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

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PhotographLarge Boulder In The South Platte RiverPhotograph | Large Boulder In The South Platte River | John Fielder | South Platte River (Colo.) | boulder | Evergreen Trees2023.1.22
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PhotographLupines In South ParkPhotograph | Lupines In South Park | John Fielder | Flowers | Evergreen Trees | Daisies | Lupines2023.1.101
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PhotographHigh Creek Fen With Mountain RangePhotograph | High Creek Fen With Mountain Range | John Fielder | Wetlands | buhses | Evergreen Trees | mountain range | Snow | High Creek Fen2023.1.108
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PhotographClose-Up On High Creek FenPhotograph | Close-Up On High Creek Fen | John Fielder | Wetlands | bushes | Flowers | mountain range | creek | High Creek Fen2023.1.109
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PhotographLake On High Creek FenPhotograph | Lake On High Creek Fen | John Fielder | Wetlands | lake | bushes | Evergreen Trees | mountain range | High Creek Fen2023.1.110
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PhotographPurple Wildflowers On High Creek FenPhotograph | Purple Wildflowers On High Creek Fen | John Fielder | Wetlands | creek | Evergreen Trees | mountain range | Flowers | High Creek Fen2023.1.111
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PhotographLost Creek Wilderness 2Photograph | Lost Creek Wilderness 2 | John Fielder | Rocks | Mountains | Trees | bushes | Bailey, Colorado | Lost Creek Wilderness (Colo.)2023.1.1201
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PhotographLost Creek Wilderness 3Photograph | Lost Creek Wilderness 3 | John Fielder | Rocks | Mountains | Trees | bushes | Lost Creek Wilderness (Colo.)2023.1.1202
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PhotographLost Creek Wilderness 4Photograph | Lost Creek Wilderness 4 | John Fielder | Rocks | Mountains | Snow | clouds | Lost Creek Wilderness (Colo.)2023.1.1203
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PhotographLost Creek Wilderness 5Photograph | Lost Creek Wilderness 5 | John Fielder | Rocks | Mountains | Trees | bushes | Humans | llamas | Lost Creek Wilderness (Colo.) | livestock | animal2023.1.1204
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PhotographLost Creek Wilderness 6Photograph | Lost Creek Wilderness 6 | John Fielder | Rocks | Mountains | Trees | bushes | creek | Bailey, Colorado | Lost Creek Wilderness (Colo.)2023.1.1205
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PhotographCovered Wagon With Hay BalesPhotograph | Covered Wagon With Hay Bales | John Fielder | Evergreen Trees | covered wagon | hay bales | Deer Valley Park Association2023.1.1942
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PhotographOuthouse In Aspen GrovePhotograph | Outhouse In Aspen Grove | John Fielder | Evergreen Trees | Aspen Grove | shack | boulders | Deer Valley Park Association2023.1.1943
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PhotographBarbed Wire Fence Around Pine TreePhotograph | Barbed Wire Fence Around Pine Tree | John Fielder | Evergreen Trees | gate | Deer Valley Park Association/Barbed Wire Fence2023.1.1944
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PhotographPond On Cloudy DayPhotograph | Pond On Cloudy Day | John Fielder | Pond | bushes | Evergreen Trees | clouds | Deer Valley Park Association/Oak Tree2023.1.1945
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PhotographValleys On The RoadsidePhotograph | Valleys On The Roadside | John Fielder | hay bales | boulders | Evergreen Trees | Field | Ranches | Houses | dirt road | road | mountain range | Deer Valley Park Association2023.1.1946
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PhotographPonderosa Pine Trees With Barbed Wire FencePhotograph | Ponderosa Pine Trees With Barbed Wire Fence | John Fielder | Evergreen Trees | boulders | mountain range | Deer Valley Park Association/Barbed Wire Fence2023.1.1947
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PhotographHay Bales By RiverPhotograph | Hay Bales By River | John Fielder | Evergreen Trees | hay bales | river | Deer Valley Park Association2023.1.1948
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PhotographAlma River ParkPhotograph | Alma River Park | John Fielder | sign | wooden | Playground | swing set | Mountains | Alma River Park2023.1.2809
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PhotographCohen ParkPhotograph | Cohen Park | John Fielder | Playground | Picnic tables | Buildings | Trees | Mountains | Snow | Cohen Park2023.1.2810
This photograph is of North Fork, South Platte River, Park County, Colorado. A large boulder makes up much of the right side of the photograph, and The South Platte River runs below and around it. The side of a mountain rises out from the opposite bank of the river, and some evergreen trees are scattered across the face of it.

This photograph correlates to a location on the bundle of maps called, The Colorado Trail: Maps. It is on Map 2 and Map 3.
This photograph was taken off of Highway 24 in South Park, Fairplay, Park County, Colorado. The focus of the photo is a patch of purple flowers called Lupines. Some small daisies can also be seen. Behind the Lupines is a grove of evergreen trees against a sky with some clouds.
This is a photograph of High Creek Fen in The Nature Conservancy, Park County, Colorado. (A fen is a high-altitude, peat-producing wetland, typically found from 9,000 to 12,000 feet.) The lower third of the photo is the fen itself with some sparse bushes and evergreen trees beyond it. In the background is a long mountain range covered in snow.
This photograph was taken in High Creek Fen, The Nature Conservancy, Park County, Colorado. This is a close-up shot of the wetlands, as a small creek runs through some tall grass and white flowers. In the distance a long mountain range can be seen.
This photograph was taken in High Creek Fen, The Nature Conservancy, Park County, Colorado. In this photo, the wetlands have produced a small lake at the center surrounded by bushes and grasses. There are a few evergreen trees in the background with a mountain range behind them against a clear sky.
This photograph was taken in High Creek Fen, The Nature Conservancy, Park County, Colorado. Most of this photo is focused on the wetland itself, with a small creek running through some tall grasses and purple wildflowers. In the distance a long mountain range and some evergreen trees can be seen.
A photograph of a group of rocks in the Lost Creek Wilderness in Park County, Colorado. The rocks and boulders are surrounded by grasses and bushes, while clouds began to climb the mountains. The mountains and grey clouds in the background loom in the distance.

This photograph correlates to a location on the bundle of maps called, The Colorado Trail: Maps. It is on Map 3.
A photograph taken from on top of the Kenosha Mountains in Park County, Colorado. In the foreground is a large bank of boulders sitting on the left side of a foothill with some snow across it. There are trees on the lower right side of the foothill. The mountains to the right are covered in trees. The white, grey and dark grey cloud loom in the distance.

This photograph correlates to a location on the bundle of maps called, The Colorado Trail: Maps. It is on Map 3.
This is a photograph taken on top of the Kenosha Mountains in Park County, Colorado. At the center of the photo is a large bank of snow in between piles of rock near the top of a mountain. The snow here is quite extensive and the melted areas reveal grasses and rocks. There is a distinct peak in the background to the right. Whitish-yellowish-orangish clouds loom in the sky.

This photograph correlates to a location on the bundle of maps called, The Colorado Trail: Maps. It is on Map 3.
A photograph of two of Fielder's companions and llamas on a mountainside in Park County, Colorado. The ground is covered in frost, along with the fur of the llamas grazing in the frost-covered field. Boulders litter the landscape and the two people are wearing snowsuits and winter jackets in July. A cloudy fog obscures the entire background. This photo was taken on top of the Kenosha Mountains.

This photograph correlates to a location on the bundle of maps called, The Colorado Trail: Maps. It is on Map 3.
A photograph of a creek flowing through a forest in Park County, Colorado. The creek cascades over boulders and branches. Trees and stumps line the edges of the creek.

This photograph correlates to a location on the bundle of maps called, The Colorado Trail: Maps. It is on Map 3.
This photograph was taken at Deer Valley Park Association in the Foothills, Park County, Colorado. At the center of the photo is a light blue covered wagon with a barrel attached to the side. Behind the wagon are stacked bales of hay and to the side of it is the wooden slats of the shack that it is sitting in. Between the slats evergreen trees can be seen.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 46.
This photograph was taken at Deer Valley Park Association in the Foothills, Park County, Colorado. There are some aspen trees scattered across flat land with a large boulder behind them. To the right is a small red shack that appears to be an outhouse. There are some evergreen trees in the background.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 48.
This photograph was taken at Deer Valley Park Association in the Foothills, Park County, Colorado. In the foreground is a small wooden gate attached to a barbed wire fence. The right side of the barbed wire fence has been wrapped around the trunk of a evergreen tree and it has slowly grown around it. There is a grass field and evergreen trees in the background.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 46.
This photograph was taken at Deer Valley Park Association in the Foothills, Park County, Colorado. In the foreground is a small pond that is surrounded by tall grasses and bushes. In the background to the left is a large oak tree and to the right a group of ponderosa evergreen trees. The sky is cloudy.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 46.
This photograph was taken at Deer Valley Park Association in the Foothills, Park County, Colorado. In the foreground is a large rocky outcropping with evergreen trees below it. Beyond is a large, green field with hay bales scattered across it. There are a series of dirt roads that meet a paved road on the right and then off the top of the photo. There are multiple ranches and homesteads in the distance in small groups. evergreen trees cover the hillsides and mountain range in the distance.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 46.
This photograph was taken at Deer Valley Park Association in the Foothills, Park County, Colorado. In the foreground of the photo are three ponderosa evergreen trees close-up next to a boulder in a grassy field. There is a barbed wire fence in the background with more evergreen trees behind it. There is a mountain range in the distance seen between the trees.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 47.
This photograph was taken at Deer Valley Park Association in the Foothills, Park County, Colorado. A river starts in the lower right corner and bends around the right side of the photo. The banks are part of a tall, grassy field with hay bales on it to the left. There are evergreen trees in the background.

This photograph can be seen in John Fielder's book Ranches of Colorado on page 49.
This photograph was taken of the Alma River Park near the Middle Fork South Platte River in Alma, Park County, Colorado. A wooden sign that says, "ALMA PLAYGROUND AND PARK" stands before a colorful playground and a swingset. Mountains sit under a blue sky in the background.
This photograph was taken of Cohen Park in Fairplay, Park County, Colorado. A colorful playground and a covered picnic area make up the park, with trees and buildings sitting beyond it. Snowy mountains sit under a blue sky in the background.
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