Details
Title

Janice Snow Nelson collection

Date

1923-1966

Call Number

707

Contents

10 boxes.

Description

This collection contains studio portraits, snapshots and large mounted prints by Myron G. Snow hung in exhibits. They were taken mostly in Boulder and Colorado. Boxes 6-9 contain oversize photos. There are also two boxes of negatives in the Negatives Room which include a 1915 glass plate negative of the interior of the Yellow Pine mine hoist house.

Summary

Box 1. People
Box 2. Landscapes. Apache Peak, Arapaho Glacier, Brainerd Lake, Crater Lake, Fair Glacier, Lake Isabelle, Lone Eagle Peak, Mary's Lake, and Mount Audubon.
Box 3. Landscapes, mostly Longs Peak
Box 4. Landscapes, Boulder foothills, aerial views, trees
Box 5. Construction photos, Boulder views
Box 6 (oversize). People
Box 7 (oversize). Still lifes, animals, buildings
Box 8 (oversize). Outdoor scenes in winter
Box 9 (oversize). Outdoor scenes.
Box 10. Documents

History

Myron G. Snow came to Boulder about 1910 from Wisconsin and worked with his brother, Charles F. Snow, in the studio which Charles had purchased from his partner, Charles E. Gosha in 1909. Myron and Charles married McNaught sisters, Fannie and Georgia. Myron and Fannie were the parents of Janice, Bruce and Barbara. Myron was also a stonemason and worked on many buildings on the campus of University of Colorado. He lived in the Geneva Park subdivision.

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.

Author

Snow, Myron G. 1892-1978

Donor

Nelson, Janice Snow

Subjects

Rocky Mountain National Park (Colo.)
Rocky Mountain Climbers Club (Boulder, Colo.)
University of Colorado Hikers' Club (Boulder, Colo.)
Mountains--Colorado
Glaciers--Colorado
Hikers--Colorado
Mountaineering--Colorado
Clubs--Colorado--Boulder
Photography, Artistic--Exhibitions
Boulder (Colo.)--Social life and customs
Longs Peak (Colo.)
Yellow Pine Mine---Sugar Loaf Mining District.
Nelson, Janice Snow

Collection

Janice Snow Nelson collection

Acquisition Note

Donor: Janice Snow Nelson

Pages

Portrait of Mrs. Benson
Portrait of Mrs. Benson
Call Number 707-1-1
Date undated
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Portrait of Mrs. Benson in a fur hat and coat.

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Portrait of Jim Bishop
Portrait of Jim Bishop
Call Number 707-1-2
Date 1925-1935
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Photograph of Jim Bishop, in cowboy hat and fringed jacket.

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Portrait of Barbara Snow
Portrait of Barbara Snow
Call Number 707-1-3
Date [1940]
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Proof portrait of Barbara Snow as a young woman.

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Portrait of Bernice Doughty
Portrait of Bernice Doughty
Call Number 707-1-4
Date [1918]
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Portrait of Geneva Park neighbor, Bernice Doughty, widow of Glen H. Doughty, about 1918.

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Portrait of Dr. Livingston Farrand
Portrait of Dr. Livingston Farrand
Call Number 707-1-5
Date [1920]
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Portrait of Livingston Farrand, fourth president of the University of Colorado, serving from 1914-1919.

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Portrait of Dank Folsom
Portrait of Dank Folsom
Call Number 707-1-6
Date 1920-1935
Contents 2 photographs.
Description Photographs of Dank Folsom.

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Portrait of Horace Greeley
Portrait of Horace Greeley
Call Number 707-1-7
Date [1920]
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Photograph of a portrait of Horace Greeley.

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Portrait of Ralph Hubbard in Indian costume
Portrait of Ralph Hubbard in Indian costume
Call Number 707-1-8
Date [1923]
Contents 7 photographs (6 views).
Description Photographs of Ralph Hubbard in costume.

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Portrait of Mr. King
Portrait of Mr. King
Call Number 707-1-9
Date [1923]
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Studio portrait of Mr. King, with "handwritting expert" printed on back.

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Everett and Carlton Long photographs
Everett and Carlton Long photographs, Trail and Timberline. 1933 Aug
Call Number 707-1-10
Date 1929-1935
Contents 7 photographs (4 views)., 1 envelope.
Description This folder contains photographs of Everett and Carlton Long. Also included is the cover of Colorado Mountain Club monthly publication, Trail and Timberline for the Aug. 1933 issue and a brochure from Smith-Brooks Printing Company; both of whic feature Photo 1.

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Portraits of Lovelace and Mack.
Portraits of Lovelace and Mack.
Call Number 707-1-11
Date 1916-1930
Contents 2 photographs.
Description Two portraits taken by Myron G. Snow.

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Portrait of Billy McCourt
Portrait of Billy McCourt
Call Number 707-1-12
Date 1921-1930
Contents 1 photograph.
Description Billy McCourt, geology professor at Washington University in St. Louis, established a field course in geology at the University of Colorado at the University Camp in 1921 and served as Director of Geology Camp, as a visiting professor from 1921-1929. He was a member of the original University Camp group of High Hikers.

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