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- Family at home
- A family poses outside a frame house with a gabled roof, possibly in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The man wears suspenders, a bow tie and a straw hat. The woman wears a dress with puffed sleeves and poses with a baby. A child stands beside a...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1900.
- 1899
- Trinidad Opera House
- View of the two-story stone "Trinidad Opera House" on the 100 block of West Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. An arched stairway leads to the opera house. The building has pediments on the cornice, carved pilaster strips and...
- Trinidad Opera House (Trinidad, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1905 and 1915?]
- Jimmy Neal lived here
- View of a one-story clapboard house, former home of Jimmy Neal, with a hipped roof and dormer windows in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a barn and a wooden fence.
- Neal, Jimmy--Homes & haunts.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Horace W. Bennett house
- View of a houseidentified as the home of Horace W. Bennett at Gaylord & Colfax Streets in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a rusticated sandstone building with a turret and a conical dome. The house has a balcony and steep...
- Bennett, Horace W.--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1899 June
- Fesler's steer
- A man on a saddled burro leads a young steer with a rope. Cowboys stand or pose on horseback nearby, possibly in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The steer has a cloth sign on its back that reads: "Fesler's steer."
- Cattle--Colorado--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--1900-1910.; Riding--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Delivery wagon, Rifle area
- Men pose with teams of horses beside a delivery wagon in possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Frame businesses nearby have signs that read: "Restaurant & Bakery," "Livery, [?] A.I. Root Bee Keepers Supplies, Coal, [?] Boxes."
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Horse teams--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Steer, Rifle area
- A man on a saddled horse poses in front of a frame building or depot, he has lassoed a young steer, the rope is tied to the saddle on a burro, possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Men wear suits and ties or scarves and stand beside the steer...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cattle--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Cowboys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Man on burro, Rifle area
- A man on a saddled burro and leads a steer with a rope in possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A man and a boy are nearby. A lariat and a spur are attached to the saddle.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Cattle--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Donkeys--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Roping--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Dog in yard, Rifle area
- A dog, probably an English setter, stands on grass in front of a frame house in possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The house has a hipped roof, dormers and corner quoins.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Dog and rabbit in yard
- View of a dog, probably an English setter, he points at a rabbit in a fenced yard possibly in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Rabbits--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Rock formation
- Close up view of a rock formation and a hole, possibly part of a waterfall in probably western Colorado.
- Rock formations--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Houses, Rifle area
- A ladder, glass panes and trunks are beside a one-story frame building with a dirt roof in possibly Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a chicken wire fence and a stack of bricks. Houses are on a hillside nearby.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Wood buildings--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Boys beside a river
- Boys are at the edge of a river in possibly western Colorado.
- Boys--Colorado--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Man and dogs
- A man kneels and poses beside two dogs in probably western Colorado. The man wears a plaid cap, glasses, a vest and a bow tie. A large canvas tent is near a fence.
- Dogs--Colorado--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Picnic, Rifle area
- Women and children sit and pose on a picnic blanket probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Women wear calico blouses with puffed sleeves; a boy wears a shirt with ruffles. A baby sits on a blanket beside a jar of food and metal plates.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mothers & children--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Picnics--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rio Grande station, Chacra, Colorado
- A woman, children and a dog pose on probably the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad depot platform in Chacra (Garfield County), Colorado. The frame building has a gabled roof. A water well is nearby.
- Chacra (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Chacra--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Dog in yard
- A dog, probably an English setter, is reclined in a grassy, fenced yard, possibly in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A house is in the distance.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dogs--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Boy on horseback
- A boy in a shirt, pants, suspenders and a hat and poses on horseback probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shows a lariat attached to the saddle.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Boys--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Crops, Rifle area
- Men, women, children and a dog pose beside a berry crop probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. People hold wooden berry boxes and stand in a thicket of trees or bushes.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Berry pickers--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Children--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- William Richle's homestead
- Men stand and pose outside a log cabin identified as William Richle's homestead in probably Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Men wear suspenders, hats and ties. A woman wears an elaborate hat and a fitted dress. A man holds a copy of "The...
- Richle, William--Homes & haunts.; Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Couples--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- The home of the deer, Poose Creek
- View of log foot bridges over Poose Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows dense trees and river rocks beside the creek.
- Poose Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Log cabin, Pyramid
- Men wear suspenders or overalls and hats and pose beside a log cabin in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. A gutted deer is suspended from a rafter beside the cabin.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Men--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Charles Egry's homestead
- View of the two-story hewn log house identified as Charles Egry's Homestead in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. The ranch house has a hipped roof with a cross gable, chimneys and a large covered porch. Shows probably a storage barn, a rock...
- Egry, Charles--Homes & haunts.; Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Hunting near Pyramid
- Hunters carry butchered deer tied to stakes near Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. They hold rifles and stand in snow.
- Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Deer hunting--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Group at Egry's, Pyramid
- Men, women and children pose for a group photograph at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Boys, girls and babies sit in adults' laps. Women wear striped, fitted dresses. Men wear suits or suspenders.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Group at Egry's, Pyramid
- Men, women and children pose for a group photograph at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Boys, girls and babies sit in adults' laps. Women wear striped, fitted dresses. Men wear suits or suspenders.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Long horn Thompson's camp
- Probably a family poses at a camp near Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. Women and girls wear linen or cotton dresses and hats. Men and a boy wear suits and hats. A women sits on a rocking chair beside canvas tents and a covered wagon.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Camping--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Tents--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- People on horses
- A woman and girls in skirts and blouses pose on horseback in a meadow possibly near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The girls ride double on a horse. A man stands and poses between the horses.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Rifle area
- View of probably oil shale layered cliffs in the Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows talus and trees and a meadow in a valley.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Roan cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Egry's new home, Pyramid
- View of the Charles Egry house in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. The hewn log ranch house has two-stories, a hipped roof with a cross gable, chimneys and a large covered porch.
- Egry, Charles--Homes & haunts.; Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Log buildings--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.
- 1905
- Rifle area creek
- View of a narrow creek or irrigation ditch in dense trees probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streams--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Cabin
- A man sits and poses beside an aspen log cabin probably near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Shovels, a pick axe and a metal bucket are against the cabin wall beside a doorway.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Slide Lake
- View of an oil shale cliff, probably in the Roan Cliffs, and logs on a lake, possibly on the Colorado River, identified as Slide Lake, probably in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows talus snow on the mesa.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Mesas--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Haying on the Egry Ranch
- A hay loader is beside a haystack in a meadow at Charles Egry's ranch in Pyramid (Rio Blanco County), Colorado. A man is beside a team of horses and a hay rake.
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Harvesting--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Hay stacks--Colorado--Pyramid--1900-1910.; Egry, Charles--Homes & haunts.
- Anvil Point, Book Cliffs [sic]
- View of a steep shale formation in the Roan Cliffs in Garfield County, Colorado. Shows a pointed rock formation identified as Anvil Point, talus, trees and possibly the Colorado River in a valley. Men pose on the shore in the distance.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Roan Cliffs (Utah and Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mesas--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Booth standing in the cabin door
- Men pose beside horses outside a log cabin in probably Garfield County, Colorado. Mr. Booth stands in the door of the cabin. A gutted deer hangs from a rafter under the eaves.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Deer hunters--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Family, Rifle area
- A group of people sit or stand for an outdoor group portrait near Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. The men wear suits and ties or suspenders and hats. The women wear blouses with puffed sleeves, banded collars with broaches or scarves and skirts....
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Families--Colorado--Garfield County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Charles Egry children
- Girls and a boy, the children of Charles Egry, pose for a portrait. The girls have hair bows or braids and wear blouses with lace or banded collars. A girl has a plaid dress with a rounded collar. A boy wears suspenders, and a tie tucked between...
- Pyramid (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Egry, Charles--Family.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Trick photo of cabin
- View of a log cabin with a low-pitched roof on a hill in probably Garfield County, Colorado. Probably a barn is attached to the cabin. A shed and pile of logs are near the cabin.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Munro Mercantile Co.
- Men stand and pose outside the Munro Mercantile Company building in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. Signs painted on the false front building read: "The Munro Mercantile Co., Groceries, Hardware, Boots, Shoes, Etc." and "Champion Harvesting...
- Munro Mercantile Co. (Rifle, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rifle (Colo.)--1900-1920.; General stores--Colorado--Rifle--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Stage between Rifle and Meeker
- Men sit and pose on the Rifle-Meeker stage coach in Garfield or Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Men wear suspenders or jackets and hats and sit inside or on top of the stage coach. Identified men include: Leo Welch, Floyd Austin, Roy Marker (the...
- Horse teams--Colorado--1900-1920.; Stagecoaches--Colorado--1900-1920.; Austin, Floyd.; Marker, Roy.; Welch, Leo.
- [between 1900 and 1915?]
- Rifle area ranch
- Women, a man, children and a dog pose in front of a house with board and batten finish and a hewn log addition, on a ranch in probably Garfield County, Colorado. Girls wear dresses and pose with dolls. A man is on a horse near haystacks, a wagon...
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Families--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Ranch house
- View of a clapboard ranch house with a cross gable roof in probably Garfield County, Colorado. People and a dog pose outside the house near a picket fence. Log cabins are in the yard. A man is in a horse-drawn wagon near a dirt road.
- Garfield County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Houses--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.; Ranches--Colorado--Garfield County--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Rifle, "Apple Pie Day"
- A woman and a girl hold pendants that read: "Apple Pie Day, September 22-23 1914., Rifle, Colo." and pose on horseback in Rifle (Garfield County), Colorado. A woman wears a fitted, long sleeved blouse, a skirt and a wide brimmed hat. A girl holds a...
- Rifle (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.; Women--Colorado--Rifle--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Children, Rifle area
- Babies sit on pillows on a bench for a portrait. The babies wear gowns with lace cuffs.
- Infants--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- West's theatre, Trinidad, Co.
- View of the brick, three-tiered West Theater at 423 West Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. The theater has an arched entrance with ionic capitals, and a balustrade along the cornice. The second and third tiers of the building...
- West's Theater (Trinidad, Colo.)--Buildings--1900-1920.; Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Theaters--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1920.
- [between 1908 and 1920?]
- Trinidad, Co., E. Main St.
- View of Main Street in Trinidad (Las Animas County), Colorado. Shows horse-drawn wagons in the road, people on sidewalks, utility poles, and signs on commercial buildings that read: "Hay, Grain & Feed" and "The Gerardi Mercantile Co." on a...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1900-1910.
- [1905?]
- Coal camp
- View of railroad tracks and frame buildings in probably Las Animas County, Colorado. Shows probably a covered tipple and coal cars on railroad tracks, and a pile of I beams on the ground nearby.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.; Tipples--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]
- Coal Mine, Tercio?
- View of a coal mine processing plant in probably Tercio (Las Animas County), Colorado. Smoke rises from probably a power house. Shows coal trams and railroad tracks, a tipple, and frame or brick houses and mine buildings.
- Tercio (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1920.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Tercio--1900-1920.
- [between 1902 and 1915?]
- Coal cars
- Men stand beside a coal tram and railroad tracks in probably Las Animas County, Colorado. Miners wear headlamps and caps. Shows cable above coal cars and a tunnel entrance.
- Las Animas County (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Coal mining--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.; Mine railroads--Colorado--Las Animas County--1890-1920.
- [between 1895 and 1915?]