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  • Kitchen shower invitation for Kismet Club member
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    An invitation to a "kitchen shower" for Florence Kennedy a member of the Kismet Club in Denver, Colorado. The shower was held at Justine Carlson's house on October 20 at 2:15 p.m.
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    North High School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Kismet Club (Denver, Colo.)--Archives.; Greek letter...
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    circa 1927
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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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  • Denver Art Museum Mr. Silber & Pierre Wolf.
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    Two men sit in probably the Quorum Restaurant located at Colfax Avenue and Grant Street in Denver, Colorado. The men, Robert L. Silber, President of the Denver Art Museum's Board of Trustees, and Denver restaurateur and owner of the Quorum, Pierre...
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    Denver Art Museum--Commemoration--1960-1970.; Denver Art Museum--People--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Anniversaries.; Restaurants.; Silber, Robert L.; Wolf, Pierre.; Restaurateurs.
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    1968
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  • Pioneer Zephyr at Longmont, 2:25 P.M.
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    View of the Pioneer Zephyr 9900 running as Colorado and Southern Railway train 32 stopped at the railroad station in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. The streamlined art-deco style diesel locomotive and cars are constructed of stainless steel....
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    Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Pioneer Zephyr (Streamliner)--1950-1960.; Longmont (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Longmont--1950-1960.;...
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    1950 February 19
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  • 2:30 P.M., Union Pacific 2497 at Brighton
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    Union Pacific steam locomotive 2497 (2-8-2) with a caboose and gondola car is stopped near a tree in Brighton (Adams County), Colorado. Smoke rises from the locomotive.
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    Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Brighton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Brighton--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Brighton--1950-1960.
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    1956 November 12
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  • 2:00 P.M., Union Pacific 3958 extra south at Fort Lupton
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    Union Pacific steam locomotive 3958 (4-6-6-4) with a consist of boxcars steams past the railroad depot in Fort Lupton (Weld County), Colorado. A sign on the locomotive reads: "X-3958."
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    Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Fort Lupton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Fort Lupton--1950-1960.
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    1956 November 12
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  • Town Hall ('Old Glory' in a Gale)
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    Shows Town Hall, Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, a frame building with cupola, storefront windows, and signs: "Town Hall," "Meats, Groceries, and Hardware." People and a buggy stand by.
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    Empire (Colo.)--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Major Ridge, a Cherokee chief
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    Reproduction of a drawing shows a head and shoulders portrait of a Native American (Cherokee) chief, identified as Major Ridge. He wears a suit coat and vest, and a neck-tie.
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    Indians of North America--1850-1880.
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    [between 1940 and 1970?]
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  • 2:00 P.M. A.T.S.F. tr. 31, SF eng. 2889, C&S eng. 816 & 817 so. @ Sedalia, Colo.
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    View of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad train 31 near Sedalia (Douglas County), Colorado. The consist has A.T. & S.F. diesel locomotive 2889 in tandem with Colorado and Southern diesel locomotives 816 and 817, boxcars and a caboose.
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    Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Colorado and Southern Railway--Equipment & supplies--1950-1960.; Wolhurst (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Wolhurst--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Wolhurst--1950-1960.
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    1955 July 18
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  • 2:10 P.M. Santa Fe tr. 97 diesel switcher 2229, south between Spruce and Palmer Lake, Colo.
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    View of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad train no. 97 led by diesel switcher locomotive 2229 between Spruce (Douglas County) and Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. The consist has boxcars and a caboose.
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    Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1950-1960.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--1950-1960.
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    1955 July 25
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  • C.B. & Q. 5626 at coaling station, Denver, Colorado, 2:05 P.M.
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    View of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy steam locomotive 5626 (4-8-4) at a coaling station in Denver, Colorado. Shows a large tank with movable chutes.
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    Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad facilities--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
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    1959 June 9
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  • 2:30 P.M., C & S engine 909 at Ft. Collins (Rocky Mt. R.R. Club excursion
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    View of Colorado and Southern Railway steam locomotive 909 (2-10-2) stopped by a water column and coaling conveyor in the yards at Fort Collins (Larimer County), Colorado. Railroad gondola cars are parked near the coaling apparatus. Letters on the...
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    Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Fort Collins (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Fort Collins--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Fort Collins--1950-1960.; Railroad shops & yards--Colorado--Fort...
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    1957 June 30
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  • 2:45 P.M. C & S 634 on Argo line, Denver, near W. 48th Ave. & Pennsylvania St.
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    View of Colorado and Southern Railway steam locomotive 634 (2-8-0) and caboose no. 10524 on the Argo line near West 48th (Forty-eighth) Avenue and Pennsylvania Street in Denver, Colorado. A brakeman stands on the platform of the caboose. Smoke...
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    Colorado and Southern Railway--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
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    1959 January 17
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  • RG diesel 552, extra south @ Wolhurst 2:15 P.M.
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    View of Denver and Rio Grande Western diesel locomotive 552 and freight cars near a grade crossing in Wolhurst (Arapahoe County), Colorado. A sign beside the track reads: "Railroad Crossing." A loading chute for livestock and a railroad car are in...
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Wolhurst (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Diesel locomotives--Colorado--Wolhurst--1940-1950.; Railroad crossings--Colorado--Wolhurst--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Wolhurst--1940-1950.
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    1949 October 15
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  • Rio Grande 1503 and 1513 extra south at Castle Rock, 2:10 P.M.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western steam locomotives 1503 (4-8-2) and 1513 (4-8-2) leads a freight train near Castle Rock (Douglas County), Colorado. The consist has boxcars and gondola cars.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Castle Rock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Castle Rock--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Castle Rock--1950-1960.
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    1950 January 14
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  • Union Pacific 2292 at Frederick on Dent subdivision about 2:30 P.M.
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    Union Pacific steam locomotive 2292 (2-8-2) with a caboose is stopped at the railroad station in Frederick (Weld County), Colorado. The frame one-story building has a sign that reads: "Frederick." A railroad signal is near the station.
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    Union Pacific Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Frederick (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Frederick--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Frederick--1950-1960.
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    1951 November 12
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  • Colorado & Southern Depot, Central City
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    View of the Colorado & Southern Depot in Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Architectural fetures of building: gable with stepped facade, an oculus, arched windows and entrances, and quoins.
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    Central City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Central City--1890-1910.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
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    [between 1899 and 1910?]
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  • Trout Lake
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    A view of Trout Lake (San Miguel County), Colorado. Vermilion Peak and the San Juan Mountains are in the distance. Horses and a Rio Grande Southern Railroad grade are on opposite sides of the lake.
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    San Miguel County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Trout Lake (San Miguel County, Colo. : Lake)--1890-1900.; Vermilion Peak (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1892?]
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  • Cripple Creek, Colo. residences J. Maurice Finn
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    Exterior view of Jonah Maurice Finn's twenty-six room residence, Placer Street and Pikes Peak Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; nicknamed "the Towers" or "Finn's Folly"; the three-story mansion has a multi-gabled roof, dormers, turrets, bay...
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    Finn, Jonah Maurice--Homes & haunts.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1920.
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    [between 1900 and 1920]
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  • Portland Mining Co.
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    View of the warehouse, shafthouse, and mill of the Portland Mine Number 2 near Victor (Teller County), Colorado. A horse-drawn buggy is nearby. The side of the buildings read: "Portland G. M. Co. Shaft 2" and "P. G. M. Co. Ware House [i. e....
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    Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.;...
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    [between 1900 and 1910]
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  • Victor, Colo.
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    View in Victor (Teller County), Colorado, shows store fronts with decorative brickwork along a dirt road. Signs read: "Cole Bros Circus, Colorado Spgs., daily 2 and 8 p. m., Wednesday, July 31," "Notary Public, Insurance," "Fairview Dining Room,"...
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    Victor (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.; Storefronts--Colorado--Victor--1940-1950.
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    1941
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  • Will "Billy" Parker
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    Portrait of Will "Billy" Parker, pilot, at the wheel of a 50 horse power 2 cycle Roberts engine airplane; he wears goggles and a helmet lettered: "13." P. B. Belt stands alongside.
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    Air pilots--American--1910-1920.; Airplanes--1910-1920.; Inventors--1910-1920.; Belt, P. B.; Parker, Will.
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    [between 1912 and 1920?]
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  • John "Jack" Swigert
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    John "Jack" L. Swigert, pilot, astronaut, and public servant, points at a cryogenic oxygen tank at Beech Aircraft, Boulder Division, Boulder, Colorado; Keith E. Helart (sunglasses) and Howard E. Mers look on.
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    Air pilots--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Astronauts--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Politicians--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Test pilots--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1980.; Helart, Keith E.; Mers, Howard E.; Swigert, John L. (John Leonard),...
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    [between 1969 and 1971?]
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  • Corn Dance San Felipe
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    Native American (Pueblo, Keresan) men and women take part in a Corn Dance at San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico. The women wear wrapped boots, mantas, shawls, and tablita headdresses. The men wear moccasins, kilts, fur pelts that hang from leather...
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    Indians of North America--Spiritual life--New Mexico--San Felipe Pueblo--1910-1920.; Keresan Indians--Dance--New Mexico--San Felipe Pueblo--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Women--New Mexico--San Felipe Pueblo--1910-1920.; San Felipe Pueblo...
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    1915
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  • Brandon schoolhouse
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    A telescope larger than the Brandon schoolhouse has a large tower with ladders attached to the side of it and a tube that forms an angle with the schoolhouse. Another mechanical device is attached to the one- story schoolhouse.
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    Brandon (Colo.)--1910-1920.
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    1918
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  • PRR motor car, engine number 4732
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    4732 and R.P.O. car. Photographed: at Chicago, Ill., August 2, 1934.
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    Railroad motor-cars--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1934.; Railroad cars--Illinois--Chicago.; Pennsylvania Railroad.
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    1934
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  • 604th Field Artillery Battalion, Battery C
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    ALPHABETICAL LISTING: Allen, Allen, Andrew, Averett, Barys, Belcher, Bennington, Beyers, Blair, Bosch, Burke, Bryan, Casey, Childers, Collins, Daniels, Dundon, Dvorak, [Erabnit], Evans, Fahey , Ferini, [Fish], Garrett, Gilbert, [Gneiser], Graff,...
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    Military officers--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Field Artillery Batallion, 604th. Battery C.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
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    June 1944
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  • B. & M.R.R. engine 3701
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    Railroad employees stand near Burlington Missouri River Railroad locomotive (Rogers) number 3701.
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    Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Railroad employees--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--1900-1910.
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    [between 1902 and 1904?]
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  • 10th Mountain Division 86th Regiment Company A
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    Group portrait (sitting, standing) of the 10th (Tenth) Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company A in uniform at Camp Hale (Eagle County), Colorado. Men are numbered in rows front to back, and from left to right: FIRST/BOTTOM ROW...
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    United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company A.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
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    [1944]
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  • Central City Opera House dancers
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    Photograph of nine people, one is caller Larry Wylie, and the other eight are square-dancers. The caller is wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, a vest, and a bolo tie. The male dancers are wearing black trousers, white long-sleeved, Western...
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    Central City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dancers--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.; Square dancing--Colorado--Central City--1960-1970.
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    1968
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  • Lakeview thru Manlea Sub-2nd Filing: I.P. McDowell's Subdivision block 2
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    This section represents block 2 in the I.P. McDowell's subdivision from volume 17. Information is arranged alphabetically by subdivision name, block and lot number followed by properties in unincorporated areas. Transaction information includes:...
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    Real property tax--Colorado--Denver--Records and correspondence.; Real property and taxation--Colorado--Denver--Records and correspondence.; Tax assessment--Colorado--Denver--Records and correspondence.; Real...
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    1903-1951
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  • Evening Shade thru Fisher's Cheesman Park Addition: J. P. Farmer's Addition block 2
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    This section represents block 2 in the J. P. Farmer's Addition subdivision from volume 12. Information is arranged alphabetically by subdivision name, block and lot number followed by properties in unincorporated areas. Transaction information...
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    Real property tax--Colorado--Denver--Records and correspondence.; Real property and taxation--Colorado--Denver--Records and correspondence.; Tax assessment--Colorado--Denver--Records and correspondence.; Real...
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    1903-1951
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  • Leadville, Colorado Ice Palace exterior
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    Reproduction shows the Ice Palace in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. The structure mimics a medieval castle, with 90 foot turrets, an arched entry, and battlements. People, horse-drawn sleighs, and sledders are in the foreground.
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    Leadville Crystal Carnival Association--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Winter carnivals--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
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    1896
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  • A Pueblo silversmith
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    Reproduction of half-tone shows a Pueblo Native American silversmith working with a hammer at his bench inside an adobe structure with a boy and girl. Interior includes a fireplace, hand bellows and anvil made from a section of railroad rail, with...
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    Indians of North America--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1890-1900.; Silversmiths--1890-1900.; Silverwork--1890-1900.
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    1896?
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  • Black Hawk
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    Reproduction of an engraving by T. Johnson, shows a head and shoulders portrait of a Sauk (Sac) Native American, identified as Black Hawk. He wears a blanket wrapped around one shoulder, a hair pipe necklace, earrings, a medal with a bust on it, a...
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    Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Sauk Indians--1880-1890.; Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767-1838.
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    [between 1940 and 1970?]
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  • "We discovered in a little ravine three men lying dead with their bodies full of arrows
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    U. S. Army soldiers on horseback overlook a ravine with three slain men, stripped naked, and shot full of Native American Sioux arrows.
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    Dakota Indians--War--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--1890-1900.; Dead persons--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Soldiers--1890-1900.
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    [between 1940 and 1960?]
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  • Sioux Indians in ambush preparing to attack settlers
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    Native American (Sioux) men crouch behind a fence as they wait to attack a farm. One man holds a rifle and wears a bow and quiver.
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    Dakota Indians--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ambushes--1860-1870.
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    [between 1940 and 1960]
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  • Cheyenne Indians
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    A series of small sketches depicting Native American (Cheyenne) life. The sketches are titled: "Semi-civilized," "A warrior," "Moving," "An Indian belle," "A Cheyenne chief," "Squaw and papoose," "Tepees or wigwams," and, "Weapons &c."
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    Cheyenne Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tipis--1880-1890.
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    [between 1950 and 1990?]
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  • Porter process shale retort and refinery at Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado
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    Copy of original Rocky Mountain Photo Company of the interior of the Colorado School of Mines porter process shale retort and refinery, Golden, Colorado.
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    Golden (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Refineries--Colorado--Golden--1870-1890.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1870-1890.; Colorado School of Mines.
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    [between 1875 and 1885?]
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    Breckenridge, Colorado .Buildings:
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    Concord mine: Rosita district
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    Beggs, Robert H:
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    Crescent city mine. Telluride district.. Colorado:
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    Autry Joe H:
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    Chester lode. Gunnison county;: Colorado
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    Arndt, G G:
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