Framed Prints
Framed Print of Sketches near Leadville, Colorado, 1881. Creator: Unknown
Sketches near Leadville, Colorado, 1881. Saguache Range; mines on Fryer Hill; placer mining in a gulch; prospector with "Burro"; on the road to Leadville; tenderfeet...[Illustrations showing] the surprising rapidity with which the mineral riches of the State of Colorado, comprising part of the Rocky Mountain range of North America, have been developed by a host of eager settlers within the past twenty years...Leadville...is the capital of Lake County, in the centre of the carbonate of lead region...This place was first explored for gold in the summer of 1860...[After] the discovery of carbonate of lead, containing a large proportion of silver, was made...smelting furnaces for the treatment of this ore were erected on the site of Leadville, where a busy town of 20, 000 inhabitants has since grown up. Hundreds came [in 1877], and thousands in the year following; lines of stage-coach traffic and freight waggons, to and from Denver and South Park, were speedily established...Fryer Hill...[has] produced silver to an enormous amount...immense fortunes [were made] within a few months...we are told by Mr. Frank Fossett, whose book on Colorado has been quoted, that Leadville is not worse, for actual crime, than other American cities'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 17.1cm x 24.4cm (6.7" x 9.6")
Estimated Product Size is 31cm x 36cm (12.2" x 14.2")
