This view looks down on a festive mob scene, possibly in the intersection in front of the American National Bank building in Leadville, Colorado. Flags, bunting and banners hang from poles and buildings. Crowds of men, mostly in suits, wear straw hats, fedoras or bowlers. There are a few ladies in bonnets. Two and three story brick commercial buildings include a corner hardware store with "The H. H. Tomkins H'd'w'e Co., Hardward & Mine Supplies, Garland Stoves and Ranges" painted on top of the building. Horse drawn carriages with canopies are in the street behind the crowd; men climb poles and perch on them for a view.
Date
[between 1901 and 1903]
Notes
"34H"--Back of photoprint mat board.; Leadville designated a National Historic District in 1968.; Photographer's stamp "Bennetts Studio, view work a speciality, 502 Harrison Ave., Leadville, Colo." on back of photoprint.; Photoprint mounted on mat board with embossed decorative frame.; Title from back of photoprint mat board.; R7100004657
Description
1 photoprint ; 20 x 24 cm. (8 x 9 1/4 in.)
Subject
Leadville (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.; Crowds--Colorado--Leadville--1900-1910.
Source
Source: W.I. Hoklas, Steamboat Springs.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
