Cripple Creek Fire Department

Object Name

negative

Title

Cripple Creek Fire Department

Dates

circa, 1900-1910, The date of this photograph was determined when it was digitized and cataloged between the years 1994-1997 as part of the PhotosWest: Western History Imaging Project coordinated by the Denver Public Library. This project was funded through a three-year grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Boettcher Foundation.

Subject

Cripple Creek (Colo.)

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City & town halls--Colorado--Cripple Creek

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Festive decorations--Colorado--Cripple Creek

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Fire fighters--Colorado--Cripple Creek

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Fire stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek

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Horses--Colorado--Cripple Creek

Description

View of the Cripple Creek City Hall and Fire Department building at 337-343 East Bennett Avenue in Cripple Creek (Teller County), Colorado. Firemen pose with horses in front of the arched entry of the building. The building is adorned with decorative flags, bunting and streamers. A sign above the men reads: "Welcome." A man sits in a buggy parked on the sidewalk.

Object ID

99.270.326

CHS Scan #

20007918, 20007918

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