Denver Photos

May 19, 1864. The "Great Flood" in the Colorado territory. The photgraph is by George D. Wakeley.
The American House, seen across the flooding, was on the corner of Blake and 16th Street in 1879. The South Paltee River is several blocks away from this location.
Ellis collection #93-1 The original is held by the Library of Congress

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