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  • Prowers County Fair, Lamar
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    Photograph of a photograph. Spectators sit on bleachers in a grandstand at the Prowers County Fair in Lamar, Colorado. Probably horses in a horse race are blurred by motion on the racetrack. A United States flag is above covered bleachers.
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    Lamar (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grandstands--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.; Racetracks (Horse racing)--Colorado--Lamar--1910-1920.
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    1911, August 23-25
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  • Child in yard with man nearby
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    A child stands in a yard near a house in Denver, Colorado. His father and mother are nearby.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
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    [between 1904 and 1915?]
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  • North portal of Castle Gate, Utah, D&RG RR, height 500 ft.
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    View of the Castle Gate rock formation in Price Canyon (Carbon County), Utah.
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    Carbon County (Utah)--1880-1890.; Castle Gate, The (Utah)--1880-1890.; Price Canyon (Utah)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Utah--Carbon County--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Utah--Carbon County--1880-1890.
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    [between 1882 and 1890?]
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  • Cripple Creek Palace Hotel
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    Lobby area crowded with men in hats and overcoats, Palace Hotel, Cripple Creek, Colorado; three columns extend to high ceiling in lobby, double entry door with transom.
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    Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
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    [between 1896 and 1901]
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  • Cripple Creek, Colorado after first fire
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    Cripple Creek, Colorado, after first fire on April 25, 1896; possibly view southwest taken from hillside near Midland Terminal Station; possibly Myers Avenue area; many canvas tents amidst debris remain from destructive fire; residences and houses...
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    Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
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    [1896]
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  • El Paso Livery Stable burning, fire 1896
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    View towards El Paso Livery Stable, Bennett Avenue between 1st (First) and "A" Streets, consumed in flames and smoke after explosion of stored dynamite at stable during second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; billows of black smoke...
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    Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
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    1896
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  • Georgetown
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    Image is blurred. No recognizable objects.
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    [between 1933 and 1970]
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  • Steamboat Spgs. ski course
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    View, from uphill, of the ski course at Steamboat Springs, Colorado; shows ski tracks on steep slope, wooden bleachers, standing and seated spectators, and blurred image of skier near bottom of course.
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    Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Skiing--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1930.
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    [between 1916 and 1923?]
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  • Confederate reunion
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    View of a rattlesnake derby in Trinidad, Colorado. Shot at night, this blurred image shows part of a round enclosure with spectators outside of it. Several 30's sedans are parked in the background, and a sign on a fence reads: Coca Cola.
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    Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Racing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
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    August, 1939
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  • Ruins of ancient adobe church, A.D.1600, Taos, N.M.
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    Ruins of old church (Mission of San Geronimo) shows remaining bell tower and church walls, brick courtyard wall and door, wood cross. Blurred figure walks by.
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    Mission San Geronimo (Taos Pueblo, N.M.)--1900-1910.; Taos Pueblo (N.M.)--1900-1910.; Missions--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.; Ruins--New Mexico--Taos Pueblo--1900-1910.
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    1902
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  • Iron Springs Hotel
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    Exterior view of the Iron Springs Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking southwest. This 65 room hotel was the first to have electric lights, when its own water powered turbine became operational in 1885. It boasted electric lights and call...
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    Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Iron Springs Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Picnic in Manitou
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    View of a group of picnickers near Manitou Springs, Colorado. Mostly children, this group sits and stands with their lunch pails and baskets in the foreground. An older gentleman sits in the center, and behind him two women in jackets and bonnets;...
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    Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Children--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Picnics--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
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    [1878]
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  • Peach houses & cistern, Oraibi
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    Native American (Hopi) children of Oraibi, Third Mesa, Arizona, pose, seated in a row, near a cistern and peach storage houses. Several of the boys and girls are blurred from motion during exposure.
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    Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--Oraibi--1870-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Oraibi--1870-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Oraibi--1870-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1870-1900.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1870-1900.; Food storage...
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    [between 1879 and 1900?]
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  • Georgetown, Colo.
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    A woman leans on the side of an automobile on a dirt street in Georgetown, Colorado. Her arms are crossed in front of her and she wears a dress with small polka-dots with flower decoration on the short puffed sleeves, collar and border around...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
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    [between 1920 and 1930]
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  • Logan Street
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    View of Logan Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows a woman and children, trees, and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception...
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]
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  • Lake
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    View of a lake, possibly Green Lake near Georgetown, Colorado. The surface of the water reflects the tall pines on the shore, a boat dock with boats tied up is to the left, and a bridge at the far side of the lake, above a dam, is near a wood...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.); Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Rowboats--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
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    [between 1870 and 1900?]
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  • Cheyenne warriors who fought in Custer Battle, Louis Dog, left, Stumphorn, right
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    Standing portrait of Louis Dog and Stumphorn, two elderly Native American Cheyenne men who fought in the battle at Little Bighorn, with a corral and automobiles in background. (Figures blurred because of movement.)
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    Cheyenne Indians--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--1930-1940.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876--Veterans.; Aged persons--1930-1940.; Stumphorn.; Dog, Louis.
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    1936
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  • Dancing at Sun Dance, Little Eagle, South Dakota
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    Blurred image of two Native American Sioux Sun dancers inside a branch arbor filled with spectators, Little Eagle, South Dakota. The men's dance costumes consist of headdresses, shirts with fringe, and leggings.
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    Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Little Eagle--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Little Eagle--1930-1940.; Little Eagle (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Arbors (Bowers)--South Dakota--Little Eagle--1930-1940.; Ceremonial dancers--South...
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    August 1936
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  • Sioux, dancing at Sun Dance, Little Eagle, South Dakota
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    Blurred image of three Native American Sioux Sun dancers inside a branch arbor filled with spectators, Little Eagle, South Dakota. The men's dance costumes consist of headdresses, shirts with fringe, and leggings.
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    Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Little Eagle--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Little Eagle--1930-1940.; Little Eagle (S.D.)--1930-1940.; Arbors (Bowers)--South Dakota--Little Eagle--1930-1940.; Ceremonial dancers--South...
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    August 1936
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  • Indians riding for Paramount pictures, Tongue River - Montana
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    Blurred image of fast riding Native Americans at the Tongue River Reservation (Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation), Montana, during filming of a Paramount motion picture.
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    Paramount Pictures Corporation--People--1930-1940.; Cheyenne Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Montana--1930-1940.; Motion...
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    1936
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  • Indians riding for Paramount pictures, Tongue River - Montana
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    Blurred image of fast riding Native Americans in water at the Tongue River Reservation (Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation), Montana, during filming of a Paramount picture.
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    Paramount Pictures Corporation--People--1930-1940.; Cheyenne Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Montana--1930-1940.; Motion...
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    1936
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  • Indians riding for Paramount pictures, Tongue River - Montana
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    Blurred image of fast riding Native Americans in water at the Tongue River Reservation (Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation), Montana, during filming of a Paramount picture.
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    Paramount Pictures Corporation--People--1930-1940.; Cheyenne Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Montana--1930-1940.; Motion...
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    1936
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  • Indians riding for Paramount pictures, Tongue River - Montana
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    Blurred image of Native Americans on horseback in water at the Tongue River Reservation (Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation), Montana, during filming of a Paramount picture.
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    Paramount Pictures Corporation--People--1930-1940.; Cheyenne Indians--Montana--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Montana--1930-1940.; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1930-1940.; Horseback riding--Montana--1930-1940.; Motion...
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    1936
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  • Fish Block
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    View of the Fish Block, built by Charles R. Fish in between 1887 and 1889, at the northwest corner of Sixth (6th, Alpine) and Rose Streets. The two-story brick building has patterned brickwork and a rounded cornice; at the truncated corner, which...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1880-1900.
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    [between 1889 and 1891?]
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  • Native Americans, Yosemite National Park
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    Blurred image of probably Mary, a North American Indian (Miwok) basket maker, sitting near a dilapidated wooden shack somewhere in Yosemite National Park, California.
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    Indian basket makersa--California--1890-1910.; Indians of North America--California--1890-1910.; Miwok Indians--California--1890-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1890-1910.; Huts--California--1890-1910.; Women--California--1890-1910.; Mary,...
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    [between 1890 and 1910?]
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  • Labor protest
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    People crowd a street in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado, in support of UMW coal miners on strike against CF&I. Letters on a business read: "Pink Lady."
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Demonstrations--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Miners'...
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    [1913 or 1914]
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  • At Union Station
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    View of passengers at Union Station by a train in Denver, Colorado.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.--1890-1900.; Union Station (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
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    1898 September 29
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  • Silver Plume, on Georgetown Loop, Colo.
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    A camp is along the tracks of the Colorado & Southern Railroad. A sign, next to a tree in the foreground, reads: "C. & S. Ry Co. Danger All persons are forbidden!" Two large white tents and a storage shed are near cliff bands in the background. A...
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    Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
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    [between 1890 and 1899]
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  • Grand Junction, Colorado football game
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    View of football players hunch in a ready position in preparation for a play, Aspen, Colorado; shows several men wearing striped rugby shirts and trousers; other men wearing solid shirts.
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    Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Football players--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
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    [about 1910?]
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  • Grand Junction, Colorado football game
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    View of several men sitting and standing (many football players) on the grass in a meadow, Aspen, Colorado; men wearing striped and solid- colored rugby shirts and suits and hats.
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    Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Football players--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.
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    [about 1910]
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  • Ashcroft, Colo. early days
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    View south along Main Street in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, includes wood frame and log structures along the dirt road. Evergreens are scattered around the buildings and on distant mountain slopes.
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    Ashcroft (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Log buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1880-1900.
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    [between 1880 and 1900]
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  • Ashcroft, Colo. early days, street scene
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    View of a false front business in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado; shows several men sitting and standing on front boardwalk, one loading his horse with supplies; dead trees and evergreens on background slope; a...
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    Ashcroft (Colo.)--1880-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Ashcroft--1880-1900.
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    [between 1880 and 1900]
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  • Empire, Colo., gift shop
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    The interior of a gift shop at the Hotel Splendide in Empire, Clear Creek County, Colorado, includes a round wood table with spiral- shaped legs and wood chairs, a Victorian sideboard with pottery on its shelves, an open door through which wire...
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    Empire (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hotels--Colorado--Empire--1960-1970.
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    1967
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  • Christian church
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    This brick church on 7th (Seventh) and Harrison Streets in Canon City, Colorado, has gothic arched windows. Boys wearing kneepants, derbys and conductor's hats, and girls (some blurred) stand along the wall. A Black girl in a white dress stands...
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Cumberland Presbyterian church
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    This two-story brick Presbyterian church in Canon City, Colorado, is at the northwest corner of 5th (Fifth) and Macon, and features stone gothic arched windows and entry with stained glass, and a gable roof. Bare trees and a picket fence line the...
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1880.
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    [between 1867 and 1880?]
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  • Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, The Square Tower
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    View of a square three story masonry structure, one of the Native American (Anasazi) ruins at Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Shows stone masonry walls and multi-story cliff dwellings under a solid rock overhang.
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    Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cliff Palace (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mesa...
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    1892
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  • The derby race, Pine Flat, La Sal Mts. Utah
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    Men pose with horses in a meadow at Pine Flat (San Juan County), Utah. A horse and rider in motion are blurred. La Sal Peak is in the distance. A sign lettered on wooden boards reads "Kow Boys [sic] Races $200 Dough, La Sal Mountain, Utah."
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    La Sal Peak (Utah)--1890-1900.; Pine Flat (San Juan County, Utah)--1890-1900.; San Juan County (Utah)--1890-1900.; Cowboys--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Horse racing--Utah--San Juan County--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Utah--San Juan...
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    1897 August 1
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  • Prisoners contained after riot
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    Prisoners at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, look out from behind a gated arch in a rusticated stone, one-story building. Barred windows flank the gate; 55 gallon drums are in the corner by another door. A low stone wall is in the...
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Prisons--Colorado--Canon City--1920-1930.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
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    1929
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  • South Cheyenne Canon
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    Men and women recline on a steep rock surface in South Cheyenne Canyon in El Paso County, Colorado. Shows trees and steep rock surfaces across the valley. The men wear suits and derby hats. The women wear corseted dresses with long skirts and wide...
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    El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Cheyenne Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Hiking--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
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    1884 April 12
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  • Archaeology, Colorado
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    Four small artifacts, possibly ancient pottery shards, from the ruins at Hawikuh in New Mexico displayed on a dark surface. The artifacts are small and light-colored. The image is slightly blurred.
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    Hawikuh (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1920.
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    [between 1907 and 1917?]
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  • Archaeology, Colorado
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    Eleven shards of pottery are laid in three rows on a dark, wrinkled cloth. The pieces are light-colored and vary in sizes and also appear to have rough edges in the areas where they chipped. The image is slightly blurred.
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    Indian pottery--North America--1900-1930.; Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1900-1930.
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    [between 1907 and 1931?]
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  • Masonic Temple, Denver
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    View of Masonic Temple in Denver, Colorado, at 16th and Welton Streets; built in 1890 by F. E. Edbrooke and Company; streetcar and horse- drawn carriage traffic blurred in foreground on 16th Street; bicycles are parked along 16th Street; signage...
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    City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Temples--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Edbrooke, Frank E.; Masonic Temple (Denver, Colo.)
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    [between 1890 and 1901]
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  • Mining Exchange
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    advertises the Central Business College, Shorthand Institute and Night School.; View of the Mining Exchange building located at 15th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1891 and razed in 1963); pedestrian, horse-drawn carriage,...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
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    [between 1891 and 1901]
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  • Mining Exchange, Denver
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    Night School.; View of the Mining Exchange building located at 15th and Arapahoe Streets in Denver, Colorado (completed in 1891 and razed in 1963); pedestrian, street car, and horse-drawn carriage traffic appears, with some blurred images; sign...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
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    [between 1891 and 1901]
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  • Pikes Peak Avenue, Colo. Springs
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    Westward view of Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Antlers Hotel (built in 1883; designed by Peabody and Stearns of Boston; burned in 1898) at end of Avenue with Rocky Mountains in distance; blurred horse-drawn carriage at left;...
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Peabody & Stearns (Boston, Mass.)
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    [between 1890 and 1898]
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  • Denver, City Hall
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    Exterior view of the City Hall building, located at 14th and Larimer Streets in Denver, Colorado (built in 1886); various pedestrians appear, some are blurred.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; City & town halls--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
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    [between 1886 and 1901]
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  • Ernest & Cranmer Bldg.
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    View of the Ernest & Cranmer building at 17th & Curtis Streets in Denver, Colorado (built in 1891); signage indicates businesses located in the building: E. H. Rollins & Sons, Riverside Cemetery Association, Royal Traders, Home Life Insurance,...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; City & town life--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Office buildings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
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    [between 1891 and 1901]
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  • RGS narrow gauge locomotive, engine number 464, engine type 2-8-2
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    Left rear view of engine, from train; engine 464 on trestle. Photographed: Ophir, Colorado, October 12, 1945.
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    Railroads--Trains--Colorado--Ophir--1940-1950.; Ophir (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Ophir--1940-1950.; Rio Grande Southern Railroad.
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    1945
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  • The Roadmaster, Argentine Central Ry.
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    Man standing on push car with derby hat believed to be Arthur Chapman (author of "Out Where the West Begins") posed with a burro foal; Argentine Central Railway, Colorado; three workmen gathered around push car; unidentified wooden frame building...
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    Donkeys--Colorado--1900-1920.; Railroad handcars--Colorado--1900-1920.; Chapman, Arthur 1873-1935.; Argentine Central Railway Company.
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    [between 1906 and 1913]
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  • Flood scenes
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    Intersection of Main St. and Gregory St. after flooding, 1910. George Stroehle & Sons, Boiler and Sheet Iron Works and "Bull" Durham buildings are visible among the wreckage. Seven people (one blurred) and a dog are seen interspersed among the...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Floods--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.
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    1910

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