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Colorado, contrasts of life in the new mining district - the first "swell" arrival at Leadville

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Call NumberZ-8763Date1879 June 7SummaryView of a street in Leadville (Lake County) Colorado; miners watch a well dressed man with a velvet coat, striped pants, top hat, cane, and luggage walk past a bar. Business signs read: "Bar Room" and "Groceries."Physical Description1 print : wood engraving ; image and text 38 x 27 cm (15 x 10 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectLeadville (Colo.)--19th centuryCity and town life--Colorado--Leadville--19th centuryDandies--Colorado--19th centuryMiners--Colorado--19th centurySpectators--Colorado--Leadville--19th centuryGeographic AreaLeadville (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711008763; Leslie's weekly.Type of MaterialIllustrationsTear sheetsWood engravingsNotesFormerly F23753. Tear sheet consists of page 1 removed from "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper," June 7, 1879, No. 1,236 Vol. XLVIII. Title printed on tear sheet. R7110087631

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