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- Gold retorts, 1,370 oz; value $22,500
- View of gold 'sponge' from the Hidden Treasure Mine, in Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Hidden Treasure Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--Products--1880-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Court House Holyoke, Col
- The Phillips County Court House in Holyoke, Colorado, is a two- story frame building with hipped gable roofs, a wrap around open porch, widows' walk, brick chimney, and flagpole with United States flag. A man stands by entry steps, and a power pole...
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Courthouses--Colorado--Holyoke--1880-1890.
- 1904
- Holyoke, Colorado
- Brick and frame buildings of Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, include churches with steeples, commercial buildings, and the two-story Court House, with a covered porch. People walk in fields; trees and lawn are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1904
- Holyoke, Colorado
- Brick and frame buildings of Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, include a church with steeple, dwellings, and a water tower. Trees and lawn are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1904
- M. E. Church Holyoke, Col.
- This frame church in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, has a belfry and a chimney. A circular window is over the projecting entry, residences are in the background, and a fire hydrant is in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Churches--Colorado--Holyoke--1900-1910.
- 1904
- Main Street Holyoke, Col
- Main Street, in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, is a dirt thoroughfare flanked with frame commercial buildings. Trees grow along the boardwalk.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Holyoke--1900-1910.
- 1904
- School House Holyoke, Col
- The Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, school is a large scale two-story brick building with a hipped gable roof, projecting wings, and an ornate belfry topping the entry. Lawn and young trees are in the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Schools--Colorado--Holyoke--1880-1890.
- 1904
- R R Park Holyoke, Col
- Trees and lawn fill this park in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado. Boys sit in a tree, and the photographer's shadow falls across the foreground.
- Holyoke (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [1904?]
- Near Bishop Wooley's mill, Little Cottonwood Canyon
- Oxen haul a wagon load of timber over a wooden bridge near Bishop Wooley's mill, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.
- Little Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)--1860-1880.; Utah--1860-1880.; Bridges--Utah--1860-1880.; Carts & wagons--Utah--1860-1880.; Mining--Utah--1860-1880.; Ox teams--Utah--1860-1880.
- [between 1867 and 1880]
- Bound for Little Cottonwood mines
- Men pose with their pack horses and a dog on their way to the mines in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. Each horse is loaded with tools and both miners hold rifles.
- Utah--1860-1880.; Horses--Utah--1860-1880.; Miners--Utah--1860-1880.; Mining--Utah--1860-1880.; Pack animals--Utah--1860-1880.
- [between 1867 and 1880]
- Tabouachacet - Ute chief
- Head and shoulders portrait of a Native American Ute, identified as Tabouachacet (Tab-u-cha-kat). He wears a loose shirt, decorative sash, bead necklace, and pendant necklace.
- Indians of North America--1860-1880.; Ute Indians--1860-1880.; Tab-u-cha-kat, Ute Indian.
- [between 1862 and 1877]
- No. 48, St. Louis Smelter
- View of the St. Louis Smelting and Refining Company buildings in Leadville, Lake County, Colorado.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.; Smelters--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1885]
- Jefferson Station
- View of the tent city of Jefferson, Colorado, in Park County in the San Luis Valley shows a horse drinking out of a stream and, in the foreground, a man next to a horse.
- Jefferson (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Horses--Colorado--Jefferson--1870-1880.
- [1878?]
- Leadville, Chestnut Street
- View west on Chestnut Street, once considered the main street, of Leadville, Colorado; shows logs on dirt street, wood frame buildings, horse-drawn wagons, and pedestrians. Business signs include "Darby & Johnson," "Smith Painting," "Wm. Boesch,...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Leadville--1870-1880.
- [between 1877 and 1879]
- Nederland from the south [graphic]
- View of Nederland, Boulder County, Colorado, (first called Dayton, then Brownsville) includes dwellings, commercial and farm buildings with rail fences and dirt roads in the foreground.
- Nederland (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1874 and 1880?]
- 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?]
- Birdseye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Bird's eye view of Cripple Creek, Colorado; plat of streets, residences and commercial buildings.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910]
- Pikes Peak Ave, Colorado Springs
- View west of Pikes Peak Avenue, in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the dirt street, brick businesses, streetcar tracks, pedestrians, buggies, The Antlers Hotel with six stories, an arcaded entry and twin square towers at end of...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.
- 1905?
- Georgetown from Griffith Mt.
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, looking southwest; shows brush and rocks on Griffith Mountain, Methodist Church, old Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the old school, the Cushman Block, Leavenworth Mountain, and the narrow valley...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Georgetown looking north
- Stereograph view of Georgetown, Colorado, north down Rose Street. Landmarks include: the old Our lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the old school, the Cushman Block, the Yates House hotel, the Teal Building, and the Eldridge House.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1886.]
- Georgetown, Colo. looking north
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, north, the year that the two settlements of Georgetown and Elizabethtown merged into the city of Georgetown. The Hamill House (in its earliest form) with a white fence is visible; behind the house the Hall smelter can...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- 1867
- Georgetown from Heights on road up to Green Lake
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, from the road on Levenworth Mountain leading to Green Lake; shows steep and rough mountainside in deep shadow, a small portion of the town visible below, Republican and Democrat Mountains in the distance.
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1875?]
- The daily trip between Ouray and Red Mountain Colorado
- Men pose on and near a horse-drawn stagecoach on the line between Ouray and Red Mountain, Colorado.
- Stagecoaches--Colorado--1900-1910.; Transportation--Colorado--1900-1910.
- 1901
- With their boots on
- View of dead men on the boardwalk in Carbon (Carbon County), Wyoming. A boy identified as Judge Colbourne is by a barber pole; businesses are in the background.
- Carbon (Wyo.)--1850-1860.; Boardwalks--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.; Boys--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.; Buildings--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.; Dead persons--Wyoming--Carbon--1850-1860.
- [between 1850 and 1860?]
- Manitou Hotel and Bridge, Manitou. No. 61. [graphic]
- Exterior view of the Manitou House Hotel in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking northwest. Built in 1872, this three-story gable roofed frame structure features chimneys, central dormer and wrap-around open air porch and balcony. Diamond-shaped...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Hotels--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Manitou House Hotel (Manitou Springs, Colo.)
- [between 1872 and 1880?]
- Soda Springs, Manitou
- View of the Manitou Soda Spring in Manitou Springs, Colorado, looking north; shows the rustic gazebo with its branch uprights and benches, the boulder at the confluence of Ruxton and Fountaine qui Bouille, and a group gathered around the stone...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Sightseers--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.; Springs--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1875?]
- Manitou in winter
- View of Manitou Springs, Colorado, in winter. Unstripped rail and barbed wire fence is in the foreground, and snowy fields with two two- story frame buildings partly obscured by trees are in the midground. Foothills are in the background. Men in...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [1878?]
- Harrison Avenue in Leadville
- This view to the northwest of busy Harrison Avenue in Leadville, Colorado shows a street filled with pedestrians on boardwalks, carriages and horse drawn wagons, one with milk cans. The three story brick commercial block on the corner has a...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Flatnose John Chief
- Seated portrait of Flatnose John, Native American Dakota Sioux man wearing a shirt with a blanket wrapped around his waist, holding a military cap and pipe.
- Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Flatnose John, Dakota Chief.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Game of wolf and deer
- Several Native American (Paiute) children, playing a game of wolf and deer, form a line and kneel with their hands on the ground in front of them, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Children playing outdoors--Arizona--1870-1880.; Games--Arizona--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- The basket maker
- An unidentified, elderly, Native American (Paiute) woman weaves a basket in front of her wikiup, a small rounded hut made of branches with one open side, on the Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. Beside her is a fan shaped basket used for collecting...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Paiute baskets--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Aged persons--Arizona--1870-1880.; Baskets--Arizona--1870-1880.; Women--Arizona--1870-1880.
- [1874?]
- The necklace
- A group of Native Americans (Paiute), four girls and two boys, Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona. The girls wear fringed dresses and thin headbands; the boys wear feather headdresses , fringed shirts and leggings. The girl in the center holds up a...
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Southern Paiute Indians--Clothing & dress--Arizona--1870-1880.; Kaibab Plateau (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Girls--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1874
- An-ti-naints, Pu-tu-siv and Wi-chuts, sitting
- Three young Native American (Paiute) women, Ańtinaints, Putúsiv and Wíchuts, are seated on the grass, The Meadows, southwestern Nevada. They wear heavily fringed buckskin dresses; two wear basket hats.
- Indians of North America--Nevada--1870-1880.; Paiute Indians--Nevada--1870-1880.; Meadows, The (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Girls--Nevada--1870-1880.; Ań-ti-naints.; Pu-tú-siv.; Wí-chuts.
- 1874
- Mormon emigrant train Echo Canon [sic]
- Members of a Mormon emigrant wagon train stand by and sit in covered wagons near the Arkansas River in Echo Canyon (Lake County), Colorado.
- Lake County (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Emigration & immigration--Colorado--Lake County--1860-1870.; Wagon trains--Colorado--Lake County--1860-1870.
- [between 1864 and 1867]
- China section gang Promontory
- View of Central Pacific Railroad construction at Promontory (Box Elder County), Utah; shows Chinese-American workers and a photographer's car with lettering: "U.P.R.R. Photograph [Car], J. B. Silvis Stereoscopic & Landscape Views of Notable Points...
- Chinese-Americans--Utah--Promontory--1860-1880.; Promontory (Utah)--1860-1880.; Railroad construction workers--Utah--Promontory--1860- 1880.; Railroad tracks--Utah--Promontory--1860-1880.; Central Pacific Railway Company.; Union Pacific Railroad...
- [between 1869 and 1870?]
- Hydraulic gold mining
- Three braced pipes descend an eroded cliff at this placer gold mine operation in California or Colorado. Wood trestles provide support; the penstock tops the bluff.
- Gold mining--1870-1890.; Hydraulic mining--1870-1890.; Mining--1870-1890.; Penstocks--1870-1890.
- [between 1870 and 1890?]
- Spotted Tail, Sioux chief of 8000 (?)
- Sitting studio portrait of a Native American (Brule Sioux) man, identified as Spotted Tail. He holds a blanket in his lap and wears a plain jacket and earrings.
- Brulé Indians--1870-1880.; Dakota Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Gulch mining, Willow Gulch
- View of a ground sluice for gold placer mining, at Willow Gulch, in (probably) Colorado. A cabin is by the hydraulic gold mine pit.
- Sluices--Colorado--1870-1880.; Gold mining--Colorado--1870-1880.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Spotted Tail's wife
- Studio portrait (sitting) of Spotted Tail's wife and baby, Native American (Brulé Sioux) woman and child. She wears a dress and blanket shawl. The baby is wrapped in swaddling clothes and blankets.
- Brulé Indians--1870-1890.; Dakota Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Infants--1870-1890.; Mothers & children--1870-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881--Family.
- [between 1875 and 1885]
- Spotted Tail's family
- Spotted Tail's wife and family, Native American (Sioux) woman, boys, girls, and baby pose outdoors, possibly at Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota. Each person is wrapped in a blanket. The boys wear hair pipe chokers.
- Brulé Indians--1870-1890.; Dakota Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Boys--1870-1890.; Families--1870-1890.; Infants--1870-1890.; Mothers & children--1870-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881--Family.
- [between 1875 and 1885]
- Spotted Tail's papoose
- Spotted Tail's baby in swaddling clothes and blankets. The baby is propped against a stump.
- Brulé Indians--1870-1890.; Dakota Indians--1870-1890.; Indians of North America--1870-1890.; Infants--1870-1890.; Spotted Tail, 1823-1881--Family.
- [between 1875 and 1885]
- Larimer Street Denver, Colorado
- Rooftop view of probably 16th (Sixteenth) and Larimer Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. A horse-drawn streetcar makes its way past a building. Signs read: "The Office Eugene Croft," "A. Jacobs & Co. Boys Clothing," and "Clothing and Furnishing...
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Clothing stores streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Horse railroads streets--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- View of Idaho and Clear Creek Valley
- The view looking west up Clear Creek Valley, Idaho Springs, Colorado, shows Clear Creek, residences and storage sheds in the valley between Bellevue Mountain and Flirtation Peak.
- Bellevue Mountain (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Flirtation Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Idaho Springs (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Valleys--Colorado--Idaho Springs--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1875]
- Store interior
- Interior view of a grocery store in Denver, Colorado; shows ceramic vases, canned goods, and a wood stove.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grocery stores--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Silver Plume, Colo.
- View northwest of Silver Plume, Colorado. In the near foreground are residences surrounded by wooden fencing. On Republican Mountain, mines include: Pelican, Dives, Upper Dives, and Baxter. In the background are Brown Mountain and Sherman Mountain.
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1870-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1870-1890.
- [between 1878 and 1881]
- Masonic Temple Denver
- View of the Masonic Temple at 16th (Sixteenth) and Welton Streets in downtown Denver, Colorado. The five-story stone building has arched windows and a balustrade. A group of men stand in the street. Signs read: "Denver Rubber Co." and "A. S....
- Freemasons--Buildings--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fraternal lodges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Fraternal organizations--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Native American man
- Studio portrait (standing) of a Native American (Potawatomi) man. He holds a war club and fringed rifle sheath and wears moccasins, leggings, a breechcloth, quill-work shirt, and scarves in his braids.
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Potawatomi Indians--1870-1880.; Clothing & dress--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1879]
- Wilson & Cass Reduction Works
- Miners pose near the bridge to the Wilson and Cass Reduction Works probably beside Clear Creek near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A sluice box connected to the building is near the creek. A sign over the bridge reads: "Wilson & Cass...
- Wilson & Cass Reduction Works (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1860-1880.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.; Mills--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1860-1880.;...
- [between 1864 and 1877]
- Mammoth Hot Springs of Gardiner's River, Upper Basins
- View of Mammoth Hot Springs upper basins, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Upper Geyser Basin (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; National parks & reserves--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Geological and...
- [between 1871 and 1878]