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pitkin county (colo.) -- 1940-1950. (3)
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- Ashcroft, Colo. Remains of Hotel 1943
- An abandoned hotel stands in a field in the midground in Ashcroft, a mining town near Castle Creek, south of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado. The town was originally called Chloride but its residents renamed it Ashcroft in 1882 after rich ore was...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Ashcroft, Colo. Remains of Hotel 1943
- An abandoned hotel stands in a field in the midground in Ashcroft, a mining town near Castle Creek, south of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado. The town was originally called Chloride but its residents renamed it Ashcroft in 1882 after rich ore was...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Hotels--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Ashcroft, Colorado
- ball and banquet there. Tabor also reportedly bought rounds of drinks for everyone in each of the town's 13 saloons. At the time, Ashcroft was growing much faster than nearby Aspen. By 1885, it had about 3,500 residents with six hotels and 20...
- Ashcroft (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Ashcroft--1940-1950.
- [1943?]
- Town's first fire bell
- View of a monument in Trinidad, Colorado. A brass bell hangs in a stepped arch atop a circular brick base. A metal panel reads: "City's First Fire Bell - Purchased January 29, 1890 - First Located Corner of Main & Commercial - Retired 1928."...
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Bells--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.; Monuments & markers--Colorado--Trinidad--1960-1970.
- 1969 May 21
- Little, R. H. B.
- Robert H. B. (Bob) Little poses at his desk, probably in the late 1890s, at his home in Eldora, Boulder County, Colorado. Little was the town's first clerk and later served as mayor for several years just after the turn of the century. He was also...
- Boulder County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Desks--1930-1950.; Mayors--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Pianos--1930-1950.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1950.; Rocking chairs--1930-1950.; Little, Robert H. B.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Manhatton [sic]
- Manhattan, in Larimer County, Colorado, was a gold camp on the Poudre River, peaking in the 1880's. From the hillside, the town's streets form a "Y;" frame and log buildings flank the thoroughfares. The mountain in the background is possibly Longs...
- Manhattan (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- 1885
- Village of Gaggio-Montano, Italy
- View of Gaggio-Montano, Italy, on the south east slopes of Monte Belvedere, which was a target during the Tenth Mountain Division's battle for Belvedere. Shows the town's major landmark, a rock formation with a chapel on top, and a church with a...
- Gaggio Montano (Italy)--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- [February 1945]
- Tiny Town, Morrison, Colo.
- View of Tiny Town located at 6249 South Turkey Creek Road, near Morrison, Colo. Work on the miniature town, originally called Turnerville, began in 1915. The designer and builder was George Turner, owner of the Turner Moving and Storage Company....
- Amusements--Colorado--Morrison--2000-2010.; Tiny Town (Jefferson County, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Amusements--Colorado--Morrison--Pictorial works.; Tiny Town (Jefferson County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2007
- Breckenridge, South Park Line
- Looking southeast at Breckenridge, Colorado, the town's churches and the hose drying tower of Fireman's Hall are visible among the many buildings of the town. Mount Baldy and its foothills are in the background.
- Baldy, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Churches--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890-1900.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Breckenridge--1890- 1900.
- [between 1890-1899?]
- Jim Donnely Montrose's first fire chief
- Jim Donnely, the first fire chief of Montrose, Colorado, poses with two of the horses he once used to pull the town's fire wagon. In 1923, the town aquired a fire engine.
- Montrose (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Montrose--1920-1930.; Donnely, Jim.
- [1923]
- Nevadaville, Colo.
- 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...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Old Town Museum, Burlington, Colo.
- View of the Old Town Museum located on a 15-acre site near I-70 and 14th Street in Burlington, Colo. The site opened in 1988 during the town's centennial and includes several false-fronted buildings moved to the site from other locations.
- Old Town Museum (Burlington, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Historical museums--Colorado--Burlington--2000-2010.; Burlington (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Old Town Museum (Burlington, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Historical museums--Colorado--Burlington--Pictorial...
- 2004
- Livermore Hotel & General Store, Livermore, Colo.
- View of the Livermore Hotel and General Store located near the intersection of US-287 and Red Feather Lakes Road in Livermore, Colo. The ca.1890 wood frame structures were once the center of the town's commercial life. The vernacular style hotel...
- General stores--Colorado--Livermore--2000-2010.; Hotels--Colorado--Livermore--2000-2010.; Livermore (Colo.)--2000-2010.; General stores--Colorado--Livermore--Pictorial works.; Hotels--Colorado--Livermore--Pictorial works.; Livermore...
- 2001
- Colo. Midland R.R. station at Ivanhoe
- Two men and a tabby cat pose in front of the Colorado Midland train station in Ivanhoe (Pitkin County), Colorado. The town's name is on two signs on the building, along with "Western Union Telegraph & Cable Office," "Colo. Springs 56.8 Miles,"...
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Ivanhoe (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Railroad signals--Colorado--Ivanhoe--1890-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ivanhoe--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Glenwood Springs from So. W.
- View of the town of Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado. Shows the town's businesses, houses and streets, hay fields, and bridges over the Colorado and Roaring Fork Rivers.
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1890-1910.; Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Roaring Fork River (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.; Rivers--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910]
- Longs Peak from Longmont in early settlement
- Image of a A. E. Mathews sketch of snow covered Longs Peak and early Longmont, Colorado, shows the town's widely scattered wood frame residences and businesses in the St. Vrain River valley.
- Longmont (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Longs Peak (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1942 and 1960]
- Fire Department, Longmont, Colo.
- "Longmont's first horse drawn fire wagon about 1908. The old Buckingham hook and ladder truck, the town's first fire protection, is shown at the right of view." The two-story brick fire department house shows on corner with large open vehicular...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.; Fire stations--Colorado--Longmont--1900-1910.
- [1908?]
- Fire Department, Longmont, Colo.
- "A January 2, 1919, view inside the City of Longmont warehouse on Kimbark Street south of the old City Hall. Shown is the W. A. Buckingham Hook & Ladder Truck, the town's first fire protection. It was equipped with ladders and brigade buckets;...
- Longmont (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Fire engines & equipment--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.; Fire stations--Colorado--Longmont--1910-1920.; Interiors.
- 1919 January 2
- Morrison, Colorado
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, consists of frame dwellings and commercial buildings. A line of beehives fronts a house in the foreground; a yard nearby has freightcars in it. A three-story stone building on a rise has a clipped, cross-gabled...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Morrison, Colorado
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, consists of commercial buildings and dwellings with fenced yards. A three-story stone building on a rise has a clipped, cross-gabled roof and an open porch. This structure was built by George Morrison (the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1875 and 1880?]
- Morrison, Colorado
- Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, consists of commercial buildings and dwellings with fenced yards. A three-story stone building on a rise has a clipped, cross-gabled roof and an open porch. This structure was built by George Morrison (the...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Nucla and Tabeguache Park- Colo
- Nucla, Montrose County, Colorado, is in Tabeguache Park, in the southern part of the Uncompahgre Plateau. The town's buildings are among trees.
- Nucla (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Uncompahgre Plateau (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Turners Tiny Town, near Mt. Morrison, Colo.
- View over Tiny Town's business district, Turkey Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, shows the one sixth scale town made up of a business district with: "Ford Garage," "Pine Crest Grocery," "Barber Shop," with pole, "Pool Hall," Turner...
- Turner, George 1859-1932--Homes & haunts.; Tiny Town (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.; Miniature cities & towns--Colorado--Tiny Town--1920-1930.
- 1925
- The Walsen and Levy store at Walsenburg
- Men posing at the Walsen & Levy store, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado, are: Fred Walsen (left), Albert Singer (center), and Fred Unfug (right). The frame building with a stepped false-front was the town's first Masonic Hall.
- Walsenburg (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Walsenburg--1880-1890.; Singer, Albert.; Unfug, Fred.; Walsen, Fred.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Georgetown, Colorado
- View of Georgetown, Colorado, northeast from Leavenworth Mountain, with Saxon and Griffith Mountains in the background. Argentine Street is the most clearly-seen street; the Hamill House is on the corner of Argentine and Third (3rd) Streets in the...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1874 and 1891.]
- Maxwell Residence, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the Maxwell House, Georgetown, Colorado, at 409 Fourth (4th) Street. Construction began in 1870; house was acquired by B.F. Potter in 1891, who added the tower and decorative elements to the facade. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maxwell...
- Maxwell, Frank--Homes & haunts.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Houses--Colorado--Georgetown--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Covered wagon - Days of '76 - annual historic show first week in August in Deadwood - the Black Hills of South Dakota
- A family poses in a horse drawn covered wagon, in Deadwood (Lawrence County), South Dakota for the town's "Days of '76" celebration. A gold pan, pick and shovel hang from the side.
- Deadwood (S.D.)--1930-1950.; Covered wagons--South Dakota--Deadwood--1930-1950.; Families--South Dakota--Deadwood--1930-1950.; Infants--South Dakota--Deadwood--1930-1950.; Men--South Dakota--Deadwood--1930-1950.; Transportation--South...
- [between 1930 and 1950?]
- The old Missouri Fire House, Georgetown, Colorado
- A view of the Old Missouri Fire House in Georgetown, Colorado, at 10004 Taos Street, home of the town's first fire company, the Georgetown Fire Company No. 1, founded in March 1870. In 1880, the building was enlarged and a bell tower and bell were...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1930-1940.
- 1939
- Charles A. Finding building
- Built in 1885, the Charles A. Finding building in Breckenridge, Colorado, was once the town's most substantial building, and housed the Finding Hardware Store. Built of local rusticated stone, the storefront has molding in the kickplates and an...
- Breckenridge (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Hardware stores--Colorado--Breckenridge--1970-1980.
- 1970
- Old Missouri fire house, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the Old Missouri fire house, Georgetown, Colorado, the home for the town's first fire company, the Georgetown Fire Company No.1. Located on Taos Street, the building has a tall false front with a square bell tower and a bell on the roof,...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Old Missouri fire house, Georgetown, Colorado
- View of the bell tower of the Old Missouri fire house, Georgetown, Colorado. The Old Missouri was the home for the town's first fire company, the Georgetown Fire Company No.1. Located on Taos Street, the building has a tall false front with a...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1960-1980.; Fire stations--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1980.
- [between 1960 and 1980?]
- Silver Plume, Colo. after the big fire Nov 1884
- View west in Silver Plume, Colorado, after the fire on November 4, 1884; shows burned foundations that previously housed the town's central business district; men are surveying the damage along Main Street; a carriage in the near foreground has...
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Silver Plume-- 1880-1890.; Fires--Colorado--Silver Plume--1880-1890.
- 1884
- Creede Hotel
- The Creede Hotel in Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County is a two- story, clapboard, building with a false front. Evergreen trees grow in front of the hotel and in front of the "Feed Stable." The town's steep canyon walls show. Snow dusts the ground.
- Creede Hotel (Creede, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1892 and 1900]
- Arrow 50 anniversay
- View of a group of young men erecting a sign marker at site of Arrow (Arrowhead), to celebrate the town's fiftieth anniversary in Grand County, Colorado. Arrow was founded in 1904.
- Arrow (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- [1954]
- Dust storm
- A dust storm engulfs the town of Burlington, Colorado (Kit Carson County). Cars are parked on unpaved Main Street in front of the town's commercial storefronts. A grain elevator is at the end of the street. "Coca-Cola," "W&R Drugs, Carlson's Ice...
- Burlington (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Dust storms--Colorado--Burlington--1930-1940.
- 1934
- Gillett
- A small square roofless building of rough natural stone in the middle of a field in Gillett, Teller County, Colorado, was probably the town's jail. Two log cabins and a wood and wire fence are in the distance, and mountains are behind.
- Gillett (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gillett--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Gillett--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Florence probably 1890's
- Four oil derricks dot the landscape in Florence (Fremont County), Colorado. The derricks are surrounded by dilapidated shed structures, and the town's business district is in the background. Train tracks from the Denver and Rio Grande Western...
- Florence (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Oil well drilling rigs--Colorado--Florence--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Edgewater, Colorado, 50th anniversary
- A pickup truck marked "Apex Neon and & Sign Co." serves as the float for the Fire Department in Edgewater, Jefferson County, Colorado, as part of the parade celebrating the town's fiftieth anniversary in 1951. Four charter members, firemen since...
- Edgewater (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Anniversaries--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.; Floats (Parades)--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Edgewater--1950-1960.
- 1951
- Central City
- View of Central City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Shows wooden buildings, outhouses, and stone buildings, one of which is the town's school under construction. Signs on buildings read: "Concert Hall, Billiard Rooms" and "Overland Stage Line, Wells,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Central City--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Railroad Day
- The citizens of Hayden (Routt County), Colorado stand in a semi-circle in front of the Edison School as they await the arrival of the town's first train. The two-story, wood-frame school house has a hipped roof, a cupola, and a balcony. People...
- Hayden (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Celebrations--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Hayden--1910-1920.
- October, 1913
- Golden, Colorado
- Left center of panorama view of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, looks southwest from South Table Moutain across the south edge of town's wood framed residences and outbuildings and on to foothills.
- Golden (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1908]
- Central City, Colo. 1890-1899 circ. (prints)
- other neighborhoods are in the background. In the far right midground on High Street are St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the Central City public high school.; The top of the glass conservatory at the back of the Teller House in Central City,...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Perigo, Colo.
- A woman walks down a dirt road in Perigo, a small town in Gilpin County, Colorado, in this photo of a photo. The town's grocery store stands at left, and additional log cabins are in he right midground above the road. A small child walks farther...
- Perigo (Colo.)-- 1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1899?]
- Perigo, Colo.
- A woman walks down a dirt road in Perigo, a small town in Gilpin County, Colorado, in this photo of a photo. The town's grocery store is in the left midground. Additional log cabins are in the right midground above the road. A small child walks...
- Perigo (Colo.)-- 1890-1900.
- [between 1898 and 1899?]
- Central City, Colo. 1860
- Several large buildings stand along Main Street in early day Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. Gold was first discovered in the region by John H. Gregory in 1859 and spurred the town's growth. Additional buildings stand along Eureka Street...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Building construction--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Log...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Eldora, Colo. 1900
- A large group of residents is gathered on Eldorado Avenue in Eldora, a small mining district in Boulder County, Colorado, for the town's Labor Day celebration. A band plays in the right midground of the crowd. Several businesses face the street,...
- Labor Day--1890-1910.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Eldora (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Bands--1890-1910.; Celebrations--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1910.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1910.; General stores--Colorado--Eldora--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Gilfillan, John A.
- 1897. The project was financed by Pennsylvania and New York capitalists. The large portal was near the base of Spencer Mountain and contained two sets of tracks to haul loaded ore cars from mining points to bins near the portal, where the ore could...
- Mining engineers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Eldora (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Cats--Colorado--1930-1940.; Gold mining--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Pioneers--Colorado--Eldora--1930-1940.; Gilfillan, John A.
- [1939?]
- Central City, Colorado
- and residence of Harley B. Morse, the Central City Daily Register building, Washington Hall, the residence of William M. Roworth, St. James Methodist Church, residences of Henry M. Teller (one of Colorado's first senators), and Willard Teller....
- Central City (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.
- [between 1865 and 1870?]
- 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
- Photograph of railroad station & telegraph office at Ivanhoe (west end of Busk - Ivanhoe tunnel) under Midland
- Two men and a tabby cat pose in front of the Colorado Midland train station in Ivanhoe, Colorado. The town's name is on two signs on the building, along with "Western Union Telegraph & Cable Office," "Colo. Springs 56.8 Miles," "Aspen 59.4," and a...
- Ivanhoe (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Ivanhoe--1910-1920.
- 1914?