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- Central City Episcopal Church
- The altar of St. Paul's Episcopal Church is before stained glass windows with gothic, pointed arches. A cross is on the altar, and wooden chairs are in the rear corners. Enclosed areas, with decorative elements around the top, on either side of the...
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Central City, Colo.)--1950-1970.; Central City (Colo.)--1950-1970.; Churches--Colorado--Central City--1950-1970.
- Central City, Colorado street scenes, Eureka
- The Central City Opera House was originally opened in 1878 and described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri." Designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin County...
- Central City Opera House--1920-1930.; Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- Woman and car
- A woman poses by a touring car with a convertible roof.
- Automobiles--1910-1920.; Women--1910-1920.
- Shoshone Falls - from below, south side
- View of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River in Twin Falls County, Idaho; shows the waterfall and mist.
- Shoshone Falls (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Snake River (Wyo.-Wash.)--1880-1890.; Twin Falls County (Idaho)--1880-1890.; Rivers--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.; Waterfalls--Idaho--Twin Falls County--1880-1890.
- Multnomah Falls 800 ft high
- View of Multnomah Falls on Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge (Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area) in Multnomah County, Oregon. Benson's Footbridge spans the waterfall.
- Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)--1890-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1890-1910.; Multnomah Creek (Or.)--1890-1910.; Multnomah Falls (Or.)--1890-1910.; Pedestrian bridges--Oregon--Multnomah County--1890-1910.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Multnomah...
- Cheyenne Wyo
- A tent is by a string rail fence and trees in Cheyenne (Laramie County), Wyoming.
- Cheyenne (Wyo.)--1940-1950.; Camping--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1940-1950.; Fences--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1940-1950.; Tents--Wyoming--Cheyenne--1940-1950.
- On the St. Charles
- View of the Saint Charles River near Pueblo (Pueblo County), Colorado; washed out banks and a fallen tree are by sand bars.
- Saint Charles River (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Floods--Colorado--Pueblo County--1890-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--Pueblo County--1890-1920.
- Multnomah Falls
- View of Multnomah Falls on Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge (later Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area) in Multnomah County, Oregon. Fallen timber spans the water.
- Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Or. and Wash.)--1870-1890.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1870-1890.; Multnomah Creek (Or.)--1870-1890.; Multnomah Falls (Or.)--1870-1890.; Logs--Oregon--Multnomah County--1870-1890.;...
- Fish wheel Upper Cascade, Columbia River
- A flat boat with a fish wheel is moored in the Columbia River in Multnomah County, Oregon. A ferry boat and islands are in the distance.
- Columbia River--1880-1900.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1900.; Fishing--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1900.
- Near Lower Cascades, Columbia River
- View of the Columbia River, in Multnomah County, Oregon; a wooden frame diverts water from the river.
- Columbia River--1880-1900.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1900.; Rivers--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1900.
- Bridal Veil Falls, Columbia River, Oregon
- View of Bridal Veil Falls in Multnomah County, Oregon. Bridal Veil Creek spills over rock cliffs.
- Bridal Veil Creek (Or.)--1870-1890.; Bridal Veil Falls (Or.)--1870-1890.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1870-1890.; Cliffs--Oregon--Multnomah County--1870-1890.; Waterfalls--Oregon--Multnomah County--1870-1890.
- Rooster Rock, Columbia River
- View of Rooster Rock, a basalt pillar, a beach, and evergreen trees beside the Columbia River in Multnomah County, Oregon. A steamboat is in the distance.
- Columbia River--1880-1910.; Multnomah County (Or.)--1880-1910.; Rooster Rock (Multnomah County, Or. : Pillar)--1880-1910.; Beaches--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rivers--Oregon--Multnomah County--1880-1910.; Rock...
- The Dalles of the Columbia looking up
- View of the Columbia River at The Dalles, in Wasco County, Oregon and Klickitat County, Washington. Rock formations and cliffs edge the water.
- Columbia River--1870-1900.; Dalles, The (Or. and Wash. : Rapids)--1870-1900.; Klickitat County (Wash.)--1870-1900.; Wasco County (Wash.)--1870-1900.; Rivers--1870-1900.; Rock formations--1870-1900.
- Cape Horn, Columbia River
- View of Cape Horn, basalt rock pillars and cliffs beside the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington. Forest tops the rocks, and high water marks span the lower part of the formations.
- Cape Horn (Skamania County, Wash. : Cliff); Skamania County (Wash.)--1880-1900.; Cliffs--Washington--Skamania County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Washington--Skamania County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Washington--Skamania County--1880-1900.
- Pace Creek Fall, Columbia River
- Men stand at the base of a waterfall identified as Pace Creek Fall probably in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon.
- Waterfalls--Oregon--1880-1900.
- Gennie Thomas & son Walter of Frisco she had boarding house.
- Gennie Thomas, who ran a boarding house in Frisco, Colorado, sits on the arm of a chair where her son Walter is seated; they both look at a paper that he holds. He also holds his hat, and wears a dark suit; she wears a skirt and blouse with a tie....
- Frisco (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Families--Colorado--Frisco--1900-1920.; Women--Colorado--Frisco--1900-1920.; Thomas, Gennie.
- Sun Temple
- Louise Shannon Barton and Abbie Shannon stand at the bottom of a wooden ladder of Sun Temple, at Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado. Other tourist walk on top of the reconstructed ruins.
- Trianon interior
- View of the ornate wood surround fireplace in Trianon, formerly called Claremont, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Telamons and caryatids serve as the support columns for the mantel. A equesterain sculpture sits on the mantel. Wing back...
- Giddings, Ralph--Homes & haunts.; McLaren, Thomas--Homes & haunts.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fireplaces--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Interiors--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1960-1970.; Mantels--Colorado--Colorado...
- 1063 December 8
- Southeast corner of 4th and River, home of Geo. R. Shaeffer
- This hewn log cabin in Canon City, Colorado, has snow on its sagging shingle roof. A man holds the reins of a horse with a child on it, and a woman and child look out the door. A power pole is by a bay window and a brick chimney; a box is mounted...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1850-1860.; Log cabins--Colorado--Canon City--1850-1860.
- 1858
- Colorado City, 1860
- View of Colorado City, (capitol of Colorado Territory in 1861) El Paso County, Colorado; shows wood frame and stone false fronts and a two- story hotel (known as the El Paso House, Holmes House, Baird & Smith Hotel) with hip roof and dormer; Pikes...
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1860
- Nevadaville, Colo. in Gilpin County
- Main Street, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a dirt path flanked by log and frame buildings; some businesses have false fronts. Men walk among piled timber and lumber. Roads cut across one side of the valley; Maryland Mountain and...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1860?
- Missouri City, Spring Gulch, Quartz Hill, Navada Gulch, and part of Central City
- Engraving of Missouri City, Gilpin County, Colorado, shows cabins, stages, trees, and pointed mountains. Also called Missouri Flats, this short lived gold town burst into existence in 1860.
- Missouri City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Gold mining--Colorado--Missouri City--1860-1870.
- 1861
- Colorado's first brass band
- Nine men sit and stand with brass instruments and drums in Blackhawk, Colorado. Left to right - Upper row: Snare drummer unknown, J.J. Hamllik, George Stroehle, D.D. Lake, Albert Lintz. Lower row: Adam Schussler, Tulley Jones, Aleck Newton, Alec...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Bands--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Musicians--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- 1862
- Central City, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the young town of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County. Structures: log cabins and wood-frame residences and commercial storefronts.
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1862
- Soda Springs 1864
- A man in a suit sits nexts to rocks that form a shelter over the Soda Spring, in Canon City, Colorado. Men sit by a wooden flume above that is supported by rock piers. Boulders are all around, and foothills are in the background.
- Canon City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Springs--Colorado--Canon City--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Denver - early days flood
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood. Storefront signs read: "Ladies Emporium" and "Denver Meat Market." The first U.S. Denver Branch Mint has a tower with battlements; a horse is in the foreground.
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Twin Lakes
- View across the Twin Lakes Reservoir towards snow covered Mounts Elbert and Massive near Twin Lakes (Lake County), Colorado. A woman wears a dress and stands near a covered wagon along a dirt trail. Fir trees dot the hills.
- Elbert, Mount (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Lake County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Massive, Mount (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Twin Lakes (Colo. : Lake)--1860-1870.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Lake County--1860-1870.
- 1864
- California hunter and trapper
- A studio portrait of a man identified as Seth Kinman. The bearded man wears pants, boots, an animal hide coat with fringes, bear claw belt and a head band. He leans against a rifle.
- Hunters--1860-1870.; Clothing & dress--1860-1870.; Men--1860-1870.; Rifles--1860-1870.; Trappers--1860-1870.; Kinman, Seth.
- 1864
- Black Hawk, C.T.
- View north from Bobtail Hill, in Black Hawk, Colorado, up four mile Gulch to Dory Hill, where the state's first cemetery was located. Central business district includes: Undertaker, Union House (on Selak Street), Drugs (brick, arched windows and...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Central City, Colorado
- View of wood and stone storefronts in Central City, Colorado. The buildings surrounding it are constructed of wood. The hillside is bare, except for a few shanties and houses. Signs on the Masonic Hall read: "Graybill and Brenneman," " W.W....
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Buckskin Joe & Snowy Range
- View down the dirt street through Buckskin Joe, Park County, Colorado. Buildings along the street include one and two-story log cabins; wheelbarrow is in center of road.
- Buckskin Joe (Park County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Log cabins--Colorado--Buckskin Joe--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Central City, C. T.
- View of Central City, Colorado in Gilpin County before the fire that destroyed most of the town. Piles of boards behind commercial buildings near patches of snow on the ground. Signs: "Clothing & Furnishing Goods O. K. Store Wholesale & Retail,"...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1864
- Denver C.T.
- View of a Cherry Creek flood in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, houses, a corral, horse, and sheds. The first U.S. Denver Branch Mint is to the side; signs read: "Ladies Emporium," "Metropolitan Billiard Hall," and "F. A. Brocker Groceries."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mints--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864 May 13
- Denver flood
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood; shows frame buildings and houses. Storefront signs read: "Tremont House" and "Groceries."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864 May 19
- Flood of May 19, 1864
- View of Denver, Colorado during a Cherry Creek flood; shows frame buildings and houses. Storefront signs read: "Tremont House" and "Groceries."
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1864 May 19
- Destruction of Julesburg 1865 by Indians
- Photoprint of a drawing of the 1865 siege of Julesburg, Colorado in Weld County shows smoke billowing out of burning buildings, as Native Americans on horses watch.
- Julesburg (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fires--Colorado--Julesburg--1860-1870.
- 1865
- Water power plant Montgomery City Colo
- The water power plant at Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of a frame wheel construction. Water rushes through rocks; trees, slopes, and the flume are in the background.
- Montgomery (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Water power--Colorado--Montgomery--1860-1870.
- 1865
- Denver, 15th Street below Larimer
- View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, storefronts, horses, buggies, and covered wagons. Signs read: "Denver Photographic Rooms," "H. Voorhies," and "D. G. Peabody."
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Covered wagons--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1865
- Golden in 1865 meeting place of First Colorado Legislature at far left corner (portion of roof only visible)
- Washington Avenue busy with men and horse-drawn wagons and carriages and a load of timber, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. Front gable and false front businesses include: "Fisher & Cass, Wholesale Grocers," "Colorado Drug Store," "B. E. Gamble...
- Golden (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Golden--1860-1870.
- 1865
- A portion of West Denver
- A westerly view, probably from the tower of the Colorado Seminary building, of Larimer Street and the business district of Denver, Colorado. Shows commercial buildings and houses. Signs on commercial buildings read: "J.B. Doyle Co. Storage &...
- Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Mercantile facilities--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
- 1865 Aug
- Ute Indians & ponies taken from life at Black Hawk C. T.
- View of Native American (Ute) men on horseback, white men and a boy, in front of a storefront, Blackhawk, Colorado Territory.
- Indians of North America--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Boys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
- 1866 September 1st
- Looking East on Main from Beech, Trinidad
- Men and women crowd the boardwalk fronting Main Street in Trinidad, Colorado. Gable roofed adobe buildings line the dirt thoroughfare, where a man sits on a horse. Signs read: "Davis & Barraclough," "Colorado Hotel," and "Exchange."
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Streets--Colorado--Trinidad--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Georgetown
- View of the south end of Georgetown, Colorado, showing the grid pattern of the town, with many simple wood construction buildings and tall pine trees. Leavenworth Mountain is in the background. Clear Creek runs through the area, and a tall chimney...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Mrs. Frasier Earl bldg 1320 Pearl St Eph Pound
- Men, women, children and a dog pose on the sidewalk in Boulder, Colorado. A white picket fence encloses a yard with bare trees and a frame, gable roofed house with a shingle roof, dormer, and signs: "Mr[s. Fra]sier Rest[a]urant," and "Board and...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Restaurants--Colorado--Boulder--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Vue de Central City (Colorado) Dessin de Sabatier d'apres une photographie
- Rendering shows Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, with frame businesses, dwellings, and mining facilties. Stairs and privies are in the yards of houses. Signature reads: "Gauchard."
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Georgetown - Colo
- View of the south end of Georgetown, Colorado, showing the grid pattern of the town, with many simple wood construction buildings and tall pine trees. Leavenworth Mountain is in the background. Clear Creek runs through the area, and a tall chimney...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Central City Masonic building
- The Central City Masonic building is a three story, brick structure with gabled roof, chimneys, arched windows with open shutters and arched entryways in Central City, Colorado. The words over the doors read "Sessler-Sauer" and "WW Tiffany."...
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- 1868
- Robbers Roost - road ranch and stagecoach, Wyo Ter
- View of Robbers Roost Stage Station (Niobrara County), Wyoming Territory; shows horses, a stagecoach, men, a woman, and a hewn log building with sod roof.
- Robbers Roost Stage Station (Wyo.)--1860-1870.; Stagecoaches--Wyoming--Robbers Roost Stage Station--1860-1870.; Transportation facilities--Wyoming--Robbers Roost Stage Station--1860-1870.; Transportation--Wyoming--Robbers Roost Stage...
- 1868, January
- Ute Indians
- Standing studio portrait of unidentified Native American (Ute) men and a woman; the men wear wrapped braids, shirts, leggings, moccasins, and blankets. The woman wears a dress, shawl, and moccasins.
- Indians of North America--1860-1870.; Ute Indians--Women--1860-1870.
- 1869 or 1870
- Camp Victory, Utah, the scene of Central Pacific's momentous feat of laying 10 1/2 miles of track in a single day
- View of Central Pacific Railroad workers at "Camp Victory," in Box Elder County, Utah; shows men, lumber, boxcars, tents, and a steam locomotive.
- Central Pacific Railroad Company.; Box Elder County (Utah)--1860-1870.; Railroad construction workers--Utah--Box Elder County--1860-1870.
- 1869, April