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- Looking northeast Ernest house near Phippsburg
- A woman and dog stand on the porch of hewn log Ernest cabin surrounded by snow, near Phippsburg, Routt County, Colorado; a rock outcropping is in the background.
- Phippsburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Phippsburg--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- This is where Ernest lives in two miles of Phippsburg, behind the farm is trolley barn
- A woman stands in the snow by a hewn log Ernest cabin, near Phippsburg, Routt County, Colorado; a shed, log barn, and rock outcropping are in the background.
- Phippsburg (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Phippsburg--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Fort Arnett Red Cliff
- People crowd Fort Arnett, a rock formation in Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows rifles and a surveyor's tripod. An American flag is on a pole.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Red Cliff--1900-1910.
- [1879]
- Redcliff looking up the Eagle
- View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows tents and frame buildings by Eagle River.
- Eagle River (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Champion baseball team of Colorado 18-
- The Colorado championship baseball team of 18??, from Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado, poses wiht their manager near a rocky outcropping down in the old base ball ground. Members include: "left right- Frank Gisen, Patty Downs, Johnnie...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Baseball players--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Trip to Virginia Dale
- Women, children, and men pose on a rock outcropping in Virginia Dale, Larimer County, Colorado.
- Virginia Dale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Families--Colorado--Virginia Dale--1930-1940.
- 1939 May 17
- Lake St. Mary, looking west
- View from a rock outcropping, Lake St. Mary, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows the lake water level low and mountains in distance.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Saint Marys Lake (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- First aid station, Silver Skis Race, Mount Rainier, Washington
- Two men stand at the first aid station during the Silver Skis race on Mount Rainier. Both men are wearing caps with earflaps, and anoraks. The man on the left is leaning on a ski pole. The station is located at a rock outcropping marked by a...
- Ski racing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry...
- Winter 1942
- Man at first aid station during Silver Skis race, Mount Rainier, Washington
- A man smiles towards the camera from the first aid station during the Silver Skis Race, near a rock outcropping, on Mount Rainier. The red cross flag blows in the wind. Many 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re- enforced) troops participated in the...
- Ski racing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry...
- [Winter, 1942]
- Mesa Verde - man looking across canyon at cliff dwellings
- A man stands on a rock outcropping in Navajo Canyon and looks northwest toward Square Tower ruin, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Laguna
- View along Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe (?) railroad tracks and the Native American Laguna Pueblo built on a rock outcropping, New Mexico.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Structures--New Mexico--Laguna --1880-1900.; Laguna Indians--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Laguna--1880-1900.; Laguna (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Pueblos--New...
- [between 1885 and 1900?]
- An old Indian lookout on the west side of Shavano Valley about 7 miles west of Montrose
- Snowy view of a tall rock outcropping near an old Native American Ute camp, Shavano Valley, Montrose County, Colorado.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--1920-1940.; Ute Indians--Colorado--1920-1940.; Shavano Valley (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1925 and 1935?]
- On site of Redcliff, during Meeker troubles, miners dug a cave in rocks as protection against Indians
- Miners including women and children pose on Red Cliff, a rock outcropping, near Meeker, Colorado, with an American flag, rifles and a guitar. Rock structure used for fortification during the Meeker massacre with Native American Utes.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Meeker--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--Meeker--1870-1880.; Meeker (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Battlefields--Colorado--Meeker--1870-1880.; Children--Colorado--Meeker--1870-1880.;...
- 1879
- Hopi man at Grand Canyon
- Native American (Hopi) man in a loincloth, stands on an outcropping overlooking the Grand Canyon, Arizona. One arm is outstretched.
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1900-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1900-1920.; Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1913?]
- Above Tyuouyi [i.e. Tyuonyi] cliff- ceremonial cave- through the trees
- View of a Native American Anasazi Ceremonial Cave, Frijoles Canyon, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The cliffside cave stands above trees which grow near the base of the cliff. A wooden ladder leads to the floor of the cave from a lower...
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Spiritual life--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Caves--New...
- 1908
- Bailey's from Lookout Mtn., Platte Cañon, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye distant view of Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows North fork of South Platte River paralleling narrow gauge track, stacks of lumber or logs, train station or depot, residences, man...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River, North Fork (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Decker's on the South Platte, C. & S. Ry.
- Bird's eye view of Deckers, Colorado, and South Platte River reached via Colorado and Southern Railway; shows wooden frame buildings and residences, outhouses, rickety wooden plank footbridge and bridge, and man seated on rock outcropping in...
- Deckers (Colo.)--1900-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Deckers--1900-1920.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Col. Royal and officers of the Third Cavalry
- U. S. Army Cavalry officers pose on a rock outcropping during the Native American Sioux campaigns, along French Creek in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Included are: First Lieutenant Joseph Lawson, Second Lieutenant James F. Simpson, Second...
- United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Cavalry--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Military...
- 1876
- Gen. Merritt's H. Q. at the Rock of the Cross
- View of General Wesley Merritt's headquarters in the southern Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns, shows three tents, one with regimental markings of the Fourteenth Infantry, a Sibley heating stove between...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910--Staff.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.;...
- 1876
- Col. Van Vliet and officers of his Battallion, 3rd Cavalry
- Colonel Frederick Van Vliet poses on a rock outcropping near Custer City, Black Hills, Dakota Territory, during the Native American Sioux campaigns with fellow Third Cavalry men: Second Lieutenant James F. Simpson, Second Lieutenant George F....
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota...
- 1876
- Trees, structure on rock in distance
- Pine trees grow on a slope, probably in Colorado or Utah; a shelter tops a rock outcropping in the background.
- Pines--1920-1940.; Shelters--1920-1940.
- [between 1922 and 1935?]
- Mt. Massive from near Busk Tunnel, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View towards Mount Massive (elevation 14,421 feet), Colorado, from near the Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel; shows small lake in valley below, grade work completed for Colorado Midland Railway standard gauge track, and a man (with lace-up boots and suspenders)...
- Lake County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Lake County--1890-1900.; Rifles--Colorado--Lake...
- 1893
- Georgetown
- View of wood frame residences and log cabins near Georgetown, Colorado. A dome-like rock outcropping with sparse evergreens shows in background. Snow patches among evergreens show in shady valley in foreground.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1920.
- [between 1880 and 1920]
- Georgetown
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, southeast, with Leavenworth Mountain to the right in the distance. Two Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep are on an outcropping of Republican Mountain. Visible landmarks in the grid-plan town below include the Cushman Block,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1940.
- [between 1918 and 1940?]
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, 1874.
- A lithographed bird's eye view map of Georgetown, Colorado, in 1874 originally drawn by E. S. Glover and published by Strobridge and Company, Cincinnati. The view is to the south from the west side of the valley, possibly Republican Mountain....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1945.
- [1930-1945?]
- Redcliff, Gilman mining residences
- View of frame houses in Redcliff, (Red Cliff) Eagle County, Colorado. Mine tailings dot mountain slopes, a flagpole is set in a rock outcropping, laundry, wash tubs, and privies are in the yards.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Red Cliff--1910-1920.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Red Cliff--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Red Cliff--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Colorado road
- A man in a carriage pauses at a rock outcropping with painted graffiti, along the Ouray to Silverton stage road, later the Million Dollar Highway (U. S. 550), in the San Juans of the Colorado Rockies. Lettering reads: "Wheeler Wilson's sewing...
- Million Dollar Highway (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Toll roads--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1910 and 1923]
- Approaching Buena Vista
- A Man looks through the back of a large format camera along the Colorado Midland Railway tracks near Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The surrounding rock outcropping is probably part of Midland Hill.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cameras--Colorado--Buena Vista--1890-1900.; Photographers--Colorado--Buena Vista--1890-1900.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Buena Vista--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1900?]
- View from above Chaffee looking down
- View down into a narrow gulch with the mining camp of Chaffee, (Chaffee City, Camp Monarch and after 1884 Monarch) Chaffee County, Colorado, includes log cabins and structures, tents and slopes with burned or cut timber surrounded by high...
- Monarch (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884]
- Chaffee, near Monarch Pass
- View into a narrow gulch with the mining camp of Chaffee, (Chaffee City, Camp Monarch, and after 1884, Monarch) Chaffee County, Colorado, includes log cabins and structures, tents and slopes with burned or cut timber surrounded by high mountains....
- Chaffee (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Chaffee--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884]
- Lookout Mountain, Golden and Denver from Wild Cat Point, three girls on point
- Three young women survey Jefferson County and the plains of Colorado from a rock outcropping, Wild Cat Point, west of Golden. Two of the women have long hair, stand and wear striped tops over above-the-ankle skirts; all have beautiful bonnets. The...
- Golden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Golden--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Golden
- View from a rock outcropping on South Table Mountain, Golden, Colorado, features Clear Creek and the south side of town with bare trees and light snow. Shows the central business district, churches, Colorado School of Mines campus with Chauvenet...
- Golden (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Golden
- A woman poses coyly on a rock outcropping on Lookout Mountain, high above Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. She wears a sweater, long skirt and flat top hat with her overcoat draped around her lap. The distant town includes: bare trees on lots...
- Golden (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Golden--1920-1930.
- [between 1930 and 1939]
- Casa Del Desierto, Santa Fe Hotel, Barstow, California
- View of the Casa Del Desierto, a Fred Harvey hotel and Santa Fe railroad station, in Barstow (San Bernardino County), California. The mission revival style building is by railroad tracks, the Mojave River, a trestle bridge, and a rock outcropping.
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1920-1930.; Casa del Desierto--Buildings--1920-1930.; Fred Harvey (Firm)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Barstow (Calif.)--1920-1930.; Mojave River (Calif.); Hotels--California--Barstow--1920-1930.; Railroad...
- 1923, January 18
- Stanley Mines, Idaho Spgs., Colo.
- Distant view of Stanley Mines, Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows mill and mine buildings, wooden frame residence, and Colorado and Southern's narrow gauge track paralleling South Clear Creek; legend according to oral history has it that the square...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Kiowa Lodge, Bailey's, Platte Cañon on the C. & S. Ry.
- Complete exterior view of Kiowa Lodge, Bailey, Colorado, in Platte Canyon along Colorado and Southern Railway narrow gauge railroad line; lodge opened in 1899, destroyed by fire October, 1940; shows two- story rough-hewn log lodge building with...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Lodges--Colorado--Bailey--1900-1930.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1930]
- Chase Gulch
- View is northwest in Chase Gulch, near Black Hawk, Colorado. Image of residences in Chase Gulch. Large rock outcropping in background.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Chase Gulch (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1890-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920]
- Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of two small wood construction houses in Georgetown, Colorado, the home of the Hermit of Georgetown. Both buildings have gable roofs: the one on the left has the entrance in the long side, and the one on the right has the entrance in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1978?]
- Long's Peak (14,271 ft.) Continental Divide, S. from Estes Park, Colo.
- View of Elkhorn Boulevard in Estes Park, Colorado. Telephone poles and a bell on a tower are in the town, and a man with a horse and buggy poses in front of a building. Evergreens grow on the hills and mountains beyond, with cloud-capped Longs Peak...
- Estes Park (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Estes Park--1890-1920.
- [between 1890 and 1920?]
- Evergreen, Colorado
- A two track road runs between a rock outcropping and a frozen river into Evergreen, Colorado. Wood buildings are on both sides of the street, including a side view of Amos Post's trading post and post office. Evergreen coverted mountains are behind...
- Evergreen (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, 1874.
- A lithographed bird's eye view map of Georgetown, Colorado, in 1874 originally drawn by E.S. Glover and published by Strobridge and Company, Cincinnati. The view is to the south from the west side of the valley, possibly Republican Mountain....
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1945--Aerial views.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1945--Maps.;
- [1930-1945?]
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 30, 1912 July 27
- Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 3 and 4, 1930 March-April
- History of Denver
- Engineer uncovering outcropping 12 ft vein
- Mining engineers pose in Gunnison County, Colorado, at the Elk Mountain coal mine; one holds a pick axe by an exposed coal vein.
- Mining engineers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.; Engineers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1910-1920.
- 1910 April 18
- Western History Subject Index
- Canon City, Colorado
- Western History Subject Index
- Gaspar, J L
- Place names of Colorado : a genealogical & historical guide to Colorado sites
- The primary objective of this index is to contain a comprehensive listing of place names or sites in Colorado that would direct the researcher to recent and readily available publications. Included in this publication for each site or place name,...
- Names, Geographical--Colorado.; Colorado--History, Local.
- 1999