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history colorado. office of archaeology and historic preservation. (31)
kemp, donald campbell, 1889-1975. (15)
mclean, lachlan, 1843-1929. (8)
noel, thomas j. (thomas jacob) (3)
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- Joseph Doyle
- Photographic reproduction of a rendering of Joseph Doyle from an 1890s publication. Head and shoulders rendition. Attire: suit, vest, bowtie.
- Doyle, Joseph.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Central City 1890s. Funeral procession
- A long funeral procession led by a band walks down Main Street in Central City, Colorado, probably during the 1890s, possibly for Sheriff R. B. Williams who was fatally shot by Samuel Covington, a quartz hauler from Nevadaville, in April of 1896....
- Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Sheriffs--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bands--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Funeral...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Bemis Farm House
- View of the Bemis Farm House at the Littleton Historical Museum, 6028 South Gallup Street in Littleton (Arapahoe County), Colorado. The one-story Queen-Anne style house has wood siding and gray roof tiles. The house has dark trim and bargeboard on...
- Bemis, Fred, 1862-1947--Homes & haunts--1990-2000.; Littleton Historical Museum (Littleton, Colo.)--Buildings--1990-2000.; Littleton (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Farmhouses.; Bemis, Fred, 1862-1947--Homes and haunts.; Littleton Historical Museum...
- 1999
- Chapel, Estemere Estate, Palmer Lake, Colo.
- View of the Chapel located on the Estemere Estate at 380 Glenway Street, Palmer Lake, Colorado. The miniature one-story, ship lap sided chapel has French doors for the front entrance with an open bell tower capped by a cross. Built in the 1890s,...
- Chapels--Colorado--Palmer Lake--2000-2010.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Chapels--Colorado--Palmer Lake--Pictorial works.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2003
- Marble, Colo.
- View of frame structures in the town of Marble, Colorado. The town, founded in the 1890s, is located along the headwaters of the Crystal River in Gunnison County.
- Cities and towns--Colorado--Marble--1970-1980.; Marble (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Marble--Pictorial works.; Marble (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1972
- José Gaspar and Eligio Manzanares
- Hispanic American brothers José Gaspar and Eligio Manzanares stand in the snow on the side of a hill probably near San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Jose wears a cap, shirt and jeans and smokes a pipe. Eligio wears a shirt, jacket and pants...
- Hispanic Americans--1920-1930.; Mexican Americans--1920-1930.; Families.; Manzanares, Eligio--Pictorial works.; Manzanares, José Gaspar--Pictorial works.; Brothers--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1920
- José Gaspar Manzanares and fellow railroad workers
- Hispanic American José Gaspar Manzanares and two unidentified railroad workers pose on the front of Union Pacific Locomotive 3978 in Rawlins (Carbon County, Wyoming. Jose sits, an African American and another man stand. They wear coveralls and...
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--People--1940-1950.; African Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Railroad employees.; Manzanares, José Gaspar--Pictorial works.; Union Pacific Railroad...
- 1946
- Trinidad
- Panoramic, aerial view of frame and brick houses and commercial buildings in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows bridges over the Purgatoire River, possibly the Columbian School, a stone church and downtown commercial buildings. Frame...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Trinidad--1880-1900.
- [between 1885 and 1895?]
- Lake Loveland
- View of two boats pulling water skiers across Lake Loveland, Colorado. Foothills show in background and a man in another boat watches from just off shoreline. Reservoir built in late 1890s by the English company which then controlled the Greeley -...
- Loveland (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.; Water skiing--Colorado--Loveland--1950-1960.
- 1959
- Meeker, Colorado
- The second J. W. Hugus and Company Building, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado, (originally built in the 1890s, destroyed by fire in the 1910 or 1911, then rebuilt.) Several men and a boy pose on boardwalk in front of the Meeker Bank and Hugus...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Buildings--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Tompkins Real Wild West
- Lithograph of an advertisement for "Tompkins Real Wild West and Frontier Exhibition." Images include Charles M. Tompkins on horseback, Native Americans on horses, and images of cowboys and cowgirls on bucking broncos.
- Tompkins, Charles M.--Performances--1880-1890.; Advertisements--1880-1900.; Wild west shows--1880-1900.
- [bewteen 1885 and 1900?]
- Gen. William J. Palmer relaxing in his den at Glen Eyrie
- Image is a copy of a 1890s original of General William Jackson Palmer. Interior view shows General Palmer as he relaxes in his den at Glen Eyrie, Queens Canyon, El Paso County, Colorado Springs. He sits in front of a huge stone fireplace with...
- Palmer, William Jackson, 1836-1909--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dens--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Mine tramway
- A miner steers a mine tramway engine, it pulls loaded mine ore cars, at a mine near Idaho Springs (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The side of the engine reads: "Argo M. D. T. & T. Co." A sign over the tunnel entrance reads: "Positively No...
- Argo Tunnel Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Aspen Mountain
- A winter view of the town of Aspen, Colorado. The tops of mullein can be seen in the foreground sticking out of the snow. In the middle distance are snow covered rooftops of early homes and buildings in the town of Aspen. In the background is Aspen...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Animas City
- View of main street businesses in Animas City, two miles north of of Durango, La Plata County, Colorado; includes a canvas top stage coach drawn by six horses pausing in front of three wood frame false fronts; men gathered on boardwalks of...
- Animas City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Animas--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Animas--1890-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Apex, Colorado
- View across Apex, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows log and wood frame structures, false fronts, front gables and hipped roofs. One two-story building has sign: "Apex Hotel." Small white front gable church with a...
- Apex (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.
- [August 1990]
- Apex, Colorado, opera house
- Interior of the Apex Miners' Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; includes theater stage with square piano covered with a cloth, painted backdrop scenery, walls of a polling booth with a poster of: "State Of...
- Apex (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Interiors.; States (Platforms)--Colorado--Apex--1940-1960.; Theaters--Colorado--Apex--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Apex, Colorado, recreation hall for miners, exterior
- Apex Miner's Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, features a log frame structure with a hipped roof, heavy chinking, wood entry door, and a flagpole on roof. Building served as a recreation hall and theater. A dirt...
- Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Recreation & sports facilities--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Apex, Colorado, school and church
- Men and women in their finest clothes walk along a path to the Apex school and church, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. The church is a wood frame front gable with a belltower; a ladder and chimneys are on roof. Apex...
- Apex (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.
- [August 1990]
- Apex, Colorado
- View of a parade on main street of Apex, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows spectators along the dirt street where a man in a carriage drawn by two white horses passes; other men on horseback in distance;...
- Apex (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.
- [August 1990]
- Built about 1890, burned Dec. 8, 1911 [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- View of the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; shows the two-story wood frame Victorian house built around 1890 (later burned in 1911); features include a corner polygonal turret with tent roof, front gable attic...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Antonito--1890-1910.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Front porch looking north [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- View of the front veranda, looking north, of the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; includes cane chairs and rockers, fabric hammock, oriental rugs, potted geraniums and other flowers along porch rail; glass...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Porches--Colorado--Antonito--1890-1910.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Dining room, burned Dec. 8, 1911 [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the dining room in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado; includes bronze female figures flanking the columned entry to the wood paneled room, Gothic revival dining table and chairs, and...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Antonito--1890-1920.; Interiors.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- The Palace Hotel, Bob Beers, proprietor, Antonito, Colo.
- The Palace Hotel, Antonito, San Luis Valley, Conejos County, Colorado, features a two-story corner building constructed of volcanic rock with first-story storefront windows, arched second-story windows, and an ornate cornice. Pedestrians walk on...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Antonito--1890-1910.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Music room [Frederick Warshauer residence].
- Interior view of the music room in the Frederick Warshauer residence in Antonito, Conejos County, Colorado, features an upright piano, bronze female figures, and ornate round table with a portrait bust in center of room. Floral wallpaper covers the...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Interiors.; Music rooms--Colorado--Antonito--1890-1920.;Warshauer, Frederick B., 1859-1913--Homes and haunts.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Theater at Apex, Colorado
- Apex Miner's Hall, seven miles northwest of Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, features a log frame structure with a hipped roof, heavy chinking, and flag pole on roof. Building served as a recreation hall and theater. A dirt road is in front...
- Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Recreation & sports facilities--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
- [July 1940]
- Deerhorn Boarding House
- Deerhorn House in Ananconda, Teller County, Colorado, features a one-story long side gable structure with plank board roof and two-story square add-on at end of building. Two men wearing aprons and another a suit and hat stand in front of building....
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Big 5 group mill
- The mill used by the Big 5 company in the late 1890s stands in Camp Francis (Boulder County), Colorado. It is darkly colored and has a black smokestack abutting one of the walls. Access to the second floor is gained by an outdoor staircase. Other...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1946
- Camp Francis Big 5 mill
- The mill used by the Big 5 Company in the late 1890s stands in Camp Francis (Boulder County), Colorado. It is darkly colored and has many broken windows on the facing facade.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Summit County--1940-1950.
- 1946
- American City mill
- View of the remains of an American City mill, Gilpin County, northwest of Black Hawk, Colorado, shows the multi-structure operation on a cleared slope. The town flourished in the late 1890s and early 1900s with several mine and milling companies.
- American City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--American City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- American City
- Exterior view of the remains of Hotel Del Monte in American City, Gilpin County, northwest of Black Hawk, Colorado, shows the log cabin built into the slope of the hill with intersecting gables and a dilapidated front deck with rail. Sign aside...
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- 1940
- American City
- View of American City, Gilpin County, northwest of Black Hawk, Colorado, shows a bare slope surrounded by tall evergreens. The E.M. Stedman house and the Hotel Del Monte with an American flag and Louisiana Mascot Mine operation show in distance....
- Stedman, E. M.--Homes & haunts.; American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- American City, 1960
- View along a two track road leading to the E.M. Stedman house, American City, Gilpin County, northwest of Black Hawk, Colorado, shows the log house with steep hipped roofs and a front deck, the collapsed Louisiana Mascot Mine operation with a...
- Stedman, E. M.--Homes & haunts.; American City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--American City--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1960-1970.
- 1960
- American City, 1960
- View of some of the log cabins and ruins of American City, Gilpin County, northwest of Black Hawk, Colorado, shows two rustic side gable log cabins on the edge of a treelined slope. The E.M. Stedman house with steep hipped roofs and front deck...
- Stedman, E. M.--Homes & haunts.; American City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--American City--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1960-1970.
- 1960
- American City, 1960
- View of the ruins of American City, Gilpin County, northwest of Black Hawk, Colorado, include the remains of a side gable log cabin with a timber roof, two track roads and the collapsed Louisiana Mascot Mine operation with a tailing dump. The town...
- American City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--American City--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Idaho Springs
- The twenty nine members of the Blazing Arrow Band pose in front of an unidentified building in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The name of the band along with a representation of an Indian are printed on the head of the bass drum. Trumpets, clarinets,...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Musicians, Idaho Springs, Colorado
- The Silver Cornet Band, of Idaho Springs, Colorado, poses on a plank sidewalk in front of a large doorway. The band is comprised entirely of brass instruments and drummers. A bass drum is inscribed with the band name, and band members are wearing...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1901]
- Ore teams - morning scene in Idaho Springs, Colorado
- Ore teams and people, mostly men dressed in suits, are assembled on Miner Street in Idaho Springs, Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Crowds--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Horse teams--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Idaho Springs, bath house
- The Natatorium, in Idaho Springs, Colorado, housed swimming pools and hot and cold baths. It is newly constructed in this image. The building features: a central, three story, pentagonal projection flanked by two, two story square projections. The...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1900]
- Idaho Springs, schools
- A large group of school children and their teachers are in front of a doorway in Idaho Springs, Colorado. Four boys are in front of the group holding three signs that read: "Idaho Springs," "1886," and, "Primary Dept." Two Black children are in the...
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; African Americans--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Gilfillan, Kemp & Rowley
- John A. (Jack) Gilfillan, John H. Kemp (father of the photographer) and J. B. Rowley sit on a log railing in front of a log cabin in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. The three men each helped found the town in the late 1890s. All...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Gilfillan, John A.; Kemp, John H.; Rowley, J. B.
- [1939?]
- Little, R. H. B.
- Robert H. B. (Bob) Little poses at his desk, probably in the late 1890s, at his home in Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado. Little was the town's first clerk and later served as mayor for several years just after the turn of the century. He was also...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Desks--1930-1950.; Mayors--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Pianos--1930-1950.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Rocking chairs--1930-1950.; Little, Robert H. B.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Rowley, J. B.
- bottle, possibly of wine, stands on the table near two small glasses and a pack of cigarettes. A cork lies next to the cigarette pack.; J. B. Rowley, a pioneer of the mining town of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, sits at a table in front of a...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Rowley, J. B.
- [1939?]
- Underground drilling with machine drill
- A miner operates an air drill called a stoper or a "wiggle tail" in a gold mine in Gilpin County, Colorado, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. The miner stands on a drill steel wedged between the rock faces of the hanging wall and the foot wall. A...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--1880-1900.; Gold miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Underground drilling with machine drill
- A miner squats down to operate an air drill called a stoper or a "wiggle tail" in a gold mine in Gilpin County, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. The miner leans against a thick rock wall. Smaller rocks stand in a pile in the dark background. The...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Drilling & boring machinery--1880-1900.; Gold miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Central City "Home Guards" 1890's
- A procession of "Home Guards" marches in full uniform down Main Street in Central City, Colorado, in front of the Armory Hall that houses the Central City Fire Department. A small group of people stands in front of the hall. Additional people stand...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Guards--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.; Military parades & ceremonies--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- J.B. Rowley & John A. Gilfillan 1937
- J. B. Rowley, left, and John A. Gilfillan, right, sit at a table in front of a log cabin, probably in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. The two men were pioneers of the town in the 1890s. Rowley was a prospector and a small mine...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Log cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Miners--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Gilfillan, John A.; Rowley, J. B.
- [1939?]
- John White 1944
- John White, an 1890s pioneer of the mining town of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, poses for a bust portrait, probably in Nederland. White wears a hat, a suit, and a striped tie, and folds his hands while resting his arms. He has a moustache.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; White, John C.
- [1944?]
- John White 1944
- John White, an 1890s pioneer of the mining town of Eldora in Boulder County, Colorado, poses for a bust portrait, probably in Nederland. White wears a hat, suit, and striped tie. He has a moustache.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1940-1950.; White, John C.
- [1944?]
- Eldora Kemp Cabin, Int. 1938
- A set of metal spurs hangs from a set of long horns mounted on a wood plaque hanging on the wall in the Kemp family cabin in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. A holstered knife and a holstered gun hang from a smaller set of horns...
- Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Spurs--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cabins--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Hunting trophies--1930-1940.; Trophies...
- [1938?]