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Gunnison, first house on Gunnison townsite located on west side of railroad track of Crested Butte branch, and slightly east (?) of Tomichi Avenue

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Call Number	X-9364
Title	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
Physical Description	1 copy photonegative ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.); 1 photoprint ; 21 x 26 cm. (8 x 10 in.)
Subject	Gunnison (Colo.)--1870-1880. Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Gunnison--1870-1880. Log cabins--Colorado--Gunnison--1870-1880.
Source	Source: Haynes McMullen, Libr. Western State College, Gunnison.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Card photographs.; Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F6192 DPLW
Filename	10009364.tif