Caribou, Colo. 1870-1879
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Call Number |
K-172 |
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Title |
Caribou, Colo. 1870-1879 |
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Title-Alternative |
Other title: Caribou, Colorado 1870-1879 |
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Creator(s) |
Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975. |
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Summary |
probably when this image was first taken.; The mining town of Caribou sits along the base of Caribou Hill in Boulder County, Colorado. The schoolhouse is in the left foreground on Sherman Street with three long log poles propped against one side to support the building against the wind. A large, white building is on the corner of Sherman and Main streets in the right foreground. Additional buildings line Jones, Potosi and Main streets, the three main roads through town. Caribou saw its boom in the 1870s, |
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Date |
[between 1935 and 1950?] |
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Notes |
paper stuck to back of print; image is a copy of an earlier photograph taken by an unknown photographer.; Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library; words "Caribou looking northwest toward Bald Mtn. - photographer unidentified. Picture shows Caribou at its zenith ca. 1872. Winter signs of the region are exemplified by the prop poles set against several buildings. Identified among these are the schoolhouse lower left and Donald Hotel center right. Idahoe Hill (center) still carries a tree or two not cut down. Kemp coll." written on ; R7001251727 |
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Physical Description |
1 photonegative ; 8 x 11 cm. (3 x 4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.) |
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Subject |
School buildings--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.
Boulder County (Colo.)--1870-1880.
Caribou (Colo.)--1870-1880.
Streets--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880. |
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Rights |
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. |
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Reproduction Available for Purchase |
Yes (digital reproduction) |
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Type of Material |
Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image |
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Relation |
Image File: ZZR700125172 |
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Format-Medium |
Photograph |
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Filename |
00125172.tif |
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CONTENTdm number |
72774 |
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