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Call Number	X-6350
Title	Leadville ice palace
Summary	This exterior view of the main entrance of Leadville's Ice Palace, built for the 1896 Winter Crystal Carnival in Colorado, gives a view of the nineteen foot tall allegorical ice sculpture of a maiden in a gown and crown, with her right arm pointing toward mines east of town. She stands on a twelve foot high pedestal and holds a scroll with a gold "$200,000,000", which represents mining revenue produced through 1894. The Ice Palace sits on Capitol Hill, between West 7th (Seventh) and West 8th (Eighth) Streets from Spruce to Leiter. Architect C.E. Joy and Director General Wood designed the 320 x 450 foot Norman style medieval ice castle, which was constructed of twenty-two inch blocks cut from local lakes and rivers. The entrance features an ice archway with turnstiles flanked by 90 foot high octagonal turrets with imitation battlements. A striped tent and a dark figure with a hat can be seen inside the gates.
Date	[1896]
Notes	Formerly F3204.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100063504
Physical Description	1 photoprint ; 26 x 21 cm. (10 x 8 in.)
Subject	Leadville (Colo.)--1890-1900. Ice sculpture--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900. Mining--Colorado--Leadville--1890-1900.
Source	Source: Leonard, Leadville.
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	Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	F3204 DPLW
Filename	10006350.tif

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