Colorado
Cabin of S. J. Roberts, Cripple Creek Colorado 1893
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Depicted is the "Cabin of S.J. Roberts" at Cripple Creek, Colorado in 1893. One miner poses with tools while the other two play musical instruments. Note the illustration of a small bird on the stump, which was apparently drawn on the photo by the photographer.
The gold rush at Cripple Creek had just started a year before this photo was taken, and was one of the West's most significant historical events.
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Buena Vista Mine at Altman ca. 1893
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Depicted in this photo are men, likely the mine owners, at the Buena Vista mine at Altman, Colorado circa 1893. Altman was one of the many towns founded in the early 1890s after rich gold discoveries in the Cripple Creek district.
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High bridge on the Ouray Stage Line
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This iconic ca. 1890s photo shows an elaborate log-cribbed bridge built over a deep gulch on the Ouray Stage Line between the mining towns of Ouray and Silverton in southwest Colorado. This was originally known as the "Otto Mears Toll Road" after the man who built the road - which for years was thought to be impossible.
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High bridge on the Ouray Stage Line (colorized)
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This colorized version of the iconic ca. 1890s photo shows an elaborate log-cribbed bridge built over a deep gulch on the Ouray Stage Line between the mining towns of Ouray and Silverton in southwest Colorado. This was originally known as the "Otto Mears Toll Road" after the man who built the road - which for years was thought to be impossible.
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Cabin of S. J. Roberts, Cripple-Creek Colorado 1893 (colorized)
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This iconic western mining scene has been repaired and colorized by Western Mining History. Depicted is the "Cabin of S.J. Roberts" at Cripple Creek, Colorado in 1893. One miner poses with tools while the other two play musical instruments. Note the illustration of a small bird on the stump, which was apparently drawn on the photo by the photographer.
The gold rush at Cripple Creek had just started a year before this photo was taken, and was one of the West's most significant historical events.
This photo has appeared in the following article:
Cabin of S. J. Roberts, Cripple Creek Colorado 1893
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Depicted is the "Cabin of S.J. Roberts" at Cripple Creek, Colorado in 1893. One miner poses with tools while the other two play musical instruments. Note the illustration of a small bird on the stump, which was apparently drawn on the photo by the photographer.
The gold rush at Cripple Creek had just started a year before this photo was taken, and was one of the West's most significant historical events.
This photo has appeared in the following articles:
Buena Vista Mine at Altman ca. 1893
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Depicted in this photo are men, likely the mine owners, at the Buena Vista mine at Altman, Colorado circa 1893. Altman was one of the many towns founded in the early 1890s after rich gold discoveries in the Cripple Creek district.
This photo has appeared in the following article:
High bridge on the Ouray Stage Line
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This iconic ca. 1890s photo shows an elaborate log-cribbed bridge built over a deep gulch on the Ouray Stage Line between the mining towns of Ouray and Silverton in southwest Colorado. This was originally known as the "Otto Mears Toll Road" after the man who built the road - which for years was thought to be impossible.
This photo has appeared in the following articles:
High bridge on the Ouray Stage Line (colorized)
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This colorized version of the iconic ca. 1890s photo shows an elaborate log-cribbed bridge built over a deep gulch on the Ouray Stage Line between the mining towns of Ouray and Silverton in southwest Colorado. This was originally known as the "Otto Mears Toll Road" after the man who built the road - which for years was thought to be impossible.
This photo has appeared in the following articles:
Cabin of S. J. Roberts, Cripple-Creek Colorado 1893 (colorized)
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This iconic western mining scene has been repaired and colorized by Western Mining History. Depicted is the "Cabin of S.J. Roberts" at Cripple Creek, Colorado in 1893. One miner poses with tools while the other two play musical instruments. Note the illustration of a small bird on the stump, which was apparently drawn on the photo by the photographer.
The gold rush at Cripple Creek had just started a year before this photo was taken, and was one of the West's most significant historical events.
This photo has appeared in the following article:
