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  • State School of Mines executive building
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    Architectural drawing shows longitudinal section of the State School of Mines Executive Building in Golden, Colorado.
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    Schools--1880-1890.; Colorado School of Mines--1880-1890.
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    1889 August 24
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  • Dunton - Emma Mine
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    Panorama view of dilapidated mine buildings and log cabins near the Emma Mine, Dolores County, Colorado.
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    Dolores County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Dolores County--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Dolores County--1940-1950.
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    1950
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  • Ouray, Chief of Southern Utes, Colorado, a great chief who was proud of having kept his people from going to war with the whites
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    Composite photograph and sketch shows a head and shoulders portrait of Ouray, Native American, Chief of the Southern Utes, Colorado, wearing braids, bead necklace, buckskin decorated with quillwork and fringe.
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    Indians of North America--1880-1890.; Ute Indians--1880-1890.; Ouray.
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    [between 1900 and 1920?]
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  • Carson, 1950
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    View looking down at the abandoned mining town of Carson, Colorado; shows the saloon and the post office in disrepair.
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    Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • Carson, 1950
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    View of three dilapidated structures in Carson, Colorado; features vertical plank siding with medium gable roofs, lumber strewn about, mine tailings, and mountains rising above timberline.
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    Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.; Ghost towns--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • East side of Continental Divide
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    View down a valley from the abandoned mining camp at Carson, Colorado; shows two horizontal log structures in a state of disrepair with steeply gabled roofs; treeless mountain tops in the distance; a road (trail) to the camp is visible.
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    Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • East side of Continental Divide
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    View down a valley from the abandoned mining camp at Carson, Colorado; shows four horizontal log structures in disrepair with steeply gabled roofs; treeless mountain tops in the distance; a road (trail) to the camp is visible.
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    Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.; Mining--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • Eureka 1942
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    View of Eureka, Colorado showing a line of five residences fronting a dirt road; residences have medium gables, projecting rectangular bays, gabled, open front porches with steps leading up, and tin chimneys; telephone poles, trees, and cliff...
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    Eureka (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Houses--Colorado--Eureka--1940-1950.
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    1942
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  • West side of Divide
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    View down the west side of the Continental Divide toward Carson, Colorado; shows a narrow valley with mine tailings, remnants of the town, trees, a snow field, and part of a trail.
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    Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Ghost towns.; Valleys--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • West side of Divide
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    View of a deteriorating structure in Carson, Colorado; features medium gable and rectangular bays weathered to the point of collapse; possibly a porch in ruins on the facade of the building; pine trees in the background.
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    Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • West side of the Divide
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    View of dilapidated structures constructed of vertical plank siding, Carson, Colorado; shows lumber strewn about, mine tailings, and mountains above timberline in the distance.
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    Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • Crested Butte - 1965 Congregational Church
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    Interior view of the Union Congregational Church in Crested Butte, Colorado; features a wheel window with decorative glass backlit by sunlight; a cross hangs on the wall; podium and chairs behind altar; pews with lancet arch ends with decorative...
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    Union Congregational Church (Crested Butte, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Crested Butte (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Congregational churches--Colorado--Crested Butte--1960- 1970.; Interiors.
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    1965
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  • Marble - 1947
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    View of two dilapidated sheds surrounded by dense foliage and tall trees in Marble, Colorado; sheds are along an overgrown path that passes between two trees and into the distance.
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    Marble (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Marble--1940-1950.; Sheds--Colorado--Marble--1940-1950.
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    1947
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  • Carson 1950
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    View of cabins near the top of a valley in Carson, Colorado.
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    Carson (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Valleys--Colorado--Carson--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • Hancock - 1950
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    View of cabins along a valley floor in Hancock, Colorado.
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    Hancock (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Valleys--Colorado--Hancock--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • Manhattan - 1950
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    A one story log cabin with an open front porch is in a clearing near a creek in Manhattan, Colorado. Pine trees, Aspen trees, a bridge over the creek, and another cabin are nearby.
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    Manhattan (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Log cabins--Colorado--Manhattan--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • Site of Harvard City - 1950
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    The site where Harvard City once stood is in Chaffee County, Colorado, on the Cottonwood Pass road near Buena Vista. Tall mountains and pine forest surround the area.
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    Cottonwood Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Harvard City (Colo.)--1950-1960.
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    1950
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  • Community Church, Frisco
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    The Community Church, a gable-roofed one-story building with an elaborate bell tower, sits by the side of a road in Frisco, Summit County, Colorado. Tall craggy mountains are behind the church and in the distance.
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    Frisco (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Churches--Colorado--Frisco--1940-1950.
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    1941
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  • Frances
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    A two-story mine office with a chimney in Frances, Boulder County, Colorado (also called Camp Francis or Dew Drop) has a large "5" painted on the side. Evergreens and aspens grow around the building.
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    Frances (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.
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    1946
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  • Frances
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    A log cabin in Frances, Boulder County, Colorado (also called Camp Francis or Dew Drop) has three tilting walls still standing; the roof is missing and logs lie in the area. Large evergreens are near what appears to be the building's stone...
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    Frances (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.
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    1946
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  • Frances
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    Four cabins in Frances, Boulder County, Colorado (also called Camp Francis or Dew Drop), are at the bottom of a grassy slope. Three are log cabins; one has collapsed. Large evergreens are nearby and evergreen- covered hills are in the distance.
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    Frances (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.; Ruins--Colorado--Frances--1940-1950.
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    1946
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  • Gladstone
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    A street in Gladstone, San Juan County, Colorado, has small gable-roofed wood buildings on both sides. A man and a woman stand next to a truck with vertical wood panels. A line of telephone poles is up the evergreen-covered mountain at the end of...
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    Gladstone (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Gladstone--1940-1950.
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    1941
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  • Gothic
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    A dilapidated two-story false front building in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado, faces a dirt street and a craggy mountain with evergreens at its base. A one-story addition is on the back of the building, and two beams prop up the side of the...
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    Gothic (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1940-1950.; Buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1940-1950.
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    1942
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  • Gothic
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    A dilapidated two-story false front building in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado, has an exterior set of stairs door on its side leading to a second story, and two beams propped diagonally supporting the wall. The building faces a dirt street and...
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    Gothic (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1960-1970.
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    1942
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  • Gothic
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    A dirt road in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado, recedes towards snowy peaks; gable-roofed buildings are on both sides of the street, and a two-story false front building is propped up with beams. A man leans against a rock and sketches or paints;...
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    Gothic (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Artists--Colorado--Gothic--1960-1970.; Streets--Colorado--Gothic--1960-1970.
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    1942
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  • Gothic
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    A gable-roofed one-story board-and-batten building in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado, has rounded lintels over the two windows and door on its facade. A log is propped against the side of the building, and another structure is at the base of the...
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    Gothic (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1940-1950.
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    1941
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  • Gothic
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    A dirt road recedes toward rounded mountains in the distance in Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado. Gable-roofed buildings are on both sides of the road; one house is amidst a stand of evergreen. A dilapidated 1920s or 1930s automobile is in front...
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    Gothic (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Buildings--Colorado--Gothic--1960-1970.
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    1941
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  • Interior of cabin, Liberty
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    The interior of a cabin in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, includes an iron bed with no matress and dirty or burnt paper or fabric tacked to the walls. Bright light shines from a square window.
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    Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
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    1942
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  • Liberty
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    Two log cabins in Liberty, Saguache County, Colorado, are surrounded by trees, vines, branches, and thick undergrowth.
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    Liberty (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Log cabins--Colorado--Liberty--1940-1950.
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    1942
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  • East side of Divide
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    The interior view of a dilapidated cabin in Carson (Hinsdale County), Colorado, shows only rafters remaining as the result of many years of weathering and disuse.
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    Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Building deterioration--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.; Interiors.
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    1950
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  • St. Jacob
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    The interior view of the Saint Jacob mine near Carson (Hinsdale County), Colorado, shows that only rafters, rubble, and a set of ore cart tracks remain.
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    Carson (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Interiors.; Mining--Colorado--Carson--1940-1950.
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    1950
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  • Henson Ute Ulay mine
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    Two cars are parked along a dirt road that passes the buildings used by miners at the Ute-Ulay mine, in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
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    Mine buildings--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.; Hinsdale County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Roads--Colorado--Hinsdale County--1940-1950.
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    1942
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  • Pennsylvania mine : Argentine Pass in distance
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    A building surrounded by tree stumps and used by the Pennsylvania mine in Summit County, Colorado, stands in a clearing. Argentine Pass (denoted by pencil marks) is in the background.
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    Summit County (Colo.)--1940-1950.
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    1942
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  • Big 5 group mill
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    The mill used by the Big 5 company in the late 1890s stands in Camp Francis (Boulder County), Colorado. It is darkly colored and has a black smokestack abutting one of the walls. Access to the second floor is gained by an outdoor staircase. Other...
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    Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Boulder County--1940-1950.
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    1946
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  • Camp Francis Big 5 mill
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    The mill used by the Big 5 Company in the late 1890s stands in Camp Francis (Boulder County), Colorado. It is darkly colored and has many broken windows on the facing facade.
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    Boulder County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Mills--Colorado--Summit County--1940-1950.
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    1946
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  • Manual High School Opportunity Art Class
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    Photograph of an Opportunity Class (or community class) in art at Manual High School in Denver, Colorado. Students stand at easels sketching a reproduction of the Discus Thrower.
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    Manual Training High School (Denver, Colo.); Whittier (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood); Denver Public Schools--Archives.; Public schools--Colorado--Denver.
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    circa 1910
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Artists Gookins, James F 1840-1904
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  • First Baptist Church Diamond Anniversary
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    Book commemorating the Diamond Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado. Included in the book is a description of the history of the church, is former locations, photographs and a list of members of the congregation.
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    First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)--Directories.; First Baptist Church (Denver, Colo.)
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    1939
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Artists, Elkins, Henry Arthur 1847-1884
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  • The City of Denver: Volume 2 Number 21, 1914 August 8
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    Newsletter produced semi-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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    1914 August 8
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  • Municipal Facts: Volume 13 Numbers 9 and 10, 1930 September-October
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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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    1930 September-October
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Artists, Pattison,
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Artists. Phillips, Bert Greer 1868. - 1956
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Byers, Elizabeth Minerva Sumner (Mts. William Newton:
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Artists. .. Landeau, Samuel
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Custer's Last Rally-'(picture)
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    Artists. Sauerwen, Frank Paul 1873?-1910
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  • Western History Subject Index
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    Artists. Stanley, Charles St. George
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    Artists Allen,
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    Artists. Benton, Thomas Hart 1889-1975
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