Call NumberP-274Alternate TitleCripple Creek : the terrace on Bennett Ave.CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1893-1896SummaryStreet and terrace view of one and two-story, wooden frame and brick, flat-roof commercial buildings with false fronts on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado; scene includes light snow on ground, man crossing street, horse-drawn wagons and carriages, grocery delivery wagon, and terrace with metal railing; signs on buildings and awnings or attached to rooftops include "Becker & Nolon," "Tailors," "D. K. & W. B. Cross - Boots & Shoes, and "Merchant Tailors."Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photonegative : glass ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint on cabinet card ; 12 x 18 cm (4 1/4 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCripple Creek (Colo.)False fronts--Colorado--Cripple CreekStreets--Colorado--Cripple CreekGeographic AreaCripple Creek (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170274Type of MaterialCabinet photographsFilm negativesGlass negativesOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesHand-written on back of cabinet card: "Probably before 1900."; Photographer's stamp and address on back of cabinet card: "Great Rock Island Route. Best Line Between Chicago and the Rockies. Solid Vestibuled Trains and Through Dining Cars. Horace S. Poley, Photographer, 713 N. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs, Colo. Title hand-lettered on original negative. R7001702744
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), Crippe [sic] Creek the terrace on Bennett Ave. (1893-1896). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 10/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1017007
