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  • Anaconda Mine
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    Miners pose near the head frame and shaft house of the Anaconda Mine near Turret (Chaffee County), Colorado.
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    Anaconda Mine (Chaffee County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Turret (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Turret--1890-1910.
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    [between 1950 and 1970]
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  • Denver, Colorado
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    Views of buildings and landmarks in Denver and Colorado, these include: 1. Oxford Hotel Office. 2. Robertson-Doll Carriage Co. 3. Colorado Dry Goods Co. 4. Jackson-Smith Photographic Co. 5. Daniels & Fishers. 6. Denver Normal and Preparatory...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
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    1898, October
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  • Colo. Nat'l Bank & Trust Co.
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    View of the facade of the Colorado Bank and Trust Company, Longmont, Colorado, shows the two-story brick building with corbelling, four second story windows with radiatoring voussoirs and keystones and large first floor windows. The bank name is on...
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    Longmont (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Longmont--1920-1930.
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    1926 November 23
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  • W. H. Richards house to be pulled down in 1938 owned by Wm. C. Russell, Jr. Nevada, Col
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    The W. H. Richards residence, in Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, is a one story frame structure. The window panes are broken; marks show where a porch has been removed. A sign reads: "$50.00 Reward [?]." The foundation is of stone; tailings...
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    Richards, W. H.--Homes & haunts.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Nevadaville--1930-1940.
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    1937
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  • Ryholite, Nev.
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    View, facing northwest, of the town of Rhyolite, Nevada. Wood and metal buildings line the streets of the town. Bonanza Mountain stands in the background.
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    Rhyolite (Nev.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--Nevada--1900-1910.; Mining--Nevada--1900-1910.
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    [between 1904 and 1907]
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  • Mining monument, Georgetown, Colorado
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    Detail of a bronze marker in Georgetown, Colorado, reads: "Commemorating the historical importance of the Georgetown Mining Region. The Griffith Lode (2500 ft. N. E.), later a silver producer, was discovered June 17, 1859, by George W. Griffith,...
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    Georgetown (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Historical markers--Colorado--Georgetown--1960-1970.
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    [between 1930 and 1940]
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  • Burning weeds
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    View of City employees in Denver, Colorado, burning weeds by a wooden fence.
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    Prescribed burning--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Vegetation management--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Weeds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    [between 1910 and 1920?]
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  • Gold Coin Mill Pozo Mine (Nevadaville).
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    View of the Gold Coin Mill and the Pozo Mine near Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado. A sign on a nearby building reads: "$50 Reward [...]".
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    Nevadaville (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Pozo Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1920-1940.; Mills--Colorado--Nevadaville--1920-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1920-1940.
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    [between 1920 and 1940]
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  • Anton Wood : 11 years old youngest prisoner
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    Anton Wood, a.k.a. "Kid Wallace," inmate at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, poses in pinstriped shirt, suspenders, checked tie, and number card:"3199."
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    Canon City (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Prisoners--Colorado--Canon City--1870-1880.; Wood, Anton.; Colorado State Penitentiary.
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    [between 1870 and 1880?]
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  • [Receipt]
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    Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Water supply--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Denver Artesian Company.; Denver (Colo.) 1871.
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    1871
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  • [Promissory note.].
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    Imprints.; Loans--Colorado--Central City--1866.; Central City (Colo.)--To 1876.
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    1866
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  • Denver Tramway electric car #190
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    Denver Tramway car 190 heads southbound on 16th (Sixteenth) Street, between Welton Street and Glenarm Place, Denver, Colorado. The Denver Dry Goods store shows in distance, before the fifth floor addition. The commercial district is busy with...
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    Denver Dry Goods Co.--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Street Railroads--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
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    about 1910
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  • Billboard for the Pierce Hotel
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    View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
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    Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Pierce Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Hotels.
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    [between 1920 and 1930?]
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  • State Garage building
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    Cars are parked in front of a three-story brick commercial building at the corner of 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street in Denver, Colorado. A man leans against a car in a garage entrance near signs that read: "State Garage, Quaker State...
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    State Garage (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    [between 1920 and 1930?]
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  • San Francisco, Union Square and St. Francis Hotel
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    View of Union Square near the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California. Construction materials for the St. Francis Hotel are in the street. The park has trees, palm trees, yucca plants, a Joshua tree and bushes. Men and boys lounge on the...
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    San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Union Square (San Francisco, Calif.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities.; Parks.
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    [1903?]
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  • Kansas City, Mo.
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    Panoramic view of Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the spire of the late gothic style St. Mary's Episcopal Church, unidentified churches, houses, apartment buildings, row houses, commercial facilities and factories. Signs and a banner read: "Low...
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    Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Cities & towns.; Dry goods stores.; Furniture stores.; Restaurants.
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    [1906]
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  • Kansas City, Mo.
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    Panoramic view of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Shows the triangular Second Empire style Kansas City Star building (Vaughn's Diamond Building) at the intersection of Main, 9th and Delaware. The building has a tower, a sign on the building...
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    Kansas City (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts.; Cities & towns.
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    [1906]
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  • D. & R. G. ticket off.
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    View of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the Missouri Pacific Railway ticket office at the Albany Hotel, corner of Stout and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "St Louis And Return Only $24.50", "Race Trains, Overland...
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    Albany Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--Facilities--1890-1910.; Missouri Pacific Railway Company--Facilities--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.;...
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    [between 1890 and 1910?]
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  • San Francisco
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    View of an industrial and commercial area, possibly in the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. Men walk on sidewalks and horses pull wagons in the streets. Signs on buildings read: "It's Paul Jones, Tillmann & Bendel Dist.," "Wilson...
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    San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San...
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    [between 1900 and 1910?]
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  • Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado
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    Exterior view of Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the two-story wooden frame multi-gabled building has vertical and horizontal siding, overhanging shed or side porch with ornamental brackets, and a second story...
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    Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
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    [between 1894 and 1900]
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  • The town of River Portal
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    View of River Portal, Montrose County, Colorado; shows houses, mining facilities, and the Gunnison River.
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    River Portal (Colo.)--1900-1910.
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    [1907?]
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  • Colorado Springs, Colorado
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    View across open plain across a embankment to Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, show dwellings, livestock pens and mountains in the background.
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    Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1880-1890.
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    1880 May 1
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  • Meeker, Colorado; the old Paradice [sic] mine owned by the Fairfield family
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    View shows the Fairfield family, of Meeker (Rio Blanco County), Colorado, and owners of the Paradise mine, on a picnic outing. The men and women are gathered under a trestle with their horse-drawn carriages and dog.
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    Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.
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    [between 1890 and 1910?]
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  • Continental Oil building and Chevrolet sign
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    View, from Broadway and 18th (Eighteenth) Street, of the Continental Oil building at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles line the street near Trinity Methodist Church. Signs read: "Conoco Products",...
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    Continental Oil Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Billboards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Petroleum...
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    [between 1925 and 1930]
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  • Governor "Billy" Adams on Harley Davidson Motorcycle Fest.
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    Governor "Billy" Adams poses on a Harley Davidson motorcycle in front of the State Capitol building, Denver, Colorado. The man on the far right of the photo and smiling is Floyd Clymer. This was probably a promotion to see how far a Harley Davidson...
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    Harley-Davidson motorcycle--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1940.; Governors--Colorado--1920-1940.; Motorcycles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1940.; Adams, William Herbert, 1861-1954.; Clymer, Floyd, 1895-1970.
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    [between 1927 and 1933]
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  • Three women on street
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    Three women walk on the sidewalk past The Jewel Rooming House located at 1226 14th (Fourteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Lunch Room", "Tailor, Cleaning, Pressing", "Large From $1.50 Per Week, Steam Heat."
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    Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    [between 1920 and 1930?]
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  • Operation at Black Hawk. This man makes $1.50 to $2.50 per day
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    View of a hydraulic placer gold mine in Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows a miner, sluices, shaker pans, machinery, and town buildings.
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    Mining machinery--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1900.; Sluices--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1900.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Black...
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    [between 1880 and 1900?]
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  • Fifteenth and Cleveland
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    View of 15th (Fifteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows a horsecar with sign: "Larimer Street," business signs: "Watches Jewelry," and "Knight Clark & Co. Pianos organs & Sewing Machines." The Lawrence Street fire tower is in the background.
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    Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
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    [between 1870 and 1879?]
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  • The waterworks
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    View of the Denver Waterworks building located at 15th (Fifteenth) and Bassett Streets in the Union Station Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The building, built by the Denver City Water Company, is a one story brick structure with arched windows....
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    Denver (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Union Station (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1870-1880.; Pumping stations--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.; Waterworks--Colorado--Denver--1870-1880.
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    1874
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  • Sioux Commission - Gen. Crook, Gov. Foster, Sen. Warner, all sitting, full length
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    Full length portrait of the Sioux Commission of 1889, all seated, wooden railing of front porch in background; left to right: General George Crook holding carved walking stick or cane, Charles Foster of Ohio holding walking stick or cane, and...
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    Crook, George, 1829-1890.; Foster, Charles, 1828-1904.; Warner, William, 1840-1916.; United States. Sioux Commission (1889)
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    1889
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  • First construction train passing the Palisades. Ten Mile Canyon
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    View of a Central Pacific Railroad locomotive in Palisade Canyon (Eureka County), Nevada, men pose by the construction train and rock cliffs.
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    Central Pacific Railroad Company--1860-1870.; Eureka County (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Palisade Canyon (Nev.)--1860-1870.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Nevada--Eureka County--1860-1870.; Railroad locomotives--Nevada--Eureka County--1860-1870.
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    [between 1860 and 1870?]
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  • Sioux Commission - Gen. Crook, Gov. Foster, Sen. Warner, all seated, full length
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    Sioux Commission of 1889 (left to right) General George Crook, Governor Charles Foster of Ohio, and Senator William Warner of Missouri - all seated, full length; Crook and Foster in straw hats with canes, Warner with felt hat; sent by United States...
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    Crook, George, 1829-1890.; Foster, Charles, 1828-1904.; Warner, William, 1840-1916.; United States. Sioux Commission (1889)
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    [1889]
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  • Leadville
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    View from Carbonate Hill northwest across Leadville, Colorado presents a town filled with wood frame residences, barns, sheds, mining operations and few brick commercial structures. The Sawatch Range of the continental divide in background.
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    Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mountains--Colorado--1870-1880.
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    [1879?]
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  • Empire Bldg., Denver
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    Exterior view Empire Building, 16th (Sixteenth) and Glenarm, Denver, Colorado, completed in 1907; identifiable businesses in building include Alpha Floral Company, L.M. Weiner Wine (and liquors) Company, bar and shoe shine; second story includes a...
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    Denver (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Commercial buildings--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
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    [between 1907 and 1913]
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  • Blacksmith
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    A blacksmith stands working in the blacksmith's tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another man sits in the right midground. A coat hangs on a line in the left midground. A large anvil is on a wood stool in the center foreground. The...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1900-1910.; Blacksmiths--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Blacksmith
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    A blacksmith stands working in the blacksmith's tent in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Another man sits in the right midground. A coat hangs on a line in the left midground. A large anvil is on a wood stool in the center foreground. The...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Blacksmithing--1900-1910.; Blacksmiths--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Bronc busters
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    A group of men on horseback rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. One man is stopped on his horse in the left midground. He holds the reins of another horse. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Bronc
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    A cowboy rides a bucking horse in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The man wears leather chaps with tassles and round, silver decorations along the side seams. A coiled rope hangs from his saddle. Two Native American men are stopped on...
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    Indians of North America--Clothing & dress--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Broncos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Buffalo Bill on train, Mrs. Cody?
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits at a table inside a train car, probably his private car for touring with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A woman, possibly his wife, Louisa, or his sister, Nellie, sits with him at the table. A man sits in...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Buffalo Bill, center
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands on the rear platform of a railroad business car holding a newspaper in his right hand and his left hand in his pocket. He wears a vest with a watch fob hanging from its pocket. A man stands behind him on...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad passenger cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Buffalo
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    A cowboy on horseback is in the right foreground near a herd of grazing buffalo in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. A group of people is gathered in the background watching the herd. Several large houses are also in the background.
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Bison--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Cody - center
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    A group of horseback riders, possibly including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Grandstands are on each side of the arena.
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Cody and carriage
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits with a woman, possibly his wife, Louisa, in a carriage drawn by a team of large, white horses. A man wearing a top hat and long, riding coat with boots stands in front of the team in the right midground....
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Carriages & coaches--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Cody and Dexter Fellows (?)
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody sits in his tent with Dexter Fellows, press agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody sits at a wood desk wearing a striped shirt and vest and no hat. Fellows, wearing a suit and a hat, sits on a wood...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Fellows, Dexter.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Cody at peephole
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody and Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of Cody, stand in the right foreground looking in a peephole into the show's arena. A group of Russian...
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    Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Cody at peephole
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. An unidentified person stands...
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    Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Cody at peephole
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
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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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  • Cody at peephole
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    William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody looks through a peephole in the arena tent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody wears a buckskin coat with tassles and thigh boots. He also wears a hat, possibly a Stetson. A person stands looking through...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Cody at right on horse
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    Johnny Baker, a star of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show known as the "Cowboy Kid" and also the foster son of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody, stands in the right foreground near the entrance into the show's arena. Another man, probably Cody...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]
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  • Cody at right
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    A group of men on horseback, including William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody in the center midground, rides in a grassy arena during a performance of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Cody holds a rifle across his chest. He wears a hat, possibly a...
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    Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Horse shows--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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    [1901?]

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