| 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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| Simla aerial photo | Simla aerial photo | Image | Colorado -- Elbert County.
Colorado -- Simla
Big Sandy River (Colo.) |
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Type:Image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County.
Colorado -- Simla
Big Sandy River (Colo.) |
Description:A photograph of the Town of Simla, taken from the air northeast of town. The lower part of the picture also show the Big Sandy River.
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| Simla Drug Dealer Postcard | Simla Drug Dealer Postcard | image | Colorado -- Elbert County.
Colorado -- Simla. |
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Type:image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County.
Colorado -- Simla. |
Description:Colorful postcard sold by Simla Drug Dealer with pictures of the Arkansas river
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| Simla grocery store | Simla grocery store | Image | Colorado -- Elbert County.
Colorado -- Simla. |
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Type:Image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County.
Colorado -- Simla. |
Description:An image of a grocery and meat store in Simla, Colorado in the mid-twentieth century.
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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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