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  • 1522 on freight - Wolcott, Colo
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive 1522 pulls freight cars past Wolcott, Eagle County, Colorado. A steam shovel loads gondola cars; houses and businesses are in the background.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Wolcott (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Wolcott--1920-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Wolcott--1920-1930.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Wolcott--1920-1930.
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    [between 1922 and 1930?]
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  • 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
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    City directory of all residents and businesses in the Denver area in the year 1890.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1890
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  • 1909-1922 Index to the Denver Municipal Facts
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    This index is a work in progress and will be updated as additional years are indexed.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Politics and government.; Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs.; Denver (Colo.)--History.;
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    April 2013
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  • 1911 Corbett & Ballenger's 39th Annual Denver City Directory
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    City directory of all residents and businesses in the Denver area in the year 1911.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1911
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  • 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
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    City directory of all residents and businesses in the Denver area in the year 1923.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1923
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  • 1927 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.3
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    The Denver Householder Directory started in 1924 and has been continued by other publishers right up to the present. These are arranged by address, allowing you to find out who was living in the house and/or the owner or the name of a business.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1927
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  • 1928 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.4
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    The Denver Householder Directory started in 1924 and has been continued by other publishers right up to the present. These are arranged by address, allowing you to find out who was living in the house and/or the owner or the name of a business.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1928
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  • 1931 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.7
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    The Denver Householder Directory started in 1924 and has been continued by other publishers right up to the present. These are arranged by address, allowing you to find out who was living in the house and/or the owner or the name of a business.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1931
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  • 1933 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.9
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    The Denver Householder Directory started in 1924 and has been continued by other publishers right up to the present. These are arranged by address, allowing you to find out who was living in the house and/or the owner or the name of a business.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1933
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  • 1934 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.10
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    The Denver Householder Directory started in 1924 and has been continued by other publishers right up to the present. These are arranged by address, allowing you to find out who was living in the house and/or the owner or the name of a business.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1934
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  • 1935 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.11
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    The Denver Householder Directory started in 1924 and has been continued by other publishers right up to the present. These are arranged by address, allowing you to find out who was living in the house and/or the owner or the name of a business.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1935
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  • 1936 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.12
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    The Denver Householder Directory started in 1924 and has been continued by other publishers right up to the present. These are arranged by address, allowing you to find out who was living in the house and/or the owner or the name of a business.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1936
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  • 1937 Denver Householders' Directory and Street and Avenue Guide v.13
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    The Denver Householder Directory started in 1924 and has been continued by other publishers right up to the present. These are arranged by address, allowing you to find out who was living in the house and/or the owner or the name of a business.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1937
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  • 1965 E day
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    Professor Frush looks on as Colorado School of Mines students compete in the Engineers' Day mucking contest, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. The students shovel ore into a ore cart until it is full, then will push it to the end of the tracks...
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    Golden (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Contests--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1960-1970.; Colorado School of Mines.
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    1965
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  • 8 yard shovel Timberline Dredging operation Alma, Colo.
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    View of a steamshovel at the Timberline Dredging Company Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado. The side of the machinery reads: "No 2" and "Page".
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    Dredges--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
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    [1940]
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  • [Three] 3 standing in a river 2 holding gold pans the other holding shovel
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    Outdoor portrait of a group of men who pan for gold in the South Platte River in Denver, Colorado. A spillway is in the distance.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1910-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]
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  • A gold rush
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    Reproduction of a William Henry Jackson (1892-93) image; view of loaded coaches on main street Dolores, headed for Rico, Montezuma County, Colorado; shows horseman with rifle, shovel, and gold pan; four horses lead each Ouray Stage & Bus Co. coach;...
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    Dolores (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Montezuma County--1920-1930.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Dolores--1920-1930.
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    [between 1920 and 1928?]
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  • A Neighborhood Framework Plan for University Park
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    Plan documents the neighborhood and outlines what citizens would like the neighborhood to become in the coming years.
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    Neighborhood planning--Colorado--Denver.
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    2000 Spring
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  • Aboursville, Colorado
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    View of the 1880s company town of Arbourville (Arboursville, Arborville, Arbour-Villa, and later Conrow), Chaffee County, Colorado; includes log cabins and wood frame residences along a two track road in a valley surrounded by mountain slopes;...
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    Arbourville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roads--Colorado--Arbourville--1880-1890.
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    [between 1880 and 1886]
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  • Aerial construction, raising pole to upright position by hand, filling hole & tamping
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    Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company workers position a pole near a field probably in Colorado. Three men steady the pole with wood braces. Other men shovel soil back into the hole. Open fields and a house are in the distance.
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    Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Construction--Colorado--1910-1920.; Linemen--Colorado--1910-1920.; Utility poles--Colorado--1910-1920.
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    1914
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  • Alamosa
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    Concrete sidewalks are being poured along the unpaved Main Street in Alamosa, Colorado. Wood plank forms and a shovel are in the foreground. Street lamps are in the middle of the street, where automobiles park diagonally. The brick Alamosa...
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    Alamosa (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Alamosa--1910-1930.
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    [between 1920 and 1925]
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  • Alpine Tunnel, Western Union Telegraph & Cable Office (taken at time owned by Colorado & Southern
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    Exterior view of the Western Union Telegraph and Cable Office, Alpine Tunnel, (11,545 feet) Gunnison County, Colorado, features the small front gable clapboard structure with sign on roof apex "Alpine Tunnel." Snow covers the roof and icicles hang...
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    Alpine Station (Colo. : Locale)--1900-1910.; Tunnels--Colorado--Gunnison County--1900-1910.
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    [between 1900 and 1910]
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  • An old prospector & his cabin
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    A prospector poses with dogs near a cabin possibly in Colorado. The tools outside the building include a mallet, saw, gold pan, and a shovel.
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    Cabins--1920-1930.; Miners--1920-1930.; Mining--1920-1930.
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    November 11, 1926
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  • Argo smelting
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    Boston & Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works refinery in Denver, Colorado shows: brick covered furnace and chimney, shovel, mallet, hoppers.
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    Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.); Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Smelters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
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    1892
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  • Art design column
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    Close-up view of an illustration that depicts a log, shovel, and pile of dirt.
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    Logs--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910?]
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  • Aspen, Colorado
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    Three men wearing suits and vests stand on a ramp that is built over the slope of a hill, around a pile of ore in Aspen, Colorado. Wood boards support the deck. One holds a shovel in his hand. A wooden structure is behind them. Wood walls are on...
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    Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
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    [about 1894?]
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  • Assay outfit, Buckeye Cabin
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    A boy and a dog sit beside Buckeye Cabin in the La Sal Mountains, Utah. A sign reads, "Assay Office Buckeye Cabin." On a table are reagent bottles which read, "Acid Nitric HNO₃," "Ammonium Hydroxide NH₄OH," and "Acid Hydrochloric HCL." Also on...
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    Assaying apparatus--Utah--1890-1900.; La Sal Mountains (Utah)--1890-1900.; Boys--Utah--1890-1900.; Equipment--Utah--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Utah--1890-1900.
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    1897 Aug. 24
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  • Assumption Catholic Church breaking ground for Welby Catholic Church
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    A monsignor, several priests, altar boys, and the church congregation gather for a ground-breaking in front of Assumption Catholic Church in Welby, Adams County, Colorado. The monsignor, with a shovel, wears a cassock and a biretta; two monks, wear...
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    Welby (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Acolytes--Colorado--Welby--1940-1950.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Welby--1940-1950.; Monks--Colorado--Welby--1940-1950.; Priests--Colorado--Welby--1940-1950.
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    January 6, 1942
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  • Backfill
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    A Marion steam shovel, Model 40, moves a pile of dirt from a rock or snowslide near Stevens Pass in King County, Washington. Great Northern Railway tracks are on the eroded hillside and workers with shovels stand on a timber retaining wall.
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    Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Landslides--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Steam shovels--Washington...
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    1917 September 8
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  • Barker Dam, excavating foundation
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    View of Barker Dam construction in Boulder County, Colorado; shows Middle Boulder Creek, concrete forms, a steam shovel and railroad cars.
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    Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dam construction--Colorado--Boulder County--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Boulder...
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    [between 1908 and 1910]
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  • Barnum construction
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    View of construction of the Ross-Barnum Branch of the Denver Public Library in Denver, Colorado; a man holds a shovel. Bricks are on a scaffold.
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    Ross, Frederick R.--Monuments.; Denver Public Library. Ross-Barnum Branch--1950-1960.; Barnum (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
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    1953
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  • Bear Creek Canyon - Hamilton and Gleason Construction Co. - Steam shovel
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    View of men and a steam shovel from the Hamilton and Gleason Construction Company working in Bear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado.
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    Bear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Construction--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.; Steam shovels--Colorado--Jefferson County--1930-1940.
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    April 14, 1934
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  • Big snow of December 1913
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    Men shovel and haul soot covered snow and ice from a downtown street, Denver, Colorado. Lettering painted on a brick building reads: Court Place Hotel.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow removal--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    December 1913
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  • Big snow of December 1913
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    Pedestrians walk along a snow cleared sidewalk near the Albany Hotel, Seventeenth (17th) Street, Denver, Colorado. Tall piles of snow and ice chunks are in the street. A man with a shovel shows in distance across the street from the Equitable...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    December 1913
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  • Bill Moreno irrigates his crops
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    Hispanic American Bill Moreno irrigates his field in San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. He stands beside an irrigation ditch and uses rubber hoses to siphon water out of the ditch. He wears a cowboy hat, a plaid shirt and holds a shovel. Trees...
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    Hispanic Americans--1970-1980.; Mexican Americans--1970-1980.; San Luis (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Irrigation.; Agriculture.; Farmers.; Irrigation canals & flumes.; Moreno, Bill--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
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    [1970?]
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  • Bowman Dairy
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    Workmen stand in the milking room of the Bowman Dairy in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. One man cleans a trough with a shovel near a large bucket on a hoist.
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    Bowman Dairy (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Dairy farming--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
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    [between 1901 and 1920?]
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  • Breast of tunnel
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    Miners stand with an electric drill, pickax, and chisolm shovel, in a narrow tunnel of an unidentified mine in probably Colorado.
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    Drills (Equipment)--Colorado--1880-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1880-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1880-1910.
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    [between 1880 and 1910?]
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  • Bridge 224A
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad construction includes a caboose and a steam shovel by a river; probably in Colorado. Bridge 224A is in the foreground.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--1920-1930.; Steam shovels--Colorado--1920-1930.
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    [between 1922 and 1930?]
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  • Bridge 224A
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad construction includes a steam shovel; probably in Colorado. Bridges including 224A are in the foreground; letters read: "1927."
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--1920-1930.; Steam shovels--Colorado--1920-1930.
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    [between 1922 and 1930?]
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  • Bridge 224A
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks span bridges including 224A, probably in Colorado; men are by a steam shovel and caboose in the background.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--1920-1930.; Steam shovels--Colorado--1920-1930.
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    [between 1922 and 1930?]
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  • Bridge over S. Platte at Alameda
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    Workmen pose with a shovel near the Alameda Avenue bridge in Denver, Colorado. A bridge over Archer Canal is nearby.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
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    [between 1904 and 1909]
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  • Brief histories of the Denver Public Schools
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    Compiled for the administrative offices of the Denver Public Schools, this book contains brief histories for the majority of the Public Schools in Denver, Colorado up to they year 1952.
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    Denver Public Schools--History.
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    1952
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  • C. S. R. manager of the American M'g Co
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    Charles S. Ripley, a miner and manager of the American Mining Company, poses with an ax and shovel by the Louisiana cabin probably near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
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    American Mining Company (Colo.)--People--1890-1910.; American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Ripley, Charles S.
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    [between 1895 and 1905]
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  • Cabin at Rugby, Colo.
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    A woman stands near her one-room house at the coal camp of Rugby (Las Animas County), Colorado. The woman wears a blouse with a ruffle and a skirt. A tin, jar, and sugar bowl sit on a shelf near a window. A barrel sits outside the door and a coal...
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    Rugby (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Rugby--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910?]
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  • Caboose & track - De Beque Canyon ?
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks are between rock cliffs and the Colorado River, in (probably) De Beque Canyon, Mesa or Garfield County, Colorado. A caboose and steam shovel are in the distance.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mesa County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Railroad cabooses--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1920-1930.; Steam shovels--Colorado--1920-1930.
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    [between 1922 and 1930?]
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  • Camping in South Park
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    Seven men are gathered in front of a large tent, possibly part of a railroad construction or surveying camp, in Park County, Colorado. The men are wearing guns in holsters and aprons; they are holding rifles, dish towels, a frying pan and a shovel....
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    Park County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; South Park (Park County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Park County--1870-1900.; Horses--Colorado--Park County--1870-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Park County--1870-1900.; Work camps--Colorado--Park...
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    [between 1875 and 1900?]
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  • Campsites among the foothills
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    Stereographic view of five men, one woman, and a small boy posing in front of a campsite near the Garden of the Gods in the foothills near Colorado Springs, Colorado. One man sits at a low table near the remains of a fire in the foreground; others...
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Camps--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.; Men--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.; Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1900.
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    [between 1875 and 1900?]
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  • Capitol Hill Newsletter: Volume 1 Number 1
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    Monthly newsletter pertaining to the neighborhood events of the Capitol Hill Neighborhood.
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    Citizens' associations--Colorado--Denver--Newspapers.
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    1978 May 5
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  • Carlton Tunnel - dumping tops of cars
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    View of ore cars used in construction of the Carlton Tunnel (mine drainage) in Teller County, Colorado. A man works with a shovel.
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    Teller County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Teller County--1940-1950.
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    [between 1940 and 1950?]
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  • Central City, Colo.
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    Two men with a pitchfork and shovel, a dog, and team of horses in front of the W. J. Chamberlain Sampling Company in Central City (Gilpin County) Colorado.
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    Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
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    [1900?]

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