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  • Denver police vehicles
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    Denver police officers stand by police vehicles near the City Hall Building located at 14th (Fourteenth) St. and Larimer Street in Denver, Colorado. A line of black Fords are arranged on 14th Street and a policeman stands next to each car.
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    Denver (Colo.). Police Department.--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Police vehicles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Police stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Police--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
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    [1921 March]
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  • Nevadaville, Colo.
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    A large mine shafthouse stands in the foreground of this view of Nevadaville, Colorado, located north of Central City between Quartz and Gunnell hills in Gilpin County. The town's Episcopal and Methodist churches stand near each other at the far...
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    Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1900.
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    [1899?]
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  • Church of San Miguel at Santa Fe oldest Pueblo [sic] church antedates landing of Pilgrims.
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    View of the San Miguel Mission (Church, Chapel) at 401 Old Santa Fe Trail in Santa Fe (Santa Fe County), New Mexico. The church is constructed of adobe and has buttresses, battlements, and a stone retaining wall. Logs help prop up an adobe wall....
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    Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)--1880-1890.; African Americans--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Spanish Americans--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Santa Fe (N.M.)--1880-1890.; Adobe buildings--New Mexico--Santa Fe--1880-1890.; Boys--New...
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    [between 1880 and 1890?]
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  • Georgetown, Colo
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    View of frame houses, log cabins and commercial buildings in Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. Shows the Hamill House, snow and signs: "Billiards," and "Livery Feed & Sale Stable."
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1870.
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    [1867]
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  • Anita Apodaca Alire and friend
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    Anita Apodaca Alire, in a long coat, poses with a gas station attendant as she puts gas into an automobile. The license plate on the car reads: "1-44792 5 Colorado 49."
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    Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations.; Women.; Alire, Anita Apodaca--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Service stations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
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    [1949?]
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  • Anita Alire and some friends pose in front of a gas station
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    Anita Apodaca Alire, in a long coat, poses with three men in front of a service station probably in Denver, Colorado. A sign on the building reads: "Joe Service Pat." Two of the men wear service station uniforms. The woman rests her hand on a...
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    Hispanic Americans--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobile service stations.; Women.; Alire, Anita Apodaca--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Service stations--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Denver...
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    [1949?]
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  • Queen of the Canon, Cascade Canon, C. M. Ry.
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    Close view of "Queen of the Canon" waterfall in Cascade Canyon, northwest of Manitou, Colorado; water cascades over boulders.
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    Canyons--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; North Cascade Canyon (Colo.)
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    [between 1886 and 1901]
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  • Blackhawk, Colorado, 1860-1869
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    The Presbyterian church in Blackhawk, Colorado, stands on a hill in the background above Gregory Street. Several businesses face Gregory Street, including a drugstore, a wholesale and retail meat market and a grocery store. Hosues line another dirt...
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    Blackhawk (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Fences--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.; Presbyterian churches--Colorado--Blackhawk--1860-1870.
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    [between 1900 and 1920?]
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  • Pablo C. de Baca age 16 and a cousin.
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    Studio portrait of Pablo C. de Baca and his cousin, possibly Hilario Delgado. Both teenage men wear flat brimmed hats. Hilario wears a plaid wool suit, tie, vest and watch fob. Pablo wears a plaid jacket with a vest, pin striped slacks and a watch...
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    Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Teenagers.; C. de Baca, Pablo, 1874-1940.; Delgado, Hilario.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American teenage...
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    1890
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  • William F. Cody on horseback
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody rides a horse in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears a dark hat and a dark, striped suit. Gaiters cover the lower part of his pant legs. He looks down at the ground near...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Alter [i.e. altar] St. John's Cathedral, Denver
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    Close view of the altar at St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist), Denver, Colorado.
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    Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Altars--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.
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    [between 1911 and 1920]
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  • Antero Reservoir and Dam
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    View of the Antero Reservoir and Dam near Antero Junction, Colorado (built in 1910 by Antero & Lost Park Reservoir Company; acquired by City of Denver in 1924); waves lap shore in foreground; dam at right extends to horizon; Rocky Mountains in...
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    Dams--Colorado--Antero Junction--1910-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Antero Junction--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920]
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  • Antlers Hotel, Colo. Springs
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    Southwestward view of the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado (completed in 1901, designed by Fredrick Sterner), taken from sidewalk across street; early automobile parked in front of building.
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1920.; Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
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    [between 1901 and 1920]
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  • Canon of the Rio Los Animas
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    View of a narrow-gauge railroad track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway) and locomotive with two cars along the Los Animas River in Animas Canyon, near Silverton, Colorado; five women sit on rocks near river, one man stands behind train; snow-covered...
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    Los Animas River (Colo.); Rivers--Colorado--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
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    [between 1890 and 1920]
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  • Creation Park, Morrison Colo.
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    Southward view of sandstone rock formations in Creation Park (Red Rocks Park) in Morrison, Colorado; formations flank footpath; front- range plains and Rocky Mountain foothills in distance.
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    Parks--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.
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    [between 1909 and 1928]
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  • Curricanti [sic] Needle, Black Canon
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    View of a narrow-gauge train track (Denver & Rio Grande Railway), telegraph line, and Gunnison River winding through the Black Canyon west of Gunnison, Colorado; Curecanti Needle rock formation is across river.
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    Gunnison River Colo.)--1890-1920.; Rock formations--Colorado--Black Canyon--1890-1920.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company.
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    [between 1890 and 1920]
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  • Entrance Colo. Yule Marble Co. Quarries, Marble Colo.
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    View of the entrance to the Colorado-Yule Marble Company Quarry located in Marble, Colorado; shows railroad track at center with flatcar, a standing man is dwarfed by a wooden boom, spools of cable labeled "Eschen." Wedges are driven into marble...
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    Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
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    [1913?]
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  • Delivery Room Public Library , Denver
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    Interior view of the Delivery Room (Circulation Unit) at the main (Civic Center) building of Denver Public Library, Denver, Colorado; at left is circulation counter, with three levels of shelving; at right are card catalogs, bulletin boards, and a...
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    Denver Public Library--1900-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
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    [between 1906 and 1920]
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  • Interior St. Johns Cathedral, Denver
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    Interior view of the nave of the St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist) in Denver, Colorado.
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    Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.
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    [between 1911 and 1920]
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  • Mt. Falcon from Creation Park, Morrison Colo.
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    Westward view of Mt. Falcon (in Front Range of the Rocky Mountains) taken from Creation Park (Red Rocks Park) in Morrison, Colorado; close view of sandstone rock formations with Mt. Falcon in the background.
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    Falcon, Mount (Colo.)--1900-1930.; Parks--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.; Rock formations--Colorado--Morrison--1900-1930.
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    [between 1909 and 1928]
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  • North Boulder Falls reached via Denver, Boulder & Western Ry.
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    Close view of Boulder Falls waterfall in Boulder Canyon west of Boulder, Colorado; area served by Denver, Boulder & Western Railway; water cascades over rocks, framed by pine trees.
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    Boulder Canyon (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Waterfalls--Colorado--Boulder Canyon--1900-1920.
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    [between 1909 and 1920]
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  • Ouray - Silverton Stage Road, Mt. Abram
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    View of the stage road between Ouray and Silverton, Colorado; the narrow, winding dirt road ascends a canyon, with a figure on horseback at left; snow-covered, 12,800 foot Mt. Abrams at center background (located at the boundary of Ouray and San...
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    Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1890-1920.; Horseback riding--Colorado--1890-1920.
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    [between 1890 and 1920]
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  • Palmer Lake
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    View of Palmer Lake, Colorado from south side of Palmer Lake; Denver & Rio Grande depot (built in 1882) visible across lake; at far right, on east side of lake, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe tracks are shown.
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    Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.
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    [between 1908 and 1920]
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  • One of Colorado's irrigation ditches
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    View of water running through sluice of an irrigation ditch somewhere in Colorado; field in background with low vegetation, flat horizon.
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    Irrigation--Colorado--1890-1920.
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    [between 1890 and 1920]
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  • Pine Crest, Palmer Lake
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    View of the Pine Crest Resort at Palmer Lake, Colorado, owned by William Pickens and Dr. Fred R. Baker; signs read: "Pine Crest" and "Swimming Pool."
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    Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Resorts--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.; Pine Crest Resort (Palmer Lake, Colo.)
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    [between 1908 and 1920]
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  • Pitkin Colo.
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    View of the mining town of Pitkin, Colorado, in Gunnison County; narrow-gauge railroad track in foreground (either Colorado & Southern Railway or Denver & Rio Grande Railway); mill with smokestack and slag heap at left; wooden buildings of town at...
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    Pitkin (Colo.)--1900-1920.
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    [between 1900 and 1920]
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  • Soda Spring, Manitou Colo.
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    View of Soda Spring Pavilion at Manitou, Colorado, with United States flag. Men, women and children gather nearby; at center, the creek is crossed by a stone footbridge; at right, a street has horse-drawn carriage, street-car and automobile...
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    Soda Spring Pavilion (Manitou Springs, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.; Springs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1910-1920.
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    [between 1912 and 1920]
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  • Spanish Peaks
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    View of the Spanish Peaks, located south of La Veta, Colorado, from plain; at left, East Spanish Peak rises 12,683 feet; at center, West Spanish Peak rises 13,626 feet; pine tree at right foreground; wooden fencing criss-crosses plain.
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    Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1890-1920.
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    [between 1890 and 1920]
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  • St. Johns Cathedral, Denver
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    Interior view of the nave at St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist), Denver, Colorado.
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    Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors.
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    [between 1911 and 1920]
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  • St. Johns Cathedral, Denver
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    Exterior view of St. John's Cathedral (also known as Saint John's Church in the Wilderness and Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist), Denver, Colorado.
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    Saint John's Cathedral (Denver, Colo.); Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Cathedrals--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Episcopal churches--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    [between 1911 and 1920]
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  • Tunnel entrance to Pandora Mine
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    View of the tunnel entrance to Pandora Mine, a gold mine located in San Miguel County, Colorado; tunnel entrance is made of roughly split logs; at center, rail cart is loaded with ore; split wood, buckets and rocks in right foreground.
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    Gold mining--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1920.; Tunnels--Colorado--San Miguel County--1890-1920.
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    [between 1890 and 1920]
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  • Wild West Show performance
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    Two cowboys try to calm a horse in a dirt arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The men wear sheepskin chaps and cowboy hats. Additional men and horses are in the midground. The audience fills the bleachers underneath a large...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Horses--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Colo. Yule Marble Co. Quarries, Marble Colo.
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    Interior view of a marble quarry at the Colorado-Yule Marble Company Quarries in Marble, Colorado; shows three channeling machines with channeling tracks on ledge and wooden timbers attached to a metal wheel (perhaps hoisting equipment).
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    Marble (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors.; Marble quarrying--Colorado--Marble--1910-1920.; Colorado Yule Marble Company.
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    [1913?]
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  • Palmer Lake
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    View of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway train depot at Palmer Lake, Colorado (built in 1882); lake at left, with pavilion and moored rowboats; two tracks at right, a water tower at center; a man sits on bench in front of station; buildings of town...
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    Palmer Lake (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Palmer Lake--1900-1920.
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    [between 1908 and 1920]
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  • William F. Cody with horse
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands holding his horse's reins inside a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He shakes hands with a man standing outside the arena with John Burke, press agent for the Wild West Show. Cody wears a...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horses.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Cowboys and broncs Johnny St. John making pick-up
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    A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a dirt arena during a rehearsal for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. He wears sheepskin chaps and a cowboy hat. Another man, possibly Johnny St. John, holds the horse's rope in the right midground. He jumps into the...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Rehearsals--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Canon of the Roaring Forks, Colo. Midland Ry
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    View, from upstream, of the Roaring Fork River and Canyon, between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, Colorado (reached via the Colorado Midland Railway); water cascades among boulders and fallen wood; tall pines line river, with mountains in distance.
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    Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Colorado--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
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    [between 1900 and 1919]
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  • Canon of the White River Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
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    View of the White River Canyon in Rio Blanco County, Colorado or Uintah County, Utah. Sage brush and junipers fill the foreground; stratus clouds top deep valleys.
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    White River (Colo. and Utah)--1910-1920.
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    [1915?]
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  • Cowboy Vein Gilsonite Mine Bandanna, Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
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    View of the Cowboy Vein of a Gilsonite Mine, Bandanna Camp, west of Craig, Colorado; piles of Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) surround a mine shaft; a miner in overalls stands under a scaffolding with pulley...
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    Gilsonite--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
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    [1915?]
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  • Cowboy Vein, Gilsonite Mine, Bandanna Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
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    View of the Cowboy Vein of a Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a lustrous asphalt) mine at Bandanna Camp, west of Craig, Colorado; shows three men with arms outstretched at the edge of the open shaft .
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    Gilsonite--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Miners--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.; Craig (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mining--Colorado--Craig--1910-1920.
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    [1915?]
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  • Gilsonite Vein, Bonanza Dist Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
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    View of a shallow, mined Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) vein in the Bonanza District, either in Uintah County, Utah, or Rio Blanco County, Colorado; sagebrush surrounds the gash, with slag at left and right.
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    Gilsonite--1910-1920.; Mining--1910-1920.
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    [1915?]
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  • Gilsonite Vein, Bonanza Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
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    View of a vein of Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) in the Bonanza District, either in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, or Uintah County, Utah; vertical mineshaft in foreground is surrounded by slag pile and shredded...
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    Gilsonite--1910-1920.; Mine shafts--1910-1920.; Mining--1910-1920.
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    [1915?]
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  • Gilsonite Veins, Bonanza Dist., Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
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    View of veins of Gilsonite (trademark name for uintaite, a black lustrous asphalt) in the Bonanza District, either in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, or Uintah County, Utah; a pathway leads to intermittent piles of uintaite slag marring the sagebrush...
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    Gilsonite--1910-1920.; Mining--1910-1920.
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    [1915?]
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  • Greenhorn Mtns. from Sky Line Drive, Canon City Colo.
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    View of the Greenhorn Mountains in distance from Skyline Drive west of Canon City, Colorado; farming valley visible at right, with water treatment plant or reservoir in foothills.
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Greenhorn Mountains (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Canon City--1900-1920.
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    [between 1903 and 1920]
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  • On the Roaring Forks River
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    View, from downstream, of the Roaring Fork River in Roaring Fork Canyon between Glenwood Springs and Aspen, Colorado; water tumbles over boulders; pile of driftwood at top of falls, with tall pines at horizon.
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    Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
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    [between 1900 and 1919]
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  • Ouray Colo.
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    Southward view of Ouray, Colorado, shows Third (3rd or Main) Street with turret of Elks Club on east side of street. Businesses include: Arps Bros Hardware, Columbus Saloon, County Courthouse, and City Hall. Uncompahgre River is spanned by bridges,...
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    Ouray (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Uncompahgre River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Baseball--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Bridges--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Ouray--1900-1920.
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    [between 1904 and 1920]
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  • Ranch, Carbondale Dist Colo. Midland Ry
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    View of a hay field, with baled hay, in the Roaring Fork River Valley near Carbondale, Colorado; trees line riverbed in distance; mountains at horizon.
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    Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Hay--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
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    [between 1900 and 1919]
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  • Second cutting, alfalfa, Sweet Ranch Colo. Midland Ry
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    View of alfalfa field on Sweet Ranch in Carbondale, Colorado; man drives horse-drawn mower through field; in distance, a figure works among bales; ranch buildings visible in distance, with Rocky Mountains in background.
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    Carbondale (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Alfalfa--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Croplands--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.; Harvesting--Colorado--Carbondale--1900-1920.
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    [between 1900 and 1919]
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  • Station at Coal Creek, Denver & Salt Lake R. R.
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    View of the brick depot at Coal Creek (later Oak Creek), Colorado; shows smoking locomotive with two passenger cars on standard- gauge track (probably a "Miner's Special"), a large crowd gathered between the depot and the track, a box car on siding...
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    Coal Creek (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Coal Creek--1910-1920.
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    [1915?]
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  • The Big Thompson
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    View of whitewater on the Big Thompson River in Big Thompson Canyon, between Loveland, Colorado and Estes Park, Colorado; at center, water rushes over boulders; at left, the auto road runs parallel to the river; an early automobile is parked on...
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    Big Thompson River (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Rivers--Colorado--1900-1920.
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    [between 1909 and 1916]

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