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Great flood in Denver, May 19th, 1864

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Call Number	CHS.X4776
Title	Great flood in Denver, May 19th, 1864
Creator(s)	Wakely, George D.
Summary	View of frame and brick commercial buildings and houses near downtown Denver, Colorado and the flooded South Platte River and Cherry Creek. People stand beside Cherry Creek near a brick building with a sign that reads: "Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Brushes & Glass." Flooded buildings across Cherry Creek in Auraria have signs that read: "American House" "Devor's Corner" and "Tremont House."
Date	1864 May 19
Notes	Accession number: 92.3.45; History Colorado.; Condition: emulsion creased.; Formerly F4637.; Handwritten on envelope: "C-Denver-Floods-1864."; Labeled on verso: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1864, by G.D. Wakely, Photographer, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court, Denver City, C.T."; Title inked on mat board.; R7200047761
Physical Description	1 photographic print on mat board : albumen ; 13 x 19 cm. (5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of	History Colorado, Original photographs collection
Subject	Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--1860-1870. Denver (Colo.)--1860-1870. South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)--1860-1870. Cities & towns--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870. Floods--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870. Streams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.
Rights	Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact History Colorado: http://www.historycolorado.org/researchers/reproduction-commercial-use-fees
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes
Type of Material	Albumen prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	92.3.45; F4637
Filename	20004776.TIF

Great flood in Denver, May 19th, 1864

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