A set of metal spurs hangs from a set of long horns mounted on a wood plaque hanging on the wall in the Kemp family cabin in Eldora, a mining town in Boulder County, Colorado. A holstered knife and a holstered gun hang from a smaller set of horns hanging below the spurs. A miniature replica of a buffalo head hangs above the long set of horns. Log beams line the ceiling. John H. Kemp (father of the photographer), who owned the Happy Valley Placer Mine, was one of the ; founders of Eldora in the 1890s.
Description
1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 24 x 17 cm. (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.); 1 copy photonegative ; 9 x 6 cm. (3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.); 1 photonegative ; 13 x 9 cm. (5 x 3 1/4 in.)
Subject
Kemp, Donald Campbell, 1889-1975--Homes and haunts--Colorado--Eldora; Spurs; Boulder County (Colo.); Eldora (Colo.); Cabins--Colorado--Eldora; Hunting trophies; Trophies (Architectural ornaments)
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: ZZR700125314
Notes
Title from inventory prepared by Western History Department, Denver Public Library.; R7001253143
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