View of April 29th, 1896, fire and clouds of smoke from junction of Myers Avenue and "A" Street after explosion at El Paso Livery stable, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes horse-drawn wagons with household goods or personal belongings parked in front of small wooden frame residences (probably cribs of infamous red-light district of Myers Avenue); men and women are in front of residences and on the dirt street.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 19 cm. (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Subject
Cripple Creek (Colo.); Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Fred Rosenstock, May 8, 1975
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: ZZR710000870
Notes
Photoprint has scratching across center.; Title and date hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100008708
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