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- Obelisk lode. Fall River district colorado
- Two bits to see the papoose
- View of the Lincoln Tomb in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield (Sangamon County), Illinois features a granite obelisk, bronze statues, a balustrade and staircase. Passengers in suits, hats and formal dresses admire North American (Shoshone) Indian...
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Tomb--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Springfield (Ill.)--1870-1880.; Cradleboards--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--1870-1880.; Spectators--1870-1880.; Tombs & sepulchral...
- 1874 October 24
- Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C.
- View of the entrance to Fort Moultrie, Charleston, South Carolina; shows soldiers, one on patrol, near grave markers and an obelisk monument, two enclosed with decorative railings, one reads: "Howe." A United States flag flies on a pole and...
- Charleston (S.C.)--1890-1900.; Fort Moultrie (S.C.)--1890-1900.; Flags--American--1890-1900.; Forts & fortifications--South Carolina--Charleston--1890-1900.; Guards--South Carolina--Charleston--1890-1900.; Monuments & memorials--South...
- 1900
- Brigham Young monument at Main and South Temple (L-R) Streets, Salt Lake City, Utah
- View of the Brigham Young Monument, at Main and South Temple Streets, Salt Lake City, Utah, a stone obelisk with cast metal sculptures and plaques; also shows streetlamps, trolley car tracks, masonry buildings, and a fenced yard.
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Streets--Utah--Salt Lake City--1910-1920.; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Monuments--1910-1920.
- 1910?
- Preliminary plan for North Parks, Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Landscape architecture drawing for the proposed North Parks of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming. Shows plans for a grandstand, ballfield, obelisk, buffalo wallow and enclosure, an airplane field, camp ground, race track, stadium, a golf course,...
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1920-1930.; North Parks (Cheyenne, Wyo.)--1920-1930.; Parks--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1920-1930.
- 1924
- The Tales of the Aeronaut: The Yearbook of 1924
- South Denver High School yearbook for 1924.
- South High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.
- 1924
- Pueblo Colorado Parks Aug. 19 1938
- Lawn surrounds this rectangular plaza in Pueblo, Colorado, which has a white obelisk at its center. The monument is on a raised circular pedestal, and benches, flowerbeds, and bleachers are around the edges. A gas station and cars are in the...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- 1938
- Masonic monument, Black Hawk
- A masonry shell at the bottom of a valley is all that remains of the Buell Mining Company's power plant in Mountain City, Gilpin County, Colorado. Mining facilities and dwellings dot the area; an obelisk (in square enclosure) commemorates the first...
- Buell Mining Company (Mountain City, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mountain City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Gold mining--Colorado--Mountain City--1940-1950.; Power plants--Colorado--Mountain City--1940-1950.; Free Masons--Monuments.
- 1940
- Greeley Oct. 19-20, 1942
- An obelisk gravestone in Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, has carvings of rope, tassels, foliage, and flowers.
- Greeley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Greeley Oct. 19-20, 1942
- An obelisk gravestone in the Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, cemetery depicts rope, tassels, foliage, a Masonic symbol, and flowers. Inscription reads: "John Arthur, Died Apr. 16, 1878, Aged 48 Years."
- Arthur, John, d. 1878--Tomb.; Greeley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Greeley Oct. 19-20, 1942
- An obelisk gravestone in the Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, cemetery depicts a wreath of flowers and a handshake. Inscription reads: "Jerome D. Wherren. Died April 25, 1876. Aged 12 yrs. 7 ms. 27 ds."
- Wherren, Jerome D., d. 1876--Tomb.; Greeley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Greeley Oct. 19-20, 1942
- An obelisk gravestone in the Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, cemetery reads: "Life," and "Mar. 7, 1823, Our Annie(?), Aged ??."
- Greeley (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Greeley--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Boulder County Courthouse, Christmas 1964
- Christmas lights, stars, and banners adorn the Courthouse (built in 1933) in Boulder, Colorado. The five story finished stone building is composed of block shapes with windows set in vertical lines and a clock on the western face of the main tower....
- Boulder (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Christmas decorations--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.; Courthouses--Colorado--Boulder--1960-1970.
- 1964
- Sand Creek Massacre marker
- Close-up view of a marker that commemorates the Sand Creek Massacre in which United States troops killed some 200 Native Americans (Cheyenne and Arapaho), two thirds of whom were women and children, Kiowa County, Colorado. The concrete obelisk has...
- Arapaho Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Cheyenne Indians--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--Colorado--Kiowa County--1970-1980.; Sand Creek Massacre, Colo.,...
- 1972
- Conrad Moschel memorial
- View of a carved memorial for Conrad Moschel on the face of a rock in Castlewood Canyon near Castlewood Canyon State Park, Douglas County, Colorado. Small trees and shrubs cover other words carved into the stone, and there is a small, white obelisk...
- Castlewood Canyon--1970-1980.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Monuments & memorials.; Moschel, Conrad, d. 1864--Monuments.; Moschel, Conrad, d. 1864--Monuments--1970-1980.; Monuments--Colorado--Douglas County--Pictorial works.; Castlewood...
- 1977
- Monument to Italians killed in avalanche
- View of an obelisk, the Italian Monument, in the Silver Plume Cemetery in Silver Plume, Colorado. The tall granite monument reads, "Sacred to the Memory of the Ten Italians, Victims of an Avalanche. February 12, 1899. Erected By the Public." The...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--2010-2020.; Monuments & memorials.; Obelisks.; Monuments--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Memorials--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Obelisks--Colorado--Silver Plume--Pictorial works.; Silver Plume...
- 2010
- Exhibition building at the Chicago World's Fair
- View of an exhibition building at the World's Fair (World's Columbian Exposition) in Chicago, Illinois. The building is a Romanesque structure with large arched entryways, Corinthian columns, obelisk like spires, and statues. The names of cities...
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)--Buildings.; Chicago (Ill.)--1890-1900.; Exhibition buildings--Illinois--Chicago--1890-1900.
- [1893]
- Indian girls at Parker monument
- Eva Wymnerchy, a Native American Comanche young woman, signs "Nearer My God to Thee" dressed in a fringed dress with leggings, moccasins and a beaded headband, Post Oak Mission Cemetery, near Cache, Oklahoma. A group of girls and young women...
- Comanche Indians--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.; Cache (Okla.)--1920-1930.; Post Oak Cemetery (Comanche County, Okla.)--1920-1930.; Clothing & dress--Oklahoma--Cache--1920-1930.;...
- [1926?]
- Spotted Tail's monument, Rosebud Agency, SD
- View of Native American, Brule Lakota Sioux, Chief Spotted Tail's obelisk and grave site, near the Rosebud Agency, South Dakota.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Rosebud Agency--1930-1940.; Brulé Indians--Commemoration--South Dakota--Rosebud--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--South Dakota--Rosebud--1930-1940.; Teton Indians--Commemoration--South...
- [1936?]
- Monument to Spotted Tail, Rosebud Agency, SD
- Detail view of the inscription on obelisk over the grave of Spotted Tail, a Native American, Brule Lakota Sioux, chief and diplomat, near the Rosebud Agency, South Dakota. It reads: "Spotted Tail, Chief Of The Sioux, Born - 1823, Died August 5,...
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Rosebud Agency--1930-1940.; Brulé Indians--Commemoration--South Dakota--Rosebud--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--South Dakota--Rosebud--1930-1940.; Teton Indians--Commemoration--South...
- [1936?]
- Spotted Tail's monument in background, Chief of the Sioux, Rosebud Agency, SD
- View over the cemetery near the Rosebud Agency, South Dakota, show tombstones, fenced plots and the tall obelisk of Spotted Tail, a Native American (Brule Lakota Sioux) chief.
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Rosebud Agency--1930-1940.; Brulé Indians--Commemoration--South Dakota--Rosebud--1930-1940.; Indians of North America--Commemoration--South Dakota--Rosebud--1930-1940.; Teton Indians--Commemoration--South...
- [1936?]
- Obelisk on plaza in Santa Fe, N.M.
- View of an obelisk located on the plaza in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The monument is dedicated to soldiers who died at the Civil War battle of Val Verde (Valverde) and those who died in battle against North American Navajo and Apache...
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1860-1880.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1860-1880.; Obelisks--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1860-1880.; Plazas--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1860-1880.
- [between 1866 and 1872?]
- Territorial Style building on plaza, Santa Fe, N.M.
- View of a two story Territorial Style adobe building on the Plaza in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The building has a portal (porch) and balcony that run the length of the building, and chimneys. Shows a gazebo or bandstand, a wooden...
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1890.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1890.; Obelisks--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1890.; Plazas--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- The plaza, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Men pose near pack burros and a fence on the Plaza in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows the obelisk monument, dedicated to veterans of the Civil War and North American Indian skirmishes, a bandstand, and trees. Territorial Style...
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1870-1890.; Donkeys--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1890.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1890.; Obelisks--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1870-1890.; Pack animals--New...
- [between 1875 and 1885?]
- The plaza, from a portal
- A man in a hat walks through a turnstile in a wooden fence that surrounds the plaza in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Probably a dog stands beside the man. Shows trees and people near the obelisk monument.
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Plazas--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Turnstiles--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1884]
- Soldier's Monument, Santa Fe, N.M.
- View of an obelisk monument, dedicated to those who died at the Civil War battle of Val Verde (Valverde) and those who died in battle against North American Navajo and Apache Indians, on the plaza in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Portals...
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Obelisks--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Plazas--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Garfield mem. mon. Toltec Gorge
- View of a granite obelisk shaped memorial on the edge of the Toltec Gorge, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The inscription reads: "In memoriam James Abram Garfield President of the United States died September 19, 1881. Mourned by all the people....
- Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881--Monuments.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Toltec Gorge (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- The Plaza, Santa Fé
- Men sit and stand near the granite obelisk monument in the plaza in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows trees, tall grass, a bandstand or gazebo and Territorial Style buildings around the plaza.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Bandstands--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Obelisks--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Plazas--New...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- The Plaza Santa Fe N.M.
- View of the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico. An obelisk, part of a monument to soldiers who fought against Native Americans, is in the Plaza.
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Obelisks--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Plazas--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- The Plaza Santa Fe
- View of the Plaza in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A gazebo and obelisk monument are nearby.
- Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1900.; Gazebos--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Obelisks--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.; Plazas--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Plaza (principal square in Santa Fé) summer
- Well dressed men, women, and children stroll through the Plaza in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. Shows the obelisk monument dedicated to veterans of the Civil War and North American Indian skirmishes, a bandstand, fences, and sidewalks....
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Monuments.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1890-1910.; City & town life--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1910.; Monuments & memorials--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1910.; Obelisks--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of two small wood construction houses in Georgetown, Colorado, the home of the Hermit of Georgetown. Both buildings have gable roofs: the one on the left has the entrance in the long side, and the one on the right has the entrance in...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1900 and 1978?]
- Sunset on the Custer field
- Sunset view of the monument to soldiers killed at the Little Bighorn Battlefield (Big Horn County), Montana. A wrought iron fence surrounds the stone obelisk.
- Battlefields--Montana--1900-1920.; Historic sites--Montana--1900-1920.; Obelisks--Montana--1900-1920.; Sunrises & sunsets--Montana--1900-1920.; Rodman Wanamaker Expedition.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.
- [between 1908 and 1913]
- Ouray Monument Million Dollar Highway
- A man stands and looks at a stone obelisk with a metal plaque depicting Ouray, a Native American (Ute) Chief, and incised letters: "In Memory of Chief Ouray and Chipeta Erected by The State of Colo. 1926.", Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado....
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.; Obelisks--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.; Chipeta--Monuments.; Ouray--Monuments.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- Fairmount Cemetery
- View at Fairmount Cemetery in the Windsor neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; a marble mausoleum has classical entablature, columns, urns, and letters: "Wilbur S. Raymond." An obelisk and other grave markers are in the background.
- Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Windsor (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Raymond, Wilbur S.--Tomb.
- [between 1914 and 1920?]
- Along Escalante Trail
- View of a Dominguez-Escalante trail monument dedication in (probably) Jensen (Uintah County), Utah; shows a man speaking into a microphone, a stone obelisk covered with cloth, a United States flag, parked cars, and people.
- Dominguez-Escalante Trail--1920-1930.; Jensen (Uintah County, Utah)--1920-1930.; Overland Trails--1920-1930.; Dedications--Utah--Jensen (Uintah County)--1920-1930.; Monuments & memorials--Utah--Jensen (Uintah County)--1920-1930.; Trails &...
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Church of the Nazarene
- View of the Church of the Nazarene on South Sherman Street in Denver, Colorado. The one-story stucco building has small obelisk pillars near the entryway.
- Church of the Nazarene (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Protestant churches--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Monument on Montrose to Ouray Highway
- View of a stone obelisk, Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, shows a metal plaque depicting Ouray, a Native American (Ute) Chief, and incised letters: "In Memory of Chief Ouray and Chipeta Erected by The State of Colo. 1926."
- Montrose (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Montrose--1910-1920.; Chipeta--Monuments.; Ouray--Monuments.
- [between 1926 and 1930?]
- Gravestone, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a gravestone in the cemetery at Georgetown, Colorado, on the north end of the town. A sculpture of a sitting lamb sits atop the stone; its head has been knocked off. The inscription on the stone reads: Gertrude Eiring born July 7, 1879...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Gravestone, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of a gravestone in the cemetery at Georgetown, Colorado, on the north end of the town. A sculpture of a sitting lamb sits on top of the stone. The inscription on the stone reads: Waldemar Son of A.J. & Augusta Youngstrom Died Nov. (??), ASSS...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1950.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Georgetown--1930- 1950.
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- Bear Pits - City Park - Pueblo, Colo.
- Crude stone walls divide bear pits in Pueblo, Colorado, at the City Park zoo. A stone obelisk is by a 30's touring car in the parking area. Bare trees fill the surrounding park.
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Bears--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.; Zoos--Colorado--Pueblo--1930-1940.
- [between 1933 and 1940?]
- Centerville
- View of a gravestone in Centerville (Chaffee County), Colorado; shows a single grave site marked by a tall cut stone in the shape of an obelisk without the pyramid on top; portion of the stone shows the raised image of two hands clasping, inside of...
- Centerville (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Centerville--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Gilpin County
- View of a gravestone in a cemetery in Gilpin County, Colorado; shows a small, obelisk shaped stone with the raised image of leaves (?) enclosed in a circle; image above inscription: "Niels Jorgen. Died Nov. 17, 1876 Aged ? ys. 5 ms. 10 ds"; stone...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Gilpin County
- View of a gravestone in a cemetery in Gilpin County, Colorado; features a tall, obelisk shaped stone with a large crack about two-thirds of the way up, and raised leaves inside of a small circle above the inscription that reads: "In affectionate...
- Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Gilpin County--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Boulder
- View of a grave marker in Boulder, Colorado; shows an elaborate, modified obelisk with draping curtain representations, raised leaves, and dentils along the base; "Boettcher" appears at the base of the main stone on both visible facets; raised...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Boulder
- View of a grave marker in Boulder, Colorado; shows a small obelisk with an inscription on it that reads: "Rosa Netti, Dau. of Wm. M. & M. S. Slaughter, Died Mar. 14, 1876 (?), Aged 12 yrs. ??;" other stones and trees in the background.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Boulder
- View of a gravestone in Boulder, Colorado; shows a cut stone in the shape of a obelisk; decorative designs inscribed, and a rose is raised in the middle of one side; dedication reads: "Far from home and loved ones, her body rests in the grave;"...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Boulder
- View of a grave marker in Boulder, Colorado; shows a tall, cut stone (modified obelisk) topped by a stone representation of an urn; square base has an inscription on one facet reading: "In memory of Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Harden. Died Dec. 29,...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Boulder--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1966]
- Rosita
- A broken, obelisk shaped gravestone in the cemetery in Rosita, Colorado, features an inscription that reads: "Hariett E. Wife of A. C. Covert. died Oct. 8. 1881. Aged 46 Y's. 9 M's. & 4 D's.," and, "My God Shall Supply All Your Needed ???." The top...
- Rosita (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Rosita--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Rosita--1930-1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]
- Nevadaville
- An obelisk shaped gravestone is enclosed by a wrought iron fence in the cemetery in Nevadaville, Colorado. Mine tailings cover the hill in the background.
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1970.; Tombs & sepulchral monuments--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930- 1970.
- [between 1933 and 1967]