Sanborn Souvenir Company Postcard Collection
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Title
Sanborn Souvenir Company Postcard Collection
Date Created
1925-1955
Description
A library-created collection of Sanborn Souvenir Company postcards, mostly the real photo postcards from the following series: the E-Series (Mount Evans Road west of Evergreen to the summit), I-Series (Idaho Springs, following US 6 and offshoot roads), and B-Series (Berthoud Pass, following US 40 starting in Empire).
Coverage
Mount Blue Sky (Colo.)
Berthoud Pass (Colo.)
Loveland Pass (Colo.)
Type
Image
Creator
Sanborn Souvenir Company
Language
English
Identifier
CCCLD-072
Format
Poscards
Contributor
Sanborn, Harold, 1891-1963
Collection Items
Lower Chicago Creek Highway Between Echo Lake and Idaho Springs, Colo. E-139
A real photo postcard of Chicago Creek Road south of Idaho Springs, Colorado as it heads to Echo Lake. Chicago Creek is running rapidly next to the road.
Nearing Echo Lake, On the Mt. Evans Road. E-97
A real photo postcard from the Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway, east of Echo Lake in Colorado. Many of the trees on either side of the road appear to have been blown down by a storm or recently cut down.
Echo Lake Lodge at Echo Lake, Colo. Alt. 10,618 ft. E-94
A real photo postcard of the front side of Echo Lake Lodge in Colorado.
Reflections on Echo Lake, Mt. Evans Road, Colo. E-89
A real photo postcard taken on the northwest shore of Echo Lake, Colorado, looking over the lake to Echo Lake Lodge.
Mt. Evans Range (Alt. 14,260 ft.) from Echo Lake, Alt. 10,606 ft. E-78
A real photo postcard of Mount Blue Sky, Colorado, taken from Echo Lake. This postcard was once in a scrapbook or photo album, with the back containing some glued-on paper scraps.
Great Fireplace and Interior, Echo Lake Lodge, Colo. E-59
A real photo postcard of the interior of Echo Lake Lodge in Colorado, showing a large fireplace surrounded by chairs and some tables.
Lost (Lincoln) Lake From the Mt. Evans Road, Colo. E-55
A real photo postcard of Lincoln (Lost) Lake looking down from the Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway in Colorado. The postcard has a date of 1929-01-03 written on the front, but there is no message on the back. The photograph was probably taken between…
Mt. Evans from Window Ledge, Colo. E-49
A real photo postcard of Mount Blue Sky, Colorado, taken from Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain (previously Squaw Mountain).
Summit Lake, Mt. Evans Road, Colo. Alt. 12,740 ft. E-31
A real photo postcard of Summit Lake, beneath Mount Blue Sky in Colorado. The postcard was sent through the mail with a message on the back, dated 1929-07-10. The photograph, however, was taken in 1926.
The Range from the Echo Lake Road, Colo. E-17
A real photo postcard of a view looking toward mountain ranges from the road to Echo Lake in Colorado. It was probably taken as the Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway approaches Echo Lake from the east. The postcard was sent through the mail, but the year…