This view from Carbonate Hill northwest across Leadville, Colorado, includes wood frame residences, the Tabor Opera House, the old Lake County Courthouse, the Vendome Hotel, and the old high school. Crushers, smelters with smokestacks, and mine tailings are also a part of the scene of this mining town. The snow covered continental divide is in the background.
Description
1 photoprint ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject
Tabor Opera House; Vendome Hotel; Leadville (Colo.); Cities and towns--Colorado--Leadville; Courthouses--Colorado--Leadville; Mining--Colorado--Leadville
Geographic Area
Leadville (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
V.G. Jackson.
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: ZZR710006315
Notes
Collector's stamp on back of photoprint: Virgil G. Jackson, 94 West Water St., Beaver Dam, Wis., All reproduction rights reserved.; Leadville designated a National Historic District in 1968.; Photoprint is a copy of an original Meigs glass plate.; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7100063156
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