| Ranchland Farm Newspaper building in Simla, Colorado | Ranchland Farm Newspaper building in Simla, Colorado | Image | Colorado -- Elbert County
Colorado -- Simla
Newspapers |
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Type:Image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County
Colorado -- Simla
Newspapers |
Description:An image of the Ranchland Farm Newspaper building on the corner of Sioux Avenue and Buffalo Street in Simla, Colorado. In the top right of the image, "09-3-1971" is handwritten.
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| Simla main street, looking north toward the Rock Island Railroad line | Simla main street, looking north toward the Rock Island Railroad line | Image | Colorado -- Elbert County
Colorado -- Simla |
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Type:Image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County
Colorado -- Simla |
Description:An iconic image of Simla's main street (Sioux) in the early 1900s, probably the 1920s, as indicated by the automobiles and attire of individuals. The picture looks north toward the Rock Island Railroad line and steam or smoke from a departing engine wafts in the background. The photographer was likely at the intersection of what is now Sioux Avenue and Caribou Street (now Highway 24) when taking this picture. [show more]
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| Simla Standard Gas Station and Round-Up Cafe | Simla Standard Gas Station and Round-Up Cafe | Image | Colorado -- Elbert County
Colorado -- Simla
Service stations -- United States -- History |
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Type:Image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County
Colorado -- Simla
Service stations -- United States -- History |
Description:An image of the Standard Gas Station and Round-Up Cafe in Simla, Colorado on the northeastern corner of the intersection of Highway 24 (Caribou) and Pueblo Avenue in Simla, Colorado. The station was owned and operated by a resident named Dean Tracy. The image features lettering identifying the name of the service station, advertisements for "gas" and "de-icer," and rooftop lettering stating, "We like Simla." Service garages and a dog are shown prominently in the foreground. Local residents indicate that the service station also housed the Round-Up cafe for years. [show more]
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| The Tripp family and homestead | The Tripp family and homestead | Image | Colorado -- Elbert County
Colorado -- Simla
Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado |
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Type:Image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County
Colorado -- Simla
Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado |
Description:An image of the Tripp family outside their homestead of southern Elbert County in the late 19th to early 20th century, courtesy of great grandson Rolla Cusick.
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| Ruth, Lula, Lee, and Elmber Tripp harvesting pumpkins from a patch on their family homestead | Ruth, Lula, Lee, and Elmber Tripp harvesting pumpkins from a patch on their family homestead | Image | Colorado -- Elbert County
Colorado -- Simla
Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado |
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Type:Image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County
Colorado -- Simla
Frontier and pioneer life -- Colorado |
Description:An image of Ruth, Lula, Lee, and Elmber Tripp harvesting pumpkins on the land of their family homestead in southern Elbert County, Colorado some time in the late 19th or early 20th century.
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| Cheyenne school house teacher and students in front of building | Cheyenne school house teacher and students in front of building | Image | Colorado -- Elbert Colorado
Colorado -- Matheson |
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Type:Image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert Colorado
Colorado -- Matheson |
Description:An image of the teacher and students in front of the Cheyenne school house. According to contributor Mina Coonts, this school served the Matheson area.
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| Ramah postal wagon | Ramah postal wagon | Image | Colorado -- El Paso County.
Colorado -- Ramah
Postal service -- Colorado -- History. |
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Type:Image Subject:Colorado -- El Paso County.
Colorado -- Ramah
Postal service -- Colorado -- History. |
Description:An image of the postal wagon serving the areas surrounding Ramah, Colorado in the late 1800s to early 1900s.
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