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Metadata
Object ID |
2017.057.001 |
Title |
Nature's Romance |
Accession number |
2017.057 |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Frank. W. Hynes |
Summary |
A photo book with the full title: Nature's Romance / "Over the Loop" / Clear Creek Canon / and... / Adjacent Scenery." Contains black and white photos of the Clear Creek Canyon area as it existed at the end of the 19th century. Photo pages are separated by waxed pages. Images are all titled, and include images of "Mother Grundy" rock in Clear Creek Canyon, Inspiration Point, Central City, "The Old Roadmaster" rock, Rocky Point, Idaho Springs, Empire Road, Georgetown, Green Lake, and an "Old Signal Station" at the crest of Gray's Peak. |
Subjects |
Railroads Tourism |
Published Date |
1896 |
Physical Description |
Green canvas-covered hard back book with gilt square and green title lettering on front cover. On back cover is a gilt square with "This Book was Made in Denver" printed in green. On inside front cover is a label for "The Westbrook Public Library" (Westbrook, Connecticut) that is stamped "Discarded." On the flyleaf is another library stamp with a "discarded" stamp below. Inside eliiptical stamp is handwritten, "Gift of / Mrs P.S. Clark." Above on flyleaf page is handwritten "Christmas 1896 / From the Bradleys while I was in Stockton Kansas." |
Search Terms |
Central City Clear Creek Canyon Colorado & Southern Railroad |