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- David Belasco presents The Gold Diggers Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colo.
- Members of the cast and crew of "The Gold Diggers" pose in front of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A woman holds a white dog. Sign reads: "Metropole Restaurant."
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1923 January 31
- Leadville, Colo
- Bird's eye view rendering shows Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, with vignettes of municipal buildings, mining facilities, and scenery. Printing reads: "Court House, Post Office, Tabor Opera House, Central School, Ninth St. School, Seventh St....
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1890.
- 1882
- Ninth Street Historic Park after restoration, Auraria Higher Education Center.
- View of the Ninth Street Historic Park (Auraria Ninth Street Historic District) located on the Auraria Higher Education Center Campus in Denver, Colorado. The houses (1873-1890) are identified (Left to right): the Mullen House (1061 Ninth [9th]...
- Auraria Higher Education Center (Denver, Colo.)--Facilities--1980-1990.; Auraria 9th Street Historic District (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Ninth Street Historic Park (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Conservation &...
- 1980
- Survey crew
- Union Pacific railroad survey crew members pose in their camp along the Grand (Colorado) River with two dogs and their transit, rods, levels, and axes, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. They include: "1. J. I. Barlow, Div Engr. state: Mass.; 2....
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1880-1890.; Railroad employees--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1884 and 1890]
- Black Hawk, Colo.
- Blackhawk lies at the mouth of Chase Gulch near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. A railroad track forks in the foreground with one portion leading to the Polar Star Mill at right. The Empire Mill stands in the midground, and the Boiler Room...
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- William F. Cody with war correspondents
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody poses on horseback behind a group of press men covering the uprisings among Native Americans. Standing in the front row are, from left, an unidentified man; E.A. O'Brien (Associated Press); Edward B. Clark...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Press--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Burke, John, d. 1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1891?]
- Brush high school basketball team
- The Brush, Morgan County, Colorado, girl's basketball team poses in uniforms consisting of bloomers, sailor shirts with bandanas, and scarves around their heads. One holds a basketball. They are identified as: Ann White, Bertha Jones, Ada Grill (or...
- Brush (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.; Basketball players--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Brush--1910-1920.
- 1914
- Packers Camp. Po Keepsie Gulch
- View of a mining camp with tent, clothesline, and man and woman, Poughkeepsie Gulch, San Juan County, Colorado. A man stands with a pack train of burros, they carry chairs and household goods.
- Mining camps--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Poughkeepsie Gulch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.; Packtrains--Colorado--San Juan County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Major Domo, Glen Eyrie
- View of a sandstone rock formation identified as "Major Domo" and other rock formations near Glen Eyrie (El Paso County), Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- In Granite Canyon
- Men stand on flatbed railroad cars on a Colorado Midland freight train as it travels through Elevenmile Canyon (Granite Canyon) beside the South Platte River, Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Elevenmile Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Park...
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- Mountain Trail. Bakers Park
- A pack burro is a a trail on a high cliff near Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado.
- San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.; Trails--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900?]
- The Iron Silver Mine
- View of Iron Silver Mine with mine tailings, bridge, log and frame buildings and town, Lake County, Colorado.
- Iron Silver Mine (Lake County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Lake County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Lake County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Panning gold at Cripple Creek
- Four men gather around a man with a gold pan near Cripple Creek, in Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado.
- Cripple Creek (Colo. : Stream)--1880-1890.; Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Hunting in Middle Park
- View of three men with five slaughtered elk, Grand County, Colorado.
- Grand County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Elk--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.; Hunting--Colorado--Grand County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Tanglefoot Curve
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Railway track loop with wooden snow sheds and trestles, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1890.; Snowsheds--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Snow plow at Ivanhoe. Col. Mid. Ry.
- View of Colorado Midland Railway rotary snow plow in operation, men, boy and water tower at Ivanhoe, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Ivanhoe (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--Colorado--Ivanhoe--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Leadville saloon
- Men in suits and hats stand at the bar in a saloon in Leadville, Colorado. Two men stand behind the long wooden bar, one wears a suit, bow tie and derby hat, the saloonkeeper wears a white jacket and bow tie. Both men have moustaches. The wooden...
- Leadville (Colo.)--1880-1910.; Bars (Furniture)--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Bars--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.; Interiors--Colorado--Leadville--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- West Denver during the flood
- View of a Cherry Creek flood in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, streets, and water. People watch from the water's edge; signs read: "Commonwealth," "J. G. Vawter & Co," "J. B. Doyle & Co," "Keller House," "American House," and "Bell's Boarding...
- Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.;...
- 1864 May 19
- Opening of the Manitou & Pike's Peak Ry. 1891 June 30
- and are numbered 1 through 6 on the photoprint from left to right. Trees and mountains are behind the depot. In the immediate foreground is a power pole with glass insulators.; Exterior view looking south at the Pike's Peak Cog Railway Depot in...
- Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1890-1900.; Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Company.
- 1891
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Pulpit Terraces
- View of mineral formations identified as Pulpit Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs on the Gardner River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Pools of water and trees are on the terraces.
- Mammoth Hot Springs (Wyo.)--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Springs--Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.
- [between 1871 and 1878?]
- Miner's dug-out
- Two miners stand near stone cabins (dugouts) built into the side of a hill. The men wear suits and hats. Wooden boards, metal cans, and a wagon are nearby.
- Dugout houses--1880-1900.; Miners--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Phoebe's Arch near Palmer Lake, Col.
- View of Elephant Rock Arch (Phoebe's Arch) near Palmer Lake (El Paso County), Colorado. A fallen and a standing tree are visible, and a man leans against the sandstone formation under the arch.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Elephant Rock Arch (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1894?]
- 10th Mountain Division 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment Company E
- Group portrait (standing, kneeling, sitting ) of the Tenth Mountain Division, 86th Mountain Infantry Regiment, Company E holding rifles. The four officers, seated on folding chairs, do not have rifles. Taken at Camp Hale, Colorado, June 1944. Most...
- United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 86th. Company E.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.; Camp Hale (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Military personnel--1940-1950.
- June 1944
- Spanish Peaks from Nunda's
- View of Spanish Peaks from Nunda, Huerfano County, Colorado.
- Nunda (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Spanish Peaks (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountains--Colorado--Nunda--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Lake Santa Maria. Antelope Park
- View of Lake Santa Maria (Santa Maria Reservoir) with islands within Antelope Park, Mineral County, Colorado.
- Antelope Park (Mineral County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mineral County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Santa Maria Reservoir (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Islands--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.; Reservoirs--Colorado--Mineral County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Briarhurst Bridge
- View of a branch footbridge at Briarhurst, the home of William Bell, Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Bell, William Abraham--Homes & haunts.; Manitou Springs (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pedestrian bridges--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.; Streams--Colorado--Manitou Springs--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- 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?]
- Limestone walls, Kanab Wash [sic]
- View of limestone, layered rock walls and talus in a narrow section of Kanab Canyon above Kanab Creek (Coconino County), Arizona.
- Coconino County (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Canyon (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Kanab Creek (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--Coconino County--1870-1880.; Streams--Arizona--Coconino...
- 1872
- Navajoe Indian squaw and child
- A Native American (Navajo) mother and child pose seated beside large rocks in Canyon de Chelly (later Canyon de Chelly National Monument), Arizona. The woman wears a bil (dress) and a bead necklace. The boy stands on a woven blanket.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Boys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Arizona--1870-1880.; Mothers & children--Arizona--1870-1880.;...
- 1873
- Platte Cañon, bridge near Deansbury
- A Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company railroad bridge spans the South Platte River near Deansbury in the Platte Canyon, Douglas County, Colorado. A man stands beside the railroad tracks; shows logs and rocky cliffs.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Douglas County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Platte Canyon (Colo.)--1880-1890.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1880-1890.; Canyons--Colorado--Douglas County--1880-1890.; Railroad...
- [between 1881 and 1885]
- Aboriginal life among the Navajo Indians Cańon de Chelle, New Mexico [i. e. Arizona]
- A Native American (Navajo) man and woman sit near a loom and an earthen hogan near Canyon de Chelly, Arizona. A bundle of corn cobs hangs from a nearby tree.
- Indians of North America--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo Indians--Arizona--1870-1880.; Navajo women weavers--Arizona--1870-1880.; Chelly, Canyon de (Ariz.)--1870-1880.; Looms--Arizona--1870-1880.; Weaving--Arizona--1870-1880.
- 1873
- Hell Gate, Col. Mid. Ry.
- View of a Colorado Midland Railroad train with three posed men at Hell Gate, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Mt. Sneffles [sic] from Dallas
- View of Mt. Sneffels with valley, river, dirt road and bench, Ouray, Colorado.
- Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Sneffels, Mount (Colo.)--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900]
- At the timber line. Pike's Peak trail
- View of Pikes Peak trail at timberline with a group of men and women on horseback, El Paso County, Colorado.
- El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Trails & paths--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.; Women--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- South Park from hill-top Col. Midland R R
- View of South Park with dead and living trees, Park County, Colorado.
- Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Valleys--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Yankee Girl Mines
- View of Yankee Girl mines with frame buildings, house, winding railroad tracks, boxcar and iron smokestacks, possibly San Juan County, Colorado.
- Mining--Colorado--1880-1890.; Ore industry--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Side gear locomotive Rio Grande Southern
- View of Rio Grande Southern locomotive and tender with plank side platform and railroad tracks, Colorado. Lettering "Silverton R.R.Co." on tender and "Liston" on cab of locomotive.
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- The great loop near Hagerman Tunnel. Col. Midland R.R.
- View of Colorado Midland Railroad loop and great trestle, Pitkin County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; Pitkin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Pitkin County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- On the high line near Breckenridge
- View of Denver South Park and Pacific train atop wooden trestle with men standing atop boxcars, Summit County, Colorado.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad bridges--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1890.; Trestles--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1889]
- Tunnel 5 Granite Canon C.M.R.R.
- View of Colorado Midland Railroad locomotive 17 exiting tunnel 5 in Granite Canyon (11 ((Eleven)) Mile) Canyon in Park County, Colorado.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1890-1900.; Park County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.; Tunnels--Colorado--Park County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Pikes Peak from Manitou Park Sta.
- View of Colorado Midland Railway train with a lake, men and log and frame buildings, El Paso County, Colorado. Pikes Peak is in the distance.
- Colorado Midland Railway Company--1880-1890.; El Paso County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Pikes Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--El Paso County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Alpine Pass D.S.P. & P. R.R.
- View of a pass identified as Alpine Pass with snow covered Railroad tracks, Chaffee or Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1889]
- Down the Blue
- View of Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks and snow shed, Summit County, Colorado.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1880-1890.; Summit County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Snow sheds--Colorado--Summit County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Alpine Pass east from summit
- View of mountains east of a pass identified as Alpine Pass, Chaffee or Gunnison County, Colorado.
- Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Looking towards Boreas Pass
- A man stands near snow covered Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad tracks, Summit or Park County, Colorado.
- Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Marshal Pass west side - first section no 4
- View of Denver and Rio Grand train as it climbs Marshall Pass, shows large pile of fallen trees, Saguache County, Colorado.
- Marshall Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Saguache County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Saguache County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Summit of Gray's Peak
- View of summit of Grays Peak with one-story stone ruins, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Clear Creek County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ruins--Colorado--Clear Creek County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Approaching Graymont
- View of Clear Creek with Colorado and Southern railroad tracks and wooden flume near Graymont, Clear Creek County, Colorado; Grays Peak is in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Graymont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Flumes--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Graymont
- View of Graymont and Clear Creek with wooden flume, Colorado and Southern Railroad tracks and frame buildings, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows Grays Peak in the distance.
- Colorado and Southern Railway--1880-1890.; Clear Creek (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Graymont (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Grays Peak (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Flumes--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.; Streams--Colorado--Graymont--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- First view of the Holy Cross
- Men pose on boulders and rocks, Eagle County, Colorado, the Mount of the Holy Cross is in the distance.
- Eagle County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Holy Cross, Mount of the (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Mountaineering--Colorado--Eagle County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]