Call NumberX-17978Date1885-1890SummaryBare trees line Main Street in Canon City, Colorado. Brick and frame commercial buildings with storefronts, gable and mansard roofed dwellings span the scene. Signs read: "Wet Mountain Valley Hay," "Livery Durham," and "Effie Ellsler." Scene includes the brick Methodist Church, a belfry, and a metal stovepipe with a wind-vane topping it. The lime kiln smokestack at the State Penitentiary is in the distance.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on cabinet card ; 13 x 20 cm (5 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCanon City (Colo.)--19th centuryStreets--Colorado--Canon City--19th centuryGeographic AreaCanon City (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710017978Type of MaterialCabinet photographsFilm negativesNotesFormerly F30661. Hand-written on back of cabinet card: "Canon City - where Harry's fruit ranch is - Helen D. Sturm. 98 (underlined)."; Title hand-written on cabinet card. R7100179787
Main St Canon City looking west (1885-1890). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 08/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1027629
