Idaho Springs, Colorado, 1903 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Idaho Springs, Colorado, 1903 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Idaho Springs
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Idaho Springs, Colorado, 1903
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Idaho Springs, Colorado, in 1903 was a mining town in the Clear Creek canyon, about 35 miles west of Denver, whose fortunes rose and fell with gold and silver ore pulled from the mountains above it. The Colorado Central and the Argentine Central railroads linked the town to Denver and to the mines, and its hot mineral springs drew visitors who came for the baths. Clear Creek County's seat of government was there, so courthouse business, saloons, and boarding houses shared the narrow streets with ore processing and the traffic of the mines. Mining operations in the district had been shaped by the silver crash of 1893, and by 1903 many owners were turning toward gold, lead, and the new reduction works. A panoramic view of the town from this period would have shown a community that depended on the canyon walls for both its wealth and its cramped space.
| Created / published | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Creator | sutherland eng. co., marchington, c. (clarence), fred g. shaffer investment co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Colorado |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,871 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Idaho Springs |
| Reference | CO Idaho Springs 1903 |
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