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NegativeSouth Park and Lake ComoNegative | South Park and Lake Como | Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 | Como, Colorado | Como Lake (Colo.) | Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Como86.200.945
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PhotographPhotograph | Ralph B. Baird | Como, Colorado | Streets86.296.282
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PhotographPhotograph | Como, Colorado | Roundhouse86.296.283
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PhotographPhotograph | Como, Colorado | railroad | sign86.296.284
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PhotographPhotograph | Como, Colorado | Turntable | railroad86.296.287
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PhotographPhotograph | Como, Colorado | Roundhouse | debris86.296.288
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PhotographPhotograph | Como, Colorado | Rowe Avenue | Main Street86.296.289
Architectural drawingDenver and South Park Railway (D. & S.P. Ry.) Supt's Office at Como, Colo.Architectural drawing | Denver and South Park Railway (D. & S.P. Ry.) Supt's Office at Como, Colo. | Denver and South Park Railway (D. & S.P. Ry.) Supt's Office at Como, Colo. | Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company | Railroads | Colorado | Architectural drawings87.131.60
Architectural drawingDenver and South Park Railway (D. & S.P. Ry.) Supt's Office at Como, Colo.Architectural drawing | Denver and South Park Railway (D. & S.P. Ry.) Supt's Office at Como, Colo. | Denver and South Park Railway (D. & S.P. Ry.) Supt's Office at Como, Colo. | Denver, South Park, and Pacific Railway Company | Railroads | Colorado | Architectural drawings | Como (Colo.)87.131.61
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NegativeCooley Bros. Dredge, Gen. viewNegative | Cooley Bros. Dredge, Gen. view | Zellers, R. G. | Park County (Colo.) | Dredges--Colorado--Park County | Gold dredging--Colorado--Park County | Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Park County | Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Park County88.442.252
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NegativeDenver, Leadville & Gunnison RR Eng. No. 192 at ComoNegative | Denver, Leadville & Gunnison RR Eng. No. 192 at Como | H. H. Buckwalter | Buckwalter, Harry H. | Denver, Leadville, and Gunnison Railway Company | Como, Colorado | Passengers--Colorado--Como | Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Como90.156.546
BookDiscovering dinosaurs in the Old West: the field journals of Arthur Lakes / edited by Michael F. Kohl and John S. McIntosh; with a foreword by John Ostrom.Book | Discovering dinosaurs in the Old West: the field journals of Arthur Lakes / edited by Michael F. Kohl and John S. McIntosh; with a foreword by John Ostrom. | Dinosaurs--Colorado--Morrison Region | Dinosaurs--Wyoming--Como Bluff | Lakes, Arthur--Diaries97.225.30
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PhotographMuseum and Residence at Como Bluff on U.S. 30 Wyo ; Postcard of the Museum and Residence at Como Bluff in WyomingPhotograph | Museum and Residence at Como Bluff on U.S. 30 Wyo | Postcard of the Museum and Residence at Como Bluff in Wyoming | Sanborn | Como Bluff (Wyoming) | service stations | Fossil Cabin (Wyoming)99.270.1241.26
BookGoin' railroading: two generations of Colorado stories / by Margaret Coel, as told by Sam Speas.Book | Goin' railroading: two generations of Colorado stories / by Margaret Coel, as told by Sam Speas. | Speas, Sam, 1901-1981 | locomotive engineers | Colorado and Southern Railway | Como (Colo.)--Social life and customs385.09 C714sp 1991
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PhotographNo. 540 Como Lake and South Park D. & S. P. R. R. ; Como Lake and South Park, D. & S.P.R.R.Photograph | No. 540 Como Lake and South Park D. & S. P. R. R. | Como Lake and South Park, D. & S.P.R.R. | Mellen, Geo. E. (George Egbert), 1854- | Como Lake | King (Colo.) | Park County (Colo.) | Cities & towns--Colorado--Park County | Lakes & ponds--Colorado--Park County | Valleys--Colorado--Park County2000.129.606
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PhotographRanch near ComoPhotograph | Ranch near Como | DeHarport, David, 1921-2001 | Ranches--Colorado--Como | Como, Colorado2000.168.49
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PhotographPhotograph | DeHarport, David, 1921-2001 | ranch | Como, Colorado | Bunkhouse2000.168.453
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NegativeRanch near Como, ColoradoNegative | Ranch near Como, Colorado | DeHarport, David, 1921-2001 | Como, Colorado | Ranches--Colorado--Como2000.168.1148
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NegativeNegative | DeHarport, David, 1921-2001 | Como, Colorado | aspen trees | Fence | Residence2000.168.1190
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NegativeOuthouse in ComoNegative | Outhouse in Como | DeHarport, David, 1921-2001 | Como, Colorado | Houses--Colorado--Park County | Outhouses--Colorado--Como2000.168.1191.1
View of Como Lake, South Park, and roads near Como (Park County), Colorado.
Left-Barber Shop, Right-Delaney's Turf Exchange Saloon
caption reads: Empty stalls for "iron horses." Nearly forty years have passed since Como's ghostly roundhouse sheltered a steaming locomotive.
Caption reads: While the nearest railroad now is sixty-five miles away, this "stop, look and listen" sign still stands guard. Beyond it is the...
verso stamped: Sep. 26 1949, Denver Post Historical Collection Colorado Historical Society
verso reads: 7-23-50
General Note: Shows elevations, foundation and floor plan. Railroad office building, built. Firm job number "655-1096 file no. 1096..." Two copies. Credited to Bridge & Building Dept. U.P. Ry., Omaha, Neb., General Note: Shows elevations, foundation and floor plan. Railroad office building, built. Firm job number "655-1096 file no. 1096..." Two copies. Credited to Bridge & Building Dept. U.P. Ry., Omaha, Neb.
General Note: Shows elevations, foundation and floor plan. Railroad office building, built. Firm job number "655-1096 file no. 1096..." Two copies. Credited to Bridge & Building Dept. U.P. Ry., Omaha, Neb., General Note: Shows elevations, foundation and floor plan. Railroad office building, built. Firm job number "655-1096 file no. 1096..." Two copies. Credited to Bridge & Building Dept. U.P. Ry., Omaha, Neb.
View of a dragline crane, a dredge and a shovel, on Tarryall Creek, near Como in Park County, Colorado. View is to the west-northwest. The crane reads: "Cooley Brothers" and "Bucyrus Minighan."
Passengers pose in front of the Denver, Leadville and Gunnison Railroad engine no. 192 at a rail stop in Como (Park county), Colorado. Some stand on the pilot (cowcatcher), one man is seated as he finishes a sandwich; crew members stand on both sides of the engine. Other trains and a structure are in the background.
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-196) and index.
A postcard of the Museum and Residence at Como Bluff on U.S. 30 in Wyoming with a Texaco gas station on the left., Project Description: This item was cataloged and digitized as part of the Mazzulla Collection Access and Digitization Project. In 2022, History Colorado was awarded a 3-year grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to fund work on the Fred M. Mazzulla Collection. The grant funds were used to catalog, arrange, describe, publicize, and digitize 50,000 items within the Mazzulla Collection, including photograph prints and negatives, manuscript material, scrapbooks, and audio recordings.
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-180).
View of Como Lake in Park County, Colorado. Shows grassy plains around the lake in South Park, the grade for Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad tracks; houses or tents in King (Como) are in the distance.
This gelatin silver print was taken by David DeHarport (1921-2001) in 1967 near Como, Colorado. This photograph shows a ranch with a building in the foreground, open plains in the middle ground and mountains in the background.

David DeHarport (1921-2001) was a photographer, archaeologist, and anthropologist. Between 1937-2000, DeHarport photographed the southwestern United States, specifically focusing on Colorado and the Four Corners region. Much of his work focused on abandoned agricultural and mining towns in Colorado, as well as landscapes of the state's eastern plains. This photograph is part of the David DeHarport collection (Ph.00510).
This film negative was taken by David DeHarport (1921-2001) in 1967 near Como, Colorado. This photograph shows a ranch with a building in the foreground, open plains in the middle ground and mountains in the background.

David DeHarport was a photographer, archaeologist, and anthropologist. Between 1937-2000, DeHarport photographed the southwestern United States, specifically focusing on Colorado and the Four Corners region. Much of his work focused on abandoned agricultural and mining towns in Colorado, as well as landscapes of the state's eastern plains. This photograph is part of the David DeHarport collection (Ph.00510).
1 roll of 120 mm film Frames show aspens near Como
This 120 mm film negative was taken by David DeHarport in Como, Colorado on June 11, 1995. It depicts a house-shaped outhouse that is leaning backward at an extreme angle. The part of the bottom of the outhouse has lifted off the ground, revealing the filled-in hole beneath. Plants grow from the piled dirt. A white house with a chimney and dark trim is visible in the distance to the right of the outhouse. A ladder leans against it. A telephone pole appears behind the house. To the left of the outhouse, open fields are visible. Mountains can be seen on the horizon beyond the fields.

David DeHarport (1921-2001) was a photographer, archaeologist, and anthropologist. Between 1937-2000, DeHarport photographed the southwestern United States, specifically focusing on Colorado and the Four Corners region. Much of his work focused on abandoned agricultural and mining towns in Colorado, as well as landscapes of the state's eastern plains. This photograph is part of the David DeHarport collec
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