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Cabinet card photo of Henry B. Jackson’s Greeley Opera House with mercantile and grocery store, 707 Eighth Avenue, Greeley, CO, ca.1884. (Photo by D. Lamon)

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Post published:December 18, 2022
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On August 28, 1883, the citizens of Greeley witnessed the opening of Henry B. Jackson’s unique Eighth Avenue establishment. Built at a cost of $16,000, it combined a mercantile and…

Photo postcard signed “Ottoni,” (probably Ottoni Matta Pederson), Brush CO, ca. 1908 – 1910.

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Post published:November 12, 2022
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The girl in the photo wrote on the back of this undated postcard addressed to Ella Pedersen of Brush: “A Merry XMAS and a Happy New Year from your schoolmate,…

Photo of three Rapid brand trucks operated by the Donaldson & Howard Wholesale Fruit Commission Company, Denver, CO, ca. 1908-1909.

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Post published:September 4, 2022
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This photo shows the fleet of three Rapid trucks owned at that time by the Donaldson & Howard Wholesale Fruit Commission company. At the time this photo was taken, the…

Photo postcard of Donaldson & Howard Wholesale Fruit Commission Company truck, Denver, CO, ca. 1909.

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Post published:September 4, 2022
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This photo shows a load of fruit being trucked to a customer by Donaldson & Howard employees. I don’t know the make of this truck, but its covered and enclosed…

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

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PEOPLE AND PLACES

Calhan, CO

Jack’s Old Photos
of Colorado

Jack’s Old Photos
of Colorado