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Page 7
The place itself seemed to cry out for a pictorial rendering, and I determined then
and there to try my hand at it and to return in September to sketch the streets and
individual buildings. After that I decided to return again and again until I had ...
The place itself seemed to cry out for a pictorial rendering, and I determined then
and there to try my hand at it and to return in September to sketch the streets and
individual buildings. After that I decided to return again and again until I had ...
Page 51
Johnny was delighted and said of course I might sketch his Wurlitzer. He had
ordered it from Germany in the eighties where it had been especially made for
him. It was almost as wide as the room and was all mirrors and stained glass
doors.
Johnny was delighted and said of course I might sketch his Wurlitzer. He had
ordered it from Germany in the eighties where it had been especially made for
him. It was almost as wide as the room and was all mirrors and stained glass
doors.
Page 232
Almost every building, both public and private, was built in the eighties or early
nineties and whether occupied or vacant offered picturesque and historic
material to be recorded. One morning I was out as usual, standing in the street
sketching ...
Almost every building, both public and private, was built in the eighties or early
nineties and whether occupied or vacant offered picturesque and historic
material to be recorded. One morning I was out as usual, standing in the street
sketching ...
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Contents
Central City panorama | 6 |
Preface | 8 |
Gold in the Hills | 10 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Stampede to timberline: the ghost towns and mining camps of Colorado |
| Illustrated by | Muriel Sibell Wolle |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Sage Books, 1949 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Aug 2010 |
| Length | 544 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Cities and towns, Ruined, extinct, etc Colorado Extinct cities History / United States / State & Local / West Mines and mineral resources Technology & Engineering / Mining |
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