Call NumberP-966CreatorPoley, H. S. (Horace Swartley)Date1900-1902SummaryExterior view of D.E. Houck Dry Goods Company building, Cripple Creek, Colorado, a three-story commercial brick building with flat roof, street- level storefront display windows with transoms, entablature with architrave, frieze and cornice, arched quions around semi-circular third- story windows & flat second-story windows, both with four-panes each and slipsills; shows cartons, wooden boxes, and canvas sacks stacked in front of store, snow on street & boardwalk, and horse-drawn wagons on street. Signage on building includes "D.E. Houck Dry Goods Co." and "Nebraska headquarters everybody welcome"; electrical & utility poles are next to building.Physical Description1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 12 x 17 cm (4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectCripple Creek (Colo.)Commercial buildings--Colorado--Cripple CreekGeographic AreaCripple Creek (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR700170966Type of MaterialPhotographic printsBlack & white photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.NotesVintage photographic print; title supplied by cataloger. R7001709665
Poley, H. S. (Horace Swartley), D. E. Houck Dry Goods Company store, Cripple Creek (1900-1902). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 12/04/2026, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1123985
