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Two Photographs of Iron Springs, Manitou

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Two Photographs of Iron Springs, Manitou
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Two views of the same area. 1) Photograph by W. E. Hook of Colorado Springs. Shows large houses. Man sitting on horse in foreground. 2) Also a Hook photograph. Almost the same angle. The horse is gone and a buggy sits in front of a building. Both photos mounted on card stock. Willliam Edward Hook (1833-1908) began his career during the 1870’s in Chippewa Falls and Neenah Wisconsin, then moved on to Marquette, Michigan. He came into his own however when he moved west during the 1880’s. He settled in Manitou Springs, Colorado in 1885 to establish a successful tourist photography business. Hook was more than a tourist photographer, though. He documented the early years of the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police, the Manitou and Pikes Peak Railway, and Cripple Creek. His passion for Native Americans, railroads and mining was evident in his work. He then moved on to Colorado Springs, where he continued produced many scenes of the local area and Colorado scenery in general into the 1890’s. (Prag collection) City: Iron Springs State: Colorado Date: c1890's hwac# 26746