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The Fort Collins [Colorado] History Connection webpage has 3 mystery photos. Two of the mystery photos have been solved. One of them is still a mystery.

http://history.poudrelibraries.org/archive/mystery/mystery.php

Picture 1, 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.

I did a Google Search for Mint Saloon Wyoming and got the following website,

http://www.themintbarinsheridan.com/history/index.html

The following excerpt is from the above website.

“In 1907, the Mint Bar (then called the Mint Saloon) opened for business in the heart of downtown Sheridan. Negotiations for the purchase of the Mint Bar property actually began all the way back in 1894 with a down payment of only $500. At that time, ice was delivered in horse-drawn wagons to the bar's ice box and bartenders wore long white aprons, serving drinks across a mahogany bar. Unfortunately, the scene was short-lived with the enactment of Prohibition in 1919. The bar was operated as the Mint Cigar Company and Soda Shop, but a ‘speakeasy’ was quietly run in the bar's back room for those who disagreed with Congress' latest amendment.”

Perhaps the location of Mystery Photo #H1705 is Sheridan, Wyoming.

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The second picture on the website has been identified as Malta, Colorado. Perhaps someone who knows the Malta area or is going to Malta can verify for us that the mountain in the picture is near Malta.

Picture 2, “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!”

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The third picture on the website has been identified as St. Elmo, Colorado. Perhaps someone who knows the St. Elmo area or is going to St. Elmo can verify for us that the mountains are in the St. Elmo area.

Picture 3, “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.”

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