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- (Cripple Creek District) Independence Station (after destruction by strikers) wrecked platform where 14 men were killed.
- The railroad station in Independence, Teller County, Colorado, is in ruins after being destroyed by strikers; fourteen men were killed on the platform. Doors are off their hinges, all glass in windows and doors has been broken out, torn shingles...
- Independence (Teller County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.; Railroad strikes--Colorado--Independence--1900-1910.
- [1904?]
- 1. Jo Raymond, 2. - , 3. Fred (Aklin?) 4. Jo Cuerto, 5. Paddy Welch, 6. Geo Layden 7. Chas Gow, 8. Jo (Broad?) 9. M. Welch 10.-
- Street scene in front of Georgetown, Colorado saloon. Chan Gow, a Chinese man, sits in a two wheel cart being drawn by a burro. A Pitbull dog is next to him. Other men in suits and hats are behind; the saloonkeeper has a vest, tie and white apron,...
- Chinese--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Bars--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Carts & wagons--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1900.
- [between 1875 and 1892]
- 1890 Corbett & Ballenger's 18th Annual Denver City Directory.
- 1st mesa, Arizona
- Portrait of unidentified Native American (Hopi) woman with a baby, First Mesa, Arizona, a white man looks on.
- Hopi Indians--Children--Arizona--First Mesa--1880-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Arizona--First Mesa--1880-1900.; Pueblo Indians--Arizona--First Mesa--1880-1900.; First Mesa (Ariz.)--1880-1900.; Hopi Indian Reservation (Ariz.)--1880-1900.;...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- 4th of July, Alma, 1887
- Men, boys, and one small girl (with a toy baby carriage) pose on Main Street in Alma, Park County, Colorado. Pine boughs and trees, bunting, an American flag, and a "Welcome" banner decorate the street. Signs read: "Alma Hotel, Restaurant" and...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Fourth of July celebrations--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Girls--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Hotels--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Restaurants--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- 1887
- 50th anniversary of incorporation of Arrow
- Reverend Edward T. Bollinger stands with his briefcase, hat and plaid jacket in deep snow on terminus of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railroad (later the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad) near Corona or Rollins Pass. His son George and a group...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- [1954]
- 85th Regiment, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion
- CENTER ROW left to right: 1) Beauchamp, 2) Berner, 3) unidentified, 4) Moeller; 5) unidentified, 6) unidentified, 7) Jensen, 8) Potter, 9) Strayer? 10) unidentified, 11) Cleaver, 12) unidentified, 13) Mayer or Elkuss, 14) Elkuss or Mayer, 15)...
- Military personnel--1940-1950.; United States. Army. Mountain Division, 10th.; United States. Army. Mountain Infantry Regiment, 85th. Battalion, 1st.; World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- [June] 1944
- A Thunder Mtn. prospector
- Prospector Sam Stevens stands in a field holding his pick axe over his shoulder near Hahns Peak (Routt County; also known as Poverty Bar), Colorado. He wears dirty trousers, a pinstriped shirt with buttons up the front, and suspenders. He has a...
- Hahns Peak (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Hahns Peak--1900-1910.; Men.; Stevens, Sam T.
- August, 1902
- Aboursville, Colorado
- View of the 1880s company town of Arbourville (Arboursville, Arborville, Arbour-Villa, and later Conrow), Chaffee County, Colorado; includes log cabins along a two track road in a valley surrounded by mountain slopes; some cabins under...
- Arbourville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Arbourville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886]
- Aboursville, Colorado
- View of the 1880s company town of Arbourville (Arboursville, Arborville, Arbour-Villa, and later Conrow), Chaffee County, Colorado; includes log cabins and wood frame residences along a two track road in a valley surrounded by mountain slopes;...
- Arbourville (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Roads--Colorado--Arbourville--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1886]
- Al Jolson and Company in Big Boy Denver, Colo.
- Racehorses, men and women, African American performers and white cast members of "Big Boy" pose in a panoramic photograph in front of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Al Jolson sits on a racehorse at the edge of the group....
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1927, May 16
- Al Jolson and Company in Big Boy Denver, Colo.
- Racehorses, men and women, African American and white members of the cast of "Big Boy" pose in a panoramic photograph in front of the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Al Jolson wears a sombrero in the front row and appears...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Horses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Singers--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.;...
- 1927, May 16
- Albion St. Mother Leets last home Denver
- View of the Leet home at 1630 Albion Street in the South Park Hill neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; features a covered porch.
- Leet, Modeste--Homes & haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; South Park Hill (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- 1910
- Alma 1885, May 9th
- This view west, across the Middle Fork of the South Platte River, near Alma, (elevation 10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado, consists of wood frame residences, barns, sheds, painted false front commercial buildings, log cabins, smelting works...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Buildings--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Churches--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- 1885 May 9
- Alma, Colo. July 4, 1887
- View of a Fourth of July parade along Main Street in Alma, (10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado, includes a man mounted on horseback leading a band with horns and bass drum, followed by horse drawn carriages and groups of uniformed men. A long...
- Fourth of July--1880-1890.; Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Marching bands--1880-1890.; Parades & processions--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- 1887
- Alpine Street east
- Early view down Alpine Street (6th, Sixth), Georgetown, Colorado. Mainly wood frame and false front businesses line muddy wagon wheel tracked street. The three-story brick Cushman Block shows in the distance and the old firehouse with belltower on...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Streets--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1890.
- [between 1879 and 1883]
- Amethyst, Colo., the Weiss-Chapman Drug Co.
- Piles of rocks, logs, boards, and debris surround the buildings along a street in Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. The structures consist of one-story buildings with gables, wood-frames, and tin siding. Two men stand near the "Drug Store"...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Construction--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1892
- Annie Oakley, 1883, Alma Colo. Park Co. Colo.
- Annie Oakley poses with another woman, two young ladies, and a man by their mules in Alma, (10,353 feet) in Park County, Colorado. The man holds a rifle; Annie has a bullet belt (ammunition belt) around her waist, and the others carry strapped...
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926.; Bross, Mount (Colo.)
- 1883
- Annual: North Side High School 1907
- North Denver High School yearbook for 1907
- Denver Public Schools--Students--Yearbooks.; North High School (Denver, Colo.)--Students--Yearbooks.; School yearbooks--Colorado--Denver.; High schools--Colorado--Denver--Periodicals.
- 1907
- Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs
- View across Huerfano Street of Antlers Hotel, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, features the stone and frame building with dormers, chimneys, half-round towers, balconies, a covered porch and men at work on roof scaffolds on the eastern...
- Antlers Hotel (Colorado Springs, Colo.)--Buildings--1890- 1900.; Colorado Springs (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Hotels--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Colorado Springs--1890-1900.
- [1890]
- Aphrodite at the Broadway Theater
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "Aphrodite," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose on the sidewalk and in the street in front of the theater. Two men sit on camels, a man...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Camels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1919 and 1921?]
- Aphrodite at the Broadway Theater
- Panoramic view of the cast and crew of "Aphrodite," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women in hats and coats pose on the sidewalk and in the street in front of the theater. Two men sit on camels, a man...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1910-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Camels--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.; Riding--Colorado--Denver--1910-1930.;...
- [between 1919 and 1921?]
- Arrow 50 anniversay
- View of a group of young men erecting a sign marker at site of Arrow (Arrowhead), to celebrate the town's fiftieth anniversary in Grand County, Colorado. Arrow was founded in 1904.
- Arrow (Colo.)--1950-1960.
- [1954]
- Arrow, Colorado
- A man wearing a suit, bow tie and hat poses on plank steps of the the D. N. & P. railway station in Arrow, (Arrowhead), Grand County, Colorado. Other passengers stand around the log structure. Snow and icicles hang from the eaves. Arrow was the...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1909]
- Arrow, Colorado
- A woman in a dark dress with light lace collar and cuffs and a hat stands on platform of log depot at Arrow (Arrowhead), Colorado. Two other male passengers stand beyond her. The station features horizontal logs with chinking and a front gable...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1910]
- Arrow, Colorado
- Three passengers stand at the end of the log depot in Arrow, (Arrowhead), Grand County, Colorado. False front businesses along Aspen Street are on a slope above station. A group of men stand outside the Elk Saloon. Next door is the "Cottage Bar, Ed...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; False fronts--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1909]
- Arrow, Colorado
- A man wearing a suit, bow tie and hat poses between the D. N. & P. Railway tracks in Arrow, (Arrowhead), Grand County, Colorado. The Arrow Dining Room with clapboard siding and constrasting wainscot has icicles hanging from the eaves. The wood...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Arrow--1900-1910.
- [between 1905 and 1909]
- Arrow, Colorado fiftieth anniversary
- Reverend Edward T. Bollinger reads from a diary to a group of young men from his parish who stand on a snowy hill. The group erected a sign marker on a pole at site of where Aspen Street once was in Arrow, Grand County, Colorado. Marker reads:...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bollinger, Edward T.
- [1954]
- Arrow, Colorado fiftieth anniversary
- Reverend Edward T. Bollinger stands with his briefcase, hat and plaid jacket in deep snow on terminus of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railroad (later the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad) near Corona or Rollins Pass, Colorado. A group of young...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bollinger, Edward T.
- [1954]
- Arrow, Colorado fiftieth anniversary
- Reverend Edward T. Bollinger stands with his briefcase, hat and plaid jacket in deep snow on terminus of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railroad (later the Denver and Salt Lake Railroad) near Corona or Rollins Pass. A group of young men from...
- Arrow (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Bollinger, Edward T.
- [1954]
- At the Forest Queen mine, Irwin
- View shows miners work on a hillside at the Forest Queen mine near Irwin (Gunnison County), Colorado. Log retaining walls support the hillside and tailings. A wagon is parked nearby.
- Forest Queen Mine (Gunnison County, Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gunnison County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Miners--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gunnison County--1880-1890.
- [between 1881 and 1883]
- Auraria Remembered
- Baby in Central City
- A small baby is posed for a studio portrait in Central City, Colorado. The baby wears a dark gown with embroidery and white fringe at the cuffs and hem sits on a fur-covered cloth, leaning with its right arm against an upholstered armrest. The baby...
- Central City (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Infants--Colorado--Central City--1910-1920.
- [1910?]
- Bailey, Colorado
- Mr. and Mrs. James Lamping's three children pose with them during their fiftieth anniversary party in Bailey, Colorado. The couple sit in chairs at a large table. Mrs. Lamping wears a dark dress with silver buttons up the front, and her husband...
- Lamping, Edward Posey.; Lamping, James A.--Anniversaries.; Lamping, James A.--Family.; Lamping, Joseph Anthony.; Seeley, Mary E.; Bailey (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- 1938 December 12
- Baltimore mine, John Catren(?), Jesse Claire, Dick Chappel
- Three men dressed in dirty overalls and hats stand in front of a wooden shack at the Baltimore mine in Silver Plume, Clear Creek County, Colorado. A sign on the shack reads: "Private Property No Camping No Fires No Smoking."
- Silver Plume (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Miners--Colorado--Silver Plume--1920-1930.; Mining--Colorado--Silver Plume--1920-1930.
- 1927?
- Barber Shop, Georgetown, Colorado
- Interior view of a barbershop in Georgetown, Colorado. A man wearing suspenders, a dark shirt, and dirty pants waits; the barber in a white shirt and a vest is shaving a man in the chair; two newly barbered men in suits look on. The corner where...
- Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1930.; Barbershops--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1930.; Interiors.; Shaving--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1930.
- [between 1875 and 1930?]
- 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]
- Boring a well in street intersection, Blanca, Colo.
- Men drill into the ground to make a well in the center of an intersection in Blanca, Colorado (Costilla County). A stepladder forms an angle over the well site; machinery is next to the well, near rows of pipe. Several men work around the machinery...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.; Wells--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- April, 1909
- Boulder City No-
- View of the town of Boulder, Colorado in Boulder County. Two- story, brick house with hipped roof in foreground.
- Boulder (Colo.)--1860-1870.
- [between 1860 and 1870?]
- Broad-way, N. Blanca, Colo.
- A crowd of people stand in a group in the middle of a dirt intersection in the town of Blanca, Colorado, in Costilla County, at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The buildings on Broadway include one-story, wood-frame structures and...
- Blanca (Colo.)--1900-1910.; People--Colorado--Blanca--1900-1910.
- September 10, 1909
- Broadway Coast Co. Broadway Theatre Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Broadway," presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. Men and women sit and stand in front of the theater. Sign reads: "[Hote]l Cosmopolitan. [Co]ffee Shoppe."
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927, Sept. 17
- Cabin at Creede, Colo.
- A woman wearing a long dress stands outside a cabin in the town of Creede, Colorado, in Mineral County. The residence is a one-story, clapboard building with a side gable, tin roof, covered porch, and two chimneys. Ivy grows up the side of the...
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Pioneers--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Russell Mrs.
- [1895?]
- Capitol Hill Review
- Central City Catholic choir annual picnic
- The men and women of the Central City Catholic Choir sit in four rows and pose for a photo in front of an evergreen forest in Colorado. The women wear long dresses and large hats. The men wear dark suits and hats. A hill covered with trees is in...
- Central City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Choirs (Music)--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900?]
- Central City Opera House
- The Central City Opera House was renovated and reopened in the 1930s. Described as "the finest temple of the Muse west of the Missouri" and designed by Architect Robert S. Roeschlaub, the oldest opera house in Colorado is constructed of Gilpin...
- Central City Opera House--1930-1940.; Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Opera houses--Colorado--Central City--1930-1940.
- 1936
- Central City, Colo.
- An early view of Central City, Colorado, probably taken in the early 1870s. In the foreground is a rocky hillside with a view that looks down the hill toward the town; shows many wood-framed buildings, most of which did not survive the fire of...
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1880.
- [between 1872 and 1874?]
- Central City, Colorado
- View of the rooftops of Central City that are shaded in the foreground and lighted in the background. Most of the roofs are flat and have chimneys. A barren hill is in the background and is scarred by a mine and tailings.
- Central City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Roofs--Colorado--Central City--1920-1930.
- 1927
- Central City, Colorado
- View of Central City, Colorado, taken from the west, probably in the late fall or early spring. The view includes trees and power lines and posts. The town is in the valley below. The Teller House is in the center of the image; St. Mary's...
- Central City (Colo.)--1930-1940.
- [1930?]
- Chas. Chic Sale & Co. in Gay Paree Broadway Theatre Denver, Colo.
- Panoramic view of men and women, members of the cast and crew of the musical revue "Gay Paree" with vaudeville comedian Charles "Chic" Sale, presented at the Broadway Theater at 1756 Broadway in Denver, Colorado. A Boston terrier sits on the lap of...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Dogs--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Monkeys--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Sale, Chic.
- 1927, Sept. 5
- Cohan and Harris, Three Faces East Co. Broadway Theatre Denver
- Panoramic view of the cast of "Three Faces East," a mystery presented at the Broadway Theater, 1756 Broadway, in Denver, Colorado. Men and women pose at the front entrance to the theater in front of posters with scenes from the play. Violet Heming...
- Broadway Theater (Denver, Colo.)--People--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Actors--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Theaters--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Heming, Violet, 1897-1981.
- 1920, June 16