Call NumberX-9155CreatorWaldman, GeneDate1949 March 7SummaryThick, black smoke billows out of the roof of burning Cranford Hall, administrative building on the campus of Colorado State College of Education (now the University of Northern Colorado and formerly the State Normal School, Colorado Teachers College, and Colorado State College) in Greeley, Colorado, in Weld County. Flames engulf the roof and the third story of the building.Physical Description1 photoprint ; 19 x 16 cm (7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectColorado State College of EducationGreeley (Colo.)Fires--Colorado--GreeleyUniversities and colleges--Colorado--GreeleyGeographic AreaGreeley (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710009155Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromMax 18.NotesPhotoprint has yellowed and warped; tack holes are in the corners. Printed on newsprint and attached to back of photoprint: "Smoke and flames roll from Cranford hall, original building at Colorado State College of Education at Greeley, in this photo snapped at the height of a fire which caused $100,00 damage Sunday to the three-story red brick landmark. The hall was built in 1890."; Title hand-written on back of photoprint. R7100091557
Waldman, Gene, Colorado State College of Education (1949 March 7). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 06/06/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1026257
