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- (Cripple Creek District) Independence Station (after destruction by strikers) wrecked platform where 14 men were killed.
- The railroad station in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is in ruins after being destroyed by strikers; fourteen men were killed on the platform. Doors are off their hinges, all glass in windows and doors has been broken out, torn shingles...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Railroad strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- (New) Cardinal - 1942
- View of (New) Cardinal, Boulder County, Colorado showing tall grass and flowers growing in a field in front of a small wooden house; wagon wheels partially hidden by the grass; trees behind the house in the field.
- (New) Cardinal (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1942
- 1 very old swimming pool, 2 bath house, 3 office
- A view of the springs in Sulphur Hot Springs, Colorado, includes the natural steaming swimming pool, a stone bath house, a wood building, a log cabin, a wood bridge, a tent, and a rail fence surrounding the area. Three men are near the fence; one...
- Hot Sulphur Springs (Colo.)--1860-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1860-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1860-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Hot Sulphur Springs--1860-1920.
- [between 1860 and 1912?]
- 1997 Junior Livestock Auction Hall of Education
- A large audience watches the 1997 Junior Livestock Auction in the Hall of Education at the National Western Stock Show, 4655 Humboldt Street in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, Denver Colorado. The prize winning steer is in the ring accompanied by...
- National Western Stock Show--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Elyria-Swansea (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Livestock auctions.; Livestock shows.; National Western Stock Show--Pictorial works.; Auctions--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.;...
- 1997
- 1st Festival of Mountain & Plain
- Native American (Ute) men and women ride on horseback in a parade as part of the first Festival of Mountain and Plain in Denver, Colorado. One woman has a baby in a cradleboard strapped to her back. Spectators line the street.
- Festival of Mountain and Plain (Denver, Colo)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cradleboards--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Horseback...
- 1895
- 2 views of Acoma mission
- of grass are in the foreground. Standing on top of a large mesa, the mission is thought to have been built between 1629 and 1641 by Fray Juan Ramirez.; The Pueblo Acoma Mission and convent in New Mexico is flat-roofed as shown in this photo of a...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Missions--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- 4th of July mine
- A group of dilapidated buildings represent the remains of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado. A person is walking in the area and is looking at the mountains in the distance.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Boulder County--1940- 1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine boiler
- The interior of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado has a large boiler surrounded by bricks that have fallen into rubble. Roof beams are scattered across the floor, and sun is shining through both a broken window...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine collapsed cabin
- The roof of a log cabin near the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado has collapsed, and fills the interior of the cabin.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Boulder County--1940- 1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- A dilapidated building near the top of the Continental Divide represents the remains of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado. It is surrounded by a pile of mine tailings.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- A dilapidated building near the top of the Continental Divide represents the remains of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado. It is surrounded by a pile of mine tailings.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- A dilapidated building near the top of the Continental Divide represents the remains of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado. The roof is bowed and on the verge of collapse.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Boulder County--1940- 1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- A dilapidated building near the top of the Continental Divide represents the remains of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado. The roof is bowed and on the verge of collapse.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Boulder County--1940- 1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- The interior of the shaft house of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado reveals a boiler in one corner; illuminated by sunshine coming through a hole in the roof.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- The interior of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado has machinery and machine parts strewn around. The room is illuminated by sunshine coming through holes in the roof.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 86th Regiment, Company G
- FIRST ROW left to right: 1) Judson, Fred, 2) Merrilees, William, 3) Prejsnar, Frank, 4) Sanose, Steve, 5) Olson, Ole, 6) Koch, Jr., William, 7) Forsberg, Cliff, 8) Hicks, Gail, 9) Hoffman, Bernard, 10) Carr, Paul, 11) Sanborn, Roger, 12) Foust,...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company G.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [1944]
- "Butterfly Dance" of the Hopi [sic] Indians
- View of Native American Pueblo men and women dancers; the men wear kilts, moccasins, bells, and carry rattles; the women wear mantas, moccasins, tablet headdresses (tablitas), and carry feathers. Shows singers and a drum.
- Indians of North America--1920-1930.; Pueblo Indians--Dance--1920-1930.; Ceremonial dancers--1920-1930.
- 1933
- "Goldfield" near Victor, Colo.
- Overlook view of mines, tailings, and houses in Goldfield, (Teller County) Colorado.
- Tailings embankments--Colorado--Goldfield--1930-1940.; Goldfield (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Goldfield--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Goldfield--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- "McOnagill" riding "Nancy Manks" without saddle or bridle
- Spectators watch a man on a bucking bronco from the other side of a fence in Craig, Colorado. Two men stand in the corral and watch the horse leap into the air as the rider hangs onto the animal's back. A two story, wood-frame storefront with a...
- Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Broncos--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
- 1910
- "Senator" Morgan. Six day champion
- Studio portrait of "Senator" Morgan, with a high wheel bicycle in Leadville (Lake County) Colorado. He wears a sleaveless shirt, short pants, and medals.
- Morgan, Senator.; Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Cyclists--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1889, August 12
- A cattle train on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad west of Pueblo, Colorado
- D&RGW locomotive 1507 pulls a cattle train around a bend and over a bridge, near Pueblo, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--1920-1930.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1920-1930.
- [between 1923 and 1930]
- A farm home in the Shovano Valley near Montrose
- A father, mother, and three baby girls stand outside their two story home in the Shavano Valley, near Montrose, Colorado. The house is bordered by a small yard and a fence. Trees surround the area on the outside of the fence.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1910.; Infants--Colorado--Montrose--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- A giant in action, Fairplay, Colo
- View of a gold miner running a "giant monitor" nozzle at a hydraulic placer mine in Fairplay, Park County, Colorado.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Fairplay--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- A Moki farmer
- Native Americans (Hopi) stand at a doorway at Hopi Indian Reservation, Arizona. A man wears a cotton shirt with buttons, pants, and moccasins, and he carries a leather and rope bundle, probably a harness. Women have bare feet and wear woven shawls...
- Hopi Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Arizona--1890-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--1890-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Adobe buildings--Arizona--1890-1900.; Farmers--Arizona--1890-1900.;...
- [1899?]
- A morning promenade, Oraibi, Hopi Reservation, Arizona
- Native American (Hopi) mothers, near a kiva, Oraibi, Third Mesa, Arizona, have babies wrapped in blankets on their backs; each mother holds the hand of another child. Shows pueblo buildings and ladders.
- Hopi Indians--Women--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--Oraibi--1880-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Oraibi (Ariz.)--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- A Navajo Indian Hogan Ganado, Arizona Ganado Mission Gift Shop
- Native American (Navajo) women and a girl sit and stand near a timber and earth hogan in Ganado, Arizona. One woman sits near a loom, the other near a clay water jar.
- Ganado Mission (Ganado, Ariz.)--Facilities--1910-1920.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Ganado--1910-1920.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--Ganado--1910-1920.; Hogans--Arizona--Ganado--1910-1920.; Girls--Arizona--Ganado--1910-1920.; Souvenir...
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- A Navajo woman and her blanket
- A Navajo woman poses with a large woven fringed blanket with a diamond pattern. She wears a blanket wrapped around her body, a necklace and a bracelet. She has on moccasins and has her hair pulled back. She stands on a woven blanket, and another...
- Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Navajo Indian textile fabrics.; Navajo Indians--1880-1890.; Navajo Indian women weavers.
- [between 1888 and 1890?]
- A Sioux hunter
- A Native American Dakota Sioux boy poses in the opening of a tepee holding a bow and arrows, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He wears a knee-length jacket with a striped sash belt, necklaces, leggings and moccasins.
- Dakota Indians--Children--Minnesota--Fort Snelling--1860-1870.; Indians of North America--Minnesota--Fort Snelling--1860-1870.; Fort Snelling (Minn.)--1860-1870.; Boys--Minnesota--Fort Snelling--1860-1870.; Tipis--Minnesota--Fort...
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- A town comes of age
- A gravestone at the cemetery in Empire, Colorado features an arched top and rectangular sides. Within the arch is an engraved cross and beneath is an inscription that reads: "Peter Geary, Shot by G. V. Hunter Sept 20, 1864. Aged 35 Years." This...
- Empire (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Empire--1950-1960.
- 1959
- A young brave and mother
- A Native American (Crow) woman poses with her baby, on the Crow Reservation in Montana. She wears a long dress under a blanket and carries her baby on her back. Horses, riders, and a tepee are in the background.
- Crow Indians--Women--Montana--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Children--Montana--1890-1900.; Mothers & children--Montana--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- A. Gertrude Miller
- Studio bust portrait of Annie Gertrude Miller, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. She has curly bangs and hair pulled back. Her dress, possibly brocade, has a front button enclosure with an asymmetrical ruffled lace panel. The...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Miller, A. Gertrude (Annie Gertrude); Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1883
- Abbey school, Canon City
- Aerial view of the Abbey School in Canon City, Colorado, shows the complex of Tudor style stone and brick buildings, featuring bays, dormers, faceted towers, an arcade, landscaping, gothic windows, a swimming pool, tennis court, and parking. A...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abbeys--Colorado--Canon City--1950-1960.
- 1956 May 27
- Above Bonanza at Turquoise mines
- A large boiler is next to a log cabin in a clearing near Bonanza, Colorado. An ore cart on a track in the distance served the Turquoise mine. Two people are walking on the track.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Bonanza--1930-1940.; Bonanza (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Acoma
- Ruins of a pueblo village, possibly either the Acoma Pueblo or the Laguna Pueblo, stand on top of a large mesa in northern New Mexico. Wooden ladders lead up to the higher levels of the stone and adobe structures. Portions of wooden beams protrude...
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--1910-1930.; Mesas--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Acoma - pueblo & mission
- A large puddle of water stands in the foreground of this view of a pueblo village, possibly the village of either the Acoma or the Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico. Made of stone and adobe, a row of the flat-roofed buildings remains relatively intact....
- Indians of North America--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblo Indians--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Acoma (N.M.)--1910-1930.; Missions--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Pueblos--New Mexico--1910-1930.; Ruins--New Mexico--1910-1930.
- [between 1915 and 1926?]
- Ada Haffey Kuhlenbeck
- Studio bust portrait of Ada Haffey Kuhlenbeck, senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Kuhlenbeck's wavy hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. She wears a patterned blouse or lappet with a band collar, affixed with a "DHS" pin....
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Kuhlenbeck, Ada Haffey.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Ada May Shrock
- Studio bust portrait of Ada May Shrock, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Shrock's bangs are curled and her hair is pulled back. She wears a lace lappet probably affixed with a bar pin, and a blouse with a band collar.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Shrock, Anna May.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1888
- AdAmAn Club hike
- The AdAmAn Club pose on their annual hike up Pike's Peak, above Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. They wear laced boots, striped, knit hats, and tall socks; one holds skis and a dog; another has a bedroll on his back.
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clubs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1920-1930.
- 1926 or 1927
- Adelaide Aurora French
- Studio portrait of Adelaide Aurora French, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. French's hair is pulled tightly back. She wears a checkered fabric dress with a side button enclosure, puffed sleeves, and a velvet band collar tied in...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; French, Adelaide Aurora.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1895
- Adelaide Price
- Studio portrait of Adelaide Price, a resident of Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. The young woman wears a dress that buttons up the front, it has loose vertical pleats and slightly puffed sleeves. The dress has a velvet collar decorated...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clothing & dress.; Women.; Price, Adelaide.
- Adelbert Chauncey Mitchell
- Studio bust portrait of Adelbert Chauncey Mitchell, senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Mitchell's short hair is parted to the side and combed back. He wears a coat, a shirt with an upright collar and a silk bow tie.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Mitchell, Adelbert Chauncey.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Adeline Ervilla Brown
- Studio bust portrait of Adeline Ervilla Brown, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Brown's wavy hair is parted in the middle and pulled back. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves, and gathered, frilled tulle or netting along the...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Brown, Adeline Ervilla.; Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1897
- Adult Halloween Costumes at Mission Viejo
- Adults in Halloween costumes.
- Halloween.; Costumes.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Adults and Children with Easter Baskets at Mission Viejo
- A large group of adults and children standing together on pavement. Easter baskets in the hands of some of the children. A street with cars visible in the background.
- Easter.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Adults in Halloween Costumes at Mission Viejo
- Adults in Halloween costumes in front of a black shiny background.
- Halloween.; Costumes.; Mission Viejo (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1980
- Alaska, Juneau mill
- View of the Juneau Gold Mining Company mill in Juneau, Alaska shows: mill buildings, dock, water.
- Mine buildings--Alaska--Juneau--1920-1930.; Juneau (Alaska)--1920-1930.; Mills--Alaska--Juneau--1920-1930.; Mining--Alaska--Juneau--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Albert L. Eaton
- Studio bust portrait of Albert Locke Eaton, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Eaton's short hair is parted to the side and combed carefully back. He wears a striped wool coat and vest, a shirt with an upright collar and a light...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Eaton, Albert L. (Albert Locke); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891
- Albert Sechrist
- Studio bust portrait of Albert Sechrist, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. He wears his bangs brushed up and back. Sechrist has a pinstriped suit and a cravat with a tie stud.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Sechrist, Albert.; Denver High School--People--1880-1890.; Denver Public Schools--People--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Alex Warner and Everett Bair in Fairplay - 1953
- Two men stand on a cut stone stairway with a metal handrail in Fairplay, Colorado. The building behind them may be the courthouse.
- Fairplay (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bair, Everett.; Warner, Alex.
- 1953
- Alexandra P. Fay
- Studio bust portrait of Alexandra Platte Fay, a senior at Denver High School in Denver, Colorado. Fay's wavy hair is pulled back. Her two-toned silk dress bodice has a gathered collar, puffed sleeves and a dark pinafore.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Students--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Fay, Alexandra P. (Alexandra Platte); Denver High School--People--1890-1900.; Denver Public Schools--People--1890-1900.
- 1891