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- Depot after explosion, Independence, Colo.
- View of the Independence train depot of the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad company following an explosion that killed thirteen non-union miners in Independence (Teller County), Colorado. Remnants of the platform are scattered on the ground....
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad Company--Buildings--1900-1910.; Cripple Creek Strike, Cripple Creek, Colo., 1903-1904.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Explosions--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Miners'...
- 1904 June 6
- Civil War in Colorado
- Views of bomb damage at a railroad depot in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado; men with rifles walk by railroad tracks and tents. People look at the building damaged by dynamite as part of a labor dispute. Men gather around the bodies of men...
- Independence (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bombings--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Miner's strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Spectators--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Vigilance...
- 1904 June 25
- Independence
- View of mine buildings, tailings piles, houses, and probably Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad or Midland Terminal Railway tracks in Independence (Teller County), Colorado. Shows smokestacks and ore car tracks of the Hull City Mine, and...
- Hull City Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Vindicator Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- (Cripple Creek District) Independence Station (after destruction by strikers) wrecked platform where 14 men were killed.
- The railroad station in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is in ruins after being destroyed by strikers; fourteen men were killed on the platform. Doors are off their hinges, all glass in windows and doors has been broken out, torn shingles...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Railroad strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Demolished railroad station Independence, Teller County, Colorado.
- The railroad station in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is in ruins after being destroyed by strikers; fourteen men were killed on the platform. Doors are off their hinges, all glass in windows and doors is broken, torn shingles lie on the...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Railroad strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- Independence named for Independence mine discovered on July 4, 1879
- A mine and small wood buildings are at the bottom of the valley in Independence, Pitkin County, Colorado. Patches of snow and evegreen trees are on hills on both sides of the valley, and a snowy mountain is in the distance.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Independence--1930-1940.
- 1939 June 5
- Independence
- View of dilapidated frame buildings, a log cabin, and the Roaring Fork River in Independence, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1930-1970.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Independence--1930-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--Independence--1930-1970.; Rivers--Colorado--Independence--1930-1970.; Wooden...
- [between 1933 and 1969]
- Independence Mine and Mill, Cripple Creek Dist.
- View of the Independence Mine and Mill, Victor (Teller County), Colorado. The town of Independence is in the distance.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Stratton Independence Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Victor (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Victor--1910-1920.;...
- October 6, 1910
- Independence, Colo., Cripple Creek region
- View includes residences, head frames, a dilapidated mill building, and tailings piles in Independence (Teller County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950]
- Monolithic National Monument Park
- Views of Colorado National Monument in Mesa County, Colorado. Portraits of John Otto and Miss Farnham, his fiancé, on horseback. Landmarks include Independence Monument, the Coke Ovens, and Jefferson Monolith. Shows men rappelling on the face of...
- Colorado National Monument (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Colorado National Monument--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--Colorado National Monument--1910-1920.; Rock climbing--Colorado--Colorado National...
- 1911 July 1
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 26, 1911 June 24
- Independence mine
- A view of the Independence gold mine at Victor, Teller county, Colorado, owned by Winfield Scott Stratton. Shows multiple buildings, smoke stacks and a dirt road that leads to the mine.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Stratton Independence Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Mexican Independence Day, 1968
- A group of six men and women pose for a group photo. Two men and two women are dressed in dancers costumes in celebration of Mexican Independence day. The men wear sombreros and charros or horseman's costumes. The women wear multi-color skirts...
- Independence Day (Mexico)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1968
- Mexican Independence Day
- Two Mexican American perform a traditional dance in celebration of Mexican Independence Day. They perform in the Colorado Grange Building located at 2475 West 26th (Twenty-sixth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The men wear sombreros and charros or...
- Independence Day (Mexico)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1968
- Pre-Mexican Independence Day celebration
- View of performers for Mexican Independence day (Diez y Seis de Septiembre) festivities in Denver, Colorado. A man dressed in a mariachi costume plays a vihuela (small guitar), he stands next to three Mexican American women in full dresses...
- Independence Day (Mexico)--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Celebrations--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Costumes--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Goldfield, Independence & Altman
- View northwest towards Goldfield, Independence and Altman, in Teller County, Colorado, shows Goldfield at the bottom with Bull Hill far left and Bull Cliff on right. Independence is on the slope between the two hills and Altman is high on the...
- Altman (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1896 and 1898]
- Portland and Indepence [sic] Mines, Victor, Colo.
- View of Portland and Independence Mines on Battle Mountain (Cripple Creek Mining District, Teller County), Victor, Colorado; Portland Mine, upper right, largest and most productive in Colorado until surpassed by Homestake Mine's production in...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1910.; Colorado Midland Railway Company.
- [between 1899 and 1910]
- W. S. Stratton's residence, with Independence Mine at the rear
- Exterior view of Winfield Scott Stratton's residence, Independence, Colorado, a medium gable one-story log cabin (original structure) with add-on wings on both sides of wooden frame construction, t- shaped pipe stove in center of roof, and side...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Stratton, Winfield Scott, 1848-1902--Homes & haunts.
- [between 1891 and 1901]
- Holy Cross N. F.
- Small abandoned and dilapidated wood buildings are at the base of a hill in Independence, Pitkin County, Colorado. The hillside, marked by two horizontal roads, has only a few trees, and new trees have been planted. A snowy mountain is in the...
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Independence--1930-1940.
- June 5, 1939
- Independence, Pitkin County
- View of dilapidated log buildings in the abandoned town of Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows cabins without roofs and an overgrown road grade in a meadow. Dense trees are nearby on mountains in the Sawatch Range.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Independence--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Independence--1960-1970.
- 1963
- Wild Horse, Colorado
- In Wild Horse, Cheyenne County, Colorado, people celebrating Norwegian Independence crowd a frame business. A band poses; identified people include: Otto Goldberg (in profile behind bass drum), Don Collins (center boy on balcony), Judith J. Holt...
- Wild Horse (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Independence Day (Norway)--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Wild Horse--1910-1920.
- 1910 May 17
- Cripple Creek District
- View of the Vindicator, Lillie, and other unidentified mines with tailings, smokestacks, and head frames; houses in foreground, Independence (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lillie Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Vindicator Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold...
- [1900?]
- Stratton's famous Independence mine at Victor.
- The Independence Mine (gold) at Victor, Teller county, Colorado, owned by Winfield Scott Stratton. Shows single building with smoke stacks on a slope of tailings, men working, and a path leading to shaft house and hill.
- Stratton, Winfield Scott, 1848-1902--Homes & haunts.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Independence (Pitkin Co.) 1941
- A group of dilapidated cabins and storage sheds are in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado. They occupy a clearing at the botttom of a valley surrounded by tall mountains.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.; Valleys--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Independence (Pitkin Co.) 1941
- View of a group of dilapidated cabins in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado; shows a hill with renewed growth in the background.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Independence (Pitkin Co.) 1941
- View of dilapidated cabins in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Independence 1941 (Pitkin Co.)
- View of dilapidated cabins in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado; features barren hills with new growth.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Independence, Teller County
- Two x-shaped crossbuck warning signs, reading "Railway Crossing, Look out for the cars," mark the intersection of a dirt road and train tracks in Independence, Teller County, Colorado. Two wood railroad gondola cars, one marked "M.T.R. 147," are on...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Independence--1940- 1950.; Traffic signs & signals--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Independence, Teller county
- Two x-shaped crossbuck warning signs, reading "Railway Crossing, Look out for the cars," mark the intersection of a dirt road and train tracks at a railroad station in Independence, Teller County, Colorado. A railroad gondola car is on a track...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Independence--1940- 1950.; Traffic signs & signals--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Hotel at Independence
- A carriage is pulled up in front of the California Hotel in Independence, Colorado; the driver turns towards a woman and two men at the door. The two-story board false-front hotel has its name over the door, and is on timbers to make it level on...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Independence--1870-1900.; California Hotel (Independence, Colo.)
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Independence (Teller Co.) Colo.
- A carriage is pulled up in front of the California Hotel in Independence, Colorado; the driver turns to speak to a person at the door. The two-story board false-front hotel has its name over the door, and is on timbers to make it level on the hill.
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Independence--1870-1900.; California Hotel (Independence, Colo.)
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 21, 1910 May 21
- Pikes Peak Ave
- View of a dirt Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; shows a horse drawn wagon, a streetcar, the Post Office, the Mining Exchange, Independence & Exchange National Banks, Antlers Hotel and Pikes Peak.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The Last Dollar and other mines, Independence, Colo.
- View of the head frame of the Last Dollar Mine near Independence (Teller County), Colorado. Other mines and miners' cabins are nearby.
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Last Dollar Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
- 1901
- Strong mine shaft at Victor, view is southeast
- View of the Strong Mine with head frame and buildings, tailings at left from the Independence Mine, Victor (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1930-1940.; Strong Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Victor (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1930-1940.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Victor--1930-1940.;...
- September 4, 1930
- M. E. parsonage, Altman, Colo.
- Five views of the Methodist parsonages in Altman, Colorado, include; upper left corner image: the first parsonage located between Altman and Independence. A small lean-to shack with an open entry door and a four pane window. Upper right image: a...
- Pingree, H. M.--Homes and haunts--1880-1890.; Altman (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Religious dwellings--Colorado--Altman--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890?]
- Independence (Pitkin Co.) 1941
- A group of dilapidated cabins and storage sheds are in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado. They occupy a clearing at the botttom of a valley and are surrounded by tall mountains.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Valley--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Independence (Pitkin Co.) 1942
- View of a valley, ruins, and dilapidated cabins in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Valleys--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Independence (Pitkin Co.) 1942
- View of a group of ruined cabins in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado; features collapsed roofs, leaving only the framework intact.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Independence (Pitkin Co.) 1941
- View of a group of dilapidated cabins in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado; shows a hill with renewed growth in the background.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Independence - 1942 (Pitkin Co.)
- View of a group of dilapidated cabins in a clearing in Independence (Pitkin County), Colorado; mountains in the background.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Independence--1940-1950.
- 1942
- East from Independence Rock
- A man with a notebook in hand leans on granite on a rock formation known as Independence Rock in Natrona County, Wyoming. The rock formation is above the Sweetwater River which meanders through the valley in the distance. The Hayden Expedition team...
- Independence Rock (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Natrona County (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Sweetwater River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Camping--Wyoming--Natrona County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--Natrona County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Wyoming--Natrona...
- [1871]
- Victor, Colo. looking n.
- View north towards Victor, Colorado, prior to August, 1899 fire; includes wooden frame residences & commercial buildings, Gold Coin Mine shaft house, mill, surface buildings & tailings, Independence Mine, cone-shaped shingled spire of Victor Hotel,...
- Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1899]
- Colorado - Independence
- A dilapidated board building in Independence, Pitkin County, Colorado, is on the side of a hill with an evergreen tree nearby; other buildings are further down in the valley. Evergreens grow on the opposite hillside.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Independence--1950-1960.
- 1955
- Colorado, Independence, Pitkin Co.?
- Abandoned log and board buildings in Independence, Pitkin County, Colorado; one has a sagging roof and boards have fallen off another. A man and woman are looking at buildings, and the hillside rises steeply behind the town.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Independence--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Independence
- A dilapidated board building in Independence, Pitkin County, Colorado, is on the side of a hill with an evergreen tree nearby; other buildings are further down in the valley. Evergreens grow on the opposite hillside.
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Independence--1950-1960.
- 1955
- Independence, Colo. Pitkin Co.?
- Small abandoned and dilapidated wood cabins and buildings are at the base of a hill in Independence, Pitkin County, Colorado. The hillside, marked by two horizontal roads, has only a few trees, and new trees have been planted. A snowy mountain is...
- Independence (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Independence--1930-1940.
- [June 5, 1939]
- Independence, Colorado
- The smoke stacks of the boiler room at the Hull City Mine in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, emit large puffs of white smoke. A log cabin and a board and batten building are nearby, and train tracks curve around the buildings.
- Hull City Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Independence--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Independence, Colorado, above Victor, Colorado, looking southwest
- The mining town of Independence, Teller County, Colorado, includes residences, tailings, and mines (Hull City Mine, the Atlanta & Findley Mines, and the American Eagles Mine), a sign "The El Paso Lumber Co.," children playing, and clotheslines with...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Independence--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Loading Lumber direct from the cars, Independence, Colo., C. C. Dist.
- A man wearing a hat stands on top a pile of lumber on a wagon, holding the horse reins, Independence, Teller County, Colorado. Boxcars are on the tracks at the nearby train station; wood buildings are behind the cars and on the hill above the town.
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]