Image Number316-10370Date1898DescriptionDrawing of an industrial building, chimneys smoking, workers out front. Research indicates the following about the iron works. Leaving a small book business in New York in 1885 to recover from tuberculosis, William W. Hassell (1860-1922) came by train to Colorado Springs, then went west up Ute Pass to the small settlement of Florissant. After about a year there, he came to Colorado Springs where he became a pioneer businessman, initially starting a small fence manufacturing business. He eventually built a foundry that developed into the Hassell Iron Works Company, the largest and most important of its kind in the Pikes Peak region.PhotographerunknownLocationColorado Springs (Colo.)SubjectHassell Iron WorksIron-worksNotes Thanks to J Richards of Colorado Springs for background research on this image.CollectionIron Fences Photograph CollectionPublisherPikes Peak Library DistrictOriginal FormatTransparenciesPhysical Descriptionb&w slideRightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ This material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user’s responsibility to determine copyright status and obtain necessary permissions for use. You may use items from PPLD’s digital collections freely for private study, research and educational purposes. Any other use, including reproduction, publication or exhibition, should be requested through Regional History & Genealogy at PPLD. Proper credit and citation should accompany any use of these materials.
