View northwest from Goat Hill over Caribou (9800 feet), a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, includes scattered log, board and batten, wood frame false fronts, gabled and lean-to structures. Many have external timber braces for protection against the wind blowing from the Continental Divide. Businesses on Potosi Street include stores, saloons, restaurants and the post office. The Sherman House is on the corner of Potosi and Sherman Streets; "Baldly Mountain" (Bald Mountain) with light snow shows beyond the town.
Description
1 photoprint ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Type of Material
Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Subject
Caribou (Colo.)--1870-1880.
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: ZZR710006806
Notes
Photoprint is a copy of an ealier original.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100068067
Filename
10006806.tif
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