Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection; image no. Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, FrankGallegos-303.
Summary
View of the aftermath of a fire in the town of Antonito (Conejos County), Colorado. Shows smoking adobe buildings destroyed by the fire. Hispanic American men, probably firefighters, stand near a wagon loaded with three large barrels filled with water to fight the fire. Others stand near a long table in the middle of the street. Shows a dismantled wagon, boards and debris. A ladder is up against an adobe building with a wooden false front, a sign reads: "Drug Store."
Date
1905
Notes
Content derived from inventory prepared by Dana EchoHawk.; From inventory: "In 1905 a fire destroyed several buildings in Antonito, Colorado. The photographer took this photo from the flat roof of an adobe building. Several boards and a dismantled wagon lie in the street. To the right of the men gathered in the center is a horse-drawn wagon that hauled three large wooden barrels of water. Also notice the long upright wooden ladder against the front of the drug store." (Hispanic Pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico, Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, p. 5).; Scan of photograph from: Hispanic pioneers in Colorado and New Mexico / Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, 2006. Source: Frank Gallegos.; Scanned image from loaned collection.; Title from inventory.; Digitization sponsored by the Library Services and Technology Act and the Center for Colorado & the West at Auraria Library.; R7001521033
Is Part Of
Latinos/Hispanics in Colorado Collection.;
Subject
Hispanic Americans--1900-1910.; Mexican Americans--1900-1910.; Antonito (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Adobe buildings.; Business districts.; Fire fighters.; Fires.; Building, Adobe--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Central business districts--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Fire fighters--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Fires--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Hispanic Americans--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Mexican Americans--Colorado--Antonito--Pictorial works.; Antonito (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source
loan; Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy; 2010.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
No
Type of Material
Digital images.; Digital images.
Contributors
Gallegos, Frank,; Colorado Society of Hispanic Genealogy, lender.
