Call NumberX-11710Date1912SummaryLace-up boots and shoes clutter a table at This cobbler's business in Boulder, Colorado. The interior wall is hung with posters, calendars, coats, and a paper clock reading: "no tick here." Tools hang from shelves full of boxes and a jug; a steamer trunk is under the counter. Men sit; one holds a shoe, the other is by a spindle chair, a spitton, and a parlor stove. A light bulb with a metal shade and knotted cord hang from the ceiling.Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 13 x 17 cm (5 x 7 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectBoulder (Colo.)Shoemaking--Colorado--BoulderGeographic AreaBoulder (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710011710Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsDigital Version Created FromBoulder Historical SocietyNotesFormerly F23833. Title from gothic hand-lettering on paper with original photoprint. R7100117109
Horace Capes and his shoe repair shop (1912). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 10/02/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1031454
