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Cripple Creek,CO - Teller County - c1900 - Colorado Photographs :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Photographic Images Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Cripple Creek,CO - Teller County - c1900 - Colorado Photographs :
Group of 22 photographs mounted on three pages of crème three ring binder backing paper for a photo album. The pages measure 11 1/2” by 9 ¾.” All the pages have four photos back and front except one. It has two 7 ½” by 4 ½” photos instead. Some have captions, others do not. One photograph is of Altman Colorado, taken on November 20, 1897. Viewers can see Pike’s Peak in the distance. Another photograph is of the “San-Gre-De- Christo Range” taken from Cripple Creek Colorado. This photo was taken by Webster and Yelton Photo. Both photographers are listed in Carl Mautz’s photographer reference book but are listed as working separately. The photo notes the address of the studio as Carr and 3rd in Cripple Creek. Both photographers were active in the area between 1899 and 1900. All the photos are in good condition with clear focus and sharp contrast. There are pictures of towns, main streets, mining, lumbering, buildings, landscapes, and railroads. There are two photos of groups of people posed in front of trains. Their clothing represents turn of the 20th century era. Women have on shirtwaists, and long skirts, with straw hats (for the most part) donning ribbons and flowers. The men have on bowler hats or woolen caps and all have on three piece suits with either long ties or bow ties, which was more the fashion of the era.