Commercial buildings on Main Street in Canon City, Colorado, have striped, canvas awnings, bracketed cornices, open porches, arched windows, balconies, and are fronted by boardwalk, crates, a barber pole, bare trees, and horse drawn wagons, including one full of rock. Power poles edge the dirt street; signs read: "Sale of the Season" and "Flour & grain."
Description
1 photoprint ; 21 x 28 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Canon City (Colo.)--19th century; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--19th century; Streets--Colorado--Canon City--19th century
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)
Notes
Hand-written on back of photoprint: C. of C. Canon City. No. 60.; Photoprint is cropped; borders show tacks holding original cabinet card and typed caption: "Main Street between third and fourth north side."; See also: X-17967.; Title typed on back of photoprint; additional information: "The corner room was occupied by D. G. Peabody as a Dry Goods store. They next by Roane & Sanders Dry Goods store. The next two story building by Bernard Murry's Saloon. The second floor of this building was occupied as the first District Court room. The next one story building was occupied by O. G. Stanley's law office. Next was Eugene Weston's curio store. Next T. M. Robinson's barber shop. Next Rudolph Jeske's cigar store, next Smith's Drug store. McClure House on the corner was then connected by an overhead bridge to the second story of the next building across the street on the northeast corner of 4th and Main, the Hotel office being in the later building."; R7100179656
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