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- St. Elmo excursionists at the La Veta Hotel, Gunnison
- A crowd of people and horse-drawn carriages are outside the four-story brick and stone Victorian La Veta Hotel at 219 South Boulevard in Gunnison (Gunnison County), Colorado. The hotel has stone lintels, a mansard roof with a widow's walk, a...
- La Veta Hotel (Gunnison, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Gunnison--1880-1890.
- 1885 September 6
- Public School, 5th St. between Rood & White
- A class poses in front of a public school on 5th Street, between Rood and White, in Grand Junction (Mesa County), Colorado. Shows boys and girls of various ages with their teachers. Some boys are barefoot, one holds a baseball bat, some hold hats.
- Grand Junction (Colo.)--1880-1890.; School children--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Grand Junction--1880-1890.
- [between 1888 and 1889]
- Three of a kind
- Photographer's assistants pose by Solas printing frames; they are identified as: "Chamberlain, Ferguson, and Hassell."
- Photographic assistants--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photographic apparatus & supplies--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Alfred Brisbois
- Studio portrait of Alfred Brisbois, a photographer in Leadville (Lake County) Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Photographers--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Brisbois, Alfred.
- 1888
- Arrival of the stage, Crippe [sic] Creek, Colo.
- View of Bennett Avenue, the Hundley Stage, and the Palace Hotel, in, Cripple Creek, Colorado. Men stand by signs: "Postal Telegraph Office," "C.T. & T. Co. Coal Office" (Colorado Trading & Transfer), "Midland Terminal Ry. Freight & Ticket Office,"...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Palace Hotel (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [1894 or 1895]
- Bennett Ave. after the fire
- Large group of men and on-lookers view destruction, debris and remains of two-story brick wall on Bennett Avenue caused by second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; mule-drawn wagon loaded with wooden barrels is parked along edge of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- City Jail, Crippe [sic] Creek fire
- Remains of city jail demolished by first fire, April 25, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; debris includes twisted corrugated tin metal, cage doors and cell block; one brick wall remains; buildings in commercial business district are in the background.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Jails--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- In D. & R. G. pass. dept. office, Equitable Bldg. Denver, Sect. to Gen. Pass. & ticket agent, Frank A. Wadleigh
- Photographer's self portrait in the Denver and Rio Grande Passenger Department Office, Equitable Building, Denver, Colorado, shows Beam, in his official position as Secretary to the General Passenger and Ticket Agent, at his desk with typewriter...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Offices--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Typewriters--1910-1920.; Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935.
- July 1910
- Ouray County, Revenue Mine
- A pack train and a team of horses with a wagon of supplies ready to head to the mines from a supply store at the Revenue Mine, Ouray County, Colorado. The ore processing facilities show across a creek.
- Colorado--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--1910-1920.; Horse teams--Colorado--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--1910-1920.; Packtrains--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [1912]
- Thompson's dairy, near Silverton
- View of Thompson's Dairy, near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado, showing the domes of City Hall and the San Juan County Courthouse along Green Street with Sultan Mountain in the background. A man waits for the photographer in a two horse drawn...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sultan Mountain (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Narrow-gage railroads--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Entrance to Mesa Verde National Park
- Ralph Radnor Earle, a freelance motion picture photographer, stands with a woman outside their open-air Buick roadster at the entrance register of Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado. A butte shows in distance. The...
- Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1910-1920.; National parks & reserves--Colorado--1910-1920.; Photographers--Colorado--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--1910-1920.; Earle, Ralph Radnor.
- [1916]
- Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Weinberg Clothing Company building, 238 Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; signs read "The Weinberg Shoe and Clothing Co." and "Commercial Hotel".
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Weinberg Clothing Company (Cripple Creek, Colo.)
- [1895 or 1896]
- Memorial Day '1896, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of large crowd lining boardwalks on both sides of street watching Memorial Day parade, Cripple Creek, Colorado; several one-story wooden framed commercial buildings line the street; business signs include: "Burkhardt Bros. Meat Market,"...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Holidays--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- The Old Mining Exchange night session
- Interior view of Old Mining Stock Exchange, Cripple Creek, Colorado; large group of men wearing hats and overcoats have their backs to the camera with their hands raised to bid; night view due to illumination of lamps and camera exposure.
- Mineral industries--Finance--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stock exchanges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900]
- Cripple Creek - biog.
- Full-length studio portrait of young man in three-piece suit from Cripple Creek, Colorado; possibly J. W. Rich of 337 Golden Avenue; painted forest backdrop; man's hand rests on ornamental stone pedestal.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rich, J. W.
- May 1881?
- Donkey Derby, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- Distant view of Donkey Derby held near outskirts of Cripple Creek, Colorado; automobiles lined up behind wire fence; crowd of people around fence perimeters and behind festival stand or podium; view of town with church spire (St Peter's Catholic...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Donkeys--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.; Festivals--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1930-1940.
- 1933
- Donkey Derby, Cripple Creek, Colo.
- View of truck from El Paso Mine participating in Donkey Derby, Cripple Creek, Colorado; man with shotgun is seated atop roof of truck which is filled with hardrock ore samples; sign on truck states "New El Paso Mines Inc.-El Paso Mine", crowd of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Festivals--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Horse-drawn calliope, Cripple Creek
- View of horse-drawn calliope, Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; possibly sponsored by the Elks fraternal order; features two teams of horses pulling wagon with calliope and male musician aboard; several men are standing on boardwalk behind...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Calliopes--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1895
- D&RGRR Depot
- A locomotive stops on the tracks of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad by the eating house, water tank, Victorian depot at Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. Men and a little girl stand on the train platform; a man stands next to a horse-drawn...
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1890-1900.
- 1893 or 1894
- My horses and my hired men
- Two firemen, stand inside firehouse door of Central Fire Station, 340 block Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; each man places a yoke over a horse hitched to fire apparatus; men wear uniform and hat; horse on left is named Mandy and horse on...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1905]
- Scene at Cripple Creek
- Bird's eye view across snow-covered residential rooftops, Cripple Creek, Colorado; residences have gable and hipped roofs; Mount Pisgah is in background.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Residential streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.
- 1901 June 15
- Bennett Ave. Cripple Creek
- Row of attached one and two-story wooden frame flat-roof false front commercial businesses including the Globe Shoe & Clothing House, Polin Shoe & Clothing House, and N. O. Johnson & Sons Dry Goods, Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; stack of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Shoe stores--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek
- View of two-story wooden frame gable roof commerical buildings with boardwalk on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; men and single horse-drawn dump cart or coal cart are in foreground; scene includes Midland Terminal Railway ticket and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, first fire
- View of Bennett Avenue from Second (2nd) Street during April 29th, 1896 fire, Cripple Creek, Colorado; large crowd of men, women and children are gathered on boths sides of street's boardwalk; numerous horse- drawn wagons and carriages loaded with...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- The Row, Cripple Creek a part of town where everybody goes to see the elephant
- Row of one and two-story wooden frame "dance hall" or "saloon" buildings, Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this scene of the red- light district includes, Lola Livingston's house, Pearl Sevan's "Old Faithful," Ella Holden's "The Library," and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Crippe [sic] Creek the terrace on Bennett Ave.
- Street and terrace view of one and two-story, wooden frame and brick, flat-roof commercial buildings with false fronts on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes light snow on ground, man crossing street, horse-drawn wagons and...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Cripple Creek fire, early 1890's
- View of destruction caused by 1896 fire, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes remains of twisted sheet metal, ashes and burnt timbers, and former business and commercial district; canvas tents are scattered amidst fire debris; remaining...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Office of Palace Hotel, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of lobby area in Palace Hotel, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of men are seated around fireplace (not in view); area is divided by three turned wooden columns and two posts with connecting railings; room consists of a wall clock,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895?]
- Site of new J. H. Wolfe Hotel, Bennett Ave., Cripple Creek
- Wintertime on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado with rows of one and two-story flat-roof wooden frame commercial buildings with false fronts; the Palace Hotel in the foreground, a two-story flat-roof brick building with plain boxed cornice,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts-- Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Street scene, Cripple Creek
- Row of four attached one and two-story wooden frame buildings in the business district on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, the buildings have gable and flat-roofs, plain boxed cornice, falsefronts, double-sash windows with arch radiating voussoirs,...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895]
- Wild West Show rehearsal, Montreal
- A Native American group rehearses a dance for a performance in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Montreal, Canada. Several of the men hold round shields. A herd of horses is gathered in the right background. Several buildings are in the distance.
- Indians of North America--Dance--1880-1890.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1885?]
- Cripple Creek, Colorado probably before 1900
- View northwest towards Mount Pisgah with bird's eye distant view of Cripple Creek, Colorado in valley; a man stands between two sets of railroad tracks near a horsedrawn wagon (possibly Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad narrow gauge tracks), scene...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1893 and 1896]
- Hotel scene, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of Pullman Banking and Brokerage office within Portland Hotel, 204 East Warren, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of men wearing three-piece suits, overcoats and derby hats are seated around tables or standing; signs on the two-story...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Interiors.; Stock exchanges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1895
- 1st Nat. Bank, 20 yrs. ago, A. H. Hunt, cash, at window
- Interior view of the First National Bank, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, features coffered wood ceilings and an ornate, three-windowed tellers box and brass footrails under writing shelves. A. H. Hunt, the cashier is behind beaded...
- First National Bank (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Bank tellers--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Banking--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Banks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Nevada Avenue, Colorado Springs
- A landscaped median strip of trees and lawn divides Nevada Avenue Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Trees obscure houses flanking the dirt thoroughfare, a buggy is to one side and a canvas awning reads: "Groceries."
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Pike's Peak Ave., Colo. Springs
- View of Pike's Peak Avenue towards Antlers Hotel with Pike's Peak in background, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway tracks and trolleys, horse-drawn wagons and carriages; Elk Hotel, an unidentified restaurant.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1908 and 1910]
- 1st prize, the Rock Island float
- View of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific float, at the Flower (or Sunflower) Carnival parade, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Horses pull a replica of an engine and caboose; children ride, waving United States flags.
- Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railway Company.--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Parades &...
- [between 1893 and 1906]
- Sangre de Chisto [sic] Range from Silver Cliff
- Partial bird's eye view of Silver Cliff, Colorado and Sangre de Cristo Range, Rocky Mountains, background; wooden frame residences & buildings, church, board fences.
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1910-1920.; Silver Cliff (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1910-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Silver Cliff--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Fred C. Downs homestead, 2 miles west of Hayden, Colo.
- View across prairie towards Fred C. Down's homestead two miles west of Hayden (Routt County), Colorado; small wooden frame structure near edge of plowed field.
- Downs, Fred C.--Homes and haunts.; Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Farmhouses--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Grubbing and burning sagebrush on John Hick's homestead near Craig, Colo.
- Distant view of John Hick's homestead amidst sagebrush near Craig, Colorado; man & woman (in bonnet) clearing field of sage; small steep pitched wooden frame residence & outbuilding, background; burning uprooted sage.
- Hick, John--Homes and haunts.; Sagebrush--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- El Paso County Court House, Alamo Park, Colo. Spgs.
- View of El Paso County Courthouse, Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows a stone civic building with clock, bell tower, and cupola (designed by A. J. Smith / 1903). A portico covers the entry.
- Smith, A. J., Architect--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Courthouses--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1914]
- Hllbust [sic] homestead, west of Craig, Colo.
- Distant view of Hillebust homestead, west of Craig, Colorado; man plowing field with team of horses, woman walking barbed wire fence line; small residence with outhouse surrounded by sage & prairie, background.
- Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dwellings--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Plowing--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- James Kilpatrick's homestead, west of Craig, Colo.
- View across sagebrush and prairie towards James Kilpatrick's homestead, west of Craig, Colorado; man standing next to log cabin, horse- drawn wagon, three logs forming tripod or winch.
- Kilpatrick, James--Homes and haunts.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Prairies--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Broadmoor Casino and Lake
- View across the Broadmoor Lake of the Casino, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; shows the building on the dam with arched and round windows, cornices, columns, widows walks, and balustraded terraces.
- Broadmoor Hotel and Casino (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Casinos--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Colorado...
- [between 1895 and 1897?]
- Lower Cary Ranch, 8 miles west of Hayden, Colo.
- Distant view of Lower Cary Ranch (John Wilson Cary's relatives' homestead), 8 miles west of Hayden, Colorado; view across sage meadow to pastures with horses grazing in field; ranch buildings, residence & hay stacker, center left.
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Routt County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horses--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Meadows--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.; Ranches--Colorado--Routt County--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Moffat Road Terminal, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
- Exterior view of "Moffat Road" Denver & Salt Lake Railroad station, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; engine and passenger train parked at depot, "The Royal" horse-drawn wagon & others; Yampa River, foreground.
- Steamboat Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Yampa River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Steamboat Springs--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Craig, Colo.
- Distant view of Craig, Colorado; wooden frame residences & buildings, churches, school.
- Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- Sangre de Christo [sic] Range from DeWeese Reservoir
- View across De Weese Reservoir (Custer County) six miles north of Westcliffe, Colorado; also called DeWeese-Dye Reservoir; woman seated on rock by shore; wooden frame structure, background left; distant view of Sangre De Cristo Range, Rocky...
- Custer County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; De Weese Reservoir (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Sangre De Cristo Range (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Westcliffe (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mountains--Colorado--Custer County--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Custer County--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Staking out a homestead
- Two men about 30 feet apart hold a rope between them, probably near Craig, Colorado; early surveying for homestead boundaries, sage prairie.
- Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Homesteading--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Surveying--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1915]
- B. P. O Elks #309
- Members of B.P.O. Elks, # 309 in top hats and long coats pose by their Sunflower Carnival Parade float with white, plumed horses, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. The float is decorated with United States flags, flowers, pine trees, and...
- Elks (Fraternal order) Lodge No. 309 (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1893 and 1906?]