Men and a little girl pose at the open, double doors of this blacksmith business in Boulder, Colorado. They wear leather aprons. The frame, gable roofed building with brick chimneys has a false front and ornate signs: "Plows harrows Weir sulkies cultivators" "Wagon and carriage making Blacksmith" and "Carriage and sign paintin[g]." Wheels, axles, rims, hand plows, a sawhorse and buckboard are along the walls. A sliding door is open in back, next to the two-story part of the enterprise. A picket fence and trees are to the side.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 11 x 17 cm. (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.) on sheet 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Subject
Boulder (Colo.)--19th century; Forge shops--Colorado--Boulder--19th century
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Boulder Historical Society.
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: ZZR710011692
Notes
Also on cabinetcard: present location Lashley Persons.; Formerly F23834.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: Ben Williams blacksmith shop 2031-12th.; Photoprint is cropped; negative shows original cabinetcard, title label, and photo table. Title label is masked with rubylith tape adhered to negative.; Title hand-written in Germanic letters on paper label with original cabinetcard.; R7100116925
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