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Castle Rock on the D. & R.G.R.R.
Creator: McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957
Date: [1902-1908]
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad engine 4-6-0 number 1006 with passenger train heading south from station at Castle Rock, Colorado; Engine Class T-31, made by Baldwin in 1902, renumbered in 1908 to engine number 756, dismantled in March, 1926; "Castle Rock" sign on stone railroad station, wagon cart loaded with metal cannisters, man loading or unloading bicycle from railroad car; rock formation Castle Rock, background; wooden frame residences & buildings across standard gauge track with siding.
Format of Original Material: 1 copy photonegative ; 9 x 11 cm (3 1/4 x 4 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Original Material Found in Collection: WH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers.
Notes: Glass plate retouched by photographer. Title and signature hand-lettered on glass plate.
Denver Public Library Special Collections.
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Military duty in the railroad yard at Fort Logan, Colorado
Creator: Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935
Railroad workers and soldiers in uniform pose near Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad passenger cars at the railroad yard at Fort Logan in Denver County, Colorado.
Format of Original Material: 1 photographic print ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Type of Material: Photographic prints
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company; Fort Logan (Colo.); Railroad employees; Soldiers.
Denver Public Library Special Collections.
Paradox Valley near Bedrock
Creator: Wolle, Muriel Sibell, 1898-1977
Date: 1940-1950
Donor: Muriel Sibell Wolle estate, 1977
Either Paradox Creek or the Dolores River as it runs through the Paradox Valley near Bedrock, in Montrose County, Colorado.
Format of Original Material: 1 photonegative : black-and-white ; 7 x 12 cm (2 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 6 x 11 cm (2 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
Original Material Found in Collection: WH906. Muriel Sibell Wolle papers
Type of Material: Film negatives; Black & white photographs; Photographic prints
Subject: Montrose County (Colo.); Paradox Valley (Colo.); Valleys--Colorado--Montrose County
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Palmer Lake, Colorado view of lake, D & RGW main tracks, depot, water tank, railroad cars, looking southwest.
Creator: Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935
Date: [1912-1925?]
Palmer Lake (also known as Palmer and Weissport), Colorado in El Paso County; shows tracks, depot and boxcars of Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Sign reads: "Palmer Lake."
Original Material Found in Collection: James Ozment collection of George Beam photographs
Type of Material: Black & white photographs
Denver Public Library Special Collections.
Notes: Scanned image from loaned collection. Title supplied.
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Noland, Colo band
Date: 1892
A band poses in bowler hats with cornets, French horns, snare and bass drums in Noland, Boulder County, Colorado. They are identified as: (front row l to r) C. K. Hirschfeld, Charles Cheney, John Cheney; (back row l to r): Fred Aldinger, Charles Cox, Gus Samuelson, (?), Charles Anderson, Otto Auftehar, (?).
Format of Original Material 1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 20 cm (4 1/2 x 8 in.)
Notes: Stamped on back of photoprint: "The Musicians' Society of Denver Centennial Project 1958-1959."; Title inked on back of photoprint, with: "a stone quarry town about 2 mi northeast of Lyons, Colo.," and identification.
Denver Public Library Special Collections.
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Marking of Ute Pass Trail
Creator: Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
Date: August 29, 1912
Native American (Ute) men sit in a convertible automobile as part of the marking ceremony for the Ute Pass Trail, El Paso County, Colorado. Some wear feather headdresses. One wears a fringed shirt. A house stands in the distance.
Format of Original Material: 1 photonegative : glass ; 8 x 11 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 8 x 9 cm (3 x 3 1/2 in.)
Original Material Found in Collection: C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Type of Material: Glass negatives; Photographic prints; Black & white photographs
Notes: Condition: emulsion chipping on edge of glass negative. Title written on back of print. Vintage photographic print.
Denver Public Library Special Collections.
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Wiggins
Date: [1925-1935]
Main Street, in Wiggins, Morgan County, Colorado, has a columned town hall and signs: "Vance Hotel," "Cafe, Meals," "Kennish Cash Store," "Rooms," "Lunch," "Billiards," "Conoco," "Cremo," "Cash for cream," and "Produce, Ice." The town was first called Vallery, then Corona.
Format of Original Material: 1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Type of Material: Film negatives; Photographic prints; Black & white photographs.
Denver Public Library Special Collections.
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Rio Grande Southern Hotel, Dolores, Colo.
Creator: Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob)
Date: 2011.
The Rio Grande Southern Hotel located at 101 South 5th Street, Dolores, Colo. Built in 1893 by E. L. Wilbur, the three-story, frame hotel was enlarged in 1902 and stuccoed in 1913 to comply with a local fire ordinance. Under the peak of the wood shingle roof, the third-story retains the original, decorative barge board. The hotel is listed on the National Register.
Format of Original Material: 1 slide : color
Original Material Found in Collection: Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook Montezuma County.
Digital Version Created From Source: Loan, Tom Noel, 2014.
Notes: Title and content derived from inventory prepared by Nicholas Wharton.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation.
Item Owned By: Auraria Library
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Part of the Irish potatoes being grown on the center farm
Creator:McClelland, Joe.
Date: 1943 June 4
Several Japanese internees squat or bend to inspect a row of Irish potato plants in a field on the project farm, Granada Relocation Center, Camp Amache, Prowers County, southeastern Colorado. A row of deciduous trees forms a windbreak at the side and end of the field.
Format of Original Material: 1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.)
Digital Version Created From War Relocation Authority.
Type of Material: Film negatives; Photographic prints; Black & white photographs.
Notes: Title and photographer printed on back of photoprint; additional information: "War Relocation Authority, Midland Savings Bldg., No: E-596, Date 6/4/43; Photo Location: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado."
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Don Luis Maria Baca Ranch, San Luis Valley
Creator: McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957
Date: [1900-1920?]
Don Luis Maria Baca Ranch house, Baca Land Grant Number Four (4), San Luis Valley, Saguache County, Colorado, an adobe house with a loggia. Men and a boy ride a horse drawn wagon; mountains are in the background.
Format of Original Material: 1 photonegative : glass ; image 10 x 12 cm (3 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.) on glass plate 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 12 x 15 cm (4 3/4 x 6 in.)
Original Material Found in Collection WH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers
Type of Material: Glass negatives; Photographic prints
Subject
Notes:Handwritten on verso of photographic print: "Luis Marie [sic] Blanca [sic] ranch."; One copy glass plate with four images. See also: MCC-3108. Signature & number "2257" hand-lettered on glass plate. Title supplied.
Denver Public Library Special Collections.
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The camp feast, Colo. Midland Ry.
Creator: McClure, Louis Charles, 1867-1957
Date:[1900-1919]
Two outdoorsmen soldiers seated at table in camp near Norrie, Colorado reached via Colorado Midland Railway; two men seated on makeshift benches eating meal; plates, bowls, cups, jar of Kuner pickles, bread slices, bucket & utensils on table; one bench made from slats labeled "The Quartermaster Recruit Depot, Fort Logan, Colo", wooden crated labeled "Sweet Candy Co., manufacturing confectioners, Salt Lake City, Utah"; cookstove, coffeepots, cooking pots, fishing poles, wicker creel, fishing net, waders, rifles, two dead grouse or pheasant tied to support post; partial view of open a-frame canvas shelter covering eating area.
Format of Original Material: 1 copy photonegative : black-and-white ; 9 x 11 cm (3 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.); 1 photonegative : glass, black-and-white ; 21 x 26 cm (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 19 x 24 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)
Original Material Found in Collection: WH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers
Digital Version Created From WH2300. Louis Charles McClure papers, album XI, 290
Type of Material: Film negatives; Glass negatives; Photographic prints
Geographic Area: Norrie (Colo.)
Denver Public Library Special Collections.
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Palmer Lake, Colorado view of lake, D & RGW main tracks, depot, water tank, railroad cars, looking southwest.
Creator: Beam, George L. (George Lytle), 1868-1935
Date: [1912-1925?]
Palmer Lake (also known as Palmer and Weissport), Colorado in El Paso County; shows tracks, depot and boxcars of Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Sign reads: "Palmer Lake."
Original Material Found in Collection: James Ozment collection of George Beam photographs
Type of Material: Black & white photographs
Denver Public Library Special Collections.
Notes: Scanned image from loaned collection. Title supplied.
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Al S. Lamb and wife, Aspen, Colo.
Date: 1888
Al Lamb and his wife and two dogs and a puppy litter sit on the lawn near a small evergreen tree in front of a house. Mr. Lamb wears a pinstripe suit a white shirt, a striped tie with a tie tack, and a bowler hat. Mrs. Lamb wears a long sleeved, fitted, damask top with large black and white buttons, a long, black skirt, a hat shaped like a top hat with a large, black plume, and gloves. The six retriever puppies are mostly white with dark markings on their heads. They gather around their mother, who lies on the ground wearing a large, metal collar. Another large, black dog sits near them.
Format of Original Material: 1 copy photonegative ; 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint on cabinet card ; 15 x 24 cm (6 x 9 1/2 in.)
Notes: Title hand-written on back of photoprint.
Denver Public Library Special Collections.
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Ghost house
Creator: Berko-Henry Studio.
Date: 1951
Evening view of the dilapidated, snow-covered Henry Gillespie house in Aspen, Colorado; features a wood frame structure with towers with triangular dormers, pediments, numerous gables, finials, gingerbread ornamentation, and clapboard siding; panes of glass missing in many windows; window casing in the towers crumbling; overgrown weeds and vegetation in front yard; snow-covered split-rail fence in the foreground.
Format of Original Material: 1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 25 x 20 cm (10 x 7 3/4 in.)
Digital Version Created From WHC - Caroline Bancroft Collection
Denver Public Library Special Collections
Notes: Photographer's stamp on verso. Photoprint is stained with red ink and has been altered with white paint. Printed on newsprint and attached to back of photoprint: "This historic "ghost house" in Aspen currently is the subject of a heated controversy. One element wishes to tear it down to make room for a school playground; another, somewhat more sentimental, would preserve it as a memory of earlier days."; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.
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The Brown Palace Hotel bar, Denver
Date: 1910-1920
The interior of a saloon in the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Men stand at a marble bar with a wooden top. The men wear suits and straw boaters or felt hats. Bartenders are behind the bar; mirrors, bottles, and glassware are behind them. An arch with electric light bulbs is over the bar. The saloon has a tile floor, a rounded column, and gas light fixtures.
Type of Material: Film negatives; Photographic prints; Black & white photographs.
Notes: "Brown Palace Hotel, Denver ca 1911 F10455" printed on original and reproduced in copy negative. Formerly F10455; Title supplied. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 photographic print ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.). Denver Public Library Western History.
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Lunch en route Estes Park
Date: 1907, August 17
Women and men pose in and near a convertible automobile at a picnic in Larimer County, Colorado. The basket is on a nearby table.
Format of Original Material: 1 photoprint on album page : black and white ; 7 x 11 cm (3 1/2 x 4 in.)
Type of Material: Photographic prints
Notes: Condition: print is faded. Mounted on album page with: Title hand-written on album page.
Denver Public Library Special Collections.
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Prohibition, seizure of still near Greeley, Colo.
Date: [1925-1933?]
Law enforcement officers wearing suits and hats stand among barrels of liquor and a still in Greeley (Weld County), Colorado. Shows the front section of an automobile.
Format of Original Material: 1 photographic print ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.).
Type of Material: Film negatives; Photographic prints; Black & white photographs.
Notes: Condition: original negative faded. Formerly F23238; Number inked on front of print: "F23238."; Penciled on back of print: "Lawmen seizing still near Greeley, Colo."; Title inked on front of print. Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm.(5 x 7 in.).
Denver Public Library Special Collections.
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