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- Picnicing [sic] in the mountains
- People pose during a picnic in Colorado; men, women, and a girl sit by wicker baskets, jugs, and kegs. A Black woman is by a buggy.
- African Americans--Colorado--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--1880-1890.; Picnics--Colorado--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- San Francisco St.
- White, Hispanic and African American (Black) men and a boy pose with and on burros on San Francisco Street in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Adobe Territorial Style buildings line the dirt street. A sign reads: "Herlow's Hotel." Mountains,...
- African Americans--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Boys--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Donkeys--New...
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Western History Subject Index
- Air Force Academy. Cadets
- Ampitheater [sic] of the San Miguel
- View of the San Miguel River valley in San Miguel County, Colorado. Shows snow on Ajax Peak, and buildings and tents in or near Telluride.
- Ajax Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Telluride (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Rivers--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Telluride--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886?]
- Dale Creek bridge, Wyoming
- A view of the Dale Creek ridge shows a train trestle on the Union Pacific Railroad line in Albany County, Wyoming. Rock formations and a photographer with a camera or portable darkroom are near the bridge. The wooden case is inscribed with "Jackson...
- Albany County (Wyo.)--1860-1880.; Dale Creek (Colo. and Wyo.)--1860-1880.; Photographers--Wyoming--Albany County--1860-1880.; Railroad bridges--Wyoming--Albany County--1869-1880.; Trestles--Wyoming--Albany County--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1880?]
- Alma 1885, May 9th
- This view west, across the Middle Fork of the South Platte River, near Alma, (elevation 10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado, consists of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, painted false front commercial buildings, log cabins, smelting works...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Churches--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- 1885 May 9
- The town of Alma, South Park, Colorado
- View west, across the Middle Fork of the South Platte River and mine tailings, to Alma, (elev. 10,353 feet) in South Park, Park County, Colorado, consists of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, painted false front commercial buildings, log cabins,...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890]
- Champaign Mine
- Miners pose near the shafthouse of the Champaign and Coney Claims Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado.
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Champaign and Coney Claims Mine (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Silver mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Uranium mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- [1885]
- Champaign Mine from the north
- Miners pose by the shafthouse and entryway of the Champaign Mine near Alma (Park County), Colorado.
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Champaign and Coney Claims Mine (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- [1885]
- Tramway to the Criterion Mine
- Miners pose on the tracks of the tramway to the Criterion Mine near Alma, Park County, Colorado.
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Criterion Mine (Park County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1886]
- Alma Colo. May 20th 82
- A man sits on a rock by the Middle Fork of the South Platte River looking west towards Alma, (elevation 10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado. The town consists of wood frame barns, sheds, false front commercial buildings, log cabins, smelting...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--1880-1890.
- 1882 May 20
- Placer mining at Alma
- Gold miners pose with a wheelbarrow at a hydraulic mine in Alma, Park County, Colorado; bluffs in the background have erosion and falling water. A jet of water issues from a "monitor" nozzle.
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Alpine Station, Chalk Creek
- A group of men stand on the raised wooden platform of the combination depot, freight room and living quarters of the Alpine Station Number 1070, (later known as Fisher) along Chalk Creek in Chaffee County, Colorado. The depot features clapboard...
- Alpine (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Water towers--Colorado--Alpine--1880-1890.; Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company.
- [between 19-? and 1950]
- Navajo Indian mother and children Albuquerque, N. Mex.
- A Native American (Navajo) woman and her children stand near the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe railroad station and Alvarado Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. One child is in a cradleboard.
- Alvarado Hotel (Albuquerque, N.M.)--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1920.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1920.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Cradleboards--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1900 and 1911]
- Denver
- People, horses, wagons, and buggies stand outside the American House, a hotel at 16th (Sixteenth) and Blake Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a three-story brick lodging house with stone trim, a covered entry, and adjacent storefronts.
- American House--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879?]
- Emigrating across the plains of America
- View of a covered wagon drawn by a team of ten mules in harness.
- Animal teams--1860-1890.; Covered wagons--1860-1890.; Mules--1860-1890.; Transportation--1860-1890.
- [between 1860 and 1890?]
- Apache Indians as they appear ready for the war-path
- Native American (Apache) men pose outdoors with a bow and arrow, staff, and rifle. They wear boot moccasins, breechcloths, headbands, feathers and pose beside a log.
- Apache Indians--1870-1880.; Bow and arrow--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--1870-1880.; Rifles--1870-1880.; Warriors--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian...
- 1873
- Apache squaw and pappoose
- A Native American (Apache) woman sits and poses with a baby in a cradleboard. The mother carries the cradleboard by a leather strap over her forehead. She wears a dress with wide sleeves and a gathered waist, and leather moccasins.
- Apache Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--1870-1880.; Infants--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- 1873
- Apache squaw and child
- A Native American (Apache) woman sits and breast-feeds her baby in probably Arizona. The baby is in a cradleboard. The woman wears a shirt with pleats and cuffs, a striped, woven skirt and boot moccasins. Shows trees and bluffs in the distance.
- Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Breast feeding--Arizona--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Infants--Arizona--1870-1880.; Mothers &...
- 1873
- Apache braves ready for the trail, Arizona
- Native American (Apache) men pose outdoors with rifles near a brush shelter in Arizona. They wear boot moccasins and breechcloths.
- Apache Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--Arizona--1870-1880.; Shelters--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Young Apache warrior and his squaw
- A Native American (Apache) man and woman pose in a meadow near Camp Apache in Navajo County (later Fort Apache Indian Reservation), Arizona. The woman wears a dress with a gathered waist and pleated sleeves, boot moccasins, and has a burden basket....
- Apache Indians--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Bow and arrow--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Navajo County--1870-1880.; Navajo County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--Arizona--Navajo...
- 1873
- El Paso Mine Cripple Creek
- Families pose by the El Paso Mine near Arequa (Teller County), Colorado.
- Arequa (Colo.)--1910-1920.; El Paso Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Arequa--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Arequa--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Valley of the Arkansas, as it leaves the mts. near Canon City, Colo. Ter.
- View of the Arkansas River beside a dry tributary creek bed and an irrigation ditch near Canon City in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows fenced cultivated fields, agricultural equipment in the valley and trees on hills in the distance.
- Arkansas River--1860-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Croplands--Colorado--Fremont County--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1860-1880.
- [between 1861 and 1876]
- Canyon of the Arkansas
- View of the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado shows the Arkansas River.
- Arkansas River--1860-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1860-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1860-1880.
- [between 1865 and 1879?]
- Exit of the Arkansas
- View of the Arkansas River near Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows either partly constructed Denver and Rio Grande Railway tracks and a grade at the edge of the river.
- Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1877?]
- Looking out Royal Gorge
- View of the Royal Gorge on the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado shows the river with ice and debris near the steep canyon walls.
- Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Ice--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- 1874?
- The Grand Canon of the Arkansas
- View of the Arkansas River and Royal Gorge (Fremont County), Colorado. Shows steep granite walls and rock formations.
- Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- [between 1878 and 1880?]
- Grand Canon of the Arkansas
- View of the Grand Canyon of the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado, shows the steep inclines of the canyon walls with cactus, grasses and large boulders. The Arkansas River is in the distance.
- Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- [1878]
- The Grand Canyon of the Arkansas
- Aerial view of the Royal Gorge on the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado shows the massive rock formations eroded by the river.
- Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Grand Canyon of the Arkansas
- Aerial view of the Royal Gorge and the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows steep canyon walls with the river below.
- Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1879?]
- Lower Buttes, named Utes
- View of the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado shows the Arkansas River flanked by steep canyon walls and rock formations identified as the Utes. Two people are near the river.
- Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- 1874?
- Up the Royal Gorge 1 mile
- View of ice on the Arkansas River in Royal Gorge, Fremont County, Colorado. Shows snow-covered rock formations along the river.
- Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Canyon of the Arkansas
- Aerial view of the Royal Gorge and the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado. Shows gneissic and schist rock formations.
- Arkansas River--1870-1880.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.; Rock formations--Colorado--Fremont County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1879?]
- Arkansas valley
- Passengers stand beside possibly a Denver and Rio Grande steam engine and passenger cars beside the Arkansas River in probably Chaffee County, Colorado. A round water tank is near the tracks. Shows treeless buttes and snow-capped mountains in the...
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Chaffee County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.; Water tanks--Colorado--Chaffee County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1892?]
- Grand Canon of the Arkansas
- View of steep canyon walls in the Royal Gorge and Denver and Rio Grande tracks beside the Arkansas River in Fremont County, Colorado.
- Arkansas River--1880-1900.; Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Royal Gorge (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1893]
- Looking north over Arvada, Colo.
- A man wearing a jacket and hat stands on hill above Clear Creek, and looks north over the old bridge at Wadsworth Avenue, Arvada, Jefferson County Colorado. Two-lane dirt road crosses the simple truss bridge and continues through plowed fields to...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Roads--Colorado--Arvada--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1902]
- End of street car line, Arvada, Colo.
- View down tracks to a distant Denver Tramway electric car heading for the "cut" at the siding where the tramway track passed under the Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks at Grandview Anevue, Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado. A set of stairs...
- Arvada (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Arvada--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1904]
- Looking west on Main St. Arvada
- View along cottonwood lined main street (Grandview Avenue) Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes the Arvada depot, originally called Ralston Station or Ralston Point on the Colorado Central; horse- drawn wagons in background.
- Arvada (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Arvada--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1904]
- M. E. Church, Arvada, Colo.
- View of the Arvada Methodist Church before the steeple was completed, at the corner of Park and Avon Streets (Webster Street and Fifty-seventh Avenue), Arvada, Jefferson County, Colorado; brick building features intersecting gables with decorative...
- Arvada Methodist Church (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Arvada (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Arvada--1900-1910.
- [between 1901 and 1902]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado, is taken from the hillside. A split- rail fence is in the foreground. One and two story houses and other buildings are in the valley. Aspen Mountain is across the valley.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1889]
- Don't be frightened, old Jenny is true, Aspen, Col. U.S.A.
- A boy and a girl ride on a mule on a path in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. A young man holds the mule's reins. The girl wears a dress and tall, lace hat. Shows a tipple and a tailings pile beside the trail. Railroad tracks, frame houses and...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Riding--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Tipples--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Loading the great burro train, Aspen, Col.
- View of burros wearing pack saddles and people in traveling clothes; shows men sitting on horses, railroad cars in a line on the track and a building under construction; Aspen Mountain in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Travel--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Loading the great burro train, Aspen, Col, USA
- Pack mules and men on horses wait in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado; freight cars, construction, houses, and mountains are in the background.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mules--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Transportation--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Looking west, Ault, Colorado
- Main street Ault, Weld County, Colorado, shows townspeople standing along boardwalks of the wood frame false fronts. The street is wheel tracked and has a center muddy area. Signs include: "Ault Hotel", "Groceries, Dry Goods & General Merchandise,"...
- Ault (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Ault--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890]
- Bannock Indians
- A Native American (Bannock) man, women and a baby in a cradle board pose in front of a tepee, probably Wyoming..
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Scene in Village
- View of Native American (Bannock) men, women, a baby in a cradleboard and children in a camp with tepees, probably Wyoming.
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- Bannock Indians
- View of Native American (Bannock) women and children with wickiup and tepees, probably Wyoming.
- Bannock Indians--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Indian encampments--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Tipis--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Wickiups--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]
- In town for supplies, Ouray, Col., U. S. A.
- View north of Main (Third, 3rd) Street, Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, shows a pack train assembling in front of the Beaumont Hotel. The burros are loaded with milled lumber.
- Beaumont Hotel (Ouray, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ouray (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Lumber--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Ouray--1890-1900.;...
- 1890
- Fishing on Big Thompson
- Men fish in the Big Thompson river in Larimer County, Colorado; pine trees grow by the water.
- Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Larimer County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1899?]
- Crystal Crck [sic] Bridge, Blak [sic] Canyon
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Crystal Creek Bridge in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose County, Colorado. Shows a steel trestle over Crystal Creek.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Crystal Creek (Montrose County and Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Montrose County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Montrose...
- [between 1887 and 1888?]