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Healy House Museum & Dexter Cabin 

Leadville, CO

El Pueblo building front

El Pueblo History Museum 

Pueblo, CO

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Fort Vasquez 

Platteville, CO

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Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center 

Fort Garland, CO

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Ute Indian Museum 

Montrose, CO

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History Colorado Center 

Denver, CO

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Georgetown Loop Historic Mining & Railroad Park® 

Georgetown, CO

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Trinidad History Museum 

Trinidad, CO

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Center for Colorado Women's History 

Denver, CO

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Photo of five separate images of women who were important figures in the borderlands history of Colorado. From left to right, the women are: Teresita Sandoval, Amache Prowers, Josefa Carson, Rebecca Lopez, and Dona Bernarda Mejia Velasquez. Women of the Borderlands
Photo of the town of Creede in the year 1918. The image is taken from atop a hill overlooking the town, so trees and brush frame the view of the town in the distance. Two main streets through town are evident, and low buildings of small to mid-sized are arranged through the town. No vehicles appear to be seen, and the town is too far away to see people walking around.. Creede and World War I—A Knitter’s Tale
Image of the masthead of historic newspaper, The Denver Star, dated Saturday, December 18, 1913. On either side of the name of the paper is a solid colored black star, and beneath the name, the masthead says "Established 1888. The papers formerly known as The Statesman and The Independent, have been merged into The Denver Star. Twenty-sixth year, Number 117. Five Cents a Copy" along with the date of issue. “Curse of a Nation”
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Medina Cemetery

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