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  • Bank of Georgetown
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    View of the Bank of Georgetown, opened by William Cushman in 1872. The bank is a two-story false front wood construction building; with a portion of the Cushman Block visible on the right. The second story has four windows under the bracketed...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
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    [between 1870 and 1900?]
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  • "Virginia" registered Holstein cow worth $3,00, belonging to Landreth & Robbins.
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    Profile view of Landreth and Robbins' registered Holstein cow, "Virginia," worth $3,000, Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado.
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    Las Animas (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Cows--Colorado--Las Animas--1910-1930.
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    [between 1910 and 1925]
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  • Denver Tramway electric car #190
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    Denver Tramway car 190 heads southbound on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, between Welton Street and Glenarm Place, Denver, Colorado. The Denver Dry Goods store shows in distance, before the fifth floor addition. The commercial district is busy with...
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    Denver Dry Goods Co.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Street Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    about 1910
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  • Abel D. Breed ca. 1875
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    $1,000 and tons of ore had been blocked out as a reserve. That year, Breed sold the mine to a group of investors from Holland for about $3 million with a cash down payment of $1.5 million. The mine is probably most famous for producing the silver...
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    Capitalists and financiers--1870-1880.; Silver coffeepots--1870-1880.; Silver mining--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Breed, Abel D.
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    [between 1935 and 1950?]
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  • Hotchkiss
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    Men and women stand on sidewalks in front of the Duke-Hanson Mercantile Company store in Hotchkiss (Delta County), Colorado. Women wear long dresses and elaborate hats; a man wears a suit, and a boy is on a tricycle. Window displays show neckties,...
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    Duke-Hanson Mercantile Company (Hotchkiss, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hotchkiss (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Hotchkiss--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]
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  • Denver, Colo.
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    Panoramic view of downtown Denver, Colorado. Shows the Arapahoe County Court House, the Majestic Building, the Hotel Metropole, the Brown Palace Hotel and pedestrians, horse-drawn wagons and carriages and street cars are on 16th (Sixteenth) Street...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • San Francisco, Union Square and St. Francis Hotel
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    View of Union Square near the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. Construction materials for the St. Francis Hotel are in the street. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men and boys lounge on the...
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    San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities.; Parks.
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    [1903?]
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  • Denver from the capital
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    Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado from the Capitol Building. Shows the Arapahoe County Courthouse, a Greek Revival building with a dome topped by a tin statue of "Justicia." Shows the Kittredge Building on 16th Street, the Hotel Broadway at the...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Commercial facilities.; Fire stations.; Office buildings.
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    [between 1900 and 1910?]
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  • Kansas City, Mo.
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    Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the triangular Second Empire style Kansas City Star building (Vaughn's Diamond Building) at the intersection of Main, 9th and Delaware. The building has a tower, a sign on the building...
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    Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.
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    [1906]
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  • Bike shop "Fisk Quality"
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    Interior view of a bicycle store and repair shop in Denver, Colorado; shows a man posing, bicycles, tires, inner tubes, head lamps, a stove, and signs: "Fisk Quality $4.00 anti-cactus guaranteed for $3.45."
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    Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bicycle shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1915?]
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  • 1st Colo. inf. reg. in parade
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    A band parades down 17th (Seventeenth) Street in Denver, Colorado with the First Infantry Regiment of Colorado Volunteers enroute to the Philippines for the Spanish-American War. Officers on horses lead the procession. Business signs read: "Roc[ky]...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; United States. Army. Colorado Infantry Regiment, 1st.
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    [1898 May 10]
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  • People's Bank Building, Denver
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    View of the People's Bank Building on 16th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows an Italianate style building with tall arched windows, balconet, arched doorway with rusticated stone trim and fire escape. Signs read: "Coal $3.00 per ton,"...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Looking north west from Capitol Bldg.
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    View looking northwest towards downtown from State Capitol steps, Denver, Colorado, includes cable street cars, carriages, Engine Company No. 1's victorian firehouse across the intersection of Broadway and Colfax and the Arapahoe County Courthouse...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910]
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  • Grace Episcopal Church, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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    View of Grace Church (under construction), Weber Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Benjamin Brewster's design includes a faceted apse.
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Building construction--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870- 1880.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
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    1873
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  • Panoramic view of Denver
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    Center of panorama view from Capitol building, Denver, Colorado, looking northwest up 16th (Sixteenth) Street; shows Arapahoe County Court House, Majestic Building, and the Brown Palace on 17th (Seventeenth) and Broadway. Signs read: "A. T. Wilson,...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910]
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  • Central City
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    View of the north side of the Eureka Street buildings taken from behind a white, wood fence in Central City, Colorado. Washington Hall (one of the few buildings to survive the fire of 1874) is in foreground. The Cast Houses, which have trees...
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    Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.
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    1953
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  • Cars on street
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    View of automobiles on Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. Background signs read: "Rock Island Lines, Route of the Rockets," "Hotel Denver, 80 Outside Rooms, $1.00 to $3.00, Thoroughly Modern, Permanent and Transient."
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    Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
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    1948
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  • St. James Organ, Central City
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    View of pipe organ behind a wood railing in St. James Methodist Chruch in Central City, Colorado. A woman in a patterned dress poses on the bench; two wooden chairs are opposite. A sconce is attached to each side of panneling above the organ...
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    Central City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1890-1910.; Organs--Colorado--Central City--1890-1910.; St. James Methodist Church (Central City, Colo.)
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    [between 1899 and 1910?]
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  • Miss Robertson's scholars at the Mission School at Mus-ko-gee Indian Territory
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    Group portrait of Native American (Creek) students, Muskogee Indian Territory, Mission School, Oklahoma. The girls of various ages wear Euro-American style dresses and hairstyles.
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    Creek Nation--1880-1890.; Creek Indians--Children--Oklahoma--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1880-1890.; School children--Oklahoma--1880-1890.
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    [1888]
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  • Wentworth House and cottages attached. Curtis Street, bet. Fifteenth and Sixteenth, Denver, Colorado. A. H. Estes, proprietor.
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    View of frame boarding houses on Curtis Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows people posing, a porch / balcony, and sign: "Wentworth [House]."
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    Wentworth House--Buildings--1860-1880.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
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    [between 1869 and 1879]
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  • Dumping slag
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    Horace Tabor empties a slag carrier at the smelter in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado.
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    Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Legislators--United States--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899.
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    [between 1893 and 1900?]
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  • Panorama of downtown Denver; folds out into three part image
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    Panoramic view of Denver, Colorado looking west; landmarks include the Arapahoe County Courthouse, Fire Engine House Number One, Brown Palace Hotel, the Majestic Building, and Hotel Metropole. Signs read: "Hair Dressing," "The "M" Company of...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
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    [between 1900 and 1905]
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  • People's Bank Building, Denver
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    View of the People's Bank Building on 16th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows Italianate style building with tall arched windows, balconet, and arched doorway with rusticated stone trim. Signs read: "Coal $3.00 per ton," "Haswell...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
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    [between 1882 and 1900?]
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  • The waterworks
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    View of the Denver Waterworks building located at 15th (Fifteenth) and Bassett Streets in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building, built by the Denver City Water Company, is a one story brick structure with arched windows....
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    Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1870-1880.; Pumping stations--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Waterworks--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
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    1874
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  • Centennial Race Track the Great Plains Stakes
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    Montage shows Centennial Race Track in Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado. The upper photo shows the winning horse (Pet Me), the second place horse (Green Fighter), the third place horse (Blanter) and jockeys as they race at the "Great Plains...
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    Centennial Race Track (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Pet Me (Race horse)--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Littleton (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Horse racing--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.; Horses--Colorado--Littleton--1950-1960.;...
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    1956 July 7
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  • Calf branding
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    Cowboys brand calves in a corral in probably Wyoming. A cowboy on a horse ropes a calf, and men in hats, boots and gloves restrain calves on the ground. Cowboys sit nearby on a fence.
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    Calves--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Beef cattle--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cattle branding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Corrals--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Roping--Wyoming--1880-1890.
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    [between 1880 and 1884?]
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  • Branding a maverick
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    Cowboys on horseback rope a steer, and two men brand the steer, in a corral in probably Wyoming. One man restrains the steer's head on the ground. Men in cowboy hats sit on the fence.
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    Beef cattle--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cattle branding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Corrals--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Cowboys--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Roping--Wyoming--1880-1890.
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    [between 1880 and 1884?]
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  • Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
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    A gazebo is in the left foreground in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. The glass conservatory in the center background came from the extensive gardens at the home of James Lick, a real estate investor, in San Francisco. The domed...
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    San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Gazebos--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Greenhouses--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Parks--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
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    [between 1903 and 1906?]
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  • Empire Bldg., Denver
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    Exterior view Empire Building, 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm, Denver, Colorado, completed in 1907; identifiable businesses in building include Alpha Floral Company, L.M. Weiner Wine (and liquors) Company, bar and shoe shine; second story includes a...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
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    [between 1907 and 1913]
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  • Denver, Colorado
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    Views of buildings and landmarks in Denver and Colorado, these include: 1. Oxford Hotel Office. 2. Robertson-Doll Carriage Co. 3. Colorado Dry Goods Co. 4. Jackson-Smith Photographic Co. 5. Daniels & Fishers. 6. Denver Normal and Preparatory...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
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    1898, October
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  • 601 East Colfax Avenue, Denver
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    View of the Colorado Cafe at 601 East Colfax Avenue (corner Pearl Street) in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Features include moss rock cladding. Signs read: "All You Can Eat Pancakes," and "Steak & Eggs $3.99." Downtown...
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    Colorado Cafe (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Restaurants--Colorado--Denver--1990-2000.
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    1990 September
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  • Billboard for the Pierce Hotel
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    View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
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    Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Pierce Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Hotels.
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    [between 1920 and 1930?]
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  • Harrison Ave looking up from junction with Chestnut St.
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    Early view of booming Harrison Avenue, Leadville, Colorado. Men with horse drawn wagons fill foreground. Wood frame buildings with false fronts bear signs "Crockery and glassware, chandeliers and lamp goods, cutlery and plated ware," "Wholesale...
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    Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
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    1879
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  • Assaying precious metals in Leadville, Colo., $3,723 in two gold bricks on scale pan
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    Interior view of a mine assay laboratory in Leadville, Colorado; shows furnaces, a cabinet balance-scale, ore samples, and a man working with tongs.
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    Assaying--Colorado--Leadville--1860-1870.; Leadville (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold--Colorado--Leadville--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1860-1870.
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    [between 1860 and 1870?]
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  • Fist [sic] gold taken out of Shushanna value $3,430.00
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    View of a gold pan holding nuggets and a leather poke on a wooden keg.
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    Gold mining--1860-1900.; Gold--1860-1900.; Hydraulic mining--1860-1900.; Mining--1860-1900.
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    [between 1860 and 1900?]
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  • Fist gold taken out of Shushanna, value $3,430.00
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    View of a pan with a pouch and gold nuggets atop a barrel from the Shushanna Mine in Alaska.
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    Gold--Alaska--1900-1910.; Mining--Alaska--1900-1910.
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    [1900?]
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  • Green Mountain Townhouses
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    Potential home owners, men, women and children, enter, exit and admire the newly constructed Green Mountain Townhouses in Lakewood, Colorado. The attached townhouses have a mansard roof and roof dormers and the individual units have entry stairs....
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    Green Mountain Townhouses (Lakewood, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Lakewood (Colo.)--1960-1970.; People.; Row houses.; Swimming pools.
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    [1965?]
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  • Old Arapahoe County Courthouse
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    View of the Denver County (formerly Arapahoe County) Courthouse in Denver, Colorado, a stone building with entablature, copper domed roofs, and a cupola (demolished 1933).
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    Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
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    [between 1900 and 1930]
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  • Three and a half tons pure silver $85,000
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    Silver ingots are stacked at the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company's Argo Smelting Works, in Denver, Colorado. Miner's and smelter's tools are on interior walls in the background; a bowler hat and molds are on a table.
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    Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Silver--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
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    1892
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  • Ruins of cliff dwellings in De Chelly Canon
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    View of Native American (Anasazi) ruins at Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona. Shows the White House Ruins and deteriorated, multi-story stone and adobe buildings on the ground beside a steep rock wall. Grass, cactus and scattered stones...
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    Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; White House Ruins (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Cliff dwellings--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1880-1890.; Cliffs--Arizona--Canyon de Chelly National Monument--1880-1890.
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    [1881]
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  • Ben Franklin 5-10
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    View of the facade of the Ben Franklin 5-10 store on Main Street in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The brick storefront has a sign that reads: "5-10 Ben Franklin 5-10." The door has a closed sign in the window. In the windows at each end...
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    Ben Franklin Store (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Variety stores.; Ben Franklin Store (Buena Vista, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Variety stores--Colorado--Buena Vista--Pictorial works.; Buena Vista...
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    1995
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  • Choker
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    A choker (Native American Sioux) made of dentalium shell and rawhide. Worn by Cedar Elk when young.
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    Dakota Indians--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1870-1880.; Chokers--1870-1880.; Necklaces--1870-1880.; Cedar Elk--Associated objects.
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    [between 1870 and 1879]
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  • Trinity Methodist Church
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    Architectural drawing of Trinity Methodist Church on 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
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    Methodist churches--1880-1890.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
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    1887 August 3
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  • Main St. looking East
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    Boys wear knickers, jackets, ties and caps, and stand near a dog on Main Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. A boy holds a hoop and a stick. Brick and stone commercial buildings have flat roofs or decorative pediments with overhanging...
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
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    1896 April 3
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  • C. E. Logan, foot on post
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    A group of men stand on the porch of the Bank of Moffat, in the town of Moffat, Saguache County, Colorado. A man identified C. E. Logan leans with his foot on a post. Signs in the windows of the bank building read: "Bank of Moffat, Capital Stock...
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    Bank of Moffat (Moffat, Colo.)--1900-1930.; Moffat (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Moffat--1900-1930.; Men--Colorado--Moffat--1900-1930.; Logan, C. E.
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    [between 1915 and 1925?]
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  • Hope German Lutheran Church, dedicated Dec. 9-1917 cost $9.000
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    View of the Hope German Lutheran Church in Westcliffe, (Custer County) Colorado; the stone building has a round window and steeple.
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    Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church (Westcliffe, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lutheran churches--Colorado--Westcliffe--1910-1920.
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    [between 1917 and 1920?]
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  • Birdseye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado
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    Bird's eye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado; plat of streets, residences and commercial buildings.
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    Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.
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    [between 1900 and 1910]
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  • Buena Vista
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    Frame dwellings and commercial buildings line Lake Street in Buena Vista, Colorado, and extend into the surrounding area. Peaks of the Collegiate Range are in the background.
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    Buena Vista (Colo.)--1880-1890.
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    1883
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  • Colorado State College of Education
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    Flames engulf the top floor of Guggenheim Hall on the campus of Colorado State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly the State Normal School, Colorado Teachers College, and Colorado State College) in Greeley,...
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    Greeley (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Fires--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Greeley--1950-1960.; Colorado State Teachers College.
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    1951 May 4
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  • Monte Vista Opera House advertisement
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    Reproduction of a theater announcement from Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, reads (in part): "The Monte Vista Dramatic Club will present the western drama entitled 'Rio Grande,' at the Broadway, Monte Vista, on Thursday, October...
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    Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Opera houses--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
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    [1912?]

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