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  • American Woodmen insurance ledger : 5 June 1901 to 31 July 1907 : index
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    Index of the American Woodmen Insurance Ledger from 1901-1907. Index pertains to insurance policies bought by African Americans during that time frame. The index contains the following information: Name of the Insured, "Camp and State" of...
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    American Woodmen's Life Insurance Company.; Life insurance agents--Colorado--Denver.; Life insurance--Colorado--Denver.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver.
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    2007
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  • The Negro exodus, scenes on the wharves at Vicksburg
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    African American (Black) men, women and children stand at a frame cotton elevator building that reads: "Missis[sippi] Elev[ator]," and wave to passengers on a steamship at Vicksburg (Warren County), Mississippi. Shows African American people beside...
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    African Americans--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1870-1880.; Vicksburg (Miss.)--1870-1880.; Passengers--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1870-1880.; Piers & wharves--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1870-1880.; Ships--Mississippi--Vicksburg--1870-1880.
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    1879, May 17
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  • "Thy will be done" : the Prayer Band Ministry of Zion Baptist Church : 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast
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    Booklet created for the 8th Annual Prayer Breakfast at Zion Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. This breakfast was to recognize the Senior Pastor and Associate Pastors for all the work they do for the church. Included are photographs of each...
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    Zion Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.); African American churches--Colorado--Denver.; African American families--Religious life--Colorado--Denver.
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    2004
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  • Valley of the Mississippi near Clinton, IA
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    A view of the Mississippi River Valley near Clinton (Clinton County), Iowa; shows the Mississippi river and a heavily forested landscape.
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    Clinton County (Iowa)--1880-1890.; Mississippi River Valley--1880-1890.; Mississippi River--1880-1890.; Rivers--Iowa--Clinton County--1880-1890.; Valleys--Iowa--Clinton County--1880-1890.
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    [between 1880 and 1890]
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  • Clinton, Mississippi Valley from Joyce's park
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    Panoramic view of the Mississippi river and an oxbow at what is identified as Joyce's Park near Clinton (Clinton County), Iowa. Dense trees and the Mississippi River are in the distance.
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    Clinton County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Mississippi River--1890-1900.; Rivers--Iowa--Clinton County--1890-1900.; Trees--Iowa--Clinton County--1890-1900.
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    [1898]
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  • Mississippi Valley from Joyce's park, Clinton, Iowa
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    Panoramic view of the Mississippi River and islands near what is identified as Joyce's park in Clinton (Clinton County), Iowa. Shows trees on the shores of the river, grass, and probably cultivated farm fields.
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    Clinton County (Iowa)--1890-1900.; Mississippi River--1890-1900.; Islands--Iowa--Clinton County--1890-1900.; Rivers--Iowa--Clinton County--1890-1900.
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    [1898]
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  • 1923 Corbett & Ballenger's 51st Annual Denver City Directory
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    City directory of all residents and businesses in the Denver area in the year 1923.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1923
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  • Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto
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    View of a painting depicting De Soto and his army encountering Native Americans near the Mississippi River. Shows well-armed Spanish military men with armor, swords, cannons, and a crucifix. Native American men and women are near tepees.
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    Soto, Hernando de, ca. 1500-1542.; Indians of North America--1540-1550.; Discovery & exploration--Spanish--America--1540-1550.; Explorers--Spanish--America--1540-1550.; Paintings--1900-1910.
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    c1904
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  • Eads Bridge, St. Louis, Mo.
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    View of Eads Bridge, designed by James Buchanan Eads, crossing the Mississippi River between Saint Clair County, Illinois and Saint Louis County, Missouri. Horses pull wagons across the steel truss bridge. Concrete piers support the five hundred...
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    Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1870-1900.; Mississippi River--1870-1900.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1870-1900.; Rivers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.; Stern wheelers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.; Truss bridges--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.
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    [between 1874 and 1900?]
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  • Columbus and Greenville Ry., the Deltan EB 4-6-0 #172, M77, T87, broad at depot
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    View of the train "The Deltan" pulled by Columbus and Greenville Railway steam locomotive #172, with two passenger cars, in Greenwood (Leflore County), Mississippi. Lettering on the locomotive and tender reads: "Columbus & Greenville" and "172." A...
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    Columbus & Greenville Railway--1940-1950.; African Americans--Mississippi--Greenwood--1940-1950.; Greenwood (Miss.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Mississippi--Greenwood--1940-1950.; Railroads--Mississippi--Greenwood--1940-1950.;...
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    1946 May 27
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  • Columbus and Greenville Ry., taking water, EB, 4-6-0, M77, T87 Carrollton, Miss.
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    A, African American (Black) woman in a dress and straw hat stands near Greenville and Columbus Railway locomotive number 172 as it stops near a wooden water tank in Carrollton (County), Mississippi. Shows a tender and a railroad car. The engineer...
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    Columbus & Greenville Railway--1940-1950.; African Americans--Mississippi--Carrollton--1940-1950.; Carrollton (Miss.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Mississippi--Carrollton--1940-1950.; Railroads--Mississippi--Carrollton--1940-1950.;...
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    1946 May 27
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  • Municipal Facts: Volume 4 Numbers 6 and 7, 1921 June-July
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    Newsletter produced monthly by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1921 June-July
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  • Columbus and Greenville Ry., Greenville, Miss. 4-6-0 #405, coach 802 (ex Reading 1061) Railway Post Office Car 31.
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    Columbus and Greenville Railway locomotive number 405 pulls a post office car and a passenger car in Greenville (County), Mississippi. Lettering on the locomotive and tender reads: "405" and "Columbus and Greenville." The town is in the distance.
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    Columbus & Greenville Railway--1940-1950.; Greenville (Miss.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Mississippi--Greenville--1940-1950.; Railroad mail service--Mississippi--Greenville--1940-1950.; Railroads--Mississippi--Greenville--1940-1950.
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    1942 February 1
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  • 1924 First Baptist Church Directory
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    Membership directory for the First Baptist Church located in Denver, Colorado. Included in the directory are a list of church events, officers and their reports, lists of members, and advertisements.
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    First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
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    1924
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  • Denver Municipal Facts: Volume 1 Number 24, 1909 July 31
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    Newsletter produced by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1909 July 31
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  • Pass Christian, Miss.
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    A view of the William N. Byers family on the porch of a house in Pass Christian, Mississippi. Shows, from right to left, [unidentified woman], Frank S. Byers, Mrs. Frank Byers, William Byers in a rocking chair, Elizabeth Byers, and Robinson Byers.
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    Pass Christian (Miss.)--1890-1900.; Families--Mississippi--Pass Christian--1890-1900.; Porches--Mississippi--Pass Christian--1890-1900.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, Frank S.; Byers, Robinson.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.
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    1890, Winter
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  • Columbus and Greenville Ry. 4-6-0 #402 railway post office car 31, coach-observation T-87 near Long's Switch, Miss.
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    View of a Columbus and Greenville Railway train near Longs Switch (Washington County), Mississippi. Shows locomotive #402, post office car 31 and railroad coach # T-87, with an observation platform, near a gravel road and trees.
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    Columbus & Greenville Railway--1940-1950.; Longs Switch (Miss.)--1940-1950.; Railroad passenger cars--Mississippi--Longs Switch--1940-1950.; Railroads--Mississippi--Longs Switch--1940-1950.
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    [between 1940 and 1950]
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  • Dekalb and Western R.R. #504 2-6-0, close-up 3/4 view at Sucarnoochee, Miss.
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    View of Dekalb and Western Railroad train in Sucarnoochee (Kemper County), Mississippi. Shows steam locomotive number "504", a tender and passenger car near a depot.
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    Dekalb & Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Sucarnoochee (Miss.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Mississippi--Sucarnoochee--1940-1950.; Railroads--Mississippi--Sucarnoochee--1940-1950.
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    1942 February 4
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  • Mississippi & Alabama R.R. auto railer #301 Vinegar Bend, Ala. Gulf Mobile and Ohio DL109 ALCO diesel #271 with "The Rebel" in background.
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    A Mississippi & Alabama railroad auto railer truck is parked on a siding near a road grade crossing in Vinegar Bend (Washington County), Alabama. The truck has a cowcatcher on the front. Lettering reads: "M&A 301." Shows the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio...
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    Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Mississippi and Alabama Rail Road Company--1940-1950.; Vinegar Bend (Ala.)--1940-1950.; Railroad motor cars--Alabama--Vinegar Bend--1940-1950.; Railroads--Alabama--Vinegar Bend--1940-1950.
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    1942 February 5
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  • Fort Snelling and the Valley of the Minnesota
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    View of Fort Snelling (Hennepin County), Minnesota; the fortification is on a bluff above the Mississippi River.
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    Fort Snelling (Minn.)--1880-1890.; Mississippi River--1880-1890.; Forts & fortifications--Minnesota--Fort Snelling--1880-1890.; Rivers--Mississippi River--1880-1890.
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    [between 1880 and 1890?]
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Mississippi River
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Mississippi River. Navigation
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
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  • Municipal Facts: Volume 2 Number 8, 1919 August
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    Newsletter produced monthly by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1919 August
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  • Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 3 and 4, 1925 March-April
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    Newsletter produced everty two months by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1925 March-April
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  • Municipal Facts: Volume 8 Numbers 5 and 6, 1925 May-June
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    Newsletter produced everty two months by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1925 May-June
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  • Municipal Facts: Volume 7 Numbers 11 and 12, 1924 November-December
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    Newsletter produced every two months by the City of Denver highlighting the civic, administrative, and informational aspects of government within the City.
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    Local government--Colorado--Denver.; Cities and towns--Colorado--Denver.
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    1924 November-December
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  • St. Louis, Eads Bridge
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    View of the Eads Bridge, a steel truss span bridge, in St. Louis, Missouri. A steamship is docked at a pier. Ice appears on the Mississippi River.
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    Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1900-1910.; Mississippi River (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1900-1910.; Ice--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.; Rivers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1900-1910.;...
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    [between 1900 and 1910?]
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  • St. Louis Eads Bridge
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    View of Eads Bridge, designed by James Buchanan Eads, spanning the Mississippi River between St. Clair County, Illinois and St. Louis County, Missouri. Horses pull wagons over the iron arches, and concrete piers support the bridge. A paddle wheel...
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    Eads Bridge (Saint Louis, Mo.)--1870-1900.; Mississippi River--1870-1900.; Saint Louis (Mo.)--1870-1900.; Rivers--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.; Steamboats--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.; Truss bridges--Missouri--Saint Louis--1870-1900.
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    [between 1874 and 1900?]
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  • Rock Island, Illinois
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    View of the town of Rock Island (Rock Island County), Illinois. Shows the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway roundhouse, industrial buildings, and houses. Shows bridges over the Mississippi River.
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    Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Mississippi River--1880-1910.; Rock Island (Ill.)--1880-1910.; Bridges--Illinois--Rock Island--1880-1910.; Railroad facilities--Illinois--Rock Island--1880-1910.; Rivers--Illinois--Rock...
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    [between 1880 and 1900?]
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  • Rock Island, Illinois
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    View of an area near the town of Rock Island (Rock Island County), Illinois. Shows large brick industrial structures, some with tall smoke stacks that may be associated with the Rock Island Arsenal. A house with a mansard roof is beside railway...
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    Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company--1880-1910.; Davenport (Iowa)--1880-1910.; Mississippi River--1880-1910.; Rock Island (Ill.)--1880-1910.; Industrial facilities--Illinois--Rock Island--1880-1910.; Railroad cars--Illinois--Rock...
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    [between 1880 and 1910?]
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  • Rock Island
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    Panoramic view of frame houses, commercial buildings or factories with smokestacks, and railroad bridges over the Mississippi River in Rock Island (Rock Island County), Illinois. Shows Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway roundhouses, freight...
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    Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company--1890-1910.; Mississippi River--1890-1910.; Rock Island (Ill.)--1890-1910.; Bridges--Illinois--Rock Island--1890-1910.; Cities & towns--Illinois--Rock Island--1890-1910.; Railroad...
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    [between 1890 and 1910?]
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  • West Mississippi and South Santa Fe
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    Flood debris is piled against the Mississippi Street bridge across the South Platte River, in Denver, Colorado. Men survey the damage, cranes are overhead; the Gates Rubber Company factory is in the background. Sign reads: "Gates Rubber Co."
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    Gates Rubber Company--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1960-1970.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.
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    June 16, 1965
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  • Over Platte River at Mississippi
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    A view of a bridge over the South Platte River at Mississippi Avenue in Denver, Colorado. The bride features wood side railings and supports. The Gates Rubber Company plant is in the background.
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    Gates Rubber Company--Buildings--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1930-1940.; Bridges--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.; Rubber industry--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
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    [between 1930 and 1940?]
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  • The Chrysler So. Gaylord and E. Mississippi
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    View of The Chrysler apartments at South Gaylord and East Mississippi Streets in Denver, Colorado; features include brick trim. Sign reads: "For Rent... About June 1st, Roy Chrysler 1093 So. Gaylord."
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    Chrysler, The (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Apartment houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
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    1926
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  • MSC locomotive, engine number 123, engine type 2-8-2
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    Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Hattiesburg, Miss., July 30, 1936.
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    Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Mississippi--Hattiesburg.; Mississippi Central Railroad Company.
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    1936
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  • MSC locomotive, engine number 99, engine type 4-4-0
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    Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, stored, parts missing. Photographed: Hattiesburg, Miss., July 30, 1936.
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    Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Mississippi--Hattiesburg.; Mississippi Central Railroad Company.
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    1936
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  • MSC locomotive, engine number 115, engine type 4-6-0
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    Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Hattiesburg, Miss., July 30, 1936.
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    Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Mississippi--Hattiesburg.; Mississippi Central Railroad Company.
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    1936
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  • MSC locomotive, engine number 121, engine type 2-8-2
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    Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Hattiesburg, Miss., July 30, 1936.
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    Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Mississippi--Hattiesburg.; Mississippi Central Railroad Company.
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    1936
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  • MSC locomotive, engine number 98, engine type 4-4-0
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    Three-quarter view of left side of engine, from front end, stored, parts missing. Photographed: Hattiesburg, Miss., July 30, 1936.
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    Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Mississippi--Hattiesburg.; Mississippi Central Railroad Company.
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    1936
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  • MSC locomotive, engine number 124, engine type 2-8-2
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    Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end. Photographed: Hattiesburg, Miss., July 30, 1936.
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    Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Mississippi--Hattiesburg.; Mississippi Central Railroad Company.
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    1936
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  • MSC locomotive, engine number 142, engine type 2-8-2
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    Three-quarter view of right side of engine, from front end, tender obstructed. Photographed: Hattiesburg, Miss., July 30, 1936.
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    Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1936.; Railroad locomotives--Mississippi--Hattiesburg.; Mississippi Central Railroad Company.
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    1936
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  • Bridge No. 1, L.S. & M.R.R.
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    View of a wooden Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad trestle, identified as "bridge number 1," spans a narrow canyon in Minnesota. Shows a narrow wooden structure, probably a flume, at the edge of the gorge.
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    Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad Company--Facilities--1870-1880.; Canyons--Minnesota--1870-1880.; Railroad bridges--Minnesota--1870-1880.; Trestles--Minnesota--1870-1880.
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    [between 1870 and 1877?]
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  • View at Pilot Bluff
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    Two men in suits and a woman in a dress sit or stand and overlook the Mississippi River on a rock precipice at Pilot Knob, Dakota County, Minnesota. Shows cultivated rows in a farm field and dense trees beside the river.
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    Dakota County (Minn.)--1880-1900.; Mississippi River--1880-1900.; Pilot Knob (Minn.)--1880-1900.; People--Minnesota--Dakota County--1880-1900.; Rivers--Minnesota--Dakota County--1880-1900.; Rock formations--Minnesota--Dakota County--1880-1900.
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    [between 1880 and 1900?]
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  • Whirlpool rapids, below Falls of St. Anthony
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    White water rapids crash over rocks near Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis (Hennepin County), Minnesota. Shows a cluster of frame buildings on the distant hillside.
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    Minneapolis (Minn.)--1860-1870.; Mississippi River--1860-1870.; Saint Anthony Falls (Minn.)--1860-1870.; Rapids--Minnesota--Minneapolis--1860-1870.; Rivers--Minnesota--Minneapolis--1860-1870.; Waterfalls--Minnesota--Minneapolis--1860-1870.
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    [between 1865 and 1870?]
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  • Minnehaha Falls
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    A woman in a dress with a full skirt, a hat and a hand muff, stands in profile at the edge of Minnehaha Falls on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis (Hennepin County), Minnesota. Icicles and snow are beside the waterfall.
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    Minneapolis (Minn.)--1860-1880.; Minnehaha Falls (Minn.)--1860-1880.; Mississippi River--1860-1880.; Waterfalls--Minnesota--Minneapolis--1860-1880.
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    [between 1860 and 1875?]
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  • Gully Family House
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    This photo shows the Gully Family Homestead House in its original location near the present intersection of Chambers Road and Mississippi Avenue in Aurora.The City of Aurora relocated the house in 1983 to the newly opened DeLaney Open Space Area...
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    Circa 1925
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    MISSISSIPPI RIVER
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  • 1915 Corbett & Ballenger's 43rd Annual Denver City Directory
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    City directory of all residents and businesses in the Denver area in the year 1915.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1915
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  • 1899 Corbett & Ballenger's 27th Annual Denver City Directory.
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    City directory of all residents and businesses in the Denver area in the year 1899.
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    Denver (Colo.)--Directories.
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    1899

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