This vintage Cabinet Card features a fashionable woman. She is wearing a fancy dress and is well accessorized. Whe is wearing a large necklace, a collar pin, and what appears to be, a flower with streaming ribbons. The photographer of this image was the Bennett Studio. Bennett operated a studio in Leadville, Colorado. Alfred E. Bennett’s (1862-1942) foray into photography may have been a brief one. He is listed in the 1900 US Census as a photographer but held other occupations in other decade census’s. When this photo was taken, Leadville was a booming mining town. Leadville is located at an altitude of 10,152 feet and in the late 1800’s was the second most populated city in Colorado. Denver was number one in population. Leadville was one of the worlds largest Silver camps and was the home of Doc Holliday shortly after the gunfight at the OK Corral. SOLD
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