1919 ORIGINAL FULLY CAPTIONED PHOTO ALBUM AND RELIC OF TRAVEL TO POST WORLD WAR I ESTES PARK, DENVER AND GREELEY COLORADO
On offer is a super, original photo album compiled by an unknown traveller memorializing a trip taken to Colorado in 1919, [there are a few photos from 1912, 1918 and 1920] mostly of the Estes Park, Denver and Greeley Colorado. Of particular interest to historians and collectors of the area are some great 'bird's eye views' of Denver and photos of the town of Greeley. Other highlights include a long shot photo of an Indian war dance in the Garden of the Gods. [There is an inventory of the photos later in the listing.] There is also a photo of the famous Stanley Hotel in Estes which we believe is unique. There is even a 4 photo "panorama" shot consisting showing an unnamed valley and mountains in the background but believed to be the Rocky Mountains. In this panorama it also shows their car with several people standing beside it. Fortunately there are handwritten titles for most of the photos. Here is an inventory of the captions: 1st Page: ("Commencement Week 1918) Dwight, Cousins, Horace. 2nd Page: Father and Mother, Making ice cream, Just kids. 3rd Page: Phyllis and Horace, No! Not a wedding trip, Dwight and Horace. 4th Page: A Greek Who?, A student, Floods, Flower beds (bent photo). 5th Page: Helen Hunt's grave South Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado, Indian War Dance Garden of the Gods, In Manitou Colorado. 6th Page: ("Estes Park Colorado 6/19") Why so sober?, Katherine, Climbing the Continental Divide, At the Art. 7th Page: Phyllis, Uncle Claude, Riding burros, Trout fishing "Fishing for Worms." 8th Page: ("My Vacation June 1919) On the road to Estes Park mountains 20 miles in distance, Irrigation dam on the way to Estes (bent photo). 9th Page: On the spillway, Bridge at the entrance to canyon leading to Estes Park. 10th Page: Ready to go again (showing their car in the canyon), Lets have breakfast. 11th Page: A valley leading to Estes Park, The Big Thompson River. 12th Page: View of mountains from cabin Estes Park (showing some of the town), Ledge of rock drive in Big Thompson Canyon. 13th Page: Burrow taming Estes Park, Hotel Stanley. 14th Page: (two photos) On the way to Long's Peak Inn. 15th Page: View from Baldpate Inn. Baldpate Inn on the road to Long's Peak. 16th Page: Long's Peak from Long's Peak Inn. A chipmunk at Long's Peak Inn. 17th Page: Y.M.C.A. grounds Long's Peak in distance. Look close on the rock. 18th Page: Town of Estes. Long's Peak in distance. Remains of an old castle Estes Park Colo. 19th Page: A punctured mountain climber (their car). View of Long's Peak. 20th Page: Beaver dams Estes Park, Trout fishing, Beaver dams Estes Park. 21st Page: Work of the beavers, Rugged Rockies. 22nd Page: Snow-capped Rockies Horseshoe Inn Valley Estes Park Colo., Rew. Taken above beaver dam. 23rd Page: Trout fish hatcheries, Mt. Prosper climbed by moonlight. 24th Page: Looking back leaving Estes Park, Tree growing out of rocks. 25th Page: A case of nosebleed, Irrigation Lake. 26th Page: The biggest fish of the evening, Unloading. 27th Page: Dam of Irrigation Lake near Greeley Colo., A proof. 28th Page: Interior of dairy barn Nile Ranch, Uncle Charlie's. 29th Page: Main set of buildings Nile Ranch Wiggin's Colorado, Hog building equipment Nile Ranch. 30th Page: Tractor on Nile Ranch, Nile Ranch 1 mile distant. 31st Page: Birdseye view of Denver looking north from Daniel's and Fisher Tower, Looking towards the Rockies from Observation Point Denver Colo. 32nd Page: Denver looking south (another bird's eye view), View of city park Denver taken from State Museum. 33rd Page: State Museum Denver Colo., Looking down from Daniel's Fisher's Tower Denver Colo. 34th Page: Interior Farmer's Supply and Mehy. Co., (fabulous store view), Uncle George's residence. 35th Page: The Carter's, View over resident section and college campus from Observation Point Greeley note sugar beet factory in distance. 36th Page: "The Boy's Store", Uncle Claude's residence. 37th Page: Uncle's residence, View from Observation Point Greeley, Colo. 38th Page: Katherine and the "Knowles", Leaving for the country with a Stacker Outfit (This is a great photo of an auto in front of a large Coca Cola sign.) 39th Page: Polled Richard (cow), Rew and his favorite (cow). 40th Page: "Herefords taken at Burgoins (two photos). 41st Page: "Herefords at Spring Valley Stock Farms (two photos). 42nd Page: On pasture Silver City, Polled Richard (cow). 43rd Page: "Herefords at Silver City, Iowa" (two photos). 44th Page: Around the oaks, Polled Richard (cow). 45th Page: "Herefords at Silver City Iowa (two photos). 46th Page: A good product. 8/20 Silver City Ia. There are 7 more that don't have markings plus a larger 5" x 7" photo showing a large group of people dressed in all kinds of costumes taken on a front lawn. They are holding a banner but I can only read "Big Carnival at ____Lawn" On the bottom of the photo is "Photo Ronald Woodbine, Ia." The 53 page album contains over 115 photos, all but three, attached with the black photo corners plus they seem to be glued too. The photos range from fair to great [two are bent] but overall G+. Then two loose photo postcards in the back. One shows a group of people in the Manitou Park Colorado tram car and one of a group of people standing by a river. It has "transferred" stamped on the front and back. Finally a snap shot which shows a woman in a beautiful dress and it's marked "Photo by Westcott" and on the back is written "1921 Phyllis Burgoin H. S. Junior H. S. Banquet Dress." Most of the photos measure about 3¼" x 5¼" with a few smaller than that. The album itself measures about 7 ¼" x 11 ¾" and the covers are in great shape but we note a hint of mustiness. 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