View of some of the log cabins and ruins of American City, Gilpin County, northwest of Black Hawk, Colorado, shows two rustic side gable log cabins on the edge of a treelined slope. The E.M. Stedman house with steep hipped roofs and front deck shows lower on the slope. The collapsed Louisiana Mascot Mine operation with a tailing dump surrounded by evergreens is in distance. Town flourished in the late 1890s and early 1900s with several mine and milling companies.
Date
1960
Notes
Title hand-written on back of photoprint; additional information: "D.V. Peterson negative."; R7100065849
Description
1 photoprint ; 17 x 26 cm. (6 3/4 x 10 in.)
Subject
Stedman, E. M.--Homes & haunts.; American City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Log cabins--Colorado--American City--1960-1970.; Mining--Colorado--American City--1960-1970.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
