Call NumberX-152CreatorMoore Bros.Date1897SummaryColorado freighter David Wood's mules loaded with cable for the Nellie Tramway, July 3, 1897 on Main Street (Colorado Avenue), Telluride, Colorado. Fifty-two mules carry load of continuous coil for a total length of 10,810 feet without splices. Townspeople line boardwalk in central business district; First National Bank and San Miguel County Courthouse steeples are in background. Business signs read: "Bath Room, Furnished Rooms," "Furniture," and "Restaurant."Physical Description1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm (4 x 5 in.); 1 copy photonegative ; 13 x 18 cm (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 16 x 21 cm (6 1/4 x 8 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectTelluride (Colo.)Mules--Colorado--TelluridePacktrains--Colorado--TellurideStreet railroads--Colorado--TellurideGeographic AreaTelluride (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR710000152Type of MaterialFilm negativesPhotographic printsNotesFormerly F10833. Penciled back of photoprint mat: "Telluride, Colorado, Cable for the Nellie Tramway, Length 10,810, weight 17,000 lbs. ca 1895"; Photoprint faded. Telluride Historic District designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. Title hand-lettered on bottom of original. R7100001528
Moore Bros., Cable for the Nellie Tramway, Length 10810, Weight 1700 lbs. (1897). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 13/11/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1123780
