 1900?]
- Country Club, Trinidad, Colo.
- The adobe or stucco Mission-style Trinidad County Club in southwest Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado has vigas, a central chimney, a faux bell tower over the doorway, and gutters above a covered porch. A sprinkler waters a lawn surrounded by...
- Trinidad Country Club (Trinidad, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fisher's Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Country clubs--Colorado--Trinidad--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Grand View Rock
- View of hikers at the gazebo on Grand View Rock, near Manitou Springs, Colorado. A rustic gazebo is perched on a rugged boulder, and men in topcoats, Homburg hats, vests and gold chains, and women and children are posed in it. Women in the...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1895?]
- Lowell School, Englewood, Colorado
- 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,...
- 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.;...
- 1924?
- Mountain road
- View of dirt road on rock mountainside with snow capped Abrams Mountain, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Water front [?] Pavilion
- A crowd of people gather around the pavilion and line the shores of the large lake, in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Men and women are on the balcony of the pavilion, a row boat and a bandstand are in the lake. They are probably gathered for a band...
- City Park (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1900?]
- Dreamland [Perry] Park
- View of farm in a meadow with large rock formations and cliffs in Perry Park (Douglas County), Colorado.
- Douglas County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Perry Park (Colo. : Flat)--1880-1890.; Farms--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]
- Cascade
- A man lays on rock formations by probably Boulder falls on North Boulder Creek, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Boulder Falls (Colo.)--1870-1890.; North Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1885?]
- Crystal cascade North Cheyenne Canon
- View of a waterfall identified as Crystal Cascade as it flows over a rock face in North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1885?]
- Boulder Falls
- View of Boulder Falls on North Boulder Creek, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Boulder Falls (Colo.)--1870-1890.; North Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Boulder County--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1885?]
- James Garfield Monument
- View of the Garfield Monument on the edge of the Toltec Gorge, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Incised letters on this shrine to the assassinated president read: "In Memoriam James Abram Garfield President of the United States Died September 19,...
- Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881--Monuments.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Toltec Gorge (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1890?]