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- Utes building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) women drag wooden tepee poles toward a pile of rolled canvas at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Trees and bushes dot the grassy landscape. The women are probably in Colorado Springs to attend the Shan Kive...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Utes Building the Tepee
- Native American (Ute) women and girls stand, sit, and crouch near piles of tepee poles and canvas at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. One girl wears a hat. A group of trees stands nearby. They are probably in Colorado Springs to attend...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Utes building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) women arrange wooden tepee poles at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Men sit and stand on a rock formation in the distance. They are probably in Colorado Springs to attend the Shan Kive (Colorado Springs Carnival).
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Utes Building the tepee
- Native American (Ute) men and women stand near a pile of wooden tepee poles at Garden of the Gods, El Paso County, Colorado. Men wear hats. A group of men stand and sit on a rock formation in the distance. They are probably in Colorado Springs to...
- Indians of North America--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Tipis--Colorado--El Paso County--1910-1920.
- 1913 September 1
- Display of baskets Papago- Pima baskets
- Close up view of Native American (Papago and Pima) baskets and Navajo blankets. The woven baskets have Yei, woman, lightning, and rolling log designs. The fringed blankets have rolling log and lightning designs.
- Indians of North America--Arts & crafts--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--Arts & crafts--1910-1920.; Navajo textile fabrics--1910-1920.; Pima baskets--1910-1920.; Pima Indians--Arts & crafts--1910-1920.; Tohono O'Odham Indians--Arts &...
- 1912
- Navaho "We argued about it"
- Native American (Navajo) men and a photographer stand on a rocky desert landscape. The Native American men wear headbands. One wears a hat.
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--1900-1910.; Cameras--1900-1910.; Photographers--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Harry was no more persuasive with Son of Medicine Man.
- Native American (Navajo) man, Son of Medicine Man, stands near a white man with a camera near Shiprock, New Mexico. The Native American man wears a squash blossom necklace and a cloth headband. Harry has on a hat.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Men--Arizona--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Cameras--Arizona--1900-1910.; Conversation--Arizona--1900-1910.; Photographers--Arizona--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Navaho about to shoot a steer for beef.
- Native American (Navajo) man, on horseback, rides close to a steer near Shiprock, New Mexico. The man wears a hat. A rocky desert landscape covers a hill that stands nearby.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Cattle--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Cowboys--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Navaho dressing the beef.
- Native American (Navajo) men and a white woman stand around a dead steer near Shiprock, New Mexico. One man holds an ax. Men wear beaded necklaces and headbands or hats. The woman wears a skirt and blouse.
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indians--Subsistence activities--New Mexico--1900-1910.; Navajo Indian Reservation--1900-1910.; Slaughtering--New Mexico--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Pictographs
- Close-up view of Native American (Anasazi) petroglyphs at Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Holes for vigas are near the petroglyphs that depict spiral and linear shapes.
- Indians of North America--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Pueblo Indians--Antiquities & archaeological sites--New Mexico--1910-1920.; Bandelier National Monument (N.M.)--1910-1920.; Archaeological sites--New...
- 1915
- Fairfax A. Morrell
- A portrait of Fairfax A. Morrell. He wears a suit, white shirt and bow tie.
- Morrell, Fairfax A.; Men--1850-1870.
- [between 1854 and 1865]
- Post office
- Interior view of the post office in Carson, Colorado; shows rectangular bay openings, an interior wall of vertical battens, name Alvin Colville written above the wall, and an inverted saw-horse hanging partly out of the front window; opposite wall...
- Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Interiors.; Post offices--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
- 1950
- Groceries and provisions store
- View of a storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The wood false front building has "Groceries and Provisions" written the width of the building above the door. The front door is recessed and "Chas. W. Pollard,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Window displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Barrett, George.; Strouse, Sam.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Mat making
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman boils reeds for mats in a pot suspended over a fire on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. A bowl of wood shavings is on the ground nearby.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mat industry--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Weaving
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman finger weaves on a loom on the reservation near Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Weaving--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Mat making
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman holds a bundle of reeds over a pot suspended over a fire on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. A bowl of wood shavings and another bundle of reeds are on the ground nearby.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mat industry--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Mat making
- A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) woman weaves a straw mat at a suspended loom on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas.
- Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mat industry--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian...
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Members of a lodge
- Men and women, members of a fraternal lodge, pose on the steps of a brick building in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Women wear high-collared dresses, men wear suits with ties or bow ties and hold hats. A child is also present. The...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Men--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.; Women--Colorado--Georgetown--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Gen. Hays questions captured German general
- General George P. Hays (left) questions Lt. General Hildebrandt of the Marco Polo Division of the German Army at Tenth Mountain Division headquarters on Lake Garda, Italy, May 1945. They sit in Gen. Hays' office; four soldiers look on, including...
- Military officers--1940-1950.; Hays, George J.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- May 1945
- Field artillery observation crew
- Group portrait of eleven members of the field artillery observation crew attached to the Tenth Mountain Division in front of a plane at an airfield in Italy.
- Artillery (Troops)--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Soldiers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [1945]
- Gen. Hays on horseback at Zirroco, Italy
- General George P. Hays poses on horseback on the lawn in front of the Tenth Mountain Division Headquarters, Zirocco, Italy, wearing a helmet, the 10th Mountain Division Patch and a holding a riding crop.
- Military officers--American--Italy--1940-1950.; Hays, George P.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- June 27, 1945
- Village of Gaggio-Montano, Italy
- View of Gaggio-Montano, Italy, on the south east slopes of Monte Belvedere, which was a target during the Tenth Mountain Division's battle for Belvedere. Shows the town's major landmark, a rock formation with a chapel on top, and a church with a...
- Gaggio Montano (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [February 1945]
- Goliath
- View of a gnarled tree stump at Stump Flats west of Apex in Gilpin County, Colorado; cumulus clouds dot the sky.
- Limber pine--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Apex (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pile Hill (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Clouds--1930-1950.; Forest fires--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.; Tree stumps--Colorado--Apex--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Spirit o' the Storm
- A large pine tree, possibly a Bristlecone Pine, stands in the foreground with its branches growing toward one side near Rollins Pass in Gilpin County, Colorado. Additional pine trees stand in the background along the hill. Photographer titled the...
- Bristlecone pine--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Pines--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1950.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Garfield school
- Architectural drawing of the foundation plan for Longfellow School at 13th (Thirteenth) and Welton Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver Public Schools--1880-1890.; Longfellow School (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Trinity Methodist Church
- Architectural drawing of Trinity Methodist Church on 18th (Eighteenth) Avenue in Denver, Colorado.
- Methodist churches--1880-1890.; Trinity Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1887 August 3
- Burning the obsolete horse cars
- Workers dismantle the chassis and wheels from several old Denver Tramway Company cars in Denver, Colorado. Smoke drifts off a pile of debris.
- Denver Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Horse-drawn vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Laborers--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Street...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Unid. 2 men
- Two men (possibly Ben Simon and Billy Green) pose in front of an open door, probably in Denver, Colorado. Both men smoke cigars.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Smoking--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Probably Mary Elitch Long
- A woman stands with a pony at a park, probably in Denver, Colorado. She wears a hat and a dress with lace trim.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Ponies--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Hoehne, Colorado
- Two men and a boy stand near a store in the agricultural village of Hoehne, Las Animas County, Colorado. The boy wears a pair of overalls and a broad brimmed hat and the men wear suit jackets and hats. A horse and carriage is hitched to a nearby...
- Hoehne (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.; Feed stores--Colorado--Hoehne--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1911?]
- View of wreck from Henry Becker's front door
- View of the remnants of an unidentified mining complex after an explosion on a Sunday morning, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Explosions--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Smuggler Mine, Aspen, Colo.
- Miners pose near the shafthouse of the Smuggler Mine near Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Aspen (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Summitville, Colo.
- View shows Summitville (Rio Grande County), Colorado, South Mountain, and mines. Hand written notes on front of image point to: "Iowa (mine), Winchester (mine), Annie open cut (mine), French (mine), Chandler (mine), Mill, Gauge boarding house,...
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Summitville--1930-1940.; South Mountain (Rio Grande County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Summitville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Summitville--1930-1940.
- September, 1935
- Doc. Richards in the Chalmers
- Doc. Richards poses in an automobile, probably in a coal mining town, in Colorado. A nearby sign reads: "Finest Lumber [...]".
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--1920-1930.; Richards, Doc.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Red Ash
- View of an ore chute and tramway at the Red Ash Mine near Louisville (Boulder County), Colorado.
- Tipples--Colorado--Louisville--1910-1920.; Louisville (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Red Ash Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Louisville--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Louisville--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- Mile High
- View of the head frame and ore chute of the Mile Hi Mine, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mile Hi Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Louisville Colo
- View of the head frame, shafthouse, and power house of the Acme Mine near Louisville (Boulder County), Colorado. The roof of a building reads: "The Northern C&C Co. and Acme Mine".
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Louisville--1930-1940.; Acme Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Louisville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Coal mining--Colorado--Louisville--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Louisville--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940]
- Matchless
- View of the head frame and power house of the Matchless Mine in Boulder County, Colorado. A miner sits by a pile of lumber nearby.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1930.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Matchless Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1920-1930.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Boulder...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Ski training: lesson in ski techniques at Camp Hale, Colorado
- Still from the Warner Brothers film: "The Fighting Mountaineers." Fifteen Tenth Mountain Division skitroopers stand at the bottom of a small hill watching as a skier practices what appears to be the side step. According to the caption this is a...
- Ski troops--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Skiing--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Colorado--Camp Hale--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; Fighting Mountaineers (Motion picture)
- [1943-1944]
- Amos in the Colorado mines
- Two miners, one identified as Amos, pose with a dog near the Ridge mine, Colorado.
- Dogs--Colorado--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--1900-1910.; Amos, miner.
- June, 1901
- Colorado mining
- View of surface structures at an unidentified mine owned by Orizaba Mines Company, Grand County, Colorado. Hand written on buildings in the image: "Eat, Fuel room, Boiler and compressor, bunk house, and wider (?)."
- Orizaba Mines Company (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.
- 1921?
- Bird's eye view camp, looking south
- View looking south and down on surface structures at an unidentified mine owned by Orizaba Mines Company, Grand County, Colorado.
- Orizaba Mines Company (Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.
- 1921?
- Blacksmith shop
- View of the blacksmith shop and the mess hall at an unidentified mine owned by Orizaba Mines Company, Grand County, Colorado. Skis, a sled, and chickens are outside the mess hall.
- Orizaba Mines Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Forge shops--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Mess halls--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.;...
- 1921?
- Engine and compressor, 35 H. P.
- Interior view shows a side crank engine used to power the equipment at an unidentified mine owned by Orizaba Mines Company, Grand County, Colorado.
- Orizaba Mines Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Air compressors--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.;...
- 1921?
- Boiler
- Interior view shows a boiler used to power a side crank engine to run power mining equipment at an unidentified mine owned by Orizaba Mines Company, Grand County, Colorado.
- Orizaba Mines Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Boilers--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Interiors--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.;...
- 1921?
- Camp looking north from tunnel
- View looking north from a tunnel shows surface structures at an unidentified mine owned by Orizaba Mines Company, Grand County, Colorado.
- Orizaba Mines Company (Colo.)--Facilities--1920-1930.; Grand County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Grand County--1920-1930.
- 1921?
- Mrs. Hazel (Rhoads) Gates with Gates' employees' children
- Gates' employees' children pose for a photo with Mrs. Hazel (Rhoads) Gates. Hazel is on the right and holds a baby. This may have been a party for employees' children.
- Gates Rubber Company--People.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Infants--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- A "Stork" Party at Gates
- Members of the Gates and Rhoads family gather for a "stork" party at the Gates'. Front row of table: John Gates, second from left; Mrs. Addie Rhoads, fifth from right (holding a Gates or Rhoads child); and possibly Mrs. Sadie Rhoads, second from...
- Showers (Parties)--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Sade.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Special event for Gates Rubber Company employees
- Gates Rubber Company employees pose for a photo at a formal dinner party. Women are dressed in formal dresses and the men wear tuxedos. Harriet Rhoads is seated at the head of the center table.
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1910-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Dinner parties--Colorado--1910-1940.; Rhoads, Harriet.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]
- Group photo at a Gates Rubber Company employee party
- A large group of Gates Rubber Company employees at a formal dinner. Addie Mellon and Harry F. Rhoads (Harry M. Rhoads' parents) are seated in the center, Charles C. and Hazel Rhoads Gates stand directly behind the Rhoads. The room is decorated with...
- Gates Rubber Company--People--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1940.; Dinner parties--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.; Gates, Charles Cassius, 1877-1961.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Addie Mellon.; Rhoads, Harry Fisher.
- [between 1910 and 1940?]