Call NumberX-6598CreatorGillen, William J.Date1894 May 20SummaryAnaconda firemen pose with their hose wagon in front of two Cripple Creek businesses in Teller County, Colorado. Two boys stand on a ladder leaning on side of wagon with two fireman helmets on top. Small girl in a fancy dress and bonnet sits on drivers box. Businesses include "The Blue Bell" and "Billy Truax's, Oyster & Chop House," and "The Branch."Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectAnaconda (Colo.)Facades--Colorado--AnacondaFire fighters--Colorado--AnacondaCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710006598Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesFormerly F22097. Photoprint is a copy of a 1894 original. Printed on bottom of border of original: "This is the Anaconda Fire Department photographed in Cripple Creek. I remember when it was taken, just after I ate three of Billy's oysters."; Title and photographer hand-lettered on front of original; date on front "May 20, 94."; R7100065988
Gillen, William J., Cripple Creek, Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1 (1894 May 20). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 13/03/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1022420
