Gunnison, first house on Gunnison townsite located on west side of railroad track of Crested Butte branch, and slightly east (?) of Tomichi Avenue
Creator(s)
Mellen, George E.
Summary
A miner sits outside a crudely built log cabin, Gunnison, Colorado, with his pick ax and shovel. The shack is known as the Sylvester Richardson cabin and the first one in town. The structure has logs of varying sizes chinked with mud, a low sagging front gable roof, hewn log front door and window opening.
Date
1876
Notes
Formerly F6192.; Photonegative is yellow and masked.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 2 vintage photographic prints on card mounts.; R7100093648
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
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