Browse Items (51 total)

  • Collection: General Postcard Collection

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A postcard with a color photomechanical print (may be an illustration) of the Georgetown Loop on the Colorado and Southern Railroad, looking southwest. The postcard is published by The Souvenir Publishing and Mercantile Company, Denver.

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Postcard with a colored view of people and an Argentine Central train at the top of Mt. McClellan in Colorado, overlooking Grays and Torreys peaks in the background. Handwritten note on the back reads "510 High St. Denver Colo. Dear Friend. I rec'd…

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A postcard with a color photomechanical print of Argentine Pass, Colorado taken at treeline from the Argentine Central Railroad tracks east of Waldorf. The note "Four weeks ago yesterday" is written under the title on the front. The note on the back…

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A postcard with a color photomechanical print of an Argentine Central railroad train and a group of people at the top of Mount McClellan in Colorado, looking north. The handwritten note on the back reads "Mailed at the highest P.O. in world 11666 ft.…

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A postcard with a color photomechanical print of the Aerial Railway (tramway) from Silver Plume, Colorado to Sunrise Peak. The view is from near the top of the line, showing a group of people approaching the top. Note on the back reads "Sunrise Peak…

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A postcard with a color photomechanical print of the trestle at the top of the loop on the Moffat Line, west of the Continental Divide (Tunnel 33). Was originally sent in 1906 with the note on the front reading "Corona, Col. Sep 22 '06 Up above the…

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A real photo postcard of students at the Georgetown School (probably high school students only) in Georgetown, Colorado posing as a group in front of the building. The date of 1909 is handwritten on the back.

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A real photo postcard with an image of a group of people along Clear Creek in Silver Plume, Colorado. Some of the people may be panning for gold. The note on the front reads "A breath from last summer."

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A leather postcard with a fabric flower attached. Sent from Denver, Colorado on September 2 of an unknown year. Leather postcards were first sold in 1903 and were banned in 1907 because of post office sorting issues.

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A postcard with a color photomechanical print looking down into Silver Plume and Georgetown, Colorado from Sunrise Peak. The 7:30 trail and other roads are clearly seen. There is no publisher or photographer listed, but it is numbered 7204.
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