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  • Georgetown, Alpine Street
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    View west down Alpine Street (later 6th Street) Georgetown, Colorado. Dirt street lined with wood frame false front businesses and a few brick buildings. Horse-drawn wagons fill street in distance. Republican Mountain slope in background.
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
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    1875
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  • Denver
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    Rooftop view of commercial district, Denver, Colorado, shows brick two, three, and four story buildings and a few wood false fronts. A delivery wagon and carriage park along boardwalk. Signs include: "Confectionery," Denver Athenaeum," "C. T....
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    Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
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    [between 1864 and 1877]
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  • Snowy Range from Bellview Mtn. [graphic]
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    The right side of the panorama view from a rocky slope of Mount Bellview, Gunnison County, Colorado, looks over vast expanse of mountains with a snowy range in distance.
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    Bellview, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Mountains--Colorado Gunnison County--1890-1920.
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    [between 1890 and 1920]
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  • Swimmers in Natatorium at Glenwood Springs
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    Swimmers frolic in the Natatorium in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Two swimmers play with floating logs and ladders. The Stone Bath House and the Wooden Bath House are in the background.
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    Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bathhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Springs--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Swimming pools--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
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    June 19, 1898
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  • Cathedral Spires, Garden of the Gods
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    Close view of Cathedral Spires sandstone rock formation at Garden of the Gods, west of Colorado Springs, Colorado; path and brush in foreground.
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    Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--1880-1900.
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    [between 1886 and 1901]
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  • Ute Iron Springs, Manitou
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    View of the Ute Iron Spring pavilion/souvenir shop and Iron Spring Co. Office in Manitou, Colorado; horse-drawn carriage parked in front of pavilion; Iron Springs Hotel visible in center background.
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    Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Pavilions--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Resorts--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Iron Springs Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
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    [between 1886 and 1901]
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  • D. and R. G. Depot, Manitou
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    View of the Denver and Rio Grande Railway Depot in Manitou, Colorado; built in 1881.
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    Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company.
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    [between 1886 and 1901]
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  • State School of Mines
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    Collage of photoprints labeled: "State School of Mines, 1895," Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, includes views identified as: "engineering hall," "metallurgical models," "balance room," "library," "engine room," "electrical laboratory,"...
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    Golden (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Universities & colleges--Colorado--Golden--1890-1900.; Colorado School of Mines.
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    [between 1890 and 1900]
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  • Baby with snake
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    Two photographs show a small boy holds two snakes around his neck, probably in Colorado.
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    Boys--1890-1910.; Snakes--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910?]
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  • Chestnut Street from Harrison Avenue
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    View west on Chestnut Street, once considered the main street, in Leadville, Colorado; shows muddy street, horse drawn wagons and covered wagons, and pedestrians. Business signs include "Boot & Shoe Store," "St. James Restuarant," "Drugstore,"...
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    Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
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    [1879]
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  • Leadville or bust, Leadvill [sic] not busted
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    View from a wooded slope west across the Arkansas River Valley and Leadville, Colorado, to the Continental Divide. The town consists of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, false fronts and smelting and ore sampling works.
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    Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
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    [between 1877-1879]
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  • Office of W.H. Rose, Civil Engineer and Surveyor
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    View of the exterior of W.H. Rose's office, in Leadville, Colorado. Rose was a civil engineer and surveyor. The small front gabled structure with board and batten construction has a panel entry door with "92" on the jamb and a sash pane window....
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    Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Offices--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Rose, W. H.
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    [between 1879 and 1880]
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  • Mesa Verde Natl. Park supt. and ranger cabins
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    View across canyon to Mesa Verde National Park Service's superintendent and ranger gabled cabins and tent, Montezuma County, southwestern Colorado. A couple with a child pose in front of one of the cabins. An American flag flies on top of the mesa.
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    Mesa Verde National Park (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cabins--Colorado--1920-1930.; Canyons--Colorado--1920-1930.; Families--Colorado--1920-1930.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1930.
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    [between 1920 and 1930]
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  • Yule-Marble finishing mill
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    The Colorado-Yule Marble Company's finishing mill in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado under construction; lumber and company houses are nearby. Freight cars are on the tracks of the Crystal River & San Juan Railroad near the Crystal River. The...
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    Colorado Yule Marble Company--1900-1910.; Crystal River & San Juan Railroad Company--1900-1910.; Crystal River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Marble (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1900-1910.
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    [between 1906 and 1909?]
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  • Paonia, Colorado
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    One quarter of a panoramic view of Paonia, Colorado in Delta, County.
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    Paonia (Colo.)--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Paonia, Colorado
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    One quarter of a panoramic view of Paonia, Colorado in Delta County.
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    Paonia (Colo.)--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Paonia, Colorado
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    One quarter of a panoramic view of Paonia, Colorado in Delta County.
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    Paonia (Colo.)--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1900]
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  • Paonia, Colorado
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    One quarter of a panoramic view of Paonia, Colorado in Delta County.
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    Paonia (Colo.)--1890-1900.
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    [between 1890 and 1900]
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  • Ouray and the Amphitheater after a storm
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    Panorama view looks over Ouray, Ouray County, Colorado, towards Amphitheater.
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    Ouray (Colo.)--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920]
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  • Original homestead of Boyd White, built 1858
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    In Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, Boyd White poses with a dog outside his cabin; shovels and tools lean on the hewn log structure. Small image is of a frame house.
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    White, Boyd--Homes & haunts.; Wheat Ridge (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Houses--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--1870-1880.
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    [between 1870 and 1880]
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  • Beaver Station
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    View of Beaver Brook Station, on Beaver Brook (or Beaver Creek), Clear Creek Line, Colorado Central Railroad, Jefferson County, Colorado. Shows the two story depot, dance pavilion, wood water tank and coal shed. Several people stand on the depot...
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    Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1880.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1870-1880.;...
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    [between 1875 and 1878]
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  • Blackhawk
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    View northwest of Bates Hill as it descends to North Clear Creek in Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows processing mills that cover the creek to process ore from mines further up the gulch. Nathaniel Hill's Boston and Colorado Smelter with a...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1880.; North Clear Creek (Gilpin County-Jefferson County, Colo.)--1860-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1880.; Smelters--Colorado--Blackhawk.
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    [between 1862 and 1878]
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  • The canon descends at an average of a hundred and fifty feet per mile
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    View along Clear Creek, at Huntsman Bridge of the Clear Creek Line, Colorado Central Railroad, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the edge of wooden bridge built up on a stone block foundation.
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    Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.
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    [between 1871 and 1878]
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  • South Park ranch
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    View of Judge Costilla's (?) log house on his ranch on the South Park Line of the Colorado and Southern Railroad, Colorado. The long rectangular structure has a wood plank roof and a display of antlers and bones along the front of it. Outside a log...
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    Costilla, Judge--Homes & haunts.; Ranches--Colorado--1880-1890.
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    [between 1878 and 1881]
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  • Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado, looking south with Cheyenne Mountain in the distance
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    View south along Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows trees covering entrances of businesses and wagons parked on side. Sign on top of a brick two story building reads: "Basey's Ranches." Cheyenne Mountain is in the...
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
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    [between 1872 and 1880]
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  • View of snowy range from a point near Stirling City
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    View of a valley with dead trees, many cut down, and stack of logs, near Stirling City (Sterling City, Park County ? ), Colorado; mountains in distance.
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    Sterling City (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Forests--Colorado--Sterling City--1860-1880.; Logs--Colorado--Sterling City--1860-1880.
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    [between 1860 and 1880]
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  • Virginia Canon
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    View of Virginia Canyon, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows road beside a dry creek bed.
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    Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Virginia Canyon (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1880.; Roads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1860-1880.
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    [between 1860 and 1880]
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  • Bridge at Huntsman's
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    View of Huntsman Bridge, Clear Creek Line, Colorado Central Railroad, just west of Chimney Gulch, on Clear Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the edge of wooden railroad bridge built up on a stone block foundation and rocky canyon walls.
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    Colorado Central Railroad Company--1870-1880.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.; Streams--Colorado--Jefferson County--1870-1880.
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    [between 1871 and 1878]
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  • The famous railroad Loop, near Georgetown, Colorado, U.S. A.
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    A Colorado and Southern narrow gauge train makes its way east towards the Devil's Gate High Bridge of the Georgetown Loop in Clear Creek County, above Georgetown, Colorado. The railroad tracks winds its along Clear Creek and on slopes to make the...
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    Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.; Railroads--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1890-1900.
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    1894
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  • Colorado mining
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    View of two arrastras, large horizontal wheels, powered by water brought in by flumes, somewhere in early mining camp in Colorado. The wheels were possibly used for crushing ore or as a sluice box.
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    Mining--Colorado--1870-1880.
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    1876
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  • Denver
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    View along Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado, shows the busy business district with brick two story buildings and a few wood false fronts. Teams of oxen with yokes pull supply and delivery wagons. Signs on the Fillmore Block include: "Heywood...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Ox teams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
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    [between 1864 and 1878]
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  • Denver, Colorado
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    View along Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado, shows the business district with brick two story buildings and a few wood false fronts. Signs include: "Market," "Sands & Kline Dry Goods," "Hense & Gottesleben Jewelry Silverware," "Boots and Shoes,"...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1880.
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    [between 1864 and 1878]
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  • Eureka St., Central
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    View east down Eureka Street, Central City, Colorado, shows the Teller House on the right and the Register Block on the left. Several men stand on the boardwalk near a barbershop pole. Horse drawn wagons are on the muddy tracked street.
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    Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
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    [between 1875 and 1878]
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  • Golden Gate
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    View of entrance to Golden Gate Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows toll road leading to Black Hawk, Central City and Nevadaville.
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    Golden Gate Canyon (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--Jefferson County--1860-1880.; Toll roads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1860-1880.
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    [between 1860 and 1880]
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  • Grand Lake looking north
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    View along beach of Grand Lake (8,000 feet), Grand County, Colorado, includes a small basket on edge of water, a burro drinking and mountains in background.
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    Grand Lake (Colo. :Lake)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Grand Lake--1870-1880.
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    [between 1871 and 1878]
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  • Green Lake, looking west
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    View across Green Lake, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows a evergreen and mountain reflection, with a mountain slope in background.
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    Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Green Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.; Reflections--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
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    [between 1871 and 1878]
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  • Guy Hill view on road to Central City
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    A road to Central City, built up with stone and timber, zig-zags up Guy Hill, Jefferson County, Colorado.
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    Guy Hill (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Roads--Colorado--Jefferson County--1860-1880.
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    [between 1860 and 1880]
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  • Larimer Street
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    Rooftop view of Larimer Street, Denver, Colorado, shows a busy business district with brick, two and three story buildings and a few wood false fronts. Delivery wagons and carriages park along boardwalk. Signs include: "Market," "Frank Winfield...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
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    [between 1871 and 1878]
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  • Long's Peak from Lily Lake
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    View of Lily Lake, Larimer County, Colorado, includes the lake with water lilies and a reflection of Longs Peak and fluffy clouds.
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    Larimer County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lily Lake (Larimer County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Larimer County--1870-1880.; Reflections--Colorado--Larimer County--1870-1880.; Water...
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    [between 1871 and 1878]
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  • Lake St. Mary, looking west
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    View from a rock outcropping, Lake St. Mary, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows the lake water level low and mountains in distance.
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    Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Saint Marys Lake (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1870-1880.
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    [between 1871 and 1878]
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  • Mining shaft
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    View of mine windlass and log structures near Stirling City (Sterling City, Park County ? ), Colorado.
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    Sterling City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Log buildings--Colorado--Sterling City--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Sterling City--1870-1880.
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    [between 1876 and 1880]
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  • N. Tejon St. Col. Springs
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    View along a walkway, Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows trees, picket fences, and house roofs covered with snow.
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sidewalks--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1870-1880.
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    September 20, 1875
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  • Manitou House, Colorado Springs
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    Interior view of the Manitou House Hotel office, in Manitou Springs (El Paso County), Colorado; decor includes taxidermy mounted squirrels, a lynx, a beaver, birds, a rabbit, and deer. A Regulator clock, rifles, pistols, a safe, and a kerosene lamp...
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    Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotel front desk personnel--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Interiors--Colorado--Manitou...
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    1874 August 31
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  • Continental Divide from Tolland, Denver & Salt Lake Ry
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    View of the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains from Tolland, Colorado (reached via the Moffat Road); standard-gauge railroad tracks at left foreground; meadow at mid-ground; small buildings and trestle at distant center; tracks ascend...
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    Railroad tracks--Colorado--1910-1920.
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    [1915?]
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  • A day in Mammoth Gulch
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    Photomontage of scenes near Mammoth Gulch (Gilpin County), Colorado include: miners Holmes and Ripley, Echo Lake, prospectors on the Fremont Trail, and Judge Knaebel on horseback.
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    Jessie (Dog)--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Saint Bernard dog--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Snip (Horse)--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Gilpin County--1890-1900.;...
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    1899
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  • Camp of American City
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    Left side of panorama view of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Buildings include: Snug Harbor and Al Platte's cabins, Hotel Sweepstakes, and the American Mining Company office.
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    American Mining Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
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    [between 1895 and 1905]
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  • Camp of American City
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    Right side of Panorama view of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Buildings include: Louisiana cabin and the shafthouse of the Mascot Mine.
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    Mine buildings--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
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    [between 1895 and 1905]
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  • Harry Mellon Rhoads
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    Harry Mellon Rhoads looks at one of his photoprints while he drinks from a Coke bottle. He wears a hat, apron, shirt, vest and bow tie.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cameras--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Photojournalists--Colorado--Denver--1940-1960.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
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    [between 1940-1960]
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  • The Indian Pueblo of Santo Domingo, an Indian bridge across the Rio Grande
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    Native Americans pose on a 400 foot log bridge built across the Rio Grande River, near the Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico.
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    Indians of North America--New Mexico--Santo Domingo Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Santo Domingo Pueblo--1880-1890.; Tewa Indians--Structures--New Mexico--Santo Domingo Pueblo--1880-1890.; Rio Grande--1880-1890.; Santo Domingo...
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    [between 1880 and 1890?]
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  • The little darlings, Pueblo Tesuque Indian children
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    Unidentified Native American Tesuque Pueblo children pose along a timber fence, New Mexico.
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    Indians of North America--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1880-1890.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1880-1890.; Tewa Indians--Children--New Mexico--Tesuque Pueblo--1880-1890.; Tesuque Pueblo (N.M.)--1880-1890.
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    [between 1880 and 1890?]

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