Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1949.068.0259

Description

Cheyenne Flood, July 15, 1896. Update - 2009: Black & white print. Mounted on tan matboard. Image of a city street filled with water from edge to edge. People standing on the sidewalk & in the water at center background. Buildings through center have signs "opera house" & "The Wyoming Tribune". Written on original negative at bottom: "The flood-Capitol Ave Cheyenne Wyo.-July 15 - 96 - By Stimson." Written in black ink on upper mat margin at right: "OPERA HOUSE". Mounted on acidic matboard. Mat yellowed & brittle; upper left corner missing; upper edge badly torn & bent; lower left side bent; horizontal crease & crack just above center - emulsion cracked. Emulsion soiled & scratched.

Collection

Photograph Collection