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Photo postcard of cowboy, horse and two burros packed for work in front of Uintah Railway offices, Mack, CO, ca. 1910 – 1930.

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Post published:September 2, 2021
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I wish I knew more about what I was looking at in this photo to know what mission this cowpoke was on with his horse and burros, as he stands…

Photo postcard of Union Pacific McKeen motor car #10, with mail car attached, at the Sterling train station, Sterling, CO, ca. 1910.

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Post published:August 30, 2021
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The McKeen motor car was developed by William Riley McKeen, Jr., who was born in Indiana in 1869. McKeen was a graduate of Rose Polytechnic Institute and John Hopkins University,…

Three men in oxcart in front of Hotel Lupton on 4th Street, between Main Street and Denver Avenue, Fort Lupton, CO, ca. 1907 – 1910.

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Post published:August 30, 2021
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William Grant Winbourn was the original owner of this hotel, built in the 1880’s at the northeast corner of Main and 4th Streets. It was razed in 1977. REFERENCE: “Crossroads…

Pershing Camp auto court, Limon, CO., ca. 1920’s.

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Post published:August 30, 2021
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The use of the term “camp” hearkens back to a time in the early twentieth when the increase in car ownership brought with it the desire on the part of…

Welcome to my blog of old Colorado photos. I’ve always loved old photos, and given my interest in history, it was probably inevitable that I would be drawn to the idea of collecting old images of the Colorado town where I grew up, i.e., Fort Lupton. Fort Lupton sits on the South Platte River, about halfway between Denver and Greeley, at the western edge of the Great Plains.

I grew up feeling more connected to the eastern half of the state than to the western half. Maybe that was because I knew the plains were just out the back door of Fort Lupton, so to speak, or simply because I was more familiar with the names of towns to the east. So, a few years ago, when I decided to expand my collecting beyond Fort Lupton, I leaned east. Since then, though, I’ve gotten the bug for expanding my collection to the entire state. You'll find that, in its current state, my blog is weighted toward images of Fort Lupton, eastern and northern Colorado, but that will shift as I steadily add images from the Colorado Rockies and western slope.

I hope you enjoy my blog as much as I enjoy building and tending to it. Please feel free to leave comments!

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Jack’s Old Photos of Colorado

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PEOPLE AND PLACES

Jack’s Old Photos of Colorado

Blog

PEOPLE AND PLACES

Calhan, CO

Jack’s Old Photos
of Colorado

Jack’s Old Photos
of Colorado