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Explore Colorado’s past through the archives, artifacts, and photographs of the History Colorado Collection.

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PhotographCalhan Paint Mines In WinterPhotograph | Calhan Paint Mines In Winter | John Fielder | Paint Mines | Snow2023.1.12
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PhotographCalhan Paint Mines In Winter 2Photograph | Calhan Paint Mines In Winter 2 | John Fielder | Paint Mines | Snow2023.1.13
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PhotographAiken Canyon In The FogPhotograph | Aiken Canyon In The Fog | John Fielder | mountain range | Evergreen Trees | bushes | fog | Aiken Canyon | The Nature Conservancy2023.1.104
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PhotographMountain Range Through SandstonePhotograph | Mountain Range Through Sandstone | John Fielder | sandstone | Evergreen Trees | mountain range | Aiken Canyon | The Nature Conservancy2023.1.105
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PhotographLarge Sandstone Structure In Aiken CanyonPhotograph | Large Sandstone Structure In Aiken Canyon | John Fielder | sandstone | bushes | Aiken Canyon | The Nature Conservancy2023.1.106
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PhotographFoggy Field In Aiken CanyonPhotograph | Foggy Field In Aiken Canyon | John Fielder | Evergreen Trees | bushes | fog | Aiken Canyon | The Nature Conservancy2023.1.107
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PhotographInside a Building at Fountain Creek RanchPhotograph | Inside a Building at Fountain Creek Ranch | John Fielder | barrel | axe | shovel | tools | chains | Tanks | ranch | Fountain Creek Ranch2023.1.1907
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PhotographHanging Metal at Fountain Creek RanchPhotograph | Hanging Metal at Fountain Creek Ranch | John Fielder | paint | wooden | Wall | metal | ranch | Fountain Creek Ranch2023.1.1908
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PhotographSmall Red Building at Fountain Creek RanchPhotograph | Small Red Building at Fountain Creek Ranch | John Fielder | Fence | Building | Trees | wheels | Rocks | ranch | Fountain Creek Ranch2023.1.1909
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PhotographTombstones at Fountain Creek RanchPhotograph | Tombstones at Fountain Creek Ranch | John Fielder | tombstone | Hills | Barbed wire | Fence | ranch | Fountain Creek Ranch2023.1.1910
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PhotographSmall Creek at Fountain Creek RanchPhotograph | Small Creek at Fountain Creek Ranch | John Fielder | Vegetation | Trees | mountain range | Water | Barbed wire | Fence | ranch | Fountain Creek Ranch | Pikes Peak2023.1.1911
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PhotographFountain Creek at Fountain Creek RanchPhotograph | Fountain Creek at Fountain Creek Ranch | John Fielder | Vegetation | Water | ranch | Fountain Creek Ranch2023.1.1912
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PhotographGrowing Crops at Fountain Creek RanchPhotograph | Growing Crops at Fountain Creek Ranch | John Fielder | farmland | Trees | Buildings | Fences | ranch | Fountain Creek Ranch2023.1.1913
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PhotographDusk at Fountain CreekPhotograph | Dusk at Fountain Creek | John Fielder | Vegetation | Water | ranch | Fountain Creek Ranch2023.1.1914
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PhotographBar Open AK Ranch In A ValleyPhotograph | Bar Open AK Ranch In A Valley | John Fielder | Evergreen Trees | mountain range | dirt road | creek | barn | House | Rock formations | Bar Open AK Ranch2023.1.1957
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PhotographBar Open AK Ranch In A Valley 2Photograph | Bar Open AK Ranch In A Valley 2 | John Fielder | Evergreen Trees | mountain range | dirt road | creek | barn | House | Bar Open AK Ranch2023.1.1958
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PhotographPonderosa Pine Trees On Bar Open AK RanchPhotograph | Ponderosa Pine Trees On Bar Open AK Ranch | John Fielder | Evergreen Trees | Bar Open AK Ranch2023.1.1959
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PhotographAspen Trees On Bar Open AK RanchPhotograph | Aspen Trees On Bar Open AK Ranch | John Fielder | Evergreen Trees | Aspen Grove | boulders | Hills | Sunlight | Bar Open AK Ranch2023.1.1960
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PhotographTwo Log Cabins At Bar Open AK RanchPhotograph | Two Log Cabins At Bar Open AK Ranch | John Fielder | Evergreen Trees | aspen trees | dirt road | creek | Log Cabin | Bar Open AK Ranch2023.1.1961
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PhotographBendy Trees In Aspen GrovePhotograph | Bendy Trees In Aspen Grove | John Fielder | Aspen Grove | Bar Open AK Ranch2023.1.1962
This is a photograph of the Paint Mines in Calhan, El Paso County, Colorado. The mines are made of clay deposits that erode easily, leaving behind monoliths known as hoodoos, capped with sandstone. These monoliths are seen across the photo with the yellow clay pigments exposed. Everything is covered in snow.
This is a close-up photograph of the Paint Mines in Calhan, El Paso County, Colorado. The mines are made of clay deposits that erode easily, leaving behind monoliths known as hoodoos, capped with sandstone. These monoliths are seen across the photo with the yellow and red clay pigments exposed. Everything is covered in snow.
This is a photograph of Aiken Canyon in The Nature Conservancy, El Paso County, Colorado. The sides of the canyon meet at the center of the photo with mountainsides on the left and right. The mountain sides are covered in evergreen trees and bushes. In the background in between the two sides of the canyon is a peak behind some fog.
This photograph was taken in Aiken Canyon, The Nature Conservancy, El Paso County, Colorado. Three large sandstone rocks make up most of the photo, right, left, and foreground. In between the two top rock structures can be seen a mountain covered in fog in the distance.
This photograph was taken in Aiken Canyon, The Nature Conservancy, El Paso County, Colorado. The focus of the photo is a large, freestanding sandstone structure that has been weathered. Some bushes and other small pieces of sandstone sit at the base.
This photograph was taken in Aiken Canyon, The Nature Conservancy, El Paso County, Colorado. The lower two-thirds of the photo feature a field of grasses and a patch of orange bushes at the center. Behind the bushes are some evergreen trees and a bank of fog.
This photograph was taken inside a building at the Fountain Creek Ranch in Fountain, Colorado. It is located in El Paso County, Colorado. Tools (such as shovels and axes) and chains fill the wooden walls. A blue barrel and red Sears craftsman tank rest on the floor.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 22.
This photograph was taken at Fountain Creek Ranch in Fountain, Colorado. It is located in El Paso County, Colorado. Rusted pieces of metal hang from a wooden wall. Remnants of red paint can be seen.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 22.
This photograph was taken at Fountain Creek Ranch in Fountain, Colorado. It is located in El Paso County, Colorado. A small red building sits in the middle of the photograph with a tree peeking from behind it. Several wheels rest against the building. A fence can be seen in the distance.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 22.
This photograph was taken at Fountain Creek Ranch in Fountain, Colorado. It is located in El Paso County, Colorado. Four tombstones sit alongside a barbed-wire fence. A small wooden star rests beneath the tombstone in the foreground. Hills can be seen in the distance.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 22.
This photograph was taken at Fountain Creek Ranch in Fountain, Colorado. It is located in El Paso County, Colorado. A creek flows past green/dry vegetation. Trees are scattered past a barbed-wire fence. A mountain range can be seen in the distance. Pikes Peak can be seen in the background.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 24.
This photograph was taken of Fountain Creek at Fountain Creek Ranch in Fountain, Colorado. It is located in El Paso County, Colorado. Green vegetation lines a shallow area of the creek.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 22.
This photograph was taken at Fountain Creek Ranch in Fountain, Colorado. It is located in El Paso County, Colorado. Farmland covers the majority of the image. Trees, buildings, and fences can be seen in the distance.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 25.
This photograph was taken of Fountain Creek at Fountain Creek Ranch in Fountain, Colorado. It is located in El Paso County, Colorado. Green vegetation lines a shallow part of the creek. This photograph was taken near dusk.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 23.
This photograph was taken at Bar Open AK Ranch in the Foothills, El Paso County, Colorado. The entire photo is of a very green valley with mountains on either side covered in evergreen trees. In the lower right corner, a rock formation sticks out of the mountainside. A small dirt road runs through the bottom of the valley and leads to a group of buildings (most likely homes and barns) in the distance. There is also a very small creek at the bottom of the valley.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 55.
This photograph was taken at Bar Open AK Ranch Ranch in the Foothills, El Paso County, Colorado. The entire photo is of a very green valley with mountains on either side covered in evergreen trees. In the distance is a mountain range. A dirt road runs through the bottom of the valley leading to a small house or barn. A gate with a sign hanging from it sits over the dirt road at the center of the photo leading to the ranch. There is a small creek in the valley too.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 56.
This photograph was taken at Bar Open AK Ranch in the Foothills, El Paso County, Colorado. Two distinct ponderosa evergreen trees are close-up in the foreground and there are more ponderosa evergreen trees behind them. The ground is covered in evergreen needles.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 56.
This photograph was taken at Bar Open AK Ranch in the Foothills, El Paso County, Colorado. In the foreground is a close-up on an aspen tree with boulders around it. Beyond it is a grass field with aspen groves and evergreen trees covering hills against a clear sky. The sun is shining through the aspen leaves.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 54.
This photograph was taken at Bar Open AK Ranch in the Foothills, El Paso County, Colorado. In the lower left corner of the photo is a small creek that crosses over a dirt road with a plank of wood placed to get across it. The dirt road leads to two log cabins on the right that sit in the center of this small valley with pine and aspen trees on both sides. Hills rise up to the left and a rock cliff sits over the dirt road at the center.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 54.
This photograph was taken at Bar Open AK Ranch in the Foothills, El Paso County, Colorado. The main focus of the photo is an aspen grove in a grass field made up of trees that are bending in interesting ways. There are dead trees on the ground.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 54.
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