Allenspark photograph collection

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Title: Allenspark photograph collection
Date: 1900-1940
Call Number: 508
Contents: 6 boxes.
Description: This collection, gathered and donated by Mabel Downer Durning, the Allenspark Business Association (A.B.A.), and other donors, consists of six boxes of historical photographs of Allenspark pioneer families, businesses, buildings, and mines; and four posters with photographs and newspaper clippings about the Allenspark Historical Collection.
Summary: Box 1 - McCollister and Tripp photograph collections.
Box 2 - Allenspark people.
Box 3 - Allenspark people, groups, and recreation.
Box 4 - Views of Allenspark area.
Box 5 - Churches, schools, and businesses.
Box 6 - Allenspark Collection contact sheets.
History: Mabel Downer Durning is a descendant of Chicago Colony (Longmont) pioneers. Members of the Downer family have lived in Longmont and spent summers in the Allenspark area since 1872.
Terms of Use: RIGHTS: Materials in this collection may be used freely for any purpose, with attribution to the Carnegie Library for Local History, Boulder. 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.
Format: Photographs.
Donor: Durning, Mabel Downer
DeWeese, Edie
Estey, Janice
Travis, Clara Belle Tripp
Subjects: Pioneers--Colorado--Allenspark
Business enterprises--Colorado--Allenspark
Gold mines and mining--Colorado--Allenspark
Allenspark (Colo.)
Acquisition Note: Sixty-one digital-only images of the Rock Creek Ski Area and Allenspark locations and families were scanned and donated by Edie DeWeese with the permission of the photo owner, Bruce Baker, in April 2010. These images are part of the Allenspark Photograph Collection and are included in the Virtual Photograph Collection, 999-41. Eleven photographs documenting a trip through South St. Vrain Canyon from Lyons to the Clara Belle Mill, call no. 508-1-8, were donated by Janice Estey on behalf of Clara Bell Tripp Travis on 13 February 2017.
Ownership Note: Mabel Downer Durning began collecting these materials while writing "Historical Reminiscing in the Allenspark Area", published in 1975. Interest generated by her research led to additional material being collected, which was subsequently displayed at a Pioneer Day celebration held in Allenspark in 1976. Photos from "Weaving Mountain Memories," by Lorna Knowlton are also included. Materials continue to be gathered and added to this collection.

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: Cowbell Hill tree planting, 1932

Call Number 508-4-15

Date 1932

Contents 18 photographs, 9 views (3 digitized).

Description Nine views of people planting pine trees on government land on Cowbell Hill. Dated 13 April 1932. Identified are Charile Day, "Johnny Mack" (John McCollister), Augusta Mengedoht, Mr. Parr., Nine views of people planting pine trees on government land on Cowbell Hill. Dated 13 April 1932. Identified are Charile Day, "Johnny Mack" (John McCollister), Augusta Mengedoht, Mr. Parr.

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: Vehicles on the roads near Allenspark, [1910-1919]

Call Number 508-4-16

Date 1910-1919

Contents 6 photographs (3 views).

Description Photographs of vehicles, 1910-1919.

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: Horses and vehicles on South St. Vrain Road, [1900-1920]

Call Number 508-4-17

Date 1900-1920

Contents 10 photographs, 6 views (4 digitized).

Description Photographs of people traveling by horse or motorized vehicle on South St. Vrain Road.

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: Road along South St. Vrain Creek, [1910-1940]

Call Number 508-4-18

Date 1910-1940

Contents 14 photographs, 11 views (7 digitized).

Description Views of the road along South St. Vrain Creek, circa 1910-1940.

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: Dirt roads around Allenspark

Call Number 508-4-19

Date 1900-1944

Contents 11 photographs, 7 views (5 digitized).

Description Views of dirt roads around Allenspark, taken circa 1900 to 1944.

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: South St. Vrain road work, [1900-1919]

Call Number 508-4-20

Date 1900-1919

Contents 11 photographs (8 views).

Description Photographs of men working on the South St. Vrain Road circa 1900-1919.

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: Traveling up the South St. Vrain Road, ca. 1975

Call Number 508-4-21

Date 1975

Contents 12 photographs on 7 cards.

Description Twelve color snapshots taken by Mabel Durning circa 1975 to document rock formations, landmarks, and early day cabins along Highway 7. She mounted them on seven cards and wrote mileage from the Lyons River Bridge. (1.6 miles to 2.9+/- miles) The locations include: Little Narrows, Smokey Bear (aka Dog Rock and Yogi Bear), George Washington, Turkey Rock, Polar Bear, Turtle, Balanced Rock, a second George Washington, and the spot where the stone came from for the Pioneer Monument (now in Denver).

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: Traveling up the South St. Vrain road, ca. 1975

Call Number 508-4-22

Date 1975

Contents 11 photographs on 10 cards.

Description Eleven color snapshots taken by Mabel Durning circa 1975 to document rock formations, landmarks, and early day cabins along Highway 7. She mounted them on ten cards and wrote mileage from the Lyons River Bridge. (8.1 miles to 25.9+ miles, Allenspark) The locations include: Percy Rowley homestead and graves, Riverside, Tallman cabin, Bragg cabin, Steed homested, Volney (Dick) Rowley homestead, Pete Sites' cabin, Townley cabin, Heathermeade, "Poker Nose" cabin , Post Hill, Haugen Slide ski run, Clay's (Clay Vanatta) Meadow, Turkey Rock, Buck Creek, Dolly Hacker cabin, and the Park Supply Company store building.

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: Traveling down the South St. Vrain road, ca. 1975

Call Number 508-4-23

Date 1975

Contents 9 photographs on 8 cards.

Description Nine color snapshots taken by Mabel Durning circa 1975 to document rock formations, landmarks, and early cabins going east down South St. Vrain Canyon from Allenspark to Lyons. She mounted them on seven (1 front and back) cards. The locations include: Sphinx Rock, Indian Chief Rock, Scobee/McCollister cabin, Barking Dog, Execution rock (aka, Mechanical Man, Monkey Man, Praying Mantis, Sitting Indian), Flatiron Rock, South St. Vrain tollgate, Woman Praying Rock.

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: Animals

Call Number 508-4-24

Date 1920-1957

Contents 13 photographs (9 views).

Description Snapshots of various wild and domesticated animals; some being fed.

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: Longs Peak and Rocky Mountain National Park

Call Number 508-4-25

Contents 9 photographs (6 views).

Description Undated views taken of and around Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park.

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: Longs Peak buildings

Call Number 508-4-26

Date 1908-1941

Contents 11 photographs (5 digitized).

Description Views of structures on Longs Peak.

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