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A postcard sent to Alba (Borah) Perkins from Mabel Lanning. The postmark is dated September 2, 1936, from Salida.
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A postcard of the Glenwood Hot Springs pool in the 1910s. The Glenwood Hot Springs pool opened in 1888 and is still in operation today.
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A postcard of the Hotel Colorado (left) and Glenwood Hot Springs pool (right). The Glenwood Hot Springs pool opened in 1888 and is still in operation today. The Hotel Colorado first opened in 1893. Former United States President's Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft stayed at the Hotel Colorado during their presidencies. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1977.
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A postcard of the Hotel Colorado. Located in Glenwood Springs, the Hotel Colorado opened in 1893. Formed United States President's Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft stayed at the Hotel Colorado during their presidencies. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1977.
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The Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. One of the oldest hotels in Colorado, the Hotel Colorado opened in 1893. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1977.
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A postcard of the Leadville High School from around 1914. Built in 1900, this building served as the high school for many years. The building now houses the National Mining and Hall of Fame Museum. This postcard was sent to Alda Borah from E.F.
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A postcard of the Leadville High School from around 1914. Built in 1900, this building served as the high school for many years. The building now houses the National Mining and Hall of Fame Museum.
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A postcard of the Leadville High School from around 1914. Built in 1900, this building served as the high school for many years. The building now houses the National Mining and Hall of Fame Museum.
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A postcard picture of Ivan Staton. Taken around 1912.
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A postcard of the Palisades in the Grand River Canyon (now Glenwood Canyon). A passenger train is passing through the canyon. This postcard was sent to Alda Borah from Susie S. Bolt, and is dated July 30, 1917.
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A postcard showing a "birdseye view of Eagle." The E.E. Glenn and Co. sign is visible near the right of the image.
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A souvenir postcard sent to Alda Borah from Ivan Staton. The postmark is dated April 23, 1912, from Glenwood Springs.
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A postcard advertising Strawberry Day in Glenwood Springs, taking place June 21-22, 1912. An annual event celebrating the strawberry harvest of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It began in 1898, and is ongoing. According to the Glenwood Springs Visitor’s Center, it is the longest continually held civic celebration west of the Mississippi River. It began as an agricultural festival. At one time, a bicycle race between Grand Junction and Glenwood was held...
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A postcard of cabins at Troutville (Woods Lake).
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A postcard of a cowboy on a horse. This was sent to Alda Borah at Salt Lake City from Jennie Schumm. The postmark is dated September 2, 1914, from Gypsum.
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A postcard of the main ranch house at the Lucky GJ Ranch. Margaret Smith, Edith Eidem, and Delia Bridget O'Callaghan, three WW II ex-Wacs, bought the Ranch in February 1947 from Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart. They operated the 300-acre ranch as a dude ranch. There was a thirty-two room ranch house that they cleaned up and then they added cabins and worked fields. Gene Godat worked as their hunting guide for tourists. Gene and Fawntella Godat owned...
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A passenger train travels through the Royal Gorge along the Arkansas River. This postcard was sent to Alda Borah from Stanley McHatton during World War I. The postmark is dated September 22, 1917, from Junction City, Kansas.
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A postcard of Mount Sopris, located near Glenwood Springs. This postcard was sent to Alda Borah from Orville Jack Dempsey. The postmark is dated August 12, 1920, from Eagle. The mountain is named after former Denver mayor, Richard Sopris.
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Several individuals wait to board a passenger train at the Minturn depot on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Taken in 1915. A note on the back reads, "Taken at Minturn, Colo. on Rio Grande Ry at noon U.W. Band Tour of Western States, 1915." The University of Wisconsin-Madison band, under the leadership of Charles "Charlie" Mann, toured the Western United States in 1915, before performing at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, which was...
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A postcard of Mount Massive rising above the town of Leadville. Located in the Sawatch Range, Mount Massive is the second highest summit of the Rocky Mountains, at an elevation of 14,428 feet. This postcard was published by the Davis Drug Company of Leadville.