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- #238 Paonia, Colorado
- View of a commercial area in Paonia, Colorado in Delta County, shows wood-frame buildings with false fronts and warehouse with stepped cornice and doors open. Signs: "The Busy Corner. The Gibson-Castell Lumber Co.," "Office," "Paint Oil and...
- Gibson - Castell Lumber Co. (Paonia, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Paonia (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lumberyards--Colorado--Paonia--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- 1433 Creede
- Pedestrians and horse drawn wagons proceed down the bustling street in the town of Creede, Colorado in Mineral County. Architectural features include one and two-story, wood-frame residences and commercial storefronts with flat roofs, gables,...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1890
- 1442 Creede by W.H. Jackson.
- People bundled in coats stand in front of shanties in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. One of the rectangular, wood-frame buildings has a gable with roofing; the gables of the other buildings are covered with tent material. Stacks...
- Creede (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bars--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1880-1890.
- [1885?]
- 18th St.
- Water floods the streets of Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Structures engulfed by the water include: one and two-story wood-frame houses and a fence.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- 1894
- 19th St. looking east no. 122
- Water washes down 19th (Nineteenth) Street in Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Debris and garbage float on top of the water. A lone wood-frame residence is nearly covered by water.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- 1894
- 380 Creede Camp
- The town of Upper Creede in in the valley, in a steep, narrow, rocky canyon in Mineral County, Colorado. Buildings include one and two- story, wood-frame and log commercial buildings and residences; some are under construction. Evergreen trees grow...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899]
- 4th of July
- Firemen ride in horse-drawn carts down an unpaved street in La Junta, Colorado in Otero County. They wear their uniforms and hats. American flags decorate the carts. A wood-frame building with a belltower is in the background.
- Fourth of July--Colorado--La Junta--1880-1890.; La Junta (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fire fighters--Colorado--La Junta--1880-1890.
- 1888
- "McOnagill" riding "Nancy Manks" without saddle or bridle
- Spectators watch a man on a bucking bronco from the other side of a fence in Craig, Colorado. Two men stand in the corral and watch the horse leap into the air as the rider hangs onto the animal's back. A two story, wood-frame storefront with a...
- Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Broncos--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- 1910
- A Colo. dairy
- View of a dairy farm, probably Hazelwood Dairy; shows wood-frame residence with brick foundation, a wood-frame dairy barn, and cows along dirt road; a women and dog sit on front porch, a man stands next to barbed wire fence and horse-drawn...
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1920.; Dairy farming--Colorado--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- Aspen Junction, C.M.R.R., no. 1004
- A track of the Colorado and Midland Railway winds around the Fryingpan River in Aspen Junction, Colorado (later known as Basalt), in Eagle County. Buildings include a one-story with an irregular roofline, a gable and dormer windows; one and...
- Aspen Junction (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.; Rivers--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.; Water tanks--Colorado--Aspen Junction--1890-1900.
- [1894?]
- Aspen, Colo., no. 2
- The town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated at the foot of Aspen Mountain. Buildings are predominately one and two story wood-frame houses; the grid of the streets is visible. Evergreen trees grow at the base of the mountain.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- View of Aspen, Colorado from the south; shows a hillside in the foreground obscured by shadows, the silhouette of a mill, and the Pitkin County Courthouse. One and two story wood-frame houses line the streets of the valley. Aspen Mountain is in...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- The town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated at the foot of Aspen Mountain. The town buildings consist of log, wood-frame, and stone structures. The streets are arranged in a grid. Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax, is visible through the haze...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Aspen, Colorado
- Aspen, Colorado, sits at the base of Aspen Mountain. Buildings include one and two story wood-frame structures. A building is under construction in the foreground. Aspen Mountain has been scarred by mine tailings; a road traverses diagonally the...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- 1886
- Aspen, Colorado streets
- Wood-frame buildings of the densely built "Row" in Aspen, Colorado, are next to the railroad tracks with freight cars for the Colorado Midland and the Denver and Rio Grande on them. The mountain in the background is covered with brush, mines,...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Railroads--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Austin flood from breaking reservoir
- Men and women stand at the edge of a river of water that flows down the streets of Austin, Colorado, in Delta County. Rocks, boards, and debris litter the street. Buildings include a one story, L-shaped, wood- frame church with rectangular windows...
- Austin (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Austin--1930-1940.
- 1937
- Bachelor, above Creede, looking north up boardwalk
- The remains of a boardwalk in the ghost town of Bachelor, Colorado, in Mineral County, are in the foreground next to a scrub oak shrub. A dilapidated, wood-frame house with a gable and a ladder leaning against its side is nestled against a thicket...
- Bachelor (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Bachelor--1960-1970.; Boardwalks--Colorado--Bachelor--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Bachelor--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Bachelor, Colorado
- Houses decay on a grassy slope in the ghost town of Bachelor, Colorado, in Mineral County. A one story, L-shaped, wood-frame house with two gables and tin roofing is nestled in an Aspen grove. A ladder leans against the side of the house. A stone...
- Bachelor (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Bachelor--1960-1970.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Bachelor--1960-1970.
- [1960?]
- Bailey, Colorado
- A two story, wood-frame building with a hipped roof, gablets, large, store windows, and screen doors is "McGraws Groceries and Meats, Dry Goods, Shoes, Stationery, Hardware, Tires & Tubes, Hay & Grain," a convenience store. Steps at the side of the...
- Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.; General stores--Colorado--Bailey--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Baldy, Colo. tent camp of a plowing crew
- Clouds gather over the small community of Baldy, Colorado, in Costilla County, where three tents are pitched together in an enclosed area near a one-story, clapboard structure with a gable and a chimney. A smaller, wood-frame shack is near it....
- Baldy (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Prairies--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.; Tents--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Baldy, Colo., with wagons and people
- One-story, wood-frame storefronts are in front of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks in the prairie town of Baldy, Colorado, in Costilla County. Women wearing dresses and aprons stand in front of the buildings. Bundles are piled next to the...
- Baldy (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Baldy--1910-1920.
- [1915?]
- Balfour, Colo. 10 days old
- The new settlement of Balfour, Colorado, in Park County, situated on the plains of the San Luis Valley, is a town of tent dwellings and simple, one-story, wood-frame buildings with gables. Split-rail fences enclose small yards that contain...
- Balfour (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Dwellings--Colorado--Balfour--1880-1890.; Tents--Colorado--Balfour--1880-1890.
- 1889
- Balfour, Colo. 10 days old
- The new settlement of Balfour, Colorado, in Park County, situated on the plains of the San Luis Valley consists of tents, and simple, one- story, wood-frame buildings with gables. Split-rail fences enclose small yards that contain animals. Some...
- Balfour (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Balfour--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Balfour--1890-1900.
- December 31, 1893
- Balfour, Colo. 10 days old
- The new settlement of Balfour, Colorado, in Park County, situated on the plains of the San Luis Valley, consists of tents and simple, one- story, wood-frame buildings with gables. Split-rail fences enclose small yards that contain animals. Some...
- Balfour (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Balfour--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Balfour--1890-1900.
- December 31, 1893
- Balfour, Colo., 10 days old
- The new settlement of Balfour, Colorado, in Park County, situated on the plains of the San Luis Valley, consists of tents, and simple, one- story, wood-frame buildings with gables. Split-rail fences enclose small yards that contain animals. Some...
- Balfour (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Balfour--1890-1900.; Tents--Colorado--Balfour--1890-1900.
- December 31, 1893
- Barr Lake Rod and Gun Club
- Two buildings make up the Barr Lake Rod & Gun Club in Barr Lake, Colorado. One is a two story, L-shaped, wood-frame structure with a false front, shingles on the roof, a gable, a stovepipe chimney, and a weathervan duck atop the false front. A...
- Barr Lake Rod & Gun Club (Barr Lake, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Barr Lake (Colo. : Reservoir)--1910-1920.; Hunting & fishing clubs--Colorado--Barr Lake--1910-1920.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Barr Lake--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Barry, Colo., from Gold Hill no. 472
- A panorama of the mining camp of Barry, Colorado, in Teller County, a component camp of Anaconda, shows a main street surrounded by wood-frame, commercial storefronts with false fronts and one-story, wood- frame, box-shaped structures with gables....
- Barry (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Barry--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Barry--1890-1900.
- April 4, 1893
- Bartlett, Colorado
- A small, square, one-story adobe building on an unpaved road in Bartlett, Colorado, has an arched roof, an iron door with a latch, and a small rectangular window. A white building with a flat roof, a wood-frame structure and telephone and light...
- Bartlett (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Bartlett--1980-1990.
- 1980
- Beaver Brook, Clear Creek Canyon
- Men work on Colorado Central railroad tracks beside Clear Creek near the pavilion at Beaver Brook (Jefferson County), Colorado. Shows log and stone retaining walls, a water tank and wood-frame dance pavilion near the rocky canyon walls.
- Colorado Central Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1887 and 1890?]
- Berthoud Falls, Colo.
- A van and car are parked outside of the "Berthoud Falls Inn Bar, Cafe, Motel" in Berthoud Falls, Colorado (Clear Creek County). The stone and wood-frame, two-story building has Swiss style architecture with steep gables and gingerbread. Snow and...
- Berthoud (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Taverns (Inns)--Colorado--Berthoud--1970-1980.
- May 10, 1978
- Big horn sheep near Ouray, Colo.
- Big horn sheep graze in front of a warehouse, a wood-frame building with gables, near Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado; snow covers the ground.
- Ouray (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mountain sheep--Colorado--Ouray--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Bird's eye view of La Junta
- Panoramic view overlooking the town of La Junta, Colorado, in Otero County. Wood-frame houses are on the plain; some are surrrounded by split-rail fences.
- La Junta (Colo.)--1920-1950.
- [between 1920 and 1950]
- Blanca, Colo.
- A group of men with horses stand in the middle of a dirt street in Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). Two of the men are riding their horses, and teams of horses are hitched to wagons. The buildings along the street include a one-story, stone...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Horses--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- Bond, Colo., post office
- The Bond, Colorado, post office is built on a ledge overlooking the Colorado River Valley. The building is a one-story, wood-frame structure with a gable, shingles, rectangular windows, and a stovepipe chimney. Three mailboxes and a flagpole are...
- Bond (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Post offices--Colorado--Bond--1970-1980.
- May 11, 1978
- Boring a well in street intersection, Blanca, Colo.
- Men drill into the ground to make a well in the center of an intersection in Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). A stepladder forms an angle over the well site; machinery is next to the well, near rows of pipe. Several men work around the machinery...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Wells--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- April, 1909
- Broad-way, N. Blanca, Colo.
- A crowd of people stand in a group in the middle of a dirt intersection in the town of Blanca, Colorado, in Costilla County, at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The buildings on Broadway include one-story, wood-frame structures and...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- September 10, 1909
- Broadway, Blanca City
- The snow-capped Sangre de Cristo mountains loom over the town of Blanca, Colorado, in Costilla County. Men in suits stand in front of two tents and a lightpost. Wood-frame structures, including one with a gable, are across grassy Broadway, which...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- September 28, 1908
- Buena Vista
- View of a wood-frame cabin near Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. A flower garden is near the building.
- Buena Vista (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cabins--Colorado--Buena Vista--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Buffalo Creek, Colo.
- The town of Buffalo Creek, Colorado, (Douglas County) is near Buffalo Creek in the Platte River Valley. Several dirt roads bisect the town; wood-frame structures with gables are next to the roads. Evergreens surround the town.
- Buffalo Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [1925?]
- Buildings in Central City, Colorado
- An earthen staiway leads to a house on a hill in Central City, Colorado. Part of St. Paul's Episcopal Church is visible in the foreground. The church, which is built above a masonry retaining wall, has a gabled roof and a gothic pointed arch...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Dwellings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Byers
- The one-story "American Legion" building in Byers, Colorado, (Arapahoe County) is next to a one-story, wood-frame building with three boarded windows. The building has a false front, rectangular windows, glass bricks, and a transom over the entry...
- Byers (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Byers--1960-1970.
- 1967
- Casey Avenue, Central City
- A view of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado shows wood-frame buildings and mining operations on the hillsides. The Gilpin Tramway is seen in the distance on Winnebago Hill near the Freedom Mine.
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Casey Street, Central City
- View of unpaved Casey Street in Central City, Colorado. Weeds and vegetation grow on the side of the road. The road forms a shelf in the center of the image, under which is a hill. A small, wood-frame house to the left of a telephone pole, has a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Casey Street, Central City streets
- View looking down the hill at Casey Street in Central City, Colorado. In the foreground is a live tree on the left and a dead tree on the right. Behind the live tree are the walls of a masonry structure with window openings. Down the hill is a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Masonry--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Stone walls--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
- 1953
- Castilla Hot Springs, Utah
- View of a bathhouse near Castilla Springs in Castilla (Utah County), Utah. The building is a one story wood frame structure with a high-pitched, hipped roof. A stream flows through a rock-lined canal nearby. A sign above the entrance reads,...
- Castilla (Utah)--1880-1890.; Castilla Springs (Utah)--1880-1890.; Bathhouses--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.; Springs--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.; Streams--Utah--Castilla--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Castle Creek bidge
- View of James H. Adams dressed in dark clothing, suspenders, a cap, and gloves holding a stick, standing on a muddy road before the bridge outside of Aspen, Colorado; sign before bridge: "Notice $25.00 fine....on this bridge... faster than...";...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Casto Hill, Central City, Colorado
- A view of Casto Hill and Lawrence Street is from Central Hill. The slope of the hillside and debris are in the foreground. The buildings along Lawrence Street include the Edmundson blocks, the Hardware Store, Cessario's, the Knights of the Golden...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1951
- CC -RR Stations
- A Colorado & Central Railroad train stands outside of the depot at Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Wood-frame houses are built on the slope above the town. Signs: "Central City. 8476 Ft Above Sea Level" and "Old 71 1872-1941."
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Colorado Central Railroad Company.
- [1947?]
- Central City
- Exterior of a two-story brick, flat-roofed building, the lower part of which is not completely visible in Central City, Colorado. Its distinguishing features include, arched windows, stone window sills, an arched doorway, embellishments between the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Central City after 1st fire of 1874
- View of Central City and Casto Hill, which are blanketed in snow, after the fire of 1874. Gregory Street is at the bottom of a snowy slope, flanked by small, wood-frame houses with snow on their roofs. Lawrence and East High Streets are in the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Fires--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1874