Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2001.026.001 |
Object Name |
Scrapbook |
Description |
Oversized scrapbook containing pressed flowers collected by Mrs. William Leroy Hallett of Hallett House (known to the Hallett's as Edgemont). The couple took a 30 day camping trip in the area during the summer of 1878, guided by Abner Sprague. The scrapbook has a green, textured cover with red leather and embossed gold accents, and contains pressed flower and plant specimens, many of which are loose between the pages. Includes "the first blossoms of spring" collected in Estes Park on March 30 and flowers gathered on Longs Peak in August of 1878. Page 1: Gold circle embossed on center of page. "Pleasant Memories of Sunny h? Page 2: Blank Page 3: Gold embossed picture of two women Page 4: Small sticker of a woman with two young children and flowers. A poem is handwritten underneath the sticker Page 5: Small sticker of a child in a glass with a maiden hair fern and leaves from woods opposite Edgewood Hall, dated August 1876 Page 6: Blank Page 7: Ferns from the woods near Edgewood Hall dated August 1876, small bird sticker Page 8: Blank Page 9: Several dried leaves around a sticker of flowers, dated September 18, 1876, Flatbush L.I. A small cherub sticker and another dried flower Unable to read inscription Page 10: Blank Page 11: leaves in a circle, inscription unreadable, dated October 19, 1876 sticker of blue flowers in a wreath surrounding a very small engraving of General Washington, November, 14, 1876 Page 12: Blank Page 13: Dried leaves with the inscription "In remembrance of our picnic in Central Park, July 23, 1873. From the rock behind the Arbor, small dried flower inscribed From ? April 16, 1877 Page 14: Blank Page 15: Dried flowers with a sticker of two white birds inscribed, "In remembrance of Nellie V's wedding June 12, 1877, sticker of two white birds surrounded by flowers, second dried flower inscribed From ?, "Strawberry Festival, June 20, 1877. Page 16: Blank Page 17: Dried flowers inscribed From S? June 20, 1877, second set of flowers inscribed from Katie June 24, 1877, small sticker of little girl with butterfly wings and a basket of fruit Page 18: Blank Page 19: Group of four sets of dried flowers surrounding a sticker of a young girl. Inscriptions are: In remembrance of Sunday, July 1, 1877, Springfield, Mass. Souvenir of the race we didn't see, June 29th 1877. From W.L.L. June 28, 1877, Salt and ? Ugh!, from Roy, June 28, 1877. Sticker of Lilies of the Valley in lower left corner of page Page 20: Blank Page 21: Dried flowers from Water Shops Pond, Springfield, Mass, June 28 1877, dried flowers from W.L.L. July 2, 1877 two stickers of bouquets. Page 22: Blank Page 23: Sticker of a rose, dried flowers inscribed with a poem in a foreign language Page 24: Blank Page 25: Flowers from West Point Sept 15, 1877, sticker of bouquet, dried flowers from the ? of Old Fort Putnam, West Point, NY, Sept 15, 1877 Page 26: Blank Page 27: Loose dried flowers. One is tagged Euphoria Marganata Page 28: Blank Page 29: Loose dried flowers with a note dated May 28, 1878 Fort Phoenix Page 30: Blank Page 31: Loose dried ferns with note Echo Lake Sept 2, '78 Page 32-34: Blank Page 35: Loose dried flowers with a note Willy H? Aug 31 Page 36: Blank Page 37: Loose dried flowers with a note F? Sep 2, one flower tagged May 29, 1878 Page 38: Blank Page 39: Loose dried flowers with note Aug 30 Page 40: Blank Page 41: Loose dried flowers with note Pool Sept 2 Page 42: Blank Page 43: Loose dried flowers with note M-W Aug 31 Page 44: Blank Page 45: Loose dried flowers, one yellowish in color, the other white Page 46: Blank Page 47: Loose corsage with pink ribbon and another flower. Note says ? Lake Champlain Aug 20 Page 48: Blank Page 49: Loose dried ferns note Jack H? Aug 31 Page 50: Blank Page 51: Loose dried flowers one tagged Dixon, Ill, June 6, 1878 one tagged Cedar Rapids, IA, June 6, 1878 Page 52: Blank Page 53: Dried leaves and clovers, small yellow flower tagged Council Bluffs, IA June 1978 Page 54: Blank Page 55: Three pressed flowers, one tagged Grand Island, NE June 10, 1878, one plant tagged Union Pacific Railroad, ? Omaha to Cheyenne, June 10, 1878 Page 56: Blank Page 57: Three flowers on a small paper, "The first blossoms of spring gathered by Ray and me in Estes Park Sunday Mar 30, several other plants, two tagged "From the Poudre River June 11, 1878 and one loose tag with the same wording. Page 58: Blank Page 59: one plant with an unreadable tag Page 60: Blank Page 61: Several flowers without tags. One with a tag "The first morning walk at Ft. Collins. Gathered on the ?, June 12, 1878", one tagged " From the cactus, July 10, 1878, one tagged Mountains ?, July 13, 1878." Page 62: Blank Page 63: three fern like plants, loose tag labeled cactus on the front and Verra Peak July 15, 1878 Cactus on the back. One item is tagged "The Mountains July 14, 1878" Page 64: Blank Page 65: Numerous unlabeled plants and several with tags. First label says Sheep Mountain August 2, 1878. Second label, Longs Peak Aug 7, 1878. Third label Sheep Mountain Page 66: Blank Page 67: Several loose unlabeled plants and one loose label with Lily Lake Aug 6, 1878 Page 68: Blank Page 69: Several fern like plants, one branch with 4 red leaves and one plant with a scientific name Page 70: Blank Page 71: One white fernlike plant, one envelope labeled Ray's leaves June 6, 1879 with two flower buds inside Page 72: Blank Page 73: Numerous dried flowers, one labeled with a scientific name Page 74: Blank Page 75: Several fernlike plants, small purple flower labeled Ft. Collins, small envelope labeled? from Ray with two flower buds inside Page 76: Blank Page 77: Several flowers and fernlike plants, one small flower labeled Island in the Poudre July 2, 1878 Page 78: Blank Page 79: small rose bud and one stem of leaves Page 80: Blank Page 81: white transparent leaf inside a piece of Royal Victoria Hotel stationery. Inside is written Harvard, Conn, Jan 24/85 Mr. ? Page 82-84: Blank Page 85: small dried bouquet Page 86-90: Blank Page 91: Dried flower inside paper with a label "Gathered during my first walk at Ft. Collins upon the banks of the Cache a la Poudre River June 11, 1878 Page 92-96: Blank Page 97: Various loose dried flowers Page 98: Blank Page 99: small flower in tissue labeled Bel Lily Lake and Lambs' Aug 13-79 Page 100-106: Blank Page 107: Dried purple flower inside a piece of stationery from Royal Victoria Hotel Page 108-110: Blank Page 111: Dried flower with very tiny blooms Page 112-114: Blank Page 115: Two small fernlike stems Page 116-118: Blank Page 119: Dried orchid with label Page 120: Blank Page 121: Dried flowers labeled with scientific name, one small flower labeled with scientific name, one small flower without a label Page 122: Blank Page 123: Four stems with purple flowers and one stem with yellow flowers labeled with a scientific name Page 124: Blank Page 125: One stem with yellow flowers and a loose label with a scientific name Page 126: Blank Page 127: Purple clover like plant labeled with a scientific name and a small slower labeled with a scientific name Page 128: Blank Page 129: stem with very small flowers Page 130: Blank Page 131: Dried flower labeled with scientific name Page 132: Blank Page 133: stem with very small flowers, daisy-like flower labeled with scientific name, stem labeled with scientific name Page 134: Blank Page 135: Three stems and one loose label with scientific name on front and Ray on the back Page 136: Blank Page 137: Two loose stems with small round leaves Page 138: Blank Page 139: Three unlabeled stems, one stem labeled with scientific name, one leave labeled with scientific name Page 140: Blank Page 141: Three unlabeled flowers, one stem labeled with scientific name Page 142: Blank Page 143: Six stems with flowers and a loose label with a scientific name Page 144: Blank Page 145: Four stems with leaves, four stems with flowers, one with a scientific label Page 146: Blank Page 147: Five reddish flowers Page 148-150: Blank Page 151: Dried purple flower between two pieces of tissue Page 152-154: Blank Several fernlike stems and one dried flower loose between last page and back cover |
Date |
1876-1879 |
Dimensions |
H-13.583 W-11.22 D-2.756 inches |
Collection |
Permanent |
Search Terms |
1870s Nature Hallett House Hiking Longs Peak |
People |
Hallett, William L. Hallett, Mrs. |
Material |
paper/leather |