Panoramic view of brick and frame commercial buildings in downtown Denver, Colorado and the flooded South Platte River nearby. Shows the brick Denver Mint building at 16th (Sixteenth) Street and Market Street and businesses on probably Larimer Street. Signs on buildings read: "Chamberlain's Ambrotype & Photographic Gallery" "Ladies Emporium" "Woolworth & Moffat, Blank Books, School Books, Maps & C" "Metropolitan Billiard Hall" "Bank" and "Denver Meat Market." Shows fenced livestock yards. Frame houses are surrounded by flood water.
Accession number: 92.3.38; History Colorado.; Condition: stained.; Descriptive information inked on verso reads: "Denver proper and the Platt [sic] River; which has overflowed the bottoms; in the right is the Mint with the flag staff on it."; Formerly F1687.; Handwritten on envelope: "C-Denver-floods-1864."; Photographer's stamp on verso.; Title inked on mat board.; R7200047753
Physical Description
1 photographic print on mat board : albumen ; 15 x 20 cm. (6 x 8 in.)
Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870.; South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870.; Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Rivers--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
