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- Colo. State Capitol bldings
- Side view of a false front log structure, Colorado City, (capitol of Colorado Territory in 1861) El Paso County, Colorado; shows a corrugated sheet metal roof, hand-hewn timbers, weathered clapboard front with painted lettering: "Erected In 1858,...
- Colorado City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Colorado City--1940-1950.; False fronts--Colorado--Colorado City--1940-1950.
- July 27, 1941
- William F. Cody in group in front of tent
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody stands in front of a tent where King Leopold of Belgium (with beard) stands with three young boys and two men. A stuffed buffalo is on each side of the tent's entrance. Additional stuffed buffaloes are placed...
- Wild west shows--1890-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Léopold II, King of the Belgians, 1835-1909.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; World's Columbian Exposition (1893: Chicago, Ill.)
- [1893?]
- Arnett-Fullen House
- View of the Arnett-Fullen House at 646 Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado. Two story eclectic Second Empire style house has gabled roofs, a tower, a bay window, and a covered entrance porch under a square parapet and ornate gingerbread wood work and...
- Arnett-Fullen House (Boulder, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Boulder (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Houses.; Historic buildings.; Arnett-Fullen House (Boulder, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Dwellings--Colorado--Boulder--Pictorial works.; Historic...
- 1998
- Telephone political cartoon
- Close-up view of a political cartoon that depicts a dog listening to a telephone. Text includes: "'His Maters Value,'" "Promotor," "Los Angeles Capitalists," "Automatic Telephone $$$," and "It Only Works One Way."
- Political cartoons--Colorado--1900-1910.; Telephone industry--Colorado--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Indian Jack standing, Geo. Brittenbendes
- Studio portrait of Native American (Modoc) man, Indian Jack (Lew Wallace). He stands with his arm on the shoulder of George Brittenbendes, seated. Both men wear shirts, coats, pants and hats. Indian Jack discovered the Golden Age mine in Jamestown,...
- Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Modoc Indians--1870-1880.; Indian Jack.; Brittenbendes, George.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Chandelier
- View of an ornate cut glass light fixture in Denver, Colorado; Lorna Moffit looks on.
- Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Chandeliers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Moffit, Lorna.
- 1939 March 19
- Campion, John - mansion
- View of the Campion home wreckage at 800 Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; a wall remains standing among debris. Cardboard boxes have labels: "Qupak Contact Lens Cases."
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Mansions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Ruins--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1963 December 4
- Death Valley Scott, with mustache
- A group of men, including "Death Valley Scott," rides horses in a dirt arena for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The group includes an American cowboy (Scott), a Mexican vaquero, a Native American, and a Russian Georgian Cossack. They are members...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Gauchos--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.; Death Valley Scott.
- [1901]
- Davie's Chuck Wagon Diner
- A favorite of many Lakewood residents, Davie's Chuck Wagon Diner first opened in 1957 by Lyman Davies. He ordered a prefabricated steel sided unit from New Jersey. It was transported by rail from New Jersey to Denver and it the total cost of the...
- Undated
- Masonic Lodge / Springfield Schoolhouse
- View of the facade of Masonic Lodge No. 158, at 281 West 7th Street in Springfield (Baca County), Colorado. The one story front-gabled building is constructed of dark stone. It has rectangular windows and a rounded arch above the entrance. The...
- Springfield Schoolhouse (Springfield, Colo.)--Buildings--1980-1990.; Freemasons. Lodge #158 (Springfield, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Springfield (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Historic buildings.; Masonic buildings.; Springfield Schoolhouse (Springfield,...
- 1988
- Nevadaville
- View of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, includes a few dwellings around a commercial district, the Redman's Lodge, the Methodist Episcopal Church, the school, Pozo Mill, and the Hubert Mine. Continental Divide shows with snow in the...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Cripple Creek District
- View of the Vindicator, Lillie, and other unidentified mines with tailings, smokestacks, and head frames; houses in foreground, Independence (Teller County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Victor--1900-1910.; Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Lillie Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Victor (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Vindicator Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gold...
- [1900?]
- Central City, Colorado 1932
- The Miller block is on the intersection of Main Street and Eureka Street in Central City, Colorado. Construction on the building began in 1874, and the entire building cost $8,000.00 to complete. It is a two story, brick building with a bracketed...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Buildings--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1932
- Governor "Billy" Adams on Harley Davidson Motorcycle Fest.
- 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...
- 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.
- [between 1927 and 1933]
- Augusta and Horace Tabor's house
- View of the Horace and Augusta Tabor home, on East 5th (Fifth) Street, in Leadville, (Lake County), Colorado; shows a frame house with a bay window and bargeboard.
- Leadville (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Houses--Colorado--Leadville--1930-1940.; Tabor, Augusta, d. 1895--Homes & haunts.; Tabor, Horace Austin Warner, 1830-1899--Homes & haunts.
- 1931
- Robert Miller home
- View of the Robert Miller home on East 8th (Eighth) Avenue and Fillmore Street, Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Miller, Robert, resident, Denver, Colo.
- March 1, 1928
- Russell Gulch, Colo.
- The small mining district of Russell Gulch is about four miles southwest of Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. The area reportedly yielded about $35,000 a week in gold when it was discovered by William Green Russell in 1859. The tailings and...
- Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1900-1920.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1900-1920.
- [between 1900 and 1920?]
- Hale House, Central City, 1899
- house. Additional houses stand on the hillside in the background.; The two-story home of Horace M. Hale stands on a hillside covered in snow in Central City, Colorado. Hale was named principal of the Central City public high school in 1865. He...
- Hale, Horace M.--Homes & haunts--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Central City--1890-1900.
- [1899?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Pine street and St. Mary's of the Assumption Catholic Church on the right. In the foreground are brick buildings with cars next to them. Smoke comes out of the chimney of the building on the left. Barren hills surround the valley. The...
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1940.
- [between 1920 and 1940?]
- George Washington painting
- George Washington, wearing a cloak and a scarf, holds a sword with a curved hilt in his left hand and touches a book, which is on a table with a tablecloth, with his right hand in the famous painting in this image. He stands next to the table upon...
- Washington, George--1732-1799.; Central City (Colo.)--1900-1960.
- [between 1900 and 1960]
- This is the Littleton Public Library at 5707 S. Rapp St.
- "This is the Littleton Public Library at 5707 South Rapp Street. It may be replaced if city voters approve a $376,000 bond issue at election to be held March 31. This building may become police headquarters." The rectangular brick building designed...
- Littleton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Libraries--Colorado--Littleton--1960-1970.
- 1964 February 18
- As the Independence Mine looked when sold by Mr. V.Z. Reed to the London Co. for Mr. Winfield Scott Stratton who located it on July 4th, hence the prophetic name, $10,000,000
- View of trees, mines, mills and houses on Battle Mountain in Victor (Cripple Creek Mining District,Teller County), Colorado. Shows the Stratton Independence Mine and Mill and tailings piles. Railroad freight cars are near the Portland Mine in the...
- Portland Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stratton Independence Mine (Teller County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Victor (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Victor--1890-1900.
- [between 1895 and 1900?]
- Galloping Goose
- View of Galloping Goose No. 5 at the railroad depot in Dolores (Montezuma County), Colorado. Letters on the motor read: "The Galloping Goose" with a picture of a goose with a banner tied to its neck that reads: "The Galloping Goose." "Rio Grande...
- Dolores (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Railroad motor cars.; Railroad motorcars--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Dolores--Pictorial works.; Dolores (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 1998
- Reed family mausoleum, Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
- View of the Reed family mausoleum located in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, 12801 West 44th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colo. Carved of Carrara marble by Raffaello Romanelli in Florence, Italy, the mausoleum is a small scale, late Gothic style interpretation...
- Mount Olivet Cemetery (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--2000-2010.; Cemeteries--Colorado--Wheat Ridge--2000-2010.; (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--2000-2010; Reed, Verner Z. (Verner Zevola), 1863-1919--Tomb.; Mount Olivet Cemetery (Wheat Ridge, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- c.2000
- San Francisco
- 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...
- 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...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- The town of River Portal
- View of River Portal, Montrose County, Colorado; shows houses, mining facilities, and the Gunnison River.
- River Portal (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1907?]
- 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]
- Largest nugget of native silver ever mined, wt. 1840 lbs., Smuggler mine, Aspen, Colo.
- View shows the largest nugget of "native silver" ever mined, Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. It weighed 1840 pounds and, selling at seventy-one cents an ounce, netted nearly $21,000 for the Smuggler mine.
- Aspen (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Smuggler Mine (Pitkin County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.; Silver--Colorado--Aspen--1890-1900.
- 1894
- Confederate reunion
- View of a rattlesnake derby in Trinidad, Colorado. Shot at night, this blurred image shows part of a round enclosure with spectators outside of it. Several 30's sedans are parked in the background, and a sign on a fence reads: Coca Cola.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Racing--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Spectators--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.
- August, 1939
- Mercantile building on the corner of 15th and Arapahoe streets
- View of the Mercantile Building, 15th (Fifteenth) and Arapahoe Streets, Denver, Colorado with business signs: "Dean Drug Co., Toilet Articles", "Watches Sam May[a]r Jewelry" "Cigars" and "$2.00 Hats." Adjacent business signs read: "W. F. Robinson...
- Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Confederate reunion
- View of conventioneers in Trinidad, Colorado. A young boy in cowboy costume with a faux leopard skin pouch is encircled by men, women and boys watching a man hold a snake.
- Trinidad (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Snakes--Colorado--Trinidad--1930-1940.; Bennett, Harlo, Jr.; Smythe, Douglas, fl. 1939.; White, Anne, fl. 1939.
- August, 1939
- Athletic Club's new addition
- View of the Denver Athletic Club building on Glenarm Street in Denver, Colorado, during construction; shows a brick and stone structure with arched windows. Apartments are at the corner of 13th (Thirteenth) Street.
- Denver Athletic Club (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Athletic clubs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Construction--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Organizations' facilities--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1926 May 5
- Dickinson Branch
- Exterior of Dickinson Branch, named for Charles E. Dickinson, a banker, (West Denver Branch) of Denver Public Library, southwest corner of Hooker and West Conejos Place, Denver, Colorado; 1914 Italian cottage design features a tile roof, decorative...
- Denver Public Library. Dickinson Branch.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Libraries--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Dickinson, Charles E.--Monuments.
- [1914]
- Campion, John - mansion
- View of the Campion home at 800 Logan Street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features incised stone, a dentiled cornice, steps, and inset balconies.
- Campion, John Francis--Homes & haunts.; Mansions--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Capitol Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
- 1963 December 4
- The Palace Hotel, Bob Beers, proprietor, Antonito, Colo.
- The Palace Hotel, Antonito, San Luis Valley, Conejos County, Colorado, features a two-story corner building constructed of volcanic rock with first-story storefront windows, arched second-story windows, and an ornate cornice. Pedestrians walk on...
- Antonito (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Antonito--1890-1910.
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- During $500,000 fire
- Water floods the street after a fire in Brighton, Colorado, and firemen spray a firehose. A brick commercial building with broken plate glass windows and a metal framed entry has letters over it that read: "[Lad]ies Toggery." One of many signs...
- Brighton (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.; Fires--Colorado--Brighton--1960-1970.
- Oct 23, 1966
- Arch at Montrose Gunnison tunnel opening, September 23, 1909 : Uncompahgre project, Colorado
- A large structure with two arch openings was built to celebrate the opening of the Gunnison Tunnel in Montrose, Colorado. It is draped in Americana and has two pictures of President Taft next to the numbers commemorating the date (1909). At the top...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Arches--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Dams & Reservoirs - Boulder Co.
- Water pours over the edge of Barker Dam near Boulder, Colorado. A pile of branches and other debris is in the foreground. A sign hangs on the side of the dam reading: "Danger No Trespassing $25.00 Reward for information leading to conviction of...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Abel D. Breed ca. 1875
- $1,000 and tons of ore had been blocked out as a reserve. That year, Breed sold the mine to a group of investors from Holland for about $3 million with a cash down payment of $1.5 million. The mine is probably most famous for producing the silver...
- Capitalists and financiers--1870-1880.; Silver coffeepots--1870-1880.; Silver mining--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Breed, Abel D.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Arapahoe County courthouse
- The Arapahoe County Courthouse at 16th (Sixteenth) and Tremont streets in downtown Denver, Colorado, was built in 1883 by Lester Fillmore and Peter Gumry for $185,000 as a three-story building; the fourth level, seen here, was added 10 years later...
- Arapahoe County Courthouse (Denver, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Sculpture--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.
- [1902]
- Denver, Colorado
- 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...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1890-1900.
- 1898, October
- Central City, Colorado, schools [graphic]
- View of Central City's two public schools. The oldest school building, Central City School, sits to the right of St. Paul's Episcopal church on First High Street. The school was completed in 1870 and was used to all grades until 1881. In 1902, it...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Schools--Colorado--Central City--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Court House and St. James' Methodist Church
- View of the intersection of Eureka Street and County Road Street in Central City, Colorado. View of the newly constructed Gilpin County Court House and St. James' Methodist Church. In the foreground is the hipped roof of a house and behind it, a...
- Central City (Colo.)--1900-1910.
- [1902?]
- Old Jail, Georgetown, Colorado
- Exterior view of the old jail in Georgetown, Colorado, built in 1883 for $700 behind the courthouse at Fifth (5th) and Argentine Streets. It was used to house "drunks and brawlers" separately from other criminals at the county jail. The building...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Jails--Colorado--Georgetown--1940-1950.
- 1941
- Buffalo Bill on train, Mrs. Cody?
- 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...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Railroad cars--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody and Dexter Fellows (?)
- 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...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Fellows, Dexter.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- 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...
- Cossacks--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Baker, Johnny, d. 1931.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- 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...
- Indians of North America--1900-1910.; Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Entertainers--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- 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...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]
- Cody at peephole
- 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...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Cowboys--1900-1910.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1901?]