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- Park Hill Topics Volume 4 No. 14
- Publicity, old window display, Kohler-McLister Paint Co.
- Cans of paint and candle stick telephones are arranged in a display at the Kohler McLister Paint Company at 1623 Arapahoe Street in Denver, Colorado. Paint cans are stacked in columns and pyramids. Signs in the window read: "Main 4747," "This Store...
- Kohler-McLister Paint Co.--Public relations--1910-1920.; Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company--Products--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Paint industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Paints &...
- 1916
- Hardware store
- View of a storefront in Georgetown, Colorado, probably on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street. The tall wood false front building has a smaller wood building next to it on the left, and its side is slightly visible on the right. "Hardware" is written the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Window displays--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Curtis, A. F.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- Chow time at the field kitchdn [sic] set up by Fitzsimons General hosp. was a welcome sight to these Colo. youths who had workded all night in the disaster relief operation
- View of the Fitzsimons General Hospital's outdoor kitchen set up beside the Denver and Rio Grande Western and the Atichson, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad tracks below the rhyolite lava formation of Castle Rock, Colorado, to feed flood relief...
- Castle Rock (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Disaster relief--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Castle Rock--1960-1970.
- 1965
- Anderson & Sharp's Paint Shop
- This paint store in Canon City, Colorado, has a variety of brushes, paint cans, and wallpaper displayed in the window and entry. Men pose on the boardwalk; two are in suits with gold chains, the rest are in white painter's clothes. One stands on a...
- Paint shops--Colorado--Canon City--1880-1890.; Canon City (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Ceylon tea store - 521 Main St., 1903. Robert S. Coolbaugh, Prop.
- The interior of the Ceylon tea store in Canon City, Colorado, is furnished with bamboo shelves and marblized enamel tables displaying porcelain or china tea service; cylindrical pots with embossed metal dragons or glazed finishes are among them. A...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors.; Tea--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1910.
- 1903
- A. E. Leikauf Meat Company
- Interior view of the August E. Leikauf Meat Company located at 1013 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Shows display cases filled with meat, bacon and pork; cans of "Armour's Simon Pure [leaf] lard" sit on the counter with potted ferns....
- August E. Leikauf Meat Company (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butchers shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Meat--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1913 and 1920?]
- South High School tin salvage drive
- Photograph of four unidentified students from South High School emptying boxes of tin cans into a bin for a tin salvage drive in Denver, Colorado. Words on front of bin read "Deposit cans for Tokyo here".
- World War, 1939-1945.; South High School (Denver, Colo.); Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- 1944 February
- The Urban Dweller: A Publication by Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods Inc.
- Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Number 3, 1921 March
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 12, 1909 May 8
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 4, 1910 January 22
- Park Hill Topics Volume 8 No. 36
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 16, 1911 April 15
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 9, 1909 April 17
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 29, 1909 September 4
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 4, 1919 April
- Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 5, 1919 May
- A good illustration of the use of tin cans and pressure cookers on a small canning unit
- Women and an African American man can food probably for school lunch programs in Denver, Colorado. Shows cans, large pots and pressure cookers.
- United States. Work Projects Administration. Colorado.--1940-1950.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Canning and preserving--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Food industry--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.;...
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Painted trash cans
- The trash cans at the 2010 Mile High Music Festival were all hand-painted.
- 2010 Aug 16
- Mr. Ferris Cassius
- Interior view of City Park Sundries at 2101 York Street in the City Park West neighborhood, Denver, Colorado. Mr. Ferris Cassius, an African American, the proprietor of City Park Sundries, draws a beverage from the soda fountain behind the...
- City Park Sundries (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; African Americans--1970-1980.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Ice cream parlors.; Interiors.; Cassius, Ferris--Pictorial works.; City Park Sundries (Denver,...
- 1976
- Cano's Castle, Antonito
- View of Cano's Castle at the corner of 10th Avenue and State Street, in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The eclectic building was built by Donald "Cano" Espinoza, a Native American Vietnam War Veteran. The building is built mainly out of scrap...
- Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Antonito (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Buildings.; Espinoza, Donald--Homes and haunts.; Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Buildings--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Outsider...
- 2004
- Blanca, Colo.
- View of the 600 block of Main Street in Blanca, Colorado. Two businesses are on the street. At 610 Main Street is the Trinchera Irrigation Co. The one story stucco building has a garage door, two entrances, and two windows. Next door is the...
- Corral (Blanca, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Trinchera Irrigation Company (Blanca, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Blanca (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Corral (Blanca, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Trinchera Irrigation Company (Blanca,...
- 1992
- Cano's Castle, Antonito, Colo.
- View of a part of Cano's Castle at the corner of 10th Avenue and State Street in Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. The eclectic structure was built by Donald "Cano" Espinoza, a Native American Vietnam War Veteran. The structure was built mainly...
- Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Antonito (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Buildings.; Espinoza, Daniel--Homes and haunts.; Cano's Castle (Antonito, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Buildings--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Outsider...
- 1991
- Joe's Cave, Denver
- View of Joe's Cave, a bar located at 75 Federal Boulevard in the Barnum neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a single-story, stucco-covered, brick building with a flat roof, pilasters and a shaped parapet. A large vertical neon sign over the...
- Joe's Cave (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Barnum (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Bars (Drinking establishments); Electric signs.; Joe's Cave (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Bars (Drinking...
- 1973
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 17, 1910 April 23
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 25, 1910 June 18
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 26, 1910 June 25
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 5, 1911 January 28
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Number 19, 1911 May 6
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 4, 1909 March 13
- Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 5, 1909 March 20
- Municipal Facts: Volume 3 Numbers 2 and 3, 1920 February-March
- The City of Denver: Volume 1 Number 8, 1913 January 25
- La Jara
- View of La Jara (Conejos County), Colorado; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad tracks pass the depot at Main Street. Milk cans are on the dock; cars are by storefronts and signs: "La Jara Elev 7597 Denver 266 Mi.," "Texaco Gasoline," "Cafe," "Shoe...
- La Jara (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Commercial streets--Colorado--La Jara--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--La Jara--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Red Cliff, Summit Co. Col.
- Men in a group stand on a timber sidewalk and pose beside a false front commercial building that reads: "M. Edwards, Drugs and General Merchandise, Post Office, Battle Mountain Stage Office" in Red Cliff, Eagle County (formerly Summit County),...
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.; False fronts--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.; Men--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.; Wooden sidewalks--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1883?]
- General store, Amity, Colo.
- Men and boys stand and pose outside the "Childs Block" building in Amity, a Salvation Army colony in Prowers County, Colorado. Painted signs on the stone building read: "Groceries and Dry Goods" and "Star Brand Shoes Are Better." Date on the stone...
- Amity (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Amity--1900-1910.
- [between 1902 and 1903?]
- Smokestack installation
- View of a smokestack on a crane near a brick industrial building in Denver, Colorado; also shows cream cans in a truck.
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Smokestacks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1904 and 1915?]
- Moffat
- A man, woman, and children stand on the porch of the J. W. Hockaday Hardware store in the town of Moffat, Saguache County, Colorado. Wagons, wheels, gears, and cans are displayed in the shop window. A large sign on the false front of the building...
- J.W. Hockaday Hardware (Moffat, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Moffat (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Moffat--1910-1920.; People--Colorado--Moffat--1910-1920.
- [between 1911 and 1915?]
- Building - possibly a dairy
- View of a (probably) dairy in Denver, Colorado; shows a man with cream cans, a team of horses, an automobile, and a brick building with chimneys and a water tank.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Dairy products industry--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Sneffels post office and pack train
- Men pose with a pack train of burros in front of the post office and general store in Sneffels (Ouray County), Colorado. The burros are loaded with wooden crates and supplies. The hand-hewn post office has a tar paper roof. Paper flyers are posted...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.; Post offices--Colorado--Sneffels--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1885?]
- Pack train, Silverton
- View of a pack train of burros on 13th (Thirteenth) Street in Silverton (San Juan County), Colorado. The animals are loaded with iron track, a man in a suit, vest and hat stands next to a burro with an ore car. Shows frame, gable-roof and false...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Burros--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1890-1900.
- [ca. 1890]
- Grocery store interior
- A man leans on a counter in a grocery store in Denver, Colorado. Another man stands near a display of bananas. Displays of food in boxes, cans, and bottles are on and near glass display cases. A scale hangs from the ceiling nearby.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Butcher shop
- Interior view of a meat market in Denver, Colorado; shows a man, slabs of meat, scales, and lard cans. Signs read: "Louis Grover Choice Meats," and "Sulzberg Majestic Boiled Hams."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Butcher shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Butchers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915?]
- Garage interior
- Interior view of a tire shop in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Tires and oil cans are on display. Signs read: "Vulcanizing Dept." and "Put a Set of Those Wonderful Minute Wheels on Your Ford."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.; Tires--Colorado--Trinidad--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Yellowstone Park, bear-faced steal
- A horse harnessed to a cart stands patiently while black bears rummage through trash cans loaded on the cart platform in Yellowstone National Park. Other bears dig through trash dumped on ground.
- Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Bears--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Horses--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National...
- [1905]
- Miner's dug-out
- Two miners stand near stone cabins (dugouts) built into the side of a hill. The men wear suits and hats. Wooden boards, metal cans, and a wagon are nearby.
- Dugout houses--1880-1900.; Miners--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Interior of Hance's Cabin at foot of trail
- Men sit and eat inside the ruins of Hance's cabin at the foot of Hance Trail in the Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona. One man holds a frying pan over a fire and another pours from a bottle into a tin cup. Cans, plates, cups, and a coffee pot...
- Hance, John--Homes & haunts.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Cabins--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Canyons--Arizona--Grand Canyon National Park--1880-1900.; Eating & drinking--Arizona--Grand Canyon National...
- [between 1886 and 1900?]
- Bear at Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
- Bears rummage through a trash dump in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Rusted tin cans are on the ground.
- Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1900-1910.; Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Bears--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.; Refuse--Yellowstone National Park--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Part of north end of store
- The interior of the Porter Store in Mount Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado, is full of cans and crates reading: "F. W. Crocker & Co. Crackers Denver Co." Spindle chairs are at the desk, which has pigeon hole files and sheaves of paper. A mantle...
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]