Concrete sidewalks are being poured along the unpaved Main Street in Alamosa, Colorado. Wood plank forms and a shovel are in the foreground. Street lamps are in the middle of the street, where automobiles park diagonally. The brick Alamosa National Bank stands at the corner of Main and State Streets. Signs on building include "J.C. Penney Company" "Drugs" "Billiards" "Hampton, Hardware, Furniture" "Greek's Ready To Wear" "Weiss Tailoring" "Alamosa Baking Company" "Deppen's Bakery" furniture store, "Sundowner" "Texaco" "Miller Tires" "Cafe" and "Herrick & Olsen, The Florsheim Shoe" and "Clothing, Furnishings & Shoes." A huge sign with "Colorado Power" spelled out in lightbulbs is on top of an ornate arched building with eagle and elk sculptures.
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1 photonegative : glass ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
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Image File: ZZR710006429
Notes
Formerly F9850.; Glass plate deterioration.; Photography company name hand-lettered on glass plate; also negative number "11751".; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100064291
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