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Great flood in Denver, May 19th, 1864

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Call Number	CHS.X4777
Title	Great flood in Denver, May 19th, 1864
Creator(s)	Wakely, George D.
Summary	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."
Date	1864 May 19
Notes	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.)
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. Spectators--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	92.3.23; F26642
Filename	20004777.TIF

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