Western Letterheads

UNION MARKET DENVER. Cabinet card , 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" Exterior view of the Union Market in Denver. Ellingson, Denver photographer's imprint. Pen date of 1894 on back. This is a beauty! Fine+ cond. (Cl.33); $265.

IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO TOWN VIEW. Stereo view, 4" x 7", overview of the town " Idaho Springs from the Borth " imprinted in negative. Robt. Davis, Denver, Colorado publisher. Description on back for Clear Creek Canon , Georgetown and Vicinity.. Well contrasted and clear photograph, some light avg. wear to mount, overall Fine (Cl.31.19); $225.

SILVER PLUME AND THE MINES, COLORADO TOWN VIEW. Boudoir Photograph, 5" x 8", overview of the town. Alex. Martin, Denver , Colo. photographer's imprint. Rubber stamp on back for "Barkalow Bros., Railroad Views, Agts, Denver, Colo" Some wear, scuffing and light soiling along mount, ow/l VG. (W.18); $SOLD.

GEORGETOWN, COLORADO TOWN VIEW. Boudoir Photograph, 5" x 8", overview of the town. Alex. Martin, Denver , Colo. photographer's imprint. Some light avg use, overall VG-F. (CL.300); $255.

IDAHO SPRINGS. Boudoir card, 4 1/4" x 8", overview of Idaho Springs. W.H. Walker , Idaho Springs, Colorado photographer's backmark. Image exhibits some wear and soiling, overall VG+ (Cl.32); $225..

1881 LEADVILLE IRON WORKS BILLHEAD. 1881 Leadville Colorado, The Pacific Iron Works, Illustrated Billhead. 7" x 8 1/4. A little wrinkling top right corner, overall VG. (W.522); $65.

1882 LEADVILLE PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING BILLHEAD. 1882 Leadville Colorado, T.J. Moynahan. Nice inset illustration of the commercial building. 8 1/2" x 8 1/2”. A little irregular trimmed at bottom, overall VG. (W.523); $SOLD

THE KINNEY HOUSE, SULPHUR SPRINGS ILLUSTRATED LETTERHEAD. Unused, ca. 1900 8 1/2” x 11” letterhead, photo illustration of the Kinney House, “Oldest and Best in Middle Park” with “Iron and Sulphur Water in all Rooms”. Slight age toning, minor edge wear rt top side, overall VG. (W. 677); $65.

COLORADO TOWN OF EMPIRE LICENSE. Unissued retail license for the Town of Empire, ca. 1880s. 7 ¾ x 9 ½. Orig fold line center, a few very minor edge tears, overall Fine. (CL.22): $35.

1882 HENDRIE & BOLTHOFF MANUFACTURING CO. Mining Machinery, Denver Colorado receipt 4 1/2" x 8 1/2" to "Mess Tabor & Wurtzebach". (J.E. Wurtzebach) .Overall VG cond. (CL.25); $125.

Horace Tabor was born in Orleans County, Vt., on Nov. 26, 1830. He left home while still in his teens and became a stonecutter. In 1855 he migrated to Kansas. While farming there, he also served in the Free State legislature; neither endeavor proved rewarding, so he joined the Pike's Peak gold rush in 1859. For the next 18 years Tabor's activities shifted from camp to camp, where he gained mining experience and operated a store. The merchant-miner combination produced a steady income, but his chance for wealth came with the opening of the Leadville, Colo., silver mines. A fortunate grubstake by Tabor to two prospectors in 1878 led to the discovery of the Little Pittsburg Mine and his first million dollars; then successful investments parlayed his worth to $5-7 million. Tabor invested in mines in almost all the western states and Mexico. Once he was financially secure, he turned to politics. He served two terms as Republican lieutenant governor of Colorado (1879-1883) and hoped to become a senator, but after an expensive and bitter campaign in 1882-1883 he was chosen by the legislature only to fill an unexpired 30-day term. Later attempts for the party's gubernatorial nomination failed, but he liberally supported the Republicans despite the rebuffs. Tabor moved to Denver in 1879 and significantly contributed to the city's growth. The first of the Colorado mining millionaires to invest his fortune at home, he built the Tabor Block and the famous Tabor Grand Opera House. He displayed his confidence in the future of the state by investing in Leadville and other towns and helping to open the San Juan, Gunnison, and Aspen areas. This faith in western growth led Tabor into marginal investments which failed. By the late 1880s decreasing mine production and a falling silver price forced him to mortgage sound holdings to continue development. When the economic crash of 1893 came, his business-mining empire was debt-ridden. Collapse followed, and a final Mexican mining venture failed to save Tabor. Appointed Denver postmaster in 1898, he died on April 10, 1899. The scandal of Tabor's divorce from Augusta Pierce and his remarriage to Elizabeth McCourt (Baby) Doe in 1883 made him a pariah to many contemporaries, but he outlived the stigma. Douglas Moore's opera The Ballad of Baby Doe (1955) is based on the event.

WEST - COLORADO - PUEBLO - FRAZIER SADDLE BILLHEAD . 1914, 7” x 8 ¼ billhead for the R.T. Frazier …Famous Pueblo Saddle. Great graphic of a bucking horse and cowpoke. Light original fold line, overall VG-fine. (CL.20); $125.

COLORADO -1903 LEADVILLE LIQUOR STORE BILLHEAD. Carl Nollenberger Wines, Liquors and Cigars , Sole Agent for Anheuser- Busch Brewing Lager Beer. Multicolor, nice inset graphic of Anheuser Busch Brewing Trade Mark. 4 3/4" x 8 1/2. As I have a limited quantity of these billheads, payee may be different that that illustrated. All have a light vertical fold lines, small spindle puncture, overall VG. A handsome western billhead.(W.680); $45.

COLORADO - CA. 1903 LEADVILLE, LIQUOR MERCHANT BILLHEAD. Leadville Colorado, Joe Colob Wholesale Liquor & Wines. Payee may be different than that illustrated. 4 1/2" x 8 1/2. (W.679); $35.

WESTERN- COLORADO- CA.1903 LEADVILLE LIQUOR STORE BILLHEAD
Gaw's Brewery, California Gulch., Agent for A. Coor's Celebrated Golden Lager Beer. Payee may be different from that illustrated. 6 1/2" x 8 1/2. (W.681); $45.

SEVENTH FALL, SEVEN FALLS, CHEYENNE CANON. Boudoir photograph, 8 1/2" x 5 1/4. Hook Photo. Image is delicately tinted, Mount exhibits wear and b/r corner broken. (Cl.36); $95.

SIAMESE TWINS, GARDEN OF THE GODS. . Boudoir photograph, 8 1/2" x 5 1/4. Hook, Colorado Springs Photo. Image is nicely tinted. Image is in fine cond, mount exhibits some light wear, overall VG-Fine cond. (Cl.35); $125.

SEVEN FALLS, CHEYENNE CANON. Boudoir photograph, 8 1/2" x 5 1/4. Glew Photo. Mount exhibits light avg wear, image fine. (Cl.34); $95.