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1890s Colorado: Dazzling Color Photos Of Mountains, Landscapes And Everyday Life Of Colorado

Native Americans inhabited Colorado for more than 13,000 years. The borders of Colorado were finally fixed in 1850 after France and Mexico sold the land to the USA. Colorado became the first western state to host a major political convention when the Democratic Party met in Denver in 1908. Colorado was the first state in the union to grant universal suffrage through a popular vote. Women won the right to vote in Colorado in 1893. These spectacular color photographs capture mountains, landscapes, streets, roads, towns, and everyday life of Colorado in the late 19th century. Vote your favorites, and don’t forget to share.

#4 Naiad’s Bath, 1890s

Naiad's Bath, 1890s

#7 South Cheyenne Cañon, 1890s

South Cheyenne Cañon, 1890s

#11 Mount of the Holy Cross in the clouds

Mount of the Holy Cross in the clouds

#14 Ouray, 1890s

Ouray, 1890s

#17 Snowy range from Bellevue, 1890s

Snowy range from Bellevue, 1890s

#21 Ouray, 1890s

Ouray, 1890s

#24 Rocky Mountain “Canaries”, 1890s

Rocky Mountain "Canaries", 1890s

#27 Box Canon [Cañon], Ouray, 1890s

Box Canon [Cañon], Ouray, 1890s

#31 American Nettie, Gold Hill Mining, Ouray, 1890s

American Nettie, Gold Hill Mining, Ouray, 1890s

#34 A lumber pack, Colorado, 1890s

A lumber pack, Colorado, 1890s

#37 The round up, “grub pile”, Colorado, 1890s

The round up, "grub pile", Colorado, 1890s

#39 “Round up” in the corral, Colorado Springs, 1890s

#40 “The round up” roping a steer, Colorado Springs, 1890s

#41 Mt. Sopris from Spring Gulch Mine, 1890s

Mt. Sopris from Spring Gulch Mine, 1890s

#44 Mother Grundy Peak, Clear Creek, 1890s

Mother Grundy Peak, Clear Creek, 1890s

#47 Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, 1890s

Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, 1890s

#51 The Devil’s Slide, 1890s

The Devil's Slide, 1890s

#54 Dug out cabins, Colorado, 1890s

Dug out cabins, Colorado, 1890s

#56 “Round up,” bunching the herd, Colorado, 1890s

#57 The “Queen of the Canon” [Cañon], Cascade Canon [Cañon], 1890s

The "Queen of the Canon" [Cañon], Cascade Canon [Cañon], 1890s

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