Call NumberX-6350Date1896SummaryThis exterior view of the main entrance of Leadville's Ice Palace, built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado, gives a view of the nineteen foot tall allegorical ice sculpture of a maiden in a gown and crown, with her right arm pointing toward mines east of town. She stands on a twelve foot high pedestal and holds a scroll with a gold "$200,000,000", which represents mining revenue produced through 1894. The Ice Palace sits on Capitol Hill, between West 7th (Seventh) and West 8th (Eighth) Streets from Spruce to Leiter. Architect C.E. Joy and Director General Wood designed the 320 x 450 foot Norman style medieval ice castle, which was constructed of twenty-two inch blocks cut from local lakes and rivers. The entrance features an ice archway with turnstiles flanked by 90 foot high octagonal turrets with imitation battlements. A striped tent and a dark figure with a hat can be seen inside the gates.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 26 x 21 cm (10 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectLeadville (Colo.)Ice sculpture--Colorado--LeadvilleMining--Colorado--LeadvilleGeographic AreaLeadville (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710006350Type of MaterialPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromLeonard, Leadville.NotesFormerly F3204. Title hand-written on back of photoprint. R7100063504
