People and horses stand beside an eroded Larimer street during a flood of Cherry Creek in Denver, Colorado. Shows brick and frame commercial buildings in Auraria and the flooded South Platte River. Piles of probably people's belongings are beside a livery building. Signs on buildings in the Auraria neighborhood read: "Commonwealth" "J.G. Vawter & Co." "Bell's Boarding House" and "American House."
Accession number: 92.3.23; History Colorado.; Condition: stained.; Formerly F26642.; Handwritten on envelope: "C-Denver-Floods-1864."; Title inked on mat board.; R7200047779
Physical Description
1 photographic print on mat board : albumen ; 14 x 19 cm. (5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
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.; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.; Streams--Colorado--Denver--1860-1870.