View of a Cherry Creek flood in Denver, Colorado; shows businesses, streets, and water. People watch from the water's edge; signs read: "Commonwealth" "J. G. Vawter & Co" "J. B. Doyle & Co" "Keller House" "American House" and "Bell's Boarding House."
Description
1 photographic print on card mount ; 15 x 21 cm. (6 x 8 in.)
Subject
Cherry Creek (El Paso County-Denver County, Colo.)--19th century; Denver (Colo.)--19th century; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--19th century; Floods--Colorado--Denver--19th century; Spectators--Colorado--Denver--19th century; Streams--Colorado--Denver--19th century
Format-Medium
Photograph
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: ZZR710029336
Notes
Condition: scanned photo has spotting.; Inked on 10 x 14 cm. (4 x 5 1/2 in.) card mount: "Cherry Creek flood. May 19, 1864; looking west on Larimer St. from the site of Denver City Hall."; Title inked on card mount.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 carte de visite ; 6 x 10 cm. (2 1/2 x 4 in.), 2 photoprints on card mounts ; 15 x 21 cm (6 x 8 in.), 1 photoprint on card mount ; 14 x 10 cm. (4 x 5 1/2 in.), 1 photoprint on album page ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 1/2 in.), 1 photoprint on card mount ; 10 x 14 cm. (4 x 5 1/2 in.) 1 copy negative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.).; R7100293361
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