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- North Dome and Washington Column, Yosemite
- Panoramic view of granite rock formations, trees, and a fence beside a river in Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park, California. Shows the rounded summit of North Dome, Washington Column, and Royal Arches. A portion of Half Dome is on the...
- Merced River (Calif.)--1880-1910.; North Dome (Yosemite National Park, Calif.)--1880-1910.; Royal Arches (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Washington Column (Calif.)--1880-1910.; Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--1880-1910.; National parks &...
- [between 1885 and 1902?]
- Pavilion, Washington Park, Denver
- View of the boating pavilion at the North Lake in Washington Park in Denver, Colorado (constructed in 1913, designed by architect Jules Jacques Benois Benedict); rowboats on lake in front of pavilion; trees in background.
- Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Pavilions--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of South Lake in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; trees and reeds jut into lake at left; at center, a small island is tree- covered; reeds in foreground.
- Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of dirt roadway in Washington Park, in Denver Colorado; trees at left cast shadow on road.
- Parks--Colorado--Denver--1900-1920.
- [between 1906 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- View of dirt roadway in Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; shows road flanked by lawn, trees, footpaths, and road leading toward lake behind trees at horizon.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Washington Park, Denver
- Westward view of Washington Park, Denver, Colorado; dirt road in foreground; wire park bench in front of shrubs; trees at right and in distance; Rocky Mountains in background.
- Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1913 and 1920]
- Akron, Colorado, the first Court House of Washington County
- Men gather under the covered boardwalk of a two-story wood frame building during a 1902 trial in Akron, Colorado. The building's roofline has a center arch flanked by peaks. It was originally built as a hotel about 1886, but was taken over as a...
- Akron (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Akron--1900-1910.; Courthouses--Colorado--Washington County--1900-1910.
- 1902
- Akron, Colorado, the present Courthouse, 1909
- This front facade of the Washington County Courthouse in Akron, Colorado, shows a two-story brick structure built in 1909, and designed by John J. Huddart, architect. It features a hipped roof with front gable pediment dormers and a lantern with...
- Akron (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Washington County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Akron--1920-1930.; Courthouses--Colorado--Washington County--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Instructors, Paradise, Washington
- Nineteen instructors from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) stand at ease on their skis, or sit in a snow covered valley. One man practices a snow-plough stop. All are wearing caps, dark wool uniforms and shoe-packs. Snow covered...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Captain Paul Lafferty and ski instructors, Paradise, Washington
- Captain Paul Lafferty and five ski instructors, all from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced), stand on skis at the top of a slope in the mountains near Paradise, Washington. All are wearing caps, anoraks, wool pants and shoe-packs.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Lafferty, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States....
- [1942]
- Captain Paul Lafferty, Paradise, Washington
- Portrait of Paul Lafferty, Captain in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced). He is wearing a white anorak, sun glasses, goggles, a knapsack and has a rifle over his shoulder. In the background other skitroops dressed in the same...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Lafferty, Paul.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States....
- [1942]
- Evacuation of injured student near Paradise, Washington
- Seven men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) wearing skis pull an injured student strapped to a sled across the snow, near Paradise, Washington.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- First Battalion, 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment re-enforced, 1942, Paradise, Washington
- View of a group of skitroopers from 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) in the first winter camouflage uniforms or "whites" with rifles standing at ease in a snow covered field in the mountains. Taken, according to the photographer,...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [May] 1942
- My class, Paradise, Washington
- Five men from the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) ski through deep snow on a slight slope near Paradise, Washington. All are wearing caps, anoraks, wool pants, and shoe-packs. All were in the photographer's skiing class.
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Paradise--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- [1942]
- Don Goodman and Charlie McLane leading a ski-mountaineer class near Paradise, Washington
- Don Goodman from Idaho, second from the left, and Charlie McLane on the right lead one of the first ski-mountaineer classes in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment (re-enforced) near Paradise Lodge, Washington. Behind them approximately fifteen...
- Ski troops--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Skiing--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; Soldiers--Washington (State)--Fort Lewis--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 87th.; United States. Army. Mountain...
- 1941 or 1942
- Washington Park United Methodist Church
- A view of the Washington Park United Methodist Church located at 1955 Arizona Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. The church was built in 1918 by architects Marcon and Morton.
- Washington Park United Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Methodist churches--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- [between 1940 and 1950?]
- Washington, Chief of the Utes, and his wife
- Sitting studio portrait of two Native American Utes, identified as Chief Washington and his wife. Both have blankets wrapped around their waists. Washington wears a loose shirt, pants, and braid decorations. His wife wears a print dress.
- Indians of North America--1850-1870.; Ute Indians--Women--1850-1870.; Washington, Ute Chief.
- [between 1850 and 1870?]
- Judge William A. Carter
- Studio portrait of Judge William A. Carter in Washington, D. C. He wears a suit and watch chain.
- Judges--Washington (D. C.)--1870-1880.; Carter, William Alexander.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Sioux Delegation
- Group portrait of the Native American (Sioux) delegation that traveled to Washington D. C. to negotiate Indian rights. Identification on back reads: "TOP ROW, 1. Zaphier, 2. Hump, 3. High Pipe, 4. Fast Thunder, 5. Rev. Chas. Cook, 6. P. T. Johnson,...
- Dakota Indians--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Government relations--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.; Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.; Delegations--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.; Tribal chiefs--Washington (D.C.)--1890-1900.
- 1891
- The Park Lane Hotel in Denver
- View, from Washington Park, of the Park Lane Hotel in the Washington Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Snow covers the ground and trees.
- Park Lane Hotel & Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1931 and 1935]
- Park Lane Hotel
- View, from Washington Park, of the Park Lane Hotel in the Washington Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Trees and bushes are in the park.
- Park Lane Hotel & Apartments (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Denver (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1930-1940.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hotels--Colorado--Denver--1930-1940.;...
- [between 1931 and 1935]
- The original inhabitants of Washington
- Native American (Northwest) men on horseback pose near a horse-drawn wagon in Washington State.
- Indians of North America--Washington (State)--1880-1910.; Washington (State)--1880-1910.; Carts & wagons--Washington (State)--1880-1910.; Horseback riding--Washington (State)--1880-1910.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Bob Askins wins bronk [sic] riding on Web Foot Sumas Round-Up
- Bob Askins rides Web Foot, a bucking bronco, at the Sumas Round-Up in Sumas (Whatcom County), Washington; people watch from bleachers.
- Sumas Round-Up--1910-1930.; Sumas (Wash.)--1910-1930.; Broncos--Washington (State)--Sumas--1910-1930.; Cowboys--Washington (State)--Sumas--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Washington (State)--Sumas--1910-1930.; Rodeos--Washington...
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Lily pond in Washington Park
- Several flowers bloom from the lily pads on the lily pond at Washington Park in Denver, Colorado.
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Lilies--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Lily ponds--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Parks--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Reflections--Colorado--Denver--1910-1940.
- 1916
- Colorado delegation Townsend 7th national convention Wash, D. C.
- Panoramic view of the Colorado delegation to the Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc. (a social security organization) at the seventh national convention in Washington, D. C. The men wear suits and ties and the women wear dresses.
- Townsend National Recovery Plan, Inc.--Meetings--1940-1950.; Washington (D.C.)--1940-1950.; Delegations--Washington (D.C.)--1940-1950.; Meetings--Washington (D.C.)--1940-1950.; People--Washington (D.C.)--1940-1950.
- 1947
- George Washington Carver Nursery
- View of the George Washington Carver Day Nursery at 2260 Humboldt Street in the City Park West neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Shows a square, brick two story residence with decorative brackets and front porch with ornate wood trim. The sign on...
- George Washington Carver Day Nursery (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1960-1970.; Day care centers--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Day care--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Fire...
- [between 1965 and 1970?]
- Washington School, Aspen
- School children from a first grade class, who include Ruth Colin, and their teacher pose in front of Washington School in Aspen (Pitkin County), Colorado. Shows a brick building with rusticated stone trim.
- Washington School (Aspen, Colo.)--People.; Aspen (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Boys--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Girls--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; School children--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.; Schools--Colorado--Aspen--1910-1920.;...
- 1910
- Snowshed construction
- View of snowshed construction near Stevens Pass in King County, Washington. Workers move timbers for a covered snowshed over double Great Northern Railway tracks. Traveling cranes are on the wooden snowshed. Shows rock debris and fire damaged trees...
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1917 September 30
- Snow shed construction
- View of construction of a snowshed near Stevens Pass in King County, Washington. Workmen are on Great Northern Railway tracks or on the shed roof with a traveling crane. Shows debris from a rock slide and an eroded, fire damaged hillside.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Landslides--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction &...
- 1917 July 14
- Rock slide on tracks, Great Northern Railway
- A traveling crane is above a damaged frame retaining wall and cribbing near Stevens Pass in King County, Washington. Shows workers near a pile of snow, a freight car, rocks piled over the track and an eroded, fire damaged hillside.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Landslides--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad maintenance &...
- 1917 June 23
- Embro
- Men stand on a platform beside derailed freight cars filled with rocks in Embro (King County), Washington. Stacks of supplies are piled beside Great Northern Railway tracks. A steam locomotive and traveling crane are near frame buildings. Shows an...
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; Embro (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--Embro--1910-1920.; Railroad accidents--Washington (State)--Embro--1910-1920.; Railroad construction workers--Washington...
- 1917 June 29
- Snow slide
- Men repair damage on a snowshed roof near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Shows piles of snow on top of frame cribbing, and fire damaged hillsides.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Avalanches--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction workers--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad facilities--Washington...
- 1917 June 17
- Snowshed construction
- Views of workers on a wooden snowshed and on lumber on freight cars on Great Northern Railway tracks near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Smoke rises from a traveling crane.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad...
- 1917 September 30
- Snowpack
- Men stand beside packed snow from a snowslide near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Workers stand on timber snowshed scaffolding.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Avalanches--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction...
- 1917 July 9
- Snow removal
- Workmen hold shovels and move snow from the roof of a wooden snowshed near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Packed snow is in a ravine on a fire damaged hillside.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Avalanches--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction workers--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad maintenance &...
- 1917 June 13
- Snowshed construction
- Workers stand on frame scaffolding for a snowshed near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Shows rebar and concrete molds for concrete buttresses.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction workers--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.;...
- 1917 October 3
- Snowshed construction
- Workmen stand on piles of lumber at a snowshed near Stevens Pass in King County, Washington. Shows a wooden traveling crane, cribbing and Great Northern Railway tracks in the tunnel. Fire damaged trees are on the steep hillside.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Forest fires--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction &...
- 1917 July 9
- Snowshed construction
- Workmen are on Great Northern Railway tracks or on a snowshed roof during construction or repair, near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Shows a wooden traveling crane, freight cars, cribbing, and piles of rocks and timber debris on the...
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Debris--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Hoisting machinery--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction &...
- 1917 July 14
- Snowshed repair
- Workmen stand on wooden cribbing for a snowshed near Stevens Pass (King County), Washington. Shows timber beams on the ground, probably damaged by a snowslide. Packed snow is on the hillside beside the men.
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)--1910-1920.; King County (Wash.)--1910-1920.; Avalanches--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington (State)--King County--1910-1920.; Railroad construction...
- [1917?]
- General Custer presenting captured battle-flags at the War Department, Washington
- Image on Harper's weekly title page shows General George A. Custer in Washington D.C. Custer wears a military uniform and presents tattered Confederate battle flags held by Confederate soldiers, captured at the Battle of Cedar Creek, to dignitaries...
- Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.; Generals--American--District of Columbia--Washington--1860-1870.; Military parades & ceremonies--District of Columbia--Washington--1860-1870.; Military standards--Confederate--1860-1870.; Prisoners--District of...
- 1864 November 12
- 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]
- George Washington High School students using library
- Photograph of two unidentified female students from George Washington High School in Denver, Colorado using the card catalog in the school's library.
- Libraries.; George Washington High School (Denver, Colo.); Schools--Colorado--Denver.; Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
- circa 1960
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 10
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 February
- East High spotlight: vol 28 no 13
- Newspaper produced by East High School of Denver, Colorado. Included in the paper are photographs of students, articles on school events and sports.
- East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Writings.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)--Periodicals.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver.; East High School (Denver, Colo.)
- 1942 March 26
- Denver Public Library microfilm obituaries 1944-1959.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News, the Denver Post, and other newspapers for the years 1944-1959.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.;
- 2010
- Denver Public Library 1938 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1938.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- ca. 1994
- Denver Public Library 1998 obituary index : Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post.
- Index of all deaths published in the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Post for the year 1998.
- Denver (Colo.)--Genealogy--Indexes.; Denver (Colo.)--Vital records.; Denver Post--Indexes.; Rocky Mountain News--Indexes.
- ca. 1999
- Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
- Mabel Landrum Torrey's "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" statue on stood in a Washington Park Water Fountain, placed there in 1918.
- Statues.; Fountains.; Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood);
- undated
- Myrtle Hill Methodist Church
- The original building for the Myrtle Hill Methodist Church, now Washington Park Community Church.
- Mrytle Hill Methodist Church (Denver, Colo.); Washington Park Community Church (Denver, Colo.); Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- undated
- Washington Park Boathouse and Pavilion
- Architect Jules Jaques Benois Benedict designed the artistic tile details pictured. Visible are the eaves of the Boathouse and Pavilion at Washington Park. The boathouse and pavilion were built in 1913 and the architectural style is eclectic.
- Boathouses.; Smith Lake (Denver, Colo.); Washington Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)
- 2007