Well-dressed men, women and children pose in front of Central School, Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado. The two-story brick building has stone trim, quoins, belfries, and a projecting, mansard roofed tower with incised panel: "Public School 1884." A fire hydrant is in the foreground; a boy in the crowd holds a crutch.
Description
1 photonegative : nitrate ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint ; 12 x 16 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Subject
Salida (Colo.)--19th century; Children--Colorado--Salida--19th century; School children--Colorado--Salida--19th century; Schools--Colorado--Salida--19th century
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: ZZR710013344
Notes
Formerly F162.; Photoprint shows fingerprint in emulsion.; Title inked on back of photoprint.; R7100133448
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