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  • Surveying for patent
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    A man with a surveyors transit poses with three men, one on horseback, and a woman and two girls, at the Dew Drop Mine in Ward (Boulder County), Colorado. The men wear jackets or overcoats and hats or caps. The woman wears a long checked dress...
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    Dew Drop Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ward (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children.; Horseback riding.; Miners.; Mining.; Surveyors.; Tipples.; Winter.; Women.
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    1894 December 7th
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  • Burros packed with supplies
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    View of a pack train of burros loaded with equipment and supplies possibly in Fremont County, Colorado. The burros are loaded with boxes, containers, bed-rolls, and a table. They crowd together on a trail near possibly Fourmile Creek. A railroad...
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    Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.;...
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    [between 1881 and 1884?]
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  • Staking out a homestead
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    Two men about 30 feet apart hold a rope between them, probably near Craig, Colorado; early surveying for homestead boundaries, sage prairie.
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    Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Homesteading--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Surveying--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
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    [between 1913 and 1915]
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  • Workmen at 10th and Lawrence in Denver, Colorado
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    Workmen pose in front of a crane with surveying equipment. The Congregation of Shomro Amunoh (probably a synagogue) at 10th and Lawrence Street, is in the background, a plaque on the building reads: "1888". Another sign reads: "Butters and Braun...
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    Congregation Shomro Amunoh (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
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    August 19 1898
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  • Survey members at work
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    Members of the Hayden Expedition team work on a rocky slope in probably Wyoming. One man sits with surveying equipment, or drawing tools on his lap. Another man stands with his arms folded and looks over the shoulder of the surveyor. An umbrella...
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    Buttes--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Surveying--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Surveyors--Wyoming--1870-1880.; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
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    [between 1870 and 1880]
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  • Engineers headquarters, Weber Valley
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    A Union Pacific surveying crew sit and stand near a tent and a canvas tepee in the Weber Valley in Weber County, Utah. Survey equipment is set up at the camp site. Mountains are in the distance.
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    Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1860-1870.; Weber County (Utah)--1860-1870.; Railroad construction workers--Utah--Weber County--1860-1870.; Surveying equipment--Utah--Weber County--1860-1870.; Surveyors--Utah--Weber County--1860-1870.;...
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    [between 1865 and 1870?]
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  • Colorado School of Mines, Golden, students
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    Group portrait of five Colorado School of Mines students and their dog, surveying, with a transit compass on a tripod, steel tape measure and wooden stakes, on a slope outside Golden, Jefferson County. They all wear hats, some have lace up work...
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    Golden (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1870-1890.; Surveying--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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  • Colorado School of Mines, Golden, students
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    Group portrait of five Colorado School of Mines students and their dog surveying with a transit compass on a tripod, steel tape measure and wooden stakes, on a slope outside Golden, Jefferson County. One student looks through the telescope while...
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    Golden (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Students--Colorado--Golden--1870-1890.; Surveying--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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  • Surveying Notes for Congress Park
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    Select pages from a Denver Parks and Recreation Surveying Notebook of the Congress Park by Denver Landscape Architect Reinhard Schuetze. Congress Park was later re-named Cheesman Park in 1907 in honor of Walter Cheesman. Included are small maps,...
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    City planning--Colorado--Denver.; City planners--Colorado--Denver.; Landscape architecture--Colorado--Denver.; Landscape architects--Colorado--Denver.; Parks--Colorado--Denver; Parkways--Colorado--Denver.
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    1898-1901
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  • The city of hay stacks, Sidney, near Steamboat Springs
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    View of Mayer Ranch, Sidney, Routt County, Colorado, with North Park Range of the Continental Divide. Haystacks and cattle surround the ranch house and outbuildings.
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    Sidney (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Haystacks--Colorado--Sidney--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Sidney--1900-1910.
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    between 1908 and 1909
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  • Fire at Gates tire store
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    Denver fire fighters are on the scene of a fire at the Gates Rubber Company retail store located at 1517 Cheyenne in Denver, Colorado. Shows the burned out two- story building, fire fighters are on the second floor, possibly surveying the damage.
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    Gates Rubber Company--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
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    [between 1920 and 1940]
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  • Fire at Gates Tire store
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    Bystanders look at the fire-damaged Gates Tires' Store located at 1517 Cheyenne in Denver, Colorado. Workers, possibly firemen, are on the second story and ground floor surveying the damage. Signs on the building read: "Gates Tires" and "Gates...
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    Gates Rubber Company--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Tire industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
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    [between 1920 and 1940]
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  • Colorado, the late outbreak and massacre at the White River Agency, the ruins after the fire and massacre
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    Reproduction of a sketch of the Meeker tragedy at the White River Ute Indian Agency, September 29th 1879, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, shows soldiers surveying the destruction from the fire and battle between Native American Utes and Nathan Meeker,...
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    Meeker, Nathan Cook, 1814-1879--Tomb.; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. White River Agency (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Meeker--1870-1880.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--Meeker--1870-1880.; Meeker...
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    [between 1940 and 1960?]
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  • Shawnee Indians
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    Group portrait of Native Americans (Shawnee) and whites in a tent camp, possibly in Oklahoma. Identification: "1. Fred Neal (by the horse), 2. Cal Sherman, 3. Daniel Chilson, 4. Thomas W. Alford (Shawnee), 5. L. G. Neal, 6. Lee Taylor, 7. A one...
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    Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1880-1910.; Shawnee Indians--Women--Oklahoma--1880-1910.
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    [between 1880 and 1910?]
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  • 14th Street Viaduct Construction
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    Shows four men on or near a traveling crane on the 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct. Traveling cranes were used to move large equipment and material and is mounted on crawlers, rubber tires or rails. This particular crane is mounted on rails. Two...
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    Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Construction workers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Hoisting...
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    1899 February 8
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  • Silver Plume, Colo. after the big fire Nov 1884
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    View west in Silver Plume, Colorado, after the fire on November 4, 1884; shows burned foundations that previously housed the town's central business district; men are surveying the damage along Main Street; a carriage in the near foreground has...
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    Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume-- 1880-1890.; Fires--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.
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    1884
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  • Mining engineers in a tent
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    Mining engineers pose near a stove in a tent with tools that include surveying equipment, and a microscope. A newspaper near the bed reads: "Engineering News".
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    Interiors--1890-1910.; Leisure--1890-1910.; Miners--1890-1910.; Mining--1890-1910.; Tents--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910]
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  • Jimtown or Creede's fire
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    Smoke rises from the smoldering ashes of the fire that destroyed part of North Creede (Jimtown/Upper Creede), Colorado, in Mineral County. Crowds of people walk among ashes and debris, surveying the damage. The steep, rocky canyon walls that...
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    North Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--North Creede--1890-1900.
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    June 5, 1892
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  • Upper Creede after fire, showing where fire started on left side of cabin
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    Smoke rises from smoldering ashes of the fire in North Creede (Upper Creede/Jimtown), Colorado, in Mineral County. Debris covers part of the tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. A man on a horse and men on foot walk down the street,...
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    North Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--North Creede--1890-1900.
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    1892
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  • Laying concrete pipe
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    Construction workers guide a section of concrete pipe hoisted by a crane into a trench possibly in Jefferson County, Colorado. The pipeline is probably part of the Fraser River Diversion Project. A stadia rod for surveying leans against the side of...
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    Pipes (Conduits)--Colorado--1930-1940.; Construction workers--Colorado--1930-1940.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--1930-1940.; Waterworks--Colorado--1930-1940.
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    [between 1936 and 1938?]
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  • Hayden, Routt County, Colorado Sage Creek coal fields
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    View overlooking the agricultural community of Hayden, Colorado, in Routt County. An iron bridge crosses the Yampa River. Haystacks dot the field next to the town.
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    Hayden (Colo.)--1900-1910.
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    [between 1902 and 1905]
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  • Camphouse at Arbourville, M.P.G & D.R.R.
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    Men, boys and a girl sit and stand near a log cabin at a surveying camp for the Marshall Pass, Gunnison & Dolores Railroad in Arbourville (Chaffee County), Colorado. A gravel road with a bridge is near the cabin. A second cabin and mountains are in...
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    Marshall Pass, Gunnison and Dolores Railroad Company--Buildings--1870-1880.; Arbourville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Log cabins--Colorado--Arbourville--1870-1880.; People--Colorado--Arbourville--1870-1880.; Railroad...
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    [between 1879 and 1880?]
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  • Railroad workers at camp
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    Seven men gather in front of a large tent, possibly part of a railroad construction or surveying camp, in Colorado. One man leans against a shovel; one (wearing an apron and gun in his holster) holds a pan and a wash rag; others stand or recline...
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    Cookery--Colorado--1870-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.; Railroad construction workers--1870-1900.; Tents--Colorado--1870-1900.
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    [between 1875 and 1900?]
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  • Railroad workers at camp
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    covered wagon is behind the horses in the right background. A ridge of snow-capped mountains is in the distance.; Stereographic view of a group of seven men gathered in front of a large tent, possibly part of a railroad construction or surveying...
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    Colorado--1870-1900.; Covered wagons--Colorado--1870-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1900.; Railroad construction workers--1870-1900.; Tents--Colorado--1870-1900.
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    [between 1875 and 1900?]
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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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  • GPR Buggy
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    The GPR unit at work. Surveying the site with the radar. Photo: RMC Consultants, Inc. http://www.rmc-consultants.net Ground Penetrating Radar by TAG Research by Sturm Inc. http://tagrsi.com/index.htm and Geophysical Investigations Inc.
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    2010
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Denver. Business Surveying
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 19, 1909 June 26
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    Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1909 June 26
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  • Industries construction men surveying near Platte River
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    A survey crew poses by their equipment by the South Platte River probably near Alameda Avenue, in Denver, Colorado.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1900-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surveying equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Surveyors--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
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    [either 1908 or 1909]
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  • Surveying party laying out the Fountain Colony which became Colorado Springs in 1871, the nearer figure is said to be General Cameron, behind him General Palmer
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    Generals Cameron, William J. Palmer and another man survey the Fountain Colony (named for Fountain Creek, or Fontaine qui Bouille), as a communal enterprise, that later became Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, A few lean-to sheds show...
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Surveying--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Cameron, General.; Palmer, William Jackson 1836-1909.
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    1871?
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  • Transitman, surveying right of way for service line
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    Men in snowshoes watch a surveyor with a transit in the snow, in the Arapaho National Forest, Colorado.
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    Arapaho National Forest (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--1910-1920.; Surveying--Colorado--1910-1920.; Surveyors--Colorado--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]
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  • Thayer's sectional map of Colorado
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    Surveying--Colorado--Maps.; Colorado 1871.; Colorado--Surveying--Maps.
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    1871, c1870
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  • A difficult bit of railroad surveying in the Rocky Mountains
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    A man on a cliff face in a canyon scales the rock with a rope, in (probably) Colorado. Surveyors are across the canyon in the distance.
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    Canyons--Colorado--1890-1900.; Cliffs--Colorado--1890-1900.; Climbing--Colorado--1890-1900.; Surveying--Colorado--1890-1900.
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    1896 November 7
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  • East Denver High School Annual: 1910
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    1910 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
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    1910
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Gunnison, John Williams
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Northern Pacific Railroad Company
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Railroads Pacific railroads. Surveying
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    Railroads Pacific railroads. Surveying
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    RAILROADS. SURVEYING
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Railroads. SurveyinG
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  • The Real Pioneers of Colorado
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    Transcript of a document originally written by Maria Davies McGrath in 1934. This document contains transcripts of all three volumes, arranged alphabetically by pioneers last name. Within each entry is a brief biography of the individual (s) who...
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    Pioneers--Colorado.; Colorado--Biography.
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    1934
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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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  • Denver Neighborhood History Project, 1993-94: Five Points Neighborhood
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    Report written by the Denver Historic Neighborhood Project pertaining to Five Points
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    Historic districts--Colorado--Denver.
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    1995
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 42, 1910 October 15
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    Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1910 October 15
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 9, 1912 March 2
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    Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1912 March 2
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 32, 1912 August 10
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    Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1912 August 10
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 36, 1912 September 7
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    Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1912 September 7
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  • The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 21, 1914 August 8
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    Newsletter produced semi-monthly by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1914 August 8
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  • Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 10, 1918 December
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    Newsletter produced monthly by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1918 December

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