View of Red Cliff (or Redcliff), Summit (or Eagle) County, Colorado; shows frame buildings, Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tracks, and Turkey Creek. Landmarks include the church, Eagle Hotel, Quartzite Hotel, Star Hotel, homes of Dr. A. G. Mays and A. R. Brown, school, and jail. Battle and Horn Silver Mountains are in the background.
Date
[between 1880 and 1890?]
Notes
Formerly F35635.; Numbers inked on cabinet card correspond to information penciled on back.; Title hand-written on back of cabinet card with: "On line of Denver & Rio Grande Railway. 'Scenic Route of the World.' Altitude 8,600 ft from the sea. Red Cliff, Eagle County, Colo. as it was in the 1880's. In background is Battle Mountain. To the right is Horn Silver Mountain. Denver and Rio Grande curves through the town. 1. Church 2. Eagle Hotel, since burned down 3. Quartzite Hotel 4. Star Hotel 5. home of Dr. A. G. Mays 6. school building 7. stone jail, from which Jack Perry was taken and lynched for murder of Mike Gleason. Lynched on Rio Grande water tank. 8. home of attorney A. R. Brown."; R7100131129
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on cabinet card ; 12 x 19 cm. (4 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)
Subject
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Red Cliff (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Red Cliff--1880-1890.
Source
Source: Wm. B. Thom, New London, Ohio.
Rights Statement
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
Cabinet photographs.; Film negatives.; Imaged.; Image
