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... Colorado . And perhaps it is equally strange that from a single mountain drive such an absorbing hobby was born . As the result of one ride , I dedicated myself to recording pictorially the mining towns of the state before they ...
... Colorado . And perhaps it is equally strange that from a single mountain drive such an absorbing hobby was born . As the result of one ride , I dedicated myself to recording pictorially the mining towns of the state before they ...
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... Colorado in 1859 , fought Indians , mined successfully , and was once a member of the territorial legislature . In 1876 he was sent as a commissioner from Colorado to the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia . Decatur was believed to ...
... Colorado in 1859 , fought Indians , mined successfully , and was once a member of the territorial legislature . In 1876 he was sent as a commissioner from Colorado to the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia . Decatur was believed to ...
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... Colorado pioneer for whom Yule Creek is named , was the first to discover the marble deposits high above the town . The beds are immense , as White House Mountain , a fourteen - thousand - foot peak , is com- posed of an almost solid ...
... Colorado pioneer for whom Yule Creek is named , was the first to discover the marble deposits high above the town . The beds are immense , as White House Mountain , a fourteen - thousand - foot peak , is com- posed of an almost solid ...
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Gold in the Hills | 1 |
West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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