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- Spotted. WOLF ARAPAHOE chief)
- Taken after a snowstorm
- Men stand and pose in the snow-covered street at the corner of 15th (Fifteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Men wear short-crowned hats and long overcoats. Signs read: "H.J. Brendlinger Tobacco & Cigars" and "C.A. Cook & Co....
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1863 October 22
- Denver flood
- View of brick and frame houses and commercial buildings in Denver and Auraria during a Cherry Creek and South Platte River flood. A brick house near the standing water of Cherry Creek has a gabled rood and gingerbread details. Signs on flooded...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864 May 19
- Landing of the U.P.R.R. Excursts. at Omaha (1)
- People stand near piles of supplies stored in barrels, wooden crates and burlap sacks, in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows a stagecoach, horse drawn wagons, railroad tracks, a Union Pacific Railroad car, and probably the "Colorado" or the...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Missouri River--1860-1870.; Omaha (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Steamboats--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.; Tourists--Nebraska--Omaha--1860-1870.
- 1866 October
- Excur. party 275 ms. W. of Omaha
- Men and women, members of the Union Pacific excursion to the 100th meridian, pose for a group portrait in Lincoln County, Nebraska. The men wear suits and overcoats and caps. The women wear small hats and hoop skirts; one skirt has broad,...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--Public relations--1860-1870.; Lincoln County (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Tourist--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.
- 1866 October 24
- Canon City, Colorado
- Looking east at Canon City, Colorado, the Territorial Prison is in the foreground. The two-story stone building has a mansard roof and dormers, and was completed in 1870. The City Ditch is next to it; the Arkansas River and the town of Canon City...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.
- 1869?
- Mystic Falls
- A well-dressed man stands on a rock at the bottom of a waterfall, identified as Mystic Falls, in a gorge, possibly in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows pine trees, a gorge, fallen logs, and boulders.
- Canyons--Colorado--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Largest hay barn in the state of Wyoming, Colonel Torry's M Ranch
- View of men in front of a log barn, at what is identified as Colonel Torry's M Ranch, in Hat Creek (Niobrara County), Wyoming. The barn has a gabled roof, a transom over a main entrance and cupolas with vents. Men are identified left to right as:...
- Hat Creek (Wyo. : Town)--1880-1890.; Barns--Wyoming--Hat Creek--1880-1890.; Log buildings--Wyoming--Hat Creek--1880-1890.; Men--Wyoming--Hat Creek--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Horseshoe Ranch
- A row of cowboys identified as Jimmie Kennedy, Roy Valentine, Carl Baugham, Fred Runser, Albert Smith, Emil Runser, A. A. Spaugh, Dick Biddick, Everet Onion (cook), Johnnie Howard, Sam Covington, Bob Spaugh, Charlie Bright, Ed Saffel, Bob Howard,...
- Sheridan County (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1880-1890.; Horses--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1880-1890.; Ranches--Wyoming--Sheridan County--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Denver E Breunert 523 Larimer later 1701 Larimer
- Men pose in the doorways of stores on Larimer Street near 17th (Seventeenth) Street in downtown Denver, Colorado. Signs on the three story brick building read: "Drugs & Chemicals," "E. Breunert," "Deutsche Apotheke," "Hardware," "Stoves & Ranges,"...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Albany Hotel, Denver, 88
- View of the Albany Hotel at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows a four-story brick building with oriel windows. Striped awnings hang over the corner entrance. A woman and girls stand on the street corner.
- Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- 1888
- City of Stout, Colorado
- Men stand on flatbed cars of a Greeley, Salt Lake and Pacific Railway train that stands on the tracks in Stout (Larimer County), Colorado. Shows the railroad depot and a stone lodging house on the hill. A man sits in a horse-drawn carriage.
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Stout (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.;...
- 1893
- Denver - residences on 9th
- View of a row of brick and stone residences along 9th (Ninth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893 [?]
- Denver - residences on Colfax
- View of ornate houses along Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1893 [?]
- Grand River Valley from La Sal Mt's., looking towards Moab
- View from the La Sal Mountains of hills and mesas in the Colorado River valley in probably Grand County, Utah.
- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1900.; Grand County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Hills--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.; Valleys--Utah--Grand County--1890-1900.
- 1897 August 8
- The Town of Silver Cliff, Colorado
- Panoramic view of buildings in Silver Cliff (Custer County), Colorado. Signs on brick and frame commercial buildings read: "Security House" and "Stoves." Church steeples are amid frame houses. Shows snow in the Wet Mountain Valley and on streets...
- Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1900-1910.
- 1900?
- To the rescue
- View of workmen near and on top of a railroad snow plow in Gilpin County, Colorado. Two locomotives push the steam-powered rotary plow wheel. Another train is in the distance.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.; Snow removal--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.
- 1905 May 5
- From the top of Royal Gorge
- Aerial view of Royal Gorge from the top, located in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks and the Arkansas River in the canyon.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Arkansas River--1900-1910.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1900-1910.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Fremont...
- 1908
- Walsenburg, Colo.
- View of a corrugated metal storage shed used by the Mountain State Telephone and Telegraph Company in Walsenburg (Huerfano County), Colorado. The shed has a wooden door, one small window, and sits on the corner of a lot adjacent to a low wooden...
- Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Walsenburg (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Metal buildings--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Sheds--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.; Telephone companies--Colorado--Walsenburg--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Messengers of the Western Union Telegraph Co.
- Panoramic view of a group of young men on the steps of the United States Post Office at 1961 Stout Street in Denver, Colorado. Western Union Telegraph Company messengers pose in uniforms that include jackets with metal buttons, notepads in breast...
- United States. Post Office (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1910-1920.; Western Union Telegraph Company--People--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Messengers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Post offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1917
- Irene, Denver
- Members of the cast of the musical comedy "Irene" pose in front of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Posters with pictures of scenes from the play stand in front of the theater. Signs read: "Metropole," "Restaurant,"...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1922 March 4
- Midland Savings and Loan Co.
- Rooftop view of the partially constructed Midland Savings and Loan Company Building at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Glenarm Place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Cranes and steel girders are at the construction site. Automobiles are parked near a...
- Midland Savings and Loan Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1925 December 16
- Camp near a lagoon, Kiska
- View of an 87th Mountain Division campsite near a lagoon on Kiska Island showing two tents, a lagoon, the surrounding hills, and the ocean.
- Kiska Island (Alaska)--1940-1950.; Military facilities--Alaska--Kiska Island--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.
- 1943
- View of Camp Hale dismantled
- View of Camp Hale after the barracks had been dismantled. Shows a group of Quonset huts in the center of the valley amid the foundations and old streets of the former headquarters of the Tenth Mountain Division. Snow in the valley is melted and...
- Military camps--Colorado--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1945
- Brown Palace
- View of the Brown Palace Hotel at the intersection of Tremont Place, 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue, and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and automobiles are in the street. Signs on nearby buildings read: " Trailways Bus Center" and "Bennett's...
- Brown Palace Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953
- [Forty-sixth] 46th Avenue
- View of Gibbs Tire and Battery Company at 4589 Washington Street in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An automobile and a truck make their way through the intersection of Washington Street and 46th Avenue. Signs on the building read:...
- Gibbs Tire and Battery Company (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Tire...
- 1953
- Park Lane Hotel
- View of the Park Lane Hotel at Virginia Avenue and South Marion Parkway in the Washington Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Houses and automobiles are nearby. A sign on the top of the building reads: "Top of the Park."
- Park Lane Hotel & Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1950-1960.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Aurora
- Nighttime view of probably Colfax Avenue in Aurora (Adams and Arapahoe Counties), Colorado. Neon signs on buildings read: "Colo. Cafe," "Liquors," and "Yucca."
- Aurora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Electric signs--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.; Night--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Elitchs [sic]
- Nighttime view of an amusement park ride at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. Neon lights outline the ride. A sign reads: "Spitfire."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Elitch Gardens (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Amusement rides--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Electric signs--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Xmas music
- Nighttime view of Christmas lights and decorations on a house in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953 December 20
- Civic Center lights
- Nighttime view of the City and County Building in Denver, Colorado. The building and manger scene near the steps are decorated with Christmas lights.
- City and County Building (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- 1953 December 25
- Mile High Center being built
- View of the partially constructed Mile High Center at the intersection of Tremont Place, 18th (Eighteenth) Street, and Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Other buildings and automobiles are parked nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Skyscrapers--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953 December 26
- Xmas lights
- Nighttime view of Christmas lights and decorations on a house in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1953 December 26
- [Sixteenth] 16th & Welton
- View of Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles line the street. Signs on buildings read: "S. O. Lindahl Photo Sales Flash Equipment Camera Repair Photo Supplies," "Berbert's Surgical Appliances," "Hotel," and "USO."
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1954 April 1
- Central City
- View of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Houses and buildings line dirt roads.
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1954 February 17
- Xmas lights
- Nighttime view of a group of houses decorated with Christmas lights in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Lighting--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Night--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.
- 1954 January 1
- Elk "Cervus Canadenis"
- View of a two year old elk with horns covered in "velvet" lying near a fallen tree, shot by members of the Hayden Survey (U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories, 1871), possibly in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Elk--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1871.]
- Exit of the Yellowstone, from the mountains
- View of grasslands and mountains in the valley of the Yellowstone River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows the Yellowstone Mountains and Emigrant Peak.
- Emigrant Peak (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River Valley--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Valleys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [1871.]
- Fort Ellis, Montana
- View of Fort Ellis, a military post situated on Mill Creek about three miles north of Bozeman, near the head of the Gallatin Valley, Gallatin County, Montana. Shows many one and two story frame buildings and outbuildings and a flag pole in the...
- Bridger Range (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Fort Ellis (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Montana--Fort Ellis--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Montana--Fort Ellis--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- [1871.]
- U.S. Geological Survey, enroute
- View of a pack train of the U.S. Geological Survey's Hayden Expedition through Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Shows men on horseback and horses loaded with supplies.
- Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Packtrains--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of...
- [1871]
- Silverton, Colo.
- Panoramic view of frame and brick buildings in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. Shows frame houses, dirt roads, fenced yards and timber sidewalks. Downtown buildings include the Silverton School with a bell tower, the Grand Imperial Hotel and...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silverton--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- In Granite Canon
- Well dressed men and women pose on the back of a caboose on a Colorado Midland train stopped by rock formations beside the South Platte River in Elevenmile Canyon (Granite Canyon), Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Passengers--Colorado--Park...
- [1888]
- She Came Spotted
- Portrait of She Came Spotted and an unidentified Native American Sioux woman, posed outside on a fur skin rug in front of a painted backdrop of a Lakota style Indian war record, Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. They wear dresses with blankets, hair...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency--1890-1900.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Pine Ridge--1890-1900.; Pine Ridge (S.D.)--1890-1900.; Women--South Dakota--Pine...
- [1890 or 1891]
- The Junction
- Men and women stand beside Willow Creek and the rubble of a fire in the business district of Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Smoke rises from piles of timber and metal debris. A woman wears a dress and holds probably a horseshoe in the air....
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [1892 June]
- Old hotel at Stout, Colorado
- Quarriers pose on the uncovered porch and on the grounds of the stone lodging house in Stout (Larimer County), Colorado. A boy sits on a horse; a man sits in a buggy. Two men strike a pugilistic pose.
- Stout (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.; Laborers--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Stout--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain parade float
- View of a parade float, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in Denver, Colorado. The float features a canoe on a waterfall and tepees.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Festival of Mountain and Plain parade float
- A man stands near a parade float, part of the Festival of Mountain and Plain, in Denver, Colorado. The float features a dragon with two heads in a cloud.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Festivals--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Omaha Trans-Mississippi Exposition, distant view of Grand Court
- View of buildings constructed with plaster and staff at the Grand Court of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska. Shows the Machinery & Electricity Building with iron window grille details, classical...
- Omaha (Neb.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Exhibitions--Nebraska--Omaha--1890-1900.; Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition (1898 : Omaha, Neb.)
- [1898]
- Mesa dwellers pottery, McElmo Canon
- A woven rug is the backdrop for displayed pottery and skulls found at Native American (Anasazi) dwelling ruins in possibly McElmo Canyon in Colorado or Utah. Shows painted bowls, ladles, human skulls, possibly a necklace, and other artifacts.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Arts & crafts--1900-1910.; Pueblo...
- [1900?]
- Victor, Colorado
- Aerial view of the town of Victor (Teller County), Colorado. Shows commercial district, railroad tracks, Florence and Cripple Creek or Midland Terminal railroad track and facilities, one and two-story wooden frame residences, Victor High School,...
- Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.
- [1900]