SCARCE PHOTOGRAPH OF COLORADO RIVER FERRY CROSSING, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado
October 1886: Pray’s Ferry, on the Grand (Colorado) River, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Photograph by A. W. Dennis.
Original photograph of a rather unusual Colorado scene: a ferry crossing. This operation, run by Pray & Swindler, was approximately four miles below Glenwood Springs, Colorado, connecting coal mines in South Canon with the Grandstaff & Sweet Ranch. At the time, the Grandstaff & Sweet Ranch was a significant railroad point. Ferry crossing opened October 2, 1886.
A. W. Dennis, photographer, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. 1886
Boudoir-card sized. Near fine condition.
Image a shade light.
Photographer: A. W. Dennis
Price: $475.00
COLORADO HOTEL, Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado
Boudoir card image: #291, “The Colorado” from Grand River, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Rose & Hopkins photograph, 1896 – 1898.
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Boudoir card photograph: West Corridor, The Colorado, Glenwood, #184, by Rose & Hopkins, photographs, 1896 – 1898.
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Set of 9 original albumen, boudoir-card-sized photographs of THE COLORADO HOTEL, photographed by Rose & Hopkins, circa 1896 – 1898. Overall, this set is in very good to near fine condition. Tones and contrasts vary between each image; however, in general, they are strong and produced significant detail.
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