"Start from Dolores to the San Juan," Dolores, Colorado, 1882-1900

THF127209 / "Start from Dolores to the San Juan," Dolores, Colorado, 1882-1900
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Artifact Overview

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 Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1882-1900

Location

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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