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- On Bennett Avenue looking east in 1892-93
- View east on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado (formerly Fremont prior to incorporation); street scene includes horse-drawn wagons, boardwalk, flagpole, dogs, unhaltered colt, and one and two-story flat-roof commercial wooden frame buildings...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1892 or 1893
- Home of Orville Jones 3 miles n. of Wetmore
- The eight members of the Orville Jones family, including two women and three children, pose in front of their home in Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado. The vertical board house has an addition to one side and one on the back, a front gable, and a...
- Jones, Orville--Family.; Wetmore (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Families--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Houses--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Wetmore--1880-1890.; Jones, Orville.
- 1880?
- Overlooking the city of Cripple Creek from the railroad right of way directly south of depot
- View of Cripple Creek, Colorado from Midland Terminal Railway standard gauge tracks; scene includes abandoned lots, backside of commercial business district and buildings on Bennett Avenue, and piles of dirt; Mount Pisgah is in horizon.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- 1947 Januuary 20
- Possibly Cripple Creek
- View of street with terrace, possibly Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; men stand on terrace's railing looking down on horse- drawn wagons, covered carriage and a group of men; scene includes one and two-story wooden frame and brick...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920]
- West Portal, Colorado
- Three men shovel deep snow outside of the railroad depot of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad at West Portal (also known as Idlewild and Winter Park), Colorado in Grand County. Signs: "Postal Telegraph Office," "Money Orders," and "Freight...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1930-1940.; West Portal (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Blizzards--Colorado--West Portal--1930-1940.; Railroad stations--Colorado--West Portal--1930-1940.; Snow removal--Colorado--West Portal--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- Coachman's waiting room
- Interior view of coachman's waiting room, Charles N. and Josephine Miller's former residence, 127 West Carr, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the arched hallway entrance has wood trim, paneling, and a buffalo coat hanging on accordion-style coat rack...
- Miller, Charles N.--Homes & haunts.; Miller, Josephine--Homes & haunts.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fur coats--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1980.; Interiors.; Waiting rooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Blacksmith shop at Turret, Colo.
- View of Turret, Chaffee County, Colorado shows (town founder) Peter J. Schlosser's blacksmith shop, a log building.
- Schlosser, Peter J.--Homes & haunts.; Turret (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Forge shops--Colorado--Turret--1970-1980.
- May 1975
- Walden in 1887, the entire population at that time
- Townspeople of Walden, North Park, Jackson County, Colorado, pose by the towns first log house built by I. H. Greene in 1885. The group includes: 1. Ruth Rathbun, 2. Mrs. Shippey, 3. Maud Rathbun, 4. Ike Greene (with transit,) 5. Doc Squires (a...
- Walden (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Tolland, Colo.
- View of a snowy landscape of South Boulder Park, near Tolland (known as Mammoth until 1904), Colorado in Gilpin County.
- Denver Northwestern and Pacific Railway--1930-1950.; Boulder Park (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1930-1950.; Tolland (Colo.)--1930-1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Wells and Lowell Hardware Store
- B. T. Wells, Frank Lowell, W. S. Wells pose with group of children, and other men in front of their hardware store, Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. Three women, with potted plants, sit on the sills of the upper windows of the brick two story...
- Wells & Lowell Hardware (Blackhawk, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1890.; Lowell, Frank.; Wells,...
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Central City corner
- Reproduction of a Rebecca Enos oil painting; shows St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Comstock mine shaft house in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Central City (Colo.)--1940-1960.
- [between 1940 and 1960?]
- Central City, Colo.
- Reproduction of pencil rendering; shows Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, with houses, businesses, bridges, and a United States flag.
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- April 1, 1958
- Creede, Colorado
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows pedestrians, traffic, and sign "Sign Works" in Creede (or Amethyst, or Willow), Mineral County, Colorado.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Idaho, Clear Creek County
- Reproduction of ink rendering; shows Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Silver Mountain mine
- View looking down on the Silver Mountain mine, Boulder County, Colorado, shows wooden buildings, tailings piles, and a road.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1940.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1930-1940.
- 1934?
- Primos Chem. co. mine
- Miners work inside the candle lit Primos Chemical Company vanadium mine in Vanadium (San Miguel County), Colorado, with picks, shovels, ore car, and ladder.
- Primos Chemical Company--Facilities--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Vanadium--1900-1910.; Vanadium industry--Colorado--Vanadium--1900-1910.; Vanadium (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Vanadium--1900-1910.;...
- [1900?]
- Smuggler mine
- View of the Smuggler mine, mill, boarding house, and covered tramway, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- San Miguel County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Smuggler Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lodging houses--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Primos Chem. Co. mill Vanadium, Colo.
- View of the Primos Chemical Company vanadium mill complex in Vanadium (San Miguel County), Colorado shows: smokestacks, dump truck, railroad tracks and cars "D. & R. G.", and the San Miguel River.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1910-1920.; Primos Chemical Company--Buildings--1910-1920.; Vanadium industry--Colorado--Vanadium--1910-1920.; San Miguel River (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Vanadium (Colo.)--1910-1920.;...
- [between 1914 and 1917?]
- Smuggler mills
- View of the Pandora Mill located three miles downhill from the Smuggler-Union mine in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Pandora (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pandora Mill (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Pandora--1910-1920.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Gold King mill, near Telluride, Colo.
- View of the Gold King mill with cabins and cut trees, San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Deforestation--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cabins--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Mills--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1910-1920.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Mule train, Nellie mine
- A pack mule train approaches the Nellie Mine in San Miguel County, Colorado.
- Nellie Mine (San Miguel County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; San Miguel County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Mules--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Miguel County--1900-1910.
- [between 1934 and 1941]
- Casto Hill, Central City, Colorado
- A view of Casto Hill and Lawrence Street is from Central Hill. The slope of the hillside and debris are in the foreground. The buildings along Lawrence Street include the Edmundson blocks, the Hardware Store, Cessario's, the Knights of the Golden...
- Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Winter scene
- View of the snow covered War Eagle mine in the Gospel Hump Wilderness area, Idaho County, Idaho.
- Idaho--1910-1920.; War Eagle Mine (Idaho County, Idaho)--1910-1920.; Mining--Idaho--1910-1920.; Snow--Idaho--1910-1920.
- 1915
- Central City after 1st fire of 1874
- View of Central City and Casto Hill, which are blanketed in snow, after the fire of 1874. Gregory Street is at the bottom of a snowy slope, flanked by small, wood-frame houses with snow on their roofs. Lawrence and East High Streets are in the...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Fires--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1874
- Adams State, 5/18/47 Roto
- The Casa Bonita Lounge of the Adams State Normal School in Alamosa, Colorado has Spanish style carved wood sofas, a table with a woven blanket on top, and a tile fireplace with a wooden mantle and decorative flower arrangements. There are sconces...
- Adams State Normal School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.--1940-1950.; Lounges--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Pianos--1940-1950.
- 1947
- Iron City, stamp mill
- A group of men, with horses, wagons, and a Union Pacific railroad car, pose in front of the Iron City Stamp mill in Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Ore industry--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Railroad cars--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.
- 1900
- Alamosa High School, burned Apr 1930
- The burned out Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado is a two-story brick shell, which burned April 26, 1930. Townspeople gather outside the smoke blackened brick building with its missing roof. Automobiles and trucks fill the...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.
- 1930
- Alamosa High School, rebuilt and occupied in Aug 1932
- The side view the Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado is of the two-story brick building which burned April 26, 1930 and was then rebuilt and occupied in August, 1932. It features simple deco architectural elements, a flat...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.
- [1932]
- Public School, Agate, Colo. 1/19/21
- In this group portrait of the first students and teachers to move into the new Agate Public School in Elbert County, Colorado, the high school and primary students wear jackets and caps. The girls wear dresses and there are a few men in suits on...
- Agate (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Agate--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Elbert County--1920-1930.
- 1921
- Typing class at Alamosa High School, 1941
- Girls sit at typewriters in a classroom at Alamosa High School, Alamosa County, Colorado. Some of the girls wear glasses, some have curled hair. A blackboard in the background has a bulletin board along the upper edge with two 1941 calendars, one...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Classrooms--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.; Typewriting--Colorado--Alamosa--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Washington Co. Court House, Akron, Colo.
- The exterior view of the Washington County Courthouse in Akron, Colorado, shows the two-story brick structure with its hipped roof with front gable pediment dormers and a lantern with windows and domed roof, bracketed cornice, stone window lintels,...
- Akron (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Washington County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Akron--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Washington County--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- Washington Co. Court House, Akron, Colo.
- Angle view of side and front facade of the Washington County Courthouse in Akron, Colorado shows a two-story brick structure, designed by John J. Huddart, and featuring a hipped roof with front gable pediment dormers and a lantern with windows and...
- Akron (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Washington County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Akron--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Washington County--1900-1910.
- [1909]
- R.M.R.R. Club, Memorial 3 day trip, Vernon Hollenbeck, Sadie Minafer, 1961, Alamosa
- Vernon Hollenbeck, president of the Newton Lumber and Manufacturing Company of Colorado Springs, and Sadie Minafer pose in front of the Rio Grande offices in Alamosa, Colorado, during a Rocky Mountain Railroad Club trip to Alamosa. Vernon wears a...
- Alamosa (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hollenbeck, Vernon.; Minafer, Sadie.
- 1961
- Alamosa, Colo., S.E.Cor. 6th & Hunt
- The first general store and outfit station along the new Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks at South 6th (Sixth) Street in Alamosa, Colorado. Two false fronts have large painted block letter signs: "Field & Hill, Schuttler Wagons" and "Field &...
- Broadwell House (Alamosa, Colo.)--1900-1950.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1900-1950.; General stores--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Alamosa--1900-1950.
- [between 1907 and 1941]
- Central City water supply
- The Central City, Colorado, water supply delivered water to the town of Central City and the surrounding areas from the early eighteen seventies to the mid-eighteen eighties, when the city's water pipes were laid. The wagon, which is drawn by a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.; Water supply--Colorado--Central City--1870-1890.
- [between 1871 and 1888?]
- Judge Geo. H. Stewart residence
- Judge George H. Stewart, Alice and Marcia sit on the front porches of the their residence, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Stewart has a full white beard and holds a cane; Alice holds the reins of her saddled horse. The two story wood...
- Stewart, George H.--Family--1880-1900.; Stewart, George H.--Homes & haunts--1880-1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Judges--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.; Residences--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- Costume Ball
- A group poses in 18th century ball costumes and powdered wigs, Colorado Springs, Colorado; women wear lace gowns, jewerly, plumes and hold fans, men have on jackets with tails, tights, knickers and ruffled shirts. Members include: Zeph Hill, (Mrs....
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Costumes--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Masquerades--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Central City Opera House
- The exterior of the Central City Opera House is of Gilpin County granite. The upper rounded windows have a bracketed balcony with spindles underneath them. The lower, paneled doors, which have painted trim around the panels, have arched entries...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- [between 1937 and 1938]
- Auditorium, Alamosa High School, Apr 26, 1930
- Interior view of the burned out auditorium in the Alamosa High School in Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado includes partial outside walls around rubble, charred wood beams and bent metal structural interior supports. The metal framework of...
- Alamosa High School (Alamosa, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Alamosa (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Fires--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.; Schools--Colorado--Alamosa--1930-1940.
- [1930]
- Dr. Hale & class at Central City
- Central City School students pose on rocks by the Opera House, in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Dr. Hale (principal) poses with the boys and girls.
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; School children--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Horse drawn fire wagon from Denver Fire Dept.
- Two men pose, two in front and two on back, on a horse drawn fire wagon from the Denver Fire Department, Denver, Colorado. The wagon has a ladder, fire extinguisher, lantern, and bell.
- Denver (Colo.). Fire Department.--People--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 to 1910]
- Feeding pigeons
- A woman and a little girl feed pigeons near a fountain in an urban park, probably California. People sit on a concrete bench that surrounds the park, others walk by.
- California--1900-1930.; Animal feeding--California--1900-1930.; Fountains--California--1900-1930.; Girls--California--1900-1930.; Pigeons--California--1900-1930.; Plazas--California--1900-1930.; Women--California--1900-1930.
- [between 1900 and 1930?]
- Teller House, Central City
- The Teller House, built in 1871, is on Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. Located between the First National Bank block and the Opera House block, the four story Victorian building has a flat roof, rectangular windows with lintels and sills,...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Central City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1940-1950.
- 1940
- Harry M. Rhoads at ostrich farm in California
- Harry M. Rhoads hold a young girl in his arms as they both look at ostrich's at a farm in California. Shows a wood and wire fence and troughs.
- Ostrich farms--California--1900-1920.; California--1900-1920.; Girls--California--1900-1920.; Ostriches--California--1900-1920.; Photojournalists--California--1900-1920.; Rhoads, Harry Mellon, 1880 or 81-1975.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Cheesman Dam
- A lone sightseer drives over the Cheesman Dam in his automobile in Douglas County, Colorado. Shows Cheesman Reservoir and steps that lead down to a small service building at the bottom of the dam.
- Cheesman Dam (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Cheesman Lake (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1930.; Dams--Colorado--Douglas County--1900-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Douglas...
- [between 1905 and 1930]
- Sunday Outing with Campers (Rhoads' Family)
- Shows a tent, two canopies, two automobiles, and clothes that dry on the tent ropes, probably Colorado. A woman is under one canopy, she prepares food; a young girl steps out of a metal tub.
- Automobiles--Colorado--1920-1940.; Camping--Colorado--1920-1940.; Children playing--Colorado--1920-1940.; Girls--Colorado--1920-1940.; Tents--Colorado--1920-1940.; Women--Colorado--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- Cathedral of Immaculate Conception
- An exterior view of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception) located on Colfax and Logan Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows the main entrance of the French Gothic style church and two side...
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- August 26, 1929
- Dr. Hale and class at Central City
- Central City School students pose near the Opera House in Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Dr. Hale (principal) poses with the boys and girls.
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.; School children--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- 1878
- Irrigation Congress
- Men and women members of the Irrigation Congress pose in front of the Hotel Metropole and Broadway Theatre in Denver, Colorado. Identified are: David Boyle Greely 26. John Henry Smith, Utah 27. Mrs. George Q. (Young) Cannon 29. Colorado Governor...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotel Metropole (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Meetings--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1894
- Cheesman Park, Denver
- View of the Cheesman Memorial Pavilion in Cheesman Park in Denver, Colorado. Shows: landscaped grounds with trees and shrubs, steps, and sidewalks.
- Cheesman Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Landscape pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Cheesman, Walter Scott,...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]