View of destruction west on Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado, caused by second fire on April 29, 1896; groups of men and solitary men survey remaining debris; smoke still rises from ashes and utility poles with fallen wires border street; Mt. Pisgah and undamaged buildings are in background.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 10 x 17 cm. (4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Collection 37. H. S. Poley collection.
Subject
Cripple Creek (Colo.); Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek; Streets--Colorado--Cripple Creek
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR700170805
Notes
Hand-written on back of photoprint: Cripple Creek.; Title hand-lettered on original negative with additional hand- lettering by photographer, illegible on front of photoprint.; R7001708059
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