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- People at campground
- Women, men, and children walk among cars in (probably) Colorado; letters on shed read: "Camp Ground For Tourists Only," spare tire cover reads: "Richard Warren Motor Company Dodge, Grand Junction, Colo."
- Camp sites, facilities, etc.--Colorado--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; People--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1928?]
- The Golden Gate Yellowstone National
- A horse drawn carriage of tourists travels on a road through the Golden Gate gap in Golden Gate Canyon, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The road is supported by a retaining wall and has railings of wood.
- Golden Gate (Wyo.)--1890-1900.; Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Yellowstone National Park--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Lake Tahoe
- A view of the dock at Tallac Resort on Lake Tahoe (El Dorado County), California shows staff and tourists. Outbuildings of the hotel, piles of fire wood and canoes are near the dock area.
- Tallac Resort (Calif)--1890-1910.; El Dorado County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Lake Tahoe
- A view of the beach at the Tallac Resort and Hotel on Lake Tahoe in El Dorado County, California. Shows staff and tourists, rowboats, buildings, forest; snow-covered mountains are in the distance. A sign on a horse-drawn delivery wagon reads "Lone...
- Tallac Resort (Calif.)--1890-1910.; El Dorado County (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Tahoe, Lake (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.; Resorts--California--El Dorado County--1890-1910.
- [1890-1910?]
- Mt. Lowe Railway, Alpine Inn
- A view of the Mt. Lowe Railway at the Ye Alpine Tavern in Altadena (Los Angeles County), California shows an open electric railroad car with tourists. The gabled roof, porches, stonework and stairs of the hotel are visible. A boardwalk and benches...
- Mount Lowe Railway--1880-1890.; Altadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Lowe, Mt. (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Electric railroads--California--Altadena--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Mt. Lowe Railway, cable incline
- A view of the cable incline at Mt. Lowe in Altadena (Los Angeles County), California, shows tourists in cable cars. Conductors in uniform stand near the cars. Stairs for entry are on either side of the cable line.
- Altadena (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--1890-1900.; Inclined railroads--California--Altadena--1890-1900.
- c1899
- Summit, Pikes Peak
- A view of the summit of Pikes Peak in El Paso County, Colorado shows an observatory with a deck on top. Tourists are seen on the deck with a boulder field and rock outcrops below. Snow fields and a Manitou Springs & Pikes Peak train are in the...
- Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company--1900-1910.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mountain railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.; Observation towers--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Yellowstone - Buffalo herd near Fort Yellowstone
- View of a herd of American Bison (American buffalo) near Fort Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows bulls, cows and calves. A group of tourists looks on. A ridge with limestone cliffs is in the distance.
- Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Bison.; National parks & reserves.
- c1905
- Colo. Midland R. R. Eng. No. 7 excursion
- A group of tourists dressed in fine clothing, pose for a group photo in front of engine no. 7 and a train of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company in Colorado. Some of the passengers stand on engine car; others stand on the railroad tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 September 11
- Colo. Midland R. R. Eng. No. 5 excursion
- A group of tourists (men, women and children) pose for a group photo in front of engine no. 5 of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company in Colorado. Some of the passengers stand on the engine car; others stand in front of the train on the tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 July 31
- Colo. Midland R. R. Eng. excursion train No. 202
- A group of tourists (men, women and children) pose for a photo in front of excursion train no. 202 of the Colorado Midland Railroad Company in Colorado. Some of the passengers stand on engine car; others stand in front of the train on the tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 July 24
- Colorado Midland Railroad Cryptic Excursion Hell Gate
- A group of tourists on the Cryptic Excursion trip of the Colorado Midland Railroad, pose for a photo at Hell Gate in Pitkin County, Colorado. They stand on the tracks in front of the rear car and on the rocks on either side of the train.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Pitkin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- West Alpine Pass near Pitkin - excursion train
- Tourists pose for a photo along the narrow gauge tracks west of Alpine (Altman) Pass, near Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado. A train of the Colorado & Southern Railway is in the background.
- Colorado and Southern Railway.--1900-1910.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- West Alpine Pass near Pitkin - excursion train
- Tourists pose for a photo along narrow gauge tracks west of Alpine (Altman) pass, near Pitkin, Gunnison County, Colorado. A train ofthe Denver, Leadville, & Gunnison Railway Company is in the background.
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1900-1910.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland train in Frying Pan Canyon
- A group of tourists pose on the back platform of a Colorado Midland Railway train in Frying Pan Canyon, Eagle County, Colorado. A few men stand to the side of the railroad tracks. In the background a small wood shack is next to the railroad tracks.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; Eagle County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.; Sheds--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Eagle County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Colorado Midland RR excursion train
- Shows a group of tourists from a Colorado Midland Railway Company excursion train as they explore the hill above the train in Colorado. They climb, sit and stand on a grassy slope along a stop on their route. The women wear long dresses and hats...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 August 14
- Colorado Midland RR excursion train
- A group of tourists from a Colorado Midland Railway Company excursion train stand and sit on a grassy slope along a stop on their route. The passengers are dressed in their best. The women wear long dresses and hats and the men wear suits, vests,...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1900-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--1900-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1902 July 17
- Georgetown loop, engine 162
- A large group of tourists take in the sights at the Georgetown Loop near Georgetown, Colorado in Clear Creek County. They exit the excursion train of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway Company; some stand on the railroad tracks in front of...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1910.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Excursion trip in Clear Creek Canyon
- A large group of tourists pose in front of Engine No. 162 of a Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf Railway train at a stop in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado. In the background passengers walk next to the railroad cars, others look out...
- Union Pacific, Denver, and Gulf Railway Company--1890-1900.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Jefferson County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Denver, Leadville & Gunnison passenger train excursion
- A group of tourists pose next to railroad car on the Denver, Leadville & Gunnison excursion route near Alpine (Altman) Pass in Gunnison County, Colorado. Men, women and children sit and stand on the railroad tracks and the rocks next to the tracks....
- Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company--1890-1910.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad passenger cars--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Railroads--Colorado--Gunnison County--1890-1910.; Sightseers--Colorado--Gunnison...
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Hopi House - Grand Canyon, Arizona
- View of Hopi House, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona; replica of Native American pueblo, east of El Tovar, Hopi Native Americans encouraged to live, make crafts, wear "native" clothing and put on dances for tourists; inside were displays of...
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1910.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900-1910.; Souvenir shops--Arizona--Grand Canyon--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Colorado Midland - excursion at Hells Gate
- A large group of tourists pose for a photo in front of engine number 1 and 49 of the Colorado Midland Railway on an excursion to Hells Gate in Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1910.; People--Colorado--1890-1910.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Hopi Snake Dance
- In this reproduction of a cabinet card tacked to a corkboard, a photographer and other onlookers, both tourists and Native Americans (Hopi), line the walls and roofs and stand on the Dance Rock at Walpi Pueblo, First Mesa, Arizona, to watch the...
- Hopi Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Spiritual life--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--Arizona--Walpi--1900-1910.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Walpi, Ariz.)--1900-1910.; Walpi (Ariz.)--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1905?]
- San Diego Mission, Cal.
- Tourists visit the Mission San Diego de Alcala in San Diego (San Diego County), California. Shows an adobe mission in ruins and a horse and buggy.
- San Diego Mission--1890-1900.; San Diego (Calif.)--1890-1900.; Carriages & coaches--California--San Diego--1890-1900.; Missions--California--San Diego--1890-1900.; Ruins--California--San Diego--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Iron Springs, Ruxton Glen
- View of the Ute Iron Springs Chateau and office in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows tourists in carriages at the wood frame pavilion, the springs office, and the Ute Iron Springs Hotel. Signs read: "Iron Springs Co. Office," and,...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Souvenir shops--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Iron Springs, Ruxton Creek
- View of the Ute Iron Springs Chateau and office in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. Shows tourists, a carriage at the wood frame pavilion, the springs office, and the Ute Iron Springs Hotel. Signs read: "Iron Springs Co. Office," and...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Souvenir shops--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Tent city, Santa Catalina Island
- View of rows of striped tents erected for summer tourists in Avalon on Santa Catalina Island (Los Angeles County), California.
- Avalon (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Tents--California--Avalon--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Man and pack horse
- Joseph E. (Joe) Peltier poses with his sons, Edgar, George, or Ralph and a pack horse at his ranch home about a half mile below the forks of White River, upper White River area near Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Peltier packed out tourists...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.; Pack animals--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.; Peltier, Joseph E.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Tiny Town, Colorado
- Tourists, both adults and children, inspect Tiny Town, Colorado in Jefferson County. The miniature town is built around two, man made lakes. Objects in Tiny Town include: a church, a library, commercial building, a railroad, and a riverboat.
- Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Children--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.; Sightseers--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1940.
- [between 1925 and 1940?]
- Manitou, Colo.
- View of J. G. Heistand's Ute Iron Spring Chateau, a curio store, the Ironwater Bottling Works, and the new Iron Spring Hotel, and the upper end of Ruxton Avenue above Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The Mt. Manitou Scenic Incline...
- Iron Springs Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ute Iron Spring Chateau (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1900-1920.; Inclined railroads--Colorado--Manitou...
- [between 1909 and 1915]
- Manitou, Soda Springs
- Tourists come and go from the Soda Spring Pavilion, Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The open air pavilion features decorative woodwork with sunburts, rusticated stone foundation, roof cresting, four sided dome with flag pole and fish...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1920.; Women--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1920.; Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1890-1920.
- [between 1898 and 1912]
- Yellowstone
- Four tourists pose on Castle Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Steam rises from one of the oldest geysers in the park.
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Geysers--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Mesa Verde Natl. Park Balcony House, gen view
- Three tourists climb on the reconstructed Balcony House ruins, Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Soda Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Sightseers--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Mesa Verde Natl. Park Cliff Palace from above, 300 ft. long, contained 200 rooms, 23 kivas
- A group of tourists look over the reconstructed Cliff Palace ruins, from the slope above on Chapin Mesa, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1925]
- Mesa Verde
- A group of tourists pose with their Park Service guide in the reconstructed Cliff Palace ruins, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1910-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Colorado--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1925]
- Mesa Verde
- Tourists pose in the reconstructed Balcony House ruins, Soda Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado.
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Soda Canyon (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Archaeological sites--Colorado--1920-1930.; Cliff dwellings--Colorado--1920-1930.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1920-1930.; Sightseers--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Yellowstone
- A group of tourists stand by Emerald Pool, a large crystal clear basin on Black Sand Basin Loop, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Springs--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Women--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Yellowstone
- Tourists walk between the steaming gesyers near Old Faithful Inn Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Pools of water show foreground.
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Geysers--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Yellowstone
- Two tourists walk on a boardwalk near Mud Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Steam rises from the thermal field around them. Downed timber litters the basin.
- Mud Geyser (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Boardwalks--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Geysers--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Springs--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Yellowstone
- Tourists climb on a geyser formation with a small amount of steam erupting from the fumarole, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Geysers--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Yellowstone
- Tourists stand along a fence looking at a steaming thermal pool surrounded by mounds of unstable deposits, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Springs--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Yellowstone
- Tourists stand in a barren basin near an erupting geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Steam rises from the fumarole.
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Geysers--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Yellowstone
- Tourists walk between the steaming gesyers near Old Faithful Inn Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A pool of water shows around a fumarole in foreground.
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Springs--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Yellowstone
- Tourists stand by clear basin pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. One man holds his hands over the steaming water, another reads from a brochure.
- Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Sightseers--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Springs--Wyoming--1910-1930.; Women--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Yellowstone
- View southwest over Old Faithful Geyser to Old Faithful Inn, with steep gabled roof and a large rooftop observation platform with six flagpoles, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Tourists climb the terraces around the steaming...
- Old Faithful Geyser (Wyo.)--1910-1930.; Yellowstone National Park--1910-1930.; Geysers--Wyoming--1910-1930.; National parks & reserves--Wyoming--1910-1930.
- [between 1916 and 1930]
- Stonewall Gap, in the famous Stonewall, 32 miles west of Trinidad
- View of the Purgatoire River and Stonewall Gap near Stonewall, Las Animas County, Colorado, shows the river between vertical sandstone, Dakota Hogback, tourists, and a plank bridge.
- Purgatoire River (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Stonewall Gap (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1933 and 1945?]
- Troutdale
- Horseback riders leave for a ride from the Troutdale-in-the-Pines resort, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. Tourists watch from the retaining walls above the lake and the balconies. Signs read: "Please Drive Slowly" and "AAA Rocky Mountain...
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines, couple standing by car
- A hotel bellman packs luggage into the car of tourists, Troutdale-in-the-Pines mountain resort, Troutdale, Jefferson County, Colorado. License plate reads: "NY 37, 1Y99-86."
- Troutdale-in-the-Pines (Troutdale, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Troutdale (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotel porters--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.; Resorts--Colorado--Troutdale--1930-1940.
- 1937 June 6
- Kiowa St West
- View of East Kiowa Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows low weed cover and bare dirt in the traffic areas, young trees, frame houses, and a church steeple with Pikes Peak is in the background.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1885?]
- Climbing Continental Divide from Tolland, Boulder Park, Moffat Road
- Right center of panorama view shows Tolland (formerly Mammoth) in Boulder Park, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows a train climbing Giants Ladder along the Moffat Road of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific towards the Continental Divide; Karel Park...
- Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1900-1920.; Boulder Park (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Karel Park Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Tolland (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Tolland--1900-1920.; Railroad...
- [between 1907 and 1913?]