A dotted line has been painted on the image to indicate the path of a young man who fell to his death while climbing the sheer cliffs at the mouth of Eldorado canyon in Eldorado Springs, Colorado. South Boulder creek is at the bottom of the gorge, and visitors are on the walking paths in the park.
Description
1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 19 x 17 cm. (7 1/2 x 6 3/4 in.)
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.
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Related Material
Image File: ZZR710008152
Notes
Cropped writing on back of photoprint discusses the feats of Professor Ivy Baldwin, who became famous for tightrope walking across the canyon.; Newspaper clip pasted on back of photoprint reads: "Tragedy Marred a Holiday in the mountains when Gordon C. Hawkins, 17, of Denver, late Wednesday plunged 200 feet down the sheer left cliff of the mouth of South Boulder canon, near Eldorado Springs. The scene is shown here, and the dotted line indicates where Hawkins fell."; Title from printed label on back of photoprint.; R7100081528
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