Ghost house
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Call Number |
X-6263 |
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Title |
Ghost house |
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Creator(s) |
Berko-Henry Studio. |
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Summary |
Evening view of the dilapidated, snow-covered Henry Gillespie house in Aspen, Colorado; features a wood frame structure with towers with triangular dormers, pediments, numerous gables, finials, gingerbread ornamentation, and clapboard siding; panes of glass missing in many windows; window casing in the towers crumbling; overgrown weeds and vegetation in front yard; snow-covered split-rail fence in the foreground. |
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Date |
1951 |
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Notes |
Formerly F42559.; Photographer's stamp on verso.; Photoprint is stained with red ink and has been altered with white paint.; Printed on newsprint and attached to back of photoprint: "This historic "ghost house" in Aspen currently is the subject of a heated controversy. One element wishes to tear it down to make room for a school playground; another, somewhat more sentimental, would preserve it as a memory of earlier days."; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100062639 |
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Physical Description |
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 25 x 20 cm. (10 x 7 3/4 in.) |
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Subject |
Gillespie, Henry B.--Homes & haunts.
Aspen (Colo.)--1950-1960.
Building deterioration--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960.
Houses--Colorado--Aspen--1950-1960. |
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Source |
Source: WHC - Caroline Bancroft Collection |
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Rights |
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. |
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Reproduction Available for Purchase |
Yes (digital reproduction) |
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Type of Material |
Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image |
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Relation |
Image File: ZZR710006263 |
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Format-Medium |
Photograph |
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Identifier |
F42559 DPLW |
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Filename |
10006263.tif |
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