Call NumberCPHOTO141-2024-1567CreatorJessen, KennethDateApril 24, 2004SummaryExterior view of an abandoned stucco store with a wooden front and porch. Signs painted on the side of the building read "ONE STOP" and "DELHI STORE."Physical Description1 digital file : colorBorn-Digital or AnalogBorn-digitalSubjectStores, Retail--Colorado--DelhiAbandoned buildings--Colorado--DelhiGeographic AreaDelhi (Colo.)Las Animas County (Colo.)Finding Aidhttps://archives.denverlibrary.org/repositories/3/resources/2088Type of MaterialDigital photographsOriginal Material Found in CollectionC PHOTO 141. Kenneth Jessen photo collectionNotesPhotographer's note: "Residents wanted an exotic sound to their town. Delhi was named for New Delhi, India. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe constructed a depot at Delhi. The town got its own post office in 1908, but it was closed and moved to nearby Bloom in 1913. However in 1919, Delhi regained its post office. Delhi included a public school and a section house for railroad workers. Delhi's population reached 80 during its peak years. When the railroad retired its depot in 1954, the town began to fade. The post office lasted until 1975, serving local ranchers. The abandoned Delhi general store marks the site along U.S. 350 at County Road 88.0 immediately south of the Las Animas-Otero county line."DonorGift; Kenneth Jessen; 2020.
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Jessen, Kenneth, Delhi Store (April 24, 2004). Denver Public Library Digital Collections, accessed 13/05/2025, https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1826649
