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- Eldorado Springs flood
- Houses line the banks of the South Boulder creek with the flood waters raging. One room of a house hangs out over the creek.
- Eldorado Springs (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Floods--Colorado--Eldorado Springs--1930-1940.
- September, 1938
- Intact Cellar From Row House
- The excavation and "grid-ding" of excavation units in a nearly intact cellar on the west end of the row homes. Archival data suggests the debris came from the residence of Mildred T. Yale a widow who lived at the site for nearly its entire period...
- 2009 Aug 6
- East Denver High School: 1915
- 1915 Yearbook from East Denver High School.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1915
- East High spotlight: vol 17 no 6
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1930 November 26
- East High spotlight: vol 30 no 8
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1944 February 17
- 20th Anniversary Sermon
- The pamphlet contains the text for the sermon given by Rev. Frank T. Bayley in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver, CO, 1911.
- Historic buildings--Colorado--Denver.; First Plymouth Congregational Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1911
- Eagle River Bridge near Red Cliff, Colo.
- View of the Eagle River Bridge (1940), also known as the Red Cliff Bridge, in Eagle County, Colorado. This green steel arch bridge carries U.S. Highway 24 high over the Eagle River, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and Turkey Creek Road. The bridge...
- Eagle River (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Eagle County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Bridges.; Arch bridges--Colorado--Eagle River--Pictorial works.; Historic sites--Colorado--Eagle County--Pictorial works.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Eagle County--Pictorial works.;...
- 2007
- Civilian Conservation Corps Camp SP-13-C, Morrison, Colo.
- View of a building and equipment at the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp SP-13-C located on Colorado State Highway 74 near Morrison, Colo. Between 1936-1941, the camp housed nearly 125 young men who participated in the construction of nearby...
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Camp SP-13-C (Morrison, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Labor camps--Colorado--Morrison--2000-2010.; Morrison (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Camp SP-13-C (Morrison, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Labor...
- 2009
- Civilian Conservation Corps Camp SP-13-C, Morrison, Colo.
- Overview of the buildings at the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp SP-13-C located on Colorado State Highway 74 near Morrison, Colo. One of the nation's best preserved CCC camps, the site contains simply constructed cottages and barracks that...
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Camp SP-13-C (Morrison, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Labor camps--Colorado--Morrison--2000-2010.; Red Rocks Park (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Morrison (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Camp SP-13-C...
- c. 2005
- San Luis
- View of San Luis (Costilla County), Colorado. Founded in 1851 as San Luis de Culebra, it is the oldest town in Colorado. Shows a wide dirt street, adobe houses and corrals.
- Hispanic Americans--Structures--1860-1870.; Mexican Americans--Structures--1860-1870.; San Luis (Colo)--1860-1870.; Adobe houses.; Cities & towns.; Adobe houses--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial works.; Cities and towns--Colorado--San Luis--Pictorial...
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- Municipal Facts Bi-Monthly: Volume 5 Numbers 1 and 2, 1922 January-February
- Burros packed with supplies
- View of a pack train of burros loaded with equipment and supplies possibly in Fremont County, Colorado. The burros are loaded with boxes, containers, bed-rolls, and a table. They crowd together on a trail near possibly Fourmile Creek. A railroad...
- Fremont County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Donkeys--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Packtrains--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Fremont County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1881 and 1884?]
- Industries construction
- View of the nearly completed Alameda Avenue underpass in Denver, Colorado. Denver City Tramway Company trolley car number 361, with a destination sign that reads: "Cherokee," rounds the corner. A sign on a nearby building reads: "Rocky Mt. F[u]el...
- Denver City Tramway Company (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Street railroads--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- Monument Park, Col
- View of rock formations in Monument Park (El Paso County), Colorado. A man is by a pinon pine.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Monument Park (El Paso County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Looking west down the Alameda subway
- View, facing west, of the nearly completed Alameda Avenue trolley car underpass and railroad viaduct in Denver, Colorado. A sign on a nearby building reads: "The Call Automatic Switch Co."
- Underpasses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [either 1909 or 1910]
- I. O. O. F. bldg. construction, V of series
- Fifth in a series of progress documentation views of the construction of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. A workmen pauses from behind the nearly complete first floor corner of the brick...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
- [1897]
- I. O. O. F. building winter construction, VI of series
- Sixth in a series of progress documentation views of the construction of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall, Main Street, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Snow covers the construction site; first floor brick work is nearly complete and...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
- [1897]
- Bedrooms in the noted "Palace of Pleasure", the Homestead
- Interior view of second-story bedroom of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district operated for nearly 20 years until closed in 1916; later became a residence...
- Old Homestead ( Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums-- Colorado--Cripple Creek.; Interiors.
- [between 1960 and 1969?]
- The Old Homestead one of the few buildings left on Myers Ave.
- Exterior view of Herman Conrow's residence, formerly the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; this prominent "parlor or sporting" house operated for nearly 20 years then became a private residence until it reopened in...
- Conrow, Herman--Homes & haunts.; Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1940-1950.
- 1947 January 20
- Old Homestead, elegant parlor house of goldrush [sic] days, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Exterior view of Old Homestead, 353 Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district in operation for nearly twenty years and later became a residence for many years until reopened in 1950's as a...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [1969 September 16]
- View from parlor into dance hall, the Homestead
- Interior view from refurbished parlor into dance hall, the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district operating for nearly twenty years and later becoming a...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Interiors.; Parlors--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Fort Arnett Red Cliff
- People crowd Fort Arnett, a rock formation in Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows rifles and a surveyor's tripod. An American flag is on a pole.
- Red Cliff (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Rock formations--Colorado--Red Cliff--1900-1910.
- [1879]
- Redcliff looking up the Eagle
- View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Eagle County, Colorado; shows tents and frame buildings by Eagle River.
- Eagle River (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Marble
- Two nearly identical buildings stand side-by-side along a dirt road in Marble, Gunnison County, Colorado. Both dilapidated structures feature gambrel roofs, vertical board siding, and open front porches.
- Marble (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Marble--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- The Homestead dining room, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of refurbished dining room of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor" or "sporting" house of red-light district in operation for nearly twenty years; it later became a residence and...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.;...
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- Homestead House, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of the Old Homestead, 353 Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district in operation for nearly twenty years and later became a residence until reopened in 1950's as a museum; the...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- The Old Homestead of Pearl de Vere, Cripple Creek
- Interior view of a refurbished bedroom of the Old Homestead, 357 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house of red-light district once operated by Madame Pearl de Vere in 1916 for nearly 20 years, later...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- The Old Homestead
- Interior view of refurbished bedroom of the Old Homestead, 353 (or 367) Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" (1916) house of red-light district that operated for nearly 20 years and later became a residence until...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bedrooms--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970?]
- The Old Homestead, Cripple Creek
- Exterior view of the Old Homestead, 353 Myers Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; prominent "parlor or sporting" house in red-light district that operated for nearly twenty years and later became a residence until reopened in 1950's as a museum; the...
- Old Homestead (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Brothels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.; Galleries & museums--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1960-1970.
- [between 1960 and 1970]
- Largest nugget of native silver ever mined, wt. 1840 lbs., Smuggler mine, Aspen, Colo.
- View shows the largest nugget of "native silver" ever mined, Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. It weighed 1840 pounds and, selling at seventy-one cents an ounce, netted nearly $21,000 for the Smuggler mine.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Silver--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Central Colo. Power Co's. dam, Barker's Meadow, Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- Close view of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern);...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Central Colo. Power Cos. dam, Barker's Meadow, Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- Close view of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via on Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern);...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Central Colo. Power Cos.' dam Barker's Meadow, Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- View of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado; constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern); Barker...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Central Colo. Power Cos.' dam, Barker's Meadow, Denver, Bolder [sic] & Western Ry.
- View of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via Denver, Boulder & Western Railway (formerly Colorado & Northwestern Railway);...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Middle Boulder Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Barker...
- [1909 or 1910]
- Cetral [sic] Colo. Power Co.'s dam, Barker's Meadow, Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
- View of nearly completed dam at Barker Meadow (later called Nederland Dam) east of Nederland, Colorado constructed by Eastern Colorado Power Company reached by spur via Denver, Boulder & Western (formerly Colorado & Northwestern Railway); Barker...
- Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Barker Reservoir (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.
- [1909 or 1910]
- Colorado scenery
- View in Colorado of a rocky cliff towering above a nearly empty streambed which is spanned by a fallen log.
- Colorado--1930-1970.; Cliffs--Colorado--1930-1970.; Logs--Colorado--1930-1970.; Streams--Colorado--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1970]
- Cunningham Gulch
- View of Cunningham Gulch in San Juan County, Colorado, shows a pile of mining debris and a small nearly frozen pond. This gulch served as the main route into the the San Juan by way of Stony Pass in the 1870s; its terminus is at Howardsville.
- Cunningham Gulch (San Juan County, Colo.)--1950-1960.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1950-1960.
- 1958
- Velox the polar bear
- Velox the polar bear poses on hind legs in the City Park Zoo. Velox passed away in 1961 after nearly 20 years in the zoo.
- City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1970.; Velox (Polar Bear)--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1970.; Denver Zoo--1940-1970.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.; Polar bears--Colorado--Denver--1940-1970.;...
- [between 1940 and 1961?]
- Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of a wood construction residence in Georgetown, Colorado, a two-story house with a gable roof and porch. A man wearing a suit and a cap leans against the gate of a picket fence in front of the house; two tall spindly trees are in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Harrison Ave.
- This view northeast on Harrison Avenue from Third Street in Leadville, Colorado, shows a two story brick Mountain Claims Office on the corner with the Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Office next to it. Next, numbered on the print, are (1) the...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1879 and 1880]
- Equitable Building construction
- View of the, nearly completed, Equitable Building construction site at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "For Offices In This Building Apply To Edw. I. Devlin 1622 Stout St." and "C. F. Adams Company".
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Denver Equitable Building Company--1890-1900.
- 1892, February 13
- Fifth Cavalry leaving Custer City
- Two of Colonel Wesley Merritt's ten Fifth Cavalry companies pose in a long column outside of Custer City in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Nearly two thousand men took part in the Native American campaigns to send all Native American Sioux to...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890--Journeys--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Merritt, Wesley, 1834-1910--Staff.; United States. Army. Cavalry, 5th.--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--War--Dakota Territory--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--War--Dakota...
- 1876
- W. F. M. T. Co. - 45264 Ellison, A. H. Abbot Cashier, Dover, N. H., lots 9 & 10, Block 17, Cottage Hill and Denver 2231 Fran (?) and "the house"
- View of two nearly identical houses, possibly on Franklin Street in Denver, Colorado. Both have shingled second stories, turrets, and covered porches. They differ in roof design and details.
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1894 [?]
- Robbins residence, $800
- View shows nearly identical brick houses, side by side, Colorado. Both have fishscale gableboard and decorative flourishes along the eaves, covered porches, and are enclosed by a single fence.
- Houses--Colorado--1890-1900.
- 1894, September 12
- Shwayder Trunk Mfg. Company interior
- Men work on nearly completed trunks in the Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company at 1553 Platte Street in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Pallets are stacked in the distance.
- Shwayder Trunk Manufacturing Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Globeville (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Employees--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Leather industry--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- 14th Street Viaduct - Denver, Colorado
- Shows work crews resting on the nearly completed 14th (Fourteenth) Street viaduct in Denver, Colorado. Pedestrians and a bicyclist are on the bridge. The bridges for Colorado and Southern, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, and Denver & Rio Grande...
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company--1890-1900.; Colorado and Southern Railway--1890-1900.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1900.; Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 May 26
- The Edgerton
- View of a grocery store in Denver, Colorado; shows a man, a girl, window lettering and signs: "The Edgerton 611," "Choice Groceries," and "The Daily News Nearly Everybody Reads It."
- Edgerton, The (Denver, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Mead mill, Humphrey [mill?].
- Mead Mine and mill in Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. Shows: mill buildings, Clear Creek with bridges, Colorado Central railroad tracks.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1890.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1870-1890.; Colorado Central Railroad...
- [between 1878 and 1885?]
- Silver Plume, Colo.
- The view looking north shows the town of Silver Plume, Colorado. Nearly every building in the central buisness district was burned by a fire in November of 1884. Behind the central buisness district are the mines on Republican Mountain including:...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884]
- Saratoga mines - Central City
- A miner prepares to dump a shovelful of ore into a nearly full ore cart in a narrow tunnel, Saratoga mines, Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Central City (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saratoga Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Interiors--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.;...
- 1889