EARLY DAYS Noted Occurrences on the Line of the COLORADO MIDLAND RAILWAY book 1894

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EARLY DAYS: Noted Occurrences on the Line of the COLORADO MIDLAND RAILWAY published 1894

C. H. Schlacks, General Manager.  H. C. Bush, Traffic Manager.  C. H. Speers, Assistant General Passenger Agent

Condition: very good to very good plus; front and back color-printed boards showing chipping at corners; internal color pages bright and clean.

Booklet dimensions: 10-1/3 inches by 9-1/4 inches

Eleven color lithographic scenes of early Colorado with 11 tissue descriptive pages: plates of Native Americans, mountain men and scenes of early central Colorado; titles: Trappers at Frying Pan River; First Indian Agent Crossing the Grand at Grand Junction; Meeting at Manitou; A limited train in early days; Reverend Marcus Whitman; An Indian camp scene (double page fold-out); General Ruxton; General Pike; Meeker Massacre; Mining; etc..  Preceding each chromolithographc is a tissue bond page with descriptive.

History of Colorado exploration, transportation and mining.

Historical Colorado Midland Railroad promotional publication.

Published by the Denver Litho. Co.

COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL