The first school house erected in Canon City, 1874
Date
1880
Summary
Students and teachers pose on the wooden steps of their brick school in Canon City, Colorado. They wear hats, kneepants, pleats and flounces. The building behind them has stone sills and an ornamental arch; glass in the transom is broken.
Description
1 photoprint ; 19 x 25 cm. (7 1/2 x 10 in.) on sheet 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Canon City (Colo.)--19th century; School children--Colorado--Canon City--19th century; Schools--Colorado--Canon City--19th century
Geographic Area
Canon City (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710002443
Notes
Handwritten on back of photoprint: C of C Canon City ; No. 119.; Title typed on back of photoprint; additional information: "This building stood on the top of Smelter Hill on South Fourth Street and was later occupied as the smelter office. Picture taken in 1880. Frank Prentiss, teacher, about the center. Mrs. C. S. Rogers third girl on the right at the top."; R7100024437
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