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Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge, Colorado

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Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1915-1930

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print

  • Contributors

    Published by H. H. Tammen & Co.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.l. to u.c. printed: 7419. Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge, Colorado.

    Verso [vertical]:

    u.l. printed: HANGING BRIDGE IN THE ROYAL GORGE \ The Grand Canon of the Arkansas is nearly \ ten miles in length, extending from near Canon \ City to Parkdale. About midway is the Royal \ Gorge, the deepest and narrowest part of the \ Canon, where the walls rise to a height of 2,500 \ feet and the river channel is so restricted that \ the railroad is carried over the stream by a \ bridge suspended from the rocks above.

    c.l. to l.c. in ink: with brother george \ I came to Manitau [sic] as \ you said and am \ felling fine I \ hope you have been \ with the boys and \ are keeping House \ fine without me \ I feel as young as \ I used to but, worn,

    l.c. to u.r. in ink [continued]: I hope to getover it soon \ I tip the scales at \ 200 pounds and \ hopeto loose [sic] some of \ it by climbing around \ I have met lots of olde [sic] \ friends so I am not \ lonesome write if you \ will to me. general \ Delivery Manitau [sic] Springs Colo \ Mrs May Ames \ 233 Rixton Cove.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.584

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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