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Colorado Gold - Custom original only available at the
Rocky
Mountain General Store. Text on back: Beginning in 1859, the
Colorado Gold
Rush lasted
throughout the early 1860s and is considered to be the largest gold rush in
American History. For decades, prospectors flooded the rocky Mountains, creating
numerous early towns which ultimately led to the creation of
Colorado Territory
in 1861 and the State in 1876. Today, many of these old settlements have
disappeared or become ghost towns, while others continue to thrive. The photos
depicted on front include
Cripple Creek Mines and Aspen Silver mines first
published at the turn of the century. Postcard
is brand new and in mint condition.
Balanced and Steamboat Rocks at Garden of the Gods, Colorado - The Steamboat Rock in connection with the balanced Rock is one of the famous features of the Garden of the Gods that has been visited for tens of years. Postcard is used, postmarked 1942 from Loveland, Colorado, with intact one cent stamp. Postcard is in very good condition.
Leadville, Colorado: Text on back. Leadville, Colorado, Photo by Mark & Jennifer Miller. Postcard is new, unused and in excellent condition.
Fort Garland - Text on back: Fort Garland, Colorado. U.S. Army Post, 1858-1883. Restored and maintained by the State Historical Society of Colorado. Vintage scalloped postcard is unused and in very good condition.
Cave of the Winds -
No text on back. 1924 postcard is in very good condition with one cent postmarked stamp and message.
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Royal
Gorge, Canon City - Text on back: Published by the Corner Drug Store,
Canon City, Colorado. Vintage black and white postcard is unused and in good
condition.
Greetings
From Colorado -
Custom original only available at the
Rocky Mountain General Store. Text on back: Greetings fromColorado.
Providing majestic peaks, lush valleys, abundant wildlife, numerous
entertainment opportunities, and a wealth of history, the Centennial State is
one of the most visited in the nation.
Postcard is brand new and in mint condition.
Royal
Gorge Hanging Bridge, Canon City - Text on back: Published by
the Corner Drug Store, Canon City,
Colorado. Vintage black and white postcard is
unused and in good condition.
Miners, St. Elmo
- Text on back: St Elmo boomed with life
24 hours a day as miners, railroaders and teamsters rolled into town. Trainmen
headed for Alpine Tunnel under the Continental Divide while teamsters supplied
gold-rich Tincup. Miners toiled for unseen eastern owners. Postcard is new,
unused and in very good condition.
St. Elmo, Colorado
- Text on back: St Elmo,
Colorado. Located in the
San Isabel National Forest, St. Elmo is a well-preserved window into Colorado’s
rollicking mining history. The town is flanked by towering peaks and bisected by
scenic Chalk Creek. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.
The Matchless Mine, Leadville
- Text on back: The
Matchless Mine,
Leadville,
Colorado. The mine left by the Famous H.A.W. Tabor to
his wife Baby Doe whom he told to never give up. She kept his advice, living
here in poverty till her death a few years ago. It is now a museum during the
summer season. Postcard is new, unused and in very good condition.
Legendary Baby Doe Tabor - Text on front: Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt Doe was a 25-year-old blue-eyed blonde, just weeks out of her three-year marriage to Central City miner Harvey Doe, when she walked into the life of Colorado's most famous silver baron, Horace Austin Warner Tabor - 24 years her senior. The courtship, Tabor's divorce from his wife Augusta and subsequent marriage to Baby Doe, scandalized America from the boom town of Leadville to Washington D.C. Society in Colorado and Washington turned its back on her, but she continued to help her husband spend his millions in extravagant living. The Silver Panic of 1893 wiped out Tabor fortunes, but Baby Doe - to the amazement of those who earlier called her a gold digger - stood by her husband, selling her lavish possessions to pay his debts. He died April 10, 1899. After that, she lived in abject poverty at the Matchless mine in Leadville, until her death on or about March 6, 1935. True to a legendary promise to her beloved husband, she clung to the mine at all costs. Text on back: Baby Doe - considered
one of the most beautiful women of the late 1800s - set her sights on Horace Tabor, one of the richest men in the west. She scored a bulls-eye and their love story became legend. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.
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Sunset Court - Text on front: Sunset Court. U.S. Highway 50, Fowler, Colorado. Home of pure spring water. Text on back: Sunset Court. On the Santa Fe Trail. Modern - Insulated - Air Conditioned. Some kitchenettes. At home away from home. Phone 161. Vintage linen postcard is unused and excellent condition.
Sheldon Jackson Memorial Chapel - Fairplay, Colorado. Text on back: South Park Community (Presbyterian) Church. On August 11, 1872, Dr. Sheldon Jackson, Eminent Pioneer Missionary, organized the Presbyterian Church in Fairplay, with 8 members. Two years later he built this chapel. Vintage scalloped postcard is unused and in very good condition.
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