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Obenchain mill race.


Title	Obenchain mill race.
Image ID Number	H20166
Date	circa 1872
Decade	1870s
Description	Black and white photograph of the Obenchain mill race. His mill was in operation from 1863/4 until c. 1872. Mill located in Bellvue area on south side on river, specifically, in parts of Section 24, Township 8N, Range 70W. Photo shows mill race (now dry) from Poudre River to mill site. In the photo the river channel is also dry. The Poudre River flood of 1976 (also, the Big Thompson flooded in 1976) caused the river to form a new channel north of the pre-1976 channel.
Content Type	landscapes - built
Historical Context	Railroad Era 1877-1900
Subject	Sawmills
Image Source	Historical Collection
Format	image/jpeg
Image Collection	Historical Collection
File Location	LC Subjects - Industry - Lumber, Sawmills ; LC - Industry - Lumber, Sawmills
Language	English
Image Origin	Print
Digitization Format	HP ScanJet 6100C Scanner; Adobe 6.0; TIFF 800 dpi; JPEG 72 dpi; GIF 72 dpi
Collection Name	HistoricPhotographs

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The Water Ways Photograph Database provides 1200 photographs associated with Larimer County water history.