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Image Number	765
Creator	O. C. Hinman?
Title	Silver City, The Big Ditch
Subject	Commercial buildings; floods; natural phenomena
Description	A view of Main Street (later known as the Big Ditch) after one of the many floods, looking north. The broad expanse of what appears to be fencing is the Spring Street break-water. Further north on the left, where the debris is congested, are the remains of the bridge at Broadway. On the east side of the ditch, the two-storey building just left of center originally was the J. B. Phillips building. Next to it is the single-storey Derbyshire building (1877). After the vacant lot is the three-storey Timmer House, with its cupola rising above. South of this can be seen a dark, two-storey double-gabled brick building, built by H. M. Porter in 1880. Next to it is another Porter building, which he used as his general store. The one-storey building next to it has housed many businesses, including the Bedrock Saloon and the offices of Dr. G. W. Bailey.
Notes	The fabulous Timmer House (1883) was trimmed with intricate iron balconies and cornices, had a steam-powered elevator, steam heating and an electric bell in each of the 105 rooms to summon staff. The dining room was sumptuous, with its carvings and columns and ornate ceiling. Louis Timmer spent $25,000 on furniture alone for his hotel, but what surprised the locals most was that he paid $400 on freight, just to ship in the looking-glass that went above the bar. In 1902, Elizabeth Warren purchased the Timmer House for use as a sanatorium-resort, renaming it Hotel San Vicente. It was demolished in 1904 after that year's flood seriously undermined the foundation.
Publisher	Silver City Museum
Date Original	1902-8
Size	7.0 x 4.9 inches
Source	b/w
Relation	Harlan Collection
Date Digital	1/29/2006
Type	still image
Format	image/tif
Rights	copyright Silver City Museum
Digitization Specificiations	8 bit; 428 ppi; ScanMaker 9800XL