Call NumberX-622Date1896SummaryRemains of First National Bank, 4th (Fourth) street and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, after first fire on April 25, 1896; men on wooden plankway inspect remains of brick vault; twisted corrugated metal and chain link fence (possibly original tellers cage) illustrate the devastation from the fire.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 11 x 15 cm (4 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCripple Creek (Colo.)--19th centuryBanks--Colorado--Cripple Creek--19th centuryFires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--19th centuryGeographic AreaCripple Creek (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710000622Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesFormerly negative F22099. Printed caption (typed label) attached to front of photoprint: "I'm glad I didn't stay in the bank. The cage they kept the teller in melted."; Title supplied by cataloger. R7100006227
First National Bank after first fire, Cripple Creek, Colorado (1896). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 13/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1016907
