Call NumberX-7338Date1882-1884SummaryThe Rathron family poses in front of their cabin near Bonanza, Colorado, in Saguache County. Mrs. Rathron holds baby Horace as she stands on the steps that lead to the covered porch. Mr. Rathron leans against the step railings. Young Elizabeth Rathron stands on the other side of the steps. The cabin, the side of which is built into a hill, is a one-story, wood-frame structure with a gable and beams made of the trunks of Aspen trees. An Aspen grove is in front of the cabin. Houses are visible on the hills in the background.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 12 x 17 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectRathron family--Homes and hauntsBonanza (Colo.)--19th centuryHouses--Colorado--Bonanza--19th centuryLog cabins--Colorado--Bonanza--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710007338Type of MaterialPhotographic printsDigital Version Created FromGift of Mary Rathron, Apr. 3, 1970.NotesHand-written on back of photoprint: Ann Ellis later lived here, Mr. Samuel F. Rathron, Mrs. Samuel F. Rathron, Horace H. Rathron, Elizabeth Rathron. Photoprint has yellowed. Title hand-written on back of photoprint. R7100073389
This picture is the cabin in Kerber Creek, Bonanza (1882-1884). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 11/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1022692
