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Call Number	X-7502
Title	Old Capitol cabin had another use
Summary	Facade of the Sam Wah Chinese Laundry, Colorado Avenue, Colorado City, (capitol of Colorado Territory in 1861) El Paso County, Colorado; shows a clapboard false front. Signs read: "Dixie Queen" "Old Virgin" and "Sam Wah L-aundry."
Date	[between 1890 and 1900]
Notes	Hand-written on back of photoprint: "Neg 544-WPA" "Colorado City, log building, Legislature met in Colorado City in 1861" and newspaper specs.; Photoprint has red ink, creases and areas of retouch.; Title from a "March 15 1959" newspaper clipping on back of photoprint; addition information: "That 'Old Capitol' building on Statehouse grounds (right) at one time was a Chinese laundry in what is now west Colorado Springs, State Historical Society says, citing old photo at left."; R7100075022
Physical Description	1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Subject	Colorado City (Colo.)--1880-1900. Cleaning establishments--Colorado--Colorado City--1890- 1900. False fronts--Colorado--Colorado City--1890-1900.
Source	Source: Max
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	Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	10007502.tif