Postcard Collection

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Postcard Collection

Collection of picture postcards containing images of tourist sites throughout Jefferson County and the surrounding area. Also includes a handful of real photo postcards of people from Jefferson County.

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title: Archives Postcard Collection

creator: Various

subject: Tiny Town (Colo.) -- Photographic postcards; Red Rocks Park (Colo.) -- picture postcards; Mount Morrison (Colo.) -- Picture postcards; Motels -- Colorado -- Postcards; Morrison (Colo.) -- History -- Picture postcards; Lutheran Hospital -- Wheat Ridge (Colo.) -- Picture postcards; Lookout Mountain (Jefferson County, Colo.) -- picture postcards; Lariat Loop Mountain Gateway -- picture postcards; Golden (Colo.) -- Picture postcards; Georgetown Loop Historic Mining and Railroad Park (Colo.) -- Picture postcards; Evergreen (Colo.) -- Postcards; Evans, Mount (Colo.) -- Postcards; Clear Creek Canyon (Colo.) -- Postcards; Colfax Avenue (Colo.) -- Postcards; Courthouses -- Jefferson County (Colo.); Denver (Colo.) -- picture postcards; Denver Mountain Parks (Colo.) -- picture postcards;

description: A collection of postcards gathered from numerous accessions into one box by the Archives. All are numbered with their original accession number identifying donor and related collection.Images represent Denver Mountain Parks: The Lariat Loop, Lookout Mountain and Buffalo Bill’s Grave, and Park of the Red Rocks; Mt. Evans; Tiny Town; Bear Creek Canon; Troutdale Hotel in Evergreen; Clear Creek Canon; Denver City buildings; Lutheran Sanatorium; the Colorado School of Mines emblem above Golden; Jefferson County Courthouse; Golden’s Downtown Arch; Golden; Mt. Morrison Hotel; Dome Rock in Platte Canon; Sinclair dinosaur exhibit at the 1933 World’s Fair; the Genesee buffalo herd; Conifer’s Hi-Lander Inn; The TePees Restaurant; Jeffco Conference and Nature Center; Chief Hosa Lodge; Motels along W. Colfax Ave.; Highway 6 in Clear Creek Canyon; Evergreen; Brook Forest Inn; Industrial School for Boys; Lookout Mountain Road; and other miscellaneous mountain roads.

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date: circa 1901-1989

type: Still image

format: PDF

identifier: Series 166

source: The majority of the color postcards are standard 3½ x 5½ inches of various eras (linen, white border, early divided back, photochrome; etc.). There are, however, 18 miniature cards with black and white images measuring 2⅛ x 3⅜ inches, and one jumbo souvenir card of the Georgetown Loop.

language: en

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coverage: Jefferson County (Colo.); 20th century; Lookout Mountain (peak) ;Colorado; Morrison (Colo.); Golden (Colo.); Evergreen (Colo.); Lakewood (Colo.); Bear Creek (creek)

rights: This resource is the property of the Jefferson County Archives and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this resource are asked to please credit the Jefferson County Archives. Copyright not evaluated.For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of any of these postcards, please contact us using the Contact Link at the bottom of this page. Preferred citation: [Item name, date]. Archives Postcard Collection, circa 1901-1989, Series 166, Jefferson County Archives, Golden, Colorado. [Reference URL]

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6 Bar W Motel

A-Bar-D Motel

Administration Building, Evangelical Lutheran Sanitarium, Edgewater, Colorado

Adolph Coors Golden Brewery

Aerial view of Golden from Castle Rock

Aeroplane View of Lariat Trail to Lookout Mountain, Colorado

Amphitheatre, Red Rocks Park, Colorado

Bear Creek Cañon at Evergreen Corner

Bear Creek Cañon at Evergreen Corners

Bear Creek Cañon Between Morrison and Starbuck

Bear Creek Cañon, Denver Mountain Parks

Bear Creek Entrance to Denver Mountain Parks

Bear Creek Road near Mt. Morrison

Big Rock Cut at Panorama Point on the Chicago Creek Road

Boettcher Mansion

Brook Forest Inn

Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave

Buffalo Bill’s Grave by Moonlight

Buffalo Preserve, Genesee

Castle Rock, Golden, Colorado

Chapel at Lutheran Sanatarium, Wheatridge, Colorado

Chief Hosa Campground Main Lodge

Chief Hosa Lodge

Clear Creek Cañon from Colorow Point, Lookout Mountain