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This lithograph is a bird's eye view of Gunnison, Colorado. The population was 5,500 in 1882. The legend identifies the following: Court House, Jail, schools, 2 railroad depots, 2 banks, The Gunnison Valley Planing Mill, the Post Office, Water works, Gas works, newspapers, hotels, and churches. Several mountain peaks in the background are identified. The insets on the lower left show a railroad round house and the Lewis House. The insets on the lower right show Buck's addition and the Georgia Avenue School. The street names are shown. The publisher of the lithograph was J. J. Stoner of Madison, Wisconsin, and the printer wa Beck & Paul Lithograph, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Creator: Stoner, J. J.
Date: 1882
Item Number: 227592
Call Number: Map Drawer Y
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 227592
Business and Industry - Banking - Banks
Business and Industry - Lodging - Hotels
Business and Industry - Manufacturing
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Newspaper
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies
Business and Industry - Railroad - Depots
Business and Industry - Railroad - Facilities - Shops
Collections - Map
Community Life - Religion - Places of Worship - Exteriors
Date - 1880s - 1882
Education - Primary
Education - Secondary
Environment - Landscape - Mountains
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Lithograph
Places - Other States - Colorado
Transportation - Railroads - Companies
Transportation - Railroads - Facilities - Shops
Type of Material - Illustrations - Lithographs and Engravings
Type of Material - Maps - Bird's-eye Views
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