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Cripple Creek, the famous mining town of Colorado, almost obliterated by two disastrous fires

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Call Number	Z-8784
Title	Cripple Creek, the famous mining town of Colorado, almost obliterated by two disastrous fires
Creator(s)	Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909.
Summary	Views of Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado during the 1896 fire. Shows refugee housed in railroad boxcars and gathering their belongings, people fleeing as the Palace Hotel is dynamited to slow the fire, and a rescue train.
Date	1896 May 14
Notes	Formerly F8996.; Tear sheet consists of page 332 removed from "Leslie's Weekly" May 14, 1896.; Tear sheet includes halftone reproductions of photographs and drawings.; Title printed on tear sheet.; R7110087843
Physical Description	1 photomechanical print : halftone ; 38 x 27 cm. (15 x 10 1/2 in.)
Subject	Palace Hotel (Cripple Creek, Colo.)--Disasters--1890-1900. Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900. Disaster victims--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900. Disasters--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900. Emergency housing--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900. Explosions--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900. Fires--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Halftone photomechanical prints.; Tear sheets.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Filename	11008784.TIF