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  • Troupe of Salim Nassar
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    A group of Arab men poses in costume in the foreground in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. They are possibly the Troupe of Salim Nassar. The men wear fez hats, knee-length baggy pants and have sashes tied around their waists. They all...
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    Arabs--Clothing & dress.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1880-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [between 1885 and 1900?]
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  • Washington School, Aspen
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    Third grade school children, who include Regina Colin, and their teacher Miss Light pose in front of Washington School in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows a brick building with rusticated stone trim. Penciled note on back of the photoprint...
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    Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Teachers--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
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    1910
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  • Evans' converts - campaigning for Christ
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    Christian evangelists, in suits, pose by a line of cars probably in Colorado.
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    Automobiles--Colorado--1910-1930.; Evangelists--Colorado--1910-1930.
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    [between 1915 and 1925?]
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  • Bancroft (Dr. Frederick J.) farm
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    This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Frederick J. Bancroft farmhouse at Hart's Corner, Sheridan Boulevard and Morrison Road in Denver, Colorado; features a white picket fence.
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    Bancroft, F. J.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Farmhouses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
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    1941
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  • Crow Indians
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    Group portrait of Native Americans (Crow and Bannock) and interpreters on a grassy lawn in front of a gazebo. Identification: "1. Tom Stuart, Crow interpreter 1880, 2. Addison McQuivy (?), Crow interpreter 1880, 3. Long Elk, Crow Chief 1880, 4....
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    Bannock Indians--1870-1890.; Crow Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.
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    [between 1878 and 1885?]
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  • Breckenridge
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    In this view of Breckenridge, Colorado, looking southeast, frame dwellings and commercial buildings dot the scene. The Tonopa Shop with its monitor roof sits at the base of Barney Ford Hill and ruts lead up Illinois Gulch from the facility. Above...
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    Barney Ford Hill (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1899?]
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  • [Carlos Beaubien] [art original].
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    Beaubien, Carlos--Portraits.; Watercolor painting, American.; Portraits.
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    1961
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  • View of Idaho and Clear Creek Valley
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    The view looking west up Clear Creek Valley, Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows Clear Creek, residences and storage sheds in the valley between Bellevue Mountain and Flirtation Peak.
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    Bellevue Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Flirtation Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1880.
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    [between 1872 and 1875]
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  • Birdwood Ranch, Nebr. John Bratt's outfit
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    Group portrait of men on horses at the Birdwood Ranch in Birdwood (Lincoln County), Nebraska; a chuck wagon and tent are to the sides.
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    Birdwood (Neb.)--1880-1890.; Chuckwagons--Nebraska--Birdwood--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Nebraska--Birdwood--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Nebraska--Birdwood--1880-1890.
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    [between 1882 and 1890?]
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  • Black Lake
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    Black Lake, near Breckenridge (Summit County), Colorado, is framed by peaks and foothills, they are reflected in the still water.
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    Black Lake (Summit County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.; Reflections--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Looking down Gregory Gulch toward Black Hawk, Colo., early 1860's
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    View is east, down Gregory Gulch toward Black Hawk, Colorado. In the near foregroud are tailings and an exhaust chimney. Residences line Gregory Street down the road to Swede hill in the distance. The white church steeple stands out in the far...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.
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    [186-?]
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  • Colorado, mountain scenery
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    View to the northwest of the east side of Bates Hill as it descends to North Clear Creek in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows the processing mills that cover the creek to process ore from mines further up the gulch. Nathaniel Hill's Boston and Colorado...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
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    [between 1860 and 1870?]
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  • Black Hawk, Colorado
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    View southwest from Swede Hill of downtown Black Hawk, Colorado; shows Bobtail Hill, Main St. and Gregory St. split, Selak St., Presbyterian Church, Gregory Hill and Mammoth Hill in far distance, mines working Gregory lode, log piles, a blacksmith...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1880.
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    [between 1863 and 1879?]
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  • Black Hawk, Col.
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    View west of downtown Black Hawk, Colorado. Shows rail lines; large rectangular, flat roofed, stone carriage shop; Gilpin Hotel on Main Street; Gregory Street with most of Black Hawk businesses located along this street; Colorado Central train...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
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    [between 1879 and 1889]
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  • Black Hawk
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    View is west up Gregory Gulch, Black Hawk, Colorado and shows: Colorado Central R.R. tracks in near foreground, large empty site where Chas. Leitzman's Blacksmith shop used to be (notice chimney stack), Scobey's Saloon, Black Hawk Cracker Works,...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
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    [188-?]
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  • Black Hawk
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    View is west up Gregory Gulch in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows Colorado Central Railroad trestle in midground with C.C.R.R. passenger train going over Gregory Street, Chas. Leitzman's Blacksmith shop in near foreground, Scobey's Saloon, Black Hawk...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
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    [188-?]
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  • Black Hawk, Colo., 1880's
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    View west up Gregory Street, Black Hawk, Colorado, toward Mountain City and Central City; shows railroad tracks, Henry Peek Wagon Factory, a log pile, a well and flagpole. Signs read: "Jason E. Scobey Saloon and Liquor Store," "Black Hawk Cracker...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.
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    [between 1880 and 1889?]
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  • Black Hawk Colo., after the flood, July 30, 1895
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    View from ground level of a street crowded with people after the flood of 1895 in Black Hawk, Colorado; shows a woman seated with umbrella, one woman standing with umbrella and propped against a leaning pole, and one woman with her left arm behind...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1900.
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    1895
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  • Panel on door
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    View of an arched residential doorway in Black Hawk, Colorado; the door is recessed with overdoor lights, sidelights, a screen door, and a perpendicular representation of a woman painted on the door. The woman lies on her side with her arms and...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Doors & doorways--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
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    1942
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  • Yount mill at mouth of Boulder [canyon], operated by water power
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    Built on the sloping bank of Boulder Creek, this gambrel-roofed frame flour mill, operated by water power, in Boulder, Colorado, is supported at the end by piers. A horse and wagon are in the foreground, and a frame residence with an open porch is...
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    Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Ladies S.J.A. glee club 1897-1900 Breckenridge, Colo
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    Members of the ladies' glee club in Breckenridge, Colorado, pose at the piano while Agnes Finding Miner plays the upright, sitting on a three legged stool. They wear high collared, puff sleeved blouses in various patterns and long gold chains, and...
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    Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Guitars--1890-1900.; Pianos--1890-1900.; Singers--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
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    [between 1897-1900?]
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  • Rotary snowplow on Boreas Pass, winter 1898-9
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    View of a rotary snowplow on Boreas Pass, southeast of Breckenridge, Colorado. The steam dome and smokestack of a train show through deep snow and a strong blast of smoke comes from the stack. Men and equipment are ranged on the snowbank...
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    Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
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    [1898 or 1899?]
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  • Spruce Creek Falls
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    In this view of Spruce Creek Falls south of Breckenridge, Colorado, a narrow crevice in jagged, stepped stone allows passage of the creek's water, which makes various turns and drops as it approaches the foreground. Evergreens grow from cracks in...
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    Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Spruce Creek Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Uneva Lake
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    View of Uneva Lake, north of Breckenridge, Colorado, includes evergreens that cover spits of land reflected in the still water, as is Wichita Peak which rises in the background.
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    Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Uneva Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Brown (Mrs. J. J.) home
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    This watercolor and gouache painting shows the J. J. and Margaret Tobin (Molly) Brown house at 1340 Pennsylvania Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado.
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    Brown, James Joseph--Homes & haunts.; Brown, Margaret Tobin, 1867-1932--Homes & haunts.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Molly Brown House Museum (Denver, Colo.)
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    1941
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  • E. P. Sutton, by mother, I was born here, Jan 21-1896
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    Men, women and children stand on the dock of the railroad depot in Brush, Morgan County, Colorado. The depot is a two-story frame building with signs: "Brush," and "Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office." Men and shovels are on a railroad...
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    Brush (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Brush--1890- 1900.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--Brush--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Brush--1890-1900.
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    1899
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  • Buena Vista, from Lake House
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    Frame commercial buildings and dwellings line the dirt street in Buena Vista, Colorado; signs read: "Cottonwood Restaurant" and "Assayer's Office." A bridge crosses Cottonwood Creek in the foreground, and the Collegiate range towers in the...
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    Buena Vista (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Bridges--Colorado--Buena Vista--1870-1880.; Buildings--Colorado--Buena Vista--1870-1880.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.
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    1879?
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  • Buena Vista Main St.
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    Frame commercial buildings line Main Street in Buena Vista, Colorado. The boardwalk has men, barrels and nail kegs on it; wagons and a Labrador dog are in the dirt street. Signs read: "Tents," "Hardware," "Board of Trade," "Cooper's Place,"...
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    Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Buena Vista--1880-1890.
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    [between 1880 and 1890]
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  • Fire insurance underwriters
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    Group portrait of fire insurance underwriters. Men sit and stand in a studio. They are identified as "W.H. Cunningham, Five Asso.; Eugene Carey, German Amer.; Tom C. Grant, No. British; Rolla V. Watt, Royal; R.J. Smith, Traders; W.J. Dutton,...
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    Business people--1880-1900.; Insurance--1880-1900.
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    [between 1889 and 1898?]
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  • Byers, William N. home
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    This watercolor and gouache painting shows the William N. Byers home at 1800 South Sherman Street, in the Platt Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features bay windows.
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    Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Platt Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
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    1941
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  • Canon City, Colorado
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    Bird's eye view map of dwellings, grid streets, commercial buildings and trees in Canon City, Colorado. The Arkansas River is in the foreground, flanked by tracks (with trains) of the Denver and Rio Grande Western and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe...
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890--Aerial views.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890--Maps.;
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    1888
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  • Canon City, Colorado
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    Bird's eye view map of dwellings, grid streets, commercial buildings and trees in Canon City, Colorado. The Arkansas River is in the foreground, flanked by tracks (with trains) of the Denver and Rio Grande Western and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe...
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.
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    1888
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  • State Penitentiary convicts excavating for the Water Works
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    Convicts of the State Penitentiary in Canon City Colorado, wear striped prison uniforms and pose with shovels. They stand behind a rock wall among wheelbarrows and boards. Men in suits oversee; a shed, trees, and hills are in the background.
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Prison laborers--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
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    1880
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  • Bird's eye view of Colorado State Penitentiary
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    State Penitentiary complex in Canon City, Colorado, consists of stone buildings and walls with faceted corner lookout towers. A spur of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad crosses the City Ditch in the foreground, which cuts through the...
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Orchard round Warden's Residence and no. from bell house and No 5 lower Colorado State Penitentiary, Canon City
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    The Warden's residence at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, is a two-story stone building with a low-gabled roof and a faceted lookout tower and flagpole. Trees are behind a low stone wall lining the street in the foreground, and an...
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • [White reclining cat]
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    Cats--Pictorial works.;
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    ca. 1940
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  • Watson, Ella (Cattle Kate) [art original].
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    Cattle Kate, d. 1889--Portraits.; Pencil drawing, American.; Portraits.; Sketches.
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    1961
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  • Central City stores Hogo H. Kruse, Grocer
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    Interior view of a grocery store in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Items for sale include: cookware, furniture, lamps, food, and clothing. The items are displayed in cases and along shelves.
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    Central City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Central City--1890-1910.; Interiors.
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    [between 1895 and 1905?]
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  • The Gilpin Tramway Co.
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    Three Gilpin Tramway Company locomotives and gondola cars loaded with frozen ore park on railroad tracks outside the steam shed used to thaw the ore before sent to processing mill in winter. Two men stand on side of locomotive Quartz Hill 3 and a...
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    Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Gilpin Tramway Company.
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    [1900 or 1901]
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  • Central City, Colorado streets
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    View of the back of storefront buildings in Central City, Colorado. Garbage and vegetation litter the foreground. A telephone post stands near the row of brick and wood buildings on the left. A wooden fire escape is attached to the back of each...
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    Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.
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    [between 1930 and 1939]
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  • Charpiot's Hotel
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    Watercolor painting shows Charpiot's Hotel, residential apartments at 1540 Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a building with a cornice and sign: "Delmonico of the West;" shows a sidewalk clock, storefronts, pedestrians, and cars.
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    Charpiot Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
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    1940
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  • Chase (Edward) home
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    This watercolor and gouache painting shows the Edward Chase residence, at 2859 Lawrence Street in Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch and balcony. Chase was a proprietor of gambling establishments with partner Soapy Smith.
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    Chase, Edward, 1838-1921--Homes and haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
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    1941
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  • The Arcade
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    This watercolor and gouache painting shows the old Arcade, buildings at 1609-1615 Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado; business signs read: "Gold Nugget Grill," "St. Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau;" it features a carved stone pediment. The Arcade,...
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    Chase. Ed--Homes & haunts.; Chucovich, Vaso L.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
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    1941
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  • Capt Taylor and his noted Indian scouts on drill at Pine Ridge S.D.
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    Captain Charles William Taylor poses with Philip Wells and his Native American Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne scouts in formation on the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. They wear uniforms with fur hat and hold rifles. A tepee camp shows in...
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    Cheyenne Indians--Military service--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--Military service--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indian scouts--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Military service--South...
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    [1891]
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  • Cimarron, Colorado
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    View of the Denver and Rio Grande station yard in Cimarron, Montrose County, Colorado; includes railroad tracks, one with an observation car, board and batten side gable structure and a fence with a bentwood gate.
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    Cimarron (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Cimarron--1880-1900.
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    [between 1882 and 1900]
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  • Cimarron, Colorado 1934
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    Street scene in Cimarron, Montrose County, Colorado, shows Jack Green's Garage and the Cimarron Mercantile Company; trucks and automobiles park next to the wood frame buildings and rocky cliff bands are in the background.
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    Cimarron (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Streets--Colorado--Cimarron--1930-1940.
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    1934
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  • Clark, Rufus "Potato" home
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    Watercolor and gouache painting shows the Rufus A. Clark house at 1395 South Cherokee in the Overland Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a cornice and a widow's walk.
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    Clark, Rufus A.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Overland (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
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    1940
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  • Beebee House
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    Stereographic view of a group of people sitting on a stagecoach in front of the Beebee House, a hotel in Clear Creek County, Colorado. The stagecoach is pulled by three teams of horses. Another stagecoach, with a group of men standing on it, is in...
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    Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Beebee House (Idaho Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.
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    [between 1870 and 1877?]
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  • Manitou and vicinity, no. 83, view in Manitou
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    Scene in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southeast down Canon Avenue. The Cliff House (a three story frame building with open wrap around porch and balcony, hipped gable roof, and a widows's walk) is in the center beside two frame residences,...
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    Cliff House (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
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    [1878]
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  • Colburn (E.A.) Stables (1500 S. Broadway)
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    Watercolor and gouache painting shows Judge Earnest A. Colburn's former horse stables at 1500 South Broadway, in the Overland Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; shows a two story building and a barn, features include hip roofs and signs: "Used...
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    Colburn, Earnest A.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Overland (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Antique stores--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
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    1941

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