The large Gregory-Buell Mill complex is in the foreground in this view of Blackhawk in Gilpin County, Colorado. Several businesses face Gregory Street in the left foreground, including "The Colorado Shoe" and the Black Hawk Bakery, which has an advertisement for Baxter's Cigars on it. A large horse-drawn wagon is in front of Black Hawk Lodge No. 4. The Blackhawk schoolhouse stands on the hill in the left midground next to the Presbyterian church.
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Print and negative noted as "F45267."; Title supplied by cataloger.; Words "A view looking northwest from the mountainside shows lower Black Hawk. The Gregory-Buell Stamp Mill centers lower part of picture. Behind it, at left, is Blackhawk schoolhouse and its next door neighbor is the little white church with its high-pointed steeple. At right is Polar Star Mill fronted by the 4 stack powerhouse of the Gregory-Buell complex. H.H. Lake photo" penciled on back of print.; R7001205920
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