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- Creede mining section
- A man stands near a wooden tower for a mine aerial tramway at the abandoned Commodore Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Commodore Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1940-1950.; Creede (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1940-1950.
- 1942
- Original tunnel of the Doric stored dynamite
- View of the entrance to the abandoned Doric Mine near Georgetown (Clear Creek County), Colorado. A pile of rocks and boulders is nearby.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.; Doric Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1870-1880.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880]
- Inspectors in Eagle Mine
- Inspectors work in a tunnel of the Eagle Mine near Boulder (Boulder County), Colorado. They wear miner's lights.
- Abandoned mines--Colorado County--Boulder--1960-1970.; Mine inspection--Colorado--Boulder County--1960-1970.; Boulder County (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Eagle Mine (Boulder County, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Coal mining--Colorado--Boulder County--1960-1970.;...
- March 26, 1966
- Mt. Abrahms [i.e. Abrams]
- Men on horseback pose on a trail, Abrams Mountain and a stream are in the distance, Ouray County, Colorado.
- Abrams Mountain (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Ouray County (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Ouray County--1880-1900.
- [between 1882 and 1900?]
- Bill [i.e. Ben] Pickett famous cowboy
- Studio portrait of Ben Pickett, brother or cousin of Bill Pickett. He holds a rope and wears cowboy boots, a vest, and wide-brimmed hat. He poses near a fur pelt on a pedestal.
- African Americans--1910-1930.; Cowboys--1910-1930.; Pickett, Ben.; Pickett, Bill, ca. 1860-1932.--Family.
- [between 1910 and 1930?]
- Whittier Elementary school students
- Students who include (top row) unidentified, (second row, left to right) second, Thelma Drisden, Edna (third row, left to right) Norman Randall, Frank Caldwell (Elvin's cousin) Geraldine, Keith, Jean McKissick, Loretta Cole, Eleanor James (bottom...
- African Americans--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Whittier School (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; School children--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Schools--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Arnold, Sydney.; Atwood, Wiburn.;...
- between 1927 and 1929
- Freighting lumber to the Rusia [i.e. Russia] mine
- View of a mule pack train in Alma (Park County), Colorado; men pose; business signs read: "J. G. Brooks General Store," and "Southern Hotel."
- Alma (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Business districts--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Mules--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Pack animals--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.; Transportation--Colorado--Alma--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890?]
- Arrastra Buckskin Gulch [i. e. Creek]
- View of an arrastra on Buckskin Creek near Alma (Park County), Colorado.
- Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buckskin Creek (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Grinding--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
- [1940]
- Boarding house [i. e. boardinghouse] Dan McDade, wife, and sister
- Dan McDade, a miner, poses with his wife and sister by their cabin near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Families--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Lodging houses--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.;...
- June 8, 1897
- Jim's Peak from shaft house [i. e. shafthouse]
- View of James Peak and nearby cabins from the shafthouse of probably the Mascot Mine near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; James Peak (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mascot Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Cabins--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1900.
- June, 1897
- Ripley with ground-hog [i. e. groundhog]
- Charles S. Ripley, a miner, poses with a rifle and a dead groundhog probably near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. He wears an ammunition vest.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Hunting--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Woodchucks--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Mascot shaft house [i. e. shafthouse] and dump
- View of the shafthouse and tailings dump of the Mascot Mine near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Patches of snow cover the ground.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mascot Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mine buildings--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Tailings embankments--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Skei-ing [i. e. Skiing] party
- Miners pose on skis near American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. The men hold ski poles.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Miners--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Skiing--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Welch [i.e. Welsh] on skis
- Ike Welsh, a newspaper reporter, poses on skis near the mining town of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- American City (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Reporters--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Skiing--Colorado--American City--1890-1910.; Welsh, Ike.
- [between 1895 and 1905]
- Myrtle and Marshall on skeis [i. e. skis] in a snowstorm
- Myrtle and Marshall Stedman pose on skis near the mining town of American City (Gilpin County), Colorado. Snow covers the ground.
- American City (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Skiing--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Spouses--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Women--Colorado--American City--1900-1910.; Stedman, Marshall, Miner.;...
- April 1, 1900
- Amethyst Tramway Creede, Colo.
- A miner rides in a bucket of an aerial tramway over West Willow Creek by the Amethyst Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado.
- Amethyst Mine (Creede, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Aerial tramways--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Pascoe- Amethyst shaft house [i. e. shafthouse]
- Miners pose near the shaft house of the Amethyst Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Burros with saddle bags stand nearby.
- Amethyst Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1880-1900.; Creede (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Donkeys--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.; Pack animals--Colorado--Creede--1880-1900.
- [between 1880 and 1900]
- An Apache camp in Cañon de los Embudos, Arizona [i.e. Arizona][graphic]
- View of a Native American Apache camp, in Cañon de los Embudos, Sonora, Mexico, shows men and women outside their wickiups covered with woven blankets, with mountains in background.
- Apache Indians--Mexico--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Mexico--1880-1890.; Cañon de los Embudos (Mexico)--1880-1890.; Sonora (Mexico : State)--1880-1890.; Indian encampments--Mexico--1880-1890.; Women--Mexico--1880-1890.
- 1886
- Pueblo [i. e. Apache] Indians Albuquerque N. Mexico
- A group of Native American (Apache) men, women, and children pose near a group of tents in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The men wear moccasins, breechcloths, and headbands or hats. One man wears a feather roach.
- Apache Indians--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1910.; Indians of North America--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1910.; Albuquerque (N.M.)--1880-1910.; Children--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1910.; Women--New Mexico--Albuquerque--1880-1910.
- [between 1880 and 1910]
- Little Raven, Head Chief of the Arrapahoes [i. e. Arapahoes]
- An engraving of Little Raven, a Native American (Arapaho) man. He wears a suit and earrings.
- Arapaho Indians--1870-1880.; Indians of North America--1870-1880.; Little Raven.
- 1871 June 24
- Arastra [i.e. Arrastra] Gulch from North Star Road
- View of Arrastra Basin; shows a dirt road on a steep mountain slope and cliffs, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Arrastra Basin (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Dirt roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878?]
- Arastra [i.e. Arrastra] Gulch from North Star Road
- View of Arrastra Basin shows a dirt road with rocky walls, steep cliffs, and mine buildings and roads on a steep mountain slope, San Juan County, Colorado.
- Arrastra Basin (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1878]
- Arastra [i.e. Arrastra] Gulch from North Star Road
- View of the North Star Road near Arastra Gulch (probably Arrastra Basin) in San Juan County, Colorado. Shows steep slopes and mining buildings.
- Arrastra Basin (Colo.)--1870-1880.; San Juan County (Colo.)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Mining--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.; Roads--Colorado--San Juan County--1870-1880.
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Crow Heart [i. e. Crowheart] Butte Wind River Valley
- View of Crowheart Butte and the Wind River in the Wind River Valley in Wyoming. On the valley floor, a man on horseback leads a mule with saddlebags.
- Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886.--Journeys.; Crowheart Butte (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Wind River (Wyo. : River)--1880-1890.; Wind River Basin (Wyo.)--1880-1890.; Buttes--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Horseback riding--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Pack...
- August, 1883
- Camp Arthur Gros Ventres [i. e. Ventre] River
- View of Camp Arthur near the Gros Ventre River in Wyoming. A group of men and soldiers pose near a row of tents. One man holds a U. S. flag.
- Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886.--Journeys.; Military camps--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Soldiers--Wyoming--1880-1890.; Tents--Wyoming--1880-1890.
- August, 1883
- Buchanan (Assayor) [i. e. (Assayer)]
- Buchanan, an assayer, poses by a cabin near Apex (Gilpin County), Colorado.
- Assayers--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.; Apex (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Log cabins--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Apex--1890-1900.
- June 9, 1897
- MacNamara [i.e. McNamara] demonstrating climbing tech. with a Swiss shoulder belay MGM training film in Sun Valley.
- Members of the Army Ski Troops (later the 10th Mountain Division) watch as a man identified as McNamara demonstrates the use of a "Swiss" shoulder belay in rock climbing for an MGM training film in Sun Valley (Blaine County), Idaho. The men wear...
- Bald Mountain (Blaine County, Idaho)--1940-1950.; Sun Valley (Idaho)--1940-1950.; Climbing--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Infantry--American--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Military training--Idaho--Sun Valley--1940-1950.; Motion picture...
- 1942
- Ute Boyle [i.e. Baile] del Oso (Bear Dance) on reservation
- Native American (Ute) men and women take part in a Bear Dance near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. A line of men face a line of women while a group of men who sit in a circle probably play drums and moraches near a wood rail and brush fence....
- Bear dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Ute Boyle [i.e. Baile] Del Oso (Bear Dance) on reservation
- Native American (Ute) men and women take part in a Bear Dance near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. A line of men face a line of women while a group of men who sit in a circle probably play drums and moraches near a wood rail and brush fence....
- Bear dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Ute Boyle [i.e. Baile] del Oso (Bear Dance) on reservation
- Native American men and women take part in a Bear Dance near Ignacio, La Plata County, Colorado. A line of men face a line of women while groups of white and Native American men, some standing near a wooden pole and brush fence, all wearing hats,...
- Bear dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Women--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ute Indians--Dance--Colorado--Ignacio--1890-1900.; Ignacio (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Ute Indian Reservation (Colo.)--1890-1900.
- 1890
- Pavillion [i.e. Pavilion]
- Beaver Brook pavilion, in Clear Creek Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado, is a polygon-shaped open building with wood slats in front of each window opening. A man sits on a rail at the top of stairs; others are on the landing, by a wood pile.
- Beaver Brook (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gazebos--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Beaver Brook--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1890]
- Eastern slope of Berthude [i.e. Berthoud] Pass
- Eastern slope Berthoud Pass, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows quarry in slope with a dirt-filled wagon.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1927]
- Berthude [i.e. Berthoud] Pass Road
- Berthoud Pass Road, west of Idaho Springs, Colorado.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1927]
- On the way to Berthud [i.e. Berthoud] Pass
- View of road winding through valley to Berthoud Pass, northwest of Idaho Springs, Colorado; shows Empire in distant background.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1910-1930.
- [between 1919 and 1927]
- Eastern slope Berthude [i.e. Berthoud] Pass
- Eastern slope Berthoud Pass, Clear Creek County, Colorado; two automobiles are parked on roadside.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1927]
- Loop on Berthude [i.e. Berthoud] Pass Road
- Berthoud Pass Road loop, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows wheels and blade of road grader, rock retaining wall, sign on tree "Road Camp U.S. Bureau of Public Lands," and Republican Mountain in background.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1927]
- On Berthude [i.e. Berthoud] Pass Road
- Berthoud Pass Road, west of Idaho Springs, Colorado.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1927]
- Berthude [i.e. Berthoud] Pass Road
- Berthoud Pass Road, Clear Creek County, Colorado; shows Empire in background.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1925]
- Berthude [i.e. Berthoud] Pass Road
- Berthoud Pass Road, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1927]
- Western slope Berthude [i.e. Berthoud] Pass
- Western slope Berthoud Pass, Clear Creek County, Colorado.
- Berthoud Pass (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1927]
- A 6,500 ft. [i.e. 2,500 ft.] cliff where we abandoned trip
- View of cliffs and the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Montrose County, Colorado.
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Gunnison River (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Canyons--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Cliffs--Colorado--Montrose County--1900-1910.; Discovery &...
- 1900 September
- Central City [i.e. Blackhawk, Colo.]
- Overlook view of the town of Black Hawk (Gilpin County), Colorado and the Black Hawk Mill complex. On Bobtail Hill are the Colorado-Carr Mine, Chicago-Carr Mine, Cook Mine, Americus Mine, and Sleepy Hollow Mine.
- Blackhawk (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Mills--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.; Valleys--Colorado--Blackhawk--1900-1910.
- [1900?]
- House of Wm. N. Byers, Denver
- William N. Byers poses outdoors with his family in Denver, Colorado. William Byers wears a suit with a vest and a bowtie, and sits in a chair. Elizabeth Byers has her hair parted down the center and pulled back, and wears a dress with full bishop...
- Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903--Homes and haunts.; Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Families--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Houses--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Byers, Elizabeth Minerva.; Byers, Frank S.; Byers, William Newton, 1831-1903.; Robinson,...
- [1862]
- Cliff ruin in the Canon de Chelle [i.e. Chelly] Arizona
- View of Native American (Anasazi) stone masonry ruins and rubble underneath a large cliff overhang and on the canyon floor, possibly near Chinle Wash, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona.
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Ariz.)--1890-1900.; Cliff dwellings--Arizona--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Centennel [i. e. Centennial] miners Georgetown Colo
- Miners David Kennedy, Vern Thomas, Walter Johnson, John Wash, (Italian), Ed Seyler, Sim Dingle, Wm. Cooper, Foxie, Dide Thomas, Joe Raymond, John Cavanaugh, and Chas Schwaga pose near the shaft house of the Centennial Mine near Georgetown, Clear...
- Centennial Mine (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Georgetown (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Miners--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Georgetown--1900-1910.
- [1904]
- Miners at Cook Mine Bobtail [i. e. Gregory] Gulch between Black Hawk and Central City.
- Miners pose near a building of the Cook Mine near Gregory Gulch, near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Central City (Colo.)--1870-1900.; Cook Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--1870-1900.; Miners--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Central City--1870-1900.
- [between 1870 and 1900]
- Two Moon's [i. e. Moons'] lodge
- Two Moons' wife and children, Native American (Cheyenne) woman and girls, sit near a tepee frame in Lame Deer, Montana. Metal pots and pails are on the ground. A tepee and meat that dries on a rack are nearby.
- Cheyenne Indians--Montana--Lame Deer--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--Montana--Lame Deer--1890-1900.; Lame Deer (Mont.)--1890-1900.; Girls--Montana--Lame Deer--1890-1900.; Tipis--Montana--Lame Deer--1890-1900.; Women--Montana--Lame...
- [1896]
- The defiance of Roman Nose
- Shows Roman Nose, a Native American (Cheyenne) man, on horseback at the Battle of Beecher Island. A group of spectators on horseback cheer him on.
- Cheyenne Indians--War--1890-1900.; Indians of North America--War--1890-1900.; Horseback riding--1890-1900.; Roman Nose.; Beecher Island, Battle of, 1868.
- [between 1940 and 1960]
- Geronimo head cheif [i. e. chief] of the Chiricahua Apaches now on the war path in Seirra [i. e. Sierra] Madres
- Studio portrait (crouching) of Geronimo, a Native American (Chiricahua Apache) man. He holds a rifle and wears boot moccasins, a breechcloth, and scarves around his neck.
- Chiricahua Indians--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Tribal chiefs--1880-1890.; Geronimo, 1829-1909.
- 1885
- Fort Bowie A. T.
- Native American (Chiricahua Apache) women prisoners pack canvas bags for their transfer to Florida, at Fort Bowie, Arizona. White men in military uniforms look on.
- Chiricahua Indians--Arizona--Fort Bowie--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Arizona--Fort Bowie--1880-1890.; Fort Bowie (Ariz.)--1880-1890.; Prisoners--Arizona--Fort Bowie--1880-1890.; Women--Arizona--Fort Bowie--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1888]