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- Waterfalls at Montgomery, C.T.
- View of a wooden water wheel and an arrastre used for grinding ore in Montgomery (Park County), Colorado. A flume and probably a wooden platform are on the hillside near waterfalls and a creek.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Grinding wheels--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.;...
- 1864
- Above Telluride, Pandora
- Aerial view of the valley and mountains (including Ingram Peak) above Telluride (San Miguel County), Colorado; shows Smuggler-Union Mining Company (Pandora) buildings (Pandora Mill), Bridal Veil Falls, waterfalls, and Bridal Veil Creek.
- Bridal Veil Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Rifle Falls Ranch composite A. L. Zerbe, prop.
- Photomontage of scenes in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado area; shows the Rifle Falls, the waterfalls in ice, hunters with deer carcasses, Rifle Gap cliffs, a log bridge, a lynx, people, and the Zerbe Ranch Hotel. Labels read: "Open June 1....
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Trappers Lake (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Zerbe's Ranch composite
- Photomontage of scenes in the Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado area; shows the Falls, the waterfalls in ice, hunters with deer carcasses, Rifle Gap cliffs, a log bridge, a lynx, people, and the Zerbe Ranch Hotel. Labels read: "Open June 1. Good...
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Cheyenne Falls
- View of one of the waterfalls at Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek, South Cheyenne Canyon (El Paso County), Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Shoshone Falls
- A view of Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls County, Idaho shows waterfalls and rock outcrops.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1890-1900.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1890-1900.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Twin Falls at Ophir Loop
- View of waterfalls, one natural and one from a wooden penstock at Ophir Loop, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Falls in Box Canon
- View of waterfalls on Canyon Creek in Box Canyon, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Box Canyon (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyon Creek (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Twin falls, near Ames
- View of waterfalls near Ames (San Miguel County), Colorado. One waterfall is from a wood flume, the other is from an unidentified stream.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Ute Pass
- Aerial view of a dirt road and a timber railing at Ute Pass (Teller County), Colorado. Waterfalls on Twin Creek are in a canyon with steep rocky walls. An observation area is on the shoulder of the road above Rainbow Falls.
- Rainbow Falls (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Teller County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Twin Creek (Park County and Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Roads--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Teller County--1890-1900.;...
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Cheyenne Falls
- Close up view of a waterfall at the bottom of Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows tiers of waterfalls on rock surfaces, and boulders in a pool of water.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Wagon train on Ute Pass
- Men, mule teams, and open or covered wagons descend Ute Pass in Teller County, Colorado. The road is built on a cliff with a railing supported by piers; Twin Creek waterfalls are far below. Rainbow Falls is near the top of the pass.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Twin Creek (Park County and Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Teller County--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1890?]
- Grand Falls of the Grand River
- View of waterfalls over rocks in the Grand (Colorado) River, Glenwood Canyon, Garfield County, Colorado.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1885 and 1888?]
- Falls Mammoth Gulch
- View of waterfalls on Mammoth Gulch in a mining district in Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Falls on Big Thompson, Estes Park
- View, from downstream, of waterfalls on the Big Thompson River near Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado.
- Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Larimer County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Larimer County--1910-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Larimer County--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1920?]
- Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canon
- Seven separate waterfalls flow down granite cliffs at Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado. At the bottom of the canyon is a pitched roof building and a footbridge leading to the tall, wood stairway built along the falls.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1890-1930.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Stairways--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Upper Falls of Seven Falls, So. Cheyenne Canyon
- Upper waterfalls and wood stairway among granite cliffs at Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1890-1930.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1930.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso...
- [between 1895 and 1925?]
- Cascades on Camp Creek
- View of waterfalls on Camp Creek in either El Paso County or Grand County, Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880
- Minnehaha and Rainbow Falls
- View of Twin Creek waterfalls in Teller County, Colorado, also shows rock cliffs and the Ute Pass road.
- Teller County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Twin Creek (Park County and Teller County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Teller County--1860-1880.
- [between 1869 and 1879]
- A closeup of hydraulic mining Alma Placer, Park County, Colo. on the South Fork of the South Platte
- Gold miners pose under jets of water at a hydraulic mine in Park County, Colorado; bluffs in the background have erosion and waterfalls. A crane dangles a palette from a chain and pulley.
- Park County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Mining equipment--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Park County--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Phantom Falls North Cheyenne Canon
- View of waterfalls identified as Phantom Falls on North Cheyenne Creek, North Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; North Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1885?]
- Crystal Glen Green Mtn Falls
- View of waterfalls identified as Crystal Glen near Green Mountain Falls, Teller or El Paso County, Colorado.
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Green Mountain Falls--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885?]
- Granite Falls
- View of waterfalls identified as Granite Falls, Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1896
- Bowlder cascade Green Mtn Falls
- View of waterfalls identified as the Bowlder Cascade near Green Mountain Falls, Teller or El Paso County, Colorado. Shows boulders.
- Green Mountain Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Green Mountain Falls--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1885?]
- Mystic Falls
- View of waterfalls identified as Mystic Falls, a man stands at the bottom of the falls in a gorge, possibly San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1893
- Twin Falls at Ophir Loop
- View of waterfalls, one natural and one from a wooden penstock at Ophir Loop, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Ophir Loop (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ophir Loop--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Hawk Creek Falls, Redstone, Colo.
- View of Hawk Creek Falls, Redstone, Colorado; shows two waterfalls cascading over rock wall, split post bench near bottom pool, and rock overhang.
- Hawk Creek Falls (Colo.); Redstone (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Redstone--1900-1910.
- [between 1903 and 1910]
- Bear Creek Falls
- View of Bear Creek Falls below the Ouray Silverton (Otto Mears) Toll Road bridge near the tollhouse in Ouray County, Colorado. Shows waterfalls and rock formations in a gorge.
- Bear Creek Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Falls in Box Canon
- View of waterfalls on Canyon Creek in Box Canyon, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Box Canyon (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyon Creek (Ouray County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Canyons--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ouray...
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Twin Falls near Ames
- View of waterfalls near Ames (San Miguel County), Colorado. One waterfall is from a wood flume, the other from an unidentified stream.
- Ames (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--Ames--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Ames--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Twin Falls, near Ames
- View of two waterfalls near the town of Ames, (San Miguel County), Colorado; one falls is from a wooden flume, the other from a creek, possibly Howards Fork.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Flumes--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--San Miguel County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Cheyenne Falls
- View of a one of the waterfalls at Seven Falls, South Cheyenne Creek, South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Fire Hole [sic] River, looking up the river, Yellowstone Park
- View of the Firehole River at Firehole Falls in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Shows eroded rock walls, trees, and waterfalls. A sign on a tree next to probably a hitching post reads: "Firehole River".
- Firehole Falls (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Firehole River (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Rivers--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Yellowstone...
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Cascades from Mt. Blackmore M.T.
- View of waterfalls on Mount Blackmore, Gallatin County, Montana. Shows a narrow creek (possibly Blackmore Creek) on a steep slope beside boulders and trees.
- Blackmore, Mount (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Gallatin County (Mont.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Montana--Gallatin County--1870-1880.; Streams--Montana--Gallatin County--1870-1880.; Waterfalls--Montana--Gallatin County--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1874?]
- Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho
- A man stands and poses in a rock crevice beside the Snake River and waterfalls at Shoshone Falls in a canyon in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows eroded canyon walls, rocky shores and island boulders in the river.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls...
- 1874
- Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho
- View of the Snake River and the top of Shoshone Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho. Island boulders are in the river between several waterfalls, and steep rock walls in the canyon are in the distance.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash)--1870-1880.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1870-1880.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls...
- 1874
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho
- A man wears a hat and jacket, a holster and a pistol and sits on a rock above Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows steep rock cliffs, boulders in the river, and several waterfalls in a canyon.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin...
- [1868]
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho
- A man wears a hat and jacket and sits on a rock above Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows steep rock cliffs, boulders in the river, and several waterfalls in a canyon.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin...
- [1868]
- Shoshone Falls, Idaho
- Close up view of multiple waterfalls at Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows trees on large boulders in the river and the steep, rock walls of a canyon.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1860-1870.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1860-1870.; Expeditions & surveys--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin...
- [1868]
- Ute Pass
- View of Ute Pass, north of Manitou, Colorado, taken from hillside above dirt roadway; creek at left, with three waterfalls, runs parallel to dirt road with wooden guardrails; male figure leans on guardrail near top of pass.
- Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Ute Pass
- View of Ute Pass, north of Manitou, Colorado, taken from hillside above dirt roadway; creek, with three waterfalls, runs parallel to dirt road with wooden guardrails.
- Bath of Venus Falls (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ute Pass (Teller County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1886 and 1901]
- Seven Falls, Cheyenne Canon
- One of the waterfalls at Seven Falls on South Cheyenne Creek in South Cheyenne Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado, spills off a rocky ledge into a pool. The cascade is surrounded by canyon walls and sparse vegetation.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Seven Falls (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1890-1900.; South Cheyenne Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Asheville scenery
- View of a stream and low waterfalls.
- Streams--1910-1930.; Waterfalls--1910-1930.
- Eagle Rock above Shoshone Falls
- View of a rock formation identified as Eagle Rock in the Snake River, and Shoshone Falls, waterfalls in Twin Falls County, Idaho. Shows eroded rock canyon walls.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1900.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Waterfall
- View of waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon.
- Waterfalls--Oregon--1870-1900.
- Argentine Cascade on the Argentine Central Ry.
- Argentine Cascade (possibly Leavenworth Creek or South Clear Creek), Colorado; shows cascading waterfalls through bushes and brush along Argentine Central Railway.
- Waterfalls--Colorado--1900-1920.; Argentine Central Railway Company.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- [between 1906 and 1913]
- Ramona Falls, No. Cheyenne Cañon on the Cripple Creek Short Line
- Ramona Falls, North Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs, Colorado; along the Cripple Creek Short Line of Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek District Railway; man sitting on boulder near waterfall; boardwalk above waterfalls.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; North Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Ramona Falls (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.; Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek District Railway.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Fan Falls, Fryingpan River on the Colo. Midland Ry.
- Fan Falls on the Fryingpan River, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men seated on fallen tree across cascading waterfalls.
- Fryingpan River (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--1890-1920.; Colorado Midland Railway.
- [between 1890 and 1919]
- Bridal Veil Falls, Williams Canon
- View of Bridal Veil Falls in Williams Canyon, near Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; waterfalls cascade over three rock ledges; a man in suit and hat sits at base.
- Bridal Veil Falls (El Paso County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Williams Canyon (El Paso County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--El Paso County--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Little Rifle Falls, Colo. Midland Ry.
- View of Little Rifle Falls, 12 miles northeast of Rifle, Colorado, reached via Colorado Midland Railway; series of three waterfalls cascade over rocky ledges and brush in East Rifle Creek.
- East Rifle Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle Falls (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1919]