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- 11th Annual Capitol Hill People's Fair
- 14th Street Viaduct
- A large crowd watches two men chisel a stone (probably a dedication stone for the completion of the 14th [Fourteenth] St. viaduct) in front of the Hotel Broadway in Denver, Colorado. The two men stand on a large platform surrounded by spectators....
- Hotel Broadway (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Bridge construction--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Dedications--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Grandstands--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1899 September 28
- 1865-1959, Zion Baptist Church, precentennial booklet.
- Pre-Centennial booklet produced by Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a history of the church, photographs of different members of the congregations from various years, different clubs, committees, and organizations...
- Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; Baptists--Colorado--Denver.
- 1959
- 1876 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 4th Annual Denver City directory
- 1877 Corbett, Hoye & Co.'s 5th Annual Denver City directory
- 1881 Corbett & Ballenger's 9th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1888 Corbett & Ballenger's 16th Annual Denver City Directory
- 1913-4
- View of a heavy snowfall on Sixth (6th, Alpine) Street in Georgetown, Colorado. The Spruance Building and Kneisel-Curtis-Seifeld building are on the south side of the street. Five men ride large horses; five men stand (wearing heavy coats and hats)...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Snow--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1910-1920.
- [1913 or 1914]
- 1950's Television Set
- Black and white print of a 1950's television set. Television screen surrounded by wooden frame. Wooden shelves below with two doors and open area with music collection. Tile floor. Bookshelf with books and curtains visible on left side of print.
- Hoffman Heights (Aurora, Colo. : Neighborhood); Aurora (Colo.)
- circa 1955
- 1980
- A pick-up truck is parked near a small dilapidated house with a refrigerator and a cast iron heater in front of it near Gateway, Colorado. A woman hangs laundry from a camper nearby, and a 1950s sedan and a trailer, surrounded by trash, are near a...
- Gateway (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Houses--Colorado--Gateway--1980-1990.; Laundry--Colorado--Gateway--1980-1990.; Women--Colorado--Gateway--1980-1990.
- 1980
- 4th of July mine boiler
- The interior of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado has a large boiler surrounded by bricks that have fallen into rubble. Roof beams are scattered across the floor, and sun is shining through both a broken window...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- A dilapidated building near the top of the Continental Divide represents the remains of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado. It is surrounded by a pile of mine tailings.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 4th of July mine shafthouse
- A dilapidated building near the top of the Continental Divide represents the remains of the shafthouse of the Fourth of July mine in Boulder County, Colorado. It is surrounded by a pile of mine tailings.
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.
- 1944
- 75th Anniversary Booklet for the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- Anniversary booklet detailing the seventy five year history of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. Included are pictures of the Cathedral from its beginning to 1987.
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) -- History. ; Catholic churches--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Catholic Church -- Colorado -- Denver.
- 1987 October
- A Brief History of Auraria
- A Century of Baptist Faith: First Baptist Church of Denver
- Book created by the Fist Baptist Church of Denver regarding the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Church. Included in the book is: a history of the church beginning in 1864, as well as photographs and lists of the different...
- Eha, Walter R. (Walter Ralph), 1891-1978--Archives.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--History.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
- 1963 December
- A cow "camp" up in the mountains
- View of a campsite possibly in the Wind River Range in Wyoming. Two women sit and stand near a tent and a covered wagon (camper). The women have coifed hair and wear knee length dresses. The campsite is surrounded by a stand of aspens.
- Covered wagons--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Tents--Wyoming--1920-1930.; Women--Wyoming--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- A Walk on the West Side : The Story of an American High School
- Book regarding the history of West High School in Denver, Colorado from 1884 to 1984. Included are photographs of students and student publications.
- West High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1984
- Aboursville, Colorado
- View of the 1880s company town of Arbourville (Arboursville, Arborville, Arbour-Villa, and later Conrow), Chaffee County, Colorado; includes log cabins along a two track road in a valley surrounded by mountain slopes; some cabins under...
- Arbourville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Arbourville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886]
- Aboursville, Colorado
- View of the 1880s company town of Arbourville (Arboursville, Arborville, Arbour-Villa, and later Conrow), Chaffee County, Colorado; includes log cabins and wood frame residences along a two track road in a valley surrounded by mountain slopes;...
- Arbourville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roads--Colorado--Arbourville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886]
- AdAmAn Club
- A reporter holds a microphone lettered: "NBC", surrounded by members of the AdAmAn Club, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
- AdAmAn Club (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--1950-1960.; National Broadcasting Company, inc.--People--1950-1960.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Clubs--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.; Journalists--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960?]
- Addison Baker home
- Home of Mr. Addison Nathan Baker on Grand Avenue (West Colfax Avenue) in Denver, Colorado. The farm house is a two story brick structure surrounded by a fence with a gate. The Baker family, men, women, and children, sit in a horse drawn carriage.
- Denver (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Children--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Farmhouses--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Older people--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1880-1890.; Baker, Addison, 1818-1884--Homes & haunts.
- [1882]
- Adobe building and hay rack
- View of an abandoned, crumbling adobe building surrounded by a log corral and weeds near Chama Canyon, above Chama (Costilla County), Colorado. A wood hay rack leans against the fence. A haystack, field and mountains are in the distance.
- Costilla County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Haystacks.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Haying equipment--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Adobe buildings--Colorado--Costilla County--Pictorial works.; Stacks...
- [1950]
- Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park and surrounding area
- Aerial view of Lakeside Amusement Park in Denver, Colorado. The roller coaster, ballroom, Casino Tower, and Lake Rhoda are shown. The park is surrounded by houses, commercial buildings, and fields. Berkeley Lake, and Berkeley Park are in the...
- Lakeside (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Amusement parks--Colorado--Lakeside--1930-1940.
- [between 1930 and 1940?]
- American City
- View of American City, Gilpin County, northwest of Black Hawk, Colorado, shows a bare slope surrounded by tall evergreens. The E.M. Stedman house and the Hotel Del Monte with an American flag and Louisiana Mascot Mine operation show in distance....
- Stedman, E. M.--Homes & haunts.; American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Log cabins--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- American City, 1960
- View along a two track road leading to the E.M. Stedman house, American City, Gilpin County, northwest of Black Hawk, Colorado, shows the log house with steep hipped roofs and a front deck, the collapsed Louisiana Mascot Mine operation with a...
- Stedman, E. M.--Homes & haunts.; American City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--American City--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1960-1970.
- 1960
- American City, 1960
- View of some of the log cabins and ruins of American City, Gilpin County, northwest of Black Hawk, Colorado, shows two rustic side gable log cabins on the edge of a treelined slope. The E.M. Stedman house with steep hipped roofs and front deck...
- Stedman, E. M.--Homes & haunts.; American City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--American City--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1960-1970.
- 1960
- An achievement of the medal of honor
- Sergeant Edward P. Grimes, Troop F, Fifth Cavalry, runs in full military uniform with a bundle of ammunition during a battle at Milk Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colorado. Shows Native American (Ute) Indians on horseback with weapons. A buffalo...
- Indians of North America--War--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Ute Indians--War--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Rio Blanco County (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Ammunition--Colorado--Rio Blanco County--1910-1920.; Campaigns &...
- 1912 July 13
- Annual: North Side High School 1907
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1907
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1907
- Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
- View south on Cascade Avenue of the Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, shows the five-story stone and frame building with dormers, a stepped pediment, a bell-cast, domed tower, and porches, surrounded by fields and graded...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1880-1890.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
- [between 1883 and 1884?]
- Aphrodite, Teller House bar, 1932
- A fresco of Aphrodite is painted to the left of a door in the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. She sits on a stone recessed in a darkened arch. The nude is covered with a cloth and has her left arm across her chest. She looks toward the...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Aphrodite (Greek deity)
- 1932
- Apollo by St. George Stanley, Teller House, 1932
- A fresco of Apollo is painted on a wall in the Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado. Apollo stands on a pedestal in a darkened arch, holding an object in his left hand as he leans back on his right foot. He wears a cloak gathered around his...
- Teller House (Central City, Colo.)--Facilities--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Murals--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Apollo (Greek deity)
- 1932
- Approach to Spearfish Canon, South Dakota
- A view of the approach to Spearfish Canyon in Lawrence County, South Dakota shows a group of buildings from above. Railroad tracks and piles of wood can be seen surrounded by a forest.
- Lawrence County (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Spearfish Canyon (S.D.)--1860-1880.; Canyons--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1880.; Railroad tracks--South Dakota--Lawrence County--1860-1880.
- [between 1860 and 1872?]
- Arcade St. Charles, shelter house, playground in background
- Two women stand in a courtyard surrounded by arcade walls at the St. Charles Place Park community center at 3777 Lafayette Street in the Cole neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows flower beds. Swingsets are visible across the street through the...
- Cole (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; St. Charles Place Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1930.; Arcades (Architectural components)--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Community centers--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1916 and 1925?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- Two rows of small houses face each other on a flat area surrounded by trees. Additional structures are on either end of the rows creating a rectangular common area. The site is possibly in southeastern Utah or southwestern Colorado.
- Archaeological sites--Four Corners Region--1920-1930.
- [1920?]
- Archaeology, Colorado
- A large petroglyph image is surrounded by many smaller images in this close-up view of a stone surface at Hawikuh in New Mexico.
- Hawikuh (N.M.)--1900-1920.; Archaeological sites--New Mexico--1900-1920.; Rock art--New Mexico--1900-1920.
- [between 1907 and 1917?]
- Architectural field survey #10 roll 3
- View of a house at 2445 Stout Street in the Five Points (Curtis Park) neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story house has a covered porch surrounded by a decorative metal railing.
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [1976]
- Architectural field survey #11 roll 3
- View of a house at 2449 Stout Street in the Five Points (Curtis Park) neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story brick house has a covered porch and is surrounded by a chain link fence.
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [1976]
- Architectural field survey #30 roll 3
- View of a house at 2747 Stout Street in the Five Points (Curtis Park) neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The one-story brick house is surrounded by a metal fence.
- Curtis Park (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Denver (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Five Points (Denver, Colo.)--1970-1980.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1970-1980.
- [1976]
- Argo smelting works (Boston and Colorado Smelting Co.)
- Interior view of an Argo Smelting Works building, owned by the Boston and Colorado Smelting Company, Denver, Colorado, shows a chimney surrounded by gutters emanating from a furnace. One of the furnace doors is open as a man uses a long steel rod...
- Argo Smelting Company (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boston & Colorado Gold and Silver Smelting Company--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Furnaces--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.;...
- 1892
- Arizona, on the Line of the Santa Fe Ry.
- View of El Tovar Hotel from near Maricopa Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The hotel stands near the edge of the canyon, surrounded by a rocky desert landscape.
- Hotel El Tovar--1900-1920.; Bright Angel Trail (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Grand Canyon National Park (Ariz.)--1900-1920.; Canyons--Arizona--1900-1920.; Hotels--Arizona--1900-1920.; National parks & reserves--Arizona--1900-1920.; Trails &...
- [between 1905 and 1915]
- Arrival of Pres. Theo. Roosevelt at the Antlers
- President Theodore Roosevelt rides a horse-drawn carriage at the front of a procession surrounded by a large crowd on Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado. A band plays; a group of girls stand in rows with scarves or stars on their heads to...
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Girls--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Political parades & rallies--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1900-1910.; Presidents--United States--1900-1910.;...
- 1901
- Art Simon, Orville Walters, John Hickey, Los Angeles
- Three young men, Art Simon, Orville Walters, and John Hickey, sew costumes and read during a break with the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Los Angeles (Los Angeles County), California. They sit on and are surrounded by...
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Company--People--1910-1920.; Sells Floto Circus--People--1910-1920.; Los Angeles (Calif.)--1900-1920.; Circuses & shows--California--Los Angeles--1900-1920.; Reading--California--Los Angeles--1900-1920.;...
- [between 1910 and 1917?]
- Ashcroft
- View of the remains of a hotel in Ashcroft, (Castle Forks City, Chloride) Pitkin County, Colorado, shows dilapidated hewn log building in a clearing surrounded by aspens. Mountain peaks are in background.
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Log buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- [between 1950 and 1955]
- Aspen Springs Realty II
- A view of The Aspen Springs Realty building and signs, on U.S. 160 outside Pagosa Springs (Archuleta County), Colorado. The area around the Realty building is wild grass and bush. The building is constructed of logs interlocking at the ends. The...
- Aspen Springs Realty II (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Pagosa Springs (Colo.)--1990-2000.; real estate business.; Signs (Notices).; Aspen Springs Realty II (Pagosa Springs, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Real estate office...
- 1993
- Aspen vicinity, Aspen Lakes
- View of lakes in a valley surrounded by mountain peaks, some with mine tailings, near Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado,
- Pitkin County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Pitkin County--1920-1930.; Valleys--Colorado--Pitkin County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Aspen, Colorado, The Silver Queen
- The town of Aspen, Colorado, is situated at the base of Aspen Mountain, formerly known as Ajax. Brush covers the terrain in the foreground, and roads lead from the town to the edge of the plateau, where several wood frame structures are built. ...
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1899?]
- Assay office at Upper Fulford
- Two abandoned and dilapidated log buildings, one an assay office, are by the side of a two-track road in Upper Fulford, Colorado. The buildings are surrounded by brush, and tall evergreens grow on the hillside behind.
- Fulford (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Fulford--1960-1970.
- [1960?]
- at Kebler Pass
- A memorial and a gravesite are surrounded by tall trees on Kebler Pass, near Irwin, Colorado. The memorial stands alone and the gravesite is surrounded by an ornate metal fence. The Irwin cemetery was located at this remote site because of the...
- Irwin (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Kebler Pass (Irwin, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Irwin--1960-1970.
- 1964
- At the spring
- An unidentified Native American woman kneels at the bank of a small creek and holds one hand to her head. She has a woven blanket around her shoulders and is surrounded by tall grass and trees.
- Indians of North America--1880-1910.; Streams--1880-1910.; Women--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910?]