"Start from Dolores to the San Juan," Dolores, Colorado, 1882-1900
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Stagecoaches, horses, and a pack train carry men and supplies down the streets of Dolores, Colorado. Most of the men in this late 19th-century photograph were probably miners or prospectors. Note the man by the stagecoach with a mining pan. And on the far right is a man on horseback who has packed his horse with a pan and shovel.
Stagecoaches, horses, and a pack train carry men and supplies down the streets of Dolores, Colorado. Most of the men in this late 19th-century photograph were probably miners or prospectors. Note the man by the stagecoach with a mining pan. And on the far right is a man on horseback who has packed his horse with a pan and shovel.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1882-1900
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.04245
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)
Color
Brown
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 9 in
Inscriptions
On lower edge front: 04245 START FROM DOLORES FOR THE SAN JUAN Lower right hand corner front reads: DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. On verso: In pencil: Colorado
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