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Ashcroft, Colorado

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Call NumberK-7CreatorKemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975.Datecirca 1943SummaryAn abandoned hotel stands in a field in Ashcroft, a mining town near Castle Creek, south of Aspen in Pitkin County, Colorado. The town was originally named Chloride but its residents renamed it Ashcroft in 1882, when rich ore was discovered in the Montezuma and Tam O'Shanter mines.Physical Description1 copy photonegative |8 x 12 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)|1 photoprint : black-and-white |12 x 17 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)|2 photonegatives |8 x 11 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.)SubjectAshcroft (Colo.)Pitkin County (Colo.)Abandoned buildings--Colorado--AshcroftGhost towns--Colorado--AshcroftHotels--Colorado--AshcroftMining--Colorado--AshcroftGeographic AreaPitkin County (Colo.)Related MaterialImage File: ZZR700125007Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsNotesSee also "K-231" and "K-232."|Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library. R7001250072Languageeng

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