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- 861 Scranton Street in Hoffman Heights - Backyard looking east, Winter Day 1961
- 861 Scranton Street in Hoffman Heights - Backyard looking east, Winter Day 1961. Hoffman Heights brick homes were built with concrete incinerators in the backyard.
- Circa Winter 1961
- Hoffman Heights Development, Looking West from 1140 Troy
- Black and white print looking west from backyard of 1140 Troy Street in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Chain link fence in bottom left corner of print. Side of brick house on right side of print. Grass lawn on ground. Numerous other brick...
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1952
- Man holding child in backyard large snow drifts
- A family feeds chickens in their backyard after a heavy snowfall in Denver, Colorado. Snow drifts and their house are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Chickens--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Snow--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Children in backyard
- Children play in the fenced backyard of a home located next to the Richthofen Castle in the Montclair neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. One boy sits on a small bicycle.
- Richthofen Castle (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Children playing--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.; Children riding bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1950-1960.;...
- March 1956
- Boy in backyard
- A boy, probably Doug Ellis, gardens in the backyard next to a fence, Denver, Colorado. He wears a sailor suit and a hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Gardening--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1903?]
- Davis' backyard 1455 Emporia St. Aurora
- View of the backyard at the Herndon Davis house at 1455 Emporia Street in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- Davis, Herndon Richard, 1901-1962--Homes & haunts.; Aurora (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Backyards--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.; Snow--Colorado--Aurora--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Backyard probably 23 South Lincoln
- George and May Leitch stand by a chicken coop in the backyard of a duplex probably at 23 South Lincoln in Denver, Colorado. Chickens are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Chickens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Poultry houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Spouses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Leitch, George.;...
- [1913?]
- Snow backyard probably 23 South Lincoln
- A man poses by a chicken coop and a pile of snow in the backyard of a duplex at 23 South Lincoln Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Blizzards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Poultry houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [1913?]
- 3020 Lafayette backyard
- A man waters the garden in the backyard at 3020 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Weze 3020 Lafayette backyard
- Weze Hopkins poses near a fence and clothesline in the backyard of a house at 3020 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado. A ladder is attached to the fence.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Hopkins, Weze.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Hoffman Heights Development, Backyard of 1140 Troy
- Black and white print looking east towards Vaughn School from backyard of 1140 Troy Street in Aurora's Hoffman Heights Development. Grass lawn with chain link fence. Electrical pole by fence. Backs of brick houses on both left and right sides....
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- 1954
- Anita Maestas
- Anita Maestas poses in her backyard in Denver, Colorado. She kneels and arches her back with one hand on her hip. A young girl is nearby.
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Women.; Maestas, Anita--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1953]
- Girl and young boy in wagon
- Unidentified children, a boy and a girl, sit in a wagon in a backyard probably in Denver, Colorado. The girl wears a dress and saddle shoes. The boy wears a shirt and shorts. A brick row house is in the distance.
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Children.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican American children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Madgie, Larry and David Torres
- Three children, Madgie, Larry and David Torres pose in the backyard of a brick house in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Madgie wears dress with a contrasting collar and short, puffed sleeves. Larry wears a sports coat and his brother...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children.; Girls.; Torres family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- ca. 1940?
- Mary L. and Shirley Trujillo
- Shirley Trujillo holds her niece Mary L. Trujillo in front of a coal shed in the backyard of her house at 943 1/2 10th (Tenth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Shirley, a teenager, wears a jacket and jeans. The baby wears a...
- Hispanic Americans--1950-1960.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1950-1960.; Denver (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Girls.; Infants.; Teenagers.; Trujillo, Shirley--Pictorial works.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- 1956
- Florence Torres Gallegos
- Florence Torres Gallegos sits in "Smitty's" backyard at 1941 9th Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. She wears a short sleeved white blouse and slacks and has her dark, curly hair loose. She sits on the grass near a young tree, a...
- Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Women.; Gallegos, Florence Torres--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Mexican...
- 1947
- Nuñez grandchildren
- Cousins pose in the backyard of grandparents home at 1062 Mariposa Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. They are identified (Left to right): Robin Montez, Kenneth Montez (baby), Lynn Montez, J.J. Montez, Ricky Romer, Darla...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Children.; Montez family--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- [1961]
- Telesfor Herrera
- Telesfor Herrera poses near a wood fence in his backyard at 7th (Seventh) Street and Wazee Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. He wears slacks, a dress shirt and tie. He has his hands on his hips.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Herrera, Telesfor--Pictorial works.; Rodriguez, Gloria--Family--Pictorial works.; Hispanic...
- [1947?]
- Patrick and Pauline Morales
- Two young children, Pauline and her brother Patrick Morales, sit on a log in the backyard of their house at 1057 8th (Eighth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Pauline wears a dress and Patrick wears a shirt and coveralls. A...
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Auraria (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Children.; Families.; Morales, Patrick--Pictorial works.; Morales, Pauline--Pictorial works.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Florence Torres and her son Don
- Florence Torres holds up her infant son Don in the backyard of their brick house in the Auraria neighborhood in Denver, Colorado.
- Hispanic Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Families.; Infants.; Women.; Torres, Don--Pictorial works.; Torres, Florence--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [1941]
- Juanita and Tommy Solano
- Mexican Americans Tommy and Juanita Solano (now Ramos) play with a toy wheelbarrow in their backyard at 1109 8th (Eighth) Street in the Auraria neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Juanita sits in the wheelbarrow and her brother stands behind her. Shows...
- Children.; Play (Recreation); Toys.; Wheelbarrows.; Ramos, Juanita--Pictorial works.; Solano, Tommy--Pictorial works.; Children--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.;...
- 1945
- Snyder Hotel, Moffat
- View of a wood frame building identified as the Snyder Hotel in the town of Moffat, Saguache County, Colorado. The building has a recessed porch, single roof, and dormers. Lace curtains hang in the bay window. Laundry hangs on the line in the...
- Moffat (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Moffat--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- A.C. Moulton residence, Meeker
- View of the A. C. Moulton residence in Meeker (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. The house has dormer windows, fishscale and clapboard siding and a picket fence. Probably a grape arbor is in the backyard near a horse. Shows a dirt road and utility...
- Moulton, A. C.--Homes & haunts.; Meeker (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Meeker--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1902?]
- Fowl in a yard
- View of chickens, geese, ducks, and turkeys in a backyard in Denver, Colorado. A one-story brick building is nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Chickens--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Ducks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Geese--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Poultry--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.; Turkeys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1930.
- [between 1904 and 1925]
- Little girl on an old tricycle by her doll carriage and playhouse
- A girl poses on a tricycle in a backyard in Denver, Colorado. A baby carriage for dolls and a wooden playhouse are nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Baby carriages--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Children's playhouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Boulder
- View of backyard with flagstone walk, garage, tulips, and garden chairs at the Francis and Muriel Wolle home in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Wolle, Francis, 1889---Homes & haunts.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Backyards--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.
- [between 1947 and 1970]
- Boulder
- View of Backyard, a flagstone path, garage, tulips, and garden chairs at the Francis and Muriel Wolle home in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Wolle, Francis, 1889---Homes & haunts.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Backyards--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.
- [between 1947 and 1970]
- Boulder
- View of a backyard, a garage, flowers, and garden chairs at the Francis and Muriel Wolle home in Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.
- Wolle, Francis, 1889---Homes & haunts.; Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977--Homes & haunts.; Boulder (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Backyards--Colorado--Boulder--1940-1970.
- [between 1947 and 1970]
- Mary Elizabeth (left) & Harriet Rhoads
- Mary Elizabeth and her younger sister Harriet, daughters of Harry M. Rhoads, pose in their backyard at 642 Logan Street in Denver, Colorado. The girls wear matching white dresses with flowered coats and hats and hold small purses.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rhoads, Harriet.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Family.; Rhoads, Mary Elizabeth.
- [1930?]
- Harriet Rhoads
- Harriet Rhoads, daughter of Harry M. Rhoads, sits on a sled on a patch of snow in her backyard at 642 Logan Street, Denver, Colorado. She wears a bonnet and coat with a cape.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Girls--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sleds & sleighs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Rhoads, Harriet.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975--Family.
- [1922?]
- Farmhouse, possible water stop near Boulder
- View of a two story, stone house with a screened porch, fence, and a backyard water tank, possibly near Boulder, Colorado.
- Houses--Colorado--1910-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Hazel and Julia
- Hazel Rhoads and Julia Knapp pose picking berries from a tree in the backyard of an unidentified residence, Denver (?), Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Berries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Gates, Hazel LaDora Rhoads.; Rhoads, Julia Knapp.
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- Japanese style building
- Shows a view of a Japanese style building in a garden, the doors are open and a statue of Buddha is in the center of the room. Two small Buddha statues are on the floor on either sides of the doorway. Wind chimes hang from the interior center of,...
- Buddhas--1920-1940.; Japanese gardens--1920-1940.; Shrines--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940]
- Man asleep on a bench
- A man sleeps outdoors on a wooden bench in his backyard in Denver, Colorado. Houses are in the distance.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Benches--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Sleeping--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- A Sioux home
- A Native American Dakota Sioux man swings an ax in a backyard littered with bed frames and springs, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota.
- Dakota Indians--South Dakota--1960-1970.; Indians of North America--South Dakota--1960-1970.; Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)--1960-1970.; Backyards--South Dakota--1960-1970.; Woodcutting--South Dakota--1960-1970.
- 1968
- Family portrait
- Five women, a boy (Doug Ellis), and a man pose in a fenced backyard with a hammock and bench, probably in Littleton, Colorado.
- Littleton (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Backyards--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Littleton--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1903?]
- Boy with bat
- Doug Ellis holds a baseball bat in a fenced backyard, probably in Denver, Colorado. He wears a sailor suit and hat.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Children playing baseball--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Clothing & dress--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1903?]
- Boy with hose
- Doug Ellis waters the lawn in his backyard with a hose, Denver, Colorado. He wears overalls and a cap.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1903?]
- Doug Ellis
- Doug Ellis waters the lawn in his backyard with a hose, Denver, Colorado. He wears overalls and a cap.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Ellis, Douglas.
- [1903?]
- Silver Plume, Colorado, railroad station
- A railroad engine is in front of the railroad depot in Silver Plume, Colorado. The engine has a cow-catcher on the front and three men posed upon and around it. The depot is visible in the background and shows two double hung windows, vertical...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Silver Plume--1890-1900.
- May, 1899
- Residence
- View of a house and backyard in Denver, Colorado. The International style house has large windows and is surrounded by a chainlink fence.
- Denver (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Robert A. Dill residence
- View of a garden at the Robert A. Dill house at 25th (Twenty-fifth) Avenue and Ash Street in the North Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Flowers, bushes, and arbors are near the grass covered backyard.
- Dill, Robert A.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; North Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Gardens--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Home, May 1908
- View of the back yard of a house in Denver, Colorado; a man pushes a lawn mower. An adjacent building has two-story sun porches.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- 1908
- Herndon Davis residence
- View of a grassy area in the backyard of the Herndon Davis house at 1455 Emporia Street in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. A concrete path and garage are nearby.
- Davis, Herndon Richard, 1901-1962--Homes & haunts.; Aurora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Backyards--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.
- 1956
- Herndon Davis residence
- View of a fence in the backyard of the Herndon Davis house at 1455 Emporia Street in Aurora (Arapahoe County), Colorado. A trellis, tree, and long downspout are in the yard.
- Davis, Herndon Richard, 1901-1962--Homes & haunts.; Aurora (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Backyards--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.; Fences--Colorado--Aurora--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1956?]
- Chester Morey residence
- A woman poses in the backyard at the Chester Morey house at 1555 Sherman Street in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. A lounge chair, lawn furniture, grass, and garden are in the yard.
- Morey, C. S. (Chester Stephen)--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; North Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Leadville from Capitol Hill
- View of Leadville (Lake County), Colorado from Capitol Hill, an upscale residential neighborhood. Shows smoke from a smelter chimney, residences, and a sign on a backyard fence: "Smoke Little Joker Tobacco."
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.; Neighborhoods--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- Anaconda
- View across rooftops of Ananconda in Teller County, Colorado; includes wood frame gabled and hipped houses, log cabins, log houses, false fronts, lean-tos, outhouses, with wood shingle, sod, and plank board roofs; laundry hangs on clothesline in...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Privies--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Roofs--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Anaconda
- View northeast across Ananconda residences in Teller County, Colorado, includes frame gabled houses, tents, log cabins, log houses, false fronts, lean-tos, outhouses, and a smelter, with wood shingle, sod, and plank board roofs. Patches of light...
- Anaconda (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.; Wooden buildings--Colorado--Anaconda--1890-1900.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- White leghorn chickens 3020 Lafayette
- A man feeds chickens in the backyard of a house at 3020 Lafayette Street in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Animal feeding--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Backyards--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Chickens--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]