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Green Lake, looking west

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Call NumberX-17645CreatorCollier, JosephDate1871-1878SummaryView across Green Lake, Clear Creek County, Colorado, shows a evergreen and mountain reflection, with a mountain slope in background.Physical Description1 photoprint on stereo card ; 9 x 18 cm (3 1/2 x 7 in.)SubjectClear Creek County (Colo.)--19th centuryGreen Lake (Clear Creek County, Colo.)--19th centuryLakes--Colorado--Clear Creek County--19th centuryReflections--Colorado--Clear Creek County--19th centuryGeographic AreaClear Creek County (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR710017645Type of MaterialStereographsDigital Version Created FromFort Collins Public Library.Original Material Found in CollectionCollier's Rocky Mountain Scenery. Clear Creek Series.NotesPhotographer's information printed on front edges of stereo card. Photoprints are soiled. Title printed on label on back of stereo card with: "No. 166., Clear Creek Series, This lake is an emerald gem set in the mountains, at an elevation of over 11,000 feet. Distance from Georgetown, about 2 1/2 miles. The water is clear as crystal, and the eye can penetrate to the depth of 60 feet, and distinctly see the immense rocks at the bottom. The green color, from which it takes its name is caused by the submarine vegetation."; R7100176454

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