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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.

#5 A miner’s blacksmith, Colorado, 1890s

A miner's blacksmith, Colorado, 1890s

#10 Red Mountain, Ouray-Silverton Stage Road, 1890s

Red Mountain, Ouray-Silverton Stage Road, 1890s

#15 Ouray and Silverton toll road, 1890s

Ouray and Silverton toll road, 1890s

#20 Lake San Cristobal, 1890s

Lake San Cristobal, 1890s

#21 Ouray, 1890s

Ouray, 1890s

#25 Currecanti Needle, Black Canyon, 1890s

Currecanti Needle, Black Canyon, 1890s

#30 Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, 1890s

Pikes Peak Avenue, Colorado Springs, 1890s

#35 Pack train on mountain road, Colorado, 1890s

Pack train on mountain road, Colorado, 1890s

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

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

"The round up" roping a steer, Colorado Springs, 1890s

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

Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde National Park, 1890s

#50 Cathedral Park, 1890s

Cathedral Park, 1890s

#55 Burros at silver mine, Colorado, 1890s

Burros at silver mine, Colorado, 1890s

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

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

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