Thursday, March 14, 2013

Cortez in the old days


Off for the ruins at Cortez, Colo.
Alternative title: Colorado - 1890's
Summary: Men and women sit in horse drawn covered wagons in Cortez (Montezuma County) Colorado, by the Montezuma County Courthouse, a stone building with a cornice.
Date: [between 1890 and 1900]
Notes: Image mounted with X-21030 ; on verso X-21027, and X-21028.; Title hand written on album page.; R7100210290
Physical Description 1 copy negative ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.); 1 photoprint on album page ; 10 x 12 cm. (4 x 4 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of C Photo Album 109. Colorado 1890s.
Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.



Cortez, Colorado
Summary: Members of a riding party sit on horses outside the "Cortez Stage Stables" in Cortez, Colorado (Montezuma County). The stable is a two- story structure with a gable, stovepipe chimney, shingles, and rectangular windows.
Date: [1890?]
Notes: Formerly F40237.; Photoprint has yellowed and faded; card has yellowed and is marked.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint.; R7100074026
Physical Description 1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint on cabinet card : cabinet cards ; 11 x 19 cm. (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Source: L. E. Dick, Chicago.
Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.


Cortez street scenes, Main Street, Colorado
Summary: Cars are parked along dusty Main Street in Cortez, Colorado. A street light hangs over the intersection. Commercial storefronts are on both sides of the street. Signs for "Montezuma Valley National Bank" "Muse Theater Soda" "Rexall Drugs Soda" and "Bakery" are on the street.
Date [between 1940 and 1950]
Notes: Photoprint has yellowed.; Title hand-written on back of photoprint. Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
 

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