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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Simla Drug Dealer Postcard | Simla Drug Dealer Postcard | image | Colorado -- Elbert County.
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Type:image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County.
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Description:Colorful postcard sold by Simla Drug Dealer with pictures of the Arkansas river
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Coal mine north of Fondis | Coal mine north of Fondis | Image | Colorado -- Elbert County. Colorado -- Fondis. Colorado -- Simla Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado. |
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Type:Image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County. Colorado -- Fondis. Colorado -- Simla Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado. |
Description:An image of a coal mine one and a quarter mile north of the unincorporated town of Fondis in the early 20th century.
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Donald A. Lemley Oral History | Donald A. Lemley Oral History | Moving Image | Colorado -- Elbert County. Colorado -- Simla |
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Type:Moving Image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County. Colorado -- Simla |
Description:Don was a founding member of the Simla Historical Society, which began in 2012 at the Simla Library. As a founder and lifelong resident of the Simla area, he helped the society record his oral history back in 2013. Don lived from 1931 to 2019. We were so very honored to have him share his life story and history with us. May he rest in peace.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ [show more]
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Fred Isgar picking corn | Fred Isgar picking corn | Image | Colorado -- Elbert County. Colorado -- Matheson Agriculture -- Colorado. |
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Type:Image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County. Colorado -- Matheson Agriculture -- Colorado. |
Description:An image of farmer Fred Isgar picking corn in the Matheson area of Elbert County, Colorado.
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Moody the Peddler | Moody the Peddler | Image | Colorado -- Elbert County. Colorado -- Simla Peddlers -- United States |
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Type:Image Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County. Colorado -- Simla Peddlers -- United States |
Description:Moody the Peddler selling goods somewhere in the Simla area of Elbert County, Colorado at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Page from booklet - picture of Duncan Matheson | Page from booklet - picture of Duncan Matheson | Image Text | Colorado -- Elbert County. Colorado -- Matheson |
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Type:Image Text Subject:Colorado -- Elbert County. Colorado -- Matheson |
Description:Brief history of Duncan Matheson & his farm on the Big Sandy River.
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