BV Parade 1957
Four horses are ridden in a parade as it makes its way down Main Street, near the intersection with Highway 24. The building in the background was a hotel on the South West corner, but it has since been torn down.
Parade, Main Street, Highway 24, Horses
BV Heritage
August, 1957
Suzy Kelly
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Mary Judd
Mary Judd stands with a Christmas tree. She was a teacher in BV
Mary Judd, Christmas Tree
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1940
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BV High School Band
The Buena Vista High School Band performs in City Park in 1958/1959. They are all in uniform, and the bass drum has "Demon Band, Buena Vista, Colorado" printed on it.
Buena Vista High School, BVHS, Band, Uniforms, Marching Band, Instruments, Drums, Trumpets
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1958-1959
Suzy Kelly
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Arrasta in 4 Mile
The Crymble family and a friend pose at the Arrasta in Fourmile, which is commonly known as Spanish Mill. Left to right: Arla Crymble, Betty Evans, Millie Crymble, and Ron Crymble holding baby Dean Crymble.
Arrasta, Fourmile, 4 Mile, Four-mile, Spanish Mill, Crymble Family, Betty Evans, Arla Crymble, Millie Crymble, Ron Crymble, Dean Crymble
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Millie, Ron, Dean, Arla Crymble and Betty Evans
Crymble
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Arrasta in Fourmile
The Crymble family and a friend pose at the Arrasta in Fourmile, which is commonly known as Spanish Mill. Left to right: Arla Crymble, Betty Evans, Millie Crymble, and Ron Crymble holding baby Dean Crymble.
Arrasta, Fourmile, 4 Mile, Four-mile, Spanish Mill, Crymble Family, Betty Evans, Arla Crymble, Millie Crymble, Ron Crymble, Dean Crymble
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Crymble
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Parade, 1895
A parade heads west on Main Street, 1895. Possibly a Rodeo Parade, it was called Uncle Tom's Cabin Parade. The Denver & Rio Grande Depot is visible in the background.
Parade, Main Street, Denver & Rio Grande, D&RG, Depot, Unknown People, Ponies
Parade, Main Street, Denver & Rio Grande, D&RG, Depot, Unknown People, Ponies
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Crymble/Knuckey
Crymble/Knuckey
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Arrasta in 4 Mile
An Arrasta in Fourmile, now commonly known as Spanish Mill, being used as part of the mining process in the 1890s.
Arrasta, Fourmile, 4 Mile, Four-Mile, Spanish Mill, Mining, Unknown Men, Miners, Horse, Donkey, Milling
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1890
Crymble Collection
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Trash Collection
Bill & Al Turner sit in a wagon drawn by a mule. They hauled trash during the Great Depression
Bill Turner, Al Turner, Horse-Drawn Cart, Mule, Depression-Era
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taken during the depression
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Caskie House
The Caskie house and garden on West Main Street. The building is still standing as of 2021
Caskie Family, House, Garden, West Main Street
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Art Larkin
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Kiln at Pine Creek
Millie Crymble and friends stand in front of a large kiln at pine creek. These kilns were often used to produce charcoal.
Kiln, Pine Creek, Millie Crymble
BV Heritage
1940's
Crymble
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The Hanging of Nicolo Feminella
The execution of Nicolo Feminella, August 23, 1888. It was performed behind the old Courthouse building in Buena Vista and was the only legally sanctioned hanging in the county, though his actual guilt is questioned
Nicolo Feminella, Execution, Hanging
BVHeritage
August 23, 1888
Crymble
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Nicola Feminella
Nicola Feminella body
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Hung behind courthouse for murder in 1888.
August 23, 1888
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Community Building
Buena Vista Community Building and Library, next to the town lake in McPhelemy Park. The building was eventually moved to Sky Valley Ranch when the highway was widened, and now Buena Vista Heritage has the old Denver, South Park & Pacific depot at approximately this same location.
Community Building, Library, Log Building, Town Lake
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Building moved to Sky Calley Ranch when highway was widened
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Community Building
Buena Vista Community Building and Library, next to the town lake in McPhelemy Park. The building was eventually moved to Sky Valley Ranch when the highway was widened in the 1960s, and now Buena Vista Heritage has the old Denver, South Park & Pacific depot at approximately this same location.
Community Building, Library, Log Building, Town Lake
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Billy Scholl in Uniform
Billy School in his navy uniform. The photo was sent to his friend with this note written on the back "Best of luck Sammy with the basketball teams in the future, and hope you'll grow up a real man along with the rest of the boys. Billy Scholl (Your Sailor Friend).
Billy Scholl, Navy, Military, Uniform, Portrait
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Harry Foreman
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Courthouse
Split photo. Half shows an unidentified woman scowling at the camera in front of the old Courthouse, with children exiting the doors. The doors are the original ones, and prior to the addition of a vestibule, so the photo has to have been taken prior to 1905. The other half of the photo shows the Courthouse Cupola and the flagpole rising from the front of the roof.
Courthouse, Kids, Cupola, Front Doors, Unknown People
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Harry Foreman
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Orpheum Building
East end of the Orpheum, 1917. There are remenants of a painted on sign reading "Lincoln Garage" and another one for "M&O". The tall structure protruding from the roof was the stage and screen for silent movies.
Orpheum, Lincoln Garage, Silent Movies, Cinema, Movie Theater, Stage
1917
Sylvia Verser Gregg
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Burro-Drawn Buggy
A child rides in a small buggy along West Main Street. A man walks next to the donkey that is drawing the cart.
Donkey, Burro, Buggy, Cart, Unknown People, West Main Street, House, Car
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1954
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Orpheum Building
The Orpheum building, which also served as the Lincoln Garage and teh World Savings Building at different points in its life. Photographed from the South East corner.
Orpheum, Lincoln Garage, World Savings Building
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Flowers Family
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Romley, Colorado
The town of Romley, above St. Elmo. It was later destroyed by a mining company in the 1970s
Romley, Log Building, Mining Town
Denver Public Library
Town was destroyed by Mining Co in 1970's.
William H. Strong
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Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Hotel
Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Resort Hotel, with Mt. Antero in the background.
Mt. Princeton Hot Springs, Hotel, Chalk Creek Canyon, Mt. Antero
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Diane Gregg
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Lettuce Shed
Harold Allinger and Patrick Kiley sit on the running board of a car next to the B Patta lettuce packing sheds. Crates are piled on the porch
Harold Allinger, Kiley, Car, Lettuce Sheds, Lettuce Packing, Lettuce Crates
BVHeritage
1930's
Art Larkin
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Lettuce Picking
An unidentified man picks lettuce in a field
Lettuce Picking, Farming
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Knuckey
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Crates of Lettuce
Martha Paul Mahon, Cassie Fields, and George Fields stand behind piled crates of lettuce in the head lettuce fields at the Mahon Ranch
Mahon Ranch, Martha Mahon, Cassie Fields, George Fields, Lettuce Crates, Lettuce Field, Farming
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Mae Stauffer
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Three Young Girls
Three young girls in pinnafores and bonnets, identified only as Eunice, Maude, Ruth
Unknown Girls
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Knuckey
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