California: 1849 Handbill. 1859 Map- Routes to Pikes Peak.

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California: 1849 Handbill

1859 Map- Routes to Pikes Peak

Native People in the West, Pre-1800

1869 Railroad Map

Railroad Lands Advertising, 1890s.

1962 Sodhouse Stamp

Successful “proving up” on Homestead Act Claims,

American Dreams, “Little House

Early Hydraulic Mining In Colorado

Lithograph of Denver, 1860

Expectation and Reality in the Colorado Gold Rush How do people hear about it? –What makes them susceptible to the story? Who is “selling” and buying? What do they find when they get there? How do Native people fit in this story?

1858 Map to Pikes Peak Gold Regions

1858 Colorado Gold Rush Advertising

A “Peaker” Busted, Harper’s Weekly 1859

1859 “Go-Backer”

“Rumors” May 1859

Plan for Denver, Jefferson Territory, 1859

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