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St. Elmo Vintage Photographs

 

 

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St Elmo, originally settled in 1878, is one of the most preserved ghost towns in Colorado.  At one time, this ghost town had more than 150 patented mine claims in the immediate area.

 

Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress  St Elmo Street

 

St Elmo Postcard before the fire

Yester-Year

 

Today

 

Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress  St. Elmo School

 

August, 2003, Kathy Weiser

Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress  St. Elmo Town Hall

 

August, 2003, Kathy Weiser

Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress  Miner's Exchange

 

August, 2003, Kathy Weiser

Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress  Mercantile Store

 

August, 2003, Kathy Weiser

Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress  Street Scene

 

August, 2003, Kathy Weiser

St_Elmo_Pawnee_StableandBlacksmith_Shop.Arnold_Thallhelmer.1934.LOC.jpg (49x39 -- 52162 bytes)  Pawnee Stable

 

August, 2003, Kathy Weiser

Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress  Stark Store and Home Comfort Hotel

 

August, 2003, Kathy Weiser

Mercantile Store Interior from 1934

Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress    Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress

 

Stark Store and Hotel Interior, 1934

Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress    Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress    Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress

More Old Street Scenes

Arnold Thallhelmer, 1934, Library of Congress    1880, Denver Public Library    1930, Denver Public Library

 

More Pictures From Today

August, 2003, Kathy Weiser    August, 2003, Kathy Weiser    StElmo10-Weiser-08-03.jpg (59x44 -- 28798 bytes)    August, 2003, Kathy Weiser

 

Old Photos of Stark Home, Town Hall and Jail, all of which were burned in the fire of April, 2002.

Stark Home in 1934, Arnold Thallhelmer, Library of Congress    Town Hall Interior, 1934, Arnold Thallhelmer, Library of Congress    Jail entrance in Town Hall in 1934, Arnold Thallhelmer, Library of Congress    Jail in 1934, Arnold Thallhelmer, Library of Congress

St_Elmo_The_Romantic_Drama_Poster.jpg (159x204 -- 30504 bytes)Old poster for the St Elmo drama, which was based on the book of the same name.  When the local postmaster objected to the name of Forest City, they named the settlement after this book.

 

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