Mercury Printing Shop next to the corner of 5th and Main Streets on the north side
Date
1884
Summary
Men and a woman pose on the boardwalk in Canon City, Colorado. Storefronts behind them have a gabled false front, corbeled cornice, and arching windows. The woman wears a checked dress with a fur hat. A man wearing striped prison pants and suspenders sits in a horse-drawn buggy in the dirt street. A projecting sign with a curved center reads: "J. Cole, Sign Painters" another reads:"The Mercury." A sandwichboard reads: "Carson Coal The Mercury...."
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Canon City (Colo.)--19th century; Boardwalks--Colorado--Canon City--19th century; Facades--Colorado--Canon City--19th century
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: ZZR710002462
Notes
Formerly F10919.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: C of C Canon City, Museum.; Title typed on back of photoprint; additional information: "The frame building on the east was then occupied by J. C. cole as a paint shop."; R7100024623
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