Object Record
Images
Additional Images [43]
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2016.019.014 |
Object Name |
Album, Photograph |
Description |
Photograph album with blue cover, metal fasteners, blue cord tie and black paper pages. Album put together c. 1946 by Jim Snively, who worked driving auto tour buses for Rocky Mountain Parks Transportation Co. Some pages blank, pages have varying number of images per page. Photographs are all black and white, described per page as follows: Page 01: Two photos, on left is man in suit and coat in business area (not Estes Park) with cafeteria sign behind. On right is same man in hiking clothes on dirt road with camera. Page 02: Four photos - two on left are Jim Snively, two on right are Jim Snively and others working on car stopped on side of road. Page 03: Jim Snively posing with unidentified couple in front of cabin building with 7-10-46 written in blue ink on bottom. Page 04: Top left - Photo of Highway 7 leading into town from Carriage Hills area with Lumpy Ridge and Castle Mountain visible in far background. Three additional photographs of unidentified mountain scenes. Page 05: Photo on left is Jim Snively, posing in front of tour bus with young man in 'L' letter sweater; photo on right is Jim Snively, posing in front of tour bus with two women. Page 06: View of cars parked along viewpoint on Trail Ridge Road; View of 'highest point' sign on Trail Ridge Road; View of Moraine Park looking towards the south slope of Deer Mountain; Unidentified meadow scene (possibly Moraine Park). Page 07: Photo of sign reading "Fall River Pass Parking Area, Elevation 11, 797" and "Trail Ridge Museum," automobiles in background. Page 08: Photo of people looking at fenced gravesite; Photo of American Indian with headdress; Photograph of two women in shorts and blouses. Page 09: Photo of wooden sign for Fall River Pass, Elevation 11,797 / Trail Ridge Museum / Grand Lake 23 mi. Page 10: Photo of woman sitting on large rocks; Photo of Jim Snively posing by auto tour bus; photo of same woman leaning on front of auto tour bus with other vehicles in background. Page 11: Studio portrait from shoulders up of man; photo of same man napping on couch. Page 12: Four photos of unidentified mountain / tundra scenes. Page 13: Photo of man washing car parked along side of building; Photo of Jim Snively inside vehicle. Page 14: Jim Snively and man, both in pants, dress shirts, and ties standing next to automobile; Five men posing alongside railing behind the Rocky Mountain Transportation Co. building with the building and sign for "Riverside / Dancing / Swimming" in background; Photograph of several tour buses with men in front. Page 15: Photo of Jim Snively and man (possibly his father?) Page 16: Three photos of people posing next to or in auto tour buses; One photo of Jim Snively standing next to auto tour bus with Chalet Ranch or Grand Lake Lodge behind. Page 17: Woman in dress and heels with palm trees behind (Not Estes Park, possibly Jim Snively's mother?) Page 18: Photo of Jim Snively inside building; photo of man golfing under overhang on Elkhorn Avenue. The Hupp Annex and Linen shop visible across the street; photo of woman posing with mountains behind her. Page 19: Blank Page 20: Views of valley area (pre-Lake Estes) with Deer Mountain and Prospect Mountain visible in background; unidentified mountain and lake scenes. Page 21: Signage explaining lakes of the Cache La Poudre. Page 22: Four men posing outside brick building (likely the Rocky Mountain Parks Transportation building); view of the Trail Ridge Museum; Group posing by Continental Divide sign. Page 23: Views of downtown Estes Park, taken from buliding on north side of Elkhorn Avenue looking at business on south side. Businesses visible include: Riverside, Dark Horse Inn, neon sign for Riverside, Estes Park Hardware, sign for the Rustic Theatere, Park Theatre tower, Calhoun building, Hupp Hotel, Josephine Hotel. Page 24: Four photographs of mountain / tundra scenes on Trail Ridge Road. Page 25: One loose photo of Jim Snively Page 26: Photo of woman sitting on tour bus: two photos of sailboats on Grand Lake; Photo of group of girls in swimsuits Page 27: Blank Page 28: Photo of group of girls in swimsuits; photo of dock and Grand Lake Yacht Club; 2 photos of mountain scenes, likely around Grand Lake Page 29: Five men posing on front bumper of auto tour bus; Two views of auto tour bus fleet; Photo of Jim Snively in front of auto tour bus Page 30: Photo of Berthoud Pass shelter building; Mountain scene; Two photos of women posing by auto tour buses. Page 31: Two photos of tour buses lined up; view of unidentified mountain road Page 32: Three views of Highway 34 / Big Thompson Canyon including the Dam Store and Dam with hillside in background Page 33: One photo of the Dam at bottom of Big Thompson Canyon; three photos of roads and mountain scenes in Rocky Mountain National Park Page 34: Bear Lake parking lot; wooden sign for Bear Lake; group posing by auto tour bus including Jim Snively; Bear Lake Page 35: Bear Lake; boy posing on rock in front of Bear Lake; boy climbing rocks Page 36: Four scenes of Bear Lake and area including Hallett Peak and Longs Peak Page 37: Jim Snively on trail; Bear Lake; Hallett Peak Page 38: Three views of Dream Lake Page 39: Lake; Forest Canyon; Trail Ridge Road through the Rock Cut; chipmunks Page 40: Four photos featuring views of Trail Ridge Road at Rock Cut area Page 41: Trail Ridge Road and Tundra Curves; areas along roadway Page 42: Sign and parking lot for Berthoud Pass; mountain scene; girl standing on stairway Page 43: Lake scene; Two photographs of different women posing by lakes Page 44: Sign at viewpoint on roadway Page 45: Man standing by signage on roadway; family posing in fornt of auto tour bus; Grand Lake Lodge Page 46: Four mountain/lake/roadway scenes in Estes and Rocky Mountain National Park area Page 47: Wooden sign for Thompson River Entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park; Continental Divide metal sign; Stanley Hotel in Estes Park Page 48: Thompson River Entrance station with flagpole; possibly the Trail Ridge Museum snowed in (?) Page 49: Overview of Este Park taken from hillside showing many businesses along Elkhkorn Avenue. Page 50: Jim Snively and four women standing next to auto tour bus. |
Date |
c. 1946 |
Dimensions |
H-7.25 W-1.5 L-11.5 inches |
Collection |
Permanent |
Search Terms |
1940s Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain Parks Transportation Company Estes Park Men Automobiles Moraine Park Deer Mountain Trail Ridge Road Native American Fall River Pass Tundra Curves Riverside Dark Horse Inn Hupp Annex Linen Depot, The Elkhorn Avenue Prospect Mountain Cache La Poudre River Continental Divide Trail Ridge Museum Rustic Theatre Estes Park Hardware Park Theatre Calhoun Building Hupp Hotel Josephine Hotel Berthoud Pass Highway 34 Big Thompson Canyon Dam Store, The Bear Lake Hallett Peak Longs Peak Dream Lake Forest Canyon Rock Cut Chipmunk Grand Lake Grand Lake Lodge Boats Thompson Entrance - RMNP Stanley Hotel Hotels and Lodges Transportation Snow Flags |
People |
Snively, James "Jim" |