Joe Block in front of his meat market, Crested Butte, Colo.
Date
1890
Summary
Townspeople pose in doorways along a false front commercial block, Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado. Joseph Block wears a white apron and sits in front of his meat market. The long building features four storefronts with large pane windows and a decorative cornice. Wooden ramps lead across a gulley to the boardwalk built up with stacked rocks. A young boy with a wicker carriage stands next to a small slotted cage structure.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Type of Material
Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
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Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710007661
Notes
Formerly F5467.; Photoprint shows deterioration from original; copy photonegative has edges masked with paint and black paper.; Title hand-written on back of copy photoprint; also written "In 1891, new shop after fire of 1890."; R7100076612
Identifier
F5467 DPLW
Filename
10007661.tif
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