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Mystery Photos

From time to time images are donated to the Local History Archive with little or no identification. Can you help us identify any of these pictures?
Please contact us with information and the number of the photo.

Mystery Solved!
The location pictured is Malta, Colorado, a small mining town located near Leadville in the 1880s. The source for this information is the 1880 Colorado State Business Directory. Thank you to the researcher who made this discovery and shared it with the Local History Archive!

Malta, Colorado
Malta, Colorado


Another mystery photo solved!
The location pictured is St. Elmo, Colorado; the source for this information is the 1882 Colorado Sate Business Directory. Thank you again to researcher Ed Davis who made this discovery and shared it with the Local History Archive. Saxton House Restaurant/Saloon.

St. Elmo, Colorado
St. Elmo, Colorado


Mystery Photo #H17051
This photograph is a town, possibly in Wyoming. Businesses in the photo include: Mint Saloon; F. H.? James; Emerald House; W.S. Post; W.W. Sconnell? Blacksmithing and Horseshoeing; and Union Pacific Railroad cars.

Mystery Photo #H17051
Where is this town located?

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