Call NumberP-201CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1896SummaryView west on Bennett Avenue between 4th (Fourth) and 5th (Fifth) Streets after first fire of April 25, 1896, Cripple Creek, Colorado; shows commercial business district with many two-story flat-roof brick buildings including the National Hotel; horse-drawn wagons and carriages are parked across from elevated portion of Bennett Avenue; also pictured are a horse-drawn coal wagon, wooden boards for construction, piles of debris covering boardwalk, and signs on buildings that read: "Furnished Rooms" and "Go to a New Portland Hotel."Physical Description1 photonegative : glass ; 12 x 20 cm (4 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 19 cm (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCripple Creek (Colo.)Fires--Colorado--Cripple CreekStreets--Colorado--Cripple CreekGeographic AreaCripple Creek (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170201Type of MaterialGlass negativesPhotographic printsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesTitle hand-written on back of photoprint. R7001702011
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), Cripple Creek - after the fire (1896). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 09/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1016837
