Mar 31, 2011 - Sale 2241

Sale 2241 - Lot 121

Price Realized: $ 1,080
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(COLORADO.) Mellen, George E.; photographer. No. 7. Denver to Ogden. Art Keepsakes. 6 mounted albumen cabinet card photographs. 8vo (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches), publisher's lettered stiff wrappers, moderate wear, with ribbon stitching; photographs without substantial flaws. Colorado Springs: Rocky Mountain View Company, circa 1888

Additional Details

Produced to promote the breathtaking scenery along the new Denver and Rio Grande Railroad's new line connecting Denver and Salt Lake City, completed in 1883. Includes the following images: Palmer Lake, Gateway to Royal Gorge, Marshall Pass, Tomichi Creek, and Curicantii Needle (all in Colorado), as well as Castle Gate in Utah. Only one other copy of this issue appears in WorldCat.