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Call Number	X-11119
Title	Montgomery, Colorado
Creator(s)	Chamberlain, W. G. (William Gunnison), 1815-1910.
Summary	Montgomery, Park County, Colorado, consists of log dwellings; some are under construction. Water leaks from a flume at the center. Stumps are in the foreground, and the hillside in the background is covered with bare trees. Founded in 1859, this silver boom town was abandoned by 1868.
Date	[between 1859 and 1868?]
Notes	Formerly F7154.; Inked on back of stereocard: Old Mining Works.; Photonegative shows half of stereocard and is masked with paint.; Printed on front of stereocard: "Colorado Mountain Scenery." On back: "South Park & Mount Lincoln. A remarkable physical feature of Colorado is her unique system of mountain levels or Parks. They are surrounded by the great rocky chain, and in position and character are beautiful, and destined to become of importance in the grand future of Colorado. The South Park is a great 'plateau,' 70 miles in length by 30 in average width, and beautifully picturesque. In the north-west corner of this Park, a giant among its brethren, is Mt. Lincoln; (named in honor of the late lamented Lincoln.) one of the loftiest land points of the continent. It stands grim and solitary, as it were a sentinel overlooking the farthest bounds of Colorado, whose immense rocky sides, even to the summit, are seamed with veins of the richest mineral. The Summit commands one of the finest alpine views in the world, including hundreds of miles of white robed peaks, the home of eternal snows; and when the Storm King sits enthroned in their midst, they present the most sublime spectacle imaginable; language must ever fail to sufficiently describe, or the camera portray the full grandeur as presented from this Pinnacle of the Continent. In the shadow of Lincoln slumbers Mt. Bross, and like its mighty neighbour, seamed with the richest of silver ores; indeed the whole rim of the park is lined with mineral belts of great richness. The altitude of the Park is 9850 feet, that of Mt. Lincoln about 16200. Distance from Denver to South Park City (Fairplay) 95 miles; from thence to Mt. Lincoln 12. A carriage road has been completed from the Park (8 miles) to almost the very summit of Lincoln; but the usual mode of ascent is on horseback."; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7100111195
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 25 x 20 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint on stereocard ; 10 x 18 cm. (4 x 7 in.)
Is Part Of	C Photo Collection 254. W. G. Chamberlain photograph collection.
Subject	Montgomery (Colo.)--1850-1870.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Stereographs.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F7154 DPLW
Filename	10011119.tif

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