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Posts by Randel Metz

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In Ironton, Ouray County, Colorado, people and a dog pose by a log business with signs: "B. Ware and I. Steele. Plain Sewing;" and "Pawn Brokers Co." The men are in suits with gold chains; the women wear flounced skirts with draped overdresses, knit shawls, and tight bodices.

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Bent over a wooden, upholstered frame, a prisoner at the State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, wears patched, striped prison pants. His ankles are shackled, and a man in a vest, gold chain and cowboy hat swings a hinged paddle, targeting the convict's buttocks. A wooden bucket is on the ground, for wetting the implement. Men in vests, ties, and straw hats look on.

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A dwarf hands flyers to a man at the Tabor Theater, 1014 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Invasion U.S.A.," "Prince of Pirates," "A Bomb Blasts in U.S. Cities," and "On Stage Tonite 8:15 p.m. in Person! General Henry Larsen, Chief Civilian Defense Plus Highlander Blue and Gold Drill Team, World Famous Tabor."

Acclaimed Western Photographers ~ Lloyd Rule

A man and woman eat sandwiches in (probably) Denver, Colorado; a baby hangs in a canvas baby carrier (cradleboard) from a hook on the wall.

Wow Photo Wednesday

A woman sits on a bicycle-shaped peddle boat by Lake Rhoda at Lakeside Amusement Park in Lakeside (Jefferson County), Colorado.

Wow Photo Wednesday

View of the Feltman and Curme shoe store at 610 16th (Sixteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado; shows footwear in display windows and a neon sign: "Feltman & Curme Quality Shoes."

Wow Photo Wednesday