St Elmo Colo. Bldg just above the "X" is the American house. White schoolhouse at extreme right, center. (this may be a copy from a Rocky Mtn views postcard photo).
St Elmo Colo. Bldg just above the "X" is the American house. White schoolhouse at extreme right, center. (this may be a copy from a Rocky Mtn views postcard photo).
Date
[1910-1920?]
Summary
Saint Elmo, Chaffee County, Colorado, consists of frame dwellings and businesses lining dirt street. One building is either in ruins or under construction; the structure with the "X" drawn under it is the American House, a hotel. Saint Elmo was once the center of the Chalk Creek mining district. Homes and mountain scenery are in the background.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint : black-and-white ; 20 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Saint Elmo (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Dow Helmers.
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: ZZR710013464
Notes
Formerly F38088.; Stamped on back of photoprint: Dow Helmers Collection 3030 Leslie Drive Colorado Springs, Colo 80909.; Title from typed label affixed to back of photoprint.; R7100134648
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