Ernest Greenman photograph collection

1916-1922

BHS 143

545 photographs.

This collection consists of photographs of hikes, camping trips, and other outings of the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club between 1916 and 1922. Very few of the hikers are identified.

The club was founded in 1898 as the Chautauqua Climbers Club, and in 1908 changed its name to the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club.
Ernest Greenman came to Boulder with his mother, Louise H. Greenman, and his sisters Nellie and Ethel, in 1896. His brothers Elbert and Alfred had already come to Boulder in 1890 and were in business. For further biographical information, see coll. BHS 316, Greenman Stores Company records.
Ernest "Dad" Greenman and his wife, Ermin "Ma", joined the Rocky Mountain Climbers Club in 1913. He worked on the preparation of hiking trails, planting apple trees in Gregory Canyon, posting warning signs, and other related work. According to Laurence T. Paddock, Greenman was seen hiking in the Chautauqua area as late as 1959, carrying a shovel to "help repair the trails."
Edwin Tangen was a commercial photographer active in Boulder between about 1906 and 1936. For more information on Tangen, see coll. BHS 141 Photo, the Edwin Tangen collection.

RIGHTS: The historic photographs and documents, with the Source BHS, belong to the Boulder Historical Society/Museum of Boulder and require attribution when used. These items are on permanent loan to the Carnegie Library for Local History. No duplicated materials may be deposited, or placed on file in any other archive, museum, library or similar repository. Questions of copyright are the responsibility of the user.

Photographs.

Greenman, Ernest M.
1877-1960

Greenman, Ernest M, 1877-1960
Greenman, Mattie Ermin Sweeney, 1880-1961
Rocky Mountain Climbers Club (Boulder, Colo.)
University of Colorado Hikers' Club (Boulder, Colo.)
Mountaineering--Colorado
Rocky Mountains--Pictorial works

Donor: unknown.

This collection is on permanent loan from the Boulder Historical Society.