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Denver Public Library
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Balanced Rock Mine
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Call Number
P-2551
Creator
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)
Date
circa 1894
Summary
Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado; shows rock formations, Pikes Peak, compound of wood buildings, sheds with a fenced yard, and possibly the Balanced Rock Mine. Painted sign on the pitched roof of the largest building reads; "Buy The Great Divide At All News Stands."
Physical Description
1 photonegative : nitrate ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Born-Digital or Analog
Analog
Subject
Colorado Springs (Colo.)
Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Pikes Peak (Colo.)
Buildings--Colorado--Colorado Springs
Mining--Colorado--Colorado Springs
Rock formations--Colorado--Colorado Springs
Geographic Area
Colorado Springs (Colo.)
Collection
Photographs - Western History
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700172551
Type of Material
Nitrate negatives
Original Material Found in Collection
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Notes
Condition: Flare, stains, hole in negative. Title penciled on envelope. R7001725514
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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Denver Public Library Special Collections, [call number]
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Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley),
Balanced Rock Mine
(circa 1894). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 11/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1049647