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  • Western History Subject Index
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  • Fred Paiz
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    Four men pose in a corral probably on a ranch in Gulnare (Las Animas County), Colorado. Two of the men are on horseback, one in a checked cap and jacket is identified as Fred Paiz who aims a rifle, the other wears a cowboy hat and has a rifle on...
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    Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1910-1920.; Gulnare (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Horseback riding.; Paiz, Silfredo, 1904-1919--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Shooting--Colorado--Gulnare--Pictorial works.;...
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    [ca. 1918]
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  • Charles S. Stobie
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    Studio portrait of Charles S. Stobie, Indian scout and western artist. He kneels in front of a painted backdrop and artificial rock. He holds and aims a rifle. He wears a brimmed hat, a shirt, bandanna, and striped pants. He has a cartridge belt...
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    Artists--American.; Clothing & dress.; Military scouts.; Rifles.; Stobie, Charles S., 1845-1931.
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    [1869?]
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  • Duck shooting
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    Two men stand behind a duck blind probably in Michigan. One man aims his gun; the other crouches behind the blind. Ducks float on the water nearby.
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    Duck shooting--Michigan--1880-1900.; Ducks--Michigan--1880-1900.; Lakes & ponds--Michigan--1880-1900.
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    [between 1883 and 1900?]
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  • Hill house
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    A woman sits on the Hill house front porch and aims a box camera at a child, Palmer Lake, El Paso County, Colorado. The log cabin has shingle siding under the front gable, brick chimney, a covered porch with rocking chairs and an American flag.
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    Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Cameras--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.; Children--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.; Log cabins--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.; Photographers--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.
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    [between 1905 and 1915?]
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  • Dan McDade
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    Dan McDade, a miner, poses outdoors and aims a rifle near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
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    American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Shooting--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Snow--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Winter--Colorado--American...
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    [between 1895 and 1905]
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  • Ute Indians at play posing
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    Native American (Ute) men and a woman, Towee, and John (Jim) Taylor, aBlack man, pose outdoors, possibly at the old Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; five unidentified Ute men, one on horseback who aims a shotgun, surround Jim Taylor,...
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    Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Tableaux--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.;...
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    1894
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  • Soldier shooting abandoned horse, for meat
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    A soldier aims his Springfield breech-loading rifle at an emaciated horse in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. The U. S. Army ran out of provisions during the Native American campaigns and had to rely on horse meat for a short time.
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    Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Horses--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Shooting--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Soldiers--Dakota...
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    1876
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  • Perry Park
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    A woman aims a rifle in Perry Park (Douglas County), Colorado. She wears a white blouse and a long skirt.
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    Douglas County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Perry Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rifles--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.; Shooting--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.
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    1903
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  • Perry Park
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    A young boy, Doug Ellis, aims a pistol in Perry Park (Douglas County), Colorado. He wears a striped suit and a hat.
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    Douglas County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Perry Park (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.; Children playing with firearms--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1910.; Ellis,...
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    1903
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  • Placer mining American Gulch
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    View of American Gulch in Summit County, Colorado. The gulch eroded from hydraulic gold mine work; a flume and mill house owned by the Wapiti Mining Company are on the steep valley walls. A miner aims a jet of water, which runs through sluices and...
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    Tailings embankments--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.; Summit County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Summit County--1890-1900.;...
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Chief "Big Snake" Lookout Mt. Colo.
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    Chief Big Snake, a Native American (Oglala Sioux) man, poses near a tepee on Lookout Mountain, Jefferson County, Colorado, he aims a bow and arrow. He wears beaded moccasins, leggings, and a belt, a fringed breechcloth, a fringed and beaded shirt,...
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    Dakota Indians--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940.; Oglala Indians--Colorado--Jefferson County--1920-1940.; Jefferson County (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson...
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    [between 1920 and 1931]
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  • Man with rifle
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    A Native American (Sioux) man aims a rifle as another stands nearby during the 1973 AIM occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota. The man with the rifle looks through the scope. The rifle has a shoulder strap decorated with beads. One man wears...
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    American Indian Movement--1970-1980.; Dakota Indians--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--Wounded Knee--1970-1980.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--History--Indian occupation, 1973.; Wounded Knee (S.D.)--1970-1980.;...
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    1973 March 7
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  • Native American man
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    A Native American (Plains) man poses outdoors; he aims a rifle. The man wears beaded moccasins and leggings, a shirt, and fur pelts over his braids. A rocky desert landscape dotted with scrub bushes covers the area.
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    Indians of North America--Great Plains--1880-1910.; Great Plains--1880-1910.; Rifles--Great Plains--1880-1910.
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    [between 1880 and 1910?]
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  • Fire, Georgetown, Colorado
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    View of a fire near Georgetown, Colorado. Boys and a man look toward the fire or watch a man as he aims a fire hose and shoots a stream of water through pine trees which are silhouetted against dense smoke. Another lank hose lies in a tangled heap...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1970.
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    [between 1940-1970?]
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  • Cheyenne Indians
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    A group of Native American (Cheyenne) men pose outdoors. One man is on horseback and aims a rifle; another man holds a wooden staff. The men wear beaded leggings or pants, blankets, jackets, and wide-brimmed hats with feathers; one man wears a...
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    Cheyenne Indians--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Headdresses--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--1880-1910.
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    [between 1880 and 1910?]
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  • Ludlow strike Colorado National Guard
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    A member of the Colorado National Guard, called in to suppress the UMW strike against CF&I, aims an automatic rifle on a tripod, probably near Ludlow, Las Animas County, Colorado. Other guards stand nearby.
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    Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; Colorado. National Guard--Colorado--Ludlow--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Coal Strike, Colo., 1913-1914.; Ludlow (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machine...
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    [1913 or 1914]
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  • Standard Mine close to Lafayette.
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    A man aims an automatic rifle on a tripod near the Standard Mine, part of the UMW strike against RMFC, near Lafayette, Boulder County, Colorado. Another man stands in a nearby wooden shelter.
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    Rocky Mountain Fuel Company--Strikes--1910-1920.; United Mine Workers of America--Strikes--1910-1920.; Lafayette (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Standard Mine (Lafayette, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Machine guns--Colorado--Lafayette--1910-1920.; Miners'...
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    February 14, 1914
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  • Custer's last battle, unhorsed
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    Shows one of General Custer's Seventh Cavalrymen on the ground with his gun in hand and his horse next to him; a Native American Sioux man on horseback with rifle aims at the soldier, Little Bighorn Battlefield, June 26, 1876 Little Bighorn River,...
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    Dakota Indians--Montana--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--Montana--1870-1880.; Campaigns & battles--Montana--1870-1880.; Fighting--Montana--1870-1880.; Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
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    January 1892
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  • Pottawatomie [i. e. Potawatomi] Indian reservation, Jackson Co, Kans Bow & Arrow Contest
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    A Native American (Potawatomi, Prairie Band) man aims a bow and arrow in a contest on a reservation near Mayetta, Kansas. Two other men, one with a bow and arrow, look on.
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    Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians--People--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indians--Kansas--Mayetta--1930-1940.; Mayetta (Kan.)--1930-1940.; Potawatomi Indian Reservation (Kan.)--1930-1940.;...
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    1938 October 9
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  • Hydraulic mining Leadville
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    A miner stands in a ravine and aims a hydraulic nozzle or monitor as part of a placer mining operation near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
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    Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
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    [between 1880 and 1890]
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  • Miners
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    Miners pose on a mountain in Ouray County, Colorado. One man aims a rifle.
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    Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.; Rifles--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
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    [between 1920 and 1940]
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  • I spiled his aim
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    A Native American man on horseback aims a rifle at a man.
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    Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--1880-1890.
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    [between 1940 and 1960]
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  • American Gulch
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    A miner aims a nozzle or monitor as part of a placer mining operation in American Gulch, Summit County, Colorado. A Wapiti Mining Company building is nearby.
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    Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1900.
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    [between 1880 and 1900]
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  • One of General Custer's scouts surrounded by Indians
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    A scout for General Custer aims his rifle from behind his fallen horse as Native Americans on horseback surround him with guns and spears.
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    Combat--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Military scouts--1870-1880.
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    [between 1940 and 1970?]
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  • White men, women, and children dressed as Native Americans
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    White men, women, and children dressed as Native Americans pose outdoors for a pageant probably at the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs (El Paso County), Colorado. The men wear moccasins, leggings, blankets, and feather headdresses. The women...
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    Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Children--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Costumes--1910-1920.;...
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    [between 1910 and 1915?]
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  • Klieg light operator
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    Nighttime view of a man who aims a searchlight from the roof of the Denver Post headquarters in Denver, Colorado. Part of the Gas and Electric Building is in the background.
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    Denver Post--People--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Newspaper industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Searchlights--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.
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    [between 1920 and 1940?]
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  • Motor Bandit Chaser
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    Denver police officers pose in the Motor Bandit Chaser car at Civic Center Park in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The car, built by the Izett Auto Body Company, has a Cadillac body reinforced with bullet-proof armor plates. Spot...
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    Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--People--1920-1930.; Police vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Firearms--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
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    [1921 March]
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  • Denver's Auto Bandit Chaser
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    Denver police officers pose with Denver's Auto Bandit Chaser in Civic Center Park in the Civic Center Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The car is a Cadillac modified by the Izett Auto Body Company to include bullet-proof armor plate, a...
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    Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Police vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Civic Center (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
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    [1921 March]
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  • Bird in a gilded cage
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    Holding a parakeet on her finger, this female inmate at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, aims a kiss at its beak. A potted philodendron and toothbrush are on the interior sill; bars and screen block the window.
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Women--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
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    1959
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  • Johnny Baker
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    Johnny Baker, also known as the "Cowboy Kid" and "Marvelous Marksman," poses as he bends over backwards; his head rests on a cloth on the ground and he aims a rifle. He is part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A man stands near him who wears a...
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    Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show--People--1890-1900.; Sharpshooting--1890-1900.; Wild west shows--1890-1900.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.
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    [between 1899 and 1900]
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  • Buffalo Bill
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    Studio portrait of Buffalo Bill, possibly as a young scout, he poses with an unidentified man. They both wear buckskin outfits and cowboy hats, and hold rifles. Buffalo Bill points his finger while the other man aims his rifle at an unseen target....
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    Clothing & dress--1860-1880.; Military scouts--1860-1880.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.
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    [between 1860 and 1876]
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  • Laying the rails of U.P.R.R. - two miles a-day
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    Construction workers lay rail over railroad ties on the Union Pacific Railroad in probably Lincoln County, Nebraska. Shows a supply wagon, men in work clothes and felt hats, and members of the Union Pacific excursion to the 100th meridian, in...
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    Union Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Lincoln County (Neb.)--1860-1870.; Railroad construction workers--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Railroad construction--Nebraska--Lincoln County--1860-1870.; Railroad travel--Nebraska--Lincoln...
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    1866 October
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  • The last arrow
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    A Native American man aims a bow and arrow; he wears beaded leggings, a loincloth, fur tassels, an earring, and a single feather.
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    Indians of North America--1900-1920.; Shooting--1900-1920.; Warriors--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.
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    [between 1908 and 1913]
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  • Cunningham Gulch, Tail to the North Star Mine
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    A view of the trail to the North Star Mine in Cunningham Gulch in the San Juan Mountains in San Juan County, Colorado. A man with a horse crouches on a ledge on a steep cliff and aims a rifle.
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    Cunningham Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cliffs--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Hunting--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.;...
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    [1871?]
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  • A beef issue in the Indian territory
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    A Native American man on horseback aims a pistol at a bull on a grassy plain. The man has braids and wears an ammunition belt over a shirt and pants. Men beside a covered wagon use knives to butcher a dead bull. Shows a fence and a building in the...
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    Indians of North America--Subsistence activities--1890-1900.; Beef cattle--1890-1900.; Covered wagons--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Shooting--1890-1900.
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    1890 January 4
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  • Takes a woman to aim
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    A woman in a long skirt and a blouse aims a rifle at an American buffalo. A man on horseback with a wide brimmed hat, restrains the buffalo with a rope. Men and a woman stand nearby. Shows a covered wagon and tents at a camp.
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    Bison hunting--1860-1880.; Cowboys--1870-1880.; Horseback riding--1870-1880.; Roping--1870-1880.; Women--1870-1880.
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    [between 1860 and 1880?]
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  • Johnny Baker
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    Johnny Baker kneels on the ground, aims a rifle and poses beside his horse. The young man, known as the "Little Johnny Baker, the Cowboy Kid," in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, wears a cowboy hat, a buckskin shirt with fringe, chaps, and beaded...
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    Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Horses--1890-1900.; Rifles--1890-1900.; Shooting--1890-1900.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Johnny Baker
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    Johnny Baker aims a rifle and poses on horseback. The young man, known as the "Cowboy Kid" in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, wears a buckskin shirt with fringe, chaps, a cowboy hat, beaded gauntlets, and poses with a lariat tied to his saddle.
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    Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Cowboys--1890-1900.; Entertainers--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Rifles--1890-1900.; Shooting--1890-1900.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.
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    [between 1890 and 1900?]
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  • Colorado Penitentiary break of 1947 Joe Colgan
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    Joe Colgan aims the hand-built shotgun used in the 1947 escape from the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado. He wears a jacket, plaid muffler, guard cap, spectacles, and has a cigarette in his mouth. Framed pictures and drapes are on the...
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Firearms--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Prison escapes--Colorado--Canon City--1940-1950.; Colgan, Joseph.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
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    1948
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  • Filipe
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    Filipe, a Native American man on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana, kneels on a striped blanket in front of a teepee on the reservation. He kneels on his left knee and aims a rifle into the distance. He wears a tall, feather...
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    Salish Indians--1900-1910.; Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--Montana--1900- 1910.; Tipis--Montana--1900-1910.
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    [1900?]
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  • Billboard for General Electric refrigerators and Public Service Company of Colorado
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    View of a billboard located in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame is in an Art-Deco style with stylized newel posts on either side, molding and a cornice mounted on the top that reads: "Public Service Company of Colorado." A small plaque...
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    Alden Sign Co.--Products--1930-1940.; General Electric Company--Public relations--1930-1940.; Public Service Company of Colorado--Public relations--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Billboards.; Public utility companies.; Refrigerator...
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    [between 1930 and 1940?]
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  • Dedication of the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
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    In Boulder, Colorado, arrangements of chrysanthemums flank the dais at this dedication ceremony at the University of Colorado at Boulder, with American and Colorado flags. An emblem reads: "University of Colorado;" has greek lettering, and depicts...
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    University of Colorado (Boulder campus)--1960-1970.; Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Building dedications--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.
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    1965
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 26, 1912 June 29
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    Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1912 June 29
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 4, 1910 January 22
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    Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1910 January 22
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  • East Denver High School: 1915
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    1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
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    1915
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  • East Denver High School Annual: 1909
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    1909 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
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    1909
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  • Annual: East Denver High School, 1917
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    1917 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
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    East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
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    1917
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  • 1865-1959, Zion Baptist Church, precentennial booklet.
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    Pre-Centennial booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a history of the church, photographs of different members of the congregations from various years, different clubs, committees, and organizations...
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    Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
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    1959
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  • 1878 Denver High School Commencement Program
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    Program for the second Graduation of the Denver High School in 1878.
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    Miles, Emily Hannah, 1860-1918.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
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    1878

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