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  • Arapahoe Peak 1941
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    Patches of snow remain on Arapaho Peak during the summer in this distant view from the head of Gamble Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. Arapaho Peak is on the border of Boulder and Grand Counties. Cumulus and cirrus clouds fill the sky.
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    Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Summer--Colorado--1940-1950.
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    [1941?]
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  • Timberline Mammoth Basin 1943
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    A group of three unidentified people is in the left foreground in the Mammoth Basin west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. One person sits alone and the other two are farther away, one sitting on a rock, the other standing. In the distance, the...
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    Timberline--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.
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    [between 1940 and 1945?]
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  • Timberline Mammoth Basin 1945
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    A pine tree with bare branches, possibly a Limber Pine, grows in an irregular shape in the foreground of this view looking toward James Peak from the Stump Flats area west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. James Peak stands where Gilpin, Grand...
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    Limber pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Timberline--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.;...
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    [1945?]
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  • American City. 1945 (Colo.)
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    James Peak, on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek counties in Colorado, stands in the distance with patches of snow on it in this view from American City, west of Apex in Gilpin County. A log cabin is in the right midground. Tall pine...
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    Roads, Earth--Colorado--American City--1940-1950.; American City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log...
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    [1945?]
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  • Monument on Yankee Hill
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    A pile of small, white rocks stands on top of a large boulder on Yankee Hill west of Central City on the border of Gilpin and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. The branches of a pine tree protrude into the right foreground, and a large pine tree is...
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    Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cairns--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--1940-1950.
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    [1941?]
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  • Eldora, Colo. 1947
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    The tops of several trees with bare branches protrude into the foreground of this view looking west from the summit of Tennessee Mountain on the border of Boulder and Gilpin counties in Colorado. Two small lakes, possibly Lake Eldora and Peterson...
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    Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Tree limbs--1940-1950.
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    [1947?]
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  • James Peak from American City
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    James Peak, on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek counties in Colorado, stands in the distance with patches of snow in this view from American City, west of Apex in Gilpin County. A log cabin is in the right midground. Tall pine trees...
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    American City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; James Peak (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--American...
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    [1945?]
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  • James Peak from Stump Country
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    A pine tree with bare branches, possibly a Limber Pine, grows in an irregular shape in the foreground of this view looking toward James Peak from the Stump Flats area, west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. James Peak stands where Gilpin, Grand...
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    Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; James Peak (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.;...
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    [1945?]
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  • James Peak, North Face
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    Patches of snow are on the rocky north face of James Peak on the border of Gilpin, Grand and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. A group of four unidentified people are in the left foreground, two sitting, two standing. Pine trees stand on the hill...
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    Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grand County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; James Peak (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--1940-1950.
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    [between 1940 and 1945?]
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  • Tennessee Mt. 1940
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    The tops of several trees with bare branches protrude into the foreground in this view looking toward the Continental Divide from Tennessee Mountain on the border of Boulder and Gilpin counties in Colorado. Two small lakes, possibly Lake Eldora and...
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    Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.
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    [1940?]
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  • Yankee Hill Monument 1941
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    A pile of small, white rocks stands on top of a large boulder on Yankee Hill west of Central City on the border of Gilpin and Clear Creek counties in Colorado. The branches of a pine tree protrude into the right foreground, and a large pine tree is...
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    Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cairns--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Central City--1940- 1950.
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    [1941?]
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  • Gap Ranch/Snowy Range 1945
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    View of log cabins, Tremont Mountain and Mount Thorodin in northeastern Gilpin County, Colorado. Strato cumulus clouds form thunderheads in the sky.
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    Mountain roads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fences--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.;...
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    [1945?]
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  • Gap Ranch/Snowy Range 1945
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    View of log cabins, Tremont Mountain and Mount Thorodin in northeastern Gilpin County, Colorado. Strato cumulus clouds form thunderheads in the sky.
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    Mountain roads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fences--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.;...
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    [1945?]
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  • Gap Ranch/Snowy Range 1945
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    A rocky dirt road, possibly Gap Road, winds from the foreground into the background between Mount Thorodin and Tremont Mountain northeast of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Tall pine trees stand on both sides of the road. Large rocks are...
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    Mountain roads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Ranches--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.
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    [1945?]
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  • Hiway [sic] 119 near foot of Walling Hill 1945
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    The Peak-to-Peak Highway (Colorado State Highway 119) is lined with small piles of snow in the foreground north of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Trees stand along the downhill slope in the midground. A ridge of mountains is in the...
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    Mountain roads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountains--Colorado--1940-1950.
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    [1945?]
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  • Apex, Colo. 1948
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    A dirt road leads from the foreground back to a group of log buildings in Apex, a small mining district northwest of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. A log fence post is in the right foreground and portions of the fence continue on the far...
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    Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Fences--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
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    [1948?]
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  • Gregory Gulch 1947
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    Two main dirt roads run through Mountain City on the outskirts of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Houses and buildings stand in clusters along the roads and on a hill in the right midground. Piles of tailings from the area's numerous...
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    Tailings (Metallurgy)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
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    [between 1947 and 1948?]
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  • Peak to Peak Hway 119 N. of Central City 1945
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    A dirt road leads back to a house in the background in a pine tree forest north of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. The Peak-to- Peak Highway 119 runs through the midground. A ridge of mountains swathed in stratus clouds is in the distance.
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    Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Roads--Colorado--1940-1950.
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    [1945?]
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  • Green's Ranch
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    A group of ranchers ropes a cow or a calf in a corral at a ranch, probably the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. One man kneels over the cow in the left foreground, where three other men stand watching. Another man is...
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    Hereford cattle--1940-1950.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
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    [1940?]
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  • Green's Ranch
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    Ranchers bind a calf in a corral at (probably) the Green Ranch, northeast of Blackhawk (Gilpin County), Colorado. A cowboy on horseback holds a lariat taut to the calf's neck. Hereford cows and calves are along a pole fence, other corrals and pens.
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    Hereford cattle--1940-1950.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
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    [1940?]
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  • Iron Bound, At a deserted mine above Mammoth Gulch
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    An early-day mine bucket made from an old whiskey barrel leans on one edge in front of a log cabin near Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. The bucket is from an old mine above Pile Hill near Apex. Photographer titled the image "Iron Bound."
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    Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pile Hill (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Pails--1940-1950.; Prospecting equipment & supplies--1940-1950.
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    [1948?]
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  • Man smoking a cigar with dog
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    View of a gnarled tree stump in Stump Flats near Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado; strato cumulus clouds dot the sky.
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    Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
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    [1945?]
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  • Mountain City
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    Two main dirt roads run through Mountain City on the outskirts of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Houses and buildings stand in clusters along the roads and on a hill in the right midground. Piles of tailings from the area's numerous...
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    Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
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    [between 1947 and 1948?]
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  • Stone Cabin, Jenny Lind Gulch
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    An unidentified man leans over, possibly to tie his shoe, in front of stone cabin in the foreground in this view near Jenny Lind Gulch, a tributary of South Boulder Creek near Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Pine trees line the rolling hills...
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    Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Canyons--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
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    [1948?]
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  • Apex, Colo. 1948
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    A stone wall with log posts stands in front of a two-story, log house in Apex, a small mining district northwest of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Tall pine trees stand on both sides of the house. A log lies on the ground in the...
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    Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Stone walls--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
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    [1948?]
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  • Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
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    A rancher on horseback ropes a calf in a corral, probably at the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. A herd of Herefords, including several calves, stands in the background near the log fence of the corral. Tall trees...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
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    [1940?]
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  • Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
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    A rancher on horseback leans to one side as he ropes a calf in a corral at a ranch, probably the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. A herd of Herefords stands along the log fence of the corral. Another herd stands in an...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
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    [1940?]
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  • Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
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    A rancher on horseback twirls a lasso in the air as he ropes a Hereford calf in a corral, probably at the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. Another rancher walks toward the roped calf. Tall trees stand outside of the...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
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    [1940?]
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  • Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
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    A group of Hereford cows runs away from two ranchers on horseback twirling lassos in the air to rope the cows. The herd is in a corral, probably at the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. Tall pine trees stand outside of...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Horseback...
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    [1940?]
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  • Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
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    A young boy works to hold down a calf in a corral at a ranch, probably the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. A small group of ranchers sits on the ground in the corral behind the young boy. A herd of Herefords stands...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
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    [1940?]
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  • Victory Sign
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    The trunk of a tree, possibly a Limber Pine, splits in two to form a V-shape on a ridge at timberline near Pile Hill west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional pine trees stand in the foreground and background. Large clouds are in the sky....
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    Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Timberline--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Tree trunks--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clouds--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
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    [1941?]
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  • Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
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    corral. Several pieces of wood lie scattered on the dirt ground in the corral and among the trees in the background.; Two ranchers and a young boy hold a calf down as a third rancher brands it with a long branding iron in a corral, probably at the...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle branding--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
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    [1940?]
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  • Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
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    A rancher on horseback holds a rope attached to a calf in a corral, probably at the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. Two ranchers and a young boy hold the roped calf down to inspect it. Another rancher walks toward the...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
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    [1940?]
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  • Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
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    A rancher on horseback twirls a lasso in the air as he ropes a calf in a corral, probably at the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. A herd of Herefords, including several calves, stands near the log fence of the corral....
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Roping--1940-1950.
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    [1940?]
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  • Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
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    A group of ranchers holds two calves down to inspect them in a corral, probably at the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. A young boy lies on his side holding the hind legs of a calf. One rancher stands apart from the...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.
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    [1940?]
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  • Branding at Green's Roundup 1940
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    Two ranchers on horseback rope a calf in a corral, probably at the Green Ranch northeast of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. A third rancher walks toward the roped calf. A Hereford cow watches from the right foreground. Tall trees stand...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cattle--Colorado--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1940-1950.; Horseback...
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    [1940?]
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  • Timberline Tree "Timberline Majesty"
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    The trunk of a tree, possibly a Limber Pine, splits in two to form a V-shape on a ridge at timberline near Pile Hill west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional pine trees stand in the foreground and background. Large clouds are in the sky....
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    Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Timberline--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Clouds--1940-1950.
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    [1941?]
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  • Jenny Lind Gulch near Apex 1948
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    An unidentified man leans over, possibly to tie his shoe, in front of a stone cabin in the foreground on a hill near Jenny Lind Gulch, a tributary of South Boulder Creek near Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Pine trees line the rolling hills...
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    Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cabins--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Hills--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
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    [1948?]
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  • Timberline "Lyre" 1941
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    An irregularly shaped tree stump, possibly a Limber Pine, stands in the foreground in Stump Flats west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "The Lyre." Additional stumps are in the background.
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    Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
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    [1941?]
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  • Timberline "Lyre" 1941
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    An irregularly shaped tree stump, possibly a Limber Pine, stands in the foreground in Stump Flats west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado. Photographer titled the image "The Lyre." Additional stumps are in the background.
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    Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1940-1950.
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    [1941?]
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  • Gregory Gulch 1947
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    Mines and piles of mine tailings dot the hillsides surrounding Gregory Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. The gulch is named after John H. Gregory, who first discovered gold in Colorado in 1859. A dirt road intersects two wider dirt roads that run...
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    Mountain roads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Tailings (Metallurgy)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin...
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    [1947?]
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  • D&RGW 550 on 4 units, eastbound
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    View of the "Exposition Flyer," a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger train pulled by locomotive #550, near the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County, Colorado. Snow-covered mountains are in the distance.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Exposition Flyer (Express train)--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.
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    [between 1944 and 1949?]
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  • Rollinsville area
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    View of a ranch near Rollinsville (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows a barn, stable and corrals. Horses, a car and jeep are near the stable. Horses, probably from the Roundup Riders of the Rockies, and a truck are in the corral. A man is in the back...
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    Roundup Riders of the Rockies (Colo.)--People--1940-1950.; Trail riding--Colorado--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Barns--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Horses--Colorado--Gilpin...
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    1949 July
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  • California Zephyr, Moffat Tunnel
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    View of the California Zephyr on Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks at the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows passenger observations cars, tracks, a signal shack and mountains.
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; California Zephyr (Express train)--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad observation cars--American--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.;...
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    [between 1940 and 1950?]
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  • Branding Scenes
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    A rancher, possibly George Green, rides a white horse and twirls a lasso in the air as he goes to rope a calf in a corral at a ranch in Gilpin County, Colorado. Another rope is already attached to the calf. A herd of Herefords stands along the...
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    Hereford cattle--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cattle ranches--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Corrals--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Cowboys--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gilpin...
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    [1940?]
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  • Gregory Gulch 1947
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    Mines and piles of mine tailings dot the hillsides surrounding Gregory Gulch in Gilpin County, Colorado. The gulch is named after John H. Gregory, who first discovered gold in Colorado in 1859. A dirt road intersects two wider dirt roads that run...
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    Mountain roads--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Canyons--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Stone...
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    [1947?]
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  • California Zephyr
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    View of a California Zephyr train on Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad tracks at the east portal of the Moffat Tunnel in Gilpin County, Colorado. Passenger observation cars read: "Silver Bronco," "D.& R.G.W." and "C.B.& O." "Moffat Tunnel,...
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Railroad tunnels--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Moffat Tunnel (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad observation cars--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.;...
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    [1949?]
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  • Mill above Black Hawk, Colo.
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    View of an unidentified mill and mine operation with a conveyor, tailings, and retaining wall in Gilpin County, Colorado. A small bridge extends over the creek.
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    Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Conveying systems--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.
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    1940
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  • Powder House Russel Gulch above Central City, Colo.
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    View of an abandoned explosive store on Russel Gulch near Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Barbed wire is strung around the building.
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    Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Explosives--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Storage facilities--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.
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    August 18, 1940
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  • Minnesota Mine, 1 man drilling
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    A miner works in the Minnesota Mine in Gilpin County, Colorado. He holds a drill and works near metal framework. He wears a helmet and work clothes.
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    Gilpin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Minnesota Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Boring--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Interiors--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin...
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    [1940-1950?]

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