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- Dickerman residence at 136 West 9th St.
- This house, at 136 West Ninth Street, in Leadville, Colorado, was the Ezra D. Dickerman residence. Dickerman was the general manager of the Morning & Star and the Ward Consolidated Mining Companies and lived in the one story house from 1890 to...
- Dickerman, Ezra 1867-1969--Homes & haunts.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dwellings--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1896]
- Rebuilding over the hot ashes
- View of smouldering remains from first fire on April 25th, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; three men look over debris and one man sprays water over building remains; flat roof brick and wooden frame false front buildings and the Tutt & Penrose...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; False fronts--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- 1896
- W.N. Byers with friends
- A group portrait of William F. Robinson, Mary Byers Robinson, William N. Byers, and an unidentified woman and children in Ferndale (Jefferson County), Colorado. The group is dressed casually and they sit on a porch in the forest.
- Ferndale (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Children--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1910.; Women--Colorado--Ferndale--1890-1910.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
- 1896
- Club house at polo field in Glenwood Springs
- The American flag flies on a flagpole outside of the clubhouse of the polo fields in the town of Glenwood Springs (formerly known as Defiance), Colorado, in Garfield County. Six men ride horses and two men ride in a carriage.
- Glenwood Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Clubhouses--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.; Flags--Colorado--Glenwood Springs--1890-1900.
- [1896?]
- Juan J. Valdéz and Reyes Maes
- Studio portrait of Hispanic Americans Juan J. Valdéz and his wife Reyes Maes de Valdéz. Juan is balding, he is seated in a chair and wears a suit, silk tie and watch fob. His wife stands beside him. She wears a long dress with puffed sleeves, a...
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Spouses.; Women.; Valdéz, Juan J.--Pictorial works.; Valdéz, Reyes Maes de--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- ca. 1896
- José Victor García
- Portrait of José Victor García, a rancher in Conejos County, Colorado, he served in the Colorado Territorial Legislature and held many political appointments. He wear a suit and tie, has thick gray hair combed back and a full mustache.
- Hispanic Americans--1890-1900.; Mexican Americans--1890-1900.; Legislators--Colorado.; Older People.; García, José Victor--Pictorial works.; Hispanic American legislators--Colorado--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Pictorial...
- [between 1890 and 1896?]
- Altona Grange
- View of the Altona Grange Hall #127 at 9386 N 39th Street in Longmont (Boulder County), Colorado. The one story shingled building has a steep pitched gabled roof. An addition on the back has white siding and peeling paint with an entrance and...
- Colorado State Grange Altona Grange No. 127 (Boulder County, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Longmont (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Farmer's groups.; Buildings.; Colorado State Grange. Altona Grange No. 127 (Boulder County, Colo.)--Pictorial works.;...
- 1999
- Municipal Facts: Volume 6 Numbers 1 and 2, 1923 January-February
- History of Denver
- Emmett Mine, Leadville
- A Colorado National Guardsman stands on a hill and looks over the Emmett Mine in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The soldier guards the mining property during a labor dispute between mine owners and miners who belonged to the Western Federation...
- Colorado. National Guard.--1890-1900.; Western Federation of Miners--Strikes--1890-1900.; Emmett Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Guards--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.;...
- 1896
- Floresta
- View of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company mine at Floresta (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows wood frame and log industrial buildings. Smoke rises from the powerhouse smokestacks.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1890-1910.; Floresta (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Floresta--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Floresta--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Floresta--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1902?]
- Floresta breaker
- View of the coal breaker building at the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company mine at Floresta (Gunnison County), Colorado. Shows a trestle and tracks of the Ruby-Anthracite branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1890-1910.; Floresta (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Coal mining--Colorado--Floresta--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Floresta--1890-1910.;...
- [between 1896 and 1902?]
- Starkville church
- View of a church in the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company coal camp, Starkville (Las Animas County), Colorado. The church is a frame structure with a round stained glass window over the arched doorway. The steeple is decorated with fish scale shingles...
- Colorado Fuel and Iron Company--1890-1930.; Mining camps--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1930.; Starkville (Colo.)--1890-1930.; Churches--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1930.; Coal mining--Colorado--Starkville--1890-1930.;...
- [between 1896 and 1922?]
- Daniels & Fisher bldg., huge flag
- A giant American flag is displayed for holidays on the Daniels and Fisher Store at 16th (Sixteenth) and Lawrence Streets in Denver, Colorado.
- Daniels and Fisher Stores Company--Buildings--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Department stores--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Flags--American--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1907?]
- Nevadaville
- Overlook view of Nevadaville (Gilpin County), Colorado with surrounding mountains. Shows houses, buildings, mine structures, and tailings.
- Mining camps--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1900.; Nevadaville (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Nevadaville--1890-1900.
- 1896 March
- Bear Creek valley looking east from foothills
- The Bear Creek valley, near Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, cuts through flat prairie surrounding it. Trees, dwellings and outbuildings dot the bottomlands.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1896 October 25
- Our dining room Sneffels
- In Mount Sneffels, Ouray County, Colorado, a dining room table is set with silver and china dinnerware, flower arrangements, liquor bottles, a jar of jelly, and sliced cake. Spindle and rocking chairs are to the side; a tabby cat poses on a bed....
- Sneffels (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Dining rooms--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Houses--Colorado--Sneffels--1890-1900.; Interiors.
- December 1896
- View at headgate of Harriman Ditch
- Mount Vernon Creek, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, is diverted here into the Harriman irrigation canal. Tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad are in the foreground; trees and buildings are in the background, including the Methodist...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mount Vernon Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Irrigation--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.
- September 25, 1896
- View Bear Creek in Morrison, Colorado
- Bear Creek, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, runs between a rock cliff and frame commercial buildings. Lettering reads: "Abbo & Lewis Livery Feed and Sale Stable," "Carriage House," and "Grain." Bird houses top a building, and foothills are...
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.
- 1896 September 25
- View in Morrison, Colorado
- Bear Creek, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, fronts frame dwellings and sheds. Foothills are in the background.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1896 October 25
- View in Morrison, Colorado
- Bear Creek, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, fronts frame sheds and wooden retaining wall. Tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad are in the foreground; a bridge is in the background.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.
- 1896 September 25
- View of Bear Creek at old lime kiln used as a barn
- Bear Creek, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, fronts the stone lime kiln, with its arched door and square chimney. A frame dwelling and privy are to the side.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Kilns--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.; Privies--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.
- 1896 September 25
- View in Morrison, Colorado
- Bear Creek, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, fronts a wooden fence and a shed.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1896 September 25
- View of Bear Creek at rear of livery stable
- A horse is by frame sheds in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. Trees are in the background; a fence and Bear Creek are in the foreground.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)-1890-1900.; Stables--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Morrison--1890-1900.
- 1896 September 25
- View of Bear Creek in Morrison Colorado
- A bridge of the Colorado and Southern Railroad crosses Bear Creek in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado. Sheds and rocky slopes are in the background.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Colorado and Southern Railway.
- 1896 September 25
- View of Bear Creek in Morrison, Colorado
- Bear Creek, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, passes between frame dwellings and outbuildings. Hogback and red rock formations are in the background.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1896 October 25
- View of Bear Creek in Morrison, Colorado
- Bear Creek, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, fronts frame dwellings and sheds. Foothills and red rock formations are in the background.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1896 October 25
- View of Morrison Colorado
- Frame or brick houses and commercial buildings of Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, are ranged along Bear Creek Avenue and tracks of the Colorado and Southern Railroad. The depot is a one-story structure with a gable roof; the turntable is...
- Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- September 25, 1896
- View of Bear Creek in Morrison, Colorado
- Bear Creek, in Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, fronts a frame residence, privy, and outbuildings.
- Bear Creek (Jefferson County and Douglas County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Morrison (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1896 September 25
- Bank and store in Meeker showing street at right where robbers were killed.
- View along of the Hugus Block, Meeker, Rio Blanco County, Colorado; two story brick and stone building that housed a mercantile and Bank of Meeker where three bank robbers botched their crime on October 13, 1896. A horse drawn carriage parks in...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Banks--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.
- 1897 September 8
- Bartholf Hose No. 1, Loveland, Colorado
- Bartholf Hose Team Number 1, poses in front of the Larimer County Bank building. They wear uniforms with breast bibs with: "B H 1", caps, white gloves and belts, two men hold horns. American flags hung on bank help celebrate Decoration Day.
- Loveland (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Loveland--1890-1910.
- May 30, 1896
- Louise Note was brought in upon a mule train similar - will send a better one sometime
- Winter scene in Silverton, Colorado, of the east side of Greene Street, looking south. A mule train heads north on the the muddy street; the lead animal bears a waving man; the mules that follow are loaded with bundles and boxes. Behind piled snow,...
- Silverton (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Mules--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Packtrains--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.; Streets--Colorado--Silverton--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920?]
- July 15, #7
- Seventh in a series of views documenting progress of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows brick work completed on the two story hotel with several men standing around. The wood...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- July 7, #6
- Sixth in a series of progress documentation views of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows brick work near completion on the two story hotel with two men posing on rafters. The...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- Interior Meeker Hotel
- Reuben Sanford Ball, owner and proprietor sits at a table in the lobby of his Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. Original hotel founded by his sister Susan A. "Annie" Wright. Interior includes: man leaning on front wooden desk, potted...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Ball, Reuben Sanford.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1896 and 1910]
- June 13, #2
- Second in a series of views documenting progress of the summer of 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. The workmen (and possibly the owner Reuben Sanford Ball) pose on the construction site. The first floor of...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 17, #3
- Third in a series of progress documentation views of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. The wooden facade openings with arched transoms are set, masons proceeds with brick work between them. Stacks...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 25, #4
- Fourth in a series of views documenting progress of the summer of 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows the brick and window work continuing on the second level. Workers stand on the upper...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 9, 96, #1
- First in a series of progress documentation views of the summer of 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. A large stack of bricks is piled in front of the beginnings of the wood frame work of the windows and...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June, #8
- Eighth in a series of views documenting progress of the summer 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows the newly completed two story brick hotel. Features include: large pane windows and door...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- June 27, #5
- Fifth in a series of views documenting progress of the summer of 1896 construction of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. This facade view shows the wood frame work of the second story windows in place with brick work continuing on...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- Meeker, Colo. the hotel where Roosevelt sojourned is noted for its unique foyer, the relics of hundreds of bear hunts.
- View from across the street of the Meeker Hotel, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. The two story brick building built in 1896 features: the 1904 wing additions with store fronts, large pane windows and door with arched transom windows, balcony,...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1910-1930.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [between 1915 and 1925]
- Meeker, Colorado
- Men pose on boardwalk in front of the Meeker Hotel, a converted adobe army barracks with wood false front, 560 Main Street, Meeker, Colorado. The hotel was founded by Susan C. Wright, one of the founders of Meeker. Her brother Reuben Sanford Ball...
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Building construction--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1900.; Meeker Hotel (Meeker, Colo.)
- [1896]
- Any night in the lobby, Palace Hotel, Cripple Creek
- Lobby of Palace Hotel crowded with men in hats and overcoats, Cripple Creek, Colorado; three columns extend to high ceiling in lobby, double entry door with transom.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hotels--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.; Interiors.; Lobbies--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1910.
- [between 1896 and 1901]
- Bank building, Cripple Creek
- View of 1st (First) National Bank Building (also known as Bank of Cripple Creek), 347 Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; building constructed after fires of 1896 by J. M. Parker; features of the restored two-story flat-roof brick commercial...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Banks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1970-1980.
- [between 1970 and 1976]
- Bennett Ave. after the fire
- Large group of men and on-lookers view destruction, debris and remains of two-story brick wall on Bennett Avenue caused by second fire on April 29, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; mule-drawn wagon loaded with wooden barrels is parked along edge of...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Bennett Ave. looking west
- Destruction west on Bennett Street caused by second fire on April 29, 1986, Cripple Creek, Colorado; groups of men and two men on horseback in street survey rubble and remains of once thriving commerical business district; shows utility poles with...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pisgah, Mount (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Bennett Ave.
- View of destruction west on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, caused by second fire on April 29, 1896; groups of men and solitary men survey remaining debris; smoke still rises from ashes and utility poles with fallen wires border street;...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- City Jail, Crippe [sic] Creek fire
- Remains of city jail demolished by first fire, April 25, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; debris includes twisted corrugated tin metal, cage doors and cell block; one brick wall remains; buildings in commercial business district are in the background.
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.; Jails--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1896]
- Cloud-burst at Crippl-Creek [sic]
- View of flood water rushing down Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; group of men standing in front of Palace Drug Store (Bennett Avenue and South Second Street) watching wooden barrel sweep the road; two men, one with a shovel, holding the...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Floods--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [1895 or 1896]