Cripple Creek in Teller County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Studio of Schedin & Lehman 1896
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Photographed by Mark Parker, July 1, 2024
1. Studio of Schedin & Lehman 1896 Marker
Schedin and Lehman captured images with large box cameras. Clients no longer had to sit with dour expressions while their images slowly "burned" onto the plate. Dry plate technology had given birth to automatic-shutter photography, the predecessor of today's "point and shoot" cameras.
Photograph of a saloon interior by Schedin & Lehman Courtesy of The Denver Public Library - Western History Department (photo caption)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Colorado, Cripple Creek Gold Belt Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.
Location. 38° 44.817′ N, 105° 10.432′ W. Marker is in Cripple Creek, Colorado, in Teller County. It is at the intersection of Bennett Avenue (Colorado Route 67) and North Fourth Street,
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Regionally, this marker is in the Colorado High Rockies and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gold Mining Stock Exchange (within shouting distance of this marker); J.S. Neall Block 1896 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Winfield Scott Stratton (about 400 feet away); Cripple Creek City Hall 1898 (about 500 feet away); Governor Ralph Lawrence Carr (about 500 feet away); "The Old Homestead House" of Myers Avenue (about 500 feet away); Bowen Building 1896 (about 500 feet away); The Bull Hill Station (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cripple Creek.
More about this marker. Marker is on the post to the far left of the building
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 1, 2024
2. Schedin & Lehman building
Marker is all the way to the left on the brick post.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 324 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 8, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
