Call NumberZ-2740CreatorMellen, George E.Date1883SummaryMen with beards or moustaches wear suits with long coats, boots, and hats and pose beside the Elk Mountain Pilot newspaper office in Irwin (Gunnison County), Colorado. The log building has a false front, a chimney, and a sign that reads: "Pilot Office" beside a round painting of probably a mountain scene. A man holds a newspaper and stands near snowbanks and a wood pile.Physical Description1 photographic print on mat board ; 13 x 21 cm (5 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectElk Mountain Pilot--Buildings--19th centuryIrwin (Colo.)--19th centuryLog buildings--Colorado--Irwin--19th centuryMen--Colorado--Irwin--19th centuryNewspaper industry--Colorado--Irwin--19th centurySnow--Colorado--Irwin--19th centuryCollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711002740Type of MaterialPhotographic printsNotesCondition: stained, foxing. Inked on verso: "I believe this was a newspaper office."; Photographer's stamp on verso. Title on verso reads: "Pilott [sic] Office, 1883"; Title supplied. R7110027403
Mellen, George E., Elk Mountain Pilot Office (1883). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 21/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1104689
