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Live mountain sheep, Ice Palace, Leadville, Colo.

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Call NumberZ-15593CreatorJackson, William Henry, 1843-1942ContributorW.H. Jackson Photograph and Publishing Co.Date1880-1890SummaryView of an exhibit with a live Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep at the Ice Palace, built for the Winter Crystal Carnival, in Leadville (Lake County), Colorado. The animals is tethered in an enclosure fenced with chicken wire. Nearby taxidermy specimens of an ewe and two lambs stand on a pile of ice cut to resemble rocks.Physical Description1 photographic print : albumen ; 10 x 18 cm (4 x 7 in.) mounted on linen.Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectWinter Crystal Carnival (Leadville, Colo.)--19th centuryLeadville (Colo.)--19th centuryPalacesGame animalsIce SculptureMountain sheepTaxidermyWinter carnivals.Geographic AreaLeadville (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711015593Type of MaterialAlbumen printsPhotographic printsNotesZ-15592 mounted on verso of linen mount. Title and "1277" inked on original and reproduced in photographic print. R7110155939

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